Re: FC Basel

by rwo power Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:24 pm

Yann Sommer was voted "Man of the Season 2013/14" of FC Basel 1893. As he was elected "Man of Match 28 times in this season (with 60 matches played), the result comes as no real surprise.

Source: http://www.rotblauapp.ch/start/news/32815554/

by rwo power Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:36 am

FC Basel 1893 2014/15:
FC Basel - Page 14 Th-fcb10

(click to enlarge)

The new goalie who inherits the number 1 spot from Yann Sommer is Czech international Tomás Vaclík who joined Basel from Sparta Prag.

by Ciprian Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:55 pm

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2111555.html
That's nice for you.

by rwo power Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:11 pm

Yup. For once no nail-biting at nerve-wrecking qualifying matches Very Happy

(I saw Steaua managed a score draw at FK Aqtöbe - good luck for your return leg!)

by Ciprian Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:58 pm

Less activity on this topic without Sommer. Right? Smile

How will be Basel this season? I took a look on transfermarkt and saw that Basel has a cheaper squad - only 45 millions. Last season - 55+
I'm very disappointed with our jailed manager and owner who didn't wanted to invest the huge profit from last year - around 30 million euros. How about Basel? Are they investing the profit from Champions League and transfers?

by rwo power Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:21 pm

Well, Basel have started this season better than usual with 4 wins of 5 matches under the new coach Paul Sousa. (I'm updating the results at the 3rd post here).

And they will start right in the CL group stage, so no CL qualification this season.

BTW, Tomas Vaclik seems to be doing very well in the Basel goal.

Basel are usually scouting very well and seem to have unearthed some fresh new gems. Plus their youth kids (like Breel-Donald Embolo) seem to be doing very well. I guess they will be putting some money as reserve for the time they might not qualify for the CL as one never knows.

by rwo power Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:21 pm

Champions League Group B:
- FC Basel 1893
- Liverpool FC
- Ludogorets Razgrad
- Real Madrid

Group Stage Fixtures:
Tu 16.09.2014, 20:45 - Real Madrid vs FC Basel 1893
We 01.10.2014, 20:45 - FC Basel 1893 vs Liverpool FC
We 22.10.2014, 20:45 - Ludogorets Razgrad vs FC Basel 1893
Tu 04.11.2014, 20:45 - FC Basel 1893 vs Ludogorets Razgrad
We 26.11.2014, 20:45 - FC Basel 1893 vs Real Madrid
Tu 09.12.2014, 20:45 - Liverpool FC vs FC Basel 1893

Source: http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2015/matches/index.html

by Lord Awesome Mon Sep 08, 2014 4:31 am

Basel to get past Liverpool in the group stage. :coffee:

by iftikhar Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:29 am

Lord Awesome wrote:Basel to get past Liverpool in the group stage.

You mean like this:
#1. Basel
#2. Liverpool
#3. Real

cheers

by rwo power Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:29 am

Well, with the new coach Paolo Sousa, FC Basel 1893 had their most successful start into the season for many years, so one can be curious how they will do in the CL this season.

BTW, Basel's Taulant Xhaka belonged to the Albanian NT that managed to defeat Portugal yesterday.

by Lord Awesome Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:00 pm

iftikhar wrote:
Lord Awesome wrote:Basel to get past Liverpool in the group stage.
You mean like this:
#1. Basel
#2. Liverpool
#3. Real

Actually yes, Ifitkhar. I tout RM to be eliminated from this group& progress to EL. Laughing

by rwo power Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:04 am

The EL final 2015/16 will be played in FC Basel's stadium St.Jakob-Park, the UEFA just announced.

Source: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=2149702.html

by rwo power Wed Oct 01, 2014 11:09 pm

Baselona eating English teams for breakfast since 2011 :bow:

ManUtd - check
Spurs - check
Chelsea - check
Liverpool - check

Who's next? cheers

by rwo power Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:45 pm

Today FC Basel 1893 got the good news that Marco Streller extended his contract until 2016, and highly coveted striker talent Breel Embolo extended his contract until 2017.

by rwo power Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:00 am

So Basel qualified for the Last 16 of the Champions League due to their 1:1 against Liverpool at Anfield Road. Great job, despite losing to many of their top players again.

by rwo power Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:25 pm

CL 2014/15, Last 16 (First Leg)

FC Basel 1893 vs FC Porto

FC Basel 1893: Vaclik - T.Xhaka, Suchy, Samuel, Safari - F.Frei - Elneny, Zuffi - Gonzalez (25. Calla), Gashi - Streller (63. Embolo)

FC Porto: Fabiano Freitas - Danilo, Maicon, Marcano, Alex Sandro - Casemiro - Herrera, Oliver (68. Neves) - Tello (81. Quintero), Brahimi (61. Quaresma) - Jackson

Goals:
11.) 1:0 - Derlis Gonzalez (assist by Fabian Frei)
79.) 1:1 - Danilo (PK)

FT - FC Basel 1893 1:1 FC Porto

by Robespierre Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:27 pm

Walter Samuel Proud

by rwo power Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:29 pm

Well, Fabian Schär is suspended, so Walter Samuel has to stand in for him.

by rwo power Fri Mar 06, 2015 2:30 am

Marco Streller announced that he will retire with the end of the current season 2014/15 Sad

Another great player calls it an end to his active playing career.

Source: http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/03/05/Marco-Streller-tritt-Ende-Saison-zurueck?ext

by rwo power Sun May 31, 2015 1:02 am

FC Basel 1893 became Swiss Champions 2014/15 cheers

Additionally, Marco Streller retired from football after playing the last 8 years for FC Basel 1893 and 15 years as pro football player. He managed to score 200 goals in his career (the shirt he got before his last match didn't take into account that he would score in his farewell match, too) XD

FC Basel - Page 14 Strell10

Farewell as Captain of the Swiss Champion 2014/15

Tribute to Marco Streller:

Spoiler:

Here's how you say farewell to a living legend:
http://www.20min.ch/videotv/?vid=427903&cid=44

by iftikhar Sun May 31, 2015 7:52 am

This is their sixth consecutive title. Do you suppose there's huge gap between them and other clubs?

by rwo power Sun May 31, 2015 11:55 am

There is indeed a huge gap between Basel and the rest of the Super League clubs as they manage to get into the CL regularly and thus they earn much more money than any of the others. Sometimes it is said the small FCB is for the RSL very much like the big German FCB is for the Bundesliga.

Basel had the big luck that Gigi Oeri, the wife of the heir of the Basel-located pharma company Hofmann-LaRoche is a big fan of the club, and in 1999, she decided to sponsor them.

She invested around 20 million SFR over 12 years which put the club on a solid basis as first they bought players to get to the top and then build up a foundation (including a club academy) that producted top players who can be sold with good profit. (If you compare this to the investments by certain sheikhs or Russian oligarchs this is a joke, but Gigi Oeri invested wisely compared to them and got the most from her investment by Basel punching much over their weight in the EL and CL, too.)

Gigi Oeri was FC Basel's president from 2006 until 2012, but then she stepped down as she was sure the club could now stay on top on its own without further help.

It could be that Basel will get some competition from Young Boys Bern as their owner (Swiss entrepreneur Andy Rihs) announced he wanted to invest substantial money this year to buy good players. One has to wait and see whether he is as good a businessman as Gigi Oeri as the latter put her focus on turning Basel into a self-sustaining club.
Rihs announcing investments: http://www.bluewin.ch/de/sport/fussball/teleclub-artikel/2015/05/neue-millionen-fuer-yb--jetzt-muss-der-meistertitel-her.html

by rwo power Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:13 am

As I have tidied up the first posts for the next season, here's the info for the Season 2013/14 and 2014/15:

FC Basel Squad 2014/15

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FC Basel Squad 2013/14:

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FC Basel Squad 2012/13:

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FC Basel - Season 2014/15

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FC Basel - Season 2013/14

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by rwo power Mon Jul 13, 2015 6:17 pm

FC Basel 1893 - 2015/16 Home Kit:

FC Basel - Page 14 Th-fcb11

(click to enlarge)

FC Basel 1893 - 2015/16 Away Kit:

FC Basel - Page 14 Th-bas10

(click to enlarge)

by rwo power Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:34 pm

FC Basel will meet Lech Posen when they enter the Champions League qualification in the 3rd round.

28/29.07.2015: Lech Posen (POL) vs FC Basel 1893
04/05.08.2015: FC Basel 1893 vs Lech Posen (POL)

by rwo power Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:20 pm

Now that Basel proceeded after beating Lech Poznań in both legs, their opponents can be Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR), FK Partizan (SER), Malmö FF (SWE), KF Skënderbeu (ALB), or Astana (KAZ)

Of these options, Basel definitely wouldn't like meeting Maccabi Tel Aviv again as they already played against them twice (!) last season (in CL Quali and EL Last 32).

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