User:Huligan0/2015–16 FC Basel season
| 2015–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Bernhard Heusler |
| Manager | Urs Fischer |
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland |
| Super League | Season starts on 18 July 2015 |
| Swiss Cup | Starts in August 2015 |
The 2015–16 FC Basel season is the 123rd season in club history and the club's 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel are the reigning Swiss Super League champions. They prepared their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Ukraine, Germany and Netherlands. Their 2015–16 Swiss Super League season begins on 19 July with a home game against Vaduz. Basel are qualified to the 2015–16 Champions League in the Third qualifying round. The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 17 July 2015. The first legs will be played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs will be played on 4 and 5 August 2015. In the first round of the 2015–16 Swiss Cup, which will be played on 15 August 2015, Basel were drawn away against Meyrin FC.
Club[edit]
Management[edit]
On 18 June 2015 Basel announced that Urs Fischer had signed a three-year contract.[1] His assistants are Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Massimo Colomba remained the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni is head of the FCB Youth System. Coach of the Youth Team (U–21) is Thomas Häberli.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Urs Fischer since 18 June 2015 |
| 1 Assistant manager | Marco Walker
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| 2 Assistant manager |  Markus Hoffmann
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba
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| Team Administration | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach | Thomas Häberli
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Roland Heri
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Last updated: 1 July 2015
Source: FCB Official Site
Further information[edit]
| Chairman | Mr Bernhard Heusler
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| Vice Chairman | Mr Adrian Knup
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| Finances | Mr Stephan Werthmüller
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| Sportdirector | Mr Georg Heitz
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| Marketing | Mr René Kamm
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (38,512[2]) (37,500 for international matches)[3] / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 1 July 2015
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview[edit]
Offseason and preseason[edit]
At the end of the 2014–15 FC Basel season four first team players left the club to continue their careers elsewhere. These were Fabian Schär to 1899 Hoffenheim, Fabian Frei to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Giovanni Sio to Stade Rennais and Arlind Ajeti. Also no longer in the team for this season was Marco Streller who ended his football career. Basel's biggest signings for the beginning of the new season were Daniel Høegh from Odense Boldklub, Zdravko Kuzmanović from Inter Milan, Michael Lang from Grasshopper Club Zürich and Marc Janko who came in on a free transfer from Sydney FC. Also new in the team are Manuel Akanji, who transferred in from FC Winterthur, and Mirko Salvi who returned from his one year loan to FC Biel-Bienne.
The Campaign[edit]
Domestic League[edit]
Basel's priority aim for the season is to win the league championship for the seventh time in a row.
Domestic Cup[edit]
Basel's clear aim for the 2015–16 Swiss Cup is to regain the title that they last won four seasons ago. In the previous three seasons they had ended the cup competitions as runners-up, in 2013 against Grasshopper Club Zürich, in 2014 against Zürich and the previous season 2015 against Sion. In the first round of this seasons competition, which is to be played on 15 August 2015, Basel are drawn away against Meyrin FC.
Champions League[edit]
Basel enter into this seasons Champions League in the Third qualifying round. Their initial aim is to remain in the competition and reach the group stage.
Players[edit]
First team squad[edit]
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 1 July 2015[4]
Note: 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]
| 27 | DF | SUI
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Naser Aliji (on loan at Vaduz from 1 July until 30 June 2016) |
Results and Fixtures[edit]
Kickoff times are in CET
Legend[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Preseason[edit]
| 3 July 2015 Pre-season | FC Basel | 1 – 2 |  1860 München | Isarau Stadium (Geretsried) |
| 20:00 | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Florian Kornblum (TSV Chieming) |
| 9 July 2015 Pre-season | FC Basel | v |  Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 19:00 |
Swiss Super League[edit]
First half of season[edit]
| 19 July 2015 Round 1 | Basel | v | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 13:45 |
| 25 July 2015 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 1 August 2015 Round 3 | Basel | v | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 15:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 8 August 2015 Round 4 | Luzern | v | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 20:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 12 August 2015 Round 5 | Basel | v | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:45 | [ (Report)] |
| 30 August 2015 Round 7 | Basel | v | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 12 September 2015 Round 8 | Basel | v | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 22 September 2015 Round 9 | Young Boys | v | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 20:30 | [ (Report)] |
| 26 September 2015 Round 10 | Basel | v | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 3 October 2015 Round 11 | Zürich | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ (Report)] |
| 17 October 2015 Round 12 | Sion | v | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| [ (Report)] |
| 24 October 2015 Round 13 | Basel | v | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 31 October 2015 Round 14 | Vaduz | v | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| [ (Report)] |
| 7 November 2015 Round 15 | Basel | v | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 21 November 2015 Round 16 | St. Gallen | v | Basel | AFG Arena, St. Gallen |
| [ (Report)] |
| 28 November 2015 Round 17 | Basel | v | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 5 December 2015 Round 18 | Thun | v | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| [ (Report)] |
Second half of season[edit]
| 6 Februar 2016 Round 19 | Basel | v | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 13 February 2016 Round 20 | Grasshopper Club | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ (Report)] |
| 20 February 2016 Round 21 | Basel | v | Vaduz | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 27 February 2016 Round 22 | Thun | v | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| [ (Report)] |
| 12 March 2016 Round 24 | Basel | v | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 19 March 2016 Round 25 | Sion | v | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| [ (Report)] |
| 2 April 2016 Round 26 | Basel | v | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 9 April 2016 Round 27 | Basel | v | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 16 April 2016 Round 28 | St. Gallen | v | Basel | AFG Arena, St. Gallen |
| [ (Report)] |
| 19 April 2016 Round 29 | Basel | v | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 23 April 2016 Round 30 | Vaduz | v | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
| [ (Report)] |
| 30 April 2016 Round 31 | Basel | v | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 15:00 | [ (Report)] |
| 7 May 2016 Round 32 | Zürich | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ (Report)] |
| 10 May 2016 Round 33 | Basel | v | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 16 May 2016 Round 34 | Basel | v | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
| 21 May 2016 Round 35 | Young Boys | v | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| [ (Report)] |
| 25 May 2016 Round 36 | Basel | v | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| [ (Report)] |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Young Boys | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Grasshopper | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Sion | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 50 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.[5]
(C) Champions
Swiss Cup[edit]
| 15 August 2015 Round 1 | Meyrin FC (GE) | v | Basel | Stade des Arberes, Meyrin |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
The draw for the third qualifying round will be held on 17 July 2015. The first legs will be played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs will be played on 4 and 5 August 2015.
Sources and References[edit]
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (2015). "Urs Fischer ist der neue Trainer des FC Basel 1893" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The largest stadium in Switzerland". FC Basel 1893. 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf
- ^ "Das Kader – Spielerportraits". FC Basel 1893 (in German). fcb.ch. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Super League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 19 July 2015.