2001–02 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
2001–02 season
FC Basel Logo
ChairmanSwitzerland René C. Jäggi
ManagerSwitzerland Christian Gross
StadiumSt. Jakob-Park
Nationalliga AChampions
Winners
UEFA Intertoto CupFinalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Christian Giménez (26)
All: Christian Giménez (32)
Highest home attendance33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(02.12.2001)
33,433 vs
Switzerland Grasshoppers
(14.04.2002)
33,433 vs
Switzerland St. Gallen
(27.04.2002)
33,433 vs
Switzerland Lugano
(08.05.2002)
Lowest home attendance17,844 vs
Switzerland Servette
(11.07.2001)
6,843 vs
Iceland Grindavík
(01.07.2001)

The 2001–02 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 109th season in their existence 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[]

Christian Gross was the first team trainer for the third 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 thus to advance to the UEFA Cup.

New with profession contracts for the new season, and brought up from their reserve team, were Philipp Degen and Marco Streller. Further, Pascal Zuberbühler returned from a one-year loan with Bayer Leverkusen.[1] Basel's biggest signing for the new season were Scott Chipperfield, who came from Wollongong Wolves,[2] and Christian Eduardo Giménez, who was signed from Lugano.[3] Basel started the season off with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Nationalliga A and the Nationalliga B.

The Campaign[]

Domestic League[]

The Qualification Round to the league season 2001–02 Nationalliga A was contested by twelve teams and started on 4 July 2001. The season started in the worst possible way, Basel were beaten 8–1 in the away game against FC Sion in the first game of the season. The afore mentioned Marco Streller was to play his League debut in St. Jakob-Park, being substituted in during the 66th Minute on 11 July 2001, in the 3–1 home win against Servette. Unluckily in the last minute of the game he headed in an own goal as he tried to clear a corner kick.[4] 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 Eduardo 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 season as the top scorer in the Swiss league.

After five games Basel were straggling after achieving just one win and one draw, opposed to three defeats. Hereafter things turned for the better and despite two further defeats, and despite that these were in the two matches against the reigning title holders Grasshopper Club Zürich, Basel ended the qualification leading the league table.

The first eight teams of the qualification then competed in the Championship Playoff Round, which started in the new year. Each team took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained during the Qualification as Bonus with them. With ten wins and just one defeat in the first eleven games, Basel pulled away at the top of the table to win the championship three games before the end of the season.[5] Basel thus achieved their main aim for the season. This was their first title after 22 years of waiting.[6]

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 the would be playing the 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 gald that you knew that it was me who was 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. In the round of 32 and the round of 16 Basel were drawn with an away game against lower league teams Concordia and Colombier, both games were won without conceding a goal. In the quarter-final Zürich were beaten 4–1 away from home. The semi-final against Young Boys ended in a draw after extra time, but Basel won after penalties. The Final was won in extra time against the Grasshoppers thanks to a penalty scored by Murat Yakin after Boris Smiljanić cleared the ball off the line with his hand. Basel thus also achieved their second aim.[6]

Europe[]

In the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, which started for Basel on the first of July, Basel were drawn against Iceland's Grindavík. With two victories Basel won 5–0 on aggregate. The next round saw them matched against SC Heerenveen, a Dutch club from the Eredivisie. Again two straight wins saw Basel advance with a 5–3 aggregate. The semifinal was an all Swiss affair, with their rivals Lausanne being beaten 5–2 on aggregate. The Finals were played against Aston Villa, which the Premier League team won 5–2 on aggregate. Basel achieved their minimum aim for this competition.[7]

Club[]

The Management[]

Position Staff
Manager Switzerland Christian Gross
Assistant manager Switzerland Ruedi Zbinden
until 2 Jan. 2002[8]
Assistant manager Switzerland Fritz Schmid
from 2 Jan. 2002[8]
Fitness Coach Switzerland Harry Körner
Goalkeeper Coach Switzerland Thomas Grüter
Team Administrator Switzerland Gustav Nussbaumer
Youth Team Coach U-21 Switzerland
Youth Team co-Coach Switzerland Pascal Burger

Last updated: 2 January 2002
Source: FC Basel Marketing AG (2001). Rotblau: FC Basel 1893, Das Magazin. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.

Other information[]

Chairman Switzerland Mr
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (33,333 / 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 Switzerland  SUI Pascal Zuberbühler
2 DF Switzerland  SUI Massimo Ceccaroni
3 DF Switzerland  SUI Philippe Cravero
4 DF Switzerland  SUI Alexandre Quennoz
5 DF Germany GER Oliver Kreuzer
6 MF Switzerland  SUI Benjamin Huggel
7 FW Cameroon CMR Jean-Michel Tchouga
8 FW Spain ESP Carlos Varela
9 MF South Africa RSA George Koumantarakis
10 MF Switzerland  SUI Hakan Yakin
11 FW Cameroon CMR Hervé Tum
12 MF Switzerland  SUI Sébastien Barberis
13 FW Argentina ARG Christian Eduardo Giménez
14 FW Switzerland  SUI Nenad Savic
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Switzerland  SUI Murat Yakin
16 MF Togo TOG Yao Aziawonou
17 MF Switzerland  SUI Mario Cantaluppi
18 GK Switzerland  SUI Romain Crevoisier
19 FW Switzerland  SUI André Muff
20 DF Switzerland  SUI Iván Knez
21 MF Italy ITA Feliciano Magro
22 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Ivan Ergić
24 DF Cameroon CMR Timothée Atouba
25 GK Switzerland  SUI Marcel Herzog
26 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield
28 DF Switzerland  SUI Marco Zwyssig
— FW Switzerland  SUI Marco Streller
— DF Switzerland  SUI Philipp Degen

Out on loan[]

19 FW Switzerland  SUI André Muff (to Lugano from 14 July 2001)[9]
— FW Switzerland  SUI Marco Streller (to Concordia from August 2001)
— GK Slovakia SVK Miroslav König (to Concordia from 5 September 2001[10] until 15 October 2001)[11]
25 GK Switzerland  SUI Marcel Herzog (to Concordia from 15 October 2001)[11]
16 MF Togo TOG Yao Aziawonou (to FC Thun (loan) from 21 January 2002)[12] until 12 March 2002[13]

Transfers Summer 2001[]

In[]

1 GK Switzerland  SUI Pascal Zuberbühler (from Bayer Leverkusen return after loan)[14]
25 GK Switzerland  SUI Marcel Herzog (from Concordia Basel)[15]
26 MF Australia AUS Scott Chipperfield (from Wollongong Wolves)[2]
13 FW Argentina ARG Christian Eduardo Giménez (from Concordia Basel)[3]

Out[]

21 MF Italy ITA Feliciano Magro (to Udinese end of loan)[16]

Transfers Winter 2001-02[]

In[]

24 DF Cameroon CMR Timothée Atouba (from Neuchâtel Xamax)[12]
28 DF Switzerland  SUI Marco Zwyssig (from FC Tirol Innsbruck)[12]

Out[]

20 DF Switzerland  SUI Iván Knez (contract ended[12] to Rapid Wien)[17]

Results and fixtures[]

Friendlies[]

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies[]

20 June 2001 Pre-season Thun Switzerland 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
19:30 Rama Goal 71' (1:1) Summary Goal 20' (0:1) Tum
Goal 84' (1:2) Tchouga		 Attendance: 600
Referee: Switzerland
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
23 June 2001 Pre-season Young Boys Switzerland 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz, Pieterlen
16:00 Berisha Goal 47' (1:1)
Türker Goal 58' (2:1)		 Summary Goal 35' (0:1) Tchouga Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
26 June 2001 Pre-season Yverdon-Sport Switzerland 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz Nau, Laufen
18:00 Summary Goal 38' (0:1) Tchouga Attendance: 650
Referee: Switzerland Andreas Schluchter
5 October 2001 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Tchouga Goal 44' (1:0) Summary Yellow card 16' Dominguez Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Guido Wildhaber
Note: Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich.
23 October 2001 Mid-season SC Dornach Switzerland 1 – 7 Switzerland Basel , Dornach
18:15 Weidmann Goal 88' (1:7) Summary Goal 2' (0:1) Koumantarakis
Goal 8' (o.g. 0:2) Dreier
Goal 32' (0:3) Varela
Goal 46' (0:4) Koumantarakis
Goal 52' (0:5) Koumantarakis
Goal 61' (0:6) Burki
Goal 86' (0:7) Tchouga		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Switzerland Jürg Burkhart
Note: Basel with 3 test players from U-21 team: Sehid Sinani, Patrick Wagner and Michel Banholzer. Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich.
Fair game, no yellow cards.
13 November 2001 Mid-season BSC Old Boys Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
19:30 Thomas Koster Goal 46'
Diabira Yellow card 83'		 Summary Goal 10' (0:1) Tchouga
Goal 13' (0:2) Wagner
Goal 26' (0:3) Yao
Goal 30' (0:4) Tum
Goal 44' (0:5) Banholzer		 Attendance: 70
Referee: Switzerland Michael Huber
Note: 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

Winter break and mid-season friendlies[]

19 January 2002 Winter break 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
15:00 Knavs Goal 49' (1:1) Summary Goal 39' (0:1) Ergić
Goal 61' (1:2) Koumantarakis
Yellow card 85' Knez		 Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Germany Volker Raquet
24 January 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Europa-Stadion, Rheinfelden
18:00 Koumantarakis Goal 37' (1:0)
Cravero Goal 53' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 500
Referee: Germany Volker Scherrer
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
29 January 2002 Winter break Las Palmas Spain 6 – 2 Switzerland Basel Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas
11:00 Santacasino Goal 64' (1:4)
Juan Negro Goal 79[2:4]'		 Summary Goal 3' (0:1) Giménez
Goal 15' (0:2) Giménez
Goal 52' (0:3) Ergić
Goal 58' (0:4) Giménez
Goal 82' (2:5) Tum
Goal 86' (2:6) Tum		 Attendance: 30
Referee: Spain Diaz
31 January 2002 Winter break Las Palmas Spain 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas
11:30 Carmelo Goal 33' (1:1) Summary Goal 20' (0:1) Chipperfield
Goal 41' (1:2) Tum
Goal 76' (1:3) Koumantarakis}		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Spain Santana
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
4 February 2002 Winter break AC Bellinzona Switzerland 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
17:30 Miccolis Goal 38' (1:1)
Cavin Goal 85' (2:4)		 Summary Goal 15' (0:1) Giménez
Goal 38' (1:2) Giménez
Goal 48' (1:3) Giménez
Goal 71' (1:4) H. Yakin
Goal 86' (2:5) H. Yakin		 Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards
9 February 2002 Winter break Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 0 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
14:30 Summary Referee: Switzerland Carlo Bertolini
Note: Fair game, no yellow cards.
Basel with three test players from U-17 team: Nicolas Maissen, Sehar Fejzulahi und Goran Antic
12 February 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 Switzerland Thun Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Koumantarakis Goal 48' (1:0)
Ergić Goal 61' (2:1)
Varela Goal 81' (3:2)		 Summary Goal 54' (1:1) Matić
Goal 76' (2:2) Raimondi
Yellow card 86' Moser		 Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Claudio Circhetta
19 February 2002 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Aarau Rankhof Stadium, Basel
14:30 Tum Goal 51' (2:0)
H. Yakin Goal 12' (2:0)
Tum Goal 51' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Claudio Circhetta

Nationalliga A 2001–02[]

Main article: 2001–02 Nationalliga A

Qualification Round[]

The Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 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.

4 July 2001 Round 1 Sion 8 – 1 Basel Tourbillon, Sion
Moreira Goal 6'
Duruz Goal 29'
Marazzi Yellow card 52'
Poueys Goal 55', 59', 62'
Ojong Goal 79', 81', 86'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 12' Cravero
Yellow card 34' Red card 38' H. Yakin
Goal 48' Koumantarakis		 Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
11 July 2001 Round 2 Basel 3 – 1 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Tum Goal 6'
Ergić Goal 10'
Huggel Goal 19'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 53' Thurre
Goal 90' (o.g.) Streller		 Attendance: 17,844
Referee: Beck
18 July 2001 Round 3 St. Gallen 3 – 3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Jefferson Goal 10'
Jairo Goal 60'
Dal Santo Goal 66'		 Report (in German) Goal 5' Ergić
Goal 15' M. Yakin
Goal 57' Kreuzer		 Attendance: 11,300 (sold out)
21 July 2001 Round 4 Basel Postponed Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
[ (Report)] (in German)
28 July 2001 Round 5 Zürich 2 – 0 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Kavelashvili Goal 31'
Quennoz Goal 83' (o.g.)		 Report (in German) Yellow card 45' Varela
Yellow card 80' M. Yakin		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Etter
4 August 2001 Round 6 Neuchâtel Xamax 1 – 0 Basel Stade de la Maladière,
Neuchâtel
Arifović Goal 36'
Simo Yellow card 44'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 11' Atouba
Yellow card 49' Chipperfield
Yellow card 55' Red card 76' M. Yakin		 Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Urs Meier
11 August 2001 Round 7 Basel 3 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Varela Yellow card 8'
Chipperfield Goal 15 '
Giménez Goal 31'
Ergić Goal 37'
Huggel Yellow card 84'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 50' Berisha
Goal 72' Erich Hänzi		 Attendance: 24,831
Referee: Salm
18 August 2001 Round 8 Aarau 1 – 1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Okpala Goal 55' Report (in German) Goal 69' Kreuzer Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca
25 August 2001 Round 9 Basel 5 – 1 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Koumantarakis Goal 11'
Giménez Goal 13', 52', 89'
M. Yakin Yellow card 63'
H. Yakin Goal 68'		 Report (in German) Goal 4' Joël Magnin
Yellow card 11' Ludovic Magnin
Yellow card 74' Bullo		 Attendance: 19,110
Referee: Marcus Nobs
8 September 2001 Round 10 Grasshoppers 1 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Núñez Goal 33'
Benjani Mwaruwari		 Report (in German) Yellow card 23' M. Yakin
Yellow card 45' Giménez
Yellow card 73' Koumantarakis		 Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Beck
12 September 2001 Round 4 Basel Postponed[18] Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
16 September 2001 Round 11 Basel 4 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Goal 45', 71'
Chipperfield Goal 62'
Koumantarakis Goal 91'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 21' Gian
Yellow card 27' Hodel
Yellow card 50' Wiederkehr
Goal 82' Varela		 Attendance: 20,691
Referee: Urs Meier
22 September 2001 Round 12 Basel 2 – 1 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Goal 44'
Duruz Yellow card 70'
M. Yakin Yellow card 75'
Varela Yellow card 80'
Tcheutchoua Goal 89' (o.g.)		 Report (in German) Yellow card 21' Vernaz
Yellow card 45' Red card 59' Deumi
Goal 65' Yellow card 56' Poueys
Yellow card 75' Moreira
Yellow card 86' Hottiger		 Attendance: 19,258
Referee: René Rogalla
26 September 2001 Round 4 Basel 3 – 1 Lausanne Sports St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Yellow card 58' Goal 4'
H. Yakin Goal 29'
X. Margairaz Goal 66' (o.g.)		 Report (in German) Yellow card 9' X. Margairaz
Goal 42' Chaveriat
Yellow card 67' Gobet
Yellow card 74' S. Margairaz
Yellow card 74' Karlen		 Attendance: 18,235
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
1 October 2001 Round 13 Servette 1 – 4 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Fournier Yellow card 17'
Oruma Yellow card 18'
Dill Goal 93'		 Report (in German) Goal 12', 71' Giménez
Goal 42' Chipperfield
Goal 46' H. Yakin
Yellow card 70' Cantaluppi		 Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Reto Rutz
10 October 2001 Round 14 Basel 2 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin Goal 4', 96'
Barberis Yellow card 50'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 34' Guido
Goal 61', 92' Yellow card 87' Gane
Yellow card 64' Red card 96' Patrick Winkler		 Attendance: 31,124
Referee: Philippe Leuba
14 October 2001 Round 15 Lausanne Sports 2 – 4 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Zambaz Yellow card 10'
Chavériat Goal 12'
Simon Goal 21'		 Report (in German) Goal 11' (pen.) Kreuzer
Goal 31', 47' Giménez
Goal 34' H. Yakin
Yellow card 37' Varela		 Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
20 October 2001 Round 16 Basel 2 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin Goal 51'
Ergić Goal 59'
Huggel Yellow card 88'		 Report (in German) Goal 37' Guerrero
Yellow card 39' Fischer
Yellow card 65' Heldmann
Yellow card 81' Keita		 Attendance: 28,481
Referee: Urs Meier
27 October 2001 Round 17 Basel 5 – 1 Neuchâtel Xamax St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Goal 10', 34', 68', 80'
Barberis Yellow card 15'
Huggel Yellow card 30'
Chipperfield Goal 46'		 Report (in German) Goal 73' Alex Attendance: 21,763
Referee: Massimo Busacca
3 November 2001 Round 18 Young Boys 2 – 2 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Malacarne Yellow card 55' Goal 9'
Tikva Goal 20'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 6' Chipperfield
Goal 33' Giménez
Red card 58' H. Yakin
Goal 77' Yellow card 86' Varela		 Attendance: 10,600 (sold out)
Referee: Nicole Petignat
17 November 2001 Round 19 Basel 1 – 0 Aarau St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Cravero Yellow card 14'
Koumantarakis Goal 51'
Varela Yellow card 59'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 35' de Napoli Attendance: 22,573
Referee: Reto Rutz
25 November 2001 Round 20 Lugano 1 – 2 Basel Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
Rothenbühler Goal 90+1' Report (in German) Goal 13' Yellow card 26' Red card 82' Koumantarakis
Yellow card 20' Aziawonou
Yellow card 43' Cravero
Goal 84' H. Yakin		 Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Philippe Leuba
2 December 2001 Round 21 Basel 4 – 5 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin Goal 8'
Giménez Goal 40', 74'
Varela Yellow card 65' Goal 80'		 Report (in German) Goal 12' Yellow card 14' Diop
Goal 15', 65' Cabanas
Goal 39', 50' Yellow card 65' Núñez		 Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Beck
9 December 2001 Round 22 Luzern 0 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Blunschi Yellow card 47'
Pinelli Yellow card 53'
Enrique Yellow card 64'
Meier Yellow card 84'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 32' M. Yakin
Yellow card 57' Varela
Yellow card 64' Koumantarakis
Goal 86' Tum		 Attendance: 7,509
Referee: Nicole Petignat

League table qualification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel 22 13 4 5 52 37 +15 43 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Lugano 22 11 5 6 39 33 +6 38
3 Grasshopper 22 11 4 7 50 33 +17 37
4 St. Gallen 22 9 8 5 38 32 +6 35
5 Servette 22 9 7 6 36 29 +7 34
6 Sion 22 10 3 9 40 29 +11 33
7 Young Boys 22 8 7 7 35 28 +7 31
8 Zürich 22 7 9 6 24 27 −3 30
9 Aarau 22 7 6 9 28 25 +3 27 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 6 7 9 28 36 −8 25
11 Lausanne-Sport 22 4 4 14 24 49 −25 16
12 Luzern 22 3 4 15 23 59 −36 13
Source: 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.

24 February 2002 Round 1 Lugano 2 – 5 Basel Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano
Sutter Goal 4'
Gaspoz Yellow card 38' Red card 68'
Rota Red card 70'
Rossi Goal 70'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 3' Zwyssig
Yellow card 9' Chipperfield
Goal 43' M. Yakin
Goal 44' Koumantarakis
Goal 68' H. Yakin
Goal 71', 73' Giménez		 Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
2 March 2002 Round 2 Basel 1 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Koumantarakis Goal 61'
Quennoz Yellow card 78'
H. Yakin Yellow card 79'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 9' Keller
Yellow card 27' Burki
Yellow card 31' Hellinga
Yellow card 55' Guerrero		 Attendance: 25,871
6 March 2002 Round 3 St. Gallen Postponed[19] Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Referee: Carlo Bertolini
9 March 2002 Round 4 Basel 2 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Goal 36'
Cantaluppi Goal 45+1'
Savić Yellow card 81'
Yellow card 81'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 84' Vonlanthen Attendance: 30,521
Referee: Philippe Leuba
16 March 2002 Round 5 Basel 4 – 0 Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin Goal 17', 35'
Chipperfield Yellow card 45' Goal 60'
Ergić Goal 74'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 19' Moreira
Yellow card 21' Red card 21' Hottiger
Yellow card 21' Grichting
Yellow card 39' M'Futi
Yellow card 59' Piffaretti		 Attendance: 24,407
Referee: Stefan Messner
24 March 2002 Round 6 Grasshoppers 1 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Eduardo Yellow card 8'
Núñez Goal 69'
Baturina Yellow card 75'
Jaggy Yellow card 77'
Marc Hodel Yellow card 86'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 55' Koumantarakis
Yellow card 65' Quennoz		 Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Massimo Busacca
1 April 2002 Round 7 Servette 1 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Comisetti Yellow card 3'
Fournier Yellow card 14' Red card 43' Goal 41'
Lonfat Yellow card 70'		 Report (in German) Goal 14' (pen.) M. Yakin
Goal 20' Atouba
Yellow card 28' Red card 60' Yao		 Attendance: 6,150
Referee: Urs Meier
4 April 2002 Round 3 St. Gallen 1 – 3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Di Jorio Yellow card 40' Goal 44' Report (in German) Goal 54', 56' M. Yakin
Yellow card 60' Chipperfield
Goal 70' Zwyssig		 Referee: Carlo Bertolini
7 April 2002 Round 8 Basel 3 – 2 Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Barberis Yellow card 13'
Ergić Goal 45'
Giménez Goal 58'
Hilton Goal 88' (o.g.)		 Report (in German) Yellow card 9' Miéville
Goal 39' A. Frei
Goal 47' Hilton
Yellow card 83' Jaquet
Yellow card 92' Oruma		 Attendance: 26,001
Referee: Reto Rutz
14 April 2002 Round 9 Basel 4 – 1 Grasshoppers St. Jakob-Park, Basel
H. Yakin Goal 2'
Giménez Goal 47'
Tum Yellow card 84'
M. Yakin Yellow card 84' Goal 87'
Ergić Goal 89'		 Report (in German) Goal 15' Marc Hodel
Yellow card 56' Cabanas		 Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Marcus Nobs
20 April 2002 Round 10 Sion 0 – 3 Basel Tourbillon, Sion
Duruz Yellow card 24'
Beney Red card 29'
Tcheutchoua Yellow card 34'		 Report (in German) Goal 3' Goal 41' Koumantarakis
Goal 17' Giménez
Yellow card 69' Quennoz		 Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Salm
24 April 2002 Round 11 Young Boys 0 – 3 Basel Stadion Neufeld, Bern
Report (in German) Goal 11' (o.g.) Berisha
Goal 14' Tum
Goal 77' Koumantarakis		 Attendance: 11,600 (sold out)
27 April 2002 Round 12 Basel 1 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Chipperfield Goal 12'
Varela Yellow card 78'
Zanni Yellow card 80'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 34' Jairo
Goal 6' Alex
Goal 71' Gane
Yellow card 80' Chaile		 Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Urs Meier
4 May 2002 Round 13 Zürich 3 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Kavelashvili Yellow card 54' Goal 9'
Keller Yellow card 26'
Pallas Yellow card 32'
Akalé Goal 82'
Magro Yellow card 83'
Keita Goal 84'
Gygax Red card 87'		 Report (in German) Yellow card 19' Cantaluppi
Goal 33' Barberis
Yellow card 55'Savić		 Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Schoch
8 May 2002 Round 14 Basel 4 – 3 Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Giménez Goal 7'
Cantaluppi Goal 23'
Ergić Goal 79'
Tum Goal 85'		 Report (in German) Goal 21', 48' Joël Magnin
Yellow card 55' Morf
Yellow card 62' Gaspoz
Goal 71' Rossi
Yellow card 75' Rothenbühler		 Attendance: 33,433 (sold out)
Referee: Nicole Petignat

League table championship[]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 14 11 0 3 36 16 +20 55 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Grasshopper 14 7 5 2 28 17 +11 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Lugano[a] (R) 14 7 2 5 23 19 +4 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Servette 14 6 3 5 25 23 +2 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 6 2 6 14 17 −3 35 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6 St. Gallen 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 34 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Young Boys 14 4 3 7 18 25 −7 31
8 Sion[a] (R) 14 1 1 12 10 35 −25 21
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.

Swiss Cup[]

Main articles: Swiss Cup and
10 November 2001 Round 1 Concordia 0 – 5 Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Ribeiro Yellow card 45' Report (in German) Goal 21' Barberis
Yellow card 25' Quennoz
Goal 41' Koumantarakis
Goal 59' Giménez
Goal 75', 91' Tum		 Attendance: 5,431
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
17 February 2002 Round 2 Colombier 0 – 1 Basel , Colombier, Switzerland
Report (in German) Yellow card 53' H. Yakin
Giménez Goal 56' Yellow card 59'		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Florian Etter
21 March 2002 Quarterfinal Zürich 1 – 4 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Akalé Red card 88' Goal 24'
Luca Iodice Yellow card
Chassot Yellow card		 Report (in German) Goal 17' Yellow card Koumantarakis
Goal 44' Ergić
Goal 84' Varela
Goal 87' Chipperfield		 Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Guido Wildhaber
11 April 2002 Semifinal Basel 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Varela Yellow card 13'
Giménez Goal 23'
Yao Yellow card 58'
Cravero Red card 69'
Atouba Yellow card 90'
Koumantarakis Yellow card 114'		 Report (in German) Goal 51' Joel Descloux
Red card 73' Collaviti
Yellow card 77' Tikva		 Attendance: 25,381
Referee: Massimo Busacca
Penalties
M. Yakin Penalty scored
Zwyssig Penalty scored
Giménez Penalty scored
Koumantarakis Penalty missed
Zuberbühler Penalty missed
Chipperfield Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Erich Hänzi
Penalty missed Tikva
Penalty scored Joel Descloux
Penalty missed Petrosyan
Penalty scored Reto Burri
Penalty missed Berisha
12 May 2002 Final Grasshoppers 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Basel St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Petrić Yellow card 91' Goal 38'
Schwegler Yellow card 28'
Castillo Yellow card 78'
Cabanas Yellow card 82'
Smiljanić Yellow card 42' Red card 112'		 Report (in German) Goal 2' Tum
Goal 113' (pen.) Yellow card 43' M. Yakin
Yellow card 114' Barberis		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Philippe Leuba

UEFA Intertoto Cup[]

Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round[]

1 July 2001 (2001-07-01) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Iceland Grindavík St. Jakob-Park, Basel
15:00 Magro Yellow card 92' Goal 4'
Tchouga Goal 18'
Tum Goal 60'		 Report Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia)
8 July 2001 (2001-07-08) Second leg Grindavík Iceland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík
16:00 Report Goal 14', 80' Muff Attendance: 700
Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland)

Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round[]

14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) First leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Netherlands Heerenveen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Koumantarakis Goal 12'
H. Yakin Goal 20'		 Report Goal 56' Nurmela Attendance: 8,059
Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal)
21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) Second leg Heerenveen Netherlands 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
19:30 Allbäck Goal 4'
Jensen Yellow card 37'
Venena Yellow card 54'
Lurling Goal 75'		 Report Goal 10' Koumantarakis
Goal 24' H. Yakin
Yellow card 32' Kreuzer
Yellow card 64' Zuberbühler
Goal 69' Tum		 Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Stéphane Moulin (France)

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semifinal[]

25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Lausanne St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez Goal 19', 21'
M. Yakin Yellow card 42'
H. Yakin Goal 45'		 Report Yellow card 42' Margairaz Attendance: 14,872
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:30 Thiaw Yellow card 51' Red card 54' Goal 8', 45' Report Goal 18' Tum
Goal 62' Varela		 Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine)

Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final[]

7 August 2001 (2001-08-07) First leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 England Aston Villa St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez Goal 74' Report Goal 58' Merson
Yellow card 76' Vassell
Yellow card 77' Wright		 Attendance: 25,879
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) Second leg Aston Villa England 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Vassell Goal 45'
Ángel Goal 55', 78'
Stone Yellow card 81'
Ginola Goal 84'		 Report Goal 30' Chipperfield
Yellow card 67' Varela		 Attendance: 39,513
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.

See also[]

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