2015–16 FC Basel season

FC Basel FC Basel.png 150 FC Basel Logo 2015–16 FCB Holding AG Bernhard Heusler Urs Fischer Ground St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Super League 1st Swiss Cup Quarter-finals Champions League Play-off round Europa League Round of 16 Marc Janko (16) Marc Janko (21) Swiss League:33,360 vs. Young Boys(25 October 2015)Champions League: 18,200 vs. Lech Poznań(5 August 2015) Europa League: 22,550 vs. Fiorentina (26 November 2015) Swiss League:24,558 vs. Thun (10 May 2016)Champions League:15,620 vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv(19 August 2015)Europa League:17,275 vs. Belenenses(22 October 2015) _basel1516h _basel1516h _basel1516h _basel1516h _basel1516h FF0000 FF0000 0000FF 000000 000000 _basel14a _basel1415a _basel14a _basel1415a _3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 FC Basel season was the club's 123rd season and their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion in the 1993–94 season. Basel's 2015–16 Swiss Super League campaign began on 19 July at home against Vaduz. In addition to the Swiss Super League, Basel also participated in the season's Champions League, Europa League, and Swiss Cup. Club FC Basel Holding AG FC Basel Holding AG is a holding company that owns 75% of FC Basel 1893 AG. The club itself owns the other 25%. FC Basel 1893 AG is responsible for all decisions that affect FC Basel as a club, including the operational business, youth department, and back office. Club management The FC Basel AGM took place on 27 April 2015 in Basel's congress center, Caspar Marti 2015 https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/04/27/121-Generalversammlung Unterhaltsame 121 Generalversammlung des FC Basel 1893 FC Basel homepage 2015-04-21 comprising Chairman SUI Bernhard Heusler Vice Chairman SUI Adrian Knup Finances SUI Stephan Werthmüller Sportdirector SUI Georg Heitz Marketing SUI René Kamm Director SUI Reto Baumgartner Director SUI Dominik Donzé Director SUI Benno Kaiser y St. Jakob-Park 38,512 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/en-US/Stadium/Facts-Figures The largest stadium in Switzerland FC Basel 1893 2015-07-01 2015-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150511094540/http://www.fcb.ch/en-US/Stadium/Facts-Figures dead (37,500 for international matches)AFC Ajax. Club Honours UEFA 120x80 m 27 April 2015 FCB Official Site July 2015 Team management On 18 June 2015 Basel announced Urs Fischer's appointment as the first team head coach on a three-year contract. His assistants were Marco Walker and Markus Hoffmann. Furthermore, Massimo Colomba stayed on the team as the goalkeeping coach in addition to his position as the head of the FCB Youth System. Thomas Häberli was the coach of the youth team (U-21) until October. Due to poor results, he was asked to step back, after which Massimo Ceccaroni coached the team. Manager Switzerland Urs Fischer (since 18 June 2015) 1 Assistant manager Switzerland Marco Walker 2 Assistant manager Austria Markus Hoffmann Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Massimo Colomba Team Administration Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer Youth Team Coach Switzerland Thomas Häberli Switzerland Massimo Ceccaroni (since October 2015) Youth Team Co-Coach Switzerland Roland Heri 1 July 2015 FCB Official Site July 2015 Overview Off-season and pre-season Team captain Marco Streller retired from professional football at the end of the 2014–15 season. Between 2000 and 2004 and from 2007 to 2015, Streller played 418 games for Basel, scoring 185 goals. Two hundred thirty-three of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 22 in the Swiss Cup, 70 in UEFA European competitions (Champions League, UEFA Cup Europa League, and UIC), and 93 were friendly games. He scored 111 goals in the domestic league, 9 in the domestic cup, 24 in European competitions, and the other 41 were scored during test games. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2015 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=43 FCB-Statistik Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2021-11-16 In addition to Streller, another six first-team players departed at the end of the season: Derlis González to Dynamo Kyiv, Fabian Schär to 1899 Hoffenheim, Fabian Frei to Mainz 05, Serey Die to VfB Stuttgart, and Giovanni Sio to Rennes, while Arlind Ajeti's contract expired. New arrivals included Michael Lang from Grasshopper, Daniel Høegh from Odense, Zdravko Kuzmanović from Internazionale, and Manuel Akanji from FC Winterthur. Marc Janko signed on a free transfer from Sydney FC, and Mirko Salvi returned from loan to FC Biel-Bienne. Matías Delgado was named the new captain, and Marek Suchý was named vice-captain. Mid-season break and Squad Changes During the winter break, there were several changes in the squad. On 14 January 2014, Ivan Ivanov sustained a knee injury in a friendly match against Eintracht Braunschweig, causing him to miss the rest of the 2013–14 season, which extended into the 2014–15 season. On 15 December 2015, while recovering from injury, he was released from the club by mutual consent. 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/news/2015/12/14/FCB-und-Ivanov-loesen-Vertrag-vorzeitig-auf FCB und Ivanov loesen Vertrag vorzeitig auf FC Basel 1893 2015-12-14 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot Zdravko Kuzmanović was sent on loan to Udinese. FC Basel 1893 2016 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/01/21/Zdravko-Kuzmanovic-leihweise-zu-Udinese-Calcio Zdravko Kuzmanovic leihweise zu Udinese Calcio FC Basel 1893 2016-01-21 Shkelzen Gashi, the previous season's top scorer, moved to the Colorado Rapids. Albian Ajet was transferred to FC Augsburg. 2016 http://www.fcb.ch/news/2016/01/08/Albian-Ajeti-zu-Augsburg https://archive.today/20160116204848/http://www.fcb.ch/news/2016/01/08/Albian-Ajeti-zu-Augsburg dead January 16, 2016 Albian Ajeti zu Augsburg FC Basel 1893 2016-01-08 Yoichiro Kakitani was transferred to Cerezo Osaka. 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/news/2015/12/30/Yoichiro-Kakitani-kehrt-zurueck-nach-Japan https://archive.today/20160116214301/http://www.fcb.ch/news/2015/12/30/Yoichiro-Kakitani-kehrt-zurueck-nach-Japan dead January 16, 2016 Yoichiro Kakitani kehrt zurueck nach Japan FC Basel 1893 2015-12-30 One notable transfer was midfielder Mohamed Elneny's departure to English Premier League side Arsenal. FC Basel 1893 2016 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/01/14/Elneny-wechselt-per-sofort-zum-FC-Arsenal Elneny: Ich werde für immer FCB-Fan bleiben FC Basel 1893 2016-01-14 2016-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20160116121253/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/01/14/Elneny-wechselt-per-sofort-zum-FC-Arsenal dead de Elneny's departure spurred further changes, signing three midfield players. On 8 December 2015, the club announced Andraž Šporar's arrival from Olimpija Ljubljana. FC Basel 1893 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/08/FCB-verpflichtet-Andraz-Sporar FCB verpflichtet den Slowenen Andraz Sporar FC Basel 1893 2015-12-08 2020-03-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20200302215058/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/08/FCB-verpflichtet-Andraz-Sporar dead On 2 January 2016, the club announced the signing of Alexander Fransson from IFK Norrköping.http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Alexander-Fransson-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 Alexander Fransson wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 fcb.ch FC Basel 1893 2 January 2016 2 January 2016 2 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160102171915/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Alexander-Fransson-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 dead Lastly, on 12 January, Renato Steffen from Young Boys joined. FC Basel 1893 2016 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/01/12/Renato-Steffen-wechselt-zum-FCB Renato Steffen wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 FC Basel 1893 2016-01-12 All three of these signings were four-and-a-half-year contracts. The campaign section December 2022 Domestic League First half of season Basel's 2015–16 Swiss Super League season began with a victory at home against Vaduz on 18 July. Basel started the season well, winning each of their first eight matches; scoring 22 goals, and conceding 7. They suffered their first defeat in Stade de Suisse 3–4 against Young Boys. After their first defeat in the domestic campaign, they won four of their next five games; with a draw against Zürich in Letzigrund, where the final score was 2–2. Basel suffered their first home defeat of the campaign at the beginning of November against GC. By the winter break, Basel led the league table with 43 points, 10 points ahead of the Grasshoppers, and 15 ahead of the Young Boys. Second half of season Basel started the second half of the season with three straight wins, a 3–0 against Luzern, 4–0 away against GC, and 5–1 at home against Vaduz. In the first 15 games of the second half of the season, they won 11 and drew 4. On matchday 31, 30 April, the home win against Sion gave Basel a 16-point lead in the league table with just five matches left to play. Basel ended the last part of the season with two defeats in their last three games. The domestic season concluded with Basel winning the championship, Young Boys in second, Luzern third, and Zürich suffering relegation. Karel Stokkermans Erik Garin 2016 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2016.html Switzerland 2015/2016 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2021-11-16 Conclusion Basel's final point tally for the season was 83, which was 14 points more than young boys in second, and 29 more than Luzern in third. Basel won 26 games, drawing five, and losing five. They managed to score 88 league goals while conceding 38. Marc Janko was the team's top scorer with 16 goals in 20 outings, and he scored a hattrick during their 4–2 home victory against Zürich. Team captain Matías Delgado was the second-top goal scorer with 11 goals and had the most assists on the team with 12. Luca Zuffi made the most appearances, he played all 36 league games. Swiss Cup Basel's objective for the 2015–16 Swiss Cup was to win the cup. They finished second place in each of the previous three seasons: In 2013 against GC, in 2014 against Zürich, and in 2015 against Sion. Meyrin (15 August 2015) In the first round, Basel was drawn away against FC Meyrin, who at that time played in the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football. The match was played in Stade des Arberes, with an attendance of 2,100 spectators. Around the 34th minute, Matías Delgado headed a ball to Albian Ajeti, who connected with the ball through a left-footed shot, making it 1–0. Shkëlzen Gashi's pass to Mohamed Elneny opened the midfielder up to make the score 2–0. Just 60 seconds later Elneny on the right passed inside to Ajeti, assisting him in scoring his second goal that evening, and making it 3–0. Another two minutes later, Philipp Degen's low cross came to Delgado who then added to Basel's three-goal lead. The match concluded with Basel winning 4–0 and advancing to the next round. FC Basel 1893 https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2014/08/der-fcb-nimmt-die-erste-huerde-im-cup-ohne-probleme/ Der FCB nimmt die Erste Hürde im Cup ohne probleme FCB took the first hurdle in the cup without any problems FC Basel 1893 AG 2021-11-16 YF Juventus (20 September 2015) In round 2, Basel was drawn away against YF Juventus. Due to safety reasons, the match was played at St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 4,606 spectators. It was a special game for Luca Zuffi as he played for Basel; his two brothers (Sandro and Nico) played for YF Juventus. 15 minutes into the match, Matías Delgado pushed a diagonal pass to the right, and Davide Callà connected with a right-footed shot to put Basel a goal up. Half an hour into the match Basel went up 2–0 with a cross from Callà on the right, which was complemented by Delgado's run to the far post to nod the ball home. Following a goal kick at 50 minutes, Nico Zuffi and Kakitani connected to make it 3–0. In the final actions of the match, Walter Samuel committed a foul. Samuel was given a yellow card, and YF Juventus were awarded a penalty by referee Alain Bieri. Mychell Ruan Da Silva Chagas converted the penalty kick, and the final score was 4–1 to Basel, advancing to the third round. FC Basel 1893 20 September 2015 https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2015/09/41-auswaertssieg-fuer-den-fcb-im-joggeli/ Auswärtssieg für den FCB im Joggeli Away win for FCB in Joggeli FC Basel 1893 AG 2021-11-16 Muttenz (28 October 2015) In the third round, Basel played against local amateur team SV Muttenz, the first time that the two sides played against each other in a competitive match. At that time Muttenz played in the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football. The match was played at the Margelacker, with a stadium record attendance of 5,800. Shkëlzen Gashi, set up Daniel Hoegh's 1–0 after 25 minutes. Gashi himself went on to score a hat-trick in the match, his goals came at the 35th, 62nd, and 72nd-minute mark. Immediately after the break, Muttenz responded by converting a penalty, awarded through Manuel Akanji's foul on Thomas Eggenberger. In the 75th minute, Albian Ajeti converted a penalty kick to make the final score 5–1, advancing to the quarterfinal. Sebastian Wirz 28 October 2015 https://tageswoche.ch/sport/schuetzenfest-fuer-basel-dorffest-fuer-muttenz/ Schützenfest für Basel, Dorffest für Muttenz Goal festival for Basel, village festival for Muttenz tageswoche.ch Basel 2021-11-16 FC Basel 1893 28 October 2015 https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2015/10/keine-ueberraschung-in-muttenz-fcb-im-viertelfinal/ Keine überraschung in Muttenz, FCB im Viertelfinal No surprise in Muttenz, FCB in the quarter-finals FC Basel 1893 AG 2021-11-16 FC Sion (13 December 2015) In the quarterfinal, Basel played away against FC Sion, the same team they lost to in the previous season's final. The match was played in the Stade Tourbillon with an attendance of 9,200 spectators. The match allowed Basel the opportunity to redeem their defeat in the previous season's final. Sion went 1–0 up in the 37th minute, from a goal by Pa Modou, and in the 66th minute, Ebenezer Assifuah added a second. In the 79th minute, Elneny converted a free kick to make it 2–1. In the 89th minute referee Stephan Klossner awarded Basel a penalty after a duel between Léo Lacroix and Breel Embolo, Marc Janko scored the penalty kick. In extra time, the score remained tied, leading to a penalty shootout. Reto Ziegler missed for Sion, but Birkir Bjarnason and Walter Samuel both missed for Basel. Sion advanced to the semi-final 4–3 on penalties. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 13 December 2015 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31107 FC Sion – FC Basel 4:3 n.P. (2:2, 2:2, 1:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2021-11-16 Conclusion Sion were beaten 3–0 by FC Zürich in the semi-final. FC Zürich faced Lugano in the final, beating them 1–0, FC Zürich were crowned champions. From the FCB's point of view, the domestic cup campaign was a disappointment due to not meeting the set goal. Additionally, It was their fifth defeat of the season, and their second season of getting knocked out by FC Sion in the domestic cup. Champions League Basel entered the season's Champions League in the third qualifying round. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2015, and Basel was drawn against the Polish site Lech Poznań. Lech Poznań (29 July 2015) The first leg was played in Poznan at the INEA Stadion with an attendance of 25,478 spectators. The home team had the first two proper chances of the game. Nevertheless, Basel took the lead in the 24th minute, and Michael Lang headed the ball home from a corner by Luca Zuffi. Just two minutes later, Poznań equalized with a header from Denis Thomalla. At the 66th-minute mark, Lech defender Tomasz Kędziora saw a red card as he brought down Bjarnason in the box. Basel was awarded a penalty; nevertheless, keeper Jasmin Burić saved Shkëlzen Gashi's penalty. Right around the 77th-minute mark, Marc Janko hammered a loose ball home to give Basel the lead. In the 2nd minute of injury time, Davide Callà scored a goal. The final score concluded with a 3–1 win for Basel in Poznan. The second leg was played in Basel at St. Jakob-Park, on 5 August, with an attendance of 18,196. The 3–1 cushion from the first leg meant coach Urs Fischer's team could afford breathing space in the second leg. Most of the match was uneventful due to Basel's pragmatic approach to the match, and Poznan's inability to break them down. Nevertheless, Birkir Bjarnason's goal in the final minutes of the match gave Basel a 1–0 lead and sealed the victory. To conclude, Basel advanced to the next round with an aggregate score of 4–1 over two legs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (19 August 2015) The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2015. Basel was drawn against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Both of the teams played each other twice in the 2013–14 season, once in the Champions League and after in the Europa League. Basel won on both occasions. The first leg of the tie was held at St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 15,620 spectators. Basel started well, and was on top early. However, Marc Janko was injured in the 12th minute and was replaced by Shkëlzen Gashi. Maccabi Tel Aviv went 1–0 up in the 31st minute from Avi Rikan's free kick. In the final minutes of the first half, defender Tal Ben Haim fouled Delgado in the box. Basel was awarded a penalty, and Delgado converted to even things out at 1–1. At the 88th-minute mark, Breel Embolo put Basel in the lead by connecting with a pass from Elneny. Nevertheless, Maccabi was not done, six minutes into injury time Zahavi headed the ball home from Dor Micha's cross to make it 2–2. The final score in Basel concluded with a 2–2 draw. Following the 2–2 draw at St. Jakob-Park, Basel needed a win away from home at the Bloomfield Stadium. The match was played on 19 August, with an attendance of 13,350 spectators. Early into the first half, Luca Zuffi's free kick put Basel up 1–0. However, Basel's lead did not last for too long. Nikola Mitrović's through ball found Eran Zahavi, Zahavi outran Walter Samuel, and his shot beat Tomáš Vaclík at the near post. Basel dominated for the rest of the match but failed to find the much-anticipated goal. The final aggregate score in Maccabi concluded with a 3–3 draw, Maccabi advanced due to an away goals advantage. Conclusion From Basel's point of view, the Champions League campaign was disappointing as they missed their first objective of the season which was to participate in the season's Champions League group stage. However, their hopes for European glory were not diminished, due to getting an entry into the seasons Europa league. Europa League Because Basel failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage, they dropped into the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage. The draw was held on 28 August 2015 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and Basel was drawn into Group I, together with Fiorentina, Lech Poznań, and Belenenses. The club's aim for the team was to remain in the competition over the winter break, preferably as group winner or otherwise in the second position, and thus advance to the knockout phase. Fiorentina (17 September 2015) Basel's first game on matchday 1 was played away at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence with an attendance of 15,212 spectators. Fiorentina's new first-team manager was Basel's ex-manager, Paulo Sousa. Both teams started well, but the guests were quicker to deliver. Nikola Kalinić scored a goal in the fourth minute for Fiorentina, and despite being put under constant pressure by the visitors, they held on to the lead until well into the second half of the game. Fiorentina captain Gonzalo Rodríguez was sent off after 66 minutes. The Argentine saw the red card for his hard foul against Breel Embolo far away from his own goal, and therefore, his tackle was unnecessary. Following his dismissal, FCB took charge and succeeded in scoring the equalizer. Birkir Bjarnason beat home goalkeeper Luigi Sepe on 71 minutes with a low drive from 15 meters out. Eight minutes later, Mohamed Elneny sealed the fightback after a good build-up. His super-rising drive from outside the box completed the comeback success. With this 2–1 win, Basel extended their unbeaten run to five matches in Europe this term. uefa.com 17 September 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0225-0e91c3fab3b7-8650227eaeaa-1000--basel-earn-comeback-success-at-fiorentina/ Basel earn comeback success at Fiorentina UEFA 2021-11-16 Lech Poznań (1 October 2015) Matchday 2 was the first home game in the Europa League group stage and was against Lech Poznań, who had been opponents in the Champions League qualifying earlier in the season. Lech's Swiss midfielder Darko Jevtić was signed from Basel after a successful loan spell. The then 22-year-old was born in Basel and came through the youth ranks at the Swiss club. This was his second visit to the St. Jakob-Park and his second appearance for Lech, he had played double the number of times here for Lech as he had for FCB. The match was played in front of 17,567 spectators. The first half passed without much action, but the home team dominated. Icelandic midfielder Birkir Bjarnason brought a long ball down with his chest at the edge of the penalty area, kept his balance under pressure, and then turned a good finish past keeper Maciej Gostomski to give the hosts the lead after 55 minutes. In the 90th minute, Luca Zuffi made a cross from the right, Marc Janko controlled the ball with his chest and laid off for the waiting Breel Embolo, who finished with a powerful low volley. The final score of 2–0 was a deserved result. uefa.com 1 October 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0226-0e91fb17f113-2129e6247a76-1000--basel-get-the-better-of-lech-for-a-third-time/ Basel get the better of Lech for a third time UEFA 2021-11-16 Belenenses (22 October 2015) The third game in the group stage was the home match against Belenenses. 17,275 fans were in the St. Jakob-Park on a cloudy evening. Basel took an early lead after 15 minutes, Matías Delgado delivered an inswinging corner kick toward the back post from the left and Michael Lang jumped highest to power his header into the goal from five meters out. Belenenses leveled after 27 minutes with their first chance. A long ball forward was headed clear by Marek Suchý, but it dropped to Luís Leal, who was 25 meters from the goal. He hammered a low volley into the bottom corner and the ball bounced high to evade the dive of Germano Vailati. During the extra time of the first half, Leal ran clear on the right flank, rushed into the penalty area, and played the ball beyond Vailati across the face of the goal to Kuca Miranda who had the simplest of finishes, tapping into the unguarded goal from just three meters. During the second half, Basel played forward non-stop, they created opportunities but were unable to score the equalizer. Up until this 1–2 defeat, Basel had been unbeaten this season, with nine games in the domestic league and six in Europe. uefa.com 22 October 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0226-0e923c3ca022-6ecb3785dd4e-1000--belenenses-hit-back-to-spoil-basel-s-home-run/ Belenenses hit back to spoil Basel's home run UEFA 2021-11-16 Belenenses (5 November 2015) The return game against Belenenses on matchday 4 was played in Estádio do Restelo with an attendance of 4,802 spectators two weeks after the home game. The referee was Tamás Bognár of the Hungarian Football Federation. Basel took early command; a first chance came from Breel Embolo nine minutes into the match, after good dribbling, he hit the post. Basel continued to dominate their opponents with good moves but did not create good goal-scoring opportunities. It was not until near halftime that their efforts were rewarded. In the 44th-minute, Embolo was fouled in the penalty area by Filipe Ferreira, and Marc Janko scored from the spot. The Austrian international striker missed the next first-class chance in the 52nd-minute solo in front of the well-parring keeper Hugo Ventura. Embolo himself scored the second goal after being played free by Luca Zuffi's long deep pass into the penalty box which was flicked on by Janko. With this 2–0 victory, Basel avenged their matchday-three loss. Basel took command of the table and left Belenenses on the brink of elimination. uefa.com 5 November 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0227-0e9275249b00-26f983248f53-1000--basel-take-command-to-leave-belenenses-on-brink/ Basel take command to leave Belenenses on brink UEFA 2021-11-16 Fiorentina (26 November 2015) Matchday 5 was Basel's third and last home match in the Europa League group stage was the return game against Fiorentina. Paulo Sousa returned to St. Jakob-Park, but this time to the visitors' bench. Basel's first-choice goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík injured himself shortly before kick-off and the new head coach Urs Fischer was forced to replace him. Fischer chose Germano Vailati and left Mirko Salvi on the bench. Basel had a nervous start to the game and Federico Bernardeschi ended his run of 11 games without a goal with a first-half double. The first came at 23 minutes. Jean-Paul Boëtius was put under pressure by three players, he lost the ball and the guests quickly switched over and Bernardeschi shot home after a clever through pass to make it 1–0. The second came on 36 minutes, a bad goal-kick by keeper Vailati was won by Fiorentina's midfield, 3/4 quick passes, and Bernardeschi side-footed home to give Fiorentina a two-goal lead. After 26 minutes, Facundo Roncaglia was punished with a red card by referee Ivan Kružliak from the Slovak Football Association after slamming his elbow into Breel Embolo's face. Basel fought their way back into the game, with Marek Suchý cutting the gap in the 40th minute. After a corner Luca Zuffi played a cross into the box, Embolo's header was parried by Luigi Sepe, but Suchý pushed the rebound in. Fiorentina defended the 2–1 lead largely sovereign, despite the visual superiority of the home team. There was a certain logic behind the fact that the FCB equalized following a standard. Following a corner, Mohamed Elneny equalized, at 74 minutes, from long range. Basel recovered after being two down to make it a 2–2 draw. Basel fought back to hold ten-man Fiorentina and stand three points above them in the group table. uefa.com 26 November 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0227-0e92a606059c-254019892b31-1000--basel-fight-back-to-hold-ten-man-fiorentina/ Basel fight back to hold ten-man Fiorentina UEFA 2021-11-16 Lech Poznań (10 December 2015) Basel was certain to finish top of the group before matchday six. For their last match, they had to travel to the INEA Stadion in Poznań. Lech Poznań had already lost to Basel three times this season and only a win would have given them any chance of making it through Group I. Unable to play were four Basel defenders, Manuel Akanji, Philipp Degen, and Daniel Høegh due to injury and Marek Suchý was out suspended. Walter Samuel was nominated, playing this match, he made his 100th UEFA club competition appearance, a landmark evening for the veteran defender. Reserve goalkeeper Germano Vailati was again Basel's starter because of first-choice goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík's injury. In the 44th minute, Vailati injured himself as he played a long pass forward. Therefore, before half-time third-choice goalkeeper Mirko Salvi was substituted in and made his professional debut for the club. Adonis Ajeti also made his debut for the club after coming on as a substitute at half-time to replace Michael Lang.https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/10/europe/uefa-cup/kks-lech-poznan/fc-basel/2147247/ Lech Poznań vs. Basel – 10 December 2015 – Soccerway int.soccerway.com Jean-Paul Boëtius scored the only goal five minutes after half-time, it was his first goal for the Swiss champions. FCB owed the victory to Jean-Paul Boëtius, Taulant Xhaka, and reserve keeper Salvi. Boëtius, because the Dutchman scored the 1–0 in the 50th minute, Xhaka because of his remarkable preparation down the right wing, and Salvi because he prevented Lech from equalizing with a strong one-on-one action a quarter of an hour before the end of the game. uefa.com 10 December 2015 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0228-0e92eef94aa8-bc6a5339790b-1000--samuel-reaches-century-as-basel-beat-lech/ Samuel reaches century as Basel beat Lech UEFA 2021-11-16 Conclusion Basel ended this stage as group winners and Fiorentina were runners-up and both advanced to the knockout phase which started in February 2016. As group winners, Basel was seeded, but Fiorentina was not. The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2015. Fiorentina was drawn against Tottenham Hotspur, but with a draw at home and a defeat at White Hart Lane, this meant they were eliminated. From the FCB point of view, as group winners, their aim was positively achieved. Their next aim was to remain in the competition for at least another round or perhaps two. Basel was drawn against the French site Saint-Étienne. The first leg was played on 18 February at 19:00 and the return leg in the St. Jakob-Park was played on 25 February 2016 at 21:05. Saint-Étienne (18 February 2016) The first leg of the round of 32 was played in the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with an attendance of 27,013 fans against Saint-Étienne, but without Basel supporters due to the high-security alert following the terror attacks in Paris two months earlier. Basel went behind early, but came back from being two goals down, but ended up losing the match. Moustapha Sall in the fifth minute, following a free kick from the right that was flicked on to the far post, headed the ball across the goal and it bounced from the post first along and then over the line. Then Kévin Monnet-Paquet in the 39th minute headed a corner over Basel keeper Tomáš Vaclík into the net, to put the hosts 2–0 in the lead. Walter Samuel started Basel's fight-back just before half-time in the 44th minute, becoming the second-oldest goal scorer in the UEFA Europa League at age 37 years and 332 days; he is surpassed only by Molde FK's Daniel Hestad, who scored at age 40 years and 98 days in this season's group stage. A free kick on Basel's right flank was chested down by Breel Embolo and Walter Samuel, in falling, kicked the ball right-footed into the net. Soon after the break in the 56th minute, Marc Janko, via a penalty, put Basel level, and the guests continually pressed for their third goal. However, after a long clearance defender, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck scored for the home team in the 79th minute, against the run of play, to make the final score 3–2 in favour of Saint-Étienne. uefa.com 18 February 2016 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/022a-0e9353e6dd16-8fe5347bf767-1000--st-etienne-prevail-despite-basel-comeback/ St-Étienne prevail despite Basel comeback UEFA 2021-11-16 Return match (25 February 2016) The return game was played a week later in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 20,976 fans. Basel had to win to qualify for the next round, which was very apparent as Basel played forwards immediately and levelled the aggregate score as midfielder Luca Zuffi curled in a 25-yard free-kick at the 15-minute mark. Saint-Étienne went close, but goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík saved the shot from substitute Romain Hamouma. Both teams were later reduced to ten men: In the 82nd minute, Saint-Étienne midfielder Valentin Eysseric collected two quick yellow cards for a foul and then a clash with Renato Steffen, while Basel's 19-year-old attacker Breel Embolo followed him off the pitch, also for a second caution. Saint-Étienne thought they had won it when captain Moustapha Sall netted from close range with just one minute of regular time left to play, only for Luca Zuffi to crash the ball home in added time to level the tie at 4–4 and send Basel through on the away goals rule. uefa.com 25 February 2016 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2017197--basel-vs-st-etienne/ Basel snatch last-16 spot from St-Étienne's grasp UEFA 2016-02-25 Sevilla (10 March 2016) In the round of 16 Basel was drawn against Europa League cup holders Sevilla. The first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 22,403 fans. Sevilla had not won a European away game all season and Basel's home fixture against them was one of the more sober kinds of games. At seven minutes, Renato Steffen sent a good cross from the right and Marc Janko jumped high to head Basel's first chance from an unmarked position just a little bit too wide. Sevilla dominated possession thereafter. Steven Nzonzi went quite close with a header in the early minutes. Éver Banega twice found Coke with free kicks but the Sevilla captain was unable to find the target from either position. After the halftime break, Basel's resolve returned. The home team dominated for the first 15 minutes. Birkir Bjarnason blazed a shot off target from a loose ball after a Renato Steffen shot had been blocked. The Icelandic midfielder then crossed a good ball across the goal from the right, but substitute Adama Traoré miscued his attempted conversion. Then they started to lose their concentration as the game continued, but three good saves from Basel goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík kept the home team in contention, he was very awake and saved with his feet after Nzonzi was played in from the right. Then he kept out Kevin Gameiro's low drive, going to the ground once more to repel Yevhen Konoplyanka as time ticked away. Basel got back into the game and started to dominate by moving forward quicker. Sevilla's midfielder Nzonzi's dismissal near the end of the game, after collecting two yellow cards within a few minutes of each other, offered Basel hope for victory, but Sevilla held firm. Caspar Marti 10 March 2016 https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2016/03/goalless-1st-leg-fixture-between-fcb-and-sevilla/ Goalless first leg fixture between FCB and Sevilla FC Basel 1893 AG 2021-11-16 Return match (17 March 2016) The return game against Sevilla was played a week later on 17 March 2016 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium with an attendance of 35,546 fans. The referee was Deniz Aytekin of the German Football Association and he reported a good pitch on the clear, but cool evening. Before the fixture, it was clear that FCB needed to perform exceptionally well, in order to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition. It would have been the fourth time in the club's history that FCB would have reached this stage of the competition. Sevilla and Basel both started slowly into the game, they sparred with each other, but gently and very inconsequentially for the greater part of the first period. The Spaniards had the better of the half-chances. Then, on 35 minutes defender Adil Rami opened the scoring as he stooped himself at full length, to head a José Antonio Reyes corner, from the left, into the goal for the opener, the ball came off Tomáš Vaclík's left-hand post. Despite this, an away goal at that stage of the match would have put Basel in advantage and they nearly managed that goal, keeper David Soria pushed away Renato Steffen's glanced effort. However, things unraveled very quickly for head coach Urs Fischer's side and the match slipped out of Basel's reach within just two minutes at the end of the first half. Reyes danced through the Basel defense, drawing Vaclík and his defenders toward him before placing a ball through for Kevin Gameiro to nudge the ball into the unguarded goal from close range. The Frenchman had his second goal before Basel had time to digest the situation. Just one minute later Michael Krohn-Dehli advanced with a quick run and was the provider of the cross that found Gameiro. The striker's header came back off the underside of the crossbar, yet he instantly swung out a leg to force the rebound over the line, hitting the woodwork again on its way in, to make it 3–0 at half-time. Basel showed only small signs of a fightback. Luca Zuffi's effort from 25 yards out was still rising as it flew over the crossbar. Breel Embolo missed two chances late in the game as the Swiss side was dumped out of the competition. The result extended Sevilla's run of Europa League home wins to 11, the longest in the competition's history, and put a dent in Basel's impressive away record in Europe this season. FC Basel 1893 17 March 2016 https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2016/03/fc-basel-1893-lose-03-to-a-strong-sevilla-fc/ FC-Basel 1893 lose 0–3 to a strong Sevilla FC FC Basel 1893 AG 2021-11-16 Conclusion Beating Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-final and Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-final, Sevilla advanced to the Europa League final. The final was played in the sold-out St. Jakob-Park in Basel with an attendance of 38,500 spectators on 18 May 2016 and Sevilla beat Liverpool 3–1, to win the competition. It was a dream for the club and the fans, as they made it three Europa League victories in succession. uefa.com 18 May 2016 https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0250-0c51138a700a-9c0eb3116927-1000--sevilla-make-it-three-in-row-at-liverpool-s-expense/ Sevilla make it three in row at Liverpool's expense UEFA 2021-11-16 Basel advanced to the round of 16 after winning their group and defeating Saint-Étienne in the round of 32. Following a 0-0 draw in the first leg, the club was eliminated by the defending champions Sevilla FC, after a 3-0 loss at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. Although the competition's final was scheduled to be held at Basel's home stadium, St. Jakob-Park, the club's exit in the round of 16 concluded their European campaign for the season. Basel's goal scorers in the competition were: Birkir Bjarnason in 10 games, Breel Embolo in 8 games, Mohamed Elneny in 5 games, Marc Janko in 9 games, and Luca Zuffi in 10 games, each with 2 goals, and Jean-Paul Boëtius in 4 games, Michael Lang in 10 games, Walter Samuel in 6 games and Marek Suchý in 9 games, each with one goal. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/statistik?liga=23 Statistic UEFA Europa League Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2021-11-16 Players First team squad The following is the list of the Basel first-team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 18 July but subsequently left the club after that date. 27 August 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Teams/1-Mannschaft Das Kader – Spielerportraits The Team – Player Portraits de FC Basel 1893 fcb.ch 1 July 2015 25 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160725220122/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Teams/1-Mannschaft dead 1 CZE GK Tomáš Vaclík 3 CIV DF Adama Traoré 4 SUI DF Philipp Degen 5 SUI DF Michael Lang 6 ARG DF Walter Samuel 7 SUI MF Luca Zuffi 8 ISL MF Birkir Bjarnason 9 SVN FW Andraž Šporar 10 ARG MF Matías Delgado Captain 11 ALB MF Shkëlzen Gashi 14 JPN FW Yoichiro Kakitani 15 SWE MF Alexander Fransson 16 SUI DF Manuel Akanji 17 CZE DF Marek Suchý vice-captain 18 SUI GK Germano Vailati 19 SWE DF Behrang Safari 21 AUT FW Marc Janko 22 SRB MF Zdravko Kuzmanović 23 SUI GK Mirko Salvi 24 SUI MF Renato Steffen 26 DEN DF Daniel Høegh 27 ALB DF Naser Aliji 28 SUI MF Robin Huser 30 SUI MF Cedric Itten 33 EGY MF Mohamed Elneny 34 ALB MF Taulant Xhaka 36 SUI FW Breel Embolo 38 SUI FW Albian Ajeti 39 SUI MF Davide Callà 40 SUI GK Dario Thürkauf 41 SUI DF Eray Cömert 42 SUI DF Charles Pickel 77 NED FW Jean-Paul Boëtius Out on loan 19 SUI MF Musa Araz on loan at Winterthur until 30 June 2016 20 SRB MF Veljko Simić on loan at Schaffhausen from 30 December 2015 until 30 June 2016 FC Basel 1893 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Simic-leihweise-zum-FC-Schaffhausen Simic leihweise zum FC Schaffhausen FC Basel 1893 2015-12-30 2016-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20160125121049/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Simic-leihweise-zum-FC-Schaffhausen dead 22 SRB MF Zdravko Kuzmanović on loan at Udinese until 30 June 2016 23 SUI GK Mirko Salvi on loan at Lugano from 7 January until 30 June 2016 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/news/2016/01/07/Mirko-Salvi-leihweise-zum-FC-Lugano Mirko Salvi leihweise zum FC Lugano FC Basel 1893 2016-01-07 24 EGY FW Ahmed Hamoudi on loan at Zamalek until 30 June 2016 27 ALB DF Naser Aliji on loan at Vaduz from 1 July until 10 September 2015 35 PRK FW Pak Kwang-ryong on loan at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2016 2015 summer transfers In 5 SUI DF Michael Lang from Grasshopper Club Zürich Free Transfer 8 ISL MF Birkir Bjarnason from Pescara Caspar Marti 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/07/08/Birkir-Bjarnason-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 Birkir Bjarnason wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 FC Basel 1893 2015-07-08 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054526/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/07/08/Birkir-Bjarnason-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 dead 21 AUT FW Marc Janko from Sydney FC Free Transfer 22 SRB MF Zdravko Kuzmanović from Internazionale 26 DEN DF Daniel Høegh from Odense BK 77 NED FW Jean-Paul Boëtius from Feyenoord Out PAR FW Derlis González to Dynamo Kyiv SUI DF Fabian Schär to 1899 Hoffenheim SUI MF Fabian Frei to Mainz 05 SUI GK Pascal Albrecht to St. Gallen II Free Transfer ALB DF Arlind Ajeti to Unattached ARG DF Gastón Sauro to Columbus Crew IRL FW Giovanni Sio to Rennes 2015 http://www.staderennais.com/index.php?rb=22&id=AT9520 Giovanni Sio, nouvel attaquant Rouge et Noir ! www.staderennais.com 2015-06-29 SUI FW Marco Streller end of career 2015–16 winter transfers In 9 SVN FW Andraž Šporar from Olimpija Ljubljana 15 SWE MF Alexander Fransson from IFK Norrköping FC Basel 1893 2015 http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Alexander-Fransson-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 Alexander Fransson wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 FC Basel 1893 2015-12-30 2016-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160102171915/http://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2015/12/30/Alexander-Fransson-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 dead 24 SUI MF Renato Steffen from Young Boys Out 11 ALB FW Shkelzen Gashi to Colorado Rapids FC Basel 1893 2016 https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/02/01/Gashi-wechselt-in-die-USA-zu-den-Colorado-Rapids Gashi wechselt in die USA zu den Colorado Rapids FC Basel 1893 2016-02-01 15 BGR DF Ivan Ivanov contract beended mutual agreement 38 SUI FW Albian Ajeti to FC Augsburg 14 JPN FW Yoichiro Kakitani to Cerezo Osaka 33 EGY MF Mohamed Elneny to Arsenal Results and fixtures Kickoff times are in CET Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches Pre-season Pre-season 27 June 2015 14:30 Basel 4–1 FCB summary SC Austria Lustenau Delgado 3 1:0Delgado 11 2:0Araz 37 3:0Traoré 69 4:1 40 3:1 Wiessmeier Sportanlage Waldäcker, Herzogenbuchsee 1,000 Michael Brunner W 100 years jubilee FC Herzogenbuchsee Pre-season 2015 07 03 y 20:00 Basel 1–2 FCB summary 1860 München Kakitani 5 31 o.g. Vaclík34 Hain Isarau Stadium Geretsried (Germany) 1,800 Florian Kornblum (TSV Chieming) L Pre-season 2015 07 09 y 19:00 Basel 1–3 FCB summary Shakhtar Donetsk Janko 5 33 70 Hladkyy85 Marlos Stade du Christ-Roi, Lens (Switzerland) 1,200 Stephan Klossner L Pre-season 2015 7 11 y 17:00 PSV Basel 2–3 FCB summary Bergwijn 37Hendrix 78Narsingh 81 23 pen. Gashi45+2 Embolo90+3 Callà Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn (Switzerland) 1,950 Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) W Pre-season 2015 7 15 y 20:00 Basel 2–1 FCB summary Bayer Leverkusen Embolo 23Al. Ajeti 52 Kuzmanović 69Al. Ajeti 84 15 Bender21 Bellarabi69 Stafylidis St. Jakob-Park, Basel 13,224 Stephan Klossner W Winter break Winter break 9 January 2016 14:30 Basel 3–2 FCB summary FC Biel Delgado 33 1:0Itten 50 2:0Itten 64 3:1 52 2:1 Kololli55 2:2 Kilezi Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein 500 Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) W Training camp 16 January 2016 16:00 Basel 0–2 FCB summary FC Augsburg 6 0:1 Hong78 0:2 Morávek Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara 150 L Training camp 21 January 2016 16:00 Basel 1–1 FCB summary SC Freiburg Höhn 44 o.g. 1:0 57 1:1 Grifo Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara 75 Juan Pedro Guarnido Peters D Winter break 29 January 2016 18:00 Austria Wien 3–1 FCB summary Basel Kayode 5 1:0Grünwald 45 2:1Gorgon 61 3:1 36 1:1 Janko66 Xhaka Generali Arena, Vienna 2,200 Vladimir Lukenic L Winter break 2 February 2016 16:00 Basel 4–2 FCB summary Xamax Steffen 4 1:1Delgado 32 pen. 2:1Delgado 54 3:2Delgado 61 4:2 1 0:1 Doudin34 pen. 2:2 Doudin Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein 500 Adrien Jaccottet (Basel) W Swiss Super League 2015–16 Swiss Super League First half of season Round 1 19 July 2015 13:45 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Vaduz Delgado 10 pen. 1:0Elneny 74Kakitani 80 2:0Traoré 85 St. Jakob-Park, Basel 27,066 SUI Sandro Schärer W Round 2 25 July 2015 20:00 Grasshopper Club 2–3 FCB summary Basel Dabour 30 1:1Caio 32 2:1 Caio 90+1 17 Kuzmanović21 0:1 Gashi38 2:2 Janko68 2:3 Lang80 Janko84 Xhaka88 Elneny Letzigrund, Zürich 9.600 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) W Round 3 1 August 2015 15:00 Basel 3–0 FCB summarySummary Sion Delgado 27 1:0Xhaka 45+1Traoré 69 2:0Lacroix 89 o.g. 3:1 25 Follonier0 34 Salatić45+1 Jagne67 Zverotić90+3 Lacroix St. Jakob-Park, Basel 27,792 SWI Sascha Amhof W Round 4 8 August 2015 20:00 Luzern 1–3 FCB summaryNovember 2025 medicmedic Basel Lezcano 3 1:0Sarr 50Jantscher 78 27 1:1 Embolo29 Bjarnason33 1:2 Embolo43 Safari53 Degen76 Callà78 Embolo90 1:3 Delgado Swissporarena, Luzern 14,748 SWI Sandro Schärer W Round 5 12 August 2015 19:45 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Thun Janko 4 1:0Lang 29Bjarnason 37Janko 49 2:1Janko 55Gashi 78 pen. 3:1Traoré 90 29 pen. 1:1 Frontino52 Reinmann0 78 Schindelholz84 Bürki St. Jakob-Park, Basel 27,034 SWI Alain Bieri W Round 6 22 August 2015 17:45 Lugano 1–3 FCB summary Basel Piccinocchi 9 1:0 Urbano 35Sabbatini 49 11 pen. 1:1 Callà42 1:2 Elneny48 1:3 Callà62 Boëtius75 P. Degen Cornaredo, Lugano 6,500 SWI Sandro Schärer W Round 7 30 August 2015 16:00 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Zürich Lang 5 1:0Gashi 71 2:1Janko 85 pen. 3:1 38 1:1 Kecojević41 Cabral53 Schneuwly84 Nef St. Jakob-Park, Basel 30,579 SWI Nikolaj Hänni W Round 8 12 September 2015 20:00 Basel 2–1 FCB summary St. Gallen Delgado 2 pen. 1:0Suchý 42Janko 82 2:0Xhaka 90+3 18 Mutch40 Gelmi88 2:1 Aratore St. Jakob-Park, Basel 27,736 SWI Sascha Amhof W Round 9 22 September 2015 20:30 Young Boys 4–3 FCB summary Basel Sulejmani 5 1:0Sulejmani 45 2:1Gerndt 65 3:1Gerndt 81 4:2Mvogo 86Lecjaks 2 15 89 Steffen 90Vilotić 90+1 17 Aliji23 1:1 Embolo54 Kuzmanović74 3:2 Suchý76 Xhaka90+1 4:3 Janko0 after finish Xhaka Stade de Suisse, Bern 19,409 SWI Stephan Klossner L Round 10 26 September 2015 20:00 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Lugano Zuffi 39 1:0Zuffi 57 2:0Kuzmanović 81Bjarnason 84 3:0 90+4 3:1 Čulina St. Jakob-Park, Basel 26,083 SWI Sébastien Pache W Round 11 3 October 2015 16:00 Zürich 2–2 FCB summary Basel Gavranović 35 1:0Sadiku 90+3 2:2 49 Lang52 1:1 Janko81 Kuzmanović84 1:2 Al. Ajeti90+4 Samuel Letzigrund, Zürich 10,467 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) D Round 12 18 October 2015 13:45 Sion 0–2 FCB summarySummary Basel Kouassi 28Assifuah 90+1 5 0:1 Janko56 Manuel Akanji 67Elneny79Gashi89 0:2 Janko90+1 Vaclík Stade Tourbillon, Sion 10,700 SUI Sandro Schärer W Round 13 25 October 2015 16:00 Basel 1–0 FCB summarySummary Young Boys Embolo 17Embolo 31 1:0Safari 59Janko 85 30 Zakaria53 Vilotić2 26 67 Wüthrich 75 Bertone St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,360 SUI Alain Bieri W Round 14 31 October 2015 20:00 Vaduz 1–2 FCB summarySummary Basel Avdijaj 2 1:0Caballero 61 6 1:1 Bjarnason 20 Suchý 67 Aliji 80 1:2 Janko 84 Janko Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 4,897 SUI Lukas Fähndrich W Round 15 8 November 2015 16:00 Basel 2–3 FCB summary Grasshopper Boëtius 27 Callà 62 1:2Embolo 74 2:2 8 Källström15 Bauer19 0:1 Källström25 o.g. 0:2 Suchý52 Pnishi65 Barthe80 2:3 Dabour90 Dabour St. Jakob-Park, Basel 31,669 SUI Sascha Amhof L Round 16 22 November 2015 13:45 St. Gallen 2–1 FCB summary Basel Tafer 38 1:1Tafer 68 2:1Tréand 79Everton 88 5 0:1 Janko AFG Arena, St. Gallen 15,740 AUT Harald Lechner L Round 17 29 November 2015 13:45 Basel 3–0 FCB summary Luzern Bjarnason 7 1:0Bjarnason 25Callà 26 2:0Elneny 32 3:0Elneny 84Zuffi 90+2 1 Lezcano30 Affolter58 Basha84 Lustenberger90 Freuler St. Jakob-Park, Basel 29,691 SUI Stephan Klossner W Round 18 6 December 2015 16:00 Thun 0–2 FCB summary Basel 5 Samuel55 Xhaka67 0:1 Janko70 0:2 Janko Stockhorn Arena, Thun 7,156 SUI Fedayi San W Second half of season Round 19 7 February 2016 16:00 Basel 3–0 FCB summary Luzern Safari 43Bjarnason 50 1:0Delgado 72 2:0Steffen 85 3:0Steffen 90+1 67 Jantscher82 Lustenberger90+2 Rogulj St. Jakob-Park, Basel 25,821 SUI Sandro Schärer W Round 20 14 February 2016 16:00 Grasshopper Club 0–4 FCB summary Basel Bašić 25Lüthi 34 12 0:1 Lang20 0:2 Suchý0 31 Janko54 0:3 Lang70 Delgado90+3 0:4 Zuffi Letzigrund, Zürich 9,500 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) W Round 21 21 February 2016 13:45 Basel 5–1 FCB summary Vaduz Embolo 42Lang 51 1:1Fransson 57 2:1Zuffi 66 3:1Bjarnason 73 4:1Bjarnason 87 5:1 8 0:1 Bühler36 Muntwiler65 Untersee St. Jakob-Park, Basel 25,195 SUI Pascal Erlachner W Round 22 28 February 2016 13:45 Thun 1–1 FCB summary Basel Munsy 5 1:0 21 Akanji44 1:1 Steffen Stockhorn Arena, Thun 6,807 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) D Round 23 6 March 2016 13:45 Lugano P–P (Postponed) Basel Cornaredo, Lugano P Round 24 13 March 2016 13:45 Basel 4–2 FCB summary St. Gallen Janko 5 1:0Janko 49 2:2Janko 54 3:2Suchý 50Steffen 90+2 4:2 12 1:1 Salli22 1:2 Angha33 Aratore St. Jakob-Park, Basel 27,305 SUI Fedayi San W Round 25 20 March 2016 16:00 Sion 0–1 FCB summary Basel Zverotić 20Rüfli 83 35 Janko67 pen. 0:1 Delgado Stade Tourbillon, Sion 10,000 SUI Nikolaj Hänni W Round 26 3 April 2016 16:00 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Young Boys Embolo 46 1:0Janko 71 Steffen 90+4 2:0 87 Florent Hadergjonaj St. Jakob-Park, Basel 31,642 SUI Stephan Klossner W Round 27 10 April 2016 13:45 Basel 2–2 FCB summary Zürich Suchý 14 Embolo 65Safari 0 76Delgado 83 pen. 1:2Bjarnason 85 2:2 60 Buff61 0:1 Kerzhakov70 0:2 Bua73 Brunner82 Nef90+3 Koch St. Jakob-Park, Basel 31,257 SUI Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) D Round 23 13 April 2016 18:30 Lugano 1–4 FCB summary Basel Veseli 22Rey 40 Čulina 47 1:4 Urbano 54 10 0:1 Bjarnason13 0:2 Samuel22 pen. 0:3 Delgado44 0:4 Itten Cornaredo, Lugano 3,085 SUI Lukas Fähndrich W Round 28 17 April 2016 16:00 St. Gallen 0–7 FCB summary Basel Gaudino 49 29 0:1 Steffen47 o.g. 0:2 Angha56 Steffen62 o.g. 0:3 Gaudino64 0:4 Callà67 0:5 Steffen72 0:6 Embolo 76Itten78 0:7 Steffen AFG Arena, St. Gallen 14,876 SUI Pascal Erlachner W Round 29 20 April 2016 19:45 Basel 3–0 FCB summary Lugano Suchý 38Embolo 44 1:0Embolo 56 2:0 Boëtius 90+1 3:0 52 Datković73 Veseli St. Jakob-Park, Basel 24,938 SUI Sandro Schärer W Round 30 24 April 2016 16:00 Vaduz 0–0 FCB summary Basel 22 Itten62 Suchý Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 5,543 SUI Stephan Klossner D Round 31 30 April 2016 20:00 Basel 2–1 FCB summary Sion Delgado 24 pen. 1:0Steffen 30Bjarnason 67 2:0Embolo 85 11 Salatić87 Carlitos90+2 2:1 Salatić St. Jakob-Park, Basel 32,244 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) W Round 32 7 May 2016 20:00 Zürich 2–3 FCB summary Basel Koch 16 1:1Buff 60 2:2Vinícius 69Nef 76 10 0:1 Delgado55 1:2 Callà58 Aliji88 pen. 2:3 Embolo Letzigrund, Zürich 9.636 SUI Nikolaj Hänni (Gams SG) W Super League debut for Eray Cümart Round 33 10 May 2016 19:45 Basel 1–1 FCB summary Thun Bjarnason 81 1:1Suchý 84 43 0:1 Schirinzi46 Wieser86 Joss St. Jakob-Park, Basel 24,558 SUI Sébastien Pache D Round 34 16 May 2016 16:00 Luzern 4–0 FCB summary Basel Schneuwly 7 1:0Jantscher 10 2:0Hyka 48 3:0Affolter 56Haas 60 4:0 79 Steffen85 Aliji Swissporarena, Luzern 16,500 SUI Sandro Schärer L Round 35 21 May 2016 16:00 Young Boys 2–3 FCB summary Basel Lecjaks 25Von Bergen 58Nuzzolo 80Hadergjonaj 86Hoarau 90+1 10 0:1 Delgado16 Delgado31 0:2 Boëtius44 0:3 Boëtius45 Callà Stade de Suisse, Bern 21,721 SUI Fedayi San (Gebenstorf) W Round 36 25 May 2016 20:30 Basel 0–1 FCB summary Grasshopper Boëtius 77 41 o.g. 0:1 Traoré51 Bašić52 Dabour52 Källström80 Kamberi St. Jakob-Park, Basel 30,682 SUI Stephan Klossner L League table main WDL Swiss Super League, Soccerway BAS YB LUZ GCZ SIO THU STG VAD LUG ZUR CLGS CL3Q EL3Q EL2Q EL1Q REL complete 26 5 5 88 38 15 8 13 65 56 9 8 19 46 75 15 9 12 59 50 14 8 14 52 49 10 8 18 41 66 10 11 15 45 54 7 15 14 44 60 20 9 7 78 47 7 13 16 48 71 C R Basel Grasshopper Lugano Luzern Sion St. Gallen Thun Vaduz Young Boys Zürich 5 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points 5) Draw.http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=soccer&page=season&id=11721&view=rules Super League 2015/2016 - Season rules Scoresway 19 July 2015 QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage green2 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round blue3 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round blue4 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round red1 blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage Zürich qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Swiss Cup. red1 Relegation to the Swiss Challenge League Vaduz qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Liechtenstein Cup. Swiss Cup 2015–16 Swiss Cup Round 1 15 August 2015 18:00 CET Meyrin (GE) 0–4 FCB summaryASF/SFV summarySoccerway summary Basel Matteo Rezzonico 56Fitim Rugovaj 75 34 0:1 Al. Ajeti58 0:2 Elneny59 0:3 Al. Ajeti60 0:4 Delgado Stade des Arberes, Meyrin 2,100 SUI Lukas Fähndrich W Round 2 20 September 2015 14:00 YF Juventus 1–4 FCB summaryASF/SFV summary Basel Da Silva Chagdas 45Nicolas Huber 52Da Silva Chagdas 85 pen. 1:4 15 0:1 Callà30 0:2 Delgado50 0:3 Delgado85 Samuel80 0:4 Callà St. Jakob-Park, Basel 4,606 SUI Alain Bieri (Solothurn) W Round 3 28 October 2015 19:30 SV Muttenz 1–5 FCB summaryFCB reportASF/SFV summary Basel Manuel Jenny 48 pen. 1:2Manuel Jenny 64 25 0:1 Høegh35 0:2 Gashi46 Høegh62 1:3 Gashi64 Gashi72 1:4 Gashi75 pen. 1:5 Al. Ajeti Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz 5,800 (stadium record) SUI Sascha Amhof W Quarterfinal 13 December 2015 15:30 Sion 2–2 yes 4–3 FCB summaryASF/SFV summary FC Basel Pa Modou 37Salatić 55Assifuah 66Kouassi 69Adão 84Lacroix 113Fernandes 116 32 Delgado50 Lang54 Samuel78 Bjarnason79 Elneny89 pen. Janko90+1 Elneny96 Safari120 Janko Bia Ziegler Salatić Carlitos Pa Modou Elneny Janko Bjarnason Samuel Callà Stade de Tourbillon, Sion 9,200 SUI Stephan Klossner L UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 17 July 2015. The first leg was played on 29 July, and the second leg on 5 August 2015. First leg 29 July 2015 20:45 Lech Poznań POL 1–3 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Thomalla 36Thomalla 49Kędziora 0 66Linetty 69Kádár 82 34 Lang77 Janko90+2 Callà0 90+3 T. Xhaka INEA Stadion, Poznań 28,000 Anthony Taylor (England) W Second leg 5 August 2015 20:15 Basel SUI 1–0 4–1 FCB summaryUEFA summary POL Lech Poznań Suchý 44Lang 55Callà 80Bjarnason 90+1 44 Linetty56 Kamiński86 Douglas St. Jakob-Park, Basel 18,196 FRA Ruddy Buquet W Basel won 4–1 on aggregate. Play-off round The draw was held on 7 August 2015.Draws — Play-off round https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2016/2000633/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 10 July 2015 UEFA Champions League play-off draw made https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0224-0e915cf1757f-d60cd22ab4c4-1000--uefa-champions-league-play-off-draw-made/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 7 August 2015 7 August 2015 First leg 19 August 2015 20:45 CET Basel SUI 2–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv Elneny 19Delgado 39 pen. 1:1Suchý 60Embolo 88 2:1 31 0:1 Zahavi70 Igiebor77 Alberman90+6 2:2 Zahavi St. Jakob-Park, Basel 15,620 Willie Collum (Scotland) D Second leg 25 August 2015 20:45 CET Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 1–1 a 3 – 3 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Zahavi 24Rikan 62 11 Zuffi49 Safari74 Zuffi84 T. Xhaka85 Suchý Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv 13,350 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) D Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals rule. UEFA Europa League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group I The draw was held on 28 August 2015, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and Basel was drawn into Group I. Group I yes BSL Round 1 17 September 2015 21:05 Fiorentina ITA 1–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Kalinić 4 1:0Roncaglia 35Rodríguez 0 65 34 Xhaka56 Suchý71 1:1 Bjarnason79 1:2 Elneny83 Janko Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence 15,212 England Michael Oliver W Round 2 1 October 2015 19:00 Basel SUI 2–0 FCB summaryUEFA summary POL Lech Poznań Samuel 41Bjarnason 55 1:0Embolo 90 2:0 1 42 59 Linetty St. Jakob-Park, Basel 17,567 Bosnia Ognjen Valjić W Round 3 22 October 2015 19:00 Basel SUI 1–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary POR Belenenses Lang 15 1:0Suchý 73 27 1:1 Leal 34 Ferreira45+1 1:2 Kuca87 Leal St. Jakob-Park, Basel 17,275https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/22/europe/uefa-cup/fc-basel/clube-futebol--os-belenenses/2147240/ Soccerway Basel vs. Belenenses 28 October 2015 WAL Simon Lee Evans (Wales) L Round 4 5 November 2015 21:05 Belenenses POR 0–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Silva 65Pinto 66Caeiro 70 45+1 pen. 0:1 Janko60 Elneny64 0:2 Embolo66 Janko89 Lang Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon 4,802 HUN Tamás Bognár (Hungary) W Round 5 26 November 2015 19:00 Basel SUI 2–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary ITA Fiorentina Safari 26Bjarnason 29Suchý 40 1:2Janko 45+1Suchý 65Elneny 74 2:2Zuffi 78 23 0:1 Bernardeschi36 0:2 Bernardeschi0 26 Roncaglia 45+1 Rodríguez45+3 Badelj75 Valero St. Jakob-Park, Basel 22,550 SLO Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) D Round 6 10 December 2015 21:05 Lech Poznań POL 0–1 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel 50 0:1 Boëtius INEA Stadion, Poznań 10,457 SCO Bobby Madden (Scotland) W Fair game, no yellow cards Knockout phase 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase Round of 32 The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2015. The first leg was played on 18 February, and the second on 25 February 2016. First Leg 18 February 2016 19:00 Saint-Étienne FRA 3–2 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Sall 9 1:0Monnet-Paquet 39 2:0Tannane 60Pajot 72Bahebeck 77 3:2 25 Steffen44 2:1 Samuel56 pen. 2:2 Janko60 Xhaka74 Samuel88 Janko Saint-Étienne, France Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 27,013 GRE Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece) L Second leg 25 February 2016 21:05 Basel SUI 2–1 FCB summaryUEFA summary FRA Saint-Étienne Zuffi 15 1:0Embolo 2 55 84Zuffi 90+2 2:1 31 Tannane63 Pogba2 82 82 Eysseric 90 Sall St. Jakob-Park, Basel 20,976 NED Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) W 4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals. Round of 16 The draw was held on 26 February 2016. The first leg was played on 10 March, and the second leg played on 17 March 2016. Round 2016 3 10 y 19:00 Basel SUI 0–0 FCB summaryUEFA summary ESP Sevilla Samuel 8Steffen 90 37 Banega41 Cristóforo85 Trémoulinas2 75 87 Nzonzi St. Jakob-Park, Basel 22,403 England Anthony Taylor (England) D 2016 3 17 y 21:05 Sevilla ESP 3–0 FCB summaryUEFA summary SUI Basel Kolodziejczak 7 Rami 35 1:0Gameiro 44 2:0Gameiro 45 3:0 39 Steffen90+4 Embolo Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville 35,546https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/17/europe/uefa-cup/sevilla-futbol-club/fc-basel/2212418/ Soccerway Sevilla v Basel 18 March 2016 GER Deniz Aytekin (Germany) L Sevilla won 3–0 on aggregate. See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References 30em Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2050-4 Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2189-1 Die ersten 125 Jahre / 2018. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. 978-3-7245-2305-5 Season 2015–16 at "Basler Fussballarchiv" homepage Switzerland 2015–16 at RSSSF External links http://www.fcb.ch Basel Basel Category:FC Basel seasons Category:Swiss football championship–winning seasons