1998–99 FC Basel season
The 1998–99 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 106th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their fifth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the third year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium until 13 Dezember 1998. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built.
1998–99 season | |
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Chairman | René C. Jäggi |
Manager | Guy Mathez (until 14 May 1999) Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (until 13 Dezember 1998) Stadion Schützenmatte (from 7 March 1999) |
Nationalliga A | Qualifying Phase 6th |
Nationalliga A | Champions Group 5th |
Swiss Cup | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: Mario Frick (10) All: Mario Frick (11) |
Highest home attendance | 34,735 on 13 December 1998 vs Lugano |
Lowest home attendance | 3,830 on 2 June 1999 vs Luzern |
Average home league attendance | 9,870[1] |
Overview edit
Pre-season edit
Guy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the new trainer at the start of the season, but on 14 May 1999 he was sacked and was replaced by Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season.
The club made many new signings as the season started, these included Mario Cantaluppi who returned from Servette. Also from Servette came the Romanian international Dan Potocianu and, on loan, the youngster Carlos Varela. Aleksandr Rytchkov was signed from 1. FC Köln and Philippe Cravero signed in from lower classed Etoile Carouge. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara and the young Brazilian Abedi were signed in from Sion. Benjamin Huggel was signed in from local amateur club FC Münchenstein, he had played the previous season for FC Arlesheim, in the fourth tier of Swiss football.
In the other direction Adrian Knup, Daniel Salvi and Jürgen Hartmann all ended their football careers. Dario Zuffi returned to his club of origin Winterthur after having playing five years for the club. Jan Berger moved to Aarau and youngster Alexander Frei was loaned out to Thun so that he could obtain more playing time. Fabinho Santos returned home to Joinville in Brasil.
The first half of the season, until 13 December 1998, Basel's home ground was the St. Jakob Stadium. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte and this because the old stadium was demolished and the new stadium was to be built on the same ground. The construction of the new stadium was to be in a little more than two years. The new stadium, the St. Jakob-Park, was to be an all seater, the old stadium had standing places on three sides.
The Campaign edit
Domestic League edit
The club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. The season started fairly well, with five victories and three draws in the first ten rounds. However, seven defeats in the next nine rounds let the team slip down into the bottom areas of the table. Basel ende the qualification stage with eight victories, four draws and ten defeats, with just 21 goals scored and 34 conceded, with 28 points in sixth position in the league table. With this tally they were qualified for Champions Group for the second half of the season. With an average second half of the season, winning five games, drawing four and losing five, Basel in the league tables fifth position, managed to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup. With four goals in the qualification round and six in the championship round Mario Frick was the team's top goal scorer.[2]
Swiss Cup edit
All eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against lower classed Stade Nyonnais, Basel's cup season came to an abrupt end, because they were unable to pass this hurdle, losing the match on penalties. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss Cup final on 13 June 199 in the Wankdorf Stadium, winning 2–0 against Grasshopper Club.[3]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July 1998 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in edit
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Transfers out edit
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Results edit
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Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
27 June 1998 Pre-season | Lausanne-Sport | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Condémines, Sierre |
18:00 | Udovič 42' (1:0) Thurre 44' (2:0) Da Silva 57' (3:0) Rehn 60' (4:0) Celestini 65' (5:0) | Summary | 60' Rytchkov | Attendance: 500 Referee: André Daina, (Eclépens) |
4 July 1998 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 3 | Galatasaray | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:00 | Frick 4' (1:0) Rytchkov 64' (2:3) | Summary | 11' (1:1) Şükür 30' (pen. 1:2) Belözoğlu 44' (1:3) Belözoğlu 71' Kerimoglu | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
7 July 1998 Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | Im Nau, Laufen |
19:00 | Summary | 81' (0:1) Tikva 90' (0:2) Tikva | Attendance: 900 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
10 July 1998 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 1 | Karlsruher SC | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:00 | Tschopp 34' (1:0) | Summary | 66' (1:1) Gilewicz | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
3 September 1998 Mid-season | Basel | 1 – 1 | RC Strasbourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:00 | Rytchkov 27' (1:1) | Summary | 16' (0:1) Bertin 19' Beye 81' Frank | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
9 October 1998 Mid-season | Basel | 0 – 4 | Olympique de Marseille | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:00 | Summary | 18' (1:0) Ravanelli 20' (2:0) Moses 37' (0:3) Camara 89' (0:4) Domoraud | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Urs Meier |
Winter break edit
27 January 1999 Trainings camp | Martinique 11 | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique |
Percin 45' Rano 56' (1:1) Rano 86' (2:2) | Summary | 5' (0:1) Fabinho 34' Reimann 45' Kreuzer 62' (1:2) Tschopp | Attendance: 500 Referee: André Elbène |
21 January 1999 Trainings camp | Aiglon/U.S. Robert | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique |
St. Home 52' Gibon 60' | Summary | 62' Sahin 65' (0:1) Frick | Attendance: 350 Referee: Guy Bellance |
1 February 1999 Trainings camp | Stade Spiritain | 1 – 7 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Saint-Esprit, Martinique |
J.-P.Party 17' (1:0) | Summary | 25' (1:1) Fabinho 32' (1:2) Fabinho 44' (1:3) Frick 59' (1:4) Fabinho 74' (1:5) Fabinho 81' (1:6) Barberis 85' (1:7) Mendi | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Alex Jacquens |
10 February 1999 Winter break | SR Delémont | 0 – 0 | Basel | Parc des Sports, Delémont |
19:00 | Summary | Attendance: 50 Referee: Stéphane Monaco |
13 February 1999 Winter break | Étoile Carouge | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| Summary | Reimann | Referee: ? | |
Note: FCB reserves strengthened with players from the first team. At the same time the first team played another test match against FC Meyrin |
13 February 1999 Winter break | FC Meyrin | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade des Arbères, Meyrin |
Summary | (1:0) Mendi (2:0) Abedi | Referee: ? | ||
Note: Basel strengthened with FCB reserves. At the same time the reserve team played another friendly against Étoile Carouge |
17 February 1999 Winter break | Eintracht Trier | 4 – 1 | Basel | Moselstadion, Trier |
17:00 | Thömmes 11' (1:0) Thömmes 31' (2:0) Melunović 43' (3:0) Papić 66' (4:1) | Summary | 48' (3:1) Abedi | Attendance: 250 Referee: Michael Herrmann |
25 March 1999 Mid-season | Basel | 0 – 0 | Sochaux | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
18:00 | Summary | 62' Santini | Attendance: 300 Referee: Andreas Schluchter | |
Note: 2 test goalkeeper Christian Sturm (U–19) und Davide Taini (FC Singen 04) each 45 minutes |
31 March 1999 Mid-season | SC Dornach | 2 – 3 | Basel | Gigersloch, Dornach |
18:00 | Weidmann 25' (1:1) Manz 39' (2:2) | Summary | 20' (0:1) Türk 29' (1:2) Tschopp 55' (2:3) Henry | Attendance: 200 Referee: René Rogalla |
2 April 1999 Mid-season | SR Delémont | 1 – 0 | Basel | Im Nau, Laufen |
18:00 | Romano 37' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 450 Referee: Markus Nobs, (Wohlen) |
Nationalliga A edit
Qualifying Phase edit
21 July 1998 Round 2 | Aarau | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
19:30 | Aleksandrov 8' (1:0) Ivanov 21' (2:0) Aleksandrov 51' (3:0) Aleksandrov 65' (4:0) Heldmann 70' (5:0) Zitola 87' | Report | 12' Pérez | Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Reto Rutz |
8 September 1998 Round 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
19:30 | Celestini 24' Piffaretti 34' | Report | 12' (0:1) Rytchkov 18' 58' Kondé 40' Reimann 50' Rytchkov 61' Ceccaroni 69' (0:2) Rytchkov | Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
12 September 1998 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:30 | Ouattara 24' Frick 57' (1:1) Barberis 77' | Report | 21' Pintul 33' Baumann 40' (0:1) Bekirovski 50' Bekirovski 75' Kehrli | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: André Daina |
17 November 1998 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
16:15 | Tschopp 8' (1:0) Reimann 16' Sahin 21' Veiga 68' | Summary | 31' Zellweger 35' Zinna | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto Ferrari |
21 November 1998 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
17:30 | Tikva 47' (1:0) Tararache 73' Türkyilmaz 80' (2:0) Mazzarelli 90' | Summary | 73' Ceccaroni 88' (2:1) Pérez | Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Servette | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 44 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
2 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 38 | |
3 | Zürich | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 38 | |
4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 | |
5 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 32 | |
6 | Basel | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 28 | |
7 | Luzern | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
8 | St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 | |
9 | Sion | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 23 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
10 | Lugano | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 22 | |
11 | Young Boys | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 19 | |
12 | Aarau | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 16 |
Champions Group edit
21 March 1999 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
14:30 | Cravero 8' Varela 29' Pérez 51' (pen. 1:0) Calapes 52' Cantaluppi 62' | Summary | 24' 45' Di Jorio 58' Wiederkehr | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |