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FC Basel
2002–03 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Werner Edelmann
ManagerSwitzerland Christian Gross
Nationalliga ARunner-up
Swiss CupWinners
Champions LeagueSecond group stage
Top goalscorerChristian Giménez (20)
Highest home attendance33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(1.12.2002)
35,000 vs
England Manchester United
(26.11.2002)
Lowest home attendance16,053 vs
Switzerland Servette
(8.03.2003)
16,562 vs
Slovakia Žilina
(31.07.2002)

The 2002–03 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 110th season in their existence and was the club's 9th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. As reigning Champions, the Clubs main aims for the 2002–03 season were to retain the Swiss Nationalliga A title and as the cup holders to retain their cup title. The third aim was to stay in the Champions League as long as possible, if possible to reach the group stage.

Basel ended the domestic league season as runners-up, the Swiss Cup as winners and in the Champions League they reached the second group stage. One of the best seasons in the clubs history.

Overview

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As reigning Champions Basel were favourites to win the domestic championship title and as Champions they entered the 2002-03 Champions League in the Second qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the season were Julio Hernán Rossi from Lugano, Antonio Esposito from St. Étienne and Bernt Haas on a loan deal from West Bromwich Albion. In the other direction Massimo Ceccaroni left the club and retired from his professional career. Ceccaroni is still considered to be a cult figure in Basel, this because he stayed loyal to the club for 25 years and because he never scored a goal in the top flight of Swiss football.

FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from the USL Premier Development League, the Major League Soccer, from Brasil and PSV Eindhoven from the Netherlands.

The Nationalliga A season began on 6 July 2002 with the game against Aarau and the Champions League qualifying satrted on 31 July with the away tie against Žilina. In the Swiss Cup all the league teams were qualified for the Round of 32 which was to take place on 22 February 2003

The Campaign

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Domestic League

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Because they were reigning Champions, Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the domestic championship. The season started well for Basel and they won five, drew two, of their first seven games. However, the following two games were both lost and Basel slipped down in the league table. But they refound themselves, winning nine, drawing two of the following eleven games. A 1–2 home defeat against the Grasshoppers cost them the leading position in the league table and Grasshoppers ended the league qualifying stage as table leaders at the winter break. In the Championship playoff round Basel lost just two away games. But because both ties against the Grasshoppers were drawn. Therefore Basel were unable to defend their Championship title and ended as runners-up one single point behind their rivals GC. In summery the Championship aim was not achieved.

Domestic Cup

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Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title. In the round of 32 Basel were draw with an away game against lower league team Yverdon-Sport and as expected the game was won. In the round of 16 and in the Quarterfinals Basel eliminated Servette and the Young Boys. The Semifinal was won 3–0 against lower league FC Schaffhausen. The Final against Neuchâtel Xamax was a one sided affair. Basel won 6–0 and achieved their domestic cup aim.

Champions League

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The clubs aim was to remain in the Champions League as long as possible and if possible to reach the group stage. In the Second qualifying round the defeated Žilina of Slovakia 4–1 on aggregate. The Third qualifying round they faced Scottish giants Celtic. In the first leg at Celtic Park, the home side won 3–1, but in the second leg at St. Jakob-Park, Basel came away with a famous 2–0 victory, thus 3–3 on aggregate, and Basel won on the away goals rule.

Therefore Basel became only the second Swiss team ever to play in the modern Champions League. In the Group stage they were drawn into Group B along with Valencia, Liverpool and Spartak Moscow. Following a 2–0 home win against Spartak, Basel travelled to Anfield in Liverpool, where they managed to draw 1–1 against Liverpool. After a great start to the group stage, Basel were brought back down to earth when they were defeated 2–6 by Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla. However, they bounced back and held Valencia to a 2–2 draw in the next fixture. Basel were now sitting in second place in the group but they would still need to win at least one of their last two games and hope that Liverpool would not pick up more than two points to secure that place. In Matchday Five, Liverpool lost 1–0 to Valencia and FCB won 2–0 against Spartak at the Luzhniki Stadium. Basel's place in the last 16 was all but secured, although they still had to make sure they did not lose to Liverpool in the last game of the first group stage. On the last matchday, Basel lead 3–0 at half-time through goals from Julio Hernán Rossi, Christian Eduardo Giménez, and Thimothée Atouba. The second half was a different story alltogether and Liverpool fought back to equalise the game at 3–3. This was still enough for FCB to qualify for the next round.

In the last 16, Basel faced Manchester United, Juventus, and Deportivo de La Coruña. They had a poor start, losing back to back games against Manchester United at home and Juventus away. FCB then faced Deportivo in a double-header, with the home side winning 1–0 in both ties. Arguably two of FCB's greatest games came next as they held Manchester United to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford and claimed a 2–1 victory over Juventus at St. Jakob-Park. Despite being knock-out on tie-breaking criteria, Basel had achieved their seasons european aim.

Club

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The Management

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Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmid
Fitness Coach Switzerland Harry Körner
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Romain Crevoisier
Team Manager Germany Oliver Kreuzer
Team Administrator Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach U-21 Switzerland Heinz Hermann
Youth Team co-Coach Switzerland Pascal Burger

Last updated: July 2002
Source: FC Basel Marketing AG (2003). Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Other information

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

Source: [1]

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
4 DF Switzerland SUI Alexandre Quennoz
5 DF Switzerland SUI Marco Zwyssig
6 MF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel
7 FW Switzerland SUI Antonio Esposito
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
15 DF Switzerland SUI Murat Yakin
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Switzerland SUI Grégory Duruz
17 MF Switzerland SUI Mario Cantaluppi
18 GK Switzerland SUI Eric Rapo
19 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller
20 DF Switzerland SUI Bernt Haas
21 FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga
22 MF Serbia SRB Ivan Ergić
23 MF Switzerland SUI Philipp Degen
24 DF Cameroon CMR Timothée Atouba
26 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield
28 MF Australia AUS Ljubo Miličević
30 DF Switzerland SUI Boris Smiljanić
33 FW Argentina ARG Julio Hernán Rossi

Out on loan

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19 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller (at Switzerland Thun from 30 September to 31 December 2002[1] and 2 April to 30 June 2003[2])
DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Cravero (to Servette – one year plus option)[3]
21 FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga (to FC Lugano)

Transfers Summer 2002

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In

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18 GK Switzerland SUI Eric Rapo (from Wil - n/a)
33 FW Argentina ARG Julio Hernán Rossi (from Lugano - n/a)
16 DF Switzerland SUI Grégory Duruz (from FC Sion – n/a)
7 FW Switzerland SUI Antonio Esposito (from St. Étienne)
20 DF Switzerland SUI Bernt Haas (from West Bromwich Albion – on loan)[4]
23 MF Switzerland SUI Philipp Degen (from Basel U-21)[5]
28 MF Australia AUS Ljubo Miličević (from Zürich - on loan)[6]

Out

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2 DF Switzerland SUI Massimo Ceccaroni (end of career) [7]

Transfers Winter 2002-03

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Out

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9 MF South Africa RSA George Koumantarakis (to Preston North End – n/a)[8]

Results and Fixtures

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Friendlies

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Pre-season/First Half Season friendlies

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June 2002 Pre-season Wil Switzerland 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Rüti, Henau SG
Lustrinelli 41' Report (in German) 16' Giménez
69' Rossi
Attendance: 2,100
13 June 2002 Pre-season Washington DC0 United States 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel
? 67' Report (in German) 1' Streller
7' H. Yakin
60' Savić
67' Giménez
15 June 2002 Pre-season Chesapeake Dragons United States 2 – 8 Switzerland Basel RFK Aux Field, Washington, D.C.
Gibbons 16'
Pablo Graham 80'
Report (in German) 2' Rossi
17', 45' Giménez
48' Streller
67', 75' Tum
75' Iandoli
Attendance: 60
Referee: Riesch
19 June 2002 Pre-season New England Revolution United States 0 – 5 Switzerland Basel
Report (in German) 14' Giménez
40' Ergić
49', 71', 83' Tum
Referee: Badea
2 July 2002 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Brazil Ituano Futebol Clube Rankhof Stadium, Basel
Streller 45'
Tum 54'
Report (in German) 48' Vincius Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta
9 July 2002 Friendly Wangen Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz Chrüzmatt, Wangen bei Olten
Povigliaro 28'
Dannhäuser 90'
Report (in German) 31' Koumantarakis
54' Savić
23 July 2002 Freindly Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Rankhof Stadium, Basel
Rossi 24', 62' Report (in German) 42', 70' van Bommel Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Winter Break/Second Half Season friendlies

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21 January 2003 Winter break 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
Adzic 2'
Lokvenc 5'
Report (in German) 45' H. Yakin Referee: Volker Raquet
24 January 2003 Winter break Vitesse Netherlands 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz, Rheden
Amoah 22' Report (in German) 61' Huggel Attendance: 400
29 January 2003 Winter break Winterthur Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Türkei
Vogt 27' Report (in German) 11', 34', 76' Rossi
13' Chipperfield
53' H. Yakin
31 January 2003 Winter break Partizan Belgrad Serbia 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Türkei
Delbasic 75' Report (in German) 89' Tum Referee: Gadoski
3 February 2003 Winter break Sturm Graz Austria 3 – 1 Switzerland Basel Türkei
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Report (in German) 42' Giménez
8 February 2003 Winter break Basel Switzerland 4 – 0 Switzerland Aarau Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob, Basel
Atouba 32'
Rossi 49', 76'
Chipperfield 59'
Report (in German) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta
11 February 2003 Winter break Bellinzona Switzerland 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Bellinzona
Report (in German) 4' Tum
16 February 2003 Winter break Basel Switzerland 0 – 3 Switzerland Zürich Stadion Rankhof, Basel
Report (in German) 42' Bastida
70' Keita Yasar
74' Guerrero
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nicole Petignat
1 April 2003 Friendly SV Muttenz Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel
Ulli 75' Report (in German) 25', 56', 63' Huggel
43' Tum
Attendance: 812
Referee: Claudio Chirchetta

Nationalliga A 2002–03

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For more information, see 2002–03 Nationalliga A

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.

6 July 2002 Round 1 Aarau 0 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
[ (Report)] (in German)
13 July 2002 Round 2 Basel 1 – 1 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Barberis 14'
Cantaluppi Yellow card 20'
Report (in German) Yellow card 15' Wiederkehr
Yellow card 32' Chiquinho
Yellow card 65' Portillo
72' Leandro
Attendance: 23,465
Referee: Etter
17 July 2002 Round 3 Young Boys 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Rochat Yellow card 2'
Chapuisat 47'Yellow card 52'
Petrosyan Yellow card 56'
Descloux Yellow card 61'
Sermeter Yellow card 89'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 24' Esposito
Yellow card 32' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 33' Barberis
Yellow card 36' Rossi
Yellow card 42' 90' Giménez
Attendance: 10,700
Referee: René Rogalla
20 July 2002 Round 4 Basel 1 – 0 Delémont St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ergić Yellow card 11'
Giménez 14'
Report (in German) Yellow card 11' Kebe
Yellow card 30' Nocita
Yellow card 61' Selimi
Attendance: 21,929
Referee: Nicole Petignat
27 July 2002 Round 5 St. Gallen 1 – 2 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Barnetta 44' Report (in German) Yellow card 59' M. Yakin
76' Rossi
Attendance: 11,300 (sold out)
Referee: Massimo Busacca
3 August 2002 Round 6 Basel 4 – 2 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Varela Yellow card 10'
Zwyssig 28'
Giménez 45'
H. Yakin 57' (pen.)
Cantaluppi Yellow card 75'
Esposito 93'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 38' Oscar Londono
Yellow card 49' Lombardo
60' A. Frei
Yellow card 75' Fournier
78' Yellow card 25' Gaspoz
Yellow card 84' Thurre
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
10 August 2002 Round 7 Zürich 0 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Akalé Red card 33' (Report) (in German) 8' Giménez
18', 45' H. Yakin
Yellow card 24' Esposito
Yellow card 28' D. Degen
31' Rossi
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
18 August 2002 Round 8 Basel 2 – 3 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez 36'
Rossi 46'
M. Yakin Yellow card 41' Red card 67'
Quennoz Red card 88'
(Report) (in German) 12' Yellow card 10' Monteiro
Yellow card 22' Marić
Yellow card 69' Koch
85' Malacarne
88' Enrique
Yellow card 93' Arrué
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Beck
24 August 2002 Round 9 Thun 4 – 1 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Rama 46', 84'
Baumann 65'
Moser 86'
[ Report] (in German) 51' Tum
Attendance: 6,740
Referee: Marcus Nobs
(his 100th NLA game)
1 September 2002 Round 10 Grasshoppers 2 – 3 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Barijo 7'
Borer Red card 20'
Núñez 34'
Eduardo Yellow card 33'
Tararache Yellow card 39'
Castillo Yellow card 66'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 14' Savić
Yellow card 19' H. Yakin
22' (pen.) Yellow card 22' Cantaluppi
45' Giménez
63' Yellow card 90' M. Yakin
Attendance: 17,500 (sold out)
Referee: Philippe Leuba
11 September 2002 Round 11 Basel 7 – 1 Wil St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez 8', 32'
Cantaluppi 15'
Barberis 50'
Rossi 69', 71'
M. Yakin 80'
(Report) (in German) 9' (pen.) Fabinho
Yellow card 22' Mangiaratti
Yellow card 62' Balmer
Attendance: 21,425
Referee: Salm
14 September 2002 Round 12 Basel 4 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez 5', 54'
Esposito Yellow card 51'
P. Degen Yellow card 56'
Barberis 71'
M. Yakin 91'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 63' Pogatetz
Yellow card 70' Diop
Yellow card 91' Skrzypczak
Attendance: 25,385
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
21 September 2002 Round 13 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière,
Neuchâtel
Leandro 48' (Report) (in German) Yellow card 52' Esposito
Yellow card 63' Cantaluppi
82' Barberis
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Nicole Petignat
28 September 2002 Round 14 Basel 2 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Duruz Yellow card 15'
Cantaluppi Yellow card 31'
Giménez 68'
Tum 68'
Varela Yellow card 78'
(Report) (in German) 22' Sermeter
Yellow card 23' Disler
Yellow card 62' Magnin
Yellow card 75' Descloux
Attendance: 29,762 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
6 October 2002 Round 15 SR Delémont 1 – 2 Basel La Blancherie, Delémont
Saidou Kébé 80' (Report) (in German) Yellow card 28' Esposito
36' Tum
60' Rossi
Yellow card 80' Cantaluppi
Attendance: 6,300 (stadion record)
Referee: Etter
19 October 2002 Round 16 Basel 6 – 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Rossi Yellow card 67' 14', 31', 80'
Giménez 45'
Tum 84'
Savić 90'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 64' Alex
Yellow card 68' Tato
Yellow card 91' Colacino
Attendance: 27,599
Referee: Marcus Nobs
25 October 2002 Round 17 Servette 0 – 1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Senderos Yellow card 3'
Léonard ThurreYellow card 55'
Gaspoz Yellow card 93'
Report (in German) Yellow card 24' Rossi
51' Ergić
Yellow card 54' Varela
Yellow card 59' Esposito
Attendance: 6,511
Referee: Massimo Busacca
1 November 2002 Round 18 Basel 5 – 3 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Ergić 4', 45+3'
Rossi 41', 56'
Varela 77'
Report (in German) 18' Keller
28'Yellow card 82' Jefferson
Yellow card 33' Luca Iodice
57' Bastida
Yellow card 90' Yasar
Attendance: 28,870
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
17 November 2002 Round 19 Luzern 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Brand 33', pen.'
Rota Yellow card 37' Red card 55'
Hilfiker Yellow card 72'
Kavelashvili Yellow card 90'
Report (in German) Yellow card 32' Zuberbühler
Yellow card 67' Zwyssig
82' (o.g.) Zukic
Yellow card 86' Haas
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: René Rogalla
22 November 2002 Round 20 Basel 3 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 H. Yakin 9'
Chipperfield Yellow card 32'
Rossi 51'
Giménez 38'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 45' Hodžić
Red card 88' Deumi
Attendance: 30,500 (sold out)
Referee: Beck
1 December 2002 Round 21 Basel 1 – 2 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Tum 71'
Atouba Yellow card 48'
M. Yakin Yellow card 60'
Smiljanić Yellow card 76'
Varela Yellow card 85'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 25' Tararache
42' Rozental
60' Núñez
Yellow card 87' Gerber
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Urs Meier
7 December 2002 Round 22 Wil 1 – 4 Basel Bergholz, Wil
Romano Yellow card 89' 40'
Balmer Yellow card 43'
(Report) (in German) 4' Giménez
30' H. Yakin
37' Barberis
67' Esposito
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Marcus Nobs

League Table Qualification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 22 15 4 3 58 26 +32 0 49 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Basel 22 14 5 3 57 25 +32 0 47
3 Thun 22 9 4 9 33 33 0 0 31
4 Wil 22 8 7 7 43 45 −2 0 31
5 Zürich 22 9 4 9 35 37 −2 0 31
6 Xamax 22 8 7 7 30 33 −3 0 31
7 Young Boys 22 8 6 8 41 41 0 0 30
8 Servette 22 8 5 9 45 37 +8 0 29
9 Luzern 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 −2 24 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 St. Gallen 22 6 6 10 31 48 −17 0 24
11 SR Delémont 22 6 2 14 24 44 −20 0 20
12 Aarau 22 5 3 14 19 40 −21 0 18
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 FC Schaffhausen 14 7 3 4 21 26 −5 16 40 Qualification to Challenge League
2 FC Concordia Basel 14 8 2 4 31 13 +18 14 40
3 FC Baden 14 10 1 3 30 18 +12 9 40
4 Yverdon-Sport FC 14 4 4 6 17 18 −1 18 34
5 FC Wohlen 14 6 2 6 20 22 −2 8 28
6 FC Lausanne-Sport 14 2 5 7 20 33 −13 15 26 Relegated to 2. Liga
7 AC Bellinzona 14 2 5 7 17 22 −5 13 24 Qualification to Challenge League
8 FC Winterthur 14 4 4 6 21 25 −4 6 22
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification;
FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status
No team relegated to 1. Liga.

Championship Playoff Round

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1 March 2003 Round 1 Neuchâtel Xamax 3 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
M'Futi Yellow card 57'
Buess 74'
Simo 79'
Wiederkehr Yellow card 82'
Mangane 92'
(Report) (in German) 10' Tum
Yellow card 43'Chipperfield
Yellow card 67' Atouba
Yellow card 79' Huggel
Yellow card 82' Zuberbühler
Yellow card 90' Smiljanić
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Philippe Leuba
8 March 2003 Round 2 Basel 2 – 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Haas 26'
M. Yakin 67' (pen.)
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 16,053
Referee: Beck
15 March 2003 Round 3 Thun 1 – 4 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Baumann Yellow card 14' 35' (pen.) Report (in German) 22', 57' H. Yakin
26' Tum
Yellow card 35' Cantaluppi
36' Rossi
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Massimo Busacca
22 March 2003 Round 4 Basel 2 – 2 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Cantaluppi Yellow card 28'
Haas Yellow card 33'
Chipperfield Yellow card 42'
Smiljanić Yellow card 45'
Atouba Yellow card 65'
Giménez 73'
Varela Yellow card 77'
M. Yakin 82'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 5' Eduardo
12' Cabanas
Yellow card 13' Spycher
Yellow card 45' Schwegler
Yellow card 45' Gamboa
74' Petrić
Yellow card 82' Tararache
Attendance: 30,502
Referee: Konrad Plautz
6 April 2003 Round 5 Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Guerrero 49'
Chihab Yellow card 85'
Bastida Yellow card 89'
[ (Report)] (in German) 8' Rossi
87' Huggel
Yellow card 92' Atouba
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Marcus Nobs
12 April 2003 Round 6 Basel 4 – 0 Wil St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Duruz Yellow card 4'
Huggel 13', 59'
Rossi 20'
[ (Report)] (in German) Yellow card 29' Pavlović
Yellow card 43' Bamba
Yellow card 47' Mangiarratti
73' Lustrinelli
Attendance: 26,789
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
19 April 2003 Round 7 Basel 3 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin 13', 29', 38'
Zwyssig Yellow card 61'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 38' Disler Attendance: 29,659 (sold out)
Referee: Urs Meier
27 April 2003 Round 8 Young Boys 2 – 0 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Petrosyan Yellow card 37'
Magnin 61'
Vonlanthen 90'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 35' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 62' Red card 75' H. Yakin
Yellow card 76' M. Yakin
Attendance: 11,850 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
4 May 2003 Round 9 Wil 4 – 5 Basel Bergholz, Wil
Zellweger Yellow card 26'
PavlovićYellow card 29' 31'
Fabinho 42'
Lustrinelli 48'
Rizzo 74'
(Report) (in German) 3', 25' Huggel
15' Barberis
55' Esposito
65' Giménez
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Etter
8 May 2003 Round 10 Basel 3 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Rossi Yellow card 34' 31'
Duruz Yellow card 39'
Chipperfield 44'
Giménez 76'
[ Report] (in German) Guerrero Yellow card 40'
81' Bastida
Attendance: 29,780
Referee: Beck
17 May 2003 Round 11 Grasshoppers 2 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Petrić Yellow card 44' 18'
Cabanas Red card 45'
Tararache Yellow card 48'
Spycher 58'
Schwegler Yellow card 82'
[ (Report)] (in German) Yellow card 20' Atouba
Red card 45' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 49' M. Yakin
65' H. Yakin
66' Giménez
Attendance: 17,666 (sold out)
Referee: Massimo Busacca
21 May 2003 Round 12 Basel 4 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
M. Yakin 3', pen.'
H. Yakin 58'
Chipperfield 62'
Rossi 66'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 31' Hodžić Attendance: 28,132
Referee: Schoch
2 May 2003 Round 13 Servette 0 – 4 Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
Bah Yellow card 82' [ Report] (in German) 17'Yellow card 71' M. Yakin
21' Rossi
23', 56' Giménez
Attendance: 14,543
Referee: Urs Meier
31 May 2003 Round 14 Basel 3 – 0 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Huggel 18', 38'
Rossi 36'
Report (in German) Attendance: 30,939 (sold out)
Referee: Marcus Nobs

League Table Championship

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Grasshopper Club 14 9 5 0 37 15 +22 25 57 Champions
Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Basel 14 10 2 2 38 17 +21 24 56 Swiss Cup winners
Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 5 4 5 18 17 +1 16 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Young Boys 14 6 1 7 21 29 −8 15 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 4 3 7 20 23 −3 16 31
6 Servette 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 15 31
7 Thun 14 3 3 8 18 30 −12 16 28 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
8 Wil 14 2 4 8 19 30 −11 16 26 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

Swiss Cup

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Swiss Cup 2002–03

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For more information, see Swiss Cup 2002–03

22 February 2003 Round of 32 Yverdon-Sport 0 – 3 Basel Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
(Report) (in German) 16', 40' Cantaluppi
Red card 41' Rossi
90' Atouba
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Reto Rutz
4 March 2003 Round of 16 Basel 2 – 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
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[ (Report)] (in German)
26 March 2003 Quarterfinal Young Boys 3 – 4
(a.e.t.)
Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Petrosyan Yellow card 16'
Häberli Yellow card 27'
Sermeter Yellow card 120' 39', 42', 55'
Patrick Yellow card 88'
(Report) (in German) 2', 28' Giménez
Yellow card 19' Duruz
Yellow card 41' Red card 44' Varela
Yellow card 59' Haas
65' Yellow card 36' Tum
Yellow card 95' M. Yakin
108' Yellow card 57' H. Yakin
Attendance: 10,700 (sold out)
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
15 April 2003 Semifinal Basel 3 – 0 Schaffhausen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Esposito Yellow card 72' 26', 92'
Chipperfield Yellow card 65'
Tum 90'
(Report) (in German) Leu Yellow card 18'
Fehr Yellow card 23'
Attendance: 26,960
Referee: Reto Rutz
11 May 2003 Final Basel 6 – 0 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Huggel 13'
Giménez 35', 43'
M. Yakin 65'
Smiljanić 77'
Barberis 8'
[ Report] (in German) Yellow card 57' Leandro
Yellow card 87' Buess
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out)
Referee: René Rogalla

Champions League

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For more information, see 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

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31 July 2002 First Leg Žilina Slovakia 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina
18:00 Sninský Yellow card 55'
Barčík 29'
Report Yellow card 23' Chipperfield
Yellow card 32' Esposito
38' (o.g.) Klago
Yellow card 84' Varela
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
7 August 2002 Second Leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Slovakia Žilina St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 12', 50'
M. Yakin 23'
Esposito Yellow card 45'
Report Yellow card 73' Špendla
Yellow card 80' Staš
Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Basel won 4–1 on aggregate

Third qualifying round

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14 August 2002 First Leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 Switzerland Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:45 Larsson 3' (pen.)
Sutton 52'
Lambert Yellow card 64'
Sylla 88'
Report 2' Giménez
Yellow card 52' Duruz
Yellow card 62' H. Yakin
Yellow card 64' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 81' Varela
Attendance: 58,520
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
28 August 2002 Second Leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Giménez 9'
Rossi Yellow card 12'
M. Yakin 22'
Varela Yellow card 42'
Report Yellow card 42' Sylla
Yellow card 42' Guppy
Attendance: 30,510 (sold out)
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals

Group stage

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17 September 2002 1 Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Russia Spartak Moscow St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 H. Yakin 50'
Rossi 55'
Report Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
25 September 2002 2 Liverpool England 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Baroš 34' Report Rossi 43' Attendance: 37,643
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
2 October 2002 3 Valencia Spain 6 – 2 Switzerland Basel Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
20:45 Carew 10', 13'
Aurélio 17'
Baraja 28'
Aimar 58'
Mista 60'
Report Rossi 46'
H. Yakin 90'
Attendance: 27,394
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy)
22 October 2002 4 Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Spain Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Ergić 32', 90' Report Baraja 36'
Torres 72'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany)
05 November 2002 5 Spartak Moscow Russia 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
18:00 Report Rossi 18'
Giménez 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)
12 November 2002 6 Basel Switzerland 3 – 3 England Liverpool St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Rossi 2'
Giménez 22'
Atouba 29'
Report Murphy 61'
Šmicer 64'
Owen 85'
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out)
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Valencia 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to second group stage
2 Switzerland Basel 6 2 3 1 12 12 0 9
3 England Liverpool 6 2 2 2 12 8 +4 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 0 0 6 1 18 −17 0
Source: RSSSF

Second group stage

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26 November 2002 1 Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 England Manchester United St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Giménez 1'
Zwyssig Yellow card 19'
Atouba Yellow card 72'
Report Yellow card 14' Scholes
Yellow card 22' Fortune
62', 63' van Nistelrooy
Yellow card 66' Verón
68' Solskjær
Attendance: 35,000 (sold out)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
11 December 2002 2 Juventus Italy 4 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadio delle Alpi, Turin
20:45 Trezeguet 3'
Montero 34'
Tacchinardi 43'
Del Piero 51' (pen.)
Iuliano Yellow card 53'
Report Yellow card 50' Esposito
Yellow card 72' H. Yakin
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
19 February 2003 3 Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Yakin 30' Report Attendance: 29,031
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
25 February 2003 4 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Estadio Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Tristán 4' Report Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
12 March 2003 5 Manchester United England 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Old Trafford, Manchester
20:45 G. Neville 53' Report Giménez 14' Attendance: 66,870 (sold out)
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
18 March 2003 6 Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Italy Juventus St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Cantaluppi 38'
Giménez 90+2'
Report Tacchinardi 10' Attendance: 30,501 (sold out)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Italy Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
3 Switzerland Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
4 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
Source: RSSSF

References

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  1. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Marco Streller leihweise zu Thun". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in German)
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  3. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Philippe Cravero ab sofort bei Servette Genf". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-07-20. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Bernt Haas leihweise bis 2003 zum FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) (in German)
  5. ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Philipp Degen erhält Profivertrag". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) (in German)
  6. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Milicevic leihweise beim FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in German)
  7. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "FCB plant Saison ohne Cecca". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-05-14. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2003). "George Koumantarakis wechselt nach England". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2003-01-23. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in German)
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