2019–20 BSC Young Boys season

The 2019–20 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 95th season in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. In addition to the domestic league, Young Boys participated in this season's editions of the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 August 2020.

Young Boys
2019–20 season
ChairmanHanspeter Kienberger
ManagerGerardo Seoane
StadiumStade de Suisse
Swiss Super League1st (champions)
Swiss CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jean-Pierre Nsame (32)

All:
Jean-Pierre Nsame (41)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 10 February 2020[1]

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   SUI Marco Wölfli
3 DF   DEN Frederik Sørensen (on loan from FC Köln)
4 DF   GUI Mohamed Ali Camara
5 DF   SUI Cédric Zesiger
6 MF   SUI Esteban Petignat
7 MF   SUI Marvin Spielmann
8 MF   SUI Vincent Sierro
10 MF   SRB Miralem Sulejmani
11 MF   GER Gianluca Gaudino
13 MF   CMR Moumi Ngamaleu
14 DF   SUI Nicolas Bürgy
15 FW   COD Meschak Elia
16 MF   SUI Christian Fassnacht
18 FW   CMR Jean-Pierre Nsame
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   SUI Felix Mambimbi
20 MF   SUI Michel Aebischer
21 DF   SUI Ulisses Garcia
23 DF   SUI Saidy Janko (on loan from Porto)
25 DF   FRA Jordan Lefort (on loan from Amiens)
26 GK   SUI David von Ballmoos
28 DF   SUI Fabian Lustenberger (captain)
29 DF   SUI Jordan Lotomba
30 MF   SUI Sandro Lauper
35 MF   LUX Christopher Martins
40 GK   SUI Dario Marzino
41 FW   SUI Samuel Ballet
99 FW   FRA Guillaume Hoarau

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   CIV Roger Assalé (at Leganés until 30 June 2020)
24 DF   SUI Jan Kronig (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2020)
27 MF   SUI Pedro Teixeira (at Kriens until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 MF   ALB Taulant Seferi (at Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2020)
MF   SUI Joël Schmied (at Wil until 30 June 2020)

Transfers edit

In edit

Out edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

21 June 2019 Burkhalter Cup Young Boys   2–1   Rapperswil-Jona Bern, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Garcia   16'
Spielmann   42'
Report   13' Stadium: Spitalacker
Attendance: 3'200
21 June 2019 Burkhalter Cup Breitenrain   0–4   Young Boys Bern, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report   13' Sulejmani
  21' Sierro
  36' Maier
  41' Seferi
Stadium: Spitalacker
Attendance: 3'200
26 June 2019 Friendly Vaduz   1–0   Young Boys Vaduz, Liechtenstein
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Cicek   2' Report Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 400
29 June 2019 Friendly Young Boys   3–1   Stuttgart Fügen, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hoarau   4'
Nsame   4'
Petignat   83'
Report   25' González Stadium: Sportplatz Schlitters
Attendance: 700
2 July 2019 Friendly Young Boys   0–0   Levski Sofia Fügen, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Sportplatz Schlitters
Attendance: 300
10 July 2019 Uhrencup Young Boys   5–1   Frankfurt Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hoarau   6'
Ngamaleu   31'
Nsame   68'
Gaudino   74'
Petignat   81'
Report   86' Joveljić Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 5'039
13 July 2019 Friendly Young Boys   0–2   Kriens Bern, Switzerland
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report   13' Tadić
  59' Kukeli
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 500
13 July 2019 Uhrencup Young Boys   2–0   Crystal Palace Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ngamaleu   5'
Hoarau   32'
Report Stadium: Tissot Arena
Attendance: 4'836
8 January 2020 Friendly Young Boys   1–2   Hansa Rostock Serik, Turkey
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Fassnacht   65' Report   5' Breier
  24' Butzen
Stadium: Regnum Carya Golf Resort
11 January 2020 Friendly Young Boys   1–3   İstanbul Başakşehir Serik, Turkey
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Ngamaleu   90' (pen.) Report   5', 14' Ba
  70' Višća
Stadium: Maxx Royal Resort
14 January 2020 Friendly Young Boys   1–0   Viitorul Constanța Serik, Turkey
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Assalé   40' Report Stadium: Regnum Carys Golf Resort
18 January 2020 Friendly Young Boys   2–2   Schaffhausen Bern, Switzerland
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Nsame   62' (pen.)   80' Report   87' Del Toro
  90+1' (o.g.) Lustenberger
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 650
18 January 2020 Friendly Young Boys   2–1   Chiasso Bern, Switzerland
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Hoarau   11'
Sierro   49'
Report   83' Kryeziu Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 950
6 March 2020 Friendly Young Boys   5–1   Kriens Bern, Switzerland
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Hoarau   17'
Fassnacht   29', 72'
Nsame   50'
Mambimbi   72'
Report   87' Ulrich Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 0
13 March 2020 Friendly Young Boys   0–0   Winterthur Bern, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 0
6 June 2020 Friendly Young Boys   2–0   Lausanne-Sport Bern, Switzerland
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Nsame   68'
Fassnacht   113'
Report Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 0
12 June 2020 Friendly Young Boys   4–2   Winterthur Bern, Switzerland
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Nsame   37'
Aebischer   52'
Mambimbi   96'
Hoarau   98'
Report   5' Arnold
  46' Mahamid
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 0

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Super League 19 July 2019 3 August 2019 Matchday 1 Winners 36 23 7 6 80 41 +39 063.89
Swiss Cup 16 August 2019 30 August 2020 Round 1 Winners 6 6 0 0 23 5 +18 100.00
UEFA Champions League 21 August 2019 27 August 2019 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa League 19 September 2019 12 December 2019 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 033.33
Total 50 31 11 8 114 56 +58 062.00

Last updated: 30 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Young Boys (C) 36 23 7 6 80 41 +39 76 Qualificaition for Champions League second qualifying round
2 St. Gallen 36 21 5 10 79 56 +23 68 Qualificaition for Europa League third qualifying round
3 Basel 36 18 8 10 74 38 +36 62 Qualificaition for Europa League second qualifying round
4 Servette 36 12 13 11 57 48 +9 49 Qualificaition for Europa League first qualifying round
5 Lugano 36 11 14 11 46 46 0 47
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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 23 7 6 80 41  +39 76 16 2 0 51 15  +36 7 5 6 29 26  +3

Last updated: 3 August 2020.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

Round12345
GroundHAHAH
ResultDWWWW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

21 July 2019 1 Young Boys 1–1 Servette Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
28 July 2019 2 Neuchâtel Xamax 0–1 Young Boys Neuchâtel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
4 August 2019 3 Young Boys 2–0 Lugano Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
10 August 2019 4 St. Gallen 2–3 Young Boys St. Gallen
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Kybunpark
24 August 2019 5 Young Boys 4–0 Zürich Bern
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
22 September 2019 7 Young Boys 1–1 Basel Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
FCB report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Sandro Schärer
1 December 2019 16 Basel 3–0 Young Boys Basel
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
FCB report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,965
Referee: Stephan Klossner
26 January 2020 19 Young Boys 2–0 Basel Bern
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
FCB report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Sandro Schärer
16 February 2020 22 Lugano 2–1 Young Boys Lugano
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium
23 February 2020 23 St. Gallen 3–3 Young Boys St. Gallen
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Kybunpark
19 June 2020 24 Young Boys 3–2 Zürich Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
23 June 2020 25 Thun 1–0 Young Boys Thun
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
27 June 2020 26 Young Boys 6–0 Neuchâtel Xamax Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
30 June 2020 27 Servette 1–1 Young Boys Geneva
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Genève
5 July 2020 28 Young Boys 3–0 Lugano Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
8 July 2020 29 Young Boys 4–0 Thun Bern
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
11 July 2020 30 Basel 3–2 Young Boys Basel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
FCB report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sandro Schärer
15 July 2020 31 Young Boys 4–2 Servette Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
18 July 2020 32 Zürich 0–5 Young Boys Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Letzigrund
23 July 2020 33 Neuchâtel Xamax 0–1 Young Boys Neuchâtel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
26 July 2020 34 Young Boys 1–0 Luzern Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
31 July 2020 35 Sion 0–1 Young Boys Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
3 August 2020 36 Young Boys 3–1 St. Gallen Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Swiss Cup edit

16 August 2019 First round Étoile Carouge FC 0–1 Young Boys Carouge
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette
14 September 2019 Second round FC Freienbach 2–11 Young Boys Freienbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Chrummen
30 October 2019 Third round Zürich 0–4 Young Boys Zürich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Letzigrund
6 August 2020 Quarter-finals FC Luzern 1–2 (a.e.t.) Young Boys Lucerne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Swissporarena
9 August 2020 Semi-finals Young Boys 3–1 Sion Bern
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
30 August 2020 Final Basel 1–2 Young Boys Bern
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sandro Schärer

UEFA Champions League edit

Play-off round edit

21 August 2019 First leg Young Boys   2–2   Red Star Belgrade Bern, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 26,375
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
27 August 2019 Second leg Red Star Belgrade   1–1
(3–3 (a) agg.)
  Young Boys Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 47,487
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

UEFA Europa League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR RAN YB FEY
1   Porto 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 2–1 3–2
2   Rangers 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 2–0 1–1 1–0
3   Young Boys 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–2 2–1 2–0
4   Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5 2–0 2–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
19 September 2019 1 Porto   2–1   Young Boys Porto, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
3 October 2019 2 Young Boys   2–1   Rangers Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
24 October 2019 3 Young Boys   2–0   Feyenoord Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
7 November 2019 4 Feyenoord   1–1   Young Boys Rotterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: De Kuip
28 November 2019 5 Young Boys   1–2   Porto Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de Suisse
12 December 2019 6 Rangers   1–1   Young Boys Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC±0) Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2019–20 BSC Young Boys season at Swiss Football League
  2. ^ "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 edit