2020–21 Servette FC season

The 2020–21 Servette FC season was the club's 131st season in existence and the second consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Servette participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 20 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Servette FC
2020–21 season
Owner1890 Foundation
ChairmanDidier Fischer
ManagerAlain Geiger
StadiumStade de Genève
Swiss Super League3rd
Swiss CupSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round

Season overview

On Monday 31 August 2020 the Swiss Football League (SFL) published the schedule for the Raiffeisen Super League 2020–21. Servette start the new season on Sunday 20 September with an away game against Lausanne-Sport. In a first step, the SFL published the schedule for the first 18 rounds, but only fixed times for the first nine rounds. The final schedule with the further 18 games in the second half of the season will follow by the end of the year.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 January 2020[2]

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Joël Kiassumbua
2 DF Switzerland SUI Anthony Sauthier
3 DF France FRA Christopher Routis
4 DF Switzerland SUI Steve Rouiller
5 MF Switzerland SUI Boris Céspedes
8 MF France FRA Timothé Cognat
9 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Miroslav Stevanović
11 FW Netherlands NED Alex Schalk
14 MF Italy ITA Andrea Maccoppi
15 DF Switzerland SUI Michael Gonçalves
17 MF Switzerland SUI Kastriot Imeri
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Koro Kone
19 DF France FRA Yoan Severin
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Germany GER Varol Tasar
21 DF Switzerland SUI Dennis Iapichino
22 MF Switzerland SUI Ricardo Azevedo
23 DF France FRA Vincent Sasso
25 FW France FRA Grejohn Kyei
26 GK Switzerland SUI Joao Castanheira
29 MF Cameroon CMR Gaël Ondoua
32 GK Switzerland SUI Jérémy Frick
39 MF France FRA Alexis Martial
40 MF Switzerland SUI Noah Henchoz
42 DF Switzerland SUI Lucas Monteiro
46 MF France FRA Matteo Mazzolini

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
27 MF Switzerland SUI Alexis Antunes (at FC Chiasso until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF Switzerland SUI Robin Busset (at SC Kriens until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 2020 Friendly Servette Switzerland 8–0 France Thonon Évian
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
22 August 2020 Friendly Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 1–2 Switzerland Servette Bouveret
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade du Bouveret
13 January 2021 Friendly Servette Switzerland 0–1 Switzerland Stade Lausanne Ouchy Lausanne
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Vidy Synthétique

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 20 September 2020 21 May 2021 Matchday 1 3rd 36 14 8 14 45 56 −11 038.89
Swiss Cup 7 April 2021 5 May 2021 Round 3 Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67
Europa League 27 August 2020 17 September 2020 First qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
Total 41 17 8 16 55 62 −7 041.46

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 25 9 2 74 29 +45 84 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Basel 36 15 8 13 60 53 +7 53 Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Servette 36 14 8 14 45 56 11 50
4 Lugano 36 12 13 11 40 42 2 49
5 Luzern 36 12 10 14 62 59 +3 46 Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Luzern qualified for the Europa Conference League as winners of the 2020–21 Swiss Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 14 8 14 45 56  −11 50 6 7 5 28 29  −1 8 1 9 17 27  −10

Last updated: 21 May 2021.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on August 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 September 2020 1 Lausanne-Sport 2 – 1 Servette Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:00
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Léonce Lionel Tschudi
27 September 2020 2 Servette 1 – 0 Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00 Cespedes Yellow card 13'
Stevanović Yellow card 51'
Schalk 77' (pen.)
SFL summary Yellow card 7' Bunjaku
Red card 30' van der Werff
Yellow card 59' van Wolfswinkel
Yellow card 61' Nikolić
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
4 October 2020 3 St. Gallen 1 – 0 Servette Kybunpark, St. Gallen
16:00
Report
Attendance: 9,244
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
17 October 2020 4 Servette 0 – 0 Young Boys Stade de Genève, Geneva
19:00
Report
Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
22 November 2020 8 Servette 1 – 1 Lugano Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
25 November 2020 5 Sion 2 – 0 Servette Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:15
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Léonce Lionel Tschudi
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
28 November 2020 9 Servette 1 – 3 Luzern Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
2 December 2020 6 Servette 2 – 1 Zürich Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15
Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
5 December 2020 10 Basel 1 – 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
9 December 2020 7 Vaduz 0 – 2 Servette Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:15
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
13 December 2020 11 Young Boys 1–2 Servette Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
16:00 Maceiras Yellow card 54'
Mambimbi 85'
SFL summary 22' Schalk
65' Schalk
Attendance: 5
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
17 December 2020 12 Servette 1 – 1 Sion Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Jaccottet
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
20 December 2020 13 Zürich 0 – 1 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
23 December 2020 14 Servette 1–1 Vaduz Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
31 January 2021 17 Servette 1–1 Lausanne-Sport Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
4 February 2021 18 Luzern 3–0 Servette Swissporarena, Luzern
18:15
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
7 February 2021 19 Servette 4–2 Luzern Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
10 February 2021 15 Servette 2–2 St. Gallen Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15 CET Attendance: 0
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
13 February 2021 20 Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Servette Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
18:15
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
21 February 2021 21 Young Boys 2–0 Servette Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
16:00
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
27 February 2021 22 Servette 3–1 Zürich Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15 Rouiller Yellow card 19'
Miroslav Stevanović 26'
Valls Yellow card 45+1'
Miroslav Stevanović 62'
Valls 67' (pen.)
SFL summary 12' Fabian Rohner
Yellow card 54' Brecher
Yellow card 56' Khelifi
Yellow card 66' H. Kryeziu
Attendance: 5
Referee: Switzerland Luca Piccolo
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
3 March 2021 23 St. Gallen 0–1 Servette Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:15
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
6 March 2021 24 Servette 2–1 Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30 Severin Yellow card 39'
Kyei 62'
Ondoua 71'
SFL report Yellow card 49' Cardoso
90+3' Cabral
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
14 March 2021 25 Sion 1–2 Servette Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:00
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
21 March 2021 26 Servette 1–2 Vaduz Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00 Ondoua Yellow card 63'
Sauthier Yellow card 75'
Kyei 76'
Sasso Yellow card 90'
SFL report Yellow card 25' Gasser
28' Dorn
50' Di Giusto
Yellow card 63' Simani
Yellow card 64' Lüchinger
Yellow card 89' Sutter
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Horisberger
4 April 2021 27 Servette 1–1 Lugano Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00
11 April 2021 28 Zürich 1–2 Servette Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00 Džemaili Yellow card 38'
Domgjoni Yellow card 40'
Schönbächler 85'
SFL summary Yellow card 20' Céspedes
46' Schalk
Yellow card 50' Schalk
69' Imeri}
Yellow card 83' Fofana
Yellow card 90+5' Severin
18 April 2021 29 Basel 5–0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Frei 3' (pen.)
Kasami 6'
van Wolfswinkel 9'
Zhegrova Yellow card 46'
Pululu 86'
Pululu 87'
SFL summary Yellow card 26' Diallo
Red card 35' Sauthier
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland
22 April 2021 30 Servette 3–5 Sion Stade de Genève, Geneva
25 April 2021 31 Lugano 0–1 Servette Cornaredo, Lugano
2 May 2021 32 Servette 2–1 Young Boys Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00 Cognat Yellow card 33'
Schalk Yellow card 36'
Fofana 76'
Koné 82'
SFL summary 90' Ngamaleu
Yellow card 90+1' Garcia
Attendance: 100
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
9 May 2021 33 Luzern 3–0 Servette Swissporarena, Luzern
12 May 2021 34 Servette 1–4 Lausanne-Sport Stade de Genève, Geneva
15 May 2021 35 Vaduz 1–3 Servette Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
16:00
21 May 2021 36 Servette 1–2 St. Gallen Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:00

Swiss Cup

7 April 2021 Third Round Vevey Sports 2–4 Servette Vevey
18:00 CET
  • Kyei 17' (o.g.)
  • Roberto Elefante Yellow card 52'
  • Marco Gabriele Yellow card 58'
  • Oumar Diop Yellow card 66'
  • Iúri Simão 81'
  • Lionel Zouma Yellow card 90+3'
Report
Stadium: Stade de Copet
Attendance: 0
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
14 April 2021 Quarter Final Kriens 2–3 (a.e.t.) Servette Kriens
17:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
5 May 2021 Semi Final Servette 0–1 St. Gallen Geneva
17:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

UEFA Europa League

27 August 2020 First qualifying round Servette Switzerland 3–0 Slovakia Ružomberok Geneva
20:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 0
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
17 September 2020 Second qualifying round Servette Switzerland 0–1 France Reims Geneva
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 0
Referee: England Stuart Attwell

Statistics

References

  1. Swiss Football League (SFL) (1920). "Spiel Kalender 2020/2021" (PDF). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. League, Swiss Football. "Servette FC- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
  3. "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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