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| 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 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 19 March 2025. | |||
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.
Squad
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Alexandre Jankewitz
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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
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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
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Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Facinet Conte
|
Bastia
|
Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Ebrima Colley
|
 Atalanta
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Alan Virginius
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Lille
|
Loan | 3 August 2024 | [1] |
| MF | Christian Fassnacht
|
 Norwich City
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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
| 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
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 | 12.50 |
| 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 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 38.46 | |||
Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (X) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 33 | +44 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Servette | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Young Boys | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Lugano | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Luzern | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 51 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2025. 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]
(X) Assured of at least the Europa League
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.[5]
(X) Assured of at least the Europa League
Notes:
- ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
- ^ The 2024–25 Swiss Cup winner qualifies for the Europa League play-off qualifying round. If the cup winner finishes in the top three, the remaining European berths will pass 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
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 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
The match schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[6]
| 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 | 1–1 | Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
| 22 September 2024 7 | Winterthur | 1–4 | Young Boys | Winterthur |
| 16:30 | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Young Boys | 0–1 | Grasshopper | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Urs Schnyder Assistant referees: Fedayi San (VAR) Man of the Match: Giotto Morandi[7] |
| 6 October 2024 9 | Basel | 1–0 | Young Boys | Basel |
| 16:30 | Stadium: St. Jakob Park |
| 19 October 2024 10 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Luzern | Bern |
| 18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
| 27 October 2024 11 | Lugano | 2–0 | Young Boys | Lugano |
| 16:30 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 30 October 2024 12 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Bern |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 30,024 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 2 November 2024 13 | Zürich | 0–0 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| 18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund Attendance: 16,014 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 10 November 2024 14 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Lugano | Bern |
| 16:30 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 27,972 Referee: Stefan Horisberger |
| 23 November 2024 15 | Luzern | 1–1 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
| 18:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Swissporarena Attendance: 12,416 Referee: Luca Cibelli |
| 1 December 2024 16 | Young Boys | 3–1 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| 16:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,124 Referee: Luca Cibelli |
| 7 December 2024 17 | Sion | 3–1 | Young Boys | Sion |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 15 December 2024 18 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Servette | Bern |
| 14:15 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 29,215 Referee: Luca Cibelli |
Swiss Cup
| 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 | 2–4 | Young Boys | |
| 18:00 |
| 4 December 2024 Round of 16 | Schaffhausen | 0–1 | Young Boys | Schaffhausen |
| 20:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: FCS Arena Schaffhausen Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Stefan Horisberger |
| 27 February 2025 Quarter-finals | Zürich | – | Young Boys | Zurich |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Letzigrund |
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
| 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 |
|
Stadium: Rams Park |
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | RB Leipzig
|
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
| 33 |  Girona
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 |
| 34 |  Red Bull Salzburg
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8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 3 |
| 35 |  Slovan Bratislava
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8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 0 |
| 36 | Young Boys
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 17 September 2024 1 | Young Boys | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Bern, Switzerland |
| 18:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 1 October 2024 2 | Barcelona | 5–0 | Young Boys | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:00 |
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| 23 October 2024 3 | Young Boys | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Bern |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 6 November 2024 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | Young Boys | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 17,420 Referee:  Orel Grinfeld |
| 26 November 2024 5 | Young Boys | 1–6 | Atalanta | Bern |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 31,500 Referee:  Manfredas Lukjančukas |
| 11 December 2024 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–1 | Young Boys | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee:  Giorgi Kruashvili |
| 22 January 2025 7 | Celtic  | – | Young Boys | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 29 January 2025 8 | Young Boys | – |  Red Star Belgrade | Bern |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
References
- ^ "YB signs talented French striker". blue News.
- ^ "Christian Fassnacht kehrt zu YB zurück | NEWS-ARCHIV | BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
- ^ "Donat Rrudhani leihweise zu Luzern | NEWS-ARCHIV | BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch.
- ^ "Sadin Crnovrsanin leihweise zum FC Wil | 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". sport.ch.
- ^ "Meister YB bleibt auch im vierten Heimspiel der laufenden Saison sieglos". www.bluewin.ch (in German). Bluewin. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.