2012–13 FC Basel season

The 2012–13 FC Basel season is the 120th season in club history and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Romania and Germany. Their 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July with the away tie against Servette FC and they started in the 2012–13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil. Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase and were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn. This and the following qualifying round were overstood, however in the play-off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj and were knocked out.

FC Basel

2012–13 season
Chairman	Bernhard Heusler
Manager	Heiko Vogel until 15 October 2012 Murat Yakin from 15 October 2012
Ground	St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Super League	1st
Swiss Cup	Runners-up
Champions League	Play-off round
Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Marco Streller (14) All: Marco Streller (21)
Highest home attendance	Swiss Super League: 35,171 vs. Lausanne (16 May 2013) UEFA Europa League 36,000 vs. Chelsea (25 April 2013)
Lowest home attendance	Swiss Super League: 24,265 vs. Sion (9 February 2013) UEFA Europa League 12,743 vs. Videoton (8 November 2012)
Home colours Away colours
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Following a poor start to the season it was announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager^[1] Following the out in the Champions League Basel played in the Europa League group stage and were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC. They finished the Group in second position and advanced to the knockout phase round of 32. Here they were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Basel won 3–1 on aggregate. In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St. Petersburg and, despite being the underdogs, Basel advanced by winning 2–1 on aggregate. Thus they qualified for the quarter-finals and were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur, whom they beat 4–1 on penalties after a 4–4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals. The draw for the semi-final matched Basel against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea.

Club

FC Basel Holding AG

The FC Basel Holding AG (Holding) owns 75% of the club FC Basel (FC Basel 1893 AG) and the other 25% is owned by the club and its members. Chairman of the Holding was Bernhard Heusler, the finance chief was Stephan Werthmüller and Sportdirector was Georg Heitz. As chairman of the Holding Heusler was also chairman of the club.

Club management

At the AGM the existing board of directors under president Bernhard Heusler with vice-president Adrian Knup, sportdirector Georg Heitz, financial manager Stephan Werthmüller and marketing manager René Kamm, and the three directors Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser were willing to continue as before. They were all re-elected unanimously

Chairman	Mr Bernhard Heusler
Vice Chairman	Mr Adrian Knup
Finances	Mr Stephan Werthmüller
Sportdirector	Mr Georg Heitz
Marketing	Mr René Kamm
Director	Mr Reto Baumgartner
Director	Mr Dominik Donzé
Director	Mr Benno Kaiser
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park (38,512^[2] 37,500 for international matches^[3] / 120x80 m)

Updated to match played 1 July 2013
Source: FCB Official Site

Team management

First team manager at the start on the season was Heiko Vogel. His assistants were Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as the new head of the FCB Youth System. Coach of the Youth Team (U–21) was Carlos Bernegger and Benjamin Huggel, who also retired as player, was appointed as his new assistant.

On 15 October 2012 it was announced that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager,^[1] but that the assistants would all remain in their respective positions. On 7 April 2013 it was announced that Carlos Bernegger was released from his still running contract (that was valid until June 2015) so that he could sign a contract with FC Luzern as first team manager.^[4] Bernegger started his new job on 8 April and was replaced ad-interim by the Youth Section boss Ceccaroni.

Position	Staff
Manager	Heiko Vogel until 15 October 2012
Manager	Murat Yakin from 15 October 2012
1 Assistant manager	Marco Walker
2 Assistant manager	Markus Hoffmann
Goalkeeper Coach	Massimo Colomba
Team Administration	Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach	Carlos Bernegger until 7 April 2013
Youth Team Coach ad-interim	Massimo Ceccaroni from 8 April 2013
Youth Team Co-Coach	Benjamin Huggel

Last updated: 1 July 2012
Source: FCB Official Site

Overview

Offseason and preseason

Heiko Vogel remained as first team manager. A number of players left the squad. Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach.

Beni Huggel also retired from his active career and became assistant to coach Carlos Bernegger of the U-21 team. Between the years 1998 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2012 Huggel played a total of 536 games for Basel scoring a total of 102 goals. 297 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 30 in the Swiss Cup, 74 in the European competitions (Champions League, Europa League and UIC) and 135 were friendly games. He scored 62 goals in the domestic league, 9 in the cup, 8 in the European competitions and the other 23 were scored during the test games. Huggel won the Swiss championship seven times and the cup five times.^[5]

Further, Scott Chipperfield retired from his professional career and moved to local amateur club FC Aesch as player-coach. Between the years 2001 and 2012 Chipperfield played a total of 486 games for the club scoring 106 times. 270 of these games were in the domestic league, 37 in the Cup, 78 in the European competitions and 101 were friendly games. He scored 69 goals in the domestic league, 8 in the cup, 8 in the European competitions and the other 21 were netted during the test games. He is the Basel all-time record holder of titles with the club, with seven Swiss Nationalliga A/Super League and six Swiss Cup honours.^[6]

Xherdan Shaqiri left the club and signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich. The transfer fee was not disclosed by the two clubs.^[7] Granit Xhaka also left FC Basel and signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. The clubs did not disclose the transfer fee.^[8] It was also announced that Getafe signed David Abraham in a free transfer and gave him a four-year contract.^[9]

Basel's biggest signings of the 2012–13 season were Mohamed Salah, who transferred in from Arab Contractors,^[10] and Marcelo Díaz, who came from Universidad de Chile. Díaz was transferred to Basel in a US$4 million deal and signed a four-year contract.^[11] David Degen also returned to his home club after spending four seasons with BSC Young Boys. Stjepan Vuleta, Simon Grether and Mirko Salvi signed from the youth academy.^[12]

Winter break

Basel started the preparation for the second half of the season on 4 January 2013. They played a friendly on 12 January against Bayern Munich and spent their training camp in Marbella from 14 to 24 January. Here they played four trials, the last being the 2–1 win against the Chinese national team.

On 13 December 2012 FC Basel announced that they had signed Serey Die on a three and a half-year contract^[13] and on 17 December 2012 they also announced that Endogan Adili had also been signed on a three and a half-year contract, with an additional one-year option.^[14] On 3 January 2013 it was announced that Raúl Bobadilla had been signed on a contract until 2017.^[15] On 29 January 2013 it was announced that Basel had signed Mohamed Elneny on loan until the end of the season.^[16][17]

In the other direction, it was also announced that Radoslav Kováč was given a free transfer to Slovan Liberec.^[18] During January it was also announced that some of the youngsters would be loaned out to lower league clubs, Pak Kwang-Ryong^[19] Simon Grether and Pascal Schürpf^[20] to Bellinzona, Stjepan Vuleta to Wil^[21] and Marco Aratore to Winterthur^[22] so that they could all gain playing experience.

The campaign

Domestic league

Basel's priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the fourth time in a row. Basel's 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July 2012 with the away tie against Servette FC.^[23] The season started poorly, Basel won just three of their first nine games, drawing five with one defeat. They were in fourth position in the league table, eight points behind the leaders Grasshoppers, this even increased to eleven points just three weeks later. Following a poor start to the season the club announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager and following the change, the team spirits improved and they played better, achieving the results. FCB ended the first half of the season in second position, they had reduced the arrears to four points and had moved one point ahead of Sion and St. Gallen.

In the second half of the season FC Sion lost their momentum completely and St. Gallen also lost contact to the first two positions in the league table. The Grasshoppers and Basel distanced themselves continually, but remained within a few points of each other. Basel took over the lead in the championship table and, mid-way through the second half of the season, started to open a gap to their last remaining rivals. Despite Grasshoppers winning the direct league fixture against Basel three games before the end of the season, Basel had acquired enough points to finish three points ahead of them and to win their fourth title in a row.^[24] Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season, in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one.

Conclusion

Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season, in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one. The team ended the season with 61 goals scored and 31 goals against. They had the season's best attacking as well as the best defensive record. Marco Streller was the team's top goal scorer with 14 goals and he was second in the league top scorer ranking behind Ezequiel Scarione from St. Gallen. Alexander Frei was the team's second-best scorer with seven goals, but the due to injuries he only played in 18 of the league 36 games. Valentin Stocker had scored six league goals and Mohamed Salah had netted five.

Domestic Cup

Basel entered the 2012–13 Swiss Cup in the first round of the competition and as cup holders the club's clear aim for the team was for them to retain the title. In the first round, teams from the Super League and Challenge 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, if applicable. Basel were drawn with the away game against FC Amriswil, a team from the OFV (Ostschweizer Fussballverband) eastern regional 2. Liga, the sixth tier of Swiss football.

Amriswil (15 September 2012)

Over 5,000 spectators wanted to see how the amateurs from Amriswil would make life difficult for the reigning Swiss champions Basel. But that didn't happen. By the interval it was already 0–4 out of the hosts point of view. Twice a goal from Jacques Zoua and as well as a goal from Fabian Frei and one from Alex Frei had taken the score to this intermediate and had given FCB a nerve-sparing afternoon. Even the consolation goal in the 74th minute could not spoil the visitor's day, because afterwards again Alex Frei and finally Mohamed Salah subsequently increased the score. The Underdogs lost the match against the favourites 1–6.^[25]

Chiasso (11 November 2012)

In the second round of the Cup the teams from the Super League were seeded and could not play each other. In the matches the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Basel were drawn against Chiasso, who at that time played in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. After two days of continuous rain, the Stadio Comunale with just 1,004 paying spectators and with a soggy and deep pitch welcomed the visitors. But the FCB players were ready and without any lead time. Gilles Yapi, who wore the captain's armband because Marco Streller was out injured, launched Mohamed Salah with a long ball and his ideally timed cross found the completely free-standing Fabian Frei at the far post. The Basel team quickly followed up and increased their early lead in the 19th minute to 2–0 with a header from Jacques Zoua after a corner from Marcelo Diaz. The consolation goal sprang from a Basel corner kick, which was played shortly. Yapi's shot was blocked and the home team conjured up a perfectly played counterattack. Captain Sandro Reclari sent Luis Filipe Pimenta running with a long ball. The Portuguese sprinted from the centre line, out-running defender Joo Ho Park, and artfully lifted the ball from 15 meters over Germano Vailati into the goal. After the break, an FCB, who was vastly superior in all respects, nailed the opponent to his penalty area. Salah and twice Diaz still missed good chances, but then with a double strike in the 65th and 67th minute the match was decided. First Salah played Fabian Frei into space, keeper Andrea Capelletti could not hold his shot, and Zoua rounded the Chiasso goalie and pushed home from an acute angle. The fourth goal was initiated by Marcelo Diaz with a pass to Salah. The Egyptian saw his shot blocked, but Diaz inherited the ricochet and shot in from ten yards. The 4–1 score line remained until the final whistle. ^[26]

Locarno (9 December 2012)

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, again away from home, against Locarno. Basel took control of the game from the beginning. In the fifth minute corner for Basel, Jacques Zoua heads the ball, goalie Mitrović landed in the goal, but held the ball on the line. Eighth minute a cross from Alexander Frei and Mohamed Salah kicked the ball into the net. The goal was disallowed because the ball had passed over the line before the cross had been made. Basel were completely in control of the game, but Salah, Frei, Zoua and Fabian Schär missed their chances. Shortly before the interval Salah eventually got his goal, sent into the middle on a sprint with a long ball, he used the outside of his left boot to put the ball home. In the second period Nicolás Mazzola on 51 minutes levelled the score and double strike just four minutes later put the home team in front. Salah also managed a double pack, in the 75th minute he levelled the score. Basel should have decided the tie with their numerous chances earlier, but extra time was needed to decide the tie. Valentin Stocker did this by scoring the winner in the 117th minute. Locarno were knocked out by Basel, 2–3 being the final score.^[27]

Thun (27 February 2013)

The winners of Round 3 played in the quarter-finals and these were played in the new year. The ties were drawn, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. Basel were drawn away from home against FC Thun. Head coach Murat Yakin had changed the team significantly compared to their last game Six players were left out, Schär, Park, Cabral, Stocker and Streller were given a day off, Fabian Frei and Salah initially sat on the bench. Less than twelve minutes had passed in the Arena Thun, which was almost embarrassingly empty for a Cup quarter-final, when Alexander Frei was present for the first FCB chance. Newcomer Mohamed Elneny launched Philipp Degen with a great ball and as his cross came Frei cleverly ran free to head home. Basel controlled the game, created chances but did not succeed to add a goal. In the second period they limited themselves to managing the result and promptly they conceded the equalizer in the 79th minute. After a corner kick, Mathieu Salamand, who had just been substituted in seconds before, was able to bring the ball to the middle, where FCB goalie Yann Sommer did not react and Marco Schneuwly was able to nod home from four meters out. After this shock, Basel pulled themselves together, found their way back into the game and in the extra time they dominated. Salah missed a first big chance in the 93rd minute when he sprinted with the ball past the Thun goalkeeper, but then also past the goal. FCB had to bite until the 115th minute, before they scored the second, decisive goal. Initiated nicely by Marcelo Diaz and processed even better by Fabian Frei down the right wing, Alex Frei scored with a direct volley from five meters.^[28]

Sion (17 April 2013)

Basel's opponents in the semi-final were FC Sion. The match was played in front of an attendance of 13,800 fans which meant that the Stade Tourbillon was virtually sold out. Both teams started on eye level with each other and chances were rare happenings. In the 50th minute Marco Streller ran onto a long ball played by Mohamed Elneny to the far side of the far post, goalkeeper Andris Vaņins and defender Vilmos Vanczák both went to challenge him, but broke off their runs because they thought the ball would go out. However, Streller got his boot to the ball before it crossed the outline, passed it to Valentin Stocker whose angled shot missed the target by a hair's width. On 64 minutes a long pass to Sion's striker Michael Dingsdag, but his first-time volley in the sprint from outside the box was saved by Yann Sommer at full stretch. Stocker scored the decisive 1–0 after a cross from Streller a quarter of an hour before the end. Basel achieved the first ever win against Sion in the Cup.^[29]

Grasshopper Club (20 May 2013)

The cup final was held on Whit Monday in the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf with referee Stéphan Studer and with an attendance of 27,290 fans. Both teams started on eye level with each other, playing hard but not unfair. Chances out of the game were hardly possible, but standard situations brought danger. A free-kick for GC in the 38th minute was the first big chance, Steven Zuber’s long ball was side footed at goal by Milan Vilotić, but Yann Sommer stretched and saved brilliantly. GC controlled the game before the interval, a long ball and Shkëlzen Gashi ran into the open space, but he put the ball wide of the far post. After the break a yellow card, that could also have been a red, for Basel defender Aleksandar Dragović, another free-kick for Zuber and this time it was the cross-bar that denied Vilotić the opener. In the 69th minute FCB captain Streller is substituted out because of an injury and new striker Raúl Bobadilla was brought in. Two minutes later he out dribbled two defenders but fell and as he fell Markus Steinhöfer took over the ball and shot at goal and FCB took the lead. GC reacted immediately a shot from Michael Lang was blocked by Sommer, but Izet Hajrović put the loose ball over the goal line. Extra time was required and both teams could have scored, but Nassim Ben Khalifa at one end and Bobadilla at the other failed. Penalty shoot-out. With four penalties taken things were level 3–3. Last penalty for Basel, Bobadilla hit – the crossbar instead of the goal, then Milan Vilotic hit the goal – instead of the crossbar – and it was all over. The Grasshoppers were cup winners.^[30]

Conclusion

As cup holders the club's clear aim for the team was for them to retain the title. They had completed their aim of reaching the final, but the penalty shoot-out had denied the absolute fulfilment. Alex Frei was the team's top scorer in the competition with five goals in the games. Jacques Zoua had scored four in four outings and Mohamed Salah had scored three in five outings.

Champions League

Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim was to reach the group stage.

Flora Tallinn (17 July 2012)

Basel were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn in the second qualifying round. The first leg was played in the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn in front of 3.123 fans. It was a partially cloudy evening, the temperature was by 19 °C and the pitch was dry. Basel started well into the match and took control of the game and had more possession than the Estonian champions. However, the best chance in the early stages came from the hosts, but Karl-Eerik Luigend's good cross was shot over the cross-bar by Karl Mööl. Alex Frei had his first chance a few minutes later, but his close-range shot was well saved by Stanislav Pedõk. In the second period Frei first struck on 64 minutes, as he applied the finishing touch to a right-wing cross from David Degen. He then added another three minutes before the final whistle, from a spot-kick, after Karl Palatu had fouled Valentin Stocker.^[31]

Return match (24 July 2012)

The second leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 20,467 fans. Referee Artur Soares Dias from the Portuguese Football Federation reported a dry and good pitch, it was sunny and warm 29 °C evening. Basel started well and with tempo, the visitors struggled to impose themselves on the game. Basel missed their first good chance, but on 9 minutes Jacques Zoua was able to put them one up. Markus Steinhöfer played David Degen free on the right flank and his good cross to the centre was headed home by a free standing Zoua. With Marcelo Díaz distributing the balls in midfield, Basel continued to play forwards and were seeing no danger to their rear, goalie Germano Vailati had a quiet evening. On 31 minutes after a neat move and a one-two with captain Marco Streller, Zoua managed his second goal of the evening. The visitors never really got into the game and went further behind on 63 minutes. A long distance free-kick was smashed home directly by mid-fielder Díaz to make it 3–0, which remained until the final whistle.^[32]

Molde (1 August 2012)

Basel were drawn against Norwegian club Molde FK in the third qualifying round. The first leg was in the Aker Stadion with an attendance of 6,564 fans. Basel's head coach Heiko Vogel had to adapt his team, because striker Alex Frei was injured, Basel played with a five-man midfield. Nevertheless, they started well and were quick to take ball possession against the Norwegian champions. In the 10th minute a long opening ball from Goalie Sommer and captain Marco Streller headed on to Valentin Stocker who out-dribbled two defenders, but put the ball wide of the far post. On 15 minutes Marcelo Díaz hammered a direct free-kick at goal, but keeper Espen Bugge Pettersen stretched and was able to push the ball wide. Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskjær saw his side have their first big chance moments later, Angan was sent down the right by a long ball but his superb volley was well saved by Yann Sommer. A few minutes later Angan struck his hand in Aleksandar Dragović's face and was shown a straight red card by referee Fredy Fautrel of the French Football Federation. The hosts then found themselves back pedalling as Basel took charge. In the second half Basel found it hard to create goal chances against the tightly sorted defence and when they did, their efforts didn't pay dividends. But then on 78 minutes Stocker received the ball, dummied the defender and hit a precise shot towards goal, keeper Pettersen parried the ball and Jacques Zoua sprinted in to kick the loose ball over the line. The 1–0 scoreline remained until the end.^[33]

Return match (8 August 2012)

The second leg was in the St. Jakob-Park and on this sunny evening the attendance was 18,567 fans. In the early stages the visitors showed their intentions and pinned Basel back into their own half. Molde FK created their first good chance on 9 minutes as Jo Inge Berget played a quick one-two playing Mattias Moström clear in the box, but Sommer held his shot. A further one-two between Berget and Moström on 14 minutes sent Moström through towards goal but he placed his shot wide of the far post. David Degen had Basel's first good chance on 28 minutes as he ran into position collecting a long ball from Gilles Yapi, but he shot wide. Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s team were rewarded for their superiority in the 32nd minute, a mistake in midfield, a slick move forward and after Magne Simonsen's first shot was parried by Sommer, the rebound fell to Berget who slotted home. After the interval the match changed, Basel found a higher gear and took control. First Valentin Stocker side-footed David Degen's cross off target. Then Degen had a shot blocked in the 63rd minute, he collected the rebound but shot wide. Marcelo Díaz was the next to miss the target and Marco Streller headed over the crossbar. Having spent much of the first period playing forwards, suddenly Molde were happy to sit back and wait for counterattacks. But this was a dangerous tactic, because Basel achieved that goal they were looking for. Diaz with the cross in the 75th minute, Streller headed the ball down for Degen and he pushed it home not savagely but with sense 1–1. But it wasn't finished yet, second minute of added time Gastón Sauro pulled his opponent over inside the penalty area. Referee Vladislav Bezborodov of the Russian Football Union had no choice spot-kick. If it was converted Molde would go through, but Sommer correctly guessed which side, dived to his right and saved from Hoseth. The Norwegian champions were demoted to the UEFA Europa League, Basel advanced to the play-off round.^[34]

CFR 1907 Cluj (21 August 2012)

In the play-off round Basel were drawn against the Romanian champions CFR Cluj and the first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 16,651 fans. Referee was Jonas Eriksson of the Swedish Football Association. Basel started well, their moves were reasoned and the passes well timed. The visitors, however, created the first good chance, Basel keeper Sommer had to stretch following a fierce 25-metre shot from Modou Sougou. Instantly Basel reacted. Mohamed Salah sprinted down the right wing and his curving cross was met by Marco Streller, but his glanced header went wide. Salah then found David Degen with a good pass, but he fired his shot straight at keeper Mário Felgueiras. Five minutes later again Salah with a cross, this time Valentin Stocker shot wide. CFR had their second chance after about 40 minutes, but Pantelis Kapetanos shot over the top. The goal that Basel had threatened came one minute before the interval. A corner-kick from Marcelo Díaz's was diverted into Streller's path and with an acrobatic volley he hit the ball beyond keeper Felgueiras. The second period began as the first half did, Basel took the initiative. Sent down the right by Díaz, David Degen crossed for Stocker, whose short-range firm header was punched out by Felgueiras who reacted fast. However, the home team were caught shortly after the hour, Rafael Bastos’s through ball to Sougou was well timed and his right-foot finish landed low in the net. Five minutes later Gabriel Mureșan sent Sougou running free again and this time he lashed his shot into the roof of the net to put Basel 1–2 down. Basel could not react and the score line remained until the end.^[35]

Return match (29 August 2012)

The second leg was played at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu with an attendance of 15,481 fans. FCB needed to score twice as a minimum requirement and this was not helped by the fact that head coach Heiko Vogel had to replace midfielder Mohamed Salah because of injury. Nevertheless, the experienced duo Marco Streller and Alexander Frei were always a danger for the host's defence. Frei had the first good chance, but his curling shot floated over the bar. CFR had no intention of sitting back, despite conceding the majority of possession, they were always dangerous with counter-attacks and in the 20th minute a quick counter was finished off by Pantelis Kapetanos header from Diogo Valente’s cross. Basel reacted and took the initiative. Shortly before the interval advancing goalie Mário Felgueiras brought down Streller and referee Gianluca Rocchi from the Italy was forced to award a penalty. But Frei hit the spot-kick over the top. In the second period FCB refused to surrender, but despite all their hard work, they struggled to create clear chances. Substitute Cabral came closest with a 20-metre strike, but at full stretch the home goalkeeper pushed the ball round the post. Later following a corner, defender Aleksandar Dragovic narrowly missed the target with his header. But CFR held their 1–0 lead to win 3–1 on aggregate.^[36]

Conclusion

Basel entered the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the qualifying phase and therefore their initial aim was to reach the group stage. Having lost both games against CFR Cluj and being knocked out 3–1 on aggregate the initial aim was failed.

Europa League

Because the losing teams from the Champions League play-off round were eligible for the group stage of the Europa League, Basels next aim was to remain in this European competition over the winter break. The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2012, 13:00 CEST, at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. FCB was seeded into pot two and drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC.

Group stage

Sporting CP (29 August 2012)

Matchday 1 gave FCB an away game at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon against Sporting CP. Sporting had been placed in third position in the 2011–12 Primeira Liga, but this season they started badly into the domestic league and were fifth-last in the table. Although the two teams had met against each other four times in less than five years, this evening did not follow the pattern of recent meetings. Sporting had won all four previous meetings without conceding a single goal, but they entered into this game quite slowly. Basel started better. On 22 minutes a long diagonal free-kick from Alex Frei found Aleksandar Dragovic who ran in unnoticed at the far post with precision timing but he headed the ball inches wide. Ricky van Wolfswinkel was in his typically lively mood and just before the interval he almost put Sporting in front as he connected to André Carrillo's perfect pass and he hit a fierce shot at goal, but Sommer held the ball well. After the goalless first period, Xandão was shown a direct red card in the 50th-minute. Sporting stood back, but compact in the defensive area. On 55 minutes a thunderous drive from Marcelo Díaz some 40 metres out skimmed off the crossbar with captain and goalkeeper Rui Patrício beaten. Striker Van Wolfswinkel was an increasingly isolated figure, but with 15 minutes left he controlled the ball skilfully with his chest, however, his shot was not good enough to bother goalie Sommer. Ten-man Sporting CP held onto a 0–0 draw against FC Basel 1893.^[37]

Genk CP (4 October 2012)

Matchday 2 was played in the St. Jakob-Park against Genk on a wet pitch, on a cloudy early evening, in front of 14,023 supporters. The first period belonged completely to the visitors, apart from one opportunist effort from Valentin Stocker. Genk's opening goal was somewhat lucky, Benjamin De Ceulaer hit a pass between the defenders for Jelle Vossen who slid in with his boot stretched out, goalie Sommer rushed out to block the shot, but Vossen could not connect to the ball, which then slid beyond both of them and rolled into the goal. After half an hour De Ceulaer almost added a second with a good shot, but was denied. He then returned to his role as play-maker and with a stylish back-heel he set up Vossen who finished off from the middle of the penalty area just before the break. Seconds later, Alexander Frei should have pulled one back with a point-blank header, but it wasn't his lucky day and the visitors led by two goals as the whistle for half-time came. After the break Basel pressed forward trying to get back into the game, but lacked creative chances. Then 20 minutes from the end, as time and ideas were running out, Kalidou Koulibaly was judged by referee Bülent Yıldırım of the Turkish Football Federation to have lifted his foot too high in the penalty area against midfielder Stocker, who might well have taken on the ball with his arm. Nevertheless, Yıldırım blew his whistle and awarded Basel the spot-kick, which Streller then converted. Basel were electrified, played a gear higher, and were awarded with the equaliser five minutes from time as Streller headed home a corner kick from Stocker to the end score 2–2. Basel were the better team on the night and deserved the point, but they were lucky that things ended as it did.^[38]

Videoton (25 October 2012)

The Sóstói Stadion in Székesfehérvár was the venue for matchday 3 in which Videoton were hosts to FC Basel 1983 in front of 8,500 spectators. Not even two minutes had been played as the visitors fell behind. Videoton's right-back Álvaro Brachi's made a cross to the near-post cross, midfielder Nemanja Nikolić put Basel's defender Fabian Schär under pressure and he unintentionally deflected the ball into his own net. Basel were shocked, but they put themselves together and showed first reactions. On 11 minutes Marcelo Díaz played a free-kick to the far post and the unmarked Marco Streller forced goalie Mladen Božović to make a good save. Minutes later he controlled a poor clearance with his chest and shot left footed fiercely but wide. In the 32nd minute Videoton played a corner-kick short and low, Nikolić played the ball diagonally into the goal area, the Basel defence stood and watched as Marco Caneira moved in to put the ball into the net from short distance. The visitors pulled themselves together again and dominated play. A cross from the right was punched away by the host's goalie Božović, but only to Schär, however his first-time volley went inches wide. The host's goalie stayed alert and denied Valentin Stocker's sharp back-heel effort and then denied Streller yet again. After the break the same methods of play, Basel had the bigger share of possession and dominated, Videoton stood back and waited for counter-attacks. Streller failed to beat Božović after a through ball from Valentin Stocker and failed to beat him again after a corner. Basel's 15th corner in the 91st minute eventually brought the consolation goal, Schär jumped highest to head Fabian Frei's kick into the top corner. The Videoton defence held tight in the final few hectic moments for the 2–1 home win.^[39]

Videoton (8 November 2012)

The requirements were clear as it came to matchday 4 in the St. Jakob-Park. Genk were group leaders with seven points, Videoton second with six, Basel had just two and with another defeat they would be out. As referee Yevhen Aranovskiy of the Football Federation of Ukraine blew the whistle for Kick-off the temperature had fallen to just 6 °C and this was probably the reason why only 12,743 spectators were present in the St. Jakob-Park. The home team dominated the first period and only their keeper Mladen Božović kept Videoton in the game before the break. The keeper twice foiled Alexander Frei from close range, first he parried a header following Philipp Degen's cross and later he blocked an instinctive effort after a Streller knock-down. Božović best save of the evening was in the 22nd minute as he turned Streller's point-blank header away with a strong right hand. After the restart Paulo Sousa's team focused with their defensive tactics on suffocating the Basel attacking efforts. Streller rounded Paulo Vinícius, but sliced wide as he created himself a rare opportunity. Murat Yakin's team remained concentrated and patient and the Basel captain made no mistake when the next chance came his way. Streller controlled Mohamed Salah's pass, resisted the defenders and crashed his effort inside the left post from the edge of the box. This 1–0 was decisive, it lifted Basel to within a point of Videoton and just a win adrift of leaders Genk, who drew 1–1 with Sporting in the other game.^[40]

Sporting (22 November 2012)

Referee Paolo Valeri of the Italian Football Federation was in charge of the matchday 5 tie between Basel and Sporting CP in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 15,666 spectators. Basel made a lively start. David Degen's fierce drive in the 10th minute forced the first notable save from Rui Patrício. On 22 minutes Valentin Stocker played a neat pass into the box, Alexander Frei and Xandão slid in to contest for the ball and as it broke loose Fabian Schär slotted in from close range. Five minutes later a good distance shot from Marcelo Díaz went very close. Sporting reacted immediately, after a defensive mistake by Schär, Ricky van Wolfswinkel forced Yann Sommer to make an impressive save. At the beginning of the second half Sporting captain Elias shot close, but wide from the edge of the box. Two bookable offences within four minutes by Cabral brought Basel into a numerical disadvantage. Coach Murat Yakin responded by substituting Mohamed Salah in for Alexander Frei. Within two minutes this showed an impact. On 66 minutes Salah made a skilful exchange of passes with Stocker who scored and this gave the team breathing space. Five minutes later a long throw out from keeper Sommer sent Salah sprinting down the left on a counterattack. Salah kept his nerve and played to the middle to David Degen, who scored the third from 12 metres out. This sealed the 3–0 victory for ten-man Basel.^[41]

Genk CP (6 December 2012)

Matchday 6, the final round of the group stage, was played in the Cristal Arena against Genk in front of an attendance of 11,974 fans. The temperature had fallen to below freezing point as referee Mark Clattenburg from the Football Association blew the whistle for kick-off and he reported a wet pitch on a cloudy evening. The requirements were clear, Genk were already guaranteed a place in the knockout phase. Basel needed a positive result to advance a victory would take them through above this evening's opponents as table leaders. Murat Yakin's men had more possession and controlled the match from the early stages. Fabian Frei and Marco Streller were in very good form on the day and led their team to attacking play. Frei had the first chance, but was denied from close range. The hosts had their first chance on 30 minutes a pass back from the goal line to the middle was pushed away by diving keeper Yann Sommer before it reached the free standing Glynor Plet. A free-kick from Valentin Stocker on 40 minutes was headed goalwards by Fabian Schär, but goalkeeper László Köteles stretched acrobatically tip the ball over the bar. After the break the match followed the same pattern and after two minutes a cross from the right was knocked by Streller into David Degen's path, but he volleyed wide. On 56 minutes Streller latched onto a through ball, but shot from a very narrow angle struck the left post. However, until final whistle neither team were able to make the finishing touch and the match remained goalless.^[42]

Conclusion to group stage

Basel started poorly into the group stage, drawing away against Sporting CP and at home to Genk and then were defeated in Székesfehérvár by Videoton. However, following the management change in October, the team spirits improved and they played better. The two home games against Videoton and against Sporting were ended with victories and lifted the team's spirits even more. The goalless draw to the end of the group stage meant Genk were group winners with 12 points and Basel also advanced to the knock out stage as second placed team with nine points. "And that, even though I took over the team in a difficult phase in the Europa League," said coach Murat Yakin with satisfaction, "that's why I want to congratulate my team." Since the team's first participation in the Champions League in the 2002/03 season, the club has now been over wintered in a European Cup competition for the seventh time. The club hat set the team the aim of remaining in the European competition over the winter break and they achieved their aim positively^[43]

Knockout phase

The knockout phase involved 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage. In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. The draws was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Basel were drawn against group F winners Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Dnipro (14 February 2013)

The first leg was held at the St. Jakob-Park in front of 8,314 fans, which was by far the lowest attendance in their own stadium during the club's entire season. Before kick-off the pitch was green and reported as damp on this cloudy evening. Dnipro began the match with an attacking endeavour that had become familiar from them during the group stage, in which the team had achieved 16 goals. Following a long ball Nikola Kalinić shot off target from short range after just 30 seconds. A few minutes later a free kick for the visitors, referee Svein Oddvar Moen of the Football Association of Norway and his linesman oversaw that five Dnipro players were offside, but Yevhen Konoplyanka misjudged his angles with his final shot. Basel grouped themselves and won control in midfield. A long throw-in was played longer by Marco Streller, but Valentin Stocker was too small in the duel for the header which was cleared too short, Cabral headed at goal from just inside the box, the ball was trapped by Stocker and he stylishly swept it past Jan Laštůvka from six metres out, 23 minutes gone. By this time the snow fall had started. On the half hour Fabian Frei collected a loose ball and took aim, but his effort was held by Laštůvka. On 44 minutes the hosts came out of a horror scene unscathed. Roman Zozulya stretched his leg into the path of a low cross from Konoplyanka at the near post, only for Yann Sommer to block the ball out for a corner. After the break the snow stayed, the pitch turned white and the ball was now orange. The hosts were still in charge, despite the visitors substituting new forwards in. On 14 February nobody could deny it would be Valentin's day. On 67 minutes an exactly placed left-footed corner-kick from Stocker was deflected into the net off the fore head of striker Streller. Dnipro could not react to this and Valentin Stocker had led the hosts to a deserved 2–0 victory.^[44]

Return match (21 February 2013)

With temperatures at freezing point 26,501 fans filled the Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovsk as referee Deniz Aytekin from the German Football Association blew the whistle for kick-off. Basel started well and as Mohamed Salah sprinted clear on six minutes he could have put the visitors ahead. He lifted the ball over the out rushing Jan Laštůvka, but his effort landed narrowly wide of the far post. Juande Ramos's team improved their game after that, but they could never really threaten their opponent's goal. Roman Zozulya hat a perfect half-volley on the run, but this flew into the side netting. Yevhen Seleznyov had a chance, but he hooked the ball over the goal from short range just before the interval. After the break, following a free-kick, which Yann Sommer had parried, Giuliano’s goalbound effort deflected off Fabian Schär's boot to safety with the keeper beaten. Things suddenly looked bad for Dnipro, because within ten minutes of coming on as substitute Nikola Kalinić was dismissed for putting his hand into Schär's face. 12 minutes later Fabian Frei also saw red because he raised his arm to block a Zozulya shot. Seleznyov converted the subsequent spot-kick on 76 minutes, but he messed up his next chance with only the goalie to beat. Minutes later at the other end Zozulya blocked Valentin Stocker in the penalty area and was penalised, Schär stepped up to beat the goalie with the penalty-kick, a low ball to Laštůvka's left, on 81 minutes. The game ended with this 1–1 draw and Basel advanced to the next round. The team's aims were subsequently revised again and this aim was stated as reaching the quarter-finals.^[45]

Zenit (7 March 2013)

Basel started the first leg of their round of 16 match against Zenit St. Petersburg at home in the St. Jakob-Park in front of an attendance of 15,008 fans. The home team started well and with a high tempo, especially Serey Die with a slaloming run, only to be halted by a good smothering save from keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev. Also impressive was Mohamed Salah his full-blooded drive from 15 metres went very close and next he fired a volley also narrowly close, but off-target. Zenit with their experienced line-up found their way into the game. Diving in at the rear post to collect a Nicolas Lombaerts pass, Roman Shirokov came closest to registering an away goal. before the interval. After the break Zenit became more intent, Danny threatened at the start with an effort that was deflected behind. Axel Witsel pass to Hulk laid off for Shirokov, but a big save from Yann Sommer as he rushed out to smother the danger. Basel played patiently, but concentrated, and 12 minutes from time Alexander Frei was substituted in. On 83 minutes a pass from Markus Steinhöfer to the never tiered Salah, dribble, shot, but parried by keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev the loose ball rolled out to Marcelo Díaz who put it home. Salah had another chance on 90 minutes as Malafeev parried a shot from Mohamed Elneny, but Salah hammered the rebound over the bar. In added time again Salah on a solo run down the left wing was brought down by Luís Neto in the penalty area. Referee Daniele Orsato from the Italy had no choice, showed Neto red and awarded a penalty. Alex Frei converted to the 2–0 scoreline and this left the Russian champions with a sizeable task in the second leg.^[46]

Return match (14 March 2013)

The second leg of the tie with Zenit was held in the Petrovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg and attracted an attendance of 19,500 spectators. Both teams started well, but Zenit gave an early indication that they intended to turn the result in their favour. However, on 11 minutes Valentin Stocker had the first chance, but he shot too high. Stocker remained dangerous, but as he went into a duel with Aleksandr Kerzhakov he received an elbow in his face. The Zenit midfielder was shown the yellow card, but Stocker's injury meant he could not continue and he was replaced by Fabian Frei. After half an hour Hulk played a corner-kick from the right to the near post, the ball was flicked on by Nicolas Lombaerts and Axel Witsel headed home. Two bookable offences within three minutes by Marcelo Díaz just before the interval brought Basel into a numerical disadvantage. After the break Basel had the first chance as Mohamed Salah sent Mohamed Elneny through with a good pass. Elneny sprinted in, but the angle was too acute and the ball went into the side netting. Murat Yakin's team played the second period with 10 men under pressure. Danny missed the best chance as he chipped over from three metres out, Vladimir Bystrov's shot bounced back off the post and Hulk's effort from 25 metres went a fraction over the cross-bar. Five minutes from time Park Joo-Ho attempted to make a clearance, but his boot hit Bystrov's leg. Referee Paweł Gil of the Polish Football Association had no choice but to award the penalty kick. Yann Sommer saved Roman Shirokov's 86th-minute spot-kick and this took his team through to the quarter-finals 2–1 on aggregate.^[47]

Tottenham Hotspur (4 April 2013)

In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur. The first leg was played in the White Hart Lane in London and attracted an attendance of 32,136 fans. Referee was Milorad Mažić of the Football Association of Serbia. Basel started fast and furious, Fabian Schär and Marco Streller both had powerful efforts saved by Spurs keeper Brad Friedel, then Markus Steinhöfer volleyed a fraction over the top. After 24 minutes the hosts lost Aaron Lennon due to an injury. After half an hour the visitors took the lead as Valentin Stocker reacted fastest following Streller's attempt bounced back off a post. Four minutes later Fabian Frei doubled up as he put a diving header into the net low beyond the goalie. Another six minutes later Emmanuel Adebayor pulled one back with a volley from close range following Scott Parker's deflected shot. The second half initially followed a similar pattern and after Mohamed Salah was foiled by the Spurs keeper, Kyle Naughton drew a fine save from Basel keeper Yann Sommer. Tottenham managed to pull level as Gylfi Sigurðsson beat Sommer with a half-volley from 22 yards that took a deflection off defender Schar. Basel worked hard to regain the lead both Salah and Jacques Zoua wasted best chances and Stocker went very close with a direct free-kick. Spurs held on, but in added time Gareth Bale was carried off with an ankle injury that would also keep him out in the second leg.^[48]

Return match (11 April 2013)

In the second leg, the St. Jakob-Park with 36,500 spectators was sold out, and the referee was Olegário Benquerença of the Portuguese Football Federation. The rainy weather did not spoil anybody's fun until the 23rd minute as Aleksandar Dragović slipped out on the wet pitch and missed the ball as he attempted to cut off a Vertonghen through ball and this allowed Clint Dempsey to round beyond keeper Yann Sommer and side-foot into the ball into the open goal. The home supporters, however, increased their volume and urged their players on. Park Joo-Ho intercepted a pass, Marco Streller took over and played a simple ball into the path of Salah, he played the ball forwards, but as three defenders came to challenge him, with the outside of his left boot he placed his shot beyond Brad Friedel from 20 metres. The Basel keeper had more to do than his counterpart. Sommer beat away a curling effort from Mousa Dembélé and soon afterwards he held a shot from Emmanuel Adebayor. But as Friedel was called upon four minutes after the restart, he was only able to parry a flick-on from Fabian Schär following a corner-kick and Dragovic stood nearby and finished off from close range, to make amends for his mishap earlier. On 56 minutes following a long free-kick, he had a second chance, as he glanced his header goalward, but it flew narrowly wide. 72nd minute corner, Spurs were heading inwards, but Sommer stretched to push the ball away. On 81 minutes a long ball, out from the centre circle was well controlled and then hammered at goal by Dempsey, the ball was nearly parried by Sommer but it rolled home and levelled things again. Seconds before the final whistle Jan Vertonghen was shown a red card for bringing down Streller as last man and so Spurs went into extra time a man short. The home team were the more adventurous in these 30 minutes with an extra man. Mohamed Elneny had one drive from 25 metres out, which, however, rebounded from the woodwork and Alexander Frei had a number of good chances after coming on as a substitute. It came to the penalty shoot-out, Basel converted their first three attempts and keeper Sommer saved low to his right from Tom Huddlestone and Adebayor fired over the top. Marcelo Díaz hammered the decisive penalty into the net and Basel advanced to the semi-finals.^[49]

Chelsea (25 April 2013)

The draw for the semi-finals was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on 12 April and Basel were drawn against Chelsea. The first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 36,000 fans and was sold out. Both teams started well into the game. Basel were renowned for the early attacking pressure and therefore the Blues were ready. Basel's first corner of the game in the third minute was played short, Mohamed Elneny then crossed to the centre and the ball bounced behind from the cross-bar. Chelseas’ winger Eden Hazard played a pass through behind Park Joo Ho for César Azpilicueta, he sent in a good cross, but Frank Lampard's shot was turned around the post by keeper Yann Sommer. From the corner that followed on 12 minutes the ball dropped beyond Branislav Ivanović and hit Moses in the face before bouncing into the corner of the net and the visitor's somewhat lucky, early lead. Hazard enjoyed two excellent chances, then Ramires sent in an angled shot forcing Sommer to make a one-handed stop. By the interval the hosts’ team had only really tested Petr Čech twice, first after a sharp and deflected free-kick from Fabian Schär that the goalie tipped over the bar, then he also had to pull off a low save from Mohamed Salah. Two minutes after the restart Valentin Stocker's shot, with Čech beaten, bounced back off the foot of the post and only minutes later at the other end Fernando Torres shot left-footed against the woodwork as well. The like-for-like trading of chances continued, Torres was denied by Sommer and then Marcelo Díaz swept his shot over the top from 12 metres out After 86 minutes Azpilicueta's foul on Stocker and referee was Pavel Královec of the Football Association of the Czech Republic rewarded the host a penalty which Schär converted for the equaliser. Entering into added time, Sommer made a miraculous save of captain John Terry's header, but he remained powerless to keep out David Luiz's last-gasp set piece in the fourth minute of added time that secured Chelsea a 2–1 victory.^[50]

Return match (2 May 2013)

The second leg was played at Stamford Bridge in London in front of an attendance of 39,403 fans. Both sides started well, but both missed early their chances. Basel's came as early as the first minute, but captain Marco Streller smashed his shot narrowly wide. At the other end Frank Lampard’s effort ricochet from the near post, then David Luiz missed his chance at the far post, another few minutes later Ramires, from close up, was beaten by Yann Sommer’s good reaction. Again at the other end, Mohamed Salah missed an opportunity in the 39th minute, as Petr Čech sprawled to smother it. However, the Egyptian forward threatened again before the break, fed by a good pass from Valentin Stocker, he dominantly hit the ball home. Moving into the second period Chelsea, with a second-half surge, scored three times within a ten-minute spell. First, a ball fell for Lampard, Sommer parried but was not able to hold the shot and Torres could not miss on 50 minutes. Then, double strike two minutes later. Victor Moses with a run down the right, pass to Torres, but his shot was blocked and the loose ball fell to Moses, who scored at the second attempt. Third, In the 59th minute Spurs’ next attack ended as Lampard teed up Luiz, who curled his first-time shot high into the net. Chelsea maintained defensive discipline, as Basel pressed, but Fabian Frei's shot rebounded from the woodwork and after this there were no more big chances. Referee Jonas Eriksson from the Swedish Football Association blew the final whistle and Basel lost the match 1–3 and 2–5 on aggregate, thus Chelsea advanced to the final.^[51]

Conclusion

Chelsea thus advanced to the final, where they were matched against Benfica in the Amsterdam Arena and they won 2–1 to lift the trophy. From the Basel point of view, the team advancing to the semi-final and this meant that their aim had not just been met, but successfully surpassed. It was the first time that a Swiss team had advanced so far.

Players

First team squad

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 13 July 2012 but subsequently left the club after that date.

As of 1 July 2012^[52]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SUI Yann Sommer 3 DF   KOR Park Joo-Ho 4 DF   SUI Philipp Degen 5 DF   SUI Arlind Ajeti 6 DF   AUT Aleksandar Dragović 7 MF   SUI David Degen 8 MF   CIV Serey Die 9 FW   SUI Marco Streller (Captain) 10 MF   CIV Gilles Yapi Yapo 11 MF   SUI Endogan Adili 13 FW   SUI Alexander Frei 14 MF   SUI Valentin Stocker 15 DF   SUI Kay Voser 16 DF   SUI Fabian Schär 17 FW   ARG Raúl Bobadilla

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 GK   SUI Germano Vailati 19 MF   SUI Simon Grether 20 MF   SUI Fabian Frei 21 MF   CHI Marcelo Díaz 22 FW   EGY Mohamed Salah 23 GK   SUI Mirko Salvi 24 MF   SUI Cabral 25 MF   SUI Darko Jevtić 26 DF   ARG Gastón Sauro 27 DF   GER Markus Steinhöfer 29 DF   CZE Radoslav Kováč 30 FW   SUI Stjepan Vuleta 31 FW   CMR Jacques Zoua 33 MF   EGY Mohamed Elneny 35 FW   PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong

Out on loan

—	FW	SUI	Marco Aratore (at   Aarau which ended 3 August)
—	FW	SUI	Marco Aratore (at   Winterthur from 17 January 2013 until 30 June 2013)^[22]
—	MF	SUI	Pascal Schürpf (at   Aarau which ended 3 August)
—	MF	SUI	Pascal Schürpf (to   Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013)^[20]
—	DF	SUI	Taulant Xhaka (at   Grasshopper until 30 June 2013)
—	DF	SUI	Genséric Kusunga (at   Servette until 30 June 2013)
—	MF	SUI	Stephan Andrist (at   Luzern until 30 June 2013)
35	FW	PRK	Pak Kwang-Ryong (at   Bellinzona, from 11 Januar 2013 until 30 June 2013)^[19]
19	MF	SUI	Simon Grether (to   Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013)^[20]
30	FW	SUI	Stjepan Vuleta (to   Wil from 5 February 2013 until 30 June 2013)^[21]

Transfers Summer 2012

In

7	MF	SUI	David Degen (from BSC Young Boys)
18	GK	SUI	Germano Vailati (from St. Gallen)
19	MF	SUI	Simon Grether (from Basel U-21)
21	MF	CHI	Marcelo Díaz (from Universidad de Chile)
22	FW	EGY	Mohamed Salah (from Arab Contractors)
23	GK	SUI	Mirko Salvi (from Basel U-21)

Out

—	MF	SUI	Xherdan Shaqiri (to Bayern Munich – €10 million)
—	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka (to Borussia Mönchengladbach – €8.5 million)
—	GK	SUI	Marcel Herzog (to St. Gallen – n/a)
—	DF	ARG	David Abraham (to Getafe – Free transfer)
—	MF	SUI	Benjamin Huggel (Retired)
—	MF	AUS	Scott Chipperfield (Retired)
—	GK	SUI	Massimo Colomba (Retired)

Transfers Winter 2012–13

In

8	MF	CIV	Serey Die (from FC Sion – n/a)^[13]
11	MF	SUI	Endogan Adili (from Grasshopper Club Zürich – n/a)^[14]
17	FW	ARG	Raúl Bobadilla (from BSC Young Boys – n/a)^[15]
33	MF	EGY	Mohamed Elneny (from Arab Contractors on loan)

Out

29

DF

CZE

Radoslav Kováč (to Slovan Liberec free transfer)^[18]

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Preseason

Basel   v   Steaua București

23 June 2012 Pre-season	Basel	2–4	Steaua București	Sportgelände am Birkenmoos, Rottach-Egern
14:00 CEST	Salah   23' (1:2) D. Degen   36' Andrist   83' (pen. 2:4)	FCB summary	14' (0:1) Rusescu   16' (0:2) Rocha   49' (1:3) F. Costea   63' (1:4) Nikolić	Attendance: 400 Referee:   Peter Sippel

Basel   v   SpVgg Unterhaching

26 June 2012 Pre-season	Basel	2–0	SpVgg Unterhaching	Sportplatz Warngau, Warngau
14:00	Streller   42' (1:0) Streller   55' (2:0) Cabral   78'	FCB summary		Attendance: 400 Referee:   Christian Leicher (Landshut)

FC Rottach-Egern   v   Basel

28 June 2012 Pre-season	FC Rottach-Egern	0–10	Basel	Sportgelände am Birkenmoos, Rottach-Egern
18:00		FCB summary	Pak   7' (0:1) D. Degen   24' (0:2) Frei   28' (0:3) D. Degen   41' (0:4) Dragović   59' (0:5) Andrist   60' (0:6) Vuleta   68' (0:7) Frei   83' (0:8) Dragović   86' (0:9) Zoua   88' (0:10)	Attendance: 250 Referee:   Michael Krische

FC Aarau   v   Basel

4 July 2012 Pre-season	FC Aarau	1–2	Basel	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
18:00	Garat   26' Calla   80' (pen. 1:1)	FCB summary	15' (0:1) Streller   26' Streller   79' Markus Steinhöfer   86' (1:2) Zoua	Attendance: 1,450 Referee:   Rene Erlachner

Basel   v   Standard Liège

8 July 2012 Pre-season	Basel	0–1	Standard Liège	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30		FCB summary	86' (0:1) Ajdarević	Attendance: 1,523 Referee:   Ludovic Gremaud

Basel   v   1. FC Kaiserslautern

7 September 2012 Mid-season	Basel	2–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
18:30	P. Degen   50' (1:2) Admir Seferagic   88' (2:3)	FCB summary	6' (0:1) Baumjohann   43' (0:2) Nsor   77' (1:3) Mohammadou Idrissou	Attendance: 1,200 Referee:   Stephan Klossner

Basel   v   FC Wohlen

12 October 2012 Mid-season	Basel	7–0	FC Wohlen	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00	Zoua   7' (1:0) Vuleta   30' (2:0) Frei   39' (3:0) Vuleta   49' (4:0) Zoua   51' (5:0) Yapi Yapo   52' (6:0) Jevtić   88' (7:0)	FCB summary		Attendance: 350 Referee: Pascal Erlachner

Winter break

Basel   v   Bayern Munich

12 January 2013 Winter break	Basel	0–3	Bayern Munich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30		FCB summary	7' (0:1) Mandžukić   11' (0:2) Schweinsteiger   14' (0:3) Ribéry	Attendance: 30,080 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
Note: Fair match no yellow cards

Basel   v   Steaua București

18 January 2013 Winter break	Basel	1–1	Steaua București	Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
19:30	D. Degen   11' Zoua   90+1' (1:1)	FCB summary	80' (0:1) Pintilii   Bourceanu.	Attendance: 400 Referee: Javier Moreno Muñoz

Basel   v   Ferencváros Budapest

21 January 2013 Training camp	Basel	2–2	Ferencváros Budapest	Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
16:00	El-Nenny   44' (1:0) D. Degen   45' (2:0) Dragović   55'   68'	FCB summary	73' (2:1) Čukić   86' (2:2) Čukić	Attendance: 65 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok, South Korea

Basel   v   Dynamo Kiev

23 January 2013 Training camp	Basel	0–1	Dynamo Kiev	Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
16:30	Streller   35' Yapi   36' Serey Die   40'	FCB summary	43' (0:1) Kranjčar   49' Celine   60' Hacheridi	Attendance: 100 Referee: Kim Sung He, South Korea

Basel   v   China

24 January 2013 Training camp	Basel	2–1	China	Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
17:00	Díaz   17' (1:0) F. Frei   63' (2:0)	FCB summary	72' Gao Lin	Attendance: 100 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok, South Korea

Basel   v   Vaduz

30 January 2013 Winter break	Basel	2–0	Vaduz	Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
15:00	Stocker   24' (1:0) Zoua   49' (2:0)	FCB summary		Attendance: 500 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Basel   v   Biel

2 February 2013 Winter break	Basel	0–2	Biel	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:30		FCB summary	62' (0:2) Coly   34' Doudin   62' (0:2) Coly	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Sascha Amhof

Basel   v   Bellinzona

6 February 2013 Friendly	Basel	Cancelled^[53]	Bellinzona	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
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First half of season

Servette v Basel

13 July 2012^[23] Round 1	Servette	0–1	Basel	Stade de Genève, Geneva
19:45	Lang   57' De Azevedo   82'	FCB summary	55' Steinhöfer   59' (0:1) D. Degen   90+5' P. Degen	Attendance: 8,132 Referee:   Sascha Kever

Basel v Luzern

21 July 2012 Round 2	Basel	2–2	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Kováč   24' Steinhöfer   30' A. Frei   61' (1:1) Streller   81' (2:2)	FCB summary	18' (0:1) Lezcano   21' Muntwiler   44' Kryeziu   66' Lezcano   66' (1:2) Lezcano   76' Puljić	Attendance: 29,256 Referee:   Alain Bieri

Grasshopper Club v Basel

28 July 2012 Round 3	Grasshopper Club	2–2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
19:45	Ben Khalifa   29' (1:1) Ben Khalifa   78' Brahimi   82' (2:2)	FCB summary	15' (0:1) A. Frei   24' Cabral   42' Zoua   47' (1:2) Yapi	Attendance: 7,050 Referee:   Sascha Amhof

Sion v Basel

4 August 2012 Round 4	Sion	1–1	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
19:45	Dingsdag   27' Vanczák   64' Itaperuna  80' (1:1) Léo   81'	FCB summary	18' Cabral   45' Voser   48' (0:1) Kováč   57' Serey Die   65' Sommer   70' Streller   85' Kováč	Attendance: 14,850 Referee:   Nikolaj Hänni

Basel v Thun

12 August 2012 Round 5	Basel	3–1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Streller   9' (pen. 1:0) Streller   31' (2:0) Stocker   42' (3:1) F. Frei   83' Streller   83'	FCB summary	8'   22' Faivre   28' Ghezal   35' (2:1) Schirinzi   43' Hediger	Attendance: 27,422 Referee:   Stephan Klossner

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

18 August 2012 Round 6	Basel	2–0	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Streller   43' (1:0) Salah   82' (2:0)	FCB summary	40' Katz   90+2' Facchinetti	Attendance: 26,627 Referee:   Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

St. Gallen v Basel

25 August 2012 Round 7	St. Gallen	2–1	Basel	AFG Arena, St. Gallen
19:45 CEST	Čavušević   51' (1:1) Montandon   58' Regazzoni   72' (2:1) Mathys   75' Regazzoni   89' Sutter   90+3'	FCB summary	10' (0:1) Zoua   32' Kováč   40' F. Frei   83' Stocker   90+3' D. Degen	Attendance: 18,841 Referee:   Stephan Studer

Basel v Zürich

2 September 2012 Round 8	Basel	0–0	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Benito   28'	FCB summary		Attendance: 30,423 Referee:   Damien Carrel

Young Boys v Basel

23 September 2012 Round 9	Young Boys	1–1	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:15	Zárate   49' (1:0) Spycher  52'	FCB summary	53' F. Frei   61' Díaz   73' (1:1) Streller   86' Stocker   88' Cabral	Attendance: 22,757 Referee:   Stephan Studer

Basel v Sion

26 September 2012 Round 10	Basel	4–1	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30	P. Degen   39' P. Degen   42' (1:0) P. Degen   55' (2:1) Stocker   74' (3:1) Stocker   75' Sauro   80' (4:1)	FCB summary	42' Bühler   43' (1:1) Gattuso   85' Wüthrich   87' Darragi	Attendance: 27,575 Referee:   Alain Bieri

Lausanne-Sport v Basel

29 September 2012 Round 11	Lausanne-Sport	1–1	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:45	Moussilou   63' (1:1) Gabri   76' Sanogo   87' Roux   90+1'	FCB summary	2' (0:1) Salah   44' Dragović   84' Schär	Attendance: 6,000 Referee:   Stephan Klossner

Basel v Servette

7 October 2012 Round 12	Basel	3–2	Servette	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Schär   36' (1:1) D. Degen   37' (2:1) Streller   52' (3:1) Stocker  92'	FCB summary	12' (0:1) Tréand   54' Kusunga   65' (3:2) Lang   90+4' Schneider	Attendance: 27,199 Referee:   Cyril Zimmermann

Luzern v Basel

20 October 2012 Round 13	Luzern	1–0	Basel	Swissporarena, Luzern
16:00	Puljić   44' (Jahmir Hyka) Ajeti   60' (o.g. 1:0) Muntwiler   75'   90+3' Winter	FCB summary	40' Cabral   42' D. Degen   49' Dragović	Attendance: 16,253 Referee:   Gerhard Grobelnik

Zürich v Basel

27 October 2012 Round 14	Zürich	1–2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Gavranović   87' (1:2)	FCB summary	23' D. Degen   6' (0:1) Schär   49' Schär   29' (0:2) A. Frei	Attendance: 12,321 Referee:   Sascha Kever

Basel v Young Boys

3 November 2012 Round 15	Basel	2–0	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Yapi   27' (1:0) Streller   39' (2:0) Stocker   90+1'	FCB summary	14' Nuzzolo   28'Wölfli   53' Ojala	Attendance: 30,057 Referee:   Nikolaj Hänni

Basel v Grasshopper Club

17 November 2012 Round 16	Basel	4–0	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:00	D. Degen   7' (1:0) Schär   33' Streller   57' (pen. 2:0) D. Degen   68' A. Frei   72' (3:0) A. Frei   79' (4:0) Dragović   82' P. Degen   85'	FCB summary	21' Pavlović   32' Toko   57' Grichting	Attendance: 32,060 Referee:   Daniel Wermelinger

Thun v Basel

24 November 2012 Round 17	Thun	3–2	Basel	Arena Thun, Thun
16:00	Ngamukol   5' (1:0) Wittwer   64' (2:2) Hediger   90+1' Faivre   90+3' Ngamukol   88' (3:2)	FCB summary	32' (1:1) F. 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The 2012 13 FC Basel season is the 120th season in club history and the club s 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football Basel started their season with various warm up matches against teams from Switzerland Romania and Germany Their 2012 13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July with the away tie against Servette FC and they started in the 2012 13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase and were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn This and the following qualifying round were overstood however in the play off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj and were knocked out FC Basel2012 13 seasonChairmanBernhard HeuslerManagerHeiko Vogeluntil 15 October 2012Murat Yakinfrom 15 October 2012GroundSt Jakob Park Basel SwitzerlandSuper League1stSwiss CupRunners upChampions LeaguePlay off roundEuropa LeagueSemi finalsTop goalscorerLeague Marco Streller 14 All Marco Streller 21 Highest home attendanceSwiss Super League 35 171 vs Lausanne 16 May 2013 UEFA Europa League36 000 vs Chelsea 25 April 2013 Lowest home attendanceSwiss Super League 24 265 vs Sion 9 February 2013 UEFA Europa League12 743 vs Videoton 8 November 2012 Home coloursAway colours 2011 122013 14 Following a poor start to the season it was announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager 1 Following the out in the Champions League Basel played in the Europa League group stage and were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal K R C Genk and Videoton FC They finished the Group in second position and advanced to the knockout phase round of 32 Here they were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Basel won 3 1 on aggregate In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St Petersburg and despite being the underdogs Basel advanced by winning 2 1 on aggregate Thus they qualified for the quarter finals and were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur whom they beat 4 1 on penalties after a 4 4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi finals The draw for the semi final matched Basel against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea Contents 1 Club 1 1 FC Basel Holding AG 1 2 Club management 1 3 Team management 2 Overview 2 1 Offseason and preseason 2 2 Winter break 3 The campaign 3 1 Domestic league 3 2 Domestic Cup 3 3 Champions League 3 4 Europa League 3 4 1 Group stage 3 4 2 Knockout phase 4 Players 4 1 First team squad 4 2 Out on loan 4 3 Transfers Summer 2012 4 3 1 In 4 3 2 Out 4 4 Transfers Winter 2012 13 4 4 1 In 4 4 2 Out 5 Results and fixtures 5 1 Legend 5 2 Friendly matches 5 2 1 Preseason 5 2 2 Winter break 5 3 Swiss Super League 5 3 1 First half of season 5 3 2 Second half of season 5 3 3 League table 5 4 Swiss Cup 5 5 UEFA Champions League 5 5 1 Qualifying rounds 5 5 1 1 Second qualifying round 5 5 1 2 Third qualifying round 5 5 2 Playoff round 5 6 UEFA Europa League 5 6 1 Group stage 5 6 2 Knockout phase 6 Statistics 6 1 Appearances and goals 7 See also 8 References 9 Sources 10 External linksClub editFC Basel Holding AG edit The FC Basel Holding AG Holding owns 75 of the club FC Basel FC Basel 1893 AG and the other 25 is owned by the club and its members Chairman of the Holding was Bernhard Heusler the finance chief was Stephan Werthmuller and Sportdirector was Georg Heitz As chairman of the Holding Heusler was also chairman of the club Club management edit At the AGM the existing board of directors under president Bernhard Heusler with vice president Adrian Knup sportdirector Georg Heitz financial manager Stephan Werthmuller and marketing manager Rene Kamm and the three directors Reto Baumgartner Dominik Donze and Benno Kaiser were willing to continue as before They were all re elected unanimously Chairman nbsp Mr Bernhard Heusler Vice Chairman nbsp Mr Adrian Knup Finances nbsp Mr Stephan Werthmuller Sportdirector nbsp Mr Georg Heitz Marketing nbsp Mr Rene Kamm Director nbsp Mr Reto Baumgartner Director nbsp Mr Dominik Donze Director nbsp Mr Benno Kaiser Ground capacity and dimensions St Jakob Park 38 512 2 37 500 for international matches 3 120x80 m Updated to match played 1 July 2013Source FCB Official Site Team management edit First team manager at the start on the season was Heiko Vogel His assistants were Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as the new head of the FCB Youth System Coach of the Youth Team U 21 was Carlos Bernegger and Benjamin Huggel who also retired as player was appointed as his new assistant On 15 October 2012 it was announced that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager 1 but that the assistants would all remain in their respective positions On 7 April 2013 it was announced that Carlos Bernegger was released from his still running contract that was valid until June 2015 so that he could sign a contract with FC Luzern as first team manager 4 Bernegger started his new job on 8 April and was replaced ad interim by the Youth Section boss Ceccaroni Position Staff Manager nbsp Heiko Vogeluntil 15 October 2012 Manager nbsp Murat Yakinfrom 15 October 2012 1 Assistant manager nbsp Marco Walker 2 Assistant manager nbsp Markus Hoffmann Goalkeeper Coach nbsp Massimo Colomba Team Administration nbsp Gustav Nussbaumer Youth Team Coach nbsp Carlos Berneggeruntil 7 April 2013 Youth Team Coachad interim nbsp Massimo Ceccaroni from 8 April 2013 Youth Team Co Coach nbsp Benjamin Huggel Last updated 1 July 2012Source FCB Official SiteOverview editOffseason and preseason edit Heiko Vogel remained as first team manager A number of players left the squad Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach Beni Huggel also retired from his active career and became assistant to coach Carlos Bernegger of the U 21 team Between the years 1998 to 2005 and again from 2007 to 2012 Huggel played a total of 536 games for Basel scoring a total of 102 goals 297 of these games were in the Swiss Super League 30 in the Swiss Cup 74 in the European competitions Champions League Europa League and UIC and 135 were friendly games He scored 62 goals in the domestic league 9 in the cup 8 in the European competitions and the other 23 were scored during the test games Huggel won the Swiss championship seven times and the cup five times 5 Further Scott Chipperfield retired from his professional career and moved to local amateur club FC Aesch as player coach Between the years 2001 and 2012 Chipperfield played a total of 486 games for the club scoring 106 times 270 of these games were in the domestic league 37 in the Cup 78 in the European competitions and 101 were friendly games He scored 69 goals in the domestic league 8 in the cup 8 in the European competitions and the other 21 were netted during the test games He is the Basel all time record holder of titles with the club with seven Swiss Nationalliga A Super League and six Swiss Cup honours 6 Xherdan Shaqiri left the club and signed a four year contract with Bayern Munich The transfer fee was not disclosed by the two clubs 7 Granit Xhaka also left FC Basel and signed a five year contract with Borussia Monchengladbach The clubs did not disclose the transfer fee 8 It was also announced that Getafe signed David Abraham in a free transfer and gave him a four year contract 9 Basel s biggest signings of the 2012 13 season were Mohamed Salah who transferred in from Arab Contractors 10 and Marcelo Diaz who came from Universidad de Chile Diaz was transferred to Basel in a US 4 million deal and signed a four year contract 11 David Degen also returned to his home club after spending four seasons with BSC Young Boys Stjepan Vuleta Simon Grether and Mirko Salvi signed from the youth academy 12 Winter break edit Basel started the preparation for the second half of the season on 4 January 2013 They played a friendly on 12 January against Bayern Munich and spent their training camp in Marbella from 14 to 24 January Here they played four trials the last being the 2 1 win against the Chinese national team On 13 December 2012 FC Basel announced that they had signed Serey Die on a three and a half year contract 13 and on 17 December 2012 they also announced that Endogan Adili had also been signed on a three and a half year contract with an additional one year option 14 On 3 January 2013 it was announced that Raul Bobadilla had been signed on a contract until 2017 15 On 29 January 2013 it was announced that Basel had signed Mohamed Elneny on loan until the end of the season 16 17 In the other direction it was also announced that Radoslav Kovac was given a free transfer to Slovan Liberec 18 During January it was also announced that some of the youngsters would be loaned out to lower league clubs Pak Kwang Ryong 19 Simon Grether and Pascal Schurpf 20 to Bellinzona Stjepan Vuleta to Wil 21 and Marco Aratore to Winterthur 22 so that they could all gain playing experience The campaign editDomestic league edit Basel s priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the fourth time in a row Basel s 2012 13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July 2012 with the away tie against Servette FC 23 The season started poorly Basel won just three of their first nine games drawing five with one defeat They were in fourth position in the league table eight points behind the leaders Grasshoppers this even increased to eleven points just three weeks later Following a poor start to the season the club announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager and following the change the team spirits improved and they played better achieving the results FCB ended the first half of the season in second position they had reduced the arrears to four points and had moved one point ahead of Sion and St Gallen In the second half of the season FC Sion lost their momentum completely and St Gallen also lost contact to the first two positions in the league table The Grasshoppers and Basel distanced themselves continually but remained within a few points of each other Basel took over the lead in the championship table and mid way through the second half of the season started to open a gap to their last remaining rivals Despite Grasshoppers winning the direct league fixture against Basel three games before the end of the season Basel had acquired enough points to finish three points ahead of them and to win their fourth title in a row 24 Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one Conclusion Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one The team ended the season with 61 goals scored and 31 goals against They had the season s best attacking as well as the best defensive record Marco Streller was the team s top goal scorer with 14 goals and he was second in the league top scorer ranking behind Ezequiel Scarione from St Gallen Alexander Frei was the team s second best scorer with seven goals but the due to injuries he only played in 18 of the league 36 games Valentin Stocker had scored six league goals and Mohamed Salah had netted five Domestic Cup edit Basel entered the 2012 13 Swiss Cup in the first round of the competition and as cup holders the club s clear aim for the team was for them to retain the title In the first round teams from the Super League and Challenge 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 if applicable Basel were drawn with the away game against FC Amriswil a team from the OFV Ostschweizer Fussballverband eastern regional 2 Liga the sixth tier of Swiss football Amriswil 15 September 2012 Over 5 000 spectators wanted to see how the amateurs from Amriswil would make life difficult for the reigning Swiss champions Basel But that didn t happen By the interval it was already 0 4 out of the hosts point of view Twice a goal from Jacques Zoua and as well as a goal from Fabian Frei and one from Alex Frei had taken the score to this intermediate and had given FCB a nerve sparing afternoon Even the consolation goal in the 74th minute could not spoil the visitor s day because afterwards again Alex Frei and finally Mohamed Salah subsequently increased the score The Underdogs lost the match against the favourites 1 6 25 Chiasso 11 November 2012 In the second round of the Cup the teams from the Super League were seeded and could not play each other In the matches the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league Basel were drawn against Chiasso who at that time played in the Challenge League the second tier of Swiss football After two days of continuous rain the Stadio Comunale with just 1 004 paying spectators and with a soggy and deep pitch welcomed the visitors But the FCB players were ready and without any lead time Gilles Yapi who wore the captain s armband because Marco Streller was out injured launched Mohamed Salah with a long ball and his ideally timed cross found the completely free standing Fabian Frei at the far post The Basel team quickly followed up and increased their early lead in the 19th minute to 2 0 with a header from Jacques Zoua after a corner from Marcelo Diaz The consolation goal sprang from a Basel corner kick which was played shortly Yapi s shot was blocked and the home team conjured up a perfectly played counterattack Captain Sandro Reclari sent Luis Filipe Pimenta running with a long ball The Portuguese sprinted from the centre line out running defender Joo Ho Park and artfully lifted the ball from 15 meters over Germano Vailati into the goal After the break an FCB who was vastly superior in all respects nailed the opponent to his penalty area Salah and twice Diaz still missed good chances but then with a double strike in the 65th and 67th minute the match was decided First Salah played Fabian Frei into space keeper Andrea Capelletti could not hold his shot and Zoua rounded the Chiasso goalie and pushed home from an acute angle The fourth goal was initiated by Marcelo Diaz with a pass to Salah The Egyptian saw his shot blocked but Diaz inherited the ricochet and shot in from ten yards The 4 1 score line remained until the final whistle 26 Locarno 9 December 2012 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 again away from home against Locarno Basel took control of the game from the beginning In the fifth minute corner for Basel Jacques Zoua heads the ball goalie Mitrovic landed in the goal but held the ball on the line Eighth minute a cross from Alexander Frei and Mohamed Salah kicked the ball into the net The goal was disallowed because the ball had passed over the line before the cross had been made Basel were completely in control of the game but Salah Frei Zoua and Fabian Schar missed their chances Shortly before the interval Salah eventually got his goal sent into the middle on a sprint with a long ball he used the outside of his left boot to put the ball home In the second period Nicolas Mazzola on 51 minutes levelled the score and double strike just four minutes later put the home team in front Salah also managed a double pack in the 75th minute he levelled the score Basel should have decided the tie with their numerous chances earlier but extra time was needed to decide the tie Valentin Stocker did this by scoring the winner in the 117th minute Locarno were knocked out by Basel 2 3 being the final score 27 Thun 27 February 2013 The winners of Round 3 played in the quarter finals and these were played in the new year The ties were drawn there is no home advantage granted in the draw Basel were drawn away from home against FC Thun Head coach Murat Yakin had changed the team significantly compared to their last game Six players were left out Schar Park Cabral Stocker and Streller were given a day off Fabian Frei and Salah initially sat on the bench Less than twelve minutes had passed in the Arena Thun which was almost embarrassingly empty for a Cup quarter final when Alexander Frei was present for the first FCB chance Newcomer Mohamed Elneny launched Philipp Degen with a great ball and as his cross came Frei cleverly ran free to head home Basel controlled the game created chances but did not succeed to add a goal In the second period they limited themselves to managing the result and promptly they conceded the equalizer in the 79th minute After a corner kick Mathieu Salamand who had just been substituted in seconds before was able to bring the ball to the middle where FCB goalie Yann Sommer did not react and Marco Schneuwly was able to nod home from four meters out After this shock Basel pulled themselves together found their way back into the game and in the extra time they dominated Salah missed a first big chance in the 93rd minute when he sprinted with the ball past the Thun goalkeeper but then also past the goal FCB had to bite until the 115th minute before they scored the second decisive goal Initiated nicely by Marcelo Diaz and processed even better by Fabian Frei down the right wing Alex Frei scored with a direct volley from five meters 28 Sion 17 April 2013 Basel s opponents in the semi final were FC Sion The match was played in front of an attendance of 13 800 fans which meant that the Stade Tourbillon was virtually sold out Both teams started on eye level with each other and chances were rare happenings In the 50th minute Marco Streller ran onto a long ball played by Mohamed Elneny to the far side of the far post goalkeeper Andris Vanins and defender Vilmos Vanczak both went to challenge him but broke off their runs because they thought the ball would go out However Streller got his boot to the ball before it crossed the outline passed it to Valentin Stocker whose angled shot missed the target by a hair s width On 64 minutes a long pass to Sion s striker Michael Dingsdag but his first time volley in the sprint from outside the box was saved by Yann Sommer at full stretch Stocker scored the decisive 1 0 after a cross from Streller a quarter of an hour before the end Basel achieved the first ever win against Sion in the Cup 29 Grasshopper Club 20 May 2013 The cup final was held on Whit Monday in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf with referee Stephan Studer and with an attendance of 27 290 fans Both teams started on eye level with each other playing hard but not unfair Chances out of the game were hardly possible but standard situations brought danger A free kick for GC in the 38th minute was the first big chance Steven Zuber s long ball was side footed at goal by Milan Vilotic but Yann Sommer stretched and saved brilliantly GC controlled the game before the interval a long ball and Shkelzen Gashi ran into the open space but he put the ball wide of the far post After the break a yellow card that could also have been a red for Basel defender Aleksandar Dragovic another free kick for Zuber and this time it was the cross bar that denied Vilotic the opener In the 69th minute FCB captain Streller is substituted out because of an injury and new striker Raul Bobadilla was brought in Two minutes later he out dribbled two defenders but fell and as he fell Markus Steinhofer took over the ball and shot at goal and FCB took the lead GC reacted immediately a shot from Michael Lang was blocked by Sommer but Izet Hajrovic put the loose ball over the goal line Extra time was required and both teams could have scored but Nassim Ben Khalifa at one end and Bobadilla at the other failed Penalty shoot out With four penalties taken things were level 3 3 Last penalty for Basel Bobadilla hit the crossbar instead of the goal then Milan Vilotic hit the goal instead of the crossbar and it was all over The Grasshoppers were cup winners 30 Conclusion As cup holders the club s clear aim for the team was for them to retain the title They had completed their aim of reaching the final but the penalty shoot out had denied the absolute fulfilment Alex Frei was the team s top scorer in the competition with five goals in the games Jacques Zoua had scored four in four outings and Mohamed Salah had scored three in five outings Champions League edit Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim was to reach the group stage Flora Tallinn 17 July 2012 Basel were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn in the second qualifying round The first leg was played in the A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn in front of 3 123 fans It was a partially cloudy evening the temperature was by 19 C and the pitch was dry Basel started well into the match and took control of the game and had more possession than the Estonian champions However the best chance in the early stages came from the hosts but Karl Eerik Luigend s good cross was shot over the cross bar by Karl Mool Alex Frei had his first chance a few minutes later but his close range shot was well saved by Stanislav Pedok In the second period Frei first struck on 64 minutes as he applied the finishing touch to a right wing cross from David Degen He then added another three minutes before the final whistle from a spot kick after Karl Palatu had fouled Valentin Stocker 31 Return match 24 July 2012 The second leg was played in the St Jakob Park in front of 20 467 fans Referee Artur Soares Dias from the Portuguese Football Federation reported a dry and good pitch it was sunny and warm 29 C evening Basel started well and with tempo the visitors struggled to impose themselves on the game Basel missed their first good chance but on 9 minutes Jacques Zoua was able to put them one up Markus Steinhofer played David Degen free on the right flank and his good cross to the centre was headed home by a free standing Zoua With Marcelo Diaz distributing the balls in midfield Basel continued to play forwards and were seeing no danger to their rear goalie Germano Vailati had a quiet evening On 31 minutes after a neat move and a one two with captain Marco Streller Zoua managed his second goal of the evening The visitors never really got into the game and went further behind on 63 minutes A long distance free kick was smashed home directly by mid fielder Diaz to make it 3 0 which remained until the final whistle 32 Molde 1 August 2012 Basel were drawn against Norwegian club Molde FK in the third qualifying round The first leg was in the Aker Stadion with an attendance of 6 564 fans Basel s head coach Heiko Vogel had to adapt his team because striker Alex Frei was injured Basel played with a five man midfield Nevertheless they started well and were quick to take ball possession against the Norwegian champions In the 10th minute a long opening ball from Goalie Sommer and captain Marco Streller headed on to Valentin Stocker who out dribbled two defenders but put the ball wide of the far post On 15 minutes Marcelo Diaz hammered a direct free kick at goal but keeper Espen Bugge Pettersen stretched and was able to push the ball wide Molde coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw his side have their first big chance moments later Angan was sent down the right by a long ball but his superb volley was well saved by Yann Sommer A few minutes later Angan struck his hand in Aleksandar Dragovic s face and was shown a straight red card by referee Fredy Fautrel of the French Football Federation The hosts then found themselves back pedalling as Basel took charge In the second half Basel found it hard to create goal chances against the tightly sorted defence and when they did their efforts didn t pay dividends But then on 78 minutes Stocker received the ball dummied the defender and hit a precise shot towards goal keeper Pettersen parried the ball and Jacques Zoua sprinted in to kick the loose ball over the line The 1 0 scoreline remained until the end 33 Return match 8 August 2012 The second leg was in the St Jakob Park and on this sunny evening the attendance was 18 567 fans In the early stages the visitors showed their intentions and pinned Basel back into their own half Molde FK created their first good chance on 9 minutes as Jo Inge Berget played a quick one two playing Mattias Mostrom clear in the box but Sommer held his shot A further one two between Berget and Mostrom on 14 minutes sent Mostrom through towards goal but he placed his shot wide of the far post David Degen had Basel s first good chance on 28 minutes as he ran into position collecting a long ball from Gilles Yapi but he shot wide Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s team were rewarded for their superiority in the 32nd minute a mistake in midfield a slick move forward and after Magne Simonsen s first shot was parried by Sommer the rebound fell to Berget who slotted home After the interval the match changed Basel found a higher gear and took control First Valentin Stocker side footed David Degen s cross off target Then Degen had a shot blocked in the 63rd minute he collected the rebound but shot wide Marcelo Diaz was the next to miss the target and Marco Streller headed over the crossbar Having spent much of the first period playing forwards suddenly Molde were happy to sit back and wait for counterattacks But this was a dangerous tactic because Basel achieved that goal they were looking for Diaz with the cross in the 75th minute Streller headed the ball down for Degen and he pushed it home not savagely but with sense 1 1 But it wasn t finished yet second minute of added time Gaston Sauro pulled his opponent over inside the penalty area Referee Vladislav Bezborodov of the Russian Football Union had no choice spot kick If it was converted Molde would go through but Sommer correctly guessed which side dived to his right and saved from Hoseth The Norwegian champions were demoted to the UEFA Europa League Basel advanced to the play off round 34 CFR 1907 Cluj 21 August 2012 In the play off round Basel were drawn against the Romanian champions CFR Cluj and the first leg was played in the St Jakob Park with an attendance of 16 651 fans Referee was Jonas Eriksson of the Swedish Football Association Basel started well their moves were reasoned and the passes well timed The visitors however created the first good chance Basel keeper Sommer had to stretch following a fierce 25 metre shot from Modou Sougou Instantly Basel reacted Mohamed Salah sprinted down the right wing and his curving cross was met by Marco Streller but his glanced header went wide Salah then found David Degen with a good pass but he fired his shot straight at keeper Mario Felgueiras Five minutes later again Salah with a cross this time Valentin Stocker shot wide CFR had their second chance after about 40 minutes but Pantelis Kapetanos shot over the top The goal that Basel had threatened came one minute before the interval A corner kick from Marcelo Diaz s was diverted into Streller s path and with an acrobatic volley he hit the ball beyond keeper Felgueiras The second period began as the first half did Basel took the initiative Sent down the right by Diaz David Degen crossed for Stocker whose short range firm header was punched out by Felgueiras who reacted fast However the home team were caught shortly after the hour Rafael Bastos s through ball to Sougou was well timed and his right foot finish landed low in the net Five minutes later Gabriel Mureșan sent Sougou running free again and this time he lashed his shot into the roof of the net to put Basel 1 2 down Basel could not react and the score line remained until the end 35 Return match 29 August 2012 The second leg was played at Stadionul Dr Constantin Rădulescu with an attendance of 15 481 fans FCB needed to score twice as a minimum requirement and this was not helped by the fact that head coach Heiko Vogel had to replace midfielder Mohamed Salah because of injury Nevertheless the experienced duo Marco Streller and Alexander Frei were always a danger for the host s defence Frei had the first good chance but his curling shot floated over the bar CFR had no intention of sitting back despite conceding the majority of possession they were always dangerous with counter attacks and in the 20th minute a quick counter was finished off by Pantelis Kapetanos header from Diogo Valente s cross Basel reacted and took the initiative Shortly before the interval advancing goalie Mario Felgueiras brought down Streller and referee Gianluca Rocchi from the Italy was forced to award a penalty But Frei hit the spot kick over the top In the second period FCB refused to surrender but despite all their hard work they struggled to create clear chances Substitute Cabral came closest with a 20 metre strike but at full stretch the home goalkeeper pushed the ball round the post Later following a corner defender Aleksandar Dragovic narrowly missed the target with his header But CFR held their 1 0 lead to win 3 1 on aggregate 36 Conclusion Basel entered the 2012 13 UEFA Champions League in the qualifying phase and therefore their initial aim was to reach the group stage Having lost both games against CFR Cluj and being knocked out 3 1 on aggregate the initial aim was failed Europa League edit Because the losing teams from the Champions League play off round were eligible for the group stage of the Europa League Basels next aim was to remain in this European competition over the winter break The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2012 13 00 CEST at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco FCB was seeded into pot two and drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal K R C Genk and Videoton FC Group stage edit Sporting CP 29 August 2012 Matchday 1 gave FCB an away game at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon against Sporting CP Sporting had been placed in third position in the 2011 12 Primeira Liga but this season they started badly into the domestic league and were fifth last in the table Although the two teams had met against each other four times in less than five years this evening did not follow the pattern of recent meetings Sporting had won all four previous meetings without conceding a single goal but they entered into this game quite slowly Basel started better On 22 minutes a long diagonal free kick from Alex Frei found Aleksandar Dragovic who ran in unnoticed at the far post with precision timing but he headed the ball inches wide Ricky van Wolfswinkel was in his typically lively mood and just before the interval he almost put Sporting in front as he connected to Andre Carrillo s perfect pass and he hit a fierce shot at goal but Sommer held the ball well After the goalless first period Xandao was shown a direct red card in the 50th minute Sporting stood back but compact in the defensive area On 55 minutes a thunderous drive from Marcelo Diaz some 40 metres out skimmed off the crossbar with captain and goalkeeper Rui Patricio beaten Striker Van Wolfswinkel was an increasingly isolated figure but with 15 minutes left he controlled the ball skilfully with his chest however his shot was not good enough to bother goalie Sommer Ten man Sporting CP held onto a 0 0 draw against FC Basel 1893 37 Genk CP 4 October 2012 Matchday 2 was played in the St Jakob Park against Genk on a wet pitch on a cloudy early evening in front of 14 023 supporters The first period belonged completely to the visitors apart from one opportunist effort from Valentin Stocker Genk s opening goal was somewhat lucky Benjamin De Ceulaer hit a pass between the defenders for Jelle Vossen who slid in with his boot stretched out goalie Sommer rushed out to block the shot but Vossen could not connect to the ball which then slid beyond both of them and rolled into the goal After half an hour De Ceulaer almost added a second with a good shot but was denied He then returned to his role as play maker and with a stylish back heel he set up Vossen who finished off from the middle of the penalty area just before the break Seconds later Alexander Frei should have pulled one back with a point blank header but it wasn t his lucky day and the visitors led by two goals as the whistle for half time came After the break Basel pressed forward trying to get back into the game but lacked creative chances Then 20 minutes from the end as time and ideas were running out Kalidou Koulibaly was judged by referee Bulent Yildirim of the Turkish Football Federation to have lifted his foot too high in the penalty area against midfielder Stocker who might well have taken on the ball with his arm Nevertheless Yildirim blew his whistle and awarded Basel the spot kick which Streller then converted Basel were electrified played a gear higher and were awarded with the equaliser five minutes from time as Streller headed home a corner kick from Stocker to the end score 2 2 Basel were the better team on the night and deserved the point but they were lucky that things ended as it did 38 Videoton 25 October 2012 The Sostoi Stadion in Szekesfehervar was the venue for matchday 3 in which Videoton were hosts to FC Basel 1983 in front of 8 500 spectators Not even two minutes had been played as the visitors fell behind Videoton s right back Alvaro Brachi s made a cross to the near post cross midfielder Nemanja Nikolic put Basel s defender Fabian Schar under pressure and he unintentionally deflected the ball into his own net Basel were shocked but they put themselves together and showed first reactions On 11 minutes Marcelo Diaz played a free kick to the far post and the unmarked Marco Streller forced goalie Mladen Bozovic to make a good save Minutes later he controlled a poor clearance with his chest and shot left footed fiercely but wide In the 32nd minute Videoton played a corner kick short and low Nikolic played the ball diagonally into the goal area the Basel defence stood and watched as Marco Caneira moved in to put the ball into the net from short distance The visitors pulled themselves together again and dominated play A cross from the right was punched away by the host s goalie Bozovic but only to Schar however his first time volley went inches wide The host s goalie stayed alert and denied Valentin Stocker s sharp back heel effort and then denied Streller yet again After the break the same methods of play Basel had the bigger share of possession and dominated Videoton stood back and waited for counter attacks Streller failed to beat Bozovic after a through ball from Valentin Stocker and failed to beat him again after a corner Basel s 15th corner in the 91st minute eventually brought the consolation goal Schar jumped highest to head Fabian Frei s kick into the top corner The Videoton defence held tight in the final few hectic moments for the 2 1 home win 39 Videoton 8 November 2012 The requirements were clear as it came to matchday 4 in the St Jakob Park Genk were group leaders with seven points Videoton second with six Basel had just two and with another defeat they would be out As referee Yevhen Aranovskiy of the Football Federation of Ukraine blew the whistle for Kick off the temperature had fallen to just 6 C and this was probably the reason why only 12 743 spectators were present in the St Jakob Park The home team dominated the first period and only their keeper Mladen Bozovic kept Videoton in the game before the break The keeper twice foiled Alexander Frei from close range first he parried a header following Philipp Degen s cross and later he blocked an instinctive effort after a Streller knock down Bozovic best save of the evening was in the 22nd minute as he turned Streller s point blank header away with a strong right hand After the restart Paulo Sousa s team focused with their defensive tactics on suffocating the Basel attacking efforts Streller rounded Paulo Vinicius but sliced wide as he created himself a rare opportunity Murat Yakin s team remained concentrated and patient and the Basel captain made no mistake when the next chance came his way Streller controlled Mohamed Salah s pass resisted the defenders and crashed his effort inside the left post from the edge of the box This 1 0 was decisive it lifted Basel to within a point of Videoton and just a win adrift of leaders Genk who drew 1 1 with Sporting in the other game 40 Sporting 22 November 2012 Referee Paolo Valeri of the Italian Football Federation was in charge of the matchday 5 tie between Basel and Sporting CP in the St Jakob Park with an attendance of 15 666 spectators Basel made a lively start David Degen s fierce drive in the 10th minute forced the first notable save from Rui Patricio On 22 minutes Valentin Stocker played a neat pass into the box Alexander Frei and Xandao slid in to contest for the ball and as it broke loose Fabian Schar slotted in from close range Five minutes later a good distance shot from Marcelo Diaz went very close Sporting reacted immediately after a defensive mistake by Schar Ricky van Wolfswinkel forced Yann Sommer to make an impressive save At the beginning of the second half Sporting captain Elias shot close but wide from the edge of the box Two bookable offences within four minutes by Cabral brought Basel into a numerical disadvantage Coach Murat Yakin responded by substituting Mohamed Salah in for Alexander Frei Within two minutes this showed an impact On 66 minutes Salah made a skilful exchange of passes with Stocker who scored and this gave the team breathing space Five minutes later a long throw out from keeper Sommer sent Salah sprinting down the left on a counterattack Salah kept his nerve and played to the middle to David Degen who scored the third from 12 metres out This sealed the 3 0 victory for ten man Basel 41 Genk CP 6 December 2012 Matchday 6 the final round of the group stage was played in the Cristal Arena against Genk in front of an attendance of 11 974 fans The temperature had fallen to below freezing point as referee Mark Clattenburg from the Football Association blew the whistle for kick off and he reported a wet pitch on a cloudy evening The requirements were clear Genk were already guaranteed a place in the knockout phase Basel needed a positive result to advance a victory would take them through above this evening s opponents as table leaders Murat Yakin s men had more possession and controlled the match from the early stages Fabian Frei and Marco Streller were in very good form on the day and led their team to attacking play Frei had the first chance but was denied from close range The hosts had their first chance on 30 minutes a pass back from the goal line to the middle was pushed away by diving keeper Yann Sommer before it reached the free standing Glynor Plet A free kick from Valentin Stocker on 40 minutes was headed goalwards by Fabian Schar but goalkeeper Laszlo Koteles stretched acrobatically tip the ball over the bar After the break the match followed the same pattern and after two minutes a cross from the right was knocked by Streller into David Degen s path but he volleyed wide On 56 minutes Streller latched onto a through ball but shot from a very narrow angle struck the left post However until final whistle neither team were able to make the finishing touch and the match remained goalless 42 Conclusion to group stage Basel started poorly into the group stage drawing away against Sporting CP and at home to Genk and then were defeated in Szekesfehervar by Videoton However following the management change in October the team spirits improved and they played better The two home games against Videoton and against Sporting were ended with victories and lifted the team s spirits even more The goalless draw to the end of the group stage meant Genk were group winners with 12 points and Basel also advanced to the knock out stage as second placed team with nine points And that even though I took over the team in a difficult phase in the Europa League said coach Murat Yakin with satisfaction that s why I want to congratulate my team Since the team s first participation in the Champions League in the 2002 03 season the club has now been over wintered in a European Cup competition for the seventh time The club hat set the team the aim of remaining in the European competition over the winter break and they achieved their aim positively 43 Knockout phase edit The knockout phase involved 32 teams the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the 2012 13 UEFA Europa League group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the 2012 13 UEFA Champions League group stage In the draw for the round of 32 the twelve group winners and the four better third placed teams from the Champions League group stage were seeded and the twelve group runners up and the other four third placed teams from the Champions League group stage were unseeded A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team with the seeded team hosting the second leg Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other The draws was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon Basel were drawn against group F winners Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro 14 February 2013 The first leg was held at the St Jakob Park in front of 8 314 fans which was by far the lowest attendance in their own stadium during the club s entire season Before kick off the pitch was green and reported as damp on this cloudy evening Dnipro began the match with an attacking endeavour that had become familiar from them during the group stage in which the team had achieved 16 goals Following a long ball Nikola Kalinic shot off target from short range after just 30 seconds A few minutes later a free kick for the visitors referee Svein Oddvar Moen of the Football Association of Norway and his linesman oversaw that five Dnipro players were offside but Yevhen Konoplyanka misjudged his angles with his final shot Basel grouped themselves and won control in midfield A long throw in was played longer by Marco Streller but Valentin Stocker was too small in the duel for the header which was cleared too short Cabral headed at goal from just inside the box the ball was trapped by Stocker and he stylishly swept it past Jan Lastuvka from six metres out 23 minutes gone By this time the snow fall had started On the half hour Fabian Frei collected a loose ball and took aim but his effort was held by Lastuvka On 44 minutes the hosts came out of a horror scene unscathed Roman Zozulya stretched his leg into the path of a low cross from Konoplyanka at the near post only for Yann Sommer to block the ball out for a corner After the break the snow stayed the pitch turned white and the ball was now orange The hosts were still in charge despite the visitors substituting new forwards in On 14 February nobody could deny it would be Valentin s day On 67 minutes an exactly placed left footed corner kick from Stocker was deflected into the net off the fore head of striker Streller Dnipro could not react to this and Valentin Stocker had led the hosts to a deserved 2 0 victory 44 Return match 21 February 2013 With temperatures at freezing point 26 501 fans filled the Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovsk as referee Deniz Aytekin from the German Football Association blew the whistle for kick off Basel started well and as Mohamed Salah sprinted clear on six minutes he could have put the visitors ahead He lifted the ball over the out rushing Jan Lastuvka but his effort landed narrowly wide of the far post Juande Ramos s team improved their game after that but they could never really threaten their opponent s goal Roman Zozulya hat a perfect half volley on the run but this flew into the side netting Yevhen Seleznyov had a chance but he hooked the ball over the goal from short range just before the interval After the break following a free kick which Yann Sommer had parried Giuliano s goalbound effort deflected off Fabian Schar s boot to safety with the keeper beaten Things suddenly looked bad for Dnipro because within ten minutes of coming on as substitute Nikola Kalinic was dismissed for putting his hand into Schar s face 12 minutes later Fabian Frei also saw red because he raised his arm to block a Zozulya shot Seleznyov converted the subsequent spot kick on 76 minutes but he messed up his next chance with only the goalie to beat Minutes later at the other end Zozulya blocked Valentin Stocker in the penalty area and was penalised Schar stepped up to beat the goalie with the penalty kick a low ball to Lastuvka s left on 81 minutes The game ended with this 1 1 draw and Basel advanced to the next round The team s aims were subsequently revised again and this aim was stated as reaching the quarter finals 45 Zenit 7 March 2013 Basel started the first leg of their round of 16 match against Zenit St Petersburg at home in the St Jakob Park in front of an attendance of 15 008 fans The home team started well and with a high tempo especially Serey Die with a slaloming run only to be halted by a good smothering save from keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev Also impressive was Mohamed Salah his full blooded drive from 15 metres went very close and next he fired a volley also narrowly close but off target Zenit with their experienced line up found their way into the game Diving in at the rear post to collect a Nicolas Lombaerts pass Roman Shirokov came closest to registering an away goal before the interval After the break Zenit became more intent Danny threatened at the start with an effort that was deflected behind Axel Witsel pass to Hulk laid off for Shirokov but a big save from Yann Sommer as he rushed out to smother the danger Basel played patiently but concentrated and 12 minutes from time Alexander Frei was substituted in On 83 minutes a pass from Markus Steinhofer to the never tiered Salah dribble shot but parried by keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev the loose ball rolled out to Marcelo Diaz who put it home Salah had another chance on 90 minutes as Malafeev parried a shot from Mohamed Elneny but Salah hammered the rebound over the bar In added time again Salah on a solo run down the left wing was brought down by Luis Neto in the penalty area Referee Daniele Orsato from the Italy had no choice showed Neto red and awarded a penalty Alex Frei converted to the 2 0 scoreline and this left the Russian champions with a sizeable task in the second leg 46 Return match 14 March 2013 The second leg of the tie with Zenit was held in the Petrovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg and attracted an attendance of 19 500 spectators Both teams started well but Zenit gave an early indication that they intended to turn the result in their favour However on 11 minutes Valentin Stocker had the first chance but he shot too high Stocker remained dangerous but as he went into a duel with Aleksandr Kerzhakov he received an elbow in his face The Zenit midfielder was shown the yellow card but Stocker s injury meant he could not continue and he was replaced by Fabian Frei After half an hour Hulk played a corner kick from the right to the near post the ball was flicked on by Nicolas Lombaerts and Axel Witsel headed home Two bookable offences within three minutes by Marcelo Diaz just before the interval brought Basel into a numerical disadvantage After the break Basel had the first chance as Mohamed Salah sent Mohamed Elneny through with a good pass Elneny sprinted in but the angle was too acute and the ball went into the side netting Murat Yakin s team played the second period with 10 men under pressure Danny missed the best chance as he chipped over from three metres out Vladimir Bystrov s shot bounced back off the post and Hulk s effort from 25 metres went a fraction over the cross bar Five minutes from time Park Joo Ho attempted to make a clearance but his boot hit Bystrov s leg Referee Pawel Gil of the Polish Football Association had no choice but to award the penalty kick Yann Sommer saved Roman Shirokov s 86th minute spot kick and this took his team through to the quarter finals 2 1 on aggregate 47 Tottenham Hotspur 4 April 2013 In the quarter finals Basel were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur The first leg was played in the White Hart Lane in London and attracted an attendance of 32 136 fans Referee was Milorad Mazic of the Football Association of Serbia Basel started fast and furious Fabian Schar and Marco Streller both had powerful efforts saved by Spurs keeper Brad Friedel then Markus Steinhofer volleyed a fraction over the top After 24 minutes the hosts lost Aaron Lennon due to an injury After half an hour the visitors took the lead as Valentin Stocker reacted fastest following Streller s attempt bounced back off a post Four minutes later Fabian Frei doubled up as he put a diving header into the net low beyond the goalie Another six minutes later Emmanuel Adebayor pulled one back with a volley from close range following Scott Parker s deflected shot The second half initially followed a similar pattern and after Mohamed Salah was foiled by the Spurs keeper Kyle Naughton drew a fine save from Basel keeper Yann Sommer Tottenham managed to pull level as Gylfi Sigurdsson beat Sommer with a half volley from 22 yards that took a deflection off defender Schar Basel worked hard to regain the lead both Salah and Jacques Zoua wasted best chances and Stocker went very close with a direct free kick Spurs held on but in added time Gareth Bale was carried off with an ankle injury that would also keep him out in the second leg 48 Return match 11 April 2013 In the second leg the St Jakob Park with 36 500 spectators was sold out and the referee was Olegario Benquerenca of the Portuguese Football Federation The rainy weather did not spoil anybody s fun until the 23rd minute as Aleksandar Dragovic slipped out on the wet pitch and missed the ball as he attempted to cut off a Vertonghen through ball and this allowed Clint Dempsey to round beyond keeper Yann Sommer and side foot into the ball into the open goal The home supporters however increased their volume and urged their players on Park Joo Ho intercepted a pass Marco Streller took over and played a simple ball into the path of Salah he played the ball forwards but as three defenders came to challenge him with the outside of his left boot he placed his shot beyond Brad Friedel from 20 metres The Basel keeper had more to do than his counterpart Sommer beat away a curling effort from Mousa Dembele and soon afterwards he held a shot from Emmanuel Adebayor But as Friedel was called upon four minutes after the restart he was only able to parry a flick on from Fabian Schar following a corner kick and Dragovic stood nearby and finished off from close range to make amends for his mishap earlier On 56 minutes following a long free kick he had a second chance as he glanced his header goalward but it flew narrowly wide 72nd minute corner Spurs were heading inwards but Sommer stretched to push the ball away On 81 minutes a long ball out from the centre circle was well controlled and then hammered at goal by Dempsey the ball was nearly parried by Sommer but it rolled home and levelled things again Seconds before the final whistle Jan Vertonghen was shown a red card for bringing down Streller as last man and so Spurs went into extra time a man short The home team were the more adventurous in these 30 minutes with an extra man Mohamed Elneny had one drive from 25 metres out which however rebounded from the woodwork and Alexander Frei had a number of good chances after coming on as a substitute It came to the penalty shoot out Basel converted their first three attempts and keeper Sommer saved low to his right from Tom Huddlestone and Adebayor fired over the top Marcelo Diaz hammered the decisive penalty into the net and Basel advanced to the semi finals 49 Chelsea 25 April 2013 The draw for the semi finals was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on 12 April and Basel were drawn against Chelsea The first leg was played in the St Jakob Park with an attendance of 36 000 fans and was sold out Both teams started well into the game Basel were renowned for the early attacking pressure and therefore the Blues were ready Basel s first corner of the game in the third minute was played short Mohamed Elneny then crossed to the centre and the ball bounced behind from the cross bar Chelseas winger Eden Hazard played a pass through behind Park Joo Ho for Cesar Azpilicueta he sent in a good cross but Frank Lampard s shot was turned around the post by keeper Yann Sommer From the corner that followed on 12 minutes the ball dropped beyond Branislav Ivanovic and hit Moses in the face before bouncing into the corner of the net and the visitor s somewhat lucky early lead Hazard enjoyed two excellent chances then Ramires sent in an angled shot forcing Sommer to make a one handed stop By the interval the hosts team had only really tested Petr Cech twice first after a sharp and deflected free kick from Fabian Schar that the goalie tipped over the bar then he also had to pull off a low save from Mohamed Salah Two minutes after the restart Valentin Stocker s shot with Cech beaten bounced back off the foot of the post and only minutes later at the other end Fernando Torres shot left footed against the woodwork as well The like for like trading of chances continued Torres was denied by Sommer and then Marcelo Diaz swept his shot over the top from 12 metres out After 86 minutes Azpilicueta s foul on Stocker and referee was Pavel Kralovec of the Football Association of the Czech Republic rewarded the host a penalty which Schar converted for the equaliser Entering into added time Sommer made a miraculous save of captain John Terry s header but he remained powerless to keep out David Luiz s last gasp set piece in the fourth minute of added time that secured Chelsea a 2 1 victory 50 Return match 2 May 2013 The second leg was played at Stamford Bridge in London in front of an attendance of 39 403 fans Both sides started well but both missed early their chances Basel s came as early as the first minute but captain Marco Streller smashed his shot narrowly wide At the other end Frank Lampard s effort ricochet from the near post then David Luiz missed his chance at the far post another few minutes later Ramires from close up was beaten by Yann Sommer s good reaction Again at the other end Mohamed Salah missed an opportunity in the 39th minute as Petr Cech sprawled to smother it However the Egyptian forward threatened again before the break fed by a good pass from Valentin Stocker he dominantly hit the ball home Moving into the second period Chelsea with a second half surge scored three times within a ten minute spell First a ball fell for Lampard Sommer parried but was not able to hold the shot and Torres could not miss on 50 minutes Then double strike two minutes later Victor Moses with a run down the right pass to Torres but his shot was blocked and the loose ball fell to Moses who scored at the second attempt Third In the 59th minute Spurs next attack ended as Lampard teed up Luiz who curled his first time shot high into the net Chelsea maintained defensive discipline as Basel pressed but Fabian Frei s shot rebounded from the woodwork and after this there were no more big chances Referee Jonas Eriksson from the Swedish Football Association blew the final whistle and Basel lost the match 1 3 and 2 5 on aggregate thus Chelsea advanced to the final 51 Conclusion Chelsea thus advanced to the final where they were matched against Benfica in the Amsterdam Arena and they won 2 1 to lift the trophy From the Basel point of view the team advancing to the semi final and this meant that their aim had not just been met but successfully surpassed It was the first time that a Swiss team had advanced so far Players editFirst team squad edit The following is the list of the Basel first team squad It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 13 July 2012 but subsequently left the club after that date As of 1 July 2012 52 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 1 GK nbsp SUI Yann Sommer 3 DF nbsp KOR Park Joo Ho 4 DF nbsp SUI Philipp Degen 5 DF nbsp SUI Arlind Ajeti 6 DF nbsp AUT Aleksandar Dragovic 7 MF nbsp SUI David Degen 8 MF nbsp CIV Serey Die 9 FW nbsp SUI Marco Streller Captain 10 MF nbsp CIV Gilles Yapi Yapo 11 MF nbsp SUI Endogan Adili 13 FW nbsp SUI Alexander Frei 14 MF nbsp SUI Valentin Stocker 15 DF nbsp SUI Kay Voser 16 DF nbsp SUI Fabian Schar 17 FW nbsp ARG Raul Bobadilla No Pos Nation Player 18 GK nbsp SUI Germano Vailati 19 MF nbsp SUI Simon Grether 20 MF nbsp SUI Fabian Frei 21 MF nbsp CHI Marcelo Diaz 22 FW nbsp EGY Mohamed Salah 23 GK nbsp SUI Mirko Salvi 24 MF nbsp SUI Cabral 25 MF nbsp SUI Darko Jevtic 26 DF nbsp ARG Gaston Sauro 27 DF nbsp GER Markus Steinhofer 29 DF nbsp CZE Radoslav Kovac 30 FW nbsp SUI Stjepan Vuleta 31 FW nbsp CMR Jacques Zoua 33 MF nbsp EGY Mohamed Elneny 35 FW nbsp PRK Pak Kwang Ryong Out on loan edit FW nbsp SUI Marco Aratore at nbsp Aarau which ended 3 August FW nbsp SUI Marco Aratore at nbsp Winterthur from 17 January 2013 until 30 June 2013 22 MF nbsp SUI Pascal Schurpf at nbsp Aarau which ended 3 August MF nbsp SUI Pascal Schurpf to nbsp Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013 20 DF nbsp SUI Taulant Xhaka at nbsp Grasshopper until 30 June 2013 DF nbsp SUI Genseric Kusunga at nbsp Servette until 30 June 2013 MF nbsp SUI Stephan Andrist at nbsp Luzern until 30 June 2013 35 FW nbsp PRK Pak Kwang Ryong at nbsp Bellinzona from 11 Januar 2013 until 30 June 2013 19 19 MF nbsp SUI Simon Grether to nbsp Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013 20 30 FW nbsp SUI Stjepan Vuleta to nbsp Wil from 5 February 2013 until 30 June 2013 21 Transfers Summer 2012 edit In edit 7 MF nbsp SUI David Degen from BSC Young Boys 18 GK nbsp SUI Germano Vailati from St Gallen 19 MF nbsp SUI Simon Grether from Basel U 21 21 MF nbsp CHI Marcelo Diaz from Universidad de Chile 22 FW nbsp EGY Mohamed Salah from Arab Contractors 23 GK nbsp SUI Mirko Salvi from Basel U 21 Out edit MF nbsp SUI Xherdan Shaqiri to Bayern Munich 10 million MF nbsp SUI Granit Xhaka to Borussia Monchengladbach 8 5 million GK nbsp SUI Marcel Herzog to St Gallen n a DF nbsp ARG David Abraham to Getafe Free transfer MF nbsp SUI Benjamin Huggel Retired MF nbsp AUS Scott Chipperfield Retired GK nbsp SUI Massimo Colomba Retired Transfers Winter 2012 13 edit In edit 8 MF nbsp CIV Serey Die from FC Sion n a 13 11 MF nbsp SUI Endogan Adili from Grasshopper Club Zurich n a 14 17 FW nbsp ARG Raul Bobadilla from BSC Young Boys n a 15 33 MF nbsp EGY Mohamed Elneny from Arab Contractors on loan Out edit 29 DF nbsp CZE Radoslav Kovac to Slovan Liberec free transfer 18 Results and fixtures editLegend edit Win Draw Loss Postponed Friendly matches edit Preseason edit Basel nbsp v nbsp Steaua București 23 June 2012 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 2 4 nbsp Steaua BucureștiSportgelande am Birkenmoos Rottach Egern14 00 CEST Salah nbsp 23 1 2 D Degen nbsp 36 Andrist nbsp 83 pen 2 4 FCB summary nbsp 14 0 1 Rusescu nbsp 16 0 2 Rocha nbsp 49 1 3 F Costea nbsp 63 1 4 Nikolic Attendance 400Referee nbsp Peter Sippel Basel nbsp v nbsp SpVgg Unterhaching 26 June 2012 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 2 0 nbsp SpVgg UnterhachingSportplatz Warngau Warngau14 00 Streller nbsp 42 1 0 Streller nbsp 55 2 0 Cabral nbsp 78 FCB summary Attendance 400Referee nbsp Christian Leicher Landshut FC Rottach Egern nbsp v nbsp Basel 28 June 2012 Pre seasonFC Rottach Egern nbsp 0 10 nbsp BaselSportgelande am Birkenmoos Rottach Egern18 00 FCB summary Pak nbsp 7 0 1 D Degen nbsp 24 0 2 Frei nbsp 28 0 3 D Degen nbsp 41 0 4 Dragovic nbsp 59 0 5 Andrist nbsp 60 0 6 Vuleta nbsp 68 0 7 Frei nbsp 83 0 8 Dragovic nbsp 86 0 9 Zoua nbsp 88 0 10 Attendance 250Referee nbsp Michael Krische FC Aarau nbsp v nbsp Basel 4 July 2012 Pre seasonFC Aarau nbsp 1 2 nbsp BaselStadion Rankhof Basel18 00 Garat nbsp 26 Calla nbsp 80 pen 1 1 FCB summary nbsp 15 0 1 Streller nbsp 26 Streller nbsp 79 Markus Steinhofer nbsp 86 1 2 Zoua Attendance 1 450Referee nbsp Rene Erlachner Basel nbsp v nbsp Standard Liege 8 July 2012 Pre seasonBasel nbsp 0 1 nbsp Standard LiegeStadion Schutzenmatte Basel14 30 FCB summary nbsp 86 0 1 Ajdarevic Attendance 1 523Referee nbsp Ludovic Gremaud Basel nbsp v nbsp 1 FC Kaiserslautern 7 September 2012 Mid seasonBasel nbsp 2 3 nbsp 1 FC KaiserslauternStadion FC Solothurn Solothurn18 30 P Degen nbsp 50 1 2 Admir Seferagic nbsp 88 2 3 FCB summary nbsp 6 0 1 Baumjohann nbsp 43 0 2 Nsor nbsp 77 1 3 Mohammadou Idrissou Attendance 1 200Referee nbsp Stephan Klossner Basel nbsp v nbsp FC Wohlen 12 October 2012 Mid seasonBasel nbsp 7 0 nbsp FC WohlenStadion Schutzenmatte Basel15 00 Zoua nbsp 7 1 0 Vuleta nbsp 30 2 0 Frei nbsp 39 3 0 Vuleta nbsp 49 4 0 Zoua nbsp 51 5 0 Yapi Yapo nbsp 52 6 0 Jevtic nbsp 88 7 0 FCB summary Attendance 350Referee Pascal Erlachner Winter break edit Basel nbsp v nbsp Bayern Munich 12 January 2013 Winter breakBasel nbsp 0 3 nbsp Bayern MunichSt Jakob Park Basel16 30 FCB summary nbsp 7 0 1 Mandzukic nbsp 11 0 2 Schweinsteiger nbsp 14 0 3 Ribery Attendance 30 080Referee Adrien JaccottetNote Fair match no yellow cards Basel nbsp v nbsp Steaua București 18 January 2013 Winter breakBasel nbsp 1 1 nbsp Steaua BucureștiMarbella Football Center San Pedro de Alcantara19 30 D Degen nbsp 11 Zoua nbsp 90 1 1 1 FCB summary nbsp 80 0 1 Pintilii nbsp Bourceanu Attendance 400Referee Javier Moreno Munoz Basel nbsp v nbsp Ferencvaros Budapest 21 January 2013 Training campBasel nbsp 2 2 nbsp Ferencvaros BudapestMarbella Football Center San Pedro de Alcantara16 00 El Nenny nbsp 44 1 0 D Degen nbsp 45 2 0 Dragovic nbsp 55 nbsp 68 FCB summary nbsp 73 2 1 Cukic nbsp 86 2 2 Cukic Attendance 65Referee Kim Jong Hyeok South Korea Basel nbsp v nbsp Dynamo Kiev 23 January 2013 Training campBasel nbsp 0 1 nbsp Dynamo KievMarbella Football Center San Pedro de Alcantara16 30 Streller nbsp 35 Yapi nbsp 36 Serey Die nbsp 40 FCB summary nbsp 43 0 1 Kranjcar nbsp 49 Celine nbsp 60 Hacheridi Attendance 100Referee Kim Sung He South Korea Basel nbsp v nbsp China 24 January 2013 Training campBasel nbsp 2 1 nbsp ChinaMarbella Football Center San Pedro de Alcantara17 00 Diaz nbsp 17 1 0 F Frei nbsp 63 2 0 FCB summary nbsp 72 Gao Lin Attendance 100Referee Kim Jong Hyeok South Korea Basel nbsp v nbsp Vaduz 30 January 2013 Winter breakBasel nbsp 2 0 nbsp VaduzLeichtathletik Stadion St Jakob Basel15 00 Stocker nbsp 24 1 0 Zoua nbsp 49 2 0 FCB summary Attendance 500Referee Nikolaj Hanni Basel nbsp v nbsp Biel 2 February 2013 Winter breakBasel nbsp 0 2 nbsp BielStadion Rankhof Basel15 30 FCB summary nbsp 62 0 2 Coly nbsp 34 Doudin nbsp 62 0 2 Coly Attendance 1 200Referee Sascha Amhof Basel nbsp v nbsp Bellinzona 6 February 2013 FriendlyBasel nbsp Cancelled 53 nbsp BellinzonaStadion Rankhof Basel15 00 Swiss Super League edit Main article 2012 13 Swiss Super League Kickoff times are in CET First half of season edit Servette v Basel 13 July 2012 23 Round 1Servette0 1BaselStade de Geneve Geneva19 45 Lang nbsp 57 De Azevedo nbsp 82 FCB summary nbsp 55 Steinhofer nbsp 59 0 1 D Degen nbsp 90 5 P Degen Attendance 8 132Referee nbsp Sascha Kever Basel v Luzern 21 July 2012 Round 2Basel2 2LuzernSt Jakob Park Basel19 45 Kovac nbsp 24 Steinhofer nbsp 30 A Frei nbsp 61 1 1 Streller nbsp 81 2 2 FCB summary nbsp 18 0 1 Lezcano nbsp 21 Muntwiler nbsp 44 Kryeziu nbsp 66 Lezcano nbsp 66 1 2 Lezcano nbsp 76 Puljic Attendance 29 256Referee nbsp Alain Bieri Grasshopper Club v Basel 28 July 2012 Round 3Grasshopper Club2 2BaselLetzigrund Zurich19 45 Ben Khalifa nbsp 29 1 1 Ben Khalifa nbsp 78 Brahimi nbsp 82 2 2 FCB summary nbsp 15 0 1 A Frei nbsp 24 Cabral nbsp 42 Zoua nbsp 47 1 2 Yapi Attendance 7 050Referee nbsp Sascha Amhof Sion v Basel 4 August 2012 Round 4Sion1 1BaselStade Tourbillon Sion19 45 Dingsdag nbsp 27 Vanczak nbsp 64 Itaperuna nbsp 80 1 1 Leo nbsp 81 FCB summary nbsp 18 Cabral nbsp 45 Voser nbsp 48 0 1 Kovac nbsp 57 Serey Die nbsp 65 Sommer nbsp 70 Streller nbsp 85 Kovac Attendance 14 850Referee nbsp Nikolaj Hanni Basel v Thun 12 August 2012 Round 5Basel3 1ThunSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Streller nbsp 9 pen 1 0 Streller nbsp 31 2 0 Stocker nbsp 42 3 1 F Frei nbsp 83 Streller nbsp 83 FCB summary nbsp 8 nbsp 22 Faivre nbsp 28 Ghezal nbsp 35 2 1 Schirinzi nbsp 43 Hediger Attendance 27 422Referee nbsp Stephan Klossner Basel v Lausanne Sport 18 August 2012 Round 6Basel2 0Lausanne SportSt Jakob Park Basel19 45 Streller nbsp 43 1 0 Salah nbsp 82 2 0 FCB summary nbsp 40 Katz nbsp 90 2 Facchinetti Attendance 26 627Referee nbsp Cyril Zimmermann Munsingen St Gallen v Basel 25 August 2012 Round 7St Gallen2 1BaselAFG Arena St Gallen19 45 CEST Cavusevic nbsp 51 1 1 Montandon nbsp 58 Regazzoni nbsp 72 2 1 Mathys nbsp 75 Regazzoni nbsp 89 Sutter nbsp 90 3 FCB summary nbsp 10 0 1 Zoua nbsp 32 Kovac nbsp 40 F Frei nbsp 83 Stocker nbsp 90 3 D Degen Attendance 18 841Referee nbsp Stephan Studer Basel v Zurich 2 September 2012 Round 8Basel0 0ZurichSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Benito nbsp 28 FCB summary Attendance 30 423Referee nbsp Damien Carrel Young Boys v Basel 23 September 2012 Round 9Young Boys1 1BaselStade de Suisse Bern16 15 Zarate nbsp 49 1 0 Spycher nbsp 52 FCB summary nbsp 53 F Frei nbsp 61 Diaz nbsp 73 1 1 Streller nbsp 86 Stocker nbsp 88 Cabral Attendance 22 757Referee nbsp Stephan Studer Basel v Sion 26 September 2012 Round 10Basel4 1SionSt Jakob Park Basel20 30 P Degen nbsp 39 P Degen nbsp 42 1 0 P Degen nbsp 55 2 1 Stocker nbsp 74 3 1 Stocker nbsp 75 Sauro nbsp 80 4 1 FCB summary nbsp 42 Buhler nbsp 43 1 1 Gattuso nbsp 85 Wuthrich nbsp 87 Darragi Attendance 27 575Referee nbsp Alain Bieri Lausanne Sport v Basel 29 September 2012 Round 11Lausanne Sport1 1BaselOlympique de la Pontaise Lausanne19 45 Moussilou nbsp 63 1 1 Gabri nbsp 76 Sanogo nbsp 87 Roux nbsp 90 1 FCB summary nbsp 2 0 1 Salah nbsp 44 Dragovic nbsp 84 Schar Attendance 6 000Referee nbsp Stephan Klossner Basel v Servette 7 October 2012 Round 12Basel3 2ServetteSt Jakob Park Basel16 00 Schar nbsp 36 1 1 D Degen nbsp 37 2 1 Streller nbsp 52 3 1 Stocker nbsp 92 FCB summary nbsp 12 0 1 Treand nbsp 54 Kusunga nbsp 65 3 2 Lang nbsp 90 4 Schneider Attendance 27 199Referee nbsp Cyril Zimmermann Luzern v Basel 20 October 2012 Round 13Luzern1 0BaselSwissporarena Luzern16 00 Puljic nbsp 44 Jahmir Hyka Ajeti nbsp 60 o g 1 0 Muntwiler nbsp 75 nbsp 90 3 Winter FCB summary nbsp 40 Cabral nbsp 42 D Degen nbsp 49 Dragovic Attendance 16 253Referee nbsp Gerhard Grobelnik Zurich v Basel 27 October 2012 Round 14Zurich1 2BaselLetzigrund ZurichGavranovic nbsp 87 1 2 FCB summary nbsp 23 D Degen nbsp 6 0 1 Schar nbsp 49 Schar nbsp 29 0 2 A Frei Attendance 12 321Referee nbsp Sascha Kever Basel v Young Boys 3 November 2012 Round 15Basel2 0Young BoysSt Jakob Park Basel19 45 Yapi nbsp 27 1 0 Streller nbsp 39 2 0 Stocker nbsp 90 1 FCB summary nbsp 14 Nuzzolo nbsp 28 Wolfli nbsp 53 Ojala Attendance 30 057Referee nbsp Nikolaj Hanni Basel v Grasshopper Club 17 November 2012 Round 16Basel4 0Grasshopper ClubSt Jakob Park Basel17 00 D Degen nbsp 7 1 0 Schar nbsp 33 Streller nbsp 57 pen 2 0 D Degen nbsp 68 A Frei nbsp 72 3 0 A Frei nbsp 79 4 0 Dragovic nbsp 82 P Degen nbsp 85 FCB summary nbsp 21 Pavlovic nbsp 32 Toko nbsp 57 Grichting Attendance 32 060Referee nbsp Daniel Wermelinger Thun v Basel 24 November 2012 Round 17Thun3 2BaselArena Thun Thun16 00 Ngamukol nbsp 5 1 0 Wittwer nbsp 64 2 2 Hediger nbsp 90 1 Faivre nbsp 90 3 Ngamukol nbsp 88 3 2 FCB summary nbsp 32 1 1 F Frei nbsp 39 1 2 Streller span dat, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. © 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