The 1996–97 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 104th season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting retired from the chairmanship and René C. Jäggi became the club's new chairman following the AGM which was held in November. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their third consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football.
| 1996–97 season | |
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| Chairman |  René C. Jäggi |
| Manager | Karl Engel (until March 1997) Heinz Hermann (interim) Salvatore Andracchio (ad interim from April) |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Qualifying Phase 8th |
| Nationalliga A | Champions Group 8th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2nd in Group 7 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gaetano Giallanza (17) All: Gaetano Giallanza (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,000 on 2 March 1997 vs Zürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 on 15 May 1997 vs Xamax and on 31 May 1997 vs Aarau |
| Average home league attendance | 10,800[1] |
Overview edit
Pre-season edit
Karl Engel was trainer at the start of the season, but he was replaced by Heinz Hermann in March 1997. Hermann only remained manager for a few weeks and was replaced by Salvatore Andracchio (ad interim) until the end of the season.[1] The clubs priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football.
A number of players had left the club during the off-season, Ike Shorunmu transferred to Zürich, Mario Cantaluppi moved to Servette and Gabriel Okolosi to Young Boys. Both Davide Orlando and Alexandre Rey moved back to Sion. Further players who left the club were Marco Walker, who moved to German team 1860 Munich, Lars Olsen returned to Denmark and joined Brøndby and Andre Meier moved on to FC Schaffhausen. To balance this, the club made some new signings as the season started. Adrian Knup returned to the club, signed in after a short spell by Galatasaray. Other players who joined from foreign clubs were, Adrian Falub who came from Universitatea Cluj and Mariano Armentano from Racing Club. A number of players also transferred from the domestic league, Gaetano Giallanza and Jean-Pierre La Placa both signed in from Sion, Mario Frick came from St. Gallen and Yann Poulard signed in from SR Delémont.[2]
Domestic league edit
The season did not start too well, it took until the twelfth round until the team recorded their third victory and one of these three was a forfeit victory because YB had used an unqualified player, Erol Bekirovski, in the match in the fourth round. As the first half of the season came to an end, the team had gathered five victories, ten draws and had suffered seven defeats in which the team scored 32 goals and conceded 33. Gaetano Giallanza was the team's top scorer with nine goals and Mario Frick was second best with six goals. Basel were in eighth position in the league table, thus, they qualified for the Championship round.
During the winter break Markus Schupp signed in on loan from Hamburger SV, Franco Foda signed in from VfB Stuttgart and Fabrice Henry signed in from CD Toledo. Also during the winter break Admir Smajić transferred out to Young Boys. In the Championship round the team suffered six defeats in a row. During this period head-coach Karl Engel was fired and was replaced by Heinz Hermann. The football did not improve and after just a few weeks Hermann was replaced by Salvatore Andracchio. Basel ended the championship round with nine defeats in twelve games. They had won only three games and so they ended the group in the last position in the league table. The team scored just 16 goals and had conceded 28. Gaetano Giallanza was the team's top scorer, he had netted eight times in this stage.[3]
Swiss Cup edit
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. The opponent here was lower tier FC Münsingen. Basel won the match after extra time. In the fourth round hosted the game against Young Boys and won 2–1. Oumar Kondé and Jean-Pierre La Placa each scored a goal and turned the game, after the team had been a goal behind early in the match. In the round of 16 Basel hosted Servette but they were knocked out, losing 1–4. The cup final was played between Sion and Luzern and ended with three all draw after extra time. Sion won the penalty shoot out and won the trophy. Because Sion won the double, as Swiss champions, they were qualified for the 1997–98 Champions League. Therefore, as finalists Luzern qualified to the 1997–98 Cup Winners' Cup.[4]
UEFA Intertoto Cup edit
In the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Basel played in group 7 together with Rotor Volgograd, Antalyaspor, Shakhtar Donetsk and Ataka-Aura Minsk. Basel won in Turkey against Antalyaspor and at home in the St. Jakob Stadium against Minsk. They drew at home with Shakhtar, but lost the in Russia against Volgograd who ended at the top of the group and continued to the next round. Basel ended the competition as second-placed team in the group league table.[5]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 10 July 1996 but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
- Players who left the squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results edit
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 20 June 1996 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 4 | Grasshopper Club | Löhrenacker, Aesch |
| 19:30 | Smajić  80'H. Yakin  89' (1:4)Nyarko 90' (2:4) |
Summary | 41' (0:1) Magnin 52' (0:2) Magnin 70' (0:3) Abdullahi 79' (0:4) Jansen |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
| 25 June 1996 Pre-season | FC Deitingen | 0 – 8 | Basel | Grabmatt, Deitingen |
| 19:00 | Summary | 1' (0:1) Armentano 7' (0:2) La Placa 13' (0:3) La Placa 19' (0:4) Armentano 22' (0:5) Smajić 70' (0:6) Smajić 82' (0:7) Armentano 88' (0:8) Armentano |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 5 July 1996 Pre-season | Thun | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| 19:00 | Summary | 26' (0:1) H. Yakin 78' (o.g. 0:2) Speich 82' (0:3) Frick 88' (0:4) Giallanza |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Markus Nobs, (Wohlen) |
| 18 August 1996 Mid-season | Basel | 1 – 4 |  Bahrain | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Armentano 32' Ivan Reimann  37'Armentano 66' (1:2) |
Summary | 15' Alhayki 45' (0:1) Jasim 62' (0:2) Issa 75' Mohamed 87' (1:3) Al Dossari 90' (1:4) Jasim |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andreas Schluchter | |
| Note: Opening of the Stadion Rankhof sports facilities | ||||
| 3 October 1996 Mid-season | SV Muttenz | 1 – 5 | Basel | Margelacker, Muttenz |
| 19:00 | Morpain 64' (1:2) |
Summary | 24' (0:1) Giallanza 62' (0:2) Armentano 72' (1:3) Armentano 77' (1:4) Armentano 83' (1:5) Armentano |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
| 8 November 1996 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 1 |  Italian 11 | Gitterli, Liestal |
| 19:00 | Falub 22' Giallanza 23' (1:0)Zuffi 85' (2:1) |
Summary | 45' (1:1) Pupita 57' Pupita 82' Magrini |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
Winter break edit
| 30 January 1997 Winter break | Servette | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
| 15:00 | Rey 64' (1:0) Rey 66' (2:0)Pizzinat 69' (3:0)Nava 81' |
Summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 8 February 1997 Winter break | SC Freiburg  | 2 – 2 | Basel | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg |
| 15:30 | Jurčević 19' (1:1) Wagner 84' (2:1) |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Nyarko 90+1' (2:2) H. Yakin |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Fritz Baudendistel |
| 9 February 1997 Winter break | Locarno | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| 14:00 | Senn 35' |
Summary | 17' La Placa 32' H. Yakin |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 13 February 1997 Winter break | Pianorese Calcio | 0 – 5 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Pianoro, Bologna |
| Summary | 35' (0:1) Knup 38' (0:2) H. Yakin 58' (0:3) Knup 75' (0:4) Knup 87' (0:5) Giallanza |
Attendance: 25 Referee: Salvatore Nuccio |
| 15 February 1997 Winter break | Lugano | 1 – 0 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 14:00 | Kallon 73' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: Roberto Ferrari |
| 22 February 1997 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Falub 24' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Andreas Schluchter | |
| Note: FC Basel debut for Franco Foda | ||||
Nationalliga A edit
Qualifying phase edit
| 10 July 1996 Round 1 | Aarau | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 20:00 | Georgiew 89' |
Summary | 58' (0:1) La Placa 74' Smajić |
Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 17 July 1996 Round 2 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Orlando 21' Frick 29' |
Summary | 18' Vernier 88' (0:1) Isabella |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Karl Strässle |
| 24 July 1996 Round 3 | Basel | Postponed | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 27 July 1996 Round 4 | Young Boys | 0 – 3 FF | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Okolosi 27' (1:0) Neqrouz 82'Gerber 38' 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 23' Tabakovic (1:1) Nyarko 44' Orlando 64' (1:2) Frick |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| Note: Forfeit victory for FCB because YB used an unqualified player, Erol Bekirovski. | ||||
| 31 July 1996 Round 5 | St. Gallen | 1 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Allenspach 50' (1:0) Motaung 81' |
Summary | 30' Dominic Moser 52' Ceccaroni 82' Armentano 90' Smajić |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 3 August 1996 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | La Placa 34' (1:1) Frick 37'La Placa 72' |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Pouget 35' Müller 65' Margarini |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 11 August 1996 Round 7 | Sion | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 18:00 | Kombouaré 8' (1:0) Gaspoz 41' Bonvin 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 30' (1:1) Nyarko 32' (1:2) Frick 75' Zuffi |
Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 17 August 1996 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | H. Yakin 10' (1:0) H. Yakin 12' (2:0)Frick 35' (3:3)Giallanza 90' (4:5) |
Summary | 6' Gämperle 13' (2:1) Moldovan 14' (2:2) Moldovan 20' (2:3) Türkyilmaz 42' (3:4) Comisetti 59' Esposito 64'  82' Thüler 73' (3:5) Türkyilmaz |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |
| 24 August 1996 Round 9 | Lugano | 1 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 20:00 | Bugnard 65' Giannini 48'Giannini 86' (1:1) |
Summary | 50' H. Yakin 68' (0:1) Giallanza |
Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger |
| 27 August 1996 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | La Placa 4' (1:0) Smajić 68'Frick 88' (pen. 2:2) |
Summary | 27' 66' Fink 33' (1:1) Sermeter 78' (1:2) Wolf |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee:  Roland Beck |
| 4 September 1996 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 4 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Nyarko 19' Frick 65' 30' (1:0)Giallanza 90+1' (2:4) |
Summary | 32' (1:1) Udovič 36' Ohrel 40' (1:2) Sané 53' Iglesias 76' (1:3) Douglas 84' (1:4) Douglas |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Markus Nobs |
| 7 September 1996 Round 11 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Mazzarelli 77' (1:1) |
Summary | 36' Ceccaroni 38' (0:1) Giallanza 73' Grüter 75' Salvi |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 14 September 1996 Round 12 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Falub 4' Armentano 18' (1:0)Armentano 18' Nyarko 24' (2:0)Frick 90' |
Summary | 12' Bader 66' Wiederkehr 41' Christ |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jürg Herrmann |
| 18 September 1996 Round 13 | Xamax | 3 – 3 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Leśniak 18' (1:0) Kunz 19' (2:0)Gigon 21'Gigon 43' (3:1) |
Summary | 11' Frick 36' (2:1) La Placa 55' (3:2) Giallanza 56' Smajić 67' (3:3) Frick |
Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 28 September 1996 Round 14 | Luzern | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| 20:00 | Summary | 19' (0:1) Giallanza 19' (0:2) La Placa 34' La Placa 45' (0:3) Giallanza |
Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 9 October 1996 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Giallanza 10' (1:0) Giallanza 76' |
Summary | 8' Neqrouz 35' (1:1) Okolosi 44' Streun 56' Ivanov 79' Okolosi |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| 13 October 1996 Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Orlando 19' Giallanza 39' (1:1)Zuffi 79'H. Yakin 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 4' Motaung 27' (0:1) Regtop 35' Mouidi 65' Eugster 69' Brunner 75' (1:2) Dittgen 90' Dittgen |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthale |
| 20 October 1996 Round 17 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:30 | Nava 12' (1:0) Němeček 25' (2:0)Pizzinat 31'Němeček 53' |
Summary | 11' Zuffi |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jürg Herrmann |
| 27 October 1996 Round 18 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Salvi 44' H. Yakin 78' |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Chassot 34' (0:2) Bonvin 49' Biaggi 55' Lehmann 75' (0:3) Vercruysse |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 3 November 1996 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Esposito 4' (1:0) Moldovan 15' (2:0)Moldovan 22' (3:0)Smiljanić 54' Subiat 86' (4:2) |
Summary | 32' (3:1) Armentano 58' Poulard 70' (3:2) Nyarko |
Attendance: 12,750 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 17 November 1996 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Giallanza 42' (1:0) Giallanza 55' (2:0)Nyarko 86' |
Summary | 24' Morf 62' Karić |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 24 November 1996 Round 21 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Iglesias 61' Ohrel 88' |
Summary | 81' Frick 82' Disseris |
Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 1 December 1996 Round 22 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Disseris 9' Falub 84' |
Summary | 22' Gambino 42' Di Jorio 45' Tarone |
Attendance: 21,000 Referee: |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xamax | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 44 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 39 | |
| 3 | Sion | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 37 | |
| 4 | Aarau | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 34 | |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 28 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Basel | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | Servette | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Luzern | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Lugano | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 15 | |
| 12 | Young Boys | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 12 |
Championship group edit
| 2 March 1997 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Zuffi 3' Giallanza 22' 55' (pen. 1:0)Ceccaroni 84' |
Summary | 9' Andersen 87' Konjić |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger |
| 9 March 1997 Round 2 | Aarau | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 14:30 | Christ 21' Ćirić 66' (1:0)Bader Hodel 84' (2:1) |
Summary | 17' Falub 44' 59' Foda 79' (1:1) Giallanza 87' H. Yakin |
Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 23 March 1997 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Ceccaroni 31' |
Summary | 13' Quentin 20' (0:1) Ouattara 83' Murray |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlo Bertolin |
| 26 March 1997 Round 4 | Xamax | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Kunz 19' (1:0) Perret 45'Wittl 65' (2:0)Cyprien 90' (3:0) |
Summary | 60' Reimann |
Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 5 April 1997 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Giallanza 67' (1:0) |
Summary | 30' Allenspach 81' (1:1) Regtop 88' (1:2) Regtop |
Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 13 April 1997 Round 6 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Türkyilmaz 39' (1:1) Moldovan 56' (pen 2:1)Vogel 57' (3:1)Haas 61'Vogel 68' (4:1) |
Summary | 20' Nyarko 32' (0:1) Bruno Sutter 35' Huber 38' Giallanza |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 19 April 1997 Round 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:00 | Hänzi 17' (1:0) Douglas 52'Sané 83' (2:0) |
Summary | |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kurt Zuppinge |
| 24 April 1997 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Giallanza 29' (1:1) Giallanza 35' (2:1)Kondé 79'Nyarko 79' (3:2) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Sané 31' Iglesias 59' (22) Rehn 66' 87' Piffaretti |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Carlo Bertolin |
| 3 May 1997 Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Knup 7' (1:0) Giallanza 23' (2:1)Kondé 43'Knup 72' (3:2) |
Summary | 15' Smiljanić 19' (1:1) Moldovan 35' Haas 43' (2:2) Türkyilmaz 76' (3:3) Magnin 80' Ahinful |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 10 May 1997 Round 10 | St. Gallen | 2 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 17:30 | Regtop 18' (1:0) Hellinga 57'Allenspach 61'Tsawa 74'Contini 76'Regtop 82' (2:1)Regtop 82' |
Summary | 22' Giallanza 25' Foda 43' Giallanza 45' Falub |
Referee: |
| 15 May 1997 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Knup 39' (pen. 1:0) Frick 44'Tabakovic 48' |
Summary | 39' Corminbœuf 47' (1:1) Leśniak 52' (1:2) Isabella 65' Martin Rueda 80' (1:3) Wittl |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |
| 24 May 1997 Round 12 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:00 | Lukić 32' (1:0) Wicky 43' |
Summary | 45' Kondé 53' Schupp |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger |
| 31 May 1997 Round 13 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Giallanza 49' (1:0) Knup 54' (2:0)Knup 60' (3:0)Ceccaroni 72' |
Summary | 77' (3:1) Brugnoli 90+1' (3:2) Kilian |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 4 June 1997 Round 14 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | La Placa 50' (1:0) |
Summary | 39' Studer 74' (1:1) Studer |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Markus Nobs |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sion | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 19 | 49 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1997–98 Champions League |
| 2 | Xamax | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 22 | 46 | qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 20 | 45 | qualified for 1997–98 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 17 | 43 | entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Aarau | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 18 | 31 | entered 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 14 | 27 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 14 | 24 | |
| 8 | Basel | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 13 | 24 |
Swiss Cup edit
| 22 September 1996 Round of 64 | FC Münsingen | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen |
| 14:30 | Moreno 17' Bruttin 90' (1:1)P. Leimgruber 102' |
Summary | 30' Tabakovic 36' (0:1) Nyarko 49' Giallanza 70' Smajić 98' (1:2) Frick 117' (1:3) Armentano |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Vincent Dafflon |
| 15 March 1997 Round of 32 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Giallanza 20' Kondé 26' (2:1)La Placa 46'Kondé 70'Tabakovic 88'H. Yakin 90' |
Summary | 5' Baumann 21' (1:1) Okolosi 65' Lengen |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| 29 March 1997 Round of 16 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Foda 4' Schupp 79' (pen. 1:3) |
Summary | 5' (pen. 0:1) Sesa 10' Němeček 17' Margarini 35' (0:2) 67' Cantaluppi 45' Juárez 70' (0:3) Karlen 83' (o.g. 1:4) Schupp |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
Intertoto Cup edit
Group 7 matches edit
| 22 June 1996 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 10:15 | Zuffi 12' (1:0) H. Yakin 80' (2:2) |
Summary | 22' (1:1) Ostachov 29' Jaksmanutski 45' Pyatenko 57' (1:2) Pyatenko |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee:  Darko Cvitkovic |
| 29 June 1997 Round 2 | Antalyaspor  | 2 – 5 | Basel | Isparta Atatürk Stadium, Isparta |
| 17:30 | Aliriza 2' (1:0) Nuri 34' (2:3)Murat 39' |
Summary | 23' (1:1) Smajić 25' (1:2) Moser 29' (1:3) H. Yakin 56' (2:4) Giallanza 57' Poulard 61' (2:5) La Placa 69' Frick 85' Armentano |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee:  Gheorghe Constantin |
| 13 July 1996 Round 3 | Basel | 5 – 0 |  Ataka-Aura Minsk | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Nyarko 20' (1:0) Moser 22' (2:0)La Placa 42' (3:0)Frick 53' (4:0)Armentano 67' (5:0)Salvi 89' |
Summary | 50' Ermakovich |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Vanco Kocev (Macedonia) |
| 20 July 1996 Round 4 | Rotor Volgograd  | 3 – 2 | Basel | Central Stadium, Volgograd |
| 18:00 | Niederhaus 18' (1:0) Yesipov 38' (2:2)Veretennikov 57' (3:2)Yesipov 61' |
Summary | 29' (1:1) Orlando 30' (1:2) Giallanza 31' Giallanza 49' Salvi |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Branimir Babarogić (FR Yugoslavia) |
Group 7 table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotor Volgograd
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to semi-finals |
| 2 | Basel
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Antalyaspor
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Ataka-Aura Minsk
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ joggeli.ch (1997). "Erste Mannschaft/Kader Saison 1996/97". joggeli.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Garin, Erik (1997). "Switzerland 1996/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1996/97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Karel Stokkermans (1996). "Intertoto Cup-1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources edit
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Die ersten 125 Jahre / 2018. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- 1996–97 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” homepage
- FCB squad 1996–97 at Joggeli.ch
- 1996–97 at RSSSF