2012–13 FC Basel season

The 2012–13 FC Basel season is the 120th season in club history and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Romania and Germany. Their 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July with the away tie against Servette FC and they started in the 2012–13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil. Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase and were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn. This and the following qualifying round were overstood, however in the play-off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj and were knocked out.

FC Basel
2012–13 season
Chairman Bernhard Heusler
Manager Murat Yakin
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Super LeagueChampions
Swiss CupRunner-Up
Champions LeagueEliminated in play-off round
Europa Leagueadvanced to Semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Streller (14)
All: Marco Streller (21)
Highest home attendanceSwiss Super League:
35,171 vs. Lausanne
(16 May 2013)
UEFA Europa League
36,000 vs. Chelsea
(25 April 2013)
Lowest home attendanceSwiss Super League:
24,265 vs. Sion
(9 February 2013)
UEFA Europa League
12,743 vs. Videoton
(8 November 2012)

Following a poor start to the season it was announced on 15 October 2012 that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager[1] Following the out in the Champions League Basel played in the Europa League group stage and were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC. They finished the Group in second position and advanced to the knockout phase round of 32. Here they were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Basel won 3–1 on aggregate. In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St. Petersburg and, despite being the underdogs, Basel advanced by winning 2–1 on aggregate. Thus they qualified for the quarter-finals and were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur, whom they beat 4–1 on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals. The draw for the semi-final matched Basel against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea.

Club

Management

First team manager at the start on the season was Heiko Vogel. His assistants were Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba retired as a player and was appointed as the new Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as the new head of the FCB Youth System. Coach of the Youth Team (U–21) was Carlos Bernegger and Benjamin Huggel, who also retired as player, was appointed as his new assistant.

On 15 October 2012 it was announced that Vogel had been replaced by Murat Yakin as manager,[1] but that the assistants would all remain in their respective positions. On 7 April 2013 it was announced that Carlos Bernegger was released from his still running contract (that was valid until June 2015) so that he could sign a contract with FC Luzern as first team manager.[2] Bernegger started his new job on 8 April and was replaced ad-interim by the Youth Section boss Ceccaroni.

Position Staff
Manager Heiko Vogel
until 15 October 2012
Manager Murat Yakin
from 15 October 2012
1 Assistant manager Marco Walker
2 Assistant manager Markus Hoffmann
Goalkeeper Coach Massimo Colomba
Team Administration Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach Carlos Bernegger
until 7 April 2013
Youth Team Coach
ad-interim
Massimo Ceccaroni
from 8 April 2013
Youth Team Co-Coach Benjamin Huggel

Last updated: 1 July 2012
Source: FCB Official Site

Further information

Chairman Mr Bernhard Heusler
Vice Chairman Mr Adrian Knup
Finances Mr Stephan Werthmüller
Sportdirector Mr Georg Heitz
Marketing Mr René Kamm
Director Mr Reto Baumgartner
Director Mr Dominik Donzé
Director Mr Benno Kaiser
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (38,512[3])
(37,500 for international matches[4] / 120x80 m)

Updated to match played 1 July 2012
Source: FCB Official Site

Overview

Offseason and preseason

Basel's biggest signings of the 2012–13 season were Mohamed Salah, who transferred in from Arab Contractors,[5] and Marcelo Díaz, who came from Universidad de Chile. Díaz was transferred to Basel in a US$4 million deal and signed a four-year contract.[6] David Degen also returned to his home club after spending four seasons with BSC Young Boys. Stjepan Vuleta, Simon Grether and Mirko Salvi signed from the youth academy.[7]

Xherdan Shaqiri left the club and signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich.[8] The transfer fee was not disclosed by the two clubs.[8] Granit Xhaka also left FC Basel and signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] The transfer fee was not disclosed.[9] It was also announced that Getafe signed David Abraham in a free transfer and gave him a four-year contract.[10]

The two long time and very experienced players Benjamin Huggel and Scott Chipperfield retired from professional football during the summer break. Huggel was appointed as Assistant Youth Team (U–21) Coach. Chipperfield joined FC Aesch in the sixth tier of the Swiss Football League as Player-coach.

Winter break

Basel started the preparation for the second half of the season on 4 January 2013. They played a friendly on 12 January against Bayern Munich and spent their training camp in Marbella from 14 to 24 January. Here they played four trials, the last being the 2–1 win against the Chinese national team.

On 13 December 2012 FC Basel announced that they had signed Serey Die on a three and a half-year contract[11] and on 17 December 2012 they also announced that Endogan Adili had also been signed on a three and a half-year contract, with an additional one-year option.[12] On 3 January 2013 it was announced that Raúl Bobadilla had been signed on a contract until 2017.[13] On 29 January 2013 it was announced that Basel had signed Mohamed Elneny on loan until the end of the season.[14][15]

In the other direction, it was also announced that Radoslav Kováč was given a free transfer to Slovan Liberec.[16] During January it was also announced that some of the youngsters would be loaned out to lower league clubs, Pak Kwang-Ryong[17] Simon Grether and Pascal Schürpf[18] to Bellinzona, Stjepan Vuleta to Wil[19] and Marco Aratore to Winterthur[20] so that they could all gain playing experience.

Domestic League

Basel's priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the fourth time in a row. Basel's 2012–13 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July 2012 with the away tie against Servette FC.[21] The season started poorly, Basel won just three of their first nine games, drawing five with one defeat. They were in fourth position in the league table, eight points behind the leaders Grasshoppers, this even increased to eleven points just three weeks later. However, following the Management change in October, the team spirits improved and they played better. They ended the first half of the season in second position, had reduced the arrears to four points and had moved one point ahead of Sion and St. Gallen.

In the second half of the season FC Sion lost their momentum completely and St. Gallen also lost contact to the first two positions in the league table. The Grasshoppers and Basel distanced themselves continually, but remained within a few points of each other. Basel took over the lead in the championship table and, mid-way through the second half of the season, started to open a gap to their last remaining rivals. Despite Grasshoppers winning the direct league fixture against Basel three games before the end of the season, Basel had acquired enough points to finish three points ahead of them and to win their fourth title in a row.[22] Basel thus achieved their main aim that they had set for the season, in fact the league campaign can be described as being a successful one.

Domestic Cup

Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup is to retain the title. The Cup holders started in the 2012–13 Swiss Cup first round on 15 September with the away game against FC Amriswil, a team from the OFV (Ostschweizer Fussballverband) Regional 2. Liga and this tie was won 6–1. In the second round they were drawn away against FC Chiasso, this tie was won 4–1. For the third round tie Basel were drawn, again away from home, against Locarno and passed into the next round with a 3–2 victory, but needed (a.e.t.)for the winning goal.

The Quarterfinals were played on 27 February 2013 and Basel were drawn away from home against FC Thun in a tie that was won 2–1, yet again this victory need extra time. Drawn away in the semifinal against Sion on 17 April 2013 Basel advanced to the final thanks to the only goal of the game scored by Valentin Stocker. The final was played on Whit Monday in the Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf in Bern. The opponents were the Grasshoppers. Basel lost the Final 3–4 on penalties, the game had ended 1-1 after extra time. Basel missed their aimed cup win, but the cup campaign can be described as being a successful one.

Champions League

Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim is to reach the group stage. They were drawn against Estonian club Flora Tallinn winning 5–0 on aggregate and in the third round they were drawn against Norwegian club Molde FK winning 2–1 on aggregate. However, in the play-off round Basel lost both games against CFR Cluj from Rumainia (being knocked out 3–1 on aggregate). Therefore, the initial aim was failed.

Europa League

Because the losing teams from the Champions League play-off round were eligible for the group stage of the Europa League, Basels next aim was to remain in this European competition over the winter break. Basel were drawn into Group G along with Sporting Clube de Portugal, K.R.C. Genk and Videoton FC. As they finished the Group in second position they advanced to the knockout phase round of 32. Therefore, their second aim was achieved. In the round of 32 Basel were drawn against the Ukrainian Premier League team Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Basel progressed 3–1 on aggregate, winning the home tie and drawing away. Their aims were subsequently revised again and this aim was stated as reaching the quarter-finals.

In the round of 16 they were drawn against Zenit St. Petersburg and despite being the underdogs, by winning 2–1 on aggregate, they qualified for the next round. Basel were drawn against Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-final. Spurs were beaten 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 4-4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals.[23] The draw for the semi-final matched the against reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea. Both games in the tie ended with a defeat, 1–2 in Basel 1–3 in London. Despite these two defeats Basel's European aims were achieved, in fact the campaign can be described as a very successful one.

Players

First team squad

As of 1 July 2012[24]

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   SUI Yann Sommer
3 DF  KOR Park Joo-Ho
4 DF   SUI Philipp Degen
5 DF   SUI Arlind Ajeti
6 DF  AUT Aleksandar Dragović
7 MF   SUI David Degen
8 MF  CIV Serey Die
9 FW   SUI Marco Streller (Captain)
10 MF  CIV Gilles Yapi Yapo
11 MF   SUI Endogan Adili
13 FW   SUI Alexander Frei
14 MF   SUI Valentin Stocker
15 DF   SUI Kay Voser
16 DF   SUI Fabian Schär
17 FW  ARG Raúl Bobadilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK   SUI Germano Vailati
19 MF   SUI Simon Grether
20 MF   SUI Fabian Frei
21 MF  CHI Marcelo Díaz
22 FW  EGY Mohamed Salah
23 GK   SUI Mirko Salvi
24 MF   SUI Cabral
25 MF   SUI Darko Jevtić
26 DF  ARG Gastón Sauro
27 DF  GER Markus Steinhöfer
29 DF  CZE Radoslav Kováč
30 FW   SUI Stjepan Vuleta
31 FW  CMR Jacques Zoua
33 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny
35 FW  PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong

Out on loan

FW   SUI Marco Aratore (at Aarau which ended 3 August)
FW   SUI Marco Aratore (at Winterthur from 17 January 2013 until 30 June 2013)[20]
MF   SUI Pascal Schürpf (at Aarau which ended 3 August)
MF   SUI Pascal Schürpf (to Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013)[18]
DF   SUI Taulant Xhaka (at Grasshopper until 30 June 2013)
DF   SUI Genséric Kusunga (at Servette until 30 June 2013)
MF   SUI Stephan Andrist (at Luzern until 30 June 2013)
35 FW  PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong (at Bellinzona, from 11 Januar 2013 until 30 June 2013)[17]
19 MF   SUI Simon Grether (to Bellinzona from 31 January until 30 June 2013)[18]
30 FW   SUI Stjepan Vuleta (to Wil from 5 February 2013 until 30 June 2013)[19]

In

7 MF   SUI David Degen (from BSC Young Boys)
18 GK   SUI Germano Vailati (from St. Gallen)
19 MF   SUI Simon Grether (from Basel U-21)
21 MF  CHI Marcelo Díaz (from Universidad de Chile)
22 FW  EGY Mohamed Salah (from Arab Contractors)
23 GK   SUI Mirko Salvi (from Basel U-21)

Out

MF   SUI Xherdan Shaqiri (to Bayern Munich - €10 million)
MF   SUI Granit Xhaka (to Borussia Mönchengladbach - €8.5 million)
GK   SUI Marcel Herzog (to St. Gallen - n/a)
DF  ARG David Abraham (to Getafe - Free transfer)
MF   SUI Benjamin Huggel (Retired)
MF  AUS Scott Chipperfield (Retired)
GK   SUI Massimo Colomba (Retired)

In

8 MF  CIV Serey Die (from FC Sion - n/a)[11]
11 MF   SUI Endogan Adili (from Grasshopper Club Zürich - n/a)[12]
17 FW  ARG Raúl Bobadilla (from BSC Young Boys - n/a)[13]
33 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny (from Arab Contractors on loan)

Out

29 DF  CZE Radoslav Kováč (to Slovan Liberec free transfer)[16]

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Preseason

23 June 2012 Pre-season FC Basel 2–4 Steaua București Sportgelände am Birkenmoos, Rottach-Egern
14:00 CEST Salah  23'
Andrist  83' (pen.)
(Report) (in German)  14' Rusescu
 16'Rocha
 49' F. Costea
 49' Nikolić
Attendance: 400
Referee: Peter Sippel
26 June 2012 Pre-season FC Basel 2–0 SpVgg Unterhaching Sportplatz Warngau, Warngau
14:00 Streller  42', 55'
Cabral  78'
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 400
Referee: Christian Leicher (Landshut)
28 June 2012 Pre-season FC Rottach-Egern 0–10 FC Basel Sportgelände am Birkenmoos, Rottach-Egern
18:00 (Report) (in German) Pak  7'
Degen  24', 41'
Frei  28', 83'
Dragović  59', 86'
Andrist  60'
Vuleta  68'
Zoua  88'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Michael Krische
4 July 2012 Pre-season FC Aarau 1–2 FC Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
18:00 Calla  80' (pen.) (Report) (in German)  15' Streller
 86' Zoua
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Rene Erlachner
8 July 2012 Pre-season Basel 0–1 Standard Liège Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 (Report) (in German)  86' Ajdarević Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Ludovic Gremaud
7 September 2012 Friendly Basel 2–3 1. FC Kaiserslautern Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
18:30 P. Degen  50'
Admir Seferagic  88'
(Report) (in German)  6' Baumjohann
 43' Nsor
 77' Mohammadou Idrissou
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Stephan Klossner
12 October 2012[25] Friendly FC Basel 7–0 FC Wohlen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Zoua  7', 51'
Vuleta  30', 49'
Frei  39'
Yapi Yapo  52'
Jevtić  88'
Report Attendance: 350
Referee: Pascal Erlachner

Winter break

12 January 2013 Friendly Basel 0 – 3 Bayern Munich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:30 (Report) (in German)  7' Mandžukić
 11' Schweinsteiger
 14' Ribéry
Attendance: 30,080
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
18 January 2013 Friendly Basel 1 – 1 Steaua București Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
19:30 D. Degen  11'
Zoua  91'
(Report) (in German)  80' Pintilii Attendance: 400
Referee: Javier Moreno Muñoz
21 January 2013 Friendly Basel 2 – 2 Ferencváros Budapest Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
16:00 El-Nenny  44'
D. Degen  45'
Dragović  68'
(Report) (in German)  73', 86' Čukić Attendance: 65
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok, South Korea
23 January 2013 Friendly Basel 0 – 1 Dynamo Kiev Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
16:30 (Report) (in German)  43' Kranjčar Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Sung He, South Korea
24 January 2013 Friendly Basel 2 – 1 China Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
17:00 Díaz  17'
F. Frei  63'
(Report) (in German)  72' Gao Lin Attendance: 100
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok, South Korea
30 January 2013 Friendly Basel 2 – 0 Vaduz Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
15:00 Stocker  24'
Zoua  49'
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 500
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
2 February 2013 Friendly Basel 0 – 2 Biel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:30 (Report) (in German)  6', 62' Coly
 34' Doudin
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sascha Amhof
6 February 2013 Friendly Basel Cancelled[26] Bellinzona Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:00

Swiss Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

First half of season

13 July 2012[21] Round 1 Servette FC 0 – 1 FC Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
19:45 (Report) (in German)  59' D. Degen Attendance: 8,132
Referee: Sascha Kever
21 July 2012 Round 2 FC Basel 2 – 2 FC Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 A. Frei  61'
Streller  81'
(Report) (in German)  18', 66' Lezcano Attendance: 29,256
Referee: Alain Bieri
28 July 2012 Round 3 Grasshopper Club 2 – 2 FC Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
19:45 Ben Khalifa  29'
Brahimi  82'
(Report) (in German)  15' A. Frei
 47' Yapi
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Sascha Amhof
4 August 2012 Round 4 FC Sion 1 – 1 FC Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
19:45 Kováč  48' (Report) (in German)  80' Itaperuna Attendance: 14,850
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
12 August 2012 Round 5 FC Basel 3 – 1 FC Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Streller  9' (pen.), 31'
Stocker  42'
(Report) (in German)  22' Faivre
 35' Schirinzi
Attendance: 27,422
Referee: Stephan Klossner
18 August 2012 Round 6 FC Basel 2 – 0 FC Lausanne St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Streller  43'
Salah  82'
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 26,627
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)
25 August 2012 Round 7 FC St. Gallen 2 – 1 FC Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
19:45 CEST Čavušević  51'
Regazzoni  72'
Report Zoua  10' Attendance: 18,841
Referee: Stephan Studer
2 September 2012 Round 8 FC Basel 0 – 0 FC Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Report Attendance: 30,423
Referee: Damien Carrel
23 September 2012 Round 9 BSC Young Boys 1 – 1 FC Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:15 Zárate  49' Report Streller  73' Attendance: 22,757
Referee: Stephan Studer
26 September 2012 Round 10 FC Basel 4 – 1 FC Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 D. Degen  42', 55'
Stocker  74'
Sauro  80'
Report Gattuso  43' Attendance: 27,575
Referee: Alain Bieri
29 September 2012 Round 11 FC Lausanne 1 – 1 FC Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:45 Moussilou  63' Report Salah  2' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stephan Klossner
7 October 2012 Round 12 FC Basel 3 – 2 Servette FC St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Schär  36'
D. Degen  37'
Streller  52'
(Report) (in German) Tréand  12'
Lang  65'
Attendance: 27,199
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann
20 October 2012 Round 13 FC Luzern 1 – 0 FC Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
16:00 Jahmir Hyka  60' (Report) (in German) Attendance: 16,253
Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (AUT)
27 October 2012 Round 14 FC Zürich 1 – 2 FC Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
Gavranović  87' (Report) (in German)  60' Schär
 29' A. Frei
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Sascha Kever
3 November 2012 Round 15 FC Basel 2 – 0 BSC Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Yapi  27'
Streller  39'
(Report) (in German)  14' Nuzzolo
 28'Wölfli
 53' Ojala
Attendance: 30,057
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
17 November 2012 Round 16 FC Basel 4 – 0 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:00 D. Degen  7'
Streller  57' (pen.)
A. Frei  72', 79'
(Report) (in German) Attendance: 32,060
Referee: Daniel Wermelinger
24 November 2012 Round 17 FC Thun 3 – 2 FC Basel Arena Thun, Thun
16:00 Ngamukol  5', 88'
Wittwer  64'
Hediger  91'
Faivre  93'
(Report) (in German)  32' F. Frei
 39' Streller
 91' Cabral
Attendance: 7,042
Referee: Stephan Studer
1 December 2012 Round 18 FC Basel 1 – 0 FC St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 P. Degen  40'
Streller  67' (pen.)
Report (in German)  57' Montandon
 76' Mathys
Attendance: 30,062
Referee: Sascha Kever

Second half of season

9 February 2013 Round 19 Basel 3 – 0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Streller  45'
P. Degen  50'
Salah  52'
Stocker  58'
Report (in German)  44' Gattuso
 50' Dingsdag
 57' Fernandes
 64' 'Djeng
Attendance: 24,265
Referee: Stephan Studer
17 February 2013 Round 20 Lausanne-Sport 1 – 2 Basel Pontaise, Lausanne
13:45 Marazzi  39'
Malonga  53'
Rodrigo  62'
Report (in German)  34' Stocker
 42'  53' Díaz
 60' Sauro
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Sascha Amhof
24 February 2013 Round 21 Basel 0 – 0 Grasshopper Club Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Dragović  21'
Cabral  66'
Streller  82'
Schär  90+4'
(Report) (in German)  17' Ben Khalifa
 27' Abrashi
 61' Hajrović
 90+4' Zuber
Attendance: 27'653
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
3 March 2013 Round 22 Servette 1 – 2 Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
13:45 Kossoko  16'
Karanović  45+1'
Kouassi  61'
(Report) (in German)  19' F. Frei
 29', 63'  48'  64' Dragović
 45' Zoua
Attendance: 7,519
Referee: Sascha Amhof
10 March 2013 Round 23 Basel 3 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 A. Frei  37'
Cabral  41'
Streller  62'
Schär  85'
(Report) (in German)  84' Doubai Attendance: 27,818
Referee: Sascha Kever
16 March 2013 Round 24 Basel 1 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 Zoua  36'
Dragović  78'
Streller  81'
Park  88'
(Report) (in German)  40' Krstić
 82' Demiri
Attendance: 25,440
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
1 April 2013 Round 25 Luzern 0 – 4 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
13:45 Muntwiler  29'
Puljić  41'
Hyka  55'
Lustenberger  65'
(Report) (in German)  34' Serey Die
 64' Díaz
 71' Salah
 83' P. Degen
 92' Bobadilla
Attendance: 17,000 (sold out)
Referee: Stephan Studer
7 April 2013 Round 26 St. Gallen 1 – 1 Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
Wüthrich  50'
Nushi  60'
(Report) (in German)  2' Serey Die
 12' Yapi
 52' Streller
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
14 April 2013 Round 27 Basel 3 – 1 Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 A. Frei  55'
Schär  87' (pen.)
Salah  88'
(Report) (in German)  25' Drmić Attendance: 32,328
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Österreich)
21 April 2013 Round 28 Thun 2 – 2 Basel Arena Thun, Thun
13:45 Demiri  60'
Zuffi  70'
(Report) (in German)  25' Park
 65' Díaz
 69' Schär
Attendance: 5,791
Referee: Sébastien Pache
27 April 2013 Round 29 Basel 0 - 3 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 Sauro  64'
Zoua  79'
(Report) (in German)  14' Gygax
 44' Hochstrasser
 70' Winter
 76' Puljić
Attendance: 28,440
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
4 May 2013 Round 30 Sion 0 - 1 Basel Tourbillon, Sion
13:45 Dingsdag  51'  90+3' (Report) (in German) Díaz  44' Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Sascha Kever
8 May 2013 Round 31 Zürich 3 - 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
20:30 Gajić  69'
Schönbächler  67'
Gavranović  91'
Pedro Henrique  91'  93'
Ph. Koch  93'
(Report) (in German)  8' Stocker
 30' F. Frei
 44' Streller
Attendance: 14,062
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
11 May 2013 Round 32 Basel 2 - 0 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 Stocker  32'
Dragović  42'
(Report) (in German)  56' Rüfli Attendance: 26,787
Referee: Stephan Klossner
16 May 2013 Round 33 Basel 2 - 0 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 F. Frei  20', 60' (Report) (in German)  47' Sanogo Attendance: 35,171 (sold out)
Referee: Sascha Amhof
25 May 2013 Round 34 Grasshopper 1 - 0 Basel Zurich
16:15 Anatole  90+4' (Report) (in German)  56' F. Frei Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 17'100
Referee: Sascha Kever
29 May 2013 Round 35 Young Boys 0 - 1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
Veškovac  55'
Bürki  72'  73'
Nef  88'
(Report) (in German)  55' (pen.)  55' F. Frei
 60' Stocker
Attendance: 19,322
Referee: Sascha Kever
1 June 2013 Round 36 Basel 1 - 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Bobadilla  22' (Report) (in German)  38' Janjatović Attendance: 34,060 (sold out)
Referee: Stephan Studer

League table

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 14 7 3 43 20  +23 49 10 3 0 28 6  +22 4 4 3 15 14  +1

Last updated: 21 March 2013.
Source: Fussballdaten.de

Swiss Cup

15 September 2012 Round 1 FC Amriswil 1 – 6 Basel Sportanlage Tellenfeld, Amriswil
16:30 CEST Contartese  74' (Report) (in German)  14', 32' Zoua
 30' F. Frei
 43', 84' A. Frei
 79' Cabral
 90' Salah
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Winter
11 November 2012 Round 2 Chiasso 1 – 4 Basel Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
14:30 Pimenta  38' (Report) (in German)  1' F. Frei
 19', 65' Zoua
 67' Díaz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Sebastian Pache
9 December 2012 Round 3 Locarno 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Basel Stadio Comunale Lido, Locarno
14:30 Mazzola  50', 55' (Report) (in German)  43', 75' Salah
 117' Stocker
Attendance: 2,630
Referee: Pascal Erlachner
27 February 2013 Quarterfinal FC Thun 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) FC Basel Arena Thun, Thun
19:45 Renato Steffen  55'
Nelson Ferreira  72'  88'
Schneuwly  79'
(Report) (in German)  11' D. Degen
 12', 115' A. Frei
 42' Sauro
 55' Steinhöfer
 78' Díaz
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Alain Bieri
17 April 2013 Semifinal FC Sion 0 – 1 FC Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:45 Gattuso  35'
Regazzoni  29'
(Report) (in German)  29' Salah
 73' Stocker
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round
17 July 2012 (2012-07-17) 1st Leg Flora Tallinn 0 – 2 FC Basel A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
17:45 CET Report (in German) A. Frei  65', 86' (pen.) Attendance: 3.123
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi (Italy)
24 July 2012 (2012-07-24) 2nd Leg FC Basel 3 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
Flora Tallinn St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00 CET Zoua  9', 31'
Díaz  62'
Report (in German) Attendance: 20.467
Referee: Artur Soares (Portugal)
Third qualifying round
1 August 2012 (2012-08-01) 1st Leg Molde FK 0 – 1 FC Basel Aker Stadion, Molde
19:00 CET Angan  27' (Report) (in German)  78' Zoua Attendance: 6.564
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)
8 August 2012 (2012-08-08) 2nd Leg FC Basel 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Molde FK St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:00 CET D. Degen  75' (Report) (in German)  32' Berget Attendance: 18,567
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

Playoff round

21 August 2012 (2012-08-21) 1st Leg FC Basel 1 – 2 CFR Cluj St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 CET Streller  44' Report (in German)  66', 71' Sougou Attendance: 16,651
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
29 August 2012 (2012-08-29) 2nd Leg CFR Cluj 1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
FC Basel Cluj-Napoca, Romania
20:45 CET Kapetanos  20' Report (in German) Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 15,481
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

20 September 2012 Round 1 Sporting CP 0 – 0 Basel Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:05 Report Attendance: 22,325
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
4 October 2012 Round 2 Basel 2 – 2 Genk St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Streller  71' (pen.), 84' Report De Ceulaer  10'
Vossen  38'
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
25 October 2012 Round 3 Videoton 2 – 1 Basel Sóstói Stadion, Székesfehérvár
19:00 Schär  2' (o.g.)
Caneira  32'
Report  90+1' Schär Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
8 November 2012 Round 4 Basel 1 – 0 Videoton St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Streller  80' Report Attendance: 12,743
Referee: Evgeniy Aranovskyi (Ukraine)
22 November 2012 Round 5 Basel 3 – 0 Sporting CP St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Schär  22'
Stocker  67'
D. Degen  70'
Report Attendance: 15,666
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)
6 December 2012 Round 6 Genk 0 – 0 Basel Cristal Arena, Genk
21:05 Report Attendance: 11,974
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Genk 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Basel 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9
3 Videoton 6 2 0 4 6 8 2 6
4 Sporting CP 6 1 2 3 4 10 6 5
Source:

Knockout phase

Round of 32

14 February 2013 First leg Basel 2 – 0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Stocker  23'
Park  49'
P. Degen  52'
Serey Die  54'
Streller  67'
Report  70' Mazuch
 79' Mandzyuk
Attendance: 8,314[27]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
21 February 2013 Second leg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1 – 1 Basel Dnipro Arena, Dnipropetrovsk
19:00 Fedetskiy  14'
Cheberyachko  32'
Strinić  35'
Kalinić  63'
Seleznyov  76' (pen.)
Report  13' Serey Die
 33' Cabral
 37' Schär
 75' F. Frei
 81' (pen.) Schär
Attendance: 26,501[28]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Basel won 3–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

7 March 2013 First leg Basel 2 – 0 Zenit St. Petersburg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 P. Degen  30'
Serey Die  53'
Díaz  72'  83'
A. Frei  90+4' (pen.)
Report  19' Witsel Attendance: 15,008[29]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
14 March 2013 Second leg Zenit St. Petersburg 1 – 0 Basel Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
18:00 Kerzhakov  15'
Witsel  78' 30'
Denisov  72'
Shirokov  78'
Report  41'  45' Díaz
 56' P. Degen
 78' F. Frei
 85' Park
Attendance: 19,500[30]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

4 April 2013 First leg Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 2 Basel White Hart Lane, London
21:05 Gallas  29'
Adebayor  40'
Sigurðsson  58'
Parker  54'
Report  30' Stocker
 34'  47' F. Frei
Attendance: 32,136[31]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
11 April 2013 Second leg Basel 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Tottenham Hotspur St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Salah  27'
Dragović  49'
Serey Die  58'
Streller  93'
Elneny  103'
Report  23', 83' Dempsey
 39' Naughton
 46' Dembélé
 93' Dawson
 93' Walker
Attendance: 38,500[32]
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Penalties
Schär
Streller
F. Frei
Díaz
Huddlestone
Sigurðsson
Adebayor

4–4 on aggregate. Basel won 4–1 on penalties.

Semi-finals

25 April 2013 First leg Basel 1 - 2 Chelsea St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Dragović  70'
D. Degen  80'
Schär  89'  87' (pen.)
Report  12' Moses
 68' A. Cole
 87' Azpilicueta
 90+4'  83' David Luiz
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
2 May 2013 Second leg Chelsea 3 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)
Basel Stamford Bridge, London
21:05 Torres  50'
Moses  52'
Azpilicueta  55'
David Luiz  59'
Report  45+1' Salah
 66' Schär
 68' Steinhöfer
 88' Serey Die
Attendance: 39,403
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Chelsea won 5–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

All the information to the squad statistics during the season, including matches played and goals scored.

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Sommer32EU 2010 59 0 2015 Youth system
3 LB Park J. H.34Non-EU 2011 39 0 2015
4 RB P. Degen37EU 2011 12 2 2015 Free transfer Originally from youth system
5 CB Ajeti27EU 2011 1 0 2014 Youth system Second nationality: Kosovo
6 CB Dragović29EU 2011 56 1 2015 Second nationality: Serbia
7 RM D. Degen37EU 2012 0 0 2015 CHF .8M Originally from youth system
9 FW Streller (captain)39EU 2007 177 83 2014 CHF2M Originally from youth system
10 CM Yapi39Non-EU 2010 62 1 2013
13 FW A. Frei41EU 2009 125 93 2012 CHF5.7M Originally from youth system
14 LM Stocker31EU 2007 159 39 2014 Youth system
15 FB Voser34EU 2011 7 0 2014
19 MF Grether28EU 2012 0 0 2014 Youth system
20 MF F. Frei32EU 2011 106 11 2013 Originally from youth system
21 CB Kusunga32EU 2010 21 0 2014 Second nationality: Angola
22 ST Salah28Non-EU 2012 0 0 2016
23 GK Salvi26EU 2012 0 0 2015 Second nationality: Italy
24 DM Cabral32EU 2009 107 3 2013 Second nationality: Cape Verde
25 MF Jevtić28EU 2012 12 0 Youth system
27 RWB Steinhöfer34EU 2011 61 1 2013 CHF0.12M
28 RW Andrist33EU 2011 19 4 2014
29 CB Kováč41EU 2011 21 0 2013
30 FW Vuleta27EU 2012 0 0
31 FW Zoua29Non-EU 2009 85 16 2013
35 FW Pak K. R.28Non-EU 2011 17 3 2016
? MF Diaz34Non-EU 2012 0 0 2016
? GK Vailati40EU 2012 0 0 2016
  • Last updated: 28 June
  • Source:

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueSwiss CupChampions LeagueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Yann Sommer 5803603050140
18 GK Germano Vailati 2000101000
23 GK Mirko Salvi 0000000000
Defenders
3 DF Park Joo-Ho 37119+21205090
4 DF Philipp Degen 34319+23301090
5 DF Arlind Ajeti 602+2010000+10
6 DF Aleksandar Dragović 5443233060131
15 DF Kay Voser 19011+2020102+10
16 DF Fabian Schär 388214300+1012+14
26 DF Gastón Sauro 29114+212+10603+10
27 DF Markus Steinhöfer 48123+601+21508+30
Midfielders
7 MF David Degen 45517+931+10617+41
8 MF Serey Die 24112+21300070
10 MF Gilles Yapi Yapo 172122103010
11 MF Endogan Adili 100+10000000
14 MF Valentin Stocker 511129+262+123+10133
20 MF Fabian Frei 46624+342+111+208+51
21 MF Marcelo Díaz 47719+743+11618+31
24 MF Cabral 44023+401+10509+10
25 MF Darko Jevtić 201+10000000
33 MF Mohamed Elneny 2607+8030005+30
Forwards
9 FW Marco Streller 521930+2142+1061114
13 FW Alexander Frei 301216+27222+224+21
17 FW Raúl Bobadilla 1116+410+100000
22 FW Mohamed Salah 48912+1752+121+1010+42
31 FW Jacques Zoua 4167+1711+122+331+90
Players away from the club on loan:
19 MF Simon Grether 400+200+100+1000
30 FW Stjepan Vuleta 500+200+101+1000
35 FW Pak Kwang-Ryong 10000+100000
Players who appeared for Basel no longer at the club:
29 DF Radoslav Kováč 614+11000+1000

Last updated: 29 May 2012
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

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