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2001–02 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
2001–02 season
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ChairmanSwitzerland René C. Jäggi
ManagerSwitzerland Christian Gross
StadiumSt. Jakob-Park
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupWinners
UEFA Intertoto CupFinalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Giménez (26)
All: Christian Giménez (32)
Highest home attendance33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(02.12.2001)
33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(14.04.2002)
33,433 vs
Switzerland St. Gallen
(27.04.2002)
33,433 vs
Switzerland Lugano
(08.05.2002)
Lowest home attendance17,844 vs
Switzerland Servette
(11.07.2001)
6,843 vs
Iceland Grindavík
(01.07.2001)

The 2001–02 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 109th season in their existence and their 8th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. Basel played their home games in the newly constructed St. Jakob-Park complex. Club chairman was René C. Jäggi for the sixth consecutive season.

Overview

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Off-season and pre-season

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Christian Gross was the first team trainer for the third successive season. The club's main aim for the 2001–02 season was to win the Swiss Nationalliga A championship title. The second aim was to win the cup title. Their third aim was to stay in the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as long as possible, if possible, win the final and thus to secure that the team advanced at least to the UEFA Cup.

New with profession contracts for the new season, Philipp Degen and Marco Streller were and brought up from the reserve team. Further, Pascal Zuberbühler returned from a one-year loan with Bayer Leverkusen.[1] Basel's biggest signing for the new season were Scott Chipperfield, who came from Wollongong Wolves,[2] and Christian Giménez, who was signed from Lugano.[3] Further Marco Zwyssig transferred in from Tirol Innsbruck.

In the other direction, Iván Knez transferred out to Rapid Wien and Feliciano Magro returned to Udinese after his loan period ended. Further, André Muff was loaned out to Lugano and Jean-Michel Tchouga was loaned out to Lausanne-Sport. Marco Streller was loaned out to Concordia Basel.

On the 16 June FCB announced that Marcel Herzog had transferred to them from to Concordia Basel. On the 5 September the club announced that Miroslav König was loaned out to Concordia as countertrade. Then on 15 October this was reversed König returned to FCB and Herzog loaned back to Concordia.

Winter break

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Soon after the winter break, in the second half of the season, Oliver Kreuzer retired from his active football career. Between the years 1997 and 2002 Kreuter played a total of 212 games for Basel scoring a total of 32 goals. 136 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 9 in the Swiss Cup, 17 were in UEFA competitions (UEFA Cup and UIC) and 50 were friendly games. He scored 21 goals in the domestic league, 1 in the Cup, 3 in the European competitions and the other seven were scored during the test games.[4]

Off-season

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At the end of the season Massimo Ceccaroni retired from his professional career. Ceccaroni is still considered to be a cult figure in Basel. This not only because of his loyalty, having spent 25 years with the club, 10 years as youth player and 15 with their first team. But also, because he never scored a goal in the top flight of Swiss football. However, because he did not have many team appearances during the season, five in the league and six in the UIC, the club did not renew his contract and Ceccaroni's professional career came to an end. Between the years 1987 and 2002 Ceccaroni played a total of 605 games for Basel's first team scoring a total of six goals. 398 of these games were in the Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B, 34 in the Swiss Cup, 20 in the European competitions (UEFA cup and UIC) and 153 were friendly games. He scored four of his goals in the Nationalliga B and the other two were scored during the test games.[5]

The Campaign

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Friendly games

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Basel started the season off with three warm-up matches. These were played against BSC Young Boys from the Nationalliga A , FC Thun and Yverdon-Sports from the Nationalliga B.

Domestic league

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The qualification round to the 2001–02 Nationalliga A was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season, or qualification round, then competed in the championship round. Three points were given for a victory and one for a draw. Each team took half of the points, rounded up to complete units, that were won in the qualification round into the second stage as bonus. The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B playoff round.

The regular season started on 15 July and ended on 10 December. The championship play-offs began on 25 February 2001 and ended on 26 May. FCB’s aim for the teams was to end the qualification round in the tables top two or three and then in the championship round to win the title, or at least to reach third position which would qualify them for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.

qualifying round

The season started in the worst possible way. In their first game away against FC Sion, Basel suffered a humiliating defeat. The home team were two goals up within half an hour and then on 38 minutes Hakan Yakin saw the red card for insulting the referee. In the second half Basel went completely under. First Julien Poueys scored a hattrick within 7 minutes (55, 59, 62) and then Samuel Ojong also scored a hattrick within 7 minutes (79, 81, 86). Basel were beaten 8–1. In the next game on 11 July 2001, a 3–1 home win in St. Jakob-Park against Servette, Marco Streller played his League debut being substituted in during the 66th Minute. Unfortunately for him, in the last minute of the game he headed in an own goal as he tried to clear a corner kick.[6] It was to remain Streller's only game for Basel in this season, because he was loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel for the rest of the season. Christian Giménez was to play his debut on 18 July in the 3–3 draw with St. Gallen and his first goal for the club was to follow during the 3–1 home win against the Young Boys on the 11 August. Giménez was to end the qualifying round as the league’s top scorer with 19 goals in 20 appearances.

After five games Basel were straggling, they had achieved just one win and one draw, opposed to three defeats, with 7 to 15 goal tally. But hereafter, things turned for the better and they only suffered two further defeats up until the winter break. Despite the fact that these were against the reigning title holders Grasshopper Club, Basel ended the qualification as league leaders, five points ahead of Lugano and six ahead of the reigning champions.

Championship round

Basel started well into the second part of the season, winning their first four games, 5–2 away against second placed Lugano and 1–0, 2–0 and 4–0 at home against Zürich, Young Boys and Sion. In the fifth game they suffered another defeat against GC, but six straight wins followed, including their revenge 3–0 away victory against Sion and a revenge 4–1 victory against GC. During this period of the season FCB played their best football and pulled away at the top of the table and subsequently achieved the championship title prematurely.[7] Despite the fact that they lost two of their last three games, they won their first title after 22 years of waiting. It was the ninth championship title in the club’s history.[8]

Christian Giménez was the team’s top scorer with 26 goals over the entire season. Hakan Yakin had scored 13, George Koumantarakis scored 10 and Scott Chipperfield scored 6 goals.

Conclusion

Basel won the championship with 55 points, GC were vice-champions with 45 points and Lugano finished in third position. The club's aim in the championship title had been fully, and perhaps surprisingly, achieved. Both Lugano and Sion had reached the championship round, but both clubs did not obtain a 1st level license for the 2002/03 season and therefore both teams were relegated to the second tier.

Curiosity to the begin of Scott Chipperfield's career by FC Basel; Chipperfield signed his contract with the club and returned to Australia to pack his suitcases. As he boarded the plane to fly to his new employers, he knew that they would be playing their first game of the season during his time on the flight. When the plane landed in Switzerland the game was over and Basel had lost 1–8. The story goes that Chipperfield asked the driver who collected him, "who the heck have I signed for? The only reason I didn't fly straight back home, was because I knew you were waiting for me." At the end of the season Basel were number one and Sion were relegated. And the driver said to Chipperfield, "I'm sure glad that you knew that it was me, who was waiting to collect you at the airport."

Domestic Cup

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Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title, especially because the final was to be played in St. Jakob-Park. They had last won the trophy in 1975. Basel entered the competition in the round of 32 and were drawn away against local rivals Concordia Basel, who at that time played in the Nationalliga B.

Concordia Basel (10 November 2001)

The game was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 5,431 spectators. Concordia, the home team, started well into the game and had their first chance at goal on 5 minutes and their second chance another 5 minutes later. FCB started prudent and did not want to enter into risky situations. After they had won control of play, they started to dominate and had a couple of near misses. Then on 21 minutes Sébastien Barberis put the away team a goal up following a corner-kick. Concordia reacted immediately, with fighting spirit and came forward with tempo. Their first attack could only be stopped by a well-timed foul from FCB defender Alexandre Quennoz, who saw the yellow card. If he had waited a few seconds longer it might have been a penalty. FCB were always in danger of catching the equaliser, but despite doubling the lead on 41 minutes through a goal from George Koumantarakis, Concordia were dominating play. After the interval Concordia were still fighting, believing in their chance. On 59 minutes Christian Giménez added Basel’s third after a counter attack. From this moment on the game changed. Concordia had less and less stamina and their strengths were lost. Basel took control and dominated completely and on 75 minutes Hervé Tum added a fourth and on 90 minutes the last. FCB won 5–0 and advanced to the next round.[9]

Colombier ( 17 February 2002)

In the round of 16 Basel were drawn with an away game against lower league team Colombier, who had that time played in 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier in the Swiss football pyramid. Colombier were playing good football and were top of their division at that time. At the end of the season, they were group champions, but missed promotion in the play-offs. The match was played in the New Year before the leagues had restarted after the winter break. This proved to be an advantage for Basel after their seven winter break friendlies. The team were well played in and won the game that they entirely dominated 1–0 through a goal from Giménez in the 56th minute.[10]

Zürich (21 March 2002)

In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Zürich. The match was played in the Letzigrund with an attendance of 6,800 spectators and came midst in the period as Basel were dominating in the league. Both teams started into the match with care, but FCB found quicker into their stride and soon had more possession. Therefore, it was no surprise that they took the lead through a goal from George Koumantarakis on 17 minutes. The home team reacted well, they sought after the equaliser and didn’t have to wait long, because Kanga Akalé netted on 24 minutes. The game was now level on possession until one minute before the break, as Ivan Ergic put the visitors back into the lead. After the interval play was again level, but the visitors did have an optical advantage. This became obvious as Akalé saw the yellow card for his second bookable foul and was dismissed. From this moment the game changed, the Zürich layers strength and stamina failed and Basel took control and dominated. On 85 minutes substitute Carlos Varela advanced down the right and put his team another goal up. Just two minutes later Basel’s other substitute Hervé Tum had a shot that hit the post and Scott Chipperfield converted the rebound to give Basel a comfortable 4–1 win.[11]

Young Boys (11 April 2002)

In the semi-final Basel were drawn at home in the St. Jakob-Park against an out of form Young Boys, who had only picked up only one point in their last three league matches. Basel started better into the match, with good moves they created a number of chances. Alain Rochat stopped one of these with a foul inside the penalty area and was shown the yellow card by referee Massimo Busacca, but the spot kick from Murat Yakin rebounded from the post on 17 minutes. Basel came forwards, again created chances and Christian Giménez converted one of these after 23 minutes to put the hosts one up. At the other end Gürkan Sermeter missed the equaliser as Basel keeper Pascal Zuberbühler saved his penalty kick. Basel remained in control of the game up until the interval. Although Carlos Varela had a shot on 49 minutes that hit the cross bar, the visitors started the second period with more determination and were rewarded on 51 minutes as Joel Descloux equalised for his team. The game became more aggressive and was an open slugfest. Amidst a number of bookings for over hard fouls, on 69 minutes Basel defender Philippe Cravero was shown the red card for a foul as last man and at the other end on 73 minutes YB keeper Paolo Collaviti was also dismissed for committing a foul as last man. The score remained 1–1 even after extra time, so a penalty shoot-out was required for the decision. In this Basel keeper Zuberbühler became major protagonist. Zuberbühler missed his own spot-kick as YB reserve keeper Adrian Lingenhag saved, but in return he himself saved three YB penalty attempts. Basel advanced to the final [12]

Grasshoppers (12 May 2002)

The final was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 30,000 spectators and according to the draw the Grasshoppers were the home team. Basel started well into the game. GC were stopped in their forwards movement and Basel played a long ball in the opponent’s half towards Hervé Tum, who ran on and beat the advancing keeper Fabrice Borer from 12 metres. The match was played on level terms with chances on both sides. On 38 minutes Richard Núñez advanced on the right, turning on himself he played a long cross towards the far post, here Mladen Petrić ran clear and nodded in the equaliser. Two minutes before the break a goal from Basel’s captain Murat Yakin was disallowed because he had used his hand to control the ball. In the second period play remained level, again both teams created chances. However, neither keeper let a ball pass and so it came to extra time. In the 113th minute Scott Chipperfield played a high ball from the left, over GC goalie Borer, which Boris Smiljanic punched over the cross bar with his last effort, this because he assumed that Hervé Tum, who was positioned behind him, would nod the ball effortlessly into the goal. This opened the big stage for the Basel captain, Murat Yakin took a run-up and safely converted the penalty kick to win the final 2–1 and thus the Trophy.[13]

Conclusion

From a FCB point of view, the club's cup aim to reach the final and win the trophy was achieved. Because the league championship title had mathematically and prematurely been decided, with this trophy Basel had achieved the domestic double.[8]

UEFA Intertoto Cup

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Basel were qualified for the UIC in the [[2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup #Second round|]], which started for Basel on the 30 June 2002. The UIC was divided into three groups with three finals, the winners of these finals advanced to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Basel’s clear aim for the competition was to reach the final and win it, to qualify to the UEFA Cup first round.

Second round, Grindavík

Basel were drawn against Iceland's Grindavík. They had qualified by beating Vilash Masallı 3–1 on aggregate in the first round. The first leg took place in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 6,843 fans. Basel won 3–0 and the goal scorers were Feliciano Magro in the 4th minute, Jean-Michel Tchouga in the 18th minute and Hervé Tum in the 60th.[14]

The second leg was in Iceland, played in the Grindavíkurvöllur with an attendance of 700 spectators. Two goals from André Muff the first on 14 minutes and the second on 80 minutes gave Basel a 2–0 victory, thus 5–0 on aggregate.[15]

Third round, Heerenveen

The next round saw Basel matched against SC Heerenveen, a Dutch club from the Eredivisie. Again, the first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park, the attendance was 8,059 fans. Basel controlled the game from the beginning and took an early two goal lead through George Koumantarakis on 12 minutes and Hakan Yakin on 20 minutes. In the second period the visitors got into the game and on 56 minutes Mika Nurmela pulled a goal back. Basel overstood a hectic period and played down the time to win 2–1.[16]

The second leg in Abe Lenstra Stadion had an attendance of 13,300 fans. Marcus Allbäck on 4 minutes gave SC Heerenveen an early lead. George Koumantarakis on 8 minutes and Hakan Yakin on 23 minutes turned the tables. In the second period Hervé Tum in the 69th minute put the visitors another goal up. The home team reduced the score line as Anthony Lurling netted in the 75th minute, but the home team could not catch up. The score remained 3–2 for Basel and they advanced with a 5–3 aggregate.[17]

Semi-finals, Lausanne

The semi-final was an all-Swiss affair with their Nationalliga A rivals Lausanne-Sport. These had qualified to this stage beating UE Sant Julià from Andora twice with 9–1 aggregate in the first round and Sturm Graz, with an away win and a home draw, 4–3 on aggregate in the second round. The first leg in the St. Jakob-Park attracted an attendance of 14,872 spectators. Christian Giménez with a quick brace in the 19th and 21st minute put Basel two up. Just before the half time whistle Hakan Yakin added a third goal and in the second period they let the time tick-out to win comfortably 3–0.[18]

The second leg in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise only attracted 2,050 fans but they saw an interesting match in which Lausanne’s Pape Thiaw was the main character. First, he put the home team a goal up after 8 minutes. However, this was equalised ten minutes later by Hervé Tum. In the 30th minute Pape Thiaw committed a nasty foul and was booked for the offence by Ukrainian referee Vasyl Melnychuk. Then, following a set piece, just before the break Pape Thiaw put his team back into the lead. On 51 minutes he showed his nasty side again and for his second bookable offence he was dismissed. With one man more on the field FCB dominated play, but apart from the equaliser on 61 minutes through Carlos Varela they could not take advantage of this fact. The game was drawn 2–2, but Basel won the tie 5–2 on aggregate.[19]

Finals, Aston Villa

In the final Basel played against Aston Villa from the Premier League. Villa had finished in 8th position in the 2000–01 FA Premier League. They had qualified to the Final by beating NK Slaven Belupo 3–2 on aggregate in the third round and winning on away goals against Rennes in the semi-finals. Basel fancied their chances because their domestic had already played six rounds and the Premier League season had not started yet. The first leg of this final was played on 7 August 2001 in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 25,879 fans.

Villa's reserve keeper Peter Enckelman played the match because Peter Schmeichel was injured and Enckelman was needed early as Basel made a bright start. Murat Yakin, who constantly troubled Villa full-back Mark Delaney, set up his younger brother Hakan with a very good chip over the defence. The striker advanced quickly to the area and left footed, shot powerfully, but the keeper dropped down well to save. About ten minutes later, Argentinian striker Gimenez beat Enckelman with a low, curling shot that glanced passed the right-hand post. Villa then found their way into the game and should have taken the lead on 25 minutes, but Mustapha Hadji missed the very good opportunity. There were few chances during the rest of the half, although Basle finished strongly, with the impressive Murat Yakin twice going close. The beginning of the second period was as evenly contested as the first, but on 59 minutes Villa’s captain Paul Merson scored their vital away goal, side-footing in from close range, after keeper Pascal Zuberbühler could only parry a hard shotHassan Kachloul. The hosts could have equalised with their next chance Jean-Michel Tchouga was unmarked inside the area, but his wild effort glanced over the crossbar. Basel did then restore parity on 74 minutes as substitute Carlos Varela ran forcefully into the area and following a powerful shot Enckelman could only parry and Gimenez side-footed the rebound home from close range. The game ended with this 1–1 draw.[20][21]

The return leg was played on 21 August in Villa Park in Birmingham, which had an attendance of 39,513 spectators. Villa started well into the game and tried to create chances. Basel were happy to sit back and wait and stifle the Villa chances before they became dangerous. After quarter of an hour FCB switched up a gear and on the half an hour were rewarded for the attempt. Scott Chipperfield put the visitors a goal up, finishing off a good move from the right. Villa reacted and came forwards with tempo, they attempted to breach the visitors massive defence. This finally was successful in the 45th minute, Darius Vassell was the scorer. In the second half Basel seemed to lose control and Juan Pablo Ángel added Villa's second on 55 minutes. Basel fought back into the game and created dangerous chances, but it was the hosts who got the better as in the 78th minute Ángel added another. From here Basel were chanceless and David Ginola netted the fourth six minutes from the end. Villa won the match deservedly 4–1 and the tie 5–2 on aggregate.[22]

Conclusion

Aston Villa's attendance of 39,513 versus Basel at Villa Park, represented the highest attendance for any Intertoto fixture that season. Basel achieved their absolute minimum aim for this competition, but their main aim had been missed, there would be no further European football for them this season.[23]

Club

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The Management

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Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Assistant manager Switzerland Ruedi Zbinden
until 2 Jan. 2002[24]
Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmid
from 2 Jan. 2002[24]
Fitness Coach Switzerland Harry Körner
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter
Team Administrator Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach U-21 Switzerland
Youth Team co-Coach Switzerland Pascal Burger

Last updated: 2 January 2002
Source: FC Basel Marketing AG (2001). Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.

Other information

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Chairman Switzerland Mr René C. Jäggi
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (33,333 / 120x80 m)

Source: Homepage FCB

Players

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First team squad

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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 Pascal Zuberbühler
2 DF Switzerland SUI Massimo Ceccaroni
3 DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Cravero
4 DF Switzerland SUI Alexandre Quennoz
5 DF Germany GER Oliver Kreuzer
6 MF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel
7 FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga
8 FW Spain ESP Carlos Varela
9 MF South Africa RSA George Koumantarakis
10 MF Switzerland SUI Hakan Yakin
11 FW Cameroon CMR Hervé Tum
12 MF Switzerland SUI Sébastien Barberis
13 FW Argentina ARG Christian Eduardo Giménez
14 FW Switzerland SUI Nenad Savic
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Switzerland SUI Murat Yakin
16 MF Togo TOG Yao Aziawonou
17 MF Switzerland SUI Mario Cantaluppi
18 GK Switzerland SUI Romain Crevoisier
19 FW Switzerland SUI André Muff
20 DF Switzerland SUI Iván Knez
21 MF Italy ITA Feliciano Magro
22 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Ivan Ergić
24 DF Cameroon CMR Timothée Atouba
25 GK Switzerland SUI Marcel Herzog
26 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield
28 DF Switzerland SUI Marco Zwyssig
FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller
DF Switzerland SUI Philipp Degen

Out on loan

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19 FW Switzerland SUI André Muff (to Lugano from 14 July 2001)[25]
FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller (to Concordia from August 2001)
GK Slovakia SVK Miroslav König (to Concordia from 5 September 2001[26] until 15 October 2001)[27]
25 GK Switzerland SUI Marcel Herzog (to Concordia from 15 October 2001)[27]
16 MF Togo TOG Yao Aziawonou (to FC Thun (loan) from 21 January 2002)[28] until 12 March 2002[29]

Transfers Summer 2001

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1 GK Switzerland SUI Pascal Zuberbühler (from Bayer Leverkusen return after loan)[30]
25 GK Switzerland SUI Marcel Herzog (from Concordia Basel)[31]
26 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield (from Wollongong Wolves)[2]
13 FW Argentina ARG Christian Eduardo Giménez (from Concordia Basel)[3]

Out

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21 MF Italy ITA Feliciano Magro (to Udinese end of loan)[32]

Transfers Winter 2001-02

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In

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24 DF Cameroon CMR Timothée Atouba (from Neuchâtel Xamax)[28]
28 DF Switzerland SUI Marco Zwyssig (from FC Tirol Innsbruck)[28]

Out

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20 DF Switzerland SUI Iván Knez (contract ended[28] to Rapid Wien)[33]

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies

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Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

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20 June 2001 Pre-season Thun Switzerland 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
19:30 Rama 71' (1:1) Summary 20' (0:1) Tum
84' (1:2) Tchouga
Attendance: 600
Referee: Switzerland
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
23 June 2001 Pre-season Young Boys Switzerland 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz, Pieterlen
16:00 Berisha 47' (1:1)
Türker 58' (2:1)
Summary 35' (0:1) Tchouga Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
26 June 2001 Pre-season Yverdon-Sport Switzerland 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz Nau, Laufen
18:00 Summary 38' (0:1) Tchouga Attendance: 650
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
5 October 2001 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Tchouga 44' (1:0) Summary Yellow card 16' Dominguez Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
Note: Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich.
23 October 2001 Mid-season SC Dornach Switzerland 1 – 7 Switzerland Basel Gigersloch, Dornach
18:15 Weidmann 88' (1:7) Summary 2' (0:1) Koumantarakis
8' (o.g. 0:2) Dreier
32' (0:3) Varela
46' (0:4) Koumantarakis
52' (0:5) Koumantarakis
61' (0:6) Burki
86' (0:7) Tchouga
Attendance: 150
Referee: Switzerland Jürg Burkhart
Note: Basel with 3 test players from U-21 team: Sehid Sinani, Patrick Wagner and Michel Banholzer. Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich.
Fair game, no yellow cards.
13 November 2001 Mid-season BSC Old Boys Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30 Thomas Koster 46'
Diabira Yellow card 83'
Summary 10' (0:1) Tchouga
13' (0:2) Wagner
26' (0:3) Yao
30' (0:4) Tum
44' (0:5) Banholzer
Attendance: 70
Referee: Switzerland Michael Huber
Note: Basel with 6 test players from U-21 team: Orazio Ferranti, Ali Oezcakmak, Danny Califf, Pietro Saccone, Patrick Wagner and Michel Banholzer and with Sandro Burki from FC Zürich

Winter break and mid-season friendlies

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19 January 2002 Winter break 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
15:00 Knavs 49' (1:1) Summary 39' (0:1) Ergić
61' (1:2) Koumantarakis
Yellow card 85' Knez
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Germany Volker Raquet
24 January 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Europa-Stadion, Rheinfelden
18:00 Koumantarakis 37' (1:0)
Cravero 53' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 500
Referee: Germany Volker Scherrer
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
29 January 2002 Winter break Las Palmas Spain 6 – 2 Switzerland Basel Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas
11:00 Santacasino 64' (1:4)
Juan Negro 79[2:4]'
Summary 3' (0:1) Giménez
15' (0:2) Giménez
52' (0:3) Ergić
58' (0:4) Giménez
82' (2:5) Tum
86' (2:6) Tum
Attendance: 30
Referee: Spain Diaz
31 January 2002 Winter break Las Palmas Spain 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas
11:30 Carmelo 33' (1:1) Summary 20' (0:1) Chipperfield
41' (1:2) Tum
76' (1:3) Koumantarakis}
Attendance: 500
Referee: Spain Santana
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
4 February 2002 Winter break AC Bellinzona Switzerland 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
17:30 Miccolis 38' (1:1)
Cavin 85' (2:4)
Summary 15' (0:1) Giménez
38' (1:2) Giménez
48' (1:3) Giménez
71' (1:4) H. Yakin
86' (2:5) H. Yakin
Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
9 February 2002 Winter break Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
14:30 Summary Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards.
Basel with three test players from U-17 team: Nicolas Maissen, Sehar Fejzulahi und Goran Antic
12 February 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 Switzerland Thun Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Koumantarakis 48' (1:0)
Ergić 61' (2:1)
Varela 81' (3:2)
Summary 54' (1:1) Matić
76' (2:2) Raimondi
Yellow card 86' Moser
Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Claudio Circhetta
19 February 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Aarau Rankhof Stadium, Basel
14:30 Tum 51' (2:0)
H. Yakin 12' (2:0)
Tum 51' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Claudio Circhetta

Nationalliga A 2001–02

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Qualification round

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The Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round.

4 July 2001 Round 1 Sion 8 – 1 Basel Tourbillon, Sion
19:30 Moreira 6' (1:0)
Duruz 29' (2:0)
Marazzi Yellow card 52'
Poueys 55' (3:1)
Poueys 59' (4:1)
Poueys 62' (5:1)
Ojong 79' (6:1)
Ojong 81' (7:1)
Ojong 86' (8:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 12' Cravero
Yellow card 34' Red card 38' H. Yakin
48' (2:1) Koumantarakis
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
11 July 2001 Round 2 Basel 3 – 1 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Tum 6' (1:0)
Ergić 10' (2:0)
Huggel 19' (3:0)
FCB summary Yellow card 53' Thurre
90' (o.g. 3:1) Streller
Attendance: 17,844
Referee: Liechtenstein Roland Beck
18 July 2001 Round 3 St. Gallen 3 – 3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
19:30 Jefferson 10' (1:1)
Gane Yellow card 23'
Jairo Yellow card 52'
Jairo 60' (2:3)
Dal Santo 66' (3:3)
Jefferson Yellow card 86'
FCB summary 5' (0:1) Ergić
15' (1:2) M. Yakin
Yellow card 22' Ceccaroni
Yellow card 35' Chipperfield
Yellow card 42' Giménez
57' (1:3) Kreuzer
Attendance: 11,300 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
21 July 2001 Round 4 Basel P – P Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
[ (Report)] (in German)
28 July 2001 Round 5 Zürich 2 – 0 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
17:15 Kavelashvili 31' (1:0)
Quennoz 83' (o.g. 2:0)
FCB summary Yellow card 45' Varela
Yellow card 80' M. Yakin
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Etter
4 August 2001 Round 6 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 – 0 Basel Stade de la Maladière,
Neuchâtel
19:30 Arifović 36' (1:0)
Simo Yellow card 44'
FCB summary Yellow card 11' Atouba
Yellow card 49' Chipperfield
Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 76' M. Yakin
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
11 August 2001 Round 7 Basel 3 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:15 Varela Yellow card 8'
Chipperfield 15' (1:0)
Giménez 31' (2:0)
Ergić 37' (3:0)
Huggel Yellow card 84'
FCB summary Yellow card 50' Berisha
72' (3:1) Hänzi
Attendance: 24,831
Referee: Switzerland Salm
18 August 2001 Round 8 Aarau 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
17:15 Joller Yellow card 15'
Okpala 55' (1:0)
FCB summary Yellow card 11' Cravero
69' (1:1) Kreuzer
Yellow card 76' Chipperfield
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
25 August 2001 Round 9 Basel 5 – 1 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Koumantarakis 11' (1:1)
Giménez 13' (2:1)
Giménez 52' (3:1)
M. Yakin Yellow card 63'
H. Yakin 68' (4:1)
Giménez 89' (5:1)
FCB summary 4' (0:1) Joël Magnin
Yellow card 11' Ludovic Magnin
Yellow card 74' Bullo
Attendance: 19,110
Referee: Switzerland Marcus Nobs
8 September 2001 Round 10 Grasshoppers 1 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:45 Núñez 33' (1:0)
Benjani Mwaruwari
FCB summary Yellow card 23' M. Yakin
Yellow card 45' Giménez
Yellow card 73' Koumantarakis
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Liechtenstein Roland Beck
12 September 2001 Round 4 Basel P – P[34] Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
[ FCB summary]
16 September 2001 Round 11 Basel 4 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 Giménez 45' (1:0)
Chipperfield 62' (2:0)
Giménez 71' (3:0)
Koumantarakis 90+1' (4:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 21' Gian
Yellow card 27' Hodel
Yellow card 50' Wiederkehr
82' (3:1) Varela
Attendance: 20,691
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
22 September 2001 Round 12 Basel 2 – 1 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 44' (1:0)
Duruz Yellow card 70'
M. Yakin Yellow card 75'
Varela Yellow card 80'
Tcheutchoua 89' (o.g. 2:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 21' Vernaz
Yellow card 56' Poueys
Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 59' Deumi
65' (1:1) Poueys
Yellow card 75' Moreira
Yellow card 86' Hottiger
Attendance: 19,258
Referee: Switzerland René Rogalla
26 September 2001 Round 4 Basel 3 – 1 Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 4' (1:0)
H. Yakin 29' (2:0)
Giménez Yellow card 58'
X. Margairaz 66' (o.g. 3:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 9' X. Margairaz
42' (2:1) Chaveriat
Yellow card 67' Gobet
Yellow card 74' S. Margairaz
Yellow card 74' Karlen
Attendance: 18,235
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
1 October 2001 Round 13 Servette 1 – 4 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
19:30 Fournier Yellow card 17'
Oruma Yellow card 18'
Dill 90+3' (1:4)
FCB summary 12' (0:1) Giménez
42' (0:2) Chipperfield
46' (0:3) H. Yakin
Yellow card 70' Cantaluppi
71' (0:4) Giménez
Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz
10 October 2001 Round 14 Basel 2 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 H. Yakin 4' (1:0)
Barberis Yellow card 50'
M. Yakin 96' (2:2)
FCB summary Yellow card 34' Guido
61' (1:1) Gane
Yellow card 87' Gane
90+2' (1:2) Gane
Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 90+6' Winkler
Attendance: 31,124
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
14 October 2001 Round 15 Lausanne Sports 2 – 4 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:15 Zambaz Yellow card 10'
Chavériat 12' (1:1)
Simon 21' (2:1)
FCB summary 11' (pen. 0:1) Kreuzer
31' (2:2) Giménez
34' (2:3) H. Yakin
Yellow card 37' Varela
47' (2:4) Giménez
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
20 October 2001 Round 16 Basel 2 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:45 H. Yakin 51' (1:1)
Ergić 59' (2:1)
Huggel Yellow card 88'
FCB summary 37' (0:1) Guerrero
Yellow card 39' Fischer
Yellow card 65' Heldmann
Yellow card 81' Keita
Attendance: 28,481
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
27 October 2001 Round 17 Basel 5 – 1 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 10' (1:0)
Barberis Yellow card 15'
Giménez 34' (2:0)
Huggel Yellow card 30'
Chipperfield 46' (3:0)
Giménez 68' (4:0)
Giménez 80' (5:1)
FCB summary 73' (4:1) Alex Attendance: 21,763
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
3 November 2001 Round 18 Young Boys 2 – 2 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
16:45 Malacarne 9' (1:0)
Tikva 20' (2:0)
Malacarne Yellow card 55'
FCB summary Yellow card 6' Chipperfield
33' (2:1) Giménez
Red card 58' H. Yakin
77' (2:2) Varela
Yellow card 86' Varela
Attendance: 10,600 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Nicole Petignat
17 November 2001 Round 19 Basel 1 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:45 Cravero Yellow card 14'
Koumantarakis 51' (1:0)
Varela Yellow card 59'
FCB summary Yellow card 35' de Napoli Attendance: 22,573
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz
25 November 2001 Round 20 Lugano 1 – 2 Basel Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
14:30 Rothenbühler 90+1' (1:2) FCB summary 13' (0:1) Koumantarakis
Yellow card 20' Aziawonou
Yellow card 43' Cravero
Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 82' Koumantarakis
84' (0:2) H. Yakin
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
2 December 2001 Round 21 Basel 4 – 5 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
14:30 H. Yakin 8' (1:0)
Giménez 40' (2:3)
Varela Yellow card 65'
Giménez 74' (3:5)
Varela 80' (4:5)
FCB summary 12' (1:1) Diop
Yellow card 14' Diop
15' (1:2) Cabanas
39' (1:3) Núñez
50' (2:4) Núñez
Yellow card 65' Núñez
65' (2:5) Cabanas
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Liechtenstein Roland Beck
9 December 2001 Round 22 Luzern 0 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
14:30 Blunschi Yellow card 47'
Pinelli Yellow card 53'
Enrique Yellow card 64'
Meier Yellow card 84'
FCB summary Yellow card 32' M. Yakin
Yellow card 57' Varela
Yellow card 64' Koumantarakis
86' (0:1) Tum
Attendance: 7,509
Referee: Switzerland Nicole Petignat

League table qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel 22 13 4 5 52 37 +15 43 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Lugano 22 11 5 6 39 33 +6 38
3 Grasshopper 22 11 4 7 50 33 +17 37
4 St. Gallen 22 9 8 5 38 32 +6 35
5 Servette 22 9 7 6 36 29 +7 34
6 Sion 22 10 3 9 40 29 +11 33
7 Young Boys 22 8 7 7 35 28 +7 31
8 Zürich 22 7 9 6 24 27 −3 30
9 Aarau 22 7 6 9 28 25 +3 27 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 6 7 9 28 36 −8 25
11 Lausanne-Sport 22 4 4 14 24 49 −25 16
12 Luzern 22 3 4 15 23 59 −36 13
Source: RSSSF

Championship Playoff Round

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The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

24 February 2002 Round 1 Lugano 2 – 5 Basel Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
14:30 Sutter 4' (1:0)
Gaspoz Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 68'
Rota Red card 70'
Rossi 70' (2:3)
FCB summary Yellow card 3' Zwyssig
Yellow card 9' Chipperfield
43' (1:1) M. Yakin
44' (1:2) Koumantarakis
68' (1:3) H. Yakin
71' (2:4) Giménez
73' (2:5) Giménez
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
2 March 2002 Round 2 Basel 1 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:45 Koumantarakis 61' (1:0)
Quennoz Yellow card 78'
H. Yakin Yellow card 79'
FCB summary Yellow card 9' Keller
Yellow card 27' Burki
Yellow card 31' Hellinga
Yellow card 55' Guerrero
Attendance: 25,871
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
6 March 2002 Round 3 St. Gallen P – P[35] Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
[ FCB summery] Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
9 March 2002 Round 4 Basel 2 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 36' (1:0)
Cantaluppi 45+1' (2:0)
Savić Yellow card 81'
Koumantarakis Yellow card 81'
FCB summary Yellow card 84' Vonlanthen Attendance: 30,521
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
16 March 2002 Round 5 Basel 4 – 0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 H. Yakin 17' (1:0)
H. Yakin 35' (2:0)
Chipperfield Yellow card 45' 60' (3:0)
Ergić 74' (4:0)
FCB summary Yellow card 19' Moreira
Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 22' Hottiger
Yellow card 21' Grichting
Yellow card 39' M'Futi
Yellow card 59' Piffaretti
Attendance: 24,407
Referee: Switzerland Stefan Messner
24 March 2002 Round 6 Grasshoppers 1 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:15 Eduardo Yellow card 8'
Núñez 69' (1:0)
Baturina Yellow card 75'
Jaggy Yellow card 77'
Hodel Yellow card 86'
FCB summary Yellow card 55' Koumantarakis
Yellow card 65' Quennoz
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
1 April 2002 Round 7 Servette 1 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:00 Comisetti Yellow card 3'
Fournier 41'
Fournier Yellow card 14' Yellow-red card 43'
Lonfat Yellow card 70'
FCB summary 14' (pen. 0:1) M. Yakin
20' (0:2) Atouba
Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 60' Yao
Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
4 April 2002 Round 3 St. Gallen 1 – 3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
19:30 Di Jorio Yellow card 40'
Di Jorio 44' (1:0)
FCB summary 54' (1:1) M. Yakin
56' (1:2) M. Yakin
Yellow card 60' Chipperfield
70' (1:3) Zwyssig
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
7 April 2002 Round 8 Basel 3 – 2 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:15 Barberis Yellow card 13'
Ergić 45' (1:1)
Giménez 58' (2:2)
Hilton 88' (o.g. 3:2)
H. Yakin Red card 90+2'
FCB summary Yellow card 9' Miéville
39' (0:1) A. Frei
47' (1:2) Hilton
Yellow card 83' Jaquet
Yellow card 90+2' Oruma
Attendance: 26,001
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz
14 April 2002 Round 9 Basel 4 – 1 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 H. Yakin 2' (1:0)
Giménez 47' (2:1)
Tum Yellow card 84'
M. Yakin Yellow card 84'
M. Yakin 87' (3:1)
Ergić 89' (4:1)
FCB summary 15' (1:1) Hodel
Yellow card 56' Cabanas
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Marcus Nobs
20 April 2002 Round 10 Sion 0 – 3 Basel Tourbillon, Sion
16:45 Duruz Yellow card 24'
Beney Red card 29'
Tcheutchoua Yellow card 34'
FCB summary 3' (0:1) Koumantarakis
17' (0:2) Giménez
41' (0:3) Koumantarakis
Yellow card 69' Quennoz
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Switzerland Salm
24 April 2002 Round 11 Young Boys 0 – 3 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
19:00 Berisha Yellow card 54' FCB summary 11' (o.g. 0:1) Berisha
14' (0:2) Tum
77' (0:3) Koumantarakis
Attendance: 11,600 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
27 April 2002 Round 12 Basel 1 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:45 Chipperfield 12' (1:1)
Varela Yellow card 78'
Zanni Yellow card 80'
FCB summary Yellow card 2' Jairo
6' (0:1) Alex
71' (1:2) Gane
Yellow card 80' Chaile
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
4 May 2002 Round 13 Zürich 3 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
18:00 Kavelashvili 9' (1:0)
Keller Yellow card 26'
Pallas Yellow card 32'
Kavelashvili Yellow card 54'
Akalé 82' (2:1)
Magro Yellow card 83'
Keita 84' (3:1)
Gygax Red card 87'
FCB summary Yellow card 19' Cantaluppi
33' (1:1) Barberis
Yellow card 55'Savić
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Switzerland Schoch
8 May 2002 Round 14 Basel 4 – 3 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 Giménez 7' (1:0)
Cantaluppi 23' (2:1)
Ergić 79' (3:3)
Tum 85' (4:3)
FCB summary 21' (1:1) Magnin
48' (2:2) Magnin
Yellow card 55' Morf
Yellow card 62' Gaspoz
71' (2:3) Rossi
Yellow card 75' Rothenbühler
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Nicole Petignat

League table championship

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The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 14 11 0 3 36 16 +20 22 55 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Grasshopper Club 14 7 5 2 28 17 +11 19 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Lugano[a] (R) 14 7 2 5 23 19 +4 19 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Servette 14 6 3 5 25 23 +2 17 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 6 2 6 14 17 −3 15 35 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6 St. Gallen 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 18 34 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Young Boys 14 4 3 7 18 25 −7 16 31
8 Sion[a] (R) 14 1 1 12 10 35 −25 17 21
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Both Lugano and Sion did not obtain a 1st level license for the 2002/03 season. Nor die Lausanne; all three clubs are relegated to the NL B and their NL A places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern.

Swiss Cup

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10 November 2001 Round 1 Concordia 0 – 5 Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ribeiro Yellow card 45' FCB summary 21' (0:1) Barberis
Yellow card 25' Quennoz
41' (0:2) Koumantarakis
59' (0:3) Giménez
75' (0:4) Tum
90+1' (0:5) Tum
Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
17 February 2002 Round 2 Colombier 0 – 1 Basel Stade des Chézards, Colombier, Switzerland
FCB summary Yellow card 53' H. Yakin
56' (0:1) Giménez
Yellow card 59' Giménez
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Florian Etter
21 March 2002 Quarterfinal Zürich 1 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Akalé 24' (1:1)
Iodice Yellow card 45'
Chassot Yellow card 47'
Akalé Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 88'
FCB summary 17' (0:1) Koumantarakis
Yellow card 24' Koumantarakis
44' (1:2) Ergić
84' (1:3) Varela
87' (1:4) Chipperfield
Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
11 April 2002 Semifinal Basel 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Varela Yellow card 13'
Giménez 23' (1:0)
Yao Yellow card 58'
Cravero Red card 69'
Atouba Yellow card 90'
Koumantarakis Yellow card 114'
FCB summary 51' (1:1) Joel Descloux
Red card 73' Collaviti
Yellow card 77' Tikva
Attendance: 25,381
Referee: Massimo Busacca
Penalties
M. Yakin soccer ball with check mark
Zwyssig soccer ball with check mark
Giménez soccer ball with check mark
Koumantarakis soccer ball with red X
Zuberbühler soccer ball with red X
Chipperfield soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Hänzi
soccer ball with red X Tikva
soccer ball with check mark Joel Descloux
soccer ball with red X Petrosyan
soccer ball with check mark Burri
soccer ball with red X Berisha
12 May 2002 Final Grasshoppers 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Petrić 38' (1:1)
Schwegler Yellow card 28'
Castillo Yellow card 78'
Cabanas Yellow card 82'
Petrić Yellow card 91'
Smiljanić Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 112'
FCB summary 5' (0:1) Tum
Yellow card 43' M. Yakin
113' (pen. 1:3) M. Yakin
Yellow card 114' Barberis
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Philippe Leuba

UEFA Intertoto Cup

[edit]

Second round

[edit]
1 July 2001 (2001-07-01) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Iceland Grindavík St. Jakob-Park, Basel
15:00 Magro 4'
Tchouga 18'
Tum 60'
Magro Yellow card 90+2'
FCB summary
Report
Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia)
8 July 2001 (2001-07-08) Second leg Grindavík Iceland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík
16:00 Kekic Yellow card 56'
Floventtson Yellow card 75'
FCB summary
Report
14' (0:1) Muff
Yellow card 42' Aziawonou
80' (0:2) Muff
Attendance: 700
Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland)

Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round

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14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) First leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Netherlands Heerenveen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Koumantarakis 12' (1:0)
H. Yakin 20' (2:0)
Cravero Yellow card 33'
FCB summary
Report
Yellow card 21' van Gessel
Yellow card 24' Lurling
56' (2:1) Nurmela
Yellow card 68' Hansma
Yellow card 68' Vonk
Attendance: 8,059
Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal)
21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) Second leg Heerenveen Netherlands 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
19:30 Allbäck 4' (1:0)
Jensen Yellow card 37'
Venena Yellow card 54'
Lurling 75' (2:3)
FCB summary
ReportBBC report
10' (1:1) Koumantarakis
24' (1:2) H. Yakin
Yellow card 32' Kreuzer
Yellow card 64' Zuberbühler
69' (1:3) Tum
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Stéphane Moulin (France)

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semifinal

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25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Lausanne St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 19' (1:0)
Giménez 21' (2:0)
M. Yakin Yellow card 42'
H. Yakin 45' (3:0)
FCB summary
Report
Yellow card 42' Margairaz Attendance: 14,872
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:30 Thiaw 8' (1:0)
Thiaw 45' (2:1)
Thiaw Yellow card 51' Red card 54'
FCB summary
Report
18' (1:1) Tum
62' (2:2) Varela
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine)

Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

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7 August 2001 (2001-08-07) First leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 England Aston Villa St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 74' (1:1) FCB summary
Report
58' (0:1) Merson
Yellow card 76' Vassell
Yellow card 77' Wright
Attendance: 25,879
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) Second leg Aston Villa England 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Vassell 45' (1:1)
Ángel 55' (2:1)
Ángel 78' (3:1)
Stone Yellow card 81'
Ginola 84' (4:1)
FCB summary
Report
30' (0:1) Chipperfield
Yellow card 67' Varela
Attendance: 39,513
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.

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