2013–14 FC Sion season

In the 2013–14 season, Sion competed in the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup. In the summer transfer window 2013, the Chairman promoted 7 U21 players to the 1st Team. To bring stability and experience in they bought Vincent Rüfli and Xavier Kouassi from Servette FC, Pa Modou Jagne replacing Arnaud Bühler, twenty-one-year-old Freddy Mveng, Demitris Christofi as a winger and Ismael Yartey on loan as well as Beg Ferati and Ovidiu Herea.

Sion
2013–14 season
ChairmanChristian Constantin
ManagerLaurent Roussey
23 October 2013 -
StadiumStade Tourbillon
Swiss Super League8th
Swiss Cup3rd round
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The 2013–14 season began rather poorly with Sion not scoring a goal until the 7th round and setting a new record in the Swiss Super League for the lowest scoring season start. Decastel played with a 4-2-3-1 system.

Squad

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Andris Vanins   GK (1980-04-30) 30 April 1980 (age 44) Ventspils
18 Steven Deana   GK (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34) Vaduz
30 Mathieu Debonnaire   GK (1987-04-26) 26 April 1987 (age 37) FC Lausanne-Sport
Defenders
4 Milos Bakrac   CB (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) Trainee
5 André Marques   LB (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 37) Sporting CP
13 Mathieu Debons   LB (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 32) Trainee
17 Pa Modou Jagne   LB (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34) FC St. Gallen
20 Vilmos Vanczák   RB (1983-06-20) 20 June 1983 (age 41) Újpest
22 Vincent Rüfli   RB (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36) Servette FC
27 Léo Lacroix   CB (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32) Trainee
28 Beg Ferati   CB (1986-11-10) 10 November 1986 (age 37) SC Freiburg
32 Arnaud Bühler   LB (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 39) SC Freiburg
Midfielders
2 Benjamin Kololli    MF (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32) Trainee
6 Xavier Kouassi   MF (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 34) Servette FC
7 Demetris Christofi   MF (1988-09-28) 28 September 1988 (age 36) Omonia Nicosia
8 Vullnet Basha    MF (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34) Neuchâtel Xamax
10 Ovidiu Herea   MF (1985-03-26) 26 March 1985 (age 39) Rapid București
14 Freddy Mveng   MF (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 32) BSC Young Boys
15 Ismael Yartey   MF (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) Loan From FC Sochaux
16 Matteo Fedele   MF (1992-07-20) 20 July 1992 (age 32) Trainee
23 Dario Vidosic   MF (1987-04-08) 8 April 1987 (age 37) Adelaide United FC
24 Max Veloso   MF (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) Neuchatel Xamax
34 Ndoye Birama   MF (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30) Trainee
Forwards
9 Fousseyni Cissé   ST (1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 (age 35) Le Mans FC
11 Léo Itaperuna   ST (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 35) Arapongas
19 Gaetan Karlen   FW (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) Trainee
21 Ebenezer Assifuah   FW (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31) Liberty Professionals F.C.

Out on loan

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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   SUI Danick Yerly (at  Chiasso)
16 MF   SUI Joaquim Adao (at  Chiasso)
4 DF   BRA Adaílton (at   FC Chiasso)
18 GK   SUI Kevin Fickentscher (at  FC Lausanne-Sport)
34 DF   SUI Anthony Sauthier (at  Servette FC)

Transfers

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Summer

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