2019–20 BSC Young Boys season

The 2019–20 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 95th season in existence and the club's 24th 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 August 2020.

Young Boys

2019–20 season
Chairman	Hanspeter Kienberger
Manager	Gerardo Seoane
Stadium	Stade de Suisse
Swiss Super League	1st (champions)
Swiss Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jean-Pierre Nsame (32) All: Jean-Pierre Nsame (41)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

Current squad

As of 10 February 2020^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  SUI Marco Wölfli 3 DF  DEN Frederik Sørensen (on loan from FC Köln) 4 DF  GUI Mohamed Ali Camara 5 DF  SUI Cédric Zesiger 6 MF  SUI Esteban Petignat 7 MF  SUI Marvin Spielmann 8 MF  SUI Vincent Sierro 10 MF  SRB Miralem Sulejmani 11 MF  GER Gianluca Gaudino 13 MF  CMR Moumi Ngamaleu 14 DF  SUI Nicolas Bürgy 15 FW  COD Meschak Elia 16 MF  SUI Christian Fassnacht 18 FW  CMR Jean-Pierre Nsame

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  SUI Felix Mambimbi 20 MF  SUI Michel Aebischer 21 DF  SUI Ulisses Garcia 23 DF  SUI Saidy Janko (on loan from Porto) 25 DF  FRA Jordan Lefort (on loan from Amiens) 26 GK  SUI David von Ballmoos 28 DF  SUI Fabian Lustenberger (captain) 29 DF  SUI Jordan Lotomba 30 MF  SUI Sandro Lauper 35 MF  LUX Christopher Martins 40 GK  SUI Dario Marzino 41 FW  SUI Samuel Ballet 99 FW  FRA Guillaume Hoarau

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  CIV Roger Assalé (at Leganés until 30 June 2020) 24 DF  SUI Jan Kronig (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2020) 27 MF  SUI Pedro Teixeira (at Kriens until 30 June 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 MF  ALB Taulant Seferi (at Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2020) — MF  SUI Joël Schmied (at Wil until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Young Boys v Rapperswil-Jona

21 June 2019 Burkhalter Cup	Young Boys	2–1	Rapperswil-Jona	Bern, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Garcia 16' Spielmann 42'	Report	13'	Stadium: Spitalacker Attendance: 3'200

Breitenrain v Young Boys

21 June 2019 Burkhalter Cup	Breitenrain	0–4	Young Boys	Bern, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	13' Sulejmani 21' Sierro 36' Maier 41' Seferi	Stadium: Spitalacker Attendance: 3'200

Vaduz v Young Boys

26 June 2019 Friendly	Vaduz	1–0	Young Boys	Vaduz, Liechtenstein
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cicek 2'	Report		Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Attendance: 400

Young Boys v Stuttgart

29 June 2019 Friendly	Young Boys	3–1	Stuttgart	Fügen, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoarau 4' Nsame 4' Petignat 83'	Report	25' González	Stadium: Sportplatz Schlitters Attendance: 700

Young Boys v Levski Sofia

2 July 2019 Friendly	Young Boys	0–0	Levski Sofia	Fügen, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Schlitters Attendance: 300

Young Boys v Frankfurt

10 July 2019 Uhrencup	Young Boys	5–1	Frankfurt	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hoarau 6' Ngamaleu 31' Nsame 68' Gaudino 74' Petignat 81'	Report	86' Joveljić	Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 5'039

Young Boys v Kriens

13 July 2019 Friendly	Young Boys	0–2	Kriens	Bern, Switzerland
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	13' Tadić 59' Kukeli	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 500

Young Boys v Crystal Palace

13 July 2019 Uhrencup	Young Boys	2–0	Crystal Palace	Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngamaleu 5' Hoarau 32'	Report		Stadium: Tissot Arena Attendance: 4'836

Young Boys v Hansa Rostock

8 January 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	1–2	Hansa Rostock	Serik, Turkey
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fassnacht 65'	Report	5' Breier 24' Butzen	Stadium: Regnum Carya Golf Resort

Young Boys v İstanbul Başakşehir

11 January 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	1–3	İstanbul Başakşehir	Serik, Turkey
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ngamaleu 90' (pen.)	Report	5', 14' Ba 70' Višća	Stadium: Maxx Royal Resort

Young Boys v Viitorul Constanța

14 January 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	1–0	Viitorul Constanța	Serik, Turkey
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Assalé 40'	Report		Stadium: Regnum Carys Golf Resort

Young Boys v Schaffhausen

18 January 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	2–2	Schaffhausen	Bern, Switzerland
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nsame 62' (pen.) 80'	Report	87' Del Toro 90+1' (o.g.) Lustenberger	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 650

Young Boys v Chiasso

18 January 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	2–1	Chiasso	Bern, Switzerland
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hoarau 11' Sierro 49'	Report	83' Kryeziu	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 950

Young Boys v Kriens

6 March 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	5–1	Kriens	Bern, Switzerland
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hoarau 17' Fassnacht 29', 72' Nsame 50' Mambimbi 72'	Report	87' Ulrich	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 0

Young Boys v Winterthur

13 March 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	0–0	Winterthur	Bern, Switzerland
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 0

Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport

6 June 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	2–0	Lausanne-Sport	Bern, Switzerland
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nsame 68' Fassnacht 113'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 0

Young Boys v Winterthur

12 June 2020 Friendly	Young Boys	4–2	Winterthur	Bern, Switzerland
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nsame 37' Aebischer 52' Mambimbi 96' Hoarau 98'	Report	5' Arnold 46' Mahamid	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Super League	19 July 2019	3 August 2019	Matchday 1	Winners	36	23	7	6	80	41	+39	063.89
Swiss Cup	16 August 2019	30 August 2020	Round 1	Winners	6	6	0	0	23	5	+18	100.00
UEFA Champions League	21 August 2019	27 August 2019	Play-off round	Play-off round	2	0	2	0	3	3	+0	000.00
UEFA Europa League	19 September 2019	12 December 2019	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	033.33
Total					50	31	11	8	114	56	+58	062.00

Last updated: 30 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2019–20 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Young Boys (C)	36	23	7	6	80	41	+39	76	Qualificaition for Champions League second qualifying round
2	St. Gallen	36	21	5	10	79	56	+23	68	Qualificaition for Europa League third qualifying round
3	Basel	36	18	8	10	74	38	+36	62	Qualificaition for Europa League second qualifying round
4	Servette	36	12	13	11	57	48	+9	49	Qualificaition for Europa League first qualifying round
5	Lugano	36	11	14	11	46	46	0	47

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

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
36	23	7	6	80	41	+39	76	16	2	0	51	15	+36	7	5	6	29	26	+3

Last updated: 3 August 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Young Boys v Servette

21 July 2019 1	Young Boys	1–1	Servette	Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Neuchâtel Xamax v Young Boys

28 July 2019 2	Neuchâtel Xamax	0–1	Young Boys	Neuchâtel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

Young Boys v Lugano

4 August 2019 3	Young Boys	2–0	Lugano	Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

St. Gallen v Young Boys

10 August 2019 4	St. Gallen	2–3	Young Boys	St. Gallen
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kybunpark

Young Boys v Zürich

24 August 2019 5	Young Boys	4–0	Zürich	Bern
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Young Boys v Basel

22 September 2019 7	Young Boys	1–1	Basel	Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sørensen  24' Assalé  26' Nsame 59' Lustenberger  85'	FCB report	Widmer 5' Cabral  63'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Basel v Young Boys

1 December 2019 16	Basel	3–0	Young Boys	Basel
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cabral 6' Alderete 13' Zhegrova  45+3' Zhegrova 48' Frei  83'	FCB report	Garcia  54' Janko  73'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 30,965 Referee: Stephan Klossner

Young Boys v Basel

26 January 2020 19	Young Boys	2–0	Basel	Bern
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aebischer  37' Nsame 39' Hoarau 78'	FCB report	Ademi  13' Petretta  58' Bergström  77' Alderete  87'  90'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Lugano v Young Boys

16 February 2020 22	Lugano	2–1	Young Boys	Lugano
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium

St. Gallen v Young Boys

23 February 2020 23	St. Gallen	3–3	Young Boys	St. Gallen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kybunpark

Young Boys v Zürich

19 June 2020 24	Young Boys	3–2	Zürich	Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Thun v Young Boys

23 June 2020 25	Thun	1–0	Young Boys	Thun
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stockhorn Arena

Young Boys v Neuchâtel Xamax

27 June 2020 26	Young Boys	6–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Servette v Young Boys

30 June 2020 27	Servette	1–1	Young Boys	Geneva
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Genève

Young Boys v Lugano

5 July 2020 28	Young Boys	3–0	Lugano	Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Young Boys v Thun

8 July 2020 29	Young Boys	4–0	Thun	Bern
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Basel v Young Boys

11 July 2020 30	Basel	3–2	Young Boys	Basel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Campo 13' Pululu  23' Arthur 48', 61' Cömert  55' Widmer  76' Omlin  90+4'	FCB report	Janko  32' Aebischer  50'  81' Lotomba  51' Nsame 66' Fassnacht 70'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Young Boys v Servette

15 July 2020 31	Young Boys	4–2	Servette	Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Zürich v Young Boys

18 July 2020 32	Zürich	0–5	Young Boys	Zürich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund

Neuchâtel Xamax v Young Boys

23 July 2020 33	Neuchâtel Xamax	0–1	Young Boys	Neuchâtel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

Young Boys v Luzern

26 July 2020 34	Young Boys	1–0	Luzern	Bern
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Sion v Young Boys

31 July 2020 35	Sion	0–1	Young Boys	Sion
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Tourbillon

Young Boys v St. Gallen

3 August 2020 36	Young Boys	3–1	St. Gallen	Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Swiss Cup

Étoile Carouge FC v Young Boys

16 August 2019 First round	Étoile Carouge FC	0–1	Young Boys	Carouge
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Fontenette

FC Freienbach v Young Boys

14 September 2019 Second round	FC Freienbach	2–11	Young Boys	Freienbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Chrummen

Zürich v Young Boys

30 October 2019 Third round	Zürich	0–4	Young Boys	Zürich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund

FC Luzern v Young Boys

6 August 2020 Quarter-finals	FC Luzern	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Young Boys	Lucerne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Swissporarena

Young Boys v Sion

9 August 2020 Semi-finals	Young Boys	3–1	Sion	Bern
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Basel v Young Boys

30 August 2020 Final	Basel	1–2	Young Boys	Bern
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Widmer  12' Alderete 42' Marchand  62' Ademi  68' Van der Werff  74'		Martins  5' Nsame 50' Garcia  69' Ngamaleu  74' Spielmann 89'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League play-off round

Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade

21 August 2019 First leg	Young Boys	2–2	Red Star Belgrade	Bern, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Assalé 7' Hoarau 76' (pen.)	Report	Degenek 18' García 46'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 26,375 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Red Star Belgrade v Young Boys

27 August 2019 Second leg	Red Star Belgrade	1–1 (3–3 (a) agg.)	Young Boys	Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vukanović 59'	Report	Ben 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 47,487 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POR	RAN	YB	FEY
1	Porto	6	3	1	2	8	9	−1	10	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	2–1	3–2
2	Rangers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9			2–0	—	1–1	1–0
3	Young Boys	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8			1–2	2–1	—	2–0
4	Feyenoord	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5			2–0	2–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Porto v Young Boys

19 September 2019 1	Porto	2–1	Young Boys	Porto, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Young Boys v Rangers

3 October 2019 2	Young Boys	2–1	Rangers	Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Young Boys v Feyenoord

24 October 2019 3	Young Boys	2–0	Feyenoord	Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Feyenoord v Young Boys

7 November 2019 4	Feyenoord	1–1	Young Boys	Rotterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: De Kuip

Young Boys v Porto

28 November 2019 5	Young Boys	1–2	Porto	Bern, Switzerland
18:55 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Rangers v Young Boys

12 December 2019 6	Rangers	1–1	Young Boys	Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Notes