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FC Basel
2007–08 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Mrs Gisela Oeri
ManagerSwitzerland Christian Gross
Swiss Super League1st
Swiss CupWinners
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Switzerland Marco Streller (12)

All:
Switzerland Marco Streller (17)
Highest home attendanceSwiss Super League
38,015 vs Young Boys
(10 May 2008)
UEFA Cup
16,360 vs Sporting CP
(13 February 2008)
Lowest home attendanceSwiss Super League
17,845 vs Xamax
(9 February 2008)
UEFA Cup
9,203 vs Mattersburg
(16 August 2007)

FC Basel started the season, the 115th season in their existence and 13th consecutive in the top flight of Swiss football, with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs. FCB were looking to win the Swiss championship title for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup title that they won the year before. They also had the opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.

Overview

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At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, FC Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt, Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart and David Degen on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Portuguese professional Carlitos transferred from Benfica in for an estimated €1.5 million (CHF 1,610,000). Five young talents were brought up from the Under-21 team. In the other direction, fans' favourites Ivan Rakitić transferred to FC Schalke 04 (for an estimated CHF 4,830,000) and Mladen Petrić joined Borussia Dortmund (for an estimated CHF 5,635,000). The influential defender Boris Smiljanić returned to his former club Grasshopper-Club Zürich.

During the Winter break the highly rated Switzerland U-21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St. Jakob-Park from feeder club FC Concordia Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He was joined by midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade and veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc joined on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. Also during the Winter break Caicedo transferred to Manchester City on a four-and-a-half year deal with a £5.2 million transfer fee (CHF 10 million), which made his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League.

The Campaign

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Domestic League

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Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the league championship. The Swiss Super League season began on 22 Juli 2007. Basel's first game was at home to FC Zürich which was won 1–0. In the fourth and sixth round of the championship Basel suffered two defeats, against BSC Young Boys and Grasshopper Club and slid down to the fourth position in the league table. It took them two months before they climbed back to the leading position. Basel stayed at the top of the table until virtually the end of the championship, slipping to second position twice, but they were strong enough to regain the lead. Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St. Jakob-Park after a 2-0 win over their main title threats BSC Young Boys.

The championship decision was made in the last game of the season. Basel needed only a point from the match to win the Championship, however if Young Boys won then they would have become champions. This was exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005/06 season, then the final match was between Basel and FC Zürich then. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 and the resulting 2006 Basel hooligan incident seemed to spur FCB on. Basel took an early lead through Valentin Stocker and a second goal scored by Marco Streller just a few minutes later wrapped up the victory well before half time.

Domestic Cup

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Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to retain the title that they had won the year before. FC Basel entered the into the Swiss Cup 2007–08 in the round of 64 on 19 September 2007 and were paired away against FC Léchelles who they beat 9-0 . They then faced SC Binningen away from home on 20 October. Basel won the match 6-1. They then faced a much tougher test in the third round, in the form of Grasshopper-Club Zürich at the Letzigrund, on 25 October but still won 1-0. On 15 December Stade Nyonnais travelled to St. Jakob-Park for the Quarter-final, only to lose 2-0, with both goals coming from Eren Derdiyok. The Semi-final saw Basel beat FC Thun 1-0 on 27 February 2008. FC Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side AC Bellinzona 4-1 at St. Jakob-Park on Sunday 6 April. Eren Derdiyok gave Basel the lead in the first half before Bellinzona equalised through Christian Pouga in the second. Daniel Majstorović restored the lead for Basel with a header and Swiss internationalists Marco Streller and Benjamin Huggel scored one goal each to make the final scoreline 4-1 in Basel's favour.

Europe

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Because Basel entered the 2007–08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round, their aim was to reach the group stage. Basel faced a tough opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria. Basel won the tie off with a 4-0 away win after a 2-1 victory at St. Jakob-Park. In the next round Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first round, a tie that Basel won 8-1 on aggregate. Basel were then drawn into a 'death group' (Group D) alongside SK Brann, NK Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Stade Rennais FC, all of which were ranked within the top 3 of their own leagues at the start of the stage.

Due to the fact that they had reached the group satge their aim was modified and was set as to remain in the competition over the winter break. Basel won their first UEFA Cup group game against Rennes at home 1-0 thanks to a Marco Streller header. Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo who kept the game at 0-0 for 90 minutes. They then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park where they won 1-0 through a Carlitos free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburg at the HSH Nordbank Arena where they were fortunate to come away with a 1-1 draw. The goals courtesy of the two captains Basle's Ivan Ergić and Hamburg's Ivica Olić. Basel then faced Sporting Clube de Portugal in the round of 32 after qualifying in second position in the group alongside 1st placed Hamburg and 3rd placed Brann. Sporting Lisbon finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup. The first leg took place on the 13th of February in Lisbon where the first choice goalkeeper, Franco Costanzo, suffered an injured and Basel lost 2-0. The second leg did not fair any better for Basel. Costanzo was still injured and Basel lost 3-0 on the 21 February in the home match, resulting in them being knocked out.

This rounded off a highly successful season for Basel as they conquered on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Club

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The Management

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Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmid
Fitness Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter
Fitness Coach Switzerland Romain Crevoisier
Youth Team Coach Switzerland Patrick Rahmen
Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Sandro Kamber

Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source: Transfermatkt

Kit

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Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Novartis

Home[2]
Away[2]

Source: Homepage FCB

Other information

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Chairman Switzerland Mrs Gisela Oeri
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 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, some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Franco Costanzo
3 DF Switzerland SUI Ronny Hodel
4 DF Switzerland SUI Michel Morganella
5 DF Sweden SWE Daniel Majstorović (vicecaptain)
6 DF Japan JPN Kōji Nakata
8 MF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel
9 FW Argentina ARG César Carignano
9 MF Serbia SRB Marko Perović
10 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller
11 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield
12 MF Senegal SEN Papa Malick Ba
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker
15 MF Liechtenstein LIE Franz Burgmeier
16 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Frei
17 DF Switzerland SUI Patrik Baumann
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK Liberia LBR Louis Crayton
19 FW Czech Republic CZE Vratislav Lokvenc
20 MF Argentina ARG Caicedo
21 DF France FRA François Marque
22 MF Serbia SRB Ivan Ergić (captain)
23 FW Brazil BRA Eduardo
24 MF Switzerland SUI Cabral
25 GK Switzerland SUI Jayson Leutwiler
(25) GK Switzerland SUI Riccardo Meili
28 DF Switzerland SUI Beg Ferati
30 MF Portugal POR Carlitos
31 FW Switzerland SUI Eren Derdiyok
32 DF Switzerland SUI Reto Zanni (vicecaptain)
34 GK Switzerland SUI Oliver Stöckli
37 MF Switzerland SUI David Degen

Multiple Nationality

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Transfers summer 2007

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In

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3 DF Switzerland SUI Ronny Hodel (from Young Boys - for 483,000 SFr)[3]
4 DF Switzerland SUI Michel Morganella (from FC Basel II (U21))[4]
8 MF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel (from Eintracht Frankfurt - for 805,000 SFr)[5]
10 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller (from Stuttgart - for 2,415,000 SFr)[6]
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker (from FC Basel II (U21))[7]
16 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Frei (from FC Basel II (U21))[7]
24 MF Switzerland SUI Cabral (from Lausanne-Sport - free transfer)[8]
25 GK Switzerland SUI Jayson Leutwiler (from FC Basel II (U21))[7][9][10]
30 MF Portugal POR Carlitos (from Benfica - for 1,610,000 SFr)[11]
31 FW Switzerland SUI Eren Derdiyok (from FC Basel II (U21))
9 FW Argentina ARG César Carignano (return from loan to América)[7]

In on loan

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7 MF Switzerland SUI David Degen (loan from Mönchengladbach - Loan)[12]
(25) GK Switzerland SUI Riccardo Meili (on loan from FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[9][10]

Out

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MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Damir Džombić (to FC Vaduz)[7]
FW Brazil BRA Cristiano (to Willem II Tilburg)[13]
MF Australia AUS Mile Sterjovski (to Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ - free transfer)[7]
FW Croatia CRO Mladen Petrić (to Borussia Dortmund - 5,635,000 SFr)[14]
MF Croatia CRO Ivan Rakitić (to FC Schalke 04 - for 4,830,000 SFr)[15]
FW South Africa RSA Delron Buckley (returned to Borussia Dortmund after loan)[7]
DF Switzerland SUI Boris Smiljanić (to Grasshopper-Club Zürich - 966,000 SFr)[16]

Out on loan

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(25) GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer (on loan to FC Vaduz)[17]
29 MF Switzerland SUI Simone Grippo (on loan to FC Concordia Basel) [7][18]
(25) GK Switzerland SUI Jayson Leutwiler (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)[9][10]

Transfers winter 2007-08

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In

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9 MF Serbia SRB Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade)[19][20]

In on loan

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19 FW Czech Republic CZE Vratislav Lokvenc (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg from 14 February until 30 June 2008)[21]
34 GK Switzerland SUI Oliver Stöckli (on loan from FC Winterthur from 19 February until 30 June 2008)[22]

Out

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9 FW Argentina ARG César Carignano (released from contract)[23]
20 MF Argentina ARG Caicedo (to Manchester City)[19][20]
-- FW Switzerland SUI Danijel Subotić (to Portsmouth F.C.)[24]

Out on loan

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17 DF Switzerland SUI Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 1 January to 30 June)[25]
15 MF Liechtenstein LIE Franz Burgmeier (on loan to Thun 5 January to 30 June)[26]

Results and fixtures

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Friendly matches

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Pre-season/First half of season friendlies

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27 June 2007 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Switzerland Wil San Gian, Celerina
F. Frei 1'
Stocker 32'
Report (in German) Attendance: 600
Referee: Patrick Collet
30 June 2007 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 Switzerland Concordia Basel
Chipperfield 1'
Report (in German) 37' Fabio Kolling
38', 53' Sprunger
Attendance: 3,000
3 July 2007 Uhrencup
Round 1
Basel Switzerland 3 – 1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
F. Frei 21'
Eduardo 71', 80'
Report (in German) 83' (pen.) Santos Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Nicole Petignat
5 July 2007 Uhrencup
Round 2
Basel Switzerland 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
[ Report] (in German) 42' Miller Attendance: 8,612
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
7 July 2007 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Luzern Seefeld, Horw
Eduardo 82' Report (in German) 54' Lustrinelli Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
11 July 2007 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 France RC Lens Stampfi, Rothrist
Derdiyok 20' [ Report] (in German) 31' Monterrubio
49' Sablé
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Nicole Petignat
14 July 2007 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Germany Werder Bremen Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Liechtenstein
Huggel 27'
F. Frei 29'
Report (in German) Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Nicole Petignat
11 September 2007 Friendly SC Dornach Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Gigersloch, Dornach
Dario Di Giovine 66' (Report) (in German) 3', 12' Carlitos
25' (pen.) Ergić
27' Chipperfield
83' Halimi
Attendance: 500
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
16 October 2007 Friendly FC Rothrist Switzerland 0 – 11 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz Stampfi
Report 14', 31' Eduardo
16' Ergić
22' Nakata
24', 45' Caicedo
37' (o.g.) Della Porta
48' (o.g.) Mijatovic
67' F. Frei
81' Carlitos
86' Ivo Pedro
Attendance: 380
Referee: Sascha Amhof
20 November 2007 Friendly FC Solothurn Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadion FC Solothurn
Hasler 56' Report 25', 80' Carlitos
50' Ergić
69'
54' F. Frei
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Daniel Käser

Winter break/Second half of season friendlies

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12 January 2008 Winter break friendly Basel Switzerland 6 – 0 Switzerland FC Solothurn Schützenmatte, Basel
Eduardo 8'
D. Degen 25', 26', 43'
Caicedo 29'
Derdiyok 87'
Report Attendance: 650
Referee: M. Schneider
17 January 2008 Winter break friendly VfL Bochum Germany 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
Šesták 8'
Mięciel 70'
Report (in German) 50' Derdiyok
90+1' (pen.) Majstorović
Attendance: 250
Referee: Sanchez Canovas Edward (Alicante)
20 January 2008 Winter break friendly TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Germany 3 – 2 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
Teber 4'
Carlos Eduardo 22' (pen.)
Chinedu Obasi 40'
Report (in German) 35' Marque
71' (pen.) D. Degen
Attendance: 100
Referee: Lopez Martinez (Murcia)
22 January 2008 Winter break friendly Wisła Kraków Poland 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadium Campoamor , Alicante
Brozek 28'
Zienzczuk 49'
Report (in German) 63.' (o.g.) Júnior Díaz Attendance: 50
Referee: Canovas Edward (Alcante)
25 January 2008 Winter break friendly Schalke 04 Germany 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Asamoah 44' Report (in German) Attendance: 39,158
Referee: Dirk Margenberg (Wermelskirchen)
29 January 2008 Winter break friendly Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Switzerland Yverdon-Sport Schützenmatte, Basel
Caicedo 81'
Report Attendance: 250
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
12 March 2008 Friendly Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 France Sochaux Espace 2000, Bartenheim
D. Degen 53'
Lokvenc Yellow card 76'
Report 34' Traoré
64' Dramé
Yellow card 67' Sène
84' Pancrate
Attendance: 150
Referee: Fatih Kiligoglu (Strasbourg)

Swiss Super League 2007–08

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for main article, see 2007–08 Swiss Super League

First half of season

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22 Juli 2007 Round 1 Basel 1 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Streller 69'
Burgmeier Yellow card 88'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 26' Rochat
Yellow card 91' Tico
Attendance: 27,680
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
25 July 2007 Round 2 St. Gallen 0 – 3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Gelabert Yellow card 59' Red card 78'
Marazzi Yellow card 61'
Report (in German) 16' Chipperfield
26', 45' Derdiyok
Yellow card 40' Marque
Yellow card 49' Ba
Yellow card 51' Majstorović
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière
28 July 2007 Round 3 Basel 1 – 1 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Zanni Yellow card 47'
Chipperfield 64'
Report 45' Rogério
Yellow card 88' Mesbah
Attendance: 20,841
Referee: Bruno Grossen
5 August 2007 Round 4 BSC Young Boys 5 – 1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
João Paulo 2', 57'
Schneuwly Yellow card 11'
Raimondi 17'
Frimpong 71', 75'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 12' Nakata
Yellow card 19' Zanni
Yellow card 34' Majstorović
Yellow card 80' Costanzo
87' Chipperfield
Attendance: 25,020
Referee: Massimo Busacca
11 August 2007 Round 5 Basel 3 – 2 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Majstorović 28'
Eduardo 39'
Carlitos Yellow card 83'
Ergić 91'
Report Yellow card 44' Reset
Yellow card 54' Obradović
69' Vanczák
Yellow card 75' M'Futi
84' Chedli
Attendance: 23,583
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann
19 August 2007 Round 6 Grasshopper Club 2 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zurich
Touré 25'
Smiljanić Yellow card 45'
Eduardo Yellow card 68' 63'
(Report) (in German) Red card 63' Zanni
Yellow card 66' Majstorović
Yellow card 81' Huggel
Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière
25 August 2007 Round 7 Luzern 2 – 4 Basel Stadion Allmend Luzern
Lustrinelli Yellow card 18' 13'
Cantaluppi 31'
Report(in German) 22' (pen.) Majstorović
27' Streller
56' (63) Chipperfield
Yellow card 73' Morganella
Attendance: 10,287
Referee: Massimo Busacca
2 September 2007 Round 8 Basel 2 – 1 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Caicedo 44'
Chipperfield Yellow card 75' 91'
(Report)(in German) 70' Faye
Yellow card 73' Glarner
Attendance: 22,119
Referee: Daniel Wermelinger
23 September 2007 Round 9 Xamax 0 – 3 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Everson Red card 74'
Rak Yellow card 74'
Report(in German) Yellow card 10' Zanni
20' Carlitos
76' Ergić
90+3' (pen.) Yellow card 63' Huggel
Attendance: 11,997
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
26 September 2007 Round 10 Zurich 2 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
Chikhaoui 62'
Raffael Yellow card 75'
Hassli 90+2'
Report(in German) Yellow card 33' D. Degen
Yellow card 60' Huggel
67' Eduardo
77' Streller
Yellow card 88' Majstorović
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Massimo Busacca
30 September 2007 Round 11 Basel 3 – 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Streller 2', 65'
Caicedo Yellow card 75' 75'
(Report)(in German) Yellow card 20' Garat
Yellow card 21' Muntwiler
Yellow card 27' Red card 52' Longo
Yellow card 71' Fernando
Attendance: 23,491
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
7 October 2007 Round 12 Aarau 0 – 3 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Report(in German) 17' Nakata
37' Eduardo
41' Streller
Yellow card 42' Majstorović
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Sascha Kever
28 October 2007 Round 13 Basel 4 – 0 BSC Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Majstorović 17' (pen.)
Caicedo Yellow card 30'
Streller 24'
Chipperfield 52'
Carlitos 74'
(Report)(in German) Yellow card 26' Red card 31' Varela
Yellow card 45' Regazzoni
Yellow card 46' Zayatte
Red card 84' João Paulo
Attendance: 24,720
Referee: Massimo Busacca
31 October 2007 Round 14 Sion 1 – 1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Galindo Yellow card 55'
Saborío 57'
Obradovic Yellow card 66'
Alioui Yellow card 69'
Report(in German) 43' Streller
Yellow card 46' Caicedo
Yellow card 57' Eduardo
Yellow card 84' Costanzo
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Nicole Petignat
3 November 2007 Round 15 Basel 2 – 0 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Majstorović 25'
Marque Yellow card 30'
D. Degen Yellow card 44'
Caicedo 90+2'
(Report) Yellow card 24' Feltscher
Yellow card 40' Bobadilla
Yellow card 87' Smiljanić
Attendance: 24.851
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
11 November 2007 Round 16 Basel 3 – 2 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Streller 3'
Caicedo 15'
Majstorović Yellow card 44'
D. Degen 56'
(Report) Yellow card 27' Red card 81' Marić
49' Wiss
62' Tchouga
Attendance: 21,575
Referee: René Rogalla
2 December 2007 Round 17 Thun 0 – 2 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Lüthi Yellow card 59' (Report) (in German) 27' Eduardo
74' Carlitos
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann
9 December 2007 Round 18 Basel 0 – 1 Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ba Yellow card 28'
Huggel Yellow card 36'
Nakata Yellow card 58'
Carlitos Yellow card 72'
(Report) Yellow card 32' Everson
Yellow card 40' Jenny
65' (pen.) Rossi
Attendance: 22,022
Referee: Bruno Grossen

Second half of season

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3 February 2008 Round 19 BSC Young Boys 2 – 0 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
Baykal Yellow card 15'
Häberli 48'
Hochstrasser Yellow card 69'
H. Yakin Yellow card 68' 78' (pen.)
Doubai Yellow card 75'
Hodel Yellow card 92'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 75' Red card 79' Majstorović Attendance: 19,768
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
9 Februar 2008 Round 20 Basel 3 – 0 Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Carlitos 9'
Zanni Yellow card 19'
Huggel 74'
Marque Yellow card 77'
Quennoz Yellow card 45' Red card 93'
Perović 94'
(Report) Yellow card 77' Rossi
Yellow card 79' Zuberbühler
Attendance: 17,845
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière
17 Frebruary 2008 Round 21 Zurich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
Stucki Yellow card 29'
Tihinen Yellow card 45'
Chikhaoui Yellow card 38' 91' (pen.)
Abdi Yellow card 78' Red card 92'
Report(in German) 41' Yellow card 37' Derdiyok
Yellow card 64' Perović
Yellow card 84' Carlitos
Yellow card 94' Huggel
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Massimo Busacca
24 February 2008 Round 22 Basel 2 – 1 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Majstorović 14' (pen.)
Eduardo Yellow card 49'
Perović Yellow card 65'
Carlitos 71'
Crayton Yellow card 83'
Report Yellow card 13' Christ
27' Page
Yellow card 88' Mutsch
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
2 March 2008 Round 23 Thun 1 – 3 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
16:00 Burgmeier Yellow card 27'
Zakrzewski 58'
(Report) (in German) 66', 79', 88' Derdiyok Attendance: 5,050
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
9 March 2008 Round 24 Basel 2 – 1 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Eduardo 16'
Marque Yellow card 18'
Carlitos Yellow card 13' 48'
Hodel Yellow card 77'
(Report)(in German) Yellow card 7' Muntwiler
Yellow card 53' Gelabert
64' Schneider
Attendance: 23,491
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann
16 March 2008 Round 25 Sion 4 – 2 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Domínguez 11', 66'
M'Futi Yellow card 17'
Saborío 44'
Reset 82'
Report(in German) 27' Eduardo
53' Yellow card 63' Stocker
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: René Rogalla
19 March 2008 Round 26 Basel 2 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ergić 25'
Eduardo 36'
Ba Yellow card 30'
(Report) Yellow card 19' Feltscher
Yellow card 42' Jakupović
67' Cabanas
Yellow card 82' Colina
Attendance: 22,019
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
22 March 2008 Round 27 Basel 1 – 0 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Majstorović 45' (pen.)
Costanzo Yellow card 94'
(Report) Yellow card 75' Diarra Attendance: 20,331
Referee: Daniel Wermelinger
29 March 2008 Round 28 Luzern 1 – 0 Basel Stadion Allmend Luzern
Lustrinelli 62' Report(in German) Yellow card 24' Stocker
Yellow card 79' Zanni
Attendance: 11,623
Referee: Bruno Grossen
2 April 2008 Round 29 Grasshopper Club 1 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zurich
Bobadilla Yellow card 79' 91' (Report) (in German) Yellow card 60' Majstorović
Yellow card 64' Marque
70' Derdiyok
Yellow card 89' Huggel
Yellow card 92' Streller
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Sascha Kever
13 April 2008 Round 30 Basel 1 – 1 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Eduardo 6'
Marque Yellow card 27'
Streller Yellow card 31'
Huggel Yellow card 74'
Report Yellow card 28' Brellier
Yellow card 52' Nwaneri
Yellow card 62' Kali
68' Saborío
Yellow card 89' Sarni
Attendance: 23,113
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)
16 April 2008 Round 31 St. Gallen 1 – 4 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Aquirre 32' (pen.)
Callà Yellow card 54'
Koubský Yellow card 59'
Zé Vítor Yellow card 62'
Report (in German) 10' Carlitos
37' Majstorović
43' Yellow card 39' D. Degen
Yellow card 77' Derdiyok
90' Perović
Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
19 April 2008 Round 32 Basel 3 – 1 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ergić 10'
Majstorović 17' (pen.)
Perović Yellow card 67'
D. Degen Yellow card 66' 77'
(Report)(in German) Yellow card 16' Stulz
Yellow card 27' Andrist
38' (pen.) Scarione
Attendance: 19,437
Referee: Stephan Studer
26 April 2008 Round 33 Aarau 2 – 2 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
17:45 Rogério 50'
Sermeter 64' (pen.)
Report(in German) 19' Streller
Yellow card 63' Costanzo
70' Ergić
Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière
2 May 2007 Round 34 Basel 4 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 Streller 16'
Stocker 21'
Majstorović Yellow card 54' 50' (pen.)
HuggelYellow card 44' 78'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 19' Stahel
Yellow card 38' Tico
Yellow card 46' Rochat
Yellow card 53' Abdi
Attendance: 29,098
Referee: Sascha Kever
6 May 2007 Round 35 Xamax 2 – 2 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:45 Rossi Yellow card 22' 20'
El Haimour Yellow card 23'
Nuzzolo Yellow card 38'
Coly 52'
Rak Yellow card 76'
Report(in German) Yellow card 10' Ba
Yellow card 70' Zanni
72' Yellow card 72' Majstorović
91' Ergić
Attendance: 8,454
Referee: Stephan Studer
10 May 2008 Round 36 Basel 2 – 0 BSC Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Stocker Yellow card 32' 19'
Streller Yellow card 16' 23'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 19'Ghezal
Yellow card 60' Schwegler
Yellow card 81' Alberto Regazzoni
Yellow card 82' Zayatte
Yellow card 83' Hochstrasser
Attendance: 38,015
Referee: Massimo Busacca

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 22 8 6 73 39 +34 74 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Young Boys 36 21 7 8 82 49 +33 70 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Zürich 36 15 11 10 58 43 +15 56
4 Grasshopper 36 15 9 12 57 49 +8 54 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5 Aarau 36 11 14 11 47 48 −1 47
6 Luzern 36 10 14 12 40 49 −9 44
7 Sion 36 11 10 15 48 51 −3 43
8 Neuchâtel Xamax 36 10 11 15 48 55 −7 41
9 St. Gallen (R) 36 9 7 20 39 69 −30 34 Qualification to relegation play-off
10 Thun (R) 36 6 9 21 30 70 −40 27 Relegation to Swiss Challenge League
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Season Progression Chart

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Swiss Cup 2007–08

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for main article, see Swiss Cup 2007–08

16 September 2007 Round 1 FC Léchelles 0 – 9 Basel Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg
(Report) (in German) 7', 64' Carlitos
21', 62' Chipperfield
32' Ergić
57' D. Degen
66', 69' Eduardo
75' Nakata
Attendance: 3,549
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
20 October 2007 Round 2 SC Binningen 1 – 6 Basel Spiegelfeld, Binningen
Tobias Fumagalli 35' (Report) (in German) 7', 47' Ergić
23' Eduardo
39' Carlitos
72' D. Degen
82' Huggel
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
25 November 2007 Round 3 Grasshopper Club 0 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
Rinaldo Yellow card 19' (Report) (in German) Yellow card 2' Zanni
Yellow card 56' D. Degen
Yellow card 58' Streller
Yellow card 65' Eduardo
Yellow card 66' Carlitos
90' (pen.) Majstorović
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière
15 December 2007 Quarterfinal Basel 2 – 0 Stade Nyonnais St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Derdiyok 53', 90'
Carlitos Yellow card 83'
(Report) Yellow card 39' Germanier
Yellow card 52' Roux
Attendance: 8,430
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
27 February 2008 Semifinal Basel 1 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 Lokvenc 12'
D. Degen Yellow card 91'
(Report)(in German) Yellow card 22' Zakrzewski
Yellow card 33' Gavatorta
Yellow card 73' Burgmeier
Attendance: 10,759
Referee: René Rogalla

UEFA Cup 2007–08

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For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

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For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

16 August 2007 First leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Austria Mattersburg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 CET Ergić 23'
Caicedo 53'
Report 20' (og) Nakata Attendance: 9,203
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson
30 August 2007 Second leg Mattersburg Austria 0 – 4 Switzerland Basel Pappelstadion, Mattersburg
18:15 CET Report 22' Caicedo
36' Ergić
41' Streller
53' Carlitos
Referee: Selçuk Dereli

Basel win 6-1 on aggregate

First round

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20 September 2007 1st Leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
Milošević 90+3' 11' Carlitos
63' Ergić
Referee: Romans Lajuks
4 October 2007 2nd leg Basel Switzerland 6 – 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Carlitos 8', 9'
Streller 19', 29'
Huggel 75'
Caicedo 90+1'
(Report) (in German) Yellow card 21' Bučan
Yellow card 66' Kurto
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Gomes

Group stage

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Group D
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25 October 2007 Round 1 Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 France Rennes St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Streller 55' (Report) Attendance: 11,407
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
8 November 2007 Round 2 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
20:15 (Report) Attendance: 22,345
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
5 December 2007 Round 4 Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Norway Brann St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Carlitos 40' (Report) Attendance: 13,731
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
20 December 2007 Round 5 Hamburg Germany 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
20:45 KompanyYellow card 31'
Olić 73'
(Report) Yellow card 20' Red card 49' Zanni
Yellow card 43' Huggel
58' Ergić
Yellow card 88' Costanzo
Attendance: 48,917
Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)
Final table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HSV BAS BRA DZ REN
1 Germany Hamburger SV 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 1–0 1–0
3 Norway Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 2–1
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–2 0–0
5 France Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2 1–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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13 February 2008 1st Leg Sporting CP Portugal 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:45 Vukcevic 8', 58' (Report) Yellow card 29' Carlitos Attendance: 16,639
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
21 February 2008 2nd Leg Basel Switzerland 0 – 3 Portugal Sporting CP St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:00 (Report) Pereirinha 2'
Liédson 41', 51'
Yellow card 80' Abel
Attendance: 16,360
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)

Sporting won 5–0 on aggregate.

Overall

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

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

Source: Competitions

Statistics 2007–08 Season

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Total Goalscorers

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Updated to games played 10 May 2008

Swiss Super League Goalscorers/Assists

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Updated to games played 10 May 2008

Swiss Cup Goalscorers

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Updated to games played 6 April 2008

European Goalscorers

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Updated to games played 21 February 2008

Honours and awards

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References

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