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| Full name | Grasshopper Club Zurich | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Grasshoppers or Hoppers | ||
| Short name | GC, GCZ, Grasshoppers | ||
| Founded | 1 September 1886 | ||
| Ground | Letzigrund | ||
| Capacity | 26,104 | ||
| Owner | Los Angeles FC[1][2] | ||
| President | Stacy Johns | ||
| Sporting director | Stephan Schwarz | ||
| Coach | Tomas Oral | ||
| League | Swiss Super League | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League, 11th of 12 | ||
| Website | gcz.ch | ||
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Grasshopper Club Zurich (GCZ), commonly referred to as Grasshopper Club or simply just GC, is a professional multisports club based in Zurich, Switzerland. They are nicknamed the Grasshoppers or sometimes just Hoppers. The oldest and best-known department of the club is its football team. With 27 league titles, the Grasshoppers hold the records for winning the most national championships and the Swiss Cups, with 19 trophies in the latter.[3] The club is the oldest football team in Zurich and maintains a substantial rivalry with FC Zurich.[4]
The origin of Grasshoppers name is unknown, although the most common explanation refers to its early players' energetic post-goal celebrations and that their style of play was nimble and energetic.[5]
After a number of appearances in European Cups and the UEFA Champions League, the Grasshopper Club has become one of Switzerland's most recognizable football clubs. Today, in addition to its main football squad, the club has competitive professional and youth teams in rowing, ice hockey, handball, lawn tennis, court tennis, field hockey, curling, basketball, rugby, squash, floorball and beach soccer.[6]
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- ^ "LAFC And Grasshopper Club Zürich Form Long-Term Strategic Partnership". Los Angeles FC. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Vilotić seals Swiss Cup success for Grasshoppers". UEFA. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "The great Zurich divide". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "GESCHICHTE DES GRASSHOPPER CLUB ZÜRICH". GCZ. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Sektionen". GCZ. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.