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FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs. FCB were looking to win the league for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup. They also had the oppurtunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.
[edit] Overall season
At the beginning of the 2007/08 season FC Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart, Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt and David Degen on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fans' favourite Mladen Petrić joined Borussia Dortmund in a big-money deal and influential defender Boris Smiljanić returned to his former club Grasshopper-Club Zürich. Highly rated Switzerland Under-21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St. Jakob-Park in January from feeder club FC Concordia Basel on a three-and-a-half year contract. He was joined by veteren striker Vratislav Lokvenc from Red Bull Salzburg and exciting midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade who also arrived during the Winter break.
Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, a tie that Basel won 8-1 on aggregate. In the next round Basel faced a considerably tougher opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria. Nonetheless, Basel finished the tie off with a 4-0 away win after a 2-1 victory at St. Jakob-Park. Basel were then drawn into a 'death group' of Group D alongside SK Brann, NK Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Stade Rennais FC, all of which were ranked within the top 3 of their own leagues at the start of the stage. Basel won their first UEFA Cup group game against Rennes at home 1-0 thanks to a Marco Streller header. Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo who kept the game at 0-0 for 90 minutes. They then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park where they won 1-0 through a Carlitos free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburg at the HSH Nordbank Arena where they were fortunate to escape with a 1-1 draw. The goals came courtesy of captain Ivan Ergić and Hamburg's Ivica Olić. Basel then faced Sporting Clube de Portugal in the last 32 after qualifying 2nd in the group alongside 1st placed Hamburg and 3rd placed Brann. Sporting Lisbon finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup. The first leg took place on the 13th of February in Lisbon where the first choice goalkeeper, Franco Costanzo, was injured and Basel lost 2-0. The second leg did not fair any better for Basel. Costanzo remained injured and Basel lost 3-0 on the 21st of February in Basel, resulting in the knock out of the UEFA Cup.
FC Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side AC Bellinzona 4-1 at St. Jakob-Park on Sunday 6 April 2008. Eren Derdiyok gave Basel the lead in the first half before Bellinzona equalised through Christian Pouga in the second. Daniel Majstorović restored the lead for Basel with a header and Swiss internationalists Marco Streller and Benjamin Huggel scored one goal each to make the final scoreline 4-1 in Basel's favour.
Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St. Jakob-Park after a 2-0 win over title threats BSC Young Boys. It was the last game of the season and Basel only needed a point from the match to win the Championship but if Young Boys won then they would be champions, the exact same situation as the end of the 2005/06 season, only it was between Basel and FC Zürich then. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 seemed to spur FCB on as they took an early lead through Valentin Stocker before Marco Streller wrapped up the victory with the second.
This rounded off a highly successful season for Basel as they conquered on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
[edit] Other Information
| Chairman |
 Mrs Gisela Oeri |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) |
St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m) |
Source: [3]
[edit] First Team
[edit] Multiple Nationality
[edit] 2007-08 Summer transfers:
[edit] Out on loan:
[edit] Pre-Season
[edit] Swiss Super League 2007-08
for standings, see Swiss Super League 2007-08
| Game No. |
Date |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Score |
Basel's Goal Scorers |
|
1
|
22.Jul.2007 |
Basel |
1
|
Zürich |
0
|
Marco Streller (69') |
|
2
|
25.Jul.2007 |
St. Gallen |
0
|
Basel |
3
|
Scott Chipperfield (16'), Eren Derdiyok (26', 45') |
|
3
|
28.Jul.2007 |
Basel |
1
|
Aarau |
1
|
Scott Chipperfield (63') |
|
4
|
05.Aug.2007 |
Young Boys |
5
|
Basel |
1
|
Scott Chipperfield (88') |
|
5
|
11.Aug.2007 |
Basel |
3
|
Sion |
2
|
Daniel Majstorovic (28'), Eduardo (39'), Ivan Ergic (91') |
|
6
|
19.Aug.2007 |
Grasshopper |
2
|
Basel |
0
|
- |
|
7
|
25.Aug.2007 |
Luzern |
2
|
Basel |
4
|
Daniel Majstorovic (22'), Marco Streller (27'), Scott Chipperfield (55', 63') |
|
8
|
02.Sep.2007 |
Basel |
2
|
Thun |
1
|
Felipe Caicedo (44'), Scott Chipperfield (91') |
|
9
|
23.Sep.2007 |
Neuchâtel Xamax |
0
|
Basel |
3
|
Carlitos (21'), Ivan Ergic (76'), Benjamin Huggel (95' pk) |
|
10
|
26.Sep.2007 |
Zürich |
2
|
Basel |
2
|
Eduardo (67'), Marco Streller (78') |
|
11
|
30.Sep.2007 |
Basel |
3
|
St. Gallen |
0
|
Marco Streller (2', 66'), Felipe Caicedo (75') |
|
12
|
07.Oct.2007 |
Aarau |
0
|
Basel |
3
|
Kōji Nakata (19'), Eduardo (37'), Marco Streller (41') |
|
13
|
28.Oct.2007 |
Basel |
4
|
Young Boys |
0
|
Daniel Majstorovic (17' pk), Marco Streller (34'), Scott Chipperfield (52'), Carlitos (74') |
|
14
|
31.Oct.2007 |
Sion |
1
|
Basel |
1
|
Marco Streller (43') |
|
15
|
03.Nov.2007 |
Basel |
2
|
Grasshopper |
0
|
Daniel Majstorovic (24'), Felipe Caicedo (92') |
|
16
|
11.Nov.2007 |
Basel |
3
|
Luzern |
2
|
Marco Streller (3'), Felipe Caicedo (14'), David Degen (56') |
|
17
|
02.Dec.2007 |
Thun |
0
|
Basel |
2
|
Eduardo (27'), Carlitos (74') |
|
18
|
19.Dec.2008 |
Basel |
0
|
Neuchâtel Xamax |
1
|
- |
[edit] 2007-08 Winter transfers:
[edit] Out on loan:
[edit] Winter Break
[edit] Swiss Super League 2007-08 (con't)
for standings, see Swiss Super League 2007-08
| Game No. |
Date |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Score |
Basel's Goal Scorers |
|
19
|
03.Feb.2008 |
Young Boys |
2
|
Basel |
0
|
- |
|
20
|
09.Feb.2008 |
Basel |
3
|
Neuchâtel Xamax |
0
|
Carlitos (9'), Benjamin Huggel (73'), Marko Perovic (94') |
|
21
|
17.Feb.2008 |
Zürich |
1
|
Basel |
1
|
Eren Derdiyok (41') |
|
22
|
24.Feb.2008 |
Basel |
2
|
Aarau |
1
|
Majstorovic Daniel (14' pk), Carlitos (71') |
|
23
|
02.Mar.2008 |
Thun |
1
|
Basel |
3
|
Eren Derdiyok (66', 79', 88') |
|
24
|
09.Mar.2008 |
Basel |
2
|
St. Gallen |
1
|
Eduardo (16'), Carlitos (47') |
|
25
|
16.Mar.2008 |
Sion |
4
|
Basel |
2
|
Eduardo (27'), Valentin Stocker (53') |
|
26
|
19.Mar.2008 |
Basel |
2
|
Grasshopper |
1
|
Ivan Ergic (33'), Eduardo (36') |
|
27
|
22.Mar.2008 |
Basel |
1
|
Luzern |
0
|
Daniel Majstorovic (45' pk) |
|
28
|
29.Mar.2008 |
Luzern |
1
|
Basel |
0
|
- |
|
29
|
04.Apr.2008 |
Grasshopper |
1
|
Basel |
1
|
Eren Derdiyok (70') |
|
30
|
13.Apr.2008 |
Basel |
1
|
Sion |
1
|
Eduardo (6') |
|
32
|
16.Apr.2008 |
St. Gallen |
1
|
Basel |
4
|
Carlitos (10'), Daniel Majstorovic (36' pk), Degen David (42'), Marko Perovic (90') |
|
33
|
19.Apr.2008 |
Basel |
3
|
Thun |
1
|
Ivan Ergic (10'), Daniel Majstorovic (17'), David Degen (78') |
|
31
|
26.Apr.2008 |
Aarau |
2
|
Basel |
2
|
Marco Streller (19'), Ivan Ergic (70') |
|
34
|
02.May.2008 |
Basel |
4
|
Zürich |
0
|
Marco Streller (16'), Valentin Stocker (21'), Daniel Majstorovic (50' pk), Benjamin Huggel (77') |
|
35
|
06.May.2008 |
Neuchâtel Xamax |
2
|
Basel |
2
|
Daniel Majstorovic (71' pk), Ivan Ergic (91') |
|
36
|
10.May.2008 |
Basel |
2
|
Young Boys |
0
|
Valentin Stocker (13'), Marco Streller (23') |
- ^ a b (Italian) FC Basel. FC Basel - Sito Ufficiale - Prima Squadra (German). Retrieved on 2008-11-28.
[edit] Basel Goalscorers/Assist in the 2007-08 Season
Updated to games played 10 May 2008
[edit] Basel's Total Goalscorers/Assist in 2007-08
Updated to games played 10 May 2008
[edit] Swiss Cup 2007-08
for main article, see Swiss Cup 2007-08
| Round |
Date |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Score |
Basel's Goal Scorers |
|
1
|
16.Sept.2007 |
FC Léchelles |
0
|
Basel |
9
|
? |
|
2
|
20.Oct.2007 |
SC Binningen |
1
|
Basel |
6
|
? |
|
3
|
25.Nov.2007 |
Grasshopper-Club Zürich |
0
|
Basel |
1
|
? |
|
Quarter-final
|
15.Dec.2007 |
Basel |
2
|
Stade Nyonnais |
0
|
Eren Derdiyok (?', ?') |
|
Semi-final
|
27.Feb.2008 |
FC Thun |
0
|
Basel |
1
|
? |
|
Final
|
06.Apr.2008 |
Basel |
4
|
AC Bellinzona |
1
|
Eren Derdiyok (31'), Daniel Majstorović (62'), Marco Streller (63'), Benjamin Huggel (65') |
[edit] Awards
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[edit] References
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Franco Costanzo
Daniel Majstorović
Marko Perović
Cabral
Eren Derdiyok
