2014–15 FC Basel season
| 2014–15 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Bernhard Heusler | ||
| Manager |  Paulo Sousa | ||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Super League | Champions | ||
| Swiss Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Champions League | Group stage 2nd Eliminated in Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Gashi (21)All: Gashi (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | Swiss League: 33,372 vs. Zürisch (9 August 2014) Champions League: 36,000 vs. Liverpool (1 October 2014) 36,000 vs. Real Madrid (26 November 2014 ) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | Swiss League: 25,304 vs. Vaduz (28 February 2015) Champions League: 34,464 vs. Porto (28 February 2015) | ||
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The 2014–15 FC Basel season is the 122nd season in club history and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel are the reigning Swiss Super League champions. They prepared their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Austria and Czech Republic. Their 2014–15 Swiss Super League season began on 19 July with an away game against Aarau. Basel qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, starting in the group stage. They were drawn in Group B against Real Madrid, Liverpool and Ludogorets Razgrad and started on 16 July with an away tie against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. In the first round of the 2014–15 Swiss Cup, played on 23 August 2014, Basel were drawn away against CS Italia. The final was played on 7 June 2015.
Club
Management
Basel's team manager was Paulo Sousa. On 28 May 2014, Basel announced he had signed a three-year contract.[1] His assistants were Ignacio Torreño, Víctor Sánchez and Manuel Cordeiro, all three of which were brought in by Sousa. Massimo Colomba remained the goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni was head of the FCB Youth System, while the head coach of the Youth Team (U–21) was Thomas Häberli.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Paulo Sousa since 18 June 2014 |
| 1 Assistant manager | Ignacio Torreño |
| 2 Assistant manager | Víctor Sánchez |
| 3 Assistant manager | Manuel Cordeiro |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba
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| Team Administration | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach | Thomas Häberli
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Roland Heri
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Last updated: 1 July 2014
Source: FCB Official Site
Further information
| Chairman | Mr Bernhard Heusler
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| Vice Chairman | Mr Adrian Knup
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| Finances | Mr Stephan Werthmüller
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| Sportdirector | Mr Georg Heitz
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| Marketing | Mr René Kamm
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (38,512[2]) (37,500 for international matches)[3] / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 1 July 2014
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview
Offseason and preseason
At the end of the 2013–14 FC Basel season, four first-team players left the club to continue their careers elsewhere: Yann Sommer to Borussia Mönchengladbach; Valentin Stocker to Hertha BSC; Kay Voser to Fulham; and Admir Seferagić to Schaffhausen. Moreover, David Degen retired from football. Basel's four biggest signings for the beginning of the new season were Tomáš Vaclík from Sparta Prague; Yoichiro Kakitani from Cerezo Osaka; Derlis González from Benfica; and Shkëlzen Gashi from Grasshopper. Also new to the team were Luca Zuffi, who transferred from Thun, and Walter Samuel, who joined from Internazionale on a free transfer.
Midseason
During the winter break, two team members transferred to Bundesliga clubs: Serey Dié to VfB Stuttgart and Marcelo Díaz to Hamburger SV. Two further players were loaned out: Naser Aliji to Vaduz from 17 January until 30 June 2015, and Giovanni Sio to Bastia from 1 February until 30 June 2015. In the other direction, on 10 January, Basel announced that left-back Adama Traoré had joined from Vitória de Guimarães, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
The campaign
Domestic league
Basel's primary objective for the season was to win the Swiss Super League for the sixth-straight year. Basel's 2014–15 Swiss Super League season began well with an away victory on 19 July against Aarau. Basel won their next three matches as well, two at home against Luzern and Zürich and one away against Thun. However, this run was stopped in the fifth round after Basel lost 2–0 at home to St. Gallen, with Albert Bunjaku scoring both goals for the guests. Two further victories, away against Sion in the Stade Tourbillon and at home against Young Boys, were followed by a defeat at the Letzigrund against Grasshopper. At this time, criticism started mounting against new manager Paulo Sousa from the local press, in part due to his continual squad rotation. A home win against Vaduz was followed by a disappointing home draw against Thun and an upsetting defeat against St. Gallen at the AFG Arena. By this time, criticism had risen to its highest, even from the local fan clubs. However, following four wins from the following five league matches, the negative voices slowly changed into a positive direction. In round 17, as league leaders, Basel played the away tie against second-placed Zürich and won 2–1; Shkëlzen Gashi scored both goals. At the end of the first half of the season, Basel, with 41 points, led the league table, eight points ahead of their nearest rivals Zürich and the Young Boys.
Domestic cup
Basel's clear aim for the 2014–15 Swiss Cup was to regain the title. In the previous two seasons, they had ended both cup competitions as runners-up. They started in the first round on 23 August with the away tie in Geneva against CS Italien, a team from the 2. Liga (the sixth tier of the Swiss football league system). Matías Delgado, Breel Embolo, Fabian Frei and Shkëlzen Gashi scored the goals, in that order, as Basel won 4–0 to proceed into the second round. In the away tie, on 20 September, they also won 4–0 against Winterthur, the first goal being scored by Mohamed Elneny and the other three from Embolo. The third round tie on 29 October saw Basel play away against Wohlen, who were then the Swiss Challenge League leaders. The small Stadion Niedermatten was sold out with over 4,000 fans present, as Yoichiro Kakitani, Giovanni Sio and again Embolo scored the goals as Basel won 3–1. The quarter-finals were played on 4 March 2015 and Basel were drawn with an away match against Münsingen. This was won 6–1 with Kakitani scoring three goals. The semi-final was played at the AFG Arena against St. Gallen on 8 April. Goal scorers were Džengis Čavušević for St. Gallen, Gashi (twice) as well as an own goal from Mario Mutsch for Basel as Basel won 3–1. The Final will be played on 7 June 2015 in St. Jakob-Park against Sion.
Champions League
Basel entered into the Champions League in the group stage. Their initial aim is to remain in the competition and reach the knockout phase. Basel were drawn into Group B against Real Madrid, Liverpool and Ludogorets Razgrad.
- Real Madrid (16 September 2014)
Basels first game was on 16 September, the away tie against Real in the stadium Santiago Bernabéu. This first tie turned out very bad for Basel, Marek Suchý with an own goal after just 14 minutes started a bad phase, then Bale (30th min.), Ronaldo (31) and Rodríguez (37) scored further goals to put Real four goals ahead within just a few minutes. Although González (38) pulled one back soon after, Benzema (79) netted the last and Basel lost 1–5. Despite the fact that Basel had 48% ball possession, they were never really in the game.
- Liverpool (1 October 2014)
The second tie was on 1 October at home to Liverpool. In front of a full house Streller scored the only goal of the game in the 58th minute and Basel won 1–0. According to the Eufa report[5] Basel had more ball possession (56%), more corners (8–4), less offsides (2–7), fewer yellow cards (1–3), fewer fouls (9–10) and more passes (430–322).
- Ludogorets Razgrad (22 October 2014)
On 22 October Basel played their third tie away from home against Ludogorets Razgrad. After a good start by Basel, they were up against difficulties as from the 18th minute because Geoffroy Serey Die was shown a red card for a challenge on Cosmin Moţi. Basel fought well and it looked like it would end in a goalless draw until in the 92nd minute as Wanderson slipped a pass to Yordan Minev on the left. The full-back cut inside his marker onto his right foot and drilled at goal low from 20 metres, the ball sliding into the near corner with goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík caught wrongfooted. Ludogorets Razgrad won the game 1–0. At the end of the day, because Liverpool lost at home against Real, three teams were then equal on three points, Basel, Liverpool and Ludogorets Razgrad.[6]
- Ludogorets Razgrad (4 November 2014)
The return match against Ludogorets Razgrad was on 4 November. Breel Embolo (34), Derlis González (41), Shkëlzen Gashi (59) and Marek Suchý (65) scored the goals as Basel played their best game in the Champions League and won 4–0.[7]
- Real Madrid (26 November 2014)
The return match against Real Madrid was three weeks after the Ludogorets Razgrad game on 26 November. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match as Real Madrid secured the top position in Group B and maintained their 100% record with the victory against Basel.
- Liverpool (9 December 2014)
Basel's last game in the group stage was the away tie in Anfield against Liverpool. In second position in the group and with a two-point advantage over the Reds, Basel only needed the draw to secure their first knockout-stage appearance since season 2011/12. Liverpool required all three points to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2008/09. Fabian Frei scored for Basel after 25 minutes, a low left footed shot, after receiving the pass from Luca Zuffi he fired in from just outside the box. Basel dominated the first half and thoroughly deserved to be in the lead. Liverpool's Lazar Marković was sent off in the 60th minute after he threw his hand into Behrang Safari's face. In the 81st minute Steven Gerrard scored the equalizer from a direct free-kick. But Basel held on until the final whistle and the one all draw saw them advance to the Champions League knockout phase, while Liverpool fell into the UEFA Europa League knockout phase.[8]
Champions League knockout phase
Basel's initial Champions League aim, to remain in the competition and reach the knockout phase was achieved herewith. With the draw to the round of 16 there were indeed hopes that the could reach the next round and the next aim was communicated as reaching the quarterfinals.
- Porto (18 February 2015)
Basel were drawn with the first game at home in the St. Jakob-Park to Porto. It was great atmosphere in the stadium even before the teams emerged from the tunnel. There was a decent-sized pocket of Porto fans, but they did well to make themselves heard. The attendance was a total of 34,464 spectators. Basel started the game well and in the eleventh minute Fabian Frei floated a long ball over the top of the defence and Derlis Gonzalez controlled the ball well, his finish was clever with the outside of his right boot and it's ramped up the noise even further. It was Gonzalez's third Champions League goal of the season. Porto responded and took control of the match, suddenly the game had greater fluidity. Porto had up to 60% ball possession, they created chances, but Basel held on well. Eventually Portos efforts paid off as they were awarded a penalty in the 79' minute, Danilo scored from the spot. It was a precise penalty into the bottom corner to Tomáš Vaclík's right and Porto got the away goal that they so badly wanted. A total of nine yellow cards were given during the match. At the end both teams seemed content to go into the return fixture at 1–1. The furious, physical nature of the game had evaporated somewhat as the game approached the final whistle.[9]
- Porto (10 March 2015)
Before this second leg, all talk was about how Porto would cope without Jackson Martínez, after their forward and captain was ruled out for "several weeks" with a groin problem. But the second leg in Estádio do Dragão started badly for Basel. Yacine Brahimi superbly executed a free kick in the 14th minute to put Porto one up. Any hopes that Basel had were vanquished soon after half-time as Héctor Herrera made it 2–0, bending in a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Casemiro scored with a wonderful free-kick just a few minutes later. Finally, it was Vincent Aboubakar's fine shot, after he turned around Walter Samuel, before rifling in from over 20 Meters with some 14 minutes left that gave the 4–0 end result. Samuel, who conceded the set piece for the opening goal, ended the evening with another low because he was sent off. The second leg was fairer than the physically aggressive first leg, a total of four yellow cards and one red were shown during the return match.[10]
Basel's Champions League aims ended here, but the Champion League campaign can be described as being a very successful adventure.
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 19 July but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 1 July 2014[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
| — | MF | SUI
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Darko Jevtić (on loan at Lech Poznań from 11 June 2014 until 30 June 2015)[12] |
| — | GK | SUI
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Mirko Salvi (on loan at Biel from 1 July 2014 until 30 June 2015)[13] |
| 26 | DF |  ARG
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Gastón Sauro (on loan at Calcio Catania from 21 August 2014 until 30 June 2015)[14] |
| — | DF | SUI
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Michael José Gonçalves (on loan at Wil from 12 January until 30 June 2015)[15] |
| 27 | DF | SUI
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Naser Aliji (on loan at Vaduz from 17 January until 30 June 2015)[16] |
| 30 | FW |  CIV
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Giovanni Sio (on loan to Bastia from 1 February until 30 June 2015)[17] |
Transfers summer 2014
In
| 1 | GK |  CZE
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Tomáš Vaclík (from Sparta Prague)[18] |
| 6 | DF | ARG
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Walter Samuel (from Inter Milan Free transfer)[19] |
| 7 | MF | SUI
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Luca Zuffi (from FC Thun) |
| 11 | MF | ALB
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Shkëlzen Gashi (from Grasshopper Club Zürich)[20] |
| 14 | FW |  JPN
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Yoichiro Kakitani (from Cerezo Osaka) |
| 25 | FW |  PAR
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Derlis González (from S.L. Benfica) |
Out
| — | GK | SUI
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Yann Sommer (to Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
| — | MF | SUI
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David Degen (end of football career)[21] |
| — | MF | SUI
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Valentin Stocker (to Hertha BSC) |
| — | DF | SUI
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Kay Voser (to Fulham)[22] |
| — | FW |  BIH
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Admir Seferagić (to Schaffhausen)[13] |
Transfers winter 2014/15
In
| 3 | DF | CIV
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Adama Traoré (from Melbourne Victory)[4] |
Out
| 8 | MF | CIV
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Serey Die (to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga)[23] |
| 21 | MF |  CHI
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Marcelo Díaz (to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV)[24] |
Results and Fixtures
Kickoff times are in CET
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Preseason
| 24 June 2014 Pre-season | FC Basel | 3 – 1[A] | Solothurn | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
20:00
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Ar. Ajeti  24'Sauro 38'Embolo 57' |
Report Template:De icon | 23' Sasso |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Lionel Tschudi |
| 27 June 2014 Pre-season | FC Köniz | 1 – 3 | Basel | Sportplatz Liebefeld, Köniz |
| 73' Tugai |
Report | 5' Delgado 32' Zuffi 53' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Lukas Fänhdrich |
| 3 July 2014 Pre-season | Wacker Innsbruck  | 0 – 3 | Basel | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck |
Željko Đokić  77' |
Report | 15' F. Frei 43' Streller 52' Embolo |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andreas Heiss |
| 8 July 2014 Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 4 | Sparta Prague | Rottach-Egern, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST | Report | 5', 8' (pen.) Hušbauer 46' Holek 59' Nhamoinesu |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Peter Sippel |
| 12 July 2014 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 1 | Terek Grozny | Neuried bei München, Germany |
| Streller 28' Zuffi 85' (pen.) |
(Report) | 51' Aílton 67' Kydriashov |
Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 15 July 2014 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | Schaffhausen | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Safari 83' |
(Report) | 21' Almerares 22' Tadić |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
Winter break
| 10 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 9 – 0 |  FC Hégenheim | FC Basel Campus, Basel |
| Streller 7' P. Degen 12'González 27'Gashi 37'Sio 52'Díaz 54'Al. Ajeti 78'Elneny 87'Embolo 89' (pen.) |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sascha Amhof (Switzerland) |
| 13 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 2 – 2 |  Karlsruher SC | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:15 | Streller 15' Samuel 86' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | 8' Yamada 70' Gordon |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Juan Antonio Vargas (Spain) |
| 16 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 2 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 17:00 | Delgado 22' Kakitani 44' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | 8' Liendl |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Juan Antonio Vargas (Spain) |
| 20 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 3 – 2 |  Dynamo Kyiv | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:00 | Embolo 67', 80' Delgado 89' (pen.) |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | 10' Vida 65' Teodorczyk |
Attendance: 20 Referee: Velazquez (Spain) |
| 24 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 2 – 0 | SC Freiburg | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Streller 33' Elneny 40' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Fabian Hänggi |
| 27 January 2015 Friendly | Basel | 2 – 1 | Schaffhausen | FC Basel Campus, Basel |
| 14:00 | Delgado 11' (pen.) Kakitani 14' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | 6' Tadić |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 30 January 2015 Friendly | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 – 0 | Basel | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig |
| 18:30 | Nielsen 63' Zuck 71' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Mid season
| 27 March 2015 Friendly | Basel | 4 – 0 | Old Boys | FC Basel Campus, Basel |
| 15:30 | Streller 19' Korkmaz 31'Hayoz 83'Kakitani 86' |
(FCB Report) Template:De icon | Attendance: 200 Referee: Zenel Musa (Switzerland) |
Swiss Super League
First half of season
| 19 July 2014 Round 1 | Aarau | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 17:45 | Schultz 85' |
Summary FCB report Template:De icon |
15' Embolo 38' 76' Aliji 78' Frei |
Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 27 July 2014 Round 2 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Streller 22' Gashi 39'Xhaka 58'Callà 90+4' |
Summary | 56' Lustenberger 67' Jantscher 73' Lezcano |
Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 2 August 2014 Round 3 | Thun | 2 – 3 | Basel | Arena Thun, Thun |
| 17:45 | Kaluđerović 49' Sadik 84'Schindelholz 87' |
Summary | 19' 85' Streller 27' 59' Gashi 74' González 88' Schär |
Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 9 August 2014 Round 4 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Zurich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gashi 24' Suchý 34'Zuffi 39'González 44'Díaz 67'Schär 71'Kakitani 74'Xhaka 81'Delgado 87' |
Summary | 27' Chikhaoui 55' Chermiti 62' Yapi Yapo 90+4' Kecojević |
Attendance: 33,372 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 14 August 2014 Round 5 | Basel | 0 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Delgado 61' |
FCB Report Template:De icon | 29' Facchinetti 40', 44' Bunjaku 67' Rodriguez 80' Herzog |
Attendance: 27,483 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 17 August 2014 Round 6 | Sion | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 13:45 | Vanczák 9' Herea 69'Carlitos 75' (pen.)Rüfli 90+2' |
Summary | 7' Elneny 19' Gashi 31' Suchý 59' Streller 84' (o.g.) Vaņins 90+2' P. Degen |
Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 31 August 2014 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 1 | BSC Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | González 4' Streller 20'Kakitani 81' |
FCB Report Template:De icon | 32' Nuzzolo |
Attendance: 31,103 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 13 September 2014 Round 8 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zurich |
| 17:45 | Ngamukol 12' Dingsdag 45'Lang 72' |
FCB Report Template:De icon | 35' Safari 39' Zuffi 37' Díaz 73' Delgado 80'  83' Callà |
Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 23 September 2014 Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:45 | Zuffi 2' Xhaka 76'Streller 80'Hamoudi 90+3' |
Summary FCB Report Template:De icon |
11' (pen.) 48' Lang 44' Kaufmann |
Attendance: 25,347 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 27 September 2014 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Elneny 47' Xhaka 51'Hamoudi 60' |
Summary | 31' Schindelholz 36' González 77' Glarner 90' Sadik |
Attendance: 26,854 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 4 October 2014 Round 11 | St. Gallen | 2 – 1 | Basel | AFG Arena, St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Čavušević 85' Bunjaku 90' 90+3' |
Summary | 35' Suchý 56' Callà 90+4' González |
Attendance: 16,366 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 18 October 2014 Round 12 | Young Boys | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 20:00 | Renato Steffen 45' Guillaume Hoarau 69'Moreno Costanzo 90+1' |
(Report) | 31' Gashi 51' Aliji 70' P. Degen 74' Vaclík |
Attendance: 22,002 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 25 October 2014 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Xhaka 47' Sio 64'P. Degen 91' Schär 94' |
(Report) | 51' 41' Moussa Konaté 88' Akolo 92' Kouassi |
Attendance: 26,722 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 1 November 2014 Round 14 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gashi 61' 23' González 47' |
(Report) | 39' Kahraba 74' Daniel Pavlović 81' Michael Dingsdag |
Attendance: 29,339 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 9 November 2014 Round 15 | Vaduz | 0 – 4 | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 13:45 | Stahel 3' Muntwiler 26' |
(Report) | 27' Díaz 38' Schär 45+2', 49' Embolo 76' Gashi |
Attendance: 6,733 (sold out) Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 23 November 2014 Round 16 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 13:45 | Gashi 17', 86' Díaz 56'Embolo 90+1' |
(Report) | 39' Luca Radice 77' Andrist |
Attendance: 28,742 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 30 November 2014 Round 17 | Zurich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zurich |
| 16:00 | Kecojević 75' Chikhaoui 88' (pen.) |
(Report) | 41', 90+4' 53' Gashi 86' Díaz |
Attendance: 16,302 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 6 December 2014 Round 18 | Luzern | 0 – 3 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 17:45 | Samuel 19' Delgado 55', 61'Embolo 90+3' |
(Report) | 16' Affolter 17' Jantscher |
Attendance: 11,830 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
Second half of season
| 8 February 2015 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zurich |
| 16:00 CET | Abrashi 31' Dabour 48'Bauer 56'Lang 74' |
Summary | Elneny 28' Gashi 69'Streller 72'Callà 81'González 84'Delgado 86' |
Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 14 February 2015 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 17:45 CET | Vaclík 45+1' Gashi 68' |
(Report) | 6' Fernandes 45+1' (pen.) Pa Modou 56' Salatić 70' Lacroix 74' Akolo 78' 90' Perrier 86' Ziegler |
Attendance: 25,363 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 22 February 2015 Round 21 | Young Boys | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | Gerndt 10', 27' Lecjaks 16'Gajić 60'Vilotić 76'Hadergjonaj 84'Hoarau 24' 92' |
(Report) | 15' González 41' Safari 71' 88' Gashi 90' Traoré 91' Streller |
Attendance: 17,420 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 28 February 2015 Round 22 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | 23' F. Frei 48' 41'Suchý 80' |
(Report) | 42' Neumayr |
Attendance: 25,304 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 7 March 2015 Round 23 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Xhaka 41' Gashi 58' 45+1'Streller 52' |
(Report) | 40' Ferreira |
Attendance: 26.354 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 15 March 2015 Round 24 | St. Gallen | 2 – 2 | Basel | AFG Arena, St. Gallen |
| 16:00 | Sikorski 16' Mutsch 17'Tréand 42'Janjatović 69' |
(Report) | 9' Delgado 34' Callà 66' Traoré 69' Xhaka 74' Embolo 89' Streller |
Attendance: 17,457 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 21 March 2015 Round 25 | Luzern | 1 – 4 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 17:45 | Omlin 48' Bozanic 48'Puljić 52' Lustenberger 81' |
(Report) | 31' Xhaka 32' 49' Gashi 47' (pen.) Delgado 81' P. Degen 87' Callà |
Attendance: 13,002 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 4 April 2015 Round 26 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Delgado 6' (pen.), 36' Streller 16', 33'Gashi 22', 63'Samuel 70'Hamoudi 79' |
(Report) | 27' Lüscher 71' Andrist |
Attendance: 26,979 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 12 April 2015 Round 27 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Zurich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Gashi 44' 24' Streller 44'Embolo 45+1', 47', 78' Djimsiti 88' |
(Report) | 27' Kajević 32' Gavranović 38' Davide Chiumiento 44' Rikan 70' Kecojević 71' 8' Etoundi |
Attendance: 32,042 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 18 April 2015 Round 28 | Sion | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 17:45 | Kouassi 34' Zverotić 80'Ziegler 86' |
(Report) | 28' Schär 34' Embolo 68' Callà 71' F. Frei 73' Suchý 81' González |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 26 April 2015 Round 29 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 13:45 | Suchý 25' Delgado 37' |
(Report) | 1' Lezcano 32' Schneuwly 36' Thiesson 83' Lustenberger |
Attendance: 28,897 Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 29 April 2015 Round 30 | Vaduz | 1 – 3 | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| 19:45 | Muntwiler 34' Sara 46'Pak 66' |
(Report) | 30' Streller 45+1' (pen.) González 82' Zuffi |
Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 2 May 2015 Round 31 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Elneny 55' Callà 34' 59' |
(Report) | 45+1' Ravet 1' Gülen |
Attendance: 28,852 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 10 May 2015 Round 32 | Zurich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zurich |
| 16:00 | Rikan 28' Nef 77'Kecojević 86' |
(Report) | 42' Callà 90+2' Suchý |
Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 17 May 2015 Round 33 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Xhaka 25' Suchý 45'Traoré 71' |
Summary | Lecjaks 15' von Bergen 37'Vitkieviez 90+1' |
Attendance: 34,231 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
| 20 May 2015 Round 34 | Aarau | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 20:30 | Mohamed Elneny 5' (o.g.) Djurić 49'Burki 71'Jaggy 89' |
Summary | Ajeti 42' Sameul 61'Embolo 62' |
Attendance: 4,551 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer |
| 25 May 2015 Round 35 | Thun | 2 – 2 | Basel | Arena Thun, Thun |
| 16:00 | Sadik 16', 86' Frontino 60' |
(Report) | Hamoudi 67' Gashi 73' (pen.)Kakitani 75'Huser 90' |
Attendance: 8,717 |
| 29 May 2015 Round 36 | Basel | 4 – 3 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | Streller 17' Samuel 85' 49'Schär 53'Zuffi 78'Al. Ajeti 87' |
FCB Report | 30' Mathys 38' 53' Aleksić 54' Aratore 75' Tréand |
Attendance: 33,403 Referee: Stephan Studer |
League table
Template:2014–15 Swiss Super League table
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 |
Last updated: 29 May 2015.
Source: Fussballdaten.de
Swiss Cup
| 23 August 2014 Round 1 | CS Italien (GE) | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stade des Arberes, Meyrin |
| 17:00 | Antonili 23' Blanco 82' |
(Report) Template:De icon | 7' Delgado, 30' Embolo, 53' F. Frei, 90+3' Gashi |
Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Nicolas Jancevski |
| 20 September 2014 Round 2 | Winterthur | 0 – 4 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 14:00 | Bengondo 15' Iapichino 71' |
(Report) | 32' 45' Elneny 36', 41', 67' Embolo 65' Díaz |
Attendance: 5,000 (sold out) Referee: Stephan Studer |
| 29 October 2014 Round 3 | Wohlen | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen |
| 19:30 | Brahimi 61' 15' |
(Report) | 11' Kakitani 41' Sio 90+1' 90+2' Embolo |
Attendance: 4,100 (sold out) Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) |
| 4 March 2015 Quarterfinal | FC Münsingen | 1 – 6 | Basel | Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen |
| 19:30 | Max Dreier 37' Antonius Dreier 40' Christian Plüss 81' |
(Report) | 6' Hamoudi 24', 43', 59' Kakitani 34' Embolo 41' Delgado 65' Samuel |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 8 April 2015 Semifinal | St. Gallen | 1 – 3 | FC Basel | AFG Arena, St. Gallen |
| 20:15 | Mutsch 34' Everton Bilher 39' 90+2' Dejan Janjatović 50'Čavušević 87'Stéphane Besle 89' |
(Report) | 14', 60' Gashi 18' Embolo 44' (o.g.) Mutsch 90+2' Callà |
Attendance: 16,690 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 7 June 2015 Final | FC Basel | 0 – 3 | FC Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 14:00 |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Template:2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group B
| 16 September 2014 Round 1 | Real Madrid  | 5 – 1 | Basel | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| 20:45 | Suchý 14' (o.g.) Bale 30'Ronaldo 31'Rodríguez 37'Benzema 79'Pepe 85' |
Report | 38' González 55' Elneny 60' Samuel 90+1' Xhaka |
Attendance: 65,364[25] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
| 1 October 2014 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 0 |  Liverpool | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Streller 52' Suchý 60' |
Report | 9' Sterling 54' Gerrard 71' Balotelli |
Attendance: 36,000[26] (sold out) Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 22 October 2014 Round 3 | Ludogorets Razgrad  | 1 – 0 | Basel | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia[A] |
| 20:45 | Moți 86' Minev 24' 90+2'Espinho 90+3' |
Report | 18' Serey Die 43' Xhaka 45+2' González 67' Embolo 85' F. Frei (C) 90+3' Schär |
Attendance: 29,150[27] Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
| 4 November 2014 Round 4 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Ludogorets Razgrad | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Embolo 34' González 42' 41'Gashi 59'Suchý 65' |
Report | 84' Marcelinho |
Attendance: 35,272[28] Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 26 November 2014 Round 5 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Real Madrid | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | P. Degen 44' Suchý 53'Schär 80' |
Report | 35' Ronaldo 43' Sergio Ramos 48' Coentrão |
Attendance: 36,000[29] (sold out) Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
| 9 December 2014 Round 6 | Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Basel | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 20:45 | Leiva 47' Marković 60'Lovren 66' Moreno 77'Gerrard 81' |
Report | 25' Frei 80' Schär |
Attendance: 43,290[30] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
- Notes
- ^ Ludogorets Razgrad play their home matches at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia instead of their regular stadium, Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 15 December 2014. The first legs of the knockout phase were played on 17, 18, 24 and 25 February, and the second legs played on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March 2015.
| 18 February 2015 First leg | Basel | 1 – 1 | Porto | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | González 11' F. Frei 22'Elneny 26'Samuel 46'Gashi 57'Suchý 62' |
Report | 29' Casemiro 36' Torres 51' Sandro 79' (pen.) 87' Danilo |
Attendance: 34,464[31] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
| 10 March 2015 Second leg | Porto | 4 – 0 | Basel | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
| 20:45 | Brahimi 14' Herrera 47'Casemiro 56'Aboubakar 76' |
Report | Attendance: 43,108[32] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
Porto won 5–1 on aggregate.
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