2023–24 AC Bellinzona season

AC Bellinzona 2023–24 football season

AC Bellinzona
2023–24 season
Manager	Sandro Chieffo (until 2 October) Manuel Benavente (from 3 October)
Stadium	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Swiss Challenge League	6th
Swiss Cup	Round 3
Top goalscorer	League: Rodrigo Pollero (5) All: Rodrigo Pollero (8)
Biggest win	FC Buchs 0–4 Bellinzona
Biggest defeat	Bellinzona 0–4 Vaduz
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is AC Bellinzona's 120th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Swiss Challenge League. They are competed in the Swiss Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Thun

Bellinzona

24 June 2023 Friendly	Thun	2–0	Bellinzona	Oberdiessbach
14:30				Stadium: Sportanlage Leimen

Bellinzona

Lugano

29 June 2023 Friendly	Bellinzona	2–3	Lugano	Bioggio
17:30				Stadium: Campo Di Bioggio

Brescia

Bellinzona

18 November 2023 Friendly	Brescia	4–0	Bellinzona
12:00

Bellinzona

FC Paradiso

13 January 2024 Friendly	Bellinzona	0–0	FC Paradiso	Bellinzona
11:00		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Challenge League	26 July 2023	20 May 2024	Matchday 1		18	6	5	7	17	25	−8	033.33
Swiss Cup	19 August 2023	31 October 2023	Round 1	Round 3	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Total					21	8	5	8	24	27	−3	038.10

Last updated: 17 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Swiss Challenge League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Aarau	36	12	7	17	53	59	−6	43
7	Nyon	36	11	10	15	45	58	−13	43
8	Bellinzona	36	11	9	16	37	50	−13	42
9	Schaffhausen	36	8	14	14	36	55	−19	38
10	Baden (R)	36	6	8	22	31	82	−51	26	Relegation to Swiss Promotion League

Source: Swiss Challenge League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.^[1]
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
18	6	5	7	17	25	−8	23	3	1	5	7	15	−8	3	4	2	10	10	0

Last updated: 17 December 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Bellinzona v Wil

23 July 2023 1	Bellinzona	0–2	Wil	Bellinzona
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Bahloul 6', 67'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Lionel Tschudi

Baden v Bellinzona

30 July 2023 2	Baden	1–1	Bellinzona	Fislisbach
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Giampà 35'		Ocampo 18'	Stadium: Stadion Esp Referee: David Huwiler

Sion v Bellinzona

4 August 2023 3	Sion	1–0	Bellinzona	Sion
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Hefti 11'			Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Referee: Nico Gianforte

Bellinzona v Aarau

13 August 2023 4	Bellinzona	1–3	Aarau	Bellinzona
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Pollero 3'		Fazliu 14' (pen.) Wetz 62' Da Silva 85'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Marijan Drmic

Bellinzona v Thun

25 August 2023 5	Bellinzona	0–3	Thun	Bellinzona
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)			Koné 3' Dos Santos 63' Toggenburger 83'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Tobias Thies

Neuchâtel Xamax v Bellinzona

1 September 2023 6	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–1	Bellinzona	Neuchâtel
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Surdez 43'		Neelakandan 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Referee: Marijan Drmic

Bellinzona v Vaduz

22 September 2023 7	Bellinzona	0–4	Vaduz	Bellinzona
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Chabbi 18' Djokic 50' Cicek 87' Fosso 89'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Nico Gianforte

Schaffhausen v Bellinzona

26 September 2023 8	Schaffhausen	0–0	Bellinzona	Schaffhausen
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Berformance Arena Referee: Michèle Schmölzer

Bellinzona v Stade Nyonnais

1 October 2023 9	Bellinzona	1–0	Stade Nyonnais	Bellinzona
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieye 65'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Tobias Thies

Aarau v Bellinzona

8 October 2023 10	Aarau	1–2	Bellinzona	Aarau
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Avdyli 3'		Sauter 38', 42'	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Referee: Luca Piccolo

Bellinzona v Schaffhausen

22 October 2023 11	Bellinzona	0–0	Schaffhausen	Bellinzona
14:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Hajrim Qovanaj

Stade Nyonnais v Bellinzona

27 October 2023 12	Stade Nyonnais	2–3	Bellinzona	Nyon
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gaillard 65' Koré 90+5' (pen.)		Dieye 48' Chacón 49' Samba 78' Sauter 90+6'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Johannes von Mandach

Bellinzona v Sion

5 November 2023 13	Bellinzona	1–2	Sion	Bellinzona
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Pollero 78'		Chouaref 20' Schmied 58'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: David Huwiler

Wil v Bellinzona

10 November 2023 14	Wil	0–0	Bellinzona	Wil
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Lidl Arena Referee: Stefan Horisberger

Bellinzona v Baden

26 November 2023 15	Bellinzona	3–1	Baden	Bellinzona
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Mahmoud 17' Mihajlović 33' Pollero 54'		Giampà 22'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: David Schärli

Bellinzona v Neuchâtel Xamax

10 December 2023 17	Bellinzona	1–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	Bellinzona
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Samba 46'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Michèle Schmölzer

Thun v Bellinzona

13 December 2023 16	Thun	3–1	Bellinzona	Thun
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Roth 5' Iacobucci 47' (o.g.) Ndongo 53'		Chacón 59'	Stadium: Stockhorn Arena Referee: David Huwiler

Vaduz v Bellinzona

17 December 2023 18	Vaduz	1–2	Bellinzona	Vaduz
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Isik 90+1'		Pollero 50', 88'	Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion Referee: Nico Gianforte

Bellinzona v Thun

27 January 2024 19	Bellinzona	v	Thun	Bellinzona
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

Swiss Cup

FC Buchs v Bellinzona

19 August 2023 Round 1	FC Buchs	0–4	Bellinzona	Buchs
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Pollero 15', 57', 70' Pugliese 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportplatz Buchs

Bellinzona v Schaffhausen

17 September 2023 Round 2	Bellinzona	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Schaffhausen	Bellinzona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mihajlović 23' Pugliese 103' Dieye 116'		Bunjaku 53' (pen.) González 69' 90+2' Rhyner 113' 120+3'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Maxime Odiet

Bellinzona v Zürich

31 October 2023 Round 3	Bellinzona	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Zürich	Bellinzona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)			Okita 93'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona Referee: Lionel Tschudi

References

^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

2023–24 in Swiss football

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Domestic leagues

Men	Super League Challenge League Promotion League 1. Liga Classic
Women	Women's Super League

Domestic cups

Swiss Cup

International club
competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League
Women	Women's Champions League

Club seasons

Super League

Men	Basel Grasshopper Lausanne Ouchy Lausanne-Sport Lugano Luzern Servette St. Gallen Winterthur Young Boys Yverdon-Sport Zürich
Women	Aarau Basel Grasshopper Rapperswil-Jona Luzern Servette Chênois St. Gallen Thun YB Frauen Zürich