2023–24 FC Basel season
2023–24 season | |||
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Owner | FCB Holding David Degen | ||
Club president | Reto Baumgartner | ||
Head coach | Fabio Celestini | ||
Ground | St. Jakob-Park | ||
Swiss Super League | 8th | ||
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
UEFA Europa Conference League | Second qualifying round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Thierno Barry (9) All: Thierno Barry (12) | ||
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The 2023–24 season was FC Basel's 130th season in their existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion in the 1993–94 season. The 2023–24 Swiss Super League season started in July 2023 and ended in May 2024. In addition to the Swiss Super League, Basel also participated in this season's edition of the Swiss Cup, starting in the third round. Basel also qualified for the 3rd edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, beginning play in the second qualifying round where they were seeded.
Club[edit]
FC Basel Holding AG[edit]
The FC Basel Holding AG owns 75% of FC Basel 1893 AG and the other 25% is owned by the FC Basel 1893 club members. The club FC Basel 1893 functions as a base club independent of the holding company and the AG. FC Basel 1893 AG is responsible for the operational business of the club, e.g. the 1st team, a large part of the youth department and the back office are affiliated there. All decisions that affect the club FC Basel 1893 are made within the AG.
On 20 June 2022 the AGM of the FC Basel Holding AG and the FC Basel 1893 AG were held and the both boards were confirmed. The Holding AG with following members: David Degen (president), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president). FC Basel 1893 AG with following members: David Degen (president), Carol Etter (delegate of the club FC Basel), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president).
Club management[edit]
The club AGM tool place on 15 May 2023. With the exception of Benno Kaiser, who left the board of directors voluntarily, the entire board was re-elected with large majorities. Kaiser has held various positions on the FCB board since 2009.[1]
The board of directors of the club are:
Club chairman | ![]() |
Sports director | ![]() until 31 October 2023 |
Sports director | ![]() from 15 May 2024 |
Director | ![]() |
Director | ![]() |
Director | ![]() |
Director | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | St. Jakob-Park (37,994[2] (37,500 for international matches) / 120x80 m) |
Updated to match played 15 May 2023
Source: FCB Official Site
Team management[edit]
On 28 November 2022 FCB had announced that they had taken Heiko Vogel under contract as their new sporting director, as per 1 January 2023. After the end of their previous season, in which Vogel had taken over in charge of the coaching of their first team following the dismissal of Alexander Frei in February, Vogel continued in his role as sports director for this season.[3]
On 12 May 2023 the club announced that Timo Schultz had been signed a contract as head coach of the new FCB first team.[4] On 22 May they announced that the entire trainer staff had been appointed. Loïc Favé would join Davide Callà as assistant coach and Johannes Wieber would become athletic coach, Gabriel Wüthrich remained goalkeeper coach.[5] On 23 May the club announced that the new coach of the U-21 would be the ex-footballer Dennis Hediger, who had been the coach of the U-18 team the previous season.[6] Appointed a his assistant coaches were Marco Aratore and Michaël Bauch.[7]
On 29 September the club announced that they were parting with coach Schultz, together with his assistant Loïc Favé, and that he would be replaced by the current sport director Heiko Vogel.[8] Vogel was dismissed a month later, on 31 October. The position as head coach was then replaced immediately, with Fabio Celestini taking over until the end of the season.[9] On 17 November 2023, Martin Rueda was hired as an additional assistant coach.[10] The position of the sports director was left vacant.
Soon afterwards on 4 December, a change in the coaching staff of the U-21 team was announced by the club. In the announcement it stated that with immediate effect the club and the current U-21 head coach Dennis Hediger were going their separate ways. The management of the youth department had come to this decision after analyzing the Promotion League first half of the season. The team would be led by the previous U-19 coach Mario Cantaluppi.[11]
The position of the sports director had been left vacant, this until 15 May 2024 and then FCB announced that Daniel Stucki had been appointed as new sports director.[12]
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | ![]() until 29 September 2023 |
Head coach | ![]() 29 September–31 October |
Head coach | ![]() from 31 October |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() from 17 November 2023 |
Assistant coach | ![]() until 29 September |
Athletics coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Youth Team U-21 coach | ![]() until 4 December |
Youth Team U-21 coach | ![]() from 4 December |
Youth Team U-21 co-coach | ![]() |
Youth Team U-21 co-coach | ![]() |
Source: FCB Official Site
Overview[edit]
Off and pre-season[edit]
On 1 June 2023 the club announced the dates for the run into the new season, these were that on 20 June would be the press conference with the new head coach, then on 21 June would be the start for the first team's training and from 24 June until 1 July a summer trainings camp in Seefeld in Tirol in Austria.[13] One of the most interesting statements that the club owners said, was in a radio interview before the new season, and it was that they wanted to keep 90% of the team together that had played so well in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
As the team planning started, the club announced that they would not exercise the purchase options for three players that had been in on loan the previous season. Darian Males, Andi Zeqiri and Kasim Nuhu, therefore, left the club.[14] On 20 June, it was announced that Finn van Breemen had signed in from ADO Den Haag.[15] Then, on 23 June, it was announced that Kaly Sène had left the club, because his contract had not been extended, and that he had signed a contract with Lausanne-Sport.[16] On 30 June, it was announced that Andy Diouf had transferred out to French club Lens.[17] Then, on 3 July, it was announced that Thierno Barry[18] had signed in from Beveren and that Jonathan Dubasin had signed in from Albacete[19] On 12 July, it was announced that Andy Pelmard had transferred out to Clermont Foot.[20] One day later, on 13 July, it was also announced that the loan contract for Sayfallah Ltaief to FC Winterthur would be extended until 30 June 2024.[21] On 17 July, it was published that young talent Liam Chipperfield, who had spent ten years in the FCB youth department would move to Sion.[22] Two days later, on 19 July, it was announced that Zeki Amdouni had transferred to Burnley.[23] The next day the club announced that Bradley Fink would be loaned out to Grasshoppers until 30 June 2024.[24]
By this time ten players had left the club and only three new players had joined, therefore, the news and the publications kept the flow that had been developed in the meantime. On 20 July, FCB announced that they had signed their former youth footballer Dominik Schmid on a three-year contract from Grasshopper Club.[25] On 21 July, it was then announced that three youngsters, Leon Avdullahu, Axel Kayombo and Arlet Junior Zé, who had been part of the FCB U-18 team that had just won the Swiss championship, had signed professional contracts and advanced to the first team.[26] On 25 July, Basel signed in Georgia international Gabriel Sigua from Dinamo Tbilisi on a five-year contract.[27] On 11 August Basel then signes German youth international Maurice Malone from Augsburg on a four-year contract.[28] Then again on the outwards direction, on 14 August, it was announced that Swiss international Dan Ndoye had moved on to Bologna.[29] Again on the inwards direction, during the following days a number of new signings were announced, Austrian international Yusuf Demir on a one-year loan from Galatasaray,[30] Serbian international Đorđe Jovanović on a four-year contract from Maccabi Tel Aviv,[31] Bosnian international Adrian Leon Barišić also on a four-year contract from Osijek,[32] and then Tunisian international Mohamed Dräger on a three-year contract from Nottingham Forest.[33]
Another player who chose to move out was Wouter Burger, he signed for Stoke City on 25 August.[34] Then, on 28 August, Basel announced two new signings, first that of Juan Gauto from Club Atlético Huracán on a five-year deal,[35] and then that of Renato Veiga, on a four-year contract, from Sporting CP.[36] Further players to move out were Riccardo Calafiori[37] definitely to Bologna on 31 August, Liam Millar on loan to Preston North End,[38] Nasser Djiga on loan to Red Star Belgrade.[39] and Emmanuel Essiam on loan to Stade Lausanne Ouchy.[40] The final signing was Kevin Rüegg who came in on a one-year loan from Hellas Verona.[41]
The summary all of which is, 17 players out and 16 players in.
Winter break[edit]
On 23 December, Basel announced that they were loaning Jonathan Dubasin out to Real Oviedo, in the second highest Spanish league, until the end of the season and the loan-contract had a purchase option. They also said that the loan move was primarily due to personal reasons. During his time with FCB early in the season, Dubasin was out for a long time on with a ligament injury in his foot. By the winter break he had made eleven appearances in all competitions (ten league, one cup), in which he scored three goals and made one assist.[42] On 26 December 2023, the club announced that they had signed Benjamin Kololli on a free transfer and that he had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, which contained an option for another year.[43] On 5 January, the club announced that they had signed Nicolas Vouilloz from Servette on a four-and-half-year contract, dated up until sommer 2028.[44]
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 16 July 2023, but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players in on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers summer 2023[edit]
- In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers winter 2023–24[edit]
- In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results and fixtures[edit]
Kickoff times are in CET.
Legend[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
27 June 2023 Friendly | CSKA Sofia ![]() | 1−0 | ![]() | Sportplatz, Kematen in Tirol, Austria |
13:00 | Heintz ![]() Turitsov ![]() | FCB report |
8 July 2023 Friendly | Vaduz ![]() | 1−2 | ![]() | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
14:00 | Chabbi ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,391 |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
16 July 2023 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Basel, Switzerland |
16:00 WEST (UTC+02:00) | Calafiori ![]() Onyegbule ![]() | FCB report | Di María ![]() Ramos ![]() Jurásek ![]() Schjelderup ![]() | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 22,072[49] Referee: ![]() |
18 July 2023 Friendly | Old Boys ![]() | 0−3 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
19:00 | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
Mid-season[edit]
8 September 2023 Friendly | Metz ![]() | 1−1 | ![]() | Longeville-lès-Metz, France |
13:00 | Elisor ![]() | FCB Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
12 October 2023 Friendly | SC Freiburg ![]() | 2−2 | ![]() | Freiburg, Germany |
14:00 | Ginter ![]() Avdullahu ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Training pitch by the Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Played behind closed doors |
17 October 2023 Friendly | FC Bubendorf ![]() | 0−3 | ![]() | Brühl, Bubendorf |
18:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
24 October 2023 Friendly | FC Wallbach-Zeiningen ![]() | 1–11 | ![]() | Sportanlage Buhnacker, Wallbach |
18:00 |
| Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 November 2023 Friendly | FC Breitenbach ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Sportanlage Grien, Breitenbach |
18:30 | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,048 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
Winter break[edit]
6 January 2024 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
15:30 | Avdullahu ![]() Gauto ![]() | FC Basel report Bayern report | ![]() | Attendance: 36,000 (sold-out) Referee: ![]() |
10 January 2024 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Buschwilerhof, Basel |
15:00 | Barry ![]() Ismaili ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 700 Referee: ![]() |
14 January 2024 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
16:30 | Avdullahu ![]() Avdullahu ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 0 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Behind closed doors, fair game no yellow cards. |
Mid-season[edit]
22 March 2024 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein |
14:00 | Barry ![]() Frei ![]() Augustin ![]() | FCB report | ![]() | Attendance: 0 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Played behind closed doors. |
27 April 2024 Friendly | Basel ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
14:00 | Kololli ![]() Gauto ![]() Hunziker ![]() Ajeti ![]() Kololli ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 0 Referee: Anojen Kanagasingam ![]() |
Note: Played behind closed doors. |
Swiss Super League[edit]
The 2023–24 Super League season was the 127th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland. The Swiss Football League (SFL) drew and published the fixtures of the first 22 rounds on 21 June 2023,[50] together with the match times for the first eleven rounds.[51]
First and second round[edit]
22 July 2023 Round 1 | St. Gallen | 2–1 | Basel | Kybunpark, St. Gallen |
18:00 | Görtler ![]() Geubbels ![]() Möller ![]() Akolo ![]() Sutter ![]() Görtler ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 19,200 Referee: ![]() |
30 July 2023 Round 2 | Basel | 5–2 | Winterthur | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | D. Schmid ![]() van Breemen ![]() Millar ![]() Ndoye ![]() Augustin ![]() Frei ![]() Frei ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 21,370 Referee: ![]() |
6 August 2023 Round 3 | Grasshopper Club | 3–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | de Carvalho ![]() Morandi ![]() Dadashov ![]() | FCB report SFL summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,914 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards |
13 August 2023 Round 4 | Basel | 1–2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
14:15 | Hunziker ![]() Burger ![]() | FCB report SFL summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,490 Referee: ![]() |
3 September 2023 Round 6 | Basel | 2–2 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Veiga ![]() Sigua ![]() Sigua ![]() Xhaka ![]() van Breemen ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 27,744 Referee: ![]() |
24 September 2023 Round 7 | Yverdon | 3–2 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
14:15 | Tasar ![]() Mahious ![]() Loucif ![]() Liziero ![]() Beyer ![]() Mahious ![]() Corness ![]() Rodrigues ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,200 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
28 September 2023 Round 8 | Basel | 1–1 | Luzern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | van Breemen ![]() Jovanović ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,566 Referee: ![]() |
1 October 2023 Round 9 | Basel | 0–3 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Jovanović ![]() Veiga ![]() Augustin ![]() Callà (assistant coach) ![]() Comas ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 21,004 Referee: ![]() |
8 October 2023 Round 10 | Young Boys | 3–0 | Basel | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
16:30 | Nsame ![]() Niasse ![]() Garcia ![]() Itten ![]() Camara ![]() Benito ![]() | FCB report | Attendance: 31,500 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
21 October 2023 Round 11 | Basel | 0–1 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Barry ![]() van Breemen ![]() | FCB report | Severin ![]() Severin ![]() Mazikou ![]() Bolla ![]() | Attendance: 20,194 Referee: ![]() |
29 October 2023 Round 12 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Basel | Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne |
14:15 | Sène ![]() ![]() Sanches ![]() Kablan ![]() Dussenne ![]() | FCB report | Xhaka ![]() Veiga ![]() Rüegg ![]() Barišić ![]() Demir ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
5 November 2023 Round 13 | Basel | 2–1 | Yverdon | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Dräger ![]() van Breemen ![]() Dräger ![]() Frei ![]() Sigua ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 19,813 Referee: ![]() |
12 November 2023 Round 14 | Servette | 4–1 | Basel | Stade de Genève, Geneva |
16:30 | Guillemenot ![]() Crivelli ![]() Diba ![]() Cognat ![]() Guillemenot ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,273 Referee: ![]() |
26 November 2023 Round 15 | Basel | 2–0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Kade ![]() Kade ![]() Xhaka ![]() van Breemen ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 24,215 Referee: ![]() |
2 December 2023 Round 16 | Stade Lausanne Ouchy | 1–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
18:00 | Qarri ![]() Danho ![]() ![]() Akichi ![]() Gharbi ![]() Qarri ![]() Kadima ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,740 Referee: ![]() |
6 December 2023 Round 5 | Lugano | 1–3 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 | Macek ![]() Steffen ![]() Macek ![]() Vladi ![]() Hajrizi ![]() Saipi ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,458 Referee: ![]() |
9 December 2023 Round 17 | Basel | 0–1 | Grasshopper | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
18:00 | Xhaka ![]() Frei ![]() Dubasin ![]() Veiga ![]() | FCB report SFL summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 21,172 Referee: ![]() |
17 December 2023 Round 18 | Luzern | 0–1 | Basel | Swissporarena, Luzern |
16:30 | Meyer ![]() Dorn ![]() Villiger ![]() Frýdek ![]() Jaquez ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 15,418 Referee: ![]() |
21 January 2024 Round 19 | Zürich | 0–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:30 | Kamberi ![]() Krasniqi ![]() Henriksen (head coach) ![]() Okita ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,491 Referee: ![]() |
27 January 2024 Round 20 | Basel | 1–0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Frei ![]() Kololli ![]() Veiga ![]() Schmid ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 26,410 Referee: ![]() |
30 January 2024 Round 21 | Winterthur | 1–3 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
20:30 | Burkart ![]() Lekaj ![]() ![]() Schneider ![]() ![]() Diaby ![]() Lüthi ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,400 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
3 February 2024 Round 22 | Basel | 0–1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Vouilloz ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,561 Referee: ![]() |
Third round[edit]
11 February 2024 Round 23 | Basel | 1–0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:30 | Veiga ![]() Barry ![]() | FCB report | Attendance: 21,519 Referee: ![]() |
17 February 2024 Round 24 | Grasshopper Club | 2–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:30 | Seko ![]() Momoh ![]() Morandi ![]() ![]() Abels ![]() ![]() Abrashi ![]() | FCB report | ![]() | Attendance: 7,025 Referee: ![]() |
24 February 2024 Round 25 | Yverdon | 0–2 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
18:00 | Lungoyi ![]() Del Fabro ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,700 Referee: ![]() |
Note: 80' Avdullahu with a shot against the cross-bar |
2 March 2024 Round 26 | Basel | 1–2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Kade ![]() Schmid ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 19,959 Referee: ![]() |
10 March 2024 Round 27 | Young Boys | 5–1 | Basel | Stadion Wankdorf, Bern |
16:30 | Monteiro ![]() Itten ![]() Camara ![]() Elia ![]() Hadjam ![]() Niasse ![]() Monteiro ![]() Hadjam ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 31,500 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
16 March 2024 Round 28 | Basel | 1–1 | Winterthur | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
18:00 | Veiga ![]() Diaby ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 21,672 Referee: ![]() |
30 March 2024 Round 29 | Basel | 2–2 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:30 | Avdullahu ![]() Kade ![]() Avdullahu ![]() Frei ![]() Barry ![]() | FCB report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 29,002 Referee: ![]() |