2024–25 AC Bellinzona season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Manuel Benavente |
| Stadium | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| Swiss Challenge League | 5th |
| Swiss Cup | Pre-season |
The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of AC Bellinzona, and the club's third consecutive season in the Swiss Challenge League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Swiss Cup.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Mohammed Sangare | Livingston | Undisclosed | 15 July 2024 | [1] |
| MF | Tommaso Centinaro | Team Ticino U19 | Free | 16 July 2024 | |
| GK | Serif Berbic | Lugano | Loan | 17 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF | Chinwendu Johan Nkama | Lugano | Loan | 17 July 2024 | [2] |
| DF | Sebastián Gorga | Rampla Juniors | Undisclosed | 18 July 2024 | [3] |
| DF | Nicola Sutter | Thun | Undisclosed | 3 January 2025 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Miguel Rodrigues | Yverdon-Sport | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [4] |
| MF | Abdallahi Mahmoud | Deportivo Alavés | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [4] |
| MF | Stephan Seiler | Schaffhausen | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Rodrigo Pollero | Released | 1 July 2024 |
Friendlies
Pre-season
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Swiss Challenge League | 20 July 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| Swiss Cup | 16 August 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 | |||
Last updated: 3 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Challenge League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wil | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 53 | |
| 6 | Vaduz | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 | Qualification for Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Bellinzona[b] | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 44 | |
| 8 | Xamax | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 41 | |
| 9 | Nyon | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 36 |
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.[7]
Notes:
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.[7]
Notes:
- ^ Vaduz qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2024–25 Liechtenstein Cup.
- ^ Bellinzona were deducted 3 points on 16 December 2024 (confirmed on 22 January 2025), for failing to report social contribution payments.[5] This decision was partially overturned by CAS on 25 April 2025 (Bellinzona are still fined SFr 30,000).[6]
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 3 August 2024.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[8]
| 20 July 2024 1 | Bellinzona | 0–3 Awarded | Wil | Bellinzona |
| 18:00 |
|
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Mirel Turkes | ||
| Note: Administrative loss for violation of regulations[9] | ||||
| 26 July 2024 2 | Stade Nyonnais | 2–1 | Bellinzona | Nyon |
| 19:30 |
|
Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Attendance: 450 Referee: Huseyin Sanli |
| 3 August 2024 3 | Bellinzona | 1–1 | Étoile Carouge | Bellinzona |
| Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
Swiss Cup
References
- ^ "Bellinzona, ecco il regista". Eco dello Sport. 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b Mellini, Marzio (19 July 2024). "Berbic e Nkama in prestito all'AC Bellinzona".
- ^ "Bellinzona, ecco Gorga". Eco dello Sport. 18 July 2024.
- ^ a b "L'Acb è tornata in campo con rinnovate ambizioni". laRegione. 24 June 2024.
- ^ "3-Punke-Abzug gegen die AC Bellinzona bestätigt" [3 point deduction against AC Bellinzona confirmed] (in Swiss High German). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Bellinzona werden doch keine Punkte abgezogen" [Bellinzona will not be deducted points] (in Swiss High German). 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2024/25". Swiss Football League.
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