2018–19 BSC Young Boys season
BSC Young Boys 2018–19 football season
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Werner Müller | ||
Manager | Gerardo Seoane | ||
Stadium | Stade de Suisse | ||
Swiss Super League | 1st | ||
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 season was the 94th in the history of BSC Young Boys and their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players
- As of 3 January 2019[1]
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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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Rheindorf Altach
v
Young Boys
![Austria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
27 June 2018 Friendly | Rheindorf Altach ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Nenzing, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Nenzing |
Young Boys
v
Ludogorets Razgrad
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Bulgaria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png)
30 June 2018 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Fügen, Austria |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportplatz Fügen |
Young Boys
v
Feyenoord
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Netherlands](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png)
11 July 2018 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Biel/Bienne |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Tissot Arena |
Young Boys
v
Wolverhampton Wanderers
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
14 July 2018 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Bern |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Neufeld Attendance: 3,467 |
VfL Osnabrück
v
Young Boys
![Germany](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
12 January 2019 Friendly | VfL Osnabrück ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Aksu, Turkey |
15:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Stadium: Topkapı Spor Kompleksi - artificial |
Young Boys
v
Astra Giurgiu
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Romania](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png)
15 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Aksu, Turkey |
15:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Stadium: Topkapı Spor Kompleksi - grass |
Young Boys
v
Schaffhausen
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
23 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Bern |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Young Boys
v
Wil
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
26 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Bern |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Young Boys
v
Lausanne
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
26 January 2019 Friendly | Young Boys ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Bern |
16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
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 | 22 July 2018 | 25 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 080.56 |
Swiss Cup | 18 August 2018 | 6 March 2019 | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 075.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 22 August 2018 | 12 December 2018 | Play-off round | Group stage | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 025.00 |
Total | 48 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 113 | 58 | +55 | 070.83 |
Source: Soccerway
Swiss Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Lugano | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
4 | Thun | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
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.[2]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[2]
(C) Champions
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Swiss Super League
Results by round
Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Young Boys v Grasshopper
22 July 2018 1 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Grasshopper | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Lugano v Young Boys
29 July 2018 2 | Lugano | 0–2 | Young Boys | Lugano |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo |
Young Boys v Zürich
5 August 2018 3 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Zürich | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Luzern v Young Boys
12 August 2018 4 | Luzern | 2–3 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
Young Boys v Neuchâtel Xamax
25 August 2018 5 | Young Boys | 5–2 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Sion v Young Boys
1 September 2018 6 | Sion | 0–3 | Young Boys | Sion |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
Young Boys v Basel
23 September 2018 7 | Young Boys | 7–1 | Basel | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Young Boys v St. Gallen
26 September 2018 8 | Young Boys | 2–0 | St. Gallen | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Thun v Young Boys
29 September 2018 9 | Thun | 1–4 | Young Boys | Thun |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
Young Boys v Luzern
6 October 2018 10 | Young Boys | 2–3 | Luzern | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Zürich v Young Boys
20 October 2018 11 | Zürich | 3–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Young Boys v Sion
27 October 2018 12 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Sion | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Grasshopper v Young Boys
3 November 2018 13 | Grasshopper | 0–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
St. Gallen v Young Boys
11 November 2018 14 | St. Gallen | 2–3 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: kybunpark |
Young Boys v Lugano
24 November 2018 15 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Lugano | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Basel v Young Boys
2 December 2018 16 | Basel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Basel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park |
Young Boys v Thun
8 December 2018 17 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Thun | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Neuchâtel Xamax v Young Boys
16 December 2018 18 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–4 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière |
Young Boys v Neuchâtel Xamax
2 February 2019 19 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Thun v Young Boys
10 February 2019 20 | Thun | 1–1 | Young Boys | Thun |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stockhorn Arena |
Young Boys v Zürich
17 February 2019 21 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Zürich | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Lugano v Young Boys
24 February 2019 22 | Lugano | 0–1 | Young Boys | Lugano |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo |
Young Boys v Sion
2 March 2019 23 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Sion | Bern |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Grasshopper v Young Boys
9 March 2019 24 | Grasshopper | 0–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Basel v Young Boys
17 March 2019 25 | Basel | 2–2 | Young Boys | Basel |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park |
Young Boys v St. Gallen
31 March 2019 26 | Young Boys | 3–2 | St. Gallen | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Young Boys v Thun
7 April 2019 28 | Young Boys | 5–1 | Thun | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Luzern v Young Boys
10 April 2019 27 | Luzern | 1–3 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
Zürich v Young Boys
14 April 2019 29 | Zürich | 0–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Letzigrund |
Neuchâtel Xamax v Young Boys
22 April 2019 30 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1–0 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de la Maladière |
Young Boys v Lugano
28 April 2019 31 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Lugano | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Sion v Young Boys
5 May 2019 32 | Sion | 0–4 | Young Boys | Sion |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
Young Boys v Basel
12 May 2019 33 | Young Boys | 3–1 | Basel | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Young Boys v Grasshopper
16 May 2019 34 | Young Boys | 6–1 | Grasshopper | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
St. Gallen v Young Boys
22 May 2019 35 | St. Gallen | 4–1 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: kybunpark |
Young Boys v Luzern
25 May 2019 36 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Luzern | Bern |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade de Suisse |
Swiss Cup
Biel-Bienne v Young Boys
18 August 2018 Round 1 | Biel-Bienne | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Tissot Arena |
Schaffhausen v Young Boys
15 September 2018 Round 2 | Schaffhausen | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Schaffhausen |
CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Wefox Arena Schaffhausen |
Stade Nyonnais v Young Boys
31 October 2018 Round 3 | Stade Nyonnais | 0–1 | Young Boys | Nyon |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
Luzern v Young Boys
6 March 2019 Quarter-finals | Luzern | 4–0 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Swissporarena |
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Young Boys
v
Dinamo Zagreb
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Croatia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png)
22 August 2018 First leg | Young Boys ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bern |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 21,463 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
Dinamo Zagreb
v
Young Boys
![Croatia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
28 August 2018 Second leg | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | ![]() | Zagreb |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 28,137 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MU | VAL | YB | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Young Boys
v
Manchester United
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 1 | Young Boys ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
21:00 | Report | Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
Juventus
v
Young Boys
![Italy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 2 | Juventus ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Juventus Stadium, Turin |
18:55 |
| Report | Attendance: 40,961 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
Young Boys
v
Valencia
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 3 | Young Boys ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
18:55 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
Valencia
v
Young Boys
![Spain](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) 4 | Valencia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Mestalla, Valencia |
18:55 | Report |
| Attendance: 36,480 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
Manchester United
v
Young Boys
![England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png)
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 5 | Manchester United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Old Trafford, Manchester |
21:00 (20:00 GMT) |
| Report | Attendance: 72,876 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
Young Boys
v
Juventus
![Switzerland](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png)
![Italy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png)
12 December 2018 (2018-12-12) 6 | Young Boys ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
21:00 |
| Report |
| Attendance: 30,114 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |