2007–08 FC Basel season
FC Basel started the 2007–08 season, the 115th season in their existence and 13th consecutive in the top flight of Swiss football, with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs. FCB were looking to win the Swiss championship title for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup title that they won the year before. They also had the opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Gisela Oeri |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Swiss Super League | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco Streller (12) All: Marco Streller (17) |
| Highest home attendance | Swiss Super League 38,015 vs Young Boys (10 May 2008) UEFA Cup 16,360 vs Sporting CP (13 February 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | Swiss Super League 17,845 vs Xamax (9 February 2008) UEFA Cup 9,203 vs Mattersburg (16 August 2007) |
| Average home league attendance | 23,539 |
| Biggest win | 4–0 on 8 October 2007 vs Young Boys 4–0 on 2 May 2008 vs Zürich |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 on 5 August 2007 away vs Young Boys |
Overview edit
At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt, Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart and David Degen on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Carlitos transferred from Benfica in for an estimated €1.5 million (CHF 1,610,000). Five young talents were brought up from the under-21 team. In the other direction, fans' favourites Ivan Rakitić transferred to Schalke 04 (for an estimated CHF 4,830,000) and Mladen Petrić joined Borussia Dortmund (for an estimated CHF 5,635,000). Influential defender Boris Smiljanić returned to his former club, Grasshoppers.
During the winter break, highly rated Switzerland U-21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St. Jakob-Park from feeder club Concordia Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He was joined by midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade and veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. Also during the winter break Felipe Caicedo transferred to Manchester City on a four-and-a-half year deal with a £5.2 million transfer fee (CHF 10 million), which made his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League.
The campaign edit
Domestic league edit
Basel's priority for the season was to win the league championship. The Swiss Super League season began on 22 July. Basel's first game was at home to FC Zürich which was won 1–0. In the fourth and sixth round of the championship, Basel suffered two defeats, 1–5 against BSC Young Boys and 0–2 against Grasshopper Club, and slid down to the fourth position in the league table. It took them two months before they climbed back to the leading position. In this period they won nine and drew two of eleven games. Basel suffered a home defeat against Xamax directly before the winter break and the suffered another defeat in the away match against Young Boys directly as the second half of the season began. Nevertheless Basel stayed in top position in the league table until virtually the end of the championship, slipping to second position twice. The first time as they lost an away match against Luzern and the second time after an away draw against Aarau. In the last eight games of the season, Basel achieved only four victories and four draws. But the team played strong enough to regain the lead. Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St. Jakob-Park after a 2-0 win over their main title threats BSC Young Boys.
The championship decision was made in the last game of the season. FCB needed only a point from the match to win the Championship, however if YB won then they would have become champions. This was exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005–06 season, then the final match was between Basel and Zürich then. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 and the resulting 2006 Basel hooligan incident seemed to spur FCB on. Basel took an early lead through Valentin Stocker and a second goal scored by Marco Streller just a few minutes later wrapped up the victory well before half time.[1]
FCB obtained 74 points to win the championship and qualify for Champions League second qualifying round. They were four points above YB with 70 points and 18 points ahead of third placed FCZ, who obtained 56 points. These two teams qualified to UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed Thun suffered relegation and second last St. Gallen advanced to the relegation/promotion play-pff against Bellinzona. Bellinzona won the play-off and were promoted FCSG suffered relegation. [2]
Domestic Cup edit
Basel's clear aim for the 2007–08 Swiss Cup was to retain the title that they had won the year before. The 10 clubs from the Swiss Super League as well as the 17 clubs of the Swiss Challenge League qualified directly for the cup and entered in the round of 64.
- FC Léchelles
Basel were paired away against 5th tier FC Léchelles on 19 September 2007 and won with ease. Carlitos, Scott Chipperfield and Eduardo each scored two goals and David Degen, Kōji Nakata and team captain Ivan Ergić each scored one as Basel achieved the end result 9–0.[3]
- SC Binningen
They then faced local club SC Binningen, also from the 5th tier, away from home at the newly built Spiegelfeld stadium, on 20 October. This time captain Ivan Ergić scored two goals and David Degen, Carlitos, Eduardo and Benjamin Huggel each added another as Basel cruised to a 6–1 victory.[4]
- Grasshopper Club
Basel then faced a much tougher test in the third round. An away match against the Grasshoppers at the Letzigrund on 25 October. The game was equally balanced in a first half low on events. The best chance came from a bicycle kick from Scott Chipperfield. In the second half Basel put on the pressure and after 55 minutes were not awarded a penalty despite a foul on Streller. But nonetheless Basel won 1–0. The goal coming from the penalty spot, scored by Daniel Majstorović after a hand-ball from Guillermo Vallori.[5]
- Stade Nyonnais
On 15 December, third tier Stade Nyonnais travelled to St. Jakob-Park for the quarter-final. Basel played with second goalkeeper Louis Crayton in place of Franco Costanzo, who was rested in advance of the Uefa Cup game against Hamburger SV, which was a few days later. But it was the Nyonnaise keeper Mathey who stole the show, saving four, five good attempts alone in the first half. He kept the game goalless to halftime. Stade Nyonnais fought hard as Basel added more pressure. Eren Derdiyok eventually put the hosts one up in the 53rd minute and they kept pressing giving keeper Mathey more chances to show his abilities. Derdiyok finished the game off with another goal in the 90th minute.[6]
- Thun
The semi-final saw Basel beat FC Thun 1–0 on 27 February. Again played in the St. Jakob-Park Vratislav Lokvenc, who was on loan from Red Bull Salzburg scored the only game of the match as early as the 12th minute.[7]
- Bellinzona
Basel were heavy favourites before the kick-off, not just because they were facing a lower league side but as the cup final was also being held in their home stadium, which is where UEFA Euro 2008 kicked off nine weeks later. It was Bellinzona, though, who had the better of the opening stages with Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo called into action several times. However, Eren Derdiyok scored the opening goal on 31 minutes to calm down things for the Swiss league leaders. Bellinzona equalised after 58 minutes through Christian Pouga but their euphoria was short-lived as they conceded three times in as many minutes to lose any chance of causing an upset. Four minutes later Daniel Majstorovic headed in, substitute Marco Streller made it 3-1 and fellow Swiss international Benjamin Huggel put the match beyond doubt in the 66th minute to make the final scoreline 4–1 in Basel's favour. Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side AC Bellinzona 4–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 6 April 2008.[8]
- Conclusion
Basel's aim for the Swiss Cup was to retain the title and this was achieved with ease.
Europe edit
Because Basel entered the 2007–08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round, the club set their aim as to reach the group stage. The draw was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. It was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football. The matches were to be played on 16 and 30 August 2007.
- Mattersburg
Basel were drawn against a tough opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria. Mattersburg were Austrian league leaders at the time, with an unbeaten run. The first leg was held at the St. Jakob-Park on 16 August 2007 under referee Martin Ingvarsson of the Swedish Football Association. Basel began strongly, had their fifth corner in the twelfth minute but Scott Chipperfield's good shot was deflected only a short distance wide of the goal. Mattersburg's defender Cem Atan saw his second yellow card after just 17 minutes and was sent off. Nevertheless it was the Austrian team who shortly afterwards took the lead. Basel's defender Nakata deflected a shot into their own goal after 20 minutes. Basel's reply was immediate, capitan Ergić equalised just three minutes later. Mattersburg goalkeeper Robert Almer played strongly, showing six or seven good saves and denying Basel the lead. This eventually came in the 57th minute from Caicedo. Mattersburg were overwhelmed but their keeper kept showing good work. In the end the 2–1 victory meant a lot of work, but too little yield.[9]
- Return match
Basel won the tie straight off with an easy away win in the Pappelstadion on 30 August, under referee Selçuk Dereli from the Turkish Football Federation. Felipe Caicedo put the visitors one up after 22 minutes, captain Ergić added a second after 36 and Streller netted the third after 40. Basel had decided the game before half time and they played the rest of the game in a lower gear. Eight minutes after the break Carlitos increased the score to the final score of 4–0 and 6–1 on aggregate.[10]
- FK Sarajevo
In the next round, Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first round. The first leg was played on 20 September in front of 6,000 spectators in the Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo under referee Lajuks of the Latvian Football Federation. Carlitos put the visitors in the lead in the 11th minute and captain Ergić added a second after 63 minutes. Basel again played the rest of the game in a lower gear. In the third minute of added time Semjon Milošević scored for the hosts, but this was much too late to make a difference.[11]
- Return match
The return leg was played on 4 October in the St. Jakob-Park. Basel started quickly. Carlitos netted the first goal in the eighth minute and added a second just one minute later. Then came Swiss international Streller double into the scorers list, scoring his first in the 19th minute and his second ten minutes later. This was the half time score. Basel played as though it was a friendly match, not wishing to hurt themselves or be injured by their opponents, so not really entering the tackles. Huggel scored the team's fifth goal on 75 minutes and then Felipe Caicedo added a sixth as the game entered the added time. The game ended 6–0 and Basel won 8–1 on aggregate.[12]
Basel advanced to the group stage. Due to the fact that they had reached the group stage their aim was modified and was set as to remain in the competition over the winter break. The draw for the group stage, which was conducted by UEFA's director of professional football Giorgio Marchetti and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions, was held on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 at 12:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. Basel were then drawn into a group of death, Group D, alongside Brann, Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Rennes, all of which were ranked within the top three of their respective leagues at the start of the stage.
- Rennes
The first group match was at home, in front of a small crowd of just 11,407 spectators, on 27 October against French team Rennes under referee Nicola Rizzoli from the Italian Football Federation. Basel started well into the match and almost worked themselves an early advantage when Ivan Ergić's fierce free-kick was tipped around the post by Rennes goalkeeper Patrice Luzi. Rennes were second best at the beginning, but gradually began to work their way into the game with Franco Costanzo having to move quickly to save Sylvain Marveaux's effort on 27 minutes, before watching Bruno Cheyrou's powerful shot sail over the bar three minutes later. However, Basel ended the first half as they had begun it, strong. Scott Chipperfield hit a long-range shot that was well caught by Luzi and minutes later Felipe Caicedo fired an effort narrowly wide of the left-hand post. After the restart, Rennes again worked Costanzo, but the goalkeeper was more than equal to Jimmy Briand's strike. The decisive moment came soon after as Marco Streller jumped higher than the Rennes defencef's to head in Chipperfield's corner. Caicedo almost doubled Basel's lead soon after, with a shot out of the distance that flew narrowly wide. Having survived that, Rennes pressed for an equaliser but the closest they came was a shot by Mickaël Pagis that drifted wide as Basel achieved their victory.[13]
- Dinamo Zagreb
Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb, in the Maksimir Stadium, in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo, who kept the game at 0–0 for 90 minutes. On the 8 November, in front of 28,000 spectators, FC Basel goalkeeper Costanzo was in inspired form as the Swiss side earned a valuable point. The Argentinian keeper twice tipped good drives over the bar to keep the visitors in the match, but the hosts only had themselves to blame for not capitalising on a dominant performance. Gordon Schildenfeld and Mario Mandžukić were both guilty of bad misses and Dinamo's evening was summed up in the final minute when Ognjen Vukojević saw his effort cannon back off the post. Yet it was Basel that begun the brightest as they sought to build on their 1-0 victory against Stade Rennes a fortnight before. Scott Chipperfield was the instigator of much of their attacking play, and Daniel Majstorovic twice headed over crosses from the Australian when he should have done better. It proved a false dawn, however, and Dinamo soon found their rhythm as Mandžukić and Hrvoje Čale both tried their luck from distance. Ivan Ergić warmed Dinamo keeper George Koch's hands at the other end, though Basel found relief harder and harder to come by as the game went on. Midway through the first half Schildenfeld contrived to head Luka Modrić's corner wide, while Mandžukić, Vukojević and Franck Manga Guela all fired long-distance efforts off target. Costanzo was called upon soon after half-time to tip over Vukojević's curling effort and was on hand to collect Schildenfeld's header soon after. It was all Dinamo as Costanzo made further stops to deny substitute Carlos and then Mandžukić yet again. It was an evening to forget for the 21-year-old Mandžukić who headed a glorious chance wide and when Vukojević saw his effort hit the post, Dinamo knew their luck was out as Basel held on.[14]
- SK Brann
Basel then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park on 5 December, where they won 1–0 through a Carlitos free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Both teams made enterprising starts, although chances were chiefly of the half variety, usually shots from range. Brann midfielder Petter Vaagan Moen and Carlitos traded such efforts before the Basel man broke the deadlock in the 39th minute. Having been fouled by Ramiro Corrales, Carlitos took the free-kick himself and fired beyond Håkon Opdal. The goalkeeper then had to be at his best to ensure Brann went in just a goal behind, diving to keep out a powerful Reto Zanni drive. The Norwegian champions pressed for an equaliser in the second half, but were largely frustrated by a Basel defence that was content to hold on to the narrow advantage. Joakim Sjöhage, Vaagan Moen and Huseklepp all had chances but Franco Costanzo was equal to all of them. [15]
- Hamburger SV
Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburger SV at the HSH Nordbank Arena on 20 December in front of 48,917 spectators under referee Nicolai Vollquartz from the Danish Football Association. Both clubs had already qualified for the knock out phase, and it was the home side who began better, Nigel de Jong meeting Rafael van der Vaart's free-kick with his head and forcing Franco Costanzo to save with his right foot before he reacted smartly to keep out Bastian Reinhardt's follow-up effort. The Basel goalkeeper held Hamburg at bay throughout the first half, despite the fact that Ivica Olić and Var der Vaart had three presentable chances in quick succession after about half-hours play. Because Basel playmaker Carlitos was well marked by the home defence, Basel struggled to create much in attack and their prospects looked bad when Reto Zanni brought down Vincent Kompany and then saw his second yellow card in the 50th minute. However, eight minutes later Ivan Ergić reacted fastest to push in Benjamin Huggel's mis-hit shot from a Michel Morganella cross. Just as Basel might have been thinking about holding on for the three points, Romeo Castelen raced down the right wing and crossed for the waiting Olić to shoot in the equaliser and ensured his side would finish above their opponents. Hamburger SV claimed first place Group D as Olić's late goal earned a 1-1 draw against ten-man FC Basel. [16]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on Friday, 21 December 2007 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third-placed teams, while the eight second-placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups. Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together. Basel then faced Sporting CP in the round of 32 after qualifying in second position in the group alongside Hamburg and Brann. Sporting CP finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup.
- Sporting CP
The first leg took place on the 13 February 2008 at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon with referee Kevin Blom from Royal Dutch Football Association. The visitors almost went into the lead inside three minutes when Carlitos' corner came to captain Ivan Ergić whose header went just over. Instead it was Sporting who took went ahead in the eighth minute, Simon Vukčević finishing into the bottom corner after being set up by Leandro Romagnoli's neat pass. But that was a rare foray forward for the home side as Basel dominated possession early on. David Degen going closest to bringing them level with a volley which fizzed over. The visitors suffered a blow a minute before the break when goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was forced off with injury to be replaced by Liberia international Louis Crayton. Vukčević gave the new goalkeeper no chance as he doubled the lead after 58 minutes, drilling João Moutinho's right-wing cross high into the top corner from the right side of the area.[17]
- Return match
One week later, on 21 February 2008, the return leg did not fare any better for Basel. Costanzo was still out injured and Basel lost 3–0 in the home match, resulting in them being knocked out 5–0 on aggregate. The visitors enjoyed a perfect start at St. Jakob-Park when Bruno Pereirinha broke the deadlock after just two minutes. It left Basel needing to score four times. Sporting's keeper Rui Patrício was tested twice after quarter of an hour, first by Eduardo's long-range effort and then Eren Derdiyok's shot from the left side of the area. Patrício also blocked well to deny Ivan Ergić's volley from ten metres. Liédson ended home hopes with two goals either side of half-time.[18]
- Conclusion
This rounded off a highly successful season for Basel, as they conquered on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Basel achieved all of their aims. Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.
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 | Patrick Rahmen |
| Youth Team Co-Coach | Sandro Kamber |
Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source:[citation needed]
Other information edit
| Chairman | Mrs Gisela Oeri |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 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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Multiple Nationality edit
- 1 Franco Costanzo
- 5 Daniel Majstorović
- 9 Marko Perović
- 11 Scott Chipperfield
- 18 Louis Crayton
- 22 Ivan Ergić
- 24 Cabral
- 28 Beg Ferati
- 31 Eren Derdiyok
Transfers summer 2007 edit
In edit
| 3 | DF | SUI | Ronny Hodel (from Young Boys - for 483,000 SFr)[20] |
| 4 | DF | SUI | Michel Morganella (from FC Basel II (U21))[21] |
| 8 | MF | SUI | Benjamin Huggel (from Eintracht Frankfurt - for 805,000 SFr)[22] |
| 10 | FW | SUI | Marco Streller (from Stuttgart - for 2,415,000 SFr)[23] |
| 14 | MF | SUI | Valentin Stocker (from FC Basel II (U21))[24] |
| 16 | MF | SUI | Fabian Frei (from FC Basel II (U21))[24] |
| 24 | MF | SUI | Cabral (from Lausanne-Sport - free transfer)[25] |
| 25 | GK | SUI | Jayson Leutwiler (from FC Basel II (U21))[24][26][27] |
| 30 | MF | POR | Carlitos (from Benfica - for 1,610,000 SFr)[28] |
| 31 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok (from FC Basel II (U21)) |
| 9 | FW | ARG | César Carignano (return from loan to América)[24] |
In on loan edit
| 7 | MF | SUI | David Degen (loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach - Loan)[29] |
| (25) | GK | SUI | Riccardo Meili (on loan from FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[26][27] |
Out edit
| — | MF | BIH | Damir Džombić (to Vaduz)[24] |
| — | FW | BRA | Cristiano (to Willem II)[30] |
| — | MF | AUS | Mile Sterjovski (to Gençlerbirliği - free transfer)[24] |
| — | FW | CRO | Mladen Petrić (to Borussia Dortmund - 5,635,000 SFr)[31] |
| — | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić (to Schalke 04 - for 4,830,000 SFr)[32] |
| — | FW | RSA | Delron Buckley (returned to Borussia Dortmund after loan)[24] |
| — | DF | SUI | Boris Smiljanić (to Grasshopper Club Zürich - 966,000 SFr)[33] |
Out on loan edit
| (25) | GK | SUI | Yann Sommer (on loan to Vaduz)[34] |
| 29 | MF | SUI | Simone Grippo (on loan to FC Concordia Basel) [24][35] |
| (25) | GK | SUI | Jayson Leutwiler (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[26][27] |
Transfers winter 2007-08 edit
In edit
| 9 | MF | SRB | Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade)[36][37] |
In on loan edit
| 19 | FW | CZE | Vratislav Lokvenc (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg from 14 February until 30 June 2008)[38] |
| 34 | GK | SUI | Oliver Stöckli (on loan from FC Winterthur from 19 February until 30 June 2008)[39] |
Out edit
| 9 | FW | ARG | César Carignano (released from contract)[40] |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Caicedo (to Manchester City)[36][37] |
| -- | FW | SUI | Danijel Subotić (to Portsmouth F.C.)[41] |
Out on loan edit
| 17 | DF | SUI | Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 1 January to 30 June)[42] |
| 15 | MF | LIE | Franz Burgmeier (on loan to Thun 5 January to 30 June)[43] |
Results and fixtures edit
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season friendlies edit
| 30 June 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 3 | Concordia Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Chipperfield 1' (1:0) | Summary | 37' (1:1) Kolling 38' (1:2) Sprunger 53' (1:3) Sprunger | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 3 July 2007 Uhrencup Round 1 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:15 | F. Frei 21' (1:0) Eduardo 71' (2:0), 80' (3:0) | Summary | 83' (pen. 3:1) Santos | Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 11 July 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | RC Lens | Stampfi, Rothrist |
| 19:45 | Derdiyok 20' (1:0) Ba 38' | Summary | 31' (1:1) Monterrubio 49' (1:2) Sablé | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| Note: Anniversary game for 50 years of FC Rothrist. | ||||
| 14 July 2007 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | Werder Bremen | Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Liechtenstein |
| 19:00 | Huggel 27' (1:0) F. Frei 29' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat | |
| Note: Corners 1:5 (1:2). Fair game, no yellow cards. | ||||
| 11 September 2007 Mid-season | SC Dornach | 1 – 5 | Basel | Gigersloch, Dornach |
| 19:00 | Dario Di Giovine 66' (1:4) | Summary | 3' (0:1) Carlitos 12' (0:2) Carlitos 25' (pen. 0:3) Ergić 27' (0:4) Chipperfield 83' (1:5) Halimi | Attendance: 500 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| Note: Corners 4:4 | ||||
| 16 October 2007 Mid-season | FC Rothrist | 0 – 11 | Basel | Sportplatz Stampfi |
| 19:15 | Summary | 14' (0:1) Eduardo 16' (0:2) Ergić 22' (0:3) Nakata 24' (0:4) Caicedo 31' (0:5) Eduardo 37' (o.g. 0:6) Della Porta 45' (0:7) Caicedo 48' (o.g. 0:8) Mijatovic 67' (0:9) F. Frei 81' (0:10) Carlitos 86' (0:11) Ivo Pedro | Attendance: 380 Referee: Sascha Amhof | |
| Note: FCB with test players Ivo Pedro (Ivo Pedro Krenczynski Welter) and Samet Gündüz from youth team | ||||
| 20 November 2007 Mid-season | FC Solothurn | 1 – 5 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn |
| 18:00 | Hasler 56' (1:2) | Summary | 20′ Ergić 25' (0:1) Carlitos 50' (0:2) Ergić 64' (1:3) Derdiyok 80' (1:4) Carlitos 84' (1:5) F. Frei | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Daniel Käser |
Winter break and mid-season friendlies edit
| 12 January 2008 Winter break | Basel | 6 – 0 | FC Solothurn | Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Eduardo 8' (1:0) D. Degen 25' (2:0) D. Degen 26' (3:0) Caicedo 29' (4:0) D. Degen 43' (5:0) Derdiyok 87' (6:0) | Summary | Attendance: 650 Referee: Martin Schneider | |
| Note: Corners: 5:1 (3:0) | ||||
| 17 January 2008 Training camp | VfL Bochum | 2 – 2 | Basel | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| 16:00 | Šesták 8' (1:0) Mięciel 70' (2:1) | Summary | 50' (1:1) Derdiyok 90+1' (pen. 2:2) Majstorović | Attendance: 250 Referee: Sanchez Canovas Edward (Alicante) |
| 20 January 2008 Training camp | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3 – 2 | Basel | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| 11:00 | Teber 4' (1:0) Carlos Eduardo 22' (pen. 2:0) Obasi 40' (3:1) | Summary | 35' (2:1) Marque 71' (pen. 3:2) D. Degen | Attendance: 100 Referee: Lopez Martinez (Murcia) |
| 22 January 2008 Training camp | Wisła Kraków | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadium Campoamor , Alicante |
| 16:00 | Díaz 63.' (o.g. 2:1) | Summary | 28' (0:1) Brożek 49' (0:2) Zienzczuk | Attendance: 50 Referee: Canovas Edward (Alcante) |
| 25 January 2008 Winter break | Schalke 04 | 1 – 0 | Basel | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
| 19:00 | Asamoah 44' (1:0) | Summary | 32' Caicedo | Attendance: 39,158 Referee: Dirk Margenberg (Wermelskirchen) |
| 29 January 2008 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 0 | Yverdon-Sport | Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Caicedo 81' (1:0) | Summary | 88' Sejmenovic | Attendance: 250 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| 12 March 2008 Mid-season | Sochaux | 3 – 1 | Basel | Espace 2000, Bartenheim |
| 16:00 | Traoré 34' Dramé 64' Sène 67' Pancrate 84' | Summary | 53' D. Degen 76' Lokvenc | Attendance: 150 Referee: Fatih Kiligoglu (Strasbourg) |
Swiss Super League edit
First half of season edit
| 25 July 2007 Round 2 | St. Gallen | 0 – 3 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 19:45 | Gelabert 59' 78' Marazzi 61' | Summary | 16' (0:1) Chipperfield 26' (0:2) Derdiyok 40' Marque 45' (0:3) Derdiyok 49' Ba 51' Majstorović | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 28 July 2007 Round 3 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Zanni 47' Chipperfield 64' (1:1) | Summary | 45' (0:1) Rogério 88' Mesbah | Attendance: 20,841 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 5 August 2007 Round 4 | BSC Young Boys | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | João Paulo 2' (1:0) Schneuwly 11' Raimondi 17' (2:0) João Paulo 57' (3:0) Frimpong 71' (4:0) Frimpong 75' (5:0) | Summary | 12' Nakata 19' Zanni 34' Majstorović 80' Costanzo 87' (5:1) Chipperfield | Attendance: 25,020 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 11 August 2007 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Majstorović 28' (1:0) Eduardo 39' (2:0) Carlitos 83' Ergić 90+1' (3:2) | Summary | 44' Reset 54' Obradović 69' (2:1) Vanczák 75' M'Futi 84' (2:2) Chedli | Attendance: 23,583 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 25 August 2007 Round 7 | Luzern | 2 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| 17:45 | Lustrinelli 13' (1:0) 18' Cantaluppi 31' (2:2) | Summary | 22' (pen. 1:1) Majstorović 27' (1:2) Streller 56' (2:3) Chipperfield 63' (2:4) Chipperfield 73' Morganella | Attendance: 10,287 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 2 September 2007 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Caicedo 44' (1:0) Chipperfield 75' Chipperfield 90+1' (2:1) | Summary | 70' (1:1) Faye 73' Glarner | Attendance: 22,119 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 26 September 2007 Round 10 | Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Chikhaoui 62' (1:0) Raffael 75' Hassli 90+2' (2:2) | Summary | 33' D. Degen 60' Huggel 67' (1:1) Eduardo 77' (1:2) Streller 88' Majstorović | Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 7 October 2007 Round 12 | Aarau | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 16:00 | Summary | 17' (0:1) Nakata 37' (0:2) Eduardo 41' (0:3) Streller 42' Majstorović | Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 28 October 2007 Round 13 | Basel | 4 – 0 | BSC Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Majstorović 17' (pen. 1:0) Caicedo 30' Streller 34' (2:0) Chipperfield 52' (3:0) Carlitos 74' (4:0) | Summary | 26' 31' Varela 45' Regazzoni 46' Zayatte 84' João Paulo | Attendance: 24,720 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 3 November 2007 Round 15 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 | Majstorović 25' (1:0) Marque 30' D. Degen 44' Caicedo 90+2' (2:0) | Summary | 24' Feltscher 40' Bobadilla 87' Smiljanić | Attendance: 24.851 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 2 December 2007 Round 17 | Thun | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| 16:00 | Lüthi 59' | Summary | 27' (0:1) Eduardo 74' (0:2) Carlitos | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
Second half of season edit
| 3 February 2008 Round 19 | BSC Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | Baykal 2007, basel, season, basel, started, 2007, season, 115th, season, their, existence, 13th, consecutive, flight, swiss, football, with, various, warm, matches, against, swiss, lower, league, teams, well, austrian, bundesliga, german, bundesliga, scottish, premie. FC Basel started the 2007 08 season the 115th season in their existence and 13th consecutive in the top flight of Swiss football with various warm up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga German Bundesliga Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs FCB were looking to win the Swiss championship title for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup title that they won the year before They also had the opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup FC Basel2007 08 seasonChairmanGisela OeriManagerChristian GrossSwiss Super LeagueChampionsSwiss CupWinnersUEFA CupRound of 32Top goalscorerLeague Marco Streller 12 All Marco Streller 17 Highest home attendanceSwiss Super League38 015 vs Young Boys 10 May 2008 UEFA Cup16 360 vs Sporting CP 13 February 2008 Lowest home attendanceSwiss Super League17 845 vs Xamax 9 February 2008 UEFA Cup9 203 vs Mattersburg 16 August 2007 Average home league attendance23 539Biggest win4 0 on 8 October 2007vs Young Boys4 0 on 2 May 2008vs ZurichBiggest defeat1 5 on 5 August 2007away vs Young Boys 2006 072008 09 Contents 1 Overview 2 The campaign 2 1 Domestic league 2 2 Domestic Cup 2 3 Europe 3 Club 3 1 The Management 3 2 Kit 3 3 Other information 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 1 1 Multiple Nationality 4 2 Transfers summer 2007 4 2 1 In 4 2 2 In on loan 4 2 3 Out 4 2 4 Out on loan 4 3 Transfers winter 2007 08 4 3 1 In 4 3 2 In on loan 4 3 3 Out 4 3 4 Out on loan 5 Results and fixtures 5 1 Friendly matches 5 1 1 Pre and mid season friendlies 5 1 2 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 League table 5 2 4 Season progression chart 5 3 2007 08 Swiss Cup 5 4 2007 08 UEFA Cup 5 4 1 Second qualifying round 5 4 2 First round 5 4 3 Group stage 5 4 3 1 Group D 5 4 3 2 Final table 5 4 4 Knockout stage 5 5 Overall 6 Statistics 6 1 Total goalscorers 6 2 Swiss Super League goalscorers assists 6 3 Swiss Cup goalscorers 6 4 European goalscorers 7 Honours and awards 8 See also 9 References 10 Sources 11 External linksOverview editAt the beginning of the 2007 08 season Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart and David Degen on loan from Borussia Monchengladbach Carlitos transferred from Benfica in for an estimated 1 5 million CHF 1 610 000 Five young talents were brought up from the under 21 team In the other direction fans favourites Ivan Rakitic transferred to Schalke 04 for an estimated CHF 4 830 000 and Mladen Petric joined Borussia Dortmund for an estimated CHF 5 635 000 Influential defender Boris Smiljanic returned to his former club Grasshoppers During the winter break highly rated Switzerland U 21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St Jakob Park from feeder club Concordia Basel on a three and a half year contract He was joined by midfielder Marko Perovic from Red Star Belgrade and veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc on loan from Red Bull Salzburg Also during the winter break Felipe Caicedo transferred to Manchester City on a four and a half year deal with a 5 2 million transfer fee CHF 10 million which made his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League The campaign editDomestic league edit Basel s priority for the season was to win the league championship The Swiss Super League season began on 22 July Basel s first game was at home to FC Zurich which was won 1 0 In the fourth and sixth round of the championship Basel suffered two defeats 1 5 against BSC Young Boys and 0 2 against Grasshopper Club and slid down to the fourth position in the league table It took them two months before they climbed back to the leading position In this period they won nine and drew two of eleven games Basel suffered a home defeat against Xamax directly before the winter break and the suffered another defeat in the away match against Young Boys directly as the second half of the season began Nevertheless Basel stayed in top position in the league table until virtually the end of the championship slipping to second position twice The first time as they lost an away match against Luzern and the second time after an away draw against Aarau In the last eight games of the season Basel achieved only four victories and four draws But the team played strong enough to regain the lead Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St Jakob Park after a 2 0 win over their main title threats BSC Young Boys The championship decision was made in the last game of the season FCB needed only a point from the match to win the Championship however if YB won then they would have become champions This was exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005 06 season then the final match was between Basel and Zurich then The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 and the resulting 2006 Basel hooligan incident seemed to spur FCB on Basel took an early lead through Valentin Stocker and a second goal scored by Marco Streller just a few minutes later wrapped up the victory well before half time 1 FCB obtained 74 points to win the championship and qualify for Champions League second qualifying round They were four points above YB with 70 points and 18 points ahead of third placed FCZ who obtained 56 points These two teams qualified to UEFA Cup second qualifying round The bottom placed Thun suffered relegation and second last St Gallen advanced to the relegation promotion play pff against Bellinzona Bellinzona won the play off and were promoted FCSG suffered relegation 2 Domestic Cup edit Basel s clear aim for the 2007 08 Swiss Cup was to retain the title that they had won the year before The 10 clubs from the Swiss Super League as well as the 17 clubs of the Swiss Challenge League qualified directly for the cup and entered in the round of 64 FC LechellesBasel were paired away against 5th tier FC Lechelles on 19 September 2007 and won with ease Carlitos Scott Chipperfield and Eduardo each scored two goals and David Degen Kōji Nakata and team captain Ivan Ergic each scored one as Basel achieved the end result 9 0 3 SC BinningenThey then faced local club SC Binningen also from the 5th tier away from home at the newly built Spiegelfeld stadium on 20 October This time captain Ivan Ergic scored two goals and David Degen Carlitos Eduardo and Benjamin Huggel each added another as Basel cruised to a 6 1 victory 4 Grasshopper ClubBasel then faced a much tougher test in the third round An away match against the Grasshoppers at the Letzigrund on 25 October The game was equally balanced in a first half low on events The best chance came from a bicycle kick from Scott Chipperfield In the second half Basel put on the pressure and after 55 minutes were not awarded a penalty despite a foul on Streller But nonetheless Basel won 1 0 The goal coming from the penalty spot scored by Daniel Majstorovic after a hand ball from Guillermo Vallori 5 Stade NyonnaisOn 15 December third tier Stade Nyonnais travelled to St Jakob Park for the quarter final Basel played with second goalkeeper Louis Crayton in place of Franco Costanzo who was rested in advance of the Uefa Cup game against Hamburger SV which was a few days later But it was the Nyonnaise keeper Mathey who stole the show saving four five good attempts alone in the first half He kept the game goalless to halftime Stade Nyonnais fought hard as Basel added more pressure Eren Derdiyok eventually put the hosts one up in the 53rd minute and they kept pressing giving keeper Mathey more chances to show his abilities Derdiyok finished the game off with another goal in the 90th minute 6 ThunThe semi final saw Basel beat FC Thun 1 0 on 27 February Again played in the St Jakob Park Vratislav Lokvenc who was on loan from Red Bull Salzburg scored the only game of the match as early as the 12th minute 7 BellinzonaBasel were heavy favourites before the kick off not just because they were facing a lower league side but as the cup final was also being held in their home stadium which is where UEFA Euro 2008 kicked off nine weeks later It was Bellinzona though who had the better of the opening stages with Basel goalkeeper Franco Costanzo called into action several times However Eren Derdiyok scored the opening goal on 31 minutes to calm down things for the Swiss league leaders Bellinzona equalised after 58 minutes through Christian Pouga but their euphoria was short lived as they conceded three times in as many minutes to lose any chance of causing an upset Four minutes later Daniel Majstorovic headed in substitute Marco Streller made it 3 1 and fellow Swiss international Benjamin Huggel put the match beyond doubt in the 66th minute to make the final scoreline 4 1 in Basel s favour Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second tier side AC Bellinzona 4 1 at St Jakob Park on 6 April 2008 8 ConclusionBasel s aim for the Swiss Cup was to retain the title and this was achieved with ease Europe edit Because Basel entered the 2007 08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round the club set their aim as to reach the group stage The draw was held on Friday 3 August 2007 at 13 00 CET in Nyon Switzerland It was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti UEFA s director of professional football The matches were to be played on 16 and 30 August 2007 MattersburgBasel were drawn against a tough opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria Mattersburg were Austrian league leaders at the time with an unbeaten run The first leg was held at the St Jakob Park on 16 August 2007 under referee Martin Ingvarsson of the Swedish Football Association Basel began strongly had their fifth corner in the twelfth minute but Scott Chipperfield s good shot was deflected only a short distance wide of the goal Mattersburg s defender Cem Atan saw his second yellow card after just 17 minutes and was sent off Nevertheless it was the Austrian team who shortly afterwards took the lead Basel s defender Nakata deflected a shot into their own goal after 20 minutes Basel s reply was immediate capitan Ergic equalised just three minutes later Mattersburg goalkeeper Robert Almer played strongly showing six or seven good saves and denying Basel the lead This eventually came in the 57th minute from Caicedo Mattersburg were overwhelmed but their keeper kept showing good work In the end the 2 1 victory meant a lot of work but too little yield 9 Return matchBasel won the tie straight off with an easy away win in the Pappelstadion on 30 August under referee Selcuk Dereli from the Turkish Football Federation Felipe Caicedo put the visitors one up after 22 minutes captain Ergic added a second after 36 and Streller netted the third after 40 Basel had decided the game before half time and they played the rest of the game in a lower gear Eight minutes after the break Carlitos increased the score to the final score of 4 0 and 6 1 on aggregate 10 FK SarajevoIn the next round Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first round The first leg was played on 20 September in front of 6 000 spectators in the Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium in Sarajevo under referee Lajuks of the Latvian Football Federation Carlitos put the visitors in the lead in the 11th minute and captain Ergic added a second after 63 minutes Basel again played the rest of the game in a lower gear In the third minute of added time Semjon Milosevic scored for the hosts but this was much too late to make a difference 11 Return matchThe return leg was played on 4 October in the St Jakob Park Basel started quickly Carlitos netted the first goal in the eighth minute and added a second just one minute later Then came Swiss international Streller double into the scorers list scoring his first in the 19th minute and his second ten minutes later This was the half time score Basel played as though it was a friendly match not wishing to hurt themselves or be injured by their opponents so not really entering the tackles Huggel scored the team s fifth goal on 75 minutes and then Felipe Caicedo added a sixth as the game entered the added time The game ended 6 0 and Basel won 8 1 on aggregate 12 Basel advanced to the group stage Due to the fact that they had reached the group stage their aim was modified and was set as to remain in the competition over the winter break The draw for the group stage which was conducted by UEFA s director of professional football Giorgio Marchetti and Michele Centenaro UEFA s head of club competitions was held on Tuesday 9 October 2007 at 12 00 CET in Nyon Switzerland Basel were then drawn into a group of death Group D alongside Brann Dinamo Zagreb Hamburger SV and Rennes all of which were ranked within the top three of their respective leagues at the start of the stage RennesThe first group match was at home in front of a small crowd of just 11 407 spectators on 27 October against French team Rennes under referee Nicola Rizzoli from the Italian Football Federation Basel started well into the match and almost worked themselves an early advantage when Ivan Ergic s fierce free kick was tipped around the post by Rennes goalkeeper Patrice Luzi Rennes were second best at the beginning but gradually began to work their way into the game with Franco Costanzo having to move quickly to save Sylvain Marveaux s effort on 27 minutes before watching Bruno Cheyrou s powerful shot sail over the bar three minutes later However Basel ended the first half as they had begun it strong Scott Chipperfield hit a long range shot that was well caught by Luzi and minutes later Felipe Caicedo fired an effort narrowly wide of the left hand post After the restart Rennes again worked Costanzo but the goalkeeper was more than equal to Jimmy Briand s strike The decisive moment came soon after as Marco Streller jumped higher than the Rennes defencef s to head in Chipperfield s corner Caicedo almost doubled Basel s lead soon after with a shot out of the distance that flew narrowly wide Having survived that Rennes pressed for an equaliser but the closest they came was a shot by Mickael Pagis that drifted wide as Basel achieved their victory 13 Dinamo ZagrebTheir next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Maksimir Stadium in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo who kept the game at 0 0 for 90 minutes On the 8 November in front of 28 000 spectators FC Basel goalkeeper Costanzo was in inspired form as the Swiss side earned a valuable point The Argentinian keeper twice tipped good drives over the bar to keep the visitors in the match but the hosts only had themselves to blame for not capitalising on a dominant performance Gordon Schildenfeld and Mario Mandzukic were both guilty of bad misses and Dinamo s evening was summed up in the final minute when Ognjen Vukojevic saw his effort cannon back off the post Yet it was Basel that begun the brightest as they sought to build on their 1 0 victory against Stade Rennes a fortnight before Scott Chipperfield was the instigator of much of their attacking play and Daniel Majstorovic twice headed over crosses from the Australian when he should have done better It proved a false dawn however and Dinamo soon found their rhythm as Mandzukic and Hrvoje Cale both tried their luck from distance Ivan Ergic warmed Dinamo keeper George Koch s hands at the other end though Basel found relief harder and harder to come by as the game went on Midway through the first half Schildenfeld contrived to head Luka Modric s corner wide while Mandzukic Vukojevic and Franck Manga Guela all fired long distance efforts off target Costanzo was called upon soon after half time to tip over Vukojevic s curling effort and was on hand to collect Schildenfeld s header soon after It was all Dinamo as Costanzo made further stops to deny substitute Carlos and then Mandzukic yet again It was an evening to forget for the 21 year old Mandzukic who headed a glorious chance wide and when Vukojevic saw his effort hit the post Dinamo knew their luck was out as Basel held on 14 SK BrannBasel then faced Brann at St Jakob Park on 5 December where they won 1 0 through a Carlitos free kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football Both teams made enterprising starts although chances were chiefly of the half variety usually shots from range Brann midfielder Petter Vaagan Moen and Carlitos traded such efforts before the Basel man broke the deadlock in the 39th minute Having been fouled by Ramiro Corrales Carlitos took the free kick himself and fired beyond Hakon Opdal The goalkeeper then had to be at his best to ensure Brann went in just a goal behind diving to keep out a powerful Reto Zanni drive The Norwegian champions pressed for an equaliser in the second half but were largely frustrated by a Basel defence that was content to hold on to the narrow advantage Joakim Sjohage Vaagan Moen and Huseklepp all had chances but Franco Costanzo was equal to all of them 15 Hamburger SVBasel then went to Germany to face Hamburger SV at the HSH Nordbank Arena on 20 December in front of 48 917 spectators under referee Nicolai Vollquartz from the Danish Football Association Both clubs had already qualified for the knock out phase and it was the home side who began better Nigel de Jong meeting Rafael van der Vaart s free kick with his head and forcing Franco Costanzo to save with his right foot before he reacted smartly to keep out Bastian Reinhardt s follow up effort The Basel goalkeeper held Hamburg at bay throughout the first half despite the fact that Ivica Olic and Var der Vaart had three presentable chances in quick succession after about half hours play Because Basel playmaker Carlitos was well marked by the home defence Basel struggled to create much in attack and their prospects looked bad when Reto Zanni brought down Vincent Kompany and then saw his second yellow card in the 50th minute However eight minutes later Ivan Ergic reacted fastest to push in Benjamin Huggel s mis hit shot from a Michel Morganella cross Just as Basel might have been thinking about holding on for the three points Romeo Castelen raced down the right wing and crossed for the waiting Olic to shoot in the equaliser and ensured his side would finish above their opponents Hamburger SV claimed first place Group D as Olic s late goal earned a 1 1 draw against ten man FC Basel 16 The draw for the round of 32 was held on Friday 21 December 2007 at 13 00 CET in Nyon Switzerland The eight group winners were drawn against the eight third placed teams while the eight second placed teams were drawn against the eight teams who finished third in the Champions League groups Teams from the same group or the same country cannot be drawn together Basel then faced Sporting CP in the round of 32 after qualifying in second position in the group alongside Hamburg and Brann Sporting CP finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup Sporting CPThe first leg took place on the 13 February 2008 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon with referee Kevin Blom from Royal Dutch Football Association The visitors almost went into the lead inside three minutes when Carlitos corner came to captain Ivan Ergic whose header went just over Instead it was Sporting who took went ahead in the eighth minute Simon Vukcevic finishing into the bottom corner after being set up by Leandro Romagnoli s neat pass But that was a rare foray forward for the home side as Basel dominated possession early on David Degen going closest to bringing them level with a volley which fizzed over The visitors suffered a blow a minute before the break when goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was forced off with injury to be replaced by Liberia international Louis Crayton Vukcevic gave the new goalkeeper no chance as he doubled the lead after 58 minutes drilling Joao Moutinho s right wing cross high into the top corner from the right side of the area 17 Return matchOne week later on 21 February 2008 the return leg did not fare any better for Basel Costanzo was still out injured and Basel lost 3 0 in the home match resulting in them being knocked out 5 0 on aggregate The visitors enjoyed a perfect start at St Jakob Park when Bruno Pereirinha broke the deadlock after just two minutes It left Basel needing to score four times Sporting s keeper Rui Patricio was tested twice after quarter of an hour first by Eduardo s long range effort and then Eren Derdiyok s shot from the left side of the area Patricio also blocked well to deny Ivan Ergic s volley from ten metres Liedson ended home hopes with two goals either side of half time 18 ConclusionThis rounded off a highly successful season for Basel as they conquered on the domestic front winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup Basel achieved all of their aims Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2008 09 UEFA Champions League Club editThe Management edit Position StaffManager nbsp Christian GrossAssistant manager nbsp Fritz SchmidFitness Coach nbsp Thomas GruterFitness Coach nbsp Romain CrevoisierYouth Team Coach nbsp Patrick RahmenYouth Team Co Coach nbsp Sandro KamberLast updated 17 May 2008Source citation needed Kit edit Supplier NikeSponsor s Novartis nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Home 19 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Away 19 Source Homepage FCB Other information edit Chairman nbsp Mrs Gisela OeriGround capacity and dimensions St Jakob Park 42 500 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 ARG Franco Costanzo3 DF nbsp SUI Ronny Hodel4 DF nbsp SUI Michel Morganella5 DF nbsp SWE Daniel Majstorovic vicecaptain 6 DF nbsp JPN Kōji Nakata8 MF nbsp SUI Benjamin Huggel9 FW nbsp ARG Cesar Carignano9 MF nbsp SRB Marko Perovic10 FW nbsp SUI Marco Streller11 MF nbsp AUS Scott Chipperfield12 MF nbsp SEN Papa Malick Ba14 MF nbsp SUI Valentin Stocker15 MF nbsp LIE Franz Burgmeier16 MF nbsp SUI Fabian Frei17 DF nbsp SUI Patrik Baumann No Pos Nation Player18 GK nbsp LBR Louis Crayton19 FW nbsp CZE Vratislav Lokvenc20 MF nbsp ECU Felipe Caicedo21 DF nbsp FRA Francois Marque22 MF nbsp SRB Ivan Ergic captain 23 FW nbsp BRA Eduardo24 MF nbsp SUI Cabral25 GK nbsp SUI Jayson Leutwiler 25 GK nbsp SUI Riccardo Meili28 DF nbsp SUI Beg Ferati30 MF nbsp POR Carlitos31 FW nbsp SUI Eren Derdiyok32 DF nbsp SUI Reto Zanni vicecaptain 34 GK nbsp SUI Oliver Stockli37 MF nbsp SUI David DegenMultiple Nationality edit 1 nbsp nbsp Franco Costanzo 5 nbsp nbsp Daniel Majstorovic 9 nbsp nbsp Marko Perovic 11 nbsp nbsp Scott Chipperfield 18 nbsp nbsp Louis Crayton 22 nbsp nbsp Ivan Ergic 24 nbsp nbsp Cabral 28 nbsp nbsp Beg Ferati 31 nbsp nbsp Eren DerdiyokTransfers summer 2007 edit In edit 3 DF nbsp SUI Ronny Hodel from Young Boys for 483 000 SFr 20 4 DF nbsp SUI Michel Morganella from FC Basel II U21 21 8 MF nbsp SUI Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt for 805 000 SFr 22 10 FW nbsp SUI Marco Streller from Stuttgart for 2 415 000 SFr 23 14 MF nbsp SUI Valentin Stocker from FC Basel II U21 24 16 MF nbsp SUI Fabian Frei from FC Basel II U21 24 24 MF nbsp SUI Cabral from Lausanne Sport free transfer 25 25 GK nbsp SUI Jayson Leutwiler from FC Basel II U21 24 26 27 30 MF nbsp POR Carlitos from Benfica for 1 610 000 SFr 28 31 FW nbsp SUI Eren Derdiyok from FC Basel II U21 9 FW nbsp ARG Cesar Carignano return from loan to America 24 In on loan edit 7 MF nbsp SUI David Degen loan from Borussia Monchengladbach Loan 29 25 GK nbsp SUI Riccardo Meili on loan from FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August 26 27 Out edit MF nbsp BIH Damir Dzombic to Vaduz 24 FW nbsp BRA Cristiano to Willem II 30 MF nbsp AUS Mile Sterjovski to Genclerbirligi free transfer 24 FW nbsp CRO Mladen Petric to Borussia Dortmund 5 635 000 SFr 31 MF nbsp CRO Ivan Rakitic to Schalke 04 for 4 830 000 SFr 32 FW nbsp RSA Delron Buckley returned to Borussia Dortmund after loan 24 DF nbsp SUI Boris Smiljanic to Grasshopper Club Zurich 966 000 SFr 33 Out on loan edit 25 GK nbsp SUI Yann Sommer on loan to Vaduz 34 29 MF nbsp SUI Simone Grippo on loan to FC Concordia Basel 24 35 25 GK nbsp SUI Jayson Leutwiler on loan to FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August 26 27 Transfers winter 2007 08 edit In edit 9 MF nbsp SRB Marko Perovic from Red Star Belgrade 36 37 In on loan edit 19 FW nbsp CZE Vratislav Lokvenc on loan from Red Bull Salzburg from 14 February until 30 June 2008 38 34 GK nbsp SUI Oliver Stockli on loan from FC Winterthur from 19 February until 30 June 2008 39 Out edit 9 FW nbsp ARG Cesar Carignano released from contract 40 20 MF nbsp ARG Caicedo to Manchester City 36 37 FW nbsp SUI Danijel Subotic to Portsmouth F C 41 Out on loan edit 17 DF nbsp SUI Patrik Baumann on loan to FC Concordia Basel 1 January to 30 June 42 15 MF nbsp LIE Franz Burgmeier on loan to Thun 5 January to 30 June 43 Results and fixtures editFriendly matches edit Pre and mid season friendlies edit Basel nbsp v nbsp Wil 27 June 2007 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 2 0 nbsp WilSan Gian Celerina18 30 F Frei nbsp 1 1 0 Hodel nbsp 30 Stocker nbsp 32 2 0 Summary Attendance 600Referee nbsp Patrick Collet Basel nbsp v nbsp Concordia Basel 30 June 2007 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 1 3 nbsp Concordia BaselStadion Rankhof Basel17 00 Chipperfield nbsp 1 1 0 Summary nbsp 37 1 1 Kolling nbsp 38 1 2 Sprunger nbsp 53 1 3 Sprunger Attendance 3 000Referee nbsp Basel nbsp v nbsp Red Bull Salzburg 3 July 2007 UhrencupRound 1Basel nbsp 3 1 nbsp Red Bull SalzburgStadion Bruhl Grenchen20 15 F Frei nbsp 21 1 0 Eduardo nbsp 71 2 0 80 3 0 Summary nbsp 83 pen 3 1 Santos Attendance 2 754Referee nbsp Nicole Petignat Basel nbsp v nbsp Celtic 5 July 2007 UhrencupRound 2Basel nbsp 0 1 nbsp CelticStadion Bruhl Grenchen20 45 Summary nbsp 42 Miller Attendance 8 612 sold out Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Luzern nbsp v nbsp Basel 7 July 2007 Pre seasonLuzern nbsp 1 1 nbsp BaselSeefeld Horw18 30 Mendes nbsp 45 Lustrinelli nbsp 54 1 0 Summary nbsp 72 Eduardo nbsp 75 Huggel nbsp 82 1 1 Eduardo Attendance 3 126Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Basel nbsp v nbsp RC Lens 11 July 2007 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 1 2 nbsp RC LensStampfi Rothrist19 45 Derdiyok nbsp 20 1 0 Ba nbsp 38 Summary nbsp 31 1 1 Monterrubio nbsp 49 1 2 Sable Attendance 2 000Referee nbsp Nicole PetignatNote Anniversary game for 50 years of FC Rothrist Basel nbsp v nbsp Werder Bremen 14 July 2007 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 2 0 nbsp Werder BremenSportpark Eschen Mauren Liechtenstein19 00 Huggel nbsp 27 1 0 F Frei nbsp 29 2 0 Summary Attendance 1 600Referee nbsp Nicole PetignatNote Corners 1 5 1 2 Fair game no yellow cards SC Dornach nbsp v nbsp Basel 11 September 2007 Mid seasonSC Dornach nbsp 1 5 nbsp BaselGigersloch Dornach19 00 Dario Di Giovine nbsp 66 1 4 Summary nbsp 3 0 1 Carlitos nbsp 12 0 2 Carlitos nbsp 25 pen 0 3 Ergic nbsp 27 0 4 Chipperfield nbsp 83 1 5 Halimi Attendance 500Referee nbsp Claudio CirchettaNote Corners 4 4 FC Rothrist nbsp v nbsp Basel 16 October 2007 Mid seasonFC Rothrist nbsp 0 11 nbsp BaselSportplatz Stampfi19 15 Summary nbsp 14 0 1 Eduardo nbsp 16 0 2 Ergic nbsp 22 0 3 Nakata nbsp 24 0 4 Caicedo nbsp 31 0 5 Eduardo nbsp 37 o g 0 6 Della Porta nbsp 45 0 7 Caicedo nbsp 48 o g 0 8 Mijatovic nbsp 67 0 9 F Frei nbsp 81 0 10 Carlitos nbsp 86 0 11 Ivo Pedro Attendance 380Referee nbsp Sascha AmhofNote FCB with test players Ivo Pedro Ivo Pedro Krenczynski Welter and Samet Gunduz from youth team FC Solothurn nbsp v nbsp Basel 20 November 2007 Mid seasonFC Solothurn nbsp 1 5 nbsp BaselStadion FC Solothurn18 00 Hasler nbsp 56 1 2 Summary nbsp 20 Ergic nbsp 25 0 1 Carlitos nbsp 50 0 2 Ergic nbsp 64 1 3 Derdiyok nbsp 80 1 4 Carlitos nbsp 84 1 5 F Frei Attendance 3 500Referee nbsp Daniel Kaser Winter break and mid season friendlies edit Basel nbsp v nbsp FC Solothurn 12 January 2008 Winter breakBasel nbsp 6 0 nbsp FC SolothurnSchutzenmatte Basel15 00 Eduardo nbsp 8 1 0 D Degen nbsp 25 2 0 D Degen nbsp 26 3 0 Caicedo nbsp 29 4 0 D Degen nbsp 43 5 0 Derdiyok nbsp 87 6 0 Summary Attendance 650Referee nbsp Martin SchneiderNote Corners 5 1 3 0 VfL Bochum nbsp v nbsp Basel 17 January 2008 Training campVfL Bochum nbsp 2 2 nbsp BaselSportplatz La Manga La Manga16 00 Sestak nbsp 8 1 0 Mieciel nbsp 70 2 1 Summary nbsp 50 1 1 Derdiyok nbsp 90 1 pen 2 2 Majstorovic Attendance 250Referee nbsp Sanchez Canovas Edward Alicante 1899 Hoffenheim nbsp v nbsp Basel 20 January 2008 Training camp1899 Hoffenheim nbsp 3 2 nbsp BaselSportplatz La Manga La Manga11 00 Teber nbsp 4 1 0 Carlos Eduardo nbsp 22 pen 2 0 Obasi nbsp 40 3 1 Summary nbsp 35 2 1 Marque nbsp 71 pen 3 2 D Degen Attendance 100Referee nbsp Lopez Martinez Murcia Wisla Krakow nbsp v nbsp Basel 22 January 2008 Training campWisla Krakow nbsp 1 2 nbsp BaselStadium Campoamor Alicante16 00 Diaz nbsp 63 o g 2 1 Summary nbsp 28 0 1 Brozek nbsp 49 0 2 Zienzczuk Attendance 50Referee nbsp Canovas Edward Alcante Schalke 04 nbsp v nbsp Basel 25 January 2008 Winter breakSchalke 04 nbsp 1 0 nbsp BaselVeltins Arena Gelsenkirchen19 00 Asamoah nbsp 44 1 0 Summary nbsp 32 Caicedo Attendance 39 158Referee nbsp Dirk Margenberg Wermelskirchen Basel nbsp v nbsp Yverdon Sport 29 January 2008 Winter breakBasel nbsp 1 0 nbsp Yverdon SportSchutzenmatte Basel15 00 Caicedo nbsp 81 1 0 Summary nbsp 88 Sejmenovic Attendance 250Referee nbsp Claudio Circhetta Sochaux nbsp v nbsp Basel 12 March 2008 Mid seasonSochaux nbsp 3 1 nbsp BaselEspace 2000 Bartenheim16 00 Traore nbsp 34 Drame nbsp 64 Sene nbsp 67 Pancrate nbsp 84 Summary nbsp 53 D Degen nbsp 76 Lokvenc Attendance 150Referee nbsp Fatih Kiligoglu Strasbourg Swiss Super League edit Main article 2007 08 Swiss Super League First half of season edit Basel v Zurich 22 July 2007 Round 1Basel1 0ZurichSt Jakob Park Basel20 15 Streller nbsp 69 Burgmeier nbsp 88 Summary nbsp 26 Rochat nbsp 90 1 Tico Attendance 27 680Referee nbsp Carlo Bertolini St Gallen v Basel 25 July 2007 Round 2St Gallen0 3BaselEspenmoos St Gallen19 45 Gelabert nbsp 59 nbsp 78 Marazzi nbsp 61 Summary nbsp 16 0 1 Chipperfield nbsp 26 0 2 Derdiyok nbsp 40 Marque nbsp 45 0 3 Derdiyok nbsp 49 Ba nbsp 51 Majstorovic Attendance 10 500Referee nbsp Jerome Laperriere Basel v Aarau 28 July 2007 Round 3Basel1 1AarauSt Jakob Park Basel17 45 Zanni nbsp 47 Chipperfield nbsp 64 1 1 Summary nbsp 45 0 1 Rogerio nbsp 88 Mesbah Attendance 20 841Referee nbsp Bruno Grossen BSC Young Boys v Basel 5 August 2007 Round 4BSC Young Boys5 1BaselStade de Suisse Bern16 00 Joao Paulo nbsp 2 1 0 Schneuwly nbsp 11 Raimondi nbsp 17 2 0 Joao Paulo nbsp 57 3 0 Frimpong nbsp 71 4 0 Frimpong nbsp 75 5 0 Summary nbsp 12 Nakata nbsp 19 Zanni nbsp 34 Majstorovic nbsp 80 Costanzo nbsp 87 5 1 Chipperfield Attendance 25 020Referee nbsp Massimo Busacca Basel v Sion 11 August 2007 Round 5Basel3 2SionSt Jakob Park Basel17 45 Majstorovic nbsp 28 1 0 Eduardo nbsp 39 2 0 Carlitos nbsp 83 Ergic nbsp 90 1 3 2 Summary nbsp 44 Reset nbsp 54 Obradovic nbsp 69 2 1 Vanczak nbsp 75 M Futi nbsp 84 2 2 Chedli Attendance 23 583Referee nbsp Cyril Zimmermann Grasshopper Club v Basel 19 August 2007 Round 6Grasshopper Club2 0BaselHardturm Zurich16 00 Toure nbsp 25 1 0 Smiljanic nbsp 45 Eduardo nbsp 63 2 0 Eduardo nbsp 68 Summary nbsp 63 Zanni nbsp 66 Majstorovic nbsp 81 Huggel Attendance 12 700Referee nbsp Jerome Laperriere Luzern v Basel 25 August 2007 Round 7Luzern2 4BaselStadion Allmend Luzern17 45 Lustrinelli nbsp 13 1 0 nbsp 18 Cantaluppi nbsp 31 2 2 Summary nbsp 22 pen 1 1 Majstorovic nbsp 27 1 2 Streller nbsp 56 2 3 Chipperfield nbsp 63 2 4 Chipperfield nbsp 73 Morganella Attendance 10 287Referee nbsp Massimo Busacca Basel v Thun 2 September 2007 Round 8Basel2 1ThunSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Caicedo nbsp 44 1 0 Chipperfield nbsp 75 Chipperfield nbsp 90 1 2 1 Summary nbsp 70 1 1 Faye nbsp 73 Glarner Attendance 22 119Referee nbsp Daniel Wermelinger Xamax v Basel 23 September 2007 Round 9Xamax0 3BaselStade de la Maladiere Neuchatel16 00 Everson nbsp 74 Rak nbsp 74 Summary nbsp 10 Zanni nbsp 20 0 1 Carlitos nbsp 63 Huggel nbsp 76 0 2 Ergic nbsp 90 3 pen 0 3 Huggel Attendance 11 997Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Zurich v Basel 26 September 2007 Round 10Zurich2 2BaselLetzigrund Zurich20 15 Chikhaoui nbsp 62 1 0 Raffael nbsp 75 Hassli nbsp 90 2 2 2 Summary nbsp 33 D Degen nbsp 60 Huggel nbsp 67 1 1 Eduardo nbsp 77 1 2 Streller nbsp 88 Majstorovic Attendance 14 500Referee nbsp Massimo Busacca Basel v St Gallen 30 September 2007 Round 11Basel3 0St GallenSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Streller nbsp 2 1 0 Streller nbsp 65 2 0 Caicedo nbsp 75 3 0 Caicedo nbsp 75 Summary nbsp 20 Garat nbsp 21 Muntwiler nbsp 27 nbsp 52 Longo nbsp 71 Fernando Attendance 23 491Referee nbsp Carlo Bertolini Aarau v Basel 7 October 2007 Round 12Aarau0 3BaselStadion Brugglifeld Aarau16 00 Summary nbsp 17 0 1 Nakata nbsp 37 0 2 Eduardo nbsp 41 0 3 Streller nbsp 42 Majstorovic Attendance 8 900Referee nbsp Sascha Kever Basel v BSC Young Boys 28 October 2007 Round 13Basel4 0BSC Young BoysSt Jakob Park Basel19 30 Majstorovic nbsp 17 pen 1 0 Caicedo nbsp 30 Streller nbsp 34 2 0 Chipperfield nbsp 52 3 0 Carlitos nbsp 74 4 0 Summary nbsp 26 nbsp 31 Varela nbsp 45 Regazzoni nbsp 46 Zayatte nbsp 84 Joao Paulo Attendance 24 720Referee nbsp Massimo Busacca Sion v Basel 31 October 2007 Round 14Sion1 1BaselStade Tourbillon Sion19 45 Galindo nbsp 55 Saborio nbsp 57 1 1 Obradovic nbsp 66 Alioui nbsp 69 Summary nbsp 43 0 1 Streller nbsp 46 Caicedo nbsp 57 Eduardo nbsp 84 Costanzo Attendance 10 500Referee nbsp Nicole Petignat Basel v Grasshopper Club 3 November 2007 Round 15Basel2 0Grasshopper ClubSt Jakob Park Basel17 45 Majstorovic nbsp 25 1 0 Marque nbsp 30 D Degen nbsp 44 Caicedo nbsp 90 2 2 0 Summary nbsp 24 Feltscher nbsp 40 Bobadilla nbsp 87 Smiljanic Attendance 24 851Referee nbsp Guido Wildhaber Basel v Luzern 11 November 2007 Round 16Basel3 2LuzernSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Streller nbsp 3 1 0 Caicedo nbsp 15 2 0 Majstorovic nbsp 44 D Degen nbsp 56 3 1 Summary nbsp 27 nbsp 81 Maric nbsp 49 2 1 Wiss nbsp 62 3 2 Tchouga Attendance 21 575Referee nbsp Rene Rogalla Thun v Basel 2 December 2007 Round 17Thun0 2BaselStadion Lachen Thun16 00 Luthi nbsp 59 Summary nbsp 27 0 1 Eduardo nbsp 74 0 2 Carlitos Attendance 5 000Referee nbsp Cyril Zimmermann Basel v Xamax 9 December 2007 Round 18Basel0 1XamaxSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Ba nbsp 28 Huggel nbsp 36 Nakata nbsp 58 Carlitos nbsp 72 Summary nbsp 32 nbsp 90 2 Everson nbsp 40 Jenny nbsp 65 pen 0 1 Rossi Attendance 22 022Referee nbsp Bruno Grossen Second half of season edit BSC Young Boys v Basel 3 February 2008 Round 19BSC Young Boys2 0BaselStade de Suisse Bern16 00 Baykal span data srcs, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free 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