often heated games, often leading to clashes between fans. From the late 60s to the early 80s, both GC and Basel had numerous Swiss championship victories. However, in 1988 FC Basel was relegated to the Nationalliga B. The rivalry flared up at the beginning of the 21st century, when FCB's improved performance has made them a mainstay at the top the Swiss league. However, with FCB's rise came GC's downfall and the rivalry has become largely one-sided. The most recent notable meeting between the two teams was the Swiss Cup Final in 2013, where Grasshoppers were able to beat FC Basel in penalties, with a score of 1–1 after extra time. Honours League Swiss Championship Champions (27): 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1904–05, 1920–21, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2002–03 (record) Nationalliga B/Challenge League Winners (2): 1950–51, 2020–21 Cups Swiss Cup Winners (19): 1925–26, 1926–27, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 2012–13 (record) Swiss League Cup Winners: 1973, 1975 Swiss Super Cup Winners: 1989 European Competitions Champions League/European Cup Quarter-finalist: 1978–79 Europa League/UEFA Cup Semi-finalist: 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finalist: 1989–90 Players Current squad Academy players with first-team contracts Out on loan Women's team The women's division was founded in 2009, when GC/Schwerzenbach (originally FFC Schwerzenbach) was absorbed into the club. Notable former players Players for the Swiss national football team Alfred "Fredy" Bickel Thomas Bickel Stéphane Chapuisat Patrick de Napoli Ricardo Cabanas Diego Benaglio Christoph Spycher Christian Gross Marcel Koller Stephan Lichtsteiner Patrick Müller Boris Smiljanić Roman Bürki Pajtim Kasami Ciriaco Sforza Alain Sutter Kubilay Türkyilmaz Johann Vogel Eldin Jakupović Blaise Nkufo Yann Sommer Hakan Yakin Murat Yakin Reto Ziegler Raimondo Ponte Claudio Sulser Stéphane Grichting Haris Seferovic Philippe Senderos Bernt Haas Players with World Cup appearances for their national teams Kurt Jara Izet Hajrović Senad Lulić Günter Netzer Daniel Davari Vittorio Pozzo Wynton Rufer Efan Ekoku Femi Opabunmi Franco Navarro Tomasz Rząsa Viorel Moldovan Tosh McKinlay Papa Bouba Diop Henri Camara Ove Grahn Mats Gren Kim Källström Coaching staff Current coaching staff List of Coaches (since 1925) Academy Coaches References Further reading Grasshopper Club Zürich in European football Zürich Derby Hardturm and Letzigrund External links Fan sites GCZForum – Bulletin Board (Forum) for Fans of GCZ GCZone – Fansite of GCZ Grassmokers –