2022–23 FC Sion season

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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[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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

Other players under contract[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
— MF Brazil BRA Adryan

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

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Swiss Super League

League table[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultWLDWD
Position
Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.

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

Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Swiss Cup

References[edit]

  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.
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