The 2019–20 FC Basel season was the 126th season in the club's history and the 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion in the 1993–94 season. The domestic league season started on the weekend of 19–21 July 2019. Basel were runners-up in the previous Super League season and were therefore qualified for 2019–20 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. Basel competed in round 1 of the 2019–20 Swiss Cup on 17 August 2019.
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| Owner | FCB Holding | |||
| Chairman |  Bernhard Burgener | |||
| Manager | Marcel Koller | |||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | |||
| Super League | 3rd | |||
| Swiss Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Cabral (14) All: Arthur Cabral (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 30,965 on 1 December 2019 vs Young Boys | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 on 28 June, 4/11/14/26 July and 3 August 2020 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 15,117 | |||
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Club
editManagement
editMarcel Koller was the first team manager, Thomas Janeschitz and Carlos Bernegger were his assistants and Massimo Colomba was Goalkeeper Coach.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Marcel Koller
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| Assistant manager |  Thomas Janeschitz
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| Assistant manager | Carlos Bernegger
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba
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| Team leader | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach | Arjan Peço
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Toni Membrino
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Michaël Bauch
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Source: FCB Official Site
Further information
editThe FC Basel 125th annual general meeting took place on Tuesday 4 June 2019. The board of directors under president Bernhard Burgener were sport director Marco Streller, financial manager Peter von Büren, marketing manager Patrick Jost, as well as the three directors Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser who remained on the board. Roland Heri was voted onto the board as chief executive director. On 14 June Streller quit his job as sportdirector. On 20 June Ruedi Zbinden was named as his successor.
| Chairman | Bernhard Burgener
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| Sport director | Marco Streller until 14 June 2019 Ruedi Zbinden from 20 June 2019
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| Chief operating officer | Roland Heri
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| Finances | Peter von Büren
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| Marketing | Patrick Jost
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| Director | Reto Baumgartner
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| Director | Dominik Donzé
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| Director | Benno Kaiser
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (38,512[1] (37,500 for international matches)[2] / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 22 June 2019
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview
editOffseason and preseason
editManager Marcel Koller had a two-year contract. He was nearly fired by sport director Marco Streller, but the club owner and chairman Bernhard Burgener did not agree so Streller quit his job and Koller continued as manager. There were only a few changes in the squad during the summer break. Omar Alderete was signed in from Huracán, Edon Zhegrova was on loan from Genk and Arthur Cabral was first loaned and then taken over from Palmeiras[3] Marek Suchý and Serey Dié left the club due to end of contract. Dimitri Oberlin was loaned out to Empoli, Aldo Kalulu to Swansea City and Dominik Schmid to Wil until the end of the season. Soon after the season started on 8 August Albian Ajeti was sold to West Ham United.[4]
The Campaign
editDomestic League
editThe season started on the weekend of 20–21 July 2019. Basel's priority aim for the new season is to win the league championship. The season started out well, despite the fact that Basel lost their first home game at St. Jakob-Park against St. Gallen, after 11 rounds they were leading the table having won eight of these rounds. There after, however, they were defeated in three consecutive away games and thus slipped to second position in the table before the winter break. At the start of the second half of season the team suffered two straight off defeats against reigning Swiss champions Young Boys and the team St. Gallen who then rose to the top of the league table. Following a home defeat against bottom of the table Thun, Basel lost contact to the top two teams. On 28 February Swiss Football League postponed all Super and Challenge League matches of matchdays 24, 25 and 26. Postponement came after the Swiss Federal Council banned all major events until 15 March due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[5]
On 13 March Super and Challenge League football was halted until mid June.[6] Following this COVID-19 break Basel could not close the gap to the table top and therefore ended their season in third position, 14 points behind defending champions Young Boys who successfully retained the title.[7]
Arthur Cabral was the team's top league goal scorer, he netted 14 goals. Kemal Ademi was the team's second best league goal scorer with 13, Fabian Frei scored 10 goals and Valentin Stocker netted eight. Fabian Frei and Eray Cömert were the two players with the most appearances, they both played 33 of the 36 league matches. Goalkeeper Jonas Omlin and the two defenders Silvan Widmer and Taulant Xhaka each played 32 league matches.[8]
Domestic Cup
editBasel's clear aim for the cup is to win the title. The first round of the Swiss Cup was played on the week-end 16/17/18 August. Up until the quarter-finals the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Basel play their first-round game on 18 August away from home against sixth tier Pully Football. Despite a straight red card against Raoul Petretta Basel won the game by four goals to one.[9] In round 2 Basel were drawn away against FC Meyrin. Basel won 3–0 and advanced to the next round.[10] In round 3 Basel were drawn away against Stade Lausanne, Basel won this game 2–1 and advanced to the quarter-final.[11] The quarter-final against Lausanne-Sport was originally scheduled for 3 March, but eventually played on 14 June. Shortly after half time Cabral scored twice to put Basel two up, but Andi Zeqiri and Joël Geissmann put Lausanne level. In the 105th minute Silvan Widmer scored and Basel won the game 3–2 after extra time.[12]
The semi-final was fixed for 25 August and Basel were drawn at home in the St. Jakob-Park against lower tier Winterthur. This was the club's first home game in the cup for two years. Basel started well into the game, capitain Valentin Stocker and Silvan Widmer put Basel two up after just five minutes, then Ricky van Wolfswinkel added a third after 22 minutes. The former Basel player Roman Buess managed to pull a goal back before half time. In the second half Afimico Pululu, again Van Wolfswinkel and Fabian Frei managed three more goals to make it a definitive 6–1 win.[13] The final was played on 30 August in the Stadion Wankdorf in Bern and the opponents were BSC Young Boys. Basel took a lead through Omar Alderete before half time, but Jean-Pierre Nsame equalised after the half time break. In the last minute of the match Marvin Spielmann scored the winner. Basel were defeated.[14]
Champions League
editBasel were qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League in the qualifying phase (League Path) in the second qualifying round. Here they were drawn against PSV Eindhoven from the Netherlands and won on the away goals rule after the two games ended with a 4–4 aggregate score.[15]
After winning the second qualifying round, Basel qualified for the third qualifying round. The draw for this round was held on 22 July 2019 and Basel were drawn against Austrian team LASK. But Basel lost both legs and were knocked out of the competition.[16]
Europa League
editFollowing their elimination in the UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, Basel were qualified for the Europa League group stage. Here they were drawn into group C together with Russian team Krasnodar, Turkish team Trabzonspor and the Spanish team Getafe. Basel won their three group home games, they also won the match in Spain, drew the away match in Turkey but were defeated in their match in Russia. With 13 points they were top place in the group and therefore advanced to the knockout phase as seeded team.[17]
The Round of 32 started on 20 February 2020 and the draw gave them the first leg in Nicosia against APOEL. Raoul Petretta scored Basel's first after 16 minutes, Valentin Stocker added a second eight minutes into the second half and Arthur Cabral scored in the 66th minute to give them a 3–0 victory. It was a comfortable night for the visitors who capitalised on some poor defending from the hosts to take a commanding lead back to Switzerland. The return match was one week later in the St. Jakob-Park. In the 38th minute Fabian Frei converted the penalty given after Nicholas Ioannou had fouled captain Valentin Stocker. This remained as end-result and Basel won 4–0 on aggregate. In the Round of 16 Basel were drawn in the first leg with an away match in Germany against Eintracht Frankfurt and was won 3–0, the goals coming from Samuele Campo, Kevin Bua and Fabian Frei. The second leg, originally scheduled to be played on 19 March 2020, 21:00 CET in Basel, was meant to be played at Waldstadion, but was indefinitely postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland.[18] The match was rescheduled on 17 June to 6 August.[19] Eventually it took place on 6 August 2020. Fabian Frei scored the only goal of the match and Basel won 4–0 on aggregate.
On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final stages of the competition would feature a format change. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final would be played in a single-leg format from 10 to 21 August 2020 in the German cities of Cologne, Düsseldorf, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen. The matches were tentatively played behind closed doors. Basel were drawn against Shakhtar Donetsk and was played in the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. Shakhtar Donetsk took an early lead, Júnior Moraes in the second minute and Taison doubled up in the 22nd. Late in the second half Alan Patrick added a third, 75th minute from the penalty spot, and in the 88th minute Dodô made in four. During added time Ricky van Wolfswinkel pulled a goal back, but the result was explicit.[20] Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the semi-finals, but were defeated here by Inter Milan.
Players
editFirst team squad
editThe 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 19 July 2019 but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 6 July 2019[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers summer 2019
editIn
edit| 6 | DF |  PAR
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Omar Alderete (from Huracán) |
| 37 | FW |  FRA
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Afimico Pululu (returned end of loan) |
| 98 | FW |  BRA
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Arthur Cabral (on loan from Palmeiras) |
Out
edit| 17 | DF |  CZE
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Marek Suchý (End of contract) |
| 19 | FW | SUI
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Dimitri Oberlin (out on loan to Empoli) |
| 20 | MF |  CIV
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Serey Dié (End of contract) |
Transfers winter 2019–20
editIn
edit| 21 | MF | SUI
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Jasper van der Werff [22] |
Results and fixtures
editKickoff times are in CET.
Legend
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
editPreseason
edit| 22 June 2019 Pre-season | Basel | 4 – 2 | Kriens | Youth-Campus, Basel |
| 15:00 | Pululu  53'von Moos 56'Pululu 76'Pululu 87' |
FCB Report | 19' Dzonlagic 34' Hoxha |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Nico Gianforte |
| 26 June 2019 Pre-season | TSV 1860 Munich  | 1 – 5 | Basel | Waldstadion Germering-Unterpfaffenhofen |
| 19:00 | Wein  31'Seferings 35'Dressel 61' (1:3)Böhnlein 63' |
FCB Report | 13' (0:1) Campo 16' Petretta 32' (0:2) Bua 42' (0:3) F. Frei 67' (1:4) Zhegrova (1:5) Tushi |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Tobias Schultes Betzigau |
| 3 July 2019 Pre-season | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 – 4 | Basel | Sportpark am Amperknie Allershausen |
| 19:00 | FCB Report | 54' (0:1) Riveros 64' (0:2) Widmer 74' (pen.) Pululu 75' (0:4) Pululu |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 9 July 2019 Pre-season | Basel | 4 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Waldäcker, Herzogenbuchsee |
| 18:00 | Al. Ajeti 7' (1:0) Cömert 32'F. Frei 56' (2:0)Riveros 76' (3:1)Ademi 90' (4:1) |
FCB Report | 34' Nanizayamo 65' Cabral 69' (2:1) Oliveira |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 13 July 2019 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 3 | VfB Stuttgart | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 | Grözinger 3' (o.g. 1:0) Balanta 33'van Wolfswinkel 35' (2:1)Stocker 88' |
FCB report | 12' Karazor 28' (1:1) Ascacíbar 33' Didavi 43' (2:2) Kamiński 71' (2:3) González |
Attendance: 9,867 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel) |
Winter break
edit| 10 January 2020 Test | Basel | 3 – 2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Marbella Football Center, Marbella |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 190 Referee:  José María Aranda Delgado |
| 13 January 2020 Test | Basel | 0 – 2 | VfB Stuttgart | La Quinta Football Fields, Marbella |
| 16:00 | FCB report | 49' González 51' Al Ghaddioui |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Manuel Sánchez Trobar |
| 16 January 2020 Test | Basel | 1 – 0 |  FCSB | Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella |
| 10:30 | Zhegrova 85' |
FCB report | Răzvan Oaidă 41' |
Attendance: 40 Referee: Guillermo Paradas Mazuela |
| 19 January 2020 Test | Basel | 0 – 2 | Hamburger SV | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 15:00 | FCB report | 10' Jeremy Dudziak 66' David 71' Sonny Kittel |
Attendance: 6,489 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
Swiss Super League
editFirst half of season
edit| 19 July 2019 Round 1 | Sion | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 27 July 2019 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 21,932 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
| 3 August 2019 Round 3 | Thun | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,266 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 10 August 2019 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Report | Attendance: 21,532 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 24 August 2019 Round 5 | Xamax | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 19:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 6,364 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 1 September 2019 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 21,912 Referee: Lukas Fahndrich |
| 22 September 2019 Round 7 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 25 September 2019 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 22,760 Referee: Alain Bier |
| 29 September 2019 Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Report | Attendance: 23,768 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 6 October 2019 Round 10 | St. Gallen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 16.00 |
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Report | Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 19 October 2019 Round 11 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19.00 | Report | Attendance: 21,503 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 27 October 2019 Round 12 | Zürich | 3 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16.00 | Sohm 12' Nathan 15'Tosin 19'Schönbächler 33'Domgjoni 36'Kramer 61'Kololli 87' |
FCB report | 15' (pen.) Campo 48' Cömert 50' Pululu 67' Stocker 74' Petretta 94' Ademi |
Attendance: 11,101 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 3 November 2019 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Alderete 42' Ademi 74' |
FCB report | 29' 24' Nuzzolo 36' Xhemajli 51' Doudin 86' Gomes 88' Seydoux 91' Mveng 93' Minder |
Attendance: 18,003 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 10 November 2019 Round 14 | Lugano | 0 – 3 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 3,620 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 23 November 2019 Round 15 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
| 19:00 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Karim Abed |
| 1 December 2019 Round 16 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 30,965 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 8 December 2019 Round 17 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 22,274 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 15 December 2019 Round 18 | Luzern | 2 – 1 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 10,073 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
Second half of season
edit| 26 January 2020 Round 19 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
| 2 February 2020 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 20,527 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 8 February 2020 Round 21 | Zürich | 0 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 10,870 Referee:  Athanasios Tzilos |
| 15 February 2020 Round 22 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 20,675 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 23 February 2020 Round 23 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 20,265 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
| 21 June 2020[note 1] Round 24 | Luzern | 2 – 1 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 16:00 | FCB Report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Fedayi San | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 1 March, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 24 June 2020[note 1] Round 25 | Xamax | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 18:15 | FCB Report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stefan Horisberger | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 8 March, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 28 June 2020[note 1] Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB Report |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer | |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 15 March, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 1 July 2020[note 1] Round 27 | Lugano | 2 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 18:15 | Lovrić 45' Gerndt 73'Holender 79'Sabbatini 85'Marić 89'Yao 90+4' |
FCB report | 26' Alderete 67' Petretta 82' Stocker 85' Cabral 89' Alderete 90' Cabral |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 22 March, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 4 July 2020[note 1] Round 28 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:15 | FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 4 April, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 8 July 2020[note 1] Round 29 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:30 | FCB report |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Urs Schnyder | |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 11 April, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 11 July 2020[note 1] Round 30 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 18 April, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 14 July 2020[note 1] Round 31 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 |
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FCB report |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Fedayi San |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played on 24 April, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 19 July 2020[note 1] Round 32 | Servette | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in April, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 22 July 2020[note 1] Round 33 | St. Gallen | 0 – 5 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 20:30 | FCB report |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Urs Schnyder | |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in May, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 26 July 2020[note 1] Round 34 | Basel | 4 – 4 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lionel Tschudi | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in May, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 31 July 2020[note 1] Round 35 | Thun | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 20:30 | FCB report |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alain Bieri | |
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in May, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 3 August 2020[note 1] Round 36 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Urs Schnyder | ||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in May, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
Final league table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 76 | Qualificaition for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 56 | +23 | 68 | Qualificaition for Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Basel | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 62 | Qualificaition for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Servette | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 49 | Qualificaition for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lugano | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 47 | |
| 6 | Luzern | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 43 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 39 | |
| 9 | Thun (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 38 | Qualificaition for relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Neuchâtel Xamax (R) | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 27 | Relegation to Swiss Challenge League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[24]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Swiss Cup
editThe draw for the first round was held in June 2018. The Super League and Challenge League clubs were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The lower division teams were granted home advantage and Basel were therefore drawn away. The home advantage was also granted to the team from the lower league in the second and third rounds.
| 17 August 2019 Round 1 | Pully Football | 1 – 4 | Basel | Centre sportif de Rochettaz, Pully |
| 17.00 |
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FCB report SFV report |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 15 September 2019 Round 2 | Meyrin FC | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade des Arbères, Meyrin |
| 19.00 | FCB report SFV report |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Luca Piccolo |
| 30 October 2019 Round 3 | Stade Lausanne | 1 – 2 | Basel | Center Sportiv de Colovra, Lausanne |
| 20.00 |
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FCB report SFV report |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 3 March 2020[note 1] Quarter-finals | Lausanne-Sport | P – P | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20.00 | ||||
| Note: The match was originally due to be played in May, but the season was suspended due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland and later rescheduled. | ||||
| 14 June 2020 Quarter-finals | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 16:00 | FCB report | Attendance: 0 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 25 August 2020 Semi-finals | Basel | 6 – 1 | FC Winterthur | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 |
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FCB report |
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Attendance: 0 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 30 August 2020 Final | Basel | 1 – 2 | Young Boys | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
| 17:30 |
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FCB report | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
UEFA Champions League
editQualifying phase
editBasel were qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League in the qualifying phase (League Path) in the second qualifying round. The draw for this round was held on 19 June 2019.
| 23 July 2019 First leg | PSV Eindhoven  | 3 – 2 | Basel | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 30 July 2019 Second leg | Basel | 2 – 1 (4a – 4 agg.) | PSV Eindhoven | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 29,216 Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal) |
After winning the second qualifying round, Basel qualified for the third qualifying round. The draw for this round was held on 22 July 2019.
| 7 August 2019 First leg | Basel | 1 – 2 | LASK | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 20,470 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 13 August 2019 Second leg | LASK | 3 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.) | Basel | Linzer Stadion, Linz |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) |
UEFA Europa League
editGroup stage
editFollowing their elimination in the UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, Basel were qualified for the Europa League group stage.
Group C matches
edit| 19 September 2019 Matchday 1 | Basel | 5 – 0 |  Krasnodar | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:55 | Report |
|
Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
| 3 October 2019 Matchday 2 | Trabzonspor  | 2 – 2 | Basel | Şenol Güneş Stadium, Trabzon |
| 21:00 (22:00 TRT) | Report | Attendance: 23,867 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
| 24 October 2019 Matchday 3 | Getafe | 0 – 1 | Basel | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France) |
| 7 November 2019 Matchday 4 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Getafe | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:55 | Report | Attendance: 26,298 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
| 28 November 2019 Matchday 5 | Krasnodar | 1 – 0 | Basel | Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar |
| 16:50 (18:50 MSK) | Report | Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
| 12 December 2019 Matchday 6 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Trabzonspor | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:55 | Report | Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia) |
Group C table
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BSL | GET | KRA | TRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Getafe
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Krasnodar
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 9 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Trabzonspor
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Knockout phase
editRound of 32
edit| 20 February 2020 First leg | APOEL  | 0 – 3 | Basel | GSP Stadium, Nicosia |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 8,191 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 27 February 2020 Second leg | Basel | 1 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.) | APOEL | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 21:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 14,428 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
Round of 16
edit| 12 March 2020 First leg | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 – 3 | Basel | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| 18:55 |
|
Report | Attendance: 0[26] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 19 March 2020[note 2] Second leg | Basel | Postponed | Eintracht Frankfurt | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:55 |
| 6 August 2020[28] Second leg | Basel | 1 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.) | Eintracht Frankfurt | St. Jakob-Park, Basel[30] |
| 21:00 | Report | Attendance: 0[32] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
Quarter-finals
edit| 11 August 2020 Quarter-finals | Shakhtar Donetsk  | 4 – 1 | Basel | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 21:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 0[33] Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n All matches in Switzerland between 28 February and end of May were postponed due to outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland.
- ^ The match between Basel and Eintracht Frankfurt, originally scheduled to be played on 19 March 2020, 21:00 CET in Basel, was indefinitely postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland.[18]
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- ^ The match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Basel in Frankfurt was played behind closed doors due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany.[25]
- ^ "All of next week's UEFA matches postponed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ All of the round of 16 second leg matches, originally scheduled to be played on 19 March 2020, were indefinitely postponed due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Europe.[27] The match was rescheduled on 17 June to 6 August.[19]
- ^ "Return leg against Basel to be played in Frankfurt". Eintracht Frankfurt. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020. [permanent dead link]
- ^ The Basel v Eintracht Frankfurt match, originally scheduled to be played at St. Jakob-Park, Basel, was meant to be played at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Switzerland,[29] but was postponed again on 13 March.
- ^ a b "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ The match between Basel and Eintracht Frankfurt in Basel was played behind closed doors due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Switzerland.[31]
- ^ The match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel in Gelsenkirchen was played behind closed doors due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany.[31]
Sources
edit- Die ersten 125 Jahre / 2018. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Season 2018–19 at "Basler Fussballarchiv” homepage
- Switzerland 2019–20 at RSSSF