2016–17 FC Luzern season
FC Luzern Football team season
Chairman | Rudolf Stäger | ||
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Manager | Markus Babbel | ||
Stadium | swissporarena | ||
Swiss Super League | 5th | ||
Swiss Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Marco Schneuwly (14) All: Marco Schneuwly (21) | ||
Average home league attendance | 10,955[1] | ||
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The 2016–17 season was the 92nd season in the history of Fussball-Club Luzern and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football.
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Luzern v Winterthur
25 June 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 2–4 | Winterthur | Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Austria Lustenau
2 July 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 1–1 | Austria Lustenau | Switzerland |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v 1. FC Kaiserslautern
9 July 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Luzern v Monaco
12 July 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 2–1 | Monaco | Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Censuy |
Luzern v Schalke 04
16 July 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 4–2 | Schalke 04 | Lucerne, Switzerland |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 5,191 Referee: Alain Bieri |
Luzern v Schaffhausen
19 July 2016 Friendly | Luzern | 1–2 | Schaffhausen | Switzerland |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
Union Berlin v Luzern
6 October 2016 Friendly | Union Berlin | 1–0 | Luzern | Berlin, Germany |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 766 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
Karlsruher SC v Luzern
14 January 2017 Friendly | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | Luzern | Germany |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Swiss Super League | 23 July 2016 | 2 June 2017 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 038.89 |
Swiss Cup | 10 August 2016 | 5 April 2017 | Round 1 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 060.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 28 July 2016 | 4 August 2016 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
Total | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 75 | +1 | 039.53 |
Source: Competitions
Swiss Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | Lugano | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
4 | Sion | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
6 | Thun | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 45 | |
7 | St. Gallen | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 41 |
Source: Swiss Super League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.[2]
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, Basel, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Swiss Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary
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 |
36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 40 | −11 |
Source: Swiss Super League
Results by round
Source: World Football
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Lugano v Luzern
23 July 2016 Round 1 | Lugano | 1–2 | Luzern | Lugano |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium |
Luzern v Grasshopper
31 July 2016 Round 2 | Luzern | 4–3 | Grasshopper | Lucerne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Basel
7 August 2016 Round 3 | Luzern | 2 – 3 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
13:45 | Hyka 18' (1:1) Hyka 29' (2:1) Kryeziu 33' | FCB summary | 4' (0:1) Suchý 20' Xhaka 70' (2:2) Janko 74' (2:3) Janko | Attendance: 14,486 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
Vaduz v Luzern
10 August 2016 Round 4 | Vaduz | 1–3 | Luzern | Vaduz |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
Luzern v Thun
21 August 2016 Round 5 | Luzern | 3–0 | Thun | Lucerne |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
St. Gallen v Luzern
28 August 2016 Round 6 | St. Gallen | 3–0 | Luzern | St. Gallen |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
Young Boys v Luzern
10 September 2016 Round 7 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Luzern | Bern |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Luzern v Sion
21 September 2016 Round 8 | Luzern | 2–2 | Sion | Lucerne |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Lausanne-Sport
24 September 2016 Round 9 | Luzern | 1–3 | Lausanne-Sport | Lucerne |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Grasshopper v Luzern
2 October 2016 Round 10 | Grasshopper | 3–2 | Luzern | Zürich |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Basel v Luzern
15 October 2016 Round 11 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:00 | Doumbia 25' (1:0) Lang 55' (2:0) Elyounoussi 89' (3:0) | FCB summary | 68' Lustenberger | Attendance: 27,261 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
Luzern v St. Gallen
23 October 2016 Round 12 | Luzern | 3–0 | St. Gallen | Lucerne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Lausanne-Sport v Luzern
30 October 2016 Round 13 | Lausanne-Sport | 2–3 | Luzern | Lausanne |
13:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise |
Luzern v Young Boys
6 November 2016 Round 14 | Luzern | 2–2 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Lugano
20 November 2016 Round 15 | Luzern | 2–1 | Lugano | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Thun v Luzern
26 November 2016 Round 16 | Thun | 1–2 | Luzern | Thun |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
Luzern v Vaduz
3 December 2016 Round 17 | Luzern | 3–0 | Vaduz | Lucerne |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Sion v Luzern
11 December 2016 Round 18 | Sion | 3–1 | Luzern | Sion |
13:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon |
Lausanne-Sport v Luzern
5 February 2017 Round 19 | Lausanne-Sport | 4–4 | Luzern | Lausanne |
13:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade olympique de la Pontaise |
Luzern v Young Boys
12 February 2017 Round 20 | Luzern | 4–1 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Thun
18 February 2017 Round 21 | Luzern | 1–1 | Thun | Lucerne |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Basel v Luzern
26 February 2017 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
13:45 | Suchý 19' (1:0) Janko 34' (2:0) Steffen 67' Janko 81' (3:1) | FCB summary | 19' Grether 36' (2:1) Affolter 75' Neumayr 76' Itten | Attendance: 24,894 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
Luzern v Grasshopper
5 March 2017 Round 23 | Luzern | 1–1 | Grasshopper | Lucerne |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
St. Gallen v Luzern
11 March 2017 Round 24 | St. Gallen | 1–1 | Luzern | St. Gallen |
20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: AFG Arena |
Luzern v Sion
18 March 2017 Round 25 | Luzern | 0–0 | Sion | Lucerne |
17:45 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Luzern v Lugano
2 April 2017 Round 26 | Luzern | 0–2 | Lugano | Lucerne |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Vaduz v Luzern
9 April 2017 Round 27 | Vaduz | 0–2 | Luzern | Vaduz |
13:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion |
Luzern v St. Gallen
17 April 2017 Round 28 | Luzern | 2–0 | St. Gallen | Lucerne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Grasshopper v Luzern
22 April 2017 Round 29 | Grasshopper | 4–1 | Luzern | Zürich |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund |
Luzern v Basel
28 April 2017 Round 30 | Luzern | 1 – 2 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
19:45 | Costa 41' M. Schneuwly 88' (1:2) | FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Doumbia 36' Traoré 71' (0:2) Steffen 76' Suchý | Attendance: 14,823 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
Thun v Luzern
6 May 2017 Round 31 | Thun | 3–1 | Luzern | Thun |
17:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
Young Boys v Luzern
14 May 2017 Round 32 | Young Boys | 4–1 | Luzern | Bern |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Luzern v Lausanne-Sport
17 May 2017 Round 33 | Luzern | 0–3 | Lausanne-Sport | Lucerne |
19:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: swissporarena |
Sion v Luzern
21 May 2017 Round 34 | Sion | 2–3 | Luzern | Sion |
13:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alain Bieri |
Luzern v Vaduz
28 May 2017 Round 35 | Luzern | 2–2 | Vaduz | Lucerne |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 11,165 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
Lugano v Luzern
2 June 2017 Round 36 | Lugano | 0–1 | Luzern | Lugano |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Alain Bieri |
Swiss Cup
FC Oberwallis Naters v Luzern
13 August 2016 First round | FC Oberwallis Naters | 1–4 | Luzern | Sportanlage Stapfen |
17:00 | Chihadeh 49' | SFV summary | 4' João Oliveira (Swiss footballer)Oliveira 43', 81', 85' Schneuwly |
Europa League qualifying
- Third qualifying round
Luzern v Sassuolo
28 July 2016 (2016-07-28) | Luzern | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Swissporarena, Lucerne |
19:45 | M. Schneuwly 8' | Report | Berardi 42' (pen.) | Attendance: 10,555 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
Sassuolo v Luzern
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) | Sassuolo | 3–0 | Luzern | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia |
20:30 | Report | Attendance: 13,415 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey) |
Sassuolo won 4–1 on aggregate.