2023–24 Servette FC season

The 2023–24 season is Servette FC's 126th season in existence and 23rd consecutive in the Swiss Super League. They are also competing in the Swiss Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Servette FC

2023–24 season
Manager	Raphaël Wicky
Stadium	Stade de Genève
Swiss Super League	2nd
Swiss Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Bedia (10) All: Chris Bedia (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 6 April 2024.

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 February 2024^[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   CYP Joël Mall 2 DF   FRA Moussa Diallo 3 DF   JPN Keigo Tsunemoto 4 DF   SUI Steve Rouiller 5 MF   CMR Gaël Ondoua 6 DF   GLP Anthony Baron 8 MF   FRA Timothé Cognat 9 MF   BIH Miroslav Stevanović 10 MF   SUI Alexis Antunes 11 FW   FRA Boubacar Fofana 12 DF   SUI Issa Kaloga 17 MF   SUI Dereck Kutesa 18 DF   CGO Bradley Mazikou 19 DF   FRA Yoan Severin 20 DF   SUI Théo Magnin

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW   SUI Jérémy Guillemenot 22 MF   DEN Alexander Lyng 26 DF   SUI Noah Henchoz 27 FW   FRA Enzo Crivelli 28 MF   FRA David Douline 29 FW   CIV Chris Bedia 30 MF   SEN Samba Lélé Diba 31 FW   CIV Tiemoko Ouattara 32 GK   SUI Jérémy Frick 33 DF   SUI Nicolas Vouilloz 44 GK   KOS Léo Besson 45 MF   FRA Hussayn Touati 68 DF   CMR Jérôme Onguéné (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) 77 DF   HUN Bendegúz Bolla (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) — DF   SUI Baba Souare

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 23 FW   FRA Ronny Rodelin (at Perly-Certoux until 30 June 2024) — GK   SUI Edin Omeragić (at Stade Nyonnais until 30 June 2024) — DF   KOS Valton Behrami (at Bellinzona until 1 January 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   SUI Malik Sawadogo (at Stade Nyonnais until 30 June 2024) — MF   CIV Sidiki Camara (at Stade Nyonnais until 30 June 2024)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Servette FC   v   Neuchâtel Xamax

28 June 2023 Friendly	Servette FC	4–0	Neuchâtel Xamax
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Servette FC   v   Stade Nyonnais

30 June 2023 Friendly	Servette FC	1–0	Stade Nyonnais
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Servette   v   Cercle Brugge

7 July 2023 Friendly	Servette	2–0	Cercle Brugge
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Servette FC   v   FC Rapperswil-Jona

11 July 2023 Friendly	Servette FC	5–2	FC Rapperswil-Jona
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Super League	22 July 2023	May 2024	Matchday 1		17	8	6	3	28	20	+8	047.06
Swiss Cup	19 August 2023		Round 1		3	2	1	0	13	2	+11	066.67
UEFA Champions League	25 July 2023	15 August 2023	Third qualifying round	Play-off round	4	0	3	1	5	6	−1	000.00
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	14 December 2023	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	2	3	4	13	−9	016.67
UEFA Europa Conference League	15 February 2024		Knockout round play-offs		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					30	11	12	7	50	41	+9	036.67

Last updated: 13 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2023–24 Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Young Boys	31	17	8	6	61	29	+32	59	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Servette	31	15	9	7	51	36	+15	54	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Lugano	31	16	5	10	58	44	+14	53	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
4	Zürich	31	12	12	7	44	33	+11	48
5	Winterthur	31	12	10	9	53	54	−1	46

Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 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.^[2]
Notes:

1. The 2023–24 Swiss Cup winners will qualify for the Europa League third qualifying round (or the third-placed team if the Cup winners finish first or second). If the Cup winners finish in the top four, the second Conference League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.

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
17	8	6	3	28	20	+8	30	4	3	1	17	10	+7	4	3	2	11	10	+1

Last updated: 14 December 2023.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D
Position	2	2	5	5	9	9	9	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on November 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Grasshoppers v Servette

22 July 2023 1	Grasshoppers	1–3	Servette	Zürich
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndenge   23'		Bedia   16', 61' Crivelli   77' (pen.)	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Servette v Zürich

29 July 2023 2	Servette	2–2	Zürich	Lancy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bedia   66' (pen.) Kutesa   86'		Rohner   11' Mathew   57'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 7,103 Referee: Fedayi San

Stade Lausanne-Ouchy v Servette

5 August 2023 3	Stade Lausanne-Ouchy	1–1	Servette	Lausanne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajdini   68' (pen.)		Pflücke   90+6'	Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 3,257 Referee: Johannes von Mandach

Servette v St. Gallen

12 August 2023 4	Servette	1–1	St. Gallen	Lancy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bedia   6'		Vallci   81'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Yverdon-Sport v Servette

26 August 2023 5	Yverdon-Sport	4–1	Servette	Neuchâtel
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lungoyi   2', 56' Mahious   54' Klepač   90+6'		Rodelin   87'	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 0 Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Servette v Young Boys

3 September 2023 6	Servette	0–1	Young Boys	Lancy
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Łakomy   2'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 10,593 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

Luzern v Servette

24 September 2023 7	Luzern	2–0	Servette	Lucerne
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bolla   7' (o.g.) Meyer   18'			Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 13,256 Referee: Urs Schnyder

Servette v Winterthur

27 September 2023 8	Servette	2–2	Winterthur	Lancy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bedia   54' Stevanović   82'		Buess   45+2' (pen.) Severin   89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger

Servette v Lausanne-Sport

30 September 2023 9	Servette	2–1	Lausanne-Sport	Lancy
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stevanović   54' Kutesa   56'		Sanches   39'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 9,023 Referee: Esther Staubli

Lugano v Servette

8 October 2023 10	Lugano	0–1	Servette	Lugano
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Crivelli   39'	Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Basel v Servette

21 October 2023 11	Basel	0–1	Servette	Basel
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Severin   63'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 20,194 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Servette v Luzern

29 October 2023 12	Servette	4–2	Luzern	Lancy
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Antunes   7' Bedia   66' Bolla   82' Crivelli   90+6' (pen.)		Ottiger   33' Chader   61'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Alessandro Dudic

Zürich v Servette

4 November 2023 13	Zürich	0–2	Servette	Zürich
19:30 CET (UTC+1)			Bedia   4' Rouiller   62'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 12,910 Referee: Sven Wolfensberger

Servette v Basel

12 November 2023 14	Servette	4–1	Basel	Lancy
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guillemenot   45', 90+3' Crivelli   66' Cognat   82'		Xhaka   21'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 7,273 Referee: Sandro Schärer

Servette v Grasshopper

26 November 2023 15	Servette	2–0	Grasshopper	Lancy
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guillemenot   16' Cognat   75'			Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Young Boys v Servette

3 December 2023 16	Young Boys	1–1	Servette	Bern
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ganvoula   58'		Bedia   8'	Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Lausanne-Sport v Servette

9 December 2023 17	Lausanne-Sport	1–1	Servette	Lausanne
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kalu   72'		Bolla   3'	Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière Attendance: 9,237 Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Servette v Lugano

17 December 2023 18	Servette	2–2	Lugano	Lancy
15:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Luca Cibelli

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Swiss Cup

Meyrin v Servette

19 August 2023 First round	Meyrin	0–8	Servette	Meyrin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Crivelli   18' Fofana   40' (pen.) Touati   64', 82', 84', 89' Cognat   85' Guillemenot   90+2'	Stadium: Stade des Arbères Referee: Michèle Schmölzer

Bulle v Servette

16 September 2023 Second round	Bulle	1–4	Servette	Bulle
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lahiouel   66'		Kutesa   14' Bedia   38' (pen.) Mazikou   57' Crivelli   77' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Bouleyres Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Johannes von Mandach

Servette v Lausanne Ouchy

1 November 2023 Round of 16	Servette	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Lausanne Ouchy	Lancy
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kutesa   73'		Qarri   84'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Luca Cibelli
	Penalties
	Stevanović   Bedia   Tsunemoto   Severin		Mulaj   Ajdini   Qarri

Delémont v Servette

27 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Delémont	0–2	Servette	Delémont
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Blancherie

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

Servette   v   Genk

25 July 2023 First leg	Servette	1–1	Genk	Geneva
20:30	Rouiller   77'	Report	Arokodare   21'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 18,026 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Genk   v   Servette

2 August 2023 Second leg	Genk	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (1–4 p)	Servette	Genk, Belgium
19:00	Trésor   28' (pen.) Arokodare   52'	Report	Cognat   36' Bedia   63'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 16,280 Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
	Penalties
	Hrošovský   Cuesta   Arokodare		Touati   Guillemenot   Severin   Rodelin

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

Rangers   v   Servette

9 August 2023 First leg	Rangers	2–1	Servette	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45	Tavernier   6' (pen.) Dessers   15'	Report	Bedia   44' (pen.)	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,956 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

Servette   v   Rangers

15 August 2023 Second leg	Servette	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rangers	Lancy
20:30	Kutesa   22'	Report	Tavernier   50'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SLP	ROM	SRV	SHE
1	Slavia Prague	6	5	0	1	17	4	+13	15	Advance to round of 16		—	2–0	4–0	6–0
2	Roma	6	4	1	1	12	4	+8	13	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–0	—	4–0	3–0
3	Servette	6	1	2	3	4	13	−9	5	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Sheriff Tiraspol	6	0	1	5	5	17	−12	1			2–3	1–2	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Servette   v   Slavia Prague

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1	Servette	0–2	Slavia Prague	Lancy
18:45		Report	Masopust   32' Ogbu   59'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 19,783^[3] Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Roma   v   Servette

5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 2	Roma	4–0	Servette	Rome, Italy
21:00	Lukaku   21' Belotti   46', 59' Pellegrini   52'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,764^[4] Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)

Sheriff Tiraspol   v   Servette

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 3	Sheriff Tiraspol	1–1	Servette	Tiraspol, Moldova
21:00 (22:00 EEST)	Ankeye   80'	Report	Crivelli   41'	Stadium: Sheriff Arena Attendance: 2,834^[5] Referee: John Brooks (England)

Servette   v   Sheriff Tiraspol

9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 4	Servette	2–1	Sheriff Tiraspol	Lancy
18:45	Rouiller   84' Bedia   90+3' (pen.)	Report	Severin   12' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 15,822^[6] Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Servette   v   Roma

30 November 2023 5	Servette	1–1	Roma	Lancy
21:00	Bedia   50'	Report	Lukaku   21'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 28,534^[7] Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Slavia Prague   v   Servette

14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 6	Slavia Prague	4–0	Servette	Prague, Czech Republic
18:45	Douděra   15' Schranz   25' Chytil   30', 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Fortuna Arena Attendance: 18,380^[8] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs will be held on 18 December 2023.

Servette   v   Ludogorets Razgrad

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) First leg	Servette	0–0	Ludogorets Razgrad	Stade de Genève, Geneva
21:00		Report		Attendance: 13,847^[9] Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Ludogorets Razgrad   v   Servette

22 February 2024 (2024-02-22) Second leg	Ludogorets Razgrad	0–1 (0–1 agg.)	Servette	Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad
18:45 (19:45 EET)		Report	Cognat   6'	Attendance: 6,487^[10] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Round of 16

Servette   v   Viktoria Plzeň

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) First leg	Servette	0–0	Viktoria Plzeň	Stade de Genève, Geneva
21:00		Report		Attendance: 15,354^[11] Referee: Morten Krogh (Denmark)

Viktoria Plzeň   v   Servette

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Second leg	Viktoria Plzeň	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Servette	Doosan Arena, Plzeň
18:45		Report		Attendance: 11,225^[12] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
	Penalties
	Chorý   Mosquera   Šulc		Stevanović   Gullemenot   Severin   Tsunemoto

References

1. "Effectif". Servette FC (in French). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
2. "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
3. "Servette vs. Slavia Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
4. "Roma vs. Servette" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
5. "Sheriff Tiraspol vs. Servette" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
6. "Servette vs. Sheriff Tiraspol" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
7. "Servette vs. Roma" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
8. "Slavia Prague vs. Servette" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
9. "Servette vs. Ludogorets Razgrad" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
10. "Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Servette" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
11. "Servette vs. Viktoria Plzeň" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
12. "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Servette" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

External links

• Official website