2011–12 FC Basel season

FC Basel
2011–12 season
Chairman	Bernhard Heusler
Manager	Heiko Vogel
Ground	St. Jakob-Park
Swiss Super League	Champions
Swiss Cup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alexander Frei (24); All: Alexander Frei (42)
Highest home attendance	Swiss Super League:; 36,000 vs. Lausanne-Sport; (29 April 2012); 36,000 vs. Young Boys; (23 May 2012); Champions League:; 36,894 vs. Manchester United; (7 December 2011)
Lowest home attendance	Swiss Super League:; 25,762 vs. Sion; (5 February 2012); Swiss Cup:; 8,028 vs. Lausanne-Sport; (21 March 2012)

The 2011–12 season is FC Basel's 119th in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Germany, Georgia, France and Romania and played against Hertha BSC and West Ham United at the 2011 Uhrencup in Grenchen. This season, Basel earned the so-called "Title Hattrick", that is, three consecutive Swiss Super League championships. They won the Swiss Cup after defeating FC Luzern in the final, and reached the knockout phase of the Champions League, losing to the eventual finalists Bayern Munich 1–7 on aggregate.

Season overview

Basel entered the 2011–12 Swiss Super League as defending champions, saving their one-point margin on FC Zürich by winning 3–0 against FC Luzern on the last day of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League. They began their season on 16 July in Bern against Young Boys. The start of the season was poor, with three draws and two defeats in the first six league matches. The team refound their strengths and things changed to the better. Basel then won ten and drew the other two of the next 12 games. The first half of the domestic season ended on 11 December with the home match against Neuchâtel Xamax. To this point, Basel remained as League leaders.

Basel's positioning in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League entered them directly into the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. The seeding and draw for this stage took take place on 25 August in Monaco. Basel were drawn in Group C with Benfica, Manchester United and Oțelul Galați, the first match was a home game on 14 September. Basel played very impressive away games remaining undefeated, winning in Romania and drawing in Lisbon and Manchester. They finished the group in second place after a decisive home win against Manchester United 2–1, thus securing qualification for the knockout phase, the round of 16). Here Basel were drawn against Bayern Munich. They won the home tie in St. Jakob Park 1–0 through a goal from Valentin Stocker in the 86th minute, but lost the second leg in Munich 0–7, thus being eliminated of the Champions League.

On 16 January 2012, club vice-president Bernhard Heusler took over the chairman position from Gisela Oeri.

Basel continued their undefeated run in the domestic season and equaled the Swiss record of longest undefeated run (26 games) in the Swiss league (previously held by Grasshoppers) ironically by beating Grasshoppers 6–3 on 12 May 2012.[1] Although they could not surpass the record, they still managed to defend their Super League title despite losing to Young Boys 2–1 on the final day of the season.[2] As they have done in previous seasons, the title win was celebrated at Barfüsserplatz later that night.[3] After retaining first place, Basel will enter the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the second round of qualification.

Basel won the Swiss Cup after a 4–2 penalty shootout win following a 1–1 draw after extra time with FC Luzern. This was Basel's 11th Swiss Cup title.[4]

Thorsten Fink started the season as manager of the first team. His assistant was Heiko Vogel and fitness coach was Nikola Vidović. On 13 October 2011, Fink left the club to join Bundesliga side Hamburger SV. As replacement was former assistant Vogel, who served as caretaker manager until the winter break.[5] Vogel's first three games in charge of the team were the Swiss Cup fixture on 15 October, a 5–1 away win against FC Schötz,[6] the Champions League Group C fixture on 18 October 2011, a 0–2 home defeat against Benfica,[7] and a 1–0 away win in the Super League against FC Zürich.[8] On 7 December 2011, he guided Basel to the round of 16 in the Champions League, defeating the 2011 runners-up Manchester United 2–1.[9] After 11 games, four of which in the Champions League, with eight wins, two draws and only one defeat, it was announced on 12 December that Vogel had signed as head coach and manager.[10] A few days later, it was also announced that Markus Hoffmann had been signed as an assistant.[11]

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Pre-season

24 June 2011 Friendly	Basel	1–3	Neuchâtel Xamax	Stades des Places, Glovelier
18:30 CEST	A. Frei 66' (pen.)	(Report)	Gelabert 46' Niasse 74' Veloso 91'	Attendance: 2'900 Referee: Damir Omerovic

25 June 2011 Friendly	St. Gallen	3–3	Basel	Rüti, Henau
15:00 CEST	Etoundi 4' Lüchinger 59' (pen.) Owona 68'	(Report)	A. Frei 30' Zoua 32' Huggel 82'	Attendance: 2'500 Referee: Daniel Stocker

28 June 2011 Friendly	Landkreisauswahl Miesbach	0–15	Basel	Sport-Arena, Warngau
18:00 CEST		(Report)	Streller 2', 23' A. Frei 13', 37', 45' Schürpf 15' Dragović 28' Pak 57', 72', 79', 85' Buess 63', 89' Zoua 71', 77'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Philipp Rank

30 June 2011 Friendly	Basel	4–0	Zestafoni	Grenzlandstadion, Kufstein
18:30 CEST	Pak 9' A. Frei 45' Buess 81'	(Report)		Attendance: 100 Referee: Andreas Heiss

2 July 2011 Friendly	Basel	1–2	Dinamo București	Sportzentrum, Schwaz
16:30 CEST	A. Frei 66'	(Report) (in German)	Dănciulescu 6' Ţucudean 89'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Michael Schiffmann

3 July 2011 Friendly	Lustenau 07	1–1	Basel	Stadion an der Holzstrasse, Lustenau
14:00 CEST	Luxbacher 80'	(Report) (in German)	Vuleta 81'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Peter Gruber

8 July 2011 Friendly	Hégenheim	0–4	Basel	Stade de l'Eisweiher, Hégenheim
18:30 CEST		(Report) (in German)	A. Frei 28' Zoua 37' Abraham 77' Vuleta 87'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Eric Sommer

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.

11 July 2011 Uhrencup Round 1	Basel	3–0	Hertha BSC	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:30 CEST	A. Frei 33' (pen.), 44', 53'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 8,321 Referee: Alain Bieri

13 July 2011 Uhrencup Round 2	Basel	2–1	West Ham United	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
19:30 CEST	Pak 53' Yapi 90+1' (pen.)	(Report) (in German)	Stanislas 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Winter break

12 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	0–0	NEC	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
14:30 CEST		(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 200 Referee: Juan Francisco Caravaca (Estepona)

14 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	3–3	Feyenoord	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
14:30 CEST	Zoua 21', 43' Chipperfield 28'	(Report) (in German)	12', 67' Guidetti 54' Schaken	Attendance: 400 Referee: Ismael Pino Blanco

17 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	1–0	Videoton	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
16:00 CEST	Andrist 62'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 200 Referee: Rafael Domingo Cervantes (Málaga)

18 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	0–0	Morocco	Marbella Football Center Marbella
11:00 CEST		(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 60 Referee: Juan Francisco Caravaca (Estepona)

25 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	2–3	Vaduz	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
	Kováč 49' A. Frei 79'	Report (in German)	4' Burgmeier 20' Baron 81' (pen.) Merenda	Attendance: 750 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

29 January 2012 Friendly	Basel	7–1	Delémont	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
	A. Frei 38', 74' Streller 54' Andrist 59' Zoua 77', 88' Dragović 81'	Report (in German)	55' Hengel	Attendance: 850 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

12 February 2012 Friendly	Basel	2–0	Lausanne-Sport	Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
	A. Frei 38' (pen.) Kusunga 71'	Report (in German)		Attendance: 500 Referee: Sandro Schärer

16 March 2012 Friendly	Basel	3–4	Egypt U-23	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
	Zoua 11', 80' Shaqiri 93' (pen.)	Report (in German)	28' (pen.) Elneny 56', 85' Salah 66' Mohsen	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sascha Amhof

Swiss Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

As Neuchâtel Xamax had their license revoked during the winter break, the club's second-half matches were entirely cancelled. The second half of the season is being competed with only nine clubs. These will play another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs will have played 34 matches at the end of the season.[12]

16 July 2011 Round 1	Young Boys	1–1	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:15	Mayuka 56'	(Report) (in German)	Zoua 50'	Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Stephan Studer

24 July 2011 Round 2	Basel	2–0	Neuchâtel Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Huggel 2' Binya 37' (o.g.)	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 27,833 Referee: Stephan Klossner

30 July 2011 Round 3	Grasshopper	2–2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
17:45	Feltscher 67' Emeghara 77'	(Report) (in German)	A. Frei 54', 88'	Attendance: 7'500 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

6 August 2011 Round 4	Basel	3–3	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Zoua 15' Shaqiri 24' Cabral 90+2'	(Report) (in German)	Vanczák 6' Adaílton 20' Sio 80'	Attendance: 27,702 Referee: Patrick Graf

13 August 2011 Round 5	Basel	1–2	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Abraham 30'	(Report) (in German)	Béda 87' Chermiti 90+3'	Attendance: 30,642 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

20 August 2011 Round 6	Luzern	3–1	Basel	Swissporarena, Luzern
17:45	Ferreira 16', 72' Hochstrasser 21'	(Report) (in German)	Streller 33'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Sacha Kever

28 August 2011 Round 7	Basel	2–1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	A. Frei 13' F. Frei 49'	(Report) (in German)	Lustrinelli 69'	Attendance: 29,344 Referee: Stephan Studer

10 September 2011 Round 8	Servette	0–4	Basel	Stade de Genève, Geneva
17:45		(Report) (in German)	F. Frei 33', 60' Streller 69' G. Xhaka 86'	Attendance: 20,838 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

21 September 2011 Round 9	Basel	6–0	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Streller 9' A. Frei 14', 27' (pen.), 73' Huggel 22' Xherdan Shaqiri 52'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 26,046 Referee: Stephan Klossner

24 September 2011 Round 10	Thun	1–1	Basel	Arena Thun, Thun
17:45	Rama 81'	(Report) (in German)	Streller 72'	Attendance: 7,801 Referee: Damien Carrel

1 October 2011 Round 11	Basel	3–0	Servette	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Dragović 42' A. Frei 44', 76'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 30,214 Referee: Patrick Graf

23 October 2011 Round 12	Zürich	0–1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00		(Report) (in German)	Shaqiri 55'	Attendance: 14,400 Referee: Stephan Studer

26 October 2011 Round 13	Sion	0–1	Basel	Tourbillon, Sion
19:45		(Report) (in German)	Zoua 45'	Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Sascha Kever

29 October 2011 Round 14	Basel	4–1	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Shaqiri 6' Andrist 19' A. Frei 26' F. Frei 77'	(Report) (in German)	Toko 68'	Attendance: 29,245 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

5 November 2011 Round 15	Lausanne-Sport	2–3	Basel	Pontaise, Lausanne
17:45 CEST	Moussilou 7' Roux 29' Meoli 33' Pasche 35' Moussilou 43' Moussilou 76' Kamber 83'	(Report) (in German)	Huggel 13' Cabral 23' A. Frei 34', 65' Streller 44'	Attendance: 7,950 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

19 November 2011 Round 16	Basel	1–0	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Streller 27'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 32,006 Referee: Sascha Kever

3 December 2011 Round 17	Basel	1–0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Streller 70'	(Report) (in German)		Attendance: 31,081 Referee: Alain Bieri

11 December 2011 Round 18	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–1	Basel	Maladière, Neuchâtel
16:00	Navarro 43' Besle 48' 53' Dampha 80'	(Report) (in German)	43' Dragović 77', 90+2' Streller 90+1'Shaqiri	Attendance: 5,504 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

5 February 2012 Round 19	Basel	0–0	Sion	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Shaqiri 62'	(Report)	41' Adaílton 57' Dingsdag 67' Basha	Attendance: 25,762 Referee: Damien Carrel

11 February 2012 Round 20[13]	Lausanne-Sport	Postponed	Basel	Pontaise, Lausanne
17:45		(Report)

16 February 2012 Round 21	Young Boys	2–2	Basel	Stade de Suisse, Bern
20:15	Spycher 32' (pen.), 81' Wölfli 35' Farnerud 46' Costanzo 76'	(Report)	14' Steinhöfer 31' Dragović 35' A. Frei 59' Shaqiri 71' Streller 90' Stocker 90+2' G. Xhaka	Attendance: 20,246 Referee: Sascha Kever

26 February 2012 Round 22	Basel	1–0	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	A. Frei 56' Streller 60' Dragović 83' Degen 85'	(Report) (in German)	15' Buff 52' Pedro Henrique 54' Drmić	Attendance: 28,516 Referee: Stephan Klossner

4 March 2012 Round 23	Basel	3–1	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Abraham 28' Kováč 42' Steinhöfer 45' Stocker 59' A. Frei 63' 78', 81'	(Report) (in German)	15' Renggli 27' Puljić 68' Ohayon 90+2' Lustenberger	Attendance: 30,261 Referee: Patrick Graf

10 March 2012 Round 24	Grasshopper	0–2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
17:45	Toko 42' Mustafi 47'	(Report) (in German)	5' Shaqiri 40' Degen 47' Abraham	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Damien Carrel

18 March 2012 Round 25

Neuchâtel Xamax

Cancelled[12]

Basel

Maladière, Neuchâtel

24 March 2012 Round 26	Basel	5–0	Servette	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Abraham 44' A. Frei 52' (pen.), 87', 90' Streller 59'	(Report) (in German)	44' De Azevedo 76' Pizzinat	Attendance: 28,932 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger

31 March 2012 Round 27	Thun	2–3	Basel	Arena Thun, Thun
17:45	Matić 9' (pen.), 23' Wittwer 37' Ch. Schneuwly 77' (Hediger)/Sommer 79' (o.g.)	(Report) (in German)	6', 90+1' Streller 8' 28' Cabral 41' Stocker 59', 81' A. Frei	Attendance: 7,624 Referee: Sascha Amhof

4 April 2012 Round 20[13]	Lausanne-Sport	0–2	Basel	Pontaise, Lausanne
18:30	Tall 11' Sonnerat 77'	(Report) (in German)	66' A. Frei 87' Pak	Attendance: 5,218 Referee: Ludovic Gremaud

7 April 2012 Round 28	Luzern	1–1	Basel	Swissporarena, Luzern
17:45	Lezcano 59', 63'	(Report) (in German)	3' Shaqiri	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Sascha Kever

15 April 2012 Round 29

Basel

Cancelled[12]

Neuchâtel Xamax

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

22 April 2012 Round 30	Sion	0–3	Basel	Tourbillon, Sion
16:00	Basha 41' Die 63' Danilo 71'	(Report) (in German)	24' G. Xhaka 49', 83' A. Frei 53' Streller 74' Steinhöfer	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Stephan Studer

29 April 2012 Round 31	Basel	3–1	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Streller 9' Shaqiri 58' A. Frei 64' Dragović 90' Zoua 90'	(Report) (in German)	20' Júnior Negrão 40' Chakhsi 44' Marazzi 56' Sonnerat	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Ludovic Gremaud

2 May 2012 Round 32	Basel	2–1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Andrist 16' Kováč 59' Yapi 62' A. Frei 64', 70' (pen.)	(Report) (in German)	45+1' (o.g.) Park 54' Bigler 69' Da Costa	Attendance: 26,561 Referee: Patrick Graf

6 May 2012 Round 33	Zürich	1–5	Basel	Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00	Buff 6', 79' Glarner 71' Chermiti 22' 82' Drmić 79'	(Report) (in German)	10' (pen.), 19', 54' Shaqiri 64' Stocker 72' (pen.), 82' Streller	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Sascha Kever

12 May 2012 Round 34	Basel	6–3	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Stocker 4' Zoua 28', 81' Feltscher 46' (o.g.) A. Frei 69' Huggel 71'	(Report) (in German)	4', 72' Paiva 12' La Rocca 24' Bauer 57' Landeka 63' Bertucci 73' Zuber	Attendance: 30,026 Referee: Alain Bieri

20 May 2012 Round 35	Servette	2–1	Basel	Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:00	Yartey 12' De Azevedo 67' Moubandje 78' Eudis 84' Rüfli 90+2'	Report	Kusunga 21' 52' Zoua 62' Degen 77' Streller 90'	Attendance: 21,821 Referee: Dominik Ouschan

23 May 2012 Round 36	Basel	1–2	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Shaqiri 33'	Report	Costanzo 18' Vitkieviez 80'	Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Stephan Studer

Swiss Cup

17 September 2011 Round 1	Eschenbach	0–4	Basel	Sportplatz Weiherhaus, Eschenbach LU
17:00		(Report) (in German)	Pak 11', 36' Zoua 44' (pen.) Chipperfield 71'	Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Sascha Amhof

15 October 2011 Round 2	Schötz	1–5	Basel	Sportplatz Wissenhusen, Schötz
17:00	Koch 84'	(Report) (in German)	Andrist 8', 57' Huggel 34' Zoua 79' A. Frei 89'	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Pascal Erlachner

26 November 2011 Round 3	Wil	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Bergholz, Wil
17:30	Lombardi 84' Čavušević 111', 120'	(Report) (in German)	F. Frei 8' Sommer 59' Degen 113' A. Frei 117' Kunsunga 120'	Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Damien Carrel

21 March 2012 Quarterfinal	Basel	5–2	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Katz 24' (o.g.) Streller 50', 89' A. Frei 59' (pen.) F. Frei 90+2'	SFV Report	45', 71' Roux	Attendance: 8,028 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

15 April 2012[14] Semifinal	Winterthur	1–2	Basel	Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
14:00	Bengondo 42' Lüscher 68' Kuzmanovic 45', 90+3' (pen.)	SFV Report	26' Yapi 38' Streller 64' F. Frei 89', 90+4' A. Frei	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Alain Bieri (Bern)

16 May 2012 Final	Basel	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Luzern	Stade de Suisse, Berne
20:30 CEST	Dragović 40' Huggel 56' G. Xhaka 90'	Report (in German)	57' Wiss 67' Puljić 90' Gygax	Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger
	Penalties
	Yapi Yapo Streller Zoua Shaqiri		Renggli Ohayon Gygax Stahel

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

14 September 2011 1	Basel	2–1	Oțelul Galaţi	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Streller 35' F. Frei 39' Benjamin Huggel 52' 87' A. Frei 84' (pen.)	(Report)	Râpă 49' Pena 58' Sălăgeanu 82' Antal 90+1' Grahovac 90+3'	Stadium: St. Jakob Park Attendance: 30,126 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

27 September 2011 2	Manchester United	3–3	Basel	Manchester, England
20:45 CEST	Welbeck 16', 17' Young 90'	(Report)	A. Frei 34', 61', 76' (pen.) F. Frei 58' G. Xhaka 71'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,115 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

18 October 2011 3	Basel	0–2	Benfica	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Streller 35' Huggel 74' Shaqiri 90+1' A. Frei 90+3'	(Report)	Bruno César 20' Emerson 41' 86' Cardozo 75' Artur 90'	Stadium: St. Jakob Park Attendance: 35,831 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

2 November 2011 4	Benfica	1–1	Basel	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET	Rodrigo 4' Aimar 45+1' Garay 45+2' Pereira 57' Vítor 89'	(Report)	Park 18' Huggel 34', 64'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 39,270 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

22 November 2011 5	Oțelul Galați	2–3	Basel	Bucharest, Romania
20:45 CET	Sălăgeanu 33' Giurgiu 75' Antal 81'	(Report)	F. Frei 10' A. Frei 14' Streller 37' Dragović 62' Cabral 72'	Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 5,787 Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

7 December 2011 6	Basel	2–1	Manchester United	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET	Streller 9' T. Xhaka 28' A. Frei 84' F. Frei 90+1'	(UEFA Report) (BBC Sport Report)	Young 45+3' Evra 87' Jones 89'	Stadium: St. Jakob Park Attendance: 36,894 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Benfica	6	3	3	0	8	4	+4	12	Advance to knockout phase
2	Basel	6	3	2	1	11	10	+1	11	Advance to knockout phase
3	Manchester United	6	2	3	1	11	8	+3	9	Transfer to Europa League
4	Oțelul Galați	6	0	0	6	3	11	−8	0

Source:

Knockout phase

22 February 2012 RO16 1st leg	Basel	1–0	Bayern Munich	Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CEST	Abraham 63' Stocker 86'	Report	72' Müller 82' Rafinha	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36,000 (sold out) Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

13 March 2012 RO16 2nd leg	Bayern Munich	7–0 (7–1 agg.)	Basel	Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST	Robben 10', 81' Müller 42' Gómez 44', 50', 61', 67' Boateng 80'	Report	60' Streller 82' Cabral	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 (sold out) Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Players

Squad and statistics

				Total			Swiss Super League		UEFA Champions League		Swiss Cup
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Yann Sommer	25	25		18		6		1
27	RWB		Markus Steinhöfer	25	25		18		6		1
19	CB		David Abraham	17	17	1	11	1	6
6	CB		Aleksandar Dragović	23	23	1	17	1	6
3	LB		Park Joo-ho	20	21		13		6		2
17	RM		Xherdan Shaqiri[15]	20	23	4	18	4	4		1
8	DM		Benjamin Huggel	20	20	5	15	3	4	1	1	1
34	CM		Granit Xhaka[16]	16	21	1	12	1	6		3
20	CM		Fabian Frei	22	26	8	18	4	6	3	2	1
9	CF		Marco Streller	23	23	9	18	7	5	2
13	CF		Alexander Frei	24	24	18	17	11	5	5	2	2
31	FW		Jacques Zoua	14	21	5	13	3	5		3	2
35	CF		Pak Kwang-ryong	2	14	2	10		3		1	2
24	DM		Cabral[17]	11	17	1	10	1	5		2
15	FB		Kay Voser	6	7		6				1
29	CB		Radoslav Kováč	12	14		10		1		3
30	RW		Fwayo Tembo	2	5		5
28	RW		Stephan Andrist	5	9	3	7	1			2	2
7	LW		Pascal Schürpf	3	5		3				2
5	CB		Arlind Ajeti	2	3		1				2
10	CM		Gilles Yapi Yapo	2	2		2
23	GK		Massimo Colomba	3	4		1				3
16	FB		Taulant Xhaka[18]	3	7		4		1		2
21	CB		Genséric Kusunga	2	7		4		2		1
11	LM		Scott Chipperfield	5	13	1	5		5		3	1
4	RWB		Philipp Degen	1	3	1	2				1	1
26	MF		Roman Buess		1						1
18	GK		Marcel Herzog
14	LM		Valentin Stocker		2		1		1
33	CM		Sandro Wieser

Last updated: 7 December
Source:
Ordered by Starting 11 then appearances
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Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee
29	CB	Radoslav Kováč	40	EU	West Ham United	Transfer Y	Summer	2013	N/A
3	LB	Park Joo-ho	33	Non-EU	Júbilo Iwata	Transfer Y	Summer	2015	N/A
15	FB	Kay Voser	33	EU	Grasshopper Club Zürich	Transfer Y	Summer	2014	Free
20	MF	Fabian Frei	31	EU	St. Gallen	Loan return	Summer	2013	N/A
7	LM	Pascal Schürpf	31	EU	Lugano	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
18	GK	Marcel Herzog	40	EU	MSV Duisburg	Transfer Y	Summer	2012	Free
35	FW	Pak Kwang-ryong	27	Non-EU	Wil	Transfer Y	Summer	2016	N/A
28	RW	Stephan Andrist	32	EU	Thun	Transfer Y	Summer	2014	N/A
4	RB	Philipp Degen	37	EU	Unattached		Summer	2012	Free

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
26	CB	Beg Ferati	33	EU	SC Freiburg	Contract termination N	Summer	Free
1	GK	Franco Costanzo	39	EU	Olympiacos	Contract termination N	Summer	Free
20	LWB	Behrang Safari	35	EU	Anderlecht	Contract termination N	Summer	Free
35	FW	Matthias Baron	31	EU	Vaduz	Contract termination N	Summer	Free
—	CB	Dominik Ritter	31	EU	Winterthur	Contract termination N	Summer	Free
—	FW	Orhan Mustafi	30	EU	Grasshoppers	Transfer Y	Summer	N/A
33	CM	Sandro Wieser	27	EU	1899 Hoffenheim	Transfer Y	Winter	N/A
30	MF	Fwayo Tembo	31	Non-EU	ES Sahel	Out on loan	Winter	Free
7	LM	Pascal Schürpf	31	EU	Aarau	Out on loan	Winter	Free
16	FB	Taulant Xhaka	29	EU	Grasshoppers	Out on loan	Winter	Free

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Heiko Vogel
Assistant manager	Marco Walker
Assistant manager	Markus Hoffmann
Fitness coach	Nikola Vidović
Conditioning coach	Marco Walker
Goalkeeper coach	Romain Crevoisier
Technology and analysis	Nnamdi Aghanya
Team administration	Gustav Nussbaumer

Last updated: 1 July 2011
Source: FCB Official Site

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References

Meister, Remo (12 May 2012). "Spektakulärer 6:3-Sieg über GC" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
Meister, Remo (23 May 2012). "Die emotionale Dernière gegen die Young Boys und die Meisterfeier im Zeitraffer" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
Grossenbacher, Sacha (24 May 2012). "Bilder von der Meisternacht" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
Weber, Dominik (16 May 2012). "FCB holt 11. Cupsieg! Dramatischer 5:3-Erfolg nach Penaltyschiessen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
Meister, Remo (13 October 2011). "Bernhard Heusler: "Ein weinendes Auge für Fink und ein lachendes für Vogel"" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
Meister, Remo (2011). "Der FCB steht nach dem 5:1-Sieg gegen den FC Schötz im Cup-Achtelfinal" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
Rogers, Steven (2011). "Benfica beat Basel to go top of Group C". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
Meister, Remo (2011). "Xherdan Shaqiri schiesst den FC Basel auswärts zum Sieg über den FC Zürich" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
"FC Basel 2 Manchester United 1". ESPN Soccernet. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
FC Basel 1893 (2011). "Der 36-jährige Heiko Vogel ist neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Basel 1893". FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
Mesiter, Remo (2012). "Bernhard Heusler: "Der FC Basel will weiterhin als Einheit auftreten"" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
Suisse Football League (2012). "Neuchâtel Xamax FC" (in German). Suisse Football League. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Die Partie Lausanne-Sport–FC Basel 1893 wird am 4. April 2012 nachgeholt" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Cup-Halbfinal neu am 15. April 2012" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
Shaqiri was born in Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Basel, Switzerland.
Granit Xhaka was born in Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Switzerland.
Cabral was born in Praia, Cape Verde.
Taulant Xhaka was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Switzerland.

External links

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[fcb_1-1] Meister, Remo (12 May 2012). "Spektakulärer 6:3-Sieg über GC" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[fcb_2-2] Meister, Remo (23 May 2012). "Die emotionale Dernière gegen die Young Boys und die Meisterfeier im Zeitraffer" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[fcb_3-3] Grossenbacher, Sacha (24 May 2012). "Bilder von der Meisternacht" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[fcb_4-4] Weber, Dominik (16 May 2012). "FCB holt 11. Cupsieg! Dramatischer 5:3-Erfolg nach Penaltyschiessen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[fcb_5-5] Meister, Remo (13 October 2011). "Bernhard Heusler: "Ein weinendes Auge für Fink und ein lachendes für Vogel"" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.

[fcb6-6] Meister, Remo (2011). "Der FCB steht nach dem 5:1-Sieg gegen den FC Schötz im Cup-Achtelfinal" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[uefa-7] Rogers, Steven (2011). "Benfica beat Basel to go top of Group C". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[fcb7-8] Meister, Remo (2011). "Xherdan Shaqiri schiesst den FC Basel auswärts zum Sieg über den FC Zürich" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

[9] "FC Basel 2 Manchester United 1". ESPN Soccernet. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

[fcb8-10] FC Basel 1893 (2011). "Der 36-jährige Heiko Vogel ist neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Basel 1893". FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

[fcb_9-11] Mesiter, Remo (2012). "Bernhard Heusler: "Der FC Basel will weiterhin als Einheit auftreten"" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[sfl1-12] Suisse Football League (2012). "Neuchâtel Xamax FC" (in German). Suisse Football League. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[fcb11-13] FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Die Partie Lausanne-Sport–FC Basel 1893 wird am 4. April 2012 nachgeholt" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

[fcb12-14] FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Cup-Halbfinal neu am 15. April 2012" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[15] Shaqiri was born in Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Basel, Switzerland.

[16] Granit Xhaka was born in Gnjilane, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Switzerland.

[17] Cabral was born in Praia, Cape Verde.

[18] Taulant Xhaka was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Switzerland.