2024–25 BSC Young Boys season

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.

BSC Young Boys

2024–25 season
Chairman	Hanspeter Kienberger
Manager	Patrick Rahmen (until 8 October) Giorgio Contini (from 18 December)
Stadium	Stadion Wankdorf
Swiss Super League	5th
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: Joël Monteiro (7) All: Joël Monteiro (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	31,500 vs Galatasaray
Lowest home attendance	24,488 vs Yverdon-Sport FC
Average home league attendance	28,136
Biggest win	FC Printse-Nendaz0–10 Young Boys
Biggest defeat	Barcelona 5–0 Young Boys
Home colours Away colours
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2025.

Squad

Position Number Player Date joined Further data GK 26 David von Ballmoos 2007 GK 33 Marvin Keller 2023 DF 27 Lewin Blum 2012 DF 30 Sandro Lauper 2018 DF 5 Anel Husić 2024 DF 3 Jaouen Hadjam 2024 DF 4 Tanguy Zoukrou 2024 DF 24 Zachary Athekame 2024 MF 77 Joël Monteiro 2021 MF 7 Filip Ugrinić 2022 MF 14 Miguel Chaiwa 2022 MF 10 Kastriot Imeri 2022 MF 8 Łukasz Łakomy 2023 MF 19 Noah Persson 2022 MF 11 Ebrima Colley 2024 FW 15 Meschak Elia 2020 FW 35 Silvère Ganvoula 2023 FW 9 Cedric Itten 2022 FW 39 Darian Maleš 2023

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Alexandre Jankewitz	Winterthur	Loan return	30 June 2024
GK	Marvin Keller	Winterthur	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Miguel Chaiwa	Schaffhausen	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Donat Rrudhani	Lausanne-Sport	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Zachary Athekame	Neuchâtel Xamax	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Joel Bichsel	SC Freiburg II	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Théo Golliard	Vaduz	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Tanguy Zoukrou	Toyes	Undisclosed	1 July 2024
FW	Facinet Conte	Bastia	Free	1 July 2024
FW	Ebrima Colley	Atalanta	Undisclosed	1 July 2024
MF	Alan Virginius	Lille	Loan	3 August 2024	[1]
MF	Christian Fassnacht	Norwich City	Undisclosed	15 January 2025	[2]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Donat Rrudhani	Luzern	Loan	30 July 2024	[3]
DF	Sadin Crnovrsanin	Wil	Loan	7 January 2025	[4]

Friendlies

Pre-season

Young Boys v Thun

28 June 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	0–2	Thun
17:30

FC Breitenrain v Young Boys

28 June 2024 Friendly	FC Breitenrain	1–2	Young Boys
19:30

Young Boys v Neuchâtel Xamax

2 July 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	4–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Gstaad
16:00				Stadium: Sportplatz Schützebode

Young Boys v Westerlo

6 July 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	0–1	Westerlo	Payerne
15:00				Stadium: Stade Municipal

Young Boys v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

10 July 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	2–2	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Solothurn
18:00	Lauper 9' Hadjam 25'		Vakulko 6' Kozhushko 73'	Stadium: Stadion FC Solothurn

Young Boys v Aarau

13 July 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	1–0	Aarau	Bern
15:00	29' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Young Boys v Wil

13 July 2024 Friendly	Young Boys	1–3	Wil	Bern
18:00				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Competitions

Overall record

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	8	1	3	4	11	16	−5	012.50
Swiss Cup	16–18 August 2024			2	2	0	0	14	2	+12	100.00
UEFA Champions League	20–21 August 2024		Play-off round	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	066.67
Total				13	5	3	5	29	23	+6	038.46

Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[a]
1	Basel (C)	38	22	7	9	91	43	+48	73	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Servette	38	17	12	9	64	55	+9	63	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Young Boys	38	17	10	11	60	49	+11	61	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4	Lugano	38	15	9	14	55	58	−3	54	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Lausanne-Sport	38	14	11	13	62	54	+8	53	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round

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.^[5]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
2. The 2024–25 Swiss Cup winner (Basel) qualifies for the Europa League play-off round. Since the cup winner finished in the top three, the remaining European berths were passed down to the next highest qualifying teams.

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
18	6	5	7	25	29	−4	23	5	2	2	16	12	+4	1	3	5	9	17	−8

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W
Position	8	12	12	11	12	12	9	11	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[6]

Young Boys v Sion

21 July 2024 1	Young Boys	1–2	Sion	Bern
14:15	Ganvoula 16' Hadjam  23'  59' Husić  32' Ugrinic  90+2'		Lavanchy  31' Bouchlarhem  34' Djokic 39' Chouaref 66' Fayulu  90+4' Sorgić  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 28,366 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

Servette v Young Boys

24 July 2024 5	Servette	3–1	Young Boys	Lancy
20:30	Tsunemoto 32',  87' Stevanović 40' Mazikou  73' Crivelli 79' (pen.)		Chaiwa  45+2' Itten 71' Zoukrou  75' Blum  89'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 8,727 Referee: Fedayi San

St. Gallen v Young Boys

28 July 2024 2	St. Gallen	4–0	Young Boys	St. Gallen
16:30	Chadrac Akolo 9' Geubbels 18' Mambimbi 51' Witzig 55'		Maleš  81'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 18,720 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Zürich

4 August 2024 3	Young Boys	2–2	Zürich	Bern
16:30	Brecher 18' (o.g.) Gómez  34' Ganvoula 54' Itten  90+6'		Marchesano 7' (pen.) Gómez  34' Katić  47' Okita  51' Katić 76' Wallner  86' Kryeziu  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 30,630 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Yverdon-Sport v Young Boys

10 August 2024 4	Yverdon-Sport	2–2	Young Boys	Yverdon-les-Bains
20:30	Kevin Carlos 5' Kacuri  64' Aké 78' Céspedes  90+2'		Ganvoula 9' Céspedes 49' (o.g.) Camara  62' Lauper  86'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport

31 August 2024 6	Young Boys	1–1	Lausanne-Sport	Bern
20:30				Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf

Winterthur v Young Boys

22 September 2024 7	Winterthur	1–4	Young Boys	Winterthur
16:30				Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese

Young Boys v Grasshopper

28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) 8	Young Boys	0–1	Grasshopper	Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	4' (Lee) Morandi  8' Abrashi  10' Kittel  72' Lee	Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) Man of the Match: Giotto Morandi[7]

Basel v Young Boys

6 October 2024 9	Basel	1–0	Young Boys	Basel
16:30				Stadium: St. Jakob Park

Young Boys v Luzern

19 October 2024 10	Young Boys	2–1	Luzern	Bern
18:00 CET	Benito  18' Niasse  42' Camara  44' Ugrinić  45+4' Monteiro 47' Itten 50' Elia  85' von Ballmoos  90+3'	Report	Dorn  26' Knezevic  45+2' Jaquez  45+4' 70' Stanković  90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Luca Piccolo

Lugano v Young Boys

27 October 2024 11	Lugano	2–0	Young Boys	Lugano
16:30 CET	Aliseda 18' Grgić  24' Mahmoud 33' Brault-Guillard  71' Mai  85'	Report	Husić  36' Athekame  81' Łakomy  85'	Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Young Boys v Basel

30 October 2024 12	Young Boys	3–2	Basel	Bern
20:30 CET	Blum  25' Ugrinić 64' Virginius  69' Dräger 81' (o.g.) Barišić 87' (o.g.)	Report	Kade 19'  35' Vouilloz  26' Shaqiri  67' Mendes  70' Leroy  81' Schmid 89'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 30,024 Referee: Fedayi San

Zürich v Young Boys

2 November 2024 13	Zürich	0–0	Young Boys	Zürich
18:00 CET	Rodrigo Conceição  55'	Report	Imeri  73' Ugrinić  79' Monteiro  79' Colley  86'	Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 16,014 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Lugano

10 November 2024 14	Young Boys	2–1	Lugano	Bern
16:30 CET	Itten 19' (pen.) Elia  46' Łakomy  65' Hadjam  67' Virginius 76'	Report	Bottani  19' Valenzuela  24' Grgić 33' (pen.) Bislimi  54' Mahmoud  67'  87' Zanotti  86' Papadopoulos  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 27,972 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Luzern v Young Boys

23 November 2024 15	Luzern	1–1	Young Boys	Lucerne
18:00 CET	Owusu  39' Klidjé 79' Rrudhani  90+7'	Report	Ugrinić  30' Maleš 34' Łakomy  58' Athekame  72' Itten  84'	Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 12,416 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Young Boys v St. Gallen

1 December 2024 16	Young Boys	3–1	St. Gallen	Bern
16:30 CET	Maleš 23' Itten 26'  84' Imeri  89' Ganvoula 90+6'	Report	Görtler  16' Cissé 53' Noah Yannick  64' Witzig  69'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,124 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Sion v Young Boys

7 December 2024 17	Sion	3–1	Young Boys	Sion
18:00 CET	Diouf 14' Schmied 16' Chouaref 29' Mouhcine Bouriga  73' Ziegler  82' Marquinhos Cipriano  90+1'	Report	Hadjam  11' Blum  23' Niasse  42'  66' Monteiro 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Fedayi San

Young Boys v Servette

15 December 2024 18	Young Boys	2–1	Servette	Bern
14:15 CET	Maleš 37' 46'  82' Athekame  68'	Report	Kutesa 6'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,215 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Swiss Cup

FC Printse-Nendaz v Young Boys

17 August 2024 First round	FC Printse-Nendaz	0–10	Young Boys	Nendaz
17:00		Report	Maleš 1', 25' Itten 29', 31', 53' Virginius 38', 45+1', 55' Golliard 63' Quartier 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade des Grangettes

Vevey-Sports v Young Boys

14 September 2024 Second round	Vevey-Sports	2–4	Young Boys
18:00

Schaffhausen v Young Boys

4 December 2024 Round of 16	Schaffhausen	0–1	Young Boys	Schaffhausen
20:00 CET	Bunjaku  65' Ben Schläppi  67'  81' Gianni De Nitti  79' Marc Giger  79'	Report	Lauper 35' Hadjam  38' Niasse  66' Camara  67' Ganvoula  87'	Stadium: FCS Arena Schaffhausen Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Zürich v Young Boys

27 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Zürich	–	Young Boys	Zurich
20:30 CET				Stadium: Letzigrund

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Young Boys v Galatasaray

21 August 2024 First leg	Young Boys	3–2	Galatasaray	Bern
21:00 UTC+2	Monteiro 3', 45+4' Hadjam  26' Lauper  29' Niasse  43' Mohamed Ali Camara  70' Ugrinic 86' (pen.)		Bardakcı  22'  84' Torreira  45+6' Batshuayi 66', 72'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Galatasaray v Young Boys

27 August 2024 Second leg	Galatasaray	0–1 (2–4 agg.)	Young Boys	Istanbul, Turkey
22:00 UTC+3			Virginius 87'	Stadium: Rams Park

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
32	RB Leipzig	8	1	0	7	8	15	−7	3
33	Girona	8	1	0	7	5	13	−8	3
34	Red Bull Salzburg	8	1	0	7	5	27	−22	3
35	Slovan Bratislava	8	0	0	8	7	27	−20	0
36	Young Boys	8	0	0	8	3	24	−21	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	31	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Young Boys v Aston Villa

17 September 2024 1	Young Boys	0–3	Aston Villa	Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CET	Niasse  33' Lauper  46' Elia  53' Monteiro  78'	Report	Tielemans 27' Ramsey 38' Durán  79' Onana 86'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Barcelona v Young Boys

1 October 2024 2	Barcelona	5–0	Young Boys	Barcelona, Spain
21:00	Lewandowski 8', 51' Raphinha 34' Martínez 37' Camara 81' (o.g.)

Young Boys v Inter Milan

23 October 2024 3	Young Boys	0–1	Inter Milan	Bern
21:00	Hadjam  33' Monteiro  35' Imeri  36' Maleš  81'	Report	Dumfries  35' Thuram 90+3'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Michael Oliver

Shakhtar Donetsk v Young Boys

6 November 2024 4	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	Young Boys	Gelsenkirchen
18:45	Zubkov 31' Sudakov 41' Konoplya  81'	Report	Imeri 27' Blum  40' Athekame  45+3' Niasse  70'	Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 17,420 Referee: Orel Grinfeld

Young Boys v Atalanta

26 November 2024 5	Young Boys	1–6	Atalanta	Bern
21:00	Ganvoula 11' Colley  44' Elia  73'	Report	Retegui 9' 39' De Ketelaere 28' 56' Kolašinac 31' Brescianini  45' Samardžić 90'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas

VfB Stuttgart v Young Boys

11 December 2024 6	VfB Stuttgart	5–1	Young Boys	Stuttgart, Germany
21:00	Stiller 25' Millot 53' Führich 61' Vagnoman 66' Keitel 75' Rieder  86'	Report	Łakomy 6'  90' Benito  58' Hadjam  60' Ugrinić  89'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili

Celtic v Young Boys

22 January 2025 7	Celtic	1–0	Young Boys	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Benito 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,544 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Young Boys v Red Star Belgrade

29 January 2025 8	Young Boys	0–1	Red Star Belgrade	Bern
21:00		Report	Kanga 69'	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Umut Meler