2021–22 BSC Young Boys season

The 2021–22 season was the 97th season in the existence of BSC Young Boys and the club's 26th 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.

Young Boys
2021–22 season
ChairmanHanspeter Kienberger
ManagerDavid Wagner
(until 7 March)
Matteo Vanetta
(from 7 March)
StadiumStadion Wankdorf
Swiss Super League3rd
Swiss CupThird round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jordan Pefok (22)

All:
Jordan Pefok (27)

Players

edit

First-team squad

edit
As of 15 February 2022[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  SUIAnthony Racioppi
4DF  GUIMohamed Ali Camara
5DF  SUICédric Zesiger
6MF  SUIEsteban Petignat
7MF  HUNKevin Varga (on loan from Kasımpaşa)
8MF  SUIVincent Sierro
9FW  FRAWilfried Kanga
10FW  SRBMiralem Sulejmani
11MF  SUIEdimilson Fernandes (on loan from Mainz 05)
13FW  CMRMoumi Ngamaleu
15FW  CODMeschak Elia
16MF  SUIChristian Fassnacht
17FW  USAJordan Pefok
19FW  SUIFelix Mambimbi
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20DF  SENCheikh Niasse
21DF  SUIUlisses Garcia
22MF  SUINico Maier
23DF  SUIAurèle Amenda
24DF  SUIQuentin Maceiras
25DF  FRAJordan Lefort
26GK  SUIDavid von Ballmoos
27DF  SUILewin Blum
28DF  SUIFabian Lustenberger (captain)
30MF  SUISandro Lauper
32MF  SUIFabian Rieder
61GK  SUILeandro Zbinden
77FW  PORJoël Monteiro
91GK  SUIGuillaume Faivre

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. NationPlayer
DF  SUINicolas Bürgy (at Viborg)
DF  SUIPascal Schüpbach (at Thun)
MF  SUIAlexandre Jankewitz (at FC St. Gallen)
MF  SUIMichel Aebischer (at Bologna, obligation to buy)
MF  LUXChristopher Martins (at Spartak Moscow)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
FW  SUIMischa Eberhard (at Yverdon-Sport)
FW  CMRJean-Pierre Nsame (at Venezia)
FW  SUIYannick Toure (at Wil)
FW  SUIShkelqim Vladi (at Aarau)

Transfers

edit

Pre-season and friendlies

edit

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Kriens
23 June 2021 Friendly Young Boys Cancelled Kriens Bern, Switzerland
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
v Neuchâtel Xamax
28 June 2021 Friendly Young Boys 4–1 Neuchâtel Xamax Gstaad, Switzerland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Sportplatz Schützebode
v Rheindorf Altach
6 July 2021 Friendly Young Boys 0–1 Rheindorf Altach Wohlen, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stadion Niedermatten
v Feyenoord
10 July 2021 Friendly Young Boys 2–0 Feyenoord Bern, Switzerland
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
v Young Boys
13 July 2021 Friendly Yverdon-Sport Cancelled Young Boys Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stade Municipal
v Strasbourg
13 July 2021 Friendly Young Boys 2–2 Strasbourg Montreux, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)Stadium: Stade de Chailly
v Sion
18 January 2022 Friendly Young Boys 6–0 Sion Bern
16:00 CET (UTC+1)Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Competitions

edit

Overall record

edit
CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Swiss Super League24 July 202122 May 2022Matchday 13rd36161288050+30044.44
Swiss Cup14 August 202127 October 2021Round 1Round 33201124+8066.67
UEFA Champions League21 July 20218 December 2021Second qualifying roundGroup stage125432020+0041.67
Total5123161211274+38045.10

Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

edit

League table

edit
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Zürich (C)3623767846+3276Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2Basel36151747041+2962Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3Young Boys36161288050+3060
4Lugano36166145054−454Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
5St. Gallen36148146863+550
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Lugano qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as the 2021–22 Swiss Cup champions.

Results summary

edit
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36161288050 +306011524121 +205763929 +10

Results by round

edit
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDLWDWWWWDWLDDLLWWWDWDWLDDLDDLWWLWDW
Position
Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

edit

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[3]

24 July 2021 1 Luzern 3–4 Young Boys Lucerne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 13,231
Referee: Fedayi San
31 July 2021 2 Young Boys 0–0 Grasshopper Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 20,628
Referee: Sandro Schärer
7 August 2021 3 Sion 1–0 Young Boys Sion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stade Tourbillon
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
29 August 2021 5 Basel 1–1 Young Boys Basel
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,027
Referee: Sandro Schärer
11 September 2021 6 Young Boys 4–0 Zürich Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 24,062
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
22 September 2021 7 Lausanne-Sport 1–6 Young Boys Lausanne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Luca Piccolo
25 September 2021 8 Young Boys 2–1 St. Gallen Bern
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 25,166
Referee: Luca Cibelli
3 October 2021 9 Servette 0–6 Young Boys Lancy
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 11,348
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
16 October 2021 10 Young Boys 1–1 Luzern Bern
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 26,336
Referee: Stefan Horisberger
23 October 2021 11 Young Boys 3–2 Lausanne-Sport Bern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 24,033
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
30 October 2021 12 St. Gallen 3–1 Young Boys St. Gallen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 17,901
Referee: Fedayi San
6 November 2021 13 Grasshopper 1–1 Young Boys Zürich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 7,736
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
28 November 2021 15 Zürich 1–0 Young Boys Zürich
14:15 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 15,338
Referee: Alain Bieri
1 December 2021 4 Young Boys 3–1 Lugano Bern
20:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 19,973
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich
4 December 2021 16 Young Boys 1–2 Servette Bern
20:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
12 December 2021 17 Young Boys 4–3 Sion Bern
14:15 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
15 December 2021 14 Young Boys 1–1 Basel Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30Elia 20'
Sierro  51'
Ngamaleu 55′
Ngamaleu  57'
Zesiger  61'
Report  12' Palacios
37' Millar
 69' Esposito
 87' Burger
Attendance: 20,912
Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 November 2021, but was postponed.[4]
19 December 2021 18 Lugano 0–5 Young Boys Cornaredo, Lugano
14:15Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Luca Cibelli
29 January 2022 19 Young Boys 1–0 Lugano Bern
20:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
6 February 2022 20 St. Gallen 3–3 Young Boys St. Gallen
16:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Kybunpark
13 February 2022 21 Young Boys 3–1 Basel Bern
14:15 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Urs Schnyder
20 February 2022 22 Grasshopper 2–2 Young Boys Zürich
16:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Letzigrund
26 February 2022 23 Young Boys 3–1 Sion Bern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
1 March 2022 24 Servette 1–0 Young Boys Lancy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stade de Genève
5 March 2022 25 Young Boys 2–2 Luzern Bern
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
13 March 2022 26 Lausanne-Sport 2–2 Young Boys Lausanne
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stade de la Tuilière
19 March 2022 27 Young Boys 1–2 Zürich Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
3 April 2022 28 Basel 2–2 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30Xhaka 41'
Lang  49'
Esposito 71'
Kasami  90+2'
Pelmard  90+4'
SFL summary  57' Sierro
61' Fernandes
 64' Mambimbi
78' Kanga
 84' Amenda
Attendance: 25,760
Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
9 April 2022 29 Young Boys 2–2 Lausanne-Sport Bern
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
16 April 2021 30 Zürich 2–1 Young Boys Letzigrund, Zürich
16:30 33' Ceesay
61' Ceesay
SFL summary 73' SiebatcheuAttendance: 17,663
Referee: Urs Schnyder
23 April 2022 31 Young Boys 3–1 Servette Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
1 May 2022 32 Sion 1–2 Young Boys Sion
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stade Tourbillon
7 May 2022 33 Lugano 3–1 Young Boys Cornaredo, Lugano
8:00SFL summaryAttendance: 2,866
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
10 May 2022 34 Young Boys 4–1 St. Gallen Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf
19 May 2022 35 Luzern 2–2 Young Boys Lucerne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Swissporarena
22 May 2022 36 Young Boys 3–0 Grasshopper Bern
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Swiss Cup

edit
14 August 2021 Round 1 FC Littau 1–4 Young Boys Littau
18:00 CEST (UTC+1)
  • Izzo 90'
ReportStadium: Ruopigen
19 September 2021 Round 2 FC Iliria 1–7 Young Boys Solothurn
16:00 CEST (UTC+1)
  • Elezi 79'
Report
Stadium: Mittleres Brühl
27 October 2021 Round 3 FC Lugano 2–1 Young Boys Lugano
19:00 CEST (UTC+1)
  • Celar 22'
  • Amoura 83'
Report
Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium

UEFA Champions League

edit

Second qualifying round

edit

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.[5]

v Young Boys
21 July 2021 First leg Slovan Bratislava 0–0 Young Boys Bratislava, Slovakia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 1,000[6]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
v Slovan Bratislava
28 July 2021 Second leg Young Boys 3–2
(3–2 agg.)
Slovan Bratislava Bern, Switzerland
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 19,564[7]
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Third qualifying round

edit

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[8]

v Young Boys
3 August 2021 First leg CFR Cluj 1–1 Young Boys Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 9,500[9]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
v CFR Cluj
10 August 2021 Second leg Young Boys 3–1
(4–2 agg.)
CFR Cluj Bern, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 21,145[10]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Play-off round

edit

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[11]

v Ferencváros
18 August 2021 First leg Young Boys 3–2 Ferencváros Bern, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 15,652[12]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
v Young Boys
24 August 2021 Second leg Ferencváros 2–3
(4–6 agg.)
Young Boys Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Ferencváros Stadion
Attendance: 20,667[13]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Group stage

edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[14]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification MUN VIL ATA YB
1 Manchester United6321118+311Advance to knockout phase2–13–21–1
2 Villarreal6312129+3100–22–22–0
3 Atalanta61321213−16Transfer to Europa League2–22–31–0
4 Young Boys6123712−552–11–43–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Manchester United
14 September 2021 1 Young Boys 2–1 Manchester United Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 31,120[15]
Referee: François Letexier (France)
v Young Boys
29 September 2021 2 Atalanta 1–0 Young Boys Bergamo, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 8,536[16]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
v Villarreal
20 October 2021 3 Young Boys 1–4 Villarreal Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 27,398[17]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
v Young Boys
2 November 2021 4 Villarreal 2–0 Young Boys Villarreal, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,890[18]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
v Atalanta
23 November 2021 5 Young Boys 3–3 Atalanta Bern, Switzerland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 31,120[19]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
v Young Boys
8 December 2021 6 Manchester United 1–1 Young Boys Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Statistics

edit

Appearances and goals

edit
No.PosNatPlayerTotalSwiss Super LeagueSwiss CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
26GK  SUIDavid von Ballmoos170802070
61GK  SUILeandro Zbinden00000000
68GK  SUIAbdullah Laidani10000+1000
91GK  SUIMarco Sportiello50201020
Defenders
4DF  GUIMohamed Ali Camara1907+101+1090
5DF  SUICédric Zesiger13240216+11
14DF  SUINicolas Bürgy401+102000
21DF  SUIUlisses Garcia1937+210+1092
24DF  SUIQuentin Maceiras1404+20301+40
25DF  FRAJordan Lefort1003+20201+20
28DF  SUIFabian Lustenberger00000000
36DF  SUISilvan Hefti1906+40107+10
Midfielders
6MF  SUIEsteban Petignat00000000
7MF  SUIMarvin Spielmann901+20201+30
8MF  SUIVincent Sierro1933+61216+21
11MF  SUIAlexandre Jankewitz300+101+1000
16MF  SUIChristian Fassnacht2049+230+107+11
20MF  SUIMichel Aebischer1948+220+216+11
22MF  SUISandro Lauper10000+1000
30MF  SUINico Maier902+20101+30
32MF  SUIFabian Rieder1813+602+110+60
35MF  LUXChristopher Martins1717+11107+10
Forwards
9FW  FRAWilfried Kanga1723+51310+60
10FW  SRBMiralem Sulejmani801+40200+10
13FW  CMRMoumi Ngamaleu1938+111092
15FW  CODMeschak Elia1968+141092
17FW  USAJordan Siebatcheu1998+150+108+14
18FW  CMRJean-Pierre Nsame00000000
19FW  SUIFelix Mambimbi1723+51301+51
29FW  SUIYannick Toure10000+1000
77FW  SUIJoël Monteiro00000000
Players transferred out during the season-->
DF  [[]]00000000
FW  [[]]00000000

Last updated: 17 October 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

edit
As of 3 October 2021
RankNo.Pos.Nat.NameSwiss Super LeagueSwiss CupChampions LeagueTotal
117FW Jordan Pefok5049
216FW Christian Fassnacht6017
315FW Elia Meschak4015
49FW Wilfried Kanga3003
13FW Moumi Ngamaleu1023
20MF Michel Aebischer2013
21DF Ulisses Garcia1023
88MF Vincent Sierro0022
19FW Felix Mambimbi1012
105DF Cédric Zesiger0011
Own goals0000
Totals2301538

References

edit
  1. ^ 2021–22 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.
  3. ^ "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2021/22". sfl.ch. 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ FC Basel 1893 (8 November 2021). "YB – FCB neu aud den 15. Dezember". YB - FCB new on December 15th. FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 8 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Slovan Bratislava vs. Young Boys" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Young Boys vs. Slovan Bratislava" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "UEFA Champions League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "CFR Cluj vs. Young Boys" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Young Boys vs. CFR Cluj" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "UEFA Champions League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-offs 1st Leg – Young Boys v Ferencváros" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-offs 2nd Leg – Ferencváros v Young Boys" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  14. ^ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 1 – Tuesday 14 September 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 2 – Wednesday 29 September 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 3 – Wednesday 20 October 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Villarreal vs. Young Boys" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Full Time Summary Matchday 5 – Tuesday 23 November 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.