1986–87 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1986–87 season
Chairman	Peter Max Sutter
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	12th
Swiss Cup	Round of 16

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1986–87 season was their 93rd season since the club's foundation. It was their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since they achieved promotion in the 1945–46 season. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Peter Max Sutter was the club's newly appointed chairman.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus had returned first team manager the season before, this was his second consecutive season as coach.

The aim of the Swiss Football Association (SFV) in the season 1986–87 the Nationalliga A was to reduce the number of clubs in the top flight of Swiss football from 16 to just 12. At the end of the season the top 10 clubs were to remain in the top division and the 15th and 16th club to be relegated directly to the Nationalliga B. Four teams from the Nationalliga A (in positions 11 to the 14) and four teams from the Nationalliga B (the 3rd to 6th positioned teams) contested a play-off round to determine the last two places in next season's Nationalliga A. Basel ended the main season in 12th position and so had to enter into this knock-out round. Here they were drawn against Bulle (3rd in the Nationallaiga B) in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off semi-final. Both games ended with a two all draw, but decisively Basel defeated FC Bulle 5–3 on penalties. Basel then defeated FC Wettingen 8–2 on aggregate (7–0 and 1–2) in one of the two promotion/relegation finals.

In the Swiss Cup Basel entered in the round of 64 with an away game against Nationalliga B team FC Köniz and Basel won 9–2. They continued to the round of 32 in which they had a home game against third tier Fribourg and this was won 3–1. The cup season came to an end in the round of 16 as Basel lost the home game against lower classed Kriens.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Urs Suter
		DF	Stefano Ceccaroni
		DF	Fabio Ghisoni
		DF	Fredy Grossenbacher
		DF	Bruno Hänni
		DF	Dominique Herr
		DF	Markus Hodel
		DF	André Ladner
		DF	Marco Schällibaum
		DF	Gerhard Strack

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Thomas Süss
		MF	René Botteron
		MF	Stefan Bützer
		MF	Enrique Mata
		MF	Thomas Hauser
		MF	Erni Maissen
		MF	Peter Nadig
		FW	Jean-Pierre François
		FW	Luiz Gonçalo
		FW	Adrian Knup
			Markus Füri

Results

Nationalliga A

League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Remarks
1	Neuchâtel Xamax	30	21	6	3	75	27	48	Champions: 1987–88 European Cup
2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	30	19	5	6	60	36	43	1987–88 UEFA Cup
3	FC Sion	30	17	8	5	76	38	42	1987–88 UEFA Cup
4	Servette FC Genève	30	16	4	10	65	44	36
5	FC Lucerne	30	12	12	6	55	38	36
6	FC Zürich	30	12	12	6	52	44	36
7	FC St. Gallen	30	14	6	10	50	43	34
8	Lausanne Sports	30	13	6	11	64	60	32
9	AC Bellinzona	30	10	11	9	42	39	31
10	BSC Young Boys	30	10	8	12	47	45	28	Swiss Cup winners: 1987–88 Cup Winners' Cup
11	FC Aarau	30	9	8	13	37	42	26	Play-outs qualify for 1987–88 Nationalliga A
12	FC Basel	30	9	6	15	49	62	24	Play-outs qualify for 1987–88 Nationalliga A
13	FC Vevey	30	6	8	16	31	72	20	Play-outs Relegated / 1987–88 Nationalliga B
14	FC Wettingen	30	6	7	17	31	48	19	Play-outs Relegated / 1987–88 Nationalliga B
15	FC Locarno	30	6	7	17	44	65	19	Relegated / 1987–88 Nationalliga B
16	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	30	1	4	25	22	97	6	Relegated / 1987–88 Nationalliga B

Nationalliga A/B: Play-outs

Semi-final

First leg	Bulle	2 – 2	Basel	Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle

Second leg	Basel	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 p)	Bulle	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

		Penalties

Final

First leg	Basel	7 – 0	Wettingen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Second leg	Wettingen	2 – 1	Basel	Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen

Basel remain in Nationalliga A

Swiss Cup

20 September 1986 Round of 64	Köniz	2 – 9	Basel

Round of 32	Basel	3 – 1	Fribourg	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Round of 16	Basel	1 – 2	Kriens	St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Sources and references

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
1986–87 at RSSSF

External links

FC Basel official site

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