1994–95 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1994–95 season was their 102nd season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting was the club's chairman for the third period. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their promotion in the previous season this was their first season back in the highest tier of Swiss football.
| 1994–95 season | |
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| Chairman | Peter Epting |
| Manager | Claude Andrey |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Qualifying Phase 7th |
| Nationalliga A | Champions Group 7th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dario Zuffi (9) All: Dario Zuffi (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 28,000 on 1 April 1995 vs Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,500 on 31 May 1995 vs Xamax and on 13 June 1995 vs Aarau |
| Average home league attendance | 14,600[1] |
Overview edit
Pre-season edit
Claude Andrey was the Basel trainer for the second consecutive season. After gaining promotion during the last season, the club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. Andrey tried to keep the time together after the team's promotion and only a relatively low number of players left the squad. Axel Kruse's loan period had ended and he returned to VfB Stuttgart and Sergei Derkach returned to Dynamo Moscow. Reto Baumgartner retired from active football and turned to professional beach soccer and played for the Swiss national team. Micha Rahmen and Mario Uccella moved on to local amateur club FC Riehen, and Olivier Bauer and Frank Wittmann moved on to local team Old Boys. In the other direction Lars Olsen signed in from Seraing, Asif Šarić signed in from Arminia Bielefeld, Mart van Duren came from Groningen and Alexandre Rey transferred in from Sion. A few youngsters also joined the team, Dominic Moser came from FC Birsfelden and Yassine Douimi, Markus Lichtsteiner and Roger Schreiber came via the reserve team from the youth section.[2][1]
Two further youngsters joined the team during the winter break. Because Goalkeeper Stefan Huber was injured, Andreas Niederer was signed in as second goalie from local amateur club FC Allschwil and he came to four appearances after second keeper Thomas Grüter also injured himself. Hakan Yakin signed his first professional contract in January 1995 coming in from local club Concordia Basel. He played his League debut for Basel on 12 April 1995 in the match against Lausanne Sports. He was brought on in the 60th minute as replacement for Alexandre Rey. With his first touch of the ball, just 18 seconds later, Yakin scored the goal with a header to make it 3–0 , the final score 5–0 being.[3]
Domestic league edit
The 1994–95 Nationalliga A was contested by 12 teams and for Basel the season started very badly, the team lost four of the first six games and they did not record a win until the 9th round. After the first half of the Qualifying Phase, Basel and Young Boys were joint bottom of the league table with just six points. During their eleven games Basel had suffered six defeats and four draws. To this point they had scored just six goals, four of which were in the home win against Luzern, but had conceded only nine. The second half of the Qualifying Phase was better and Basel rose to 7th position in the league table. During the entire phase Basel scored just 18 goals, thus being the poorest attacking team and conceded just 15, thus being the defensive best in the league.
Basel were qualified for the Champions Round. Here things started better, three wins in the first three games. But two back to back dubbings in Lugano (1–4) as guests to Xamax (1–5), as well as the return game home defeat against Lugano, put an end to the hopes of a higher placed finish. Basel ended the 1994–95 Nationalliga A in seventh position in the table, but were qualified for the newly UEFA-administered Intertoto Cup 1995. Dario Zuffi was the team's top goal scorer with nine goals and Alexandre Rey second with five.[4]
Swiss Cup edit
In the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away from home against lower tier FC Bözingen 34 in the 3rd principal round. This resulted in a 5–0 victory, Philippe Hertig scored a brace. In the 4th round Basel faced Aarau at home in the St. Jakob Stadium and won 3–0. In the round of 16 Basel played in the Stadion Allmend but lost 0–2 to the hosts Luzern. Sion became cup winners, beating Grasshopper Club 4–2 in the final.[5]
Players edit
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Results edit
- Legend
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Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 6 July 1994 Pre-season | Old Boys | 0 – 13 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 9' (0:1) Rey 13' (0:2) Rey 17' (0:3) Moser 21' (0:4) Šarić 33' (0:5) Rey 37' (0:6) Jeitziner 42' (0:7) Rey 46' (0:8) Gigon 64' (0:9) Steingruber 73' (0:10) Walker 74' (0:11) Hertig 82' (0:12) Hertig 87' (0:13) Hertig | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 9 July 1994 Pre-season | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Hördt |
| 17:00 | Haber 4' (1:0) | Summary | 62' (pen. 1:1) Jeitziner | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Grobs |
| 12 July 1994 Semi-final Sepione Cup | Basel | 0 – 0 (5 – 3 p) | Zürich | Moos, Balsthal |
| 19:30 | Tabakovic 90' | Summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hertig Rey Meier Walker Cantaluppi | Škoro Şahin Heydecker Casamento Mazzarelli | |||
| Note: The Sempione Cup was a club tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.[6] | ||||
| 16 July 1994 Final Sepione Cup | Basel | 1 – 1 (4 – 5 p) | Aarau | Moos, Balsthal |
| 20:00 | Olsen 23' Steingruber 81' (1:1) | Summary | 27' (0:1) Fink 42' Bader 55' Mazenauer 61' Heldmann 72' Studer 90+1' Christ | Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger |
| Penalties | ||||
| Rey Steingruber Walker Cantaluppi Zuffi Gigon | Skrzypczak Kucharski Heldmann Burri Mazenauer Hoehener | |||
| Note: The Sempione Cup was a club tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.[6] | ||||
| 20 July 1994 Pre-season | Sochaux | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard |
| 20:00 | Croce 14' Blanc 51' Cuervo 74' (1:0) Hellon 86' | Summary | 8' Tabakovic 59' Šarić | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jérôme Goulu |
| 30 July 1994 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 3 | Real Madrid | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gigon 31' (1:1) Hertig 89' (2:3) | Summary | 21' (0:1) Alfonso 42' Chendo 69' (1:2) Zamorano 76' (1:3) Dubovský | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) |
| 15 September 1994 Mid-season | Basel | 5 – 0 | Basel II | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Cantaluppi Zuffi van Duren Zuffi Cantaluppi | Summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: Rieder |
Winter break and mid-season edit
| 1 February 1995 Winter break | Luxembourg | 1 – 1 | Basel | Op Flohr Stadion Grevenmacher, Luxembourg |
| 19:45 | Schneider 57' (1:0) | Summary | 41' Steingruber 66' Smajić 66' (1:1) Zuffi | Attendance: 300 Referee: Charles Schaack |
| 4 February 1995 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 4 | SC Freiburg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:30 | Cantaluppi 18' (1:1) | Summary | 4' (0:1) Cardoso 39' (1:2) Todt 50' (1:3) Wassmer 73' Sundermann 83' (1:4) Zeyer | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Kurt Zuppinger |
| 12 February 1995 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 3 | VfB Stuttgart | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Hertig 84' (1:3) | Summary | 23' (0:1) Kruse 64' (0:2) Schneider 76' (0:3) Schneider | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| 18 February 1995 Winter break | SR Delémont | 2 – 3 | Basel | La Blancherie, Delémont |
| 14:30 | Vukic 30' (1:0) Maillard 38' Varga 41' Vukic 43' (2:1) | Summary | 35' (pen. 1:1) Smajić 57' (2:2) Smajić 74' (2:3) Steingruber | Attendance: 600 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 25 March 1995 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | Super 11 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 18:30 | Smajić 78' (1:2) Yakin 81' (2:2) | Report | 30' (0:1) Kucharski 48' (0:2) Kucharski | Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) |
| 21 April 1995 Mid-season | Basel | 0 – 2 | RC Strasbourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Report | 12' (0:1) Gravelaine 67' (0:2) Regis | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
Nationalliga A edit
Qualifying Phase edit
| 3 August 1994 Round 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 1 | Basel | La Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:00 | Pister 21' Biaggi 41' Pister 66' Käslin 70' (1:0) La Placa 90' (2:0) | Report | Šarić 27' Cantaluppi 20' 87' Ceccaroni 90+2' (2:1) Zuffi | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Jürg Herrmann |
| 6 August 1994 Round 3 | Zürich | 0 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Studer 36' | Report | 66' Rey | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger |
| Note: League debut for Thierry Schmitt | ||||
| 13 August 1994 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Walker 33' Gigon 33' Tabakovic 74' | Report | 18' Tejeda 41' Koch 61' Allaou 81' Lütte | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Freddy Philippoz |
| 20 August 1994 Round 5 | Xamax | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Détári 7' (1:0) Perret 26' Ivanov 47' 59' Aleksandrov 75' | Report | 52' Ceccaroni 57' Meier | Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 27 August 1994 Round 6 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 28' | Report | 30' (0:1) Koller 63' Thüler 64' 74' Gren 66' Bickel 80' (0:2) de Napoli | Attendance: 19,508 Referee: Michel Zen-Ruffinen |
| 3 September 1994 Round 8 | Servette | 0 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:00 | Margarini 43' Carioca 54' | Report | 84' Rey | Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 17 September 1994 Round 10 | Young Boys | 1 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Baumann 42' Lengen 55' Aduobe 82' (1:0) | Report | 87' Zuffi | Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger |
| 5 October 1994 Round 13 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Walker 54' (1:1) Ceccaroni 86' Walker 90' (2:1) | Report | 26' (0:1) La Placa 50' di Jorio 78' Comisetti | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger |
| 15 October 1994 Round 14 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Cantaluppi 34' Meier 61' | Report | 28' Hodel 46' Kägi 88' Favre | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Michel Zen-Ruffinen |
| 30 October 1994 Round 17 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 3 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Yakin 23' | Report | 57' (0:1) Cantaluppi 62' Smajić 76' Šarić 81' (0:2) Cantaluppi 85' (0:3) Steingruber | Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 5 November 1994 Round 18 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Smajić 22' | Report | 44' Bühlmann 60' Pavličević 62' Wyss 75' (0:1) Ratinho 87' (0:2) Ratinho | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |
| 27 November 1994 Round 21 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Report | 10' (0:1) Hartmann 15' Hartmann 39' Christensen 70' Neqrouz 87' Ippoliti | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Daniel Roduit |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 31 | Advance to championship round |
| 2 | AC Lugano | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 25 | |
| 3 | Aarau | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 25 | |
| 4 | Xamax | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Sion | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Basel | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 20 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Zürich | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 19 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | Servette | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 18 | |
| 11 | St. Gallen | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 18 | |
| 12 | Young Boys | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 |
Champions Group edit
| 26 February 1995 Round 1 | Aarau | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 14:30 | Report | 16' Ceccaroni 90' (0:1) Zuffi | Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler | |
| Note: Debut for Dominic Moser | ||||
| 12 March 1995 Round 3 | Xamax | PP | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 1 April 1995 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Walker 31' Tabakovic 76' Walker 90+1' | Report | 20' Gämperle | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 8 April 1995 Round 5 | Luzern | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| 20:00 | Kurniawan 23' (1:0) Wolf 59' (2:0) Güntensperger 90+3' | Report | 69' Tabakovic 72' Cantaluppi 68' Smajić 77' (2:1) Hertig | Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 12 April 1995 Round 6 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Zuffi 14' (pen. 1:0) Moser 45' (2:0) H. Yakin 61' (3:0) Moser 78' (4:0) Zuffi 90' (5:0) | Report | 2' Savovic | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| Note: Debut for Hakan Yakin | ||||
| 2 May 1994 Round 3 | Xamax | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Perret 33' Piffaretti 57' (1:0) Vernier 66' (2:1) Aleksandrov 70' (3:1) Aleksandrov 77' (4:1) Aleksandrov 90' (5:1) | Report | 19' Tabakovic 62' (1:1) Rey 67' H. Yakin | Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler |