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2022–23 FC Luzern season

FC Luzern
2022–23 season
ChairmanStefan Wolf
ManagerMario Frick
Stadiumswissporarena
Swiss Super League4th
Swiss CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague:
Max Meyer (11)

All:
Max Meyer (12)

The 2022–23 season was the 122nd season in the history of FC Luzern and their 17th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup.

Players

As of 5 April 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Marius Müller
2 DF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Dräger (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
4 DF Switzerland SUI Luca Jaquez
5 DF Switzerland SUI Denis Simani
6 MF Switzerland SUI Ardon Jashari
7 MF Germany GER Max Meyer
8 MF Ghana GHA Samuel Alabi
9 FW Serbia SRB Dejan Sorgić
10 MF Switzerland SUI Samuele Campo
11 MF Switzerland SUI Pascal Schürpf
13 DF Czech Republic CZE Martin Frýdek
14 MF Switzerland SUI Luuk Breedijk
15 MF Mali MLI Mamady Diambou (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg)
16 MF Slovakia SVK Jakub Kadák
17 FW Togo TOG Thibault Klidjé
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Switzerland SUI Nicky Beloko
20 DF Germany GER Pius Dorn
21 FW Portugal POR Asumah Abubakar
22 FW Switzerland SUI Nando Toggenburger
24 DF Switzerland SUI Thoma Monney
30 DF Kosovo KOS Ismajl Beka
31 MF Kosovo KOS Lorik Emini
33 DF Switzerland SUI Leny Meyer
38 GK Switzerland SUI Pascal Loretz
41 MF Switzerland SUI Noah Rupp
46 DF Switzerland SUI Marco Burch
69 MF France FRA Sofyan Chader
74 DF Switzerland SUI Severin Ottiger
77 FW Sweden SWE Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka (on loan from AIK)
90 GK Serbia SRB Vaso Vasić

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Tyron Owusu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Switzerland SUI Serkan Izmirlioglu (at Bellinzona until 30 June 2023)
MF Netherlands NED Jordy Wehrmann (at ADO Den Haag until 30 June 2023)
FW Switzerland SUI Yvan Alounga (at Stade Lausanne Ouchy until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Uruguay URU Joaquín Ardaiz (at Winterthur until 30 June 2023)
FW Kosovo KOS Mark Marleku (at Kriens until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Varol Tasar (at Aarau until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Switzerland Filip Ugrinic Switzerland Young Boys Free 1 July 2022 [2]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 June 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 2–1 Switzerland Winterthur Eich
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Brand
25 June 2022 Friendly Rheindorf Altach Austria 0–1 Switzerland Luzern Schruns, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Golm
2 July 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 4–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Grosswangen, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fussballplatz Gutmoos
9 July 2022 Global Tour for Peace Luzern Switzerland 1–2 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Lucerne, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: swissporarena
15 July 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 2–0 Italy Genoa Emmenbrücke, Switzerland
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Gersag
30 July 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 0–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Nenzing, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportplatz FC Nenzing
23 September 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 6–0 Switzerland Aarau Luzern, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: swissporarena
7 December 2022 Friendly Grasshopper Switzerland 0–0 Switzerland Luzern Niederhasli, Switzerland
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: GC/Campus
9 December 2022 Friendly SC Freiburg Germany 2–2 Switzerland Luzern Freiburg, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Europa-Park-Stadion, Trainingsplatz
16 December 2022 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 0–3 Switzerland Luzern Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
13 January 2023 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 1–1 Switzerland Luzern La Línea de la Concepción, Spain
15:15 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 23 July 2022 29 May 2023 Matchday 1 4th 36 13 11 12 56 52 +4 036.11
Swiss Cup 20 August 2022 31 January 2023 Round 1 Round 3 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 066.67
Total 39 15 12 12 63 54 +9 038.46

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Servette 36 14 16 6 53 48 +5 58 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Lugano 36 15 12 9 59 47 +12 57 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Luzern 36 13 11 12 56 52 +4 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Basel 36 11 14 11 51 50 +1 47
6 St. Gallen 36 11 12 13 66 52 +14 45
Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[3]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 1 2 0 3 2  +1 5 0 1 0 1 1  0 1 1 0 2 1  +1

Last updated: 10 August 2022.
Source: Swiss Super League

Results by round

Round12345
GroundHAHAA
ResultDDPW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2022. Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

17 July 2023 1 Luzern P–P Grasshopper Club
Note: Postponed to 10 August 2022, due to a lack of viable venues on the first matchday.
23 July 2022 2 Zürich 0–0 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST Džemaili Yellow card 85' SFL summary Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 90+1' Jashari
Yellow card 90' Beloko
Yellow card 90+1' Müller
Attendance: 12,905
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
31 July 2022 3 Luzern P–P Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30
Note: Postponed to later date, lack of viable venue and lack of security staff due to national holiday on 1 August.
7 August 2022 4 Lugano 1–2 Luzern Cornaredo, Lugano
16:30 Celar Yellow card 45+1'
Ziegler 75'
SFL summary 32' Dorn
Yellow card 45+1' Müller
Yellow card 47' Emini
Yellow card 74' Simani
84' Beloko
Yellow card 90+4' Frýdek
Attendance: 3,060
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 1 Luzern 1–1 Grasshopper Swissporarena, Lucerne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Abubakar Yellow card 16'
Burch 32'
Jashari Yellow card 54'
Tasar Yellow card 87'
SFL summary 38' Dadashov
Yellow card 85' Ribeiro
Attendance: 12,919
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: Sven Wolfensberger (VAR)
Man of the Match: Renat Dadashov[4]
13 August 2022 5 St. Gallen 4–1 Luzern Kybunpark, St. Gallen
20:30 Latte Lath 2'
Simani 51' (o.g.)
Görtler 56'
Akolo 69'
SFL summary 60' Chader
Yellow card 81' Kadák
Attendance: 16,609
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
27 August 2022 6 Luzern 2–0 Sion Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00 Sorgić 2'
Sorgić 25'
Dräger Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 87'
Frýdek Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 42'
Simani Yellow card 39'
Müller Yellow card 59'
Gentner Yellow card 88'
SFL summary Yellow card 17' Poha
Yellow card 63' Karlen
Yellow card 90+2' Sio
Yellow card 90+4' Cavaré
Attendance: 10,067
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
4 September 2022 7 Luzern 0–2 Servette Swissporarena, Lucerne
14:15 CET Simani Red card 90+6' SFL summary
Report
29' Cognat
Yellow card 41' Douline
Yellow card 52' Rodelin
Yellow card 81' Pflücke
Yellow card 85' Clichy
90+1' Crivelli
Attendance: 11,946
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
10 September 2022 8 Winterthur 0–6 Luzern Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
20:30 Schättin Yellow card 20'
BuessYellow card 64'
SFV summary 14' Meyer
22' Burch
25' Abubakar
32' Meyer
54' Kadák
Yellow card 64' Burch
84' Gentner
Attendance: 8,400 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Johannes von Mandach
2 October 2022 9 Luzern 1–2 Young Boys Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 CEST Meyer Yellow card 6'
Beloko Yellow card 9'
Schürpf 18'
Dräger Yellow card 36'
Beka Yellow card 83'
SFL summary
Report
Yellow card 13' Rieder
15' Elia
90+5' Nsame
Attendance: 14,870
Referee: Switzerland Esther Staubli
9 October 2022 10 Servette 1–1 Luzern Stade de Genève, Lancy
14:15 CET Douline Yellow card 28'
Kutesa 30'
Cognat Yellow card 62'
SFL summary
Report
Yellow card 22' Frýdek
Yellow card 58' Beloko
59' Meyer
Attendance: 8,457
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
15 October 2023 11 Sion 2–0 Luzern Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Balotelli 33'
Balotelli Yellow card 64'
Araz 83'
SFL summary Yellow card 68' Beloko
Yellow card 79' Simani
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
19 October 2022 12 Luzern 3–3 St. Gallen Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Dräger 7'
Dräger 45'
Meyer 55' (pen.)
Dräger Yellow card 65'
Meyer Yellow card 67'
Burch Yellow card 86'
Emini Yellow card 87'
SFL summary 9' Latte Lath
40' Guillemenot
Yellow card 67' Guidotti
Yellow card 74' Schmidt
83' von Moos
Yellow card 87' von Moos
Attendance: 20,336
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
22 October 2022 13 Luzern 3–1 Lugano Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Burch Yellow card 48'
Meyer 66' (pen.)
Dräger 69'
Meyer 82'
SFL summary Yellow card 52' Arigoni
61' Bislimi
Yellow card 62' Bislimi
Yellow card 74' Daprelà
Yellow card 84' Valenzuela
Yellow card 90+3' Mahou
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: Switzerland Nico Gianforte
Assistant referees: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (VAR)
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 14 Grasshopper 1–3 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Herc 43'
Kawabe Yellow card 54'
Dadashov Yellow card 90'
SFL summary 9', 65' Sorgić
Yellow card 37' Beloko
Yellow card 45+1' Simani
23' Burch
Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Switzerland Urs Schnyder (VAR)
5 November 2022 15 Luzern 1–1 Winterthur Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Beloko Yellow card 29'
Meyer Yellow card 33'
Abubakar 51'
Chader Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 83'
SFL summary 15' Di Giusto
Yellow card 25' Gelmi
Yellow card 33' Lekaj
Yellow card 39' Corbaz
Yellow card 75' Kamberi
Attendance: 11,516
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
9 November 2022 3 Luzern 0–2 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Simani Yellow card 3'
Beloko Yellow card 45+2'
Dorn Yellow card 83'
SFL summary
FCB report
6' (pen.) Males
Yellow card 84' Adams
87' Fink
Yellow card 88' Calafiori
Attendance: 12,304
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
13 November 2022 16 Young Boys 3–0 Luzern Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
16:30 CET Fassnacht 5'
Nsame 32'
Lauper 70'
SFL summary
Report
Yellow card 1' Beloko Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
21 January 2023 17 Luzern 2–2 Zürich Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00 Jashari Yellow card 4'
Meyer 62'
Beka Yellow card 69'
Beloko Yellow card 76'
Chader 83'
SFL summary Yellow card 38' Guerrero
Yellow card 61' Condé
89' Šimić
90+3' Šimić
Yellow card After full-time' Džemaili
Attendance: 13,979
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
28 January 2023 18 Basel 2–3 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Amdouni 17'
Zeqiri 78'
Pelmard Yellow card 83'
SFL summary
FCB report
Yellow card 42' Diambou
60' Schürpf
Yellow card 65' Dorn
Yellow card 70' Chader
74' Jashari
Yellow card 83' Simani
89' Kimpioka
Attendance: 19,713
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
5 February 2023 19 Luzern 1–1 Young Boys Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 CET Simani Yellow card 9'
Schürpf 33'
Beloko Yellow card 64'
SFL summary
Report
Yellow card 27' Garcia
Yellow card 31' Fassnacht
Yellow card 40' Maceiras
64' (pen.) Itten
Yellow card 90' Rrudhani
Attendance: 11,809
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
12 February 2023 20 Lugano 1–1 Luzern Cornaredo, Lugano
14:15 Celar 38' (pen.)
Mahmoud Yellow card 44'
Hajdari Yellow card 73'
Valenzuela Yellow card 77'
SFL summary 16' Abubakar
Yellow card 17' Schürpf
Yellow card 31' Dräger
Yellow card 36' Dorn
Yellow card 90+3' Klidjé
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Switzerland Anojen Kanagasingam
19 February 2023 21 St. Gallen 2–2 Luzern Kybunpark, St. Gallen
14:30 Guillemenot 14' (pen.)
Dajaku Yellow card 57'
Maglica 79' (pen.)
SFL summary Yellow card 13' Frýdek
32' Frýdek
Yellow card 45' Jashari
Yellow card 54' Schürpf
62' Beloko
Attendance: 17,126
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 22 Luzern 1–0 Grasshopper Swissporarena, Lucerne
14:15 CET (UTC+1) Frýdek 76' SFL summary Yellow card 54' Herc
Yellow card 90' Ndenge
Attendance: 12,499
Referee: Switzerland Johannes von Mandach
Assistant referees: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (VAR)
4 March 2023 23 Luzern 0–1 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Loretz Yellow card 28'
Beka Yellow card 51'
Simani Yellow card 67'
Chader Yellow card 72' Yellow-red card 77'
SFL summary
FCB report
29' Frei
Yellow card 45' López
Yellow card 52' Pelmard
Yellow card 67' Diouf
Yellow card 75' Burger
Yellow card 85' Augustin
Yellow card 90+6' Hitz
Attendance: 13,248
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
12 March 2023 24 Servette 0–3 Forfait Luzern Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:30 Céspedes Yellow card 46'
Mbabu Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 77'
Crivelli Red card 88'
SFL summary 51' (pen.) Meyer
Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 90+5' Dräger
Yellow card 88' Beka
Attendance: 6,803
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
18 March 2023 25 Zürich 2–1 Luzern Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 Tosin 32'
Condé Yellow card 67'
Tosin 76'
Krasniqi Yellow card 90+1'
SFL summary 21' (pen.) Meyer
Yellow card 60' Ottiger
Attendance: 15,330
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
2 April 2023 26 Luzern 1–2 Sion Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 Jaquez Yellow card 36'
Max Meyer Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 65'
Frýdek 80'
Villiger Yellow card 84'
Dorn Yellow card 89'
SFL summary Yellow card 2' Ziegler
Yellow card 36' Balotelli
50' Sio
Yellow card 61' Diouf
Yellow card 75' Cavaré
90+5' Bua
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
Assistant referees: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (VAR)
10 April 2023 27 Winterthur 1–2 Luzern Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
15:30 Ltaief 78'
Lekaj Yellow card 80'
Ltaief Yellow card 90+1'
SFL summary Yellow card 6' Villiger
26' Chader
Yellow card 49' Dräger
Yellow card 51' Beka
60' Sorgić
Yellow card 77' Frýdek
Yellow card 84' Ottiger
Yellow card 90+1' Beloko
Attendance: 8,400 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Johannes von Mandach
15 April 2023 28 Luzern 4–1 Zürich Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Meyer 28'
Sorgić 37'
Dorn 49'
Dorn 64'
SFL summary 45' Mathew Attendance: 14,217
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich (VAR)
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
23 April 2023 29 Basel 0–2 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
14:15 Augustin Yellow card 31'
Xhaka Yellow card 62'
Males Yellow card 79'
SFL summary
FCB report
Yellow card 18' Beka
Yellow card 40' Ottiger
Yellow card 54' Schürpf
71' Sorgić
89' Breedijk
Yellow card 90+5' Frýdek
Attendance: 22,966
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
27 April 2023 30 Luzern 3–1 Winterthur Swissporarena, Luzern
20:30 Meyer Yellow card 35'
Dorn 40'
Burch Yellow card 62'
Sorgić 65'
Beloko Yellow card 70'
Schürpf 81'
SFL summary 25' Ardaiz
Yellow card 39' Kryeziu
Yellow card 88' Corbaz
Attendance: 10,865
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
Assistant referees: Switzerland Johannes von Mandach (VAR)
30 April 2023 31 Young Boys 5–1 Luzern Kybunpark, St. Gallen
16:30 Nsame 32'
Fassnacht 38'
Lauper 44'
Fassnacht Yellow card 50'
Rieder 61'
Itten 80'
SFL summary Yellow card 24' Beloko
41' (o.g.) Amenda
Yellow card 59' Beka
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Switzerland Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: Switzerland Sascha Kever (VAR)
7 May 2023 32 Luzern 2–2 Lugano Swissporarena, Luzern
14:15 Beka 27'
Meyer 36'
Villiger Yellow card 60'
Beka Yellow card 82'
Abubakar Yellow card 84'
SFL summary Yellow card 23' Hajrizi
Yellow card 31' Doumbia
52' Celar
74' Steffen
Yellow card 78' Valenzuela
Yellow card 90+2' Steffen
Attendance: 14,358
Referee: Switzerland Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Switzerland Sascha Kever

Swiss Cup

20 August 2022 Round 1 FC Schötz 0–4 Luzern Schötz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Fussballanlage Wissenhusen

References

  1. ^ "1. Mannschaft Spieler" [1st team player] (in German). FC Luzern. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Filip Ugrinic wechselt zu den Luzern". FC Luzern (in German). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Die Hoppers kämpfen sich in Luzern zu einem weiteren Punkt". www.bluewin.ch (in German). Bluewin. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-11.