2022–23 Neuchâtel Xamax FCS season

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS 2022–23 football season

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS2022–23 season

Chairman| Christian Binggeli
Manager| Andrea Binotto
(until 28 August)
Jeff Saibene
(from 29 August)
Stadium| Stade de la Maladière
Swiss Challenge League| 10th
Swiss Cup| Round 2

<- 2021–22

2023–24 ->

All statistics correct as of 25 November 2022.

The 2022–23 season is the 111th season in the history of Neuchâtel Xamax FCS and their third consecutive season in the second division of Swiss football. The club are participating in Swiss Challenge League and the Swiss Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players

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As of 11 August 2022[1]

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

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1  | GK |  FRA | Théo Guivarch
3  | DF |  FRA | Mathieu Gonçalves
4  | DF |  SUI | Liridon Berisha
5  | DF |  SWE | Mirza Mujčić
6  | MF |  SUI | Fabio Saiz
7  | MF |  SVN | Kenan Fatkic
8  | MF |  SUI | Alexandre Pasche
10  | MF |  ITA | Danilo Del Toro
11  | FW |  SUI | Henri Koide (on loan from Zürich)
12  | MF |  SUI | Max Veloso
14  | FW |  SUI | Raphaël Nuzzolo
15  | DF |  SUI | Yoan Epitaux
17  | FW |  CIV | Soumaila Bakayoko
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19  | DF |  SUI | Ashvin Balaruban
20  | MF |  KOS | Endrit Morina
21  | MF |  SUI | Mats Hammerich
24  | MF |  SUI | Nikolai Maurer
25  | FW |  FRA | Ayoub Ouhafsa
26  | GK |  SUI | Benjamin Roth
33  | FW |  SUI | Ange Dakouri
34  | MF |  SUI | Burak Alili
39  | DF |  BEL | Luis Pedro Cavanda
44  | GK |  SUI | Ysias Hummel
72  | DF |  SUI | Adam Ouattara
80  | MF |  SUI | Izer Aliu

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Sion v  Neuchâtel Xamax 22 June 2022 Friendly|  Sion | 1–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Basel

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park

Young Boys v  Neuchâtel Xamax 28 June 2022 Friendly|  Young Boys | 2–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Gstaad

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Rieder 16'
* Touré 74'

|  |  | Stadium: Sportplatz Schützebode

Servette v  Neuchâtel Xamax 2 July 2022 Friendly|  Servette | 5–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Payerne

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18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Stade Municipal

Stade Lausanne Ouchy v  Neuchâtel Xamax 11 January 2023 Friendly|  Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 2–2|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Lausanne, Switzerland

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11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Stade de la Tuilière

Lugano v  Neuchâtel Xamax 14 January 2023 Friendly|  Lugano | 3–0|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Lugano, Switzerland

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14:00 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium

## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Swiss Challenge League | 17 July 2022  | 27 May 2023  | Matchday 1  | 10th  | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 65 | −23  | 011.11
Swiss Cup | 21 August 2022  | 16 September 2022  | Round 1  | Round 2  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3  | 050.00
Total  | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 68 | −20  | 013.16

Source: Soccerway

### Swiss Challenge League

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Main article: 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League

#### League table

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6  | Thun | 36  | 12  | 13  | 11  | 62  | 55  | +7  | 49  |
7  | Schaffhausen | 36  | 12  | 8  | 16  | 51  | 59  | −8  | 44
8  | Vaduz | 36  | 7  | 16  | 13  | 54  | 56  | −2  | 37  | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
9  | Bellinzona | 36  | 11  | 4  | 21  | 38  | 71  | −33  | 37  |
10  | Xamax (O) | 36  | 4  | 12  | 20  | 42  | 65  | −23  | 24  | Qualification for the relegation play-off

Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(O) Play-off winners
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1. ^ Vaduz qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2022–23 Liechtenstein Cup.

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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36  | 4  | 12  | 20  | 42  | 65  |  −23  | 24  | 3  | 8  | 7  | 24  | 27  |  −3  | 1  | 4  | 13  | 18  | 38  |  −20

Source: Swiss Challenge League

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[3]

Neuchâtel Xamax v Schaffhausen 29 January 2023 19|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1|  Schaffhausen |

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Thun v Neuchâtel Xamax 5 February 2023 20|  Thun | 1–0|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Lausanne-Sport 10 February 2023 21|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–3|  Lausanne-Sport |

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Wil v Neuchâtel Xamax 17 February 2023 22|  Wil | 3–2|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Vaduz v Neuchâtel Xamax 26 February 2023 23|  Vaduz | 1–2|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Aarau 3 March 2023 24|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–0|  Aarau |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Yverdon-Sport 12 March 2023 25|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–2|  Yverdon-Sport |

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Bellinzona v Neuchâtel Xamax 19 March 2023 26|  Bellinzona | 1–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy 2 April 2023 27|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1|  Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy |

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Yverdon-Sport v Neuchâtel Xamax 7 April 2023 28|  Yverdon-Sport | 2–0|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Wil 14 April 2023 29|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–1|  Wil |

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Aarau v Neuchâtel Xamax 22 April 2023 30|  Aarau | 5–2|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Thun 28 April 2023 31|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–1|  Thun |

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Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy v Neuchâtel Xamax 5 May 2023 32|  Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy | 2–0|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Lausanne-Sport v Neuchâtel Xamax 12 May 2023 33|  Lausanne-Sport | 2–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Bellinzona 19 May 2023 34|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 3–0|  Bellinzona |

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Schaffhausen v Neuchâtel Xamax 23 May 2023 35|  Schaffhausen | 1–1|  Neuchâtel Xamax |

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Neuchâtel Xamax v Vaduz 27 May 2023 36|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–6|  Vaduz |

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### Swiss Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Swiss Cup

ASI Audax-Friul v Neuchâtel Xamax 21 August 2022 Round 1|  ASI Audax-Friul | 1–5|  Neuchâtel Xamax | Neuchâtel

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Pierre-à-Bot

Neuchâtel Xamax v Thun 16 September 2022 Round 2|  Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–2|  Thun | Neuchâtel

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19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
Attendance: 1,412

## References

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1. ^ "1ère Equipe – Neuchâtel Xamax 1912". Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
2. ^ "Matchcenter" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Football League. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018.
3. ^ "SFL veröffentlicht die Spielpläne für die Saison 2022/23".

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2022–23 in Swiss football

« 2021–22

2023–24 »

| Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Super League
* Challenge League
* Promotion League

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Women|

* Women's Super League

Domestic cups|

* Swiss Cup

International club
competitions|

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* Champions League
* Europa League
* Europa Conference League

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Women|

* Women's Champions League

Club seasons

Super League|

| Men|

* Basel
* Grasshopper Club
* Lugano
* Luzern
* Servette
* St. Gallen
* Sion
* Winterthur
* Young Boys
* Zürich

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Women|

* Aarau
* Basel
* Grasshopper
* Rapperswil-Jona
* Luzern
* Servette Chênois
* St. Gallen
* Yverdon
* YB Frauen
* Zürich

Challenge League|

* Aarau
* Bellinzona
* Lausanne
* Lausanne Ouchy
* Schaffhausen
* Thun
* Vaduz
* Wil
* Xamax
* Yverdon-Sport

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*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Win %]: Winning percentage
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pts]: Points