2018–19 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
2018–19 season
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OwnerFCB Holding
ChairmanSwitzerland Bernhard Burgener
ManagerSwitzerland Raphaël Wicky
until 26 July 2018
Switzerland A. Frei
ad interim
Switzerland Marcel Koller
from 2 August 2018
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Super League2nd
Swiss CupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Albian Ajeti (14)
All: Albian Ajeti (21)

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.

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[edit]

Management[edit]

Raphaël 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 Switzerland Raphaël Wicky
until 26 July 2018
Manager Switzerland A. Frei
(interim) from 26 July 2018 until 2 August 2018
Manager Switzerland Marcel Koller
from 2 August 2018
Assistant manager Switzerland Massimo Lombardo
until 2 August 2018
Assistant manager Austria Thomas Janeschitz
from 2 August 2018
Assistant manager Switzerland Carlos Bernegger
from 2 August 2018
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Massimo Colomba
Fitness Coach Germany Werner Leuthard
until 2 August 2018
Team leader Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach Switzerland Arjan Peço
Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Toni Membrino
Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Michaël Bauch

Source: FCB Official Site

Further information[edit]

The 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 Switzerland Bernhard Burgener
Sportdirector Switzerland Marco Streller
COO Switzerland Roland Heri
Finances Switzerland Peter von Büren
Marketing Switzerland Patrick Jost
Direktor Switzerland Reto Baumgartner
Direktor Switzerland Dominik Donzé
Direktor Switzerland Benno Kaiser
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[edit]

Offseason and preseason[edit]

Between 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[edit]

Domestic League[edit]

The 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[edit]

Basel'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[edit]

Basel 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[edit]

First 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 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin
40 GK Angola ANG Antonio Signori
35 GK Denmark DEN Martin Hansen
44 GK Greece GRE Jozef Pukaj
3 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Dimitriou
4 DF Switzerland SUI Eray Cömert
5 DF Switzerland SUI Silvan Widmer
23 DF Colombia COL Éder Álvarez Balanta
25 DF Peru PER Carlos Zambrano [13]
28 DF Italy ITA Raoul Petretta
15 DF Paraguay PAR Blás Riveros
17 DF Czech Republic CZE Marek Suchý (Captain)
43 DF Switzerland SUI Yves Kaiser
6 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Frei
7 MF Switzerland SUI Luca Zuffi
8 MF Serbia SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF Switzerland SUI Samuele Campo
11 MF Switzerland SUI Noah Okafor
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker
20 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serey Dié
26 MF France FRA Aldo Kalulu
27 MF Switzerland SUI Neftali Manzambi
33 MF Switzerland SUI Kevin Bua
30 MF Kosovo KOS Edon Zhegrova
34 MF Albania ALB Taulant Xhaka (Vice-Captain)
36 MF Switzerland SUI Robin Huser
37 FW France FRA Afimico Pululu
9 FW Netherlands NED Ricky van Wolfswinkel
18 FW Switzerland SUI Julian Von Moos
19 FW Switzerland SUI Dimitri Oberlin
22 FW Switzerland SUI Albian Ajeti

Transfers summer 2018[edit]

In[edit]

4 DF Switzerland SUI Eray Cümart (returned end of loan)
8 MF Serbia SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović (returned end of loan)
18 FW Switzerland SUI Julian Von Moos (from Grasshopper Club)[14]
21 GK Switzerland SUI Jonas Omlin (from Luzern)[8]
25 DF Peru PER Carlos Zambrano (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)[13]
26 MF France FRA Aldo Kalulu (from Lyon)[9]

Out[edit]

1 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Vaclík (to Sevilla)
5 DF Switzerland SUI Michael Lang (to Borussia Mönchengladbach)[6]
13 GK Switzerland SUI Mirko Salvi (to Grasshopper Club)[4]
15 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Fransson (to IFK Norrköping)
18 GK Switzerland SUI Germano Vailati (end of career)
20 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serey Dié (on loan to Neuchâtel Xamax until 30 June 2019)[15]
24 MF Norway NOR Mohamed Elyounoussi (to Southampton)[5]
30 MF Switzerland SUI Cedric Itten (to St. Gallen)[7]
35 DF Portugal POR Pedro Pacheco (to)
39 MF Switzerland SUI Davide Callà (to Winterthur)
- MF Switzerland SUI Dereck Kutesa (to St. Gallen)
- MF Switzerland SUI Dominik Schmid (on loan at FC Wil until 30 June 2019)[16]

Transfers winter break 2018[edit]

In[edit]

30 MF Kosovo KOS Edon Zhegrova (on loan from Genk)[10]

Results and fixtures[edit]

Kickoff times are in CET.

Legend[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches[edit]

Preseason[edit]

22 June 2018 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 6 – 1 Switzerland 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: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
10 July 2018 Uhrencup FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
18:00 van Wolfswinkel Yellow card 22' 9'
Suchý Yellow card 18'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 80'		 Report 17' Rafa
Yellow card 32' Watt
50' Jota		 Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
13 July 2018 Uhrencup FC Basel Switzerland 0 – 5 Netherlands Feyenoord Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne
20:00 Dié Yellow card 48'
Zuffi Yellow card 66'
Ajeti Yellow card 71'		 Report van Persie 2', 61'
Berghuis 45'
Botteghin 71'
Vilhena 79'

Winter break[edit]

11 January 2019 Test Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Switzerland Aarau Youth-Campus, Basel
15:00 van Wolfswinkel 57'
Oberlin 74'		 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
17 January 2019 Test Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Hungary Puskás Akadémia Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
16:30 Al. Ajeti 9'
F. Frei 86'		 Report 89' Latifi Attendance: 60
Referee: Spain José Antonio Gutierrez Pérez
22 January 2019 Test Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Russia FK Krasnodar Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
13:00 Bua 50'
Balanta 66'		 Report Yellow card 35' Da Silva
Yellow card 35' Kaboré		 Attendance: 120
Referee: Spain Pablo Pla Muñoz
26 January 2019 Test Union Berlin Germany 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel An der Alten Försterei
14:00 Polter 21'
Prömel 30'		 Report 4' Kalulu
41' van Wolfswinkel		 Attendance: 2'406
Referee: Germany Lasse Koslowski

Swiss Super League[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 Swiss Super League

First half of season[edit]

21 July 2018 Round 1 Basel 1 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Ajeti Yellow card 44'
Quintillà 66' (o.g.)
Kalulu Yellow card 69'
Serey Dié Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Yellow card 20' Quintillà
Yellow card 38' Vilotić
Yellow card 49' Tschernegg
56' Itten
Yellow card 65' Kutesa
90+4' Sierro		 Attendance: 25,648
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
28 July 2018 Round 2 Xamax 1 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
19:00 Xhemajli Yellow card 34'
Nuzzolo 85'		 Report 66' Okafor
Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 90' Campo		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland 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 Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 62'
Al. Ajeti 64'
van Wolfswinkel 68'
Bua Yellow card 90+1'		 Report 72' Bahoui
Yellow card 77' Pusic
soccer ball with red X 83′ Sigurjónsson
87' Djuricin
soccer ball with red X 90+2′ Djuricin		 Attendance: 25,313
Referee: Switzerland 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 Yellow card 39'
Neitzke 71' (o.g.)		 Report Yellow card 39' Maceiras
40', 56' Uldriķis
Yellow card 45' Neitzke		 Attendance: 25,078
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
26 August 2018 Round 5 Zürich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00 Nef Yellow card 39'
Pa Modou Jagne 76'
Rüegg Yellow card 78'		 Report 39' Yellow card 75' Campo
Yellow card 70' F. Frei
Yellow card 87' van Wolfswinkel		 Attendance: 13,126
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
2 September 2018 Round 6 Basel 1 – 1 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Xhaka Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 45'
F. Frei 45'
Balanta Yellow card 77'		 Report 29' Yellow card 79' Sorgić
Yellow card 34' Glarner
Yellow card 36' Tosetti
Yellow card 47' Sutter
Yellow card 74' Karlen		 Attendance: 26,117
Referee: Switzerland Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel)
23 September 2018 Round 7 Young Boys 7 – 1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 Fassnacht 30'
Sulejmani 41'
Sanogo Yellow card 47'
Camara 52'
Hoarau Yellow card 58' 60'
Aebischer 70'
Bertone 80' Yellow card 90'
Assalé 89'		 Report Yellow card 50' 75' van Wolfswinkel
Red card 62' Balanta
Yellow card 66' Ajeti		 Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
26 September 2018 Round 8 Basel 2 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00 Cömert Yellow card 13'
Bua 33' Yellow card 86'
Riveros Yellow card 73'
Serey Dié 80'
F. Frei Yellow card 89'		 Report Yellow card 33' Vargas
Yellow card 74' Salvi
90' (pen.) Eleke		 Attendance: 23,570
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
30 September 2018 Round 9 Lugano 2 – 2 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
16:00 Čovilo Yellow card 19' 52'
Vécsei Yellow card 39'
Sabbatini Yellow card 78'
Carlinhos Junior 82'
Gerndt Yellow card 90+1'		 Report 9' Zuffi
50' Ajeti		 Attendance: 4,364
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
6 October 2018 Round 10 St. Gallen 1 – 3 Basel Kybunpark, St. Gallen
19:00 Sierro 31'
Barnetta Yellow card 63'
Quintillà Yellow card 72'		 Report Yellow card 13' Serey Die
37' Al. Ajeti
81' Zuffi
84' Riveros
Yellow card 88' Hansen
Yellow card 90' Kalulu
Yellow card 93' Widmer		 Attendance: 14,503
Referee: Greece Ioannis Papadopoulos
21 October 2018 Round 11 Basel 1 – 1 Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Al. Ajeti 40'
F. Frei Yellow card 42'		 FCB Report 52' Nuzzolo
Yellow card 58' Doudin
Yellow card 74' Kamber
Yellow card 79' Di Nardo
Yellow card 86' Pickel
Yellow card 88' Walthert		 Attendance: 24,605
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG)
27 October 2018 Round 12 Grasshopper Club 1 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
19:00 Doumbia Yellow card 14'
Holzhauser Yellow card 22'
Jeffrén Yellow card 34'
Cvetković Yellow card 66'
Zesiger Yellow card 82'
Rhyner 86'		 FCB Report 6' Zuffi
11' Balanta
17' Yellow card 46' van Wolfswinkel		 Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
5 November 2018 Round 13 Basel 3 – 2 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Xhaka Yellow card 4'
Bua Yellow card 66' 11', 34'
van Wolfswinkel 84'
Widmer Yellow card 88'		 FCB report 51' (o.g.) van Wolfswinkel
72' Sabbatini		 Attendance: 23,835
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
10 November 2018 Round 14 Thun 4 – 2 Basel Stockhorn Arena, Thun
19:00 Spielmannsoccer ball with red X 25′
Glarner Yellow card 39'
Stillhart 45+1'
Sorgić 55' (pen.), 78'
Hediger Yellow card 65'
Tosetti 70'
Salanović Yellow card 82'		 FCB report 20' van Wolfswinkel
28' Al. Ajeti
Yellow card 50' F. Frei
Yellow card 89' Xhaka
Yellow card 90+2' Pululu		 Attendance: 7,144
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
25 November 2018 Round 15 Luzern 1 – 1 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
16:00 Schürpf 7'
Schwegler Yellow card 27'
Sidler Yellow card 58'
Schneuwly Yellow card 90'		 FCB report Yellow card 25' van Wolfswinkel
Yellow card 37' Xhaka
Yellow card 58' Al. Ajeti
Yellow card 72' Balanta
90' Yellow card 51' Cömert		 Attendance: 10,702
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
2 December 2018 Round 16 Basel 1 – 3 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Al. Ajeti 16'
Balanta Yellow card 26'
Xhaka Yellow card 70'
Cömert Yellow card 89'
F. Frei Yellow card 90+2'		 FCB report Yellow card 28' Aebischer
Yellow card 36' Mbabu
69' Camara
79' Sulejmani
89' Fassnacht		 Attendance: 29,491
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
9 December 2018 Round 17 Basel 2 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Al. Ajeti 19'
Okafor Yellow card 40'
Petretta 48'
Oberlin Yellow card 79'		 FCB report Yellow card 44' Pálsson
Yellow card 84' Kasai		 Attendance: 26,760
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG)
15 December 2018 Round 18 Sion 1 – 2 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
19:00 Adryan 31'
Kouassi Yellow card 44'
Neitzke Yellow card 59'
Abdellaoui Yellow card 73'
Fickentscher Yellow card 82'		 FCB report 46' Yellow card van Wolfswinkel
Yellow card 72' Kuzmanović
82' Widmer		 Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder

Second half of season[edit]

3 February 2019 Round 19 Grasshopper Club 0 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00 Ar. Ajeti Yellow card 3' Yellow-red card 26' FCB report 19', 36', 73' van Wolfswinkel
Yellow card 41' Bua
Yellow card 52' F. Frei
76' Al. Ajeti		 Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
9 February 2019 Round 20 Basel 1 – 1 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Xhaka Yellow card 7'
F. Frei Yellow card 19'
Zambrano Yellow card 66'
Campo Yellow card 89' 90+2'		 FCB report Yellow card 35' Ashimeru
Yellow card 47' Quintillà
Yellow card 53' Kutesa
Yellow card 70' Nuhu
86' Bakayoko
Yellow card 90' Tafer		 Attendance: 27,543
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
17 February 2019 Round 21 Basel 1 – 0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Zuffi 43' (pen.)
Kuzmanović Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 42' Fickentscher
Yellow card 76' Toma
Yellow card 83' Neitzke		 Attendance: 21,339
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
23 February 2019 Round 22 Xamax 0 – 2 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
19:00 Serey Die Red card 68'
Pickel Yellow card 68'		 Report 35' Stocker
Yellow card 58' Suchý
70' Okafor		 Attendance: 6,121
Referee: Switzerland Alessandro Dudic
3 March 2019 Round 23 Basel 3 – 1 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 van Wolfswinkel 16'
Al. Ajeti 32'
Okafor Yellow card 35'
Balanta Yellow card 37'
Zuffi 83'
F. Frei Yellow card 89'		 Report 89' Rodrigues Attendance: 21,717
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
10 March 2019 Round 24 Lugano 1 – 1 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
16:00 Sabbatini 44'
Črnigoj Yellow card 77'		 Report 7' Al. Ajeti
Yellow card 52' Stocker
Yellow card 86' Petretta		 Attendance: 4,188
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)
17 March 2019 Round 25 Basel 2 – 2 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Aebischer 17' (o.g.)
Suchý Yellow card 38'
Okafor Yellow card 35' 53'
Widmer Yellow card 83'		 Report Yellow card 32' Aebischer
41', 44' Yellow card 49' Nsame
Yellow card 86' Camara		 Attendance: 28,103
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (Buttikon)
30 March 2019 Round 26 Luzern 0 – 1 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
19:00 Ćirković Yellow card 83' Report Yellow card 47' Kuzmanović
80' Suchý
Yellow card 90' Kalulu		 Attendance: 11,549
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG)
4 April 2019 Round 27 Zürich 0 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00 Rüegg Yellow card 28'
H. Kryeziu Yellow card 35'
Maxsø Yellow card 74'		 Report 54' Yellow card 60' Campo
89' Al. Ajeti		 Attendance: 10,324
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
7 April 2019 Round 28 Basel 1 – 1 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Črnigoj Yellow card 58'
Sadiku Yellow card 81' 67'		 Report Yellow card 24' Xhaka
Yellow card 41' Cömert
75' Suchý
Yellow card 93' Balanta		 Attendance: 21,533
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
13 April 2019 Round 29 Basel 0 – 0 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Zesiger Yellow card 52' Report Yellow card 78' Al. Ajeti Attendance: 22,004
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer (Buttikon)
19 April 2019 Round 30 Sion 0 – 3 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:00 Grgić Yellow card 67'
Baltazar Yellow card 81'
Zock Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 84'		 Report 32' Yellow card 42' van Wolfswinkel
85' (pen.) Zuffi
90+2' Grgić		 Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder
28 April 2019 Round 31 St. Gallen 0 – 3 Basel Kybunpark, St. Gallen
16:00 Vilotić Yellow card 79' Report 21' van Wolfswinkel
65' Campo
82' Stocker		 Attendance: 13,755
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
4 May 2019 Round 32 Basel 3 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Zambrano 49'
van Wolfswinkel 66'
Balanta Yellow card 86'
Ajeti 90+1'		 Report Yellow card 42' Odey Attendance: 23,099
Referee: Switzerland Lionel Tschudi
12 May 2019 Round 33 Young Boys 3 – 1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 von Bergen Yellow card 27'
Benito Yellow card 54'
Nsame 62'
Mbabu Yellow card 80'
Ngamaleu 81', 90+1'		 Report 4' Frei
Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 72' Zambrano
Yellow card 56' Stocker		 Attendance: 31,120
Referee: Switzerland 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'
Yellow card 68' Petretta
Yellow card 88' Zhegrova		 Report 51' Demhasaj
55' Demhasaj
Yellow card 57' Sidler
Yellow card 67' Kakabadze
Yellow card 74' Voca		 Attendance: 20,631
Referee: Switzerland Lukas Fähndrich
22 May 2019 Round 35 Thun 1 – 2 Basel Stockhorn Arena, Thun
20:00 Costanzo 75' Report Yellow card 47' Kuzmanović
62' Campo
Yellow card 69' Cömert
Yellow card 77' Al. Ajeti
88' Bua		 Attendance: 5,151
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
25 May 2019 Round 36 Basel 4 – 1 Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Okafor Yellow card 28'
Campo 26', 56'
Riveros 78'
von Moos 90'		 Report 89' Ademi Attendance: 21,275
Referee: Switzerland Urs Schnyder

League standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Swiss Super 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[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 Swiss Cup

The 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: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG)
15 September 2018 Round 2 Echallens Région 2 – 7 Basel Sportplatz 3 Sapins, Echallens
16:00 Adam Yellow card 37'
El Allaoui 55'
Galokho 90+1'		 FCB Report 52', 53' Yellow card 61' Al. Ajeti
63' van Wolfswinkel
65' Bua
69' Campo
80' Oberlin
85' F. Frei		 Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
31 October 2018 Round of 16 Winterthur 0 – 1 Basel Stadion Schützenwiese, Echallens
20:00
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 Yellow card 53'
André Yellow card 59'
Morgado 70'
Grgić 78'
Ndoye Yellow card 115'		 Summary Ajeti 82'
Petretta Yellow card 85'
Zuffi 88' (pen.) Yellow card 117'
Stocker 101' Yellow card 103' 120+3'
Álvarez Yellow card 105+1'
Xhaka Yellow card 112'		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner
25 April 2019 Semi-finals Zürich 1 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15 Odey Yellow card 82' 90+4'
Kasaï Yellow card 90'		 Report Okafor 5'
Suchý Yellow card 21'
van Wolfswinkel Yellow card 44'
Petretta Yellow card 45'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 81' 87'
Ajeti 90+2'		 Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Switzerland 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[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

Basel 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 (2018-07-24) 1st Leg PAOK Greece 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
19:30 (20:30 EEST)
Report
Attendance: 24,670[18]
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)
1 August 2018 (2018-08-01) Return Leg Basel Switzerland 0 – 3
(1 – 5 agg.)		 Greece PAOK St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00
Report
Attendance: 14,328[18]
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round[edit]

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Following their elimination in the UEFA Champions League qualifying phase, Basel were qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) 1st Leg Vitesse Netherlands 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel GelreDome, Arnhem
20:00 Karavayev Yellow card 65'
Gong Yellow card 73'
Van der Werff Yellow card 83'		 Report Van Wolfswinkel Yellow card 60', 90+3'
Widmer Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 11,532
Referee: Bulgaria Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) Return Leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 0
(2 – 0 agg.)		 Netherlands Vitesse St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00 Ajeti 30'
Petretta Yellow card 78'		 Report Clarke-Salter Red card 26' Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Germany Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Play-off round[edit]

23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) 1st Leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 Cyprus Apollon Limassol St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00
UEFA Report
FCB Report
Attendance: 10,743[19]
Referee: Slovenia Matej Jug (Slovenia)
30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) Return Leg Apollon Limassol Cyprus 1 – 0
(3a – 3 agg.)		 Switzerland Basel GSP Stadium, Nicosia[note 1]
19:00 (20:00 EEST)
UEFA Report
FCB Report
Attendance: 4,005[19]
Referee: France Ruddy Buquet (France)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Apollon Limassol played their home matches at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium Tsirio Stadium, Limassol.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "The largest stadium in Switzerland". FC Basel 1893. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ "AFC Ajax" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Mirko Salvi wechselt zu GC". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  5. ^ a b "Mohamed Elyounoussi wechselt zum FC Southampton". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  6. ^ a b "Michael Lang wechselt zu Borussia Moenchengladbach". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b FC Basel 1893. "Edon Zhegrova leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2019). "Dominik Schmid wechselt leihweise zum FC Wil". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2019-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Règlement de la compétition de la SFL" (PDF) (in French). sfl.ch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  19. ^ a b "Summary UEFA Europa League - Play-off Round". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

Sources[edit]

External links[edit]

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