1998–99 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1998–99 season
Chairman	René C. Jäggi
Manager	Guy Mathez (until 14 May 1999); Marco Schällibaum (ad interim)
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (until 13 Dezember 1998); Stadion Schützenmatte (from 7 March 1999)
Nationalliga A	Qualifying Phase 6th
Nationalliga A	Champions Group 5th
Swiss Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Mario Frick (10); All: Mario Frick (11)
Average home league attendance	9,870[1]

The 1998–99 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 105th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their fifth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the third year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium until 13 Dezember 1998. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built.

Overview

Guy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the new trainer at the start of the season, but on 14 May 1999 he was sacked and was replaced by Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season.

The club made many new signings as the season started, these included Mario Cantaluppi who returned from Servette. Also from Servette came the Romanian international Dan Potocianu and, on loan, the youngster Carlos Varela. Aleksandr Rytchkov was signed from 1. FC Köln and Philippe Cravero signed in from lower classed Etoile Carouge. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara and the young Brazilian Abedi were signed in from Sion. Huggel was brought in from team FC Arlesheim.

In the other direction Adrian Knup and Jürgen Hartmann both ended their football careers and Dario Zuffi returned to his home club Winterthur. Jan Berger moved to Aarau and youngster Alexander Frei was loaned to Thun. Fabinho Santos returned home to Joinville in Brazil.

The Campaign

Domestic League

The club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. The season started fairly well, with five victories and three draws in the first ten rounds. Seven defeats in the next nine rounds let the team slip into the bottom areas of the table. But they were able to qualify for Champions Group in the second half of the season. With an average second half of the season, Basel managed to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Domestic Cup

All eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against lower classed Stade Nyonnais, Basel's cup season came to an abrupt end, because they were unable to pass this hurdle, losing the match on penalties.

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July 1998 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Stefan Huber
2	DF	Massimo Ceccaroni
3	DF	Luís Calapes
4	DF	Theodoros Disseris (on loan to Winterthur)
5	DF	Oliver Kreuzer
6	DF	Philippe Cravero
7	FW	Marco Pérez
8	MF	Mario Frick
9	MF	Fabrice Henry
10	MF	Aleksandr Rytchkov
11	FW	Deniz Mendi
12	DF	Sébastien Barberis
13	DF	Marco Tschopp
14	FW	Daniel Dobrovoljski

No.	Position	Player
15	DF	Ivan Reimann
17	MF	Václav Pěchouček
18	GK	Slaven Matan
19	DF	Fabinho
20	DF	Oumar Kondé (to Blackburn)
21	MF	Argemiro Veiga
22	MF	Attila Sahin
23	DF	Benjamin Huggel
24	DF	Abedi
25	MF	Ahmed Ouattara
26	FW	Mario Cantaluppi
27	FW	Carlos Varela
28	DF	Dan Potocianu
29	FW	Urs Güntensperger
30	FW	Cetin Güner

Transfers in

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

No.	Position	Player
6	DF	Philippe Cravero (from Etoile Carouge)
10	MF	Aleksandr Rytchkov (from 1. FC Köln)
21	MF	Argemiro Veiga (from Sion)
22	MF	Attila Sahin (from SV Muttenz)
23	DF	Benjamin Huggel (from FC Arlesheim)

No.	Position	Player
24	DF	Abedi (from Sion)
25	MF	Ahmed Ouattara (from Sion)
26	FW	Mario Cantaluppi (from Servette)
27	FW	Carlos Varela (from Servette)
28	DF	Dan Potocianu (from Servette)
29	FW	Urs Güntensperger (from Lausanne-Sport)
30	FW	Cetin Güner (from Borussia Dortmund)

Transfers out

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Daniel Salvi (unknown)
		FW	Dario Zuffi (to Winterthur)
		MF	Maurizio Gaudino (to VfL Bochum)
		FW	Adrian Knup (end of career)

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Jürgen Hartmann (end of career)
		MF	Webber (Leandro Dos Santos) (unknown)
		DF	Jan Berger (to Aarau)
		DF	Fabinho Santos (to Joinville)
		FW	Alexander Frei (to Thun)

Results

Nationalliga A

Qualifying Phase

18 July 1998 Round 1	Basel	0 – 0	Sion	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30	Disseris 4' Ceccaroni 24'	Report	22' Tholot 61' Eydelie 77' Lipawsky	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Philippe Leuba

21 July 1998 Round 2	Aarau	5 – 0	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:30	Aleksandrov 8', 51', 65' Ivanov 21' Heldmann 70' Zitola 87'	Report	12' Pérez	Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Reto Rutz

25 July 1998 Round 3	Basel	2 – 1	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30	Tschopp 3' Rytchkov 44' 25' Sahin 45' Reimann 64'	Report	30' Castillo 64' (pen.) 27' Sant'Anna 82' Di Jorio	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Dieter Schoch

1 August 1998 Round 4	Servette	3 – 1	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
17:30	Juárez 9' Rey 59' 13' (pen.), 19', 23' Fournier 31'	Report	35' Reimann 68' Kreuzer 84' Abedi	Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Roberto Ferrari

9 August 1998 Round 5	Basel	1 – 0	Luzern	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15	Kondé 69' Tschopp 75'	Report	60' Moser 82' Wyss	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

15 August 1998 Round 6	Basel	2 – 0	Xamax	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30	Ouattara 64' (pen.) Tschopp 82' Kreuzer 90+2' Pérez 90+5'	Report	2' Njanka 23' Wittl 58' Rueda 59' Zambaz	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Urs Meier

23 August 1998 Round 7	St. Gallen	0 – 1	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:15	Hellinga 22' Vurens 33'	Report	40' Kreuzer 43' Kondé 70' Rytchkov 72' Veiga 75' Tschopp 90+3' Reimann	Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Dominique Tavel

29 August 1998 Round 8	Basel	1 – 1	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30	Ouattara 9' Rytchkov 15' Cravero 20' Pérez 90+1'	Report	20' Vogel 29' Tararache 51' Nkufo 62' Magnin 70' de Napoli	Attendance: 26,600 Referee: Roland Beck

8 September 1998 Round 9	Lausanne-Sport	0 – 2	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30	Celestini 24' Piffaretti 34'	Report	12', 69' 50' Rytchkov 18' 58' Kondé 40' Reimann 61' Ceccaroni	Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Massimo Busacca

12 September 1998 Round 10	Basel	1 – 1	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30	Ouattara 24' Frick 57' Barberis 77'	Report	21' Pintul 33' Baumann 40' 50' Bekirovski 75' Kehrli	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: André Daina

19 September 1998 Round 11	Lugano	5 – 1	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
19:30	Gaspoz 18' Wegmann 30' Orlando 38' Giménez 49', 58' Giallanza 87' (pen.)	Summary	74' Rytchkov	Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Marcus Nobs

27 September 1998 Round 12	Sion	1 – 0	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:15	Bertone 13' Benson 24' Tholot 40' 37' Allenspach 86'	Summary	49' Kondé	Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Dominique Tavel

4 October 1998 Round 13	Basel	1 – 0	Aarau	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15	Ouattara 50' Abedi 69'	Summary	55' Markovic	Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider

16 October 1998 Round 14	Zürich	1 – 0	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
19:30	Fischer 26' Sant'Anna 29' Chassot 58'	Summary	10' Cravero 27' Tschopp 45' Frick 59' Ouattara 77' Calapes	Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Roland Beck

25 October 1998 Round 15	Basel	0 – 2	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15	Rytchkov 56' Tschopp 87'	Summary	9', 45' Durix 63' Juarez 79' Varela	Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Philippe Leuba

31 October 1998 Round 16	Luzern	4 – 1	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
17:30	Izzo 5' Koch 28', 53' Brunner 60' van Eck 71' Moser 75'	Summary	11' Huber 19' Frick	Attendance: 7,960 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

7 November 1998 Round 17	Xamax	3 – 1	Basel	Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
17:30	N'Diaye 36' 8' Rueda 42' Njanka 44' Isabella 90' N'Do 90+2'	Summary	25' 39' 42' Frick 52' Tschopp	Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Claude Détruche

17 November 1998 Round 18	Basel	1 – 0	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15	Tschopp 8' Reimann 16' Sahin 21' Argemiro Veiga 68'	Summary	31' Zellweger 35' Zinna	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto Ferrari

21 November 1998 Round 19	Grasshopper Club	2 – 1	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
17:30	Tikva 47' Tararache 73' Türkyilmaz 80' Mazzarelli 90'	Summary	73' Ceccaroni 88' Pérez	Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Dominique Tavel

28 November 1998 Round 20	Basel	1 – 1	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
17:30	Frick 3' Rytchkov 49' Reimann 61' Barberis 67' Ceccaroni 73'	Summary	13' Iglesias 31' 62' Pantelić 73' Thurre	Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Roland Beck

6 December 1998 Round 21	Young Boys	1 – 2	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30	Streun 67' Sawu 69'	Summary	6' Rytchkov 28' Kreuzer 30' Veiga 46' Smajić 57' Tschopp	Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Urs Meier

13 December 1998 Round 22	Basel	1 – 3	Lugano	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15	Cravero 12' Tschopp 45' (pen.)	Summary	43' Hürzeler 44' Tejeda 72', 79' 19' Wegmann 80' Lombardo	Attendance: 34,745 Referee: Reto Rutz

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Lausanne Sports	22	10	8	4	36	33	+3	38	To championship round
5	Neuchâtel Xamax	22	7	11	4	30	23	+7	32
6	FC Basel	22	8	4	10	21	34	−13	28
7	FC Lucerne	22	6	9	7	26	25	+1	27
8	FC St. Gallen	22	7	6	9	31	31	0	27

Source: rsssf.com

Champions Group

28 February 1999 Round 1	Luzern	0 – 2	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
16:15	Stepanović 21' Koch 73' Knez 71' 83'	Summary	33' 29' Abedi 49' Barberis 89' Frick	Attendance: 7,930 Referee: Urs Meier

7 March 1999 Round 2	Basel	1 – 0	Xamax	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30	Cravero 5' Abedi 36' Kreuzer 38' Barberis 46'	Summary	26' Simo 53' Njanka	Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Roland Beck

13 March 1999 Round 3	Servette	2 – 1	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
19:30	Wolf 34' Rey 38'	Summary	20' Henry 60' Varela 61' Ceccaroni 71' Fabinho	Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Philippe Leuba

21 March 1999 Round 4	Basel	1 – 0	Zürich	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30	Cravero 8' Varela 29' Pérez 51' (pen.) Calapes 52' Cantaluppi 62'	Summary	24' 45' Di Jorio 58' Wiederkehr	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

5 April 1999 Round 5	Grasshopper Club	4 – 2	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
16:15	de Napoli 5', 6', 52' Comisetti 57' Tikva 11'	Summary	58' Barberis 59' Fabinho 79' Varela 90+1' Frick	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dominique Tavel

10 April 1999 Round 6	Basel	1 – 2	Lausanne-Sport	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30	Calapes 36' Frick 60'	Summary	6' Thurre 12' Gerber 54' (o.g.) Kreuzer 73' Puce 83' Hänzi	Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Dieter Schoch

18 April 1999 Round 7	Basel	3 – 3	St. Gallen	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:15	Frick 56' Cantaluppi 58' (pen.) Henry 64' Kreuzer 79' Barberis 90+4'	Summary	30' Thüler 42' Hellinga 45' Contini 60' Tsawa 70' Müller 90' Gil 90+5' Jairo	Attendance: 4,057 Referee: Claude Détruche

25 April 1999 Round 8	St. Gallen	1 – 2	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:00	Pinelli 23' Damasio 72'	Summary	13' Cantaluppi 44' Potocianu 75' Frick 81' Cravero 90+2' Pérez 90+2' Varela	Attendance: 7,800 Referee: André Daina

1 May 1999 Round 9	Lausanne-Sport	3 – 0	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30	Puce 13' Barberis 31' (o.g.) Gerber 67'	Summary	40' Varela 53' Cantaluppi 89' Tschopp	Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Roland Beck

8 May 1999 Round 10	Basel	2 – 0	Grasshopper Club	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30	Rytchkov 1' Potocianu 26' Kreuzer 44' Fabinho 54' Tschopp 90' 90'	Summary	17' Haas 17' Smiljanić 20' Tararache 87' Müller	Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Dominique Tavel

16 May 1999 Round 11	Zürich	2 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:15	45' Sant'Anna 78' Castillo 83' Bartlett 90+3' Jamarauli	Summary	13' 61' Cantaluppi 29' Rytchkov 34' Frick 45' Potocianu 80' Sahin	Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Massimo Busacca

22 May 1999 Round 12	Basel	0 – 0	Servette	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30	Potocianu 13' Sahin 41' Varela 50' Rytchkov 57'	Summary	31' Barea 86' Rey 90' Vurens	Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

30 May 1999 Round 13	Xamax	1 – 1	Basel	Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
16:15	Isabella 16' N'Diaye 37'	Summary	22' 90+3' Potocianu 39' Ceccaroni 54' Fabinho	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Nicole Petignat

2 June 1999 Round 14	Basel	0 – 0	Luzern	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
20:15	Cantaluppi 60'	Summary	39' Stepanović	Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Roberto Ferrari

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
3	Lausanne Sports	14	8	2	4	28	20	+8	19	45
4	FC Zürich	14	7	2	5	24	15	+9	19	42
5	FC Basel	14	5	4	5	18	19	−1	14	33
6	Neuchâtel Xamax	14	2	6	6	12	27	−15	16	28
7	FC Lucerne	14	4	2	8	13	27	−14	14	28

Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

21 February 1999 Round of 32	Stade Nyonnais	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Basel	Colovray, Nyon
14:30	Oliveira 10' Margarini 37' Ceccaroni 44' (o.g.) Aubert 52' Bridi 62'	Summary	22' (o.g.) Poulard 34' Ceccaroni 67' Frick	Attendance: 622 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider
	Penalties
	Vernaz Carrasco Ostermann Martin De Siebenthal		Frick Cravero Kreuzer Sahin

Sources and references

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
1998–99 at Joggeli.ch
1998–99 at RSSSF

Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.

External links

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1998–99 FC Basel season

Overview

The Campaign

Players

Transfers in

Transfers out

Results

Nationalliga A

Qualifying Phase

League table

Champions Group

League table

Swiss Cup

See also

Sources and references

External links