2023–24 AC Bellinzona season

AC Bellinzona
2023–24 season
Manager	Sandro Chieffo; (until 2 October); Manuel Benavente; (from 3 October)
Stadium	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Swiss Challenge League	8th
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 was AC Bellinzona's 120th season in existence and ninth consecutive in the Swiss Challenge League. They 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

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

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

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

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	W
Position	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	7	6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swiss Cup

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

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

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.

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

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