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)
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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 hand-ball 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

• 1 Franco Costanzo
• 7 Jurgen Gjasula
• 11 Scott Chipperfield
• 13 Daniel Unal
• 15 Federico Almerares
• 17 Eduardo Rubio
• 20 Behrang Safari
• 22 Ivan Ergić
• 28 Beg Ferati
• 29 Orhan Mustafi
• 31 Eren Derdiyok
• 33 Serkan Şahin

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 Nat Name MS Notes 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 } Costanzo (C) Marque Abraham Safari Zanni Huggel Stocker Carlitos Chipperfield Ergić Derdiyok 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). 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 Basel v Lugano 24 June 2008 Pre-season Basel 3 – 1 Lugano San Gian, Celerina Ergić  19' Burgmeier  21' Carlitos  81' Report (German)  59' Rocca Attendance: 720 Referee: Patrick Collet (Riom/GR) Wil v Basel 28 June 2008 Pre-season Wil 1 – 2 Basel Bergholz, Wil Tsimba  82' (Report) (German)  33' Ergić  90' Boumelaha Attendance: 900 Referee: Marco Speranda (Hergiswil) BSC Old Boys v Basel 2 July 2008 Pre-season BSC Old Boys 1 – 3 Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Boukaakiou  64' (Report) (German)  44' Carlitos  57' Ergić  75' Mustafi Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Sascha Amhof Basel v Shakhtar Donetsk 5 July 2008 Pre-season Basel 2 – 3 Shakhtar Donetsk Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Stocker  32' Ergić  36' (Report) (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. Basel v Legia Warsaw 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) (German)  66' (pen.) Iwański Attendance: 6,791 Referee: Nicole Petignat Basel v Borussia Dortmund 8 July 2008 Uhrencup Round 2 Basel 2 – 2 Borussia Dortmund Stadion Brühl, Grenchen Santana  19' (o.g.) Gjasula  65' (Report) (German)  34' Kehl  85' Valdez Attendance: 8,094 Referee: Claudio Circhetta Pre-season/First half of season friendlies FC Oberdorf v Basel 15 July 2008 Pre-season FC Oberdorf 1 – 7 Basel Stadion z’Hof, Oberdorf Wahl  87' (pen.) (Report) (German)  29', 45' Derdiyok  36' Carlitos  70' Stocker  78', 86' Mustafi  91' Gjasula Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Reto Lanfranchi (Reinach) SV Muttenz v Basel 9 September 2008 Mid-season SV Muttenz 0 – 5 Basel Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz (Report) (German)  1 ' Abraham  26' Gjasula  51' Eduardo  81', 87' Almerares Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger Concordia Basel v Basel 14 October 2008 Mid-season Concordia Basel 3 – 3 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel Bieli  59' Mathys  83' Schweizer  92' (Report) (German)  51', 57' Mustafi  93' Almerares Attendance: 400 Referee: Jan Fluri (Ettingen) Winter break/Second half of season friendlies Concordia Basel v Basel 15 January 2009 Winter break Concordia Basel 4 – 3 Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Bieli  39', 62' (pen.) Tcheutchoua  59' Mathys  76' Report (German)  31' Gelabert  49' Mustafi  50' Chipperfield Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) Basel v Solothurn 17 January 2009 Winter break Basel 3 – 2 Solothurn Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Ferati  50' Derdiyok  54' Almerares  68' Report (German)  31' da Costa  49' Kalina Attendance: 500 Basel v Tianjin Teda 22 January 2009 Winter break Basel 4 – 0 Tianjin Teda Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga F. Frei  18', 53' Derdiyok  62' Stocker  88' Report (German) Attendance: 50 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte (Murcia) Basel v Wisła Kraków 25 January 2009 Winter break Basel 1 – 1 Wisła Kraków Municipal Manolo Maciá, Santa Pola Derdiyok  19' Report (German)  88' Cléber Attendance: 150 Referee: Francisco Gomez Liarte Basel v Dynamo Moscow 28 January 2009 Winter break Basel 3 – 1 Dynamo Moscow Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga Stocker  4' Streller  17', 50' Report (German)  64' Kerzhakov Attendance: 100 Referee: Luis Davales Sanchez (Murcia) Neuchâtel Xamax v Basel 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) Basel v Locarno 1 February 2009 Winter break Basel 4 – 1 Locarno Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel Abraham  4' Gjasula  22' Carlitos  36' Huggel  53' Ergić  66' Report (German)  7' Kuhl Attendance: 400 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) Basel v Wohlen 10 February 2009 Mid-season Basel 3 – 3 Wohlen Stadion Rankhof, Basel Streller  41' Ergić  45' Almerares  47' (Report) (German)  22' Barthlomé  30' Keller  44' Diethelm Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) Basel v Sochaux 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) Basel v Winterthur 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) Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds 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 2009–10 For more information, see Swiss Super League 2008–09 First half of season Young Boys v Basel 18 July 2008 Round 1 Young Boys 1 – 2 Basel Wankdorf, Bern Eudis  19' (Report) (German)  69' Perović  87' Huggel Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Massimo Busacca Basel v Grasshopper 23 July 2008 Round 2 Basel 1 – 0 Grasshopper St. Jakob-Park, Basel Abraham  42' Perović  46' Zanni  56' Gjasula  92' (Report) (German)  44' Bobadilla  74' Salatić Attendance: 23,915 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann Basel v Bellinzona 26 July 2008 Round 3 Basel 2 – 0 Bellinzona St. Jakob-Park, Basel Chipperfield  8' Ergić  46' Stocker  81' (Report) (German)  53' La Rocca  59' Wahab  75' Bernardet Attendance: 19,829 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger Sion v Basel 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 Basel v Vaduz 9 August 2008 Round 5 Basel 4 – 0 Vaduz St. Jakob-Park, Basel Zanni  16' Abraham  38' Mustafi  56', 63' Rubio  78' (Report) (German)  53' Cerrone Attendance: 19,962 Referee: Alain Bieri Zürich v Basel 17 August 2008 Round 6 Zürich 1 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich Abdi  43'  41' (Report) (German)  13' Stocker  21' Chipperfield  54', 91' Carlitos  71' Gelabert  84' Morganella Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Sascha Kever Basel v Xamax 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 Aarau v Basel 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 Basel v Luzern 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) Basel v Young Boys 27 September 2008 Round 10 Basel 1 – 2 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel Costanzo  38' Abraham  59' Huggel  61' Gelabert  79' (Report) (German)  32'  43' Bastians  45' Regazzoni  59' Varela  70' Häberli  87' Kulaksızoğlu Attendance: 24,246 Referee: Sascha Kever Grasshopper v Basel 5 October 2008 Round 11 Grasshopper 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich Bobadilla  3' Cabanas  15' (Report) (German)  11' Ferati  28' Zanni  46' Rubio  64' Derdiyok Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Massimo Busacca Bellinzona v Basel 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) (German)  54' Streller  56' Perović  80' Marque  90+3' Huggel Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Bruno Grossen Basel v Sion 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) (German)  45' El Hadary Attendance: 16,215 Referee: Massimo Busacca Vaduz v Basel 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 Basel v Zürich 16 November 2008 Round 15 Basel 1 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel Gelabert  9' Huggel  15' (pen.) Ferati  39' F. Frei  72' (Report) (German)  51',  52' Eric Hassli  72' Aegerter  82' Heinz Barmettler Attendance: 30,149 Referee: Massimo Busacca Xamax v Basel 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) (German)  33' Costanzo  70' Huggel  76' Abraham Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Nicole Petignat Basel v Aarau 4 December 2008 Round 17 Basel 3 – 1 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel Ergić  3' Perović  49' F. Frei  67' (Report) (German)  27' Lang  44' Rogério Attendance: 15,730 Referee: René Rogalla Luzern v Basel 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 Young Boys v Basel 6 February 2009 Round 19 Young Boys 3 – 2 Basel Wankdorf, Bern Ghezal  49' Raimondi  60' (pen.) Häberli  88' (Report) (German)  36' Zanni  43' Abraham  64' Streller  70' Derdiyok  75' Huggel Attendance: 19,705 Referee: Carlo Bertolini Basel v Grasshopper Club 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) Basel v Zürich 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) Luzern v Basel 1 March 2009 Round 22 Luzern 1 – 2 Basel Stadion Allmend Luzern Paiva  33' R. Schwegler  55' Chiumiento  64' Frimpong  68' Report(German)  22' Gjasula  29' Stocker  81' Streller  90+2' Chipperfield Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Sascha Kever Basel v Aarau 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 Sion v Basel 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 Basel v Vaduz 21 March 2009 Round 25 Basel 5 – 0 Vaduz St. Jakob-Park, Basel Chipperfield  8', 28', 54' Streller  18' Huggel  57' Derdiyok  70' (Report) (German)  45', 90' Nickenig  57', 65' Thordarson Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Bruno Grossen Bellinzona v Basel 5 April 2009 Round 26 Bellinzona 1 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona La Rocca  40' F. Feltscher  82', 90' (Report) (German)  45' Stocker  54' Streller Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Bagnes) Basel v Xamax 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) Xamax v Basel 19 April 2009 Round 28 Xamax 2 – 3 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel Brown  36' Besle  47' Taljevic  49' Chihab  55' (Report) (German)  24' Perović  35' Streller  64' Derdiyok  65' Huggel Attendance: 6,931 Referee: René Rogalla Basel v Bellinzona 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 Vaduz v Basel 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) Basel v Sion 2 May 2009 Round 32 Basel 2 – 2 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel Zanni  28' Huggel  74' Bühler  77' (o.g.) Costanzo  90' (Report) (German)  21' Obradović  29' Nwaneri  31' Bühler  78' Saborío  81' Domínguez Attendance: 21,277 Referee: Carlo Bertolini Aarau v Basel 9 May 2009 Round 33 Aarau 3 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau [ (Report)]  42' Huggel Basel v Luzern 12 May 2009 Round 31 Basel 2 – 2 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel Zanni  59' Perović  70' [ (Report)] Zurich v Basel 17 May 2009 Round 34 Zurich 1 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich [ (Report)]  38'  71'  90+3' Grasshopper Club v Basel 24 May 2009 Round 35 Grasshopper Club 4 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich [ (Report)]  36' Derdiyok Basel v Young Boys 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 Schötz v Basel 20 September 2008 Round 1 Schötz 0 – 1 Basel Sportplatz Wissenhusen, Schötz (Report) (German)  79' Mustafi Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger Bulle v Basel 17 October 2008 Round 2 Bulle 1 – 4 Basel Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle Barnabo  27' (Report) (German)  14' (o.g.) Chassot  16'  42' Rubio  57' Streller  90' Gjasula Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Bruno Grossen Thun v Basel 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 Zurich v Basel 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) Young Boys v Basel 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 For more information, see UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Second qualifying round For more information, see 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds IFK Göteborg v Basel 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) Basel v IFK Göteborg 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 Vitória de Guimarães v Basel 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) Basel v Vitória Guimarães 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 Basel v Shakhtar Donetsk 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) Sporting CP v Basel 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) Basel v Barcelona 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) Barcelona v Basel 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) Shakhtar Donetsk v Basel 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) Basel v Sporting CP 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) Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Barcelona 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Basel 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 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 References FC Basel 1893 (2008). 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