2013–14 FC Basel season

The 2013–14 FC Basel season is the 121st season in club history and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel are the reigning Super League champions. They started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Serbia and Germany. Their 2013–14 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July with the home tie against FC Aarau and after the first six rounds they occupied just the fourth position in the league table, six points behind the leader Young Boys Bern. Beating the Young Boys in the seventh round, Basel started a run of 29 league games without defeat. At the end of the season Basel won the league championship for the fifth time in a row. They started in the 2013–14 Swiss Cup first round on 17 August with the away game against BSC Old Boys. Beating the Old Boy (1-0 after extra time) and after beating Münsingen 1–0 in the next round, they faced Tuggen in the third round, winning 3–1. In the quarterfinals they played in against FC Le Mont, winning 6–1 and qualified for a semifinal home tie in St. Jakob-Park against Luzern on 26 March. They reached the final, but were beaten 2–0 by Zürich after extra time.

FC Basel
2013–14 season
Chairman Bernhard Heusler
Manager Murat Yakin
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Super LeagueChampions
Swiss CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueEliminated after
Group stage
Europa LeagueEliminated after
Quarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Valentin Stocker (13)
All: Marco Streller (19)
Highest home attendanceSwiss League: 34,172
vs. Grasshopper Club
(27 April 2014)
Champions League: 35.208 vs. Chelsea
(26 November 2013)
Lowest home attendanceChampions League Qualification: 12,353
Maccabi Tel Aviv
(30 July 2013)
Swiss League: 24,951
vs. Lausanne-Sport
(27 July 2013)

Basel's 2013–14 UEFA Champions League season started on 30 July 2013 in the third qualifying round with the tie in St. Jakob-Park against Maccabi Tel Aviv. After defeating Maccabi, they defeated Ludogorets Razgrad in the play-off round and qualified for the group stage. There they were drawn into Group E together with Chelsea, Schalke 04 and Steaua București. The group stage for Basel began on 18 September with the away game in Stamford Bridge where they notched a 2–1 win over Chelsea. Basel finished in third position in the league table and thus they qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League round of 32. Here the eliminated Maccabi Tel Aviv and in the round of 16 they beat Red Bull Salzburg thus advancing to the quarter-finals only to be knocked-out by Valencia.

Club

Management

First team manager is Murat Yakin. His assistants are Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann and Massimo Colomba is the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as head of the FCB Youth System. Coach of the Youth Team (U–21) is Thomas Häberli.

Position Staff
Manager Murat Yakin
since 15 October 2012
1 Assistant manager Marco Walker
2 Assistant manager Markus Hoffmann
Goalkeeper Coach Massimo Colomba
Team Administration Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach Thomas Häberli
Youth Team Co-Coach Roland Heri

Last updated: 1 July 2013
Source: FCB Official Site

Further information

Chairman Mr Bernhard Heusler
Vice Chairman Mr Adrian Knup
Finances Mr Stephan Werthmüller
Sportdirector Mr Georg Heitz
Marketing Mr René Kamm
Director Mr Reto Baumgartner
Director Mr Dominik Donzé
Director Mr Benno Kaiser
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (38,512[1])
(37,500 for international matches)[2] / 120x80 m)

Updated to match played 1 July 2013
Source: FCB Official Site

Overview

Offseason and preseason

Basel's biggest signings at the beginning of the season were two players who had already played for the club before, Behrang Safari, who returned from RSC Anderlecht, and Matías Delgado who was signed on a free transfer from al-Jazira Club. Giovanni Sio from VfL Wolfsburg was a further signing and the fourth main signing was Ivan Ivanov who transferred in from Partizan[3] to replace Aleksandar Dragović who transferred to Dynamo Kyiv.[4] Park Joo-Ho left the club and signed for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Three further players, Cabral to Sunderland AFC, Markus Steinhöfer to Real Betis and Jacques Zoua to Hamburger SV, left the club on free transfers.

Midseason

In August Raul Bobadilla (following a personal incident with the traffic police) was sold off, in a hurry and cheap, to Augsburg into the Bundesliga. During the winter break Basel met an agreement with Aarau and the players Davide Callà (in) and Stephan Andrist (out) were exchanged. Mohamed Salah was transferred out to Chelsea for an estimated £13 Million. Basel also made an agreement with Spartak Moscow, receiving centre back Marek Suchý on loan until the end of the season.

Domestic League

Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the league championship for the fifth time in a row. Basel's 2013–14 Swiss Super League season began on 13 July 2013 with the away tie against FC Aarau which was won 3–1.[5] Basel are renowned for their slow starts into the new season and following two home wins and two away draws they promptly lost their third home match against FC Zürich 1-2. After the first six games they occupied only fourth position in the league table, six points behind the then leader Young Boys Bern, who they beat 2-1 in the seventh round.[6] But after the twelfth round (following five wins and a draw) they had turned the table and led the league two points ahead of the Grasshoppers. As it came to the winter break Basel were table leaders one point above Luzern. Basel had a run of 29 league games without defeat. At the end of the season Basel won the league championship seven points clear of their nearest rivals with a goal difference of +26. Thus Basel achieved their main priority aim that they had set for the season. This was their seventeenth title and the fifth title in a row.

Domestic Cup

Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup is to regain the title, in the last season they ended as runners-up. They started in the 2013–14 Swiss Cup first round on 17 August with the away game against BSC Old Boys. Beating the Old Boy (1-0 after extra time) and after beating Münsingen 1-0 in the next round, they faced Tuggen in the third round, which was played on 9 November 2013, Basel won the away tie 3-1. In the quarterfinals they should have played in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne against FC Le Mont on 5 December 2013. However, the game was postponed due to the weather and later rescheduled to be played in St. Jakob-Park, on 5 February 2014, but remaining as a home tie for Le Mont.[7] The quarterfinal game ended in 6–1 win for Basel and they qualified for a semifinal home tie against Luzern scheduled for 26 March which was won 1–0 and they qualified for the final. The final was held in the Stade de Suisse in Bern on 21 April 2014. Basel were beaten by Zürich 2–0 after extra time.

Champions League

Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim was to reach the group stage. Their 2013–14 UEFA Champions League campaign started on 30 July 2013 in the third qualifying round with the home tie in St. Jakob-Park against Maccabi Tel Aviv which ended with a 1-0 victory. The return tie ended in a 3-3 draw and after defeating Maccabi, they defeated Ludogorets Razgrad in the play-off round, 4-2 in Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, and 2-0 at home, thus qualifying for the group stage. With this result they achieved their initial aim.

In the group stage they were drawn into Group E together with Chelsea, Schalke 04 and Steaua București. Their next aim was to remain in the competition and reach the knockout phase. The group stage for Basel began on 18 September with they away game in Stamford Bridge where they notched up a surprising 2-1 win over Chelsea. Despite the fact that they followed this up with a 1-0 home win in the return fixture at St. Jakob-Park, Basel finished in the Group E the league table in just third position, because of the two defeats against Schalke and because they did not manage a win against Steaua. Thus they qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League round of 32 and their second aim was therefore not fully achieved.

Europa League

In the knockout phase of the Europa League Basel were drawn against the team that they had eliminated during the qualifying phase of the Champions League Maccabi Tel Aviv. The away tie, scheduled for 20 February, ended in a goalless draw and the second leg, played on 27 February 2014, was won by Basel 3–0. In the round of 16 Basel were drawn against Red Bull Salzburg. The first leg in Basel on 13 March 2014 ended in a goalless draw and the second leg, played a week later in the Red Bull Arena was decided by two goals from Streller and Sauro after RB Salzburg had taken an early lead.

The Quarter-finals draw paired Basel with Valencia. The first leg, a home tie, was won 3–0, but the away tie in Mestalla ended in a 3–0 win for the Spaniards who then won after extra time (5–3 on aggregate) after both Díaz and Gastón Sauro were both shown the red card within just a few minutes of each other. Despite this defeat, Basel's European aims were achieved, in fact they can be described as another successful one.

Players

First team squad

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 13 July but subsequently left the club after that date.

As of 15 March 2014[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SUI Yann Sommer
4 DF   SUI Philipp Degen
5 DF   SUI Arlind Ajeti
6 DF  AUT Aleksandar Dragović
7 MF   SUI David Degen
8 MF  CIV Serey Die
9 FW   SUI Marco Streller (Captain)
10 MF  ARG Matías Delgado
11 FW  PAR Raul Bobadilla
13 DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov
14 MF   SUI Valentin Stocker
15 DF   SUI Kay Voser
16 DF   SUI Fabian Schär
17 MF   SUI Endogan Adili
18 GK   SUI Germano Vailati
19 DF  SWE Behrang Safari
20 MF   SUI Fabian Frei
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  CHI Marcelo Díaz
22 MF  EGY Mohamed Salah
23 GK   SUI Mirko Salvi
24 FW  PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong
25 DF  CZE Marek Suchý
26 DF  ARG Gastón Sauro
27 DF   SUI Naser Aliji
28 MF   SUI Stephan Andrist
30 FW  CIV Giovanni Sio
32 FW  BIH Admir Seferagić
33 MF  EGY Mohamed Elneny
34 DF   SUI Taulant Xhaka
35 DF   SUI Fabian Ritter
36 FW   SUI Breel Embolo
37 DF   SUI Simon Dünki
38 FW   SUI Albian Ajeti
39 MF   SUI Davide Callà

Out on loan

24 FW  PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong (at Vaduz[9] until 19 August 2013[10] and again from 1 January until 30 June 2014)[11]
- MF   SUI Pascal Schürpf (at Vaduz until 30 June 2014)[12]
- DF   SUI Simon Grether (at Winterthur until 30 June 2014)[9]
- MF   SUI Stjepan Vuleta (at Wacker Innsbruck until 30 June 2014)[13]
25 MF   SUI Darko Jevtić (at Wacker Innsbruck from 2 September 2013 until 30 June 2014)[14]
35 DF   SUI Fabian Ritter (at Winterthur until 30 June 2014)[15]
- DF   SUI Thibault Corbaz (at Biel until 30 June 2014)[15]

In

34 DF   SUI Taulant Xhaka (return from loan to Grasshoppers)[16]
10 MF  ARG Matías Emilio Delgado (from Al Jazira Club, free transfer)[17]
13 DF  BUL Ivan Ivanov (from Partizan)[3]
19 DF  SWE Behrang Safari (from RSC Anderlecht, n/a)[18]
30 FW  CIV Giovanni Sio (from VfL Wolfsburg)[19]

Out

3 DF  KOR Park Joo-Ho (to 1. FSV Mainz 05, n/a)[20]
6 DF  AUT Aleksandar Dragović (to Dynamo Kyiv, €9 million)[21]
24 MF  CPV Cabral (to Sunderland AFC, free transfer)[22]
27 DF  GER Markus Steinhöfer (to Real Betis, free transfer)[23]
31 FW  CMR Jacques Zoua (to Hamburger SV, free transfer)[24]
11 FW  ARG Raul Bobadilla (to FC Augsburg, n/a)[25]

In

25 DF  CZE Marek Suchý (on loan from Spartak Moscow)[26]
39 MF   SUI Davide Callà (from Aarau n/a but estimated CHF 500,000)[27]

Out

22 MF  EGY Mohamed Salah (to Chelsea,[28] n/a but estimated £13 Million)
28 MF   SUI Stephan Andrist (to Aarau free transfer)[27]

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Preseason

26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) Pre-season FC Basel 3 – 2 RB Leipzig Walchsee
17:00 Streller  10'
Andrist  71'
Al. Ajeti  86'
(FCB Report) (in German)  32' Schulz
 68' Frahn
Stadium: Sportgelände am Birkenmoos
Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter Sippel
29 June 2013 Pre-season FC Basel 2 – 0 SpVgg Unterhaching Sportplatz Neuried
14:00 Jevtić  45'
Al. Ajeti  90'
(FCB Report) (in German) Attendance: 300
Referee: Karl Valentin
10 July 2013 Pre-season Basel 1 – 3 Borussia Dortmund St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Schär  17' (FCB Report) (in German)  11' Reus
 27' Mkhitaryan
 90' Hofmann
Attendance: 18,696
Referee: Alain Bieri
24 July 2013 Friendly Basel 3 - 3 1. FSV Mainz 05 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:00 Andrist  33'
Degen  61'
Schär  67'
(FCB Report) (in German)  50', 76', 84' Choupo-Moting Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Sascha Amhof

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.

5 July 2013 Uhrencup
Round 1
Basel 3 – 0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
19:30 CEST Jevtić  7'
Veljko Simic  68'
Adili  78'
(FCB Report) (in German) Attendance: 4,191
Referee: Pascal Erlachner
8 July 2013 Uhrencup
Round 2
Basel 2 – 1 Red Star Belgrade Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
19:30 CEST Stocker  80'
Bobadilla  88'
(FCB Report) (in German)  42' Mladenović Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Fedayi San

Winter break

11 January 2014 Friendly FC Basel 1 – 0 Feyenoord Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
15:00 Streller  17'
P. Degen  29'
(FCB Report) (in German) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Pérez
18 January 2014 Friendly Hamburger SV 4 – 2 FC Basel Imtech Arena, Hamburg
15:30 Çalhanoğlu  29'
Jansen  32'
Lasogga  59', 79'
(FCB Report) (in German)  13' Delgado
 60' Sio
Attendance: 8,789
Referee: Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)
26 January 2014 Friendly FC Basel 2 – 0 Servette Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Streller  39'
Stocker  40'
(FCB Report) (in German) Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Pascal Erlachner

Swiss Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

First half of season

13 July 2013 Round 1 Basel 3 – 1 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Salah  42'  23'
Bobadilla  64'
Streller  73'
(Report) (in German)  39' Ioniță
 58' Callà
 80' Garat
Attendance: 27,471
Referee: Stephan Studer
21 July 2013 Round 2 Grasshopper Club 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 CEST Vilotic  12'
Hajrovic  48'
Khalifa  52'
(Report) (in German)  21' Schär
 52' Xhaka
 59' Frei
 60' Dragovic
Attendance: 9,297
Referee: Alain Bieri
27 July 2013 Round 3 FC Basel 2 – 0 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Schär  32' (pen.)
Stocker  62'
Streller  82'
(Report) (in German)  61'  62' Chakhsi
 69' Ekeng
 73' Katz
Attendance: 24,951
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
3 August 2013 Round 4 FC St. Gallen 1 – 1 Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
19:45 CEST Janjatovic  82' (Report) (in German)  43' Ajeti
 60' Xhaka
 70' Elneny
Attendance: 16,468
Referee: Stephan Klossner
11 August 2013 Round 5 FC Basel 1 – 2 FC Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Streller  7'
Xhaka  53'
Schär  78'
(Report) (in German)  24' Reikan
 58' Gavranović
 78' da Costa
Attendance: 28,668
Referee: Sascha Kever
24 August 2013 Round 6 FC Luzern 1 – 1 FC Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
19:45 Lezcano  43'
Sarr  51'
Rangelov  90+3'
(Report) (in German)  17' Safari
 32' Sio
 34' Xhaka
 85' Ivanov
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
1 September 2013 Round 7 FC Basel 2 – 1 BSC Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Frei  19'
Schär  49'
Voser  54'
Sio  73'
Streller  74'
(Report) (in German)  22' Nuzzolo
 26' Sutter
 26' Costanzo
 48' von Bergen
 71' Afum
Attendance: 32,190
Referee: Stephan Klossner
22 September 2013 Round 8 FC Sion 1 – 3 FC Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:00 Léo Itaperuna  23'
Kouassi  34'  50'
Yartey  82'
Basha  90'
(Report)(in German)  31' Stocker
 45+2' Delgado
 54' Díaz
 67' Sio
 77' Sommer
 79' Streller
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Sascha Kever
24 September 2013 Round 9 FC Thun 0 – 2 FC Basel Arena Thun, Thun
19:45 Ferreira  33' (Report)(in German)  35' Safari
 56' Stocker
 46' Díaz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Patrick Graf
28 September 2013 Round 10 FC Basel 2 – 2 FC Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Schär  43'
Delgado  53'
Stocker  57'
Salah  65'
Safari  90+3'
(Report) (in German)  3' Vanczák
 78' Perrier
 87' Assifuah
Attendance: 26,256
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
5 October 2013 Round 11 FC Lausanne 1 – 2 FC Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:00 Khelifi  14'
Katz  50'
De Pierro  93'
Chakhsi  93'
(Report) (in German)  39' (o.g.) Fickentscher
 50' Sio
 59' Ajeti
 64' Ivanov
 94' Safari
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Pascal Erlachner
19 October 2013 Round 12 FC Basel 3 – 0 FC St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Frei  28'
Streller  51'
Xhaka  63'
Summary  4' Russo Attendance: 29,440
Referee: Alain Bieri
27 October 2013 Round 13 Zürich 0 – 0 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Summary  84' Schär
 88' Xhaka
 90' Ajeti
Attendance: 11,778
Referee: Stephan Studer
2 November 2013 Round 14 Aarau 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:45 Lüscher  14'
Hallenius  50'
Jaggy  86'
Martignoni  89'
Summary  90+3'  14' Streller
 52' Delgado
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pascal Erlachner
23 November 2013 Round 15 FC Basel 4 – 1 FC Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Stocker  21'
Ajeti  32'
Voser  51'
Streller  75'
Andrist  90'
Summary  13' Sulmoni
 84' Zuffi
Attendance: 25,560
Referee: Sascha Amhof
1 December 2013 Round 16 BSC Young Boys 2 – 2 FC Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 Costanzo  21'
Gajic  53'  37'
Kubo  68'
Report  40', 44' Salah Attendance: 23,221
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
7 December 2013 Round 17 Basel 1 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Sio  3'  94' (Report)  36'  33' I. Hajrović
 90' Amir Abrashi
Attendance: 28,242
Referee: Stephan Klossner
14 December 2013 Round 18 Basel 1 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 D. Degen  10'
Ajeti  45'
Schär  36'  66'  62'
(Report)  27' Wiss
 1' Rangelov
 56'  88' Stahel
Attendance: 27,649
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Second half of season

2 February 2014 Round 19 Lausanne-Sport 1 – 3 Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
13:45 Yaya  34'
Ravet  39'
Feindouno  51'  76'
Facchinetti  90+1'
Summary Mevlja  10' (o.g.)
Frei  68'
Degen  90+2'
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Alain Bieri
8 February 2014 Round 20 Basel 3 – 2 BSC Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Die  28'
Streller  43'
Delgado  45'
Mohamed Elneny  45+1'
Xhaka  69'
Díaz  80'
Frei  89' (pen.)
Summary Bertone  29'
Gerndt  33'
Frey  35'
Rochat  62'
Martínez  77'
Vilotić  88'
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
15 February 2014 Round 21 Basel 1 – 0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Xhaka  35'
F. Frei  57' (pen.)
(Report)  23' Ferati
 28' Rüfli
 57' Kouassi
Attendance: 24,563
Referee: Stephan Studer
23 February 2014 Round 22 Grasshopper Club 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Nzuzi  28'
Grichting  39'
Pavlović  51'  75'
Summary Callà  37'
Díaz  53'
Stocker  57'  60'
Mohamed Elneny  87'
Frei  89'
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: Stephan Klossner
2 March 2014 Round 23 Thun 2 – 2 Basel Arena Thun, Thun
13:45 Sulmoni  27'
Ferreira  74'
Wittwer  79'
Ar. Ajeti  90+3' (o.g.)
Report  23' Streller
 60' P. Degen
 76' Sauro
Attendance: 6,639
Referee: Sandro Schärer
8 March 2014 Round 24 Basel 1 – 1 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Callà  79' (Report)  60' Besle
 81' Karanović
Attendance: 26,643
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
16 March 2014 Round 25 Basel 5 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Suchý  8'
Stocker  11'
Bulvītis  14' (o.g.)
P. Degen  84'
Embolo  89'
(Report) Attendance: 26,421
Referee: Stephan Klossner
22 March 2014 Round 26 Zurich 0 – 0 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Gavranović  32'
Kecojević  56'  58'
Rikan  84'
Summary  34' Sauro Attendance: 14,749
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
30 March 2014 Round 27 Luzern 0 – 2 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
16:00 Winter  44'
Lustenberger  88'
Summary Sio  29'  51', 90+2'
Aliji  85'
Xhaka  90'
Attendance: 15,170
Referee: Stephan Studer
6 April 2014 Round 28 Basel 0 – 0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 Schär  89' Summary Schneuwly  11'
Schenkel  33'
Wittwer  70'
Faivre  79'
Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Amhof Sascha
12 April 2014 Round 29 Sion 0 – 1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
13:45 Fedele  20'
Vaņins  22'
Report  22' Suchý
 71' (pen.) F. Frei
 85' Sauro
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
16 April 2014 Round 30 Basel 4 – 2 Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Sio  8', 71'
Stocker  65'
Delgado  74'
Elneny  88'
Summary Schönbächler  10'
Buff  37'
Gavranović  48'
Pedro Henrique Konzen  73'
Chikhaoui  78'
Benito
Attendance: 27,423
27 April 2014 Round 31 Basel 1 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Frei  7'
Stocker  44'
Die  73'
Callà  80'
Sio  85'
Summary Grichting  7'
Gashi  36'
Dingsdag  55'
Jahic  59'
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
4 May 2014 Round 32 St. Gallen 0 – 3 Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
13:45 Vitkieviez  36'
Nushi  76'
Besle  90'
Summary Elneny  13'
Stocker  21', 56'
Delgado  37'
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Sascha Amhof
7 May 2014 Round 33 Basel 3 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Stocker  10'
Schär  18'
Suchý  33'
Sio  70'
Summary Rangelov  38'
Remo Freuler  52'
Attendance: 25,677
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
11 May 2014 Round 34 BSC Young Boys 3 – 1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 Spycher  19'
Steffen  37'
Costanzo  65'
Rochat  75'
Summary Streller  77'
Stocker  82'
Alliji  90+1'
Attendance: 20,278
Referee: Stephan Klossner
15 May 2014 Round 35 Aarau 1 – 3 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
20:30 N'Ganga  12' Report  28' Serey Die
 34' Delgado
 78' Stocker
Attendance: 8,000
18 May 2014 Round 36 Basel 4 – 2 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Al. Ajeti  8'
Callà  59', 68'
Serey Die  90+1'
(Report)  48' Tafer
 70' Coly
Attendance: 32,412 (sold out)
Referee: Fedayi San

League table

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 19 15 2 70 34  +36 72 11 6 1 41 18  +23 8 9 1 29 16  +13

Last updated: 18 May 2014.
Source: Fussballdaten.de

Swiss Cup

17 August 2013 Round 1 BSC Old Boys 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:00 CEST Akdemir  34'  62'
Müller  89'
(Report) (in German)  83' P. Degen
 84' Sauro
 95' Ivan Ivanov
Attendance: 4,384
Referee: Luca Gut
14 September 2013 Round 2 FC Münsingen 0 – 1 Basel Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen
17:00 CEST Suter  11'
Fumaro  45'
(Report) (in German)  28' D. Degen
 55' (pen.) Delgado
 92' Ajeti
Attendance: 4,100 (Stadium record)
Referee: Stephan Studer
10 November 2013 Round 3 FC Tuggen 1 - 3 Basel Linthstrasse, Tuggen
14:30 Sandro Gugelmann  16'
Baykal  38'
Peters  53'
Valon Ahmetaj  74'
Summary Ajeti  15'
Díaz  34'  82'
Sio  45+2'  59'
Salah  52'
Sauro  53'
Attendance: 6,250 (Stadium record)
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni
4 December 2013 Quarterfinal Le Mont Postponed Basel Terrain du Châtaignier,
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
19:30 (Report) (in German)
5 February 2014 Quarterfinal Le Mont 1 – 6 Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel[7]
19:30 Gabriele  12'
Mejri  61'
Bouziane  89'
Report  6', 84' Andrist
 8' Suchý
 45' Streller
 48' Frei
 58' D. Degen
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: Patrick Graf
26 March 2014 Semifinal Basel 1 - 0 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Streller  78'
Callà  80'
Degen  81'
Sommer  87'
(Report) (in German) Lezcano  74'
Freuler  90'
Attendance: 12,668
Referee: Alain Bieri
21 April 2014 Final Zürich 2–0 (a.e.t.) Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
14:00 Gavranović  100', 114' Report  66' Sauro
 99'  Sio
Attendance: 23'312
Referee: Patrick Graf

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

30 July 2013 1st Leg Basel 1 – 0 Maccabi Tel Aviv St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Schär  38'
Stocker  39'
Safari  76'
Ajeti  90+4'
Report  8' Yeini
 38' Itzhaki
 43' Tibi
 90' Alberman
 90+2' Ben Harush
Attendance: 12,353
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
6 August 2013 2nd Leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 – 3 Basel Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 Carlos García  5'
Prica  13'
Schär  34' (o.g.)
Zahavi  37'
Radi  55'
Yitzhaki  68'
Alberman  13'
Report  5' (pen.) Schär
 21' Salah
 32' Díaz
 40' Stocker
 41' Xhaka
 75' Salah
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

21 August 2013 1st Leg Ludogorets Razgrad 2 – 4 Basel Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
20:45 Marcelinho  23'
Júnior Caiçara  34'  83'
Stoyanov  50'
Report  12'  59' Salah
 26'  64' Sio
 69' Safari
 81' Voser
 84' (pen.) Schär
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
27 August 2013 2nd Leg Basel 2 – 0
(6 – 2 agg.)
Ludogorets Razgrad St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Frei  11'
Schär  24'
Salah  39'
Ajeti  44'
Degen  79'
Report  63' Moti Attendance: 15,733
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 6 4 0 2 12 3 +9 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
3 Basel 6 2 2 2 5 6 1 8 Transfer to Europa League
4 Steaua București 6 0 3 3 2 10 8 3
Source:
18 September 2013 1 Chelsea 1 – 2 Basel London
20:45 van Ginkel  43'
Oscar  45'
Report  64' Díaz
 71' Salah
 82' Streller
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,358
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Man of the Match: Mohamed Salah
1 October 2013 2 Basel 0 – 1 Schalke 04 Basel
20:45 Delgado  89' Report  37' Aogo
 38' Farfán
 54' Draxler
 65' Höger
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 33,251
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Man of the Match: Julian Draxler
22 October 2013 3 Steaua București 1 – 1 Basel Bucharest
20:45 Georgievski  65'
Szukała  79'
Tatu  88'
Report  19' Schär
 22' Voser
 48' Díaz
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 23,899
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Man of the Match: Marcelo Díaz
6 November 2013 4 Basel 1 – 1 Steaua București Basel
20:45 Ivanov  42'
Schär  80'
D. Degen  86'
Sio  90+1'
Report  11' Szukała
 17'  26' Piovaccari
 41' Bourceanu
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,704[29]
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Man of the Match: Alexandru Bourceanu
26 November 2013 5 Basel 1 – 0 Chelsea Basel
20:45 Xhaka  37'
Serey Die  63'
Salah  87'
Report  65' Mikel
 76' Ramires
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 35,208
Referee: Stephane Lannoy
11 December 2013 6 Schalke 04 2 – 0 Basel Gelsenkirchen
20:45 Höwedes  29'
Draxler  51'
Matip  62'  57'
Kolašinac  1'
Report  20' Voser
 31' Ivanov
 57' F. Frei
 58' Schär
 85' Sio
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 52,093[30]
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw was held on 16 December 2013.[31] The first legs were played on 20 February and the second legs were played on 27 February 2014.[32]

20 February 2014 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 - 0 Basel Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
21:05 Garcia  20'
Micha  67'
Einbinder  91'
Report  16' Sauro
 65' Ajeti
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
27 February 2014 Second leg Basel 3 - 0
(3 - 0 agg.)
Maccabi Tel Aviv St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Stocker  17'
Serey Die  19'
Streller  60', 71'
Report Attendance: 15,212
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw was held on 16 December 2013.[31] The first legs were played on 13 March and the second legs were played on 20 March 2014.

13 March 2014 First leg Basel 0 – 0 Red Bull Salzburg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Serey Die  14'
Sio  23'
P. Degen  84'
Report  14' Hinteregger
 20' Mané
 70' Klein
Attendance: 17,027[33]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
20 March 2014 Second leg Red Bull Salzburg 1 – 2
(1 – 2 agg.)
Basel Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim
21:05 Soriano  22'
Rodnei  62'
Ramalho  78'
Alan  54'  86'
Leitgeb  90+1'
Report  9' Suchý
 38' Sio
 50'  9' Streller
 54' Ar. Ajeti
 60' Sauro
 88' P. Degen
Attendance: 29,320
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 21 March 2014.[34] The first leg played on 3 April and the second leg played on 10 April 2014.[35]

3 April 2014 First leg Basel 3 - 0 Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Serey Die  13'
Delgado  34'  38'
Embolo  76'
Stocker  90+1'
(UEFA Report)
(FCB Report)(in German)
 19' Senderos Attendance: 350[A]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
10 April 2014 Second leg Valencia 5 - 0 (a.e.t.) Basel Mestalla, Valencia
21:05 Feghouli  27'
Alcácer  38'  70'  113'  114'
Vargas  42'  104'
Keita  98'
Bernat  115'  118'
Guaita  117'
Report  24' Safari
 61' Elneny
 65' Schär
 74'  100' Díaz
 104'  105' Gastón Sauro
 106' Xhaka
Attendance: 33,152
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    The Basel v Valencia match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[36]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSuper LeagueSwiss CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Yann Sommer 27017000100
18 GK Germano Vailati 40103000
23 GK Mirko Salvi 00000000
Defenders
4 DF Philipp Degen 1711003041
5 DF Arlind Ajeti 2011312050
13 DF Ivan Ivanov 40300010
15 DF Kay Voser 2711711090
16 DF Fabian Schär 25515300102
19 DF Behrang Safari 1801001070
26 DF Gastón Sauro 120503040
27 DF Naser Aliji 10001000
34 DF Taulant Xhaka 27215220100
35 DF Fabian Ritter 00000000
Midfielders
7 MF David Degen 100603010
8 MF Serey Die 110700040
10 MF Matías Delgado 2111302160
14 MF Valentin Stocker 26514420101
20 MF Fabian Frei 31218130101
21 MF Marcelo Díaz 184911182
28 MF Stephan Andrist 91513010
33 MF Mohamed Elneny 2301601060
Forwards
9 FW Marco Streller 2391481081
30 FW Giovanni Sio 187942172
- FW Admir Seferagic (U-21 Team) 20002000
Players who appeared for Basel but are no longer at the club
6 DF Aleksandar Dragovic 10100000
11 FW Raul Bobadilla 41310010
22 MF Mohamed Salah 291018411105
24 FW Pak Kwang-Ryong 20101000

Last updated: 26 January 2014, 18:05 (UTC)
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

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