2001–02 FC Basel season
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.
| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman |  René C. Jäggi |
| Manager | Christian Gross |
| Stadium | St. Jakob-Park |
| Nationalliga A | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | Finalist |
| Top goalscorer | League: Christian Giménez (26) All: Christian Giménez (32) |
| Highest home attendance | 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) |
| Lowest home attendance | 17,844 vs Servette (11.07.2001) 6,843 vs  Grindavík(01.07.2001) |
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 | Christian Gross |
| Assistant manager | Ruedi Zbinden until 2 Jan. 2002[8] |
| Assistant manager | Fritz Schmid from 2 Jan. 2002[8] |
| Fitness Coach | Harry Körner |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Thomas Grüter |
| Team Administrator | Gustav Nussbaumer |
| Youth Team Coach U-21 | |
| Youth Team co-Coach | Pascal Burger |
Other information
| Chairman | Mr René C. Jäggi |
| 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.
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Out on loan
| 19 | FW | SUI |
André Muff (to Lugano from 14 July 2001)[9] |
| — | FW | SUI |
Marco Streller (to Concordia from August 2001) |
| — | GK |  SVK |
Miroslav König (to Concordia from 5 September 2001[10] until 15 October 2001)[11] |
| 25 | GK | SUI |
Marcel Herzog (to Concordia from 15 October 2001)[11] |
| 16 | MF |  TOG |
Yao Aziawonou (to FC Thun (loan) from 21 January 2002)[12] until 12 March 2002[13] |
In
| 1 | GK | SUI |
Pascal Zuberbühler (from Bayer Leverkusen return after loan)[14] |
| 25 | GK | SUI |
Marcel Herzog (from Concordia Basel)[15] |
| 26 | MF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} AUS |
Scott Chipperfield (from Wollongong Wolves)[2] |
| 13 | FW |  ARG |
Christian Eduardo Giménez (from Concordia Basel)[3] |
Out
| 21 | MF |  ITA |
Feliciano Magro (to Udinese end of loan)[16] |
In
| 24 | DF |  CMR |
Timothée Atouba (from Neuchâtel Xamax)[12] |
| 28 | DF | SUI |
Marco Zwyssig (from FC Tirol Innsbruck)[12] |
Results and fixtures
Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
| 20 June 2001 Pre-season | Thun | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Lachen, Thun |
| 19:30 | Rama  71' (1:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Tum 84' (1:2) Tchouga |
Attendance: 600 Referee: |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 23 June 2001 Pre-season | Young Boys | 2 – 1 | Basel | Sportplatz, Pieterlen |
| 16:00 | Berisha 47' (1:1) Türker 58' (2:1) |
Summary | 35' (0:1) Tchouga |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 26 June 2001 Pre-season | Yverdon-Sport | 0 – 1 | Basel | Sportplatz Nau, Laufen |
| 18:00 | Summary | 38' (0:1) Tchouga |
Attendance: 650 Referee: Andreas Schluchter |
| 5 October 2001 Mid-season | Basel | 1 – 0 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Tchouga 44' (1:0) |
Summary |  16' Dominguez |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| Note: Basel with test player Sandro Burki from FC Zürich. | ||||
| 23 October 2001 Mid-season | SC Dornach | 1 – 7 | Basel | Gigersloch, Dornach |
| 18:15 | Weidmann 88' (1:7) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Koumantarakis 8' (o.g. 0:2) Dreier 32' (0:3) Varela 46' (0:4) Koumantarakis 52' (0:5) Koumantarakis 61' (0:6) Burki 86' (0:7) Tchouga |
Attendance: 150 Referee: 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. |
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| 13 November 2001 Mid-season | BSC Old Boys | 1 – 5 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 19:30 | Thomas Koster 46' Diabira 83' |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Tchouga 13' (0:2) Wagner 26' (0:3) Yao 30' (0:4) Tum 44' (0:5) Banholzer |
Attendance: 70 Referee: 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 | 1 – 2 | Basel | Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern |
| 15:00 | Knavs 49' (1:1) |
Summary | 39' (0:1) Ergić 61' (1:2) Koumantarakis 85' Knez |
Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Volker Raquet |
| 24 January 2002 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 0 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Europa-Stadion, Rheinfelden |
| 18:00 | Koumantarakis 37' (1:0) Cravero 53' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: Volker Scherrer | |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 29 January 2002 Winter break | Las Palmas  | 6 – 2 | Basel | Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas |
| 11:00 | Santacasino 64' (1:4) Juan Negro 79[2:4]' |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Giménez 15' (0:2) Giménez 52' (0:3) Ergić 58' (0:4) Giménez 82' (2:5) Tum 86' (2:6) Tum |
Attendance: 30 Referee: Diaz |
| 31 January 2002 Winter break | Las Palmas | 1 – 3 | Basel | Estadio Municipal, Maspalomas |
| 11:30 | Carmelo 33' (1:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Chipperfield 41' (1:2) Tum 76' (1:3) Koumantarakis} |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Santana |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 4 February 2002 Winter break | AC Bellinzona | 2 – 5 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| 17:30 | Miccolis 38' (1:1) Cavin 85' (2:4) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Giménez 38' (1:2) Giménez 48' (1:3) Giménez 71' (1:4) H. Yakin 86' (2:5) H. Yakin |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards | ||||
| 9 February 2002 Winter break | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| 14:30 | Summary | Referee: Carlo Bertolini | ||
| Note: Fair game, no yellow cards. Basel with three test players from U-17 team: Nicolas Maissen, Sehar Fejzulahi und Goran Antic |
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| 12 February 2002 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 2 | Thun | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Koumantarakis 48' (1:0) Ergić 61' (2:1)Varela 81' (3:2) |
Summary | 54' (1:1) Matić 76' (2:2) Raimondi 86' Moser |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
Nationalliga A 2001–02
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 6' Duruz 29'Marazzi 52'Poueys 55', 59', 62'Ojong 79', 81', 86' |
Report (in German) | 12' Cravero 34'  38' H. Yakin 48' Koumantarakis |
Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 11 July 2001 Round 2 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Tum 6' Ergić 10'Huggel 19' |
Report (in German) | 53' Thurre 90' (o.g.) Streller |
Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Beck |
| 18 July 2001 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 3 – 3 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Jefferson 10' Jairo 60'Dal Santo 66' |
Report (in German) | 5' Ergić 15' M. Yakin 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 31' Quennoz 83' (o.g.) |
Report (in German) | 45' Varela 80' M. Yakin |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Etter |
| 4 August 2001 Round 6 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| Arifović 36' Simo 44' |
Report (in German) | 11' Atouba 49' Chipperfield 55' 76' M. Yakin |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 11 August 2001 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Varela 8' Chipperfield 15 'Giménez 31'Ergić 37'Huggel 84' |
Report (in German) | 50' Berisha 72' Erich Hänzi |
Attendance: 24,831 Referee: Salm |
| 18 August 2001 Round 8 | Aarau | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Okpala 55' |
Report (in German) | 69' Kreuzer |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 25 August 2001 Round 9 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Koumantarakis 11' Giménez 13', 52', 89'M. Yakin 63'H. Yakin 68' |
Report (in German) | 4' Joël Magnin 11' Ludovic Magnin 74' Bullo |
Attendance: 19,110 Referee: Marcus Nobs |
| 8 September 2001 Round 10 | Grasshoppers | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Núñez 33' Benjani Mwaruwari |
Report (in German) | 23' M. Yakin 45' Giménez 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 45', 71' Chipperfield 62'Koumantarakis 91' |
Report (in German) | 21' Gian 27' Hodel 50' Wiederkehr 82' Varela |
Attendance: 20,691 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 22 September 2001 Round 12 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 44' Duruz 70'M. Yakin 75'Varela 80'Tcheutchoua 89' (o.g.) |
Report (in German) | 21' Vernaz 45' 59' Deumi 65' 56' Poueys 75' Moreira 86' Hottiger |
Attendance: 19,258 Referee: René Rogalla |
| 26 September 2001 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lausanne Sports | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 58' 4' H. Yakin 29'X. Margairaz 66' (o.g.) |
Report (in German) | 9' X. Margairaz 42' Chaveriat 67' Gobet 74' S. Margairaz 74' Karlen |
Attendance: 18,235 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 1 October 2001 Round 13 | Servette | 1 – 4 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| Fournier 17' Oruma 18'Dill 93' |
Report (in German) | 12', 71' Giménez 42' Chipperfield 46' H. Yakin 70' Cantaluppi |
Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 10 October 2001 Round 14 | Basel | 2 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 4', 96' Barberis 50' |
Report (in German) | 34' Guido 61', 92' 87' Gane 64' 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 10' Chavériat 12'Simon 21' |
Report (in German) | 11' (pen.) Kreuzer 31', 47' Giménez 34' H. Yakin 37' Varela |
Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 20 October 2001 Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 51' Ergić 59'Huggel 88' |
Report (in German) | 37' Guerrero 39' Fischer 65' Heldmann 81' Keita |
Attendance: 28,481 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 27 October 2001 Round 17 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Neuchâtel Xamax | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 10', 34', 68', 80' Barberis 15'Huggel 30'Chipperfield 46' |
Report (in German) | 73' Alex |
Attendance: 21,763 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 3 November 2001 Round 18 | Young Boys | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
| Malacarne 55' 9' Tikva 20' |
Report (in German) | 6' Chipperfield 33' Giménez 58' H. Yakin 77' 86' Varela |
Attendance: 10,600 (sold out) Referee: Nicole Petignat |
| 17 November 2001 Round 19 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Cravero 14' Koumantarakis 51'Varela 59' |
Report (in German) | 35' de Napoli |
Attendance: 22,573 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 25 November 2001 Round 20 | Lugano | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano |
| Rothenbühler 90+1' |
Report (in German) | 13' 26' 82' Koumantarakis 20' Aziawonou 43' Cravero 84' H. Yakin |
Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 2 December 2001 Round 21 | Basel | 4 – 5 | Grasshoppers | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 8' Giménez 40', 74'Varela 65' 80' |
Report (in German) | 12' 14' Diop 15', 65' Cabanas 39', 50' 65' Núñez |
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: Beck |
| 9 December 2001 Round 22 | Luzern | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Blunschi 47' Pinelli 53'Enrique 64'Meier 84' |
Report (in German) | 32' M. Yakin 57' Varela 64' Koumantarakis 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 |
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 4' Gaspoz 38' 68'Rota 70'Rossi 70' |
Report (in German) | 3' Zwyssig 9' Chipperfield 43' M. Yakin 44' Koumantarakis 68' H. Yakin 71', 73' Giménez |
Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Guido Wildhaber |
| 2 March 2002 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Koumantarakis 61' Quennoz 78'H. Yakin 79' |
Report (in German) | 9' Keller 27' Burki 31' Hellinga 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 36' Cantaluppi 45+1'Savić 81' 81' |
Report (in German) | 84' Vonlanthen |
Attendance: 30,521 Referee: Philippe Leuba |
| 16 March 2002 Round 5 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 17', 35' Chipperfield 45' 60'Ergić 74' |
Report (in German) | 19' Moreira 21' 21' Hottiger 21' Grichting 39' M'Futi 59' Piffaretti |
Attendance: 24,407 Referee: Stefan Messner |
| 24 March 2002 Round 6 | Grasshoppers | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Eduardo 8' Núñez 69'Baturina 75'Jaggy 77'Marc Hodel 86' |
Report (in German) | 55' Koumantarakis 65' Quennoz |
Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
| 1 April 2002 Round 7 | Servette | 1 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| Comisetti 3' Fournier 14' 43' 41'Lonfat 70' |
Report (in German) | 14' (pen.) M. Yakin 20' Atouba 28' 60' Yao |
Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Urs Meier |
| 4 April 2002 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 1 – 3 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Di Jorio 40' 44' |
Report (in German) | 54', 56' M. Yakin 60' Chipperfield 70' Zwyssig |
Referee: Carlo Bertolini |
| 7 April 2002 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Barberis 13' Ergić 45'Giménez 58'Hilton 88' (o.g.) |
Report (in German) | 9' Miéville 39' A. Frei 47' Hilton 83' Jaquet 92' Oruma |
Attendance: 26,001 Referee: Reto Rutz |
| 14 April 2002 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Grasshoppers | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| H. Yakin 2' Giménez 47'Tum 84'M. Yakin 84' 87'Ergić 89' |
Report (in German) | 15' Marc Hodel 56' Cabanas |
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: Marcus Nobs |
| 20 April 2002 Round 10 | Sion | 0 – 3 | Basel | Tourbillon, Sion |
| Duruz 24' Beney 29'Tcheutchoua 34' |
Report (in German) | 3' 41' Koumantarakis 17' Giménez 69' Quennoz |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Salm |
| 24 April 2002 Round 11 | Young Boys | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
| Report (in German) | 11' (o.g.) Berisha 14' Tum 77' Koumantarakis |
Attendance: 11,600 (sold out) |
| 27 April 2002 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Chipperfield 12' Varela 78'Zanni 80' |
Report (in German) | 34' Jairo 6' Alex 71' Gane 80' Chaile |
Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: Urs Meier |
| 4 May 2002 Round 13 | Zürich | 3 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Kavelashvili 54' 9' Keller 26'Pallas 32'Akalé 82'Magro 83'Keita 84'Gygax 87' |
Report (in German) | 19' Cantaluppi 33' Barberis 55'Savić |
Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Schoch |
| 8 May 2002 Round 14 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Giménez 7' Cantaluppi 23'Ergić 79'Tum 85' |
Report (in German) | 21', 48' Joël Magnin 55' Morf 62' Gaspoz 71' Rossi 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[lower-alpha 1] (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[lower-alpha 1] (R) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 21 |
- 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
| 10 November 2001 Round 1 | Concordia | 0 – 5 | Basel | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| Ribeiro 45' |
Report (in German) | 21' Barberis 25' Quennoz 41' Koumantarakis 59' Giménez 75', 91' Tum |
Attendance: 5,431 Referee: Claudio Circhetta |
| 17 February 2002 Round 2 | Colombier | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade des Chézards, Colombier, Switzerland |
| Report (in German) | 53' H. Yakin Giménez 56' 59' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Florian Etter |
| 21 March 2002 Quarterfinal | Zürich | 1 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Akalé 88' 24' Luca Iodice Chassot |
Report (in German) | 17' Koumantarakis 44' Ergić 84' Varela 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 13' Giménez 23'Yao 58'Cravero 69'Atouba 90'Koumantarakis 114' |
Report (in German) | 51' Joel Descloux 73' Collaviti 77' Tikva |
Attendance: 25,381 Referee: Massimo Busacca | |
| Penalties | ||||
M. Yakin  Zwyssig Giménez Koumantarakis  Zuberbühler Chipperfield |
Erich Hänzi Tikva Joel Descloux Petrosyan Reto Burri Berisha |
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UEFA Intertoto Cup
Second round
| 1 July 2001 First leg | Basel | 3 – 0 | Grindavík | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 15:00 | Magro 92' 4' Tchouga 18'Tum 60' |
Report | Attendance: 6,843 Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia) |
| 8 July 2001 Second leg | Grindavík | 0 – 2 | Basel | Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík |
| 16:00 | Report | 14', 80' Muff |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland) |
Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third round
| 14 July 2001 First leg | Basel | 2 – 1 |  Heerenveen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Koumantarakis 12' H. Yakin 20' |
Report | 56' Nurmela |
Attendance: 8,059 Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal) |
| 21 July 2001 Second leg | Heerenveen | 2 – 3 | Basel | Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen |
| 19:30 | Allbäck 4' Jensen 37'Venena 54'Lurling 75' |
Report | 10' Koumantarakis 24' H. Yakin 32' Kreuzer 64' Zuberbühler 69' Tum |
Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Stéphane Moulin (France) |
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
Semifinal
| 25 July 2001 First leg | Basel | 3 – 0 | Lausanne | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Giménez 19', 21' M. Yakin 42'H. Yakin 45' |
Report | 42' Margairaz |
Attendance: 14,872 Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary) |
| 1 August 2001 Second leg | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 16:30 | Thiaw 51' 54' 8', 45' |
Report | 18' Tum 62' Varela |
Attendance: 2,050 Referee: Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine) |
Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
| 7 August 2001 First leg | Basel | 1 – 1 |  Aston Villa | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
| 19:30 | Giménez 74' |
Report | 58' Merson 76' Vassell 77' Wright |
Attendance: 25,879 Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium) |
| 21 August 2001 Second leg | Aston Villa | 4 – 1 | Basel | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| 19:45 | Vassell 45' Ángel 55', 78'Stone 81'Ginola 84' |
Report | 30' Chipperfield 67' Varela |
Attendance: 39,513 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.
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