2004–05 FC Basel season

FC Basel

2004–05 season
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Chairman	Werner Edelmann
Manager	Christian Gross
Swiss Super League	Champions
Swiss Cup	Round 3
Champions League	third qualifying round
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Christian Giménez (27)
Highest home attendance	31,383 vs Thun (07.05.2005)
Lowest home attendance	19,212 vs Schaffhausen (16.03.2005) 15,895 vs Terek Grozny (16.03.2005)

The 2004–05 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 112th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started the season off with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from Liechtenstein, France and Germany. The FC Basel aims for the 2004–05 season were to defend their league title, to win the cup and as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Overview

As reigning champions Basel were favourites to retain their title and as Swiss champions, they entered the UEFA Champions League in third qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the 2004–05 season was Kléber from Hannover 96. But in the other direction the Cameroonian international Timothée Atouba and Swiss international Mario Cantaluppi left the club. During the winter break they signed Patrick Müller from Mallorca.

The Campaign

Domestic League

The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) had changed the format of the domestic league the previous season and this format called Swiss Super League remains unaltered this season. There were ten teams competing in the top tier 2004–05 Swiss Super League. The teams played a double round-robin in the first half of the season and then another double round-robin in the second half. There were three points for a victory and one each for a draw. The champions and runners-up would enter the qualifying rounds of the 2005–06 Champions League, the third placed team would enter the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The bottom placed team would be relegated, the second last team would play a play-off against relegation. Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the championship for the second time in a row. The season started somewhat difficult, of the first four home matches only two were won. Nevertheless, Basel moved to the top of the league table. During September the team lost two away games in a row, but despite this they led the league table by seven points by the winter break. The league was originally contested by ten teams. On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked. The eighteen results from the team's first half of the season remained in the league table. The club's second half matches were cancelled entirely and so the second half of the season was competed with only nine clubs. Basel completed all the season's seventeen home ties undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. The highest home attendance being 31,383 in the 4–1 win against their title rivals Thun on 7 May 2005. Just four days later Basel secured the championship in their third last round of the season. At the end of the season they completed their championship aim, winning the title ten points clear of Thun, who were their closest rivals. Servette were subsequently demoted to the Second Tier. Schaffhausen played the play-off against relegation and were able to remain in the top flight. One of the season's highlights for the team, was the 8–1 home win on 12 September against Grasshoppers in which Giménez scored four goals. Matías Delgado, Mladen Petrić, Djamel Mesbah and César Carignano each netted once. On 20 April Giménez also scored for goals in the away game against Aarau as Basel won 5–0. He also managed at hat-trick on 4 May as Basel won 5–0 in the away game against Xamax. Giménez was the team's and the league's top goal scorer with 27 goals. Matías Delgado was the team's second top scorer with 11 league goals. César Carignano scored seven and Julio Hernán Rossi scored six.

Domestic Cup

Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the first round and the team's clear aim for the Cup was to win it. Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable.

FC Oberdorf (18 September 2004)

In the first round Basel were drawn against local amateur club FC Oberdorf, who at that time played in the fifth tier of Swiss football. The grounds that Oberdorf used at that time was an artificial turf field and on one side was a small grandstand with 100 covered seats and space for maximum 2,000 spectators. Because of the big fixture in the Cup temporary stands were built and the match was played in front of over 5,000 spectators. Head-coach Christian Gross left seven regular players out of the team and played with a B-team. Nevertheless, they took command of the game from the first whistle and Julio Hernán Rossi netted their first goal after three minutes. Rossi's next shot ten minutes later rebounded off the post and another ten minutes later he scored his second goal. Rossi remained lively and his next shot also hit the post. Basel let the amateurs play their game but after about an hour it was obvious that their strength decreased. Mile Sterjovski added a third goal on 70 minutes, Boris Smiljanić hit the post with a header and David Degen added another goal and the result was 4–0 for the visitors.

FC Meyrin (24 October 2004)

In the second round the teams from Super League were seeded and could not play against each other. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league. Basel were drawn against second tier semi-professional team FC Meyrin. Their stadium Bois-Carré (Meyrin) was also small and so they also built temporary stands and the game was played in front of a record 3,148 spectators. Basel took command of the game from the first minutes and Julio Hernán Rossi was again in good form and his sprints into the free spaces were very quick. It was he who netted Basel's first goal after 15 minutes. Basel remained in control of the game, but it was the hosts who scored the equaliser after a counterattack just before the half time whistle. Basel tool control of the game again but the lower-tier team defended with everything they had. Christian Giménez was substituted in the 69th minute and just a seconds later he put the visitors into the lead again. Seven minutes later Giménez netted his second personal goal and the result was 3–1 for Basel.

FC Thun (20 November 2004)

In the third round the ties were drawn, there was no seeding, everyone could meet everyone. The home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, otherwise to the team that was drawn first. Basel were drawn away against Super League team Thun. Basel head-coach Christian Gross fielded his strongest team, however four players were injured and Benjamin Huggel was missing due to a suspension. The game between the two teams was at eye level, both teams created their chances. Mario Raimondi was able to put the hosts a goal up in the 57th minute, but the lively Julio Hernán Rossi equalised ten minutes later. The match went into extra time but no further goals were scored and a penalty shoot-out was held to make the decision. In the shoot-out Boris Smiljanić missed Basel's second penalty, then Mario Raimondi missed Thun's third and as Mile Sterjovski missed Basel's last spot-kick it was clear that Basel lost 4–3 on penalties.

Conclusion

Thus Basel missed their aim of winning the Cup. The Cup final was played on 16 May 2005 in which upper tier Zürich beat lower tier Luzern 3–1 to win the trophy.

Europe

Champions League

Third qualifying round

Because Basel entered the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League in the third qualifying round their aim was to reach the group stage. However, they were drawn against Internazionale.

Internazionale (11 August 2004)

The first leg was played in St. Jakob-Park and was arbitrated by English referee Graham Poll. Pushed on by the sold-out 30,000 spectator crowd the Swiss champions Basel took the early initiative and it was their Argentinian attacking duo Christian Giménez and Julio Hernán Rossi dictating the flow of the game from the very beginning. Inter defended well in the early stage and after they had withstood the early storm, they started to get their game together, stringing their passes together and it was the away side who made the first strike. In the 19th minute, Adriano powered past two Basel defenders and placed his shot low beyond the onrushing goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler. Basel were not shocked by this early strike against them, and countered this just six minutes later. Mario Cantaluppi surprised the Inter defence by lobbing a free-kick high to the near post, here it was controlled by Rossi who then, with a smart overhead kick, played it into the danger area. Benjamin Huggel was ready and headed in from close range. Inter reacted immediately, but Dejan Stanković's powerful long-range shot rebounded off the post. Then the game opened and Basel could have scored again as Huggel's right-footed volley from about 12 yards narrowly flashed wide. However, it was Inter who had the best opportunity before the break. Again, it was Adriano rushing towards goal, Zuberbühler rushed out against him but could only parry the ball straight into the path of Zé Maria, but his shot from close range hit the bar. Basel started into the second period as they had started in the first, pushing forwards with tempo. Francesco Toldo made to good saves, first parrying a long-range lob from Matías Delgado and then a hard hit shot from Rossi. The Italian championship had not yet started and the Swiss season had already been going for a month, therefore the Inter players were tired towards the end, however Basel failed to take advantage of this, Huggel coming closest in the 78th minute as he hit a low drive from the edge of the penalty area, but the visitors were saved by the post. The game ended with a 1–1 draw.

Return match (25 August 2004)

In the second leg it was Inter who were quickly into play, with Álvaro Recoba forcing Basel goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler into a good save a few seconds after kick-off. Only a few seconds later the home crowd were able to celebrate as Adriano put Inter ahead with a low shot precise inside the far post after a pass from Dejan Stanković. Inter controlled the game in the early stages and scored their second goal after just 13 minutes. A superb shot from Stankovic, following a neat combination with Adriano gave the home team a two-goal advantage. Despite the two-goal lead, the home side refused to sit back and Zuberbühler had to make another good save after a long distance left-foot shot by Recoba. After 26 minutes, Inter goalie Francesco Toldo deflected a powerful free-kick from Basel captain Murat Yakin wide. Inter went close to scoring a third goal just minutes later as Stankovic shot wide from a good position after a combination between Zé Maria and Adriano on the right wing. Basel had another dangerous free-kick shortly before half-time, Mario Cantaluppi's kick was slightly wide. Basel fought themselves back into the game. Just four minutes into the second half as Austrainlien midfielder Mile Sterjovski, just inside the penalty area, controlled a cross from his left to dribble past Stankovic and score with an exact right-foot shot. However, the home team restored their two-goal lead only four minutes later as Adriano took on a ball from Stankovic outside the penalty area. He took a few paces forward and fired low, left footed, beyond keeper Zuberbühler. The home team secured their victory a few minutes later, this time Recoba's left footed shot dropped into the net. The Uruguayan forward controlled a long pass from Juan Sebastián Verón, he turned towards the Basel goal and shot from about 18 metres and the game ended for Basel with an undeserved high 1–4 defeat. Basel lost 5–2 on aggregate and subsequently dropped into the 2004–05 UEFA Cup.

UEFA Cup

First round

Basel's clear aim for this competition was to reach the group stage and to advance to the knock-out stage, which was to start after the winter break. In the first round Basel were drawn against the Russian side FC Terek Grozny.

Terek Grozny (16 September 2004)

The first leg of the tie against the Russian Cup holders was played in the Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) because of the political situation in Chechnya. Torrential rain before and during the game had made pitch soggy and tricky underfoot. In the early minutes the home defence had problems keeping the Basel forwards under control. The visitors started well and looked the most likely team to score in the early stages. After just four minutes Christian Giménez was unlucky not to score, his close-range header hit the post after Mile Sterjovski had nodded forward a right-wing cross from Julio Hernán Rossi. In the ninth minute Giménez again went close, but his header was held by Terek goalkeeper Volodymyr Savchenko at the second attempt. The home side came better into the game as the match progressed. With their only real chance of the first half they took the lead as a through-ball from Aleksandr Shmarko beat the Basel offside trap and Andrei Fedkov pushed the ball past keeper Pascal Zuberbühler in the 38th minute. Basel pressed consistently for an equaliser. Scott Chipperfield's corner from the left in the 57th minute was headed on by Rossi and Giménez was left unmarked to score with his knee from just three metres. Despite the fact that towards the end of the game it was the home team who more in control of the game and despite the slippy conditions, the two defences remained mainly on top and the game ended with this 1–1 draw.

Return match (30 September 2004)

The second leg was played in St. Jakob-Park in front of 15,895 spectators. It was again Basel who started better into the game. Christian Giménez was again the most dangerous striker with two early chances. But it was Julio Hernán Rossi who opened the score in the 11th minute. Basel should have added to the score with the chances that they created, but as the match progressed the Terek midfield and defense became more hardy and Basel were lacking creative ideas, especially in the second period. In the 65th minute, therefore, Basel head-coach Christian Gross substituted Rossi out and brought in the more creative player Matías Delgado. This tactical move paid-off as in the 89th minute Delgado crossed from the left after a corner-kick and Brazilian right back Kléber nodded the ball home to give Basel a 2–0 win and a 3–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

In the group stage Basel faced considerably tougher opponents. Five teams were drawn into each of the eight groups and were to play a round robin, there were no return games. The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage. Basel were drawn in to Group A together with Feyenoord Rotterdam, FC Schalke 04, Ferencvárosi TC and Heart of Midlothian.

Schalke 04 (21 October 2004)

On matchday one Basel played in the Arena AufSchalke in front of an attendance of 52,870 spectators in Gelsenkirchen against German team Schalke 04, who had won the Intertoto Cup in August. Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to back injuries and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out due to an injury. The Swiss Super League leaders started fast and confident into the game, pushing Schalke back with early attacks. But then the German side took control of the match. Midfielder Christian Poulsen won a loose ball and played a long ball to winger Levan Kobiashvili, who broke through the middle and shot powerfully passed Basel keeper Pascal Zuberbühler from outside the penalty after eight minutes. Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah was very lively and the visitors were forced to defend deep. Basel eventually fought back to claim the midfield with some quick and accurate passes and they created their best chance in the 36th minute. Julio Hernán Rossi's corner-kick from the left was met well by Benjamin Huggel who headed toward goal from close range, but keeper Frank Rost was able to push the ball away to safety. Following a poor start to the second half, Basel came back to life. First David Degen with a good break forced an excellent save from Rost, then after 57 minutes Christian Giménez' headed forced the goalkeeper to tip the ball over the bar, at full stretch. In the 82nd minute an impressive free-kick from substitute Matías Delgado, who curled his shot over the wall and left keeper Rost stranded at the wrong side of the goal. The 1–1 draw was the result.

Heart of Midlothian (25 November 2004)

On matchday two (4 November) Basel had their rest-day and on matchday three they played at home in St. Jakob-Park in front of 21,650 spectators, with Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) as referee, against Hearts. Basel captain Murat Yakin could not play due to his sustaining back injuries, striker Mladen Petrić was out injured and midfielder Ivan Ergic was also ruled out ill. Hearts had lost their first two games in the group. Basel started well into the game and their striker Christian Giménez slashed a hard shot towards the far corner of the goal in the opening minutes, which needed a good save from keeper Craig Gordon. The young goalkeeper blocked the shot into the field, but Julio Hernán Rossi was not able to reach the rebound. Basel dominated the game, they restricted the visitors immensely and Hearts were only able to entered the Basel penalty area from set-pieces. Following a free-kick and a near miss from Michael Stewart, just minutes later Hearts took a surprise lead. A set-piece and Hearts surprisingly played the ball low, three quick passes, Dennis Wyness found room and the striker slotted the ball beyond goalkeeper Pascal Zuberbühler for the first goal of the game. The home team were now forced to be more committed with their attacks and they put Hearts under increased pressure, responding well to the conceded goal. Only some desperate last-ditch defending denied the hosts from obtaining their equaliser. Basel then started the second half as they had ended the first period, pressing forward. Basel's head-coach Christian Gross changed his attackers midway through the second half and his substitutions quickly paid out. César Carignano slotted home the equaliser. Basel pressed hard for the winning goal as the time ticked on. Hearts' last-gasp winner, in the 89th minute, was more a speculative attack and was made only to relieve the defensive pressure, but it paid off as Robbie Neilson pushed his shot under the body of goalie Zuberbühler with only seconds left on the clock, his first ever goal for the club. Basel versus Hearts 1–2 result.

Ferencvárosi TC (1 December 2004)

Matchday four saw Basel play the away tie at the Stadium Puskás Ferenc with some 22,000 spectators against Ferencvárosi TC under referee Vitaliy Godulyan (Ukraine). Basel started, as ever, fast and dominant into the game, and because head-coach Christian Gross had lined up a three-man attack, this formation led to a number of early chances. In the 8th minute Julio Hernán Rossi fed Christian Giménez with a good pass, he crossed from the left, but striker César Carignano was unable to put the visitors ahead. Basel also had a height advantage at set-pieces and one minute later, Marco Zwyssig rose highest to head Sébastien Barberis' free-kick, but the effort went narrowly wide. On 19 minutes Boris Smiljanić also headed an effort just wide of Lajos Szűcs' left-hand post. Despite their early domination, Basel went behind three minutes later, Smiljanic fouled Aleksandar Bajevski in the box. Szabolcs Huszti's spot-kick was parried by Pascal Zuberbühler, but the keeper was unable to keep hold of the ball. Huszti reacted first, he headed the rebound across the goal and Dénes Rósa was able to head the ball into the net. Basel dominated the second half as well and goals from Rossi and Benjamin Huggel turned the match in Basel's favour. However, the Hungarian side failed to level things in the 86th minute with their second penalty, as keeper Szücs shot the ball wide. Basel beat Ferencváros 2–1 and moved up to third slot in the table.

Feyenoord Rotterdam (16 December 2004)

The fifth and final matchday of the group stage was played at home in St. Jakob-Park in front of 25,660 spectators against Feyenoord. Again the early stages of the game were dominated by Basel, with Christian Giménez being extremely lively at the outset. In the third minute he rushed down the right wing to bring in a dangerous cross that flashed across the goal area. Then he switched over to the other wing four minutes later and combined with Julio Hernán Rossi, who in turn crossed to Mile Sterjovski and his header found the target, but was disallowed due to an offside position. Minutes later Giménez was again involved, speedily moving into space in the box, in a strong counterattack. He unleashed a fierce shot, but Patrick Mtiliga was able to stretch and block the ball. In the 18th minute a second disallowed goal, Giménez poking the ball in from close range but he was denied by the assistant's flag. Feyenoord threatened for the first time in the 25th minute, Salomon Kalou used his strength to overcome defensive-midfielder Benjamin Huggel, but hise his effort went wide. Feyenoord played better in the final stages of the first half, with good passes in midfield and some direct balls into the penalty area. However, Basel defended well and they still created the better chances, Rossi forced a good save from keeper Patrick Lodewijks, Scott Chipperfield headed a cross just wide of the post and Giménez tested the goalkeeper again with a powerful left-footed drive. Basel came into the second half aiming to dominate possession and initially they did so. But Feyenoord showed their counterattacking potential with a long ball and Salomon Kalou's accurate shot, but home keeper Pascal Zuberbühler dived low to his left and pushed the ball around the post. After this, Giménez received a good pass from Carignano, but smashed his half-volley straight at keeper Lodewijks. In the 53rd minute these two strikers combined again for the game's decisive moment. Giménez lifted his cross over the defence, Carignano sprinted in at the far post and headed the all-important winning goal. Thereafter Basel concentrated on containing their opponents to protected their safe passage into the next round. This was successful and the final result was this one goal victory. The goal difference decided the positions in the table, because Feyenoord, Schalke and Basel finished level on seven points. But Basel qualified for the Round of 32.

Round of 32

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup final phase

The final phase of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup began on 16 February 2005, and concluded with the final at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on 18 May 2005. The final phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top three in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage. As third placed team in their group, Basel were qualified for the Round of 32 and here they were drawn against Lille OSC.

Lille OSC (17 February 2005)

The first leg was played in the St. Jakob-Park in front of 19,092 spectators. French team Lille earned themselves a valuable away draw in the snow that fell in Basel during the match, as a frustrating evening for the hosts ended with a goalless draw and this thanks to the heroic game of Lille's Senegalese goalkeeper Tony Sylva. The Swiss champions Basel, who returned for the first time to competitive football following their two-month domestic winter break, played strongly in the opening period, but they had nothing to show despite their early efforts. This was also because of the snow and soggy pitch, that slowed their game, to the advantage of the visitors and their goalkeeper. In the first few minutes, a few near misses brought the match to life and these could have provided at least a goal or two. Basel created two excellent chances in quick succession, Christian Giménez headed a ball towards goalie Sylva from close-range, the goalie held. Then Julio Hernán Rossi failed to score following a defensive mix-up, the goalie held. Lille responded and full-back Grégory Tafforeau hit a strong drive from the distance, but the ball flew passed the wrong side of the far post. Basel pressed forward in the second half as well, but keeper Sylva was in unbeatable form in the Lille goal. Basel became even stronger as the match progressed, Christian Gross' men definitely controlled the game in the second half, but they were denied on several occasions by Sylva. The 29-year-old Senegalese international frustrated the home side on numerous occasions and therefore the game ended with a goalless draw.

Return match (24 February 2005)

The second leg was played a week later in Stadium Lille Métropole, which was the temporary home stadium of Lille OSC before the completion of the nearby Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Basel had played only one game after the winter break in the Swiss domestic league and they had lost this 3–1 against St. Gallen four days before this tie, but they started the game well. Lille had ended each of their last five games with a draw, three of these goalless and they looked nervous in the opening stages. However, goalkeeper Tony Sylva was rarely troubled. After somewhat more than half an hour Lille started to dominate possession, but lacked the finishing touch to show for some enterprising attacking play. Matt Moussilou in the 37th minute and a foul penalty converted by Milenko Ačimovič gave a comfortable 2–0 victory for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup winners and let them advance to the next round and to set up an all-French tie with Auxerre in the Round of 16.

Conclusion

Basel were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by Lille OSC. The club had hoped that they could have continued a round or perhaps two further, but despite being knocked out at this stage, the aim for their European campaign could be considered as achieved. CSKA Moscow won the 2004–05 UEFA Cup beating Sporting CP in the final.

Club

The Management

Position	Staff
Manager	Christian Gross
Assistant manager	Fritz Schmid
Fitness Coach	Thomas Grüter
Fitness Coach	Romain Crevoisier
Youth Team Coach	Heinz Hermann
Youth Team Co-Coach	Stefano Ceccaroni Sandro Kamber

Last updated: June 2004
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Other information

Chairman	Mr Werner Edelmann
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	St. Jakob-Park (33,433 / 120x80 m)

Source: Homepage FCB

Players

First team squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SUI	Pascal Zuberbühler
3	DF	SUI	Samuele Preisig (on loan to Concordia Basel)
4	DF	SUI	Alexandre Quennoz
5	DF	SUI	Marco Zwyssig
6	MF	SUI	Benjamin Huggel
7	FW	CRO	Mladen Petrić
8	MF	AUS	Mile Sterjovski
9	FW	ARG	César Carignano
11	MF	AUS	Scott Chipperfield
12	MF	SUI	Sébastien Barberis
13	FW	ARG	Christian Eduardo Giménez
14	MF	ALG	Djamel Mesbah
15	DF	SUI	Murat Yakin
16	DF	SUI	Patrick Müller

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	SUI	Mario Cantaluppi
18	GK	SUI	Eric Rapo
19	DF	BRA	Kléber
20	MF	ARG	Matías Emilio Delgado
21	MF	SUI	David Degen
22	MF	SCG	Ivan Ergić
23	DF	SUI	Philipp Degen
24	DF	CMR	Timothée Atouba
29	MF	BIH	Damir Džombić
30	DF	SUI	Boris Smiljanić
32	DF	SUI	Reto Zanni
33	FW	ARG	Julio Hernán Rossi
35	GK	AUT	Thomas Mandl
—	MF	SUI	Baykal Kulaksızoğlu

Transfers Summer 2004

In

9	FW	ARG	César Carignano (from Colón de Santa Fe)
8	MF	AUS	Mile Sterjovski (from Lille)
1	GK	AUT	Thomas Mandl (from Austria Vienna)
19	DF	BRA	Kléber (from Hannover 96)
14	DF	ALG	Djamel Mesbah (from Servette)

Out

—	FW	CMR	Hervé Tum (to FC Metz – n/a)
—	DF	CMR	Timothée Atouba (to Tottenham Hotspurs – n/a)
17	MF	SUI	Mario Cantaluppi (to 1. FC Nürnberg – n/a)
—	FW	ARG	Francisco Gabriel Guerrero (back to FC Zürich – end of loan)
9	FW	SUI	Marco Streller (to VfB Stuttgart – n/a)

Transfers Winter 2004–05

In

16	DF	SUI	Patrick Müller (from Mallorca)
32	DF	SUI	Reto Zanni (from Thun)
—	MF	SUI	Baykal Kulaksızoğlu (from Thun)

Out

3	DF	SUI	Samuele Preisig (on loan to Concordia Basel)
18	GK	SUI	Eric Rapo (to Stade Nyonnais – n/a)

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Pre-season/First Half Season friendlies

Celerina Auswahl v Basel

22 June 2004 Pre-season friendly	Celerina Auswahl	0 – 11	Basel	San Gian, Celerina
17:30		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (0:1) Preisig File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (0:2) Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (0:3) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (0:4) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (0:5) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (0:6) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (0:7) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (0:8) Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (0:9) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (0:10) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (0:11) Petrić	Attendance: 500 Referee: Bognar (Chur)

Vaduz v Basel

26 June 2004 Pre-season friendly	Vaduz	0 – 2	Basel	Sportplatz Rheinau, Balzers
15:00		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (0:1) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (0:2) Giménez	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Breker

Basel v Sochaux

13 July 2004 Pre-season friendly	Basel	1 – 4	Sochaux	Près Dom, Alle
18:45	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (1:4)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (0:1) Santos File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (o.g. 0:2) Quennoz File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (0:3) de Carvalho File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (0:4) de Carvalho	Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat

Basel v Werder Bremen

20 July 2004 Friendly	Basel	3 – 3	Werder Bremen	Sportpark Bergholz, Wil
19:30	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (1:3) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (2:3) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (2:4)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (0:1) Klasnić File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (0:2) Klose File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (0:3) Borowski	Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Nicole Petignat
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Regio-Auswahl v Basel

27 July 2004 Friendly	Regio-Auswahl	2 – 8	Basel	Buschweilerhof, Basel
19:00	Eng File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (1:4) Leganyi File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (2:4)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (0:1) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (0:2) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (0:3) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (0:4) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen. 2:5) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (2:6) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (2:7) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (2:8) Carignano	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: von Känel
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Wohlen v Basel

31 August 2004 Friendly	Wohlen	0 – 7	Basel	Stadion Niedermatten, Wohlen
19:00		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (0:1) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (0:2) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' (0:3) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (0:4) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (0:5) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (0:6) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (0:7) Delgado	Attendance: 3,085 Referee: Nicole Petignat
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Nordstern v Basel

12 October 2004 Friendly	Nordstern	0 – 8	Basel	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
19:00		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (0:1) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (0:2) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (0:3) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (0:4) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (0:5) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (0:6) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (0:7) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (0:8) Rossi	Attendance: 850 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Sempione Cup

The Sempione Cup was a club football tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.

Basel v Dinamo Tbilisi

29 June 2004 Sempionecup Round 1	Basel	1 – 2	Dinamo Tbilisi	Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal
20:00	Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (1:1)	Summary	Yellow card 26' Shashiashvili Yellow card 33' Silagadze Yellow card 45' Kashia File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (0:1) Kvirkvelia File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (1:2) Akhalaia Yellow card 72' Akhalaia	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Basel v Dinamo București

3 July 2004 Sempionecup Round 2	Basel	3 – 3	Dinamo București	Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal
19:00	Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (1:1) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (2:1) Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (3:1) D. Degen Yellow card 65' Delgado Yellow card 84'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Dănciulescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (3:2) Niculescu Yellow card 76' Ciubotariu Yellow card 80' Dănciulescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (3:3) Niculescu	Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Uhrencup

The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.

Basel v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

7 July 2004 Uhrencup Round 1	Basel	0 – 3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00	Rossi Yellow card 19'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (0:1) Amanatidis File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (0:2) Amanatidis Yellow card 65' Mikić File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Teber	Attendance: 5,100 Referee:

Basel v Schalke 04

9 July 2004 Uhrencup Round 2	Basel	3 – 0	Schalke 04	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:30	P. Degen Yellow card 19' Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Kléber Yellow card 86'	Summary	Yellow card 20' Aílton Yellow card 34' Asamoah Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 83' Krstajić	Attendance: 8,123 Referee:

Winter break and mid-season friendlies

Basel v Hamburger SV

11 January 2005 First trainings camp	Basel	4 – 1	Hamburger SV	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
16:00	Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (1:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (pen. 2:1) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (3:1) P. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (4:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (1:1) Reinhardt Yellow card 54' Laas Yellow card 77' Brečko	Attendance: 500 Referee: Pedro Zamora Romero (Murcia).

Basel v VfL Wolfsburg

13 January 2005 First trainings camp	Basel	2 – 2	VfL Wolfsburg	Sportplatz La Manga, La Manga
	Müller File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (1:1) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (2:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (0:1) Topićt Yellow card 49' Franz File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (2:2) Rytter	Attendance: 200 Referee: Antonio Cerezuela Caravaca (Murcia).

Basel v Concordia

19 January 2005 Winter break	Basel	2 – 0	Concordia	St. Jakob-Areal, Basel
15:00	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (1:0) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (2:0)	Summary	soccer ball with red X 16′ N'Tiamoah	Attendance: 400 Referee: Salm
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Basel v Wil

22 January 2005 Winter break	Basel	4 – 1	Wil	St. Jakob-Areal, Basel
13:30	Kléber File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (1:0) P. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (2:0) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (3:0) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (4:0)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen. 4:1) Burki	Attendance: 1'200 Referee: Binggeli
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Basel v Partizan Belgrade

25 January 2005 Trainings camp	Basel	1 – 0	Partizan Belgrade	Arcadia, Belek (Turkey)
	Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (1:0)	Summary	Yellow card 44' Nađ	Attendance: 20 Referee: Cihan Burgan, (Antalya)

Basel v Torpedo Moscow

28 January 2005 Trainings camp	Basel	2 – 4	Torpedo Moscow	Gloria Verde, Belek (Turkey)
14:00	Delgado Yellow card 25' Huggel Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 56' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (1:3) Sterjovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (2:3)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (0:1) Panow File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (0:2) Semshov Yellow card 53' Zirjanow Yellow card 54' Semshov File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (0:3) Semshov File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (2:4) Panow	Attendance: 50 Referee: Sergej Talagajaw, (Moscow)

Yverdon-Sport v Basel

4 February 2005 Winter break	Yverdon-Sport	0 – 2	Basel	Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains
18:30		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (0:1) Rossi Yellow card 37' Zwyssig File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (0:2) Ergić	Attendance: 1'480 Referee: Stephan Studer

Basel v SC Kriens

8 February 2005 Winter break	Basel	0 – 1	SC Kriens	Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob, Basel
19:00		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (0:1) Marini	Attendance: 350 Referee: Daniel Wermelinger
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards

Basel v Sparta Prague

12 February 2005 Winter break	Basel	2 – 2	Sparta Prague	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30	Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (1:0) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (2:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (1:1) Jun File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (2:2) Kováč	Attendance: 940 Referee: Claudio Circhetta
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards. Corners: 6:6 (4:2).

Basel v FC Liestal

26 February 2005 Mid-season	Basel	11 – 0	FC Liestal	St. Jakob-Areal, Basel
13:30	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (1:0) Sébastien Barberis File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (2:0) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (3:0) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (4:0) Sébastien Barberis File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (5:0) Ergić File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (6:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (7:0) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (8:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (9:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (10:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (11:0)	Summary		Attendance: 250 Referee: Johan
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards.

Wohlen v Basel

5 April 2005 Mid-season	Wohlen	1 – 2	Basel	Niedermatten, Wohlen
18:00	Berisha File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (1:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (0:1) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (1:2) Delgado	Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Solothurn v Basel

17 May 2005 Mid-season	Solothurn	1 – 5	Basel	Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
19:30	Koch File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (1:5)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (pen. 0:1) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (0:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (0:3) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (0:4) D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (0:5) Rossi	Attendance: 2'450 Referee: Markus von Känel

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2004–05 Swiss Super League

First half of season

The Swiss Super League season was originally contested by ten teams.

Basel v Aarau

17 July 2004 Round 1	Basel	6 – 0	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Yakin File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen. 1:0) Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (2:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (3:0) Chipperfield Yellow card 46' Cantaluppi File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen. 4:0) Moretto File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (o.g. 5:0) P. Degen Yellow card 67' Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (6:0)	Summary	Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 33' Christ Yellow card 90' Tcheuchoua	Attendance: 24,430 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Neuchâtel Xamax

23 July 2004 Round 2	Basel	1 – 1	Neuchâtel Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Chipperfield Yellow card 11' Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (1:0)	Summary	Yellow card 28' Soufiani Yellow card 49' Cordonnier Yellow card 55' Sébastien Zambaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (1:1) Margairaz	Attendance: 23,515 Referee: Urs Meier

Servette v Basel

30 July 2004 Round 3	Servette	1 – 2	Basel	La Praille, Lancy, Canton of Geneva,
20:00	Kader File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (1:1) Alicarte Yellow card 90'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (0:1) Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (1:2) Delgado Yellow card 44' D. Degen Yellow card 89' Rossi Yellow card 90' Huggel	Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Reto Rutz

Basel v Zürich

6 August 2004 Round 4	Basel	2 – 1	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (1:0) DelgadoYellow card 27' Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (2:0) Cantaluppi Yellow card 85'	Summary	Yellow card 43'Nef File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (2:1) Petrosyan	Attendance: 27,835 Referee: Markus Nobs, (Wohlen)

Young Boys v Basel

15 August 2004 Round 5	Young Boys	1 – 1	Basel	Stadion Neufeld, Bern
16:15	Urdaneta Yellow card 23' Chapuisat File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (0:1) Rochat Yellow card 60' Magnin Yellow card 76'	Summary	Yellow card 26' Rossi Yellow card 51' Huggel File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (1:1) Carignano Yellow card 68' P. Degen	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: René Rogalla

Basel v Schaffhausen

20 August 2004 Round 6	Basel	1 – 1	Schaffhausen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Cantaluppi Yellow card 49' Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (1:0)	Summary	Yellow card 41' Pesenti Yellow card 65'Sereinig File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (1:1) Bunjaku	Attendance: 23,590 Referee: Sascha Kever

St. Gallen v Basel

29 August 2004 Round 7	St. Gallen	0 – 1	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:15	Zellweger Yellow card 39'	Summary	Yellow card 25' Yakin Yellow card 36' Huggel File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (0:1) Giménez Yellow card 79' P. Degen	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Basel v Grasshoppers

12 September 2004 Round 8	Basel	8 – 1	Grasshoppers	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:15	Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (1:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (2:0) Chipperfield Yellow card 34' Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (3:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (4:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (5:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (6:0) Mesbah File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (7:1) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (8:1)	Summary	Yellow card 24' Jaggy File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (6:1) Rogério Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 87' Cabanas	Attendance: 27,816 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Thun v Basel

22 September 2004 Round 9	Thun	4 – 1	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
19:30	Gerber File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (1:1) Deumi Yellow card 31' Gerber File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (2:1) Cerrone Yellow card 58' Raimondi File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' (3:1) Lustrinelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (4:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (0:1) Petrić Yellow card 80' P. Degen	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Urs Meier

Aarau v Basel

25 September 2004 Round 10	Aarau	1 – 0	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:30	Varela File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (1:0) Yellow card 68' Opango Yellow card 70'	Summary	Yellow card 15' Degen Yellow card 35' Kléber	Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Carlos Bertolini

Neuchâtel Xamax v Basel

3 October 2004 Round 11	Neuchâtel Xamax	1 – 2	Basel	Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30	Oppliger Yellow card 47' M'Futi File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (1:2)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (0:1) Yakin File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (0:2) Petrić Yellow card 47' Smiljanić	Attendance: 9,100 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Basel v Servette

16 October 2004 Round 12	Basel	2 – 1	Servette	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (1:1) Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (2:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (0:1) Joao Paolo Yellow card 27' Joao Paolo	Attendance: 24,754 Referee: Philippe Leuba

Zürich v Basel

31 October 2004 Round 13	Zürich	0 – 0	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:15	Tararache Yellow card 28' Petrosyan Yellow card 90+1' Cesar Yellow card 90+2'	Summary	Yellow card 60' Giménez Red card 88' Chipperfield Yellow card 90+2' Degen	Attendance: 19,200 (sold out) Referee: Wildhaber

Basel v Young Boys

7 November 2004 Round 14	Basel	2 – 1	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Sterjovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (1:0) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (pen. 2:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (1:1) Neri Yellow card 27' Rochat Red card 90+2' Friedli	Attendance: 26,860 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Schaffhausen v Basel

14 November 2004 Round 15	Schaffhausen	1 – 0	Basel	Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen
16:15	D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (o.g. 1:0) Bunjaku Yellow card 69'	Summary	Yellow card 76' Smiljanić Yellow card 87' Delgado Yellow card 89' Rossi	Attendance: 7,250 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Basel v St. Gallen

28 November 2004 Round 16	Basel	1 – 0	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:15	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (1:0)	Summary	Yellow card 6' Fábio Yellow card 27' Obradović Yellow card 46' Zellweger Yellow card 55' Alex Yellow card 57' Akwuegbu	Attendance: 20,397 Referee: Gerald Lehner, Austria

Grasshoppers v Basel

5 December 2004 Round 17	Grasshoppers	2 – 3	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
16:15	Spycher Yellow card 15' Muff File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (1:3) Muff Yellow card 50' Núñez File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (2:3) Chihab Yellow card 82' Cabanas Yellow card 88'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (0:1) Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (0:2) Giménez Yellow card 39' P. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (0:3) Huggel Yellow card 42' Chipperfield Yellow card 50' Zwyssig Red card 53' Giménez Yellow card 77' Kléber Yellow card 85' Zuberbühler	Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Thun

11 December 2004 Round 18	Basel	3 – 3	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (1:1) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (2:1) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (3:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' (0:1) Gerber Yellow card 28' Cerrone Yellow card 28' Deumi File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (3:2) Aegerter File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (3:3) Raimondi	Attendance: 23,677 Referee: Urs Meier

Second half of season

On 4 February 2005 the parent company of Servette FC was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs, having not paid the players since the previous November, and consequently the club suffered an exodus of players looking for paying clubs. As a consequence of the bankruptcy Servette FC had their license revoked, the club's second half matches were entirely cancelled. The second half of the season was therefore competed with only nine clubs. These each played another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs had played 34 matches at the end of the season.

St. Gallen v Basel

20 February 2005 Round 19	St. Gallen	3 – 1	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
14:15	Hassli File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (1:0) Zellweger Yellow card 26' Montandon Yellow card 41' Hassli File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (2:0) Hassli Yellow card 52' Imhof Yellow card 56' Montandon File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (3:1)	Summary	Yellow card 35' Huggel Yellow card 53' Sterjovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (2:1) Petrić	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Bertolini

Basel v Servette

27 February 2005 Round 20

Basel

Cancelled

Servette

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Neuchâtel Xamax v Basel

2 March 2005 Round 21

Neuchâtel Xamax

P – P

Basel

Basel v Grasshoppers

6 March 2005 Round 22	Basel	4 – 1	Grasshoppers	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:15	Quennoz Yellow card 16' Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (1:1) Chipperfield Red card 51' Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen. 2:1) Zwyssig File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (3:1) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (4:1)	Summary	Red card 3' Seoane File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (0:1) Yellow card 56' Muff Yellow card 51' Lichtsteiner Yellow card 52' Stepanovs Yellow card 63' Hleb	Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Thun v Basel

13 March 2005 Round 23	Thun	3 – 0	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
14:15	Gelson File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (1:0) Cerrone Yellow card 22' Lustrinelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (2:0) Lustrinelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 4,750 Referee: Reto Rutz

Basel v Schaffhausen

16 March 2005 Round 24	Basel	4 – 3	Schaffhausen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (1:0) Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (2:0) Kléber File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (3:0) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (4:2) Chipperfield Yellow card 90'	Summary	Yellow card 40' Yasar File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (3:2) Todisco Yellow card 57' Sereinig File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Rizzo Yellow card 84' Todisco File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (4:2) Todisco	Attendance: 19,212 Referee: René Rogalla

Zürich v Basel

20 March 2005 Round 25	Zürich	2 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:15	Margairaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (1:0) Cesar File:Soccerball shade.svg 93' (pen. 2:2)	Summary	Yellow card 61' Kléber Yellow card 65' Zwyssig File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (1:1) Delgado Yellow card 81' P. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (1:2) Huggel Yellow card 91' Sterjovski	Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Salm

Basel v Aarau

2 April 2005 Round 26	Basel	4 – 2	Aarau	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Huggel File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (1:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (2:2) CarignanoFile:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (3:2) Carignano Yellow card 53' Zanni Yellow card 60' Zanni File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (4:2)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (0:1) Menezes File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (0:2) Giallanza	Attendance: 24,393 Referee: Carlo Bertolini

Young Boys v Basel

10 April 2005 Round 27	Young Boys	2 – 5	Basel	Stadion Neufeld, Bern
16:15	Müller File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (o.g. 1:3) Chapuisat File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (pen. 2:4) de Napoli Yellow card 74'	Summary	Yellow card 11' Kléber File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (0:1) Zanni File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (0:2) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (0:3) Delgado Yellow card 42' Huggel Yellow card 46' P. Degen Yellow card 69'Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (1:4) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (2:5) D. Degen Yellow card 90' Zwyssig	Attendance: 10,550 Referee: Guido Wildhaber
Note: Minute of mourning for the late ex-FCB president and national team delegate Harry Thommen.

Basel v Young Boys

17 April 2005 Round 28	Basel	1 – 1	Young Boys	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:00	Zwyssig Yellow card 35' Zanni Yellow card 41' Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (1:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (0:1) Steinsson Yellow card 29' Carreño Yellow card 44' Urdaneta Yellow card 90' Knez	Attendance: 25,961 Referee: Philippe Leuba

Aarau v Basel

20 April 2005 Round 29	Aarau	0 – 5	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:30	Stöckli Yellow card 15' Simo Yellow card 17' Motetto Yellow card 24' Schenker Yellow card 37'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (0:1) Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (0:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (0:3) Giménez Yellow card 61' Chipperfield File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (0:4) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (0:5) Giménez	Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Sascha Kever

Basel v Zürich

24 April 2005 Round 30	Basel	3 – 2	Zürich	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16:15	Rossi Yellow card 43' Barberis Yellow card 45' Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (1:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (2:2) Giménez soccer ball with red X 59′ Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (2:3)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (0:1) Margairaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (0:2) Gygax Yellow card 38' Di Jorio Yellow card 56' Taini Yellow card 61' Džemaili	Attendance: 25,768 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Schaffhausen v Basel

1 May 2005 Round 31	Schaffhausen	0 – 2	Basel	Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen
14:30	Yasar Yellow card 45'	Summary	Yellow card 33' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (0:1) Rossi Yellow card 45' Kléber File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (0:2) Giménez Yellow card 56' P. Degen	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Bruno Grossen

Neuchâtel Xamax v Basel

4 May 2005 Round 21	Neuchâtel Xamax	0 – 4	Basel	Centre Sportif de la Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
18:45		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (0:1) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (0:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' (0:3) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (0:4) Giménez	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Markus Nobs, (Wohlen)

Basel v Thun

7 May 2005 Round 32	Basel	4 – 1	Thun	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
18:45	Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (pen. 1:0) Delgado File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (2:0) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (pen. 3:1) Zanni Yellow card 90' Smiljanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (4:1)	Summary	Yellow card 26' Cerrone Yellow card 31' Gerber Yellow card 31' Ojong File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (2:1) Renggli Yellow card 75' Miličević Yellow card 75' Ferreira	Attendance: 31,383 Referee: Nicole Petignat

Basel v St. Gallen

11 May 2005 Round 33	Basel	3 – 1	St. Gallen	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30	Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (1:1) P. Degen Yellow card 63' Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (2:1) Giménez Yellow card 88' RossiFile:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (3:1)	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (0:1) Alex Yellow card 57' Pavlović Yellow card 85' Fábio	Attendance: 25,099 Referee: Salm

Servette v Basel

15 May 2005 Round 34

Servette

Cancelled

Basel

La Praille, Lancy, Canton of Geneva,

Grasshoppers v Basel

21 May 2005 Round 35	Grasshoppers	4 – 1	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
17:30	Rogério File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (1:0) Cabanas File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (2:0) Chihab File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (3:0) Touré File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (4:1) Mitreski Yellow card 90+2'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (3:1) Delgado Yellow card 77' Zanni	Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Guido Wildhaber

Basel v Neuchâtel Xamax

28 May 2005 Round 36	Basel	2 – 0	Neuchâtel Xamax	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Yakin File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (1:0) Ergić File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 28,012 Referee: Massimo Busacca

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Basel (C)	34	21	7	6	81	45	+36	70	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2	Thun	34	18	6	10	69	42	+27	60	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3	Grasshopper	34	12	14	8	51	50	+1	50	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4	Young Boys	34	12	13	9	60	52	+8	49	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
5	Zürich	34	13	9	12	55	57	−2	48	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
6	Neuchâtel Xamax	34	10	8	16	36	48	−12	38	Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7	St. Gallen	34	8	12	14	51	60	−9	36
8	Aarau	34	7	11	16	42	64	−22	32
9	Schaffhausen	34	7	11	16	36	59	−23	32	Qualification to relegation play-off
10	Servette (R)	18	6	5	7	24	28	−4	20	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Swiss Cup

Main article: Swiss Cup

2004–05 Swiss Cup

FC Oberdorf v Basel

18 September 2004 Round 1	FC Oberdorf	0 – 4	Basel	z' Hof, Oberdorf
17:00		Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (0:1) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (0:2) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (0:3) Sterjovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (0:4) D. Degen	Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Salm

Meyrin v Basel

24 October 2004 Round 2	Meyrin	1 – 3	Basel	Stade de Bois-Carré, Meyrin
15:30	Njanke Yellow card 35' Petrini File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (1:1) Diouf Yellow card 82'	Summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (0:1) Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (1:2) Giménez File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (1:3) Giménez	Attendance: 3,145 (record attendance) Temporory stands built Referee: Jérôme Laperrière

Thun v Basel

UEFA Champions League

For more information, see 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Basel v Internazionale

11 August 2004 1st Leg	Basel	1 – 1	Internazionale	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Cantaluppi Yellow card 23' Huggel File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (1:1) Yakin Yellow card 58' Smiljanić Yellow card 87'	UEFA summary FCB summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (0:1) Adriano Yellow card 30' Stanković	Attendance: 29,500 (sold out) Referee: Graham Poll

Internazionale v Basel

25 August 2004 2nd Leg	Internazionale	4 – 1	Basel	San Siro, Milan
21:00	Adriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (1:0) StankovićFile:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (2:0) Adriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (3:1) Álvaro Recoba File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (4:1) Álvaro Recoba Yellow card 60' Edgar Davids Yellow card 82'	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 32' Huggel File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (2:1) Sterjovski Yellow card 73' P. Degen	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anders Frisk

F.C. Internazionale Milano won 5 – 2 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

First round

Terek Grozny v Basel

16 September 2004 1st Leg	Terek Grozny	1 – 1	Basel	Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow)
18:00	Andrei Fedkov File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (1:0)	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 29' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (1:1) Giménez	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tommy Skjerven

Basel v Terek Grozny

30 September 2004 2nd Leg	Basel	2 – 0	Terek Grozny	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (1:0) Petrić Yellow card 35' Kléber File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (2:0)	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 30' Ruslan Azhinzhal	Attendance: 15,895 Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece)

Basel won 3 – 1 on aggregate.

Group stage / Group A

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup group stage § Group A

Schalke 04 v Basel

21 October 2004 Matchday one	Schalke 04	1 – 1	Basel	Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
20:30	Kobiaschwili File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (1:0) Altıntop Yellow card 42' Hanke Yellow card 88'	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 30' Huggel Yellow card 66' Smiljanić Yellow card 70' Kléber Yellow card 79' D. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (1:1) Delgado	Attendance: 52,870 Referee: Johan Verbist

Basel v Hearts

25 November 2004 Matchday three	Basel	1 – 2	Hearts	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:15	Giménez Yellow card 65' Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (1:1)	UEFA summary FCB summary	File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (0:1) Wyness File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (1:2) Neilson	Attendance: 21,645 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson, (Iceland)

Ferencvárosi TC v Basel

1 December 2004 Matchday four	Ferencvárosi TC	1 – 2	Basel	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest
20:45	Rósa File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (1:0) Huszti Yellow card 27' Kapic Yellow card 34' Zováth Yellow card 38'	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 52' Quennoz Yellow card 53' P. Degen File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (1:1) Rossi Yellow card 67' Zwyssig Yellow card 68' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (1:2) Huggel Yellow card 82' Chipperfield Yellow card 86' D. Degen	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vitaliy Godulyan, (Ukraine)

Basel v Feyenoord

16 December 2004 Matchday five	Basel	1 – 0	Feyenoord	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:45	Carignano File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (1:0)	UEFA report FCB summary	Yellow card 79' Smolarek Yellow card 89' Bosschaart	Attendance: 25,660 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila, (Spain)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FEY	SCH	BSL	FER	HOM
1	Feyenoord	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	—	—	3–0
2	Schalke 04	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7			—	—	1–1	2–0	—
3	Basel	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	7			1–0	—	—	—	1–2
4	Ferencváros	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4			1–1	—	1–2	—	—
5	Heart of Midlothian	4	1	0	3	2	6	−4	3			—	0–1	—	0–1	—

Source: RSSSF

Round of 32

Basel v Lille OSC

17 February 2005 1st Leg	Basel	0 – 0	Lille OSC	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30		UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 16' Debuchy Yellow card 69' Chalmé Yellow card 88' Brunel Yellow card 90' Cabaye	Attendance: 19,092 Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)

Lille OSC v Basel

24 February 2005 2nd Leg	Lille OSC	2 – 0	Basel	Stadium Nord Lille Métropole, Lille
21:00	Moussilou File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (1:0) Ačimovič File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen. 2:0) Bodmer Yellow card 87'	UEFA summary FCB summary	Yellow card 78' P. Degen	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Lille OSC won 2 – 0 on aggregate.

See also

• History of FC Basel
• List of FC Basel players
• List of FC Basel seasons

Sources

• Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
• Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
• Die ersten 125 Jahre / 2018. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
• Switzerland 2004–05 at RSSSF

External links

• FC Basel official site