The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of BSC Young Boys, and the club's 24th consecutive season in the Swiss Super League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Patrick Rahmen | ||
| Stadium | Stadion Wankdorf | ||
| Swiss Super League | 12th | ||
| Swiss Cup | Second round | ||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Silvère Ganvoula (3) All: Cedric Itten Alan Virginius (4) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,500 vs Galatasaray | ||
| Biggest win | FC Printse-Nendaz 0–10 Young Boys | ||
| Biggest defeat | St. Gallen 4–0 Young Boys | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 27 August 2024. | |||
Squad
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Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Alexandre Jankewitz
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Winterthur
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| GK | Marvin Keller
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Winterthur
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Miguel Chaiwa
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Schaffhausen
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Donat Rrudhani
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Lausanne-Sport
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Zachary Athekame
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Neuchâtel Xamax
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Joel Bichsel
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 SC Freiburg II
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Théo Golliard
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 Vaduz
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Tanguy Zoukrou
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Toyes
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Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Facinet Conte
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Bastia
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Ebrima Colley
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 Atalanta
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Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Alan Virginius
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Lille
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Loan | 3 August 2024 | [1] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Donat Rrudhani
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Luzern
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Loan | 30 July 2024 | [2] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 28 June 2024 Friendly | Young Boys | 0–2 | Thun | |
| 17:30 |
| 28 June 2024 Friendly | FC Breitenrain | 1–2 | Young Boys | |
| 19:30 |
| 2 July 2024 Friendly | Young Boys | 4–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Gstaad |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Sportplatz Schützebode |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | Young Boys | 2–2 |  Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Solothurn |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadion FC Solothurn |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Young Boys | 1–0 | Aarau | Bern |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | Young Boys | 1–3 | Wil | Bern |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Swiss Super League | 21 July 2024 | 22–24 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Swiss Cup | 16–18 August 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 | ||
| UEFA Champions League | 20–21 August 2024 | Play-off round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 37.50 | |||
Last updated: 27 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Yverdon-Sport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 5 | |
| 9 | Grasshopper | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
| 11 | Winterthur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 12 | Young Boys | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 | Relegation to 2025–26 Swiss Challenge League |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: Swiss Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[3]
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Last updated: 10 August 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 10 August 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[4]
| 21 July 2024 1 | Young Boys | 1–2 | Sion | Bern |
| 14:15 | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 28,366 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 24 July 2024 5 | Servette | 3–1 | Young Boys | Lancy |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 8,727 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 28 July 2024 2 | St. Gallen | 4–0 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| 16:30 |
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Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 4 August 2024 3 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Zürich | Bern |
| 16:30 | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 30,630 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 10 August 2024 4 | Yverdon-Sport | 2–2 | Young Boys | Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 20:30 |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 31 August 2024 6 | Young Boys | v | Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
Swiss Cup
edit| 17 August 2024 First round | FC Printse-Nendaz | 0–10 | Young Boys | Nendaz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade des Grangettes |
| 14 September 2024 Second round | Vevey-Sports | v | Young Boys | |
| 18:00 |
UEFA Champions League
editPlay-off round
edit| 21 August 2024 First leg | Young Boys | 3–2 |  Galatasaray | Bern |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 27 August 2024 Second leg | Galatasaray | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | Young Boys | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 22:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Rams Park |
League phase
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Sparta Prague
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 |  Sporting CP
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |  Sturm Graz
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | VfB Stuttgart
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| TBD | Young Boys | – |  Aston Villa | Bern |
| Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
| TBD | VfB Stuttgart | – | Young Boys | Stuttgart, Germany |
| TBD | Young Boys | – |  Red Star Belgrade | Bern |
| Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
| TBD | Young Boys | – | Atalanta | Bern |
| Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
| TBD | Shakhtar Donetsk | – | Young Boys | TBD |
| TBD | Barcelona  | – | Young Boys | Barcelona, Spain |
| TBD | Young Boys | – | Inter Milan | Bern |
| Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
References
edit- ^ "YB signs talented French striker". blue News.
- ^ "Donat Rrudhani leihweise zu Luzern | NEWS-ARCHIV | BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
- ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Live Sport und News".
- ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.