1991–92 FC Basel season
FC Basel 1991–92 football season
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The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1991–92 season was their 98th season since the club's foundation. Charles Röthlisberger was the club's chairman for the fourth consecutive year. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their relegation in the 1987–88 season this was their fourth season in the second-tier of Swiss football.
co-coaches (from April)
Karl Odermatt and
Bruno Rahmen
| 1991–92 season | |
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| Club president | Charles Röthlisberger |
| Head coach | Ernst August Künnecke (until March 1992) co-coaches (from April) Karl Odermatt and Bruno Rahmen |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga B | Qualifying 1st of 12 |
| Promotion/relegation round | 4th of 8 |
| Swiss Cup | Quarterfinal |
| Top goalscorer | League: André Sitek (20) All: André Sitek (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,300 on 25 April 1992 vs Locarno |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,010 on 9 May 1992 vs Bellinzona |
| Average home league attendance | 3,756[1] |
Overview
Pre-season
Ernst August Künnecke was first-team coach for the second consecutive season. After missing promotion in the previous season, the club's repeated priority aim was to return to the top flight of Swiss football. There were a number of changes in the squad. Erni Maissen retired from his professional playing career. Between the years 1975 to 1982, 1983 to 1987 and again from 1989 to 1991 Maissen played a total of 551 games for Basel scoring a total of 222 goals. 338 of these games were in the domestic league, Nationalliga A or Nationalliga B, 33 in the Swiss Cup, 15 in the Swiss League Cup, 20 in the European competitions (European Cup, UEFA cup, Cup of the Alps) and 145 were friendly games. He scored 116 goal in the domestic league, 23 in the cup competitions, four in the European competitions and the other 79 were scored during the test games.[2] Enrique Mata also retired from his professional playing career and moved on to FC Laufen. Mata had played six seasons with the club and during this time he had played a total of 173 games for Basel scoring a total of 30 goals. 104 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 14 in the Swiss Cup and 55 were friendly games. He scored 18 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup and the other seven were scored during the test games.[3]
Further players who left the club were Sascha Reich and Patrick Rahmen who both transferred to Young Boys. Brian Bertelsen left the club as well and transferred to St. Gallen, Germano Fanciulli moved on to play for Grenchen and Roman Hangarter returned to FC Brüttisellen. The contracts with Roman Künzli and Patrick Liniger were not prolonged. In the other direction Patrick's brother Micha Rahmen joined from Grasshopper Club, Robert Kok transferred in from Zürich and André Sitek joined from Baden. A number of youngsters joined from their local clubs, Olivier Bauer and Christian Marcolli joined from FC Aesch, Walter Bernhard joined from SV Muttenz, Adrian Jenzer joined from Rapid Ostermundigen, Mourad Bounoua came from French club Mulhouse, Thomas Schweizer from German club SC Freiburg and Gilbert Epars came from Servette. There were also a number of youngsters who were brought up internally.[4]
Domestic league
The 24 teams in the Nationalliga B were divided into two groups, a South/East and a West group. They would first play a qualification round. In the second stage the tops six teams of each group and the last four team of the Nationalliga A would play a promotion/relegation round, also divided into two groups. The top two teams in each of these groups would play in the top flight the next season. Basel were assigned to the West group. Also in this group were local rivals Old Boys. In the two local duals, Basel lost the away game against the Old Boys, 0–4, and could only manage a goalless draw against them in their home stadium. For Basel the season ran well, despite three defeats in the first six games, including this nasty defeat against the Old Boys, Basel had a good run staying unbeaten for the next 15 rounds, winning 11 of these matches. Basel then ended the Qualifying Phase in top position in the league table. In the 22 matches Basel totaled 31 points with 13 victories, five draws and four defeats. The team scored 42 goals and conceded 30.[5]
Basel qualified for the promotion stage and were assigned to group A. Also assigned to this group from the Nationalliga B were Yverdon-Sports, Baden, Locarno, ES Malley and AC Bellinzona and fighting against relegation from the Nationalliga A were Lugano and Aarau. However, the promotion-relegation phase started badly; Basel could only draw four games and lost two from the first six games. Trainer Ernst August Künnecke was released from his position. The two former players Karl Odermatt and Bruno Rahmen took over as coaches ad interim until the end of the season. The results there after were better, but the gap to the leading teams could not be closed. The team ended their 14 matches in this stage with just four victories, six draws, suffering four defeats with 14 points in a very disappointing fourth position in the league table, scoring 20, conceding 22 goals. Therefore, they missed their aim of promotion once again.[6]
Swiss Cup
In the second round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away from home against lower-tier FC Einsiedeln and in the round of 64 away against lower-tier FC Willisau. Both games were won easily (6–2 and 2–0). In the round of 32 Basel were drawn at home against second-tier Bulle and the game ended with a 1–1 draw after extra time. Basel secured the victory in the penalty shoot-out. In the next round they were drawn at home against FC Bern (5–1 victory). But in the quarterfinals Basel were drawn at home against Lugano. Because this match ended in a 2–3 defeat they were eliminated. Lugano continued and later reached the final, but in the final they were beaten 3–1, after extra time, by cup-winners Luzern.[6]
Players
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Results
- Legend
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Friendly matches
Pre-season
| 29 June 1991 Pre-season | FC Zeiningen  | 2–15 | Basel | Unter Reben, Zeiningen, Switzerland |
| 17:50 | Rossi  38' (1:4)Kägi 74' (2:10) |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Sitek 9' (0:2) Zbinden 12' (0:3) Sitek 22' (0:4) Jenzer 49' (1:5) Brack 57' (1:6) Brack 58' (1:7) Baumgartner 63' (1:8) Marcolli 67' (1:9) Baumgartner 68' (1:10) Baumgartner 75' (2:11) Zapata 81' (2:12) Brack 83' (2:13) Baumgartner 86' (2:14) Schweizer 88' (2:15) M. Rahmen |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Rolf Blattmann (Zeiningen) Bänziger from 46' |
| 6 July 1991 Pre-season | FC Klengen  | 0–6 | Basel | Klengen (Brigachtal), Germany |
| FCB summary | 10' (0:1) Jeitziner 21' (0:2) Marcolli 44' (0:3) Baumgartner 69' (0:4) Jenzer 73' (0:5) Schweizer 74' (0:6) Jenzer |
| 9 July 1991 Pre-season | FC Neustadt | 1–9 | Basel | Saig bei Lenzkirch, Germany |
| Andres 76' (1:8) |
FCB summary | 6' (0:1) Gottardi 21' (0:2) Jeitziner 27' (0:3) Marcolli 34' (0:4) Marcolli 39' (0:5) M. Rahmen 44' (0:6) Mancastroppa 58' (0:7) Bernhard 66' (0:8) M. Rahmen 85' (1:9) Jeitziner |
| 11 July 1991 Exhibition game | Basel | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Zürich | Moos, Balsthal, Switzerland |
| 19:30 | Gottardi  35'M. Rahmen 63' (1:0) |
FCB summary FCZ summary |
86' (1:1) Kok |
Attendance: 300 (700) Referee: Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) |
| Penalties | ||||
Ceccaroni  Heidenreich M. Rahmen Bernhard  Schweizer |
Tréllez Milton Mazenauer Di Matteo Kok |
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| Note: Sempione-Cup, semi-final | ||||
| 13 July 1991 Exhibition game | Basel | 1–5 | Grenchen | Moos, Balsthal, Switzerland |
| 17:00 | Mancastroppa 71' (1:4) Jeitziner 88′ |
FCB summary | 12' (0:1) Vellila 17' (0:2) Gunia 42' (0:3) Chételat 58' (0:4) Kozik 90+1' (1:5) Przybylo |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Rieder |
| Note: Sempione-Cup, match for third place | ||||
| 17 July 1991 Exhibition game | Basel | 2–3 | 1. FC Köln | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jenzer 62' (1:2) Marcolli 85' (2:3) |
FCB summary | 44' (0:1) Ordenewitz 61' (pen. 0:2) Banach 72' (1:3) Banach |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Walter Rudin (Birsfelden) |
| 20 July 1991 Pre-season Exhibition game | Basel | 1–0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Baumgartner 31' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 62' Gatti |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Rieder |
Winter break
| 20 January 1992 Winter break Exhibition game | TAS Casablanca  | 3–1 | Basel | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 15' (1:1) 29' (2:1) Walther (o.g. 3:1) |
FCB summary | 9' (0:1) Sitek |
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| Note: Match as part of the training camp in Morocco | ||||
| 23 January 1992 Winter break | RAJA Casablanca | 3–1 | Basel | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 16' (1:0) 42' (2:1) 61' (3:1) |
FCB summary | 32' (1:1) Sitek |
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| Note: Match as part of the training camp in Morocco | ||||
| 1 February 1992 Winter break Exhibition game | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | Basel | Möslestadion, Freiburg, Germany |
| Schulz 13' (1:0) Grgic 88' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: Willmann |
| 15 February 1992 Winter break Exhibition game | SC Freiburg | 1–1 | Basel | Erlenmatten stadium, Bad Krozingen, Germany |
| Spies 26' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 60' (1:1) Sitek |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Norbert Stocker |
| 18 February 1992 Winter break | Xamax | 2–3 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Payerne |
| 20:00 | Bonvin 46' (1:2) Moruzzi 90' (2:3) |
FCB summary | 10' (0:1) Sitek 25' (0:2) Schweizer 64' (1:3) Sitek |
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) |
| 20 February 1992 Winter break Exhibition game | FC Riehen | 1–2 | Basel | Grendelmatte, Riehen |
| 19:00 | Heuting 11' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 23' (1:1) Kok 87' (1:2) Walther |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Mauro Visentin |
| 23 February 1992 Winter break | Basel | 3–4 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Marcolli 4' (1:0) Marcolli 16' (2:0)Wagner 29' (3:0) |
FCB summary | 43' (3:1) Wolf 48' (3:2) Arts 54' (3:3) Nadig 64' (3:4) Moser |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Walter Rudin (Birsfelden) |
Nationalliga B
The qualification of the NLB began on 24 July 1991 and was completed on 1 December. The top six teams in each group were qualified to play in the two promotion/relegation groups. The bottom six teams in each group then played in the newly drawn groups against relegation.
Qualifying Phase West
| 24 July 1991 Round 1 | Basel | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Schweizer 46' (1:0) Jeitziner 56' |
FCB summary | 11' Léger 25' Castro 66' (1:1) Dajka 88' Wicht |
Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Claude Detruche, (Thônex) |
| Note: Debut for FCB players Thomas Schweizer and Adrian Jenzer | ||||
| 27 July 1991 Round 2 | Bulle | 1–2 | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
| 20:00 | Albertoni 57' Raboud 81' (1:2) |
FCB summary | 31' (0:1) Heidenreich 44' (0:2) Mancastroppa 70' Gottardi |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Erwin Fölmli |
| 3 August 1991 Round 3 | Basel | 0–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Mancastroppa 62' |
FCB summary | 33' (0:1) Urosevic 40' Laydu 63' Maillard 68' (0:2) Matthey |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Willy Hänni, (Cugy) |
| 6 August 1991 Round 4 | Urania Genève Sport | 4–1 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
| 20:00 | Dominé 30' Oranci 46'Mourelle 51' (1:1)Kressibucher 69' (2:1)Oranci 84' (3:1)Navarro 90+3' (4:1) |
FCB summary | 21' Zbinden 49' (0:1) Schweizer 62' Baumgartner |
Attendance: 650 Referee: Francis Fischer (Arch) |
| Note: Debut for FCB player Walter Bernhard | ||||
| 10 August 1991 Round 5 | Basel | 2–1 | Etoile Carouge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Rahmen 1' (1:0) Schweizer 24' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 10' Opoku N'Ti 15' (1:1) Rohr 33' da Silva 43' Thomé 90+2' Batardon |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Manfred Schlup, (Grenchen) |
| 17 August 1991 Round 6 | Old Boys | 4–0 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 17:30 | Du Buisson 21' (1:0) Du Buisson 34' (2:0)Steingruber 37'Lanz 45+2'Messerli 53' (3:0)Du Buisson 60'Lüthi 70'Lanz 87' (4:0) |
FCB summary | 48' Bernhard 63' Schweizer 68' Gottardi |
Attendance: 5,400[1] Referee: Fabrice Kaltenrieder |
| 4 August 1991 Round 7 | FC Châtel-Saint-Denis[7] | 0–4 | Basel | Stade du Lussy, Châtel-Saint-Denis |
| 20:00 | Fallert 45' Martin 60' |
FCB summary | 42' Sitek 48' (0:1) Sitek 57' (0:2) Sitek 70' (0:3) Jeitziner 73' (0:4) Schweizer |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Roman Ullmann |
| 28 August 1991 Round 8 | Basel | 3–0 | Fribourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gottardi 18'  40'Rahmen 23' (1:0)Zbinden 67'Sitek 74' (2:0)Sitek 80' (3:0) |
FCB summary | 55' Bourquenod 61' Brülhart 67' Rojevic |
Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Pierre-Alain Vuillemin (Geneva) |
| 4 September 1991 Round 9 | Grenchen | 2–4 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Wenger 5' (1:0) Beckenbauer 34' (2:1)Kozik 72' |
FCB summary | 19' (1:1) Zbinden 52' (2:2) Baumgartner 60' (2:3) Sitek 61' Schweizer 77' (2:4) Zbinden |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) |
| Note: Around 1,000 spectators from the Basel region. | ||||
| 7 September 1991 Round 10 | Basel | 3–2 | SR Delémont | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Zbinden 7′ Wagner 7' (1:1)Rahmen 34' (2:2)Baumgartner 66' (3:2)Rahmen 69' |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Rimann 21' (1:2) Renzi 30′ Varga 37' Stadelmann 79' Léchenne |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Manfred Schlup (Grenchen) |
| Note: 7th minute, Delémont goalkeeper Fabrice Borer saved Ruedi Zbinden's penalty, but Manfred Wagner scored on the rebound to make it 1-1. 30th minute, FCB goalkeeper Thomas Grüter held István Varga's penalty. | ||||
| 14 September 1991 Round 11 | Basel | 2–2 | ES Malley | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Sitek 5' (1:1) Baumgartner 27'Zbinden 68' (pen. 2:2) |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Cremieux 18' Gendron 63' (1:2) Ducret |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr, Aargau) |
| 21 September 1991 Round 12 | Yverdon-Sports | 0–1 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains |
| 17:30 | Vialatte 54' Kekesi 70' |
FCB summary | 44' (0:1) Zbinden 60' Schweizer 63' Bernhard 67' Zbinden |
Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Erwin Schuler |
| 5 October 1991 Round 13 | Basel | 1–0 | Bulle | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Rumo 17' (o.g. 1:0) Sitek 74'Bauer 86' |
FCB summary | 46' Lopez 62' Lopez 79' Rumo |
Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Rossi (Ascona) |
| 12 October 1991 Round 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3–3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 17:30 | Kincses 28' (1:0) Urosevic 38'Zaugg 66' (2:3)Matthey 82' (3:3) |
FCB summary | 19' Heidenreich 38' Schweizer 42' (1:1) Heidenreich 48' (1:2) Heidenreich 62' (1:3) Heidenreich 78' Zbinden |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Freddy Philippoz (Sion) |
| 15 October 1991 Round 15 | Basel | 3–1 | Urania Genève Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Sitek 63' (1:0) Gottardi 67'Zbinden 80' (2:0)Jenzer 89' (3:1) |
FCB summary | 31' Kressibucher 39' Besnard 70' Detraz 75' Beti 64' (2:1) Détraz |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Pierre-Alain Eschmann (Moutier) |
| 19 October 1991 Round 16 | Etoile Carouge | 0–0 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| 17:30 | Thomé 1' |
FCB summary | 66' Jenzer |
Attendance: 350 Referee: Ruppen |
| 26 October 1991 Round 17 | Basel | 0–0 | Old Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Gottardi 58' |
FCB summary | 61' Lüthi |
Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Suhr) |
| Note: Debut for OB playerr Christian Egli | ||||
| 3 November 1991 Round 18 | Basel | 5–2 | Châtel-Saint-Denis[7] | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Jenzer 14' (1:0) Baumgartner 18' (2:0)Baumgartner 30' (3:0)Gottardi 71'Marcolli 73' (4:2)Sitek 84' (5:2) |
FCB summary | 39' 78' Carrel 31' (3:1) Blasco 51' (3:2) Blasco 70' Menoud 75' Cavalcante 84' Salad |
Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Bettex |
| 9 November 1991 Round 19 | ES Malley | 0–1 | Basel | Stade du Bois Gentil, Malley |
| 14:30 | FCB summary | 32' Jeitziner 36' Bauer 57' Mancastroppa 85' (0:1) Sitek 90+2' Gottardi |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Ludwig Zurkirchen |
| 17 November 1991 Round 20 | Fribourg | 2–3 | Basel | Stade Universitaire, Freiburg |
| 14:30 | Gaspoz 30' Eberhard 44' (pen. 1:1)Rudakow 77' (2:2)Maier 81' |
FCB summary | 23' (0:1) Sitek 43' Sitek 76' (1:2) Sitek 85' Ceccaroni 89' (2:3) Sitek |
Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Marcel Vollenweider (Rüti, Zürich) |
| 24 November 1991 Round 21 | SR Delémont | 0–2 | Basel | La Blancherie, Delémont |
| 14:30 | István Varga 61' |
FCB summary | 32' (0:1) Jenzer 50' Gottardi 67' (0:2) Rahmen |
Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Erwin Fölmli |
| 1 December 1991 Round 22 | Basel | 1–3 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Baumgartner 49' Marcolli 88' (1:2) |
FCB summary | 26' (0:1) Wenger 43' Christ 56' (0:2) Wenger 77' Chételat 80' Bruder 90+3' (1:3) Fanciulli |
Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Willy Hänni |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Basel[8] | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 31 | Promotion round |
| 2 | Grenchen | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 27 | |
| 3 | Yverdon-Sports | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Bulle | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 26 | |
| 5 | ES Malley | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 25 | |
| 7 | Old Boys | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 23 | Relegation round |
| 8 | Urania Genève Sport | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 23 | |
| 9 | Fribourg | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 20 | |
| 10 | Etoile Carouge | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 15 | |
| 11 | Châtel-Saint-Denis[7] | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 14 | |
| 12 | SR Delémont | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 60 | −38 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Promotion/relegation Phase Group A
| 1 March 1992 Round 1 | Basel | 1–1 | Yverdon-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bauer 10' Sitek 67' (1:0)Ceccaroni 86' |
FCB summary | 67' (1:1) Comisetti 72' Castro |
Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Daniel Roduit (Sion) |
| Note: Referee Roduit suffered a partial muscle tear in the 39th minute and, with the agreement of both captains, was replaced at halftime by NLB referee Palama from Delémont, who happened to be present. Yverdon protested, arguing that FC Basel had fielded one too many non-Swiss players. FC Basel had fielded six non-Swiss players, which was permitted for NLB clubs (NLA clubs: five non-Swiss players). | ||||
| 8 March 1992 Round 2 | Aarau | 0–0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 14:30 | Heldmann 53' Rossi 84' |
FCB summary FCA summary |
47' Ceccaroni 80' Marcolli |
Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Arturo Martino (Neukirch an der Thur) |
| Note: Aarau were without the injured Kilian and Saibene, as well as Komornicki (excess foreign player). FC Basel were without the injured Dittus, Heidenreich, and Zbinden, and without the suspended Bauer. 57th minute, Wagner was substituted out with a suspected muscle strain. | ||||
| 15 March 1992 Round 3 | Basel | 2–2 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Rahmen 3' (1:0) Epars 14'Zbinden 52' (2:1)Rahmen 62'Steiner 82' |
FCB summary | 6' (1:1) Andrioli 7' Andrioli 63' (2:2) Graciani 65' Sylvestre |
Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) |
| Note: FC Basel were without the injured Heidenreich, Wagner, and Dittus, and without the suspended Ceccaroni. Lugano were without the injured goalkeepers Philipp Walker (injured in Saturday's training session) and Zufli, as well as the suspended Penzavalli. 22nd minute, Pelosi was substituted out with a suspected serious foot injury and taken to hospital for examination. | ||||
| 22 March 1992 Round 4 | Bellinzona | 2–1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| 14:30 | Englund 44' Eggeling 51' (1:0)Perini 85' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 45' Bauer 50' Jeitziner 72' (pen. 1:1) Zbinden 78' Bounoua |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Michel Zen Ruffinen |
| Note: Bellinzona were without the injured Lombardo, Morocutti, and Pedrazzi; goalkeeper Paolo Andreoli was only a substitute. FCB were without the suspended Steiner and Rahmen, without the injured Dittus, Heidenreich, Mancastroppa, and Wagner, and without Ceccaroni (angina). 28th minute, Zbinden's corner kick hit the crossbar. | ||||
| 4 April 1992 Round 5 | Basel | 3–3 | Baden | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Zbinden 52' (pen. 1:0) Kok 54' (2:0)Zbinden 65' (3:1)Jeitziner 67'Zbinden 79' |
FCB summary | 58' Casamento 65' (pen. 2:1) Di Muro 70' (3:2) Stoop 72' (3:3) Casamento 76' Crausaz |
Attendance: 3,223 Referee: Jürg Herrmann (Hinterkapplen (Wohlen bei Bern)) |
| Note: FC Basel without Rahmen (broken hand in final training), Dittus (injured), Gottardi (lumbago), Heidenreich, Wagner and Mancatroppa (all recovering, all in action with the youth team). FC Baden without Perez (injured), Schlatter (injured) and Hedinger (ill). | ||||
| 8 April 1992 Round 6 | Locarno | 3–0 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| 20:00 | Costas 19' Schönwetter 24' (pen. 1:0)Tognini 42'Pedrotti 43'Ursea 48' (2:0)Gianfreda 56'Neuville 74' (3:0) |
FCB summary | 23' Heidenreich 38' Sitek Zbinden56′ 65' Heidenreich |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) |
| Note: Locarno were without the injured Morandi, Bommarito and Zjajo; FC Basel were without the injured Rahmen and Dittus, as well as Gottardi (not in the squad). 56th minute, Sachetti held the penalty from Zbinden. | ||||
| 11 April 1992 Round 7 | ES Malley | 0–2 | Basel | Stade du Bois Gentil, Malley |
| 17:30 | Favre 90+8' |
FCB summary | 17' Sitek 19' (0:1) Sitek 41' (0:2) Baumgartner |
Attendance: 750 Referee:  Roland Beck (Triesenberg) |
| Note: Malley without Vigh (injured); Basel without Dittus (recovering), Rahmen (hand in cast, but can train), Jenzer (groin problems, had surgery that day) and Heidenreich (served the first of his three suspensions, after being sent-off in the Locarno game). | ||||
| 20 April 1992 Round 8 | Basel | 1–0 | ES Malley | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Sitek 23' (1:0) Schweizer 45'Kok 63' |
FCB summary | 65' Camerieri |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pierre-Alain Vuillemin (Geneva) |
| Note: FCB without Rahmen, Dittus (both injured) and Heidenreich (last suspension); Malley without Gavillet (suspended), Vigh and Boucard (both injured). | ||||
| 25 April 1992 Round 9 | Basel | 2–2 | Locarno | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Bauer 38' Baumgartner 67' (1:1)Jeitziner 84' (2:1)Mancastroppa 90' |
FCB summary | 26' (0:1) Neuville 88' (2:2) Bützer 90+1' Neuville |
Attendance: 8,300[1] Referee: Gottfried Friedrich (Seedorf, Uri) |
| Note: FCB without the suspended Schweizer and the injured Sitek, Locarno without the suspended Costas and the injured Omini. | ||||
| 2 May 1992 Round 10 | Baden | 2–1 | Basel | Esp Stadium, Fislisbach |
| 20:00 | Schlatter 24' Maurer 40'Stoop 44'Casamento 82' (1:1)Born 90+3' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 64' (0:1) Jeitziner 90+2' Baumgartner |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) |
| Note: Baden were without Staubli, Crausaz (both injured) and Hodel (suspended). Basel were without Jenzer and Dittus (both injured). 35th minute, Born's shot hit the crossbar. 82nd minute, Baden's goalkeeper Mäder was hit on the head by a projectile thrown from the Basel supporters' section and he received a four minute treatment. | ||||
| 9 May 1992 Round 11 | Basel | 2–1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 76' (pen. 1:1) Sitek 72'Sitek 87' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 27' Perini 45' (0:1) Esposito 82' Schaer |
Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Claude Detruche, (Thônex) |
| Note: Basel were without Kok, Bauer (both suspended), Dittus and Jenzer (both injured). Bellinzona were without De Lusi, C. Andreoli (both suspended), Petrazzi (injured) and Perucchini (ill). 71st minute, Sitek's header goal was disallowed due to a foul. | ||||
| 16 May 1992 Round 12 | Lugano | 1–1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 20:00 | Bauer 37' Jeitziner 78' (1:1)Marcolli 84' |
FCB summary | 41' (pen. 0:1) Galvão 78' Andrioli |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) |
| Note: Lugano without Piccioli, Jensen, Fornera, Sylvestre, Pedrazzi (all injured) and Marco Walker (suspended). Basel without Zbinden (injured). | ||||
| 23 May 1992 Round 13 | Basel | 2–4 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gottardi 42' Baumgartner 56'Sitek 58' (1:4)Sitek 76' (2:4) |
FCB summary | 14' (0:1) Heldmann 16' (0:2) Wassmer 35' Meier 50' (0:3) Aleksandrov 56' (pen. 0:4) Sutter |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Peter Kellenberger |
| Note: Basel without Zbinden, Epars, Dittus, Jenzer (all injured) and Wagner (youth team). Aarau without Juchli, Komornicki, Fluri, and Koch (all injured). | ||||
| 30 May 1992 Round 14 | Yverdon-Sports | 1–2 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon |
| 20:00 | Kékesi 51' Castro 75'Kékesi 80' (1:2) |
FCB summary | 35' Baumgartner 38' (0:1) Sitek 43' Ceccaroni 55' Gottardi 56' (0:2) Sitek 77' Jeitziner 84' Zbinden |
Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Freddy Philippoz (Sion) |
| Note: Basel without Bauer and Epars (both injured). | ||||
League table Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lugano | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 22 | Remain in Nationalliga A 1992–93 |
| 2 | Aarau[9] | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 19 | |
| 3 | Yverdon-Sports | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 18 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1992–93 |
| 4 | Basel[8] | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Baden | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Locarno | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 10 | |
| 7 | ES Malley[10] | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 10 | License revoked Relegated to 1992–93 1. Liga |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 6 | Remain in Nationalliga B 1992–93 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Draw.
Swiss Cup
| 1 September 1991 Round 2 | FC Einsiedeln[11] | 2–6 | Basel | Rappenmöösli, Einsiedeln |
| 15:30 | M. Schnidrig 1' (1:0) Stäheli 4'Kloiber 89' (2:6) |
FCB summary | 24' (1:1) Schweizer 32' (1:2) Sitek 45' (1:3) Marcolli 48' (1:4) Schweizer 65' (1:5) Wagner 68' (1:6) Sitek |
Attendance: 720 Referee: Erwin Fölmli |
| Note: FC Basel played without the injured Dittus and Heidenreich, as well as without Gottardi, who served his only suspension after being sent off against Fribourg. Sitek's goal (27th minute) was disallowed for offside. | ||||
| 29 September 1991 Round 3 | FC Willisau[12] | 0–2 | Basel | Sportzentrum Schlossfeld, Willisau |
| 15:00 | Fries 9' Tanner 46' |
FCB summary | 16' Jenzer 45' Heidenreich 70' (0:1) M. Rahmen 81' (0:2) M. Rahmen |
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Werner Müller (Obererlinsbach) |
| Note: FC Willisau without their best striker Möstl (suspended), FC Basel without the injured Grüter, Dittus and Wagner as well as without the suspended Schweizer and Zbinden. | ||||
| 28 March 1992 Round 4 | Basel | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Schweizer 68' Jeitziner 99' (1:0)Baumgartner 112'Sitek 118' |
FCB summary | 59' Raschle 83' Hengartner 85' Sidler 116' (1:1) Sidler |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Manfred Schlup (Grenchen) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Zbinden Jeitziner Schweizer Ceccaroni |
Fischer Wyss Raschle Djair |
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| Note: FC Basel without the injured Heidenreich, Mancastroppa, Wagner, Dittus, and Jenzer. St. Gallen without the suspended Blättler. | ||||
| 16 April 1992 Round 5 | Basel | 5–1 | Bern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Baumgartner 6' (1:0) Jeitziner 29' (2:0)Marcolli 42' (3:0)Marcolli 69' (4:0)Jeitziner 84' (5:0) |
FCB summary | 28' Zurkinden 51' Grossenbacher 85' (pen. 5:1) Zurkinden |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Dieter Schoch (Attiswil) |
| Note: Basel will be without Heidenreich and Sitek (suspended) as well as Dittus, Mancastroppa, Rahmen and Jenzer (all injured). Bern will be without Marty and Gosteli (injured) and Zürcher (retired). | ||||
| 5 May 1992 Quarterfinal | Basel | 2–3 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Heidenreich 45+2' (1:1) Bauer 64'Sitek 66' (2:1)Kok 82' |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Graciani 34' Carrasco 86' (2:2) Walker 90+2' (2:3) Andrioli |
Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Urs Meier (Wettingen and Würenlos) |
| Note: FCB without Baumgartner (suspended). Lugano without Tami and Zuffi (both suspended). 40th minute, Heidenreich's shot hit the right post, then the left post and rolled back into play. | ||||