User:Huligan0/2018–19 FC Basel season
| 2018–19 season | |||
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| Chairman |  Bernhard Burgener | ||
| Manager | Raphaël Wicky | ||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Champions League | Qualifying phase (League Path) | ||
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The 2018–19 FC Basel season is the 126th season in club history and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were runners-up in the previous season. The season starts on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and will end on Saturday 25 May 2019. The first round of the Swiss Cup will be played on the week-end 29, 30 June and 1 July. Basel play the first round on Friday 29 June against lower classed FC Montlingen. Basel are also qualified for qualifying phase and play-offs (League Path). The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 19 June 2018 (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 31 July and 1 August 2018.
Club
[edit]Management
[edit]Raphaël Wicky is the first team manager. His assistant is Massimo Lombardo and further members of the training staff are Werner Leuthard and Massimo Colomba, who is the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni is head of the FCB Youth System.
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Raphaël Wicky
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| Assistant manager | Massimo Lombardo
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba
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| Fitness Coach |  Werner Leuthard
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| Team leader | Gustav Nussbaumer
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| Youth Team Coach | Arjan Peço
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Toni Membrino
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| Youth Team Co-Coach | Michaël Bauch
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Source: FCB Official Site
Further information
[edit]The FC Basel annual general meeting took place on 4 June 2018. The board of directors under president Bernhard Burgener with sportdirector Marco Streller, Peter von Büren, financial manager, Patrick Jost, marketing as well as Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser remained on the board. Roland Heri was voted onto the board as COO.[1] .
| Chairman | Bernhard Burgener
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| Sportdirector | Marco Streller
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| COO | Roland Heri
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| Finances | Peter von Büren
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| Marketing | Patrick Jost
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| Direktor | Reto Baumgartner
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| Direktor | Dominik Donzé
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| Direktor | Benno Kaiser
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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 4 June 2018
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview
[edit]Offseason and preseason
[edit]Between the end of the 2017–18 FC Basel season and this season there were quite a few changes in the team squad. All three goalkeepers left the team. Tomáš Vaclík transfered to Sevilla, Mirko Salvi transfered to Grasshopper Club[4] and Germano Vailati ended his active career. Furthermore Mohamed Elyounoussi left the club and joined Southampton.[5] Michael Lang also left the club and joined Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] Cedric Itten transferred to St. Gallen,[7]
In the other direction Basel were not too busy on the transfer market. On 22 June 2018 Basel announced that they had signed goalkeeper Jonas Omlin from Luzern[8] and on 26 June 2018 Basel announced that they had signed Aldo Kalulu from Lyon.[9]
The Campaign
[edit]Domestic League
[edit]The season starts on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018. Basel's priority aim for the new season is to win the league championship.
Domestic Cup
[edit]Basel's clear aim for the cup is to win the title. The first round of the Swiss Cup will be played on the week-end 29, 30 June and 1 July. Basel play their first round game on Friday 29 June away from home against lower classed FC Montlingen.
Champions League
[edit]Basel enter into the this season's Champions League in the qualifying phase and play-offs (League Path). The draw for the second qualifying round will be held on 19 June 2018 (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs will be played on 31 July and 1 August 2018.
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 21 July 2018 but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 8 July 2018[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers summer 2018
[edit]In
[edit]| 4 | DF | SUI
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Eray Cümart (returned end of loan) |
| 8 | MF |  SRB
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Zdravko Kuzmanović (returned end of loan) |
| 21 | GK | SUI
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Jonas Omlin (from Luzern)[8] |
| 26 | MF |  FRA
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Aldo Kalulu (from Lyon)[9] |
Out
[edit]| 1 | GK |  CZE
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Tomáš Vaclík (to Sevilla) |
| 5 | DF | SUI
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Michael Lang (to Borussia Mönchengladbach)[6] |
| 13 | GK | SUI
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Mirko Salvi (to Grasshopper Club)[4] |
| 15 | MF |  SWE
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Alexander Fransson |
| 18 | GK | SUI
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Germano Vailati (end of career) |
| 24 | MF |  NOR
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Mohamed Elyounoussi (to Southampton)[5] |
| 30 | MF | SUI
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Cedric Itten (to St. Gallen)[7] |
| 35 | DF |  POR
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Pedro Pacheco (to) |
| 39 | MF | SUI
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Davide Callà (to) |
| - | MF | SUI
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Dereck Kutesa (to St. Gallen) |
Results and Fixtures
[edit]Kickoff times are in CET
Legend
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Preseason
[edit]| 22 June 2018 Pre-season | Basel | 6 – 1 | Rapperswil-Jona | Youth-Campus, Basel |
| 16:00 | Okafor  4'Campo 6'Al. Ajeti 23'Stocker 33'Pululu 63'Oberlin 70' |
Report | 3' Turkes |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
Swiss Super League
[edit]First half of season
[edit]| 21,Juli 2018 Round 1 | Basel | v | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Referee: |
Swiss Cup
[edit]The draw for the first round was held in June 2018. The Super- and Challenge League clubs were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The lower division teams were granted home advantage and Basel were therefore drawn away. The home advantage was also granted to the team from the lower league in the second and third rounds.
| 18 August 2018 Round 1 | FC Montlingen | v | Basel | Sportanlage - Kolbenstein, Montlingen |
Sources and References
[edit]- ^ Meister, Remo (2018). "Donner, Blitz und sehr viele Ja-Stimmen". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The largest stadium in Switzerland". FC Basel 1893. 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf
- ^ a b "Mirko Salvi wechselt zu GC". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Mohamed Elyounoussi wechselt zum FC Southampton". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Michael Lang wechselt zu Borussia Moenchengladbach". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Cedric Itten wechselt zum FC St-Gallen 1879". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Jonas Omlin". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Der FCB verpflichtet den französischen Offensivspieler Aldo Kalulu". FC Basel 1893. 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Das Kader – Spielerportraits" [The Team – Player Portraits]. FC Basel 1893 (in German). fcb.ch. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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