2007–08 FC Basel season

FC Basel

2007–08 season
Chairman	Mrs Gisela Oeri
Manager	Christian Gross
Swiss Super League	1st
Swiss Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Marco Streller (12) All: Marco Streller (17)
Highest home attendance	38,015 vs Young Boys (10 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance	17,845 vs Neuchâtel Xamax (9 February 2008)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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 opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.

Contents 1 Overview 2 The Campaign 2.1 Domestic League 2.2 Domestic Cup 2.3 Europe 3 Club 3.1 The Management 3.2 Kit 3.3 Other information 3.4 First team 3.5 Multiple Nationality 4 2007-08 Summer transfers 4.1 In 4.2 Out 4.3 Out on loan 5 Competitions 5.1 Overall 6 Pre-Season 7 Swiss Super League 2007–08 (first half of season) 8 2007-08 Winter transfers 8.1 In 8.2 Out 8.3 Out on loan 9 Winter Break 10 Swiss Super League 2007–08 (second half of season) 11 Season Progression Chart 12 Basel's League Goalscorers/Assists in the 2007–08 Season 13 2007–08 UEFA Cup 14 Basel's European Goalscorers in the 2007–08 Season 15 Swiss Cup 2007–08 16 Basel's Swiss Cup Goalscorers in the 2007–08 Season 17 Basel's Total Goalscorers in 2007–08 17.1 Awards 18 References 19 External links

Overview

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 veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc from Red Bull Salzburg and midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade who also arrived during the Winter break.

The Campaign

Domestic League

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, exactly the 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 half.

Domestic Cup

FC Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the round of 64 and were paired with FC Léchelles who they defeated 9-0 on September 19, 2007. They then faced SC Binningen away from home on October 20. Basel won the match 6-1. They then faced a much tougher test in the third round, in the form of Grasshopper-Club Zürich at the Letzigrund, on October 25 but still won 1-0. On December 15, Stade Nyonnais travelled to St. Jakob-Park for the Quarter-final, only to lose 2-0, with both goals coming from Eren Derdiyok. The Semi-final saw Basel defeat FC Thun 1-0 on February 27, 2008. 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 April 6. 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.

Europe

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.

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.

Club

Other information

Chairman	Mrs Gisela Oeri
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m)

Source: [3]

First team

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Franco Costanzo 3 DF Ronny Hodel 4 DF Michel Morganella 5 DF Daniel Majstorović (vicecaptain) 6 DF Kōji Nakata 7 MF David Degen 8 MF Benjamin Huggel 9 MF Marko Perović 10 FW Marco Streller 11 MF Scott Chipperfield 12 MF Papa Malick Ba 14 MF Valentin Stocker 16 MF Fabian Frei

No. Position Player 18 GK Louis Crayton 19 FW Vratislav Lokvenc 21 DF François Marque 22 MF Ivan Ergić (captain) 23 FW Eduardo 24 MF Cabral 25 GK Jayson Leutwiler 28 DF Beg Ferati 30 MF Carlitos 31 FW Eren Derdiyok 32 DF Reto Zanni (vicecaptain) 34 GK Oliver Stöckli

Multiple Nationality

• 1 Franco Costanzo
• 5 Daniel Majstorović
• 9 Marko Perović
• 11 Scott Chipperfield
• 18 Louis Crayton
• 22 Ivan Ergić
• 24 Cabral
• 28 Beg Ferati
• 31 Eren Derdiyok

2007-08 Summer transfers

In

3		DF	Ronny Hodel (from Young Boys - for 483,000 SFr)
4		DF	Michel Morganella (from FC Basel II (U21))
7		MF	David Degen (loan from Mönchengladbach - Loan)
8		MF	Benjamin Huggel (from Eintracht Frankfurt - for 805,000 SFr)
10		FW	Marco Streller (from Stuttgart - for 2,415,000 SFr)
14		MF	Valentin Stocker (from FC Basel II (U21))
16		MF	Fabian Frei (from FC Basel II (U21))
24		MF	Cabral (from Lausanne-Sport - free transfer)
25		GK	Jayson Leutwiler (from FC Basel II (U21))
30		MF	Carlitos (from Benfica - for 1,610,000 SFr)
31		FW	Eren Derdiyok (from FC Basel II (U21))

Out

3		MF	Damir Džombić (to FC Vaduz)
7		FW	Cristiano (to Willem II Tilburg)
8		MF	Mile Sterjovski (to Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ - free transfer)
10		FW	Mladen Petrić (to Borussia Dortmund - 5,635,000 SFr)
17		MF	Ivan Rakitić (to FC Schalke 04 - for 4,830,000 SFr)
19		FW	Delron Buckley (Back to Borussia Dortmund)
30		DF	Boris Smiljanić (to Grasshopper-Club Zürich - 966,000 SFr)

Out on loan

25		GK	Yann Sommer (on loan to FC Vaduz)
29		MF	Simone Grippo (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)

Competitions

Overall

Basel participated in the following major competitions: the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Swiss Super League	—	Winner	22 July 2007	10 May 2008
Swiss Cup	Round of 64	Winner	16 September 2007	6 April 2008
UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Round of 32	16 August 2007	21 February 2008

Source: Competitions

Pre-Season

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Score
27.Jun.2007	Basel	2	Wil	0
30.Jun.2007	Concordia	3	Basel	1
03.Jul.2007	Basel	3	Red Bull Salzburg	1
05.Jul.2007	Basel	0	Celtic	1
07.Jul.2007	Luzern	1	Basel	1
11.Jul.2007	Basel	1	Lens	2
14.Jul.2007	Werder Bremen	0	Basel	2

Swiss Super League 2007–08 (first half of season)

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 Majstorović (28'), Eduardo (39'), Ivan Ergić (91')
6	19.Aug.2007	Grasshopper	2	Basel	0
7	25.Aug.2007	Luzern	2	Basel	4	Daniel Majstorović (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 Ergić (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 Majstorović (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 Majstorović (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

2007-08 Winter transfers

In

9		MF	Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade - Loan)
19		FW	Vratislav Lokvenc (from FC Red Bull Salzburg - Loan)
28		DF	Beg Ferati (from FC Concordia Basel - Loan return)
34		GK	Oliver Stöckli (from FC Winterthur - Loan)

Out

9		FW	César Andrés Carignano (to Club Atletico Colon)
20		FW	Felipe Caicedo (to Manchester City - 11,270,000 SFr)
--		FW	Danijel Subotic (to Portsmouth F.C.)

Out on loan

15		MF	Franz Burgmeier (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)
17		FW	Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Vaduz)

Winter Break

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Score
12.Jan.2008	Basel	6	FC Solothurn	0
17.Jan.2008	Bochum	2	Basel	2
20.Jan.2008	Hoffenheim	3	Basel	2
22.Jan.2008	Wisła Kraków	2	Basel	1
25.Jan.2008	Schalke 04	1	Basel	0
29.Jan.2008	Basel	1	Yverdon-Sport	0

Swiss Super League 2007–08 (second half of season)

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 Perović (94')
21	17.Feb.2008	Zürich	1	Basel	1	Eren Derdiyok (41')
22	24.Feb.2008	Basel	2	Aarau	1	Daniel Majstorović (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 Ergić (33'), Eduardo (36')
27	22.Mar.2008	Basel	1	Luzern	0	Daniel Majstorović (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 Majstorović (36' pk), Degen David (42'), Marko Perović (90')
33	19.Apr.2008	Basel	3	Thun	1	Ivan Ergić (10'), Daniel Majstorović (17'), David Degen (78')
31	26.Apr.2008	Aarau	2	Basel	2	Marco Streller (19'), Ivan Ergić (70')
34	02.May.2008	Basel	4	Zürich	0	Marco Streller (16'), Valentin Stocker (21'), Daniel Majstorović (50' pk), Benjamin Huggel (77')
35	06.May.2008	Neuchâtel Xamax	2	Basel	2	Daniel Majstorović (71' pk), Ivan Ergić (91')
36	10.May.2008	Basel	2	Young Boys	0	Valentin Stocker (13'), Marco Streller (23')

Season Progression Chart

Basel's League Goalscorers/Assists in the 2007–08 Season

Updated to games played 10 May 2008

League Scorer Goals Marco Streller 12 Daniel Majstorović 10 Eduardo 8 Eren Derdiyok 7 Scott Chipperfield 7 Carlitos 7 Ivan Ergić 6 Felipe Caicedo 4 Valentin Stocker 3 David Degen 3 Benjamin Huggel 3 Marko Perović 2 Kōji Nakata 1 Total goals scored 73

Name League Assists Ivan Ergić 12 Carlitos 11 Marco Streller 7 David Degen 7 Eren Derdiyok 5 Scott Chipperfield 5 Felipe Caicedo 3 Eduardo 3 Valentin Stocker 2 Benjamin Huggel 2 Reto Zanni 2 Daniel Majstorović 1 Cabral 1 Marko Perović 1 Vratislav Lokvenc 1 Total Assist Made 63

2007–08 UEFA Cup

For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Round	Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Score	Basel's Goal Scorers
QR2 Leg 1	16 Aug 2007	Basel	2	SV Mattersburg	1	Ivan Ergić (23'), Felipe Caicedo (53')
QR 2 Leg 2	30 Aug 2007	SV Mattersburg	0	Basel	4	Felipe Caicedo (22'), Ivan Ergić (36'), Marco Streller (41'), Carlitos (53')
Round 1 Leg 1	20 Sep 2007	FK Sarajevo	1	Basel	2	Carlitos (11'), Ivan Ergić (63')
Round 1 Leg 2	4 Oct 2007	Basel	6	FK Sarajevo	0	Carlitos (8', 9'), Marco Streller (18', 29'), Benjamin Huggel (75'), Felipe Calcedo (90')
Group Stage 1	25 Oct 2007	Basel	1	Rennes	0	Marco Streller (55')
Group Stage 2	8 Nov 2007	NK Dinamo Zagreb	0	Basel	0
Group Stage 3	5 Dec 2007	Basel	1	SK Brann	0	Carlitos (40')
Group Stage 4	20 Dec 2007	Hamburger SV	1	Basel	1	Ivan Ergić (58')
Round of 32 Leg 1	13 Feb 2008	Sporting Lisbon	2	Basel	0
Round of 32 Leg 2	21 Feb 2008	Basel	0	Sporting Lisbon	3

Basel's European Goalscorers in the 2007–08 Season

Updated to games played 21 February 2008

European Scorer Goals Carlitos 5 Marco Streller 4 Ivan Ergić 4 Felipe Caicedo 3 Benjamin Huggel 1 Total goals scored 17

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	Carlitos (7', 64'), Scott Chipperfield (21', 62'), Ivan Ergić (32'), David Degen (57'), Eduardo (66', 69'), Kōji Nakata (75')
2	20.Oct.2007	SC Binningen	1	Basel	6	Ivan Ergić (7', 47'), Eduardo (23'), Carlitos (39'), David Degen (72'), Benjamin Huggel (82')
3	25.Nov.2007	Grasshopper-Club Zürich	0	Basel	1	Daniel Majstorović (90')
Quarter-final	15.Dec.2007	Basel	2	Stade Nyonnais	0	Eren Derdiyok (52', 90')
Semi-final	27.Feb.2008	FC Thun	0	Basel	1	Vratislav Lokvenc (11')
Final	06.Apr.2008	Basel	4	AC Bellinzona	1	Eren Derdiyok (31'), Daniel Majstorović (62'), Marco Streller (63'), Benjamin Huggel (65')

Basel's Swiss Cup Goalscorers in the 2007–08 Season

Updated to games played 6 April 2008

League Scorer Goals Eduardo 3 Eren Derdiyok 3 Carlitos 3 Ivan Ergić 3 Daniel Majstorović 2 Scott Chipperfield 2 David Degen 2 Benjamin Huggel 2 Marco Streller 1 Kōji Nakata 1 Vratislav Lokvenc 1 Total goals scored 23

Basel's Total Goalscorers in 2007–08

Updated to games played 10 May 2008

All Game Scorer Goals Marco Streller 17 Carlitos 15 Ivan Ergić 13 Daniel Majstorović 12 Eduardo 11 Eren Derdiyok 10 Scott Chipperfield 9 Felipe Caicedo 7 Benjamin Huggel 6 David Degen 5 Valentin Stocker 3 Marko Perović 2 Kōji Nakata 2 Vratislav Lokvenc 1 Total goals scored 113

Awards

• Swiss League Champions 2007-08
• Swiss Cup Champions 2007-08
• Swiss Youngster of the Year 2007/08 - Eren Derdiyok
• Swiss Coach of the Year 2007/08 - Christian Gross

References

External links

• Official site
• football.ch
• transfermarkt.de

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