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FC Basel
2002–03 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Werner Edelmann
ManagerSwitzerland Christian Gross
Nationalliga ARunner-up
Swiss CupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond group stage
Top goalscorerChristian Giménez (20)
Highest home attendance33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(1.12.2002)
35,000 vs
England Manchester United
(26.11.2002)
Lowest home attendance16,053 vs
Switzerland Servette
(8.03.2003)
16,562 vs
Slovakia Žilina
(31.07.2002)

The 2002–03 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 110th season in their existence and was the club's 9th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. As reigning Champions, the Clubs main aims for the 2002–03 season were to retain the Swiss Nationalliga A title and as the cup holders to retain their cup title. The third aim was to stay in the Champions League as long as possible, if possible to reach the group stage.

Basel ended the domestic league season as runners-up, the Swiss Cup as winners and in the Champions League they reached the second group stage. One of the best seasons in the clubs history.

Overview

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As reigning Champions Basel were favourites to win the domestic championship title and as Champions they entered the 2002-03 Champions League in the Second qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the season were Julio Hernán Rossi from Lugano, Antonio Esposito from St. Étienne and Bernt Haas on a loan deal from West Bromwich Albion. In the other direction Massimo Ceccaroni left the club and retired from his professional career. Ceccaroni is still considered to be a cult figure in Basel, this because he stayed loyal to the club for 25 years and because he never scored a goal in the top flight of Swiss football.

FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from the USL Premier Development League, the Major League Soccer, from Brasil and PSV Eindhoven from the Netherlands.

The Nationalliga A season began on 6 July 2002 with the game against Aarau and the Champions League qualifying satrted on 31 July with the away tie against Žilina. In the Swiss Cup all the league teams were qualified for the Round of 32 which was to take place on 22 February 2003

The Campaign

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Domestic League

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Because they were reigning Champions, Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the domestic championship. The season started well for Basel and they won five, drew two, of their first seven games. However, the following two games were both lost and Basel slipped down in the league table. But they refound themselves, winning nine, drawing two of the following eleven games. A 1–2 home defeat against the Grasshoppers cost them the leading position in the league table and Grasshoppers ended the league qualifying stage as table leaders at the winter break. In the Championship playoff round Basel lost just two away games. But because both ties against the Grasshoppers were drawn. Therefore Basel were unable to defend their Championship title and ended as runners-up one single point behind their rivals GC. In summery the Championship aim was not achieved.

Domestic Cup

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Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title. In the round of 32 Basel were draw with an away game against lower league team Yverdon-Sport and as expected the game was won. In the round of 16 and in the Quarterfinals Basel eliminated Servette and the Young Boys. The Semifinal was won 3–0 against lower league FC Schaffhausen. The Final against Neuchâtel Xamax was a one sided affair. Basel won 6–0 and achieved their domestic cup aim.

Champions League

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The clubs aim was to remain in the Champions League as long as possible and if possible to reach the group stage. In the Second qualifying round the defeated Žilina of Slovakia 4–1 on aggregate. The Third qualifying round they faced Scottish giants Celtic. In the first leg at Celtic Park, the home side won 3–1, but in the second leg at St. Jakob-Park, Basel came away with a famous 2–0 victory, thus 3–3 on aggregate, and Basel won on the away goals rule.

Therefore Basel became only the second Swiss team ever to play in the modern Champions League. In the Group stage they were drawn into Group B along with Valencia, Liverpool and Spartak Moscow. Following a 2–0 home win against Spartak, Basel travelled to Anfield in Liverpool, where they managed to draw 1–1 against Liverpool. After a great start to the group stage, Basel were brought back down to earth when they were defeated 2–6 by Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla. However, they bounced back and held Valencia to a 2–2 draw in the next fixture. Basel were now sitting in second place in the group but they would still need to win at least one of their last two games and hope that Liverpool would not pick up more than two points to secure that place. In Matchday Five, Liverpool lost 1–0 to Valencia and FCB won 2–0 against Spartak at the Luzhniki Stadium. Basel's place in the last 16 was all but secured, although they still had to make sure they did not lose to Liverpool in the last game of the first group stage. On the last matchday, Basel lead 3–0 at half-time through goals from Julio Hernán Rossi, Christian Eduardo Giménez, and Thimothée Atouba. The second half was a different story alltogether and Liverpool fought back to equalise the game at 3–3. This was still enough for FCB to qualify for the next round.

In the last 16, Basel faced Manchester United, Juventus, and Deportivo de La Coruña. They had a poor start, losing back to back games against Manchester United at home and Juventus away. FCB then faced Deportivo in a double-header, with the home side winning 1–0 in both ties. Arguably two of FCB's greatest games came next as they held Manchester United to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford and claimed a 2–1 victory over Juventus at St. Jakob-Park. Despite being knock-out on tie-breaking criteria, Basel had achieved their seasons european aim.

Club

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The Management

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Position Staff
Manager   Christian Gross
Assistant manager   Fritz Schmid
Fitness Coach   Harry Körner
Goalkeeper Coach   Thomas Grüter
Goalkeeper Coach   Romain Crevoisier
Team Manager   Oliver Kreuzer
Team Administrator   Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach U-21   Heinz Hermann
Youth Team co-Coach   Pascal Burger

Last updated: July 2002
Source: FC Basel Marketing AG (2003). Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Other information

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Chairman   Mr Werner Edelmann
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (33,333 / 120x80 m)

Source: [1]

Players

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First team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SUI Pascal Zuberbühler
4 DF   SUI Alexandre Quennoz
5 DF   SUI Marco Zwyssig
6 MF   SUI Benjamin Huggel
7 FW   SUI Antonio Esposito
8 FW   ESP Carlos Varela
9 MF   RSA George Koumantarakis
10 MF   SUI Hakan Yakin
11 FW   CMR Hervé Tum
12 MF   SUI Sébastien Barberis
13 FW   ARG Christian Eduardo Giménez
15 DF   SUI Murat Yakin
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   SUI Grégory Duruz
17 MF   SUI Mario Cantaluppi
18 GK   SUI Eric Rapo
19 FW   SUI Marco Streller
20 DF   SUI Bernt Haas
21 FW   CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga
22 MF   SRB Ivan Ergić
23 MF   SUI Philipp Degen
24 DF   CMR Timothée Atouba
26 MF   AUS Scott Chipperfield
28 MF   AUS Ljubo Miličević
30 DF   SUI Boris Smiljanić
33 FW   ARG Julio Hernán Rossi

Out on loan

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19 FW   SUI Marco Streller (at   Thun from 30 September to 31 December 2002[1] and 2 April to 30 June 2003[2])
DF   SUI Philippe Cravero (to Servette – one year plus option)[3]
21 FW   CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga (to FC Lugano)

Transfers Summer 2002

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18 GK   SUI Eric Rapo (from Wil - n/a)
33 FW   ARG Julio Hernán Rossi (from Lugano - n/a)
16 DF   SUI Grégory Duruz (from FC Sion – n/a)
7 FW   SUI Antonio Esposito (from St. Étienne)
20 DF   SUI Bernt Haas (from West Bromwich Albion – on loan)[4]
23 MF   SUI Philipp Degen (from Basel U-21)[5]
28 MF   AUS Ljubo Miličević (from Zürich - on loan)[6]
2 DF   SUI Massimo Ceccaroni (end of career) [7]

Transfers Winter 2002-03

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9 MF   RSA George Koumantarakis (to Preston North End – n/a)[8]

Results and Fixtures

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Friendlies

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Pre-season/First Half Season friendlies

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June 2002 Pre-season Wil   1 – 2   Basel Stadion Rüti, Henau SG
Lustrinelli   41' Report (in German)   16' Giménez
  69' Rossi
Attendance: 2,100
13 June 2002 Pre-season Washington DC0   1 – 4   Basel
?   67' Report (in German)   1' Streller
  7' H. Yakin
  60' Savić
  67' Giménez
15 June 2002 Pre-season Chesapeake Dragons   2 – 8   Basel RFK Aux Field, Washington, D.C.
Gibbons   16'
Pablo Graham   80'
Report (in German)   2' Rossi
  17', 45' Giménez
  48' Streller
  67', 75' Tum
  75' Iandoli
Attendance: 60
Referee: Riesch
19 June 2002 Pre-season New England Revolution   0 – 5   Basel
Report (in German)   14' Giménez
  40' Ergić
  49', 71', 83' Tum
Referee: Badea
2 July 2002 Pre-season Basel   2 – 1   Ituano Futebol Clube Rankhof Stadium, Basel
Streller   45'
Tum   54'
Report (in German)   48' Vincius Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta
9 July 2002 Friendly Wangen   2 – 2   Basel Sportplatz Chrüzmatt, Wangen bei Olten
Povigliaro   28'
Dannhäuser   90'
Report (in German)   31' Koumantarakis
  54' Savić
23 July 2002 Freindly Basel   2 – 2   PSV Eindhoven Rankhof Stadium, Basel
Rossi   24', 62' Report (in German)   42', 70' van Bommel Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Winter Break/Second Half Season friendlies

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21 January 2003 Winter break 1. FC Kaiserslautern   2 – 1   Basel Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
Adzic   2'
Lokvenc   5'
Report (in German)   45' H. Yakin Referee: Volker Raquet
24 January 2003 Winter break Vitesse   1 – 1   Basel Sportplatz, Rheden
Amoah   22' Report (in German)   61' Huggel Attendance: 400
29 January 2003 Winter break Winterthur   1 – 5   Basel Türkei
Vogt   27' Report (in German)   11', 34', 76' Rossi
  13' Chipperfield
  53' H. Yakin
31 January 2003 Winter break Partizan Belgrad   1 – 1   Basel Türkei
Delbasic   75' Report (in German)   89' Tum Referee: Gadoski
3 February 2003 Winter break Sturm Graz   3 – 1   Basel Türkei
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Report (in German)   42' Giménez
8 February 2003 Winter break Basel   4 – 0   Aarau Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob, Basel
Atouba   32'
Rossi   49', 76'
Chipperfield   59'
Report (in German) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta
11 February 2003 Winter break Bellinzona   0 – 1   Basel Bellinzona
Report (in German)   4' Tum
16 February 2003 Winter break Basel   0 – 3   Zürich Stadion Rankhof, Basel
Report (in German)   42' Bastida
  70' Keita Yasar
  74' Guerrero
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nicole Petignat
1 April 2003 Friendly SV Muttenz   1 – 4   Basel
Ulli   75' Report (in German)   25', 56', 63' Huggel
  43' Tum
Attendance: 812
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta

Nationalliga A 2002–03

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For more information, see 2002–03 Nationalliga A

Qualification Round

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The Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round.

6 July 2002 Round 1 Aarau 0 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
[ (Report)] (in German)
13 July 2002 Round 2 Basel 1 – 1 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Barberis   14'
Cantaluppi   20'
Report (in German)   15' Wiederkehr
  32' Chiquinho
  65' Portillo
  72' Leandro
Attendance: 23,465
Referee: Etter
17 July 2002 Round 3 Young Boys 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Rochat   2'
Chapuisat   47'  52'
Petrosyan   56'
Descloux   61'
Sermeter   89'
(Report) (in German)   24' Esposito
  32' Cantaluppi
  33' Barberis
  36' Rossi
  42'   90' Giménez
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: René Rogalla
20 July 2002 Round 4 Basel 1 – 0 Delémont St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ergić   11'
Giménez  14'
Report (in German)   11' Kebe
  30' Nocita
  61' Selimi
Attendance: 21,929
Referee: Nicole Petignat
27 July 2002 Round 5 St. Gallen 1 – 2 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Barnetta   44' Report (in German)   59' M. Yakin
  76' Rossi
Attendance: 11,300 (sold out)
Referee: Massimo Busacca
3 August 2002 Round 6 Basel 4 – 2 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Varela   10'
Zwyssig   28'
Giménez   45'
H. Yakin   57' (pen.)
Cantaluppi   75'
Esposito   93'
(Report) (in German)   38' Oscar Londono
  49' Lombardo
  60' A. Frei
  75' Fournier
  78'   25' Gaspoz
  84' Thurre
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
10 August 2002 Round 7 Zürich 0 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Akalé   33' (Report) (in German)   8' Giménez
  18', 45' H. Yakin
  24' Esposito
  28' D. Degen
  31' Rossi
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
18 August 2002 Round 8 Basel 2 – 3 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez   36'
Rossi   46'
M. Yakin   41'   67'
Quennoz   88'
(Report) (in German)   12'   10' Monteiro
  22' Marić
  69' Koch
  85' Malacarne
  88' Enrique
  93' Arrué
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Beck
24 August 2002 Round 9 Thun 4 – 1 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Rama   46', 84'
Baumann   65'
Moser   86'
[ Report] (in German)   51' Tum
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Marcus Nobs
(his 100th NLA game)
1 September 2002 Round 10 Grasshoppers 2 – 3 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Barijo   7'
Borer   20'
Núñez   34'
Eduardo   33'
Tararache   39'
Castillo   66'
(Report) (in German)   14' Savić
  19' H. Yakin
  22' (pen.)   22' Cantaluppi
  45' Giménez
  63'   90' M. Yakin
Attendance: 17,500 (sold out)
Referee: Philippe Leuba
11 September 2002 Round 11 Basel 7 – 1 Wil St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez   8', 32'
Cantaluppi   15'
Barberis   50'
Rossi   69', 71'
M. Yakin   80'
(Report) (in German)   9' (pen.) Fabinho
  22' Mangiaratti
  62' Balmer
Attendance: 21,425
Referee: Salm
14 September 2002 Round 12 Basel 4 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez   5', 54'
Esposito   51'
P. Degen   56'
Barberis   71'
M. Yakin   91'
(Report) (in German)   63' Pogatetz
  70' Diop
  91' Skrzypczak
Attendance: 25,385
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
21 September 2002 Round 13 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière,
Neuchâtel
Leandro   48' (Report) (in German)   52' Esposito
  63' Cantaluppi
  82' Barberis
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Nicole Petignat
28 September 2002 Round 14 Basel 2 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Duruz   15'
Cantaluppi   31'
Giménez   68'
Tum   68'
Varela   78'
(Report) (in German)   22' Sermeter
  23' Disler
  62' Magnin
  75' Descloux
Attendance: 29,762 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
6 October 2002 Round 15 SR Delémont 1 – 2 Basel La Blancherie, Delémont
Saidou Kébé   80' (Report) (in German)   28' Esposito
  36' Tum
  60' Rossi
  80' Cantaluppi
Attendance: 6,300 (stadion record)
Referee: Etter
19 October 2002 Round 16 Basel 6 – 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Rossi   67'   14', 31', 80'
Giménez   45'
Tum   84'
Savić   90'
(Report) (in German)   64' Alex
  68' Tato
  91' Colacino
Attendance: 27,599
Referee: Marcus Nobs
25 October 2002 Round 17 Servette 0 – 1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Senderos   3'
Léonard Thurre  55'
Gaspoz   93'
Report (in German)   24' Rossi
  51' Ergić
  54' Varela
  59' Esposito
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Massimo Busacca
1 November 2002 Round 18 Basel 5 – 3 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Ergić   4', 45+3'
Rossi   41', 56'
Varela   77'
Report (in German)   18' Keller
  28'  82' Jefferson
  33' Luca Iodice
  57' Bastida
  90' Yasar
Attendance: 28,870
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
17 November 2002 Round 19 Luzern 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Brand   33', pen.'
Rota   37'   55'
Hilfiker   72'
Kavelashvili   90'
Report (in German)   32' Zuberbühler
  67' Zwyssig
  82' (o.g.) Zukic
  86' Haas
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: René Rogalla
22 November 2002 Round 20 Basel 3 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 H. Yakin   9'
Chipperfield   32'
Rossi   51'
Giménez   38'
(Report) (in German)   45' Hodžić
  88' Deumi
Attendance: 30,500 (sold out)
Referee: Beck
1 December 2002 Round 21 Basel 1 – 2 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Tum   71'
Atouba   48'
M. Yakin   60'
Smiljanić   76'
Varela   85'
(Report) (in German)   25' Tararache
  42' Rozental
  60' Núñez
  87' Gerber
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Urs Meier
7 December 2002 Round 22 Wil 1 – 4 Basel Bergholz, Wil
Romano   89'  40'
Balmer   43'
(Report) (in German)   4' Giménez
  30' H. Yakin
  37' Barberis
  67' Esposito
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Marcus Nobs

League Table Qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 15 4 3 58 26 +32 0 49 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 57 25 +32 0 47
3 Thun 22 9 4 9 33 33 0 0 31
4 Wil 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 0 31
5 Zürich 22 9 4 9 35 37 −2 0 31
6 Xamax 22 8 7 7 30 33 −3 0 31
7 Young Boys 22 8 6 8 41 41 0 0 30
8 Servette 22 8 5 9 45 37 +8 0 29
9 Luzern 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 −2 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 St. Gallen 22 6 6 10 31 48 −17 0 24
11 SR Delémont 22 6 2 14 24 44 −20 0 20
12 Aarau 22 5 3 14 19 40 −21 0 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Vaduz 22 12 5 5 47 32 +15 0 41 Advance to promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
2 FC Sion 22 12 3 7 35 27 +8 0 39
3 SC Kriens 22 11 5 6 48 36 +12 0 38
4 FC Lugano 22 12 6 4 36 17 +19 −5 37
5 Yverdon-Sport FC 22 10 6 6 36 21 +15 0 36 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 FC Schaffhausen 22 8 8 6 30 35 −5 0 32
7 Lausanne-Sport 22 9 3 10 27 32 −5 0 30
8 FC Concordia Basel 22 7 6 9 29 43 −14 0 27
9 AC Bellinzona 22 7 4 11 32 34 −2 0 25
10 FC Baden 22 4 6 12 26 38 −12 0 18
11 FC Wohlen 22 4 4 14 23 42 −19 0 16
12 FC Winterthur 22 4 8 10 24 36 −12 −8 12
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Lugano: 5 points deducted for irregularities in license application.
FC Winterthur: 8 points deducted for irregularities in license application.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Schaffhausen 14 7 3 4 21 26 −5 16 40 Qualification to Challenge League
2 FC Concordia Basel 14 8 2 4 31 13 +18 14 40
3 FC Baden 14 10 1 3 30 18 +12 9 40
4 Yverdon-Sport FC 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 18 34
5 FC Wohlen 14 6 2 6 20 22 −2 8 28
6 FC Lausanne-Sport 14 2 5 7 20 33 −13 15 26 Relegated to 2. Liga
7 AC Bellinzona 14 2 5 7 17 22 −5 13 24 Qualification to Challenge League
8 FC Winterthur 14 4 4 6 21 25 −4 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification;
FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status
No team relegated to 1. Liga.

Championship Playoff Round

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1 March 2003 Round 1 Neuchâtel Xamax 3 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
M'Futi   57'
Buess   74'
Simo   79'
Wiederkehr   82'
Mangane   92'
(Report) (in German)   10' Tum
  43'Chipperfield
  67' Atouba
  79' Huggel
  82' Zuberbühler
  90' Smiljanić
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Philippe Leuba
8 March 2003 Round 2 Basel 2 – 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Haas   26'
M. Yakin   67' (pen.)
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 16,053
Referee: Beck
15 March 2003 Round 3 Thun 1 – 4 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Baumann   14'   35' (pen.) Report (in German)   22', 57' H. Yakin
  26' Tum
  35' Cantaluppi
  36' Rossi
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Massimo Busacca
22 March 2003 Round 4 Basel 2 – 2 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Cantaluppi   28'
Haas   33'
Chipperfield   42'
Smiljanić   45'
Atouba   65'
Giménez   73'
Varela   77'
M. Yakin   82'
(Report) (in German)   5' Eduardo
  12' Cabanas
  13' Spycher
  45' Schwegler
  45' Gamboa
  74' Petrić
  82' Tararache
Attendance: 30,502
Referee: Konrad Plautz
6 April 2003 Round 5 Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Guerrero   49'
Chihab   85'
Bastida   89'
[ (Report)] (in German)   8' Rossi
  87' Huggel
  92' Atouba
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Marcus Nobs
12 April 2003 Round 6 Basel 4 – 0 Wil St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Duruz   4'
Huggel   13', 59'
Rossi   20'
[ (Report)] (in German)   29' Pavlović
  43' Bamba
  47' Mangiarratti
  73' Lustrinelli
Attendance: 26,789
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
19 April 2003 Round 7 Basel 3 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin   13', 29', 38'
Zwyssig   61'
(Report) (in German)   38' Disler Attendance: 29,659 (sold out)
Referee: Urs Meier
27 April 2003 Round 8 Young Boys 2 – 0 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Petrosyan   37'
Magnin   61'
Vonlanthen   90'
(Report) (in German)   35' Cantaluppi
  62'   75' H. Yakin
  76' M. Yakin
Attendance: 11,850 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
4 May 2003 Round 9 Wil 4 – 5 Basel Bergholz, Wil
Zellweger   26'
Pavlović  29'   31'
Fabinho   42'
Lustrinelli   48'
Rizzo   74'
(Report) (in German)   3', 25' Huggel
  15' Barberis
  55' Esposito
  65' Giménez
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Etter
8 May 2003 Round 10 Basel 3 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Rossi   34'   31'
Duruz   39'
Chipperfield   44'
Giménez   76'
[ Report] (in German) Guerrero   40'
  81' Bastida
Attendance: 29,780
Referee: Beck
17 May 2003 Round 11 Grasshoppers 2 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Petrić   44'   18'
Cabanas   45'
Tararache   48'
Spycher   58'
Schwegler   82'
[ (Report)] (in German)   20' Atouba
  45' Cantaluppi
  49' M. Yakin
  65' H. Yakin
  66' Giménez
Attendance: 17,666 (sold out)
Referee: Massimo Busacca
21 May 2003 Round 12 Basel 4 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
M. Yakin   3', pen.'
H. Yakin   58'
Chipperfield   62'
Rossi   66'
(Report) (in German)   31' Hodžić Attendance: 28,132
Referee: Schoch
2 May 2003 Round 13 Servette 0 – 4 Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
Bah   82' [ Report] (in German)   17'  71' M. Yakin
  21' Rossi
  23', 56' Giménez
Attendance: 14,543
Referee: Urs Meier
31 May 2003 Round 14 Basel 3 – 0 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Huggel   18', 38'
Rossi   36'
Report (in German) Attendance: 30,939 (sold out)
Referee: Marcus Nobs

League Table Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 14 9 5 0 37 15 +22 25 57 Champions
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 24 56 Swiss Cup winners
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 16 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Young Boys 14 6 1 7 21 29 −8 15 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 4 3 7 20 23 −3 16 31
6 Servette 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 15 31
7 Thun 14 3 3 8 18 30 −12 16 28 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Wil 14 2 4 8 19 30 −11 16 26 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

Swiss Cup

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Swiss Cup 2002–03

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For more information, see Swiss Cup 2002–03

22 February 2003 Round of 32 Yverdon-Sport 0 – 3 Basel Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
(Report) (in German)   16', 40' Cantaluppi
  41' Rossi
  90' Atouba
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Reto Rutz
4 March 2003 Round of 16 Basel 2 – 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
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26 March 2003 Quarterfinal Young Boys 3 – 4
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Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Petrosyan   16'
Häberli   27'
Sermeter   120'   39', 42', 55'
Patrick   88'
(Report) (in German)   2', 28' Giménez
  19' Duruz
  41'   44' Varela
  59' Haas
  65'   36' Tum
  95' M. Yakin
  108'   57' H. Yakin
Attendance: 10,700 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
15 April 2003 Semifinal Basel 3 – 0 Schaffhausen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Esposito   72'   26', 92'
Chipperfield   65'
Tum   90'
(Report) (in German) Leu   18'
Fehr   23'
Attendance: 26,960
Referee: Reto Rutz
11 May 2003 Final Basel 6 – 0 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Huggel   13'
Giménez   35', 43'
M. Yakin   65'
Smiljanić   77'
Barberis   8'
[ Report] (in German)   57' Leandro
  87' Buess
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out)
Referee: René Rogalla

Champions League

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For more information, see 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

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31 July 2002 First Leg Žilina   1 – 1   Basel Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
18:00 Sninský   55'
Barčík   29'
Report   23' Chipperfield
  32' Esposito
  38' (o.g.) Klago
  84' Varela
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
7 August 2002 Second Leg Basel   3 – 0   Žilina St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez   12', 50'
M. Yakin   23'
Esposito   45'
Report   73' Špendla
  80' Staš
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round

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14 August 2002 First Leg Celtic   3 – 1   Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45 Larsson   3' (pen.)
Sutton   52'
Lambert   64'
Sylla   88'
Report   2' Giménez
  52' Duruz
  62' H. Yakin
  64' Cantaluppi
  81' Varela
Attendance: 58,520
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
28 August 2002 Second Leg Basel   2 – 0   Celtic St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Giménez   9'
Rossi   12'
M. Yakin   22'
Varela   42'
Report   42' Sylla
  42' Guppy
Attendance: 30,510 (sold out)
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals

Group stage

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17 September 2002 1 Basel   2 – 0   Spartak Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 H. Yakin   50'
Rossi   55'
Report Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
25 September 2002 2 Liverpool   1 – 1   Basel Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Baroš   34' Report Rossi   43' Attendance: 37,643
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
2 October 2002 3 Valencia   6 – 2   Basel Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Carew   10', 13'
Aurélio   17'
Baraja   28'
Aimar   58'
Mista   60'
Report Rossi   46'
H. Yakin   90'
Attendance: 27,394
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy)
22 October 2002 4 Basel   2 – 2   Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Ergić   32', 90' Report Baraja   36'
Torres   72'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
05 November 2002 5 Spartak Moscow   0 – 2   Basel Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
18:00 Report Rossi   18'
Giménez   89'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
12 November 2002 6 Basel   3 – 3   Liverpool St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Rossi   2'
Giménez   22'
Atouba   29'
Report Murphy   61'
Šmicer   64'
Owen   85'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage
2   Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9
3   Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0
Source: RSSSF

Second group stage

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26 November 2002 1 Basel   1 – 3   Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Giménez   1'
Zwyssig   19'
Atouba   72'
Report   14' Scholes
  22' Fortune
  62', 63' van Nistelrooy
  66' Verón
  68' Solskjær
Attendance: 35,000 (sold out)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
11 December 2002 2 Juventus   4 – 0   Basel Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Trezeguet   3'
Montero   34'
Tacchinardi   43'
Del Piero   51' (pen.)
Iuliano   53'
Report   50' Esposito
  72' H. Yakin
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
19 February 2003 3 Basel   1 – 0   Deportivo La Coruña St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Yakin   30' Report Attendance: 29,031
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
25 February 2003 4 Deportivo La Coruña   1 – 0   Basel Estadio Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Tristán   4' Report Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
12 March 2003 5 Manchester United   1 – 1   Basel Old Trafford, Manchester
20:45 G. Neville   53' Report Giménez   14' Attendance: 66,870 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
18 March 2003 6 Basel   2 – 1   Juventus St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Cantaluppi   38'
Giménez   90+2'
Report Tacchinardi   10' Attendance: 30,501 (sold out)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
3   Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
4   Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
Source: RSSSF

References

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  1. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Marco Streller leihweise zu Thun". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in German)
  2. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Streller nochmals leihweise zu Thun". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2003-04-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in German)
  3. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Philippe Cravero ab sofort bei Servette Genf". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-07-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Bernt Haas leihweise bis 2003 zum FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) (in German)
  5. ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Philipp Degen erhält Profivertrag". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) (in German)
  6. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Milicevic leihweise beim FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in German)
  7. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "FCB plant Saison ohne Cecca". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-05-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2003). "George Koumantarakis wechselt nach England". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2003-01-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in German)
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