2001–02 FC Basel season

FC Basel 2001–02 FC Basel.png 150 FC Basel Logo Club president René C. Jäggi Head coach Christian Gross Stadium St. Jakob-Park 2001–02 NLA qualification round 1st of 12 Championship round 1st of 8 2001–02 Swiss Cup Winners 2001–02 Intertoto Cup Runners-up Christian Giménez (26) Christian Giménez (32) 33,433 vs Grasshoppers(02.12.2001)33,433 vs Grasshoppers(14.04.2002)33,433 vs St. Gallen(27.04.2002)33,433 vs Lugano(08.05.2002) 17,844 vs Servette(11.07.2001)6,843 vs Grindavík(01.07.2001) 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 109th season in the club's history and their 8th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. Basel played their home games in the newly constructed St. Jakob-Park complex. Club chairman was René C. Jäggi for the sixth consecutive season. Overview Off-season and pre-season Christian Gross was the first team trainer for the third successive season. The club's main aim for the 2001–02 season was to win the Swiss Nationalliga A championship title. The second aim was to win the cup title. Their third aim was to stay in the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as long as possible, if possible, win the final and secure the team's progress at least to the UEFA Cup. New, with professional contracts for the new season, Philipp Degen and Marco Streller were brought up from the youth team. Further, Pascal Zuberbühler returned from a one-year loan with Bayer Leverkusen. Weber Dominik. 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11510/27/7/7 FCB stellte die Mannschaft vor football.ch 2001-06-25 de Basel's biggest signing for the new season were Scott Chipperfield, who came from Wollongong Wolves, Weber Dominik 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11520/27/7/7 FCB verpflichtet Scott Chipperfield FC Basel 1893 2001-06-27 de and Christian Giménez, who was signed from Lugano. Weber Dominik. 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11673/27/7/7 Verpflichtung von Gimenez fast sicher FC Basel 1893 2001-07-13 de Further, Marco Zwyssig transferred in from Tirol Innsbruck. In the other direction, Iván Knez transferred out to Rapid Wien and Feliciano Magro returned to Udinese after his loan period ended. Further, André Muff was loaned out to Lugano and Jean-Michel Tchouga was loaned out to Lausanne-Sport. Soon after the season started, Marco Streller was loaned out to Concordia Basel. On 16 June FCB announced that Marcel Herzog had transferred to them from Concordia Basel. On the 5 September the club announced that Miroslav König was loaned out to Concordia as countertrade. On 15 October this was reversed, as König returned to FCB and Herzog went back to Concordia. Winter break Soon after the winter break, in the second half of the season, Oliver Kreuzer retired from his active football career. Between the years 1997 and 2002 Kreuter played a total of 212 games for Basel scoring a total of 32 goals. 136 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 9 in the Swiss Cup, 17 were in UEFA competitions (UEFA Cup and UIC) and 50 were friendly games. He scored 21 goals in the domestic league, 1 in the Cup, 3 in the European competitions and the other seven were scored during the test games. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2002 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=4233 Oliver Kreuzer – FCB-Statistik Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Off-season At the end of the season Massimo Ceccaroni retired from his professional career. Ceccaroni is still considered to be a cult figure in Basel. This is not only because of his loyalty, having spent 25 years with the club, 10 years as youth player and 15 with their first team. But also, because of the fact that he never scored a goal in the top-flight of Swiss football. However, because he did not have many team appearances during this season, five in the league and six in the UIC, the club decided not renew his contract and Ceccaroni's professional career came to an end. Between the years 1987 and 2002 Ceccaroni played a total of 605 games for Basel's first team scoring a total of six goals. 398 of these games were in the Nationalliga A and Nationalliga B, 34 in the Swiss Cup, 20 in the European competitions (UEFA cup and UIC) and 153 were friendly games. He scored four of his goals in the Nationalliga B and the other two were scored during the test games. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=1320 Massimo Ceccaroni – FCB-Statistik Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2019-11-16 The Campaign Friendly games Basel started the season off with three warm-up matches. These were played against BSC Young Boys from the Nationalliga A, FC Thun and Yverdon-Sports from the Nationalliga B. Domestic league The qualification round to the 2001–02 Nationalliga A was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season, or qualification round, then competed in the championship round. Three points were given for a victory and one for a draw. Each team took half of the points, rounded up to complete units, that were won in the qualification round into the second stage as bonus. The teams in the ninth to twelfth positions completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B playoff round. The regular season started on 15 July and ended on 10 December. The championship play-offs began on 25 February 2001 and ended on 26 May. FCB’s aim for the teams was to end the qualification round in the tables top two or three and then in the championship round to win the title, or at least to reach third position which would qualify them for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. qualifying round The season started in the worst possible way. In their first game away against FC Sion, Basel suffered a humiliating defeat. The home team were two goals up within half an hour and then on 38 minutes Hakan Yakin saw the red card for insulting the referee. In the second half Basel went completely under. First Julien Poueys scored a hattrick within 7 minutes (55, 59, 62) and then Samuel Ojong also scored a hattrick within 7 minutes (79, 81, 86). Basel were beaten 8–1. In the next game on 11 July 2001, a 3–1 home win in St. Jakob-Park against Servette, Marco Streller played his League debut being substituted in during the 66th Minute. Unfortunately for him, in the last minute of the game he headed in an own goal as he tried to clear a corner kick. Weber Eugen http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11638/27/7/7 3:1 gegen Servette Genf FC Basel 1893 11 July 2001 de 2001-07-11 It was to remain Streller's only game for Basel in this season, because he was loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel for the rest of the season. Christian Giménez was to play his debut on 18 July in the 3–3 draw with St. Gallen and his first goal for the club was to follow during the 3–1 home win against the Young Boys on the 11 August. Giménez was to end the qualifying round as the league’s top scorer with 19 goals in 20 appearances. After five games Basel were straggling, they had achieved just one win and one draw, opposed to three defeats, with 7 to 15 goal tally. But hereafter, things turned for the better and they only suffered two further defeats up until the winter break. Despite the fact that these were against the reigning title holders Grasshopper Club, Basel ended the qualification as league leaders, five points ahead of Lugano and six ahead of the reigning champions. Championship round Basel started well into the second part of the season, winning their first four games, 5–2 away against second placed Lugano and 1–0, 2–0 and 4–0 at home against Zürich, Young Boys and Sion. In the fifth game they suffered another defeat against GC, but six straight wins followed, including their revenge 3–0 away victory against Sion and a revenge 4–1 victory against GC. During this period of the season FCB played their best football and pulled away at the top of the table and subsequently achieved the championship title prematurely. Weber D. 2002 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2722/27/7/7 FCB IST SCHWEIZER MEISTER football.ch 2002-04-24 de Despite the fact that they lost two of their last three games, they won their first title after 22 years of waiting. It was the ninth championship title in the club’s history. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit02.html Switzerland 2001/2002 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 Christian Giménez was the team’s top scorer with 26 goals over the entire season. Hakan Yakin had scored 13, George Koumantarakis scored 10 and Scott Chipperfield scored 6 goals. Conclusion Basel won the championship with 55 points, GC were vice-champions with 45 points and Lugano finished in third position. The club's aim in the championship title had been fully, and perhaps surprisingly, achieved. Both Lugano and Sion had reached the championship round, but both clubs did not obtain a 1st level license for the 2002/03 season and therefore both teams were relegated to the second tier. Curiosity to the begin of Scott Chipperfield's career by FC Basel; Chipperfield signed his contract with the club and returned to Australia to pack his suitcases. As he boarded the plane to fly to his new employers, he knew that they would be playing their first game of the season during his time on the flight. When the plane landed in Switzerland the game was over and Basel had lost 1–8. The story goes that Chipperfield asked the driver who collected him, "who the heck have I signed for? The only reason I didn't fly straight back home, was because I knew you were waiting for me." At the end of the season Basel were number one and Sion were relegated. And the driver said to Chipperfield, "I'm sure glad that you knew that it was me, who was waiting to collect you at the airport." Domestic Cup Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title, especially because the final was to be played in St. Jakob-Park. They had last won the trophy in 1975. Basel entered the competition in the round of 32 and were drawn away against local rivals Concordia Basel, who at that time played in the Nationalliga B. Concordia Basel (10 November 2001) The game was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 5,431 spectators. Concordia, the home team, started well into the game and had their first chance at goal on 5 minutes and their second chance another 5 minutes later. FCB started prudent and did not want to enter into risky situations. After they had won control of play, they started to dominate and had a couple of near misses. Then on 21 minutes Sébastien Barberis put the away team a goal up following a corner-kick. Concordia reacted immediately, with fighting spirit and came forward with tempo. Their first attack could only be stopped by a well-timed foul from FCB defender Alexandre Quennoz, who saw the yellow card. If he had waited a few seconds longer it might have been a penalty. FCB were always in danger of catching the equaliser, but despite doubling the lead on 41 minutes through a goal from George Koumantarakis, Concordia were dominating play. After the interval Concordia were still fighting, believing in their chance. On 59 minutes Christian Giménez added Basel’s third after a counter attack. From this moment on the game changed. Concordia had less and less stamina and their strengths were lost. Basel took control and dominated completely and on 75 minutes Hervé Tum added a fourth and on 90 minutes the last. FCB won 5–0 and advanced to the next round. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 10 November 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10500 FC Concordia Basel – FC Basel 0:5 (0:2) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Colombier ( 17 February 2002) In the round of 16 Basel were drawn with an away game against lower league team Colombier, who had that time played in 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier in the Swiss football pyramid. Colombier were playing good football and were top of their division at that time. At the end of the season, they were group champions, but missed promotion in the play-offs. The match was played in the New Year before the leagues had restarted after the winter break. This proved to be an advantage for Basel after their seven winter break friendlies. The team were well played in and won the game that they entirely dominated 1–0 through a goal from Giménez in the 56th minute. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 17 February 2002 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10501 FC Colombier – FC Basel 0:1 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Zürich (21 March 2002) In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Zürich. The match was played in the Letzigrund with an attendance of 6,800 spectators and came midst in the period as Basel were dominating in the league. Both teams started into the match with care, but FCB found quicker into their stride and soon had more possession. Therefore, it was no surprise that they took the lead through a goal from George Koumantarakis on 17 minutes. The home team reacted well, they sought after the equaliser and didn’t have to wait long, because Kanga Akalé netted on 24 minutes. The game was now level on possession until one minute before the break, as Ivan Ergic put the visitors back into the lead. After the interval play was again level, but the visitors did have an optical advantage. This became obvious as Akalé saw the yellow card for his second bookable foul and was dismissed. From this moment the game changed, the Zürich layers strength and stamina failed and Basel took control and dominated. On 85 minutes substitute Carlos Varela advanced down the right and put his team another goal up. Just two minutes later Basel’s other substitute Hervé Tum had a shot that hit the post and Scott Chipperfield converted the rebound to give Basel a comfortable 4–1 win. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 21 March 2002 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10503 FC Zürich – FC Basel 1:4 (1:2) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Young Boys (11 April 2002) In the semi-final Basel were drawn at home in the St. Jakob-Park against an out of form Young Boys, who had only picked up only one point in their last three league matches. Basel started better into the match, with good moves they created a number of chances. Alain Rochat stopped one of these with a foul inside the penalty area and was shown the yellow card by referee Massimo Busacca, but the spot kick from Murat Yakin rebounded from the post on 17 minutes. Basel came forwards, again created chances and Christian Giménez converted one of these after 23 minutes to put the hosts one up. At the other end Gürkan Sermeter missed the equaliser as Basel keeper Pascal Zuberbühler saved his penalty kick. Basel remained in control of the game up until the interval. Although Carlos Varela had a shot on 49 minutes that hit the cross bar, the visitors started the second period with more determination and were rewarded on 51 minutes as Joel Descloux equalised for his team. The game became more aggressive and was an open slugfest. Amidst a number of bookings for over hard fouls, on 69 minutes Basel defender Philippe Cravero was shown the red card for a foul as last man and at the other end on 73 minutes YB keeper Paolo Collaviti was also dismissed for committing a foul as last man. The score remained 1–1 even after extra time, so a penalty shoot-out was required for the decision. In this Basel keeper Zuberbühler became major protagonist. Zuberbühler missed his own spot-kick as YB reserve keeper Adrian Lingenhag saved, but in return he himself saved three YB penalty attempts. Basel advanced to the final Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 11 April 2002 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10504 FC Basel – BSC Young Boys 4:3 n.P. (1:1, 1:1, 1:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Grasshoppers (12 May 2002) The final was played in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 30,000 spectators and according to the draw the Grasshoppers were the home team. Basel started well into the game. GC were stopped in their forwards movement and Basel played a long ball in the opponent’s half towards Hervé Tum, who ran on and beat the advancing keeper Fabrice Borer from 12 metres. The match was played on level terms with chances on both sides. On 38 minutes Richard Núñez advanced on the right, turning on himself he played a long cross towards the far post, here Mladen Petrić ran clear and nodded in the equaliser. Two minutes before the break a goal from Basel’s captain Murat Yakin was disallowed because he had used his hand to control the ball. In the second period play remained level, again both teams created chances. However, neither keeper let a ball pass and so it came to extra time. In the 113th minute Scott Chipperfield played a high ball from the left, over GC goalie Borer, which Boris Smiljanic punched over the cross bar with his last effort, this because he assumed that Hervé Tum, who was positioned behind him, would nod the ball effortlessly into the goal. This opened the big stage for the Basel captain, Murat Yakin took a run-up and safely converted the penalty kick to win the final 2–1 and thus the Trophy. Oliver Gut 12 May 2020 https://www.bazonline.ch/12-mai-2002-die-hand-smiljanics-621037139944 12. Mai 2002: Die Hand Smiljanics 12 May 2002: The hand of Smiljanic bazonline.ch Tamedia Basler Zeitung AG 2021-11-16 Conclusion From a FCB point of view, the club's cup aim to reach the final and win the trophy was achieved. Because the league championship title had mathematically and prematurely been decided, with this trophy Basel had achieved the domestic double. UEFA Intertoto Cup Basel were qualified for the UIC in the , which started for Basel on the 30 June 2002. The UIC was divided into three groups with three finals, the winners of these finals advanced to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Basel’s clear aim for the competition was to reach the final and win it, to qualify to the UEFA Cup first round. Second round, Grindavík Basel were drawn against Iceland's Grindavík. They had qualified by beating Vilash Masallı 3–1 on aggregate in the first round. The first leg took place in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 6,843 fans. Basel won 3–0 and the goal scorers were Feliciano Magro in the 4th minute, Jean-Michel Tchouga in the 18th minute and Hervé Tum in the 60th. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 30 June 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10492 FC Basel – UMF Grindavíkur 3:0 (2:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 The second leg was in Iceland, played in the Grindavíkurvöllur with an attendance of 700 spectators. Two goals from André Muff the first on 14 minutes and the second on 80 minutes gave Basel a 2–0 victory, thus 5–0 on aggregate. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 8 July 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10493 UMF Grindavíkur – FC Basel 0:2 (0:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Third round, Heerenveen The next round saw Basel matched against SC Heerenveen, a Dutch club from the Eredivisie. Again, the first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park, the attendance was 8,059 fans. Basel controlled the game from the beginning and took an early two goal lead through George Koumantarakis on 12 minutes and Hakan Yakin on 20 minutes. In the second period the visitors got into the game and on 56 minutes Mika Nurmela pulled a goal back. Basel overstood a hectic period and played down the time to win 2–1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 14 July 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10494 FC Basel – SC Heerenveen 2:1 (2:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 The second leg in Abe Lenstra Stadion had an attendance of 13,300 fans. Marcus Allbäck on 4 minutes gave SC Heerenveen an early lead. George Koumantarakis on 8 minutes and Hakan Yakin on 23 minutes turned the tables. In the second period Hervé Tum in the 69th minute put the visitors another goal up. The home team reduced the score line as Anthony Lurling netted in the 75th minute, but the home team could not catch up. The score remained 3–2 for Basel and they advanced with a 5–3 aggregate. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 21 July 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10495 SC Heerenveen – FC Basel 2:3 (1:2) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Semi-finals, Lausanne The semi-final was an all-Swiss affair with their Nationalliga A rivals Lausanne-Sport. These had qualified to this stage beating UE Sant Julià from Andora twice with 9–1 aggregate in the first round and Sturm Graz, with an away win and a home draw, 4–3 on aggregate in the second round. The first leg in the St. Jakob-Park attracted an attendance of 14,872 spectators. Christian Giménez with a quick brace in the 19th and 21st minute put Basel two up. Just before the half time whistle Hakan Yakin added a third goal and in the second period they let the time tick-out to win comfortably 3–0. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 25 July 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10496 FC Basel – FC Lausanne-Sport 3:0 (3:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 The second leg in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise only attracted 2,050 fans but they saw an interesting match in which Lausanne’s Pape Thiaw was the main character. First, he put the home team a goal up after 8 minutes. However, this was equalised ten minutes later by Hervé Tum. In the 30th minute Pape Thiaw committed a nasty foul and was booked for the offence by Ukrainian referee Vasyl Melnychuk. Then, following a set piece, just before the break Pape Thiaw put his team back into the lead. On 51 minutes he showed his nasty side again and for his second bookable offence he was dismissed. With one man more on the field FCB dominated play, but apart from the equaliser on 61 minutes through Carlos Varela they could not take advantage of this fact. The game was drawn 2–2, but Basel won the tie 5–2 on aggregate. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 1 August 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10497 FC Lausanne-Sport – FC Basel 2:2 (2:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Finals, Aston Villa In the final Basel played against Aston Villa from the Premier League. Villa had finished in 8th position in the 2000–01 FA Premier League. They had qualified to the Final by beating NK Slaven Belupo 3–2 on aggregate in the third round and winning on away goals against Rennes in the semi-finals. Basel fancied their chances because their domestic had already played six rounds and the Premier League season had not started yet. The first leg of this final was played on 7 August 2001 in the St. Jakob-Park with an attendance of 25,879 fans. Villa's reserve keeper Peter Enckelman played the match because Peter Schmeichel was injured and Enckelman was needed early as Basel made a bright start. Murat Yakin, who constantly troubled Villa full-back Mark Delaney, set up his younger brother Hakan with a very good chip over the defence. The striker advanced quickly to the area and left footed, shot powerfully, but the keeper dropped down well to save. About ten minutes later, Argentinian striker Gimenez beat Enckelman with a low, curling shot that glanced passed the right-hand post. Villa then found their way into the game and should have taken the lead on 25 minutes, but Mustapha Hadji missed the very good opportunity. There were few chances during the rest of the half, although Basle finished strongly, with the impressive Murat Yakin twice going close. The beginning of the second period was as evenly contested as the first, but on 59 minutes Villa’s captain Paul Merson scored their vital away goal, side-footing in from close range, after keeper Pascal Zuberbühler could only parry a hard shotHassan Kachloul. The hosts could have equalised with their next chance Jean-Michel Tchouga was unmarked inside the area, but his wild effort glanced over the crossbar. Basel did then restore parity on 74 minutes as substitute Carlos Varela ran forcefully into the area and following a powerful shot Enckelman could only parry and Gimenez side-footed the rebound home from close range. The game ended with this 1–1 draw. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 7 August 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10498 FC Basel – Aston Villa 1:1 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 bbc.co.uk 7 August 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/uefa_cup/1476447.stm Villa held by Basle bbc.co.uk 2021-11-16 The return leg was played on 21 August in Villa Park in Birmingham, which had an attendance of 39,513 spectators. Villa started well into the game and tried to create chances. Basel were happy to sit back and wait and stifle the Villa chances before they became dangerous. After quarter of an hour FCB switched up a gear and on the half an hour were rewarded for the attempt. Scott Chipperfield put the visitors a goal up, finishing off a good move from the right. Villa reacted and came forwards with tempo, they attempted to breach the visitors massive defence. This finally was successful in the 45th minute, Darius Vassell was the scorer. In the second half Basel seemed to lose control and Juan Pablo Ángel added Villa's second on 55 minutes. Basel fought back into the game and created dangerous chances, but it was the hosts who got the better as in the 78th minute Ángel added another. From here Basel were chanceless and David Ginola netted the fourth six minutes from the end. Villa won the match deservedly 4–1 and the tie 5–2 on aggregate. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 21 August 2001 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=10499 Aston Villa – FC Basel 4:1 (1:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2021-11-16 Conclusion Aston Villa's attendance of 39,513 versus Basel at Villa Park, represented the highest attendance for any Intertoto fixture that season. Basel achieved their absolute minimum aim for this competition, but their main aim had been missed, there would be no further European football for them this season. Karel Stokkermans https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic01.html Intertoto Cup-2001 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 Club The Management Manager Switzerland Christian Gross Assistant manager Switzerland Ruedi Zbindenuntil 2 Jan. 2002 FC Basel 1893 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2028/27/7/7 Fritz Schmid neuer FCB-Assistenzstrainer FC Basel 1893 2002-01-02 de Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmidfrom 2 Jan. 2002 Fitness Coach Switzerland Harry Körner Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter Team Administrator Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer Youth Team Coach U-21 Switzerland Heinz Hermann Youth Team co-Coach Switzerland Pascal Burger 2 January 2002 FC Basel Marketing AG 2001 Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin FC Basel Marketing AG 1660-0878 June 2001 Other information Club president and chairman SUI Mr René C. Jäggi y St. Jakob-Park 33,333 120x80 m Homepage FCB July 2001 Players First team squad 1 Switzerland Pascal Zuberbühler GK 2 Switzerland Massimo Ceccaroni DF 3 Switzerland Philippe Cravero DF 4 Switzerland Alexandre Quennoz DF 5 Germany Oliver Kreuzer DF 6 Switzerland Benjamin Huggel MF 7 Cameroon Jean-Michel Tchouga FW 8 Spain Carlos Varela FW 9 South Africa George Koumantarakis MF 10 Switzerland Hakan Yakin MF 11 Cameroon Hervé Tum FW 12 Switzerland Sébastien Barberis MF 13 Argentina Christian Eduardo Giménez FW 14 Switzerland Nenad Savic FW 15 Switzerland Murat Yakin DF 16 Togo Yao Aziawonou MF 17 Switzerland Mario Cantaluppi MF 18 Switzerland Romain Crevoisier GK 19 Switzerland André Muff FW 20 Switzerland Iván Knez DF 21 Italy Feliciano Magro MF 22 FRY Ivan Ergić MF 24 Cameroon Timothée Atouba DF 25 Switzerland Marcel Herzog GK 26 Australia Scott Chipperfield MF 28 Switzerland Marco Zwyssig DF Switzerland Marco Streller FW Switzerland Philipp Degen DF Out on loan 19 Switzerland André Muff FW to Lugano from 14 July 2001 Weber Eugen 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11688/27/7/7 André Muff zu Lugano FC Basel 1893 2001-07-14 de Switzerland Marco Streller FW to Concordia from August 2001 Slovakia Miroslav König GK to Concordia from 5 September 2001 FC Basel 1893 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11996/27/7/7 König leihweise zu Congeli FC Basel 1893 2001-09-05 de until 15 October 2001 Weber Dominik 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/12230/27/7/7 König zurück zum FCB FC Basel 1893 2001-10-15 de 25 Switzerland Marcel Herzog GK to Concordia from 15 October 2001 16 Togo Yao Aziawonou MF to FC Thun (loan) from 21 January 2002 until 12 March 2002 Weber Dominik 2002 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2363/27/7/7 Yao zurück zum FCB FC Basel 1893 2002-03-12 Transfers Summer 2001 In 1 Switzerland Pascal Zuberbühler GK from Bayer Leverkusen return after loan Weber Dominik 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11462/27/7/7 Trainingsauftakt mit Zubi FC Basel 1893 2001-06-14 de 25 Switzerland Marcel Herzog GK from Concordia Basel Weber Dominik 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11477/27/7/7 Herzog dritter FCB-Goalie FC Basel 1893 2001-06-16 de 26 Australia Scott Chipperfield MF from Wollongong Wolves 13 Argentina Christian Eduardo Giménez FW from Concordia Basel Out 21 Italy Feliciano Magro MF to Udinese end of loan FC Basel 1893 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/11541/27/7/7 Basel trennt sich von Magro FC Basel 1893 2001-07-01 de Transfers Winter 2001–02 In 24 Cameroon Timothée Atouba DF from Neuchâtel Xamax FC Basel 1893 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2090/27/7/7 Zwyssig und Atouba zum FC Basel FC Basel 1893 2002-01-24 de 28 Switzerland Marco Zwyssig DF from FC Tirol Innsbruck Out 20 Switzerland Iván Knez DF contract ended to Rapid Wien FC Basel 1893 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2100/27/7/7 Ivan Knez zu Rapid Wien FC Basel 1893 2002-01-27 de Results and fixtures Friendlies Pre-season and mid-season Pre-season 20 June 2001 19:30 Thun SUI 1–2 FCB summary SUI Basel Rama 71 1:1 20 0:1 Tum84 1:2 Tchouga Stadion Lachen, Thun 600 SUI Schmied W FCB without Zuberbühler, Cantaluppi, Koumantarakis, and Hakan Yakin (all rested), Savic (injured), as well as Ergic and König (on holiday until June 25). Thun is without Känel (injured), Parnela and Jurendic (both absent) and Haller (military service). Fair game, no yellow cards Exhibition game 23 June 2001 16:00 Young Boys SUI 2–1 FCB summary SUI Basel Berisha 47 1:1Türker 58 2:1 35 0:1 Tchouga Sportplatz, Pieterlen 1,200 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) L YB without Bochud (injured), Tholot and Wardanjan (rested). FCB without Kreuzer, Hakan Yakin (rested), Murat Yakin, Herzog and Ergic (not in the squad) and without Cantaluppi and Savic (both injured). Fair game, no yellow cards Pre-season 26 June 2001 18:00 Yverdon-Sport SUI 0–1 FCB summary SUI Basel Cavin 85 38 0:1 Tchouga Sportplatz Nau, Laufen 650 SUI Andreas Schluchter (Schönenbuch) W FCB without Huggel and Koumantarakis (rested), Murat Yakin (was ill), Savic and Cantaluppi (injured), as well as Crevoisier and König (not in the squad). Yverdon without Delay and Victor Diogo (both injured). Pitch in excellent condition. Mid-season 5 October 2001 19:30 Basel SUI 1–0 FCB summary GER 1. FC Kaiserslautern Tchouga 44 1:0 16 Dominguez St. Jakob-Park, Basel 3,500 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich, but without Hakan and Murat Yakin (national team), Ergic (Yugoslavia U-21), Crevoisier, Kreuzer (not in the squad), Huggel, Cantaluppi, Koumantarakis, Ceccaroni and Savic (all injured). Kaiserslautern without Koch, Djorkaeff, Hristov, Lincoln, Lokvenc, Klose and Klos. Tactical change by Basel from the 58th minute, Cravero moved to central defense, Hasler to left-back. Burki took over on the right side of midfield, Tchouga moved to the center and Aziawonou to the left. Mid-season 23 October 2001 18:15 SC Dornach SUI 1–7 FCB summary SUI Basel Weidmann 88 1:7 2 0:1 Koumantarakis8 o.g. 0:2 Dreier32 0:3 Varela46 0:4 Koumantarakis52 0:5 Koumantarakis61 0:6 Burki86 0:7 Tchouga Gigersloch, Dornach 150 SUI Jürg Burkhart W Basel with 3 test players from U-21 team: Sehid Sinani, Patrick Wagner and Michel Banholzer, also with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich. No bookings in a fair match. 13th minute, a direct free kick from Cantaluppi landed on the crossbar. 85th minute, a shot from Tchouga hit the post. Mid-season 13 November 2001 19:30 BSC Old Boys SUI 1–5 FCB summary SUI Basel Thomas Koster 46Diabira 83 10 0:1 Tchouga13 0:2 Wagner26 0:3 Yao30 0:4 Tum44 0:5 Banholzer Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 70 SUI Michael Huber W Basel with 6 test players from U-21 team: Orazio Ferranti, Ali Oezcakmak, Danny Califf, Pietro Saccone, Patrick Wagner and Michel Banholzer and with Sandro Burki from FC Zürich. 32nd minute, a shot from Tchougas bounced off the crossbar. Winter break and mid-season Winter break 19 January 2002 15:00 1. FC Kaiserslautern GER 1–2 FCB summary SUI Basel Knavs 49 1:1 39 0:1 Ergić61 1:2 Koumantarakis85 Knez Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern 2,376 GER Volker Raquet W Kaiserslautern without Ramzy and West (both at the Africa Cup), Ognjenovic (not yet in the squad), and Buck, Dominguez, Petterson (dropped from the squad), Gabriel, Hristov, and Klos (all injured). Basel without Ceccaroni, M. Yakin, and Huggel (recovering), H. Yakin (minor calf bruise), and Savic and Tchouga (both injured). Tactical changes by FCB: followind the 46th minute: Barberis moved to central midfield following Degen's substitution. 70th minute: Barberis moved to right of midfield following Cantaluppi's substitution. Winter break 24 January 2002 18:00 Basel SUI 2–0 FCB summary SUI Neuchâtel Xamax Koumantarakis 37 1:0Cravero 53 2:0 Europa-Stadion, Rheinfelden 500 GER Volker Scherrer W FCB without Huggel, M. Yakin, Ceccaroni, and Atouba (all injured), Ergic and Gimenez (both rested) and also without Zwyssig (who returned to Innsbruck). Fair game, no yellow cards Winter break 29 January 2002 11:00 Las Palmas ESP 2–6 FCB summary SUI Basel Santacasino 64 1:4Juan Negro 79[2:4] 3 0:1 Giménez15 0:2 Giménez52 0:3 Ergić58 0:4 Giménez82 2:5 Tum86 2:6 Tum Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas 30 ESP Diaz W FCB without Yakin, Cravero, Ceccaroni, Atouba (all injured). Winter break 31 January 2002 11:30 Las Palmas ESP 1–3 FCB summary SUI Basel Carmelo 33 1:1 20 0:1 Chipperfield41 1:2 Tum76 1:3 Koumantarakis} Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas 500 ESP Santana W FCB without Ceccaroni, Huggel, Cravero, Cantaluppi and Atouba (all injured or carrying knocks). There were no bookings in a fair match. For FCB tactical change following Zwyssig's substitution, Savic moved to left-back, Barberis to the right, and Degen to the center. Winter break 4 February 2002 17:30 AC Bellinzona SUI 2–5 FCB summary SUI Basel Miccolis 38 1:1Cavin 85 2:4 15 0:1 Giménez38 1:2 Giménez48 1:3 Giménez71 1:4 H. Yakin86 2:5 H. Yakin Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 400 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W Bellinzona without Klötzli (injured). FCB without M. Ceccaroni, Cravero (both injured), Huggel, Tum, Quennoz (rested), Koumantarakis (was ill on the day), and Tchouga (not in the squad). Fair game, no yellow cards. Abysmal performances by both assistant referees. Winter break 9 February 2002 14:30 Lausanne-Sport SUI 0–0 FCB summary SUI Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) D Lausanne without Charbonnier, Studer, Gobet (all injured), Meyer, Malnati, Portmann, Horjak, Aalai, Meoli, Simon (all absent, some with the Swiss U21 team). FCB without Hakan and Murat Yakin, Zuberbühler and Zwyssig (national team), Huggel, Cravero, Ceccaroni (all injured), Tchouga (before moving to Al-Jazeera), but for the first time with three U-17 test players Nicolas Maissen, Sehar Fejzulahi and Goran Antic. Substitute goalkeeper Miroslav König. For Basel Ergic in the second half on the right, Fejzulahi centrally. Maissen after his substitution central defender, Degen on the right, Barberis on the right. 43rd minute, Koumantarakis substituted out with a head injury. No cautions in a harmless game. Winter break 12 February 2002 14:30 Basel SUI 3–2 FCB summary SUI Thun Koumantarakis 48 1:0Ergić 61 2:1Varela 81 3:2 54 1:1 Matić76 2:2 Raimondi86 Moser Stadion Rankhof, Basel 400 SUI Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) W FCB without Zuberbühler, Zwyssig, Murat and Hakan Yakin (all with the national team in Cyprus), Ceccaroni, Cravero, Huggel, and Atouba (all injured), as well as Tchouga, whose loan move to Lausanne was finalized on the evening before. Thun without Haller (injured), and Stettler, Ferreira, Rufener, and Colatrella (all absent). 25th minute: Tum and Matic both left the game with head injuries following a collision between them. Winter break 19 February 2002 14:30 Basel SUI 3–0 FCB summary SUI Aarau Tum 9 2:0H. Yakin 12 2:0Tum 51 3:0 Rankhof Stadium, Basel 300 SUI Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) W FCB without Murat Yakin (knee problems), Zwyssig (was ill on the day), Savic (infected by an ingrown toenail), Cravero (who resumed team training on the following Thursday), and Ceccaroni (still recovering from an injury). FCA without Gelson, Baldassari, Okpala, Joller, Tarone, and Friedli (all injured). 77th minute: a header from Atouba hit the crossbar. 80th minute: a shot from De Napoli hit the post. FCB with tactical changes from the 46th minute, they then played in a classic 4-4-2 formation: Blunschi at center-back, Degen on the right, Varela in the right-side of midfield and Ergic in central midfield. Then from the 63rd minute, Hasler played at left-back, Atouba on the left wing, Varela in the center and N'Tiamoah on the right. FCA responded by switching from man-to-man to zonal marking, which clearly confused the FCB team, right up until the end of the match. Nationalliga A 2001–02 2001–02 Nationalliga A Qualification round The Qualification Round to the League season 2001–02 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round. The first stage of the NLA began on Wednesday 4 July 2001 and was completed on Sunday 9 December. Round 1 4 July 2001 19:30 Sion 8–1 FCB summary Basel Moreira 6 1:0Duruz 29 2:0Marazzi 52Poueys 55 3:1Poueys 59 4:1Poueys 62 5:1Ojong 79 6:1Ojong 81 7:1Ojong 86 8:1 12 Cravero34 0 38 H. Yakin 48 2:1 Koumantarakis Tourbillon, Sion 6,250 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) L Sion without Sirufo (suspended) as well as Furo, Luyet, and Kenedy (all injured). FCB without Savic and Cantaluppi (both injured) as well as Chipperfield (did not arrive in Switzerland until the weekend). Round 2 11 July 2001 19:30 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Servette Tum 6 1:0Ergić 10 2:0Huggel 19 3:0 53 Thurre90 o.g. 3:1 (Streller) St. Jakob-Park, Basel 17,844 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) W FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Cantaluppi, Tchouga and Savic (all injured). Servette without Wolf (injured). Marco Streller made his NLA debut. Round 3 18 July 2001 19:30 St. Gallen 3–3 FCB summary Basel Jefferson 10 1:1Gane 23Jairo 52Jairo 60 2:3Dal Santo 66 3:3Jefferson 86 5 0:1 Ergić15 1:2 M. Yakin22 Ceccaroni35 Chipperfield42 Giménez57 1:3 Kreuzer Espenmoos, St. Gallen 11,300 (sold out) SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) D St. Gallen without Walker, Nixon, and Imhof (all injured). FCB without Cantaluppi and Savic (both injured) and Hakan Yakin (suspended). 17th minute: Tato left the pitch with a suspected cruciate ligament tear and taken to hospital. 58th minute: a shot from Koumantarakis hit the post. 80th minute: a headed goal from Koumantarakis sas disallowed for offside. Round 4 21 July 2001 Basel P–P [ (Report)] Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel P Round 5 28 July 2001 17:15 Zürich 2–0 FCB summaryFCZ summary Basel Kavelashvili 31 1:0(Quennoz) 83 o.g. 2:0 45 Varela80 M. Yakin Letzigrund, Zürich 12,500 SUI Florian Etter L FCZ without Opango, Renato, Oenen, Jeanneret, and Quentin (all injured), as well as Guerrero and Keita (both lacking match permits). FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Koumantarakis, and Savic (both injured). 57th minute: a shot from Pallas hit the post. 58th minute: Kreuzer cleared a shot from Kawelashvili off the line. 76th minute: a header from Tum hit the post with. 89th minute: Zuberbühler pushed a shot from Giannini onto the post. Round 6 4 August 2001 19:30 Xamax 1–0 FCB summary Basel Arifović 36 1:0Simo 44 11 Atouba49 Chipperfield2 55 76 M. Yakin Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 7,600 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) L Xamax without Bättig and Roque (both injured). FCB without Koumantarakis, Knez, and Savic (all injured) as well as Hakan Yakin (suspended). Round 7 11 August 2001 17:15 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Young Boys Varela 8Chipperfield 15 1:0Giménez 31 2:0Ergić 37 3:0Huggel 84 50 Berisha72 3:1 Hänzi St. Jakob-Park, Basel 24,831 SUI Martin Salm W FCB without Ceccaroni, Koumantarakis, Savic, and Cantaluppi (all injured), as well as Hakan and Murat Yakin (both suspended). YB without Bochud, Disler, and Nzati (injured). Round 8 18 August 2001 17:15 Aarau 1–1 FCB summaryFCA summary Basel Joller 15Okpala 55 1:0 11 Cravero69 1:1 Kreuzer76 Chipperfield Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 7,000 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) D FCB without Ceccaroni, Savic, Cantaluppi, and Ergic (all injured). FCA without Fiechter, Baldassarri, Previtali, De Napoli, Wojciechowski, and Page (all injured), as well as Tarone (suspended) and Khomeriki (absent). Round 9 25 August 2001 19:30 Basel 5–1 FCB summary Lugano Koumantarakis 11 1:1Giménez 13 2:1Giménez 52 3:1M. Yakin 63H. Yakin 68 4:1Giménez 89 5:1 4 0:1 Joël Magnin11 Ludovic Magnin74 Bullo St. Jakob-Park, Basel 19,110 SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) W FCB without Savic, Cravero, Cantaluppi, Ceccaroni, and Kreuzer (all injured). Lugano without Kaba, Da Silva (not yet eligible to play), Sutter, Darbellay, Shala and Grubesic (all injured). Round 10 8 September 2001 16:45 Grasshopper Club 1–0 FCB summary Basel Núñez 33 1:0 Benjani Mwaruwari 23 M. Yakin45 Giménez73 Koumantarakis Hardturm, Zürich 8,200 LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L GC without Denicolà and Baturina (both injured). FCB without Ceccaroni, Cantaluppi, and Savic (all injured). 11th minute: a shot from Huggel grazed the outside of the post. 82nd minute: a headed goal from Gimenez was disallowed for offside—correctly so. 93rd minute: a headed goal from Tchouga was disallowed due to Hakan Yakin being offside—correctly so. Round 4 12 September 2001 Basel P–P FC Basel 1893 2001 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/12048/27/7/7 FCB – Lausanne abgesagt FC Basel 1893 2001-09-11 de [ FCB summary] Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel P Out of respect for the tragic events in the United States, UEFA cancelled all matches in European competitions scheduled for this week. Consequently, the Swiss Football Association and the National League decided to follow UEFA's lead and canceled that evening's rescheduled match between FC Basel and FC Lausanne-Sports. A new date for the match has not yet been set. Round 11 16 September 2001 16:30 Basel 4–1 FCB summary Luzern Giménez 45 1:0Chipperfield 62 2:0Giménez 71 3:0Koumantarakis 90+1 4:1 21 Gian27 Hodel50 Wiederkehr82 3:1 Varela St. Jakob-Park, Basel 20,691 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W FCB without Ceccaroni (who played in a cup match in Grenchen with Basel's reserves), as well as Cantaluppi (recovering) and Savic (injured). FCL without Lengen, Belaic, Clemente, Hofer, Enrique, Rey, and Pinnelli (all injured). 34th minute: a shot from FCL's Ricardo Varela hit the crossbar. Round 12 22 September 2001 19:30 Basel 2–1 FCB summary Sion Giménez 44 1:0Duruz 70M. Yakin 75Varela 80(Tcheutchoua) 89 o.g. 2:1 21 Vernaz56 Poueys 2 45 59 Deumi65 1:1 Poueys75 Moreira86 Hottiger St. Jakob-Park, Basel 19,258 SUI René Rogalla (Wallisellen) W FCB without Savic and Cantaluppi (injured), as well as without Degen and Herzog (U-20). Sion without Furo and Kenedy (injured). Round 4 26 September 2001 19:30 Basel 3–1 FCB summary Lausanne Sports Giménez 4 1:0H. Yakin 29 2:0Giménez 58(X. Margairaz) 66 o.g. 3:1Kreuzer 84′ 9 X. Margairaz42 2:1 Chaveriat67 Gobet74 S. Margairaz74 Karlen St. Jakob-Park, Basel 18,235 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W FCB without Murat Yakin (suspended) as well as Ceccaroni and Savic (both injured). Lausanne without Thiaw and Lombardo (both suspended) as well as Meyer, Puce, Lutsenko, and Wittl (all injured). 84th minute: Kreuzer hit the crossbar with the penalty kick awarded for a foul. Round 13 1 October 2001 19:30 Servette 1–4 FCB summary Basel Fournier 17Oruma 18Dill 90+3 1:4 12 0:1 Giménez42 0:2 Chipperfield46 0:3 H. Yakin70 Cantaluppi71 0:4 Giménez Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 6,878 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) W Servette without Hilton, Thurre, Sanou and Bratic (all injured). FCB without Ceccaroni, Huggel and Koumantarakis. Round 14 10 October 2001 19:30 Basel 2–2 FCB summary St. Gallen H. Yakin 4 1:0Barberis 50M. Yakin 96 2:2 34 Guido61 1:1 Gane87 Gane90+2 1:2 Gane2 64 90+6 Winkler St. Jakob-Park, Basel 31,124 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) D FCB without Ceccaroni, Cantaluppi, Koumantarakis, and Savic (all injured). St. Gallen without Imhof, Tato, and substitute goalkeeper Agosti (all injured). Hakan Yakin in midfield from the 76th minute. Referee escorted off the pitch under police protection. Round 15 14 October 2001 16:15 Lausanne Sports 2–4 FCB summary Basel Zambaz 10Chaveriat 12 1:1Simon 21 2:1Lombardo 32′ 11 pen. 0:1 Kreuzer 31 2:2 Giménez34 2:3 H. Yakin37 Varela 47 2:4 Giménez53 Kreuzer Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 2,450 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W Lausanne without Thiaw and Lutsenko (both suspended) as well as Puce, Meyer, and Meoli (all injured). Basel without Cantaluppi, Ceccaroni, Koumantarakis, Savic, and Murat Yakin (all injured). NLA debut for Aurelio Teixeira. 32nd minute: Lombardo hit the outside of the post with the penalty kick. 33rd minute: a shot from Hakan Yakin hit the post. Round 16 20 October 2001 16:45 Basel 2–1 FCB summaryFCZ summary Zürich H. Yakin 51 1:1Ergić 59 2:1Huggel 88 37 0:1 Guerrero39 Fischer65 Heldmann81 Keita St. Jakob-Park, Basel 28,481 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W FCB without Varela (suspended) and Ceccaroni, Tum and Savic (all injured). FCZ without Chassot and Kawelaschwili (both suspended) and Chihab, Jeanneret and Renato (all injured). NLA debut for Keita. Round 17 27 October 2001 19:30 Basel 5–1 FCB summary Xamax Giménez 10 1:0Barberis 15Giménez 34 2:0Huggel 30Chipperfield 46 3:0Kreuzer 68′Giménez 68 4:0Giménez 80 5:1 73 4:1 Alex St. Jakob-Park, Basel 21,763 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) W FCB without Ceccaroni, Savic, and Murat Yakin (all injured). Xamax without Mangane and David Geijo (both injured). 68th minute: Kreuzer hit the crossbar with the penalty kick, the ball bounced back into play and Gimenez capitalises to make it 4–0. Round 18 3 November 2001 16:45 Young Boys 2–2 FCB summary Basel Malacarne 9 1:0Tikva 20 2:0Malacarne 55 6 Chipperfield33 2:1 Giménez0 58 H. Yakin77 2:2 Varela86 Varela Stadion Neufeld, Bern 10,600 (sold out) SUI Nicole Petignat (Courgenay) D The Stadion Neufeld was the tempory home ground for BSC YB between the years 2001 and 2005, following the demolishen of the old Wankdorf Stadium and while the new Stadion Wankdorf was being constructed. YB without Bochud, Fryand, and Mitreski (all injured). FCB without Ceccaroni, Huggel, and Savic (all injured). Round 19 17 November 2001 16:45 Basel 1–0 FCB summaryFCA summary Aarau Cravero 14Koumantarakis 51 1:0Varela 59 35 de Napoli St. Jakob-Park, Basel 22,573 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) W FCB without Chipperfield (suspended), Cantaluppi, Ceccaroni, Huggel, and Savic (all injured). Hakan Yakin eligible to play due to the postponement of the National League appeal hearing. FCA without Previtali, Wojciechowski, and Schenker (all injured). 7th minute: a shot from de Napoli hit the crossbar. Round 20 25 November 2001 14:30 Lugano 1–2 FCB summary Basel Rothenbühler 90+1 1:2 13 0:1 Koumantarakis20 Aziawonou43 Cravero2 26 82 Koumantarakis84 0:2 H. Yakin Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano 6,600 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) W Lugano without Ludovic Magnin (suspended), Bullo, Lubamba, and Darbellay (all injured). FCB without Varela, Cantaluppi, Huggel, Ceccaroni, and Savic (all injured), as well as Tchouga (Basel U-20 youth team). Round 21 2 December 2001 14:30 Basel 4–5 FCB summary Grasshopper Club H. Yakin 8 1:0Giménez 40 2:3Varela 65Giménez 74 3:5Varela 80 4:5 12 1:1 Diop14 Diop15 1:2 Cabanas 39 1:3 Núñez50 2:4 Núñez65 Núñez65 2:5 Cabanas St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,433 (sold out) LIE Roland Beck (Triesenberg) L FCB without Koumantarakis and Cravero (both suspended), and Ceccaroni, Cantaluppi, Huggel, and Savic (all injured). GC without Tararache (suspended), and Berner, Denicolà, and Petric (all injured). 15th minute: Nuñez’s shot deflected against the post by Zuberbühler; Cabanas scores on the rebound. 52nd minute: a goal from Hakan Yakin was disallowed (foul by Murat Yakin on Jehle). Round 22 9 December 2001 14:30 Luzern 0–1 FCB summary Basel Blunschi 47Pinelli 53Enrique 64Meier 84 32 M. Yakin57 Varela64 Koumantarakis86 0:1 Tum Stadion Allmend, Luzern 7,509 SUI Nicole Petignat (Courgenay) W FCL without Ricardo Varela, Wiederkehr, Zukic, Monteiro, and Rey (all injured) and Koch (suspended). FCB without Ceccaroni, Huggel, Savic, and Cantaluppi (all injured) as well as Tchouga (surplus foreign player). League table qualification main WDL Regular season 5 Q BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=2001/02 FCB Rangliste 2001/02 de-ch FCB Ranking 2001/02 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2025-11-16 LUG Lugano GCZ Grasshopper Club STG St. Gallen SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_2001-02.pdf Servette Rangliste 2001/02 Servette ranking 2001/02 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 SIO Sion YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-2001-02 YB Saison 2001/02 YB season 2001/02 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2025 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=5 FCZ Saison 2001/02 de-ch FCZ season 2001/02 dbFCZ 2025-11-16 AAR Aarau Stephan Beck 2025 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=102 Schweizer Meisterschaft 2001/02 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 2001/02 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2025-11-16 NX Xamax LS Lausanne-Sport LUC Luzern 13 4 5 52 37 11 5 6 39 33 11 4 7 50 33 9 8 5 38 32 9 7 6 36 29 10 3 9 40 29 8 7 7 35 28 7 9 6 24 27 7 6 9 28 25 6 7 9 28 36 4 4 14 24 49 3 4 15 23 59 green1 Advance to championship roundhalved points (rounded up) as bonus CP CP CP CP CP CP CP CP red2 Continue to promotion/relegation round RP RP RP RP complete RSSSF Championship Playoff Round The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them. The Championship round began on 24 February 2002 and was completed on 8 May. Round 1 24 February 2002 14:30 Lugano 2–5 FCB summary Basel Sutter 4 1:0Gaspoz 2 38 68Rota 0 70Rossi 70 2:3 3 Zwyssig9 Chipperfield43 1:1 M. Yakin44 1:2 Koumantarakis68 1:3 H. Yakin71 2:4 Giménez73 2:5 Giménez Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano 6,700 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W Lugano without Cepeda and Darbellay (both injured) and Grubesic (not in the squad). FCB without Ceccaroni, Cravero, and Huggel (all injured) and Varela (suspended). 47th minute: a shot from Hakan Yakin hit the crossbar. Round 2 2 March 2002 16:45 Basel 1–0 FCB summaryFCZ summary Zürich Koumantarakis 61 1:0Quennoz 78H. Yakin 79 9 Keller27 Burki31 Hellinga55 Guerrero St. Jakob-Park, Basel 25,871 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) W FCB without Varela (suspended), Huggel and Ceccaroni (both injured). FCZ without Magro and Iodice (both suspended), Kawelashvili, Gygax, Milicevic and Oenen (all injured), Jamarauli and Bühlmann (not in the squad). Tactical change by FCB, Hakan Yakin in attack following Gimenez's substitution and Quennoz replaced Barberis in defense. Round 3 6 March 2002 St. Gallen P–P Weber Dominik 2002 http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/2285/27/7/7 FCSG – FCB wegen Flutlichtausfall abgesagt! FC Basel 1893 2002-03-06 [ FCB summery] Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) P Postponed and rescheduled. Round 4 9 March 2002 19:30 Basel 2–0 FCB summary Young Boys Giménez 36 1:0Cantaluppi 45+1 2:0Savić 81Koumantarakis 81 84 Vonlanthen St. Jakob-Park, Basel 30,521 SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) W FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Ceccaroni, Ergic and Huggel. Young Boys without Malacarne, Disler, Berisha, Coubagéat, Nzati, Rotanzi and Eugster (all injured). 23rd minute, Zwyssig taken out of the match with a suspected hamstring strain. 50th mimute, a header from Murat Yakin hit the top of the crossbar. 59th minute Varela substituted out with a suspected hamstring strain. Round 5 16 March 2002 19:30 Basel 4–0 FCB summary Sion H. Yakin 17 1:0H. Yakin 35 2:0Chipperfield 45 60 3:0Ergić 74 4:0 19 Moreira0 20 Roussey (Head-coach, not on pitch)2 21 22 Hottiger21 Grichting39 M'Futi59 Piffaretti St. Jakob-Park, Basel 24,407 AUT Stefan Messner W This match was played as part of the interaction referee exchange between the Swiss Football Association and the Austrian Football Association. FCB without Ceccaroni, Huggel and Cravero (all three injured). Sion without Tcheutchoua and Ekobo (both suspended). 5th minute, a goal by Gimenez was disallowed for offside. 20th minute: Sion coach Laurent Roussey sent off (dissent). Tactical change by Sion in the 21st minute, Duruz moved to central defense following Hottiger's sending-off. 42nd minute, a goal by Koumantarakis was disallowed for offside. 46th minute: Marazzi took up a central midfield role after coming on, Bridy moved to the left and Piffaretti to the right. 54th minute, a header from Zwyssig hit the crossbar. 78th minute tactical change by FCB, Savic played in left midfield after coming on, Chipperfield shifted to a central position behind the strikers. Last match played on the old pitch (just one year old) in the St. Jakob-Park. Round 6 24 March 2002 16:15 Grasshopper Club 1–0 FCB summary Basel Eduardo 8Núñez 69 1:0 Baturina 75 Jaggy 77Hodel 86 55 Koumantarakis65 Quennoz Hardturm, Zürich 15,500 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) L GC without Spycher (suspended), Castillo, Ippoliti, and Huber (all injured). FCB without Ceccaroni, Ergic, and Huggel (all injured). Round 7 1 April 2002 14:00 Servette 1–2 FCB summary Basel Comisetti 3 Fournier 41 Fournier 2 14 43Lonfat 70 14 pen. 0:1 M. Yakin20 0:2 Atouba2 28 60 Yao Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 6,150 SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) W Servette without Thurre, Bratic, Obradovic, Reina, Sanou, and Hilton (all injured), but with Lombardo (appeal against match suspensions pending). FCB without Huggel, Cantaluppi, and Ceccaroni (all injured). Round 3 4 April 2002 19:30 St. Gallen 1–3 FCB summary Basel Di Jorio 40Di Jorio 44 1:0 54 1:1 M. Yakin56 1:2 M. Yakin60 Chipperfield70 1:3 Zwyssig Espenmoos, St. Gallen 11,300 SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W St. Gallen without Tato (injured), Nixon, Oberli and Jefferson (not in the squad). Alex played his NLA debut. 50th minute Winkler was substituted out and referred to hospital after a blow to the back and blood in his airways. FCB without Ceccaroni and Huggel (both injured) and Aziawonou (suspended). Round 8 7 April 2002 16:15 Basel 3–2 FCB summary Servette Barberis 13Ergić 45 1:1Giménez 58 2:2(Hilton) 88 o.g. 3:2H. Yakin 0 90+2 9 Miéville39 0:1 A. Frei47 1:2 Hilton83 Jaquet90+2 Oruma St. Jakob-Park, Basel 26,001 SUI Reto Rutz (Amriswil) W FCB without Ceccaroni and Huggel (both recovering from injury). Servette without Fournier (suspended), Bah, Bratic, Thurre, and Salou (all injured). 43rd minute: a shot from Chipperfield hit the post. Round 9 14 April 2002 16:00 Basel 4–1 FCB summary Grasshoppers H. Yakin 1 1:0Giménez 47 2:1Tum 84M. Yakin 84M. Yakin 87 3:1 Ergić 89 4:1 15 1:1 Hodel 56 Cabanas St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,433 (sold out) SUI Markus Nobs (Wohlen bei Bern) W FCB without Cravero (suspended), Barberis, Cantaluppi, Ceccaroni, and Huggel (the latter two injured). GC without Castillo (ill), Ippoliti, and Huber (all injured). 1st minute: a shot from Chipperfield hit the post, Hakan Yakin then converted a loose ball. 65th minute tactical change by FCB, Hakan Yakin moved to the attack following Varela being substituted in. 86th minute: a shot from Tum hit the outside of the post. Round 10 20 April 2002 16:45 Sion 0–3 FCB summary Basel Duruz 24Beney 0 29Tcheutchoua 34 3 0:1 Koumantarakis17 0:2 Giménez41 0:3 Koumantarakis69 Quennoz Tourbillon, Sion 4,200 SUI Martin Salm W Sion without Vernaz (injured). FCB without Cantaluppi, Huggel, and Barberis (all injured), as well as Ceccaroni (who made his injury comeback with the reserves). 29th minute, Sion goalkeeper Nicolas Beney was sent of for a tactical foul outside of the penalty area. 70th minute: Basel goalkeeper Zuberbühler tipped the direct free-kick from Moreira onto the crossbar. Round 11 24 April 2002 19:00 Young Boys 0–3 FCB summary Basel Berisha 54 11 o.g. 0:1 (Berisha)14 0:2 Tum77 0:3 Koumantarakis Stadion Neufeld, Bern 11,600 (sold out) SUI Carlo Bertolini (Vira-Gambarogno) W The Stadion Neufeld was the tempory home ground for BSC YB between the years 2001 and 2005, following the demolishen of the old Wankdorf Stadium and while the new Stadion Wankdorf was being constructed. YB without Petrosjan and Rochat (both suspended) and Patrick, Malacarne, Fryand, Disler, Coubagéat and Rotanzi (all injured). FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended) and Gimenez, Huggel and Ceccaroni (all injured). Following the win of threse three points, FCB were mathematically champions and could no longer be caught in the table by any other club. Round 12 27 April 2002 16:45 Basel 1–2 FCB summary St. Gallen Chipperfield 12 1:1Varela 78Zanni 80 2 Jairo6 0:1 Alex71 1:2 Gane 80 Chaile St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,433 (sold out) SUI Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) L FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Gimenez and Huggel (both injured). Massimo Ceccaroni made his comeback following his injury. St. Gallen without Mokoena, Jefferson, Oberli and Tato (all injured). 11th minute a shot from Tum bounced off the post. Round 13 4 May 2002 18:00 Zürich 3–1 FCB summaryFCZ summary Basel Kavelashvili 9 1:0Keller 26Pallas 32Kavelashvili 54Akalé 82 2:1Magro 83Keita 84 3:1Gygax 0 87 19 Cantaluppi33 1:1 Barberis55Savić Letzigrund, Zürich 8,200 SUI Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) L FCZ without Guerrero, Hellinga, Jeanneret, Milicevic and Renato (all injured). FCB without Gimenez, Chipperfield and Huggel (all injured). 46th minute: a shot by Hakan Yakin hit the angle of the crossbar and post. Round 14 8 May 2002 20:15 Basel 4–3 FCB summary Lugano Giménez 7 1:0Cantaluppi 23 2:1 Ergić 79 3:3Tum 85 4:3 21 1:1 Magnin48 2:2 Magnin55 Morf62 Gaspoz71 2:3 Rossi75 Rothenbühler St. Jakob-Park, Basel 33,433 (sold out) SUI Nicole Petignat W FCB without Huggel (injured) and Koumantarakis (South Africa national team). Murat Yakin (mildly ill with a cold) came on as a substitute only after an hour of play. Lugano without Zagorcic (injured). 17th minute, a goal by Joël Magnin was disallowed for an offside. After the match, National League president Jean-François Kurz presented the championship trophy to FCB captain Murat Yakin. Final league table The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them. This phase began on the 24 February 20021 and was completed on 8 May. main WDL Championship playoffs 5 QR y BAS Basel GCZ Grasshopper Club LUG Lugano SER Servette ZÜR Zürich STG St. Gallen YB Young Boys SIO Sion 11 0 3 36 16 22 7 5 2 28 17 19 7 2 5 23 19 19 R 6 3 5 25 23 17 6 2 6 14 17 15 4 4 6 18 20 18 4 3 7 18 25 16 1 1 12 10 35 17 R Both Lugano and Sion did not obtain a 1st level license for the 2002/03 season. Nor die Lausanne; all three clubs are relegated to the NL B and their NL A places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern. LUG green1 Swiss champions and Cup winnersqualified for Champions League third qualifying round CLQR blue1 qualified for UEFA Cup first round UC1 red2 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR1 blue2 qualified for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR2 blue3 entered Intertoto Cup first round IC11 blue3 entered Intertoto Cup first round IC12 red2 R1 complete RSSSF Swiss Cup Swiss Cup 2001–02 Swiss Cup This season's Swiss Cup was the 77th season of Switzerland's cup competition held annually by the Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF). The competition began on 10 August with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 12 May 2002 with the Final held at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. The cup winners were qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup. The twelve first-tier clubs from the 2001–02 Nationalliga A had been granted byes for the first four rounds and they joined the competition in the fifth round. Here they were seeded and cound not be drawn against each other. The draw respected regionalities, when possible, and the lower classed team was granted home advantage. Round 5 10 November 2001 19:30 Concordia 0–5 FCB summary Basel Ribeiro 45 25 Quennoz27 0:1 Barberis41 0:2 Koumantarakis59 0:3 Giménez75 0:4 Tum90+1 0:5 Tum St. Jakob-Park, Basel 5,431 SUI Claudio Circhetta (Muttenz) W FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Ergic (ill, toothache), Ceccaroni, Huggel, Savic and Murat Yakin (all injured). 52nd minute: Cantaluppi left the game with a knee injury. Round 6 17 February 2002 14:30 Colombier 0–1 FCB summary Basel 53 H. Yakin56 0:1 Giménez59 Giménez Stade des Chézards, Colombier, Switzerland 3,000 SUI Florian Etter W Colombier without Javier Saiz (suspended). FCB without Atouba (suspended), Ceccaroni, Cravero (both injured), and Huggel (was ill). Corners: 3–14 (1–10). Quarter-final 21 March 2002 19:30 Zürich 1–4 FCB summaryFCZ summary Basel Akalé 24 1:1Iodice 45Chassot 47Akalé 2 36 88 17 0:1 Koumantarakis24 Koumantarakis44 1:2 Ergić84 1:3 Varela87 1:4 Chipperfield Letzigrund, Zürich 6,800 SUI Guido Wildhaber (Kerzers) W FCZ without Guerrero, Gygax, Milicevic, and Oenen (all injured). FCB without Cravero, Ceccaroni, and Huggel (all injured). 87th minute: a shot from Tum hit the post, then Chipperfield converted the rebound. Semifinal 11 April 2002 20:15 Basel 1–1 yes 4–3 FCB summary Young Boys Varela 13M. Yakin 16′Giménez 23 1:0Yao 58 Cravero 0 69Atouba 90 Koumantarakis 114 16 Rochat 30′ Sermeter51 1:1 Descloux 0 73 Collaviti77 Tikva M. Yakin Zwyssig Giménez Koumantarakis Zuberbühler Chipperfield Hänzi Tikva Descloux Petrosyan Burri Berisha St. Jakob-Park, Basel 25,381 SUI Massimo Busacca (Monte Carasso/Bellinzona) W FCB without Hakan Yakin (suspended), Ceccaroni and Huggel (both injured). YB without Patrick, Fryand, Malacarne, Rotanzi, Disler and Coubagéat. 16th minute: Murat Yakin hit the post with the penalty kick. 30th minute, FCB goalkeeper Zuberbühler saved the penalty kick from Sermeter. 49th minute, a shot from Varela hit the crossbar. 97th minute: Tikva hit the top of the crossbar with a shot. Final 12 May 2002 16:00 Grasshopper Club 1–2 yes Fussball-Schweiz summaryFCB summary Basel Petrić 38Schwegler 28Castillo 78Cabanas 82Petrić 91Smiljanić 2 42 112 5 Tum43 M. Yakin114 Barberis113 pen. M. Yakin St. Jakob-Park, Basel 30,000 (sold-out) SUI Philippe Leuba (Chexbres) W GC without Ippoliti and Huber (both injured); Baturina, Jaggy, Jehle and Mikari on the bench. FCB without Huggel (injured) and Koumantarakis (suspended); Crevoisier, Ceccaroni, Cravero, Savic and Aziawonou on the bench. 43rd minute: a goal by Murat Yakin was disallowed (handball). 107th minute: Borer deflected a shot from Ergic onto the post. The Swiss U17 European Championship-winning team was honored before the match. Basel won the cup and this was the club's sixth cup title to this date. Five days earlier the team had also become league champions and this was the second time in the club's history that they had secured the double. Since Basel won the championship and qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, GC qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup. UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round First leg 2001 7 1 y 15:00 Basel SUI 3–0 FCB summary ISL Grindavík Magro 4Tchouga 18Tum 60Magro 90+2 St. Jakob-Park, Basel 6,843 Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia) W FCB without Koumantarakis, Cantaluppi and Huggel (all injured) and Murat Yakin (recovering from bronchitis). 4th minute: a header from Tchouga hit the crossbar, Magro converted from the rebound. Second leg 2001 7 8 y 16:00 Grindavík ISL 0–2 0–5 FCB summary SUI Basel Kekic 56Floventtson 75 14 0:1 Muff42 Aziawonou80 0:2 Muff Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík 700 Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland) W FCB without Cantaluppi and Savic (both injured), Hakan Yakin (rested) and Chipperfield (who only arrived in Basel on Saturday). Basel won 5–0 on aggregate. Third round First leg 2001 7 14 y 19:30 Basel SUI 2–1 FCB summary NED Heerenveen Koumantarakis 12 1:0H. Yakin 20 2:0Cravero 33 21 van Gessel24 Lurling56 2:1 Nurmela68 Hansma68 Vonk St. Jakob-Park, Basel 8,059 José Mendes Pratas (Portugal) W FCB without Cantaluppi, Savic and Varela (all injured) and Huggel (was ill). 9th minute, a shot from Tchouga hit the post. Second leg 2001 7 21 y 19:30 Heerenveen NED 2–3 3–5 FCB summary SUI Basel Allbäck 4 1:0Jensen 37Venena 54Lurling 75 2:3 10 1:1 Koumantarakis24 1:2 H. Yakin32 Kreuzer64 Zuberbühler69 1:3 Tum Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen 13,300 Stéphane Moulin (France) W FCB without Savic, Cantaluppi and Murat Yakin (all injured) and Ergic (rested). Basel won 5–3 on aggregate. Semifinal First leg 2001 7 25 y 19:30 Basel SUI 3–0 FCB summary SUI Lausanne Giménez 19 1:0Giménez 21 2:0M. Yakin 42H. Yakin 45 3:0 42 Margairaz St. Jakob-Park, Basel 14,872 Ferenc Bede (Hungary) W FCB without Kreuzer and Savic (both injured) and Tchouga (not in the squad). Cantaluppi returned after his injury. Lausanne without Isaias (suspended), Puce, Karlen and Lutsenko (all injured), as well as Kuzba (not in the squad/considering a transfer). Second leg 2001 8 1 y 16:30 Lausanne-Sport SUI 2–2 2–5 FCB summary SUI Basel Thiaw 8 1:0Thiaw 45 2:1Thiaw 1 51 54 18 1:1 Tum62 2:2 Varela Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 2,050 Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine) D Lausanne without Karlen and Lutsenko (injured), Isaïas (suspended) and Meyer (rested). FCB without Koumantarakis, Knez, Savic and Murat Yakin (all injured). Basel won 5–2 on aggregate. Final First leg 2001 8 7 y 19:30 Basel SUI 1–1 FCB summary ENG Aston Villa Giménez 74 1:1 58 0:1 Merson76 Vassell77 Wright St. Jakob-Park, Basel 25,879 Eric Romain (Belgium) D FCB without Ceccaroni, Cravero, Koumantarakis and Savic (all injured). Aston Villa without their number one goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel (injured). Second leg 2001 8 21 y 19:45 Aston Villa ENG 4–1 5–2 FCB summary SUI Basel Vassell 45 1:1 Ángel 55 2:1Ángel 78 3:1Stone 81Ginola 84 4:1 30 0:1 Chipperfield 67 Varela Villa Park, Birmingham 39,513 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) L Aston Villa without Wright and Taylor (both injured) and Mellberg (ineligible for the Intertoto Cup). FCB without Ceccaroni, Cantaluppi, Ergic and Savic (all injured). Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate and therefore as Intertoto Cup winners, advanced to the 2001–02 UEFA Cup 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 2001–02 at "Basler Fussballarchiv” homepage Switzerland 2001–02 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site Category:FC Basel seasons Basel 2001–02