2022–23 FC Sion season

FC Sion
2022–23 season
PresidentChristian Constantin
Head coachPaolo Tramezzani
StadiumStade Tourbillon
Swiss Super League10th (relegated)
Swiss CupQuarter-finals

The 2022–23 season was the 114th in the history of FC Sion and their 15th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2022[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
1 GK  AUT Heinz Lindner
2 DF  SUI Joël Schmied
7 MF  SUI Luca Zuffi
8 MF  BRA Batata
9 FW  FRA Ilyas Chouaref
10 MF  FRA Wylan Cyprien (on loan from Parma)
11 FW  SUI Gaëtan Karlen
12 GK  GRE Alexandros Safarikas
13 FW  CIV Giovanni Sio
14 MF  SUI Anto Grgić
15 MF  ESP José Aguilar
17 FW  SUI Filip Stojilković
18 GK  SUI Kevin Fickentscher
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  SUI Numa Lavanchy
20 MF  SUI Musa Araz
21 DF  SUI Dennis Iapichino
22 MF  FRA Denis-Will Poha
27 FW  BFA Abdel Zagré
29 FW  KOS Kevin Halabaku
33 MF  SUI Kevin Bua
39 DF  GLP Nathanaël Saintini
45 FW  ITA Mario Balotelli
67 MF  ANG Edgar André
71 DF  SUI Gilles Richard
76 FW  BRA Itaitinga
90 DF  SUI François Moubandje
97 DF  GLP Dimitri Cavaré

Other players under contract

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
MF  BRA Adryan

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  SUI Timothy Fayulu (at Winterthur)
DF  SUI Sandro Theler (at Yverdon-Sport)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  SUI Théo Berdayes (at Yverdon-Sport)
MF  GNB Mauro Rodrigues (at Yverdon-Sport)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 June 2022 Friendly Sion 1–1 Neuchâtel Xamax Ayent, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Clescenco 33'
Stadium: Stade Saint-Jacques
25 June 2022 Friendly Sion 1–2 Servette Lens, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade du Christ-Roi
29 June 2022 Friendly Yverdon 1–2 Sion Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade Municipal
2 July 2022 Global Tour for Peace Sion 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv Savièse, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade St-Germain
Attendance: 800
9 July 2022 Friendly Strasbourg 2–1 Sion Divonne-les-Bains, Switzerland
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Complexe sportif de Divonne-les-Bains
30 December 2022 Friendly Thun 2–1 Sion Thun, Switzerland
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
8 January 2023 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 3–0 Sion Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
13 January 2023 Friendly Jablonec 0–1 Sion Estepona, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Campe de Futbol Atalaya Park Hotel

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 17 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 10th 36 7 10 19 41 73 −32 019.44
Swiss Cup 20 August 2023 1 March 2023 Round 1 Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 075.00
Total 40 10 10 20 48 78 −30 025.00

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 St. Gallen 36 11 12 13 66 52 +14 45
7 Grasshopper 36 12 8 16 56 64 −8 44
8 Zürich 36 10 14 12 41 55 −14 44
9 Winterthur 36 8 8 20 32 66 −34 32
10 Sion (R) 36 7 10 19 41 73 −32 31 Qualification for the relegation play-off
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.[2]
(R) Relegated

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
5 2 2 1 8 7  +1 8 0 2 1 2 5  −3 2 0 0 6 2  +4

Results by round

Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultWLDWD
Position
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 2022 1 Lugano 2–3 Sion Cornaredo, Lugano
16;30 Daprelà  57'
Sabbatini 61'
De Queiroz 88'
SFL summary 43' (o.g.) Daprelà
59' Cavaré
85' Schmied
Attendance: 2,737
Referee: Fedayi San
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi
24 July 2022 Round 2 Sion 0–3 Young Boys Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:30 CEST
SFL summary
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Alain Bieri
Assistant referees: (VAR) Urs Schnyder
30 July 2022 Round 3 Sion 0–0 Servette Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 CET
SFL summary
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi
7 August 2022 Round 4 Zürich 0–3 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 CEST
SFL summary
Attendance: 13,619
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) Round 5 Sion 2–2 Grasshopper Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
SFL summary
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever
27 August 2022 6 Luzern 2–0 Sion Swissporarena, Luzern
18:00 Sorgić 2'
Sorgić 25'
Dräger  29'  87'
Frýdek  38'  42'
Simani  39'
Müller  59'
Gentner  88'
SFL summary  17' Poha
 63' Karlen
 90+2' Sio
 90+4' Cavaré
Attendance: 10,067
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
Assistant referees: (VAR) Stephan Klossner
3 September 2022 7 Sion 2–1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Stojilković 17'
Batata  19'
Tramezzani  88'
Sio 89'
Bua  90+2'
Balotelli 90+3'
SFL summary  50' Lang
55' Burger
 62' Burger
 87' Comas
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: (VAR) Stefan Horisberger
10 September 2022 8 St. Gallen 1–2 Sion Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 Guillemenot  17'
Latte Lath  50'
Stillhart  62'
Karlen 87'
Görtler  90'
SFL report 18' Chouaref
28' Stojilković
 54' Araz
 73' Sio
 89' Batata
 90+1' Grgić
Attendance: 18,579
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: (VAR) Stefan Horisberger
2 October 2022 Round 9 Sion 1–3 Winterthur Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 Ramizi  33'
Balotelli 45+4'
Batata  50'
Lavanchy  77'
SFL summary  44' Poha
45' (pen.) Buess
 45+2' Gelmi
59' Ballet
 75' Ballet
90+6' Kamberi
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Mirel Turkes
Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) Round 10 Grasshopper 4–4 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
SFL summary
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
15 October 2023 11 Sion 2–0 Luzern Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Balotelli 33'
Balotelli  64'
Araz 83'
SFL summary  68' Beloko
 79' Simani
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Stephan Klossner
18 October 2022 Round 12 Winterthur 1–0 Sion Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
20:30 Di Giusto 25'
Diaby  76'
SFL summary  26' Batata Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever
22 October 2022 Round 13 Young Boys 1–1 Sion Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
18:00 CEST Itten  48'
Nsame 64' (pen.)
SFL summary Saintini  23'
Balotelli 53' (pen.)
Schmied  64'
Cyprien  90+1'
Attendance: 27,767
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lukas Fähndrich
30 October 2022 14 Sion 0–1 Zürich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 Grgić  66'
Araz  73'
Lavanchy  90'
Karlen  90+2'
Poha  90+4'
SFL summary 8' Okita
 12' Katić
 36' Condé
 47' Tosin
 57' Kamberi
 78' Boranijašević
 83' Okita
 87' Guerrero
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Alessandro Dudic
Assistant referees: (VAR) Alain Bieri
6 November 2022 15 Basel 0–0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 Burger  45+3' SFL summary
FCB report
 45'  57' Baltazar (Costa)
 45+3' Bua
 45+4' Balotelli
 65' Sio
 74' Araz
Attendance: 22,889
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
12 November 2022 16 Sion 2–7 St. Gallen Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Balotelli 5' (pen.)
Saintini  42'
Cavaré  53'
Zuffi  56'
Sio 90'
Halabaku  90+5'
SFL summary  4' Guindo
27' Latte Lath
 30' Quintillà
31' Akolo
39' Latte Lath
43' Görtler
44' Görtler
50' Latte Lath
 52' Görtler
 55' Latte Lath
60' Stillhart
 64' Stillhart
 90+5' Watkowiak
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
22 January 2023 17 Sion 2–3 Lugano Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 Poha  14'
Cyprien 24'
Araz  39'
Cyprien  58'
Doumbia 76]' (o.g.)
SFL summary 3' Amoura
33' Steffen
 40' Hajdari
 90+1' Mahmoud
90+4' Celar
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi
29 January 2023 Round 18 Servette 2–2 Sion Stade de Genève, Lancy
16:30 CET
SFL summary
Attendance: 14,592
Referee: Urs Schnyder
5 February 2023 19 Sion 0–1 Zürich Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:15 Itaitinga  28'
Lavanchy  46'
Bua  53'
Sio  73'
SFL summary  27' Omeragić
 36' Šimić
59' Okita
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Esther Staubli
Assistant referees: (VAR) Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel)
11 February 2023 20 Basel 3–1 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Zeqiri 36'
Amdouni 61'
Novoa 70'
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FCB report
15' Araz
 55' Lavanchy
Attendance: 19,522
Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
18 February 2023 Round 21 Winterthur 1–1 Sion Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
18:00 Ramizi 17' (pen.)
Gantenbein  41'
Ramizi  61'
Schmid  71'
SFL summary  15' Schmied
 65' Moubandje
 72' Balotelli
85' Sio
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Esther Staubli
25 February 2023 Round 22 Sion 0–4 St. Gallen Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Araz  22'
Balotelli  36'
SFL summary  26' Quintillà
33' Akolo
49' Stillhart
60' Karlen
69' (pen.) Guillemenot
 81' Guillemenot
 85' Maglica
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Luca Cibelli
5 March 2023 23 Sion 1–1 Lugano Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:30 Poha
Sio 66'
Chouaref  81'
SFL summary 34' Doumbia
 44' Steffen
 50' Hajrizi
 70' Valenzuela
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San
11 March 2023 24 Young Boys 4–0 Sion Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00 Elia 2'
Elia 38'
Blum  49'
Rieder 65'
Rieder 86'
SFL summary  21' Chouaref Attendance: 28,052
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever
18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Round 25 Sion 1–2 Grasshopper Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Itaitinga 37'
Lavanchy  60'
Iapichino  65'
Ziegler  84'
Balotelli  87'
SFL summary 22' Shabani
 32' 71' Schettine
 64' Ribeiro
 73' Kawabe
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Fedayi San
2 April 2023 26 Luzern 1–2 Sion Swissporarena, Luzern
16:30 Jaquez  36'
Max Meyer  64'  65'
Frýdek 80'
Villiger  84'
Dorn  89'
SFL summary  2' Ziegler
 36' Balotelli
50' Sio
 61' Diouf
 75' Cavaré
90+5' Bua
Attendance: 13,367
Referee: Fedayi San
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
8 April 2023 Round 27 Sion 2–2 Servette Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 Grgić 34'
Itaitinga  36'
Lavanchy  44'
Itaitinga 56'
Grgić  90+3'
SFL summary 23' Crivelli
 33' Vouilloz
 46' Cognat
69' Stevanović
 83' Stevanović
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Round 28 Grasshopper 1–3 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Shabani  39'
Ribeiro 63'
SFL summary  14' 81' Cyprien
45+2' Balotelli
46' Sio
 54' Ziegler
 55' Grgic
 87' Fortuné
Attendance: 4,602
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
23 April 2023 Round 29 Lugano 2–0 Sion Cornaredo, Lugano
16:30 Steffen  9'
Mahmoud  73'  78'
Valenzuela 90'
Amoura 90+4'
SFL summary  21' Schmied
 38' Cyprien
 49'  51' Zagré
 72'  90+3' Diouf
 89' Batata
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Esther Staubli
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sandro Schärer
27 April 2023 Round 30 Sion 1–2 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30 Bua  21'
Sio 45+2'
Batata  56'
Araz  63'
FCB report 17' Zeqiri
40' Ndoye
 47' Pelmard
 85' López
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sven Wolfensberger
30 April 2023 Round 31 Zürich 2–2 Sion Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 Condé  10'
Džemaili 25' (pen.)
Kryeziu  60'
Džemaili 78' (pen.)
Boranijašević  85'
Ligue  90+5'
Rohner  90+5'
SFL summary 20' Fortuné
 24' Ziegler
44' Cyprien
 60' Karlen
 78' Sio
 90+5' Schmied
Attendance: 14,608
Referee: Sven Wolfensberger
Assistant referees: (VAR) Esther Staubli
6 May 2023 Round 32 Sion 0–1 Winterthur Stade Tourbillon, Sion
18:00 Chouaref  16'
Balotelli  71'
Cyprien  78'
SFL summary 21' Burkart
 56' Kryeziu
Di Giusto  73'
Gonçalves  77'
Ltaief  88'
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Luca Cibelli
Assistant referees: (VAR) Sascha Kever
13 May 2023 Round 33 Servette 5–0 Sion Stade de Genève, Geneva
20:30 Pflücke 5'
Kutesa 8'
Clichy 9'
Stevanović 70'
Crivelli 85' (pen.)
SFL summary  29' Karlen
 33' Costa
Attendance: 14,188
Referee: Urs Schnyder
Assistant referees: (VAR) Alessandro Dudic

Swiss Cup

References

  1. ^ "FC Sion – Joueurs". FC Sion. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ "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.