2008–09 FC Basel season

FC Basel
2008–09 season
Chairman Switzerland Gisela Oeri
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Swiss Super League 3rd
Swiss Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Australia Scott Chipperfield (12)
All:
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok (14)
Highest home attendance 37,500 vs Spain Barcelona
(22 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance 15,730 vs Aarau
(4 December 2008)

The 2008–09 FC Basel season started off with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as German Bundesliga, Ukrainian Vyscha Liha and Polish Ekstraklasa clubs. The goals for FC Basel during the 2008-09 season were to regain their league and cup titles as well as qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Overall season

After last season, where Basel dominated on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. This season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. To prepare for the 2008/09 season, FCB added to their squad defenders Behrang Safari from Malmö FF and David Abraham from Gimnàstic de Tarragona, and midfielders Jürgen Gjasula and Marcos Gelabert from FC St. Gallen. Fans' favourite Daniel Majstorović left the club for AEK Athens F.C. and Kōji Nakata returned to Japan with Kashima Antlers, while Vratislav Lokvenc and David Degen's loan deals were not re-newed. Ivan Ergić resigned from being club captain before the start of the season, and Franco Costanzo was unveiled as the new captain a day before the season kicked off.[1]

Basel played their opening game of the season in Bern on 18 July 2008 against BSC Young Boys, which they won 2-1 with goals coming from substitutes Marko Perović and Benjamin Huggel after Eudis put the home side ahead.

Basel entered the Champions League in the Second Qualifying Round and were drawn against IFK Göteborg of Sweden. The first leg was on July 30, 2008 at Ullevi and finished 1-1. Benjamin Huggel put Basel ahead before Thomas Olsson equalised for the home team. The second leg took place on August 6 at St. Jakob-Park; with Basel coming from behind twice to win 4-2. Pontus Wernbloom put Göteborg ahead on 19 minutes before Benjamin Huggel equalised soon after. Early in the second half Robin Söder restored Göteborg's lead. But Basel fought back, with Scott Chipperfield equalising. Then Basel got a penalty due to a supposed hands ball in the box. Replays showed that the referee had made the wrong decision. The penalty was scored, and eventually led to the victory. Basel then faced Vitória S.C. of Portugal in the Third Qualifying Round. The first leg at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, on August 13, ended honours even, in a 0-0 draw. The second leg took place on August 27 at St. Jakob-Park where Valentin Stocker gave Basel an early lead on 11 minutes before João Alves was fouled in the penalty area by François Marque and João Fajardo dispatched the spot-kick, just four minutes later to draw Vitória level. In the second half, the away side started well but Eren Derdiyok gave FCB a 2-1 lead which they hung on to, to qualify for the UEFA Champions League Group Stages.

FCB were drawn into Group C alongside FC Barcelona, FC Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting Clube de Portugal. Basel lost their opening game 2-1 at St. Jakob-Park on September 16 against Shakhtar. Fernandinho put the Ukrainians ahead on 25 minutes before Jádson doubled their lead just before half time. David Abraham scored a late consolation goal for the home team. Sporting Lisbon were the opponents on Matchday 2 (October 1) and despite defending well and causing a few scares at the other end of the park, Basel were defeated 2-0 at the Estádio José Alvalade. On Matchday 3 (October 22), Barcelona visited Basel and came away with a 5-0 win, but a fortnight later it was a different story as FCB came away with a respectable 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou, with Eren Derdiyok scoring a late equaliser after Lionel Messi put Barça ahead. On November 26, Basel travelled to Ukraine, to play Shakhtar, where they were thrashed 5-0. Basel then faced Sporting at home on the final Matchday (December 9) and were defeated 1-0.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmid
until 13 January 2009[2]
Conditioning Coach Switzerland Marco Walker
from 16 January2009[3]
Fitness Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter
Fitness Coach Switzerland Romain Crevoisier
Youth Team Coach Switzerland Patrick Rahmen
Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Sandro Kamber

Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source:

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Novartis

Home[4]
Away

Source: Official Site

Other information

Chairman Switzerland Mrs Gisela Oeri
Vice Chairman Switzerland Mr Bernhard Heusler[5]
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m)

Source: Official Site

Players

First team squad

As of 30 June 2009, accounting for official transfers: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Argentina GK Franco Costanzo (Captain)
3 Switzerland DF Ronny Hodel
6 Argentina MF Marcos Gelabert
7 Germany MF Jürgen Gjasula
8 Switzerland MF Benjamin Huggel (Vice-captain)
9 Switzerland FW Marco Streller
10 Serbia MF Marko Perović
11 Australia MF Scott Chipperfield
14 Switzerland MF Valentin Stocker
15 Argentina FW Federico Almerares
16 Switzerland MF Fabian Frei
17 Chile FW Eduardo Rubio
19 Argentina DF David Abraham
20 Sweden DF Behrang Safari
No. Position Player
21 France DF François Marque
22 Serbia MF Ivan Ergić
23 Brazil FW Eduardo
25 Switzerland GK Jayson Leutwiler
26 Switzerland MF Daniel Unal
27 Switzerland GK Yann Sommer
28 Switzerland DF Beg Ferati
29 Switzerland FW Orhan Mustafi
30 Portugal MF Carlitos
31 Switzerland FW Eren Derdiyok
32 Switzerland DF Reto Zanni (Vice-captain)
33 Turkey DF Serkan Şahin
35 Switzerland GK Oliver Stöckli

Multiple Nationality

Transfers summer 2008

In

5 Germany MF Jürgen Gjasula (from FC St. Gallen - free transfer)[6]
6 Argentina MF Marcos Gelabert (from FC St. Gallen - 644.000 SFr)[7]
10 Serbia MF Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade - 1.288.000 SFr)[8]
13 Switzerland MF Daniel Unal (from AS Roma)[9]
15 Argentina FW Federico Almerares (from River Plate)[10]
17 Chile FW Eduardo Rubio (loan from Cruz Azul with buy-out option)[11]
17 Switzerland DF Patrik Baumann (loan return from FC Concordia Basel)
19 Argentina DF David Abraham (from Gimnàstic de Tarragona)[9]
20 Sweden DF Behrang Safari (from Malmö FF - 644.000 SFr)[7]
25 Republic of Macedonia FW Orhan Mustafi (from FC Zürich - free transfer)[12]
26 Switzerland MF Pascal Schürpf (from Basel U-21)[13]
33 Switzerland MF Samet Gündüz (from Basel U-21)[13]
35 Switzerland GK Oliver Stöckli (free transfer)[14]

Out

5 Sweden DF Daniel Majstorović (to AEK Athens F.C.)[15]
6 Japan DF Kōji Nakata (to Kashima Antlers)[15]
7 Switzerland MF David Degen (loan return to Borussia Mönchengladbach)
12 Senegal MF Papa Malick Ba (contract not re-newed)
15 Liechtenstein MF Franz Burgmeier (Mutual Consent)[16]
18 Liberia GK Louis Crayton (to DC United)[10]
19 Czech Republic FW Vratislav Lokvenc (loan return to FC Red Bull Salzburg)[15]
29 Switzerland MF Simone Grippo (to Chievo Verona)

Out on loan

24 Switzerland MF Cabral (on loan to Sevilla FC)[17]
33 Switzerland MF Samet Gündüz (on loan to FC Wil)[1]
-- Switzerland DF Dominik Ritter (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)[1]
-- Switzerland DF Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)
-- Switzerland GK Yann Sommer (on loan to FC Vaduz)[18]

Transfers winter 2008–09

In

27 Switzerland GK Yann Sommer (from FC Vaduz - Loan return)[19]
33 Turkey DF Serkan Şahin (from Basel U-21)
- Switzerland MF Xherdan Shaqiri (from Basel U-21)[20]

Out

4 Switzerland DF Michel Morganella (to US Palermo)[21]

Out on loan

27 Switzerland MF Pascal Schürpf (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)[22]
33 Switzerland MF Samet Gündüz (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)[22]
-- Switzerland DF Sabri Boumelaha (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)[23]

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
1 GK Argentina Costanzo 28
20 LB Sweden Safari 34
21 CB France Marque 22
19 CB Argentina Abraham 33
32 RB Switzerland Zanni 32
8 DM Switzerland Huggel 33
14 LW Switzerland Stocker 32
11 CM Australia Chipperfield 24
22 CM Serbia Ergić 30
30 RW Portugal Carlitos 22
31 FW Switzerland Derdiyok 25 }

Last updated: 20 November 2008
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Overall

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

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Swiss Super League — 3rd 18 July 200829 May 2009
Swiss Cup Round 1 Semi-final 20 September 200813 April 2009
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage 30 July 20089 December 2008

Source: Competitions

Results and fixtures

Friendly matches

Pre-season friendlies

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen. It is Europe's most traditional club football tournament.

Pre-season/First half of season friendlies

Winter break/Second half of season friendlies

Swiss Super League 2009–10

For more information, see Swiss Super League 2008–09

First half of season

Second half of season

Swiss Cup 2008–09

for main article, see Swiss Cup 2008–09

UEFA Champions League

For more information, see UEFA Champions League 2008-09

Second qualifying round

For more information, see 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6411188+1013
Portugal Sporting CP 640288012
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6303117+49
Switzerland Basel 6015216−141

Player statistics

League Goalscorers/Assists

Updated to games played 29 May 2009

League Scorer Goals
Australia Scott Chipperfield
12
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
10
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
9
Serbia Marko Perovic
8
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
6
Switzerland Marco Streller
6
Switzerland Orhan Mustafi
4
Portugal Carlitos
3
Argentina Marcos Gelabert
3
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
2
Chile Eduardo Rubio
2
Serbia Ivan Ergić
2
Switzerland Fabian Frei
2
Switzerland Reto Zanni
2
Opposition own goals
1
Total goals scored
72
Name League Assists
Portugal Carlitos
8
Switzerland Fabian Frei
7
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
6
Switzerland Marco Streller
6
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
6
Australia Scott Chipperfield
4
Serbia Marko Perovic
4
Chile Eduardo Rubio
2
Argentina Marcos Gelabert
2
Sweden Behrang Safari
1
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
1
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
1
Switzerland Reto Zanni
1
Serbia Ivan Ergić
1
Total assists made
50

Swiss Cup Goalscorers/Assists

Updated to games played 13 April 2009

Cup Scorer Goals
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
3
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
2
Chile Eduardo Rubio
1
Switzerland Marco Streller
1
Switzerland Orhan Mustafi
1
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
1
Opposition own goals
1
Total goals scored
10
Name Cup Assists
Switzerland Reto Zanni
2
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
1
Portugal Carlitos
1
Chile Eduardo Rubio
1
Serbia Marko Perović
1
Total assists made
6

European Goalscorers/Assists

Updated to games played 26 November 2008

European Scorer Goals
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
2
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
2
Serbia Ivan Ergić
2
Australia Scott Chipperfield
1
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
1
Argentina David Abraham
1
Total goals scored
9
Name European Assists
Portugal Carlitos
2
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
2
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
1
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
1
Serbia Ivan Ergić
1
Serbia Marko Perović
1
Total assists made
8

Total Goalscorers/Assists

Updated to games played 29 May 2009

All Game Scorer Goals
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
14
Australia Scott Chipperfield
13
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
13
Serbia Marko Perović
8
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
7
Switzerland Marco Streller
7
Switzerland Orhan Mustafi
5
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
4
Serbia Ivan Ergić
4
Portugal Carlitos
3
Argentina Marcos Gelabert
3
Chile Eduardo Rubio
3
Switzerland Fabian Frei
2
Switzerland Reto Zanni
2
Argentina David Abraham
1
Opposition own goals
2
Total goals scored
91
Name All Assists
Portugal Carlitos
11
Switzerland Valentin Stocker
8
Switzerland Fabian Frei
7
Switzerland Eren Derdiyok
7
Switzerland Marco Streller
6
Serbia Marko Perović
6
Australia Scott Chipperfield
4
Chile Eduardo Rubio
3
Germany Jürgen Gjasula
3
Switzerland Reto Zanni
3
Argentina Marcos Gelabert
2
Serbia Ivan Ergić
2
Sweden Behrang Safari
1
Switzerland Benjamin Huggel
1
Total Assists Made
64

Honours and awards

Team

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (2009). "FCB und Assistenztrainer Fritz Schmid beenden Zusammenarbeit" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  3. ↑ FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Marco Walker ergänzt Trainerteam beim FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
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