2004–05 FC Basel season
The 2004–05 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 112th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started the season off with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from Liechtenstein, France and Germany. The FC Basel aims for the 2004–05 season were to defend their league title, to win the cup and as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Werner Edelmann |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Swiss Super League | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Round 3 |
| Champions League | third qualifying round |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | Christian Giménez (27) |
| Highest home attendance | 31,383 vs Thun (07.05.2005) |
| Lowest home attendance | 19,212 vs Schaffhausen (16.03.2005) 15,895 vs Terek Grozny (16.03.2005) |
Overview edit
As reigning champions Basel were favourites to retain their title and as Swiss champions, they entered the UEFA Champions League in third qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the 2004–05 season was Kléber from Hannover 96. But in the other direction the Cameroonian international Timothée Atouba and Swiss international Mario Cantaluppi left the club. During the winter break they signed Patrick Müller from Mallorca.
The Campaign edit
Domestic League edit
The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) had changed the format of the domestic league the previous season and this format called Swiss Super League remains unaltered this season. There were ten teams competing in the top tier 2004–05 Swiss Super League. The teams played a double round-robin in the first half of the season and then another double round-robin in the second half. There were three points for a victory and one each for a draw. The champions and runners-up would enter the qualifying rounds of the 2005–06 Champions League, the third placed team would enter the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed team would be relegated, the second last team would play a play-off against relegation.
Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the championship for the second time in a row. The season started somewhat difficult, of the first four home matches only two were won. Nevertheless, Basel moved to the top of the league table. During September the team lost two away games in a row, but despite this they led the league table by seven points by the winter break.
The league was originally contested by ten teams. On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked. The eighteen results from the team's first half of the season remained in the league table. The club's second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs.
Basel completed all the season's seventeen home ties undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. The highest home attendance being 31,383 in the 4–1 win against their title rivals Thun on 7 May 2005. Just four days later Basel secured the championship in their third last round of the season. At the end of the season they completed their championship aim, winning the title ten points clear of Thun, who were their closest rivals. Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier. Schaffhausen played the play-off against relegation and were able to remain in the top flight.[1]
One of the season's highlights for the team, was the 8–1 home win on 12 September against Grasshoppers in which Giménez scored four goals. Matías Delgado, Mladen Petrić, Djamel Mesbah and César Carignano each netted once.[2] On 20 April Giménez also scored for goals in the away game against Aarau as Basel won 5–0. He also managed at hat-trick on 4 May as Basel won 5–0 in the away game against Xamax. Giménez was the team's and the league's top goal scorer with 27 goals. Matías Delgado was the team's second top scorer with 11 league goals. César Carignano scored seven and Julio Hernán Rossi scored six.[3]
Domestic Cup edit
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the first round and the team's clear aim for the Cup was to win it. Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.
- FC Oberdorf (18 September 2004)
In the first round Basel were drawn against local amateur club FC Oberdorf, who at that time played in the fifth tier of Swiss football. The grounds that Oberdorf used at that time was an artificial turf field and on one side was a small grandstand with 100 covered seats and space for maximum 2,000 spectators. Because of the big fixture in the Cup temporary stands were built and the match was played in front of over 5,000 spectators. Head-coach Christian Gross left seven regular players out of the team and played with a B-team. Nevertheless, they took command of the game from the first whistle and Julio Hernán Rossi netted their first goal after three minutes. Rossi's next shot ten minutes later rebounded off the post and another ten minutes later he scored his second goal. Rossi remained lively and his next shot also hit the post. Basel let the amateurs play their game but after about an hour it was obvious that their strength decreased. Mile Sterjovski added a third goal on 70 minutes, Boris Smiljanić hit the post with a header and David Degen added another goal and the result was 4–0 for the visitors.[4]
- FC Meyrin (24 October 2004)
In the second round the teams from Super League were seeded and could not play against each other. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Basel were drawn against second tier semi-professional team FC Meyrin. Their stadium Bois-Carré (Meyrin) was also small and so they also built temporary stands and the game was played in front of a record 3,148 spectators. Basel took command of the game from the first minutes and Julio Hernán Rossi was again in good form and his sprints into the free spaces were very quick. It was he who netted Basel's first goal after 15 minutes. Basel remained in control of the game, but it was the hosts who scored the equaliser after a counterattack just before the half time whistle. Basel tool control of the game again but the lower-tier team defended with everything they had. Christian Giménez was substituted in the 69th minute and just a seconds later he put the visitors into the lead again. Seven minutes later Giménez netted his second personal goal and the result was 3–1 for Basel.[5]
- FC Thun (20 November 2004)
In the third round the ties were drawn, there was no seeding, everyone could meet everyone. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, otherwise to the team that was drawn first. Basel were drawn away against Super League team Thun. Basel head-coach Christian Gross fielded his strongest team, however four players were injured and Benjamin Huggel was missing due to a suspension. The game between the two teams was at eye level, both teams created their chances. Mario Raimondi was able to put the hosts a goal up in the 57th minute, but the lively Julio Hernán Rossi equalised ten minutes later. The match went into extra time but no further goals were scored and a penalty shoot-out was held to make the decision. In the shoot-out Boris Smiljanić missed Basel's second penalty, then Mario Raimondi missed Thun's third and as Mile Sterjovski missed Basel's last spot-kick it was clear that Basel lost 4–3 on penalties.[6]
- Conclusion
Thus Basel missed their aim of winning the Cup.[7] The Cup final was played on 16 May 2005 in which upper tier Zürich beat lower tier Luzern 3–1 to win the trophy.[8]
Europe edit
Champions League edit
Third qualifying round edit
Because Basel entered the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round their aim was to reach the group stage. However, they were drawn against Internazionale.
- Internazionale (11 August 2004)
The first leg was played in St. Jakob-Park and was arbitrated by English referee Graham Poll. Pushed on by the sold-out 30,000 spectator crowd the Swiss champions Basel took the early initiative and it was their Argentinian attacking duo Christian Giménez and Julio Hernán Rossi dictating the flow of the game from the very beginning. Inter defended well in the early stage and after they had withstood the early storm, they started to get their game together, stringing their passes together and it was the away side who made the first strike. In the 19th minute, Adriano powered past two Basel defenders and placed his shot low beyond the onrushing goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler. Basel were not shocked by this early strike against them, and countered this just six minutes later. Mario Cantaluppi surprised the Inter defence by lobbing a free-kick high to the near post, here it was controlled by Rossi who then, with a smart overhead kick, played it into the danger area. Benjamin Huggel was ready and headed in from close range. Inter reacted immediately, but Dejan Stanković's powerful long-range shot rebounded off the post. Then the game opened and Basel could have scored again as Huggel's right-footed volley from about 12 yards narrowly flashed wide. However, it was Inter who had the best opportunity before the break. Again, it was Adriano rushing towards goal, Zuberbühler rushed out against him but could only parry the ball straight into the path of Zé Maria, but his shot from close range hit the bar. Basel started into the second period as they had started in the first, pushing forwards with tempo. Francesco Toldo made to good saves, first parrying a long-range lob from Matías Delgado and then a hard hit shot from Rossi. The Italian championship had not yet started and the Swiss season had already been going for a month, therefore the Inter players were tired towards the end, however Basel failed to take advantage of this, Huggel coming closest in the 78th minute as he hit a low drive from the edge of the penalty area, but the visitors were saved by the post. The game ended with a 1–1 draw.[9]
- Return match (25 August 2004)
In the second leg it was Inter who were quickly into play, with Álvaro Recoba forcing Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler into a good save a few seconds after kick-off. Only a few seconds later the home crowd were able to celebrate as Adriano put Inter ahead with a low shot precise inside the far post after a pass from Dejan Stanković. Inter controlled the game in the early stages and scored their second goal after just 13 minutes. A superb shot from Stankovic, following a neat combination with Adriano gave the home team a two-goal advantage. Despite the two-goal lead, the home side refused to sit back and Zuberbühler had to make another good save after a long distance left-foot shot by Recoba. After 26 minutes, Inter goalie Francesco Toldo deflected a powerful free-kick from Basel captain Murat Yakin wide. Inter went close to scoring a third goal just minutes later as Stankovic shot wide from a good position after a combination between Zé Maria and Adriano on the right wing. Basel had another dangerous free-kick shortly before half-time, Mario Cantaluppi's kick was slightly wide. Basel fought themselves back into the game. Just four minutes into the second half as Austrainlien midfielder Mile Sterjovski, just inside the penalty area, controlled a cross from his left to dribble past Stankovic and score with an exact right-foot shot. However, the home team restored their two-goal lead only four minutes later as Adriano took on a ball from Stankovic outside the penalty area. He took a few paces forward and fired low, left footed, beyond keeper Zuberbühler. The home team secured their victory a few minutes later, this time Recoba's left footed shot dropped into the net. The Uruguayan forward controlled a long pass from Juan Sebastián Verón, he turned towards the Basel goal and shot from about 18 metres and the game ended for Basel with an undeserved high 1–4 defeat.[10]
Basel lost 5–2 on aggregate and subsequently dropped into the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.[11]
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
Basel's clear aim for this competition was to reach the group stage and to advance to the knock-out stage, which was to start after the winter break. In the first round Basel were drawn against the Russian side FC Terek Grozny.
- Terek Grozny (16 September 2004)
The first leg of the tie against the Russian Cup holders was played in the Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) because of the political situation in Chechnya. Torrential rain before and during the game had made pitch soggy and tricky underfoot. In the early minutes the home defence had problems keeping the Basel forwards under control. The visitors started well and looked the most likely team to score in the early stages. After just four minutes Christian Giménez was unlucky not to score, his close-range header hit the post after Mile Sterjovski had nodded forward a right-wing cross from Julio Hernán Rossi. In the ninth minute Giménez again went close, but his header was held by Terek goalkeeper Volodymyr Savchenko at the second attempt. The home side came better into the game as the match progressed. With their only real chance of the first half they took the lead as a through-ball from Aleksandr Shmarko beat the Basel offside trap and Andrei Fedkov pushed the ball past keeper Pascal Zuberbühler in the 38th minute. Basel pressed consistently for an equaliser. Scott Chipperfield's corner from the left in the 57th minute was headed on by Rossi and Giménez was left unmarked to score with his knee from just three metres. Despite the fact that towards the end of the game it was the home team who more in control of the game and despite the slippy conditions, the two defences remained mainly on top and the game ended with this 1–1 draw.[12]
- Return match (30 September 2004)
The second leg was played in St. Jakob-Park in front of 15,895 spectators. It was again Basel who started better into the game. Christian Giménez was again the most dangerous striker with two early chances. But it was Julio Hernán Rossi who opened the score in the 11th minute. Basel should have added to the score with the chances that they created, but as the match progressed the Terek midfield and defense became more hardy and Basel were lacking creative ideas, especially in the second period. In the 65th minute, therefore, Basel head-coach Christian Gross substituted Rossi out and brought in the more creative player Matías Delgado. This tactical move paid-off as in the 89th minute Delgado crossed from the left after a corner-kick and Brazilian right back Kléber nodded the ball home to give Basel a 2–0 win and a 3–1 on aggregate.[13]
Group stage edit
In the group stage Basel faced considerably tougher opponents. Five teams were drawn into each of the eight groups and were to play a round robin, there were no return games. The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage. Basel were drawn in to Group A together with Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Schalke 04, Ferencvárosi TC and Heart of Midlothian.
- Schalke 04 (21 October 2004)
On matchday one Basel played in the Arena AufSchalke in front of an attendance of 52,870 spectators in Gelsenkirchen against German team Schalke 04, who had won the Intertoto Cup in August. Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to back injuries and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out due to an injury. The Swiss Super League leaders started fast and confident into the game, pushing Schalke back with early attacks. But then the German side took control of the match. Midfielder Christian Poulsen won a loose ball and played a long ball to winger Levan Kobiashvili, who broke through the middle and shot powerfully passed Basel keeper Pascal Zuberbühler from outside the penalty after eight minutes. Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah was very lively and the visitors were forced to defend deep. Basel eventually fought back to claim the midfield with some quick and accurate passes and they created their best chance in the 36th minute. Julio Hernán Rossi's corner-kick from the left was met well by Benjamin Huggel who headed toward goal from close range, but keeper Frank Rost was able to push the ball away to safety. Following a poor start to the second half, Basel came back to life. First David Degen with a good break forced an excellent save from Rost, then after 57 minutes Christian Giménez' headed forced the goalkeeper to tip the ball over the bar, at full stretch. In the 82nd minute an impressive free-kick from substitute Matías Delgado, who curled his shot over the wall and left keeper Rost stranded at the wrong side of the goal. The 1–1 draw was the result.[14]
- Heart of Midlothian (25 November 2004)
On matchday two (4 November) Basel had their rest-day and on matchday three they played at home in St. Jakob-Park in front of 21,650 spectators, with Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) as referee, against Hearts. Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to his sustaining back injuries, striker Mladen Petrić was out injured and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out ill. Hearts had lost their first two games in the group. Basel started well into the game and their striker Christian Giménez slashed a hard shot towards the far corner of the goal in the opening minutes, which needed a good save from keeper Craig Gordon. The young goalkeeper blocked the shot into the field, but Julio Hernán Rossi was not able to reach the rebound. Basel dominated the game, they restricted the visitors immensely and Hearts were only able to entered the Basel penalty area from set-pieces. Following a free-kick and a near miss from Michael Stewart, just minutes later Hearts took a surprise lead. A set-piece and Hearts surprisingly played the ball low, three quick passes, Dennis Wyness found room and the striker slotted the ball beyond goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler for the first goal of the game. The home team were now forced to be more committed with their attacks and they put Hearts under increased pressure, responding well to the conceded goal. Only some desperate last-ditch defending denied the hosts from obtaining their equaliser. Basel then started the second half as they had ended the first period, pressing forward. Basel's head-coach Christian Gross changed his attackers midway through the second half and his substitutions quickly paid out. César Carignano slotted home the equaliser. Basel pressed hard for the winning goal as the time ticked on. Hearts' last-gasp winner, in the 89th minute, was more a speculative attack and was made only to relieve the defensive pressure, but it paid off as Robbie Neilson pushed his shot under the body of goalie Zuberbühler with only seconds left on the clock, his first ever goal for the club. Basel versus Hearts 1–2 result.[15]
- Ferencvárosi TC (1 December 2004)
Matchday four saw Basel play the away tie at the Stadium Puskás Ferenc with some 22,000 spectators against Ferencvárosi TC under referee Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine). Basel started, as ever, fast and dominant into the game, and because head-coach Christian Gross had lined up a three-man attack, this formation led to a number of early chances. In the 8th minute Julio Hernán Rossi fed Christian Giménez with a good pass, he crossed from the left, but striker César Carignano was unable to put the visitors ahead. Basel also had a height advantage at set-pieces and one minute later, Marco Zwyssig rose highest to head Sébastien Barberis' free-kick, but the effort went narrowly wide. On 19 minutes Boris Smiljanić also headed an effort just wide of Lajos Szűcs' left-hand post. Despite their early domination, Basel went behind three minutes later, Smiljanic fouled Aleksandar Bajevski in the box. Szabolcs Huszti's spot-kick was parried by Pascal Zuberbühler, but the keeper was unable to keep hold of the ball. Huszti reacted first, he headed the rebound across the goal and Dénes Rósa was able to head the ball into the net. Basel dominated the second half as well and goals from Rossi and Benjamin Huggel turned the match in Basel's favour. However, the Hungarian side failed to level things in the 86th minute with their second penalty, as keeper Szücs shot the ball wide. Basel beat Ferencváros 2–1 and moved up to third slot in the table.[16]
- Feyenoord Rotterdam (16 December 2004)
The fifth and final matchday of the group stage was played at home in St. Jakob-Park in front of 25,660 spectators against Feyenoord. Again the early stages of the game were dominated by Basel, with Christian Giménez being extremely lively at the outset. In the third minute he rushed down the right wing to bring in a dangerous cross that flashed across the goal area. Then he switched over to the other wing four minutes later and combined with Julio Hernán Rossi, who in turn crossed to Mile Sterjovski and his header found the target, but was disallowed due to an offside position. Minutes later Giménez was again involved, speedily moving into space in the box, in a strong counterattack. He unleashed a fierce shot, but Patrick Mtiliga was able to stretch and block the ball. In the 18th minute a second disallowed goal, Giménez poking the ball in from close range but he was denied by the assistant's flag. Feyenoord threatened for the first time in the 25th minute, Salomon Kalou used his strength to overcome defensive-midfielder Benjamin Huggel, but hise his effort went wide. Feyenoord played better in the final stages of the first half, with good passes in midfield and some direct balls into the penalty area. However, Basel defended well and they still created the better chances, Rossi forced a good save from keeper Patrick Lodewijks, Scott Chipperfield headed a cross just wide of the post and Giménez tested the goalkeeper again with a powerful left-footed drive.
Basel came into the second half aiming to dominate possession and initially they did so. But Feyenoord showed their counterattacking potential with a long ball and Salomon Kalou's accurate shot, but home keeper Pascal Zuberbühler dived low to his left and pushed the ball around the post. After this, Giménez received a good pass from Carignano, but smashed his half-volley straight at keeper Lodewijks. In the 53rd minute these two strikers combined again for the game's decisive moment. Giménez lifted his cross over the defence, Carignano sprinted in at the far post and headed the all-important winning goal. Thereafter Basel concentrated on containing their opponents to protected their safe passage into the next round. This was successful and the final result was this one goal victory. The goal difference decided the positions in the table, because Feyenoord, Schalke and Basel finished level on seven points. But Basel qualified for the Round of 32.[17]
Round of 32 edit
The final phase of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup began on 16 February 2005, and concluded with the final at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on 18 May 2005. The final phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top three in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage. As third placed team in their group, Basel were qualified for the Round of 32 and here they were drawn against Lille OSC.
- Lille OSC (17 February 2005)
The first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 19,092 spectators. French team Lille earned themselves a valuable away draw in the snow that fell in Basel during the match, as a frustrating evening for the hosts ended with a goalless draw and this thanks to the heroic game of Lille's Senegalese goalkeeper Tony Sylva. The Swiss champions Basel, who returned for the first time to competitive football following their two-month domestic winter break, played strongly in the opening period, but they had nothing to show despite their early efforts. This was also because of the snow and soggy pitch, that slowed their game, to the advantage of the visitors and their goalkeeper. In the first few minutes, a few near misses brought the match to life and these could have provided at least a goal or two. Basel created two excellent chances in quick succession, Christian Giménez headed a ball towards goalie Sylva from close-range, the goalie held. Then Julio Hernán Rossi failed to score following a defensive mix-up, the goalie held. Lille responded and full-back Grégory Tafforeau hit a strong drive from the distance, but the ball flew passed the wrong side of the far post. Basel pressed forward in the second half as well, but keeper Sylva was in unbeatable form in the Lille goal. Basel became even stronger as the match progressed, Christian Gross' men definitely controlled the game in the second half, but they were denied on several occasions by Sylva. The 29-year-old Senegalese international frustrated the home side on numerous occasions and therefore the game ended with a goalless draw.[18]
- Return match (24 February 2005)
The second leg was played a week later in Stadium Lille Métropole, which was the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC before the completion of the nearby Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Basel had played only one game after the winter break in the Swiss domestic league and they had lost this 3–1 against St. Gallen four days before this tie, but they started the game well. Lille had ended each of their last five games with a draw, three of these goalless and they looked nervous in the opening stages. However, goalkeeper Tony Sylva was rarely troubled. After somewhat more than half an hour Lille started to dominate possession, but lacked the finishing touch to show for some enterprising attacking play. Matt Moussilou in the 37th minute and a foul penalty converted by Milenko Ačimovič gave a comfortable 2–0 victory for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup winners and let them advance to the next round and to set up an all-French tie with Auxerre in the Round of 16.[19]
- Conclusion
Basel were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by Lille OSC. The club had hoped that they could have continued a round or perhaps two further, but despite being knocked out at this stage, the aim for their European campaign could be considered as achieved. CSKA Moscow won the 2004–05 UEFA Cup beating Sporting CP in the final.[20]
Club edit
The Management edit
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Assistant manager | Fritz Schmid |
| Fitness Coach | Thomas Grüter |
| Fitness Coach | Romain Crevoisier |
| Youth Team Coach | Heinz Hermann |
| Youth Team Co-Coach | Stefano Ceccaroni Sandro Kamber |
Last updated: June 2004
Source:[citation needed]
Other information edit
| Chairman | Mr Werner Edelmann |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (33,433 / 120x80 m) |
Source: Homepage FCB
Players edit
First team squad edit
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 Summer 2004 edit
In edit
| 9 | FW | ARG | César Carignano (from Colón de Santa Fe)[21] |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Mile Sterjovski (from Lille)[22] |
| 1 | GK | AUT | Thomas Mandl (from Austria Vienna)[23] |
| 19 | DF | BRA | Kléber (from Hannover 96)[23] |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Djamel Mesbah (from Servette)[24] |
Out edit
| — | FW | CMR | Hervé Tum (to FC Metz – n/a)[25] |
| — | DF | CMR | Timothée Atouba (to Tottenham Hotspurs – n/a)[26] |
| 17 | MF | SUI | Mario Cantaluppi (to 1. FC Nürnberg – n/a)[27] |
| — | FW | ARG | Francisco Gabriel Guerrero (back to FC Zürich – end of loan)[22] |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Marco Streller (to VfB Stuttgart – n/a) |
Transfers Winter 2004–05 edit
In edit
| 16 | DF | SUI | Patrick Müller (from Mallorca)[28] |
| 32 | DF | SUI | Reto Zanni (from Thun)[29] |
| — | MF | SUI | Baykal Kulaksızoğlu (from Thun)[30] |
Out edit
| 3 | DF | SUI | Samuele Preisig (on loan to Concordia Basel) |
| 18 | GK | SUI | Eric Rapo (to Stade Nyonnais – n/a)[31] |
Results and fixtures edit
Friendlies edit
Pre-season/First Half Season friendlies edit
| 22 June 2004 Pre-season friendly | Celerina Auswahl | 0 – 11 | Basel | San Gian, Celerina |
| 17:30 | Summary | 10' (0:1) Preisig 14' (0:2) Chipperfield 21' (0:3) Delgado 31' (0:4) Delgado 32' (0:5) Giménez 35' (0:6) Rossi 40' (0:7) Delgado 45' (0:8) Chipperfield 52' (0:9) Carignano 76' (0:10) Carignano 87' (0:11) Petrić | Attendance: 500 Referee: Bognar (Chur) |
| 13 July 2004 Pre-season friendly | Basel | 1 – 4 | Sochaux | Près Dom, Alle |
| 18:45 | Carignano 82' (1:4) | Summary | 45' (0:1) Santos 49' (o.g. 0:2) Quennoz 62' (0:3) de Carvalho 81' (0:4) de Carvalho | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 20 July 2004 Friendly | Basel | 3 – 3 | Werder Bremen | Sportpark Bergholz, Wil |
| 19:30 | Carignano 56' (1:3) Rossi 73' (2:3) Rossi 82' (2:4) | Summary | 36' (0:1) Klasnić 45' (0:2) Klose 50' (0:3) Borowski | Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 27 July 2004 Friendly | Regio-Auswahl | 2 – 8 | Basel | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
| 19:00 | Eng 33' (1:4) Leganyi 42' (2:4) | Summary | 17' (0:1) Delgado 19' (0:2) Carignano 26' (0:3) D. Degen 31' (0:4) Carignano 43' (pen. 2:5) Carignano 49' (2:6) Carignano 80' (2:7) Rossi 89' (2:8) Carignano | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: von Känel |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
Sempione Cup edit
The Sempione Cup was a club football tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.[32]
| 29 June 2004 Sempionecup Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal |
| 20:00 | Petrić 67' (1:1) | Summary | 26' Shashiashvili 33' Silagadze 45' Kashia 66' (0:1) Kvirkvelia 70' (1:2) Akhalaia 72' Akhalaia | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| 3 July 2004 Sempionecup Round 2 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Dinamo București | Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal |
| 19:00 | Giménez 33' (1:1) Giménez 46' (2:1) Smiljanić 63' (3:1) D. Degen 65' Delgado 84' | Summary | 11' Dănciulescu 66' (3:2) Niculescu 76' Ciubotariu 80' Dănciulescu 85' (3:3) Niculescu | Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
Uhrencup edit
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.
| 7 July 2004 Uhrencup Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Rossi 19' | Summary | 35' (0:1) Amanatidis 51' (0:2) Amanatidis 65' Mikić 76' Teber | Attendance: 5,100 Referee: |
Winter break and mid-season friendlies edit
| 25 January 2005 Trainings camp | Basel | 1 – 0 | Partizan Belgrade | Arcadia, Belek (Turkey) |
| Chipperfield 42' (1:0) | Summary | 44' Nađ | Attendance: 20 Referee: Cihan Burgan, (Antalya) |
| 28 January 2005 Trainings camp | Basel | 2 – 4 | Torpedo Moscow | Gloria Verde, Belek (Turkey) |
| 14:00 | Delgado 25' Huggel 30' 56' Rossi 70' (1:3) Sterjovski 77' (2:3) | Summary | 8' (0:1) Panow 48' (0:2) Semshov 53' Zirjanow 54' Semshov 68' (0:3) Semshov 83' (2:4) Panow | Attendance: 50 Referee: Sergej Talagajaw, (Moscow) |
| 4 February 2005 Winter break | Yverdon-Sport | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 18:30 | Summary | 17' (0:1) Rossi 37' Zwyssig 85' (0:2) Ergić | Attendance: 1'480 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 8 February 2005 Winter break | Basel | 0 – 1 | SC Kriens | Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob, Basel |
| 19:00 | Summary | 7' (0:1) Marini | Attendance: 350 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger | |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 12 February 2005 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 2 | Sparta Prague | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Rossi 22' (1:0) Carignano 61' (2:1) | Summary | 44' (1:1) Jun 70' (2:2) Kováč | Attendance: 940 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards. Corners: 6:6 (4:2). | ||||
| 26 February 2005 Mid-season | Basel | 11 – 0 | FC Liestal | St. Jakob-Areal, Basel |
| 13:30 | Carignano 7' (1:0) Sébastien Barberis 25' (2:0) Rossi 40' (3:0) Carignano 44' (4:0) Sébastien Barberis 53' (5:0) Ergić 64' (6:0) Giménez 70' (7:0) Delgado 73' (8:0) Giménez 75' (9:0) Giménez 84' (10:0) Giménez 88' (11:0) | Summary | Attendance: 250 Referee: Johan | |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards. | ||||
Swiss Super League edit
First half of season edit
The Swiss Super League season was originally contested by ten teams.
| 17 July 2004 Round 1 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Yakin 17' (pen. 1:0) Smiljanić 38' (2:0) Giménez 45' (3:0) Chipperfield 46' Cantaluppi 53' (pen. 4:0) Moretto 61' (o.g. 5:0) P. Degen 67' Chipperfield 74' (6:0) | Summary | 25' 33' Christ 90' Tcheuchoua | Attendance: 24,430 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 23 July 2004 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Chipperfield 11' Smiljanić 21' (1:0) | Summary | 28' Soufiani 49' Cordonnier 55' Sébastien Zambaz 80' (1:1) Margairaz | Attendance: 23,515 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 30 July 2004 Round 3 | Servette | 1 – 2 | Basel | La Praille, Lancy, Canton of Geneva, |
| 20:00 | Kader 41' (1:1) Alicarte 90' | Summary | 8' (0:1) Chipperfield 42' (1:2) Delgado 44' D. Degen 89' Rossi 90' Huggel | Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 6 August 2004 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Giménez 16' (1:0) Delgado 27' Chipperfield 48' (2:0) Cantaluppi 85' | Summary | 43'Nef 75' (2:1) Petrosyan | Attendance: 27,835 Referee: Markus Nobs, (Wohlen) |
| 20 August 2004 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Schaffhausen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Cantaluppi 49' Giménez 66' (1:0) | Summary | 41' Pesenti 65'Sereinig 75' (1:1) Bunjaku | Attendance: 23,590 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 29 August 2004 Round 7 | St. Gallen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 16:15 | Zellweger 39' | Summary | 25' Yakin 36' Huggel 62' (0:1) Giménez 79' P. Degen | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 12 September 2004 Round 8 | Basel | 8 – 1 | Grasshoppers | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:15 | Delgado 21' (1:0) Giménez 32' (2:0) Chipperfield 34' Petrić 36' (3:0) Giménez 42' (4:0) Giménez 45' (5:0) Giménez 57' (6:0) Mesbah 86' (7:1) Carignano 89' (8:1) | Summary | 24' Jaggy 73' (6:1) Rogério 40' 87' Cabanas | Attendance: 27,816 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 3 October 2004 Round 11 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 – 2 | Basel | Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | Oppliger 47' M'Futi 71' (1:2) | Summary | 33' (0:1) Yakin 51' (0:2) Petrić 47' Smiljanić | Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 16 October 2004 Round 12 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Giménez 40' (1:1) Petrić 59' (2:1) | Summary | 16' (0:1) Joao Paolo 27' Joao Paolo | Attendance: 24,754 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 31 October 2004 Round 13 | Zürich | 0 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
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The 2004 05 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893 s 112th in existence and the club s 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football FC Basel started the season off with various warm up matches These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from Liechtenstein France and Germany The FC Basel aims for the 2004 05 season were to defend their league title to win the cup and as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage FC Basel2004 05 seasonChairmanWerner EdelmannManagerChristian GrossSwiss Super LeagueChampionsSwiss CupRound 3Champions Leaguethird qualifying roundUEFA CupRound of 32Top goalscorerChristian Gimenez 27 Highest home attendance31 383 vs Thun 07 05 2005 Lowest home attendance19 212 vs Schaffhausen 16 03 2005 15 895 vs Terek Grozny 16 03 2005 2003 042005 06 Contents 1 Overview 2 The Campaign 2 1 Domestic League 2 2 Domestic Cup 2 3 Europe 2 3 1 Champions League 2 3 1 1 Third qualifying round 2 3 2 UEFA Cup 2 3 2 1 First round 2 3 2 2 Group stage 2 3 2 3 Round of 32 3 Club 3 1 The Management 3 2 Kit 3 3 Other information 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Transfers Summer 2004 4 2 1 In 4 2 2 Out 4 3 Transfers Winter 2004 05 4 3 1 In 4 3 2 Out 5 Results and fixtures 5 1 Friendlies 5 1 1 Pre season First Half Season friendlies 5 1 2 Sempione Cup 5 1 3 Uhrencup 5 1 4 Winter break and mid season friendlies 5 2 Swiss Super League 5 2 1 First half of season 5 2 2 Second half of season 5 2 3 Final league table 5 3 Swiss Cup 5 3 1 2004 05 Swiss Cup 5 4 UEFA Champions League 5 4 1 Third qualifying round 5 5 UEFA Cup 5 5 1 First round 5 5 2 Group stage Group A 5 5 3 Round of 32 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksOverview editAs reigning champions Basel were favourites to retain their title and as Swiss champions they entered the UEFA Champions League in third qualifying round Basel s biggest signing in advance of the 2004 05 season was Kleber from Hannover 96 But in the other direction the Cameroonian international Timothee Atouba and Swiss international Mario Cantaluppi left the club During the winter break they signed Patrick Muller from Mallorca The Campaign editDomestic League edit The Swiss Football Association ASF SFV had changed the format of the domestic league the previous season and this format called Swiss Super League remains unaltered this season There were ten teams competing in the top tier 2004 05 Swiss Super League The teams played a double round robin in the first half of the season and then another double round robin in the second half There were three points for a victory and one each for a draw The champions and runners up would enter the qualifying rounds of the 2005 06 Champions League the third placed team would enter the UEFA Cup second qualifying round The bottom placed team would be relegated the second last team would play a play off against relegation Basel s priority aim for the season was to win the championship for the second time in a row The season started somewhat difficult of the first four home matches only two were won Nevertheless Basel moved to the top of the league table During September the team lost two away games in a row but despite this they led the league table by seven points by the winter break The league was originally contested by ten teams On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked The eighteen results from the team s first half of the season remained in the league table The club s second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs Basel completed all the season s seventeen home ties undefeated winning thirteen and drawing four The highest home attendance being 31 383 in the 4 1 win against their title rivals Thun on 7 May 2005 Just four days later Basel secured the championship in their third last round of the season At the end of the season they completed their championship aim winning the title ten points clear of Thun who were their closest rivals Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier Schaffhausen played the play off against relegation and were able to remain in the top flight 1 One of the season s highlights for the team was the 8 1 home win on 12 September against Grasshoppers in which Gimenez scored four goals Matias Delgado Mladen Petric Djamel Mesbah and Cesar Carignano each netted once 2 On 20 April Gimenez also scored for goals in the away game against Aarau as Basel won 5 0 He also managed at hat trick on 4 May as Basel won 5 0 in the away game against Xamax Gimenez was the team s and the league s top goal scorer with 27 goals Matias Delgado was the team s second top scorer with 11 league goals Cesar Carignano scored seven and Julio Hernan Rossi scored six 3 Domestic Cup edit Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the first round and the team s clear aim for the Cup was to win it Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round In a match the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league if applicable FC Oberdorf 18 September 2004 In the first round Basel were drawn against local amateur club FC Oberdorf who at that time played in the fifth tier of Swiss football The grounds that Oberdorf used at that time was an artificial turf field and on one side was a small grandstand with 100 covered seats and space for maximum 2 000 spectators Because of the big fixture in the Cup temporary stands were built and the match was played in front of over 5 000 spectators Head coach Christian Gross left seven regular players out of the team and played with a B team Nevertheless they took command of the game from the first whistle and Julio Hernan Rossi netted their first goal after three minutes Rossi s next shot ten minutes later rebounded off the post and another ten minutes later he scored his second goal Rossi remained lively and his next shot also hit the post Basel let the amateurs play their game but after about an hour it was obvious that their strength decreased Mile Sterjovski added a third goal on 70 minutes Boris Smiljanic hit the post with a header and David Degen added another goal and the result was 4 0 for the visitors 4 FC Meyrin 24 October 2004 In the second round the teams from Super League were seeded and could not play against each other In a match the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league Basel were drawn against second tier semi professional team FC Meyrin Their stadium Bois Carre Meyrin was also small and so they also built temporary stands and the game was played in front of a record 3 148 spectators Basel took command of the game from the first minutes and Julio Hernan Rossi was again in good form and his sprints into the free spaces were very quick It was he who netted Basel s first goal after 15 minutes Basel remained in control of the game but it was the hosts who scored the equaliser after a counterattack just before the half time whistle Basel tool control of the game again but the lower tier team defended with everything they had Christian Gimenez was substituted in the 69th minute and just a seconds later he put the visitors into the lead again Seven minutes later Gimenez netted his second personal goal and the result was 3 1 for Basel 5 FC Thun 20 November 2004 In the third round the ties were drawn there was no seeding everyone could meet everyone The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league otherwise to the team that was drawn first Basel were drawn away against Super League team Thun Basel head coach Christian Gross fielded his strongest team however four players were injured and Benjamin Huggel was missing due to a suspension The game between the two teams was at eye level both teams created their chances Mario Raimondi was able to put the hosts a goal up in the 57th minute but the lively Julio Hernan Rossi equalised ten minutes later The match went into extra time but no further goals were scored and a penalty shoot out was held to make the decision In the shoot out Boris Smiljanic missed Basel s second penalty then Mario Raimondi missed Thun s third and as Mile Sterjovski missed Basel s last spot kick it was clear that Basel lost 4 3 on penalties 6 ConclusionThus Basel missed their aim of winning the Cup 7 The Cup final was played on 16 May 2005 in which upper tier Zurich beat lower tier Luzern 3 1 to win the trophy 8 Europe edit Champions League edit Third qualifying round edit Because Basel entered the 2004 05 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round their aim was to reach the group stage However they were drawn against Internazionale Internazionale 11 August 2004 The first leg was played in St Jakob Park and was arbitrated by English referee Graham Poll Pushed on by the sold out 30 000 spectator crowd the Swiss champions Basel took the early initiative and it was their Argentinian attacking duo Christian Gimenez and Julio Hernan Rossi dictating the flow of the game from the very beginning Inter defended well in the early stage and after they had withstood the early storm they started to get their game together stringing their passes together and it was the away side who made the first strike In the 19th minute Adriano powered past two Basel defenders and placed his shot low beyond the onrushing goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler Basel were not shocked by this early strike against them and countered this just six minutes later Mario Cantaluppi surprised the Inter defence by lobbing a free kick high to the near post here it was controlled by Rossi who then with a smart overhead kick played it into the danger area Benjamin Huggel was ready and headed in from close range Inter reacted immediately but Dejan Stankovic s powerful long range shot rebounded off the post Then the game opened and Basel could have scored again as Huggel s right footed volley from about 12 yards narrowly flashed wide However it was Inter who had the best opportunity before the break Again it was Adriano rushing towards goal Zuberbuhler rushed out against him but could only parry the ball straight into the path of Ze Maria but his shot from close range hit the bar Basel started into the second period as they had started in the first pushing forwards with tempo Francesco Toldo made to good saves first parrying a long range lob from Matias Delgado and then a hard hit shot from Rossi The Italian championship had not yet started and the Swiss season had already been going for a month therefore the Inter players were tired towards the end however Basel failed to take advantage of this Huggel coming closest in the 78th minute as he hit a low drive from the edge of the penalty area but the visitors were saved by the post The game ended with a 1 1 draw 9 Return match 25 August 2004 In the second leg it was Inter who were quickly into play with Alvaro Recoba forcing Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler into a good save a few seconds after kick off Only a few seconds later the home crowd were able to celebrate as Adriano put Inter ahead with a low shot precise inside the far post after a pass from Dejan Stankovic Inter controlled the game in the early stages and scored their second goal after just 13 minutes A superb shot from Stankovic following a neat combination with Adriano gave the home team a two goal advantage Despite the two goal lead the home side refused to sit back and Zuberbuhler had to make another good save after a long distance left foot shot by Recoba After 26 minutes Inter goalie Francesco Toldo deflected a powerful free kick from Basel captain Murat Yakin wide Inter went close to scoring a third goal just minutes later as Stankovic shot wide from a good position after a combination between Ze Maria and Adriano on the right wing Basel had another dangerous free kick shortly before half time Mario Cantaluppi s kick was slightly wide Basel fought themselves back into the game Just four minutes into the second half as Austrainlien midfielder Mile Sterjovski just inside the penalty area controlled a cross from his left to dribble past Stankovic and score with an exact right foot shot However the home team restored their two goal lead only four minutes later as Adriano took on a ball from Stankovic outside the penalty area He took a few paces forward and fired low left footed beyond keeper Zuberbuhler The home team secured their victory a few minutes later this time Recoba s left footed shot dropped into the net The Uruguayan forward controlled a long pass from Juan Sebastian Veron he turned towards the Basel goal and shot from about 18 metres and the game ended for Basel with an undeserved high 1 4 defeat 10 Basel lost 5 2 on aggregate and subsequently dropped into the 2004 05 UEFA Cup 11 UEFA Cup edit First round edit Basel s clear aim for this competition was to reach the group stage and to advance to the knock out stage which was to start after the winter break In the first round Basel were drawn against the Russian side FC Terek Grozny Terek Grozny 16 September 2004 The first leg of the tie against the Russian Cup holders was played in the Lokomotiv Stadium Moscow because of the political situation in Chechnya Torrential rain before and during the game had made pitch soggy and tricky underfoot In the early minutes the home defence had problems keeping the Basel forwards under control The visitors started well and looked the most likely team to score in the early stages After just four minutes Christian Gimenez was unlucky not to score his close range header hit the post after Mile Sterjovski had nodded forward a right wing cross from Julio Hernan Rossi In the ninth minute Gimenez again went close but his header was held by Terek goalkeeper Volodymyr Savchenko at the second attempt The home side came better into the game as the match progressed With their only real chance of the first half they took the lead as a through ball from Aleksandr Shmarko beat the Basel offside trap and Andrei Fedkov pushed the ball past keeper Pascal Zuberbuhler in the 38th minute Basel pressed consistently for an equaliser Scott Chipperfield s corner from the left in the 57th minute was headed on by Rossi and Gimenez was left unmarked to score with his knee from just three metres Despite the fact that towards the end of the game it was the home team who more in control of the game and despite the slippy conditions the two defences remained mainly on top and the game ended with this 1 1 draw 12 Return match 30 September 2004 The second leg was played in St Jakob Park in front of 15 895 spectators It was again Basel who started better into the game Christian Gimenez was again the most dangerous striker with two early chances But it was Julio Hernan Rossi who opened the score in the 11th minute Basel should have added to the score with the chances that they created but as the match progressed the Terek midfield and defense became more hardy and Basel were lacking creative ideas especially in the second period In the 65th minute therefore Basel head coach Christian Gross substituted Rossi out and brought in the more creative player Matias Delgado This tactical move paid off as in the 89th minute Delgado crossed from the left after a corner kick and Brazilian right back Kleber nodded the ball home to give Basel a 2 0 win and a 3 1 on aggregate 13 Group stage edit In the group stage Basel faced considerably tougher opponents Five teams were drawn into each of the eight groups and were to play a round robin there were no return games The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32 to be joined by the eight third place finishers from the Champions League group stage Basel were drawn in to Group A together with Feyenoord Rotterdam FC Schalke 04 Ferencvarosi TC and Heart of Midlothian Schalke 04 21 October 2004 On matchday one Basel played in the Arena AufSchalke in front of an attendance of 52 870 spectators in Gelsenkirchen against German team Schalke 04 who had won the Intertoto Cup in August Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to back injuries and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out due to an injury The Swiss Super League leaders started fast and confident into the game pushing Schalke back with early attacks But then the German side took control of the match Midfielder Christian Poulsen won a loose ball and played a long ball to winger Levan Kobiashvili who broke through the middle and shot powerfully passed Basel keeper Pascal Zuberbuhler from outside the penalty after eight minutes Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah was very lively and the visitors were forced to defend deep Basel eventually fought back to claim the midfield with some quick and accurate passes and they created their best chance in the 36th minute Julio Hernan Rossi s corner kick from the left was met well by Benjamin Huggel who headed toward goal from close range but keeper Frank Rost was able to push the ball away to safety Following a poor start to the second half Basel came back to life First David Degen with a good break forced an excellent save from Rost then after 57 minutes Christian Gimenez headed forced the goalkeeper to tip the ball over the bar at full stretch In the 82nd minute an impressive free kick from substitute Matias Delgado who curled his shot over the wall and left keeper Rost stranded at the wrong side of the goal The 1 1 draw was the result 14 Heart of Midlothian 25 November 2004 On matchday two 4 November Basel had their rest day and on matchday three they played at home in St Jakob Park in front of 21 650 spectators with Kristinn Jakobsson Iceland as referee against Hearts Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to his sustaining back injuries striker Mladen Petric was out injured and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out ill Hearts had lost their first two games in the group Basel started well into the game and their striker Christian Gimenez slashed a hard shot towards the far corner of the goal in the opening minutes which needed a good save from keeper Craig Gordon The young goalkeeper blocked the shot into the field but Julio Hernan Rossi was not able to reach the rebound Basel dominated the game they restricted the visitors immensely and Hearts were only able to entered the Basel penalty area from set pieces Following a free kick and a near miss from Michael Stewart just minutes later Hearts took a surprise lead A set piece and Hearts surprisingly played the ball low three quick passes Dennis Wyness found room and the striker slotted the ball beyond goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbuhler for the first goal of the game The home team were now forced to be more committed with their attacks and they put Hearts under increased pressure responding well to the conceded goal Only some desperate last ditch defending denied the hosts from obtaining their equaliser Basel then started the second half as they had ended the first period pressing forward Basel s head coach Christian Gross changed his attackers midway through the second half and his substitutions quickly paid out Cesar Carignano slotted home the equaliser Basel pressed hard for the winning goal as the time ticked on Hearts last gasp winner in the 89th minute was more a speculative attack and was made only to relieve the defensive pressure but it paid off as Robbie Neilson pushed his shot under the body of goalie Zuberbuhler with only seconds left on the clock his first ever goal for the club Basel versus Hearts 1 2 result 15 Ferencvarosi TC 1 December 2004 Matchday four saw Basel play the away tie at the Stadium Puskas Ferenc with some 22 000 spectators against Ferencvarosi TC under referee Vitaliy Godulyan Ukraine Basel started as ever fast and dominant into the game and because head coach Christian Gross had lined up a three man attack this formation led to a number of early chances In the 8th minute Julio Hernan Rossi fed Christian Gimenez with a good pass he crossed from the left but striker Cesar Carignano was unable to put the visitors ahead Basel also had a height advantage at set pieces and one minute later Marco Zwyssig rose highest to head Sebastien Barberis free kick but the effort went narrowly wide On 19 minutes Boris Smiljanic also headed an effort just wide of Lajos Szucs left hand post Despite their early domination Basel went behind three minutes later Smiljanic fouled Aleksandar Bajevski in the box Szabolcs Huszti s spot kick was parried by Pascal Zuberbuhler but the keeper was unable to keep hold of the ball Huszti reacted first he headed the rebound across the goal and Denes Rosa was able to head the ball into the net Basel dominated the second half as well and goals from Rossi and Benjamin Huggel turned the match in Basel s favour However the Hungarian side failed to level things in the 86th minute with their second penalty as keeper Szucs shot the ball wide Basel beat Ferencvaros 2 1 and moved up to third slot in the table 16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 16 December 2004 The fifth and final matchday of the group stage was played at home in St Jakob Park in front of 25 660 spectators against Feyenoord Again the early stages of the game were dominated by Basel with Christian Gimenez being extremely lively at the outset In the third minute he rushed down the right wing to bring in a dangerous cross that flashed across the goal area Then he switched over to the other wing four minutes later and combined with Julio Hernan Rossi who in turn crossed to Mile Sterjovski and his header found the target but was disallowed due to an offside position Minutes later Gimenez was again involved speedily moving into space in the box in a strong counterattack He unleashed a fierce shot but Patrick Mtiliga was able to stretch and block the ball In the 18th minute a second disallowed goal Gimenez poking the ball in from close range but he was denied by the assistant s flag Feyenoord threatened for the first time in the 25th minute Salomon Kalou used his strength to overcome defensive midfielder Benjamin Huggel but hise his effort went wide Feyenoord played better in the final stages of the first half with good passes in midfield and some direct balls into the penalty area However Basel defended well and they still created the better chances Rossi forced a good save from keeper Patrick Lodewijks Scott Chipperfield headed a cross just wide of the post and Gimenez tested the goalkeeper again with a powerful left footed drive Basel came into the second half aiming to dominate possession and initially they did so But Feyenoord showed their counterattacking potential with a long ball and Salomon Kalou s accurate shot but home keeper Pascal Zuberbuhler dived low to his left and pushed the ball around the post After this Gimenez received a good pass from Carignano but smashed his half volley straight at keeper Lodewijks In the 53rd minute these two strikers combined again for the game s decisive moment Gimenez lifted his cross over the defence Carignano sprinted in at the far post and headed the all important winning goal Thereafter Basel concentrated on containing their opponents to protected their safe passage into the next round This was successful and the final result was this one goal victory The goal difference decided the positions in the table because Feyenoord Schalke and Basel finished level on seven points But Basel qualified for the Round of 32 17 Round of 32 edit Main article 2004 05 UEFA Cup final phase The final phase of the 2004 05 UEFA Cup began on 16 February 2005 and concluded with the final at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on 18 May 2005 The final phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top three in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage As third placed team in their group Basel were qualified for the Round of 32 and here they were drawn against Lille OSC Lille OSC 17 February 2005 The first leg was played in the St Jakob Park in front of 19 092 spectators French team Lille earned themselves a valuable away draw in the snow that fell in Basel during the match as a frustrating evening for the hosts ended with a goalless draw and this thanks to the heroic game of Lille s Senegalese goalkeeper Tony Sylva The Swiss champions Basel who returned for the first time to competitive football following their two month domestic winter break played strongly in the opening period but they had nothing to show despite their early efforts This was also because of the snow and soggy pitch that slowed their game to the advantage of the visitors and their goalkeeper In the first few minutes a few near misses brought the match to life and these could have provided at least a goal or two Basel created two excellent chances in quick succession Christian Gimenez headed a ball towards goalie Sylva from close range the goalie held Then Julio Hernan Rossi failed to score following a defensive mix up the goalie held Lille responded and full back Gregory Tafforeau hit a strong drive from the distance but the ball flew passed the wrong side of the far post Basel pressed forward in the second half as well but keeper Sylva was in unbeatable form in the Lille goal Basel became even stronger as the match progressed Christian Gross men definitely controlled the game in the second half but they were denied on several occasions by Sylva The 29 year old Senegalese international frustrated the home side on numerous occasions and therefore the game ended with a goalless draw 18 Return match 24 February 2005 The second leg was played a week later in Stadium Lille Metropole which was the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC before the completion of the nearby Stade Pierre Mauroy Basel had played only one game after the winter break in the Swiss domestic league and they had lost this 3 1 against St Gallen four days before this tie but they started the game well Lille had ended each of their last five games with a draw three of these goalless and they looked nervous in the opening stages However goalkeeper Tony Sylva was rarely troubled After somewhat more than half an hour Lille started to dominate possession but lacked the finishing touch to show for some enterprising attacking play Matt Moussilou in the 37th minute and a foul penalty converted by Milenko Acimovic gave a comfortable 2 0 victory for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup winners and let them advance to the next round and to set up an all French tie with Auxerre in the Round of 16 19 ConclusionBasel were defeated 2 0 on aggregate by Lille OSC The club had hoped that they could have continued a round or perhaps two further but despite being knocked out at this stage the aim for their European campaign could be considered as achieved CSKA Moscow won the 2004 05 UEFA Cup beating Sporting CP in the final 20 Club editThe Management edit Position StaffManager nbsp Christian GrossAssistant manager nbsp Fritz SchmidFitness Coach nbsp Thomas GruterFitness Coach nbsp Romain CrevoisierYouth Team Coach nbsp Heinz HermannYouth Team Co Coach nbsp Stefano Ceccaroni nbsp Sandro KamberLast updated June 2004Source citation needed Kit edit Supplier NikeSponsor s Novartis nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp AwaySource 1 Other information edit Chairman nbsp Mr Werner EdelmannGround capacity and dimensions St Jakob Park 33 433 120x80 m Source Homepage FCBPlayers editFirst team squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp SUI Pascal Zuberbuhler3 DF nbsp SUI Samuele Preisig on loan to Concordia Basel 4 DF nbsp SUI Alexandre Quennoz5 DF nbsp SUI Marco Zwyssig6 MF nbsp SUI Benjamin Huggel7 FW nbsp CRO Mladen Petric8 MF nbsp AUS Mile Sterjovski9 FW nbsp ARG Cesar Carignano11 MF nbsp AUS Scott Chipperfield12 MF nbsp SUI Sebastien Barberis13 FW nbsp ARG Christian Eduardo Gimenez14 MF nbsp ALG Djamel Mesbah15 DF nbsp SUI Murat Yakin16 DF nbsp SUI Patrick Muller No Pos Nation Player17 MF nbsp SUI Mario Cantaluppi18 GK nbsp SUI Eric Rapo19 DF nbsp BRA Kleber20 MF nbsp ARG Matias Emilio Delgado21 MF nbsp SUI David Degen22 MF nbsp SCG Ivan Ergic23 DF nbsp SUI Philipp Degen24 DF nbsp CMR Timothee Atouba29 MF nbsp BIH Damir Dzombic30 DF nbsp SUI Boris Smiljanic32 DF nbsp SUI Reto Zanni33 FW nbsp ARG Julio Hernan Rossi35 GK nbsp AUT Thomas Mandl MF nbsp SUI Baykal KulaksizogluTransfers Summer 2004 edit In edit 9 FW nbsp ARG Cesar Carignano from Colon de Santa Fe 21 8 MF nbsp AUS Mile Sterjovski from Lille 22 1 GK nbsp AUT Thomas Mandl from Austria Vienna 23 19 DF nbsp BRA Kleber from Hannover 96 23 14 DF nbsp ALG Djamel Mesbah from Servette 24 Out edit FW nbsp CMR Herve Tum to FC Metz n a 25 DF nbsp CMR Timothee Atouba to Tottenham Hotspurs n a 26 17 MF nbsp SUI Mario Cantaluppi to 1 FC Nurnberg n a 27 FW nbsp ARG Francisco Gabriel Guerrero back to FC Zurich end of loan 22 9 FW nbsp SUI Marco Streller to VfB Stuttgart n a Transfers Winter 2004 05 edit In edit 16 DF nbsp SUI Patrick Muller from Mallorca 28 32 DF nbsp SUI Reto Zanni from Thun 29 MF nbsp SUI Baykal Kulaksizoglu from Thun 30 Out edit 3 DF nbsp SUI Samuele Preisig on loan to Concordia Basel 18 GK nbsp SUI Eric Rapo to Stade Nyonnais n a 31 Results and fixtures editFriendlies edit Pre season First Half Season friendlies edit Celerina Auswahl nbsp v nbsp Basel 22 June 2004 Pre season friendlyCelerina Auswahl nbsp 0 11 nbsp BaselSan Gian Celerina17 30 Summary nbsp 10 0 1 Preisig nbsp 14 0 2 Chipperfield nbsp 21 0 3 Delgado nbsp 31 0 4 Delgado nbsp 32 0 5 Gimenez nbsp 35 0 6 Rossi nbsp 40 0 7 Delgado nbsp 45 0 8 Chipperfield nbsp 52 0 9 Carignano nbsp 76 0 10 Carignano nbsp 87 0 11 Petric Attendance 500Referee nbsp Bognar Chur Vaduz nbsp v nbsp Basel 26 June 2004 Pre season friendlyVaduz nbsp 0 2 nbsp BaselSportplatz Rheinau Balzers15 00 Summary nbsp 15 0 1 D Degen nbsp 57 0 2 Gimenez Attendance 1 000Referee Breker Basel nbsp v nbsp Sochaux 13 July 2004 Pre season friendlyBasel nbsp 1 4 nbsp SochauxPres Dom Alle18 45 Carignano nbsp 82 1 4 Summary nbsp 45 0 1 Santos nbsp 49 o g 0 2 Quennoz nbsp 62 0 3 de Carvalho nbsp 81 0 4 de Carvalho Attendance 2 600Referee nbsp Nicole Petignat Basel nbsp v nbsp Werder Bremen 20 July 2004 FriendlyBasel nbsp 3 3 nbsp Werder BremenSportpark Bergholz Wil19 30 Carignano nbsp 56 1 3 Rossi nbsp 73 2 3 Rossi nbsp 82 2 4 Summary nbsp 36 0 1 Klasnic nbsp 45 0 2 Klose nbsp 50 0 3 Borowski Attendance 4 450Referee nbsp Nicole PetignatNote Fair game no yellow cards Regio Auswahl nbsp v nbsp Basel 27 July 2004 FriendlyRegio Auswahl nbsp 2 8 nbsp BaselBuschweilerhof Basel19 00 Eng nbsp 33 1 4 Leganyi nbsp 42 2 4 Summary nbsp 17 0 1 Delgado nbsp 19 0 2 Carignano nbsp 26 0 3 D Degen nbsp 31 0 4 Carignano nbsp 43 pen 2 5 Carignano nbsp 49 2 6 Carignano nbsp 80 2 7 Rossi nbsp 89 2 8 Carignano Attendance 1 500Referee nbsp von KanelNote Fair game no yellow cards Wohlen nbsp v nbsp Basel 31 August 2004 FriendlyWohlen nbsp 0 7 nbsp BaselStadion Niedermatten Wohlen19 00 Summary nbsp 1 0 1 Petric nbsp 3 0 2 D Degen nbsp 9 0 3 Petric nbsp 46 0 4 D Degen nbsp 48 0 5 Petric nbsp 76 0 6 Carignano nbsp 90 0 7 Delgado Attendance 3 085Referee nbsp Nicole PetignatNote Fair game no yellow cards Nordstern nbsp v nbsp Basel 12 October 2004 FriendlyNordstern nbsp 0 8 nbsp BaselStadion Rankhof Basel19 00 Summary nbsp 3 0 1 Petric nbsp 7 0 2 Rossi nbsp 13 0 3 Gimenez nbsp 20 0 4 Petric nbsp 39 0 5 D Degen nbsp 57 0 6 Rossi nbsp 68 0 7 Delgado nbsp 89 0 8 Rossi Attendance 850Referee nbsp Claudio Circhetta Sempione Cup edit The Sempione Cup was a club football tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos Balsthal during the years 1987 to 2004 32 Basel nbsp v nbsp Dinamo Tbilisi 29 June 2004 SempionecupRound 1Basel nbsp 1 2 nbsp Dinamo TbilisiSportanlage Moos Balsthal20 00 Petric nbsp 67 1 1 Summary nbsp 26 Shashiashvili nbsp 33 Silagadze nbsp 45 Kashia nbsp 66 0 1 Kvirkvelia nbsp 70 1 2 Akhalaia nbsp 72 Akhalaia Attendance 1 500Referee nbsp Claudio Circhetta Basel nbsp v nbsp Dinamo București 3 July 2004 SempionecupRound 2Basel nbsp 3 3 nbsp Dinamo BucureștiSportanlage Moos Balsthal19 00 Gimenez nbsp 33 1 1 Gimenez nbsp 46 2 1 Smiljanic nbsp 63 3 1 D Degen nbsp 65 Delgado nbsp 84 Summary nbsp 11 Dănciulescu nbsp 66 3 2 Niculescu nbsp 76 Ciubotariu nbsp 80 Dănciulescu nbsp 85 3 3 Niculescu Attendance 1 900Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Uhrencup edit The Uhrencup is a club football tournament held annually in Grenchen Basel nbsp v nbsp 1 FC Kaiserslautern 7 July 2004 UhrencupRound 1Basel nbsp 0 3 nbsp 1 FC KaiserslauternStadion Bruhl Grenchen20 00 Rossi nbsp 19 Summary nbsp 35 0 1 Amanatidis nbsp 51 0 2 Amanatidis nbsp 65 Mikic nbsp 76 Teber Attendance 5 100Referee nbsp Basel nbsp v nbsp Schalke 04 9 July 2004 UhrencupRound 2Basel nbsp 3 0 nbsp Schalke 04Stadion Bruhl Grenchen20 30 P Degen nbsp 19 Gimenez nbsp 33 Smiljanic nbsp 49 Delgado nbsp 55 Kleber nbsp 86 Summary nbsp 20 Ailton nbsp 34 Asamoah nbsp 11 nbsp 83 Krstajic Attendance 8 123Referee nbsp Winter break and mid season friendlies edit Basel nbsp v nbsp Hamburger SV 11 January 2005 First trainings campBasel nbsp 4 1 nbsp Hamburger SVSportplatz La Manga La Manga16 00 Gimenez nbsp 6 1 0 Gimenez nbsp 30 pen 2 1 Carignano nbsp 46 3 1 P Degen nbsp 68 4 1 Summary nbsp 26 1 1 Reinhardt nbsp 54 Laas nbsp 77 Brecko Attendance 500Referee nbsp Pedro Zamora Romero Murcia Basel nbsp v nbsp VfL Wolfsburg 13 January 2005 First trainings campBasel nbsp 2 2 nbsp VfL WolfsburgSportplatz La Manga La MangaMuller nbsp 59 1 1 D Degen nbsp 62 2 1 Summary nbsp 34 0 1 Topict nbsp 49 Franz nbsp 64 2 2 Rytter Attendance 200Referee nbsp Antonio Cerezuela Caravaca Murcia Basel nbsp v nbsp Concordia 19 January 2005 Winter breakBasel nbsp 2 0 nbsp ConcordiaSt Jakob Areal Basel15 00 Carignano nbsp 45 1 0 Rossi nbsp 75 2 0 Summary nbsp 16 N Tiamoah Attendance 400Referee nbsp SalmNote Fair game no yellow cards Basel nbsp v nbsp Wil 22 January 2005 Winter breakBasel nbsp 4 1 nbsp WilSt Jakob Areal Basel13 30 Kleber nbsp 38 1 0 P Degen nbsp 52 2 0 Carignano nbsp 68 3 0 Carignano nbsp 73 4 0 Summary nbsp 85 pen 4 1 Burki Attendance 1 200Referee nbsp BinggeliNote Fair game no yellow cards Basel nbsp v nbsp Partizan Belgrade 25 January 2005 Trainings campBasel nbsp 1 0 nbsp Partizan BelgradeArcadia Belek Turkey Chipperfield nbsp 42 1 0 Summary nbsp 44 Nađ Attendance 20Referee nbsp Cihan Burgan Antalya Basel nbsp v nbsp Torpedo Moscow 28 January 2005 Trainings campBasel nbsp 2 4 nbsp Torpedo MoscowGloria Verde Belek Turkey 14 00 Delgado nbsp 25 Huggel nbsp 30 nbsp 56 Rossi nbsp 70 1 3 Sterjovski nbsp 77 2 3 Summary nbsp 8 0 1 Panow nbsp 48 0 2 Semshov nbsp 53 Zirjanow nbsp 54 Semshov nbsp 68 0 3 Semshov nbsp 83 2 4 Panow Attendance 50Referee nbsp Sergej Talagajaw Moscow Yverdon Sport nbsp v nbsp Basel 4 February 2005 Winter breakYverdon Sport nbsp 0 2 nbsp BaselStade Municipal Yverdon les Bains18 30 Summary nbsp 17 0 1 Rossi nbsp 37 Zwyssig nbsp 85 0 2 Ergic Attendance 1 480Referee nbsp Stephan Studer Basel nbsp v nbsp SC Kriens 8 February 2005 Winter breakBasel nbsp 0 1 nbsp SC KriensLeichtathletikstadion St Jakob Basel19 00 Summary nbsp 7 0 1 Marini Attendance 350Referee nbsp Daniel WermelingerNote Fair game no yellow cards Basel nbsp v nbsp Sparta Prague 12 February 2005 Winter breakBasel nbsp 2 2 nbsp Sparta PragueStadion Rankhof Basel14 30 Rossi nbsp 22 1 0 Carignano nbsp 61 2 1 Summary nbsp 44 1 1 Jun nbsp 70 2 2 Kovac Attendance 940Referee nbsp Claudio CirchettaNote Fair game no yellow cards Corners 6 6 4 2 Basel nbsp v nbsp FC Liestal 26 February 2005 Mid seasonBasel nbsp 11 0 nbsp FC LiestalSt Jakob Areal Basel13 30 Carignano nbsp 7 1 0 Sebastien Barberis nbsp 25 2 0 Rossi nbsp 40 3 0 Carignano nbsp 44 4 0 Sebastien Barberis nbsp 53 5 0 Ergic nbsp 64 6 0 Gimenez nbsp 70 7 0 Delgado nbsp 73 8 0 Gimenez nbsp 75 9 0 Gimenez nbsp 84 10 0 Gimenez nbsp 88 11 0 Summary Attendance 250Referee nbsp JohanNote Fair game no yellow cards Wohlen nbsp v nbsp Basel 5 April 2005 Mid seasonWohlen nbsp 1 2 nbsp BaselNiedermatten Wohlen18 00 Berisha nbsp 56 1 1 Summary nbsp 36 0 1 Gimenez nbsp 84 1 2 Delgado Attendance 1 050Referee nbsp Nikolaj Hanni Solothurn nbsp v nbsp Basel 17 May 2005 Mid seasonSolothurn nbsp 1 5 nbsp BaselStadion FC Solothurn Solothurn19 30 Koch nbsp 87 1 5 Summary nbsp 3 pen 0 1 Gimenez nbsp 22 0 2 Gimenez nbsp 23 0 3 Delgado nbsp 33 0 4 D Degen nbsp 58 0 5 Rossi Attendance 2 450Referee nbsp Markus von Kanel Swiss Super League edit Main article 2004 05 Swiss Super League First half of season edit The Swiss Super League season was originally contested by ten teams Basel v Aarau 17 July 2004 Round 1Basel6 0AarauSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Yakin nbsp 17 pen 1 0 Smiljanic nbsp 38 2 0 Gimenez nbsp 45 3 0 Chipperfield nbsp 46 Cantaluppi nbsp 53 pen 4 0 Moretto nbsp 61 o g 5 0 P Degen nbsp 67 Chipperfield nbsp 74 6 0 Summary nbsp 25 nbsp 33 Christ nbsp 90 Tcheuchoua Attendance 24 430Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Basel v Neuchatel Xamax 23 July 2004 Round 2Basel1 1Neuchatel XamaxSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Chipperfield nbsp 11 Smiljanic nbsp 21 1 0 Summary nbsp 28 Soufiani nbsp 49 Cordonnier nbsp 55 Sebastien Zambaz nbsp 80 1 1 Margairaz Attendance 23 515Referee nbsp Urs Meier Servette v Basel 30 July 2004 Round 3Servette1 2BaselLa Praille Lancy Canton of Geneva 20 00 Kader nbsp 41 1 1 Alicarte nbsp 90 Summary nbsp 8 0 1 Chipperfield nbsp 42 1 2 Delgado nbsp 44 D Degen nbsp 89 Rossi nbsp 90 Huggel Attendance 12 300Referee nbsp Reto Rutz Basel v Zurich 6 August 2004 Round 4Basel2 1ZurichSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Gimenez nbsp 16 1 0 Delgado nbsp 27 Chipperfield nbsp 48 2 0 Cantaluppi nbsp 85 Summary nbsp 43 Nef nbsp 75 2 1 Petrosyan Attendance 27 835Referee nbsp Markus Nobs Wohlen Young Boys v Basel 15 August 2004 Round 5Young Boys1 1BaselStadion Neufeld Bern16 15 Urdaneta nbsp 23 Chapuisat nbsp 23 0 1 Rochat nbsp 60 Magnin nbsp 76 Summary nbsp 26 Rossi nbsp 51 Huggel nbsp 48 1 1 Carignano nbsp 68 P Degen Attendance 10 000Referee nbsp Rene Rogalla Basel v Schaffhausen 20 August 2004 Round 6Basel1 1SchaffhausenSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Cantaluppi nbsp 49 Gimenez nbsp 66 1 0 Summary nbsp 41 Pesenti nbsp 65 Sereinig nbsp 75 1 1 Bunjaku Attendance 23 590Referee nbsp Sascha Kever St Gallen v Basel 29 August 2004 Round 7St Gallen0 1BaselEspenmoos St Gallen16 15 Zellweger nbsp 39 Summary nbsp 25 Yakin nbsp 36 Huggel nbsp 62 0 1 Gimenez nbsp 79 P Degen Attendance 10 000Referee nbsp Jerome Laperriere Basel v Grasshoppers 12 September 2004 Round 8Basel8 1GrasshoppersSt Jakob Park Basel16 15 Delgado nbsp 21 1 0 Gimenez nbsp 32 2 0 Chipperfield nbsp 34 Petric nbsp 36 3 0 Gimenez nbsp 42 4 0 Gimenez nbsp 45 5 0 Gimenez nbsp 57 6 0 Mesbah nbsp 86 7 1 Carignano nbsp 89 8 1 Summary nbsp 24 Jaggy nbsp 73 6 1 Rogerio nbsp 40 nbsp 87 Cabanas Attendance 27 816Referee nbsp Jerome Laperriere Thun v Basel 22 September 2004 Round 9Thun4 1BaselStadion Lachen Thun19 30 Gerber nbsp 31 1 1 Deumi nbsp 31 Gerber nbsp 46 2 1 Cerrone nbsp 58 Raimondi nbsp 66 3 1 Lustrinelli nbsp 87 4 1 Summary nbsp 23 0 1 Petric nbsp 80 P Degen Attendance 9 000Referee nbsp Urs Meier Aarau v Basel 25 September 2004 Round 10Aarau1 0BaselStadion Brugglifeld Aarau19 30 Varela nbsp 6 1 0 nbsp 68 Opango nbsp 70 Summary nbsp 15 Degen nbsp 35 Kleber Attendance 7 200Referee nbsp Carlos Bertolini Neuchatel Xamax v Basel 3 October 2004 Round 11Neuchatel Xamax1 2BaselCentre Sportif de la Charriere La Chaux de Fonds14 30 Oppliger nbsp 47 M Futi nbsp 71 1 2 Summary nbsp 33 0 1 Yakin nbsp 51 0 2 Petric nbsp 47 Smiljanic Attendance 9 100Referee nbsp Massimo Busacca Basel v Servette 16 October 2004 Round 12Basel2 1ServetteSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Gimenez nbsp 40 1 1 Petric nbsp 59 2 1 Summary nbsp 16 0 1 Joao Paolo nbsp 27 Joao Paolo Attendance 24 754Referee nbsp Philippe Leuba 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