1987–88 FC Basel season

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1987–88 season was their 94th season since the club's foundation. It was their 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football (Nationalliga A) since they achieved promotion in the 1945–46 season. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Charles Röthlisberger was the club's newly appointed chairman. He was the club's 31st chairman in their history.

FC Basel
1987–88 season
Chairman Charles Röthlisberger
Manager Urs Siegenthaler
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga ARelegated
Swiss CupRound of 64

Overview

Urs Siegenthaler was appointed as first team coach, he replaced Helmut Benthaus who had retired at the end of the previous season. They started the season badly, losing the first five league games, conceding 17 goals, scoring just three. The team never recovered from the bad start and ended the qualifying stage of the championship with just 13 points. This meant that they had to play in one of the two Promotion/Relegation groups. Despite a good start in this phase, they won their first three matches, they soon lost contact to the two top positions, which would have kept them in the top flight. In their last six games the team could not achieve a win and therefore they slipped down the table and were relegated to the Nationalliga B.

In the Swiss Cup, in round of 64, Basel were drawn against local rivals Old Boys. The game ended with a 1–2 defeat and therefore the cup season was ended much earlier than expected.

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
GK Bernard Pulver
DF Peter Bernauer
DF Massimo Ceccaroni
DF Fabio Ghisoni
DF Bruno Hänni
DF Dominique Herr
DF Markus Hodel
DF Adrian Sedlo
MF Ruedi Zahner
MF Philipp Baumberger
MF Stefan Bützer
No. Position Player
MF Uwe Dittus
MF Enrique Mata
MF Peter Nadig
MF Berndt Schramm
MF Gordon Smith
MF Thomas Süss
FW Frank Eggeling
FW Thomas Hauser
FW Adrian Knup
FW Patrick Rahmen
FW Remo Steiner
FW Varadaraju Sundramoorthy
FW Ralph Thoma

Results

Nationalliga A

First stage

8 August 1987 Round 1Aarau2 – 0BaselStadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
15 August 1987 Round 3Xamax9 – 1BaselStade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
29 August 1987 Round 5Sion3 – 1BaselStade Tourbillon, Sion
2 September 1987 Round 6Basel1 – 1BellinzonaSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
5 September 1987 Round 7Basel2 – 1St. GallenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
8 September 1987 Round 8Servette4 – 0BaselCharmilles Stadium, Geneva
12 September 1987 Round 9Basel5 – 4ZürichSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19 September 1987 Round 10Basel3 – 3LuzernSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
23 September 1987 Round 11Young Boys1 – 1BaselWankdorf Stadium, Bern
26 September 1987 Round 12Basel0 – 1AarauSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
10 October 1987 Round 14Basel1 – 2XamaxSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
13 October 1987 Round 15Grasshopper Club5 – 1BaselHardturm, Zürich
24 October 1987 Round 16Basel3 – 1SionSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
4 November 1987 Round 18St. Gallen2 – 0BaselEspenmoos, St. Gallen
21 November 1987 Round 19Basel0 – 0ServetteSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
28 November 1987 Round 20Zürich0 – 4BaselLetzigrund, Zürich
6 December 1987 Round 21Luzern2 – 0BaselStadion Allmend Luzern
12 December 1987 Round 22Basel1 – 4Young BoysSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Lausanne Sports 22 8 7 7 39 39 0 23
9 FC Sion 22 8 6 8 42 36 +6 22
10 AC Bellinzona 22 3 8 11 25 38 13 14
11 FC Basel 22 4 5 13 27 55 28 13
12 FC Zürich 22 4 3 15 26 46 20 11
Source: rsssf.com

Second stage

Promotion/Relegation Group A
5 March 1988 Round 1Basel4 – 0Etoile-CarougeSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19 March 1988 Round 2Bulle0 – 2BaselStade de Bouleyres, Bulle
23 March 1988 Round 3Basel1 – 0MalleySt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
4 April 1988 Round 5Basel0 – 2WettingenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
23 April 1988 Round 8Etoile-Carouge0 – 6BaselStade de la Fontenette, Carouge
30 April 1988 Round 9Basel1 – 2BulleSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
3 May 1988 Round 10Malley2 – 2BaselStade du Bois Gentil, Malley (Lausanne)
7 May 1988 Round 11Basel0 – 2BellinzonaSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Attendance: 7,600
14 May 1988 Round 12Wettingen3 – 2BaselStadion Altenburg, Wettingen
Svensson  4'
Baumgartner  11'
Merin  37'
Schepull  41'
Häusermann  57'
 21' Dittus
 36'  88' Sundramoorthy
 60' Bützer
 62' Hodel
 70' Hauser
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Daniel Roduit
19 May 1988 Round 13Basel1 – 1Old BoysSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Wettingen 14 11 0 3 32 16 +16 22 Promotion to Nationalliga A 1988–89
2 AC Bellinzona 14 8 1 5 29 20 +9 17 Remain in Nationalliga A 1988–89
3 FC Schaffhausen 14 7 1 6 25 22 +3 15 Remain in Nationalliga B
4 ES Malley 14 7 1 6 21 20 +1 15
5 FC Basel 14 5 4 5 27 20 +7 14 Relegation to Nationalliga B 1988–89
6 FC Bulle 14 7 0 7 28 25 +3 14 Remain in Nationalliga B
7 Etoile-Carouge FC 14 4 1 9 14 33 19 9
8 BSC Old Boys Basel 14 2 2 10 11 31 20 6
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

7 November 1987 Round of 64Old Boys2 – 1BaselStadion Schützenmatte, Basel

See also

Sources and references

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • 1987–88 at RSSSF
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