2008–09 FC Basel season
The 2008–09 FC Basel season began off with various pre-season matches against Swiss lower league teams, as well as against German Bundesliga, UkrainianVyscha Liha and Polish Ekstraklasa clubs. Basel's objectives for the year were to regain their Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup titles, as well as qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman |  Gisela Oeri |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Swiss Super League | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Scott Chipperfield (12)All: Eren Derdiyok (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 37,500 vs  Barcelona(22 October 2008) |
| Lowest home attendance | 15,730 vs Aarau (4 December 2008) |
Overall season
After last season, where Basel dominated on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. This season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League. To prepare for the 2008–09 season, FCB added defenders Behrang Safari from Malmö FF and David Abraham from Gimnàstic de Tarragona and midfielders Jurgen Gjasula and Marcos Gelabert from FC St. Gallen. Fans' favourite Daniel Majstorović left the club for AEK Athens, while Kōji Nakata returned to Japan with Kashima Antlers; Vratislav Lokvenc and David Degen's respective loan deals were not re-newed. Prior to the start of the domestic season, Ivan Ergić resigned as club captain; Franco Costanzo was unveiled as the new captain one day before the season began.[1]
Basel played their opening game of the season in Bern on 18 July 2008 against Young Boys, which they won 2–1 through goals by substitutes Marko Perović and Benjamin Huggel after Eudis had put the home side ahead.
Basel entered the Champions League in the Second Qualifying Round and were drawn against IFK Göteborg of Sweden. The first leg was on 30 July 2008 at Ullevi and finished 1–1. Benjamin Huggel put Basel ahead before Thomas Olsson equalised for the home team. The second leg took place on 6 August at St. Jakob-Park, with Basel coming from behind twice to win 4–2. Pontus Wernbloom put Göteborg ahead on 19 minutes before Benjamin Huggel equalised soon after. Early in the second half, Robin Söder restored Göteborg's lead but Basel fought back, with Scott Chipperfield equalising. Then Basel earned a penalty due to an alleged handball in the penalty area; replays showed, however, that the referee had made the wrong decision. The penalty was scored, and eventually led to the victory.
Basel then faced Vitória de Guimarães of Portugal in the Third Qualifying Round. The first leg at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, on 13 August, ended in a 0–0 draw. The second leg, on 27 August at St. Jakob-Park, saw Valentin Stocker give Basel an early lead on 11 minutes before João Alves was fouled in the penalty area by François Marque, and João Fajardo dispatched the spot-kick just four minutes later to draw Vitória level. In the second half, the away side started well but Eren Derdiyok gave FCB a 2–1 lead which they preserved to secure qualification to the tournament's group stages.
FCB were drawn into Group C alongside Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP. Basel lost their opening game 2–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 16 September against Shakhtar. Fernandinho put the Ukrainians ahead on 25 minutes before Jádson doubled their lead just before half-time. David Abraham scored a late consolation goal for the home team. Sporting CP were the opponents on Matchday 2 (1 October), and despite defending well and causing a few scares at the other end of the park, Basel were defeated 2–0 at the Estádio José Alvalade.
On Matchday 3 (22 October), Barcelona visited Basel and came away with a 5–0 win, but a fortnight later it was a different story as FCB came away with a respectable 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou, with Eren Derdiyok scoring a late equaliser after Lionel Messi put Barça ahead. On 26 November, Basel travelled to Ukraine to play Shakhtar, where they were thrashed 5–0. Basel then faced Sporting at home on the final Matchday (9 December), where they were defeated 1–0.
Club
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Assistant manager | Fritz Schmid until 13 January 2009[2] |
| Conditioning Coach | Marco Walker from 16 January 2009[3] |
| Fitness Coach | Thomas Grüter |
| Fitness Coach | Romain Crevoisier |
| Youth Team Coach | Patrick Rahmen |
| Youth Team Co-Coach | Sandro Kamber |
Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source:
Kit
Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Novartis
        Home[4] |
  Away |
Source: Official Site
Other information
| Chairman | Mrs Gisela Oeri |
| Vice Chairman | Mr Bernhard Heusler[5] |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m) |
Source: Official Site
Players
First team squad
As of 30 June 2009, accounting for official transfers: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Multiple nationalities
- 1
Franco Costanzo - 7
Jurgen Gjasula - 11 Scott Chipperfield
- 13
Daniel Unal - 15 Federico Almerares
- 17
Eduardo Rubio - 20
Behrang Safari - 22
Ivan Ergić - 28
Beg Ferati - 29
Orhan Mustafi - 31 Eren Derdiyok
- 33 Serkan Şahin
In
| 5 | MF | GER |
Jurgen Gjasula (from FC St. Gallen – free transfer)[6] |
| 6 | MF | ARG |
Marcos Gelabert (from FC St. Gallen – 644.000 SFr)[7] |
| 10 | MF | SRB |
Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade – 1.288.000 SFr)[8] |
| 13 | MF | SUI |
Daniel Unal (from AS Roma)[9] |
| 15 | FW | ARG |
Federico Almerares (from River Plate)[10] |
| 17 | FW | CHI |
Eduardo Rubio (loan from Cruz Azul with buy-out option)[11] |
| 17 | DF | SUI |
Patrik Baumann (loan return from FC Concordia Basel) |
| 19 | DF | ARG |
David Abraham (from Gimnàstic de Tarragona)[9] |
| 20 | DF | SWE |
Behrang Safari (from Malmö FF – 644.000 SFr)[7] |
| 25 | FW | MKD |
Orhan Mustafi (from FC Zürich – free transfer)[12] |
| 26 | MF | SUI |
Pascal Schürpf (from Basel U-21)[13] |
| 33 | MF | SUI |
Samet Gündüz (from Basel U-21)[13] |
| 35 | GK | SUI |
Oliver Stöckli (free transfer)[14] |
Out
| 5 | DF | SWE |
Daniel Majstorović (to AEK Athens)[15] |
| 6 | DF |  JPN |
Kōji Nakata (to Kashima Antlers)[15] |
| 7 | MF | SUI |
David Degen (loan return to Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| 12 | MF |  SEN |
Papa Malick Ba (contract not re-newed) |
| 15 | MF |  LIE |
Franz Burgmeier (Mutual Consent)[16] |
| 18 | GK |  LBR |
Louis Crayton (to D.C. United)[10] |
| 19 | FW |  CZE |
Vratislav Lokvenc (loan return to Red Bull Salzburg)[15] |
| 29 | MF | SUI |
Simone Grippo (to Chievo) |
Out on loan
| 24 | MF | SUI |
Cabral (on loan to Sevilla)[17] |
| 33 | MF | SUI |
Samet Gündüz (on loan to FC Wil)[1] |
| -- | DF | SUI |
Dominik Ritter (on loan to Concordia Basel)[1] |
| -- | DF | SUI |
Patrik Baumann (on loan to Concordia Basel) |
| -- | GK | SUI |
Yann Sommer (on loan to FC Vaduz)[18] |
In
| 27 | GK | SUI |
Yann Sommer (from FC Vaduz – loan return)[19] |
| 33 | DF | TUR |
Serkan Şahin (from Basel U-21) |
| - | MF | SUI |
Xherdan Shaqiri (from Basel U-21)[20] |
Out
| 4 | DF | SUI |
Michel Morganella (to Palermo)[21] |
Out on loan
| 27 | MF | SUI |
Pascal Schürpf (on loan to Concordia Basel)[22] |
| 33 | MF | SUI |
Samet Gündüz (on loan to Concordia Basel)[22] |
| -- | DF | SUI |
Sabri Boumelaha (on loan to Concordia Basel)[23] |
Starting 11
Last updated: 20 November 2008 |
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Overall
Basel participated in the following major competitions: the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Super League | — | 3rd | 18 July 2008 | 29 May 2009 |
| Swiss Cup | Round 1 | Semi-final | 20 September 2008 | 13 April 2009 |
| UEFA Champions League | Second qualifying round | 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage | 30 July 2008 | 9 December 2008 |
Source: Competitions
Results and fixtures
Pre-season friendlies
| 24 June 2008 Pre-season | Basel | 3–1 | Lugano | San Gian, Celerina |
Ergić  19'Burgmeier 21'Carlitos 81' |
Report (in German) | 59' Rocca |
Attendance: 720 Referee: Patrick Collet (Riom/GR) |
| 28 June 2008 Pre-season | Wil | 1–2 | Basel | Bergholz, Wil |
| Tsimba 82' |
(Report) (in German) | 33' Ergić 90' Boumelaha |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Marco Speranda (Hergiswil) |
| 2 July 2008 Pre-season | BSC Old Boys | 1–3 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Boukaakiou 64' |
(Report) (in German) | 44' Carlitos 57' Ergić 75' Mustafi |
Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 5 July 2008 Pre-season | Basel | 2–3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Stocker 32' Ergić 36' |
(Report) (in German) | 15' (pen.) Fernandinho 27' Hladkyy 53' Seleznyov |
Attendance: 1,500 |
Uhrencup
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen. It is Europe's most traditional club football tournament.
| 10 July 2008 Uhrencup Round 1 | Basel | 6–1 |  Legia Warsaw | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Gjasula 15' Carlitos 44', 56'Schürpf 67'Mustafi 85', 89' |
(Report) (in German) | 66' (pen.) Iwański |
Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 8 July 2008 Uhrencup Round 2 | Basel | 2–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Santana 19' (o.g.) Gjasula 65' |
(Report) (in German) | 34' Kehl 85' Valdez |
Attendance: 8,094 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
Pre-season/First half of season friendlies
| 15 July 2008 Pre-season | FC Oberdorf | 1–7 | Basel | Stadion z’Hof, Oberdorf |
| Wahl 87' (pen.) |
(Report) (in German) | 29', 45' Derdiyok 36' Carlitos 70' Stocker 78', 86' Mustafi 91' Gjasula |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Reto Lanfranchi (Reinach) |
| 9 September 2008 Mid-season | SV Muttenz | 0–5 | Basel | Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz |
| (Report) (in German) | 1 ' Abraham 26' Gjasula 51' Eduardo 81', 87' Almerares |
Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 14 October 2008 Mid-season | Concordia Basel | 3–3 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Bieli 59' Mathys 83'Schweizer 92' |
(Report) (in German) | 51', 57' Mustafi 93' Almerares |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Jan Fluri (Ettingen) |
Winter break/Second half of season friendlies
| 15 January 2009 Winter break | Concordia Basel | 4–3 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Bieli 39', 62' (pen.) Tcheutchoua 59'Mathys 76' |
Report (in German) | 31' Gelabert 49' Mustafi 50' Chipperfield |
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 17 January 2009 Winter break | Basel | 3–2 | Solothurn | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Ferati 50' Derdiyok 54'Almerares 68' |
Report (in German) | 31' da Costa 49' Kalina |
Attendance: 500 |
| 22 January 2009 Winter break | Basel | 4–0 |  Tianjin Teda | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| F. Frei 18', 53' Derdiyok 62'Stocker 88' |
Report (in German) | Attendance: 50 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte (Murcia) |
| 25 January 2009 Winter break | Basel | 1–1 | Wisła Kraków | Municipal Manolo Maciá, Santa Pola |
| Derdiyok 19' |
Report (in German) | 88' Cléber |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte |
| 28 January 2009 Winter break | Basel | 3–1 |  Dynamo Moscow | Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga |
| Stocker 4' Streller 17', 50' |
Report (in German) | 64' Kerzhakov |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Luis Davales Sanchez (Murcia) |
| 31 January 2009 Winter break | Neuchâtel Xamax | 2–0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| Ovarec 35' Niçoise 83' |
Report | Attendance: 800 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes) |
| 1 February 2009 Winter break | Basel | 4–1 | Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
Abraham  4' Gjasula 22'Carlitos 36'Huggel 53'Ergić 66' |
Report (in German) | 7' Kuhl |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) |
| 10 February 2009 Mid-season | Basel | 3–3 | Wohlen | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Streller 41' Ergić 45'Almerares 47' |
(Report) (in German) | 22' Barthlomé 30' Keller 44' Diethelm |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) |
| 17 February 2009 Mid-season | Basel | 3–1 |  Sochaux | St. Jakobs Anlage (training grounds), Basel |
| Chipperfield 4' Almerares 21' (31) |
(Report) | 45' Tulasne |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Alain Bieri (Bern) |
Swiss Super League
First half of season
| 18 July 2008 Round 1 | Young Boys | 1–2 | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
| Eudis 19' |
(Report) (in German) | 69' Perović 87' Huggel |
Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 23 July 2008 Round 2 | Basel | 1–0 | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
Abraham  42'Perović 46'Zanni 56'Gjasula 92' |
(Report) (in German) | 44' Bobadilla 74' Salatić |
Attendance: 23,915 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann |
| 26 July 2008 Round 3 | Basel | 2–0 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Chipperfield 8' Ergić 46'Stocker 81' |
(Report) (in German) | 53' La Rocca 59' Wahab 75' Bernardet |
Attendance: 19,829 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 2 August 2008 Round 4 | Sion | 2–0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| Beto 37' Adeshina 45'Alioui 50'Crettenand 64' |
Report | 16' Zanni 26' Rubio 76' Marque |
Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Stefan Messner |
| 9 August 2008 Round 5 | Basel | 4–0 | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Zanni 16' Abraham 38'Mustafi 56', 63'Rubio 78' |
(Report) (in German) | 53' Cerrone |
Attendance: 19,962 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 17 August 2008 Round 6 | Zürich | 1–4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Abdi 43' 41' |
(Report) (in German) | 13' Stocker 21' Chipperfield 54', 91' Carlitos 71' Gelabert 84' Morganella |
Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 23 August 2008 Round 7 | Basel | 4–3 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Huggel 27' Derdiyok 27', 33'Carlitos 43' |
(Report) | 21' Besle 24' Sulaimani 35', 41' Coly 50' 8' Rossi 78' Rak 87' Furios |
Attendance: 20,321 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 30 August 2008 Round 8 | Aarau | 0–2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Report | 29' Rubio 45' Chipperfield 63' Gelabert 86' Safari |
Attendance: 9,250 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière |
| 13 September 2008 Round 9 | Basel | 2–0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Huggel 16' Chipperfield 84' |
(Report) | 15' Diarra 32' Seoane |
Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen) |
| 27 September 2008 Round 10 | Basel | 1–2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Costanzo 38' Abraham 59'Huggel 61'Gelabert 79' |
(Report) (in German) | 32' 43' Bastians 45' Regazzoni 59' Varela 70' Häberli 87' Kulaksızoğlu |
Attendance: 24,246 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 5 October 2008 Round 11 | Grasshopper | 1–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Bobadilla 3' Cabanas 15' |
(Report) (in German) | 11' Ferati 28' Zanni 46' Rubio 64' Derdiyok |
Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 26 October 2008 Round 12 | Bellinzona | 2–3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| Lustrinelli 12' Costanzo 50' (o.g.)Sermeter 54'La Rocca 83' |
(Report) (in German) | 54' Streller 56' Perović 80' Marque 90+3' Huggel |
Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 30 October 2008 Round 13 | Basel | 3–0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Perović 9' Huggel 45' (pen.)Gelabert 61'Stocker 63'Marque 64' |
(Report) (in German) | 45' El Hadary |
Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 9 November 2008 Round 14 | Vaduz | 0–2 | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| Ritzberger 27' |
Report | 66' F. Frei 73' Marque 75', 92' Derdiyok 82' Abraham 90' Stocker |
Attendance: 4,720 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 16 November 2008 Round 15 | Basel | 1–1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Gelabert 9' Huggel 15' (pen.)Ferati 39'F. Frei 72' |
(Report) (in German) | 51', 52' Eric Hassli 72' Aegerter 82' Heinz Barmettler |
Attendance: 30,149 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 30 November 2008 Round 16 | Xamax | 2–0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| Taljevic 34' (pen.) Zanni 58' (o.g.)Hodžić 65'Nuzzolo 78'Coly 82'Niasse 20' 84' |
(Report) (in German) | 33' Costanzo 70' Huggel 76' Abraham |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 4 December 2008 Round 17 | Basel | 3–1 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Ergić 3' Perović 49' F. Frei 67' |
(Report) (in German) | 27' Lang 44' Rogério |
Attendance: 15,730 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 14 December 2008 Round 18 | Luzern | 5–1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Frimpong 15', 33' Ferreira 19', 40'Paiva 70', 74' |
17' Marque 32' F. Frei 55' Morganella |
Attendance: 7,626 Referee: Sascha Kever |
Second half of season
| 6 February 2009 Round 19 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
| Ghezal 49' Raimondi 60' (pen.)Häberli 88' |
(Report) (in German) | 36' Zanni 43' Abraham 64' Streller 70' Derdiyok 75' Huggel |
Attendance: 19,705 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 15 February 2009 Round 20 | Basel | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Safari 38' |
(Report) | 40' Lulić 53' Vallori 70' Salatić 90+2' Jakupović |
Attendance: 20,328 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes) |
| 22 February 2009 Round 21 | Basel | 2–1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Gjasula 31', 55' Zanni 73' 77'Chipperfield 78' |
(Report) | 11' Rochat 38' Hassli 31' 64' Stahel |
Attendance: 20,328 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes) |
| 1 March 2009 Round 22 | Luzern | 1–2 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
| Paiva 33' R. Schwegler 55'Chiumiento 64'Frimpong 68' |
Report(in German) | 22' Gjasula 29' Stocker 81' Streller 90+2' Chipperfield |
Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Sascha Kever |
| 7 March 2009 Round 23 | Basel | 3–1 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Gjasula 69' Huggel 77' (pen.)Rapisarda 82' (o.g.)Stocker 64', 85' |
(Report) | 26' Bengondo |
Attendance: 17,526 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 14 March 2009 Round 24 | Sion | 0–4 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| Obradović 33' |
Report | 33' Gjasula 41', 80' Mustafi 45' Chipperfield 68' Zanni 82' Perović |
Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 21 March 2009 Round 25 | Basel | 5–0 | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Chipperfield 8', 28', 54' Streller 18'Huggel 57'Derdiyok 70' |
(Report) (in German) | 45' 90' Nickenig 57' 65' Thordarson |
Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 5 April 2009 Round 26 | Bellinzona | 1–1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| La Rocca 40' F. Feltscher 82' 90' |
(Report) (in German) | 45' Stocker 54' Streller |
Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes) |
| 9 April 2009 Round 27 | Basel | 3–0 | Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Chipperfield 13', 66' Huggel 74'Stocker 90' |
(Report) | 5' Rodrigo 24' Chihab |
Attendance: 21,678 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 19 April 2009 Round 28 | Xamax | 2–3 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| Brown 36' Besle 47'Taljevic 49'Chihab 55' |
(Report) (in German) | 24' Perović 35' Streller 64' Derdiyok 65' Huggel |
Attendance: 6,931 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 22 April 2009 Round 29 | Basel | 1–1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Streller 33' |
(Report) | 42' Diarra 61' Mehmeti 76' Conti |
Attendance: 19,033 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 26 April 2009 Round 30 | Vaduz | 0–1 | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| Polverino 13' Sadjo 27'Ritzberger 65'Rudan 85'Galbi 90' |
Report | 17', 90' Huggel |
Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 2 May 2009 Round 32 | Basel | 2–2 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Zanni 28' Huggel 74'Bühler 77' (o.g.)Costanzo 90' |
(Report) (in German) | 21' Obradović 29' Nwaneri 31' Bühler 78' Saborío 81' Domínguez |
Attendance: 21,277 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 9 May 2009 Round 33 | Aarau | 3–1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| [ (Report)] | 42' Huggel |
| 17 May 2009 Round 34 | Zurich | 1–3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ (Report)] | 38' 71' 90+3' |
| 24 May 2009 Round 35 | Grasshopper Club | 4–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ (Report)] | 36' Derdiyok |
| 29 May 2009 Round 36 | Basel | 0–3 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
Swiss Cup 2008–09
for main article, see Swiss Cup 2008–09
| 20 September 2008 Round 1 | Schötz | 0–1 | Basel | Sportplatz Wissenhusen, Schötz |
| (Report) (in German) | 79' Mustafi |
Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger |
| 17 October 2008 Round 2 | Bulle | 1–4 | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
| Barnabo 27' |
(Report) (in German) | 14' (o.g.) Chassot 16' 42' Rubio 57' Streller 90' Gjasula |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Bruno Grossen |
| 22 November 2008 Round 3 | Thun | 0–4 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| Galli 26' |
Report | 22', 29', 60' Derdiyok 80' Safari 90' Gjasula |
Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 18 March 2009 Quarter-final | Zurich | 0–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zurich |
| Rochat 44' Okonkwo 72'Abdi 83' |
Report | 34' Ergić 67' Huggel |
Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen) |
| 16 April 2009 Semi-final | Young Boys | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| Portillo 23' Varela 73'Hochstrasser 78' |
Report | 37' Abraham 120+1' Stocker |
Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Carlo Bertolini | |
| Penalties | ||||
Yapi  Hochstrasser  Bastians Schneuwly |
Huggel Ergić Abraham Chipperfield Gjasula |
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UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
| 30 July 2008 1st Leg | IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | Basel | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
| 20:15 CET | Wernbloom 25' Olsson 32' |
Report | 26' Huggel 50' Abraham 68' Carlitos 82' Safari |
Attendance: 10,914 Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy) |
| 6 August 2008 2nd Leg | Basel | 4–2 (5–3 agg.) | IFK Göteborg | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 CET | Huggel 27' Chipperfield 71'Marque 79'Ergić 84' (pen.), 90+4' |
Report | 19', 5' Wernbloom 52' Söder 55' Olsson 90' Erikson |
Attendance: 18,846 Referee: Charles Richmond (Scotland) |
Third qualifying round
| 13 August 2008 1st Leg | Vitória de Guimarães  | 0–0 | Basel | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães |
| 21:30 CET | Stocker 21' |
Report | 36' Douglas 58' Meireles |
Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) |
| 27 August 2008 2nd Leg | Basel | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | Vitória Guimarães | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:15 CET | Stocker 11' Huggel 44'Derdiyok 54' |
Report | 15' (pen.) Fajardo 20' Nilson 27' Meireles 41' Alves 46' Douglas 74' Moreno |
Attendance: 30,002 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
Group stage
| 16 September 2008 Round 1 | Basel | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Zanni 37' Abraham 90+3' |
Report | 25' Fernandinho 33' Hübschman 41' Shevchuk 45+1' Jádson 90' Brandão |
Attendance: 34,820 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 1 October 2008 Round 2 | Sporting CP | 2–0 | Basel | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |
| 20:45 | Grimi 17' Veloso 45'Romagnoli 55'Tonel 85'Derlei 86' |
Report | 74' Streller |
Attendance: 22,638 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 22 October 2008 Round 3 | Basel | 0–5 | Barcelona | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Rubio 43' Abraham 84' |
Report | Messi 4' Busquets 15'Bojan 22', 46'Xavi 48' |
Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
| 4 November 2008 Round 4 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Basel | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Messi 62' |
Report | Derdiyok 82' 89' Costanzo |
Attendance: 49,479 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
| 26 November 2008 Round 5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5–0 | Basel | RSC Olimpiyskiy, Donetsk |
| 20:45 | Jádson 32', 65', 72' Willian 50'Seleznyov 75' |
Report | 87' Stocker |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
| 9 December 2008 Round 6 | Basel | 0–1 | Sporting CP | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Report | Djaló 19' |
Attendance: 30,248 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Basel |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Player statistics
League goalscorers/assists
Updated to games played 29 May 2009
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Swiss Cup goalscorers/assists
Updated to games played 13 April 2009
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European goalscorers/assists
Updated to games played 26 November 2008
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Total goalscorers/assists
Updated to games played 29 May 2009
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Honours and awards
Team
- Uhren Cup winner
Individual
- Goal of the Year: Fabian Frei (Basel, scored against Aarau)
- Swiss Youngster of the Year, 2008–09 – Valentin Stocker
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