2007–08 FC Basel season

FC Basel

2007–08 season
Chairman	Mrs Gisela Oeri
Manager	Christian Gross
Swiss Super League	Champions
Swiss Cup	Winners
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Marco Streller (12) All: Marco Streller (17)
Highest home attendance	Swiss Super League 38,015 vs Young Boys (10 May 2008) UEFA Cup 16,360 vs Sporting CP (13 February 2008)
Lowest home attendance	Swiss Super League 17,845 vs Xamax (9 February 2008) UEFA Cup 9,203 vs Mattersburg (16 August 2007)

FC Basel started the 2007–08 season, the 115th season in their existence and 13th consecutive in the top flight of Swiss football, with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league teams as well as Austrian Bundesliga, German Bundesliga, Scottish Premier League and French Ligue 1 clubs. FCB were looking to win the Swiss championship title for the first time since 2005 and regain the cup title that they won the year before. They also had the opportunity to compete in the UEFA Cup.

Overview

At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Basel strengthened their team by signing Swiss internationalists Benjamin Huggel from Eintracht Frankfurt, Marco Streller from VfB Stuttgart and Alf Stewart on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Carlitos transferred from Benfica in for an estimated €1.5 million (CHF 1,610,000). Five young talents were brought up from the under-21 team. In the other direction, fans' favourites Ivan Rakitić transferred to Schalke 04 (for an estimated CHF 4,830,000) and Mladen Petrić joined Borussia Dortmund (for an estimated CHF 5,635,000). Influential defender Boris Smiljanić returned to his former club, Grasshoppers.

During the winter break, highly rated Switzerland U-21 defender Beg Ferati arrived at St. Jakob-Park from feeder club Concordia Basel on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He was joined by midfielder Marko Perović from Red Star Belgrade and veteran striker Vratislav Lokvenc, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg. Also during the winter break Felipe Caicedo transferred to Manchester City on a four-and-a-half year deal with a £5.2 million transfer fee (CHF 10 million), which made his sale one of the highest transfers in the history of the Swiss League.

The campaign

Domestic league

Basel's priority for the season was to win the league championship. The Swiss Super League season began on 22 July. Basel's first game was at home to FC Zürich which was won 1–0. In the fourth and sixth round of the championship, Basel suffered two defeats, against BSC Young Boys and Grasshopper Club, and slid down to the fourth position in the league table. It took them two months before they climbed back to the leading position. Basel stayed at the top of the table until virtually the end of the championship, slipping to second position twice, but they were strong enough to regain the lead. Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on the 10 May 2008 at St. Jakob-Park after a 2-0 win over their main title threats BSC Young Boys.

The championship decision was made in the last game of the season. Basel needed only a point from the match to win the Championship, however if Young Boys won then they would have become champions. This was exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005–06 season, then the final match was between Basel and Zürich then. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 and the resulting 2006 Basel hooligan incident seemed to spur FCB on. Basel took an early lead through Valentin Stocker and a second goal scored by Marco Streller just a few minutes later wrapped up the victory well before half time.

Domestic Cup

Basel's clear aim for the 2007–08 Swiss Cup was to retain the title that they had won the year before. Basel entered the competition in the round of 64 on 19 September 2007 and were paired away against FC Léchelles, whom they beat 9–0 . They then faced SC Binningen away from home on 20 October, winning 6–1. They then faced a much tougher test in the third round, Grasshoppers at the Letzigrund on 25 October, but nonetheless won 1–0. On 15 December, Stade Nyonnais travelled to St. Jakob-Park for the quarter-final; Basel won 2–0, with both goals coming from Eren Derdiyok. The semi-final saw Basel beat FC Thun 1–0 on 27 February. Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side AC Bellinzona 4–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 6 April. Derdiyok gave Basel the lead in the first half before Bellinzona equalised through Christian Pouga in the second. Daniel Majstorović restored the lead for Basel with a header and Swiss internationals Marco Streller and Benjamin Huggel scored one goal each to make the final scoreline 4–1 in Basel's favour.

Europe

Because Basel entered the 2007–08 UEFA Cup in the second qualifying round, with the goal to reach the group stage. Basel faced a tough opponent in the form of SV Mattersburg of Austria. Basel won the tie off with a 4–0 away win after a 2–1 victory at St. Jakob-Park. In the next round, Basel were drawn against Bosnian minnows FK Sarajevo in the first round, a tie that Basel won 8–1 on aggregate. Basel were then drawn into a group of death, Group D, alongside Brann, Dinamo Zagreb, Hamburger SV and Rennes, all of which were ranked within the top three of their respective leagues at the start of the stage.

Due to the fact that they had reached the group stage their aim was modified and was set as to remain in the competition over the winter break. Basel won their first UEFA Cup group game against Rennes at home 1–0 thanks to a Marco Streller header. Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo, who kept the game at 0–0 for 90 minutes. They then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park, where they won 1–0 through a Carlitos free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburg at the HSH Nordbank Arena, where they were fortunate to come away with a 1–1 draw. The goals courtesy of the two captains, Basel's Ivan Ergić and Hamburg's Ivica Olić. Basel then faced Sporting CP in the round of 32 after qualifying in second position in the group alongside first-placed Hamburg and third-placed Brann. Sporting CP finished third in their group in the UEFA Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup. The first leg took place on the 13 February in Lisbon, where first-choice goalkeeper Franco Costanzo suffered an injured and Basel lost 2–0. The second leg did not fare any better for Basel. Costanzo was still injured and Basel lost 3–0 on the 21 February in the home match, resulting in them being knocked out.

This rounded off a highly successful season for Basel as they conquered on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Next season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League.

Club

The Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Christian Gross
Assistant manager	Fritz Schmid
Fitness Coach	Thomas Grüter
Fitness Coach	Romain Crevoisier
Youth Team Coach	Patrick Rahmen
Youth Team Co-Coach	Sandro Kamber

Last updated: 17 May 2008
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Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Novartis

Home

Away

Source: Homepage FCB

Other information

Chairman	Mrs Gisela Oeri
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park (42,500 / 120x80 m)

Source: Homepage FCB

Players

First team squad

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	ARG	Franco Costanzo
3	DF	SUI	Ronny Hodel
4	DF	SUI	Michel Morganella
5	DF	SWE	Daniel Majstorović (vicecaptain)
6	DF	JPN	Kōji Nakata
8	MF	SUI	Benjamin Huggel
9	FW	ARG	César Carignano
9	MF	SRB	Marko Perović
10	FW	SUI	Marco Streller
11	MF	AUS	Scott Chipperfield
12	MF	SEN	Papa Malick Ba
14	MF	SUI	Valentin Stocker
15	MF	LIE	Franz Burgmeier
16	MF	SUI	Fabian Frei
17	DF	SUI	Patrik Baumann

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	GK	LBR	Louis Crayton
19	FW	CZE	Vratislav Lokvenc
20	MF	ECU	Felipe Caicedo
21	DF	FRA	François Marque
22	MF	SRB	Ivan Ergić (captain)
23	FW	BRA	Eduardo
24	MF	SUI	Cabral
25	GK	SUI	Jayson Leutwiler
(25)	GK	SUI	Riccardo Meili
28	DF	SUI	Beg Ferati
30	MF	POR	Carlitos
31	FW	SUI	Eren Derdiyok
32	DF	SUI	Reto Zanni (vicecaptain)
34	GK	SUI	Oliver Stöckli
37	MF	SUI	David Degen

Multiple Nationality

• 1 Franco Costanzo
• 5 Daniel Majstorović
• 9 Marko Perović
• 11 Scott Chipperfield
• 18 Louis Crayton
• 22 Ivan Ergić
• 24 Cabral
• 28 Beg Ferati
• 31 Eren Derdiyok

Transfers summer 2007

In

3	DF	SUI	Ronny Hodel (from Young Boys - for 483,000 SFr)
4	DF	SUI	Michel Morganella (from FC Basel II (U21))
8	MF	SUI	Benjamin Huggel (from Eintracht Frankfurt - for 805,000 SFr)
10	FW	SUI	Marco Streller (from Stuttgart - for 2,415,000 SFr)
14	MF	SUI	Valentin Stocker (from FC Basel II (U21))
16	MF	SUI	Fabian Frei (from FC Basel II (U21))
24	MF	SUI	Cabral (from Lausanne-Sport - free transfer)
25	GK	SUI	Jayson Leutwiler (from FC Basel II (U21))
30	MF	POR	Carlitos (from Benfica - for 1,610,000 SFr)
31	FW	SUI	Eren Derdiyok (from FC Basel II (U21))
9	FW	ARG	César Carignano (return from loan to América)

In on loan

7	MF	SUI	David Degen (loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach - Loan)
(25)	GK	SUI	Riccardo Meili (on loan from FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)

Out

—	MF	BIH	Damir Džombić (to Vaduz)
—	FW	BRA	Cristiano (to Willem II)
—	MF	AUS	Mile Sterjovski (to Gençlerbirliği - free transfer)
—	FW	CRO	Mladen Petrić (to Borussia Dortmund - 5,635,000 SFr)
—	MF	CRO	Ivan Rakitić (to Schalke 04 - for 4,830,000 SFr)
—	FW	RSA	Delron Buckley (returned to Borussia Dortmund after loan)
—	DF	SUI	Boris Smiljanić (to Grasshopper Club Zürich - 966,000 SFr)

Out on loan

(25)	GK	SUI	Yann Sommer (on loan to Vaduz)
29	MF	SUI	Simone Grippo (on loan to FC Concordia Basel)
(25)	GK	SUI	Jayson Leutwiler (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 18 July to 7 August)

Transfers winter 2007-08

In

9

MF

SRB

Marko Perović (from Red Star Belgrade)

In on loan

19	FW	CZE	Vratislav Lokvenc (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg from 14 February until 30 June 2008)
34	GK	SUI	Oliver Stöckli (on loan from FC Winterthur from 19 February until 30 June 2008)

Out

9	FW	ARG	César Carignano (released from contract)
20	MF	ARG	Caicedo (to Manchester City)
--	FW	SUI	Danijel Subotić (to Portsmouth F.C.)

Out on loan

17	DF	SUI	Patrik Baumann (on loan to FC Concordia Basel 1 January to 30 June)
15	MF	LIE	Franz Burgmeier (on loan to Thun 5 January to 30 June)

Results and fixtures

Friendly matches

Pre-season/First half of season friendlies

Basel v Wil

27 June 2007 Pre-season	Basel	2 – 0	Wil	San Gian, Celerina
	F. Frei 1' Stocker 32'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 600 Referee: Patrick Collet

Basel v Concordia Basel

30 June 2007 Pre-season	Basel	1 – 3	Concordia Basel
	Chipperfield 1'	Report (in German)	37' Fabio Kolling 38', 53' Sprunger	Attendance: 3,000

Basel v Red Bull Salzburg

3 July 2007 Uhrencup Round 1	Basel	3 – 1	Red Bull Salzburg	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
	F. Frei 21' Eduardo 71', 80'	Report (in German)	83' (pen.) Santos	Attendance: 2,754 Referee: Nicole Petignat

Basel v Celtic

5 July 2007 Uhrencup Round 2	Basel	0 – 1	Celtic	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
		Report (in German)	42' Miller	Attendance: 8,612 (sold out) Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Luzern

7 July 2007 Pre-season	Basel	1 – 1	Luzern	Seefeld, Horw
	Eduardo 82'	Report (in German)	54' Lustrinelli	Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v RC Lens

11 July 2007 Pre-season	Basel	1 – 2	RC Lens	Stampfi, Rothrist
	Derdiyok 20'	Report (in German)	31' Monterrubio 49' Sablé	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nicole Petignat

Basel v Werder Bremen

14 July 2007 Pre-season	Basel	2 – 0	Werder Bremen	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Liechtenstein
	Huggel 27' F. Frei 29'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Nicole Petignat

SC Dornach v Basel

11 September 2007 Friendly	SC Dornach	1 – 5	Basel	Gigersloch, Dornach
	Dario Di Giovine 66'	(Report) (in German)	3', 12' Carlitos 25' (pen.) Ergić 27' Chipperfield 83' Halimi	Attendance: 500 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

FC Rothrist v Basel

16 October 2007 Friendly	FC Rothrist	0 – 11	Basel	Sportplatz Stampfi
		Report	14', 31' Eduardo 16' Ergić 22' Nakata 24', 45' Caicedo 37' (o.g.) Della Porta 48' (o.g.) Mijatovic 67' F. Frei 81' Carlitos 86' Ivo Pedro	Attendance: 380 Referee: Sascha Amhof

FC Solothurn v Basel

20 November 2007 Friendly	FC Solothurn	1 – 5	Basel	Stadion FC Solothurn
	Hasler 56'	Report	25', 80' Carlitos 50' Ergić 69' 54' F. Frei	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Daniel Käser

Winter break/Second half of season friendlies

Basel v FC Solothurn

12 January 2008 Winter break friendly	Basel	6 – 0	FC Solothurn	Schützenmatte, Basel
	Eduardo 8' D. Degen 25', 26', 43' Caicedo 29' Derdiyok 87'	Report		Attendance: 650 Referee: M. Schneider

VfL Bochum v Basel

17 January 2008 Winter break friendly	VfL Bochum	2 – 2	Basel	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
	Šesták 8' Mięciel 70'	Report (in German)	50' Derdiyok 90+1' (pen.) Majstorović	Attendance: 250 Referee: Sanchez Canovas Edward (Alicante)

1899 Hoffenheim v Basel

20 January 2008 Winter break friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	3 – 2	Basel	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
	Teber 4' Carlos Eduardo 22' (pen.) Obasi 40'	Report (in German)	35' Marque 71' (pen.) D. Degen	Attendance: 100 Referee: Lopez Martinez (Murcia)

Wisła Kraków v Basel

22 January 2008 Winter break friendly	Wisła Kraków	2 – 1	Basel	Stadium Campoamor , Alicante
	Brożek 28' Zienzczuk 49'	Report (in German)	63.' (o.g.) Díaz	Attendance: 50 Referee: Canovas Edward (Alcante)

Schalke 04 v Basel

25 January 2008 Winter break friendly	Schalke 04	1 – 0	Basel	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
	Asamoah 44'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 39,158 Referee: Dirk Margenberg (Wermelskirchen)

Basel v Yverdon-Sport

29 January 2008 Winter break friendly	Basel	1 – 0	Yverdon-Sport	Schützenmatte, Basel
	Caicedo 81'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Basel v Sochaux

12 March 2008 Friendly	Basel	1 – 3	Sochaux	Espace 2000, Bartenheim
	D. Degen 53' Lokvenc  76'	Report	34' Traoré 64' Dramé  67' Sène 84' Pancrate	Attendance: 150 Referee: Fatih Kiligoglu (Strasbourg)

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2007–08 Swiss Super League

First half of season

Basel v Zürich

22 July 2007 Round 1	Basel	1 – 0	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Streller 69' Burgmeier  88'	(Report) (in German)	26' Rochat  90+1' Tico	Attendance: 27,680 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

St. Gallen v Basel

25 July 2007 Round 2	St. Gallen	0 – 3	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
	Gelabert  59'  78' Marazzi  61'	Report (in German)	16' Chipperfield 26', 45' Derdiyok  40' Marque  49' Ba  51' Majstorović	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel v Aarau

28 July 2007 Round 3	Basel	1 – 1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Zanni  47' Chipperfield 64'	Report	45' Rogério  88' Mesbah	Attendance: 20,841 Referee: Bruno Grossen

BSC Young Boys v Basel

5 August 2007 Round 4	BSC Young Boys	5 – 1	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	João Paulo 2', 57' Schneuwly  11' Raimondi 17' Frimpong 71', 75'	(Report) (in German)	12' Nakata  19' Zanni  34' Majstorović  80' Costanzo 87' Chipperfield	Attendance: 25,020 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Basel v Sion

11 August 2007 Round 5	Basel	3 – 2	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Majstorović 28' Eduardo 39' Carlitos  83' Ergić 90+1'	Report	44' Reset  54' Obradović 69' Vanczák  75' M'Futi 84' Chedli	Attendance: 23,583 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Grasshopper Club v Basel

19 August 2007 Round 6	Grasshopper Club	2 – 0	Basel	Hardturm, Zurich
	Touré 25' Smiljanić  45' Eduardo 63',  68'	(Report) (in German)	63' Zanni  66' Majstorović  81' Huggel	Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Luzern v Basel

25 August 2007 Round 7	Luzern	2 – 4	Basel	Stadion Allmend Luzern
	Lustrinelli 13',  18' Cantaluppi 31'	Report(in German)	22' (pen.) Majstorović 27' Streller 56', 63' Chipperfield  73' Morganella	Attendance: 10,287 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Basel v Thun

2 September 2007 Round 8	Basel	2 – 1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Caicedo 44' Chipperfield  75', 90+1'	(Report)(in German)	70' Faye  73' Glarner	Attendance: 22,119 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

Xamax v Basel

23 September 2007 Round 9	Xamax	0 – 3	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Everson  74' Rak  74'	Report(in German)	10' Zanni 20' Carlitos 76' Ergić 90+3' (pen.),  63' Huggel	Attendance: 11,997 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Zurich v Basel

26 September 2007 Round 10	Zurich	2 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
	Chikhaoui 62' Raffael  75' Hassli 90+2'	Report(in German)	33' D. Degen  60' Huggel 67' Eduardo 77' Streller  88' Majstorović	Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Basel v St. Gallen

30 September 2007 Round 11	Basel	3 – 0	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Streller 2', 65' Caicedo  75', 75'	(Report)(in German)	20' Garat  21' Muntwiler  27'  52' Longo  71' Fernando	Attendance: 23,491 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Aarau v Basel

7 October 2007 Round 12	Aarau	0 – 3	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
		Report(in German)	17' Nakata 37' Eduardo 41' Streller  42' Majstorović	Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel v BSC Young Boys

28 October 2007 Round 13	Basel	4 – 0	BSC Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Majstorović 17' (pen.) Caicedo  30' Streller 24' Chipperfield 52' Carlitos 74'	(Report)(in German)	26'  31' Varela  45' Regazzoni  46' Zayatte  84' João Paulo	Attendance: 24,720 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Sion v Basel

31 October 2007 Round 14	Sion	1 – 1	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
	Galindo  55' Saborío 57' Obradović  66' Alioui  69'	Report(in German)	43' Streller  46' Caicedo  57' Eduardo  84' Costanzo	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Nicole Petignat

Basel v Grasshopper Club

3 November 2007 Round 15	Basel	2 – 0	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Majstorović 25' Marque  30' D. Degen  44' Caicedo 90+2'	(Report)	24' Feltscher  40' Bobadilla  87' Smiljanić	Attendance: 24.851 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Luzern

11 November 2007 Round 16	Basel	3 – 2	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Streller 3' Caicedo 15' Majstorović  44' D. Degen 56'	(Report)	27'  81' Marić 49' Wiss 62' Tchouga	Attendance: 21,575 Referee: René Rogalla

Thun v Basel

2 December 2007 Round 17	Thun	0 – 2	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
	Lüthi  59'	(Report) (in German)	27' Eduardo 74' Carlitos	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Basel v Xamax

9 December 2007 Round 18	Basel	0 – 1	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Ba  28' Huggel  36' Nakata  58' Carlitos  72'	(Report)	32' Everson  40' Jenny 65' (pen.) Rossi	Attendance: 22,022 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Second half of season

BSC Young Boys v Basel

3 February 2008 Round 19	BSC Young Boys	2 – 0	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
	Baykal  15' Häberli 48' Hochstrasser  69' H. Yakin  68', 78' (pen.) Doubai  75' Hodel  90+2'	(Report) (in German)	75'  79' Majstorović	Attendance: 19,768 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Basel v Xamax

9 February 2008 Round 20	Basel	3 – 0	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Carlitos 9' Zanni  19' Huggel 74' Marque  77' Quennoz  45'  93' Perović 94'	(Report)	77' Rossi  79' Zuberbühler	Attendance: 17,845 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Zurich v Basel

17 February 2008 Round 21	Zurich	1 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
	Stucki  29' Tihinen  45' Chikhaoui  38', 90+1' (pen.) Abdi  78'  90+2'	Report(in German)	41',  37' Derdiyok  64' Perović  84' Carlitos  94' Huggel	Attendance: 14,100 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Basel v Aarau

24 February 2008 Round 22	Basel	2 – 1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Majstorović 14' (pen.) Eduardo  49' Perović  65' Carlitos 71' Crayton  83'	Report	13' Christ 27' Page  88' Mutsch	Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Thun v Basel

2 March 2008 Round 23	Thun	1 – 3	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
16:00	Burgmeier  27' Zakrzewski 58'	(Report) (in German)	66', 79', 88' Derdiyok	Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v St. Gallen

9 March 2008 Round 24	Basel	2 – 1	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Eduardo 16' Marque  18' Carlitos  13', 48' Hodel  77'	(Report)(in German)	7' Muntwiler  53' Gelabert 64' Schneider	Attendance: 23,491 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Sion v Basel

16 March 2008 Round 25	Sion	4 – 2	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
	Domínguez 11', 66' M'Futi  17' Saborío 44' Reset 82'	Report(in German)	27' Eduardo 53'  63' Stocker	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: René Rogalla

Basel v Grasshopper Club

19 March 2008 Round 26	Basel	2 – 1	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Ergić 25' Eduardo 36' Ba  30'	(Report)	19' Feltscher  42' Jakupović 67' Cabanas  82' Colina	Attendance: 22,019 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Basel v Luzern

22 March 2008 Round 27	Basel	1 – 0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Majstorović 45' (pen.) Costanzo  94'	(Report)	75' Diarra	Attendance: 20,331 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

Luzern v Basel

29 March 2008 Round 28	Luzern	1 – 0	Basel	Stadion Allmend Luzern
	Lustrinelli 62'	Report(in German)	24' Stocker  79' Zanni	Attendance: 11,623 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Grasshopper Club v Basel

2 April 2008 Round 29	Grasshopper Club	1 – 1	Basel	Hardturm, Zurich
	Bobadilla  79' 91'	(Report) (in German)	60' Majstorović  64' Marque 70' Derdiyok  89' Huggel  92' Streller	Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel v Sion

13 April 2008 Round 30	Basel	1 – 1	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Eduardo 6' Marque  27' Streller  31' Huggel  74'	Report	28' Brellier  52' Nwaneri  62' Kali 68' Saborío  89' Sarni	Attendance: 23,113 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik (Austria)

St. Gallen v Basel

16 April 2008 Round 31	St. Gallen	1 – 4	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
	Aquirre 32' (pen.) Callà  54' Koubský  59' Zé Vítor  62'	Report (in German)	10' Carlitos 37' Majstorović 43',  39' D. Degen  77' Derdiyok 90' Perović	Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Basel v Thun

19 April 2008 Round 32	Basel	3 – 1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Ergić 10' Majstorović 17' (pen.) Perović  67' D. Degen  66', 77'	(Report)(in German)	16' Stulz  27' Andrist 38' (pen.) Scarione	Attendance: 19,437 Referee: Stephan Studer

Aarau v Basel

26 April 2008 Round 33	Aarau	2 – 2	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
17:45	Rogério 50' Sermeter 64' (pen.)	Report(in German)	19' Streller  63' Costanzo 70' Ergić	Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel v Zürich

2 May 2008 Round 34	Basel	4 – 0	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Streller 16' Stocker 21' Majstorović 50' (pen.),  54' Huggel  44', 78'	(Report) (in German)	19' Stahel  38' Tico  46' Rochat  53' Abdi	Attendance: 29,098 Referee: Sascha Kever

Xamax v Basel

6 May 2008 Round 35	Xamax	2 – 2	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:45	Rossi 20',  22' El Haimour  23' Nuzzolo  38' Coly 52' Rak  76'	Report(in German)	10' Ba  70' Zanni 72',  72' Majstorović 90+1' Ergić	Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Stephan Studer

Basel v BSC Young Boys

10 May 2008 Round 36	Basel	2 – 0	BSC Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Stocker 19',  32' Streller  16', 23'	(Report) (in German)	19' Ghezal  60' Schwegler  81' Regazzoni  82' Zayatte  83' Hochstrasser	Attendance: 38,015 Referee: Massimo Busacca

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	36	22	8	6	73	39	+34	74	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Young Boys	36	21	7	8	82	49	+33	70	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Zürich	36	15	11	10	58	43	+15	56
4	Grasshopper	36	15	9	12	57	49	+8	54	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5	Aarau	36	11	14	11	47	48	−1	47

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Season progression chart

2007–08 Swiss Cup

for main article, see 2007–08 Swiss Cup

FC Léchelles v Basel

16 September 2007 Round 1	FC Léchelles	0 – 9	Basel	Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg
		(Report) (in German)	7', 64' Carlitos 21', 62' Chipperfield 32' Ergić 57' D. Degen 66', 69' Eduardo 75' Nakata	Attendance: 3,549 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

SC Binningen v Basel

20 October 2007 Round 2	SC Binningen	1 – 6	Basel	Spiegelfeld, Binningen
	Tobias Fumagalli 35'	(Report) (in German)	7', 47' Ergić 23' Eduardo 39' Carlitos 72' D. Degen 82' Huggel	Attendance: 6,450 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Grasshopper Club v Basel

25 November 2007 Round 3	Grasshopper Club	0 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
	Rinaldo  19'	(Report) (in German)	2' Zanni  56' D. Degen  58' Streller  65' Eduardo  66' Carlitos 90' (pen.) Majstorović	Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel v Stade Nyonnais

15 December 2007 Quarterfinal	Basel	2 – 0	Stade Nyonnais	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Derdiyok 53', 90' Carlitos  83'	(Report)	39' Germanier  52' Roux	Attendance: 8,430 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Thun

27 February 2008 Semifinal	Basel	1 – 0	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Lokvenc 12' D. Degen  91'	(Report)(in German)	22' Zakrzewski  33' Gavatorta  73' Burgmeier	Attendance: 10,759 Referee: René Rogalla

AC Bellinzona v Basel

6 April 2008 Final	AC Bellinzona	1 – 4	Basel	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Carbone  20' Pouga 58'	(Report)(in German)	30' Derdiyok 62' Marque Majstorović 64' Streller 66' Huggel	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

2007–08 UEFA Cup

For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Second qualifying round

For more information, see 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

Basel v SV Mattersburg

16 August 2007 First leg	Basel	2 – 1	SV Mattersburg	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15 CET	Ergić 23' Caicedo 53'	Report	20' (o.g.) Nakata	Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson

SV Mattersburg v Basel

30 August 2007 Second leg	SV Mattersburg	0 – 4	Basel	Pappelstadion, Mattersburg
18:15 CET		Report	22' Caicedo 36' Ergić 41' Streller 53' Carlitos	Referee: Selçuk Dereli

Basel win 6-1 on aggregate

First round

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round

Sarajevo v Basel

20 September 2007 1st Leg	Sarajevo	1 – 2	Basel	Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
	Milošević 90+3'		11' Carlitos 63' Ergić	Referee: Romans Lajuks

Basel v Sarajevo

4 October 2007 2nd leg	Basel	6 – 0	Sarajevo	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
	Carlitos 8', 9' Streller 19', 29' Huggel 75' Caicedo 90+1'	(Report) (in German)	21' Bučan  66' Kurto	Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Gomes

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group D

Group D

Basel v Rennes

25 October 2007 Round 1	Basel	1 – 0	Rennes	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Streller 55'	(Report)		Attendance: 11,407 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Dinamo Zagreb v Basel

8 November 2007 Round 2	Dinamo Zagreb	0 – 0	Basel	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
20:15		(Report)		Attendance: 22,345 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Basel v Brann

5 December 2007 Round 4	Basel	1 – 0	Brann	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Carlitos 40'	(Report)		Attendance: 13,731 Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Hamburger SV v Basel

20 December 2007 Round 5	Hamburger SV	1 – 1	Basel	HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
20:45	Kompany 31' Olić 73'	(Report)	20'  49' Zanni  43' Huggel 58' Ergić  88' Costanzo	Attendance: 48,917 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HSV	BAS	BRA	DZ	REN
1	Hamburg	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	—	—	3–0
2	Basel	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8			—	—	1–0	—	1–0
3	Brann	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4			0–1	—	—	2–1	—
4	Dinamo Zagreb	4	0	2	2	2	5	−3	2			0–2	0–0	—	—	—
5	Rennes	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4	2			—	—	1–1	1–1	—

Source:

Knockout stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Sporting CP v Basel

13 February 2008 1st Leg	Sporting CP	2 – 0	Basel	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:45	Vukčević 8', 58'	(Report)	29' Carlitos	Attendance: 16,639 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Basel v Sporting CP

21 February 2008 2nd Leg	Basel	0 – 3	Sporting CP	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:00		(Report)	Pereirinha 2' Liédson 41', 51'  80' Abel	Attendance: 16,360 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)

Sporting won 5–0 on aggregate.

Overall

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

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Swiss Super League	—	Winner	22 July 2007	10 May 2008
Swiss Cup	Round of 64	Winner	16 September 2007	6 April 2008
UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Round of 32	16 August 2007	21 February 2008

Source: Competitions

Statistics

Total goalscorers

Updated to games played 10 May 2008

All Game Scorer	Goals
Marco Streller	17
Carlitos	15
Ivan Ergić	13
Daniel Majstorović	12
Eduardo	11
Eren Derdiyok	10
Scott Chipperfield	9
Felipe Caicedo	7
Benjamin Huggel	6
David Degen	5
Valentin Stocker	3
Marko Perović	2
Kōji Nakata	2
Vratislav Lokvenc	1
Total goals scored	113

Swiss Super League goalscorers/assists

Updated to games played 10 May 2008

League Scorer	Goals
Marco Streller	12
Daniel Majstorović	10
Eduardo	8
Eren Derdiyok	7
Scott Chipperfield	7
Carlitos	7
Ivan Ergić	6
Felipe Caicedo	4
Valentin Stocker	3
David Degen	3
Benjamin Huggel	3
Marko Perović	2
Kōji Nakata	1
Total goals scored	73

Name	League Assists
Ivan Ergić	12
Carlitos	11
Marco Streller	7
David Degen	7
Eren Derdiyok	5
Scott Chipperfield	5
Felipe Caicedo	3
Eduardo	3
Valentin Stocker	2
Benjamin Huggel	2
Reto Zanni	2
Daniel Majstorović	1
Cabral	1
Marko Perović	1
Vratislav Lokvenc	1
Total Assist Made	63

Swiss Cup goalscorers

Updated to games played 6 April 2008

Cup Scorer	Goals
Eduardo	3
Eren Derdiyok	3
Carlitos	3
Ivan Ergić	3
Daniel Majstorović	2
Scott Chipperfield	2
David Degen	2
Benjamin Huggel	2
Marco Streller	1
Kōji Nakata	1
Vratislav Lokvenc	1
Total goals scored	23

European goalscorers

Updated to games played 21 February 2008

European Scorer	Goals
Carlitos	5
Marco Streller	4
Ivan Ergić	4
Felipe Caicedo	3
Benjamin Huggel	1
Total goals scored	17

Honours and awards

• Swiss League Champions 2007-08
• Swiss Cup Champions 2007-08
• Swiss Youngster of the Year 2007/08 - Eren Derdiyok
• Swiss Coach of the Year 2007/08 - Christian Gross

External links

• Official site
• football.ch