1998–99 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1998–99 FC Basel.png 100 FC Basel Logo Club president René C. Jäggi Head coach Guy Mathez(until May 1999)Marco Schällibaum(ad interim) Ground St. Jakob Stadium(until 13 Dezember 1998)Stadion Schützenmatte(from 7 March 1999) 1998–99 NLAQualification 6th of 12 Championship round 5th of 8 1998–99 Swiss Cup Round 5 Mario Frick (10) Mario Frick (11) 34,735 on 13 December 1998vs Lugano 3,830 on 2 June 1999vs Luzern 9,870 Stefan Peter http://www.fussballstarbasel.ch/saisons.php Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup 2025-11-16 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 106th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion at the end of 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 consecutive year. Overview In the first half of this season, until 13 Dezember, FCB played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium, which was situated in the south-east of the city, neighboring the municipalities of Muttenz and Münchenstein. However, from 7 March 1999 the team played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte, situated in the west of the city about one and a half kilometers from the city centre. This would become their temporary home for two years, because the old stadium was demolished and the new stadium was to be built on the same site. The construction of the new stadium was to be completed 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. Guy Mathez, who had taken over the coaching in January of that year, was appointed as the FCB new head-coach by club-president René C. Jäggi at the start of the season with a three year contract. However, on 16 May 1999, Mathez was dismissed without notice from his contract with the club, which was valid until the end of June 2001, because, among other things, he was alleged to have unlawfully profited from the transfer of the Brazilian Fabinho. Mathez was replaced immediately by Marco Schällibaum (ad interim) until the end of the season. (/sda) 2001 https://www.fussball.ch/Guy+Mathez+kam+mit+Millionenklage+nicht+durch/61607/detail.htm Guy Mathez kam mit Millionenklage nicht durch Guy Mathez's multimillion dollar lawsuit was unsuccessful. fussball.ch de-ch 2025-11-16 The Campaign Transfers 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. Benjamin Huggel was signed in from local amateur club FC Münchenstein, however he had played the previous season on loan to FC Arlesheim in the fourth tier of Swiss football. The Ivorian international Ahmed Ouattara, the young Brazilians Abedi and Argemiro Veiga were signed in from Sion. The transfers of Ouattara, Veiga, and Abedi (Robson Vicente Gonçalves) happened as part of a sudden, rushed "Blitzaktion" (lightning action) that moved multiple players between clubs at one time. The rushed deal move was finalised in a hectic, last-minute administrative flurry ahead of the season. The transfers faced complications primarily due to financial disputes and contractual wrangling involving Sion's contentious club management at the time. This was characterised by disputes over player registrations, unpaid wages, and fierce negotiations regarding transfer fees with club hierarchy. The Swiss Football Association (SFV/ASF) scrutinized the validity and clearance of multiple simultaneous transfers between the two rival clubs, delaying official eligibility for the start of the 1998–99 season. Because several players were shifted in a disorganized mass operation under tight deadlines, sorting out registrations, contractual details, and club clearances caused friction and delays at the start of the season. 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 Maurizio Gaudino moved on to VfL Bochum. Further, youngster Alexander Frei was loaned out to second-tier Thun so that he could obtain more playing time. 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. The club's new aim was to aim for the European competitions, but, with an average second half of the season, winning five games, drawing four and losing five, Basel ended in the league tables fifth position and managed a position to qualify for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, but were nine points away from a slot for the European competitions. With four goals in the qualification round and six in the championship round Mario Frick was the team's top goal scorer. Luc Nackaerts Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1998/99 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 Swiss Cup All eyes were set on the cup season. But despite a draw against second-tier 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. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit99.html Switzerland 1998/99 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 Players Squad 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. 1 SUI GK Stefan Huber 2 SUI DF Massimo Ceccaroni 3 SUI DF Luís Calapes 4 SUI DF Theodoros Disseris on loan to Winterthur 5 GER DF Oliver Kreuzer 6 SUI DF Philippe Cravero 7 LIE FW Marco Pérez 8 LIE MF Mario Frick 9 FRA MF Fabrice Henry 10 RUS MF Aleksandr Rytchkov 11 SUI FW Deniz Mendi 12 SUI DF Sébastien Barberis 13 SUI DF Marco Tschopp 14 RUS FW Daniel Dobrovoljski 15 SUI DF Ivan Reimann 17 CZE MF Václav Pěchouček 18 SUI GK Slaven Matan 19 BRA MF Fabinho 20 SUI DF Oumar Kondé to Blackburn 21 BRA MF Argemiro Veiga 22 TUR MF Atilla Sahin 23 SUI DF Benjamin Huggel 24 BRA DF Abedi 25 CIV MF Ahmed Ouattara 26 SUI FW Mario Cantaluppi 27 SUI FW Carlos Varela 28 ROU DF Dan Potocianu 29 SUI FW Urs Güntensperger 30 TUR FW Çetin Güner Transfers in 6 SUI DF Philippe Cravero from Etoile Carouge 10 RUS MF Aleksandr Rytchkov from 1. FC Köln 21 BRA MF Argemiro Veiga from Sion 22 TUR MF Atilla Sahin from SV Muttenz 23 SUI DF Benjamin Huggel from FC Arlesheim 24 BRA DF Abedi from Sion 25 CIV MF Ahmed Ouattara from Sion 26 SUI FW Mario Cantaluppi from Servette 27 SUI FW Carlos Varela from Servette 28 ROU DF Dan Potocianu from Servette 29 SUI FW Urs Güntensperger from Lausanne-Sport 30 TUR FW Çetin Güner from Trabzonspor Transfers out The following is the list of the FCB first team players that left the squad during the previous season or in the off-season, before the new domestic season began. 3 SUI DF Daniel Salvi unknown, end of career 7 SUI FW Dario Zuffi to Winterthur 10 GER MF Maurizio Gaudino to VfL Bochum 13 SUI FW Adrian Knup retired, end of career 16 GER DF Jürgen Hartmann retired end of career 22 BRA MF Webber (Leandro Dos Santos) unknown 23 SUI DF Jan Berger to Aarau 27 SUI FW Alexander Frei loaned out to Thun Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches Pre- and mid-season Pre-seasonExhibition game 24 June 1998 14:30 Sion SUI 0–1 FCB summary SUI Basel 25 0:1 Kreuzer Stade St-Laurent, Saillon 300 SUI Claude Detruche (Thônex) W Sion were without any regular starters except for Wolf and Ançay; Basel were without Cecaroni, Pechoucek, Sahin (all slightly injured), Fabinho (recovering from injury), as well as Perez and Dobrovoljski (both ill). Fair game, no cautions. Pre-season 27 June 1998 18:00 Lausanne-Sport SUI 5–0 FCB summary SUI Basel Udovič 42 1:0Thurre 44 2:0Da Silva 57 3:0Rehn 60 4:0Celestini 65 5:0 60 Rytchkov Stade des Condémines, Sierre 500 SUI André Daina (Eclepens) L Lausanne without Triki (absent) and Piffaretti (injured), but with a number of reserve players and test-player Da Silva. FCB without Fabinho, Ceccaroni, Cravero, Sahin, Henry (all injured), Gaspoz and Veiga (both not yet qualified), Perez and Dobrovoljski (both sick) and without Tabakovic (is under contract with Waldhof Mannheim until the end of June). 28 minute, N'Kufo substituted out with a laceration to his head. Shots from Mendi (63') and Frick (83') hit the crossbar. Pre-season 4 July 1998 19:00 Basel SUI 2–3 FCB summary TUR Galatasaray Frick 4 1:0Rytchkov 64 2:3 11 1:1 Şükür30 pen. 1:2 Belözoğlu44 1:3 Belözoğlu71 Kerimoglu St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 2,800 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) L FCB without Gaspoz, Veiga, and Gonçalves (due to a transfer dispute with FC Sion), as well as Ceccaroni, Fabinho, Sahin, and Dobrovoljski (all injured). Galatasaray without, among others, Hagi, Popescu, and Taffarel (all at the World Cup). 60th minute, a shot from Sukur hit the post. Corner kicks: 11-2 (8-2). Pre-season 7 July 1998 19:00 Basel SUI 0–2 FCB summary SUI Grasshopper Club 81 0:1 Tikva90 0:2 Tikva Sportplatz Nau, Laufen 900 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) L FCB without Gaspoz, Veiga, and Gonçalves (transfer dispute with FC Sion), as well as Ceccaroni, Dobrovoljski, and Sahin (all injured). GC without Comisetti, Türkyilmaz, Nemsadze, and Esposito (all injured) and without Gämperle (not selected). Fair game, no cautions were issued. Pre-season 10 July 1998 19:00 Basel SUI 1–1 FCB summary GER Karlsruher SC Tschopp 34 1:0 66 1:1 Gilewicz St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,200 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) D FCB without Sahin, Cravero, and Fabinho (all injured), but fielded Brazilians Veiga and Gonçalvez from FC Sion for the first time; KSC coach Jörg Berger rested players including Buchwald and Régis. Fair game, no cautions were issued. Mid-season 3 September 1998 19:00 Basel SUI 1–1 FCB summary FRA RC Strasbourg Rytchkov 27 1:1 16 0:1 Bertin19 Beye81 Frank Stadion Rankhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) D FCB without Hartmann, Henry, Ouattara, Sahin (all injured), Konde and Matan (both U-21). Strasbourg were without Vencel, Suchoparek, Amzine (away with national teams), Martins, Nielsen and Conteh (all injured). Mid-season 9 October 1998 19:00 Basel SUI 0–4 FCB summary FRA Olympique de Marseille 18 1:0 Ravanelli20 2:0 Moses37 0:3 Camara89 0:4 Domoraud St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 3,000 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) L FCB without Tschopp, Konde, Matan (all U-21) as well as Frick (international match with Liechtenstein) and Henry (injured), Marseille without Pires, Dugarry and Blanc (all national team), Maurice and Lemasson (both absent). Winter break Winter break 20 January 1999 19:30 Thun SUI 4–3 FCB summary SUI Basel William 18 1:0Hatef 75 pen. 2:3Raimondi 89 3:3Simonjic 90 4:3 21 1:1 Tschopp32 1:2 Fabinho48 1:3 Frick Burgerallee, Thun 350 SUI Jürg Burkhart L Thun ohne Frei (Bänderdehnung), but with various reserve team players. FCB ohne Rytschkow (abwesend) und Cantaluppi (verletzt). Trainings camp 27 January 1999 Martinique 11 MTQ 2–2 FCB summary SUI Basel Percin 45Rano 56 1:1Rano 86 2:2 5 0:1 Fabinho34 Reimann45 Kreuzer62 1:2 Tschopp Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique 500 FRA André Elbène D FCB without Veiga, Huggel and Cantaluppi (all injured); trialist Seedorf was not used. 44th minute: a header from Edmilson hit the post. - Corners: 3:5 (1:2). Trainings camp 21 January 1999 Aiglon/U.S. Robert MTQ 0–1 FCB summary SUI Basel St. Home 52Gibon 60 62 Sahin65 0:1 Frick Stade Georges-Gratiant, Le Lamentin, Martinique 350 FRA Guy Bellance W FCB without Veiga, Huggel and Cantaluppi (all injured), Huber, Cravero (both rested) and Perez (ill). Trainings camp 1 February 1999 Stade Spiritain MTQ 1–7 FCB summary SUI Basel J.-P.Party 17 1:0 25 1:1 Fabinho32 1:2 Fabinho44 1:3 Frick59 1:4 Fabinho74 1:5 Fabinho81 1:6 Barberis85 1:7 Mendi Stade Municipal, Saint-Esprit, Martinique 1,000 FRA Alex Jacquens W FCB without Veiga, Huggel, Cantaluppi (all injured) and Huber (rested). Winter break 10 February 1999 19:00 SR Delémont SUI 0–0 FCB summary SUI Basel Parc des Sports, Delémont 50 SUI Stéphane Monaco D FCB without Huggel, Veiga, Cantaluppi (all injured), Tschopp and Matan (both U-21). - Corners: 4:1 (2:1). Winter break 13 February 1999 Étoile Carouge SUI 2–1 FCB summary SUI Basel Reimann Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge SUI ? L FCB reserves strengthened with players from the first team. At the same time the first team played another test match against FC Meyrin Winter break 13 February 1999 FC Meyrin SUI 0–2 FCB summary SUI Basel 0:1 Mendi0:2 Abedi Stade des Arbères, Meyrin SUI ? W Basel strengthened with FCB reserves. At the same time the reserve team played another friendly against Étoile Carouge Winter break 17 February 1999 17:00 Eintracht Trier GER 4–1 FCB summary SUI Basel Thömmes 11 1:0Thömmes 31 2:0Melunović 43 3:0Papić 66 4:1 48 3:1 Abedi Moselstadion, Trier 250 GER Michael Herrmann L FCB without Huber, Rytschkow, Veiga, Cantaluppi, Potocianu (all injured) and Fabinho (ill). 88th minute: Papic hits the post. Tschopp and Frick left the field with ankle injuries. Tschopp had to be taken to hospital. Mid-season 25 March 1999 18:00 Basel SUI 0–0 FCB summary FRA Sochaux 62 Santini Stadion Rankhof, Basel 300 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) D FCB played with two test goalkeepers Christian Sturm (U–19) und Davide Taini (FC Singen 04) each 45 minutes. Basel without Ceccaroni, Rytschkow, Kreuzer, Henry, Tschopp, Varela (all injured) as well as Huber, Frick and Matan (all with national team call-ups). 88th minute: a shot from Veiga hit the post. Mid-season 31 March 1999 18:00 SC Dornach SUI 2–3 FCB summary SUI Basel Weidmann 25 1:1Manz 39 2:2 20 0:1 Türk29 1:2 Tschopp55 2:3 Henry Gigersloch, Dornach 200 SUI René Rogalla (Wallisellen) W Dornach without Rudin, Ziparo, Schaub, Claude, Spagnolo, Sorg, Spicher, Wemans and Marty (all injured). Basel reinforced through various U-19 team players. Fair game, no cautions. Corners: 2:5 (0:3). Mid-season 2 April 1999 18:00 SR Delémont SUI 1–0 FCB summary SUI Basel Romano 37 1:0 Sportplatz Nau, Laufen 450 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) L FCB without Varela, Frick (rested), Rytschkow, Cantaluppi (injured), Ceccaroni and Henry (not in the squad). Tschopp subtituted in for the second half, left the field in the 68th minute injured. Nationalliga A 1998–99 Nationalliga A Qualification phase The first stage of the NLA began on 18 July 1998 and was completed on 13 December. The top eight teams in the qualification phase would advance to the championship group and the last four teams would play against relegation. Round 1 18 July 1998 19:30 Basel 0–0 FCB summary Sion Disseris 0 4Ceccaroni 24 22 Tholot61 Eydelie77 Lipawsky St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 9,000 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) D FCB without Henry (injured), Cravero and Reimann (both suspended), as well as Veiga, Gonçalves, and Ouattara (all three ineligible). Sion were without Moret and Biaggi (both injured) and Bugnard (suspended). Frick was forced off injured at halftime. Red card in the 4th minute for Disseris with a professional foul. Round 2 21 July 1998 19:30 Aarau 5–0 FCB summaryFCA summary Basel Aleksandrov 8 1:0Ivanov 21 2:0Aleksandrov 51 3:0Aleksandrov 65 4:0Heldmann 70 5:0Zitola 87 12 Pérez Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 5,900 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) L Aarau fielded their full squad. Basel were without Fabinho, Henry, Frick (all injured), Disseris, Reimann (suspended), Ouattara, Veiga, Abedi (all three not eligible) and Cravero (suspended and not eligible). Referee Reto Rutz's first top-tier match, good performance. Round 3 25 July 1998 19:30 Basel 2–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Tschopp 3Rytchkov 25 1:0Rytchkov 44Sahin 45 2:0Reimann 64 27 Sant'Anna30 Castillo64 pen. 2:1 Sant'Anna82 Di Jorio St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,500 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) W FCB without Frick, Henry, Fabinho (all injured), Disseris and Hartmann (not in the squad), Ouattara, Veiga, Abedi (all three not eligible). Zurich without Shorunmu, Brunner and Opango (all injured). 28th minute: a direct free-kick from Rychkov hit the post. 62nd minute: a shot from Rychkov hit the post. Round 4 1 August 1998 17:30 Servette 3–1 FCB summary Basel Juárez 9Rey 13 pen. 1:0Rey 19 2:0Rey 23 3:0Fournier 31Rey 59 35 Reimann68 Kreuzer84 3:1 Abedi Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,100 SUI Roberto Ferrari L Servette without Siljak, Ippoliti (both injured) and Pizzinat (suspended); Basel without Frick, Henry, Fabinho (all injured), Hartmann, Disseris (not in the squad), for the first time with Veiga, Ouattara and Gonçalves (qualified since the previous day). Round 5 9 August 1998 16:15 Basel 1–0 FCB summary Luzern Kondé 69Tschopp 75 1:0 60 Moser82 Wyss St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,500 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W FCB without Frick, Henry, Fabinho and Matan (all injured). FCL were without M. Joller (suspended). Round 6 15 August 1998 19:30 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Xamax Ouattara 64 pen. 1:0Tschopp 82Kreuzer 90+2Pérez 90+5 2:0 2 Njanka23 Wittl58 Rueda59 Zambaz St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 10,500 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W FCB without Frick, Henry, and Cravero (all injured). Xamax without Delay (injured). 14th minute: a shot from Abedi hit the crossbar. 67th minute: Quentin substitutes out with a leg injury. FCB debut for Fabinho (91st minute/substituted for Sahin). Round 7 23 August 1998 16:15 St. Gallen 0–1 FCB summary Basel Hellinga 22Vurens 33 40 Kreuzer43 Kondé70 0:1 Rytchkov72 Veiga75 Tschopp90+3 Reimann Espenmoos, St. Gallen 9,700 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) W St. Gallen were without Sène and Zinna (injured). FCB without Frick, Henry (injured), Fabinho (in the youth academy), Disseris, Dobrovoljiski and Hartmann (not in the squad). Round 8 29 August 1998 19:30 Basel 1–1 FCB summary Grasshopper Club Ouattara 9 1:0Rytchkov 15Cravero 20Pérez 90+1 20 Vogel29 Tararache51 Nkufo62 Magnin70 1:1 de Napoli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 26,600 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) D FCB without Frick, Henry (both injured) and Tschopp (suspended). GC without Türkyilmaz (injured). 59th minute, a shot from De Napoli hit the top of the crossbar. Round 9 8 September 1998 19:30 Lausanne-Sport 0–2 FCB summary Basel Celestini 24Piffaretti 34 12 0:1 Rytchkov2 18 58 Kondé40 Reimann50 Rytchkov61 Ceccaroni0 64 Guy Mathez (head-coach, not on pitch)69 0:2 Rytchkov Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 5,900 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) W Lausanne were without Zetzmann (injured), N'Diaye, and Vardanyan (no residence permit). FCB without Matan, Henry (both injured), Disseris, Hartmann, Pechoucek, and Huggel (not in the squad). 64th minute, head-coach Guy Mathez was sent to the stands for continuous complaining. Round 10 12 September 1998 19:30 Basel 1–1 FCB summary Young Boys Ouattara 24Frick 57 1:1Barberis 77 21 Pintul33 Baumann40 0:1 Bekirovski50 Bekirovski75 Kehrli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 16,000 SUI André Daina (Eclepens) D FCB without Konde, Reimann (both suspended) and Henry (injured); YB were without Malacarne (suspended) and Streun (injured). Sawu's 18th-minute goal was correctly disallowed due to a preceding foul. 59th minute, a shot from Bekirovski bounced off the crossbar. Round 11 19 September 1998 19:30 Lugano 5–1 FCB summary Basel Gaspoz 18 1:0Wegmann 30Orlando 38 2:0Giménez 49 3:0Giménez 58 4:0Giallanza 87 pen. 5:1 74 4:1 Rytchkov Cornaredo, Lugano 4,380 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) L Lugano without Pavlovic, Taborda (both injured), Tejeda (internally suspended), Andreoli (suspended), Rossi (ineligible to play); FCB without Ouattara (family reasons), Henry (injured), Disseris (suspended). 39th minute: a cross from Abedi, touched by Gaspoz, hit the crossbar. Round 12 27 September 1998 16:15 Sion 1–0 FCB summary Basel Bertone 13Benson 24Tholot 37 1:0Tholot 40Allenspach 86 49 Kondé0 81 Veiga Stade Tourbillon, Sion 6,900 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) L Sion were without Moret, Nichetti, Brown, Aziawonou (all injured) and Vanetta (suspended). FCB without Henry (injured), Mendi, Tabakovic and Hartmann (not in the squad). 81st minute, the red card for Veiga for a professional foul. Round 13 4 October 1998 16:15 Basel 1–0 FCB summaryFCA summary Aarau Ouattara 50 1:0Abedi 69 55 Markovic St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,300 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) W FCB without Konde, Veiga (both suspended), Henry, Huggel and Reimann (both injured); FCA with a full squad. 17-year-old junior international Mario Eggimann made his NLA debut for Aarau. Kreuzer was substituted out at halftime due to back problems. Sahin then played as libero. Round 14 16 October 1998 19:30 Zürich 1–0 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Fischer 26Sant'Anna 29Chassot 58 1:0 10 Cravero 27 Tschopp45 Frick59 Ouattara77 Calapes Letzigrund, Zürich 11,300 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L FCZ without Albrecht, Bamba, Brunner, Opango (all injured) and Shorunmu (recovering); FCB without Henry (injured). Tactical changes inside the FCB team, 74th minute: Perez in central midfield, Fabinho on the left. 84th minute: Perez on the right in midfield, Konde in the center and Cravero up front. Round 15 25 October 1998 16:15 Basel 0–2 FCB summary Servette Rytchkov 56Tschopp 87 9 0:1 Durix45 0:2 Durix63 Juarez79 Varela St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 9,800 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) L FCB without Konde, Henry, Disseris, and Hartmann (all injured); Servette were without Siljak, Salou, and Ouadja (all injured). 85th minute: a shot from Tschopp hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced back onto the pitch. 21st minute: Müller was substituted due to vision problems. Round 16 31 October 1998 17:30 Luzern 4–1 FCB summary Basel Izzo 5Vukic 11′Koch 28 1:1Koch 53 2:1Brunner 60 3:1van Eck 71Moser 75 4:1 11 Huber19 0:1 Frick Stadion Allmend, Luzern 7,960 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) L FCL without Camenzind (suspended), Lehmann (injured), Koilov (ill) and Scepanovic (not in the squad); FCB without Rytschkow, Tschopp, Reimann (all suspended) and Henry (injured). 11th minute: Huber saved the penalty-kick from Vukic. Round 17 7 November 1998 17:30 Xamax 3–1 FCB summary Basel N'Diaye 8 1:0N'Diaye 36Rueda 42Njanka 44Isabella 90 2:1N'Do 90+2 3:1 25 1:1 Frick2 39 42 Frick52 Tschopp Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 8,100 SUI Claude Detruche (Thônex) L FCB without Henry, Mendi and Hartmann (both injured). 35th minute: a shot from Molist hit the post. 88th minute: a shot from Isabella bounced back onto thr pitch from the crossbar, the follow-up shot from Zambaz also hit the crossbar. Round 18 17 November 1998 16:15 Basel 1–0 Summary St. Gallen Tschopp 8 1:0Reimann 16Sahin 21Veiga 68 31 Zellweger35 Zinna St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 6,000 SUI Roberto Ferrari W FCB without Frick (suspended), Henry and Mendi (both injured). St. Gallen without Vurens (suspended), Eugster (ill), Hellinga and Yakin (both injured). 3rd minute a shot from Tschopp hit the outside of the post. 33rd minute, Slavtschev substituted out with a hamstring strain. Round 19 21 November 1998 17:30 Grasshopper Club 2–1 FCB summary Basel Tikva 47 1:0Tararache 73Türkyilmaz 80 2:0Mazzarelli 90 73 Ceccaroni88 2:1 Pérez Hardturm, Zürich 7,800 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) L GC were without De Napoli, Haas (injured), Christ, Magnin, and Smiljanic (suspended). FCB without Hartmann, Henry (injured), and Mendi (ill). Girondins Bordeaux coach Élie Baup was in the stands. Round 20 28 November 1998 17:30 Basel 1–1 FCB summary Lausanne-Sport Frick 3 1:0Rytchkov 49Reimann 61 Barberis 67Ceccaroni 73 13 Iglesias31 1:1 Pantelić62 Pantelić0 73 Thurre St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,900 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) D FCB without Hartmann and Henry (both injured). Lausanne without Londono and Diogo (both suspended), Celestini and Güntensperger (both injured). 33rd minute: a header from Pantelic hit the crossbar. Round 21 6 December 1998 14:30 Young Boys 1–2 FCB summary Basel Streun 67Sawu 69 1:2 6 0:1 Rytchkov28 Kreuzer30 Veiga46 Smajić57 0:2 Tschopp Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 5,300 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W YB without Drakopoulos (injured). FCB without Ceccaroni (suspended), Henry (injured) and Calapes (ill). 51st minute: a shot from Kehrli hit the crossbar. Debut for Benjamin Huggel. FC Basel 1893 1998-12-06 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10682 BSC Young Boys - FC Basel 1:2 (0:1) FC Basel 1893 AG de-ch 2025-11-16 Round 22 13 December 1998 16:15 Basel 1–3 FCB summary Lugano Cravero 12Huber 0 29Frick 44′Tschopp 45 pen. 1:0 19 Wegmann43 Hürzeler44 Tejeda72 1:0 Wegmann79 2:0 Wegmann80 Lombardo St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 34,745 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) L This was the last match in the St. Jakob Stadium before it was knocked down and replaced by the St. Jakob-Park. FCB without Kreuzer (suspended), Fabinho, Henry, Hartmann, and Veiga (all injured); Lugano without Gaspoz, Gimenez, Pavlovic, and Abatangelo (all injured). 44th minute: Lugano goalkeeper Erich Hürzeler saved the penalty-kick from Frick, Tschopp converted the retake. 52nd minute: a shot from Wegmann hit the post. 58th minute: a shot from Andreoli hit the crossbar. Qualification table main WDL First stage 5 Q SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1998-99.pdf Servette Rangliste 1998/99 Servette ranking 1998/99 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=8 FCZ Saison 1998/99 de-ch FCZ season 1998/99 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 LS Lausanne-Sport NX Xamax BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1998/99 FCB Rangliste 1998/99 de-ch FCB Ranking 1998/99 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025-11-16 LUC Luzern STG St. Gallen SIO Sion LUG Lugano YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1998-99 YB Saison 1998/99 YB season 1998/99 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2025 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=99 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1998/99 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1998/99 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 12 8 2 38 24 11 5 6 37 25 10 8 4 33 21 10 8 4 36 33 7 11 4 30 23 8 4 10 21 34 6 9 7 26 25 7 6 9 31 31 5 8 9 22 36 5 7 10 35 43 4 7 11 33 34 3 7 12 28 41 yes green3 Advance to championship roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus CP CP CP CP CP CP CP CP red3 Continue to promotion/relegation round RP RP RP RP 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete rsssf.com Championship round The first eight teams of the qualification phase competed in the Championship round. The teams took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the qualification as bonus with them. This phase began on 28 February 1999 and was completed on 2 June. Round 1 28 February 1999 16:15 Luzern 0–2 FCB summary Basel Scepanovic 21Koch 73Knez 2 71 83 33 0:1 29 Abedi49 Barberis89 0:2 Frick Stadion Allmend, Luzern 7,930 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W FCL without Arnold (not yet eligible to play), Lehmann, Rojko (both injured) and Brunner (ill). FCB without Veiga, Potocianu, Rytschkow, Tschopp and Cantaluppi (all injured) as well as Henry (not in the squad). Round 2 7 March 1999 14:30 Basel 1–0 FCB summary Xamax Cravero 5Abedi 36 1:0Kreuzer 38Barberis 46 26 Simo0 53 Njanka Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 4,250 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) W FCB without Rytschkow, Veiga, Cantaluppi, Potocianu and Tschopp (all injured). Xamax were without Corminboeuf, Delay, Colomba, Martinovic, Gazic and Gämperle (all injured) and Quentin (suspended). Round 3 13 March 1999 19:30 Servette 2–1 FCB summary Basel Wolf 34 1:0Rey 38 2:0 20 Henry60 Varela2 61 90 Ceccaroni71 2:1 Fabinho Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 6,657 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) L Servette were without Ouadja (suspended), Barea, Ippoliti and Siljak (all injured). FCB without Cravero, Barberis (both suspended), Rytschkow, Veiga and Cantaluppi (all injured). Round 4 21 March 1999 14:30 Basel 1–0 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Cravero 8Varela 29Pérez 51 pen. 1:0Calapes 52Cantaluppi 62 2 24 45 Di Jorio58 Wiederkehr Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 7,500 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W FCB without Ceccaroni (suspended), Fabinho (ill), Rytschkow (returned from Siberia), Tschopp, Veiga and Henry (all injured). FCZ without Del Signore and Djordjevic (both injured). Round 5 5 April 1999 16:15 Grasshopper Club 4–2 FCB summary Basel de Napoli 5 1:0de Napoli 6 2:0Tikva 11 3:0de Napoli 52 4:0Comisetti 57 58 Barberis59 Fabinho79 4:1 Varela90+1 4:2 Frick Hardturm, Zürich 10,500 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) L GC without Vogel (suspended), Tararache, Walker (both injured), Mazzarelli and Türkyilmaz (both released). FCB without Rytschkow (not fit), Cantaluppi, Henry, and Tschopp (all injured). Round 6 10 April 1999 19:30 Basel 1–2 FCB summary Lausanne-Sport Calapes 36Frick 60 1:2 6 Thurre12 0:1 Gerber 54 o.g. 0:2 Kreuzer73 Puce83 Hänzi Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 5,315 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) L FCB without Cravero, Cantaluppi and Rytschkow (all injured). Lausanne without Brunner (injured). Round 7 18 April 1999 16:15 Basel 3–3 FCB summary St. Gallen Frick 56 1:1Cantaluppi 58 pen. 2:1Henry 64Kreuzer 79 3:2Barberis 90+4 30 Thüler42 Hellinga45 0:1 Contini60 Tsawa0 60 Koller (head-coach, not on pitch)70 2:2 Müller90 Gil90+5 3:3 Jairo Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 4,057 SUI Claude Detruche (Thônex) D FCB without Rytschkow (ill) and Reimann (suspended), Ceccaroni and Mendi (not in the squad). Urs Güntensperger made his team debut. St. Gallen without Zwyssig, Dal Santo and Eugster (all injured). 31 minute, a shot from Varela hit the crossbar. 40th minute, a shot from Contini hit the post. 60th minute, St. Gallen coach Koller banished to the stands after complaining. 61st minute, a headed goal from Kreuzer disallowed. 62nd minute, a shot from Jairo hit the crossbar. Round 8 25 April 1999 16:00 St. Gallen 1–2 FCB summary Basel Pinelli 23Damasio 72 1:0 13 Cantaluppi 43′ Cantaluppi44 Potocianu75 1:1 Frick81 Cravero90+2 1:2 Pérez90+2 Varela Espenmoos, St. Gallen 7,800 SUI André Daina (Eclepens) W St. Gallen head-coach Marcel Koller not on bench (suspended), also without Hellinga (suspended), Dal Santo, Eugster, and Zwyssig (all injured), as well as Zinna (with the U-17 national team). FCB without Reimann (suspended), Rytschkow (recovering), Mendi, Pechoucek, and Güntensperger (all not in the squad). 43rd minute, the penalty kick from Cantaluppi hit the left post and bounced out of play. Round 9 1 May 1999 19:30 Lausanne-Sport 3–0 FCB summary Basel Puce 13 1:0(Barberis) 31 o.g. 2:0Gerber 67 3:0 40 Varela53 Cantaluppi89 Tschopp Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 6,100 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L Lausanne were without Celestini (suspended). FCB without Potocianu (suspended), Güntensperger, Rytschkow (both injured) and Güner (ineligible). Round 10 8 May 1999 19:30 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Grasshopper Club Rytchkov 1Potocianu 26Kreuzer 2 44 50Fabinho 54 1:0Tschopp 90 2:0Tschopp 90 17 Haas17 Smiljanić20 Tararache0 44 Vogel87 Müller Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 5,460 SUI Dominique Tavel (Lonay) W FCB without Varela (suspended), Güntensperger and Perez (both injured). National coach Gilbert Gress in the stands. 28th minute: Mikheil Kavelashvili taken to hospital with a laceration. 40th minute: a lob ball from Frick hit the post. Round 11 16 May 1999 16:15 Zürich 2–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Sant'Anna 45Castillo 78 1:1Bartlett 83 2:1Jamarauli 90+3 2 13 61 Cantaluppi29 Rytchkov34 0:1 Frick45 Potocianu80 Sahin Letzigrund, Zürich 12,300 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) L FCB club president René C. Jäggi dimissed coach Guy Mathez directly before the match. Marco Schällibaum was installed as coach ad interim and took his place on the bench. FCB were without Kreuzer, Varela (both suspended), Cravero, Güntensperger, Henry and Pechoucek (all injured) as well as Güner (ineligible). FCZ without Lima (suspended), Brunner, Del Signore and Opango (all injured). 47th minute, a goal from Bartlett was disallowed because of an offside. Round 12 22 May 1999 19:30 Basel 0–0 FCB summary Servette Potocianu 13Sahin 41Varela 50Rytchkov 57 31 Barea86 Rey90 Vurens Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 5,490 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) D FCB without Cantaluppi (suspended), Ceccaroni, Cravero, Pechoucek, and Güntensperger (all injured), as well as Reimann (ill) and Güner (ineligible). Servette were without Fournier, Jeanneret, Leroy, Ippoliti, and Siljak (all injured). Christian Gross (former Tottenham manager) was among the spectators. 22nd minute, Kreuzer left the field with a broken nose and taken to hospital after a collision with Petrov. Round 13 30 May 1999 16:15 Xamax 1–1 FCB summary Basel Isabella 16 1:0N'Diaye 37 2 22 90+3 Potocianu39 Ceccaroni54 1:1 Fabinho Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 5,500 SUI Nicole Petignat (Courgenay) D Xamax were without Corminboeuf, Colomba, Alicarte, Quentin, Martinovic, Gämperle, and Gazic (all injured). FCB without Rytschkow, Sahin (both suspended), Kreuzer, Calapes, Cantaluppi, Cravero, Frick, Pechoucek, and Güntensperger (all injured), as well as Güner (ineligible). Referee Nicole Mouidi-Petignat made her NLA debut. 75th minute, a shot from Gonçalves hit the crossbar. Round 14 2 June 1999 20:15 Basel 0–0 FCB summary Luzern Cantaluppi 60 39 Scepanovic Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 3,830 SUI Roberto Ferrari D FCB without Rychkov and Potocianu (both suspended) as well as Kreuzer, Calapes, Barberis, Frick, Pechoucek and Güntensperger (all injured). FCL without Lubamba, Knez, Daniel Joller and Lehmann (all injured). This was referee Roberto Ferrari's last match before his retirement. 56th minute: a headed ball from Mendi hit the crossbar. 83rd minute: a shot from Scepanovic hit the post. Final league table main WDL Championship playoff 5 Q y SER Servette GCZ Grasshopper Club LS Lausanne-Sport ZÜR Zürich BAS Basel NX Xamax LUC Luzern STG St. Gallen 7 3 4 19 14 22 8 3 3 31 11 19 8 2 4 28 20 19 7 2 5 24 15 19 5 4 5 18 19 14 2 6 6 12 27 16 4 2 8 13 27 14 2 4 8 13 25 14 green1 Swiss champions, qualified for Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR1 yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup first round UC1 blue1 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR2 blue3 qualified for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 blue3 qualified for Intertoto Cup first round IC2 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification. complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Swiss Cup 1998–99 Swiss Cup Round 5 21 February 1999 14:30 Stade Nyonnais 2–2 yes 4–2 Summary Basel Oliveira 2 10 82Margarini 37(Ceccaroni) 44 o.g.Aubert 52 1:2Bridy 62 22 o.g. (Poulard)34 Ceccaroni67 2:2 Frick Vernaz Carrasco Ostermann Martin De Siebenthal Frick Cravero Kreuzer Sahin Colovray, Nyon 622 SUI Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) L FCB without Rytschkow, Tschopp, Veiga, Cantaluppi, Potocianu (all injured), Fabinho (ill) and Huber (suspended). 20th minute, Varela was substituted out injured. Corners: 6:5 See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References 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 1998–99 at Joggeli.ch 1998–99 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel