2010–11 FC Basel season


The Swiss football club FC Basel began their 2010–11 season with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league, Ukrainian Vyscha Liha, and Ligue 1 clubs. The goals for FC Basel during the 2010–11 season were to take back the league and cup titles as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Overall season

FC Basel entered the 2010–11 Swiss Super League as the reigning champions, having edged Young Boys on the final day of the 2009–10 Swiss Super League. They began the 2010 season on 20 July against FC Zurich. The first half of the domestic season ends on 12 December as Basel heads to Zurich to face Grasshopper.
FC Basel's positioning in the 2009–10 Swiss Super League also enters them into 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification. They entered in the third qualifying round for champions kicked their European campaign off on 28 July against the Hungarian champion, Debrecen. In the play-off round, FC Basel drew the Moldovan champions, FC Sheriff Tiraspol. The winning side will then be entered into the 2010–11 Champions League Group Stage while the defeated side will be entered into the 2010–11 Europa League Group Stage.
FC Basel will also defend the Swiss Cup, having won the 2009–10 Swiss Cup, completing the domestic double.

Club

Management

Kit

Other information

First team

As of 23 July 2010

Multiple Nationality

In

Out

Out on loan

Competitions

Overall

At the start of the season, Basel was entered into 3 competitions — the Swiss Super League, the Swiss Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. Upon elimination from the group stage of the Champions League, Basel dropped into the UEFA Europa League.

Results and fixtures

Friendlies/Preseason

Kickoff times are in CET.

Swiss Super League

First half of season

Kickoff times are in CET.

Second half of season

Kickoff times are in CET.

Swiss Cup

Kickoff times are in CET.

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round">2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round">Third qualifying round

Group stage">2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage">Group stage / Group E

[2010–11 UEFA [Europa League knockout phase|UEFA Europa League / knockout phase]]

Spartak Moscow won 4–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

Includes all competitive matches.

Top scorers

Top assistants

Discipline