| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Werner Edelmann |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Nationalliga A | Runner-up |
| Swiss Cup | Winners |
| Champions League | Second group stage |
| Top goalscorer | Christian Giménez (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 33,433 vs Grasshoppers (1.12.2002) 35,000 vs  Manchester United(26.11.2002) |
| Lowest home attendance | 16,053 vs Servette (8.03.2003) 16,562 vs  Žilina(31.07.2002) |
The 2002–03 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 110th season in their existence and was the club's 9th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. As reigning Champions, the Clubs main aims for the 2002–03 season were to retain the Swiss Nationalliga A title and as the cup holders to retain their cup title. The third aim was to stay in the Champions League as long as possible, if possible to reach the group stage.
Basel ended the domestic league season as runners-up, the Swiss Cup as winners and in the Champions League they reached the second group stage. One of the best seasons in the clubs history.
Overview
editAs reigning Champions Basel were favourites to win the domestic championship title and as Champions they entered the 2002-03 Champions League in the Second qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the season were Julio Hernán Rossi from Lugano, Antonio Esposito from St. Étienne and Bernt Haas on a loan deal from West Bromwich Albion. In the other direction Massimo Ceccaroni left the club and retired from his professional career. Ceccaroni is still considered to be a cult figure in Basel, this because he stayed loyal to the club for 25 years and because he never scored a goal in the top flight of Swiss football.
FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from the USL Premier Development League, the Major League Soccer, from Brasil and PSV Eindhoven from the Netherlands.
The Nationalliga A season began on 6 July 2002 with the game against Aarau and the Champions League qualifying satrted on 31 July with the away tie against Žilina. In the Swiss Cup all the league teams were qualified for the Round of 32 which was to take place on 22 February 2003
The Campaign
editDomestic League
editBecause they were reigning Champions, Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the domestic championship. The season started well for Basel and they won five, drew two, of their first seven games. However, the following two games were both lost and Basel slipped down in the league table. But they refound themselves, winning nine, drawing two of the following eleven games. A 1–2 home defeat against the Grasshoppers cost them the leading position in the league table and Grasshoppers ended the league qualifying stage as table leaders at the winter break. In the Championship playoff round Basel lost just two away games. But because both ties against the Grasshoppers were drawn. Therefore Basel were unable to defend their Championship title and ended as runners-up one single point behind their rivals GC. In summery the Championship aim was not achieved.
Domestic Cup
editBasel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title. In the round of 32 Basel were draw with an away game against lower league team Yverdon-Sport and as expected the game was won. In the round of 16 and in the Quarterfinals Basel eliminated Servette and the Young Boys. The Semifinal was won 3–0 against lower league FC Schaffhausen. The Final against Neuchâtel Xamax was a one sided affair. Basel won 6–0 and achieved their domestic cup aim.
Champions League
editThe clubs aim was to remain in the Champions League as long as possible and if possible to reach the group stage. In the Second qualifying round the defeated Žilina of Slovakia 4–1 on aggregate. The Third qualifying round they faced Scottish giants Celtic. In the first leg at Celtic Park, the home side won 3–1, but in the second leg at St. Jakob-Park, Basel came away with a famous 2–0 victory, thus 3–3 on aggregate, and Basel won on the away goals rule.
Therefore Basel became only the second Swiss team ever to play in the modern Champions League. In the Group stage they were drawn into Group B along with Valencia, Liverpool and Spartak Moscow. Following a 2–0 home win against Spartak, Basel travelled to Anfield in Liverpool, where they managed to draw 1–1 against Liverpool. After a great start to the group stage, Basel were brought back down to earth when they were defeated 2–6 by Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla. However, they bounced back and held Valencia to a 2–2 draw in the next fixture. Basel were now sitting in second place in the group but they would still need to win at least one of their last two games and hope that Liverpool would not pick up more than two points to secure that place. In Matchday Five, Liverpool lost 1–0 to Valencia and FCB won 2–0 against Spartak at the Luzhniki Stadium. Basel's place in the last 16 was all but secured, although they still had to make sure they did not lose to Liverpool in the last game of the first group stage. On the last matchday, Basel lead 3–0 at half-time through goals from Julio Hernán Rossi, Christian Eduardo Giménez, and Thimothée Atouba. The second half was a different story alltogether and Liverpool fought back to equalise the game at 3–3. This was still enough for FCB to qualify for the next round.
In the last 16, Basel faced Manchester United, Juventus, and Deportivo de La Coruña. They had a poor start, losing back to back games against Manchester United at home and Juventus away. FCB then faced Deportivo in a double-header, with the home side winning 1–0 in both ties. Arguably two of FCB's greatest games came next as they held Manchester United to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford and claimed a 2–1 victory over Juventus at St. Jakob-Park. Despite being knock-out on tie-breaking criteria, Basel had achieved their seasons european aim.
Club
editThe Management
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Christian Gross
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| Assistant manager | Fritz Schmid
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| Fitness Coach | Harry Körner
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Thomas Grüter
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Romain Crevoisier
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| Team Manager |  Oliver Kreuzer
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| Team Administrator | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach U-21 | Heinz Hermann
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| Youth Team co-Coach | Pascal Burger
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Last updated: July 2002
Source: FC Basel Marketing AG (2003). Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Other information
edit| Chairman | Mr Werner Edelmann
|
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (33,333 / 120x80 m) |
Source: [1]
Players
editFirst team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
edit| 19 | FW | SUI
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Marco Streller (at Thun from 30 September to 31 December 2002[1] and 2 April to 30 June 2003[2])
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| — | DF | SUI
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Philippe Cravero (to Servette – one year plus option)[3] |
| 21 | FW |  CMR
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Jean-Michel Tchouga (to FC Lugano) |
Transfers Summer 2002
editIn
edit| 18 | GK | SUI
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Eric Rapo (from Wil - n/a) |
| 33 | FW |  ARG
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Julio Hernán Rossi (from Lugano - n/a) |
| 16 | DF | SUI
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Grégory Duruz (from FC Sion – n/a) |
| 7 | FW | SUI
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Antonio Esposito (from St. Étienne) |
| 20 | DF | SUI
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Bernt Haas (from West Bromwich Albion – on loan)[4] |
| 23 | MF | SUI
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Philipp Degen (from Basel U-21)[5] |
| 28 | MF |  AUS
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Ljubo Miličević (from Zürich - on loan)[6] |
Out
edit| 2 | DF | SUI
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Massimo Ceccaroni (end of career) [7] |
Transfers Winter 2002-03
editOut
edit| 9 | MF |  RSA
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George Koumantarakis (to Preston North End – n/a)[8] |
Results and Fixtures
editFriendlies
editPre-season/First Half Season friendlies
edit| June 2002 Pre-season | Wil | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Rüti, Henau SG |
Lustrinelli  41' |
Report (in German) | 16' Giménez 69' Rossi |
Attendance: 2,100 |
| 13 June 2002 Pre-season | Washington DC0  | 1 – 4 | Basel | |
| ? 67' |
Report (in German) | 1' Streller 7' H. Yakin 60' Savić 67' Giménez |
| 15 June 2002 Pre-season | Chesapeake Dragons | 2 – 8 | Basel | RFK Aux Field, Washington, D.C. |
| Gibbons 16' Pablo Graham 80' |
Report (in German) | 2' Rossi 17', 45' Giménez 48' Streller 67', 75' Tum 75' Iandoli |
Attendance: 60 Referee: Riesch |
| 19 June 2002 Pre-season | New England Revolution | 0 – 5 | Basel | |
| Report (in German) | 14' Giménez 40' Ergić 49', 71', 83' Tum |
Referee: Badea |
| 2 July 2002 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 1 |  Ituano Futebol Clube | Rankhof Stadium, Basel |
| Streller 45' Tum 54' |
Report (in German) | 48' Vincius |
Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Claudio Chirchetta |
| 9 July 2002 Friendly | Wangen | 2 – 2 | Basel | Sportplatz Chrüzmatt, Wangen bei Olten |
| Povigliaro 28' Dannhäuser 90' |
Report (in German) | 31' Koumantarakis 54' Savić |
| 23 July 2002 Freindly | Basel | 2 – 2 |  PSV Eindhoven | Rankhof Stadium, Basel |
| Rossi 24', 62' |
Report (in German) | 42', 70' van Bommel |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
Winter Break/Second Half Season friendlies
edit| 21 January 2003 Winter break | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 1 | Basel | Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern |
| Adzic 2' Lokvenc 5' |
Report (in German) | 45' H. Yakin |
Referee: Volker Raquet |
| 24 January 2003 Winter break | Vitesse | 1 – 1 | Basel | Sportplatz, Rheden |
| Amoah 22' |
Report (in German) | 61' Huggel |
Attendance: 400 |
| 29 January 2003 Winter break | Winterthur | 1 – 5 | Basel | Türkei |
| Vogt 27' |
Report (in German) | 11', 34', 76' Rossi 13' Chipperfield 53' H. Yakin |
| 31 January 2003 Winter break | Partizan Belgrad  | 1 – 1 | Basel | Türkei |
| Delbasic 75' |
Report (in German) | 89' Tum |
Referee: Gadoski |
| 3 February 2003 Winter break | Sturm Graz  | 3 – 1 | Basel | Türkei |
| ? ? ? |
Report (in German) | 42' Giménez |
| 8 February 2003 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 0 | Aarau | Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob, Basel |
| Atouba 32' Rossi 49', 76'Chipperfield 59' |
Report (in German) | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Claudio Chirchetta |
| 11 February 2003 Winter break | Bellinzona | 0 – 1 | Basel | Bellinzona |
| Report (in German) | 4' Tum |
| 16 February 2003 Winter break | Basel | 0 – 3 | Zürich | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Report (in German) | 42' Bastida 70' Keita Yasar 74' Guerrero |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 1 April 2003 Friendly | SV Muttenz | 1 – 4 | Basel | |
| Ulli 75' |
Report (in German) | 25', 56', 63' Huggel 43' Tum |
Attendance: 812 Referee: Claudio Chirchetta |
Nationalliga A 2002–03
editFor more information, see 2002–03 Nationalliga A
Qualification Round
editThe Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round.
| 6 July 2002 Round 1 | Aarau | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| [ (Report)] (in German) |
| 13 July 2002 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Barberis 14' Cantaluppi  20' |
Report (in German) | 15' Wiederkehr 32' Chiquinho 65' Portillo 72' Leandro |
Attendance: 23,465 Referee: Etter |
| 17 July 2002 Round 3 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
| Rochat 2' Chapuisat 47' 52'Petrosyan 56'Descloux 61'Sermeter 89' |
(Report) (in German) | 24' Esposito 32' Cantaluppi 33' Barberis 36' Rossi 42' 90' Giménez |
Attendance: 10,700 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 20 July 2002 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Delémont | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Ergić 11' Giménez 14' |
Report (in German) | 11' Kebe 30' Nocita 61' Selimi |
Attendance: 21,929 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 27 July 2002 Round 5 | St. Gallen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Barnetta 44' |
Report (in German) | 59' M. Yakin 76' Rossi |
Attendance: 11,300 (sold out) Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 3 August 2002 Round 6 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Varela 10' Zwyssig 28'Giménez 45'H. Yakin 57' (pen.)Cantaluppi 75' Esposito 93' |
(Report) (in German) | 38' Oscar Londono 49' Lombardo 60' A. Frei 75' Fournier 78' 25' Gaspoz 84' Thurre |
Attendance: 23,257 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 10 August 2002 Round 7 | Zürich | 0 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
Akalé  33' |
(Report) (in German) | 8' Giménez 18', 45' H. Yakin 24' Esposito 28' D. Degen 31' Rossi |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 18 August 2002 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 36' Rossi 46'M. Yakin 41' 67' Quennoz 88' |
(Report) (in German) | 12' 10' Monteiro 22' Marić 69' Koch 85' Malacarne 88' Enrique 93' Arrué |
Attendance: 23,257 Referee: Beck |
| 24 August 2002 Round 9 | Thun | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| Rama 46', 84' Baumann 65'Moser 86' |
[ Report] (in German) | 51' Tum |
Attendance: 6,740 Referee: Marcus Nobs (his 100th NLA game) |
| 1 September 2002 Round 10 | Grasshoppers | 2 – 3 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Barijo 7' Borer 20'Núñez 34'Eduardo 33'Tararache 39'Castillo 66' |
(Report) (in German) | 14' Savić 19' H. Yakin 22' (pen.) 22' Cantaluppi 45' Giménez 63' 90' M. Yakin |
Attendance: 17,500 (sold out) Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 11 September 2002 Round 11 | Basel | 7 – 1 | Wil | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 8', 32' Cantaluppi 15'Barberis 50'Rossi 69', 71' M. Yakin 80' |
(Report) (in German) | 9' (pen.) Fabinho 22' Mangiaratti 62' Balmer |
Attendance: 21,425 Referee: Salm |
| 14 September 2002 Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 5', 54' Esposito 51'P. Degen 56'Barberis 71'M. Yakin 91' |
(Report) (in German) | 63' Pogatetz 70' Diop 91' Skrzypczak |
Attendance: 25,385 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 21 September 2002 Round 13 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| Leandro 48' |
(Report) (in German) | 52' Esposito 63' Cantaluppi 82' Barberis |
Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 28 September 2002 Round 14 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Duruz 15' Cantaluppi 31'Giménez 68'Tum 68'Varela 78' |
(Report) (in German) | 22' Sermeter 23' Disler 62' Magnin 75' Descloux |
Attendance: 29,762 (sold out) Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 6 October 2002 Round 15 | SR Delémont | 1 – 2 | Basel | La Blancherie, Delémont |
| Saidou Kébé 80' |
(Report) (in German) | 28' Esposito 36' Tum 60' Rossi 80' Cantaluppi |
Attendance: 6,300 (stadion record) Referee: Etter |
| 19 October 2002 Round 16 | Basel | 6 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Rossi 67' 14', 31', 80' Giménez 45'Tum 84'Savić 90' |
(Report) (in German) | 64' Alex 68' Tato 91' Colacino |
Attendance: 27,599 Referee: Marcus Nobs |
| 25 October 2002 Round 17 | Servette | 0 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| Senderos 3' Léonard Thurre 55'Gaspoz 93' |
Report (in German) | 24' Rossi 51' Ergić 54' Varela 59' Esposito |
Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 1 November 2002 Round 18 | Basel | 5 – 3 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Ergić 4', 45+3' Rossi 41', 56'Varela 77' |
Report (in German) | 18' Keller 28' 82' Jefferson 33' Luca Iodice 57' Bastida 90' Yasar |
Attendance: 28,870 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 17 November 2002 Round 19 | Luzern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Brand 33', pen.' Rota 37' 55'Hilfiker 72'Kavelashvili 90' |
Report (in German) | 32' Zuberbühler 67' Zwyssig 82' (o.g.) Zukic 86' Haas |
Attendance: 14,700 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 22 November 2002 Round 20 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | H. Yakin 9' Chipperfield 32'Rossi 51'Giménez 38' |
(Report) (in German) | 45' Hodžić 88' Deumi |
Attendance: 30,500 (sold out) Referee: Beck |
| 1 December 2002 Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Grasshoppers | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Tum 71' Atouba 48'M. Yakin 60'Smiljanić 76'Varela 85' |
(Report) (in German) | 25' Tararache 42' Rozental 60' Núñez 87' Gerber |
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: Urs Meier |
| 7 December 2002 Round 22 | Wil | 1 – 4 | Basel | Bergholz, Wil |
| Romano 89' 40' Balmer 43' |
(Report) (in German) | 4' Giménez 30' H. Yakin 37' Barberis 67' Esposito |
Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Marcus Nobs |
League Table Qualification
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 0 | 49 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
| 2 | Basel | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 0 | 47 | |
| 3 | Thun | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 31 | |
| 4 | Wil | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 0 | 31 | |
| 5 | Zürich | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 0 | 31 | |
| 6 | Xamax | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7 | Young Boys | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 8 | Servette | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | −2 | 24 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 0 | 24 | |
| 11 | SR Delémont | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 0 | 20 | |
| 12 | Aarau | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 0 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FC Luzern 2 points deducted for irregularities in license application, therefore total points: 24
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Schaffhausen | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 16 | 40 | Qualification to Challenge League |
| 2 | FC Concordia Basel | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 14 | 40 | |
| 3 | FC Baden | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 9 | 40 | |
| 4 | Yverdon-Sport FC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 18 | 34 | |
| 5 | FC Wohlen | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 8 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 15 | 26 | Relegated to 2. Liga |
| 7 | AC Bellinzona | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 13 | 24 | Qualification to Challenge League |
| 8 | FC Winterthur | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 6 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification;
FC Lausanne-Sport were declared bankrupt and relegated to amateur status
No team relegated to 1. Liga.
Championship Playoff Round
edit| 1 March 2003 Round 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| M'Futi 57' Buess 74'Simo 79'Wiederkehr 82'Mangane 92' |
(Report) (in German) | 10' Tum 43'Chipperfield 67' Atouba 79' Huggel 82' Zuberbühler 90' Smiljanić |
Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 8 March 2003 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Haas 26' M. Yakin 67' (pen.) |
(Report) (in German) | Attendance: 16,053 Referee: Beck |
| 15 March 2003 Round 3 | Thun | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| Baumann 14' 35' (pen.) |
Report (in German) | 22', 57' H. Yakin 26' Tum 35' Cantaluppi 36' Rossi |
Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 22 March 2003 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Grasshoppers | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Cantaluppi 28' Haas 33'Chipperfield 42'Smiljanić 45'Atouba 65'Giménez 73'Varela 77'M. Yakin 82' |
(Report) (in German) | 5' Eduardo 12' Cabanas 13' Spycher 45' Schwegler 45' Gamboa 74' Petrić 82' Tararache |
Attendance: 30,502 Referee: Konrad Plautz |
| 6 April 2003 Round 5 | Zürich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Guerrero 49' Chihab 85'Bastida 89' |
[ (Report)] (in German) | 8' Rossi 87' Huggel 92' Atouba |
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Marcus Nobs |
| 12 April 2003 Round 6 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Wil | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Duruz 4' Huggel 13', 59'Rossi 20' |
[ (Report)] (in German) | 29' Pavlović 43' Bamba 47' Mangiarratti 73' Lustrinelli |
Attendance: 26,789 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 19 April 2003 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 13', 29', 38' Zwyssig 61' |
(Report) (in German) | 38' Disler |
Attendance: 29,659 (sold out) Referee: Urs Meier |
| 27 April 2003 Round 8 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
| Petrosyan 37' Magnin 61'Vonlanthen 90' |
(Report) (in German) | 35' Cantaluppi 62' 75' H. Yakin 76' M. Yakin |
Attendance: 11,850 (sold out) Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 4 May 2003 Round 9 | Wil | 4 – 5 | Basel | Bergholz, Wil |
| Zellweger 26' Pavlović 29' 31'Fabinho 42'Lustrinelli 48'Rizzo 74' |
(Report) (in German) | 3', 25' Huggel 15' Barberis 55' Esposito 65' Giménez |
Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Etter |
| 8 May 2003 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Rossi 34' 31' Duruz 39'Chipperfield 44'Giménez 76' |
[ Report] (in German) | Guerrero 40' 81' Bastida |
Attendance: 29,780 Referee: Beck |
| 17 May 2003 Round 11 | Grasshoppers | 2 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Petrić 44' 18' Cabanas 45'Tararache 48'Spycher 58'Schwegler 82' |
[ (Report)] (in German) | 20' Atouba 45' Cantaluppi 49' M. Yakin 65' H. Yakin 66' Giménez |
Attendance: 17,666 (sold out) Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 21 May 2003 Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| M. Yakin 3', pen.' H. Yakin 58'Chipperfield 62'Rossi 66' |
(Report) (in German) | 31' Hodžić |
Attendance: 28,132 Referee: Schoch |
| 2 May 2003 Round 13 | Servette | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
| Bah 82' |
[ Report] (in German) | 17' 71' M. Yakin 21' Rossi 23', 56' Giménez |
Attendance: 14,543 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 31 May 2003 Round 14 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Huggel 18', 38' Rossi 36' |
Report (in German) | Attendance: 30,939 (sold out) Referee: Marcus Nobs |
League Table Championship
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 25 | 57 | Champions Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Basel | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 24 | 56 | Swiss Cup winners Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 16 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 15 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Zürich | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 16 | 31 | |
| 6 | Servette | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 15 | 31 | |
| 7 | Thun | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 16 | 28 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Wil | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 16 | 26 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification
Swiss Cup
editSwiss Cup 2002–03
editFor more information, see Swiss Cup 2002–03
| 22 February 2003 Round of 32 | Yverdon-Sport | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| (Report) (in German) | 16', 40' Cantaluppi 41' Rossi 90' Atouba |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 4 March 2003 Round of 16 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
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[ (Report)] (in German) |
| 26 March 2003 Quarterfinal | Young Boys | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
| Petrosyan 16' Häberli 27'Sermeter 120' 39', 42', 55'Patrick 88' |
(Report) (in German) | 2', 28' Giménez 19' Duruz 41' 44' Varela 59' Haas 65' 36' Tum 95' M. Yakin 108' 57' H. Yakin |
Attendance: 10,700 (sold out) Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 15 April 2003 Semifinal | Basel | 3 – 0 | Schaffhausen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Esposito 72' 26', 92' Chipperfield 65'Tum 90' |
(Report) (in German) | Leu 18' Fehr 23' |
Attendance: 26,960 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 11 May 2003 Final | Basel | 6 – 0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Huggel 13' Giménez 35', 43'M. Yakin 65'Smiljanić 77'Barberis 8' |
[ Report] (in German) | 57' Leandro 87' Buess |
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out) Referee: René Rogalla |
Champions League
editFor more information, see 2002–03 UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
edit| 31 July 2002 First Leg | Žilina | 1 – 1 | Basel | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina |
| 18:00 | Sninský 55' Barčík 29' |
Report | 23' Chipperfield 32' Esposito 38' (o.g.) Klago 84' Varela |
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 7 August 2002 Second Leg | Basel | 3 – 0 | Žilina | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Giménez 12', 50' M. Yakin 23'Esposito 45' |
Report | 73' Špendla 80' Staš |
Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia) |
Basel won 4–1 on aggregate
Third qualifying round
edit| 14 August 2002 First Leg | Celtic  | 3 – 1 | Basel | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 20:45 | Larsson 3' (pen.) Sutton 52'Lambert 64'Sylla 88' |
Report | 2' Giménez 52' Duruz 62' H. Yakin 64' Cantaluppi 81' Varela |
Attendance: 58,520 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
| 28 August 2002 Second Leg | Basel | 2 – 0 | Celtic | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:30 | Giménez 9' Rossi 12'M. Yakin 22'Varela 42' |
Report | 42' Sylla 42' Guppy |
Attendance: 30,510 (sold out) Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
3–3 on aggregate, Basel won on away goals
Group stage
edit| 17 September 2002 1 | Basel | 2 – 0 |  Spartak Moscow | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | H. Yakin 50' Rossi 55' |
Report | Attendance: 29,500 (sold out) Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| 25 September 2002 2 | Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Basel | Anfield, Liverpool |
| 20:45 | Baroš 34' |
Report | Rossi 43' |
Attendance: 37,643 Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands) |
| 2 October 2002 3 | Valencia  | 6 – 2 | Basel | Estadio Mestalla, Valencia |
| 20:45 | Carew 10', 13' Aurélio 17'Baraja 28'Aimar 58'Mista 60' |
Report | Rossi 46' H. Yakin 90' |
Attendance: 27,394 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino (Italy) |
| 22 October 2002 4 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Valencia | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Ergić 32', 90' |
Report | Baraja 36' Torres 72' |
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out) Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Germany) |
| 05 November 2002 5 | Spartak Moscow | 0 – 2 | Basel | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow |
| 18:00 | Report | Rossi 18' Giménez 89' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
| 12 November 2002 6 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Liverpool | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Rossi 2' Giménez 22'Atouba 29' |
Report | Murphy 61' Šmicer 64'Owen 85' |
Attendance: 29,500 (sold out) Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 16 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 | Basel
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Liverpool
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Spartak Moscow
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Second group stage
edit| 26 November 2002 1 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Manchester United | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Giménez 1' Zwyssig 19'Atouba 72' |
Report | 14' Scholes 22' Fortune 62', 63' van Nistelrooy 66' Verón 68' Solskjær |
Attendance: 35,000 (sold out) Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 11 December 2002 2 | Juventus  | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stadio delle Alpi, Turin |
| 20:45 | Trezeguet 3' Montero 34'Tacchinardi 43'Del Piero 51' (pen.)Iuliano 53' |
Report | 50' Esposito 72' H. Yakin |
Attendance: 22,639 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
| 19 February 2003 3 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Deportivo La Coruña | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Yakin 30' |
Report | Attendance: 29,031 Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands) |
| 25 February 2003 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1 – 0 | Basel | Estadio Riazor, A Coruña |
| 20:45 | Tristán 4' |
Report | Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Stéphane Bré (France) |
| 12 March 2003 5 | Manchester United | 1 – 1 | Basel | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 20:45 | G. Neville 53' |
Report | Giménez 14' |
Attendance: 66,870 (sold out) Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
| 18 March 2003 6 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Juventus | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Cantaluppi 38' Giménez 90+2' |
Report | Tacchinardi 10' |
Attendance: 30,501 (sold out) Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Juventus
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Basel
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
References
edit- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Marco Streller leihweise zu Thun". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in German) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Streller nochmals leihweise zu Thun". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2003-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)(in German) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Philippe Cravero ab sofort bei Servette Genf". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-07-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Bernt Haas leihweise bis 2003 zum FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) (in German) - ^ Weber, Dominik (2002). "Philipp Degen erhält Profivertrag". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-08-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) (in German) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "Milicevic leihweise beim FC Basel". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-09-01.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) (in German) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2002). "FCB plant Saison ohne Cecca". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2002-05-14.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (2003). "George Koumantarakis wechselt nach England". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2003-01-23.
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External links
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