Game Day. WFC "Metalist 1925" - WFC "Grasshopper". Match #2. Winter training camp 2026

January 20, 2026. Antalya, Turkey. Friendly match #2. Kick-off at 14:00

Two days between matches against the national team of India and "Grasshopper". Today at "Metalist 1925" awaits a meeting with the "silver" medalist of the Swiss Super League.

For the "blue and white" team, today's game will be the third this year. Prior to this, the team played a training match against their compatriots from "Erlikon/Politsai" (National League) and visited Germany's SC "Zand" - 1:1.

On January 18, the next stage of preparation began: the team from Zurich arrived in Lara on Sunday, near Antalya. In Turkey, the Swiss women will spend a week training and play two friendlies.

Among the latest news, we also note the personnel changes: the newcomers to GCZ are Italian Suri Lamontana and Hungarian Brigitta Pulins; leaving the team are Rita Almeida, Rebekka Villena, Laura Kott, and Isabelle Rutisgauzer. Also, saying goodbye is head coach Joan Paiva - replaced by Laura Fetterline.

"Grasshopper" (Zurich). Information

Year of establishment: 1977

Previous names: DFK "Schwertenbach", FFK "United Schwertenbach", "GC/Schwertenbach"

Stadium: GC "Campus" (1300)

Head coach: Laura Fetterline

Captain: Luna Lempierre

Achievements: Super League - winner (1999), Swiss Cup - winner (1992, 2003, 2008)

Current position in the championship: 2

Position in the previous championship: 2

This season, "Grasshopper" participated in the newly created Europa Cup, where in the qualification semifinals, they defeated Kazakhstan's "BIK Shymkent" (2:0, 3:1). However, in the next round, they failed to overcome the barrier in the form of the Dutch team "Ajax" - 0:0, 1:2.

In the domestic championship, they are performing at the same level as last year - in second place. In the Super League, after 12 rounds, they are 7 points behind the leading team "Servette". The competition will resume on February 6.