2017–18_FC_Basel_season
2017–18 FC Basel season
FC Basel 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 FC Basel season was the 125th season in club history and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were the reigning Swiss Super League champions. The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018.[1] They were also the Swiss Cup holders. The first round of the Swiss Cup was played on 13 August 2017. Basel were also qualified for this season's Champions League in the Group stage. The first round was played on 12 September 2017.
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Owner | FCB Holding | ||
| Chairman |  Bernhard Burgener | ||
| Manager | Raphaël Wicky | ||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Super League | 2nd | ||
| Swiss Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Albian Ajeti (14) All: Albian Ajeti (14) | ||
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Management
Raphaël Wicky was appointed as new first team manager and was given a two-year contract with an option for a third year. His assistant is Massimo Lombardo and further members of the training staff are Werner Leuthard and Marco Walker. Massimo Colomba is the Goalkeeper coach. Massimo Ceccaroni is head of the FCB Youth System.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Raphaël Wicky |
| Assistant manager | Massimo Lombardo |
| Assistant manager & Fitness Coach |
Marco Walker |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Massimo Colomba |
| Fitness Coach |  Werner Leuthard |
| Team leader | Gustav Nussbaumer |
| Youth Team Coach | Arjan Peço |
| Youth Team Co-Coach | Toni Membrino |
| Youth Team Co-Coach | Michaël Bauch |
Source: FCB Official Site
Further information
The FC Basel annual general meeting took place on 9 June 2017. The previous board of directors under president Bernhard Heusler with sportdirector Georg Heitz, vice-president Adrian Knup, financial manager Stephan Werthmüller and marketing manager René Kamm stepped back. Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser remained on the board. Bernhard Burgener took over as chairman and Marco Streller as sportdirector. [2] Peter von Büren was voted as financial manager and Patrick Jost in marketing.
| Chairman | Bernhard Burgener |
| Vice Chairman | |
| Finances | Peter von Büren |
| Sportdirector | Marco Streller |
| Marketing | Patrick Jost |
| Direktor | Reto Baumgartner |
| Direktor | Dominik Donzé |
| Direktor | Benno Kaiser |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (38,512[3] (37,500 for international matches)[4] / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 10 June 2017
Source: FCB Official Site
Offseason and preseason
At the end of the 2016–17 FC Basel season Marc Janko left the club and joined Czech First League club Sparta Prague. Daniel Høegh also left the club and joined SC Heerenveen of the Dutch Eredivisie[5] On 23 June 2017 Basel announced that Jean-Paul Boëtius had been transferred to Dutch club Feyenoord.[6] Seydou Doumbia's loan came to an end and Basel neither wanted to prolong nor enter the option to buy him. Adama Traoré left the club mid-August because he no longer played a part in the teams planning.
In the other direction Basel were not too busy on the transfer market. On 14 June 2017 Basel announced that they had signed Ricky van Wolfswinkel from SBV Vitesse.[7] A few days later, on 20 June, the club announced that they had loaned Dimitri Oberlin from Red Bull Salzburg.[8]
First half of season
During the season, on 13 September 2017 Basel announced that they had recalled striker Cedric Itten from the loan to Luzern.[9] Then following the injury suffered by Ricky van Wolfswinkel Basel were forced to hire another striker and on 2 October 2017 they announced that Albian Ajeti had been signed a five-year contract.[10]
Mid-season break
During the winter mid-season break there was also quite some movements on the transfer market. On 23 December 2017 FC Basel announced that Fabian Frei would return to the club, signing a four and a half year contract dated up until June 2022.[11] On 27 December the club announced that Samuele Campo, a former Basel youth player, was also returning, signing a four and a half year contract dated up until June 2022.[12] Furthermore, on 10 January 2018 the club announced that another former Basel player Valentin Stocker was also returning. Stocker signed a three and a half year contract dated up until June 2021.[13]
In the other direction, also on 10 January, Basel announced that Renato Steffen had left the club.[14] Steffen signed a three and a half year deal with VfL Wolfsburg. The transfer fee was reported as being 1.75 million Euro.[15] Just a few days later Basel announced that Akanji had transferred to Borussia Dortmund.[16] The transfer fee was reported as being 21.5 million Euro. He signed a four and a half year contract dated until June 2022.[17]
Domestic League
The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017. Basel's priority aim for the new season is to win the league championship for the ninth consecutive time. Their first game was the match against Young Boys in Stade de Suisse which ended in a 0–2 defeat. Following three victories Basel played four games without a win (two draws, two defeats) and slipped down to fourth position in the league table. Following this poor start the following game was at home against Zürich. The game was a passionate battle and the home club titled their report: A passionately fighting FCB wins against FCZ 1:0.[18] The game changed the run of the season and afterwards the team won seven and drawing three of the next ten games. The first game of the second half of the season was the last game of the kalender year and is included in these figures. By the mid-season break Basel had narrowed the gap to table leaders Young Boys to just two points, third placed Zürich were twelve points adrift.
After the winter break Basel could not find to their good form that they had before the break. They lost three of their first four games, at home against Lugano and St. Gallen and away against Luzern. The gap to leading Young Boys grew and was no longer reversible. The 5–1 win against Young Boys was achieved in the third last game of the season, but came after the championship had mathematically already been decided.
Domestic Cup
Basel are the Swiss Cup holders. Basel's clear aim for the cup is to defend their title. The first round of the Swiss Cup started on 13 August 2017. In the first three rounds Basel were drawn away against lower-tier teams, winning against FC Wettswil-Bonstetten, FC Chiasso and FC Rapperswil-Jona. Basel were then drawn at home against Luzern in the quarter-final. This was won 2–1 and Basel advance to the semi-final in the Stade de Suisse against Young Boys on 27 February 2018.
Champions League
Basel entered into this season's Champions League in the Group stage. They were drawn into Group A along with Manchester United, Benfica and CSKA Moscow. Basels initial aim is to remain in a European competition after the Champions League group stage. The first match was the away game against Manchester United. Basel were previously drawn with both Benfica and United in 2011–12 and on this occasion, United finished third in the group and dropped down to the UEFA Europa League.
- Manchester United (12 September 2017)
The first game was played in Old Trafford, in proper Manchester weather in Manchester. Basel were sitting deep, with their three centre-backs, as United took control of the game from the very start. Marouane Fellaini came off the bench after 19 minutes to replace the injured Paul Pogba and opened the scoring with a powerful header in the 35 minute, which was only part of his Man of the Match performance. Basel played better after the opening goal and even at the beginning of the second half created their chances. But it was also a particularly special night for Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford, both of whom found the net on their Champions League debuts with second-half strikes. United took a corner short, Daley Blind to Juan Mata and when Blind took the return he crossed for Lukaku who outjumped Balanta to power home. in the 85 minute Fellaini crossed, the ball was missed by Mkhitaryan and Suchý before Rashford, opening his body, sidefooted into the ground and high into the net.[19]
- Benfica (27 September 2017)
Basel ran out 5–0 victors at St. Jakob-Park in Basel against Portuguese side Benfica on Wednesday 27 September in an emphatic and much-needed victory for the Swiss club in the Champions League. Basel controlled the game from the start, Michael Lang (2) and Dimitri Oberlin (20) gave Basel a two-goal lead in the first half. Oberlin showed his amazing speed as he scored this goal. He made a clearance from a Benfica corner before covering the length of the pitch in mere seconds. Impressively, the 20-year-old composed himself after the run upon receiving the pass from Renato Steffen before sending the ball past the goalkeeper Júlio César.[20] Ricky van Wolfswinkel then added a third in the second half (60) with a penalty, before birthday-boy Oberlin scored his second (69) and Blas Riveros's goal in the 76 minute completed the rout. Benfica were reduced to 10-men when André Almeida was sent off for foul play in the 63 minute.[21]
- CSKA Moscow (18 October 2017)
Match three of the Group Stage took Basel to the away game in the VEB Arena against CSKA Moscow. The game started slowly, the teams getting to know each other, indeed both teams looked very cautious in the beginning. But Basel took control after about ten minutes. Taulant Xhaka missed his first chance, but in the 29 minute he scored his first European goal in his 47th European match. The Albanian international cruised through the CSKA defence and shot the ball into the back of the net, a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. There was little reaction from CSKA players after conceding. Quite the contrary – the visitors grew in confidence and took more control. At the end of an energetic first half, the visitors had the majority of the possession. The hosts matched the energy of the Swiss side, but had not been able to make more than one attempt on goal (off target). It was a deserved lead at half-time and Basel looked the more dangerous in the second half. Ten minutes into the second half the assistant referee canceled out Basel's second goal for offside, after referee Björn Kuipers initially pointed to the centre circle. The decision came about 40 seconds after the visitors started their celebrations. Towards the end of the game Basel made themselves good chances. Dimitri Oberlin missed the target on two occasions, until eventually in the 90 minute he didn't miss. The Switzerland U21 international made his run from the halfway line and finished with composure, slotting it calmly in the corner of goal.[22]
First team squad
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 22 July 2017 but subsequently left the club after that date.
- As of 2 October 2017[23]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Loans
In on loan
| 19 | FW | SUI |
Dimitri Oberlin (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2018)[8] |
Out on loan
| 22 | MF |  SRB |
Zdravko Kuzmanović (on loan at Málaga until 30 June 2018)[24] |
| – | DF | SUI |
Eray Cümart (on loan at Sion 30 June 2018)[25] |
| 20 | MF | SUI |
Dereck Kutesa (on loan to Luzern from 14 September until 30 June 2018)[26] |
| 30 | FW | SUI |
Cedric Itten (on loan at Luzern (ended early, on 13 September 2017))[27][9] |
| - | FW |  SVN |
Andraž Šporar (on loan to Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2018)[28] |
| – | MF | SUI |
Robin Huser (on loan at FC Winterthur until 30 June 2018)[29] |
| – | GK | SRB |
Đorđe Nikolić (on loan to Schaffhausen until 30 June 2018)[30] |
Transfers summer 2017
In
| 9 | FW |  NED |
Ricky van Wolfswinkel (from SBV Vitesse)[7] |
| 13 | GK | SUI |
Mirko Salvi (return from Lugano end of loan) |
Out
| -- | MF | SRB |
Veljko Simić (released)[31] |
| -- | FW | SUI |
Nicolas Hunziker (to Thun)[32] |
| 3 | DF |  CIV |
Adama Traoré (to Göztepe S.K.)[33] |
| 10 | MF |  ARG |
Matías Delgado (retired)[34] |
| 21 | FW |  AUT |
Marc Janko (to Sparta Prague)[35] |
| 26 | DF |  DEN |
Daniel Høegh (to SC Heerenveen)[36] |
| 77 | FW | NED |
Jean-Paul Boëtius (to Feyenoord)[6] |
| 88 | FW | CIV |
Seydou Doumbia (end of loan)[37] |
Transfers winter 2017–18
In
| 3 | DF | SUI |
Léo Lacroix (from AS Saint-Étienne on loan) |
| 6 | MF | SUI |
Fabian Frei (from Mainz 05) |
| 10 | MF | SUI |
Samuele Campo (from Lausanne-Sport) |
| 14 | MF | SUI |
Valentin Stocker (from Hertha BSC) |
Out
| 11 | MF | SUI |
Renato Steffen (to VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 36 | DF | SUI |
Manuel Akanji (to Borussia Dortmund) |
Kickoff times are in CET
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
v Rosenheim
| 30 June 2017 Pre-season | Basel | 4–1 | Rosenheim | Sportplatz Birkenmoos, Rottach-Egern |
| 18:30 | Schmid  18' (1:0)Balanta  47'Steffen 57' (2:1) van Wolfswinkel 59' (3:1)van Wolfswinkel 89' (4:1) |
FCB summary | 55' (2:1) Valentin Hauswirth |
Attendance: 120 Referee: Matthias Zacher |
v Wil
| 5 July 2017 Pre-season | Basel | 0–0 | Wil | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
| 17:00 | FCB summary | Attendance: 700 Referee: Fedayi San | ||
| Note: Fair gaame, no yellow cards | ||||
v Xamax
| 8 July 2017 Pre-season | Basel | 2–0 | Xamax | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
| 11:00 | Delgado 29' (1:0) Kutesa 37'Bua 73' (2:0) |
FCB summary | 25' Di Nardo |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Adrien Jaccotet |
v 
Athletic Club Bilbao
| 12 July 2017 Pre-season | Basel | 3–2 | Athletic Club Bilbao | Stade du Christ-Roi, Lens, Switzerland |
| 19:00 | Delgado 29' (pen. 1:0) van Wolfswinkel 60' (2:2)Pululu 84' (3:2) |
FCB summary | 28' Balenziaga 40' (1:1) Merino 48' (1:2) Kike Sola |
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Sascha Amhof |
v 
Sporting CP
| 15 July 2017 Pre-season | Basel | 3–2 | Sporting CP | Centre Sportif, Delley-Portalban |
| 19:00 | Delgado 34' (pen. 1:1) Delgado 37'Steffen 43' (2:1)Bua 79' (3:2) |
FCB summary | 28' (pen. 0:1) Dost 39' Ruiz 77' (2:2) Pereira |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
v Wohlen
| 30 August 2017 Mid-season | Basel | 6–1 | Wohlen | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
| 11:00 | van Wolfswinkel 3' (1:0) Steffen 13' (2:0)van Wolfswinkel 36' (3:1)Zuffi 41' (4:1)Steffen 43' (5:1) Pululu 56' (6:1)Adamczyk 64' |
FCB summary | 16' (2:1) Marko Bicvic 51' Sadrijaj |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) |
v Schaffhausen
| 4 October 2017 Mid-season | Basel | 1–2 | Schaffhausen | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
| 11:00 | Okafor 4' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 14' (1:1) Dangubic 27' (1:2) Tranquilli |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Tomas Superczynsk |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
Winter break
v 
Tianjin Quanjian
| 14 January 2018 Training camp | Basel | 1–1 | Tianjin Quanjian | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:00 | Okafor 31' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 44' (1:1) Zheng Dalun |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Jose Maria Aranda Delgado |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
v 
Viktoria Plzeň
| 17 January 2018 Training camp | Basel | 1–2 | Viktoria Plzeň | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:00 | Bua 17' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 49' (pen. 1:1) Bakoš 56' (1:2) Čermák |
Attendance: 50 Referee: Juan Gabriel Gallegos Gimenez |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
v SK Sturm Graz
| 20 January 2018 Training camp | Basel | 2–4 | SK Sturm Graz | Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara |
| 16:00 | Elyounoussi 43' (1:3) Elyounoussi 45' (2:3)Balanta 58'Serey Die 90' |
FCB summary | 5' (0:1) Koch 30' (0:2) Alar 41' (0:3) Huspek 56' (2:4) Lovrić |
Attendance: 60 Referee: Sergio Gutierez Perez |
v Winterthur
| 24 January 2018 Winter break | Basel | 1–0 | Winterthur | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
| 11:00 | van Wolfswinkel 55' (1:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich | |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
v Luzern
| 27 January 2018 Winter break | Basel | 1–0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 13:30 | Al. Ajeti 62' (1:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 3,290 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) | |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
Swiss Super League
First half of season
| 22 July 2017 Round 1 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 19:00 | Hoarau 16' Nuhu 53'Ravet 58' (1:0)Sanago 79'Sulejmani 80' (2:0) |
FCB summary | 4' Delgado 32' Elyounoussi 45' Suchý 69' Lang 79' Balanta 90+2' Steffen |
Attendance: 31,500 (sold out) Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 30 July 2017 Round 2 | Basel | 3–1 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Elyounoussi 14' (1:0) Bua 22' (2:0) 33' Akanjivan Wolfswinkel 79' (3:1) |
FCB summary | 33' Kryeziu 50' Custodio 54' (o.g. 2:1) Elyounoussi 68' Juric |
Attendance: 27,416 Referee: Fedayi San |
| 5 August 2017 Round 3 | Thun | 0–3 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 19:00 | Bürgy 66' |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) van Wolfswinkel 29' (0:2) Bua 71' Steffen 88' Vaclík 90+6' (0:3) Oberlin |
Attendance: 7,227 Referee: Alain Bieri |
| 10 August 2017 Round 4 | Basel | 3–2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Vilotić 29' (o.g. 1:0) van Wolfswinkel 43' (2:0) van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen. 3:0)Balanta 84' |
FCB summary | 59' Zesiger 70' (3:1) Andersen 773:2' Vilotić 75' Vilotić |
Attendance: 26,317 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 20 August 2017 Round 5 | Basel | 1–1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | van Wolfswinkel 62' (pen. 1:0) |
FCB summary | 62' Piccinocchi 86' (1:1) Carlinhos Júnior 89' Mihajlović |
Attendance: 26,994 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet |
| 27 August 2017 Round 6 | Sion | 1–1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 16:00 | Zock 19' Matheus Cunha 47' (1:1)Schneuwly 89' |
FCB summary | 7' (0:1) van Wolfswinkel 21' Steffen 28' Suchý 34' Xhaka |
Attendance: 10,900 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 9 September 2017 Round 7 | Basel | 1–2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Wolfswinkel 30' (pen. 1:0) Suchy 53'  53'Steffen 72' |
FCB summary | 29' Maniere 55' (1:1) Kololli 32' 71' Getaz 80' (1:2) Geissmann 85' Maccoppi 90+1' Monteiro 90+3' Castella |
Attendance: 23,686 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 20 September 2017 Round 8 | St. Gallen | 2–1 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 19:00 | Aratore 15' (1:0) Aleksić 25' (2:0)Aleksić 45'Lüchinger 52'Hefti 55'Wiss 81' |
FCB summary | 31' Xhaka 89' Oberlin 89' (2:1) Zuffi |
Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 23 September 2017 Round 9 | Basel | 1–0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Oberlin 62' (1:0) Zuffi 71' Lang 80' Xhaka 90+1' |
FCB summary | 41' Sarr |
Attendance: 29,584 Referee: Sandro Schärer Buttikon |
| 30 September 2017 Round 10 | Grasshopper Club | 0–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 | Bergström 9' |
FCB summary | 33' Xhaka 63' Akanji |
Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| Note: 26th minute Steffen injured and out of match | ||||
| 14 October 2017 Round 11 | Lugano | 0–4 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 19:00 | Mariani 33' Amuzie 85' |
FCB summary | 19' (0:1) Petretta 39' (0:2) Al. Ajeti 74' (0:3) Elyounoussi 86' (0:4) Itten |
Attendance: 3,627 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 21 October 2017 Round 12 | Basel | 2–1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Zuffi 36' (1:0) Al. Ajeti 62' (2:0)Suchý 67' |
FCB summary | 26' Hediger 68' (pen. 2:1) Costanzo 70' Kablan 77' Tosetti |
Attendance: 24,559 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| Note: 8th minute; header Al. Ajeti against the post, 40th minute; shot Bua against the post, 55th minute shot Elyounoussi against the post | ||||
| 28 October 2017 Round 13 | Zürich | 0–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 19:00 | Jagne 8' Brunner 41'Pálsson 61'Bangura 82' |
FCB summary Soccerway summary |
3' Suchý 31' Xhaka 53' Oberlin |
Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 5 November 2017 Round 14 | Basel | 1–1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Dié 54' Dié 57' (1:0)Callà 78' |
FCB summary Soccerway report |
40' Benito 59'Nuhu 65' Aebischer 80' (1:1)Nsamé |
Attendance: 32,456 Referee: Sandro Schärer |
| 18 November 2017 Round 15 | Basel | 5–1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Lang 56' (1:1) Elyounoussi 57' (2:1)Steffen 72' (pen. 3:1)Bua 76' (pen. 4:1)}Bua 90+2' (5:1) |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Schneuwly 14' Uçan 21' Angha 53' 71' Bamert 74' Mitryushkin 78' Kasami |
Attendance: 24,212 Referee: Alain Bieri (Solothurn) |
| 25 November 2017 Round 16 | Luzern | 1–4 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 19:00 | Shkelqim Demhasaj 19' (1:0) Grether 52'Ziegler 56'Kryeziu  86' |
FCB summary | 30' (1:1) Lang 50' Xhaka 69' (1:2) Oberlin 81' (1:3) Itten 90+2' (1:4) Lang |
Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) |
| 2 December 2017 Round 17 | Lausanne-Sport | 1–4 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:00 | Maccoppi 55' Zeqiri 79' (1:4) |
FCB summary | 7' (0:1) Elyounoussi 39' (0:2) Al. Ajeti 63' (0:3) Lang 66' (0:4) Steffen |
Attendance: 3,956 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 9 December 2017 Round 18 | Basel | 3–0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Al. Ajeti 20' (1:0) Steffen 62'Al. Ajeti 65' (2:0)Akanji 72' (3:0) |
FCB summary | 28' Wiss 67' Aratore |
Attendance: 24,812 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
Second half of season
| 17 December 2017 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 0–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Qollaku 79' Vilotić 88' |
FCB summary | 25' Elyounoussi 59' 79' Steffen |
Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 4 February 2018 Round 20 | Basel | 0–1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Elyounoussi  27'Suchý 45'Xhaka 60' |
FCB summary | 6' Gerndt 24' Rouiller 60' Črnigoj |
Attendance: 23,841 Referee: Sandro Schärer Buttikon |
| 10 February 2018 Round 21 | Thun | 0–2 | Basel | Stockhorn Arena, Thun |
| 19:00 | Righetti 32' Glarner 90+4' |
FCB summary | 42' Oberlin 59' Petretta 90' 88' Bua |
Attendance: 5,607 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 17 February 2018 Round 22 | Basel | 0–2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | van Wolfswinkel 24' Serey Die 26'Suchý 57'Xhaka 90+1' |
FCB summary | 23' Hefti 52' Barnetta 53', 86' Itten |
Attendance: 22,988 Referee:  Jérôme Brisard |
| 24 February 2018 Round 23 | Lausanne-Sport | P–P | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:00 | Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 3 March 2018 Round 24 | Basel | P–P | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Referee: Nikolaj Hänni |
| 11 March 2018 Round 25 | Luzern | 1–0 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
| 16:00 | Knezevic 36' Gvilia 46'Kryeziu 74' |
FCB summary | 21' Bua 32' Riveros 57' Suchý 92' Al. Ajeti 93' Oberlin |
Attendance: 11,749 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 14 March 2018 Round 23 | Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 18:45 | Schmid 16' Monteiro 76'Enzo 84'Rapp 89' |
FCB summary | 40' Oberlin 60' Lang 88' Stocker 89' Serey Die |
Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 18 March 2018 Round 26 | Basel | 1–0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Al. Ajeti 46' 69' Lacroix 87' |
FCB summary | 79' Cunha |
Attendance: 24,717 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 2 April 2018 Round 27 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 16:00 | Hoarau 24' Nuhu 40'Fassnacht 56' |
FCB summary | 36' Stocker 39' Xhaka 47' Suchý 50' Zuffi 59' Elyounoussi |
Attendance: 31,120 (sold out) Referee: Frank Schneider (Strassburg) |
| 7 April 2018 Round 28 | Lugano | 0–1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 16:00 | Rouiller 45' |
FCB summary | 18' Elyounoussi 26' Suchý 86' Xhaka 90' Stocker |
Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel) |
| 11 April 2018 Round 24 | Basel | 3–0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 18:45 | Riveros 16' Xhaka 66'F. Frei 69'Stocker 71'Campo 79'van Wolfswinkel 84'Petretta 90+2' |
FCB summary | 61' Nef 73' Schättin |
Attendance: 27,137 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 15 April 2018 Round 29 | Basel | 2–1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Bua 11' 60' Al. Ajeti 90+2' |
FCB summary | 24' Loosli 55' 82' Gétaz 63' Margiotta 90' Castella |
Attendance: 23,649 Referee: Lukas Fähndrich |
| 18 April 2018 Round 30 | Basel | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stocker 43' Bua 58'Elyounoussi 75'Manzambi 83' |
FCB summary | 28' Bergström 45' Doumbia |
Attendance: 23,487 Referee: Pascal Erlachner |
| 22 April 2018 Round 31 | Sion | 2–2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 16:00 | Carlitos 42' (pen.) Kasami 44'Cunha 47' |
FCB summary | 11', 52' van Wolfswinkel 18' Campo 60' Lacroix 63' Lang 78' F. Frei |
Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
| 29 April 2018 Round 32 | Basel | 6–1 | Thun | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Stocker 7' Campo 13'Manzambi 47'van Wolfswinkel 49' 57'Al. Ajeti 75', 86' |
FCB summary | 40' Sorgić 58' Gelmi |
Attendance: 25,229 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Buttikon) |
| 6 May 2018 Round 33 | St. Gallen | 2–4 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
| 16:00 | Buess 8' Sigurjónsson 61'Wittwer 74'Toko 76' |
FCB summary | 30' Serey Die 43', 58' 65' Elyounoussi 70' Campo 87' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 15,594 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
| 10 May 2018 Round 34 | Basel | 5–1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 16:00 | Elyounoussi 2' Ajeti 26'Stocker 31'Zuffi 54'Ajeti 79'Oberlin 87' |
FCB summary | 78' Benito 84' Nsame 89' Fassnacht |
Attendance: 29,121 Referee: Urs Schnyder |
| 13 May 2018 Round 35 | Zürich | 4–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Brunner 44' Dwamena 49'Pa Modou 62'Frey Marchesano 90+1' |
FCB summary | 45' Balanta 90+3' Al. Ajeti |
Attendance: 11,135 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 19 May 2018 Round 36 | Basel | 2–2 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:00 | Elyounoussi 17' Frei 27'Al. Ajeti 82' |
FCB summary | 9' Schulz 85' Schürpf |
Attendance: 25,161 Referee: Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys (C) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 2 | Basel | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Luzern | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Zürich | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.[38]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Zürich qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Swiss Cup.
Swiss Cup
The draw for the first round was held on 28 June 2017. 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.
| 13 August 2017 Round 1 | FC Wettswil-Bonstetten | 0–2 | Basel | Sportanlage Moos, Wettswil am Albis |
| 14:30 | Studer 61' Schneebeli 83' |
FCB summary ASF/SFV summary |
37' Callà 38' (0:1) Xhaka 86' (0:2) Zuffi |
Attendance: 4,257 (sold out) Stadium record Referee: Sandro Schärer Buttikon |
| 17 September 2017 Round 2 | Chiasso | 0–1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale (Chiasso) |
| 16:00 | Krasniqi 25' Abedini 30'Said 49'Simone Belometti 49' |
FCB summary ASF/SFV summary |
20' Suchý 82' (0:1) Itten |
Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) |
| 25 October 2017 Round 3 | Rapperswil-Jona | 1–2 | Basel | Stadion Grünfeld, Rapperswil |
| 20:00 | da Silva 32' (1:0) Berkay Sülüngöz 34' Schwizer 53' |
FCB summary ASF/SFV summary |
35' (1:1) Akanji 59' (1:2) Oberlin |
Attendance: 3,904 Referee: Sandro Schärer Buttikon |
| 29 November 2017 Quarter-final | Basel | 2–1 | FC Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Lang 13' (1:0) Elyounoussi 41'Lang 52' (2:1) |
FCB summary ASF/SFV summary |
22' (1:1) Schürpf 41' Sidler 60' Voca 77' Schulz |
Attendance: 7,715 Referee: Sandro Schärer Buttikon |
| 27 February 2018 Semi-final | Young Boys | 2–0 | Basel | Stade de Suisse, Bern |
| 20:15 | Hoarau 55' (pen. 1:0) Suchý 65' (o.g. 2:0) |
FCB summary ASF/SFV summary |
Attendance: 23,519 Referee: Stephan Klossner |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Basel were qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League in the Group stage. The draw was held on 24 August 2017, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Basel were drawn into Group A along with Manchester United, Benfica and CSKA Moscow. The first match was the away game against Manchester United.
- Matches
v Basel
| 12 September 2017 (2017-09-12) Round 1 | Manchester United | 3–0 | Basel | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 20:45 | Fellaini 35' (1:0) Young 38'Lukaku 53' (2:0)Blind 58'Rashford 84' (3:0) |
FCB summary UEFA summary |
28' Balanta 61' Lang 82' Xhaka |
Attendance: 73,854 Referee: Ruddy Buquet |
v Benfica
| 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) Round 2 | Basel | 5–0 | Benfica | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Lang 2' (1:0) Oberlin 20' (2:0)Akanji 45+1'Petretta 50'Xhaka 59'Van Wolfswinkel 60' (pen. 3:0)Oberlin 69' (4:0)Riveros 76' (5:0) |
FCB summary UEFA report |
55' Živković 59' Salvio 63' André Almeida |
Attendance: 34,111 Referee:  Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
v Basel
| 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) Round 3 | CSKA Moscow | 0–2 | Basel | VEB Arena, Moscow |
| 20:45 | Natkho 70' |
FCB summary UEFA report |
29' (0:1) T. Xhaka 90+3 0:2' D. Oberlin |
Attendance: 27,996 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
v CSKA Moscow
| 31 October 2017 (2017-10-31) Round 4 | Basel | 1–2 | CSKA Moscow | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Zuffi 32' (1:0) Xhaka 60'Balanta 74' |
FCB summary UEFA report |
49' Natkho 65' (1:1) Dzagoev 79' (1:2) Wernbloom 84' Fernandes |
Attendance: 33,033 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
v Manchester United
| 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) Round 5 | Basel | 1–0 | Manchester United | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 20:45 | Lang 89' (1:0) |
FCB summary UEFA report |
83' Darmian |
Attendance: 36,000 (sold out) Referee:  Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
v Basel
| 5 December 2017 (2017-12-05) Round 6 | Benfica | 0–2 | Basel | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon |
| 20:45 | Samaris 68' |
FCB summary UEFA report |
5' (0:1) Elyounoussi 9' Xhaka 63' Akanji 65' (0:2) Oberlin 75' Petretta |
Attendance: 22,470 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
- Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Basel |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | CSKA Moscow |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Benfica |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Knockout phase
- Round of 16
v Manchester City
| 13 February 2018 First leg | Basel | 0–4 | Manchester City | Basel, Switzerland |
| 20:45 CET | Xhaka 38' Serey Die 89' |
FCB summary UEFA report |
14' (0:1) Gündoğan 18' (0:2) B. Silva 23' (0:3) Agüero 53' (0:4) Gündoğan 59' Fernandinho 89' Gündoğan |
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36,000[39] Referee:  Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
v Basel
| 7 March 2018 Second leg | Manchester City | 1–2 (5–2 agg.) | Basel | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 CET | Jesus 8' (1:0) Jesus 77' |
FCB summary UEFA Report |
17' (1:1) Elyounoussi 44' Lacroix 71' (1:2) Lang |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 49,411 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
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