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FC Basel 2013–14 football season
FC Basel
2013–14 season
FC Basel Logo
ChairmanBernhard Heusler
ManagerMurat Yakin
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Super League1st
Swiss CupRunners-up
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Valentin Stocker (13)
All: Switzerland Marco Streller (19)
Highest home attendanceSwiss League: 34,172
vs. Grasshopper Club
(27 April 2014)
Champions League: 35.208 vs. Chelsea
(26 November 2013)
Lowest home attendanceChampions League Qualification: 12,353
Maccabi Tel Aviv
(30 July 2013)
Swiss League: 24,951
vs. Lausanne-Sport
(27 July 2013)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2013–14 season was the 121st in the history of FC Basel. Basel were the reigning champions of the Swiss Super League, having won the title in each of the previous four seasons. Playing their home matches at St. Jakob-Park, Basel lost only two matches in the league, at home to FC Zürich in Round 5 and away to Young Boys Bern in Round 34. Despite a high percentage of drawn matches, they finished seven points clear of Grasshopper Club Zürich to win their fifth successive title. Basel reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup but lost 2–0 to FC Zürich.

In the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, Basel began in the third qualifying round and, after victories over Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ludogorets Razgrad, qualified for the group stage. They were drawn into Group E with Chelsea, Schalke 04 and Steaua București. Basel finished third in the group and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League round of 32. They reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by Valencia.

Murat Yakin continued to manage the team, having been appointed on 15 October 2012. The club lost the services of Alexander Frei, who retired in March 2013. Basel were active in the transfer market, a significant transaction being the sale of Mohamed Salah to Chelsea for an estimated £13 million.

Club

FC Basel Holding AG

In 2013–14, FC Basel Holding AG owned 75% of FC Basel 1893 AG; the club and its members owned 25%. Executive officeholders in the holding company were Bernhard Heusler (chairman), Stephan Werthmüller (finance director) and Georg Heitz (Sportdirector). As chairman of the holding company, Heusler was also chairman of the club.

Club management

At the annual general meeting, the existing board of directors were willing to continue as before. They were all re-elected unanimously.

Chairman Switzerland Bernhard Heusler
Vice-Chairman Switzerland Adrian Knup
Finances Switzerland Stephan Werthmüller
Sportdirector Switzerland Georg Heitz
Marketing Switzerland René Kamm
Director Switzerland Reto Baumgartner
Director Switzerland Dominik Donzé
Director Switzerland Benno Kaiser
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (38,512 for club matches
/ 37,500 for international matches / 120x80 metres)

Last updated: 1 July 2013
Source: FCB Official Site

Team management

The first team manager for the season was Murat Yakin, his second season in charge, his assistants being Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba was the Goalkeeper coach and Massimo Ceccaroni was appointed as head of the Youth System, with the coach of the Under-21s team, Thomas Häberli.

Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Murat Yakin
since 15 October 2012
1 Assistant manager Switzerland Marco Walker
2 Assistant manager Austria Markus Hoffmann
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Massimo Colomba
Team Administration Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach Switzerland Thomas Häberli
Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Roland Heri

Last updated: 1 July 2013
Source: FCB Official Site

Transfers and retirements

Offseason and preseason

Basel's biggest signings in pre-season were two players who had already played for the club in recent years: Behrang Safari, who returned from RSC Anderlecht; and Matías Delgado, who was signed on a free transfer from Al Jazira Club. Taulant Xhaka also rejoined the clubhaving spent the previous season on loan at Grasshopper Club Zürich. Giovanni Sio was signed from VfL Wolfsburg and Ivan Ivanov from Partizan

Aleksandar Dragović was transferred to Dynamo Kyiv. Others who departed were Park Joo-Ho to 1. FSV Mainz 05; Gilles Yapi Yapo to Dubai CSC; Cabral to Sunderland; Markus Steinhöfer to Real Betis; and Jacques Zoua to Hamburger SV.

The most significant departure was by Alexander Frei, who retired from playing to commence a coaching career. In two spells at the club (1997 to 1998 and 2009 to 2013), Frei played in 217 matches and scored a total of 148 goals, winning four league championships and two cup titles.

Mid-season

In August, Raul Bobadilla was sold to FC Augsburg of the Bundesliga, following a personal incident with traffic police.

Winter break

During the winter transfer window, Basel signed Davide Callà from FC Aarau in exchange for Stephan Andrist. Mohamed Salah was sold to Chelsea for an estimated £13 million. Basel also signed Marek Suchý on loan from Spartak Moscow until the end of the season.

Campaign

2013–14 Swiss Super League

FC Basel were aiming to win the Swiss Super League for the fifth time in succession. The 2013–14 season began on 13 July 2013 and, in their first round match away to FC Aarau, Basel won 3–1. In previous seasons, the team had made a slow start before building momentum through the middle part of the season. This was the case once again because, after losing 1–2 to FC Zürich, they were fourth after round six, and six points behind the league leaders, BSC Young Boys. However, Basel turned things around in the next match as they defeated Young Boys 2–1 and began a run of 28 league matches without a defeat.

After round eleven, Basel were in pole position, two points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich. As the winter break began, they were one point above FC Luzern. Their unbeaten run continued until 11 May 2014, when they were defeated by Young Boys at the Stade de Suisse. Basel secured their fifth successive league championship title, finishing seven points clear of Grasshopper. It was their seventeenth title in all. They won 19 games of their 36 games, losing only twice. Despite their success, head coach Yakin did not have his contract extended. Valentin Stocker was the club's top scorer in the league, scoring 13 goals in 30 appearances.

2013–14 Swiss Cup

Basel played in the first round of the Swiss Cup on 17 August 2013. They were drawn against amateur club BSC Old Boys, who played in the 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of the Swiss football league system. Having to go into extra time against Old Boys, FCB only prevailed 1–0 thanks to a header from the newly signed Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov in the 95th minute, playing with 10 men at the Stadion Schützenmatte, in front of 4,384 spectators. In the second round on 14 September, the teams from the Super League were seeded and could not play each other. Home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Basel were drawn against FC Münsingen of the fourth tier 1. Liga. Basel won 1–0 win with a penalty by Matías Delgado.

In the third round on 10 November, Super League teams were again seeded and could not play each other. Basel were drawn against FC Tuggen of the third tier 1. Liga Promotion. After a goalless first half, Basel won 3–1 with goals by Mo Salah, Giovanni Sio and Marcelo Diaz. The quarter-finals were played on 5 February 2014, following postponement due to the weather, and Basel were drawn away to third tier FC Le Mont, whom they defeated 6–1. In the semi-final on 26 March, Basel were drawn at home against FC Luzern and won 1–0 after a late goal scored by Davide Callà.

The final was played on 21 April (Easter Monday) against FC Zürich at the Stade de Suisse before 23,312 fans. Gastón Sauro was sent off in the second half and ten-man Basel held out for a goalless draw after 90 minutes. Nine minutes into extra time, Giovanni Sio received a yellow-red card and Basel were two men down. Mario Gavranović scored twice in the next five minutes to give Zürich a 2–0 win.

2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Because Basel entered the Champions League in the qualifying phase their initial aim was to reach the group stage. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2013 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Basel were drawn against Maccabi Tel Aviv with the home leg of the tie at St. Jakob-Park on 30 July 2013. A goal by Valentin Stocker after 39 minutes gave Basel a 1–0 win. In the return on 6 August, Basel led 3–0 at half-time but Maccabi staged a comeback and the match ended 3–3, Basel winning the tie 4–3 on aggregate.

In the play-off round on 21 and 27 August, Basel were drawn against PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. The first leg was played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Mo Salah scored twice as Basel won 4–2. In the second leg, Fabian Frei and Philipp Degen scored to give Basel a 2–0 win (6–2 on aggregate).

The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 29 August and placed Basel in Group E with Chelsea, Schalke 04 and Steaua București. In their first match on 18 September, Basel were away to group favourites Chelsea at Stamford Bridge before an attendance of 40,358. Chelsea took the lead in the first half and, creating more opportunities in the second, looked to be the better team. Basel sprang a shock, however, as Salah and Streller scored well-taken goals in the 71st and 81st minutes respectively for an unexpected 2–1 victory.

Basel's next match was at home to Schalke 04 on 1 October. St Jakob-Park was sold out with an attendance of 33,251. The kickoff was delayed by a Greenpeace protest action. Schalke won 1–0, courtesy of a 54th minute goal by Julian Draxler. Basel played Steaua București at the Arena Națională in Bucharest on 22 October. Marcelo Diaz scored for Basel early in the second half but Steaua equalised through substitute Leandro Tatu in the 88th minute. Having played each of their opponents once, Basel had four points and were still in contention for a place in the knockout phase.

In the return game against Steaua on 6 November, Basel went a goal down early in the first half and were still behind as the match entered injury time. To their relief, substitute Giovanni Sio then scored from close range, and as in the previous meeting between the two teams, the match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 26 November, Basel hosted Chelsea and completed a double by winning 1–0. The goal by Mo Salah came from a counter-attack in the 86th minute.

Basel's final match of the group stage was against Schalke at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on 11 December. It was a sell-out with an attendance of 52,093. Despite losing twice to Basel, Chelsea had nine points from three wins and were certain to qualify for the next phase as only one of Basel (8 points) or Schalke (7) could overtake them. Chelsea defeated Steaua in their final match to win the group with 12 points. Regardless of what happened in that match, Basel needed only a draw to qualify while Schalke were in a must-win situation. After half an hour's play, Basel's central defender Ivan Ivanov was sent off for an illegal challenge on Ádám Szalai. After 50 minutes, Draxler again scored for Schalke. Six minutes later, Joël Matip scored a controversial goal when he appeared to be clearly offside. The match ended 2–0 to Schalke, who qualified as runners-up with 10 points. Basel, with 8 points, were out of the Champions League but their third place finish qualified them for the Europa League round of 32.

2013–14 UEFA Europa League

The draw for the knockout phase of the Europa League, involving 32 teams, was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2013. Basel were drawn against the team that they had eliminated during the qualifying phase of the Champions League, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Both legs were scheduled for the end of February. The draw for the round of 16 was held on the same occasion and this matched the winners of the Maccabi v Basel tie against the winners of the AFC Ajax v Red Bull Salzburg tie. The last 16 matches were scheduled for 13 and 20 March.

Basel played Maccabi Tel Aviv on 20 and 27 February. They were away in the first leg which ended in a goalless draw. Basel dominated the return leg at St Jakob-Park and won 3–0.

Red Bull Salzburg had beaten Ajax 6–1 on aggregate to become Basel's opponents in the round of 16. The matches were played on 13 and 20 March. The first leg was played at St Jakob-Park before an attendance of 17,027. Basel were badly hit by injuries at this point of the season and were without Marco Streller, Behrang Safari, Marcelo Diaz, Kay Voser, Taulant Xhaka, Ivan Ivanov and Fabian Schär. Towards the end of the match, Basel used two 17-year-old substitutes Breel Embolo and Albian Ajeti, both making their professional debuts. Despite fielding a weakened team, Basel held out for a 0–0 draw. Salzburg were favourites to win the second leg and took the lead after 22 minutes with a goal by Jonathan Soriano. However, Basel fought back to win 21 after goals scored by Marco Streller (50 minutes) and Gastón Sauro (60).

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 21 March and Basel were matched against Valencia. Basel were at home in the first leg played on 3 April. This match took place behind closed doors because of crowd trouble in the away match against Salzburg. Basel were also fined €107,000. Although eight players were out of action due to injury or suspension, Basel produced an outstanding performance to win 3–0 with goals by Matias Delgado (2) and Valentin Stocker. In the second leg at the Mestalla Stadium on 10 April, however, Basel were overwhelmed as Valencia won 5–0 after extra time.

Players

First team squad

The following players were members of the Basel first team squad, including those who left or joined the club, during the 2013–14 season.

As of 15 March 2014

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer
4 DF Switzerland SUI Philipp Degen
5 DF Switzerland SUI Arlind Ajeti
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragović
7 MF Switzerland SUI David Degen
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serey Die
9 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller (Captain)
10 MF Argentina ARG Matías Delgado
11 FW Paraguay PAR Raul Bobadilla
13 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Ivanov
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker
15 DF Switzerland SUI Kay Voser
16 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Schär
17 MF Switzerland SUI Endogan Adili
18 GK Switzerland SUI Germano Vailati
19 DF Sweden SWE Behrang Safari
20 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Frei
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Chile CHI Marcelo Díaz
22 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Salah
23 GK Switzerland SUI Mirko Salvi
24 FW North Korea PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong
25 DF Czech Republic CZE Marek Suchý
26 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Sauro
27 DF Switzerland SUI Naser Aliji
28 MF Switzerland SUI Stephan Andrist
30 FW Ivory Coast CIV Giovanni Sio
32 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Admir Seferagić
33 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Elneny
34 DF Switzerland SUI Taulant Xhaka
35 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Ritter
36 FW Switzerland SUI Breel Embolo
37 DF Switzerland SUI Simon Dünki
38 FW Switzerland SUI Albian Ajeti
39 MF Switzerland SUI Davide Callà

Out on loan

24 FW North Korea PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong (at Vaduz until 19 August 2013 and again from 1 January until 30 June 2014)
MF Switzerland SUI Pascal Schürpf (at Vaduz until 30 June 2014)
DF Switzerland SUI Simon Grether (at Winterthur until 30 June 2014)
MF Switzerland SUI Stjepan Vuleta (at Wacker Innsbruck until 30 June 2014)
25 MF Switzerland SUI Darko Jevtić (at Wacker Innsbruck from 2 September 2013 until 30 June 2014)
35 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Ritter (at Winterthur until 30 June 2014)
DF Switzerland SUI Thibault Corbaz (at Biel until 30 June 2014)

Transfers Summer 2013

In

34 DF Switzerland SUI Taulant Xhaka (return from loan to Grasshoppers)
10 MF Argentina ARG Matías Emilio Delgado (from Al Jazira Club, free transfer)
13 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Ivanov (from Partizan)
19 DF Sweden SWE Behrang Safari (from RSC Anderlecht, n/a)
30 FW Ivory Coast CIV Giovanni Sio (from VfL Wolfsburg)

Out

3 DF South Korea KOR Park Joo-Ho (to 1. FSV Mainz 05, n/a)
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragović (to Dynamo Kyiv, €9 million)
24 MF Cape Verde CPV Cabral (to Sunderland AFC, free transfer)
27 DF Germany GER Markus Steinhöfer (to Real Betis, free transfer)
31 FW Cameroon CMR Jacques Zoua (to Hamburger SV, free transfer)
11 FW Argentina ARG Raul Bobadilla (to FC Augsburg, n/a)

Transfers winter 2013/14

In

25 DF Czech Republic CZE Marek Suchý (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
39 MF Switzerland SUI Davide Callà (from Aarau n/a but estimated CHF 500,000)

Out

22 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Salah (to Chelsea, n/a but estimated £13 Million)
28 MF Switzerland SUI Stephan Andrist (to Aarau free transfer)

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Preseason

FC Basel Switzerland v Germany RB Leipzig
26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) Pre-season FC Basel Switzerland 3–2 Germany RB Leipzig Walchsee
17:00 Streller 10' (1:0)
Andrist 71' (2:2)
Al. Ajeti 86' (3:2)
FCB summary 32' (1:1) Schulz
68' (1:2) Frahn
Stadium: Sportgelände am Birkenmoos
Attendance: 200
Referee: Germany Peter Sippel
FC Basel Switzerland v Germany SpVgg Unterhaching
29 June 2013 Pre-season FC Basel Switzerland 2–0 Germany SpVgg Unterhaching Sportplatz Neuried
14:00 Jevtić 45' (1:0)
Al. Ajeti 90' (2:0)
FCB summary Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Karl Valentin
Basel Switzerland v Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 July 2013 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Schär 17' (1:1) FCB summary 11' (0:1) Reus
27' (1:2) Mkhitaryan
90' (1:3) Hofmann
Attendance: 18,696
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
Basel Switzerland v Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05
24 July 2013 Friendly Basel Switzerland 3–3 Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:00 Andrist 33' (1:0)
Degen 61' (2:1)
Schär 67' (pen. 3:1)
FCB summary 50' (pen. 1:1), 76' Choupo-Moting
76' (3:2) Choupo-Moting
84' (3:3) Choupo-Moting
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Switzerland Sascha Amhof

Uhrencup

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

Basel Switzerland v Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
5 July 2013 Uhrencup
Round 1
Basel Switzerland 3–0 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
19:30 CEST Jevtić 7' (1:0)
Veljko Simic 68' (2:0)
Adili 78' (3:0)
FCB summary Attendance: 4,191
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
Basel Switzerland v Serbia Red Star Belgrade
8 July 2013 Uhrencup
Round 2
Basel Switzerland 2–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
19:30 CEST D. Degen Yellow card 3'
Fabian Ritter Yellow card 22'
Dragović Yellow card 58'
Stocker 80' (1:1)
Bobadilla 88' (2:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 3' Mladenović
42' (0:1) Mladenović
Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 60' Aleksandar Kovačević
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San

Winter break

FC Basel Switzerland v Netherlands Feyenoord
11 January 2014 Friendly FC Basel Switzerland 1–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara
15:00 Streller 17' (1:0)
P. Degen Yellow card 29'
FCB summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Spain Raúl Pérez Godínez
FC Basel Switzerland v Germany Eintracht Braunschweig
14 January 2014 Friendly FC Basel Switzerland 0–1 Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain
16:00 (Report Braunschweig) (in German)
FCB summary
Ademi 39' (0:1) Attendance: 80
Referee: Spain Jose Carlos Baena Acal
Hamburger SV Germany v Switzerland FC Basel
18 January 2014 Friendly Hamburger SV Germany 4–2 Switzerland FC Basel Imtech Arena, Hamburg
15:30 Çalhanoğlu 29' (1:1)
Jansen 32' (2:1)
Lasogga 59' (3:1)
Lasogga 79' (4:2)
FCB summary 13' (0:1) Delgado
60' (3:2) Sio
Attendance: 8,789
Referee: Germany Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)
FC Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Servette
26 January 2014 Friendly FC Basel Switzerland 2–0 Switzerland Servette Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Streller 39' (1:0)
Stocker 40' (2:0)
FCB summary Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2013–14 Swiss Super League

Kickoff times are in CET

First half of season

Basel v Aarau
13 July 2013 Round 1 Basel 3–1 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Salah 23' (1:0)
Salah Yellow card 42'
Bobadilla 64' (2:0)
Streller 73' (3:0)
FCB summary Yellow card 39' Ioniță
Yellow card 58' Callà
80' (3:1) Garat
Attendance: 27,471
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
Grasshopper Club v Basel
21 July 2013 Round 2 Grasshopper Club 1–1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 CEST Vilotic Yellow card 12'
Hajrovic 48' (1:1)
Khalifa Yellow card 52'
FCB summary 21' (0:1) Schär
Yellow card 52' Xhaka
Yellow card 59' Frei
Yellow card 60' Dragovic
Attendance: 9,297
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
27 July 2013 Round 3 Basel 2–0 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Schär 32' (pen. 1:0)
Stocker Red card 62'
Streller 82' (2:0)
FCB summary Red card 62' Chakhsi
Yellow card 69' Ekeng
Yellow card 73' Katz
Attendance: 24,951
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
St. Gallen v Basel
3 August 2013 Round 4 St. Gallen 1–1 Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
19:45 CEST Janjatovic 82' (1:1) FCB summary Yellow card 43' Ajeti
60' (0:1) Xhaka
Yellow card 70' Elneny
Attendance: 16,468
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Basel v Zurich
11 August 2013 Round 5 Basel 1–2 Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Streller 7' (1:0)
Xhaka Yellow card 53'
Schär Yellow card 78'
FCB summary 24' (1:1) Reikan
58' (1:2) Gavranović
Yellow card 78' da Costa
Attendance: 28,668
Referee: Switzerland Sascha Kever
Luzern v Basel
24 August 2013 Round 6 Luzern 1–1 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
19:45 Lezcano Yellow card 43'
Sarr Yellow card 51'
Rangelov 90+3' (1:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 17' Safari
32' (0:1) Sio
Yellow card 34' Xhaka
Yellow card 85' Ivanov
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Basel v Young Boys
1 September 2013 Round 7 Basel 2–1 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Frei Yellow card 19'
Schär Yellow card 49'
Voser Yellow card 54'
Sio 73' (1:1)
Streller 74' (2:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 22' Nuzzolo
Yellow card 26' Sutter
Yellow card 26' Costanzo
Yellow card 48' von Bergen
71' (0:1) Afum
Attendance: 32,190
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Sion v Basel
22 September 2013 Round 8 Sion 1–3 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:00 Léo Itaperuna 23' (1:0)
Kouassi Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 50'
Yartey Yellow card 82'
Basha Yellow card 90'
FCB summary 31' (1:1) Stocker
Yellow card 45+2' Delgado
Yellow card 54' Díaz
67' (1:2) Sio
Yellow card 77' Sommer
79' (1:3) Streller
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Sascha Kever
Thun v Basel
24 September 2013 Round 9 Thun 0–2 Basel Arena Thun, Thun
19:45 Ferreira Yellow card 33'
Lüthi Yellow card 90+1'
FCB summary Yellow card 34' Safari
56' (0:1) Stocker
90' (0:2) Díaz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Patrick Graf
Basel v Sion
28 September 2013 Round 10 Basel 2–2 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Schär Yellow card 43'
Delgado Yellow card 53'
Stocker 57' (1:1)
Salah 65' (2:1)
Safari Yellow card 90+3'
FCB summary 3' (0:1) Vanczák
Yellow card 78' Perrier
87' (2:2) Assifuah
Attendance: 26,256
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Lausanne-Sport v Basel
5 October 2013 Round 11 Lausanne-Sport 1–2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:00 Khelifi 14' (1:0)
Katz Yellow card 50'
De Pierro Yellow card 93'
Chakhsi Yellow card 93'
FCB summary 39' (o.g. 1:1) Fickentscher
Red card 50' Sio
59' (1:2) Ajeti
Yellow card 64' Ivanov
Yellow card 94' Safari
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
Basel v St. Gallen
19 October 2013 Round 12 Basel 3–0 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Frei 28' (1:0)
Streller 51' (2:0)
Xhaka 63' (3:0)
Summary
FCB summary
Yellow card 4' Russo Attendance: 29,440
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
Zürich v Basel
27 October 2013 Round 13 Zürich 0–0 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Summary
FCB summary
Yellow card 84' Schär
Yellow card 88' Xhaka
Yellow card 90' Ajeti
Attendance: 11,778
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
Aarau v Basel
2 November 2013 Round 14 Aarau 1–1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:45 Lüscher Yellow card 14'
Hallenius 50' (1:0)
Jaggy Yellow card 86'
Martignoni Yellow card 89'
Summary
FCB summary
Yellow card 14' Streller
Yellow card 52' Delgado
90+3' (1:1) Streller
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Pascal Erlachner
Basel v Thun
23 November 2013 Round 15 Basel 4–1 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Stocker 21' (1:1)
Ajeti Yellow card 32'
Voser 51' (2:1)
Streller 75' (3:1)
Andrist 90' (4:1)
Summary
FCB summary
13' (0:1) Sulmoni
Yellow card 84' Zuffi
Attendance: 25,560
Referee: Switzerland Sascha Amhof
Young Boys v Basel
1 December 2013 Round 16 Young Boys 2–2 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 Costanzo Yellow card 21'
Gajic 37' (1:0)
Gajic Yellow card 53'
Kubo 68' (2:2)
FCB summary 40' (1:1) Salah
44' (1:2) Salah
Attendance: 23,221
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Basel v Grasshopper Club
7 December 2013 Round 17 Basel 1–1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Sio Yellow card 3'
Sio 90+4' (1:1)
FCB summary Yellow card 33' I. Hajrović
36' (0:1) I. Hajrović
Yellow card 90' Amir Abrashi
Attendance: 28,242
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Basel v Luzern
14 December 2013 Round 18 Basel 1–1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 D. Degen Yellow card 10'
Ajeti Yellow card 45'
Schär Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 66' 62' (1:1)
FCB summary 27' (0:1) Wiss
Yellow card 61' Rangelov
Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 88' Stahel
Attendance: 27,649
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni

Second half of season

Lausanne-Sport v Basel
2 February 2014 Round 19 Lausanne-Sport 1–3 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
13:45 Yaya Yellow card 34'
Ravet Yellow card 39'
Feindouno 51' (1:1)
Feindouno Yellow card 76'
Facchinetti Yellow card 90+1'
FCB Summary
Summary
10' (o.g. 0:1) Mevlja
68' (1:2) Frei
90+2' (1:3) Degen
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri
Basel v Young Boys
8 February 2014 Round 20 Basel 3–2 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Die Yellow card 28'
Streller 43' (1:2)
Delgado Yellow card 45'
Mohamed Elneny Yellow card 45+1'
Xhaka Yellow card 69'
Díaz 80' (2:2)
Frei 89' (pen. 3:2)
FCB Summary
Summary
29' (0:1) Bertone
33' (0:2) Gerndt
Yellow card 35' Frey
Yellow card 62' Rochat
Yellow card 77' Martínez
Yellow card 88' Vilotić
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Basel v Sion
15 February 2014 Round 21 Basel 1–0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Xhaka Yellow card 35'
F. Frei 57' (pen. 1:0)
FCB Summary Yellow card 23' Ferati
Yellow card 28' Rüfli
Yellow card 57' Kouassi
Attendance: 24,563
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
Grasshopper Club v Basel
23 February 2014 Round 22 Grasshopper Club 1–1 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Nzuzi Yellow card 28'
Grichting Yellow card 39'
Pavlović 51' (1:0) Yellow card 75'
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 37' Callà
Yellow card 53' Díaz
57' (1:1) Stocker
Yellow card 60' Stocker
Yellow card 87' Mohamed Elneny
Yellow card 89' Frei
Attendance: 11,700
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Thun v Basel
2 March 2014 Round 23 Thun 2–2 Basel Arena Thun, Thun
13:45 Sulmoni Yellow card 27'
Ferreira Yellow card 74'
Wittwer 79' (1:2)
Ar. Ajeti 90+3' (o.g. 2:2)
FCB Summary 23' (0:1) Streller
60' (0:2) P. Degen
Yellow card 76' Sauro
Attendance: 6,639
Referee: Switzerland Sandro Schärer
Basel v St. Gallen
8 March 2014 Round 24 Basel 1–1 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45 Callà 79' (1:0) FCB Summary Yellow card 60' Besle
81' (1:1) Karanović
Attendance: 26,643
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
Basel v Aarau
16 March 2014 Round 25 Basel 5–0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Suchý 8' (1:0)
Stocker 11' (2:0)
Bulvītis 14' (o.g. 3:0)
P. Degen 84' (4:0)
Embolo 89' (5:0)
FCB Summary Attendance: 26,421
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Zurich v Basel
22 March 2014 Round 26 Zurich 0–0 Basel Letzigrund, Zurich
16:00 Gavranović Yellow card 32'
Kecojević Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 58'
Rikan Yellow card 84'
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 34' Sauro Attendance: 14,749
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Luzern v Basel
30 March 2014 Round 27 Luzern 0–2 Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
16:00 Winter Yellow card 44'
Lustenberger Yellow card 88'
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 29' Sio
51' (0:1) Sio
Yellow card 85' Aliji
Yellow card 90' Xhaka
90+2' (0:2) Sio
Attendance: 15,170
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
Basel v Thun
6 April 2014 Round 28 Basel 0–0 Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel
13:45 Schär Yellow card 89' FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 11' Schneuwly
Yellow card 33' Schenkel
Yellow card 70' Wittwer
Yellow card 79' Faivre
Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Switzerland Amhof Sascha
Sion v Basel
12 April 2014 Round 29 Sion 0–1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
13:45 Fedele Yellow card 20'
Vaņins Yellow card 22'
FCB Summary Yellow card 22' Suchý
71' (pen. 0:1) F. Frei
Yellow card 85' Sauro
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
Basel v Zurich
16 April 2014 Round 30 Basel 4–2 Zurich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Sio 8' (1:0)
Stocker 65' (2:0)
Sio 71' (3:0)
Delgado Yellow card 74'
Elneny 88' (4:2)
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 10' Schönbächler
Yellow card 37' Buff
Yellow card 48' Gavranović
73' (3:1) Pedro Henrique
78' (3:2) Chikhaoui
Red card 87' Benito
Attendance: 27,423
Referee: Switzerland Sébastien Pache
Basel v Grasshopper Club
27 April 2014 Round 31 Basel 1–1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Frei Yellow card 7'
Stocker 44' (1:1)
Die Yellow card 73'
Callà Yellow card 80'
Sio Yellow card 85'
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 7' Grichting
36' (0:1) Gashi
Yellow card 55' Dingsdag
Yellow card 59' Jahic
Attendance: 34,172
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri (Solothurn)
St. Gallen v Basel
4 May 2014 Round 32 St. Gallen 0–3 Basel AFG Arena, St. Gallen
13:45 Vitkieviez Yellow card 36'
Nushi Yellow card 76'
Besle Yellow card 90'
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 13' Elneny
21' (0:1) Stocker
37' (0:2) Delgado
56' (0:3)
Attendance: 18,346
Referee: Switzerland Sascha Amhof
Basel v Luzern
7 May 2014 Round 33 Basel 3–1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30 Stocker 10' (1:0)
Schär 18' (2:0)
Suchý Yellow card 33'
Sio 70' (3:1)
FCB Summary
Summary
38' (2:1) Rangelov
Yellow card 52' Freuler
Attendance: 25,677
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Young Boys v Basel
11 May 2014 Round 34 Young Boys 3–1 Basel Stade de Suisse, Bern
16:00 Spycher Yellow card 19'
Steffen 37' (1:0)
Costanzo 65' (2:0)
Rochat 75' (3:0)
FCB Summary
Summary
Yellow card 77' Streller
82' (3:1) Stocker
Yellow card 90+1' Alliji
Attendance: 20,278
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Klossner
Aarau v Basel
15 May 2014 Round 35 Aarau 1–3 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
20:30 N'Ganga 12' (1:0)
Bulvītis Yellow card 60'
Jäckle Yellow card 88'
FCB Summary 28' (1:1) Serey Die
34' (1:2) Delgado
Yellow card 68' P. Degen
78' (1:3) Stocker
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
18 May 2014 Round 36 Basel 4–2 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00 Al. Ajeti 8' (1:0)
Callà 59' (2:1)
Callà 68' (4:2)
Serey Die 90+1' (4:2)
Serey Die Yellow card 90+2'
FCB Summary 48' (1:1) Tafer
70' (3:2) Coly
Attendance: 32,412 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Fedayi San

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 36 19 15 2 70 34 +36 72 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Grasshopper 36 19 8 9 67 43 +24 65 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Young Boys 36 17 8 11 59 50 +9 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Luzern 36 15 6 15 48 54 −6 51 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Zürich 36 14 8 14 51 52 −1 50 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
6 Thun 36 13 9 14 57 53 +4 48
7 St. Gallen 36 11 12 13 37 47 −10 45
8 Sion 36 12 7 17 38 45 −7 43
9 Aarau 36 12 6 18 55 71 −16 42
10 Lausanne-Sport (R) 36 7 3 26 38 71 −33 24 Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League
Source: Swiss Super League (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Zürich won the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, so therefore qualified for the Play-off round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
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 19 15 2 70 34  +36 72 11 6 1 41 18  +23 8 9 1 29 16  +13

Last updated: 18 May 2014.
Source: Fussballdaten.de

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Swiss Cup BSC Old Boys v Basel
17 August 2013 Round 1 BSC Old Boys 0–1 (a.e.t.) Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:00 CEST Akdemir Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 62'
Müller Yellow card 89'
FCB summary
SFV summary
Yellow card 83' P. Degen
Yellow card 84' Sauro
95' (0:1) Ivan Ivanov
Attendance: 4,384
Referee: Switzerland Luca Gut
FC Münsingen v Basel
14 September 2013 Round 2 FC Münsingen 0–1 Basel Sportanlage Sandreutenen, Münsingen
17:00 CEST Suter Yellow card 11'
Fumaro Yellow card 45'
FCB summary
SFV summary
Yellow card 28' D. Degen
55' (pen. 0:1) Delgado
Yellow card 92' Ajeti
Attendance: 4,100 (Stadium record)
Referee: Switzerland Stephan Studer
FC Tuggen v Basel
10 November 2013 Round 3 FC Tuggen 1–3 Basel Linthstrasse, Tuggen
14:30 Sandro Gugelmann Yellow card 16'
Baykal Yellow card 38'
Peters Yellow card 53'
Valon Ahmetaj 74' (1:2)
FCB summary
Summary
Yellow card 15' Ajeti
Yellow card 34' Díaz
Yellow card 45+2' Sio
52' (0:1) Salah
Yellow card 53' Sauro
59' (0:2) Sio
82' (1:3) Díaz
Attendance: 6,250 (Stadium record)
Referee: Switzerland Nikolaj Hänni
Le Mont v Basel
4 December 2013 Quarter-final Le Mont Postponed Basel Terrain du Châtaignier,
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
19:30
Note: Originally scheduled to be played on 4 December in Le Mont, but due to weather conditions and an unplayable pitch, the game was postponed and then played in the St. Jakob-Park
Le Mont v Basel
5 February 2014 Quarter-final Le Mont 1–6 Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Morganella Yellow card 10'
Gabriele Yellow card 12'
Mejri Yellow card 61'
Bouziane 89' (1:6)
FCB summary
SFV summary
6' (0:1) Andrist
8' (0:2) Suchý
45' (0:3) Streller
48' (0:4) Frei
58' (0:5) D. Degen
84' (0:6) Andrist
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: Switzerland Patrick Graf
Basel v Luzern
26 March 2014 Semi-final Basel 1–0 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Streller Yellow card 78'
Callà 80' (1:0)
P. Degen Yellow card 81'
Sommer Yellow card 87'
FCB summary
SFV summary
Yellow card 74' Lezcano
Red card 90' Freuler
Attendance: 12,668
Referee: Switzerland Alain Bieri

Final

Zürich2–0 (a.e.t.)Basel
Chikhaoui Yellow card 61'
Buff Yellow card 83'
Kecojević Yellow card 95'
Gavranović 110' (1:0)
Gavranović 114' (2:0)
FCB summary
SFV summary
Yellow card 62' Elneny
Red card 66' Sauro
Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 99' Sio
Yellow card 102' Serey Die
Stade de Suisse, BernAttendance: 23'312Referee: Switzerland Patrick GrafRefereesfifa


GK Switzerland David Da Costa
DF Portugal Jorge Teixeira
DF Montenegro Ivan Kecojević Yellow card 95'
DF Switzerland Berat Djimsiti
MF Switzerland Oliver Buff Yellow card 83' downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF Switzerland Philippe Koch (cap)
MF Switzerland Davide Chiumiento
MF Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui Yellow card 61'
MF Israel Avi Rikan downward-facing red arrow 111'
ST Switzerland Mario Gavranović
ST Cameroon Franck Etoundi downward-facing red arrow 91'
Substitutes:
DF Switzerland Davide Mariani upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF Albania Armando Sadiku upward-facing green arrow 91'
FW Montenegro Asmir Kajević upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Switzerland Urs Meier
GK Switzerland Yann Sommer
DF Switzerland Naser Aliji
DF Czech Republic Marek Suchý
DF Argentina Gastón Sauro Red card 66'
DF Sweden Behrang Safari
MF Ivory Coast Serey Die Yellow card 102'
MF Egypt Mohamed Elneny Yellow card 62'
MF Switzerland Davide Callà downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF Switzerland Fabian Frei downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF Switzerland Valentin Stocker (cap) downward-facing red arrow 106'
ST Ivory Coast Giovanni Sio Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 99'
Substitutes:
MF Argentina Matías Delgado upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF Switzerland Arlind Ajeti upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF Chile Marcelo Díaz upward-facing green arrow 106'
Manager:
Switzerland Murat Yakin

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Basel Switzerland v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
30 July 2013 1st Leg Basel Switzerland 1–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Schär Yellow card 38'
Stocker 39' (1:0)
Safari Yellow card 76'
Ajeti Yellow card 90+4'
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 8' Yeini
Yellow card 38' Itzhaki
Yellow card 43' Tibi
Yellow card 90' Alberman
Yellow card 90+2' Ben Harush
Attendance: 12,353
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Switzerland Basel
6 August 2013 2nd Leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 3–3 Switzerland Basel Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
19:00 Carlos García Yellow card 5'
Prica Yellow card 13'
Schär 34' (o.g. 1:3)
Zahavi 37' (2:3)
Radi 55' (3:3)
Yitzhaki Yellow card 68'
Alberman Yellow card 13'
FCB summary
UEFA report
5' (pen. 0:1) Schär
21' (0:2) Salah
32' (0:3) Díaz
Yellow card 40' Stocker
Yellow card 41' Xhaka
Yellow card 75' Salah
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off round Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria v Switzerland Basel
21 August 2013 1st Leg Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–4 Switzerland Basel Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
20:45 Marcelinho 23' (1:1)
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 83'
Stoyanov 50' (2:1)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
12' (0:1) Salah
Yellow card 26' Sio
59' (2:2) Salah
64' (2:3) Sio
Yellow card 69' Safari
Yellow card 81' Voser
84' (pen. 2:4) Schär
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Basel Switzerland v Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
27 August 2013 2nd Leg Basel Switzerland 2–0
(6–2 agg.)
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45 Frei 11' (1:0)
Schär Yellow card 24'
Salah Yellow card 39'
Ajeti Yellow card 44'
Degen 79' (2:0)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 63' Moti Attendance: 15,733
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Group stage

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE SCH BSL STE
1 England Chelsea 6 4 0 2 12 3 +9 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–2 1–0
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 0–3 2–0 3–0
3 Switzerland Basel 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–0 0–1 1–1
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 3 3 2 10 −8 3 0–4 0–0 1–1
Source: UEFA Chelsea England v Switzerland Basel
18 September 2013 1 Chelsea England 1–2 Switzerland Basel London
20:45 van Ginkel Yellow card 43'
Oscar 45' (1:0)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 64' Díaz
71' (1:1) Salah
82' (1:2) Streller
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,358
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Man of the Match: Mohamed Salah
Basel Switzerland v Germany Schalke 04
1 October 2013 2 Basel Switzerland 0–1 Germany Schalke 04 Basel
20:45 Delgado Yellow card 89' FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 37' Aogo
Yellow card 38' Farfán
54' (0:1) Draxler
Yellow card 65' Höger
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 33,251
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Man of the Match: Julian Draxler
Steaua București Romania v Switzerland Basel
22 October 2013 3 Steaua București Romania 1–1 Switzerland Basel Bucharest
20:45 Georgievski Yellow card 65'
Szukała Yellow card 79'
Tatu 88' (1:1)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 19' Schär
Yellow card 22' Voser
48' (0:1) Díaz
Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 23,899
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
Man of the Match: Marcelo Díaz
Basel Switzerland v Romania Steaua București
6 November 2013 4 Basel Switzerland 1–1 Romania Steaua București Basel
20:45 Ivanov Yellow card 42'
Schär Yellow card 80'
D. Degen Yellow card 86'
Sio 90+1' (1:1)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 11' Szukała
17' (0:1) Piovaccari
Yellow card 26' Piovaccari
Yellow card 41' Bourceanu
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,704
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Man of the Match: Alexandru Bourceanu
Basel Switzerland v England Chelsea
26 November 2013 5 Basel Switzerland 1–0 England Chelsea Basel
20:45 Xhaka Yellow card 37'
Serey Die Yellow card 63'
Salah 87' (1:0)
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 65' Mikel
Yellow card 76' Ramires
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 35,208
Referee: France Stephane Lannoy
Schalke 04 Germany v Switzerland Basel
11 December 2013 6 Schalke 04 Germany 2–0 Switzerland Basel Gelsenkirchen
20:45 Höwedes Yellow card 29'
Draxler 51' (1:0)
Matip Yellow card 62'
Matip 57' (2:0)
Kolašinac Yellow card 78'
FCB summary
UEFA Report
Yellow card 20' Voser
Red card 31' Ivanov
Yellow card 57' F. Frei
Yellow card 58' Schär
Yellow card 85' Sio
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 52,093
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32

The draw was held on 16 December 2013. The first legs were played on 20 February and the second legs were played on 27 February 2014.

Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel v Switzerland Basel
20 February 2014 First leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–0 Switzerland Basel Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
21:05 Garcia Yellow card 20'
Micha Yellow card 67'
Einbinder Yellow card 91'
FCB summary
UEFA report
Yellow card 16' Sauro
Yellow card 65' Ajeti
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
Basel Switzerland v Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
27 February 2014 Second leg Basel Switzerland 3–0
(3–0 agg.)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Stocker 17' (1:0)
Serey Die Yellow card 19'
Streller 60' (2:0)
Streller 71' (3:0)
FCB summary
UEFA report
Attendance: 15,212
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw was held on 16 December 2013. The first legs were played on 13 March and the second legs were played on 20 March 2014.

Basel Switzerland v Austria Red Bull Salzburg
13 March 2014 First leg Basel Switzerland 0–0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:00 Serey Die Yellow card 14'
Sio Yellow card 23'
P. Degen Yellow card 84'
FCB summary
UEFA report
Yellow card 14' Hinteregger
Yellow card 20' Mané
Yellow card 70' Klein
Attendance: 17,027
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria v Switzerland Basel
20 March 2014 Second leg Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–2
(1–2 agg.)
Switzerland Basel Stadion Salzburg, Wals-Siezenheim
21:05 Soriano 22' (1:0)
Rodnei Yellow card 62'
Ramalho Yellow card 78'
Alan Yellow card 54' Red card 86'
Leitgeb Yellow card 90+1'
FCB summary
UEFA report
Red card 9' Suchý
Yellow card 9' Streller
Yellow card 38' Sio
50' (1:1) Streller
Yellow card 54' Ar. Ajeti
60' (1:2) Sauro
Yellow card 88' P. Degen
Attendance: 29,320
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 21 March 2014. The first leg played on 3 April and the second leg played on 10 April 2014.

Basel Switzerland v Spain Valencia
3 April 2014 First leg Basel Switzerland 3–0 Spain Valencia St. Jakob-Park, Basel
21:05 Serey Die Yellow card 13'
Delgado 34'
Delgado 38'
Embolo Yellow card 76'
Stocker 90+1'
FCB summary
UEFA report
Yellow card 19' Senderos Attendance: 350
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Valencia Spain v Switzerland Basel
10 April 2014 Second leg Valencia Spain 5–0 (a.e.t.) Switzerland Basel Mestalla, Valencia
21:05 Feghouli Yellow card 27'
Alcácer 38'
Vargas 42'
Alcácer 70'
Keita Yellow card 98'
Vargas Yellow card 104'
Alcácer 113'
Alcácer Yellow card 114'
Bernat Yellow card 115'
Guaita Yellow card 117'
Bernat 118'
FCB summary
UEFA report
Yellow card 24' Safari
Yellow card 61' Elneny
Yellow card 65' Schär
Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 100' Díaz
Yellow card 104' Yellow-red card 105' Gastón Sauro
Yellow card 106' Xhaka
Attendance: 33,152
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Valencia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. The Basel v Valencia match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League Swiss Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Yann Sommer 27 0 17 0 0 0 10 0
18 GK Switzerland SUI Germano Vailati 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
23 GK Switzerland SUI Mirko Salvi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF Switzerland SUI Philipp Degen 17 1 10 0 3 0 4 1
5 DF Switzerland SUI Arlind Ajeti 20 1 13 1 2 0 5 0
13 DF Bulgaria BUL Ivan Ivanov 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Switzerland SUI Kay Voser 27 1 17 1 1 0 9 0
16 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Schär 25 5 15 3 0 0 10 2
19 DF Sweden SWE Behrang Safari 18 0 10 0 1 0 7 0
26 DF Argentina ARG Gastón Sauro 12 0 5 0 3 0 4 0
27 DF Switzerland SUI Naser Aliji 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF Switzerland SUI Taulant Xhaka 27 2 15 2 2 0 10 0
35 DF Switzerland SUI Fabian Ritter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Switzerland SUI David Degen 10 0 6 0 3 0 1 0
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serey Die 11 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
10 MF Argentina ARG Matías Delgado 21 1 13 0 2 1 6 0
14 MF Switzerland SUI Valentin Stocker 26 5 14 4 2 0 10 1
20 MF Switzerland SUI Fabian Frei 31 2 18 1 3 0 10 1
21 MF Chile CHI Marcelo Díaz 18 4 9 1 1 1 8 2
28 MF Switzerland SUI Stephan Andrist 9 1 5 1 3 0 1 0
33 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Elneny 23 0 16 0 1 0 6 0
Forwards
9 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller 23 9 14 8 1 0 8 1
30 FW Ivory Coast CIV Giovanni Sio 18 7 9 4 2 1 7 2
- FW Switzerland SUI Admir Seferagic (U-21 Team) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Basel but are no longer at the club
6 DF Austria AUT Aleksandar Dragovic 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Argentina ARG Raul Bobadilla 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
22 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed Salah 29 10 18 4 1 1 10 5
24 FW North Korea PRK Pak Kwang-Ryong 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 26 January 2014, 18:05 (UTC)
Source: Squad statistics and Start formations
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

See also

References

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