FC Basel

2009–10 season
Chairman	Gisela Oeri
Manager	Thorsten Fink
Swiss Super League	1st (champions)
Swiss Cup	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Marco Streller (21) All: Marco Streller (30)
Highest home attendance	27,087 vsYoung Boys (30 August 2009)
Lowest home attendance	20,239 vsFC St. Gallen (23 September 2009)
Average home league attendance	23,666
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FC Basel began their2009–10 season with various warm-up matches againstSwiss lower league,Ukrainian Vyscha Liha, andSuper League Greece clubs. The club's aim for their first team during the 2009–10 season were to win back theleague championship and to win thecup title. It was also their aim qualify for theUEFA Europa League group stage.

The pre-season started with several major changes, the biggest being the sacking of coachChristian Gross, who was replaced by the GermanThorsten Fink. Fink was appointed as Basel's new manager on 9 June 2009.^[1] The new manager let several players go by not extending their contracts. These wereRonny Hodel,Jürgen Gjasula,Ivan Ergić andEduardo. Star strikerEren Derdiyok was sold toBayer 04 Leverkusen andEduardo Rubio returned toCruz Azul because his loan was not made permanent. A number of players were brought into the first team from the under-21 squad to replace them, includingXherdan Shaqiri,Marco Aratore andOliver Klaus. A number of new players were signed, the highest profile beingAlexander Frei fromBorussia Dortmund. Others new signings includedTurkishÇağdaş Atan fromEnergie Cottbus,GhanaianSamuel Inkoom fromAsante Kotoko,Massimo Colomba from rivalsGrasshopper,BrazilianAntônio da Silva on loan fromKarlsruher SC andCabral who returned after being on loan toSevilla.

In domestic affairs, Basel swept the board, despite a poor start to the season. After the eighth round Basel were only in ninth position in the league table, second last. They had lost three and won only two of the first eight league matches. This was also due to the number of injuries that the players suffered in the pre-season and in the early stages. After the weak start the results changed to the better, the team won seven of the eight subsequent matches. Under these were a 4–0 home win againstSt. Gallen and a 5–0 againstSion. The most spectacular, however, was the 5–4 away win againstLuzern, where FCB took the lead three times, only for Luzern to equalise each time, only minutes later. In the 87th minute Luzern went in front for the first time and looked as though they would win, but entering into added timeAlexander Frei equalised for FCB and in the fourth minute of added timeMarco Streller scored the definitive winner.^[2] However, following the team's second defeat against table leadersYoung Boys, Basel went into the winter break thirteen points behind the league leaders.

In the second half of the season the team played their best football. Basel with nine straight victories, 16 wins in their last 18 games, they made a comeback in the table. Despite suffering an embarrassing 0–4 away defeat against theGrasshoppers in the fifth last round, Basel drew level with Young Boys on 77 points before the last match of the season. Strangely enough, in the last round the two teams played against each other. This match was in Bern at theStade de Suisse on 16 May 2010, the YB at home against FCB, with a capacity crowd of 31,120 spectators. Both teams started well into this so-called "Finalissima" and both teams created their chances. However, afterAlberto Regazzoni was cautioned for a foul onValentin Stocker in the 23rd minute, Basel won control of the game and home goalkeeperMarco Wölfli was forced to make a good save followingScott Chipperfield's left footed shot.Jacques Zoua had a good shock blocked and Stocker failed to connect to a cross from the right. In the 38th minute a cross from defenderScott Sutter gaveSeydou Doumbia, the YB top scorer his first chance, but the header went wide. Directly after this Basel game forward with a long ball from Zoua toCarlitos, controlling the ball well he saw Stocker free on the other side of the penalty area. Carlitos played a long pass, the ball bounced high on the artificial grass field, but the winger was able to flick the ball into the net. Then, exactly on the hour, a left footed cross from Stocker foundScott Chipperfield unmarked in front of goal and he was able to head home and give Basel a 2–0 win.^[3]

Seydou Doumbia became league top goal scorer with 30 goals. Joint second top scorer in the league was Basel's top scorerMarco Streller with 21 goals. He was level withCristian Ianu fromFC Luzern andÉmile Mpenza fromFC Sion. Second top scorer in the team wasAlexander Frei with 15, third wasScott Chipperfield with 13, followed byValentin Stocker with 12 andBenjamin Huggel with 11 goals. The team achieved their aim by winning the championship.

Basel entered the2009–10 Swiss Cup in the first round of the competition and the team's clear aim for the Cup was to win it. In the first round, teams from the Super League and Challenge League were seeded and could not play against each other. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

SC Cham(20 September 2009)

Basel were drawn againstSC Cham, who at that time played in the1. Liga, the third tier of Swiss football. The match was played at theHerti Allmend Stadion inZug with a sold-out capacity crowd of 5,210 spectators. Basel dominated their opponents, although they were able to hold on until shortly before the half time whistle. In the 44th minuteFederico Almerares was able to put the visitors into the lead. Shortly after the break it was again Almerares who scored Basel's second goal and in 76th minuteOrhan Mustafi netted their third. The hosts were getting tired, but although the visitors were creating chances, a shot fromAlexander Frei hit the cross-bar, Basel could not increase the score. With the result at 3–0 Basel advanced to the second round.^[4]

Le Mont(17 October 2009)

Teams from the Super League were seeded in the second round and could not play each other. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Basel were drawn againstFC Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, who at that time were semi-professional and played in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. The match was played atStade Olympique de la Pontaise in front of 1,000 spectators. Basel dominated their opponents from the first minutes. After a corner in the fifth minute and a header fromDavid Abraham a Le Mont defender was able to clear from the goal-line. But thenMarco Aratore,Marco Streller andFederico Almerares scored the goals to put Basel three up before half time. Le Mont never gave up and fought until the end. In the 63rd minute Renato Rocha pulled a goal back for the home time, but there wasn't enough for more. With a 3–1 away win Basel advanced to the third round.^[5]

Zürich(20 November 2009)

In the third round, the ties were drawn, there was no seeding, everyone could meet everyone. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, otherwise to the team that was drawn first. Basel were drawn at home against top tierZürich and the game was watched by 17,749 supporters. Both teams started well, the game was intensive and both teams created chances.Valentin Stocker was able to score a goal after 17 minutes and this put the home team at an advantage. Zürich reacted andDusan Djurić with their best chance managed the equaliser after 32 minutes. This was the score at half-time and after the break Basel pressed forwards. In the 53rd minuteAlexander Frei put the home team in front. Basel were now in control of the game. Again Frei, just five minutes later, scored to put the home them further into the lead. In the 75th minuteMarco Streller put the ball into the Zürich net and the game was as much as decided. In the second minute of over-timeAlexandre Alphonse was lucky to collect a diagonal ball from his teammate and he netted to make the final score 4–2 for the home team, who thus advanced to the quarterfinals.^[6]

Biel-Bienne(12 December 2009)

The quarterfinals were played as the last match of the year and gave Basel another home tie in theSt. Jakob-Park. Their opponents were second tierBiel-Bienne and they were watched by a crowd of just 7,503 people. They saw the favourites take control of the game from the very beginning, but the favorites could not profit from their dominance immediately. In the sixth minuteMarcos Gelabert saw his shot rebound from the post and in the ninth minute he saw his header rebound from the cross-bar. Basel kept playing forwards, creating chances and in the 24th minuteXherdan Shaqiri also saw his shot rebound from the goal-post. Eventually the goal had to come and in the 45th minuteAlexander Frei put the home team in front. After an hour of play Frei doubled up and nine minutes laterMarco Streller managed the third. Although immediately after the restartDennis Hediger pulled a goal back for the visitors the game was decided and Basel won 3–1 to advance to the semi-finals.^[7]

Kriens(5 April 2010)

The semi-finals were played on the afternoon of Easter Monday and Basel were drawn away againstSC Kriens. The match was played in theStadion Kleinfeld in front of over 5,000 spectators, the conditions were dry but not warm. Basel were missing goalkeeperFranco Costanzo, midfielderCabral, and their two Swiss international forwardsAlexander Frei andMarco Streller due to injury. Their midfielderValentin Stocker returned for the first time to the club where he had played his early youth football before he moved to Basel in 2005. He was received with a warm welcome from the fans, but was also the victim of the first considerably hard foul during the first minutes of the game. Both teams seemed to make no progress during the early stages and it took up until the 17th minute before the first chance was created. Basel's midfielderMarcos Gelabert played a long diagonal cross from the left side, defenderPatrik Baumann was unable to clear the ball andFederico Almerares, who was positioned behind him, put the favorites a goal up. Kriens forwardJanko Pacar had two good chances for the home side, one before the break and one after, but they both failed. Basel controlled the game during the second half, but the game became much more physical, the Kriens team collected four yellow cards and the Basel team three, but the narrow result remained until the end. Basel won 1–0 and thus advanced to the final.^[8]

Lausanne-Sport(9 May 2010)

Basel's opponents in the final wereLausanne-Sport, who at that time played in theChallenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. Lausanne had qualified for the final beat beating top tierSt. Gallen 2–1 in the semi-final. The final was played in theSt. Jakob-Park in front of 30,100 spectators and under these was also Swiss international team managerOttmar Hitzfeld. Basel were clear favourites and the two young international playersValentin Stocker in the 28th minute andXherdan Shaqiri two minutes later put Basel into a comfortable two goal lead by half-time. Just one minute into the second halfJacques Zoua added the third and six minutes laterScott Chipperfield the fourth. The captain of the Swiss international teamAlexander Frei came on as a substitute in the 67th minute, making his comeback after being out injured fracture of his right arm since February. Frei gave the assist as Stocker scored the fifth. The final score was 6–0 as internationalBenjamin Huggel scored with a header in the last minute of the game. It had been a fair game, referee Sascha Kever did not have to show a single yellow card.^[9]

Conclusion

Basel won theSwiss Cup for the tenth time in the club's history. Basel achieved the double this season and thus completed their domestic aims. As finalists of the Swiss Cup,Lausanne qualified for thesecond qualification round of the UEFA Europa League.^[10]

Basel's clear aim for this competition was to reach thegroup stage and to advance to theknock-out stage, which was to start after the winter break.

Basel entered the2009–10 UEFA Europa League in thesecond qualifying round and were drawn againstAndorransSanta Coloma.

Santa Coloma(16 July 2009)

The first leg was at home in theSt. Jakob-Park in front of over 25'000 spectators and this high amount of spectators was because the club granted free entry to everybody. Basel were clear favorites to win the match and so new head-coachThorsten Fink used the opportunity to bring some young players from the U-21 team into the squad. Basel started well and pushed forward as expected. In the 5th minute Santa Colma goalkeeper Ricardo Fernandez had to react quickly to deflect a shot fromBenjamin Huggel onto the post. It was one of the youngsters in the starting elevenSerkan Şahin who put the hosts a goal up after 23 minutes. In the 28th minuteAntônio da Silva netted again for Basel, but the linesman ruled him offside. Three minutes after half timeMarco Streller scored Basel's second goal and in the 59th minuteFederico Almerares scored as well and the match ended 3–0 in Basel's favour.^[11]

Return match(23 July 2009)

The second leg was played inEstadi Comunal d'Aixovall one week later. Basel again dominated their opponents andMarco Streller put them ahead in the 12th minute. Two minutes laterMarcos Gelabert doubled up. Five minutes before the break Santa Coloma's Argentinian defenderJosé Daniel Álvarez was unlucky and deflected a ball passed his own goalkeeper. Directly afterwards Santa Coloma pressed forward and the Basel defence brought Maicon down. He took the spot-kick himself sending goalkeeperFranco Costanzo the wrong way. Basel dominated the second half, but could not create dangerous situations until the final minutes. Three minutes from time substituteFederico Almerares ran clear and scored his goal to and the match ended with a 4–1 away victory for Basel, thus victors with a 7–1 on aggregate.^[12]

FCB were then drawn againstKR Reykjavík ofIceland in the third qualifying round. They in their turn had beaten Greek teamLarissa in the previous qualifying round.

KR Reykjavík(30 July 2009)

The first leg took place atKR-völlur on a dry and sunny pitch on 30 July in front of 1,500 spectators. Basel had started well, but the goal scored byAlexander Frei after four minutes was disallowed due to an off-side decision by Spanish refereeFernando Teixeira Vitienes. Then, early goals fromGudmundur Benediktsson, after six minutes, andGrétar Sigurdsson, on nine minutes, gave the home side a 2–0 lead. Basel took control of the game after this early shock, they played well together and pressed forwards, but it was not until the 58th minute beforeScott Chipperfield pulled one back and until the 83rd minute beforeFederico Almerares levelled the score. Basel came away with a deserved two all draw.^[13]

Return match(6 August 2009)

The second leg in Switzerland took place and a sunny and warm evening in front of 13,117 spectators. Head-coachThorsten Fink again made multiple changes to the starting eleven, but the players understood themselves well and played an attacking football with bothAlexander Frei andMarco Streller coming to early chances. Frei then used a good Streller pass to put the home team a goal up after 29 minutes. Seconds before half timeMarcos Gelabert challenge onTakefusa was ruled as penalty and because Gelabert protested he was shown a second yellow card and sent-off. Takefusa sunk the spot-kick leaving keeperFranco Costanzo with no chance. Despite being a man less in the second half Basel pushed forward. A free-kick fromScott Chipperfield in the 77th minute hit the near post and the next chance was netted byXherdan Shaqiri to put the hosts in front again. The visitors were under pressure and defending with all they had and picked up three yellow cards for fouls in just three minutes. Basel were awarded a penalty on 79 minutes and Alex Frei converted it as the match ended with a 3–1 win for Basel, meaning they won 5–3 on aggregate.^[14]

Basel progressed to the play-off round. With theircoefficient 51.050 they were seeded and were drawn againstFK Baku ofAzerbaijan with one of the lowest coefficients 0.899. Baku had dropped into this round after being eliminated from the2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase (Champions Path) byLevski Sofia. Basel were clear favourites, but although Baku meant that there would be an arduous journey to Azerbaijan, on the other hand the chances of success were extremely good.^[15]

Baku(20 August 2009)

The first leg was played inBaku atTofik Bakhramov Stadium asBaku's normal groundsGuzanli Olympic Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria. The attendance was some 13,000 people and the referee wasZsolt Szabó from theHungarian Football Federation. He was called into action very early because of the hard ways of playing, there were three/four hard fouls and then after anotherErnad Skulić was shown the yellow card in the third minute. The game calmed from then immediately and both teams played well, especially the visitors, but it wasFernando Nestor Pérez who put the locals 1–0 ahead just after half time. Basel head-coachThorsten Fink then reacted and substituted in the two attacking midfieldersCarlitos andXherdan Shaqiri for the defensive playersSamuel Inkoom andBehrang Safari. The changes worked-out and the team turned it around and won 3–1, scoring three goals in six minutes, these coming two fromMarco Streller and the other fromBenjamin Huggel.^[16]

Return match(27 August 2009)

One week later the second leg atSt. Jakob-Park took place in front of 7,113 spectators. Basel started well and created chances. In the 32nd minuteFederico Almerares eventually converted one of their chances to give them the lead. The players were still celebrating their first success and did not concentrate asBaku played a fast counter-attack,Felipe Almeida Félix took his chance and put the teams level again. It was Basel's turn to react and they did.Marcos Gelabert put the hosts 2–1 up on 36 minutes. Basel were in control of the match and in the second halfAlexander Frei,Benjamin Huggel andXherdan Shaqiri each added another goal. The match ended with Basel winning 5–1 on the night and 8–2 on aggregate.^[17]

The victory in the play-offs meant that Basel qualified for the Europa League group stage. Thegroup stage featured the 38 winners of theplay-off round and the 10 losing sides of theChampions League play-off round. The draw for the group stage was held inMonaco on 28 August 2009. The matches in group stage took place between 17 September and 17 December 2009. FCB were then drawn into Group E alongsideA.S. Roma (Italy),Fulham (England) andCSKA Sofia (Bulgaria).

Roma(17 September 2009)

Basel started in the group with a home game againstRoma. It was a cloudy day and, in the evening, it was warm with about 18 °C, but the pitch in theSt. Jakob-Park was damp. Basel started fast into the game, in 11th minuteCarlitos shot the hosts into the lead. A loose ball fell in front ofCabral's feet and he immediately passed it to Carlitos, who, with a first-time drive from about 30 metres found the bottom corner of the goal. Then an intense period of pressure from the Roma team followed.Francesco Totti sent a dipping free-kick which hit the top of the crossbar andJohn Arne Riise's long-range drive was deflected wide.Alexander Frei nearly doubled the hosts' lead, but he was stopped by a good challenge fromPhilippe Mexès. Soon afterMarco Streller had a powerful header tipped over the bar, following a good move down the right flank. In the 72nd minute Streller then hit the crossbar with a very good volley. A late breakaway by substituteFederico Almerares earned Basel an impressive victory and the three points, just three minutes from time, as he was sent clear by Frei and calmly roundedJúlio Sérgio to score and make it a 2–0 win.^[18]

Fulham(1 October 2009)

Matchday 2 in the group stage saw Basel make their first ever visit toCraven Cottage and some 16,000 supporters were in the stadium to see a tight encounter betweenFulham and the visitors. Referee was GermanMichael Weiner, it was a cloudy evening and the pitch was dry. Basel started well and were in charge of the game, as in the 13th minute as their wingerBehrang Safari out ran Fulham defenderStephen Kelly wide on the touchline and he played an exact pass toAlexander Frei, but the striker placed his shot the wrong side of the post. Basel midfieldBenjamin Huggel hooked a half-volley over the bar after 20 minutes and he was guilty of another miss four minutes later, afterMarco Streller had headed on a ball to leave him with only keeperMark Schwarzer to beat. The visitors had much the better first period. Fulhaim managerRoy Hodgson must have said harsh words to his team because the team played better after the break. Basel still played somewhat better, but Fulham captainDanny Murphy struck with a low drive in the 57th minute and this remained the only goal of the game, as his side then won 1–0 to climb to the top of Group table.^[19]

CSKA Sofia(22 October 2009)

Basel's third match in the group stage took place on 22 October and was an away game againstCSKA Sofia.CSKA Sofia played their home group matches atVasil Levski National Stadium as theirBalgarska Armiya Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria. Referee wasJorge Sousa from Portugal, the weather was cloudy and cool, the pitch was soft and there were 25,000 spectators. Basel started slowly, but were in charge of the game and were always looking dangerous whenever they pushed forward. Basel took the lead in the 20th-minute, as Marco Streller let a long ball bounce past him toAlexander Frei, who was able to chest it down and place his shot beyond keeperIvan Karadzhov who was rushing towards him. Frei could have scored his second goal as he burst through between two defenders in the 39th minute, but he shot wide. Basel kept up their momentum, but CSKA didn't bring much to stand at the other end. After the half time break Frei had another chance, only a last gasp tackle by substituteAleksandar Branekov denied him on the hour. In the 63rd minute he did manage his second goal as he rose highest to head home a cross that came from the right fromCarlitos. Keeper Karadzhov then managed to parry a further another Frei effort following a goalmouth hustle. Basel came home with a 2–0 victory.^[20]

CSKA Sofia(5 November 2009)

Matchday four was the return game against the Bulgarians and this was played two weeks later inSt. Jakob-Park with 15,255 spectators. Referee wasOleh Oriekhov from theFootball Federation of Ukraine, the weather was cloudy and the pitch was soft. Basel head coachThorsten Fink was forced to change his team because of injuries to goalkeeperFranco Costanzo, defenderDavid Abraham and midfieldersCarlitos andAntônio da Silva. The visitors were the team playing better during the first half-hour and Basel were forced to defend in the early stages, but the game changed dramatically in just six minutes. After 35 minutesMarcos Gelabert opened the score, asValentin Stocker laid the ball into his path and his 20-metre shot was slightly deflected as it made its way into the goal, beyond the reach of keeperZdravko Chavdarov. Six minutes later Bulgarian defenderAleksandar Branekov fouledAlexander Frei in the penalty area and he converted the spot-kick himself. In the 61st minute CSKA came back into the match asMarquinhos's corner flew over all the central players and foundTodor Yanchev, who was able to control the ball with his chest and to score with a looping shot beyond goalkeeperMassimo Colomba. However the CSKA revival didn't last long, because only six minutes laterBenjamin Huggel's long pass over flew the defence and came to Frei, who moved neatly past Chavdarov and push the ball into the empty net. Frei struck twice against CSKA for the second game running. This was the goal to 3–1 and this score remained until the end.^[21]

Roma(3 December 2009)

The return game againstRoma on matchday five was played inStadio Olimpico in front of 27,000 spectators. Basel began well, the team was daring and venturesome, the Italians started somewhat slow. Basel took a deserved lead after 18 minutes as a left-wing cross fromValentin Stocker to the near post was headed home by Basel captainBenjamin Huggel. Roma were then forced to increase their pressure and they did,Simone Perrotta had two near misses within four minutes. ThenCicinho's cross flew high into the penalty area,Marcos Gelabert pulled backFrancesco Totti and refereeTony Chapron from theFrench Football Federation whistled for a spot-kick. Totti himself converted the penalty beyond keeperStefan Wessels's left hand. Basel started into the second half as they had at the beginning of the game, acting dangerously. Ten minutes after the break keeperJúlio Sérgio did well to tip anAlexander Frei effort over the top. Roma then increased their pressure again and a series of first-time passes ended withDaniele De Rossi playing the ball behind the Basel back line toMirko Vučinić and his left-footed shot put his team into the lead. During the closing stagesMarco Streller forced keeper Sérgio to make a save with his feet andAlexander Frei hit the cross-bar but the visitors were unable to equalise. The game ended 2–1 for Roma, leaving Basel's fate hinging on the final match against Fulham.^[22]

Fulham(16 December 2009)

Matchday six, the return game againstFulham, was played in theSt. Jakob-Park in front of 20,063 spectators. The pitch was wet after rain, this turned to snow and the temperature dropped to freezing point. The outcome of this group was far from being decided, Roma were group leaders with ten points, Basel were second with nine points and Fulham had eight points. Roma were already qualified for the knock-out stage and one of the two teams playing here were to advance as well, Basel needed not to lose. The match started level on terms, neither side playing better than the other, but neither creating many good chances. However,Bobby Zamora scored twice in three minutes just before half-time to put the Premier League side two in front at the break. Zamora nearly completed his hat-trick just following the beak, but reserve keeperMassimo Colomba stretched and saved his free-kick.Alexander Frei pulled one back with a second-half penalty in the 64th minute following a handball, but then in the 77th minuteZoltán Gera restored the visitors two-goal lead. However, the visitors' nerves were fraying during the closing stages and in the 87th minuteMarco Streller headed home. This gave Basel hope of a draw and that would have sent them through to the next round, Fulham were happy that they survived the nerve-wracking last few minutes.^[23]

Conclusion

In a close game, the English club had narrowly won 3–2, sending Basel out of the competition with third place in the Group Table. This meant that Basel's aim for the European competition was not quite achieved, their hopes had been to advance to theknock-out stage. Group winnersA.S. Roma were eliminated in the next round, being defeated twice 3–2 byPanathinaikos.Fulham advanced to thefinal in theHSH Nordbank Arena inHamburg but were defeated 2–1 after extra time byAtlético Madrid.^[24]

The FC Basel Holding AG (Holding) owns 75% of the club FC Basel (FC Basel 1893 AG) and the other 25% is owned by the club members. Chairwoman of the Holding wasGisela Oeri. She owned 91.96% of the shares. The other 8,04% of the shares were owned by a group of investors, these being Manor AG, J. Safra Sarasin, Novasearch AG, MCH Group AG and Weitnauer Holding AG. As chairwoman of the holding Ms Oeri was also chairwoman of the club.

The club's board of directors remained in the same constellation as in the previous season.

One of the most important occurrences during the year 2010 was the formation of theNachwuchs Campus Basel, to English foundationYouth Campus Basel. This was founded by then FCB chairwoman Gigi Oeri with the aim of promoting youth football in Basel on a sustainable basis. The purpose of the foundation is the integral training and promotion of young football talents in football, schooling, education and personality. The first managing director of the foundation was Benno Kaiser and he was also in the club's board of directors. Since its formation, the foundation owns the accommodation centre which provides space for youth players and offers them supervised accommodation and nutrition. The foundation was to aid in the administration of the club's youth department. The foundation was to build, later to run and maintain the campus grounds.

Chairwoman	MrsGisela Oeri
Vice Chairman	MrBernhard Heusler
Finances	Mr Stephan Werthmüller
Sportdirector	Mr Georg Heitz
Marketing	Mr René Kamm
Director	MrReto Baumgartner
Director	Mr Dominik Donzé
Director	Mr Benno Kaiser
Ground(capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park(38,512[25]) (37,500 for international matches[26] / 120x80 m)

Source: Official Site

Position Staff Manager Thorsten Fink Assistant manager Heiko Vogel Conditioning Coach Marco Walker Fitness Coach Nikola Vidović Fitness Coach Romain Crevoisier Team Administration Gustav Nussbaumer Youth Team Coach Patrick Rahmen Youth Team Co-Coach Sandro Kamber Last updated: 17 May 2008 Source:[citation needed]

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As of 7 October 2009, accounting for official transfers:^[28]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Franco Costanzo(Captain) 3 DF  ALG Sabri Boumelaha 4 DF  TUR Çağdaş Atan 5 DF  SUI Dominik Ritter 6 MF  ARG Marcos Gelabert 7 MF  SUI Pascal Schürpf 8 MF  SUI Benjamin Huggel(Vice-captain) 9 FW  SUI Marco Streller 10 MF  SRB Marko Perović 11 MF  AUS Scott Chipperfield 13 FW  SUI Alexander Frei 14 MF  SUI Valentin Stocker 15 FW  ARG Federico Almerares 17 MF  SUI Xherdan Shaqiri 18 GK  GER Stefan Wessels

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  ARG David Abraham 20 DF  SWE Behrang Safari 21 DF  FRA François Marque 22 DF  GHA Samuel Inkoom 23 GK  SUI Massimo Colomba 24 MF  SUI Cabral 25 MF  BRA Antônio da Silva 26 MF  SUI Daniel Ünal 27 MF  SUI Marco Aratore 28 DF  SUI Beg Ferati 29 FW  SUI Orhan Mustafi 30 MF  POR Carlitos 31 FW  CMR Jacques Zoua 32 DF  SUI Reto Zanni(Vice-captain) 33 DF  TUR Serkan Şahin 35 GK  SUI Oliver Klaus

• 1Franco Costanzo
• 3Sabri Boumelaha
• 11Scott Chipperfield
• 13Daniel Unal
• 15Federico Almerares
• 17Xherdan Shaqiri
• 20Behrang Safari
• 23Massimo Colomba
• 24Cabral
• 28Beg Ferati
• 33Serkan Şahin

3	DF	ALG	Sabri Boumelaha(from Basel U-21)
4	DF	TUR	Çağdaş Atan(fromEnergie Cottbus – Free)
5	DF	SUI	Dominik Ritter(loan return fromConcordia Basel)
7	MF	SUI	Pascal Schürpf(loan return fromConcordia Basel)
13	FW	SUI	Alexander Frei(fromBorussia Dortmund – 6.4 million SFr)
17	MF	SUI	Xherdan Shaqiri(from Basel U-21)
18	GK	GER	Stefan Wessels(Free Agent)
22	DF	GHA	Samuel Inkoom(fromAsante Kotoko[29] – 800,000 SFr)
23	GK	SUI	Massimo Colomba(fromGrasshopper Club Zürich – Free)
24	MF	SUI	Cabral(loan return fromSevilla)
25	MF	BRA	Antônio da Silva(Loan fromKarlsruhe – 450,000 SFr)
27	MF	SUI	Marco Aratore(from Basel U-21)
31	FW	CMR	Jacques Zoua(fromCotonsport Garoua)
35	GK	SUI	Oliver Klaus(from Basel U-21)

2	DF	SUI	Ronny Hodel(toFK Ventspils – Free)
7	MF	GER	Jürgen Gjasula(toFSV Frankfurt – Free)
17	FW	CHI	Eduardo Rubio(loan return toCruz Azul)
22	MF	SRB	Ivan Ergić(toBursaspor – Free)
23	FW	BRA	Eduardo(contract not re-newed)
31	FW	SUI	Eren Derdiyok(toBayer 04 Leverkusen – 7.4 million SFr)
35	GK	SUI	Oliver Stöckli(retired)

16	MF	SUI	Fabian Frei(on loan toSt. Gallen)
18	GK	SUI	Jayson Leutwiler(on loan toYverdon Sport)
27	GK	SUI	Yann Sommer(on loan toGrasshopper)
29	FW	SUI	Orhan Mustafi(on loan toFC Aarau)

Basel participated in the following major competitions: theSwiss Super League, theSwiss Cup and theUEFA Europa League.

Source:Competitions

Basel vFC Gossau

22 June 2009Pre-season	Basel	3–1	FC Gossau	San Gian,Celerina
15:30	Almerares 11' (pen. 1:0) Mustafi 58' (2:1) Aratore 71' (3:1)	Summary	37' (1:1)	Attendance: 200 Referee:Alain Bieri
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Basel vBellinzona

24 June 2009Pre-season	Basel	2–2	Bellinzona	San Gian,Celerina
16:00	Mustafi 7' (1:0) Schindelholz 88' (2:2)	Summary	33' (1:1)Sermeter 57' (1:2)Lustrinelli	Attendance: 200 Referee: Philipp Stomeo
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Basel vFC Wohlen

24 June 2009Pre-season	Basel	2–0	FC Wohlen	San Gian,Celerina
18:00	Gelabert 10' (1:0) F. Frei 73' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 200 Referee: Pascal Erlachner
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Vaduz vBasel

26 June 2009Pre-season	Vaduz	0–5	Basel	Sportspark,Sargans
16:30	Kempe 59'	Summary	7' (0:1)Almerares  30'Şahin 34' (0:2)Huggel  44'Çağdaş 69' (0:3)Mustafi 84' (0:4)Perović 88' (0:5)F. Frei	Attendance: 700 Referee: Michele Cassiani

Basel vFC Grenchen

30 June 2009Pre-season	Basel	2–0	FC Grenchen	Sports facilities St. Jakob,Münchenstein
19:30	Perović 41' Gelabert 53' (pen. 1:0) Almerares 57' (2:0)	Summary	53' Molina	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Remo Lanfranchi

Basel vPanathinaikos

6 July 2009Uhrencup	Basel	2–0	Panathinaikos	Stadion Brühl,Grenchen
20:30	Almerares 65' (1:0) Huggel 86' (2:0)	Summary	22'  78'Karagounis	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Basel vShakhtar Donetsk

8 July 2009Uhrencup	Basel	0–3	Shakhtar Donetsk	Stadion Brühl,Grenchen
19:30	Gelabert 39' Perović 59'	Summary	37'Rakitskyi 57' (0:1)Chyhrynskyi  61'Fernandinho 63' (0:2)Aghahowa 65' (0:3)Jádson	Attendance: 4,197 Referee:Stéphan Studer

Basel vBiel-Bienne

4 September 2009Mid-season	Basel	3–1	Biel-Bienne	Stadion FC Solothurn,Solothurn
19:00	Almerares 44' (1:1) Kulcar 50' (2:1) G. Xhaka 63' (3:1)	Summary	Morello 30' (1:0)	Attendance: 600 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet
Note: FCB with test player Kristjan Kulcar and from the U-21Granit Xhaka,Roman Buess andDennis Iapichino

SV Rust vBasel

5 October 2009Mid-season	SV Rust	1–5	Basel	Allmendwald,Rust
17:15	Herdrich 1' (1:0)	Summary	22' (1:1)Almerares 43' (1:2)Almerares (1:3)Unal 76' (1:4)Almerares 89' (1:5)Almerares	Attendance: 200 Referee: Justus Zorn

Sissach-Gelterkinden Selection vBasel

13 October 2009Mid-season	Sissach-Gelterkinden Selection	1–12	Basel	Tannenbrunn,Sissach
19:00	Till Vogt 54' (1:4)	Summary	29' (0:1)Almerares 42' (0:2)Streller 49' (0:3)Streller 51' (0:4)Shaqiri 58' (1:5)Aratore 63' (1:6)da Silva 69' (1:7) Osmani 71' (1:8)Shaqiri 72' (1:9)da Silva 73' (1:10)Unal 80' (1:11)da Silva 82' (1:12) Osmani	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Remo Lanfranchi
Note: FCB with players from U-21:Xherdan Shaqiri, Altin Osmani andOliver Klaus and test player Willian Ferreira

SC Freiburg vBasel

13 November 2009Mid-season	SC Freiburg	3–2	Basel	Europa-Stadion,Rheinfelden
18:00	Roth 16' (1:0) Caligiuri 45' (2:1) Schuster 50' (pen. 3:1)	Summary	39' (pen. 1:1)Zanni 89' (3:2)Perović	Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Michael Kempter
Note: Game for the 100th anniversary of FC Rheinfelden 09

Basel v FC Basel U-21

24 November 2009Mid-season	Basel	3–2	FC Basel U-21	Sports facilities St. Jakob,Münchenstein
	Unal 21' (1:2) Gelabert 35' (2:0) Aratore 45' (3:2)	Summary	11' (0:1) Eigenmann 19' (0:2) Ferreira	Attendance: 50 Referee: Stephan Benz

SC Freiburg vBasel

9 January 2010Winter Break	SC Freiburg	1–2	Basel	Dreisamstadion
19:00	Mendy 11' (1:1)	Summary	7' (0:1)Stocker 57' (1:2)Almerares	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Basel v FC Basel U-21

11 January 2010Winter Break	Basel	3–0	FC Basel U-21	Stadion Schützenmatte,Basel
16:20	Ferati 32' (1:0) Ritter 61' (2:0) Almerares 75' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 120

Basel vBayern Munich

12 January 2010Winter Break	Basel	1–3	Bayern Munich	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:00	Streller 10' (1:0) Çağdaş 39'	Summary	73' (1:1)Altıntop 85' (1:2)Klose 87' (1:3)Klose	Attendance: 20,087 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

AZ Alkmaar vBasel

16 January 2010Winter Break	AZ Alkmaar	2–0	Basel	MPFS,San Pedro de Alcántara
14:00	Mendes da Silva 36' (1:0) Lens 70' (2:0) Swerts	Summary	Marque Gelabert	Referee: José Marin

FK Pelister vBasel

18 January 2010Winter Break	FK Pelister	1–5	Basel	Estadio Polideportivo Municipal,San Pedro de Alcántara
16:00	Bujcevsk 72' (1:2)	Summary	7' (0:1)Huggel 12' (0:2)Huggel 75' (1:3)G. Xhaka 82' (1:4)Schürpf 84' (1:5)Almerares	Attendance: 150 Referee: Vicente Tirado Troyano

Viking FK vBasel

22 January 2010Winter Break	Viking FK	0–4	Basel	Estadio Polideportivo Municipal,San Pedro de Alcántara
16:00		Summary	23' (0:1)Almerares 70' (0:2)Huggel 72' (0:3)Almerares 74' (0:4)Shaqiri	Referee: José Marin

Basel vFC Wohlen

26 January 2010Winter Break	Basel	2–1	FC Wohlen	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
16:00	F. Frei 34' (1:0) F. Frei 62' (2:0)	Summary	76' (2:1) Marjanovic	Attendance: 200 Referee: Reto Walker

Basel vWil

31 January 2010Winter Break	Basel	0–2	Wil	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
15:00		Summary	27' (0:1)Čavušević 40' (0:2)Lezcano	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Nordstern Basel vBasel

3 February 2010Winter Break	Nordstern Basel	1–7	Basel	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
18:30	Puymege 45' (1:5)	Summary	13' (o.g. 0:1) Achache 22' (0:2)Hasler 25' (0:3)Hasler 35' (0:4)Almerares 44' (0:5)Almerares 77' (1:6)Perović 87' (1:7)Schürpf	Attendance: 260 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)
Note: FCB with three players from their U-21 team:David Hasler, Marc Dinkel and Niki Wiedmann

Basel vThun

10 February 2010Mid-season	Basel	2–0	Thun	Stadion Schützenmatte,Basel
16:00	Almerares 54' (1:0) Perović 84' (2:0)	Summary		Referee: Reto Walker

Basel vFC Gossau

17 February 2010Mid-season	Basel	3–1	FC Gossau	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
17:00	Schürpf 43' (1:0) Schürpf 52' (2:0) Almerares 77' (3:1)	Summary	65' (pen. 2:1) Todisco  67' Soljic	Attendance: 200 Referee: Adrien Jaccottet

Basel vYverdon-Sports

24 February 2010Mid-season	Basel	1–2	Yverdon-Sports	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
17:00	Chipperfield 75' (1:2)	Summary	5' (0:1) Osmani 43' (0:2) Zari	Attendance: 350 Referee: Marco Speranda

Basel vWinterthur

3 March 2010Mid-season	Basel	3–0	Winterthur	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
15:30	Almerares 18' (1:0) Almerares 19' (2:0) Almerares 73' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 200 Referee: Reto Walker

Old Boys vBasel

10 March 2010Mid-season	Old Boys	0–5	Basel	Stadion Schützenmatte,Basel
19:00		Summary	38' (1:0)Almerares 49' (2:0)Schürpf 69' (3:0)Schürpf 81' (4:0)Zoua 85' (5:0)Aratore	Attendance: 510

Basel v FC Liestal

17 March 2010Mid-season	Basel	2–0	FC Liestal	Stadion Rankhof,Basel
18:30	Almerares 7' (1:0) Zoua 70' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 250 Referee: Pascal Erlachner

FC Aesch vBasel

28 April 2010Mid-season	FC Aesch	0–5	Basel	Löhrenacker,Aesch
18:00		Summary	17' (0:1)Almerares 25' (0:2)Zoua 35' (0:3)Almerares 56' (0:4)Carlitos 67' (0:5)Gelabert	Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Stephan Benz

St. Gallen vBasel

12 July 2009Round 1	St. Gallen	2–0	Basel	AFG Arena,St. Gallen
16:00CEST	M. Costanzo 43' Koubský 45' Frick 51' (1:0) M. Costanzo 82' (2:0) Cáceres 83'	Summary	38'Stocker  60'Inkoom  81'Ferati  82'Huggel  90+3'Mustafi	Attendance: 19,500 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Basel vAarau

19 July 2009Round 2	Basel	2–1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00CEST	Stocker 5' (1:1) Streller 90+3' (2:1)	Summary	2' (0:1)Bengondo	Attendance: 20,647 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Sion vBasel

26 July 2009Round 3	Sion	1–2	Basel	Tourbillon,Sion
16:00	Sarni 32' Chihab 36' Crettenand 37' Mpenza 78' (1:1)	Summary	21[0:1]'Stocker  27'Şahin  61'Stocker  68'Costanzo  72'Streller  84'A. Frei  86' 90'A. Frei	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel vLuzern

2 August 2009Round 4	Basel	1–1	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00CEST	Streller 13' (1:0) Safari 51'	Summary	55'Lustenberger 86' (1:1)Ianu	Attendance: 23,201 Referee:Cyril Zimmermann

Basel vZürich

9 August 2009Round 5	Basel	1–1	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00CEST	Çağdaş 40' Ferati 59' Huggel 89' (1:1) A. Frei 90+2'  90+3'	Summary	9'Margairaz  50'  53'Rochat 87' (0:1)Vonlanthen  88'Vonlanthen	Attendance: 27,011 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Grasshopper vBasel

16 August 2009Round 6	Grasshopper	3–1	Basel	Letzigrund,Zürich
16:00	Dos Santos 15' (1:0) Zárate 43' Callà 61' (2:1) Voser 65' Zárate 74' (3:1)	Summary	24' (1:1)Chipperfield  43'Çağdaş  76'Streller	Attendance: 8,900 Referee:Stephan Studer

Xamax vBasel

23 August 2009Round 7	Xamax	2–2	Basel	Stade de la Maladière,Neuchâtel
16:00	Varela 58' (1:0) Gavranović 66' (2:1) Gavranović 67' Stéphane Besle 90+1'	Summary	65' (1:1)Streller 89' (2:2)Frei	Attendance: 7,323 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel vYoung Boys

30 August 2009Round 8	Basel	1–2	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	A. Frei 7' (1:0) Safari 60' Huggel 77'	Summary	12'Hochstrasser  33'D. Degen  34'Wölfli  63'Ghezal 74' (1:1)Doumbia 90' (1:2)Ch. Schneuwly	Attendance: 27,087 Referee: Bertolini

Bellinzona vBasel

13 September 2009Round 9	Bellinzona	2–3	Basel	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona,Bellinzona
16:00	Zotti 6' Lima 9' Ciarrocchi 54' (1:2) Rivera 62' Thiesson 84' Hima 85' (2:2) Mangiarratti 89' Lustrinelli 90+2'	Summary	6' (0:1)Huggel 32' (0:2)Stocker  49'Gelabert  57'Inkoom 90' (2:3)Huggel	Attendance: 4,200 Referee:Daniel Wermelinger

Basel vSt. Gallen

23 September 2009Round 10	Basel	4–0	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:45	Stocker 20' (1:0) Safari 26' Streller 45' (2:0) Streller 53' (3:0) A. Frei 64' (4:0)	Summary	34'Zellweger  69'Muntwiler	Attendance: 20,239 Referee:Cyril Zimmermann

Aarau vBasel

26 September 2009Round 11	Aarau	0–2	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld,Aarau
17:45	Baykal 26'	Summary	9'A. Frei  21'Stocker 27' (0:1)A. Frei 28' (0:2)Stocker	Attendance: 7,900 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel vSion

4 October 2009Round 12	Basel	5–0	Sion	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	Streller 43' (1:0) Streller 44' (2:0) A. Frei 78' (3:0) Chipperfield 84' (4:0) Chipperfield 86' (5:0)	Summary	61' Dos Santos  66'Fermino	Attendance: 20,331 Referee:Stephan Studer

Luzern vBasel

25 October 2009Round 13	Luzern	4–5	Basel	Gersag,Emmenbrücke
16:00	Chiumiento 3' (1:1) Yakin 17' Renggli 22' (2:2) (penalty) Frimpong 32' Yakin 79' (3:3) Ianu 87' (4:3)	Summary	2' (0:1)Huggel 8' (1:2)A. Frei  17'Safari  32'Çağdaş  66'A. Frei  69'Streller 73' (2:3)Streller 90+1' (4:4)A. Frei 90+4' (4:5)Streller	Attendance: 8,695 Referee: Kever

Zürich vBasel

28 October 2009Round 14	Zürich	2–2	Basel	Letzigrund,Zürich
19:45	Tico 53' (1:0) Gajić 87' (2:2)	Summary	61' (1:1)Huggel 63' (1:2)A. Frei  65'Colomba	Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Bertolini

Basel vGrasshopper

31 October 2009Round 15	Basel	3–1	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
17:45	Stocker 21' Huggel 34' (1:1) Streller 41' (2:1) Abraham 60' Inkoom 73' Çağdaş 76' Huggel 90+4' (3:1)	Summary	23'Salatić 28' (0:1)Smiljanic  40'Lulić  56'Vallori  78'Feltscher  85'Smiljanic  92'Strasser	Attendance: 22,817 Referee:Daniel Wermelinger

Basel vXamax

9 November 2009Round 16	Basel	4–1	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:45	Chipperfield 40' (1:0) Safari 53'  59' A. Frei 63' (2:1) A. Frei 81' Shaqiri 90+1' (3:1) Streller 90+5' (4:1)	Summary	55' (1:1)Ideye  60'Bah  62'Varela  84'Gomes  81'Page	Attendance: 18,483 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Young Boys vBasel

29 November 2009Round 17	Young Boys	2–0	Basel	Wankdorf,Bern
13:30	Doumbia 3' (1:0) Dudar 24' Affolter 39' Ch. Schneuwly 45' (2:0) Coly 70'	Summary	25'Huggel  25'Streller  51'Chipperfield  63'Stocker	Attendance: 31,120 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Basel vBellinzona

6 December 2009Round 18	Basel	3–2	Bellinzona	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	A. Frei 18' (1:0) Cabral 54' (2:2) A. Frei 70' A. Frei 75' (3:2)	Summary	7'Gashi  18'Mehmeti 35' (1:1)Ciarrocchi 43' (1:2)Lima Solà  54'Sermeter	Attendance: 17,110 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Basel vYoung Boys

7 February 2010Round 19	Basel	4–0	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	Gelabert 14' Çağdaş 43' A. Frei 68' (pen. 1:0) Huggel 71' Streller 81' (2:0) Gelabert 86' (3:0) Safari 90' (4:0)	Summary	33'Affolter  65'Doubai  67'Wölfli  80'Hochstrasser  84'Regazzoni	Attendance: 26,054 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Xamax vBasel

14 February 2010Round 20	Xamax	1–3	Basel	Stade de la Maladière,Neuchâtel
16:00	Binya 48' Nuzzolo 50' (1:0) Tixier 19'  73' Besle 82'	Summary	31'Inkoom 54' (1:1)Frei  58'Çağdaş 62' (1:2)Streller  74'Shaqiri 80' (1:3)Streller	Attendance: 4,250 Referee:Stephan Studer

Basel vAarau

20 February 2010Round 21	Basel	2–1	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
17:45	Huggel 44' Huggel 62' (1:1) Çağdaş 69' (2:1)	Summary	23' (0:1)Lang  34'Elmer  38'Burki  47'Bengondo  57'Mustafi  82'Lampi	Attendance: 16,370 Referee: Alain Bieri

Bellinzona vBasel

28 February 2010Round 22	Bellinzona	0–2	Basel	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona,Bellinzona
16:00	Lima 25'  61' Djuric 38' Ciarrocchi 42' Edusei 70'	Summary	39'Stocker 45' (0:1)Chipperfield  58'Streller 62' (pen. 0:2)Streller  90+1'Almerares	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Basel vGrasshopper

6 March 2010Round 23	Basel	1–2	Grasshopper	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
17:45	Chipperfield 60' (1:2) Çağdaş 79' Sommer 87' Gelabert 90' Streller 90+3'	Summary	3' (0:1)Colina  15'Strasser  25'Voser  38'Cabanas 58' (0:2)Cabanas	Attendance: 20,088 Referee:Nikolaj Hänni

Luzern vBasel

14 March 2010Round 24	Luzern	0–1	Basel	Gersag,Emmenbrücke
16:00	Lambert 32'	Summary	33' (0:1)Huggel  52'Inkoom  54'Shaqiri  79'Safari	Attendance: 8,597 Referee:Cyril Zimmermann (46. Jérôme Laperrière)

St. Gallen vBasel

21 March 2010Round 25	St. Gallen	2–4	Basel	AFG Arena,St. Gallen
16:00	Imhof 20' (1:2) M. Costanzo 32' M. Costanzo 81' (pen. 2:3)	Summary	6'da Silva 15' (0:1)da Silva 18' (0:2)Stocker  20'Safari 38' (1:3)Chipperfield 90' (o.g. 2:4)Fernando	Attendance: 16,085 Referee:Alain Bieri

Basel vZürich

24 March 2010Round 26	Basel	4–1	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:45	Streller 14' (1:0) Chipperfield 16' (2:0) Streller 58' (3:1) Streller 61' Zoua 79' (4:1)	Summary	27'Vonlanthen 45' (2:1)Alphonse  57'Gajić  57'Tico  59'Stahel  61'Margairaz	Attendance: 27,011 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Sion vBasel

27 March 2010Round 27	Sion	2–2	Basel	Tourbillon,Sion
17:45	Vanczák 40' Sauthier 51' Marin 77' (1:2) Mpenza 77' (2:2) Mpenza 78'	Summary	11' (0:1)Streller 22' (0:2)Streller  36'Shaqiri  60'Inkoom  81'Streller  81'Zoua	Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel vSion

1 April 2010Round 28	Basel	4–3	Sion	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:45	Almerares 14' (1:1) Chipperfield 24' (2:2) Gelabert 20' Almerares 30' (3:2) Shaqiri 53' (4:2) Huggel 83'	Summary	6' (0:1)Bühler 15' (1:2)Mpenza  20'Sauthier  26'Marin  66'Yoda 86' (4:3)Domínguez	Attendance: 25,608 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Zürich vBasel

11 April 2010Round 29	Zürich	1–2	Basel	Letzigrund,Zürich
16:00	Margairaz 6' Margairaz 63' (1:0) Ferati 79'	Summary	14'Huggel  45'Çağdaş 75' (1:1)Shaqiri 77' (1:2)Almerares	Attendance: 16,300 Referee:Massimo Busacca

Basel vSt. Gallen

14 April 2010Round 30	Basel	3–2	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
19:45	Streller 52' (pen. 1:2) Stocker 58' (2:2) Streller 70' (3:2)	Summary	29' (0:1)Merenda  36'Lang 37' (0:2)M. Costanzo  45'  57'Zé Vítor  52'Imhof  68'Nushi	Attendance: 20,239 Referee:Cyril Zimmermann

Basel vLuzern

14 April 2010Round 31	Basel	5–0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	da Silva 10' (1:0) Shaqiri 14' (2:0) Stocker 43' (3:0) Stocker 56' (4:0) Carlitos 73' (5:0)	Summary	37'Wiss  90'Veškovac	Attendance: 30,571 Referee:Daniel Wermelinger

Grasshopper vBasel

25 April 2010Round 32	Grasshopper	4–0	Basel	Letzigrund,Zürich
16:00	Zuber 3' (1:0) Cabanas 12' (2:0) Smiljanic 29' (pen. 3:0) Toko 49' Cabanas 65' Smiljanić 69' Zárate 81' (4:0)	Summary	26'Abraham  28'Safari  35'Huggel  36'Stocker  66'Shaqiri	Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Alain Bieri

Basel vBellinzona

2 May 2010Round 33	Basel	4–0	Bellinzona	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
16:00	Streller 10' (1:0) Chipperfield 33' (2:0) Çağdaş 53' Chipperfield 57' (3:0) Streller 76' (4:0)	Summary	41'Conti  43'Feltscher  79'Diarra	Attendance: 26,257 Referee:Stephan Studer

Aarau vBasel

5 May 2010Round 34	Aarau	0–3	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld,Aarau
20:15	Lampi 36' Aquaro 38'  71' Burki 46'	Summary	16' (0:1)Chipperfield  41'Costanzo  46'Chipperfield 58' (0:2)Stocker 90' (0:3)Zoua	Attendance: 6,900 Referee:Jérôme Laperriere

Basel vXamax

13 May 2010Round 35	Basel	3–0	Xamax	St. Jakob-Park,Basel
20:15	Safari 31' Gelabert 56' (1:0) A. Frei 83' (2:0) A. Frei 86' (3:0)	Summary	27'Binya  45'Varela	Attendance: 30,818 Referee:Carlo Bertolini

Young Boys vBasel

16 May 2010Round 36	Young Boys	0–2	Basel	Wankdorf,Bern
16:15	Regazzoni 23' Degen 67' C. Schneuwly 82' Wölfli 87'	Summary	5'da Silva 39' (0:1)Stocker 60' (0:2)Chipperfield  80'Costanzo	Attendance: 31,120 (sold out) Referee:Jérôme Laperrière