FC Basel
1998–99 season
ChairmanSwitzerland René C. Jäggi
ManagerGuy Mathez (until 14 May 1999)
Marco Schällibaum (ad interim)
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel (until 13 Dezember 1998)
Stadion Schützenmatte (from 7 March 1999)
Nationalliga AQualifying Phase 6th
Nationalliga AChampions Group 5th
Swiss CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Mario Frick (10)
All: Mario Frick (11)
Highest home attendance34,735 on 13 December 1998
vs Lugano
Lowest home attendance3,830 on 2 June 1999
vs Luzern
Average home league attendance9,870[1]

The 1998–99 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 106th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their fifth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the third year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium until 13 Dezember 1998. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built.

Overview

Pre-season

Guy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the new trainer at the start of the season, but on 14 May 1999 he was sacked and was replaced by Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season.

The club made many new signings as the season started, these included Mario Cantaluppi who returned from Servette. Also from Servette came the Romanian international Dan Potocianu and, on loan, the youngster Carlos Varela. Aleksandr Rytchkov was signed from 1. FC Köln and Philippe Cravero signed in from lower classed Etoile Carouge. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara and the young Brazilian Abedi were signed in from Sion. Benjamin Huggel was signed in from local amateur club FC Münchenstein, he had played the previous season for FC Arlesheim, in the fourth tier of Swiss football.

In the other direction Adrian Knup, Daniel Salvi and Jürgen Hartmann all ended their football careers. Dario Zuffi returned to his club of origin Winterthur after having playing five years for the club. Jan Berger moved to Aarau and youngster Alexander Frei was loaned out to Thun so that he could obtain more playing time. Fabinho Santos returned home to Joinville in Brasil.

The first half of the season, until 13 December 1998, Basel's home ground was the St. Jakob Stadium. From 7 March 199 they played their games in the Stadion Schützenmatte and this because the old stadium was demolished and the new stadium was to be built on the same ground. The construction of the new stadium was to be in a little more than two years. The new stadium, the St. Jakob-Park, was to be an all seater, the old stadium had standing places on three sides.

The Campaign

Domestic League

The club's priority aim was to remain in the top flight of Swiss football. The season started fairly well, with five victories and three draws in the first ten rounds. However, seven defeats in the next nine rounds let the team slip down into the bottom areas of the table. Basel ende the qualification stage with eight victories, four draws and ten defeats, with just 21 goals scored and 34 conceded, with 28 points in sixth position in the league table. With this tally they were qualified for Champions Group for the second half of the season. With an average second half of the season, winning five games, drawing four and losing five, Basel in the league tables fifth position, managed to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup. With four goals in the qualification round and six in the championship round Mario Frick was the teams top goal scorer.[2]

Swiss Cup

All eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against lower classed Stade Nyonnais, Basel's cup season came to an abrupt end, because they were unable to pass this hurdle, losing the match on penalties. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss Cup final on 13 June 199 in the Wankdorf Stadium, winning 2–0 against Grasshopper Club.[3]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July 1998 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Stefan Huber
2 DF Switzerland SUI Massimo Ceccaroni
3 DF Switzerland SUI Luís Calapes
4 DF Switzerland SUI Theodoros Disseris (on loan to Winterthur)
5 DF Germany GER Oliver Kreuzer
6 DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Cravero
7 FW Liechtenstein LIE Marco Pérez
8 MF Liechtenstein LIE Mario Frick
9 MF France FRA Fabrice Henry
10 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Rytchkov
11 FW Switzerland SUI Deniz Mendi
12 DF Switzerland SUI Sébastien Barberis
13 DF Switzerland SUI Marco Tschopp
14 FW Russia RUS Daniel Dobrovoljski
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Switzerland SUI Ivan Reimann
17 MF Czech Republic CZE Václav Pěchouček
18 GK Switzerland SUI Slaven Matan
19 DF Switzerland SUI Fabinho
20 DF Switzerland SUI Oumar Kondé (to Blackburn)
21 MF Brazil BRA Argemiro Veiga
22 MF Turkey TUR Atilla Sahin
23 DF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel
24 DF Brazil BRA Abedi
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ahmed Ouattara
26 FW Switzerland SUI Mario Cantaluppi
27 FW Switzerland SUI Carlos Varela
28 DF Romania ROU Dan Potocianu
29 FW Switzerland SUI Urs Güntensperger
30 FW Turkey TUR Cetin Güner

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Cravero (from Etoile Carouge)
10 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Rytchkov (from 1. FC Köln)
21 MF Brazil BRA Argemiro Veiga (from Sion)
22 MF Turkey TUR Atilla Sahin (from SV Muttenz)
23 DF Switzerland SUI Benjamin Huggel (from FC Arlesheim)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Brazil BRA Abedi (from Sion)
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ahmed Ouattara (from Sion)
26 FW Switzerland SUI Mario Cantaluppi (from Servette)
27 FW Switzerland SUI Carlos Varela (from Servette)
28 DF Romania ROU Dan Potocianu (from Servette)
29 FW Switzerland SUI Urs Güntensperger (from Lausanne-Sport)
30 FW Turkey TUR Cetin Güner (from Borussia Dortmund)

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Switzerland SUI Daniel Salvi (unknown, end of career)
7 FW Switzerland SUI Dario Zuffi (to Winterthur)
10 MF Germany GER Maurizio Gaudino (to VfL Bochum)
13 FW Switzerland SUI Adrian Knup (retired, end of career)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Germany GER Jürgen Hartmann (retired end of career)
22 MF Brazil BRA Webber (Leandro Dos Santos) (unknown)
23 DF Switzerland SUI Jan Berger (to Aarau)
24 DF Brazil BRA Fabinho Santos (to Joinville)
27 FW Switzerland SUI Alexander Frei (to Thun)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid-season

24 June 1998 Pre-season Sion Switzerland 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade St-Laurent, Saillon
14:30 Summary 25' (0:1) Kreuzer Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Claude Détruche
27 June 1998 Pre-season Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 5 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stade des Condémines, Sierre
18:00 Udovič 42' (1:0)
Thurre 44' (2:0)
Da Silva 57' (3:0)
Rehn 60' (4:0)
Celestini 65' (5:0)		 Summary Yellow card 60' Rytchkov Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland André Daina, (Eclépens)
4 July 1998 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 3 Turkey Galatasaray St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Frick 4' (1:0)
Rytchkov 64' (2:3)		 Summary 11' (1:1) Şükür
30' (pen. 1:2) Belözoğlu
44' (1:3) Belözoğlu
Yellow card 71' Kerimoglu		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
7 July 1998 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Im Nau, Laufen
19:00 Summary 81' (0:1) Tikva
90' (0:2) Tikva		 Attendance: 900
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
10 July 1998 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Germany Karlsruher SC St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Tschopp 34' (1:0) Summary 66' (1:1) Gilewicz Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
3 September 1998 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 France RC Strasbourg St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Rytchkov 27' (1:1) Summary 16' (0:1) Bertin
Yellow card 19' Beye
Yellow card 81' Frank		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
9 October 1998 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 4 France Olympique de Marseille St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Summary 18' (1:0) Ravanelli
20' (2:0) Moses
37' (0:3) Camara
89' (0:4) Domoraud		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier

Winter break

20 January 1999 Winter break Thun Switzerland 4 – 3 Switzerland Basel Burgerallee, Thun
19:30 William 18' (1:0)
Halef 75' (pen. 2:3)
Raimondi 89' (3:3)
Simonjic 90' (4:3)		 Summary 21' (1:1) Tschopp
32' (1:2) Fabinho
48' (1:3) Frick		 Attendance: 350
Referee: Switzerland Jürg Burkhart
27 January 1999 Trainings camp Martinique 11 Martinique 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique
Percin Yellow card 45'
Rano 56' (1:1)
Rano 86' (2:2)		 Summary 5' (0:1) Fabinho
Yellow card 34' Reimann
Yellow card 45' Kreuzer
62' (1:2) Tschopp		 Attendance: 500
Referee: France André Elbène
21 January 1999 Trainings camp Aiglon/U.S. Robert Martinique 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique
St. Home Yellow card 52'
Gibon Yellow card 60'		 Summary Yellow card 62' Sahin
65' (0:1) Frick		 Attendance: 350
Referee: France Guy Bellance
1 February 1999 Trainings camp Stade Spiritain Martinique 1 – 7 Switzerland Basel Stade Municipal, Saint-Esprit, Martinique
J.-P.Party 17' (1:0) Summary 25' (1:1) Fabinho
32' (1:2) Fabinho
44' (1:3) Frick
59' (1:4) Fabinho
74' (1:5) Fabinho
81' (1:6) Barberis
85' (1:7) Mendi		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Alex Jacquens
10 February 1999 Winter break SR Delémont Switzerland 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Parc des Sports, Delémont
19:00 Summary Attendance: 50
Referee: Switzerland Stéphane Monaco
13 February 1999 Winter break Étoile Carouge Switzerland 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge

 Summary Reimann Referee: Switzerland ?
Note: FCB reserves strengthened with players from the first team. At the same time the first team played another test match against FC Meyrin
13 February 1999 Winter break FC Meyrin Switzerland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade des Arbères, Meyrin
Summary (1:0) Mendi
(2:0) Abedi		 Referee: Switzerland ?
Note: Basel strengthened with FCB reserves. At the same time the reserve team played another friendly against Étoile Carouge
17 February 1999 Winter break Eintracht Trier Germany 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Moselstadion, Trier
17:00 Thömmes 11' (1:0)
Thömmes 31' (2:0)
Melunović 43' (3:0)
Papić 66' (4:1)		 Summary 48' (3:1) Abedi Attendance: 250
Referee: Germany Michael Herrmann
25 March 1999 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 0 France Sochaux Stadion Rankhof, Basel
18:00 Summary Yellow card 62' Santini Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
Note: 2 test goalkeeper Christian Sturm (U–19) und Davide Taini (FC Singen 04) each 45 minutes
31 March 1999 Mid-season SC Dornach Switzerland 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Gigersloch, Dornach
18:00 Weidmann 25' (1:1)
Manz 39' (2:2)		 Summary 20' (0:1) Türk
29' (1:2) Tschopp
55' (2:3) Henry		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Switzerland René Rogalla
2 April 1999 Mid-season SR Delémont Switzerland 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Im Nau, Laufen
18:00 Romano 37' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 450
Referee: Switzerland Markus Nobs, (Wohlen)

Nationalliga A

Qualifying Phase

18 July 1998 Round 1 Basel 0 – 0 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30 Disseris Red card 4'
Ceccaroni Yellow card 24'		 Report Yellow card 22' Tholot
Yellow card 61' Eydelie
Yellow card 77' Lipawsky		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
21 July 1998 Round 2 Aarau 5 – 0 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:30 Aleksandrov 8' (1:0)
Ivanov 21' (2:0)
Aleksandrov 51' (3:0)
Aleksandrov 65' (4:0)
Heldmann 70' (5:0)
Zitola Yellow card 87'		 Report Yellow card 12' Pérez Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz
25 July 1998 Round 3 Basel 2 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30 Tschopp Yellow card 3'
Rytchkov 25' (1:0)
Rytchkov Yellow card 44'
Sahin 45' (2:0)
Reimann Yellow card 64'		 Report Yellow card 27' Sant'Anna
Yellow card 30' Castillo
64' (pen. 2:1) Sant'Anna
Yellow card 82' Di Jorio		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Dieter Schoch
1 August 1998 Round 4 Servette 3 – 1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
17:30 Juárez Yellow card 9'
Rey 13' (pen. 1:0)
Rey 19' (2:0)
Rey 23' (3:0)
Fournier Yellow card 31'
Rey Yellow card 59'		 Report Yellow card 35' Reimann
Yellow card 68' Kreuzer
84' (3:1) Abedi		 Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Switzerland Roberto Ferrari
9 August 1998 Round 5 Basel 1 – 0 Luzern St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15 Kondé Yellow card 69'
Tschopp 75' (1:0)		 Report Yellow card 60' Moser
Yellow card 82' Wyss		 Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
15 August 1998 Round 6 Basel 2 – 0 Xamax St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30 Ouattara 64' (pen. 1:0)
Tschopp Yellow card 82'
Kreuzer Yellow card 90+2'
Pérez 90+5' (2:0)		 Report Yellow card 2' Njanka
Yellow card 23' Wittl
Yellow card 58' Rueda
Yellow card 59' Zambaz		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
23 August 1998 Round 7 St. Gallen 0 – 1 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:15 Hellinga Yellow card 22'
Vurens Yellow card 33'		 Report Yellow card 40' Kreuzer
Yellow card 43' Kondé
70' (0:1) Rytchkov
Yellow card 72' Veiga
Yellow card 75' Tschopp
Yellow card 90+3' Reimann		 Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Switzerland Dominique Tavel
29 August 1998 Round 8 Basel 1 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30 Ouattara 9' (1:0)
Rytchkov Yellow card 15'
Cravero Yellow card 20'
Pérez Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Yellow card 20' Vogel
Yellow card 29' Tararache
Yellow card 51' Nkufo
Yellow card 62' Magnin
70' (1:1) de Napoli		 Attendance: 26,600
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck
8 September 1998 Round 9 Lausanne-Sport 0 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Celestini Yellow card 24'
Piffaretti Yellow card 34'		 Report 12' (0:1) Rytchkov
Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 58' Kondé
Yellow card 40' Reimann
Yellow card 50' Rytchkov
Yellow card 61' Ceccaroni
69' (0:2) Rytchkov		 Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
12 September 1998 Round 10 Basel 1 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:30 Ouattara Yellow card 24'
Frick 57' (1:1)
Barberis Yellow card 77'		 Report Yellow card 21' Pintul
Yellow card 33' Baumann
40' (0:1) Bekirovski
Yellow card 50' Bekirovski
Yellow card 75' Kehrli		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
19 September 1998 Round 11 Lugano 5 – 1 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
19:30 Gaspoz 18' (1:0)
Wegmann Yellow card 30'
Orlando 38' (2:0)
Giménez 49' (3:0)
Giménez 58' (4:0)
Giallanza 87' (pen. 5:1)		 Summary 74' (4:1) Rytchkov Attendance: 4,380
Referee: Switzerland Marcus Nobs
27 September 1998 Round 12 Sion 1 – 0 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
16:15 Bertone Yellow card 13'
Benson Yellow card 24'
Tholot 37' (1:0)
Tholot Yellow card 40'
Allenspach Yellow card 86'		 Summary Yellow card 49' Kondé Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Switzerland Dominique Tavel
4 October 1998 Round 13 Basel 1 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15 Ouattara 50' (1:0)
Abedi Yellow card 69'		 Summary Yellow card 55' Markovic Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Switzerland Marcel Vollenweider
16 October 1998 Round 14 Zürich 1 – 0 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
19:30 Fischer Yellow card 26'
Sant'Anna Yellow card 29'
Chassot 58' (1:0)		 Summary Yellow card 10' Cravero
Yellow card 27' Tschopp
Yellow card 45' Frick
Yellow card 59' Ouattara
Yellow card 77' Calapes		 Attendance: 11,300
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck
25 October 1998 Round 15 Basel 0 – 2 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15 Rytchkov Yellow card 56'
Tschopp Yellow card 87'		 Summary 9' (0:1) Durix
45' (0:2) Durix
Yellow card 63' Juarez
Yellow card 79' Varela		 Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
31 October 1998 Round 16 Luzern 4 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
17:30 Izzo Yellow card 5'
Koch 28' (1:1)
Koch 53' (2:1)
Brunner 60' (3:1)
van Eck Yellow card 71'
Moser 75' (4:1)		 Summary Yellow card 11' Huber
19' (0:1) Frick		 Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
7 November 1998 Round 17 Xamax 3 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
17:30 N'Diaye 8' (1:0)
N'Diaye Yellow card 36'
Rueda Yellow card 42'
Njanka Yellow card 44'
Isabella 90' (2:1)
N'Do 90+2' (3:1)		 Summary 25' (1:1) Frick
Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 42' Frick
Yellow card 52' Tschopp		 Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Switzerland Claude Détruche
17 November 1998 Round 18 Basel 1 – 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15 Tschopp 8' (1:0)
Reimann Yellow card 16'
Sahin Yellow card 21'
Veiga Yellow card 68'		 Summary Yellow card 31' Zellweger
Yellow card 35' Zinna		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Roberto Ferrari
21 November 1998 Round 19 Grasshopper Club 2 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
17:30 Tikva 47' (1:0)
Tararache Yellow card 73'
Türkyilmaz 80' (2:0)
Mazzarelli Yellow card 90'		 Summary Yellow card 73' Ceccaroni
88' (2:1) Pérez		 Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Switzerland Dominique Tavel
28 November 1998 Round 20 Basel 1 – 1 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
17:30 Frick 3' (1:0)
Rytchkov Yellow card 49'
Reimann Yellow card 61'
Barberis Yellow card 67'
Ceccaroni Yellow card 73'		 Summary Yellow card 13' Iglesias
31' (1:1) Yellow card 62' Pantelić
Red card 73' Thurre		 Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck
6 December 1998 Round 21 Young Boys 1 – 2 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Streun Yellow card 67'
Sawu 69' (1:2)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Rytchkov
Yellow card 28' Kreuzer
Yellow card 30' Veiga
Yellow card 46' Smajić
57' (0:2) Tschopp		 Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
13 December 1998 Round 22 Basel 1 – 3 Lugano St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
16:15 Cravero Yellow card 12'
Tschopp 45' (pen. 1:0)		 Summary Yellow card 19' Wegmann
Yellow card 43' Hürzeler
Yellow card 44' Tejeda
72' (1:0) Wegmann
79' (2:0) Wegmann
80' Lombardo		 Attendance: 34,745
Referee: Switzerland Reto Rutz

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 22 12 8 2 38 24 +14 44 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Grasshopper Club 22 11 5 6 37 25 +12 38
3 Zürich 22 10 8 4 33 21 +12 38
4 Lausanne-Sport 22 10 8 4 36 33 +3 38
5 Xamax 22 7 11 4 30 23 +7 32
6 Basel 22 8 4 10 21 34 −13 28
7 Luzern 22 6 9 7 26 25 +1 27
8 St. Gallen 22 7 6 9 31 31 0 27
9 Sion 22 5 8 9 22 36 −14 23 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Lugano 22 5 7 10 35 43 −8 22
11 Young Boys 22 4 7 11 33 34 −1 19
12 Aarau 22 3 7 12 28 41 −13 16
Source: rsssf.com

Champions Group

28 February 1999 Round 1 Luzern 0 – 2 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
16:15 Stepanović Yellow card 21'
Koch Yellow card 73'
Knez Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 83'		 Summary 33' (0:1) Yellow card 29' Abedi
Yellow card 49' Barberis
89' (0:2) Frick		 Attendance: 7,930
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
7 March 1999 Round 2 Basel 1 – 0 Xamax Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 Cravero Yellow card 5'
Abedi 36' (1:0)
Kreuzer Yellow card 38'
Barberis Yellow card 46'		 Summary Yellow card 26' Simo
Red card 53' Njanka		 Attendance: 4,250
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck
13 March 1999 Round 3 Servette 2 – 1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
19:30 Wolf 34' (1:0)
Rey 38' (2:0)		 Summary Yellow card 20' Henry
Yellow card 60' Varela
Yellow card 61' Ceccaroni
71' (2:1) Fabinho		 Attendance: 6,657
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba
21 March 1999 Round 4 Basel 1 – 0 Zürich Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 Cravero Yellow card 8'
Varela Yellow card 29'
Pérez 51' (pen. 1:0)
Calapes Yellow card 52'
Cantaluppi Yellow card 62'		 Summary Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 45' Di Jorio
Yellow card 58' Wiederkehr		 Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
5 April 1999 Round 5 Grasshopper Club 4 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:15 de Napoli 5' (1:0)
de Napoli 6' (2:0)
Tikva 11' (3:0)
de Napoli 52' (4:0)
Comisetti Yellow card 57'		 Summary Yellow card 58' Barberis
Yellow card 59' Fabinho
79' (4:1) Varela
90+1' (4:2) Frick		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Dominique Tavel
10 April 1999 Round 6 Basel 1 – 2 Lausanne-Sport Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30 Calapes Yellow card 36'
Frick 60' (1:2)		 Summary Yellow card 6' Thurre
12' (0:1) Gerber
54' (o.g. 0:2) Kreuzer
Yellow card 73' Puce
Yellow card 83' Hänzi		 Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Switzerland Dieter Schoch
18 April 1999 Round 7 Basel 3 – 3 St. Gallen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:15 Frick 56' (1:1)
Cantaluppi 58' (pen. 2:1)
Henry Yellow card 64'
Kreuzer 79' (3:2)
Barberis Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Yellow card 30' Thüler
Yellow card 42' Hellinga
45' (0:1) Contini
Yellow card 60' Tsawa
70' (2:2) Müller
Yellow card 90' Gil
90+5' (3:3) Jairo		 Attendance: 4,057
Referee: Switzerland Claude Détruche
25 April 1999 Round 8 St. Gallen 1 – 2 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:00 Pinelli Yellow card 23'
Damasio 72' (1:0)		 Summary Yellow card 13' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 44' Potocianu
75' (1:1) Frick
Yellow card 81' Cravero
90+2' (1:2) Pérez
Yellow card 90+2' Varela		 Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
1 May 1999 Round 9 Lausanne-Sport 3 – 0 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Puce 13' (1:0)
Barberis 31' (o.g. 2:0)
Gerber 67' (3:0)		 Summary Yellow card 40' Varela
Yellow card 53' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 89' Tschopp		 Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck
8 May 1999 Round 10 Basel 2 – 0 Grasshopper Club Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30 Rytchkov Yellow card 1'
Potocianu Yellow card 26'
Kreuzer Yellow card 44'
Fabinho 54' (1:0)
Tschopp 90' (2:0)
Tschopp Yellow card 90'		 Summary Yellow card 17' Haas
Yellow card 17' Smiljanić
Yellow card 20' Tararache
Yellow card 87' Müller		 Attendance: 5,460
Referee: Switzerland Dominique Tavel
16 May 1999 Round 11 Zürich 2 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:15 Sant'Anna Yellow card 45'
Castillo 78' (1:1)
Bartlett 83' (2:1)
Jamarauli Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 61' Cantaluppi
Yellow card 29' Rytchkov
34' (0:1) Frick
Yellow card 45' Potocianu
Yellow card 80' Sahin		 Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Switzerland Massimo Busacca
22 May 1999 Round 12 Basel 0 – 0 Servette Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30 Potocianu Yellow card 13'
Sahin Yellow card 41'
Varela Yellow card 50'
Rytchkov Yellow card 57'		 Summary Yellow card 31' Barea
Yellow card 86' Rey
Yellow card 90' Vurens		 Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
30 May 1999 Round 13 Xamax 1 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
16:15 Isabella 16' (1:0)
N'Diaye Yellow card 37'		 Summary Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 90+3' Potocianu
Yellow card 39' Ceccaroni
54' (1:1) Fabinho		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Nicole Petignat
2 June 1999 Round 14 Basel 0 – 0 Luzern Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
20:15 Cantaluppi Yellow card 60' Summary Yellow card 39' Stepanović Attendance: 3,830
Referee: Switzerland Roberto Ferrari

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Servette 14 7 3 4 19 14 +5 22 46 Swiss champions, qualified for Champions League third qualifying round
2 Grasshopper Club 14 8 3 3 31 11 +20 19 46 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Lausanne-Sport 14 8 2 4 28 20 +8 19 45 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup first round
4 Zürich 14 7 2 5 24 15 +9 19 42 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Basel 14 5 4 5 18 19 −1 14 33 qualified for Intertoto Cup first round
6 Xamax 14 2 6 6 12 27 −15 16 28 qualified for Intertoto Cup first round
7 Luzern 14 4 2 8 13 27 −14 14 28
8 St. Gallen 14 2 4 8 13 25 −12 14 24
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

21 February 1999 Round of 32 Stade Nyonnais 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		 Basel Colovray, Nyon
14:30 Oliveira Yellow card 10'
Margarini Yellow card 37'
Ceccaroni 44' (o.g.)
Aubert 52'
Bridi Yellow card 62'		 Summary 22' (o.g.) Poulard
Yellow card 34' Ceccaroni
67' Frick		 Attendance: 622
Referee: Marcel Vollenweider
Penalties
Vernaz soccer ball with check mark
Carrasco soccer ball with red X
Ostermann soccer ball with check mark
Martin soccer ball with check mark
De Siebenthal soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Frick
soccer ball with check mark Cravero
soccer ball with check mark Kreuzer
soccer ball with red X Sahin

See also

Sources and references

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
  • 1998–99 at Joggeli.ch
  • 1998–99 at RSSSF
  1. ↑ Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  2. ↑ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1998/99". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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