1993–94 FC Basel season

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1993–94 season was their anniversary 100th season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting was the club's chairman for the second period. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their relegation in the 1987–88 season this was their sixth season in the second tier of Swiss football.

FC Basel
1993–94 season
Chairman Peter Epting
Manager Claude Andrey
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga BQualifying Phase 2nd
Nationalliga B/APromotion Phase 1st
Swiss CupSemifinal
Highest home attendance42,126 vs FC Zürich
30 April 1994
Average home league attendance11,270[1]

Overview

Claude Andrey was appointed as trainer, following Friedel Rausch who stayed only for the previous season. After missing promotion during the last five seasons, the clubs repeated priority aim was to return to the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were assigned to the Nationalliga B West group.

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 Thomas Grüter
GK Stefan Huber
DF Olivier Bauer
DF Reto Baumgartner
DF Massimo Ceccaroni
DF Thomas Karrer
DF Ralph Steingruber
DF Samir Tabakovic
DF Mario Uccella
DF Marco Walker
MF Ørjan Berg
MF Mourad Bounoua
MF Mario Cantaluppi
MF Sergei Derkach
No. Position Player
MF Didier Gigon
MF Martin Jeitziner
MF Markus Lichtsteiner
MF Andre Meier
MF Micha Rahmen
MF Admir Smajić
MF Frank Wittmann
FW Philippe Hertig
FW Axel Kruse (on loan from VfB Stuttgart Jan/Jun 94)
FW Vincenzo Palumbo
FW Roger Schreiber
FW Dario Zuffi
Marc Küpfer
Cedric Jakob

Results

Nationalliga B

Qualifying Phase

28 July 1993 Round 1Basel1 – 2Old BoysSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
31 July 1993 Round 2Bulle0 – 3BaselStade de Bouleyres, Bulle
7 August 1993 Round 3Basel0 – 1GrenchenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
21 August 1993 Round 6Basel3 – 1FribourgSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
25 August 1993 Round 7Monthey2 – 0BaselStade Philippe Pottier, Monthey
28 August 1993 Round 8Basel2 – 0ChênoisSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
1 September 1993 Round 9Etoile Carouge1 – 3BaselStade de la Fontenette, Carouge
11 September 1993 Round 10Old Boys1 – 6BaselStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
25 September 1993 Round 11Basel5 – 0BulleSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
2 October 1993 Round 12Grenchen0 – 1BaselStadion Brühl, Grenchen
22 October 1993 Round 15Fribourg0 – 1BaselStade Universitaire, Freiburg
30 October 1993 Round 16Basel3 – 1MontheySt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14 November 1993 Round 17Chênois3 – 0BaselStade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
21 November 1993 Round 18Basel0 – 0Etoile CarougeSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Etoile Carouge 18 11 5 2 33 13 +20 27 Promotion round
2 Basel 18 12 1 5 39 14 +25 25
3 Chênois 18 8 6 4 31 20 +11 22 Relegation group
4 Old Boys 18 6 8 4 27 31 4 20
5 Monthey 18 6 6 6 25 23 +2 18
6 Bulle 18 7 3 8 28 24 +4 17
7 Grenchen 18 7 3 8 25 24 +1 17
8 SR Delémont 18 7 3 8 24 29 5 17
9 Fribourg 18 6 1 11 21 28 7 13
10 Urania Genève Sport 18 2 0 16 11 58 47 4
Source:

Promotion/Relegation Phase

20 February 1994 Round 1Basel1 – 0KriensSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Derkach
Berg
Jeitziner  26'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Claude Détruche
27 February 1994 Round 2St. Gallen0 – 0BaselEspenmoos, St. Gallen
14:30 Koch
Tiefenbach
Cantaluppi
Ceccaroni
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Daniel Roduit
5 March 1994 Round 3Basel0 – 0Etoile CarougeSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Meier Aresu
Langers
 59' Aguilar
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Jürg Herrmann
27 February 1994 Round 4Zürich1 – 1BaselLetzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Kägi
Waas  15'
Smajić
 70' Zuffi
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Gottfried Friedrich
20 March 1994 Round 5Basel3 – 0SchaffhausenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Walker
Zuffi  20'
Jeitziner  22' (pen.)
Smajić  62' (pen.)
Bossi
Peter Beer
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Francesco Bianchi
26 March 1994 Round 6Xamax1 – 0BaselLa Maladière, Neuchâtel
17:30 Adriano  68' Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Karl Strässle
31 March 1994 Round 7Yverdon-Sports0 – 3BaselStade Municipal, Yverdon
20:00  67' Berg
 86', 90' Zuffi
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Freddy Philippoz
9 April 1994 Round 8Basel1 – 1Yverdon-SportsSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Tabakovic
Walker
Smajić  26'
Castro
 89' Taillet
 26' (o.g.) Jeitziner
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Daniel Roduit
16 April 1994 Round 9Basel3 – 1XamaxSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Jeitziner
Kruse  41' (pen.)
Zuffi  50', 78'
Sutter
Frank Negri
 90' Piffaretti
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Claude Détruche
23 April 1994 Round 10Schaffhausen1 – 4BaselStadion Breite, Schaffhausen
17:30 Schilling
Leu
Zibert  78'
 33' Cantaluppi
 49' Kruse
 74', 83' Zuffi
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: R. Müller
30 April 1994 Round 11Basel1 – 1ZürichSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Cantaluppi  11'  81' Škoro Attendance: 42,125
Referee: Werner Müller
3 May 1994 Round 12Etoile Carouge1 – 1BaselStade de la Fontenette, Carouge
20:00 Langers  67'  74' Zuffi Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Stefan Kohli
7 May 1994 Round 13Basel3 – 0St. GallenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Zuffi  39'
Hertig  71', 85'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Peter Kellenberger
9 May 1994 Round 14Kriens0 – 1BaselSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
(Venue change)
20:00 Kälin
Joller
Smajić
 77' Zuffi
Attendance: 18,200
Referee: Marcel Vollenweider

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Basel 14 7 6 1 22 7 +15 20 Promoted to Nationalliga A 1994–95
2 FC St. Gallen 14 8 4 2 28 14 +14 20
3 Neuchâtel Xamax 14 9 2 3 21 12 +9 20 Remain in Nationalliga A 1994–95
4 FC Zürich 14 7 4 3 24 15 +9 18
5 SC Kriens 14 4 4 6 21 20 +1 12 Relegated to Nationalliga B 1994–95
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

4 September 1993 2nd principal roundSC Zug0 – 10BaselHerti Allmend Stadion, Zug
19 September 1993 Round of 64Basel4 – 1AarauSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
6 November 1993 Round of 32Basel2 – 0Lausanne-SportSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
2 March 1994 Round of 16Basel1 – 0XamaxSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
4 April 1994 SemifinalBasel0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 6 p)
SchaffhausenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel

See also

Sources and references

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • 1993–94 at RSSSF
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