The 2018–19 FC Basel season is the 126th season in club history and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were runners-up in the previous season. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and will end on Saturday 25 May 2019. The first round of the Swiss Cup was played on the week-end 29, 30 June and 1 July. Basel played the first round on Friday 29 June against lower classed FC Montlingen and they were victorious. Therefore Basel continued in the competition in the second round against FC Echallens.
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Owner | FCB Holding | ||
| Chairman |  Bernhard Burgener | ||
| Manager | Raphaël Wicky until 26 July 2018 A. Freiad interim Marcel Kollerfrom 2 August 2018 | ||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Super League | 2nd | ||
| Swiss Cup | Winners | ||
| Champions League | Second qualifying round | ||
| Europa League | Play-off round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Albian Ajeti (14) All: Albian Ajeti (21) | ||
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Basel were also qualified for qualifying phase and play-offs (League Path). The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018 (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first leg was played on 24 July and the second leg played on 1 August 2018. But Basel were eliminated by PAOK and they therefore continued in the Play-off round of the Europa League against Vitesse Arnhem.
Club
editManagement
editRaphaël Wicky was the first team manager at the start of the season. His assistant was Massimo Lombardo and a further member of the training staff was Werner Leuthard. Due to the very poor start into the season Wicky was sacked on 26 July, after the Champions League qualifying defeat against PAOK. Alexander Frei then took over as interim coach until a new manager was named. On 2 August Basel announced that Marcel Koller had signed as new manager. He appointed Thomas Janeschitz and Carlos Bernegger as his assistants. Massimo Colomba stayed as the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni is head of the FCB Youth System.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Raphaël Wicky until 26 July 2018 |
| Manager | A. Frei (interim) from 26 July 2018 until 2 August 2018 |
| Manager | Marcel Koller from 2 August 2018 |
| Assistant manager | Massimo Lombardo until 2 August 2018 |
| Assistant manager |  Thomas Janeschitzfrom 2 August 2018 |
| Assistant manager | Carlos Bernegger from 2 August 2018 |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba
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| Fitness Coach |  Werner Leutharduntil 2 August 2018 |
| Team leader | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach | Arjan Peço
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Toni Membrino
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Michaël Bauch
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Source: FCB Official Site
Further information
editThe FC Basel annual general meeting took place on 4 June 2018. The board of directors under president Bernhard Burgener with sportdirector Marco Streller, Peter von Büren, financial manager, Patrick Jost, marketing as well as Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser remained on the board. Roland Heri was voted onto the board as COO.[1]
| Chairman | Bernhard Burgener
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| Sportdirector | Marco Streller
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| COO | Roland Heri
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| Finances | Peter von Büren
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| Marketing | Patrick Jost
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| Direktor | Reto Baumgartner
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| Direktor | Dominik Donzé
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| Direktor | Benno Kaiser
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (38,512[2] (37,500 for international matches)[3] / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 4 June 2018
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview
editOffseason and preseason
editBetween the end of the 2017–18 FC Basel season and this season there were quite a few changes in the team squad. All three goalkeepers left the team. Tomáš Vaclík transferred to Sevilla, Mirko Salvi transferred to Grasshopper Club[4] and Germano Vailati ended his active career. Furthermore, Mohamed Elyounoussi left the club and joined Southampton.[5] Michael Lang also left the club and joined Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] Cedric Itten transferred to St. Gallen,[7]
In the other direction Basel were not too busy on the transfer market. On 22 June 2018 Basel announced that they had signed goalkeeper Jonas Omlin from Luzern[8] and on 26 June 2018 Basel announced that they had signed Aldo Kalulu from Lyon.[9]
During the winter break, on 4 February 2019, the club announced that Edon Zhegrova had been signed in on loan for 18 months from Genk.[10]
The Campaign
editDomestic League
editThe season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018. Basel's priority aim for the new season was to win the league championship.
Domestic Cup
editBasel's clear aim for the cup this season was to win the title. The first round was played on the week-end 29, 30 June and 1 July. Basel played their first-round game on Friday 29 June away from home against lower classed FC Montlingen. In the first round Basel beat Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on the 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel.[11] Basel's aim for this competition was therefore fulfilled.
Champions League
editBasel entered into this season's Champions League in the qualifying phase and play-offs (League Path). The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018 (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 31 July and 1 August 2018. Basel were matched against the greek team PAOK.
Players
editFirst team squad
editThe 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 21 July 2018 but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 5 August 2018[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers summer 2018
editIn
edit| 4 | DF | SUI
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Eray Cümart (returned end of loan) |
| 8 | MF |  SRB
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Zdravko Kuzmanović (returned end of loan) |
| 18 | FW | SUI
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Julian Von Moos (from Grasshopper Club)[14] |
| 21 | GK | SUI
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Jonas Omlin (from Luzern)[8] |
| 25 | DF |  PER
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Carlos Zambrano (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)[13] |
| 26 | MF |  FRA
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Aldo Kalulu (from Lyon)[9] |
Out
edit| 1 | GK |  CZE
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Tomáš Vaclík (to Sevilla) |
| 5 | DF | SUI
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Michael Lang (to Borussia Mönchengladbach)[6] |
| 13 | GK | SUI
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Mirko Salvi (to Grasshopper Club)[4] |
| 15 | MF |  SWE
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Alexander Fransson (to IFK Norrköping) |
| 18 | GK | SUI
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Germano Vailati (end of career) |
| 20 | MF |  CIV
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Serey Dié (on loan to Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2019)[15] |
| 24 | MF |  NOR
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Mohamed Elyounoussi (to Southampton)[5] |
| 30 | MF | SUI
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Cedric Itten (to St. Gallen)[7] |
| 35 | DF |  POR
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Pedro Pacheco (to) |
| 39 | MF | SUI
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Davide Callà (to Winterthur) |
| - | MF | SUI
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Dereck Kutesa (to St. Gallen) |
| - | MF | SUI
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Dominik Schmid (on loan at FC Wil until 30 June 2019)[16] |
Transfers winter break 2018
editIn
edit| 30 | MF |  KOS
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Edon Zhegrova (on loan from Genk)[10] |
Results and fixtures
editKickoff times are in CET.
Legend
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
editPreseason
edit| 22 June 2018 Pre-season | Basel | 6 – 1 | Rapperswil-Jona | Youth-Campus, Basel |
| 16:00 | Okafor  4'Campo 6'Al. Ajeti 23'Stocker 33'Pululu 63'Oberlin 70' |
Report | 3' Turkes |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 10 July 2018 Uhrencup | FC Basel | 1 – 2 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne |
| 18:00 | van Wolfswinkel  22' 9'Suchý 18'Kuzmanović 80' |
Report | 17' Rafa 32' Watt 50' Jota |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 13 July 2018 Uhrencup | FC Basel | 0 – 5 |  Feyenoord | Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne |
| 20:00 | Dié 48' Zuffi 66'Ajeti 71' |
Report | van Persie 2', 61' Berghuis 45'Botteghin 71'Vilhena 79' |
Winter break
edit| 11 January 2019 Test | Basel | 2 – 0 | Aarau | Youth-Campus, Basel |
| 15:00 | van Wolfswinkel 57' Oberlin 74' |
Report | Attendance: 500 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 17 January 2019 Test | Basel | 2 – 1 |  Puskás Akadémia | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:30 | Al. Ajeti 9' F. Frei 86' |
Report | 89' Latifi |
Attendance: 60 Referee:  José Antonio Gutierrez Pérez |
| 22 January 2019 Test | Basel | 2 – 0 |  FK Krasnodar | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 13:00 | Bua 50' Balanta 66' |
Report | 35' Da Silva 35' Kaboré |
Attendance: 120 Referee: Pablo Pla Muñoz |
| 26 January 2019 Test | Union Berlin | 2 – 2 | Basel | An der Alten Försterei |
| 14:00 | Polter 21' Prömel 30' |
Report | 4' Kalulu 41' van Wolfswinkel |
Attendance: 2'406 Referee: Lasse Koslowski |
Swiss Super League
editFirst half of season
edit| 21 July 2018 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Ajeti 44' Quintillà 66' (o.g.)Kalulu 69'Serey Dié 90+3' |
Report | 20' Quintillà 38' Vilotić 49' Tschernegg 56' Itten 65' Kutesa 90+4' Sierro |
Attendance: 25,648 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 28 July 2018 Round 2 | Xamax | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 19:00 | Xhemajli 34' Nuzzolo 85' |
Report | 66' Okafor 78'  90' Campo |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 4 August 2018 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Zuffi 8' F. Frei 40'Cümart 29' 62'Al. Ajeti 64'van Wolfswinkel 68'Bua 90+1' |
Report | 72' Bahoui 77' Pusic 83′ Sigurjónsson 87' Djuricin 90+2′ Djuricin |
Attendance: 25,313 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
| 12 August 2018 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Al. Ajeti 1' F. Frei 28'Widmer 39'Neitzke 71' (o.g.) |
Report | 39' Maceiras 40', 56' Uldriķis 45' Neitzke |
Attendance: 25,078 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 26 August 2018 Round 5 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Nef 39' Pa Modou Jagne 76'Rüegg 78' |
Report | 39' 75' Campo 70' F. Frei 87' van Wolfswinkel |
Attendance: 13,126 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 2 September 2018 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Xhaka 19' 45' F. Frei 45'Balanta 77' |
Report | 29' 79' Sorgić 34' Glarner 36' Tosetti 47' Sutter 74' Karlen |
Attendance: 26,117 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel) |
| 23 September 2018 Round 7 | Young Boys | 7 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | Fassnacht 30' Sulejmani 41'Sanogo 47'Camara 52'Hoarau 58' 60'Aebischer 70'Bertone 80' 90'Assalé 89' |
Report | 50' 75' van Wolfswinkel 62' Balanta 66' Ajeti |
Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 26 September 2018 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Cömert 13' Bua 33' 86' Riveros 73' Serey Dié 80' F. Frei 89' |
Report | 33' Vargas 74' Salvi 90' (pen.) Eleke |
Attendance: 23,570 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 30 September 2018 Round 9 | Lugano | 2 – 2 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 | Čovilo 19' 52' Vécsei 39'Sabbatini 78'Carlinhos Junior 82'Gerndt 90+1' |
Report | 9' Zuffi 50' Ajeti |
Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 6 October 2018 Round 10 | St. Gallen | 1 – 3 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 19:00 | Sierro 31' Barnetta 63'Quintillà 72' |
Report | 13' Serey Die 37' Al. Ajeti 81' Zuffi 84' Riveros 88' Hansen 90' Kalulu 93' Widmer |
Attendance: 14,503 Referee:  Ioannis Papadopoulos |
| 21 October 2018 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Al. Ajeti 40' F. Frei 42' |
FCB Report | 52' Nuzzolo 58' Doudin 74' Kamber 79' Di Nardo 86' Pickel 88' Walthert |
Attendance: 24,605 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 27 October 2018 Round 12 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 | Doumbia 14' Holzhauser 22'Jeffrén 34'Cvetković 66'Zesiger 82'Rhyner 86' |
FCB Report | 6' Zuffi 11' Balanta 17' 46' van Wolfswinkel |
Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 5 November 2018 Round 13 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Xhaka 4' Bua 66' 11', 34'van Wolfswinkel 84'Widmer 88' |
FCB report | 51' (o.g.) van Wolfswinkel 72' Sabbatini |
Attendance: 23,835 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 10 November 2018 Round 14 | Thun | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 19:00 | Spielmann 25′ Glarner 39'Stillhart 45+1'Sorgić 55' (pen.), 78'Hediger 65'Tosetti 70'Salanović 82' |
FCB report | 20' van Wolfswinkel 28' Al. Ajeti 50' F. Frei 89' Xhaka 90+2' Pululu |
Attendance: 7,144 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 25 November 2018 Round 15 | Luzern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 16:00 | Schürpf 7' Schwegler 27'Sidler 58'Schneuwly 90' |
FCB report | 25' van Wolfswinkel 37' Xhaka 58' Al. Ajeti 72' Balanta 90' 51' Cömert |
Attendance: 10,702 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 2 December 2018 Round 16 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Al. Ajeti 16' Balanta 26'Xhaka 70'Cömert 89'F. Frei 90+2' |
FCB report | 28' Aebischer 36' Mbabu 69' Camara 79' Sulejmani 89' Fassnacht |
Attendance: 29,491 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 9 December 2018 Round 17 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Al. Ajeti 19' Okafor 40'Petretta 48'Oberlin 79' |
FCB report | 44' Pálsson 84' Kasai |
Attendance: 26,760 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 15 December 2018 Round 18 | Sion | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 19:00 | Adryan 31' Kouassi 44'Neitzke 59'Abdellaoui 73'Fickentscher 82' |
FCB report | 46' van Wolfswinkel 72' Kuzmanović 82' Widmer |
Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
Second half of season
edit| 3 February 2019 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Ar. Ajeti 3' 26' |
FCB report | 19', 36', 73' van Wolfswinkel 41' Bua 52' F. Frei 76' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 9 February 2019 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Xhaka 7' F. Frei 19'Zambrano 66'Campo 89' 90+2' |
FCB report | 35' Ashimeru 47' Quintillà 53' Kutesa 70' Nuhu 86' Bakayoko 90' Tafer |
Attendance: 27,543 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 17 February 2019 Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Zuffi 43' (pen.) Kuzmanović 90' |
Report | 42' Fickentscher 76' Toma 83' Neitzke |
Attendance: 21,339 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 23 February 2019 Round 22 | Xamax | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 19:00 | Serey Die 68' Pickel 68' |
Report | 35' Stocker 58' Suchý 70' Okafor |
Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Alessandro Dudic |
| 3 March 2019 Round 23 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | van Wolfswinkel 16' Al. Ajeti 32'Okafor 35'Balanta 37'Zuffi 83'F. Frei 89' |
Report | 89' Rodrigues |
Attendance: 21,717 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 10 March 2019 Round 24 | Lugano | 1 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 | Sabbatini 44' Črnigoj 77' |
Report | 7' Al. Ajeti 52' Stocker 86' Petretta |
Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 17 March 2019 Round 25 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Aebischer 17' (o.g.) Suchý 38'Okafor 35' 53'Widmer 83' |
Report | 32' Aebischer 41', 44' 49' Nsame 86' Camara |
Attendance: 28,103 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
| 30 March 2019 Round 26 | Luzern | 0 – 1 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 19:00 | Ćirković 83' |
Report | 47' Kuzmanović 80' Suchý 90' Kalulu |
Attendance: 11,549 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 4 April 2019 Round 27 | Zürich | 0 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Rüegg 28' H. Kryeziu 35'Maxsø 74' |
Report | 54' 60' Campo 89' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 10,324 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 7 April 2019 Round 28 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Črnigoj 58' Sadiku 81' 67' |
Report | 24' Xhaka 41' Cömert 75' Suchý 93' Balanta |
Attendance: 21,533 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 13 April 2019 Round 29 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Zesiger 52' |
Report | 78' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 22,004 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
| 19 April 2019 Round 30 | Sion | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:00 | Grgić 67' Baltazar 81'Zock 48' 84' |
Report | 32' 42' van Wolfswinkel 85' (pen.) Zuffi 90+2' Grgić |
Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 28 April 2019 Round 31 | St. Gallen | 0 – 3 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 16:00 | Vilotić 79' |
Report | 21' van Wolfswinkel 65' Campo 82' Stocker |
Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 4 May 2019 Round 32 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Zambrano 49' van Wolfswinkel 66' Balanta 86' Ajeti 90+1' |
Report | 42' Odey |
Attendance: 23,099 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 12 May 2019 Round 33 | Young Boys | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | von Bergen 27' Benito 54' Nsame 62' Mbabu 80' Ngamaleu 81', 90+1' |
Report | 4' Frei 42' 72' Zambrano 56' Stocker |
Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 15 May 2019 Round 34 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Kuzmanović 18' (pen.) Balanta 37'Al. Ajeti 47' 68' Petretta 88' Zhegrova |
Report | 51' Demhasaj 55' Demhasaj 57' Sidler 67' Kakabadze 74' Voca |
Attendance: 20,631 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 22 May 2019 Round 35 | Thun | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 20:00 | Costanzo 75' |
Report | 47' Kuzmanović 62' Campo 69' Cömert 77' Al. Ajeti 88' Bua |
Attendance: 5,151 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 25 May 2019 Round 36 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Okafor 28' Campo 26', 56'Riveros 78'von Moos 90' |
Report | 89' Ademi |
Attendance: 21,275 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Lugano | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Thun | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Luzern | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | St. Gallen | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 46 | |
| 7 | Zürich | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 44 | |
| 8 | Sion | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Xamax (O) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 65 | −21 | 37 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Grasshopper (R) | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 25 | Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[17]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Swiss Cup
editThe draw for the first round was held in June 2018. The Super League and Challenge League clubs were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The lower division teams were granted home advantage and Basel were therefore drawn away. The home advantage was also granted to the team from the lower league in the second and third rounds.
| 18 August 2018 Round 1 | FC Montlingen | 0 – 3 | Basel | Sportanlage - Kolbenstein, Montlingen |
| Report | 10' Balanta 66' Bua 84' Kalulu |
Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 15 September 2018 Round 2 | Echallens Région | 2 – 7 | Basel | Sportplatz 3 Sapins, Echallens |
| 16:00 | Adam 37' El Allaoui 55'Galokho 90+1' |
FCB Report | 52', 53' 61' Al. Ajeti 63' van Wolfswinkel 65' Bua 69' Campo 80' Oberlin 85' F. Frei |
Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 31 October 2018 Round of 16 | Winterthur | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Schützenwiese, Echallens |
| 20:00 |
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Summary | Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 27 February 2019 Quarter-finals | Sion | 2 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:30 | Adryan 53' André 59'Morgado 70'Grgić 78'Ndoye 115' |
Summary | Ajeti 82' Petretta 85'Zuffi 88' (pen.) 117'Stocker 101' 103' 120+3'Álvarez 105+1'Xhaka 112' |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 25 April 2019 Semi-finals | Zürich | 1 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Odey 82' 90+4' Kasaï 90' |
Report | Okafor 5' Suchý 21' van Wolfswinkel 44' Petretta 45' Kuzmanović 81' 87' Ajeti 90+2' |
Attendance: 13,400 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 19 May 2019 Final | Basel | 2 – 1 | Thun | Bern |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Fedayi San |
UEFA Champions League
editQualifying phase
editBasel were qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League in the qualifying phase (League Path) in the second qualifying round. The draw for this round was held on 19 June 2018.
| 24 July 2018 1st Leg | PAOK | 2 – 1 | Basel | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki |
| 19:30 (20:30 EEST) | Report | Attendance: 24,670[18] Referee: Bobby Madley (England) |
| 1 August 2018 Return Leg | Basel | 0 – 3 (1 – 5 agg.) | PAOK | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 14,328[18] Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) |
UEFA Europa League
editThird qualifying round
editFollowing their elimination in the UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, Basel were qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.
| 9 August 2018 1st Leg | Vitesse | 0 – 1 | Basel | GelreDome, Arnhem |
| 20:00 | Karavayev 65' Gong 73'Van der Werff 83' |
Report | Van Wolfswinkel 60', 90+3' Widmer 83' |
Attendance: 11,532 Referee:  Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 16 August 2018 Return Leg | Basel | 1 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.) | Vitesse | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Ajeti 30' Petretta 78' |
Report | Clarke-Salter 26' |
Attendance: 12,334 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
Play-off round
edit| 23 August 2018 1st Leg | Basel | 3 – 2 |  Apollon Limassol | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 |
|
UEFA Report FCB Report |
Attendance: 10,743[19] Referee:  Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
| 30 August 2018 Return Leg | Apollon Limassol | 1 – 0 (3a – 3 agg.) | Basel | GSP Stadium, Nicosia[note 1] |
| 19:00 (20:00 EEST) | UEFA Report FCB Report |
Attendance: 4,005[19] Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Notes
edit- ^ Apollon Limassol played their home matches at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "AFC Ajax" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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- ^ a b "Mohamed Elyounoussi wechselt zum FC Southampton". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ a b "Michael Lang wechselt zu Borussia Moenchengladbach". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ a b "Cedric Itten wechselt zum FC St-Gallen 1879". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ a b "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Jonas Omlin". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ^ a b "Der FCB verpflichtet den französischen Offensivspieler Aldo Kalulu". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ a b FC Basel 1893. "Edon Zhegrova leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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- ^ a b FC Basel 1893 (18 August 2018). "Carlos Zambrano leihweise zum FC Basel 1893" [Carlos Zambrano on loan to FC Basel 1893] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893. "Julian von Moos unterschreibt beim FCB". FC Basel homepage. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2019). "Geoffroy Serey Die wechselt leihweise zu Xamax". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2019). "Dominik Schmid wechselt leihweise zum FC Wil". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
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- ^ a b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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- Switzerland 2018–19 at RSSSF