1988–89 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1988–89 football season

FC Basel1988–89 season

Chairman| Charles Röthlisberger
Manager| Urs Siegenthaler
Ground| St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga B| Promotion Phase 4th
Swiss Cup| Quarterfinal
Top goalscorer| League: Lucio Esposito
Ralph Thoma (13 each)
All: Lucio Esposito (15)
Highest home attendance| 12,000 on 27 March 1988
vs Zürich[1]
Lowest home attendance| 1,200 on 4 December 1988
vs Winterthur
and on 14 June 1989
vs St. Gallen
Average home league attendance| 3,765[1]

<- 1987–88

1989–90 ->

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1988–89 season was their 95th season since the club's foundation. Charles Röthlisberger was the club's chairman, in the club's history he was their 31st chairman and this was his second year in this position. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Following their relegation the season before this was their first season in the second tier of Swiss football since the 1945–46 season.

## Overview

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### Pre-season

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Following their relegation after the previous Nationalliga A season the club's priority aim was to return immediately to the top flight of Swiss football. Urs Siegenthaler was first-team coach for the second consecutive season. Due to the relegation there were many modifications in the squad. Ruedi Zahner retired from active football. Both goalkeeper moved on, Bernard Pulver to Young Boys and Urs Suter to Zürich. Stefan Bützer and Frank Eggeling both transferred to Emmenbrücke. Thomas Hauser and Varadaraju Sundramoorthy went to play for local rivals Old Boys. Dominique Herr moved on to Lausanne-Sport. The two forwards Adrian Knup transferred to Aarau and Peter Nadig to Luzern. Scottish ex-international Gordon Smith moved home to Scotland and joined Stirling Albion before ending his football career. Adrian Sedlo moved to Mulhouse and with four other players the contracts were not prolonged.

The club's financial problems had worsened during the previous season, this also due to the sinking number of spectators. But because an immediately to the top flight was the priority, 12 new players were signed in. Goalkeeper Remo Brügger was signed in from Luzern and his back up Roger Glanzmann from FC Therwil. The experienced players Andre Rindlisbacher transferred in from Aarau, Rolf Baumann from VfB Stuttgart, Mario Moscatelli from St. Gallen and Lucio Esposito from Luzern. There were a number of new players who joined from lower division clubs. For example Michael Syfrig, who had played a big role in the promotion of FC Glarus the previous season, signed in on his first professional contract. Then local youngsters Germano Fanciulli joined from local rivals Old Boys and Andre Cueni from FC Laufen. Further Beat Aebi came from FC Volketswil, Kurt Spirig came from Diepoldsau and Patrick Liniger was brought from the youth team.[2]

### Domestic league

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The 24 teams in the Nationalliga B were divided into two groups, an east and a west group, to first play a qualification round. In the second stage the tops six teams in 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 group would next season play in the top flight. Basel were assigned to the East group. They ended their 22 matches in the Qualifying Phase with 14 victories, four draws and four defeats with 32 points. They were group winners. The team scored 48 goals and conceded just 23. In this first stage Lucio Esposito was the team's top goal scorer with 10 goals and Ralph Thoma second in the internal ranking with eight goals.

Thus Basel qualified themselves for a Promotion group. Basel were assigned to group A. Also qualified for this group from the Nationalliga B were Zürich, CS Chênois, Grenchen, ES Malley and the Old Boys. The team's goal scoring quality was missed during the Promotion stage. In the fifth, sixth and seventh round Basel lost the two away games against Lausanne-Sports 1–4 and St. Gallen 0–3, as well as the home match against local rivals Old Boys 0–1, therefore losing very valuable points. Basel ended the group with just 19 scored goals and just 14 obtained points in fourth position and thus they missed promotion. They were nine respectively eight points behind St. Gallen and Lausanne-Sports, both of whom were quite easily able to avoid relegation.[3]

### Swiss Cup

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Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the 2nd principal round. Here they were drawn away against local team Oberwil. The game was won easily, 5–0. In the next round Basel were drawn against higher classed Young Boys. Basel mastered their opponents well, winning 4–1. In the round of 32 and round of 16 Basel had two ties against lower tier teams winning both to qualify for the quarterfinals. Here their cup season game to an end because they lost against top-tier team Aarau. Grasshopper Club won the cup for the second season in a row, beating Aarau 2–1 in the final.[4]

## Players

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

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1  | GK |  SUI | Remo Brügger (from Luzern)
1  | GK |  SUI | Thomas Grüter (from St. Gallen)
2  | DF |  SUI | Markus Hodel
3  | MF |  SUI | Andre Rindlisbacher (from Aarau)
4  | DF |  SUI | Massimo Ceccaroni
5  | DF |  SUI | Michael Syfrig (from FC Glarus)
6  | MF |  GER | Rolf Baumann (from VfB Stuttgart)
7  | MF |  SUI | Mario Moscatelli (from St. Gallen)
8  | MF |  ESP | Enrique Mata
9  | FW |  ITA | Germano Fanciulli (from Old Boys)
10  | MF |  GER | Uwe Dittus
11  | FW |  SUI | Ralph Thoma
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12  | DF |  GER | Peter Bernauer
13  | DF |  SUI | Bruno Hänni
14  | FW |  ITA | Lucio Esposito (from Luzern)
15  | FW |  SUI | Beat Aebi (FC Volketswil)
16  | FW |  SUI | Patrick Rahmen
17  | DF |  SUI | Markus Füri
18  | DF |  SUI | Kurt Spirig (from Diepoldsau)
19  | MF |  SUI | Andre Cueni (from FC Laufen)
20  | GK |  SUI | Roger Glanzmann (from FC Therwil)
-- | DF |  SUI | Patrick Liniger (from youth team)
-- | FW |  SUI | Markus Selg
-- | MF |  SUI | Stephan Schaub
-- | FW |  SUI | Remo Steiner

Players who left the squad

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

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-- | GK |  SUI | Bernard Pulver (to Young Boys)
-- | GK |  SUI | Urs Suter (to Zürich)
-- | DF |  SUI | Philipp Baumberger
-- | MF |  SUI | Stefan Bützer (to Locarno)
-- | FW |  GER | Frank Eggeling (to Emmenbrücke)
-- | DF |  SUI | Fabio Ghisoni (to Emmenbrücke)
-- | FW |  GER | Thomas Hauser (to Old Boys)
-- | DF |  SUI | Dominique Herr (to Lausanne-Sport)
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-- | FW |  SUI | Adrian Knup (to Aarau)
-- | MF |  SUI | Peter Nadig (to Luzern)
-- | MF |  GER | Bernd Schramm
-- | FW |  SUI | Mathias Wehrli
-- | MF |  SUI | Ruedi Zahner (retired)
-- | MF |  SCO | Gordon Smith (to Stirling Albion)
-- | DF |  GER | Adrian Sedlo (to Mulhouse)
-- | MF |  GRE | Fotios Karapetsas
-- | FW |  SGP | Varadaraju Sundramoorthy (to Old Boys)

## Results

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Legend

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### Friendly matches

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#### Pre- and mid-season

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Basel v  Bellinzona 29 June 1988 Pre-season|  Basel | 2–3|  Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 25' (1:0)
Dittus 74' (pen. 2:2) | Summary |  29' (1:1) Jacobacci
45' (1:2) Jacobacci
85' (2:3) Jacobacci | Attendance: 300
Referee:  André Reck

FC Mulhouse v  Basel 3 July 1988 Pre-season|  FC Mulhouse | 2–1|  Basel | Stade Municipal, Hirtzbach

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17:00 | Subiat 32' (1:0)
Peuget  59' (2:1) | Summary |  54' (1:1) Baumann | Attendance: 800
Referee:  Zumsteck
Note: Anniversary game 60th year after the founding of FC Hirtzbach

Basel v  Dornbirn 1913 6 July 1988 Pre-season|  Basel | 5–0|  Dornbirn 1913 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Hänni 13' (1:0)
Esposito 46' (2:0)
Rindlisbacher 63' (3:0)
Syfrig 73' (4:0)
Hänni 88' (5:0) | Summary |  | Attendance: 300
Referee:  Walter Rudin Birsfelden

SC Freiburg v  Basel 9 July 1988 Pre-season|  SC Freiburg | 1–1
(4–3 p)|  Basel | Elzstadion, Emmendingen

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18:30 | Higl 51' (1:1) | Summary |  8' (0:1) Dittus | Referee:  Holger Dehmelt (Sabachwalden)
| Penalties|
Staib
Hermann
Majka
Weber
Fludec  |  |  Fanciulli
Rindlisbacher
Dittus
Baumann
Thoma

FC Emmendingen v  Basel 10 July 1988 Pre-season|  FC Emmendingen | 1–0|  Basel | Elzstadion, Emmendingen

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15:30 | Hilbig  65' (1:0) | Summary |  | Attendance: 700
Referee:  Josef Hodapp

Basel v  Twente 13 July 1988 Pre-season|  Basel | 2–1|  Twente | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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19:00 | Moscatelli 11' (1:0)
Thoma 51' (2:0) | Summary |  76' (2:1) Koopman | Attendance: 700
Referee:  Francis Fischer

Grenchen v  Basel 16 July 1988 Pre-season|  Grenchen | 0–3|  Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen

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19:00 |  | Summary |  40' (0:1) Thoma
78' (0:2) Esposito
83' (0:3) Esposito | Attendance: 2,000
Referee:  Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr

Basel v  Celtic 19 July 1988 Pre-season|  Basel | 0–1|  Celtic | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 |  | Summary |  74' (0:1) Walker | Attendance: 2,700
Referee:  André Reck

Basel v  VfB Stuttgart 28 September 1988 Mid-season|  Basel | 1–6|  VfB Stuttgart | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Esposito 16' (1:1) | Summary |  11' (0:1) Buchwald
29' (pen. 1:2) Schütterle
43' (1:3) Schröder
59' (1:4) Schütterle
69' (1:5) Schmäler
88' (1:6) Klinge | Attendance: 1,400
Referee:  Peter Bochsler

FC Sursee  v  Basel 8 November 1988 Mid-season|  FC Sursee  | 1–1|  Basel | Sursee

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| Widmer  49' (1:1) | Summary |  41' (0:1) Esposito |

#### Winter break and mid-season

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1\. FC Pforzheim v  Basel 18 February 1989 Winter break|  1\. FC Pforzheim | 1–0|  Basel | Stadion im Brötzinger Tal, Pforzheim

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14:30 | Andreas Mähler  3' (1:0) | Summary |  | Attendance: 1,400
Referee:

Lugano v  Basel 22 February 1989 Winter break|  Lugano | 2–0|  Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano

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20:00 | Gorter 53' (pen. 1:0)
Jensen  55' (2:0) | Summary |  | Attendance: 250
Referee:  Francesco Bianchi

Basel v  Grasshopper Club 25 February 1989 Winter break|  Basel | 1–1|  Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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14:30 | Mata 32' (1:0) | Summary |  16' Egli
26' Halter
33' Wyss
83' (o.g. 1:1) Dittus | Attendance: 1,000
Referee:  Peter Bochsler

Xamax v  Basel 2 March 1989 Winter break|  Xamax | 5–0|  Basel | Les Fourches, Saint-Blaise

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17:00 | Hermann 2' (1:0)
Sutter 3' (2:0)
Lüth  38' (3:0)
Lüth  40' (4:0)
Lüth  61' (5:0) | Summary |  | Attendance: 200
Referee:  Manfred Schlup Grenchen

Basel v  Aarau 4 March 1989 Winter break|  Basel | 3–2|  Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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14:30 | Moscatelli 42' (1:0)
Thoma 79' (2:2)
Cueni 85' (3:2) | Summary |  56' (1:1) Sforza
69' (1:2) van der Gijp | Attendance: 700
Referee:  Rolf Blattmann

Basel v  FC Glarus 8 March 1989 Winter break|  Basel | 0–1|  FC Glarus | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 |  | Summary |  43' (0:1) Paradiso | Attendance: 300
Referee:  Fabrice Kaltenrieder

FC Châtel-St.-Denis  v  Basel 25 April 1989 Mid-season|  FC Châtel-St.-Denis  | 1–3|  Basel | Stade du Lussy, Châtel-Saint-Denis

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(1x) Moscatelli
(1x) Esposito |

### Nationalliga B

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#### Qualifying Phase East

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Zürich v Basel 23 July 1988 Round 1|  Zürich | 1–1|  Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich

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20:00 | Landolt 6' (1:1)
Landolt 27' | Summary |  3' (0:1) Esposito
24' Baumann
63' Moscatelli | Attendance: 5,300
Referee:  Francesco Bianchi
Note: Debut for Remo Brügger, Michael Syfrig, André Rindlisbacher, Mario Moscatelli, Rolf Baumann, Germano Fanciulli and Lucio Esposito

Basel v Locarno 27 July 1988 Round 2|  Basel | 3–0|  Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel

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20:30 | Bernauer 57' (1:0)
Esposito 58' (2:0)
Aebi 77' (3:0) | Summary |  Niedermayer | Attendance: 2,600
Referee:  Jean-Claude Tagliabue
Note: Home game played on the Schützenmatte, because the St. Jakob Stadium was not ready to play on following a Pink Floyd concert.

Schaffhausen v Basel 30 July 1988 Round 3|  Schaffhausen | 1–3|  Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen

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20:00 | Axel Thoma
Krebs  26' (1:1) | Summary |  22' (pen. 0:1) Dittus
32' Rindlisbacher
70' Thoma
76' (1:2) Moscatelli
86' Baumann
90' (1:3) Thoma | Attendance: 2,300
Referee:  Erwin Fölmli

Basel v FC Chur 4 August 1988 Round 4|  Basel | 4–0|  FC Chur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 13' (pen. 1:0)
Moscatelli 50' (2:0)
Esposito 57' (3:0)
Thoma 75' (4:0) | Summary |  34' Beeli
54' Manetsch | Attendance: 4,200
Referee:  Strässle Steinach
Note: Note: NLA debut for Kurt Spirig

Old Boys v Basel 10 August 1988 Round 5|  Old Boys | 0–3|  Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel

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20:00 | Hauser 8'
Maurer  11'
Kägi  76' | Summary |  27' Hänni
29' Moscatelli
43' (0:1) Esposito
56' (o.g. 0:2) Maurer
63' (0:3) Esposito | Attendance: 9,200
Referee:  Arturo Martino

Basel v FC Glarus 13 August 1988 Round 6|  Basel | 1–2|  FC Glarus | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Thoma 37'
Baumann 81' | Summary |  82' Lötscher
88' Zug
33' 86' Gabriel | Attendance: 4,300
Referee:  François Xavier Amherdt

Chiasso v Basel 16 August 1988 Round 7|  Chiasso | 0–1|  Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso

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20:00 | Malnati  54'
Neumann 64'
Sordelli  87' | Summary |  55' (0:1) Dittus
71' 74' Bernauer
75' Hodel
83' Mata
90+2' Rahmen | Attendance: 1,400
Referee:  Michel Barbezat

Basel v Zug 27 August 1988 Round 8|  Basel | 3–0|  Zug | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Brügger 11'
Baumann 23' (1:0)
Moscatelli 33' (2:0)
Mata 36' (3:0) | Summary |  37' Allegretti | Attendance: 3,000
Referee:  Rudolf Schödl

Baden v Basel 31 August 1988 Round 9|  Baden | 0–2|  Basel | Esp Stadium, Fislisbach

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20:00 | Balzarini  60' | Summary |  29' Moscatelli
53' (0:1) Esposito
61' Hodel
88' (0:2) Mata | Attendance: 1,900
Referee:  Armand Neukom

Winterthur v Basel 10 September 1988 Round 10|  Winterthur | 2–1|  Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur

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20:00 | Häfeli 56' (1:0)
Hutka  63' (2:0) | Summary |  81' Moscatelli
89' (2:1) Thoma | Attendance: 4,000
Referee:  Mario Marbet
Note: First NLA game for referee Mario Marbet

Basel v Emmenbrücke 17 September 1988 Round 11|  Basel | 3–1|  Emmenbrücke | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Syfrig 88' (1:1)
Aebi 90' (2:1)
Moscatelli 90+6' (3:1) | Summary |  16' 24' Büeler
23' (0:1) Zemp
26' Zemp
34' Ghisoni
46' Studer
77' Gasser
81' Berger
84' 87'Roth
90' Schupp | Attendance: 2,800
Referee:  Armand Neukom

Basel v Zürich 24 September 1988 Round 12|  Basel | 2–2|  Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Esposito 18' (1:1)
Mata 58' (2:1)
Dittus 62' | Summary |  4' (0:1) Şahin
8' Şahin
59' Beat Studer
63' (2:2) Jürg Studer
85' Gilli | Attendance: 8,500
Referee:  Ludwig Zurkirchen

Locarno v Basel 1 October 1988 Round 13|  Locarno | 2–2|  Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno

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20:00 | Siwek  7' (1:0)
Bützer 33'
Forestier  72'
Schönwetter  88' (1:2) | Summary |  15' Rindlisbacher
54' (1:1) Thoma
62' (1:2) Hänni | Attendance: 1,700
Referee:  François Xavier Amherdt

Basel v Schaffhausen 8 October 1988 Round 14|  Basel | 1–0|  Schaffhausen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Hodel 33'
Aebi 76'
Hänni 83' (1:0)
Syfrig 87' | Summary |  | Attendance: 3,000
Referee:  Hans Weber

FC Chur v Basel 16 October 1988 Round 15|  FC Chur | 0–3|  Basel | Ringstrasse, Chur

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14:30 |  | Summary |  62' (0:1) Moscatelli
74' (0:2) Baumann
76' Moscatelli
84' Hänni
85' (0:3) Mata | Attendance: 1,350
Referee:  Marcel Despland Yverdon

Basel v Old Boys 22 October 1988 Round 16|  Basel | 1–2|  Old Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 57'
Brügger 72'
Dittus 74' (pen. 1:1)
Baumann 85' | Summary |  18' Spicher
26' (pen. 0:1) Hauck
80' (1:2) Kägi | Attendance: 7,800
Referee:  Francis Fischer (Arch)

FC Glarus v Basel 30 October 1988 Round 17|  FC Glarus | 0–3|  Basel | Sportplatz Buchholz, Glarus

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14:30 | Ramensperger
Gabriel  | Summary |  2' (0:1) Thoma
22' (0:2) Thoma
90' (0:3) Esposito
Hänni
Dittus | Attendance: 2,500
Referee:  Aldo Palama

Basel v Chiasso 6 Novaember 1988 Round 18|  Basel | 2–1|  Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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14:30 | Esposito 80' (1:0)
Mata 82'
Thoma 89' (2:1) | Summary |  82' (1:1) Romagnoli
83' 87' Malnati
90+1' Fontana
90+3' Romagnoli | Attendance: 2,900
Referee:  Willy Hänni

Zug v Basel 20 November 1988 Round 19|  Zug | 2–2|  Basel | Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug

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14:30 | Zwahlen  32' (1:1)
Huber  44' (2:1)
Stierli  59'
Zwahlen  71' | Summary |  19' (0:1) Baumann
40′ Dittus
70' Rindlisbacher
90' (2:2) Moscatelli
90+1' Moscatelli | Attendance: 400
Referee:  Erwin Schuler

Basel v Baden 27 November 1988 Round 20|  Basel | 1–4|  Baden | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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14:30 | Mata 25'
Bernauer 59' (1:2)
Baumann 83' | Summary |  4' (0:1) Brazil
19' Ponte
28' Lerchmüller
35' (0:2) Brazil
71' (1:3) Zaugg
77' (1:4) Wiesner | Attendance: 2,800
Referee:  O. Grütsch

Basel v Winterthur 4 December 1988 Round 21|  Basel | 3–1|  Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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14_30 | Dittus 15' (1:1)
Esposito 28' (2:1)
Moscatelli 70' (3:1) | Summary |  7' (pen. 0:1) Graf | Attendance: 1,200
Referee:  Erwin Fölmli

Emmenbrücke v Basel 11 December 1988 Round 22|  Emmenbrücke | 2–3|  Basel | Stadion Gersag, Emmenbrücke

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19:00 | Eggeling 37' (1:2)
Hözgen  71'
Greber  81' (2:3) | Summary |  1' (0:1) Esposito
31' (0:2) Mata
69' (1:3) Hänni | Attendance: 130
Referee:  Bernard Neukom

#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Basel | 22  | 14  | 4  | 4  | 48  | 23  | +25  | 32  | Promotion round
2  | Locarno | 22  | 12  | 6  | 4  | 58  | 28  | +30  | 30
3  | Zürich | 22  | 11  | 8  | 3  | 62  | 32  | +30  | 30
4  | Baden | 22  | 10  | 4  | 8  | 44  | 29  | +15  | 24
5  | Old Boys | 22  | 10  | 4  | 8  | 37  | 29  | +8  | 24
6  | Chiasso | 22  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 35  | 33  | +2  | 24
7  | Schaffhausen | 22  | 9  | 6  | 7  | 32  | 36  | −4  | 24  | Relegation group
8  | Winterthur | 22  | 8  | 6  | 8  | 39  | 36  | +3  | 22
9  | Emmenbrücke | 22  | 7  | 5  | 10  | 31  | 41  | −10  | 19
10  | Chur | 22  | 4  | 8  | 10  | 27  | 54  | −27  | 16
11  | SC Zug | 22  | 3  | 5  | 14  | 14  | 47  | −33  | 11
12  | Glarus | 22  | 2  | 4  | 16  | 19  | 58  | −39  | 8

Source: [citation needed]

#### Promotion/relegation phase

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Main article: 1988–89 Nationalliga A § Promotion/relegation group

Chênois v Basel 19 March 1989 Round 1|  Chênois | 2–2|  Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne

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14:30 | Curtet  5' (1:0)
Navarro  58' (2:1) | Summary |  20' (1:1) Dittus
79' (2:2) Aebi |

Basel v Zürich 27 March 1989 Round 2|  Basel | 1–1|  Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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14:30 | Moscatelli 68' (1:0) | Summary |  71' (1:1) Maiano | Attendance: 12,000
Referee:

ES Malley v Basel 1 April 1989 Round 3|  ES Malley | 1–2|  Basel | Stade du Bois Gentil, Malley

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17:30 | Ceccaroni 72' (o.g. 1:2) | Summary |  40' (0:1) Esposito
51' (0:2) Esposito | Attendance: 2,120
Referee:  Gottfried Friedrich

Basel v Grenchen 8 April 1989 Round 4|  Basel | 2–1|  Grenchen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 39' (0:1)
Thoma 59' (2:0) | Summary |  61' (2:1) Ciolek | Attendance: 3,100
Referee:  Paul-Louis Christe

Lausanne-Sport v Basel 15 April 1989 Round 5|  Lausanne-Sport | 4–1|  Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne

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20:00 | Schürmann 9' (1:0)
Chapuisat 39' (2:1)
Hartmann 44' (3:1)
Thychosen  60' (4:1) | Summary |  14' (1:1) Thoma | Attendance: 4,000
Referee:  Georges Sandoz
Note: NLA debut Stephan Schaub. Minute of silence for the victims of the Sheffield football disaster.

Basel v Old Boys 29 April 1989 Round 6|  Basel | 0–1|  Old Boys | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 | Syfrig 30' | Summary |  70' (0:1) Bachofner | Attendance: 3,800
Referee:  Francesco Bianchi

St. Gallen v Basel 6 May 1989 Round 7|  St. Gallen | 3–0|  Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen

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17:30 | Hegi 19' (1:0)
Fischer 45' (1:0)
Gämperle 51'
Fischer 77' (3:0) | Summary |  5' Hänni
60' Syfrig | Attendance: 9,000
Referee:  Daniel Roduit

Basel v Chênois 13 May 1989 Round 8|  Basel | 1–1|  Chênois | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 | Rindlisbacher 11' (1:0)
Rindlisbacher 44'
Moscatelli 45' | Summary |  11' Michel
19' (1:1) Navarro | Attendance: 1,600
Referee:  Erwin Fölmli

Zürich v Basel 20 May 1989 Round 9|  Zürich | 0–2|  Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich

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20:00 | Şahin 21' | Summary |  6' Ceccaroni
18' (0:1) Syfrig
52' Mata
78' Moscatelli
80' Bernauer
89' (0:2) Moscatelli | Attendance: 6,000
Referee:  Fredy Phillippoz

Basel v ES Malley 23 May 1989 Round 10|  Basel | 1–1|  ES Malley | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 | Bernauer 90' (1:1) | Summary |  48' (0:1) Martelli
73' Martelli | Attendance: 1,500
Referee:  Francis Fischer

Grenchen v Basel 27 May 1989 Round 11|  Grenchen | 2–2|  Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen

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17:30 | Du Buisson  24' (1:0)
Gunia  54' (2:0) | Summary |  26' Moscatelli
61' (2:1) Thoma
70' Rindlisbacher
90' (2:2) Syfrig | Attendance: 1,200
Referee:  Erwin Fölmli

Basel v Lausanne-Sport 3 June 1989 Round 12|  Basel | 1–1|  Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 22' (1:0) | Summary |  68' Hottiger
74' (1:1) Hartmann | Attendance: 1,500
Referee:  Daniel Roduit

Old Boys v Basel 10 June 1989 Round 13|  Old Boys | 0–2|  Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel

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20:00 | Hauck  79′ | Summary |  55' (0:1) Thoma
61' (0:2) Thoma
76' Dittus | Attendance: 1,200
Referee:  Marcel Despland Yverdon

Basel v St. Gallen 14 June 1989 Round 14|  Basel | 2–3|  St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 42' (1:2)
Moscatelli 65' (2:2) | Summary |  21' (0:1) Metzler
25' (0:2) Gambino
90' (2:3) Lehnherr | Attendance: 1,200
Referee:  Bruno Galler

#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | St. Gallen | 14  | 10  | 3  | 1  | 30  | 13  | +17  | 23  | Remain in Nationalliga A 1989–90
2  | Lausanne-Sport | 14  | 9  | 4  | 1  | 42  | 8  | +34  | 22
3  | Zürich | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 29  | 23  | +6  | 14  | Remain in Nationalliga B
4  | Basel | 14  | 4  | 6  | 4  | 19  | 21  | −2  | 14
5  | CS Chênois | 14  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 22  | 29  | −7  | 12
6  | Grenchen | 14  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 17  | 26  | −9  | 10
7  | ES Malley | 14  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 15  | 29  | −14  | 10
8  | Old Boys | 14  | 3  | 1  | 10  | 13  | 38  | −25  | 7

Source: rsssf.com

### Swiss Cup

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Main article: Swiss Cup

Oberwil v Basel 20 August 1988 2nd round|  Oberwil | 0–5|  Basel | Sportanlage Eisweiher, Oberwil

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19:30 | Eichenberger  1' | Summary |  22' (0:1) Esposito
32' (0:2) Rahmen
76' (0:3) Baumann
79' (pen. 0:4) Dittus
83' (0:5) Aebi | Attendance: 1,800[1]
Referee:  Peter Bochsler

Basel v Young Boys 3 September 1988 3rd round|  Basel | 4–1|  Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Esposito 8' (1:0)
Baumann 29'
Brügger 45'
Hodel 53' (2:1)
Thoma 55' (3:2)
Hodel 57'
Dittus 81' (4:1) | Summary |  31' Limpar
48' (1:1) Zuffi
63' Rapolder | Attendance: 6,000
Referee:  Arturo Martino

FC Töss v Basel 13 November 1988 Round of 32|  FC Töss | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Basel | Sportanlage Reitplatz, Winterthur

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10:00 | Moor  28'
Hofmann  44' | Summary |  107' (0:1) Bernauer
112' Fanciulli | Attendance: 1,200
Referee:  Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr
Note: Corner: 3–23

FC Olten v Basel 12 March 1989 Round of 16|  FC Olten | 1–2|  Basel | Sportanlagen Kleinholz, Olten

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14:30 | Granata  10'
Dervishaj  45' (1:1) | Summary |  18' (pen. 0:1) Dittus
88' (1:2) Cueni | Attendance: 1,650
Referee:  Gottfried Friedrich

Basel v Aarau 12 April 1989 Quarterfinal|  Basel | 0–2|  Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

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20:00 | Dittus 40'
Moscatelli 67'
Thoma 68' | Summary |  15' Knup
39' (0:1) Knup
67' Kilian
80' Kühni
90+1' (0:2) van der Gijp | Attendance: 8,500[1]
Referee:  Fredy Phillippoz

## See also

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* History of FC Basel
* List of FC Basel players
* List of FC Basel seasons

## Sources and references

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1. ^ a b c d Stefan Peter. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Squad season 1988–89". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
3. ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1988/89". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
4. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1988/89". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

## Sources and references

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* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
* Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
* The FCB squad 1988–89 at fcb-archiv.ch
* 1988–89 at RSSSF

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