The 2023–24 season was FC Basel's 130th season in their existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion in the 1993–94 season. The 2023–24 Swiss Super League season started in July 2023 and ended in May 2024. In addition to the Swiss Super League, Basel also participated in this season's edition of the Swiss Cup, starting in the third round. Basel also qualified for the 3rd edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, beginning play in the second qualifying round where they were seeded.
Club
FC Basel Holding AG
The FC Basel Holding AG owns 75% of FC Basel 1893 AG and the other 25% is owned by the FC Basel 1893 club members. The club FC Basel 1893 functions as a base club independent of the holding company and the AG. FC Basel 1893 AG is responsible for the operational business of the club, e.g. the 1st team, a large part of the youth department and the back office are affiliated there. All decisions that affect the club FC Basel 1893 are made within the AG.
On 20 June 2022 the AGM of the FC Basel Holding AG and the FC Basel 1893 AG were held and the both boards were confirmed. The Holding AG with following members: David Degen (president), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president). FC Basel 1893 AG with following members: David Degen (president), Carol Etter (delegate of the club FC Basel), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president).
Club management
The club AGM tool place on 15 May 2023. With the exception of Benno Kaiser, who left the board of directors voluntarily, the entire board was re-elected with large majorities. Kaiser has held various positions on the FCB board since 2009.[1]
On 28 November 2022 FCB had announced that they had taken Heiko Vogel under contract as their new sporting director, as per 1 January 2023. After the end of their previous season, in which Vogel had taken over in charge of the coaching of their first team following the dismissal of Alexander Frei in February, Vogel continued in his role as sports director for this season.[3]
On 12 May 2023 the club announced that Timo Schultz had been signed a contract as head coach of the new FCB first team.[4] On 22 May they announced that the entire trainer staff had been appointed. Loïc Favé would join Davide Callà as assistant coach and Johannes Wieber would become athletic coach, Gabriel Wüthrich remained goalkeeper coach.[5] On 23 May the club announced that the new coach of the U-21 would be the ex-footballer Dennis Hediger, who had been the coach of the U-18 team the previous season.[6] Appointed a his assistant coaches were Marco Aratore and Michaël Bauch.[7]
On 29 September the club announced that they were parting with coach Schultz, together with his assistant Loïc Favé, and that he would be replaced by the current sport director Heiko Vogel.[8] Vogel was dismissed a month later, on 31 October. The position as head coach was then replaced immediately, with Fabio Celestini taking over until the end of the season.[9] On 17 November 2023, Martin Rueda was hired as an additional assistant coach.[10] The position of the sports director was left vacant.
Soon afterwards on 4 December, a change in the coaching staff of the U-21 team was announced by the club. In the announcement it stated that with immediate effect the club and the current U-21 head coach Dennis Hediger were going their separate ways. The management of the youth department had come to this decision after analyzing the Promotion League first half of the season. The team would be led by the previous U-19 coach Mario Cantaluppi.[11]
The position of the sports director had been left vacant, this until 15 May 2024 and then FCB announced that Daniel Stucki had been appointed as new sports director.[12]
On 1 June 2023 the club announced the dates for the run into the new season, these were that on 20 June would be the press conference with the new head coach, then on 21 June would be the start for the first team's training and from 24 June until 1 July a summer trainings camp in Seefeld in Tirol in Austria.[13] One of the most interesting statements that the club owners said, was in a radio interview before the new season, and it was that they wanted to keep 90% of the team together that had played so well in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.
As the team planning started, the club announced that they would not exercise the purchase options for three players that had been in on loan the previous season. Darian Males, Andi Zeqiri and Kasim Nuhu, therefore, left the club.[14] On 20 June, it was announced that Finn van Breemen had signed in from ADO Den Haag.[15] Then, on 23 June, it was announced that Kaly Sène had left the club, because his contract had not been extended, and that he had signed a contract with Lausanne-Sport.[16] On 30 June, it was announced that Andy Diouf had transferred out to French club Lens.[17] Then, on 3 July, it was announced that Thierno Barry[18] had signed in from Beveren and that Jonathan Dubasin had signed in from Albacete[19] On 12 July, it was announced that Andy Pelmard had transferred out to Clermont Foot.[20] One day later, on 13 July, it was also announced that the loan contract for Sayfallah Ltaief to FC Winterthur would be extended until 30 June 2024.[21] On 17 July, it was published that young talent Liam Chipperfield, who had spent ten years in the FCB youth department would move to Sion.[22] Two days later, on 19 July, it was announced that Zeki Amdouni had transferred to Burnley.[23] The next day the club announced that Bradley Fink would be loaned out to Grasshoppers until 30 June 2024.[24]
The summary all of which is, 17 players out and 16 players in.
Winter break
On 23 December, Basel announced that they were loaning Jonathan Dubasin out to Real Oviedo, in the second highest Spanish league, until the end of the season and the loan-contract had a purchase option. They also said that the loan move was primarily for personal reasons. During his time with FCB early in the season, Dubasin was out for a long time on with a ligament injury in his foot. By the winter break he had made eleven appearances in all competitions (ten league, one cup), in which he scored three goals and made one assist.[42] On 26 December 2023, the club announced that they had signed Benjamin Kololli on a free transfer and that he had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, which contained an option for another year.[43] On 5 January, the club announced that they had signed Nicolas Vouilloz from Servette on a four-and-a-half-year contract, dated up until sommer 2028.[44]
Players
First-team squad
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 16 July 2023, but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The 2023–24 Super League season was the 127th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland. The Swiss Football League (SFL) drew and published the fixtures of the first 22 rounds on 21 June 2023,[50] together with the match times for the first eleven rounds.[51]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024 . Source: RSSSF and Swiss Super League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored 6) Away goals scored; 7) Draw.[52]
Split
After 33 matches, the league was split into two groups of six teams. The top six were grouped into the championship group and the bottom six into the relegation group, with the teams playing every other team in their group once in a single round robin (either at home or away). The exact matches were determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.[53]
The matches of the first round were drawn on 3 July 2023. Representatives of the Swiss Football League (SL and ChL) could not be drawn against each other. Furthermore, in the first round, the matchups are regionally restricted. Home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league.[54]
^FC Basel 1893 (12 May 2023). "Der neue FCB-Cheftrainer heisst Timo Schultz" [The new FCB head coach is called Timo Schultz] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (22 May 2023). "Trainerstab für die kommende Saison komplett" [Coaching staff for the coming season complete] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (4 August 2023). "FCB U-21" (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (29 September 2023). "Der FCB und Timo Schultz gehen getrennte Wege" [FCB and Timo Schultz are going their separate ways] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-09-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (4 December 2023). "Mario Cantaluppi übernimmt die U-21" [Mario Cantaluppi takes over by the U-21s] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (15 May 2024). "Daniel Stucki neuer FCB Sportdirektor" [Daniel Stucki new FCB sports director] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2024-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (1 June 2023). "Vorschau 2023/24" [Preview 2023/24] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (20 June 2023). "Der FCB verpflichtet Finn van Breemen" [FCB signs Finn van Breemen] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-06-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (30 June 2023). "Andy Diouf wechselt zu RC Lens" [Andy Diouf joins RC Lens] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (3 July 2023). "Thierno Barry stürmt neu für den FCB" [Thierno Barry is a new striker for FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (3 July 2023). "Der FCB verpflichtet Jonathan Dubasin" [FCB signs Jonathan Dubasin] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (12 July 2023). "Andy Pelmard wechselt zu Clermont Foot" [Andy Pelmard joins Clermont Foot] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (17 July 2023). "Liam Chipperfield zum FC Sion" [Liam Chipperfield to FC Sion] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (19 July 2023). "Zeki Amdouni wechselt zum Burnley FC" [Zeki Amdouni joins Burnley FC] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (20 July 2023). "Bradley Fink leihweise für eine Saison zu GC" [Bradley Fink on a one-season loan to GC] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (11 August 2023). "Maurice Malone wechselt zum FCB" [Maurice Malone moves to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (14 August 2023). "Dan Ndoye wechselt nach Bologna" [Dan Ndoye moves to Bologna] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (16 August 2023). "Offensivspieler Yusuf Demir leihweise zum FCB" [Offensive player Yusuf Demir is on loan to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (17 August 2023). "Der FCB Verpflichtet Đorđe Jovanović" [FCB signs Đorđe Jovanović] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (18 August 2023). "Adrian Leon Barišić verteidigt neu für RotBlau" [Adrian Leon Barišić is a new defender for RotBlau] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (25 August 2023). "Mohamed Dräger zum FCB" [Mohamed Dräger to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (25 August 2023). "Wouter Burger wechselt zum Stoke City FC" [Wouter Burger joins Stoke City FC] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (28 August 2023). "Juan Gauto stösst zum FCB" [Juan Gauto joins FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (31 August 2023). "Riccardo Calafiori wechselt nach Bologna" [Riccardo Calafiori transefers to Bologna] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (4 September 2023). "Nasser Djiga leihweise nach Serbien" [Nasser Djiga on loan in Serbia] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893. "Kevin Rüegg leihweise zum FCB" [Kevin Rüegg is on loan to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2022-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (26 December 2023). "Benjamin Kololli wechselt ablösefrei ans Rheinknie" [Benjamin Kololli is moving to the Rhine knee on a free transfer] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-12-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ abFC Basel 1893 (5 January 2024). "Nicolas Vouilloz wechselt zum FCB" [Nicolas Vouilloz moves to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (1 February 2024). "Albian Ajeti kehrt zum FCB zurück" [Albian Ajeti returns to FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^FC Basel 1893 (7 February 2024). "Der FCB verpflichtet Dion Kacuri" [FCB signs Dion Kacuri] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2024-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
