The 2018–19 season was the 94th in the history of BSC Young Boys and their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Werner Müller | ||
Manager | Gerardo Seoane | ||
Stadium | Stade de Suisse | ||
Swiss Super League | 1st | ||
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
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Players
edit- As of 3 January 2019[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss
27 June 2018 Friendly | Rheindorf Altach | 2–3 | Young Boys | Nenzing, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Nenzing |
30 June 2018 Friendly | Young Boys | 1–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Fügen, Austria |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Fügen |
11 July 2018 Friendly | Young Boys | 3–0 | Feyenoord | Biel/Bienne |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Tissot Arena |
14 July 2018 Friendly | Young Boys | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bern |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 3,467 |
12 January 2019 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück | 2–1 | Young Boys | Aksu, Turkey |
15:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Stadium: Topkapı Spor Kompleksi - artificial |
15 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys | 1–1 | Astra Giurgiu | Aksu, Turkey |
15:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Stadium: Topkapı Spor Kompleksi - grass |
23 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys | 3–1 | Schaffhausen | Bern |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Competitions
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Swiss Super League | 22 July 2018 | 25 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 80.56 |
Swiss Cup | 18 August 2018 | 6 March 2019 | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 75.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 22 August 2018 | 12 December 2018 | Play-off round | Group stage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 25.00 |
Total | 48 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 113 | 58 | +55 | 70.83 |
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Lugano | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
4 | Thun | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
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]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Swiss Super League
Results by round
editMatches
edit22 July 2018 1 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Grasshopper | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
29 July 2018 2 | Lugano | 0–2 | Young Boys | Lugano |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo |
5 August 2018 3 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Zürich | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
12 August 2018 4 | Luzern | 2–3 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
25 August 2018 5 | Young Boys | 5–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
1 September 2018 6 | Sion | 0–3 | Young Boys | Sion |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
23 September 2018 7 | Young Boys | 7–1 | Basel | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
26 September 2018 8 | Young Boys | 2–0 | St. Gallen | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
29 September 2018 9 | Thun | 1–4 | Young Boys | Thun |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
6 October 2018 10 | Young Boys | 2–3 | Luzern | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
20 October 2018 11 | Zürich | 3–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
27 October 2018 12 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Sion | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
3 November 2018 13 | Grasshopper | 0–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
11 November 2018 14 | St. Gallen | 2–3 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: kybunpark |
24 November 2018 15 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Lugano | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
2 December 2018 16 | Basel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Basel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park |
8 December 2018 17 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Thun | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
16 December 2018 18 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–4 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière |
2 February 2019 19 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
10 February 2019 20 | Thun | 1–1 | Young Boys | Thun |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
17 February 2019 21 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Zürich | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
24 February 2019 22 | Lugano | 0–1 | Young Boys | Lugano |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo |
2 March 2019 23 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Sion | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
9 March 2019 24 | Grasshopper | 0–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
17 March 2019 25 | Basel | 2–2 | Young Boys | Basel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park |
31 March 2019 26 | Young Boys | 3–2 | St. Gallen | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
7 April 2019 28 | Young Boys | 5–1 | Thun | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
10 April 2019 27 | Luzern | 1–3 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
14 April 2019 29 | Zürich | 0–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
22 April 2019 30 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–0 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière |
28 April 2019 31 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Lugano | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
5 May 2019 32 | Sion | 0–4 | Young Boys | Sion |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
12 May 2019 33 | Young Boys | 3–1 | Basel | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
16 May 2019 34 | Young Boys | 6–1 | Grasshopper | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
22 May 2019 35 | St. Gallen | 4–1 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: kybunpark |
25 May 2019 36 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Luzern | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Swiss Cup
edit18 August 2018 Round 1 | Biel-Bienne | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Tissot Arena |
15 September 2018 Round 2 | Schaffhausen | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Schaffhausen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Wefox Arena Schaffhausen |
31 October 2018 Round 3 | Stade Nyonnais | 0–1 | Young Boys | Nyon |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
6 March 2019 Quarter-finals | Luzern | 4–0 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
UEFA Champions League
editPlay-off round
edit22 August 2018 First leg | Young Boys | 1–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Bern |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 21,463 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
28 August 2018 Second leg | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Young Boys | Zagreb |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 28,137 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MUN | VAL | YB | |
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1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
19 September 2018 1 | Young Boys | 0–3 | Manchester United | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
21:00 | Report | Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
2 October 2018 2 | Juventus | 3–0 | Young Boys | Juventus Stadium, Turin |
18:55 |
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Report | Attendance: 40,961 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
23 October 2018 3 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Valencia | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
18:55 | Report |
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Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
7 November 2018 4 | Valencia | 3–1 | Young Boys | Mestalla, Valencia |
18:55 | Report |
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Attendance: 36,480 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
27 November 2018 5 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Young Boys | Old Trafford, Manchester |
21:00 (20:00 GMT) |
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Report | Attendance: 72,876 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
12 December 2018 6 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Juventus | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
21:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
References
edit- ^ 2018–19 BSC Young Boys season at Swiss Football League
- ^ "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.