FC Basel started the 2007–08 season, the 115th season in their existence and 13th consecutive in the top flight of Swiss football, with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs. FCB were looking to win the Swiss championship title for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup title that they won the year before. They also had the opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman |  Gisela Oeri |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Swiss Super League | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco Streller (12) All: Marco Streller (17) |
| Highest home attendance | Swiss Super League 38,015 vs Young Boys (10 May 2008) UEFA Cup 16,360 vs Sporting CP (13 February 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | Swiss Super League 17,845 vs Xamax (9 February 2008) UEFA Cup 9,203 vs Mattersburg (16 August 2007) |
| Average home league attendance | 23,539 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 on 8 October 2007 vs Young Boys 4–0 on 2 May 2008 vs Zürich |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 on 5 August 2007 away vs Young Boys |
Overview edit
At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt, Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart and David Degen on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Carlitos transferred from Benfica in for an estimated €1.5 million (CHF 1,610,000). Five young talents were brought up from the under-21 team. In the other direction, fans' favourites Ivan Rakitić transferred to Schalke 04 (for an estimated CHF 4,830,000) and Mladen Petrić joined Borussia Dortmund (for an estimated CHF 5,635,000). Influential defender Boris Smiljanić returned to his former club, Grasshoppers.
During the winter break, highly rated Switzerland U-21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St. Jakob-Park from feeder club Concordia Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He was joined by midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade and veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. Also during the winter break Felipe Caicedo transferred to Manchester City on a four-and-a-half year deal with a £5.2 million transfer fee (CHF 10 million), which made his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League.
The campaign edit
Domestic league edit
Basel's priority for the season was to win the league championship. The Swiss Super League season began on 22 July. Basel's first game was at home to FC Zürich which was won 1–0. In the fourth and sixth round of the championship, Basel suffered two defeats, 1–5 against BSC Young Boys and 0–2 against Grasshopper Club, and slid down to the fourth position in the league table. It took them two months before they climbed back to the leading position. In this period they won nine and drew two of eleven games. Basel suffered a home defeat against Xamax directly before the winter break and the suffered another defeat in the away match against Young Boys directly as the second half of the season began. Nevertheless Basel stayed in top position in the league table until virtually the end of the championship, slipping to second position twice. The first time as they lost an away match against Luzern and the second time after an away draw against Aarau. In the last eight games of the season, Basel achieved only four victories and four draws. But the team played strong enough to regain the lead. Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St. Jakob-Park after a 2-0 win over their main title threats BSC Young Boys.
The championship decision was made in the last game of the season. FCB needed only a point from the match to win the Championship, however if YB won then they would have become champions. This was exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005–06 season, then the final match was between Basel and Zürich then. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 and the resulting 2006 Basel hooligan incident seemed to spur FCB on. Basel took an early lead through Valentin Stocker and a second goal scored by Marco Streller just a few minutes later wrapped up the victory well before half time.[1]
FCB obtained 74 points to win the championship and qualify for Champions League second qualifying round. They were four points above YB with 70 points and 18 points ahead of third placed FCZ, who obtained 56 points. These two teams qualified to UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed Thun suffered relegation and second last St. Gallen advanced to the relegation/promotion play-pff against Bellinzona. Bellinzona won the play-off and were promoted FCSG suffered relegation. [2]
Domestic Cup edit
Basel's clear aim for the 2007–08 Swiss Cup was to retain the title that they had won the year before. The 10 clubs from the Swiss Super League as well as the 17 clubs of the Swiss Challenge League qualified directly for the cup and entered in the round of 64.
- FC Léchelles
Basel were paired away against 5th tier FC Léchelles on 19 September 2007 and won with ease. Carlitos, Scott Chipperfield and Eduardo each scored two goals and David Degen, Kōji Nakata and team captain Ivan Ergić each scored one as Basel achieved the end result 9–0.[3]
- SC Binningen
They then faced local club SC Binningen, also from the 5th tier, away from home at the newly built Spiegelfeld stadium, on 20 October. This time captain Ivan Ergić scored two goals and David Degen, Carlitos, Eduardo and Benjamin Huggel each added another as Basel cruised to a 6–1 victory.[4]
- Grasshopper Club
Basel then faced a much tougher test in the third round. An away match against the Grasshoppers at the Letzigrund on 25 October. The game was equally balanced in a first half low on events. The best chance came from a bicycle kick from Scott Chipperfield. In the second half Basel put on the pressure and after 55 minutes were not awarded a penalty despite a foul on Streller. But nonetheless Basel won 1–0. The goal coming from the penalty spot, scored by Daniel Majstorović after a hand-ball from Guillermo Vallori.[5]
- Stade Nyonnais
On 15 December, third tier Stade Nyonnais travelled to St. Jakob-Park for the quarter-final. Basel played with second goalkeeper Louis Crayton in place of Franco Costanzo, who was rested in advance of the Uefa Cup game against Hamburger SV, which was a few days later. But it was the Nyonnaise keeper Mathey who stole the show, saving four, five good attempts alone in the first half. He kept the game goalless to halftime. Stade Nyonnais fought hard as Basel added more pressure. Eren Derdiyok eventually put the hosts one up in the 53rd minute and they kept pressing giving keeper Mathey more chances to show his abilities. Derdiyok finished the game off with another goal in the 90th minute.[6]
- Thun
The semi-final saw Basel beat FC Thun 1–0 on 27 February. Again played in the St. Jakob-Park Vratislav Lokvenc, who was on loan from Red Bull Salzburg scored the only game of the match as early as the 12th minute.[7]
- Bellinzona
Basel were heavy favourites before the kick-off, not just because they were facing a lower league side but as the cup final was also being held in their home stadium, which is where UEFA Euro 2008 kicked off nine weeks later. It was Bellinzona, though, who had the better of the opening stages with Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo called into action several times. However, Eren Derdiyok scored the opening goal on 31 minutes to calm down things for the Swiss league leaders. Bellinzona equalised after 58 minutes through Christian Pouga but their euphoria was short-lived as they conceded three times in as many minutes to lose any chance of causing an upset. Four minutes later Daniel Majstorovic headed in, substitute Marco Streller made it 3-1 and fellow Swiss international Benjamin Huggel put the match beyond doubt in the 66th minute to make the final scoreline 4–1 in Basel's favour. Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side AC Bellinzona 4–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 6 April 2008.[8]
- Conclusion
Basel's aim for the Swiss Cup was to retain the title and this was achieved with ease.
Europe edit
Because Basel entered the 2007–08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round, the club set their aim as to reach the group stage. The draw was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. It was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football. The matches were to be played on 16 and 30 August 2007.
- Mattersburg
Basel were drawn against a tough opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria. Mattersburg were Austrian league leaders at the time, with an unbeaten run. The first leg was held at the St. Jakob-Park on 16 August 2007 under referee Martin Ingvarsson of the Swedish Football Association. Basel began strongly, had their fifth corner in the twelfth minute but Scott Chipperfield's good shot was deflected only a short distance wide of the goal. Mattersburg's defender Cem Atan saw his second yellow card after just 17 minutes and was sent off. Nevertheless it was the Austrian team who shortly afterwards took the lead. Basel's defender Nakata deflected a shot into their own goal after 20 minutes. Basel's reply was immediate, capitan Ergić equalised just three minutes later. Mattersburg goalkeeper Robert Almer played strongly, showing six or seven good saves and denying Basel the lead. This eventually came in the 57th minute from Caicedo. Mattersburg were overwhelmed but their keeper kept showing good work. In the end the 2–1 victory meant a lot of work, but too little yield.[9]
- Return match
Basel won the tie straight off with an easy away win in the Pappelstadion on 30 August, under referee Selçuk Dereli from the Turkish Football Federation. Felipe Caicedo put the visitors one up after 22 minutes, captain Ergić added a second after 36 and Streller netted the third after 40. Basel had decided the game before half time and they played the rest of the game in a lower gear. Eight minutes after the break Carlitos increased the score to the final score of 4–0 and 6–1 on aggregate.[10]
- FK Sarajevo
In the next round, Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first round. The first leg was played on 20 September in front of 6,000 spectators in the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo under referee Lajuks of the Latvian Football Federation. Carlitos put the visitors in the lead in the 11th minute and captain Ergić added a second after 63 minutes. Basel again played the rest of the game in a lower gear. In the third minute of added time Semjon Milošević scored for the hosts, but this was much too late to make a difference.[11]
- Return match
The return leg was played on 4 October in the St. Jakob-Park. Basel started quickly. Carlitos netted the first goal in the eighth minute and added a second just one minute later. Then came Swiss international Streller double into the scorers list, scoring his first in the 19th minute and his second ten minutes later. This was the half time score. Basel played as though it was a friendly match, not wishing to hurt themselves or be injured by their opponents, so not really entering the tackles. Huggel scored the team's fifth goal on 75 minutes and then Felipe Caicedo added a sixth as the game entered the added time. The game ended 6–0 and Basel won 8–1 on aggregate.[12]
Basel advanced to the group stage. Due to the fact that they had reached the group stage their aim was modified and was set as to remain in the competition over the winter break. The draw for the group stage, which was conducted by UEFA's director of professional football Giorgio Marchetti and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. Basel were then drawn into a group of death, Group D, alongside Brann, Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Rennes, all of which were ranked within the top three of their respective leagues at the start of the stage.
- Rennes
The first group match was at home, in front of a small crowd of just 11,407 spectators, on 27 October against French team Rennes under referee Nicola Rizzoli from the Italian Football Federation. Basel started well into the match and almost worked themselves an early advantage when Ivan Ergić's fierce free-kick was tipped around the post by Rennes goalkeeper Patrice Luzi. Rennes were second best at the beginning, but gradually began to work their way into the game with Franco Costanzo having to move quickly to save Sylvain Marveaux's effort on 27 minutes, before watching Bruno Cheyrou's powerful shot sail over the bar three minutes later. However, Basel ended the first half as they had begun it, strong. Scott Chipperfield hit a long-range shot that was well caught by Luzi and minutes later Felipe Caicedo fired an effort narrowly wide of the left-hand post. After the restart, Rennes again worked Costanzo, but the goalkeeper was more than equal to Jimmy Briand's strike. The decisive moment came soon after as Marco Streller jumped higher than the Rennes defencef's to head in Chipperfield's corner. Caicedo almost doubled Basel's lead soon after, with a shot out of the distance that flew narrowly wide. Having survived that, Rennes pressed for an equaliser but the closest they came was a shot by Mickaël Pagis that drifted wide as Basel achieved their victory.[13]
- Dinamo Zagreb
Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb, in the Maksimir Stadium, in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo, who kept the game at 0–0 for 90 minutes. On the 8 November, in front of 28,000 spectators, FC Basel goalkeeper Costanzo was in inspired form as the Swiss side earned a valuable point. The Argentinian keeper twice tipped good drives over the bar to keep the visitors in the match, but the hosts only had themselves to blame for not capitalising on a dominant performance. Gordon Schildenfeld and Mario Mandžukić were both guilty of bad misses and Dinamo's evening was summed up in the final minute when Ognjen Vukojević saw his effort cannon back off the post. Yet it was Basel that begun the brightest as they sought to build on their 1-0 victory against Stade Rennes a fortnight before. Scott Chipperfield was the instigator of much of their attacking play, and Daniel Majstorovic twice headed over crosses from the Australian when he should have done better. It proved a false dawn, however, and Dinamo soon found their rhythm as Mandžukić and Hrvoje Čale both tried their luck from distance. Ivan Ergić warmed Dinamo keeper George Koch's hands at the other end, though Basel found relief harder and harder to come by as the game went on. Midway through the first half Schildenfeld contrived to head Luka Modrić's corner wide, while Mandžukić, Vukojević and Franck Manga Guela all fired long-distance efforts off target. Costanzo was called upon soon after half-time to tip over Vukojević's curling effort and was on hand to collect Schildenfeld's header soon after. It was all Dinamo as Costanzo made further stops to deny substitute Carlos and then Mandžukić yet again. It was an evening to forget for the 21-year-old Mandžukić who headed a glorious chance wide and when Vukojević saw his effort hit the post, Dinamo knew their luck was out as Basel held on.[14]
- SK Brann
Basel then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park on 5 December, where they won 1–0 through a Carlitos free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Both teams made enterprising starts, although chances were chiefly of the half variety, usually shots from range. Brann midfielder Petter Vaagan Moen and Carlitos traded such efforts before the Basel man broke the deadlock in the 39th minute. Having been fouled by Ramiro Corrales, Carlitos took the free-kick himself and fired beyond Håkon Opdal. The goalkeeper then had to be at his best to ensure Brann went in just a goal behind, diving to keep out a powerful Reto Zanni drive. The Norwegian champions pressed for an equaliser in the second half, but were largely frustrated by a Basel defence that was content to hold on to the narrow advantage. Joakim Sjöhage, Vaagan Moen and Huseklepp all had chances but Franco Costanzo was equal to all of them. [15]
- Hamburger SV
Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburger SV at the HSH Nordbank Arena on 20 December in front of 48,917 spectators under referee Nicolai Vollquartz from the Danish Football Association. Both clubs had already qualified for the knock out phase, and it was the home side who began better, Nigel de Jong meeting Rafael van der Vaart's free-kick with his head and forcing Franco Costanzo to save with his right foot before he reacted smartly to keep out Bastian Reinhardt's follow-up effort. The Basel goalkeeper held Hamburg at bay throughout the first half, despite the fact that Ivica Olić and Var der Vaart had three presentable chances in quick succession after about half-hours play. Because Basel playmaker Carlitos was well marked by the home defence, Basel struggled to create much in attack and their prospects looked bad when Reto Zanni brought down Vincent Kompany and then saw his second yellow card in the 50th minute. However, eight minutes later Ivan Ergić reacted fastest to push in Benjamin Huggel's mis-hit shot from a Michel Morganella cross. Just as Basel might have been thinking about holding on for the three points, Romeo Castelen raced down the right wing and crossed for the waiting Olić to shoot in the equaliser and ensured his side would finish above their opponents. Hamburger SV claimed first place Group D as Olić's late goal earned a 1-1 draw against ten-man FC Basel. [16]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third-placed teams, while the eight second-placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups. Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together. Basel then faced Sporting CP in the round of 32 after qualifying in second position in the group alongside Hamburg and Brann. Sporting CP finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup.
- Sporting CP
The first leg took place on the 13 February 2008 at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon with referee Kevin Blom from Royal Dutch Football Association. The visitors almost went into the lead inside three minutes when Carlitos' corner came to captain Ivan Ergić whose header went just over. Instead it was Sporting who took went ahead in the eighth minute, Simon Vukčević finishing into the bottom corner after being set up by Leandro Romagnoli's neat pass. But that was a rare foray forward for the home side as Basel dominated possession early on. David Degen going closest to bringing them level with a volley which fizzed over. The visitors suffered a blow a minute before the break when goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was forced off with injury to be replaced by Liberia international Louis Crayton. Vukčević gave the new goalkeeper no chance as he doubled the lead after 58 minutes, drilling João Moutinho's right-wing cross high into the top corner from the right side of the area.[17]
- Return match
One week later, on 21 February 2008, the return leg did not fare any better for Basel. Costanzo was still out injured and Basel lost 3–0 in the home match, resulting in them being knocked out 5–0 on aggregate. The visitors enjoyed a perfect start at St. Jakob-Park when Bruno Pereirinha broke the deadlock after just two minutes. It left Basel needing to score four times. Sporting's keeper Rui Patrício was tested twice after quarter of an hour, first by Eduardo's long-range effort and then Eren Derdiyok's shot from the left side of the area. Patrício also blocked well to deny Ivan Ergić's volley from ten metres. Liédson ended home hopes with two goals either side of half-time.[18]
- Conclusion
This rounded off a highly successful season for Basel, as they conquered on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Basel achieved all of their aims. Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.
Club edit
The Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Christian Gross
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| Assistant manager | Fritz Schmid
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| Fitness Coach | Thomas Grüter
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| Fitness Coach | Romain Crevoisier
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| Youth Team Coach | Patrick Rahmen
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Sandro Kamber
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Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source: [citation needed]
Other information edit
| Chairman | Mrs Gisela Oeri
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m) |
Source: Homepage FCB
Players edit
First team squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Multiple Nationality edit
- 1
Franco Costanzo - 5
Daniel Majstorović - 9
Marko Perović - 11
Scott Chipperfield - 18
Louis Crayton - 22 Ivan Ergić
- 24
Cabral - 28 Beg Ferati
- 31
Eren Derdiyok
Transfers summer 2007 edit
In edit
| 3 | DF | SUI
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Ronny Hodel (from Young Boys - for 483,000 SFr)[20] |
| 4 | DF | SUI
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Michel Morganella (from FC Basel II (U21))[21] |
| 8 | MF | SUI
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Benjamin Huggel (from Eintracht Frankfurt - for 805,000 SFr)[22] |
| 10 | FW | SUI
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Marco Streller (from Stuttgart - for 2,415,000 SFr)[23] |
| 14 | MF | SUI
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Valentin Stocker (from FC Basel II (U21))[24] |
| 16 | MF | SUI
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Fabian Frei (from FC Basel II (U21))[24] |
| 24 | MF | SUI
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Cabral (from Lausanne-Sport - free transfer)[25] |
| 25 | GK | SUI
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Jayson Leutwiler (from FC Basel II (U21))[24][26][27] |
| 30 | MF |  POR
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Carlitos (from Benfica - for 1,610,000 SFr)[28] |
| 31 | FW | SUI
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Eren Derdiyok (from FC Basel II (U21)) |
| 9 | FW |  ARG
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César Carignano (return from loan to América)[24] |
In on loan edit
| 7 | MF | SUI
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David Degen (loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach - Loan)[29] |
| (25) | GK | SUI
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Riccardo Meili (on loan from FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[26][27] |
Out edit
| — | MF |  BIH
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Damir Džombić (to Vaduz)[24] |
| — | FW |  BRA
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Cristiano (to Willem II)[30] |
| — | MF |  AUS
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Mile Sterjovski (to Gençlerbirliği - free transfer)[24] |
| — | FW |  CRO
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Mladen Petrić (to Borussia Dortmund - 5,635,000 SFr)[31] |
| — | MF | CRO
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Ivan Rakitić (to Schalke 04 - for 4,830,000 SFr)[32] |
| — | FW |  RSA
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Delron Buckley (returned to Borussia Dortmund after loan)[24] |
| — | DF | SUI
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Boris Smiljanić (to Grasshopper Club Zürich - 966,000 SFr)[33] |
Out on loan edit
| (25) | GK | SUI
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Yann Sommer (on loan to Vaduz)[34] |
| 29 | MF | SUI
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Simone Grippo (on loan to FC Concordia Basel) [24][35] |
| (25) | GK | SUI
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Jayson Leutwiler (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[26][27] |
Transfers winter 2007-08 edit
In edit
| 9 | MF |  SRB
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Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade)[36][37] |
In on loan edit
| 19 | FW |  CZE
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Vratislav Lokvenc (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg from 14 February until 30 June 2008)[38] |
| 34 | GK | SUI
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Oliver Stöckli (on loan from FC Winterthur from 19 February until 30 June 2008)[39] |
Out edit
| 9 | FW | ARG
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César Carignano (released from contract)[40] |
| 20 | MF | ARG
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Caicedo (to Manchester City)[36][37] |
| -- | FW | SUI
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Danijel Subotić (to Portsmouth F.C.)[41] |
Out on loan edit
| 17 | DF | SUI
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Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 1 January to 30 June)[42] |
| 15 | MF |  LIE
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Franz Burgmeier (on loan to Thun 5 January to 30 June)[43] |
Results and fixtures edit
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season friendlies edit
| 27 June 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | Wil | San Gian, Celerina |
| 18:30 | F. Frei  1' (1:0)Hodel  30'Stocker 32' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: Patrick Collet |
| 30 June 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 3 | Concordia Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Chipperfield 1' (1:0) |
Summary | 37' (1:1) Kolling 38' (1:2) Sprunger 53' (1:3) Sprunger |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 3 July 2007 Uhrencup Round 1 | Basel | 3 – 1 |  Red Bull Salzburg | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:15 | F. Frei 21' (1:0) Eduardo 71' (2:0), 80' (3:0) |
Summary | 83' (pen. 3:1) Santos |
Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 5 July 2007 Uhrencup Round 2 | Basel | 0 – 1 |  Celtic | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:45 | Summary | 42' Miller |
Attendance: 8,612 (sold out) Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 7 July 2007 Pre-season | Luzern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Seefeld, Horw |
| 18:30 | Mendes 45' Lustrinelli 54' (1:0) |
Summary | 72' Eduardo 75' Huggel 82' (1:1) Eduardo |
Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 11 July 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 |  RC Lens | Stampfi, Rothrist |
| 19:45 | Derdiyok 20' (1:0) Ba 38' |
Summary | 31' (1:1) Monterrubio 49' (1:2) Sablé |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| Note: Anniversary game for 50 years of FC Rothrist. | ||||
| 14 July 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 |  Werder Bremen | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Liechtenstein |
| 19:00 | Huggel 27' (1:0) F. Frei 29' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat | |
| Note: Corners 1:5 (1:2). Fair game, no yellow cards. | ||||
| 11 September 2007 Mid-season | SC Dornach | 1 – 5 | Basel | Gigersloch, Dornach |
| 19:00 | Dario Di Giovine 66' (1:4) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Carlitos 12' (0:2) Carlitos 25' (pen. 0:3) Ergić 27' (0:4) Chipperfield 83' (1:5) Halimi |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| Note: Corners 4:4 | ||||
| 16 October 2007 Mid-season | FC Rothrist | 0 – 11 | Basel | Sportplatz Stampfi |
| 19:15 | Summary | 14' (0:1) Eduardo 16' (0:2) Ergić 22' (0:3) Nakata 24' (0:4) Caicedo 31' (0:5) Eduardo 37' (o.g. 0:6) Della Porta 45' (0:7) Caicedo 48' (o.g. 0:8) Mijatovic 67' (0:9) F. Frei 81' (0:10) Carlitos 86' (0:11) Ivo Pedro |
Attendance: 380 Referee: Sascha Amhof | |
| Note: FCB with test players Ivo Pedro (Ivo Pedro Krenczynski Welter) and Samet Gündüz from youth team | ||||
| 20 November 2007 Mid-season | FC Solothurn | 1 – 5 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn |
| 18:00 | Hasler 56' (1:2) |
Summary |  20′ Ergić 25' (0:1) Carlitos 50' (0:2) Ergić 64' (1:3) Derdiyok 80' (1:4) Carlitos 84' (1:5) F. Frei |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Daniel Käser |
Winter break and mid-season friendlies edit
| 12 January 2008 Winter break | Basel | 6 – 0 | FC Solothurn | Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Eduardo 8' (1:0) D. Degen 25' (2:0)D. Degen 26' (3:0)Caicedo 29' (4:0)D. Degen 43' (5:0)Derdiyok 87' (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 650 Referee: Martin Schneider | |
| Note: Corners: 5:1 (3:0) | ||||
| 17 January 2008 Training camp | VfL Bochum | 2 – 2 | Basel | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| 16:00 | Šesták 8' (1:0) Mięciel 70' (2:1) |
Summary | 50' (1:1) Derdiyok 90+1' (pen. 2:2) Majstorović |
Attendance: 250 Referee:  Sanchez Canovas Edward (Alicante) |
| 20 January 2008 Training camp | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3 – 2 | Basel | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| 11:00 | Teber 4' (1:0) Carlos Eduardo 22' (pen. 2:0)Obasi 40' (3:1) |
Summary | 35' (2:1) Marque 71' (pen. 3:2) D. Degen |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Lopez Martinez (Murcia) |
| 22 January 2008 Training camp | Wisła Kraków  | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadium Campoamor , Alicante |
| 16:00 | Díaz 63.' (o.g. 2:1) |
Summary | 28' (0:1) Brożek 49' (0:2) Zienzczuk |
Attendance: 50 Referee: Canovas Edward (Alcante) |
| 25 January 2008 Winter break | Schalke 04 | 1 – 0 | Basel | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
| 19:00 | Asamoah 44' (1:0) |
Summary | 32' Caicedo |
Attendance: 39,158 Referee: Dirk Margenberg (Wermelskirchen) |
| 29 January 2008 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 0 | Yverdon-Sport | Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Caicedo 81' (1:0) |
Summary | 88' Sejmenovic |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| 12 March 2008 Mid-season | Sochaux | 3 – 1 | Basel | Espace 2000, Bartenheim |
| 16:00 | Traoré 34' Dramé 64'Sène 67'Pancrate 84' |
Summary | 53' D. Degen 76' Lokvenc |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Fatih Kiligoglu (Strasbourg) |
Swiss Super League edit
First half of season edit
| 22 July 2007 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 | Streller 69' Burgmeier 88' |
Summary | 26' Rochat 90+1' Tico |
Attendance: 27,680 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 25 July 2007 Round 2 | St. Gallen | 0 – 3 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 19:45 | Gelabert 59'  78'Marazzi 61' |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Chipperfield 26' (0:2) Derdiyok 40' Marque 45' (0:3) Derdiyok 49' Ba 51' Majstorović |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 28 July 2007 Round 3 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Zanni 47' Chipperfield 64' (1:1) |
Summary | 45' (0:1) Rogério 88' Mesbah |
Attendance: 20,841 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 5 August 2007 Round 4 | BSC Young Boys | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | João Paulo 2' (1:0) Schneuwly 11' Raimondi 17' (2:0)João Paulo 57' (3:0)Frimpong 71' (4:0)Frimpong 75' (5:0) |
Summary | 12' Nakata 19' Zanni 34' Majstorović 80' Costanzo 87' (5:1) Chipperfield |
Attendance: 25,020 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 11 August 2007 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Majstorović 28' (1:0) Eduardo 39' (2:0)Carlitos 83' Ergić 90+1' (3:2) |
Summary | 44' Reset 54' Obradović 69' (2:1) Vanczák 75' M'Futi 84' (2:2) Chedli |
Attendance: 23,583 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 19 August 2007 Round 6 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Touré 25' (1:0) Smiljanić 45'Eduardo 63' (2:0)Eduardo 68' |
Summary |  63' Zanni 66' Majstorović 81' Huggel |
Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 25 August 2007 Round 7 | Luzern | 2 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| 17:45 | Lustrinelli 13' (1:0) 18' Cantaluppi 31' (2:2) |
Summary | 22' (pen. 1:1) Majstorović 27' (1:2) Streller 56' (2:3) Chipperfield 63' (2:4) Chipperfield 73' Morganella |
Attendance: 10,287 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 2 September 2007 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Caicedo 44' (1:0) Chipperfield 75'Chipperfield 90+1' (2:1) |
Summary | 70' (1:1) Faye 73' Glarner |
Attendance: 22,119 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 23 September 2007 Round 9 | Xamax | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 16:00 | Everson 74' Rak 74' |
Summary | 10' Zanni 20' (0:1) Carlitos 63' Huggel 76' (0:2) Ergić 90+3' (pen. 0:3) Huggel |
Attendance: 11,997 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 26 September 2007 Round 10 | Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Chikhaoui 62' (1:0) Raffael 75'Hassli 90+2' (2:2) |
Summary | 33' D. Degen 60' Huggel 67' (1:1) Eduardo 77' (1:2) Streller 88' Majstorović |
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 30 September 2007 Round 11 | Basel | 3 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Streller 2' (1:0) Streller 65' (2:0)Caicedo 75' (3:0)Caicedo 75' |
Summary | 20' Garat 21' Muntwiler 27' 52' Longo 71' Fernando |
Attendance: 23,491 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 7 October 2007 Round 12 | Aarau | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 16:00 | Summary | 17' (0:1) Nakata 37' (0:2) Eduardo 41' (0:3) Streller 42' Majstorović |
Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 28 October 2007 Round 13 | Basel | 4 – 0 | BSC Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Majstorović 17' (pen. 1:0) Caicedo 30'Streller 34' (2:0)Chipperfield 52' (3:0)Carlitos 74' (4:0) |
Summary | 26' 31' Varela 45' Regazzoni 46' Zayatte 84' João Paulo |
Attendance: 24,720 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 31 October 2007 Round 14 | Sion | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 19:45 | Galindo 55' Saborío 57' (1:1) Obradović 66'Alioui 69' |
Summary | 43' (0:1) Streller 46' Caicedo 57' Eduardo 84' Costanzo |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 3 November 2007 Round 15 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Majstorović 25' (1:0) Marque 30'D. Degen 44'Caicedo 90+2' (2:0) |
Summary | 24' Feltscher 40' Bobadilla 87' Smiljanić |
Attendance: 24.851 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 11 November 2007 Round 16 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Streller 3' (1:0) Caicedo 15' (2:0)Majstorović 44' D. Degen 56' (3:1) |
Summary | 27' 81' Marić 49' (2:1) Wiss 62' (3:2) Tchouga |
Attendance: 21,575 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 2 December 2007 Round 17 | Thun | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| 16:00 | Lüthi 59' |
Summary | 27' (0:1) Eduardo 74' (0:2) Carlitos |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 9 December 2007 Round 18 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Ba 28' Huggel 36'Nakata 58'Carlitos 72' |
Summary | 32' 90+2' Everson 40' Jenny 65' (pen. 0:1) Rossi |
Attendance: 22,022 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
Second half of season edit
| 3 February 2008 Round 19 | BSC Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | Baykal 15' Häberli 48' (1:0)Hochstrasser 69'H. Yakin 68', 78' (pen. 2:0)Doubai 75'Hodel 90+2' |
Summary | 75' 79' Majstorović |
Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 9 February 2008 Round 20 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Carlitos 9' (1:0) Zanni 19'Huggel 74' (2:0)Marque 77'Quennoz 45' 93' Perović 90+4' (4:0) |
Summary | 77' Rossi 79' Zuberbühler |
Attendance: 17,845 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 17 February 2008 Round 21 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Stucki 29' Tihinen 45'Chikhaoui 38', 90+1' (pen. 1:1) Abdi 78' 90+2' |
Summary | 37' Derdiyok 41' Derdiyok 64' Perović 84' Carlitos 94' Huggel |
Attendance: 14,100 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 24 February 2008 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Majstorović 14' (pen. 1:0) Eduardo 49'Perović 65'Carlitos 71' (2:1)Crayton 83' |
Summary | 13' Christ 27' (1:1) Page 88' Mutsch |
Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 2 March 2008 Round 23 | Thun | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| 16:00 | Burgmeier 27' Zakrzewski 58' (1:0) |
Summary | 66' (1:1) Derdiyok 79' (1:2) Derdiyok 88' (1:3) Derdiyok |
Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 9 March 2008 Round 24 | Basel | 2 – 1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Carlitos 13' Eduardo 16' (1:0)Marque 18'Carlitos 48' (2:0) Hodel 77' |
Summary | 7' Muntwiler 53' Gelabert 64' (2:1) Schneider |
Attendance: 23,491 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 16 March 2008 Round 25 | Sion | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 16:00 | Domínguez 11' (1:0) M'Futi 17'Saborío 44' (2:1)Domínguez 66' (3:2)Reset 82' (4:2) |
Summary | 27' (1:1) Eduardo 53' (2:2) Stocker 63' Stocker |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 19 March 2008 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:45 | Ergić 25' (1:0) Eduardo 36' (2:0)Ba 66' |
Summary | 19' Feltscher 42' Jakupović 67' (2:1) Cabanas 82' Colina |
Attendance: 22,019 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 22 March 2008 Round 27 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Majstorović 45' (pen. 1:0) Costanzo 94' |
Summary | 75' Diarra |
Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 29 March 2008 Round 28 | Luzern | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| 17:45 | Lustrinelli 62' (1:0) |
Summary | 24' Stocker 79' Zanni |
Attendance: 11,623 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 2 April 2008 Round 29 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 18:45 | Bobadilla 79' Bobadilla 91' (1:1) |
Summary | 60' Majstorović 64' Marque 70' (0:1) Derdiyok 89' Huggel 92' Streller |
Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 13 April 2008 Round 30 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Eduardo 6' (1:0) Marque 27'Streller 31'Huggel 74' |
Summary | 28' Brellier 52' Nwaneri 62' Kali 68' (1:1) Saborío 89' Sarni |
Attendance: 23,113 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (ÖFB) |
| 16 April 2008 Round 31 | St. Gallen | 1 – 4 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 19:45 | Aquirre 32' (pen. 1:1) Callà 54'Koubský 59'Zé Vítor 62' |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Carlitos 37' (1:2) Majstorović 39' D. Degen 43' (1:3) D. Degen 77' Derdiyok 90' (1:4) Perović |
Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 19 April 2008 Round 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Ergić 10' (1:0) Majstorović 17' (pen. 2:0)D. Degen 66'Perović 67'D. Degen 77' (3:1) |
Summary | 16' Stulz 27' Andrist 38' (pen. 2:1) Scarione |
Attendance: 19,437 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 26 April 2008 Round 33 | Aarau | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 17:45 | Rogério 50' (1:1) Sermeter 64' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 19' (0:1) Streller 63' Costanzo 70' (2:2) Ergić |
Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 2 May 2008 Round 34 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:45 | Streller 16' (1:0) Stocker 21' (2:0)Huggel 44'Majstorović 50' (pen. 3:0)Majstorović 54'Huggel 78' |
Summary | 19' Stahel 38' Tico 46' Rochat 53' Abdi |
Attendance: 29,098 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 6 May 2008 Round 35 | Xamax | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 20:45 | Rossi 20' (1:0) Rossi 22'El Haimour 23'Nuzzolo 38'Coly 52' (2:0)Rak 76' |
Summary | 10' Ba 70' Zanni 72' (2:1) Majstorović 72' Majstorović 90+1' (2:2) Ergić |
Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 10 May 2008 Round 36 | Basel | 2 – 0 | BSC Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 | Streller 16' Stocker 19' (1:0)Streller 23' (2:0)Stocker 32' |
Summary | 19' Ghezal 60' Schwegler 81' Regazzoni 82' Zayatte 83' Hochstrasser |
Attendance: 38,015 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 74 | Swiss champions and Swiss Cup winners Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 70 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Zürich | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Aarau | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 47 | |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Sion | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 41 | |
| 9 | St. Gallen (R) | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 34 | Continue to relegation play-off |
| 10 | Thun (R) | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Season progression chart edit
2007–08 Swiss Cup edit
for main article, see 2007–08 Swiss Cup
| 16 September 2007 Round 1 | FC Léchelles | 0 – 9 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg |
| 15:00 | Summary | 7' (0:1) Carlitos 21' (0:2) Chipperfield 32' (0:3) Ergić 57' (0:4) D. Degen 62' (0:5) Chipperfield 64' (0:6) Carlitos 66' (0:7) Eduardo 69' (0:8) Eduardo 74' Cabral 75' (0:9) Nakata |
Attendance: 3,549 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 20 October 2007 Round 2 | SC Binningen | 1 – 6 | Basel | Spiegelfeld, Binningen |
| 15:00 | Tobias Fumagalli 35' (1:2) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Ergić 23' (0:2) Eduardo 39' (1:3) Carlitos 47' (1:4) Ergić 72' (1:5) D. Degen 82' (1:6) Huggel |
Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| 25 November 2007 Round 3 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Rinaldo 19' |
Summary | 2' Zanni 56' D. Degen 58' Streller 65' Eduardo 66' Carlitos 90' (pen. 0:1) Majstorović |
Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 15 December 2007 Quarterfinal | Basel | 2 – 0 | Stade Nyonnais | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Derdiyok 53' (1:0) Carlitos 83'Derdiyok 90' (2:0) |
Summary | 39' Germanier 52' Roux |
Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 27 February 2008 Semifinal | Basel | 1 – 0 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 | Lokvenc 12' (1:0) D. Degen 91' |
Summary | 22' Zakrzewski 33' Gavatorta 73' Burgmeier |
Attendance: 10,759 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 6 April 2008 Final | AC Bellinzona | 1 – 4 | Basel | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 15:45 | Carbone 20' Pouga 58' (1:1) |
Summary | 30' (0:1) Derdiyok 62' (1:2) Marque Majstorović 64' (1:3) Streller 66' (1:5) Huggel |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen) |
2007–08 UEFA Cup edit
For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round edit
For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
| 16 August 2007 First leg | Basel | 2 – 1 | SV Mattersburg | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 CET | Ergić 23' Caicedo 53'Carlitos 63' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
8' 17' Atan 20' (o.g.) Nakata 35' Sedloski 78' Kovrig |
Attendance: 9,203 Referee:  Martin Ingvarsson (Swedish Football Association) |
| 30 August 2007 Second leg | SV Mattersburg | 0 – 4 | Basel | Pappelstadion, Mattersburg |
| 18:15 CET | Pauschenwein 12' Pöllhuber 64'Bürger 74'Naumoski 82' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
10' Chipperfield 17' Huggel 22' Caicedo 28' Caicedo 36' Ergić 41' Streller 53' Carlitos |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee:  Selçuk Dereli (Turkish Football Federation) |
Basel win 6-1 on aggregate
First round edit
| 20 September 2007 1st Leg | Sarajevo | 1 – 2 | Basel | Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo |
| 20:00 | Bašić 32' Repuh 62'Šaraba 86'Milošević 90+3' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
11' Carlitos 63' Ergić |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee:  Romāns Lajuks (Latvian Football Federation) |
| 4 October 2007 2nd leg | Basel | 6 – 0 | Sarajevo | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Carlitos 8' Carlitos 9'Streller 19'Streller 29'Huggel 75'Caicedo 90+1' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
21' Bučan 66' Kurto |
Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Paulo Costa (Portuguese Football Federation) |
Group stage edit
Group D edit
| 25 October 2007 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Rennes | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Streller 55' (1:0) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
38' Briand 44' Cyril Jeunechamp |
Attendance: 11,407 Referee:  Nicola Rizzoli (Italian Football Federation) |
| 8 November 2007 Round 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 0 | Basel | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb |
| 20:15 | UEFA summary FCB summary |
Attendance: 28,000 Referee:  Serge Gumienny (Royal Belgian Football Association) | ||
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 5 December 2007 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 |  Brann | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | D. Degen 76' Carlitos 40' (1:0) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
20' Bjarnason 76' Vaagan Moen 77' Solli |
Attendance: 13,731 Referee:  Igor Egorov (Russian Football Union) |
| 20 December 2007 Round 5 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | Basel | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 20:45 | Kompany 31' Olić 73' (1:1) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
20' 49' Zanni 43' Huggel 58' (0:1) Ergić 88' Costanzo |
Attendance: 48,917 Referee:  Nicolai Vollquartz (Danish Football Association) |
Final table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Advance to Round of 32 |
| Basel
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | |
| Brann
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| Rennes
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
Knockout stage edit
| 13 February 2008 1st Leg | Sporting CP | 2 – 0 | Basel | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| 21:45 | Vukčević 8' (1:0) Vukčević 58' (2:0) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
29' Carlitos |
Attendance: 16,639 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
| 21 February 2008 2nd Leg | Basel | 0 – 3 | Sporting CP | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 21:00 | UEFA summary FCB summary |
Pereirinha 2' (0:1) Liédson 41' (0:2)Liédson 51' (0:3) 80' Abel |
Attendance: 16,360 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) |
Sporting won 5–0 on aggregate.
Overall edit
Basel participated in the following major competitions: the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Cup.
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Super League | — | Winner | 22 July 2007 | 10 May 2008 |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 64 | Winner | 16 September 2007 | 6 April 2008 |
| UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Round of 32 | 16 August 2007 | 21 February 2008 |
Source: Competitions
Statistics edit
Total goalscorers edit
Updated to games played 10 May 2008
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Swiss Super League goalscorers/assists edit
Updated to games played 10 May 2008
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Swiss Cup goalscorers edit
Updated to games played 6 April 2008
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European goalscorers edit
Updated to games played 21 February 2008
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Honours and awards edit
- Swiss League Champions 2007-08
- Swiss Cup Champions 2007-08
- Swiss Youngster of the Year 2007/08 - Eren Derdiyok
- Swiss Coach of the Year 2007/08 - Christian Gross
See also edit
References edit
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