1993–94 FC Basel season
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| 1993–94 season | |
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| Chairman |  Peter Epting |
| Manager | Claude Andrey |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga B | Qualifying Phase 2nd |
| Nationalliga B/A | Promotion Phase 1st |
| Swiss Cup | Semifinal |
| Highest home attendance | 42,126 vs FC Zürich 30 April 1994 |
| Average home league attendance | 11,270[1] |
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1993–94 season was their anniversary 100th season since the club's foundation. Peter Epting was the club's chairman for the second period. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their relegation in the 1987–88 season this was their sixth season in the second tier of Swiss football.
Overview
Claude Andrey was appointed as trainer, following Friedel Rausch who stayed only for the previous season. After missing promotion during the last five seasons, the clubs repeated priority aim was to return to the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were assigned to the Nationalliga B West group.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Nationalliga B
Qualifying Phase
| 28 July 1993 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Old Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 31 July 1993 Round 2 | Bulle | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
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| 7 August 1993 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 14 August 1993 Round 4 | SR Delémont | 0 – 3 | Basel | La Blancherie, Delémont |
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| 19 August 1993 Round 5 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Urania Genève Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 21 August 1993 Round 6 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Fribourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 25 August 1993 Round 7 | Monthey | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade Philippe Pottier, Monthey |
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| 28 August 1993 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 1 September 1993 Round 9 | Etoile Carouge | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
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| 11 September 1993 Round 10 | Old Boys | 1 – 6 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
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| 25 September 1993 Round 11 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Bulle | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 2 October 1993 Round 12 | Grenchen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
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| 6 October 1993 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 2 | SR Delémont | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 16 October 1993 Round 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
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| 22 October 1993 Round 15 | Fribourg | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Universitaire, Freiburg |
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| 30 October 1993 Round 16 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Monthey | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 14 November 1993 Round 17 | Chênois | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
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| 21 November 1993 Round 18 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Etoile Carouge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Etoile Carouge | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 27 | Promotion round |
| 2 | Basel | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 25 | |
| 3 | Chênois | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 22 | Relegation group |
| 4 | Old Boys | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Monthey | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 18 | |
| 6 | Bulle | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Grenchen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 17 | |
| 8 | SR Delémont | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 17 | |
| 9 | Fribourg | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 13 | |
| 10 | Urania Genève Sport | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 58 | −47 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Promotion/Relegation Phase
| 20 February 1994 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Kriens | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Derkach  Berg Jeitziner 26' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 27 February 1994 Round 2 | St. Gallen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 14:30 | Koch Tiefenbach |
Cantaluppi Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Daniel Roduit |
| 5 March 1994 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Etoile Carouge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Meier |
Aresu Langers 59' Aguilar |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jürg Herrmann |
| 27 February 1994 Round 4 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Kägi Waas 15' |
Smajić 70' Zuffi |
Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Gottfried Friedrich |
| 20 March 1994 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Schaffhausen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Walker Zuffi 20'Jeitziner 22' (pen.)Smajić 62' (pen.) |
Bossi Peter Beer |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Francesco Bianchi |
| 26 March 1994 Round 6 | Xamax | 1 – 0 | Basel | La Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 17:30 | Adriano 68' |
Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Karl Strässle |
| 31 March 1994 Round 7 | Yverdon-Sports | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon |
| 20:00 | 67' Berg 86', 90' Zuffi |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Freddy Philippoz |
| 9 April 1994 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Yverdon-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Tabakovic Walker Smajić 26' |
Castro 89' Taillet 26' (o.g.) Jeitziner |
Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Daniel Roduit |
| 16 April 1994 Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner Kruse 41' (pen.)Zuffi 50', 78' |
Sutter Frank Negri 90' Piffaretti |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 23 April 1994 Round 10 | Schaffhausen | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
| 17:30 | Schilling Leu Zibert 78' |
33' Cantaluppi 49' Kruse 74', 83' Zuffi |
Attendance: 5,800 Referee: R. Müller |
| 30 April 1994 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Cantaluppi 11' |
81' Škoro |
Attendance: 42,125 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 3 May 1994 Round 12 | Etoile Carouge | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| 20:00 | Langers 67' |
74' Zuffi |
Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Stefan Kohli |
| 7 May 1994 Round 13 | Basel | 3 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Zuffi 39' Hertig 71', 85' |
Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Peter Kellenberger |
| 9 May 1994 Round 14 | Kriens | 0 – 1 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (Venue change) |
| 20:00 | Kälin Joller |
Smajić 77' Zuffi |
Attendance: 18,200 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
League table
Table group East
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Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB
The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions in Nationalliga A competed with the top two teams of both Nationalliga B groups in a NLA/NLB promotion/relegation round. The stage began on 20 February and was completed on 9 May 1994.
Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Basel | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 20 | Promoted to NLA 1994–95 |
| 2 | St. Gallen | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 20 | |
| 3 | Xamax | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 20 | Remain in NLA 1994–95 |
| 4 | Zürich | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 18 | |
| 5 | Kriens | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 12 | Relegated to NLB 1994–95 |
Source: rsssf.com
Swiss Cup
| 4 September 1993 2nd principal round | SC Zug | 0 – 10 | Basel | Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug |
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| 19 September 1993 Round of 64 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 6 November 1993 Round of 32 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 2 March 1994 Round of 16 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 23 March 1994 Quarterfinal | Basel | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Yverdon-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 4 April 1994 Semifinal | Basel | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 p) | Schaffhausen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
See also
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- 1993–94 at RSSSF
- ^ Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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