1998–99 FC Basel season
| 1998–99 season | |
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| Chairman |  René C. Jäggi |
| Manager | Guy Mathez (until 14 May 1999) Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel (until 13 Dezember 1998) Stadion Schützenmatte (from 7 March 1999) |
| Nationalliga A | Qualifying Phase 6th |
| Nationalliga A | Champions Group 5th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mario Frick (10) All: Mario Frick (11) |
| Average home league attendance | 9,870[1] |
The 1998–99 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 105th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their fifth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the third year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium until 13 Dezember 1998. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built.
Overview
Guy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the new trainer at the start of the season, but on 14 May 1999 he was sacked and was replaced by Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season.
The club made many new signings as the season started, these included Mario Cantaluppi who returned from Servette. Also from Servette came the Romanian international Dan Potocianu and, on loan, the youngster Carlos Varela. Aleksandr Rytchkov was signed from 1. FC Köln and Philippe Cravero signed in from lower classed Etoile Carouge. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara and the young Brazilian Abedi were signed in from Sion. Huggel was brought in from team FC Arlesheim.
In the other direction Adrian Knup and Jürgen Hartmann both ended their football careers and Dario Zuffi returned to his home club Winterthur. Jan Berger moved to Aarau and youngster Alexander Frei was loaned to Thun. Fabinho Santos returned home to Joinville in Brazil.
The Campaign
- Domestic League
The club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. The season started fairly well, with five victories and three draws in the first ten rounds. Seven defeats in the next nine rounds let the team slip into the bottom areas of the table. But they were able to qualify for Champions Group in the second half of the season. With an average second half of the season, Basel managed to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.
- Domestic Cup
All eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against lower classed Stade Nyonnais, Basel's cup season came to an abrupt end, because they were unable to pass this hurdle, losing the match on penalties.
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July 1998 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
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Results
Nationalliga A
Qualifying Phase
| 18 July 1998 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Disseris  4'Ceccaroni  24' |
Report | 22' Tholot 61' Eydelie 77' Lipawsky |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 21 July 1998 Round 2 | Aarau | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 19:30 | Aleksandrov  8', 51', 65'Ivanov 21'Heldmann 70'Zitola 87' |
Report | 12' Pérez |
Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 25 July 1998 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Tschopp 3' Rytchkov 44' 25'Sahin 45'Reimann 64' |
Report | 30' Castillo 64' (pen.) 27' Sant'Anna 82' Di Jorio |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 1 August 1998 Round 4 | Servette | 3 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 17:30 | Juárez 9' Rey 59' 13' (pen.), 19', 23'Fournier 31' |
Report | 35' Reimann 68' Kreuzer 84' Abedi |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Roberto Ferrari |
| 9 August 1998 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:15 | Kondé 69' Tschopp 75' |
Report | 60' Moser 82' Wyss |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 15 August 1998 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Ouattara 64' (pen.) Tschopp 82'Kreuzer 90+2'Pérez 90+5' |
Report | 2' Njanka 23' Wittl 58' Rueda 59' Zambaz |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 23 August 1998 Round 7 | St. Gallen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 16:15 | Hellinga 22' Vurens 33' |
Report | 40' Kreuzer 43' Kondé 70' Rytchkov 72' Veiga 75' Tschopp 90+3' Reimann |
Attendance: 9,700 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 29 August 1998 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Ouattara 9' Rytchkov 15'Cravero 20'Pérez 90+1' |
Report | 20' Vogel 29' Tararache 51' Nkufo 62' Magnin 70' de Napoli |
Attendance: 26,600 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 8 September 1998 Round 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:30 | Celestini 24' Piffaretti 34' |
Report | 12', 69' 50' Rytchkov 18'  58' Kondé 40' Reimann 61' Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 12 September 1998 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Ouattara 24' Frick 57'Barberis 77' |
Report | 21' Pintul 33' Baumann 40' 50' Bekirovski 75' Kehrli |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 19 September 1998 Round 11 | Lugano | 5 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 19:30 | Gaspoz 18' Wegmann 30'Orlando 38'Giménez 49', 58'Giallanza 87' (pen.) |
Summary | 74' Rytchkov |
Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Marcus Nobs |
| 27 September 1998 Round 12 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 16:15 | Bertone 13' Benson 24'Tholot 40' 37'Allenspach 86' |
Summary | 49' Kondé |
Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 4 October 1998 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:15 | Ouattara 50' Abedi 69' |
Summary | 55' Markovic |
Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| 16 October 1998 Round 14 | Zürich | 1 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:30 | Fischer 26' Sant'Anna 29'Chassot 58' |
Summary | 10' Cravero 27' Tschopp 45' Frick 59' Ouattara 77' Calapes |
Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 25 October 1998 Round 15 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:15 | Rytchkov 56' Tschopp 87' |
Summary | 9', 45' Durix 63' Juarez 79' Varela |
Attendance: 9,800 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 31 October 1998 Round 16 | Luzern | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 17:30 | Izzo 5' Koch 28', 53'Brunner 60'van Eck 71'Moser 75' |
Summary | 11' Huber 19' Frick |
Attendance: 7,960 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 7 November 1998 Round 17 | Xamax | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 17:30 | N'Diaye 36' 8' Rueda 42'Njanka 44'Isabella 90'N'Do 90+2' |
Summary | 25' 39' 42' Frick 52' Tschopp |
Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 17 November 1998 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:15 | Tschopp 8' Reimann 16'Sahin 21'Argemiro Veiga 68' |
Summary | 31' Zellweger 35' Zinna |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto Ferrari |
| 21 November 1998 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 17:30 | Tikva 47' Tararache 73'Türkyilmaz 80'Mazzarelli 90' |
Summary | 73' Ceccaroni 88' Pérez |
Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 28 November 1998 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Frick 3' Rytchkov 49'Reimann 61' Barberis 67'Ceccaroni 73' |
Summary | 13' Iglesias 31' 62' Pantelić 73' Thurre |
Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 6 December 1998 Round 21 | Young Boys | 1 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Streun 67' Sawu 69' |
Summary | 6' Rytchkov 28' Kreuzer 30' Veiga 46' Smajić 57' Tschopp |
Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 13 December 1998 Round 22 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:15 | Cravero 12' Tschopp 45' (pen.) |
Summary | 43' Hürzeler 44' Tejeda 72', 79' 19' Wegmann 80' Lombardo |
Attendance: 34,745 Referee: Reto Rutz |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 38 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 5 | Xamax | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 | Basel | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Luzern | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Relegation group NLB/1. Liga
The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Baden | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 11 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Thun | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Stade Nyonnais | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 11 | 35 | |
| 4 | Kriens | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 17 | 35 | |
| 5 | Schaffhausen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 18 | 32 | |
| 6 | Solothurn | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 9 | 30 | |
| 7 | Locarno | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 | 26 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | Chiasso | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 8 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
Champions Group
| 28 February 1999 Round 1 | Luzern | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 16:15 | Stepanović 21' Koch 73'Knez 71' 83' |
Summary | 33' 29' Abedi 49' Barberis 89' Frick |
Attendance: 7,930 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 7 March 1999 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Xamax | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Cravero 5' Abedi 36'Kreuzer 38'Barberis 46' |
Summary | 26' Simo 53' Njanka |
Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 13 March 1999 Round 3 | Servette | 2 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 19:30 | Wolf 34' Rey 38' |
Summary | 20' Henry 60' Varela 61' Ceccaroni 71' Fabinho |
Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 21 March 1999 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Cravero 8' Varela 29'Pérez 51' (pen.)Calapes 52'Cantaluppi 62' |
Summary | 24' 45' Di Jorio 58' Wiederkehr |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 5 April 1999 Round 5 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:15 | de Napoli 5', 6', 52' Comisetti 57'Tikva 11' |
Summary | 58' Barberis 59' Fabinho 79' Varela 90+1' Frick |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 10 April 1999 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 19:30 | Calapes 36' Frick 60' |
Summary | 6' Thurre 12' Gerber 54' (o.g.) Kreuzer 73' Puce 83' Hänzi |
Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Dieter Schoch |
| 18 April 1999 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 3 | St. Gallen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:15 | Frick 56' Cantaluppi 58' (pen.)Henry 64'Kreuzer 79'Barberis 90+4' |
Summary | 30' Thüler 42' Hellinga 45' Contini 60' Tsawa 70' Müller 90' Gil 90+5' Jairo |
Attendance: 4,057 Referee: Claude Détruche |
| 25 April 1999 Round 8 | St. Gallen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 16:00 | Pinelli 23' Damasio 72' |
Summary | 13' Cantaluppi 44' Potocianu 75' Frick 81' Cravero 90+2' Pérez 90+2' Varela |
Attendance: 7,800 Referee: André Daina |
| 1 May 1999 Round 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 3 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:30 | Puce 13' Barberis 31' (o.g.)Gerber 67' |
Summary | 40' Varela 53' Cantaluppi 89' Tschopp |
Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Roland Beck |
| 8 May 1999 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 19:30 | Rytchkov 1' Potocianu 26'Kreuzer 44'Fabinho 54'Tschopp 90' 90' |
Summary | 17' Haas 17' Smiljanić 20' Tararache 87' Müller |
Attendance: 5,460 Referee: Dominique Tavel |
| 16 May 1999 Round 11 | Zürich | 2 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:15 | 45' Sant'Anna 78' Castillo 83' Bartlett 90+3' Jamarauli |
Summary | 13' 61' Cantaluppi 29' Rytchkov 34' Frick 45' Potocianu 80' Sahin |
Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 22 May 1999 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Servette | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 19:30 | Potocianu 13' Sahin 41'Varela 50'Rytchkov 57' |
Summary | 31' Barea 86' Rey 90' Vurens |
Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 30 May 1999 Round 13 | Xamax | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 16:15 | Isabella 16' N'Diaye 37' |
Summary | 22' 90+3' Potocianu 39' Ceccaroni 54' Fabinho |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 2 June 1999 Round 14 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Luzern | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 20:15 | Cantaluppi 60' |
Summary | 39' Stepanović |
Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Roberto Ferrari |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | 45 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Zürich | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 19 | 42 | qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Basel | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 14 | 33 | qualified for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Xamax | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 16 | 28 | qualified for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Luzern | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 14 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
Results
Relegation group NLB/1. Liga
The last eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the relegation group against relegation to the 1. Liga. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Baden | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 11 | 36 | Remain in NLB |
| 2 | Thun | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Stade Nyonnais | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 11 | 35 | |
| 4 | Kriens | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 17 | 35 | |
| 5 | Schaffhausen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 18 | 32 | |
| 6 | Solothurn | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 9 | 30 | |
| 7 | Locarno | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 14 | 26 | Relegated to 1. Liga |
| 8 | Chiasso | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 8 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification.
Swiss Cup
| 21 February 1999 Round of 32 | Stade Nyonnais | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Basel | Colovray, Nyon |
| 14:30 | Oliveira 10' Margarini 37'Ceccaroni 44' (o.g.)Aubert 52'Bridi 62' |
Summary | 22' (o.g.) Poulard 34' Ceccaroni 67' Frick |
Attendance: 622 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider |
| Penalties | ||||
Vernaz  Carrasco  Ostermann Martin De Siebenthal |
Frick Cravero Kreuzer Sahin |
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See also
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
- 1998–99 at Joggeli.ch
- 1998–99 at RSSSF
- ^ Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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