2020–21 BSC Young Boys season

Young Boys 2020–21 football season

Young Boys2020–21 season

Chairman| Hanspeter Kienberger
Manager| Gerardo Seoane
Stadium| Stadion Wankdorf
Swiss Super League| 1st (champions)
Swiss Cup| Third round
UEFA Champions League| Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League| Round of 16
Top goalscorer| League:
Jean-Pierre Nsame (19)
All:
Jean-Pierre Nsame (26)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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2021–22 ->

The 2020–21 BSC Young Boys season was the club's 96th season in existence and the club's 25th 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, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 19 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

On 18 April 2021, Young Boys secured their fourth straight league title, and the club's fifteenth overall, with a 3–0 home win over Lugano.[1]

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 15 March 2021[2]

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

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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
15  | FW |  COD | Meschak Elia
16  | MF |  SUI | Christian Fassnacht
17  | FW |  USA | Theoson Siebatcheu (on loan from Rennes)
18  | FW |  CMR | Jean-Pierre Nsame
19  | FW |  SUI | Felix Mambimbi
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20  | MF |  SUI | Michel Aebischer
21  | DF |  SUI | Ulisses Garcia
24  | DF |  SUI | Quentin Maceiras
25  | DF |  FRA | Jordan Lefort
26  | GK |  SUI | David von Ballmoos
28  | DF |  SUI | Fabian Lustenberger (captain)
30  | MF |  SUI | Sandro Lauper
35  | MF |  LUX | Christopher Martins
36  | DF |  SUI | Silvan Hefti
43  | GK |  SUI | Joschua Neuenschwander
60  | MF |  SUI | Fabian Rieder
91  | GK |  SUI | Guillaume Faivre

### Out on loan[edit]

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

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11  | FW |  ALB | Taulant Seferi (at Tirana until 30 June 2021)
14  | DF |  SUI | Nicolas Bürgy (at Paderborn until 30 June 2021)
24  | DF |  SUI | Jan Kronig (at Wil until 30 June 2021)

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

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25  | DF  |  Jordan Lefort |  Amiens | Undisclosed  | 17 July 2020 | [3]
17  | FW  |  Theoson Siebatcheu |  Rennes | Loan  | 13 September 2020 | [4]

### Out[edit]

No. | Pos | Player  | Transferred to  | Fee  | Date  | Source

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99  | FW  |  Guillaume Hoarau |  FC Sion | Free  | 18 September 2020 | [5]

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Young Boys  v  Lausanne-Sport 8 September 2020 Friendly|  Young Boys  | 5–2|  Lausanne-Sport | Bern, Switzerland

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Gaudino 39'
* Ngamaleu 52'
* Maier 67', 76'
* Vladi 84'

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* Hysenaj 68', 81'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 20
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys  v  Neuchâtel Xamax 9 October 2020 Friendly|  Young Boys  | 1–0|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern, Switzerland

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14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Eberhard 73'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0

Young Boys  v  Chiasso 12 January 2021 Friendly|  Young Boys  | 4–1|  Chiasso | Bern, Switzerland

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15:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Nsame 3'
* Fassnacht 27'
* Siebatcheu 59'
* Vladi 77'

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* Bahloul 49' (pen.)

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Bieri

Young Boys  v  Stade Lausanne Ouchy 16 January 2021 Friendly|  Young Boys  | 5–1|  Stade Lausanne Ouchy | Bern, Switzerland

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13:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Bamba 5' (o.g.)
* Nsame 27', 33'
* Spielmann 46'
* Elia 66'

| Report |

* Amdouni 89'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam

Young Boys  v  Aarau 16 January 2021 Friendly|  Young Boys  | 3–2|  Aarau | Bern, Switzerland

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Sulejmani 11'
* Mambimbi 30'
* Siebatcheu 39'

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* Zverotić 49'
* Avdyli 73'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Urs Schnyder

## Competitions[edit]

### Overview[edit]

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 | 19 September 2020  | 21 May 2021  | Matchday 1  | Winners  | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 74 | 29 | +45  | 069.44
Swiss Cup | 8 April 2021  | Round 3  | Round 3  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3  | 000.00
UEFA Champions League | 26 August 2020  | 16 September 2020  | Second qualifying round  | Third qualifying round  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1  | 050.00
UEFA Europa League | 1 October 2020  | 18 March 2021  | Play-off round  | Round of 16  | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1  | 050.00
Total  | 49 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 94 | 52 | +42  | 063.27

Source: Soccerway

### Swiss Super League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Swiss Super League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Young Boys (C) | 36  | 25  | 9  | 2  | 74  | 29  | +45  | 84  | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2  | Basel | 36  | 15  | 8  | 13  | 60  | 53  | +7  | 53  | Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3  | Servette | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 45  | 56  | −11  | 50
4  | Lugano | 36  | 12  | 13  | 11  | 40  | 42  | −2  | 49  |
5  | Luzern | 36  | 12  | 10  | 14  | 62  | 59  | +3  | 46  | Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]

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.[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Luzern qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round as winners of the 2020–21 Swiss Cup.

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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36  | 25  | 9  | 2  | 74  | 29  |  +45  | 84  | 14  | 3  | 1  | 38  | 14  |  +24  | 11  | 6  | 1  | 36  | 15  |  +21

Source: FBref

#### Results by round[edit]

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34| 35| 36

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| W| D| W| D| W| W| D| W| W| W| L| W| D| W| D| W| W| W| W| W| W| D| D| D| D| W| W| W| W| W| W| L| W| W| W| W
Position| 2| 4| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches[edit]

Young Boys v Zürich 19 September 2020 1|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Zürich | Bern

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Mambimbi 24'
* Fassnacht 69'
* Zesiger 16' 70'

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* Kololli 5'
* Ceesay 28'
* Kryeziu 45' 56'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Sion v Young Boys 26 September 2020 2|  Sion | 0–0|  Young Boys | Sion

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  | Report |  | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alain Bieri

Young Boys v Vaduz 4 October 2020 3|  Young Boys | 1–0|  Vaduz | Bern

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Nsame 62'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 11,660
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Servette v Young Boys 17 October 2020 4|  Servette | 0–0|  Young Boys | Geneva

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Fofana 30' 39'
* Céspedes 66'

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* Sierro 63' 66'
* Lefort 81'

| Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Young Boys v Luzern 25 October 2020 5|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Luzern | Bern

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Elia 58'
* Camara 60'
* Nsame 69',  85'

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* Schulz 19' (pen.)
* Álex Carbonell 33'
* Tasar 45+1'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sandro Schärer

Young Boys v St. Gallen 8 November 2020 7|  Young Boys | 0–0|  St. Gallen | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Aebischer 45'

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* Fazliji 20'
* Stillhart 76'
* Stergiou 79'
* Youan 81'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 50
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Basel 21 November 2020 8|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Basel | Bern

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Sierro 26'
* Nsame 41'
* Elia 61'

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* Arthur Cabral 22' (pen.),  77'
* Afimico Pululu 43'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 15
Referee: Fedayi San

Lausanne-Sport v Young Boys 29 November 2020 9|  Lausanne-Sport | 0–3|  Young Boys | Lausanne

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Puertas 33'
* Pedro Brazão 55'

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* Lefort 30'
* Sulejmani 48'
* Mambimbi 53'
* Maceiras 64'
* Nsame 87'

| Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Attendance: 5
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Luzern v Young Boys 6 December 2020 10|  Luzern | 2–3|  Young Boys | Lucerne

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Tasar 18'
* Schulz 53' (pen.)
* Sorgić 64'
* Schaub 67'
* Ugrinic 78'

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* Nsame 19' (pen.)
* Fassnacht 24'
* Garcia 27'
* Aebischer 52'
* Rieder 70'
* Bürgy 87'

| Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 50
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Servette 13 December 2020 11|  Young Boys | 1–2|  Servette | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Maceiras 54'
* Mambimbi 84'

| Report |

* Schalk 22' 65'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 5
Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Basel v Young Boys 16 December 2020 12|  Basel | 0–2|  Young Boys | Basel

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Jorge 38'

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* Elia 12'
* Nsame 20',  90+3'
* Hefti 57'
* Martins 75'
* Zesiger 89'

| Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 5
Referee: Sandro Schärer

Young Boys v Lugano 19 December 2020 13|  Young Boys | 2–2|  Lugano | Bern

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18:15 CET (UTC+1) |

* Siebatcheu 19', 37' (pen.)
* Garcia 73'
* Camara 77'

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* Lavanchy 22'
* Lovrić 28'
* Kecskés 36'
* Marić 66'
* Bottani 70'
* Custodio 79'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

St. Gallen v Young Boys 22 December 2020 14|  St. Gallen | 1–2|  Young Boys | St. Gallen

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Letard 21'
* Staubli 83'
* Rüfli 89'

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* Siebatcheu 62',  68', 72'
* Aebischer 86'

| Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 0
Referee: Léonce Lionel Tscudi

Lugano v Young Boys 20 January 2021 6|  Lugano | 0–2|  Young Boys | Lugano

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18:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Čovilo 18'
* Bottani 54'

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* Fassnacht 55'
* Nsame 75'

Aebischer 89'

| Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo
Referee: Sandro Schärer
Note: Match was postponed

Vaduz v Young Boys 24 January 2021 15|  Vaduz | 0–0|  Young Boys | Vaduz

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Obexer 56'
* Çiçek 72'

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* Camara 32'
* Lefort 37'
* Nsame 39'
* Elia 76'

| Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Young Boys v Sion 31 January 2021 17|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Sion | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Ngamaleu 4'
* Lauper 34'

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* Zock 23'
* Abdellaoui 26' 71'
* Wakatsuki 78'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Zürich v Young Boys 3 February 2021 18|  Zürich | 1–4|  Young Boys | Zürich

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18:15 CET (UTC+1) |

* Domgjoni 76'

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* Lauper 26'
* Siebatcheu 43', 45', 63'

| Stadium: Letzigrund
Referee: Alain Bieri

Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport 7 February 2021 19|  Young Boys | 4–2|  Lausanne-Sport | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Nsame 11', 24' (pen.)
* Fassnacht 19'

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* Flo 59'
* Ouattara 78'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport 10 February 2021 16|  Young Boys | 1–0|  Lausanne-Sport | Bern

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Siebatcheu 16'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Luca Piccolo
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 January 2021, but was postponed.[7]

Lugano v Young Boys 14 February 2021 20|  Lugano | 1–3|  Young Boys | Lugano

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Gerndt 59'
* Čovilo 71'
* Macek 71'

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* Nsame 10' (pen.)
* Elia 17'
* Lauper 45+1'
* Sulejmani 76'

| Stadium: Stadio di Cornaredo
Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Young Boys v Servette 21 February 2021 21|  Young Boys | 2–0|  Servette | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Rouiller 4' (o.g.)
* Lustenberger 12'
* Nsame 41'
* Camara 62' 90+3'

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* Clichy 50'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Alain Bieri

Luzern v Young Boys 28 February 2021 22|  Luzern | 2–2|  Young Boys | Lucerne

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Burch 10'
* Ugrinic 23',  90'
* Knezevic 89'
* Schulz 90+6'

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* Zesiger 52'
* Fassnacht 71'
* Aebischer 79'
* Knezevic 87' (o.g.)
* Nsame 88'

| Stadium: Swissporarena
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Basel v Young Boys 3 March 2021 23|  Basel | 1–1|  Young Boys | Basel

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Males 20'
* Klose 47'

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* Lauper 26'
* Aebischer 39'

| Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Referee: Fedayi San

Young Boys v Vaduz 6 March 2021 24|  Young Boys | 1–1|  Vaduz | Bern

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18:15 CET (UTC+1) |

* Rieder 33'
* Maceiras 63'
* Siebatcheu 81',  90'

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* Lüchinger 38'
* Schmid 47'
* Đokić 55'
* Gajić 61'
* Di Giusto 64'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Luca Piccolo

St. Gallen v Young Boys 14 March 2021 25|  St. Gallen | 2–2|  Young Boys | St. Gallen

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Fazliji 4'
* Youan 9'
* Ruiz 35',  74' (pen.)
* Görtler 63'

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* Zesiger 29'
* Nsame 31',  62' (pen.)
* Sierro 63'
* Mambimbi 67'
* Elia 82',  86'

| Stadium: Kybunpark
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Young Boys v Zürich 21 March 2021 26|  Young Boys | 4–0|  Zürich | Bern

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16:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Maceiras 33',  55'
* Mambimbi 62'
* Siebatcheu 87'
* Elia 90+1'

| Report |

* Kramer 10'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Sion v Young Boys 4 April 2021 27|  Sion | 0–3|  Young Boys | Sion

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Batata 45'
* Grgić 57'

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* Lauper 19'
* Camara 53'
* Hefti 76'
* Lustenberger 78'
* Nsame 86'
* Spielmann 90+1' (pen.)
* Ngamaleu 90+2'

| Stadium: Stade Tourbillon
Referee: Alain Bieri

Young Boys v St. Gallen 11 April 2021 28|  Young Boys | 2–0|  St. Gallen | Bern

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Siebatcheu 21'
* Lustenberger 23'
* Martins 62'
* Nsame 83'

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* Muheim 40'
* Youan 44'
* Cabral 63'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Young Boys v Lugano 18 April 2021 29|  Young Boys | 3–0|  Lugano | Bern

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Nsame 29',  39', 68', 76' (pen.)

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* Marić 75'
* Lungoyi 90+1'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Referee: Urs Schnyder

Zürich v Young Boys 22 April 2021 30|  Zürich | 1–2|  Young Boys | Zürich

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Kramer 29'
* Rohner 33'
* Aiyegun 69'

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* Kryeziu 8' (o.g.)
* Lefort 19'
* Mambimbi 23'
* Martins 44'
* Maceiras 52'
* Aebischer 83'

| Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Young Boys v Sion 25 April 2021 31|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Sion | Bern

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* Mambimbi 8'
* Siebatcheu 76'

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* Cavaré 24'
* Batata 31'
* Theler 78'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Servette v Young Boys 2 May 2021 32|  Servette | 2–1|  Young Boys | Geneva

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Cognat 33'
* Schalk 36'
* Fofana 76'
* Koné 82'
* Valls 90+2'

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* Ngamaleu 90'
* Garcia 90+1'

| Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alain Bieri

Young Boys v Basel 8 May 2021 33|  Young Boys | 2–0|  Basel | Bern

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Camara 13'
* Fassnacht 71'
* Martins 72'

| Report |

* Van Wolfswinkel 87'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Vaduz v Young Boys 11 May 2021 34|  Vaduz | 0–2|  Young Boys | Vaduz

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18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Schmid 18'
* Simani 37'
* Gajić 53'

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* Siebatcheu 15'
* Camara 27'
* Fassnacht 79'
* Maceiras 90+3'

| Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 100
Referee: Luca Piccolo

Young Boys v Luzern 15 May 2021 35|  Young Boys | 5–2|  Luzern | Bern

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Lefort 12'
* Aebischer 35'
* Zesiger 38'
* Fassnacht 47', 60'
* Nsame 74'
* Spielmann 77'
* Von Ballmoos 83'

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* Schürpf 5'
* Grether 9'
* Tasar 38',  40'
* Sidler 87'
* Ugrinic 90+1'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich

Lausanne-Sport v Young Boys 21 May 2021 36|  Lausanne-Sport | 2–4|  Young Boys | Lausanne

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Loosli 29'
* Bolingi 44'

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* Spielmann 6'
* Sierro 26',  26'
* Zesiger 56'
* Fassnacht 71'
* Aebischer 84'

| Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

### Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Swiss Cup

St. Gallen v Young Boys 8 April 2021 Round 3|  St. Gallen | 4–1|  Young Boys | St. Gallen

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Adamu 33'
* Duah 50'
* Lüchinger 67'
* Görtler 71'
* Ruiz 84' (pen.)
* Guillemenot 90+3'

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* Sierro 7'
* Fassnacht 42',  54'
* Camara 90+4'

| Stadium: Kybunpark
Referee: Sandro Schärer

### UEFA Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Young Boys  v  KÍ 26 August 2020 Second qualifying round|  Young Boys  | 3–1|  KÍ | Bern, Switzerland

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20:15 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Aebischer 36'
* Nsame 51'
* Sulejmani 57'
* Ngamaleu 82'

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* Klettskarð 24'
* P. Johannesen 29'
* Pavlović 32'
* J. Johannesen 79',  83'
* Andreasen 90+4'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Greece)

Midtjylland v  Young Boys 16 September 2020 Third qualifying round|  Midtjylland | 3–0|  Young Boys | Herning, Denmark

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* Kaba 31'
* Onyeka 41'
* Lefort 51' (o.g.)
* Dreyer 63'
* Sviatchenko 76'
* Mabil 85'

| Report |

* Aebischer 59'
* Fassnacht 76'

| Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

### UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Young Boys  v  Tirana 1 October 2020 Play-off round|  Young Boys  | 3–0|  Tirana | Bern, Switzerland

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Fassnacht 42'
* Nsame 52', 64'

| Report |  | Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

#### Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group A

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[8]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Roma | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 5  | +8  | 13  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0
2  |  Young Boys | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 10  |  | 1–2 | -- | 2–1 | 3–0
3  |  CFR Cluj | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 10  | −6  | 5[b] |  |  | 0–2 | 1–1 | -- | 0–0
4  |  CSKA Sofia | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 5[b] |  | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: CFR Cluj 4, CSKA Sofia 1.

Young Boys  v  Roma 22 October 2020 1|  Young Boys  | 1–2|  Roma | Bern, Switzerland

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18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Nsame 14' (pen.)
* Zesiger 52'
* Mambimbi 76'
* Gaudino 81'

| Report |

* Karsdorp 39'
* Fazio 50'
* Juan Jesus 56'
* Villar 58'
* Peres 62',  79'
* Kumbulla 74'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 600
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

CFR Cluj v  Young Boys 29 October 2020 2|  CFR Cluj | 1–1|  Young Boys | Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Debeljuh 22'
* Rondón 62'
* Đoković 82'

| Report |

* Fassnacht 69'
* Aebischer 74'

| Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Young Boys  v  CSKA Sofia 5 November 2020 3|  Young Boys  | 3–0|  CSKA Sofia | Bern, Switzerland

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Mambimbi 2', 32'
* Sulejmani 18'
* Camara 51'
* Aebischer 68'

| Report |

* Youga 68'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

CSKA Sofia v  Young Boys 26 November 2020 4|  CSKA Sofia | 0–1|  Young Boys | Sofia, Bulgaria

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18:55 CET (UTC+1) |

* Sinclair 90+2'

| Report |

* Nsame 34',  90+4'

| Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Roma v  Young Boys 3 December 2020 5|  Roma | 3–1|  Young Boys | Rome, Italy

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Calafiori 29',  59'
* Mayoral 44'
* Džeko 81'
* Mkhitaryan 83'

| Report |

* Nsame 34'
* Elia 74'
* Camara 83'

| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

Young Boys  v  CFR Cluj 10 December 2020 6|  Young Boys  | 2–1|  CFR Cluj | Bern, Switzerland

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18:55 CET (UTC+1) |

* Maier 84'
* Nsame 90+3' (pen.),  90+5'
* Sulejmani 90+5'
* Gaudino 90+6'

| Report |

* Păun 71'
* Debeljuh 84'
* Itu 84'
* Burcă 88'
* Bălgrădean 90'
* Đoković 90+8'
* Camora 90+9'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

#### Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

##### Round of 32[edit]

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[9]

Young Boys  v  Bayer Leverkusen 18 February 2021 First leg|  Young Boys  | 4–3|  Bayer Leverkusen | Bern, Switzerland

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18:55 CET (UTC+1) |

* Fassnacht 3'
* Siebatcheu 19', 89'
* Elia 44'
* Lefort 56'

| Report |

* Schick 49', 52'
* Diaby 68'
* Sinkgraven 86'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Bayer Leverkusen v  Young Boys 25 February 2021 Second leg|  Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2
(3–6 agg.)|  Young Boys | Leverkusen, Germany

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Sinkgraven 53'

| Report |

* Siebatcheu 48'
* Fassnacht 86'

| Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

##### Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.[10]

Ajax v  Young Boys 11 March 2021 First leg|  Ajax | 3–0|  Young Boys | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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18:55 CET (UTC+1) |

* Tagliafico 53'
* Klaassen 62'
* Tadić 82'
* Brobbey 90+2'

| Report |

* Lauper 49'
* Aebischer 64'
* Sierro 78'

| Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Young Boys  v  Ajax 18 March 2021 Second leg|  Young Boys  | 0–2
(0–5 agg.)|  Ajax | Bern, Switzerland

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21:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Camara 38'
* Nsame 90+4'

| Report |

* Neres 21'
* Tadić 49' (pen.)
* Rensch 73'

| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

## Statistics[edit]

### Squad statistics[edit]

Last updated on 21 May 2021.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Swiss Super League | Swiss Cup | UEFA
Champions League | UEFA
Europa League

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
26  | GK |  SUI | David von Ballmoos | 43 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0
43  | GK |  SUI | Joschua Neuenschwander | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
91  | GK |  SUI | Guillaume Faivre | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
Defenders
4  | DF |  GUI | Mohamed Ali Camara | 39 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0
5  | DF |  SUI | Cédric Zesiger | 35 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0
21  | DF |  SUI | Ulisses Garcia | 33 | 1 | 17+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0
24  | DF |  SUI | Quentin Maceiras | 26 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0
25  | DF |  FRA | Jordan Lefort | 40 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+1 | 0
28  | DF |  SUI | Fabian Lustenberger | 33 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0
36  | DF |  SUI | Silvan Hefti | 43 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0
Midfielders
6  | MF |  SUI | Esteban Petignat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
7  | MF |  SUI | Marvin Spielmann | 19 | 3 | 5+10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0
8  | MF |  SUI | Vincent Sierro | 28 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+4 | 0
10  | MF |  SRB | Miralem Sulejmani | 37 | 2 | 17+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4+2 | 1
11  | MF |  GER | Gianluca Gaudino | 34 | 1 | 7+17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+10 | 1
13  | MF |  CMR | Moumi Ngamaleu | 40 | 4 | 18+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8+1 | 0
16  | MF |  SUI | Christian Fassnacht | 49 | 15 | 27+9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4
20  | MF |  SUI | Michel Aebischer | 39 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+3 | 0
22  | MF |  SUI | Nico Maier | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | MF |  SUI | Sandro Lauper | 25 | 4 | 12+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
35  | MF |  LUX | Christopher Martins | 14 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
60  | MF |  SUI | Fabian Rieder | 31 | 0 | 10+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0
Forwards
15  | FW |  COD | Meschak Elia | 37 | 7 | 16+9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+4 | 1
17  | FW |  USA | Theoson Siebatcheu | 43 | 15 | 14+18 | 12 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+7 | 3
18  | FW |  CMR | Jean-Pierre Nsame | 32 | 26 | 14+6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6
19  | FW |  SUI | Felix Mambimbi | 43 | 8 | 17+14 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+8 | 2
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
14  | DF |  SUI | Nicolas Bürgy | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Goalscorers[edit]

Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name  | Swiss Super League | Swiss Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total

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1  | 18  | FW  |  | Jean-Pierre Nsame | 12  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 19
2  | 17  | FW  |  | Theoson Siebatcheu | 8  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 11
3  | 16  | MF  |  | Christian Fassnacht | 5  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 9
4  | 15  | FW  |  | Elia Meschak | 4  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 5
19  | FW  |  | Felix Mambimbi | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 5
6  | 30  | MF  |  | Sandro Lauper | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3
7  | 13  | MF  |  | Moumi Ngamaleu | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2
10  | MF  |  | Miralem Sulejmani | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
9  | 11  | MF  |  | Gianluca Gaudino | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
21  | DF  |  | Ulisses Garcia | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
25  | DF  |  | Jordan Lefort | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
Own goals  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2
Totals | 40 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 61

Last updated: 28 February 2021[11]
UEFA

### Clean sheets[edit]

Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name  | Swiss Super League | Swiss Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total

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1  | 26  | GK  |  | David von Ballmoos | 9  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 13
2  | 91  | GK  |  | Guillaume Faivre | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14

Last updated: 25 February 2021[11]
UEFA

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Young Boys win fourth straight Swiss league title". Yahoo. 18 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
2. ^ 2020–21 BSC Young Boys season at Swiss Football League
3. ^ "Amiens : Jordan Lefort va rester aux Young Boys de Berne". BSC Young Boys (in French). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
4. ^ "Transferts : Jordan Siebatcheu (Rennes) s'engage avec les Young Boys Berne (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 13 September 2020.
5. ^ "Guillaume Hoarau et Matteo Tosetti sont valaisans !". FC Sion. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
6. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
7. ^ "Super League: YB vs. Lausanne verschoben" (in German). 27 January 2021.
8. ^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
9. ^ "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 1 December 2020.
10. ^ "Europa League round of 16 draw: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 26 February 2021.
11. ^ a b "2020-2021 Young Boys Stats". FBref. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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