2008–09 FC Basel season

FC Basel
2008–09 season
Chairman	Gisela Oeri
Manager	Christian Gross
Swiss Super League	3rd
Swiss Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Scott Chipperfield (12); All: ; Eren Derdiyok (14)
Highest home attendance	37,500 vs Barcelona; (22 October 2008)
Lowest home attendance	15,730 vs Aarau; (4 December 2008)

The 2008–09 FC Basel season began off with various pre-season matches against Swiss lower league teams, as well as against German Bundesliga, UkrainianVyscha Liha and Polish Ekstraklasa clubs. Basel's objectives for the year were to regain their Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup titles, as well as qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Overall season

After last season, where Basel dominated on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. This season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League. To prepare for the 2008–09 season, FCB added defenders Behrang Safari from Malmö FF and David Abraham from Gimnàstic de Tarragona and midfielders Jurgen Gjasula and Marcos Gelabert from FC St. Gallen. Fans' favourite Daniel Majstorović left the club for AEK Athens, while Kōji Nakata returned to Japan with Kashima Antlers; Vratislav Lokvenc and David Degen's respective loan deals were not re-newed. Prior to the start of the domestic season, Ivan Ergić resigned as club captain; Franco Costanzo was unveiled as the new captain one day before the season began.[1]

Basel played their opening game of the season in Bern on 18 July 2008 against Young Boys, which they won 2–1 through goals by substitutes Marko Perović and Benjamin Huggel after Eudis had put the home side ahead.

Basel entered the Champions League in the Second Qualifying Round and were drawn against IFK Göteborg of Sweden. The first leg was on 30 July 2008 at Ullevi and finished 1–1. Benjamin Huggel put Basel ahead before Thomas Olsson equalised for the home team. The second leg took place on 6 August at St. Jakob-Park, with Basel coming from behind twice to win 4–2. Pontus Wernbloom put Göteborg ahead on 19 minutes before Benjamin Huggel equalised soon after. Early in the second half, Robin Söder restored Göteborg's lead but Basel fought back, with Scott Chipperfield equalising. Then Basel earned a penalty due to an alleged handball in the penalty area; replays showed, however, that the referee had made the wrong decision. The penalty was scored, and eventually led to the victory.

Basel then faced Vitória de Guimarães of Portugal in the Third Qualifying Round. The first leg at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, on 13 August, ended in a 0–0 draw. The second leg, on 27 August at St. Jakob-Park, saw Valentin Stocker give Basel an early lead on 11 minutes before João Alves was fouled in the penalty area by François Marque, and João Fajardo dispatched the spot-kick just four minutes later to draw Vitória level. In the second half, the away side started well but Eren Derdiyok gave FCB a 2–1 lead which they preserved to secure qualification to the tournament's group stages.

FCB were drawn into Group C alongside Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP. Basel lost their opening game 2–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 16 September against Shakhtar. Fernandinho put the Ukrainians ahead on 25 minutes before Jádson doubled their lead just before half-time. David Abraham scored a late consolation goal for the home team. Sporting CP were the opponents on Matchday 2 (1 October), and despite defending well and causing a few scares at the other end of the park, Basel were defeated 2–0 at the Estádio José Alvalade.

On Matchday 3 (22 October), Barcelona visited Basel and came away with a 5–0 win, but a fortnight later it was a different story as FCB came away with a respectable 1–1 draw at the Camp Nou, with Eren Derdiyok scoring a late equaliser after Lionel Messi put Barça ahead. On 26 November, Basel travelled to Ukraine to play Shakhtar, where they were thrashed 5–0. Basel then faced Sporting at home on the final Matchday (9 December), where they were defeated 1–0.

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Christian Gross
Assistant manager	Fritz Schmid until 13 January 2009[2]
Conditioning Coach	Marco Walker from 16 January 2009[3]
Fitness Coach	Thomas Grüter
Fitness Coach	Romain Crevoisier
Youth Team Coach	Patrick Rahmen
Youth Team Co-Coach	Sandro Kamber

Last updated: 17 May 2008
Source:

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Novartis

Home[4]

Away

Source: Official Site

Other information

Chairman	Mrs Gisela Oeri
Vice Chairman	Mr Bernhard Heusler[5]
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m)

Source: Official Site

Players

First team squad

As of 30 June 2009, accounting for official transfers: 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	Franco Costanzo (Captain)
3	DF	Ronny Hodel
6	MF	Marcos Gelabert
7	MF	Jurgen Gjasula
8	MF	Benjamin Huggel (Vice-captain)
9	FW	Marco Streller
10	MF	Marko Perović
11	MF	Scott Chipperfield
14	MF	Valentin Stocker
15	FW	Federico Almerares
16	MF	Fabian Frei
17	FW	Eduardo Rubio
19	DF	David Abraham
20	DF	Behrang Safari

No.	Position	Player
21	DF	François Marque
22	MF	Ivan Ergić
23	FW	Eduardo
25	GK	Jayson Leutwiler
26	MF	Daniel Unal
27	GK	Yann Sommer
28	DF	Beg Ferati
29	FW	Orhan Mustafi
30	MF	Carlitos
31	FW	Eren Derdiyok
32	DF	Reto Zanni (Vice-captain)
33	DF	Serkan Şahin
35	GK	Oliver Stöckli

Multiple nationalities

Summer transfers

In

5	MF	Jurgen Gjasula (from FC St. Gallen – free transfer)[6]
6	MF	Marcos Gelabert (from FC St. Gallen – 644.000 SFr)[7]
10	MF	Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade – 1.288.000 SFr)[8]
13	MF	Daniel Unal (from AS Roma)[9]
15	FW	Federico Almerares (from River Plate)[10]
17	FW	Eduardo Rubio (loan from Cruz Azul with buy-out option)[11]
17	DF	Patrik Baumann (loan return from FC Concordia Basel)
19	DF	David Abraham (from Gimnàstic de Tarragona)[9]
20	DF	Behrang Safari (from Malmö FF – 644.000 SFr)[7]
25	FW	Orhan Mustafi (from FC Zürich – free transfer)[12]
26	MF	Pascal Schürpf (from Basel U-21)[13]
33	MF	Samet Gündüz (from Basel U-21)[13]
35	GK	Oliver Stöckli (free transfer)[14]

Out

5	DF	Daniel Majstorović (to AEK Athens)[15]
6	DF	Kōji Nakata (to Kashima Antlers)[15]
7	MF	David Degen (loan return to Borussia Mönchengladbach)
12	MF	Papa Malick Ba (contract not re-newed)
15	MF	Franz Burgmeier (Mutual Consent)[16]
18	GK	Louis Crayton (to D.C. United)[10]
19	FW	Vratislav Lokvenc (loan return to Red Bull Salzburg)[15]
29	MF	Simone Grippo (to Chievo)

Out on loan

24	MF	Cabral (on loan to Sevilla)[17]
33	MF	Samet Gündüz (on loan to FC Wil)[1]
--	DF	Dominik Ritter (on loan to Concordia Basel)[1]
--	DF	Patrik Baumann (on loan to Concordia Basel)
--	GK	Yann Sommer (on loan to FC Vaduz)[18]

Winter transfers

In

27	GK	Yann Sommer (from FC Vaduz – loan return)[19]
33	DF	Serkan Şahin (from Basel U-21)
-	MF	Xherdan Shaqiri (from Basel U-21)[20]

Out

4

DF

Michel Morganella (to Palermo)[21]

Out on loan

27	MF	Pascal Schürpf (on loan to Concordia Basel)[22]
33	MF	Samet Gündüz (on loan to Concordia Basel)[22]
--	DF	Sabri Boumelaha (on loan to Concordia Basel)[23]

Starting 11

No.	Pos.	Name	MS
1	GK	Costanzo	28
20	LB	Safari	34
21	CB	Marque	22
19	CB	Abraham	33
32	RB	Zanni	32
8	DM	Huggel	33
14	LW	Stocker	32
11	CM	Chipperfield	24
22	CM	Ergić	30
30	RW	Carlitos	22
31	FW	Derdiyok	25

Last updated: 20 November 2008
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Costanzo (C)

Marque

Abraham

Safari

Zanni

Huggel

Stocker

Carlitos

Chipperfield

Ergić

Derdiyok

Overall

Basel participated in the following major competitions: the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Swiss Super League	—	3rd	18 July 2008	29 May 2009
Swiss Cup	Round 1	Semi-final	20 September 2008	13 April 2009
UEFA Champions League	Second qualifying round	2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage	30 July 2008	9 December 2008

Source: Competitions

Results and fixtures

Friendly matches

Pre-season friendlies

24 June 2008 Pre-season	Basel	3–1	Lugano	San Gian, Celerina
	Ergić 19' Burgmeier 21' Carlitos 81'	Report (in German)	59' Rocca	Attendance: 720 Referee: Patrick Collet (Riom/GR)

28 June 2008 Pre-season	Wil	1–2	Basel	Bergholz, Wil
	Tsimba 82'	(Report) (in German)	33' Ergić 90' Boumelaha	Attendance: 900 Referee: Marco Speranda (Hergiswil)

2 July 2008 Pre-season	BSC Old Boys	1–3	Basel	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	Boukaakiou 64'	(Report) (in German)	44' Carlitos 57' Ergić 75' Mustafi	Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Sascha Amhof

5 July 2008 Pre-season	Basel	2–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	Stocker 32' Ergić 36'	(Report) (in German)	15' (pen.) Fernandinho 27' Hladkyy 53' Seleznyov	Attendance: 1,500

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen. It is Europe's most traditional club football tournament.

10 July 2008 Uhrencup Round 1	Basel	6–1	Legia Warsaw	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
	Gjasula 15' Carlitos 44', 56' Schürpf 67' Mustafi 85', 89'	(Report) (in German)	66' (pen.) Iwański	Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Nicole Petignat

8 July 2008 Uhrencup Round 2	Basel	2–2	Borussia Dortmund	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
	Santana 19' (o.g.) Gjasula 65'	(Report) (in German)	34' Kehl 85' Valdez	Attendance: 8,094 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Pre-season/First half of season friendlies

15 July 2008 Pre-season	FC Oberdorf	1–7	Basel	Stadion z’Hof, Oberdorf
	Wahl 87' (pen.)	(Report) (in German)	29', 45' Derdiyok 36' Carlitos 70' Stocker 78', 86' Mustafi 91' Gjasula	Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Reto Lanfranchi (Reinach)

9 September 2008 Mid-season	SV Muttenz	0–5	Basel	Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz
		(Report) (in German)	1 ' Abraham 26' Gjasula 51' Eduardo 81', 87' Almerares	Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

14 October 2008 Mid-season	Concordia Basel	3–3	Basel	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
	Bieli 59' Mathys 83' Schweizer 92'	(Report) (in German)	51', 57' Mustafi 93' Almerares	Attendance: 400 Referee: Jan Fluri (Ettingen)

Winter break/Second half of season friendlies

15 January 2009 Winter break	Concordia Basel	4–3	Basel	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	Bieli 39', 62' (pen.) Tcheutchoua 59' Mathys 76'	Report (in German)	31' Gelabert 49' Mustafi 50' Chipperfield	Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

17 January 2009 Winter break	Basel	3–2	Solothurn	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	Ferati 50' Derdiyok 54' Almerares 68'	Report (in German)	31' da Costa 49' Kalina	Attendance: 500

22 January 2009 Winter break	Basel	4–0	Tianjin Teda	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
	F. Frei 18', 53' Derdiyok 62' Stocker 88'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 50 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte (Murcia)

25 January 2009 Winter break	Basel	1–1	Wisła Kraków	Municipal Manolo Maciá, Santa Pola
	Derdiyok 19'	Report (in German)	88' Cléber	Attendance: 150 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte

28 January 2009 Winter break	Basel	3–1	Dynamo Moscow	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
	Stocker 4' Streller 17', 50'	Report (in German)	64' Kerzhakov	Attendance: 100 Referee: Luis Davales Sanchez (Murcia)

31 January 2009 Winter break	Neuchâtel Xamax	2–0	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Ovarec 35' Niçoise 83'	Report		Attendance: 800 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes)

1 February 2009 Winter break	Basel	4–1	Locarno	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	Abraham 4' Gjasula 22' Carlitos 36' Huggel 53' Ergić 66'	Report (in German)	7' Kuhl	Attendance: 400 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz)

10 February 2009 Mid-season	Basel	3–3	Wohlen	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
	Streller 41' Ergić 45' Almerares 47'	(Report) (in German)	22' Barthlomé 30' Keller 44' Diethelm	Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)

17 February 2009 Mid-season	Basel	3–1	Sochaux	St. Jakobs Anlage (training grounds), Basel
	Chipperfield 4' Almerares 21' (31)	(Report)	45' Tulasne	Attendance: 100 Referee: Alain Bieri (Bern)

24 February 2009 Mid-season	Basel	2–0	Winterthur	St. Jakobs Anlage (training grounds), Basel
	Almerares 50' Eduardo 71'	(Report)		Attendance: 300 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)

31 March 2009 Mid-season	Basel	4–1	La Chaux-de-Fonds	St. Jakobs Anlage (training grounds), Basel
	Streller 13' Carlitos 34' Zoua 68', 85'	(Report)		Attendance: 200 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)

Swiss Super League

First half of season

18 July 2008 Round 1	Young Boys	1–2	Basel	Wankdorf, Bern
	Eudis 19'	(Report) (in German)	69' Perović 87' Huggel	Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Massimo Busacca

23 July 2008 Round 2	Basel	1–0	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Abraham 42' Perović 46' Zanni 56' Gjasula 92'	(Report) (in German)	44' Bobadilla 74' Salatić	Attendance: 23,915 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

26 July 2008 Round 3	Basel	2–0	Bellinzona	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Chipperfield 8' Ergić 46' Stocker 81'	(Report) (in German)	53' La Rocca 59' Wahab 75' Bernardet	Attendance: 19,829 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

2 August 2008 Round 4	Sion	2–0	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
	Beto 37' Adeshina 45' Alioui 50' Crettenand 64'	Report	16' Zanni 26' Rubio 76' Marque	Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Stefan Messner

9 August 2008 Round 5	Basel	4–0	Vaduz	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Zanni 16' Abraham 38' Mustafi 56', 63' Rubio 78'	(Report) (in German)	53' Cerrone	Attendance: 19,962 Referee: Alain Bieri

17 August 2008 Round 6	Zürich	1–4	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Abdi 43' 41'	(Report) (in German)	13' Stocker 21' Chipperfield 54', 91' Carlitos 71' Gelabert 84' Morganella	Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Sascha Kever

23 August 2008 Round 7	Basel	4–3	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Huggel 27' Derdiyok 27', 33' Carlitos 43'	(Report)	21' Besle 24' Sulaimani 35', 41' Coly 50' 8' Rossi 78' Rak 87' Furios	Attendance: 20,321 Referee: René Rogalla

30 August 2008 Round 8	Aarau	0–2	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
		Report	29' Rubio 45' Chipperfield 63' Gelabert 86' Safari	Attendance: 9,250 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

13 September 2008 Round 9	Basel	2–0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Huggel 16' Chipperfield 84'	(Report)	15' Diarra 32' Seoane	Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

27 September 2008 Round 10	Basel	1–2	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Costanzo 38' Abraham 59' Huggel 61' Gelabert 79'	(Report) (in German)	32' 43' Bastians 45' Regazzoni 59' Varela 70' Häberli 87' Kulaksızoğlu	Attendance: 24,246 Referee: Sascha Kever

5 October 2008 Round 11	Grasshopper	1–1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Bobadilla 3' Cabanas 15'	(Report) (in German)	11' Ferati 28' Zanni 46' Rubio 64' Derdiyok	Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca

26 October 2008 Round 12	Bellinzona	2–3	Basel	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona
	Lustrinelli 12' Costanzo 50' (o.g.) Sermeter 54' La Rocca 83'	(Report) (in German)	54' Streller 56' Perović 80' Marque 90+3' Huggel	Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Bruno Grossen

30 October 2008 Round 13	Basel	3–0	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Perović 9' Huggel 45' (pen.) Gelabert 61' Stocker 63' Marque 64'	(Report) (in German)	45' El Hadary	Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Massimo Busacca

9 November 2008 Round 14	Vaduz	0–2	Basel	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
	Ritzberger 27'	Report	66' F. Frei 73' Marque 75', 92' Derdiyok 82' Abraham 90' Stocker	Attendance: 4,720 Referee: René Rogalla

16 November 2008 Round 15	Basel	1–1	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Gelabert 9' Huggel 15' (pen.) Ferati 39' F. Frei 72'	(Report) (in German)	51', 52' Eric Hassli 72' Aegerter 82' Heinz Barmettler	Attendance: 30,149 Referee: Massimo Busacca

30 November 2008 Round 16	Xamax	2–0	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Taljevic 34' (pen.) Zanni 58' (o.g.) Hodžić 65' Nuzzolo 78' Coly 82' Niasse 20' 84'	(Report) (in German)	33' Costanzo 70' Huggel 76' Abraham	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Nicole Petignat

4 December 2008 Round 17	Basel	3–1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Ergić 3' Perović 49' F. Frei 67'	(Report) (in German)	27' Lang 44' Rogério	Attendance: 15,730 Referee: René Rogalla

14 December 2008 Round 18	Luzern	5–1	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
	Frimpong 15', 33' Ferreira 19', 40' Paiva 70', 74'		17' Marque 32' F. Frei 55' Morganella	Attendance: 7,626 Referee: Sascha Kever

Second half of season

6 February 2009 Round 19	Young Boys	3–2	Basel	Wankdorf, Bern
	Ghezal 49' Raimondi 60' (pen.) Häberli 88'	(Report) (in German)	36' Zanni 43' Abraham 64' Streller 70' Derdiyok 75' Huggel	Attendance: 19,705 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

15 February 2009 Round 20	Basel	0–0	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Safari 38'	(Report)	40' Lulić 53' Vallori 70' Salatić 90+2' Jakupović	Attendance: 20,328 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes)

22 February 2009 Round 21	Basel	2–1	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Gjasula 31', 55' Zanni 73' 77' Chipperfield 78'	(Report)	11' Rochat 38' Hassli 31' 64' Stahel	Attendance: 20,328 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes)

1 March 2009 Round 22	Luzern	1–2	Basel	Stadion Allmend Luzern
	Paiva 33' R. Schwegler 55' Chiumiento 64' Frimpong 68'	Report(in German)	22' Gjasula 29' Stocker 81' Streller 90+2' Chipperfield	Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Sascha Kever

7 March 2009 Round 23	Basel	3–1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Gjasula 69' Huggel 77' (pen.) Rapisarda 82' (o.g.) Stocker 64', 85'	(Report)	26' Bengondo	Attendance: 17,526 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

14 March 2009 Round 24	Sion	0–4	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
	Obradović 33'	Report	33' Gjasula 41', 80' Mustafi 45' Chipperfield 68' Zanni 82' Perović	Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca

21 March 2009 Round 25	Basel	5–0	Vaduz	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Chipperfield 8', 28', 54' Streller 18' Huggel 57' Derdiyok 70'	(Report) (in German)	45' 90' Nickenig 57' 65' Thordarson	Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Bruno Grossen

5 April 2009 Round 26	Bellinzona	1–1	Basel	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona
	La Rocca 40' F. Feltscher 82' 90'	(Report) (in German)	45' Stocker 54' Streller	Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes)

9 April 2009 Round 27	Basel	3–0	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Chipperfield 13', 66' Huggel 74' Stocker 90'	(Report)	5' Rodrigo 24' Chihab	Attendance: 21,678 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

19 April 2009 Round 28	Xamax	2–3	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Brown 36' Besle 47' Taljevic 49' Chihab 55'	(Report) (in German)	24' Perović 35' Streller 64' Derdiyok 65' Huggel	Attendance: 6,931 Referee: René Rogalla

22 April 2009 Round 29	Basel	1–1	Bellinzona	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Streller 33'	(Report)	42' Diarra 61' Mehmeti 76' Conti	Attendance: 19,033 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

26 April 2009 Round 30	Vaduz	0–1	Basel	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
	Polverino 13' Sadjo 27' Ritzberger 65' Rudan 85' Galbi 90'	Report	17', 90' Huggel	Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

2 May 2009 Round 32	Basel	2–2	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Zanni 28' Huggel 74' Bühler 77' (o.g.) Costanzo 90'	(Report) (in German)	21' Obradović 29' Nwaneri 31' Bühler 78' Saborío 81' Domínguez	Attendance: 21,277 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

9 May 2009 Round 33	Aarau	3–1	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
		[ (Report)]	42' Huggel

12 May 2009 Round 31	Basel	2–2	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Zanni 59' Perović 70'	[ (Report)]

17 May 2009 Round 34	Zurich	1–3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
		[ (Report)]	38' 71' 90+3'

24 May 2009 Round 35	Grasshopper Club	4–1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
		[ (Report)]	36' Derdiyok

29 May 2009 Round 36	Basel	0–3	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
		[ (Report)]

Swiss Cup 2008–09

for main article, see Swiss Cup 2008–09

20 September 2008 Round 1	Schötz	0–1	Basel	Sportplatz Wissenhusen, Schötz
		(Report) (in German)	79' Mustafi	Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

17 October 2008 Round 2	Bulle	1–4	Basel	Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle
	Barnabo 27'	(Report) (in German)	14' (o.g.) Chassot 16' 42' Rubio 57' Streller 90' Gjasula	Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Bruno Grossen

22 November 2008 Round 3	Thun	0–4	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
	Galli 26'	Report	22', 29', 60' Derdiyok 80' Safari 90' Gjasula	Attendance: 3,550 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

18 March 2009 Quarter-final	Zurich	0–1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
	Rochat 44' Okonkwo 72' Abdi 83'	Report	34' Ergić 67' Huggel	Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

16 April 2009 Semi-final	Young Boys	0–0 (3–2 p)	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	Portillo 23' Varela 73' Hochstrasser 78'	Report	37' Abraham 120+1' Stocker	Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Carlo Bertolini
	Penalties
	Yapi Hochstrasser Bastians Schneuwly		Huggel Ergić Abraham Chipperfield Gjasula

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

30 July 2008 1st Leg	IFK Göteborg	1–1	Basel	Ullevi, Gothenburg
20:15 CET	Wernbloom 25' Olsson 32'	Report	26' Huggel 50' Abraham 68' Carlitos 82' Safari	Attendance: 10,914 Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)

6 August 2008 2nd Leg	Basel	4–2 (5–3 agg.)	IFK Göteborg	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 CET	Huggel 27' Chipperfield 71' Marque 79' Ergić 84' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	19', 5' Wernbloom 52' Söder 55' Olsson 90' Erikson	Attendance: 18,846 Referee: Charles Richmond (Scotland)

Third qualifying round

13 August 2008 1st Leg	Vitória de Guimarães	0–0	Basel	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
21:30 CET	Stocker 21'	Report	36' Douglas 58' Meireles	Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

27 August 2008 2nd Leg	Basel	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Vitória Guimarães	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 CET	Stocker 11' Huggel 44' Derdiyok 54'	Report	15' (pen.) Fajardo 20' Nilson 27' Meireles 41' Alves 46' Douglas 74' Moreno	Attendance: 30,002 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Group stage

16 September 2008 Round 1	Basel	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Zanni 37' Abraham 90+3'	Report	25' Fernandinho 33' Hübschman 41' Shevchuk 45+1' Jádson 90' Brandão	Attendance: 34,820 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

1 October 2008 Round 2	Sporting CP	2–0	Basel	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
20:45	Grimi 17' Veloso 45' Romagnoli 55' Tonel 85' Derlei 86'	Report	74' Streller	Attendance: 22,638 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

22 October 2008 Round 3	Basel	0–5	Barcelona	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Rubio 43' Abraham 84'	Report	Messi 4' Busquets 15' Bojan 22', 46' Xavi 48'	Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

4 November 2008 Round 4	Barcelona	1–1	Basel	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Messi 62'	Report	Derdiyok 82' 89' Costanzo	Attendance: 49,479 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

26 November 2008 Round 5	Shakhtar Donetsk	5–0	Basel	RSC Olimpiyskiy, Donetsk
20:45	Jádson 32', 65', 72' Willian 50' Seleznyov 75'	Report	87' Stocker	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

9 December 2008 Round 6	Basel	0–1	Sporting CP	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45		Report	Djaló 19'	Attendance: 30,248 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Barcelona	6	4	1	1	18	8	+10	13	Advance to knockout phase
2	Sporting CP	6	4	0	2	8	8	0	12	Advance to knockout phase
3	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	9	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Basel	6	0	1	5	2	16	−14	1

Source:

Player statistics

League goalscorers/assists

Updated to games played 29 May 2009

League Scorer	Goals
Scott Chipperfield	12
Benjamin Huggel	10
Eren Derdiyok	9
Marko Perovic	8
Valentin Stocker	6
Marco Streller	6
Orhan Mustafi	4
Carlitos	3
Marcos Gelabert	3
Jurgen Gjasula	2
Eduardo Rubio	2
Ivan Ergić	2
Fabian Frei	2
Reto Zanni	2
Opposition own goals	1
Total goals scored	72

Name	League Assists
Carlitos	8
Fabian Frei	7
Eren Derdiyok	6
Marco Streller	6
Valentin Stocker	6
Scott Chipperfield	4
Marko Perovic	4
Eduardo Rubio	2
Marcos Gelabert	2
Behrang Safari	1
Benjamin Huggel	1
Jurgen Gjasula	1
Reto Zanni	1
Ivan Ergić	1
Total assists made	50

Swiss Cup goalscorers/assists

Updated to games played 13 April 2009

Cup Scorer	Goals
Eren Derdiyok	3
Jurgen Gjasula	2
Eduardo Rubio	1
Marco Streller	1
Orhan Mustafi	1
Benjamin Huggel	1
Opposition own goals	1
Total goals scored	10

Name	Cup Assists
Reto Zanni	2
Valentin Stocker	1
Carlitos	1
Eduardo Rubio	1
Marko Perović	1
Total assists made	6

European goalscorers/assists

Updated to games played 26 November 2008

European Scorer	Goals
Eren Derdiyok	2
Benjamin Huggel	2
Ivan Ergić	2
Scott Chipperfield	1
Valentin Stocker	1
David Abraham	1
Total goals scored	9

Name	European Assists
Carlitos	2
Jurgen Gjasula	2
Eren Derdiyok	1
Valentin Stocker	1
Ivan Ergić	1
Marko Perović	1
Total assists made	8

Total goalscorers/assists

Updated to games played 29 May 2009

All Game Scorer	Goals
Eren Derdiyok	14
Scott Chipperfield	13
Benjamin Huggel	13
Marko Perović	8
Valentin Stocker	7
Marco Streller	7
Orhan Mustafi	5
Jurgen Gjasula	4
Ivan Ergić	4
Carlitos	3
Marcos Gelabert	3
Eduardo Rubio	3
Fabian Frei	2
Reto Zanni	2
David Abraham	1
Opposition own goals	2
Total goals scored	91

Name	All Assists
Carlitos	11
Valentin Stocker	8
Fabian Frei	7
Eren Derdiyok	7
Marco Streller	6
Marko Perović	6
Scott Chipperfield	4
Eduardo Rubio	3
Jurgen Gjasula	3
Reto Zanni	3
Marcos Gelabert	2
Ivan Ergić	2
Behrang Safari	1
Benjamin Huggel	1
Total Assists Made	64

Honours and awards

Team

Uhren Cup winner

Individual

Goal of the Year: Fabian Frei (Basel, scored against Aarau)
Swiss Youngster of the Year, 2008–09 – Valentin Stocker

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[fcb_2008-07-17-1] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Costanzo neuer Captain – Gündüz und Ritter ausgeliehen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2008-07-17.

[fcb_2009-01-13-2] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "FCB und Assistenztrainer Fritz Schmid beenden Zusammenarbeit" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

[fcb_2009-01-16-3] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Marco Walker ergänzt Trainerteam beim FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-16.

[kitsquad-4] (in German) FC Basel. "Das neue Heimtrikot" (in German). Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

[fcb_2009-01-21-5] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Anpassungen in der Führungsstruktur des FC Basel 1893" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-21.

[fcb_2008-06-02b-6] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Jürgen Gjasula" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

[fcb_2008-06-16-7] FC Basel 1893 (2013). "FCB verpflichtet mit Gelabert und Safari zwei neue Spieler" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

[fcb_2008-06-02a-8] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "FC Basel 1893 übernimmt Marko Perovic definitiv" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

[fcb_2008-07-08-9] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet argentinischen U20-Weltmeister Abraham und den Schweizer U19-Internationalen Unal" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

[fcb_2008-08-07-10] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Crayton geht, Almerares kommt!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

[fcb_2008-07-19-11] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "FCB verpflichtet chilenischen Nati-Stürmer Eduardo Rubio" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2008-07-19.

[fcb_2008-06-09-12] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Nachwuchsspieler Mustafi" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

[fcb_2008-05-29-13] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Profiverträge für Samet Gündüz und Pascal Schürpf" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2008-05-29.

[fcb_2008-08-15-14] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Oliver Stöckli als Crayton-Nachfolger" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2008-08-15.

[fcb_2008-05-22-15] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Danke und viel Erfolg, Daniel Majstorovic, Koji Nakata und Vratislav Lokvenc!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-05-22.

[fcb_2008-07-13-16] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Vertrag FCB-Franz Burgmeier beendet" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-07-13.

[fcb_2008-09-02-17] FC Basel 1893 (2008). "Cabral leihweise zum FC Sevilla" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

[fcb_2008-06-19-18] FC Basel 1893 (2013). "Yann Sommer ein weiteres Jahr beim FC Vaduz" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2008-06-19.

[fcb_2009-01-06-19] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Yann Sommer zurück zum FCB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-06.

[fcb_2009-01-01-20] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Dreijahres-Profivertrag für Xherdan Shaqiri" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.

[fcb_2009-01-30-21] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Michel Morganella zur US Palermo" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

[fcb_2009-01-04-22] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Schürpf und Gündüz leihweise zum FC Concordia" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2009-01-04.

[fcb_2009-01-22-23] FC Basel 1893 (2009). "Boumelaha leihweise zu Concordia" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-22.