2023–24 FC Sion season

FC Sion
2023–24 season
ManagerDidier Tholot
StadiumStade de Tourbillon
Swiss Challenge League1st (promoted)
Swiss CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dejan Sorgić (16)
All:
Dejan Sorgić (20)
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The 2023–24 season was the club's first season since 2006 in the second tier of Swiss football and its 115th year of existence.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 February 2024[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Switzerland SUI Joël Schmied
3 DF Switzerland SUI Reto Ziegler
4 DF Senegal SEN Gora Diouf
7 FW France FRA Ilyas Chouaref
8 MF Brazil BRA Batata
9 FW Switzerland SUI Dejan Sorgić
11 MF France FRA Théo Bouchlarhem
12 GK Greece GRE Alexandros Safarikas
14 DF Switzerland SUI Numa Lavanchy
16 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Timothy Fayulu
17 DF Switzerland SUI Jan Kronig
18 DF France FRA Jean-Claude Ntenda (on loan from Juventus)
20 DF Switzerland SUI Nias Hefti
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Switzerland SUI Théo Berdayes
27 FW Burkina Faso BFA Abdel Zagré
28 MF Angola ANG Edgar André
30 MF Bulgaria BUL Georgi Rusev
33 MF Switzerland SUI Kevin Bua
35 MF Switzerland SUI Liam Chipperfield
52 MF Uruguay URU Cristian Souza
66 MF Angola ANG Hervé Matondo
71 DF Switzerland SUI Gilles Richard
76 FW Brazil BRA Cleilton Itaitinga
88 MF Switzerland SUI Ali Kabacalman
90 DF Switzerland SUI François Moubandje

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Austria AUT Heinz Lindner (at Saint-Gilloise until 30 June 2024)
— DF Guadeloupe GLP Nathanaël Saintini (at Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih until 30 June 2024)
— MF Moldova MDA Nicky Cleșcenco (at Petrocub Hîncești until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Denis-Will Poha (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2024)
— FW Switzerland SUI Kevin Halabaku (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2024)
— FW France FRA Yassin Fortuné (at Polissya Zhytomyr until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Serbia Dejan Sorgić Switzerland Luzern Free 1 July 2023
MF Switzerland Ali Kabacalman Switzerland Yverdon-Sport Undisclosed 13 July 2023
MF Switzerland Liam Chipperfield Switzerland Basel Free 17 July 2023
MF Uruguay Cristian Souza Switzerland Bellinzona Free 17 July 2023
FW Bulgaria Georgi Rusev Bulgaria CSKA 1948 €700,000 2 January 2024
DF Switzerland Jan Kronig Switzerland Aarau Undisclosed 1 February 2024
DF France Jean-Claude Ntenda Italy Juventus Next Gen Loan 15 February 2024

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF France Wylan Cyprien Italy Parma Loan return 30 June 2023
MF Switzerland Luca Zuffi Switzerland Winterthur Free 1 July 2023
MF Switzerland Siyar Doldur Switzerland Locarno Undisclosed 9 February 2024
DF Guadeloupe Nathanaël Saintini Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Loan 14 February 2024
FW Kosovo Kevin Halabaku Switzerland Schaffhausen Loan 15 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

16 January 2024 Friendly Badalona Futur Spain 2–3 Switzerland Sion
11:00 CET (UTC+1)
19 January 2024 Friendly Sion Switzerland 0–1 France Annecy
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
22 March 2024 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 2–1 Switzerland Sion Lucerne
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: swissporarena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Challenge League 23 July 2023 20 May 2024 Matchday 1 Winners 36 23 10 3 72 23 +49 063.89
Swiss Cup 18 August 2023 27 April 2024 First round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 080.00
Total 41 27 10 4 86 28 +58 065.85

Source: Competitions

Swiss Challenge League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sion (C, P) 36 23 10 3 72 23 +49 79 Promotion to Swiss Super League
2 Thun 36 23 7 6 73 38 +35 76 Qualification for promotion play-off
3 Vaduz 36 13 10 13 67 55 +12 49 Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round[a]
4 Xamax 36 11 16 9 55 45 +10 49
5 Wil 36 11 11 14 48 52 −4 44
Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Liechtenstein Cup.


Results by round

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Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The matches were unveiled on 21 June 2023.[3]

23 July 2023 1 Vaduz 0–2 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
28 July 2023 2 Sion 1–0 Aarau Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
4 August 2023 3 Sion 1–0 Bellinzona Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
11 August 2023 4 Wil 0–0 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
25 August 2023 5 Nyon 1–2 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
1 September 2023 6 Sion 2–2 Baden Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
22 September 2023 7 Schaffhausen 1–1 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
25 September 2023 8 Sion 2–3 Thun Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
29 September 2023 9 Neuchâtel Xamax 0–3 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
6 October 2023 10 Sion 3–0 Wil Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
21 October 2023 11 Baden 0–4 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
27 October 2023 12 Sion 1–0 Neuchâtel Xamax Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
5 November 2023 13 Bellinzona 1–2 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
10 November 2023 14 Sion 3–3 Vaduz Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
26 November 2023 15 Aarau 0–0 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
8 December 2023 17 Thun 0–0 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
12 December 2023 16 Sion 1–1 Nyon Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
15 December 2023 18 Sion 2–1 Schaffhausen Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
26 January 2024 19 Wil 1–4 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
2 February 2024 20 Sion 2–0 Aarau Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
9 February 2024 21 Sion 4–1 Baden Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
16 February 2024 22 Vaduz 1–2 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
23 February 2024 23 Schaffhausen 0–4 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
3 March 2024 24 Sion 3–0 Bellinzona Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
8 March 2024 25 Neuchâtel Xamax 0–0 Sion Neuchâtel
CEST (UTC+2)
15 March 2024 26 Sion 1–2 Thun Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
29 March 2024 27 Nyon 0–4 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
2 April 2024 32 Sion 1–1 Neuchâtel Xamax Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
6 April 2024 28 Sion 2–2 Vaduz Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
13 April 2024 29 Baden 0–3 Sion
CEST (UTC+2)
19 April 2024 30 Sion 1–0 Nyon Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
22 April 2024 31 Thun 1–0 Sion Thun
CEST (UTC+2)
3 May 2024 33 Sion 4–0 Wil Sion
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
9 May 2024 34 Aarau 1–2 Sion Aarau
CEST (UTC+2)
17 May 2024 35 AC Bellinzona v Sion Bellinzona
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Swiss Cup
18 August 2023 First round Étoile Carouge FC 1–3 Sion Carouge
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette
15 September 2023 Second round Sion 3–0 Grasshoppers Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Referee: Urs Schnyder
31 October 2023 Round of 16 Onex 1–6 Sion Meyrin
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade des Arbères Terrain D
Referee: David Huwiler
29 February 2024 Quarter-finals Sion 2–1 Young Boys Sion
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Referee: Fedayi San
27 April 2024 Semi-finals Sion 0–2 Lugano Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Referee: Urs Schnyder

References

  1. ^ "FC Sion – Joueurs". FC Sion. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "CALENDRIER". Swiss Football League. Retrieved August 21, 2024.