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34.9
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
35
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 23/30 rated

Club profile

LeagueSuper League
League position3rd of 12
Squad size29
Average age23.5
CountrySwitzerland

Team scout report

European push3rd of 12 · Super League

FC Lugano sit 3rd of 12 in the Super League, in the European places. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 34.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 35 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDLWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 279.1% on last season (Season 9.2 → 34.9), while squad talent has eased 17.6% (Rating 42.6 → 35). Of the 10 players with a season to compare, 7 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

A. Grgić is the form pick (Season 52), while M. Zanotti carries the highest ceiling (Rating 48). In the market, the headline arrival is L. Mai (€ 1.6M), and U. Bislimi is the most valuable asset at 13.5.

34.9
279.1%
Squad season
35
17.6%
Squad rating
3rdof 12
League finish
WDLWW
Last 5
Top performer
A. Grgić
Season 52
Highest potential
M. Zanotti
Rating 48
Marquee signing
L. Mai
€ 1.6M
Top asset
U. Bislimi
Value 13.5

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
733
Defence
2040
Midfield
2433
Attack
2433

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Grgić
5236
Bislimi
4244
Mai
4141
Zanotti
4148
Papadopoulos
4144
Behrens
4015
Santos
3246
Steffen
3015
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1K. Behrens13goals
  2. 2R. Steffen8goals
  3. 3A. Grgić7goals
  4. 4U. Bislimi5goals
  5. 5A. Papadopoulos4goals

Top assists

  1. 1Daniel Dos Santos10assists
  2. 2A. Grgić6assists
  3. 3M. Zanotti3assists
  4. 4R. Steffen3assists
  5. 5U. Bislimi3assists

Squad · 29

Nat.
16D. von BallmoosNewGoalkeeper
Loanfrom BSC Young Boys
Switzerland311.86—1220
28F. GebhardtNewGoalkeeper
earlier at SSV Jahn Regensburg · 101 min, 0g
Germany248——920.4%4131.2%
39C. NdiayeGoalkeeper—17—————
99D. MinaGoalkeeperSwitzerland216.5——037
3H. DelcroixFull-backBelgium276.38116152.3%3242.1%
4D. KelvinCentre-backSwitzerland247.62—1039
6A. PapadopoulosFull-backGermany2613.27441456.2%448.1%
7E. AlioskiDefensive midfielder
played DEF · MID
North Macedonia340.9711231.9%1053.7%
17L. MaiCentre-backGermany2613.48—41157.1%4129.5%
18J. BichselNewCentre-back
earlier at FC Saarbrücken · 90 min, 0g
Switzerland247.2——756%3713.2%
26Martim MarquesFull-back
played DEF · MID
Portugal228.4312245
44João Victor Schlickmann CarboneCentre-backBrazil216.8——439
46M. ZanottiDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Italy2313.4714148
8A. GrgićDefensive midfielderSwitzerland296.4775236
11R. SteffenAttacking midfielderSwitzerland341.47830121.2%1564.4%
14A. KendouciDefensive midfielder
on loan at Ceramica Cleopatra · 180 min, 0g
Algeria275.63—229
21Y. CimignaniDefensive midfielderFrance249.28329850%4526.7%
22B. CastroNewAttacking midfielderColombia227.5——2728
23G. AjdinCentral midfielder—185.61—038
27Daniel Dos SantosWinger
played FWD · MID
Switzerland2310.3343246
31J. Parente
Midfielder
—19—————
32Nicolo PudduCentral midfielder—185.6——038
13I. Tiraboschi
Attacker
—16—————
19Bryan Zurmuhle
Attacker
—16—————
24E. PihlströmWinger
played FWD · MID
earlier at Degerfors IF · 593 min, 2g
Sweden196.219—0100%3930%
25U. BislimiDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
Switzerland2613.5854244
30D. Moncada
Attacker
—18—————
33Christian Raffa
Attacker
—18—————
91K. BehrensCentre-forwardGermany351.561340952.6%151.3%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)19-10-9 in 38
Goals (for / against)59 / 42
Clean sheets12
Last 5WDLWW

Fixtures & results

Super League19W 10D 9LFriendlies Clubs1W 2D 1LUEFA Europa League0W 1D 1LUEFA Europa Conference League1W 0D 1LSchweizer Cup0W 0D 1L
21W 13D 13L in 47 · 73–60
May 17HFC Basel 18934–0W
May 14AFC Sion2–2D
May 10HFC ST. Gallen1–2L
May 3HBSC Young Boys1–0W
Apr 25AFC Thun1–0W
Apr 11AFC Zurich1–0W
Apr 4HFC Thun1–0W
Mar 22ABSC Young Boys1–1D
Mar 17AFC ST. Gallen1–1D
Mar 7HFC Luzern1–3L
Mar 4HFC Sion2–1W
Mar 1AGrasshoppers0–1L
Feb 22HLausanne2–1W
Feb 15AFC Basel 18931–1D
Feb 11HServette FC1–1D
Feb 7AFC Winterthur1–1D
Jan 31AGrasshoppers1–1D
Jan 24HFC Winterthur4–1W
Jan 17AFC Luzern5–2W
Dec 21HBSC Young Boys3–0W
Dec 17AFC Zurich1–0W
Dec 14HServette FC4–2W
Dec 7ALausanne0–0D
Nov 29HFC Sion1–1D
Nov 26HFC ST. Gallen1–3L
Nov 22AFC Thun1–0W
Nov 9AFC Basel 18931–0W
Oct 30HFC Luzern2–0W
Oct 26AServette FC1–2L
Oct 18HFC Zurich1–0W
Oct 5AFC Winterthur4–2W
Sep 27HGrasshoppers2–1W
Sep 17HLausanne1–1D
Sep 13AFC ST. Gallen0–1L
Aug 31ABSC Young Boys1–3L
Aug 17ACham2–3L
Aug 14ACelje4–2W
Aug 10HFC Basel 18933–1W
Aug 7HCelje0–5L
Aug 3AFC Sion0–4L
Jul 31ACFR 1907 Cluj0–1L
Jul 27HFC Thun1–2L
Jul 24HCFR 1907 Cluj0–0D
Jul 19HPRO Vercelli2–0W
Jan 16AFC WIL 19002–2D
Jan 10H1. FC Köln3–3D
Jan 8ASturm Graz1–2L

Completed transfers · 2026/27

All seasons →

In

S. VladiFFC Aarau· Return from loan2026/27
F. PseftisAlemannia Aachen· Return from loan2026/27
A. Duville-ParsemainCaen· Return from loan2026/27
D. von BallmoosBSC Young Boys· Transfer2026/27
D. von BallmoosBSC Young Boys· Transfer2026/27
B. CastroMillonarios· Transfer2026/27
B. CastroMillonarios· Transfer2026/27
F. GebhardtSSV Jahn Regensburg· Free agent2026/27

Out

S. BerbićBBerbic Serif· Free agent2026/27
M. BottaniBBottani Mattia· Free agent2026/27
G. KoutsiasFamalicao· Transfer2026/27
G. KoutsiasFamalicao· Transfer2026/27
S. VladiFFC Aarau· Transfer2026/27
S. VladiFFC Aarau· Transfer2026/27
H. MahouMMahou Hicham· Free agent2026/27
H. MahmoudBBelhadj Mohamed· Free agent2026/27