2020–21 Servette FC season

Servette FC
2020–21 season
Owner	1890 Foundation
Chairman	Didier Fischer
Manager	Alain Geiger
Stadium	Stade de Genève
Swiss Super League	3rd
Swiss Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League	Second qualifying round
Home colours	Away colours
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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.

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	COD	Joël Kiassumbua
2	DF	SUI	Anthony Sauthier
3	DF	FRA	Christopher Routis
4	DF	SUI	Steve Rouiller
5	MF	SUI	Boris Céspedes
8	MF	FRA	Timothé Cognat
9	MF	BIH	Miroslav Stevanović
11	FW	NED	Alex Schalk
14	MF	ITA	Andrea Maccoppi
15	DF	SUI	Michael Gonçalves
17	MF	SUI	Kastriot Imeri
18	FW	CIV	Koro Kone
19	DF	FRA	Yoan Severin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	GER	Varol Tasar
21	DF	SUI	Dennis Iapichino
22	MF	SUI	Ricardo Azevedo
23	DF	FRA	Vincent Sasso
25	FW	FRA	Grejohn Kyei
26	GK	SUI	Joao Castanheira
29	MF	CMR	Gaël Ondoua
32	GK	SUI	Jérémy Frick
39	MF	FRA	Alexis Martial
40	MF	SUI	Noah Henchoz
42	DF	SUI	Lucas Monteiro
46	MF	FRA	Matteo Mazzolini

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
27	MF	SUI	Alexis Antunes (at FC Chiasso until 30 June 2020)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	SUI	Robin Busset (at SC Kriens until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

21 August 2020 Friendly	Servette	8–0	Thonon Évian
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report

22 August 2020 Friendly	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–2	Servette	Bouveret
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade du Bouveret

13 January 2021 Friendly	Servette	0–1	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
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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 v t e	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 the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Basel	36	15	8	13	60	53	+7	53	Qualification for the 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 the Europa Conference League third qualifying round^[a]

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:

^ Luzern qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2020–21 Swiss Cup.

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
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

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on August 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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	Turkeš 17' Nanizayamo 52' Schneuwly 59' Cameron Puertas 82'	Report	Cognat 13' Ondoua 57' Kyei 83' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Léonce Lionel Tschudi

27 September 2020 2	Servette	1 – 0	Basel	Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00	Cespedes 13' Stevanović 51' Schalk 77' (pen.)	SFL summary	7' Bunjaku 30' van der Werff 59' van Wolfswinkel 61' Nikolić	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo

4 October 2020 3	St. Gallen	1 – 0	Servette	Kybunpark, St. Gallen
16:00	Görtler 4' Duah 24' Fazliji 25' Stillhart 42' Ati-Zigi 90+3'	Report	Sauthier 36' Sasso 44' Mendy 45' Stevanović 59' Frick 61'	Attendance: 9,244 Referee: Urs Schnyder

17 October 2020 4	Servette	0 – 0	Young Boys	Stade de Genève, Geneva
19:00	Fofana 30' 39' Céspedes 66'	Report	Sierro 63' 66' Lefort 81'	Attendance: 5,240 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

22 November 2020 8	Servette	1 – 1	Lugano	Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00	Kyei 38' Koné 75' Ondoua 88'	Report	Gerndt 35' Kecskés 47' Lavanchy 63' Custodio 84'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

25 November 2020 5	Sion	2 – 0	Servette	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:15	Tosetti 10' Bamert 15' Khasa 58' Iapichino 67'	Report	Céspedes 70'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Léonce Lionel Tschudi
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

28 November 2020 9	Servette	1 – 3	Luzern	Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30	Diallo 16' Mendy 49' Rouiller 77' Koné 90+3'	Report	Schaub 23' Sorgić 35' 67' Knezevic 37' Sidler 69' Ndiaye 79' Müller 90+3'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Fedayi San
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

2 December 2020 6	Servette	2 – 1	Zürich	Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15	Kyei 60' 69' Ondoua 79' Valls 90+4'	Report	Domgjoni 74'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandro Schärer
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

5 December 2020 10	Basel	1 – 0	Servette	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30	Widmer 11' Kasami 51' Arthur Cabral 63' Klose 74' Frei 79'	Report	Kyei 19' Ondoua 42' Sauthier 45+2' Imeri 79' Valls 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

9 December 2020 7	Vaduz	0 – 2	Servette	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
18:15	Schmid 27' Simani 31' Gajić 61'	Report	Sauthier 16' Stevanović 27' Kyei 49'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Luca Piccolo
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

13 December 2020 11	Young Boys	1–2	Servette	Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
16:00	Maceiras 54' Mambimbi 85'	SFL summary	22' Schalk 65' Schalk	Attendance: 5 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

17 December 2020 12	Servette	1 – 1	Sion	Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30	Céspedes 10' Rouiller 37' Severin 41' Fofana 71' Azevedo 90+5'	Report	Grgić 15' Uldriķis 29' Theler 45' Ndoye 61' Zock 77'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

20 December 2020 13	Zürich	0 – 1	Servette	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00	Tosin 31' Ceesay 50'	Report	Kyei 18' Ondoua 36' Vouilloz 73' Sauthier 79' Cognat 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

23 December 2020 14	Servette	1–1	Vaduz	Stade de Genève, Geneva
18:15	Kyei 58' (pen.) 61' Céspedes 90+1'	Report	Simani 24' Gasser 50' Obexer 56' Wieser 87'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Urs Schnyder
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

31 January 2021 17	Servette	1–1	Lausanne-Sport	Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00	Sauthier 14' Schalk 75'	Report	Guessand 21' Boranijašević 22' Jenz 51' Elton Monteiro 54' 66' Cameron Puertas 55' Diaw 84'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Fedayi San
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

4 February 2021 18	Luzern	3–0	Servette	Swissporarena, Luzern
18:15	Grether 5' Sorgić 45+3' Schulz 56' 72' (pen.) Schwegler 57'	Report	Fofana 36' Céspedes 54' Diallo 71' Imeri 78' 78'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Note: COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

7 February 2021 19	Servette	4–2	Luzern	Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00	Fofana 2' 11' Kyei 18' 28' Céspedes 22' 67' Rouiller 54' Severin 69'	Report	Schaub 8' Schwegler 33' Zibung 39' Knezevic 54' Schulz 75' Emini 84'	Attendance: 0 Referee: 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 19' Miroslav Stevanović 26' Valls 45+1' Miroslav Stevanović 62' Valls 67' (pen.)	SFL summary	12' Fabian Rohner 54' Brecher 56' Khelifi 66' H. Kryeziu	Attendance: 5 Referee: 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 39' Kyei 62' Ondoua 71'	SFL report	49' Cardoso 90+3' Cabral	Attendance: 0 Referee: 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 63' Sauthier 75' Kyei 76' Sasso 90'	SFL report	25' Gasser 28' Dorn 50' Di Giusto 63' Simani 64' Lüchinger 89' Sutter	Attendance: 0 Referee: 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 38' Domgjoni 40' Schönbächler 85'	SFL summary	20' Céspedes 46' Schalk 50' Schalk 69' Imeri} 83' Fofana 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 46' Pululu 86' Pululu 87'	SFL summary	26' Diallo 35' Sauthier	Attendance: 0 Referee:

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 33' Schalk 36' Fofana 76' Koné 82'	SFL summary	90' Ngamaleu 90+1' Garcia	Attendance: 100 Referee: 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 52' Marco Gabriele 58' Oumar Diop 66' Iúri Simão 81' Lionel Zouma 90+3'	Report	Stevanović 57' Kyei 65' Severin 67' Imeri 85' (pen.) 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Copet Attendance: 0 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

14 April 2021 Quarter Final	Kriens	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Servette	Kriens
17:00 CET	David Mistrafovic 24' 30' Ulrich 65' Marleku 72' Robin Busset 75' Sessolo 78' Urtić 120+1'	Report	Cognat 68' Kyei 84' Ondoua 108'	Stadium: Stadion Kleinfeld Attendance: 0 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

5 May 2021 Semi Final	Servette	0–1	St. Gallen	Geneva
17:00 CET	Kyei 24' Ondoua 75' Sauthier 88' Sasso 90+5'	Report	Stillhart 12' 83' Guillemenot 18'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 0 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

UEFA Europa League

27 August 2020 First qualifying round	Servette	3–0	Ružomberok	Geneva
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Stevanović 54' Mendy 77' Antunes 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 0 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

17 September 2020 Second qualifying round	Servette	0–1	Reims	Geneva
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Berisha 4' Chavalerin 43' Moreto Cassamá 45' Faes 67' Touré 83'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

^ 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.
^ League, Swiss Football. "Servette FC- Swiss Football League". www.sfl.ch.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ECL3Q0.42097318750851-3] Luzern qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2020–21 Swiss Cup.

[sfl-Spiel_Kalender_2020/2021-1] 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.

[4] "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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