2022–23 FC Vaduz season

FC Vaduz 2022–23 football season
FC Vaduz
2022–23 season
ChairmanPatrick Burgmeier
ManagerAlessandro Mangiarratti
StadiumRheinpark Stadion
Swiss Challenge League8th
Liechtenstein CupWinners
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Tunahan Cicek (12)
All: Tunahan Cicek (16)
Home colours
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All statistics correct as of 26 November 2022.

The 2022–23 season is the 91st season in the history of FC Vaduz and their second consecutive season in the Swiss Challenge League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Vaduz became the first club from Liechtenstein to play in a UEFA tournament group stage.

Players

As of 6 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 Liechtenstein LIE Benjamin Büchel (Captain)
3 DF France FRA Anthony Goelzer
4 MF Liechtenstein LIE Nicolas Hasler
5 DF Austria AUT Anes Omerovic
6 DF Kosovo KOS Fuad Rahimi
7 MF Switzerland SUI Merlin Hadzi
8 MF Liechtenstein LIE Sandro Wieser
9 FW Austria AUT Manuel Sutter
10 MF Switzerland SUI Tunahan Cicek
13 DF Switzerland SUI Kevin Iodice
14 MF Serbia SRB Milan Gajić
17 MF Switzerland SUI Joël Ris
19 FW Switzerland SUI Dejan Djokic
20 MF Liechtenstein LIE Simon Lüchinger
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Kosovo KOS Arbenit Xhemajli
23 DF Switzerland SUI Dario Ulrich
24 MF Switzerland SUI Cédric Gasser
25 GK Liechtenstein LIE Gabriel Foser
27 FW Nigeria NGA Franklin Sasere
28 DF Liechtenstein LIE Lars Traber
29 DF Germany GER Gabriel Isik
42 GK Mozambique MOZ Gion Chande
47 DF Switzerland SUI Fabio Fehr
53 MF Kosovo KOS Gezim Pepsi
74 FW Switzerland SUI Elmin Rastoder (on loan from Grasshoppers)
77 MF Austria AUT Kristijan Dobras
80 MF Switzerland SUI Ryan Fosso

Out on loan

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 Liechtenstein LIE Justin Ospelt (at Dornbirn until 30 June 2023)
— DF Switzerland SUI Giosue Capozzi (at Brühl until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Austria AUT Elvin Ibrisimovic (at Dornbirn until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Luzern Switzerland v Liechtenstein Vaduz
2 July 2022 Friendly Luzern Switzerland 4–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Grosswangen
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fussballplatz Gutmoos
Thun Switzerland v Liechtenstein Vaduz
14 January 2023 Friendly Thun Switzerland v Liechtenstein Vaduz Bern, Switzerland
11:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Young Boys Switzerland v Liechtenstein Vaduz
14 January 2023 Friendly Young Boys Switzerland v Liechtenstein Vaduz Bern, Switzerland
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Swiss Challenge League 15 July 2022 May 2023 Matchday 1 8th 36 7 16 13 54 56 −2 019.44
Liechtenstein Cup 31 August 2022 Round of 16 Winner 4 4 0 0 32 1 +31 100.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 July 2022 3 November 2022 Second qualifying round Group stage 12 3 5 4 14 16 −2 025.00
Total 52 14 21 17 100 73 +27 026.92

Last updated: 26 November 2022
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Challenge League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
6 Thun 36 12 13 11 62 55 +7 49
7 Schaffhausen 36 12 8 16 51 59 −8 44
8 Vaduz 36 7 16 13 54 56 −2 37 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
9 Bellinzona 36 11 4 21 38 71 −33 37
10 Xamax (O) 36 4 12 20 42 65 −23 24 Qualification for the relegation play-off
Source: Swiss Challenge 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]
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

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
6 0 2 4 9 16  −7 2 0 1 2 7 10  −3 0 1 2 2 6  −4

Last updated: 28 August 2022.
Source: Swiss Challenge League

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2022. Source: Swiss Challenge League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FC Aarau v Vaduz
15 July 2022 1 FC Aarau 1–1 Vaduz
Report
  • Djokic 83'
Vaduz v Yverdon-Sport FC
24 July 2022 2 Vaduz 3–3 Yverdon-Sport FC
Report
FC Wil v Vaduz
31 July 2022 3 FC Wil 2–0 Vaduz
Report
Vaduz v AC Bellinzona
7 August 2022 4 Vaduz 2–3 AC Bellinzona
Report
Vaduz v FC Thun
14 August 2022 5 Vaduz 2–4 FC Thun
Report
FC Lausanne-Sport v Vaduz
28 August 2022 6 FC Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Vaduz
Report
  • Hadzi 90'
Vaduz v FC Schaffhausen
4 September 2022 7 Vaduz 1–1 FC Schaffhausen
Report
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS v Vaduz
11 September 2022 8 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 1–1 Vaduz
Report
Vaduz v FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
2 October 2022 9 Vaduz 0–2 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
Report
FC Schaffhausen v Vaduz
9 October 2022 10 FC Schaffhausen 2–2 Vaduz
Report
  • Djokic 77'
  • Hadzi 82' (pen.)
Vaduz v FC Aarau
16 October 2022 11 Vaduz 4–0 FC Aarau
Report
FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy v FC Vaduz
19 October 2022 12 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 1–5 FC Vaduz
  • Danho 80'
 Report
FC Vaduz v FC Wil
23 October 2022 13 FC Vaduz 0–0 FC Wil
Report
AC Bellinzona v FC Vaduz
30 October 2022 14 AC Bellinzona 2–0 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v Neuchâtel Xamax FCS
6 November 2022 15 FC Vaduz 1–1 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS
Report
  • Berisha 46'
Yverdon-Sport FC v FC Vaduz
11 November 2022 16 Yverdon-Sport FC 3–1 FC Vaduz
  • Silva 69'
  • Vishi 85'
  • Thioune 90'
 Report
  • Djokić 89'
FC Vaduz v FC Lausanne-Sport
20 November 2022 17 FC Vaduz 1–0 FC Lausanne-Sport
Report
FC Thun v FC Vaduz
26 November 2022 18 FC Thun 1–1 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v FC Wil
27 January 2023 19 FC Vaduz 2–2 FC Wil
Report
FC Schaffhausen v FC Vaduz
3 February 2023 20 FC Schaffhausen 1–0 FC Vaduz
  • Vogt 90'
 Report
FC Vaduz v FC Thun
12 February 2023 21 FC Vaduz 0–3 FC Thun
Report
Yverdon-Sport FC v FC Vaduz
17 February 2023 22 Yverdon-Sport FC 2–2 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v Neuchâtel Xamax FCS
26 February 2023 23 FC Vaduz 1–2 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS
  • Djokic 17'
 Report
FC Lausanne-Sport v FC Vaduz
5 March 2023 24 FC Lausanne-Sport 0–0 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v AC Bellinzona
12 March 2023 25 FC Vaduz 2–1 AC Bellinzona
Report
FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy v FC Vaduz
18 March 2023 26 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 0–0 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Aarau v FC Vaduz
2 April 2023 27 FC Aarau 0–2 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v FC Schaffhausen
10 April 2023 28 FC Vaduz 1–4 FC Schaffhausen
Report
AC Bellinzona v FC Vaduz
16 April 2023 29 AC Bellinzona 1–6 FC Vaduz
  • Samba 48'
 Report
FC Vaduz v FC Lausanne-Sport
23 April 2023 30 FC Vaduz 1–1 FC Lausanne-Sport
Report
FC Vaduz v Yverdon-Sport FC
30 April 2023 31 FC Vaduz 0–0 Yverdon-Sport FC
Report
FC Thun v FC Vaduz
7 May 2023 32 FC Thun 3–3 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v FC Aarau
14 May 2023 33 FC Vaduz 0–1 FC Aarau
Report
FC Wil v FC Vaduz
20 May 2023 34 FC Wil 2–0 FC Vaduz
Report
FC Vaduz v FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
23 May 2023 35 FC Vaduz 2–2 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy
Report
Neuchâtel Xamax FCS v FC Vaduz
27 May 2023 36 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 1–6 FC Vaduz
Report

Liechtenstein Cup

FC Triesen II v Vaduz
31 August 2022 Round of 16 FC Triesen II 0–18 Vaduz
USV Eschen/Mauren III v Vaduz
20 September 2022 Quarter-finals USV Eschen/Mauren III 0–8 Vaduz
Report
USV Eschen/Mauren v Vaduz
5 April 2023 Semi-finals USV Eschen/Mauren 1–2 (a.e.t.) Vaduz
  • Shabani 119'
 Report
Vaduz v FC Balzers
17 May 2023 Final Vaduz 4–0 FC Balzers
Report

UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 15 June 2022.

Koper Slovenia v Liechtenstein Vaduz
21 July 2022 First leg Koper Slovenia 0–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Koper, Slovenia
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Bonifika Stadium
Attendance: 860
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Slovenia Koper
28 July 2022 Second leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 Slovenia Koper Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 743
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

Vaduz Liechtenstein v Turkey Konyaspor
4 August 2022 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 Turkey Konyaspor Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
Konyaspor Turkey v Liechtenstein Vaduz
11 August 2022 Second leg Konyaspor Turkey 2–4
(3–5 agg.)		 Liechtenstein Vaduz Konya, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 22,723
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

Vaduz Liechtenstein v Austria Rapid Wien
18 August 2022 First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–1 Austria Rapid Wien Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
Rapid Wien Austria v Liechtenstein Vaduz
25 August 2022 Second leg Rapid Wien Austria 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Liechtenstein Vaduz Vienna, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 15,100
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ DNI APL VAD
1 Netherlands AZ 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–1
2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4 Liechtenstein Vaduz 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Cyprus Apollon Limassol
8 September 2022 1 Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–0 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Vaduz, Liechtenstein
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
AZ Netherlands v Liechtenstein Vaduz
15 September 2022 2 AZ Netherlands 4–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Dnipro-1 Ukraine v Liechtenstein Vaduz
6 October 2022 3 Dnipro-1 Ukraine 2–2 Liechtenstein Vaduz Košice, Slovakia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[3] Therefore, Dnipro-1 will play their home matches at Košická futbalová aréna, Košice, Slovakia, instead of their regular stadium Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro.
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Ukraine Dnipro-1
13 October 2022 4 Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Vaduz Liechtenstein v Netherlands AZ
27 October 2022 5 Vaduz Liechtenstein 1–2 Netherlands AZ Vaduz, Liechtenstein
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Apollon Limassol Cyprus v Liechtenstein Vaduz
3 November 2022 6 Apollon Limassol Cyprus 1–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz Nicosia, Cyprus
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: GSP Stadium

Notes

References

  1. ^ "1. Mannschaft" [1st team]. FC Vaduz. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Matchcenter" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.