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FC Basel 1893

FC Basel 1893
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FC Basel 1893

Formed: 1893
Nickname: Bebbi (Local slang for Basel)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)
• none

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
• League title: 14 (2011)
• Swiss Cup: 10 (2010)

History
• On 12 November 1893, an advertisement appeared in the Basler newspaper looking for members for a local football club; the 11 men who responded, most of them athletes, met three days later in a local restaurant. The newly-formed Basel played their first game just 11 days later.

• It took 40 years for the club to win its first trophy, but Basel did so in some style, beating holders Grasshopper-Club 4-3 in the 1933 Swiss Cup final, reckoned to be one of the best in the competition's history. Further cup successes followed in 1947 and 1963.

• Basel won their first league title under club legend René Bader in 1953, but their first golden age came under Helmut Benthaus, who between 1965 and 1982 – when he left for VfB Stuttgart – led the club to seven league titles and two more Swiss Cups, as well as European victories against the likes of FC Spartak Moskva and Club Brugge KV.

• Basel's fortunes took a turn for the worse with relegation in 1988, and it took until 1994 for them to return to the top flight. Christian Gross took over as coach in the summer of 1999, and with the new St-Jakob Park opening in 2001, Basel began to hit top gear again, with titles in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2008 as well as four more cups.

• Domestic success brought more engagement in Europe, with UEFA Champions League group stage campaigns and, in 2005/06, a trip to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Gross left for Stuttgart in 2009, but successor Thorsten Fink showed his class, winning a domestic double in his first campaign. Basel retained the Super League title in 2011.

Club records
Most appearances: Karl Odermatt (407)
Most goals: Seppe Hügi (244)
Record victories: 10-0 on five occasions, most recently at SC Zug (Swiss Cup, 4 September 1993)
Record defeat: Neuchâtel Xamax FC 9-1 FC Basel 1893 (Swiss Championship, 15 August 1987)

* Last updated 1 June 2011

Last updated: 19/08/11 13.51CET

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Matches

HomeAway
The home team is listed first.Last updated: 23/05/2012 22:16 CET
16 July 2011 - Swiss Super League
Young Boys1-1Basel
Referee: not available
09/07/2011 08:35:08
24 July 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel2-0Xamax
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:09
30 July 2011 - Swiss Super League
Grasshoppers2-2Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:09
6 August 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel3-3Sion
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:09
13 August 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel1-2Zürich
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:09
20 August 2011 - Swiss Super League
Luzern3-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:09
28 August 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel2-1Thun
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:23
10 September 2011 - Swiss Super League
Servette0-4Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 14:02:53
Basel2-1Oţelul
Referee: William Collum (SCO) – Stadium: St. Jakob-Park, Basel (SUI)
03/21/2012 10:51:04
17 September 2011 - Swiss Cup, First round
Eschenbach0-4Basel
Referee: not available
10/21/2011 09:11:13
21 September 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel6-0Lausanne
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:24
24 September 2011 - Swiss Super League
Thun1-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:24
Man. United3-3Basel
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) – Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG)
03/21/2012 10:51:04
1 October 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel3-0Servette
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 14:03:08
15 October 2011 - Swiss Cup, Second round
Schötz1-5Basel
Referee: not available
10/21/2011 09:06:59
Basel0-2Benfica
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN) – Stadium: St. Jakob-Park, Basel (SUI)
03/21/2012 10:51:06
23 October 2011 - Swiss Super League
Zürich0-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:24
26 October 2011 - Swiss Super League
Sion0-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:24
29 October 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel4-1Grasshoppers
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:38
Benfica1-1Basel
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) – Stadium: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon (POR)
03/21/2012 10:51:08
5 November 2011 - Swiss Super League
Lausanne2-3Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:38
19 November 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel1-0Young Boys
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 14:40:22
Oţelul2-3Basel
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) – Stadium: National Arena, Bucharest (ROU)
03/21/2012 10:51:10
26 November 2011 - Swiss Cup, Third round
Wil2-3Basel
Basel win after extra time
Referee: not available
11/26/2011 19:48:09
3 December 2011 - Swiss Super League
Basel1-0Luzern
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:38
Basel2-1Man. United
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED) – Stadium: St. Jakob-Park, Basel (SUI)
03/21/2012 10:51:11
11 December 2011 - Swiss Super League
Xamax1-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:39
5 February 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel0-0Sion
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:39
16 February 2012 - Swiss Super League
Young Boys2-2Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 14:40:23
Basel1-0Bayern
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) – Stadium: St. Jakob-Park, Basel (SUI)
05/09/2012 17:40:38
25 February 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel1-0Zürich
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:39
4 March 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel3-1Luzern
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:39
10 March 2012 - Swiss Super League
Grasshoppers0-2Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:39
Bayern7-0Basel
Aggregate: 7-1
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) – Stadium: Fußball Arena München, Munich (GER)
05/09/2012 17:16:07
18 March 2012 - Swiss Super League
Xamax-Basel
Match postponed
Referee: TBD
04/05/2012 15:03:53
21 March 2012 - Swiss Cup, Quarter-finals
Basel5-2Lausanne
Referee: not available
03/22/2012 17:24:02
24 March 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel5-0Servette
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 14:03:38
31 March 2012 - Swiss Super League
Thun2-3Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:53
4 April 2012 - Swiss Super League
Lausanne0-2Basel
Referee: not available
04/05/2012 15:03:54
7 April 2012 - Swiss Super League
Luzern1-1Basel
Referee: not available
04/07/2012 18:56:05
15 April 2012 - Swiss Cup, Semi-finals
Winterthur1-2Basel
Referee: not available
04/15/2012 16:45:49
15 April 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel-Xamax
Match postponed
Referee: TBD
04/05/2012 15:03:54
22 April 2012 - Swiss Super League
Sion0-3Basel
Referee: not available
04/22/2012 17:12:05
29 April 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel3-1Lausanne
Referee: not available
04/29/2012 17:10:11
2 May 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel2-1Thun
Referee: not available
05/02/2012 21:14:05
6 May 2012 - Swiss Super League
Zürich1-5Basel
Referee: not available
05/06/2012 17:54:02
12 May 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel6-3Grasshoppers
Referee: not available
05/12/2012 18:44:03
16 May 2012 - Swiss Cup, Final
Basel1-1Luzern
Basel win 4-2 on penalties
Referee: not available
05/16/2012 22:38:05
20 May 2012 - Swiss Super League
Servette2-1Basel
Referee: not available
05/20/2012 17:02:00
23 May 2012 - Swiss Super League
Basel1-2Young Boys
Referee: not available
05/23/2012 21:16:11

Club record in UEFA competitions

  • Biggest win in UEFA competition:
    24/08/2000, Basel 7-0 Folgore, Zurich
  • Biggest defeat in UEFA competition:
    13/03/2012, Bayern 7-0 Basel, Munich
  • Appearances in UEFA Champions League:  13
  • Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:  2
  • Appearances in UEFA Europa League:  11
  • Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup:  4
  • Player with most UEFA appearances: 78
    Scott Chipperfield ( Australia AUS)
  • Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 19
    Alexander Frei ( Switzerland SUI)
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