2025–26 FC Basel season

FC Basel
2025–26 season
OwnerFCB Holding
David Degen
Club presidentReto Baumgartner
Head coachLudovic Magnin
GroundSt. Jakob-Park
Swiss Super Leaguetbd
Swiss Cuptbd
UEFA Champions Leaguetbd

The 2025–26 season is FC Basel's 132nd season in their existence and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion in the 1993–94 season. The 2025–26 Swiss Super League season starts on 25 July 2025 and will be completed by 17 May 2026. In addition to the Swiss Super League, Basel also participate in this season's edition of the Swiss Cup, starting in the third round. As Swiss champions, Basel qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and here they will start in the play-off round.

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 first team, the women's first team, a 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 12 May 2025 the AGM of the FC Basel Holding AG and the FC Basel 1893 AG were held and 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), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer, Andreas Rey (vice-president), plus a delegate of the club FC Basel.

Club management

Basel is the only professional club in Switzerland where the position of holding company's president and the club's president is not the same person. The club AGM also took place on 12 May 2025. All the existing members of the club's board were re-elected. These being Reto Baumgartner (club president), Carol Etter, Edward Turner, Tobias Adler, Andrea Häner-Roth and Nicole Leuthard, each unanimously without a vote against or an abstention. Due to Carol Etter's resignation as the club's delegate on the Board of Directors of the Holding AG, a new election was necessary. Club president Reto Baumgartner was nominated to succeed Etter and was elected to this position with an overwhelming majority.[1]

The board of directors of the club are:

Club chairman Reto Baumgartner
Director Carol Etter
Director Edward Turner
Director Tobias Adler
Director Andrea Häner-Roth
Director Nicole Leuthard
Ground (capacity and dimensions) St. Jakob-Park (37,994)[2]
(36,000 for international matches)[3] / (120x80 m)

Updated to match played 6 May 2024
Source: FCB Official Site

Team management

On 15 May 2024 FCB announced that Daniel Stucki had been appointed as new sports director.[4]

During the off-season, on 13 June 2025 the club announced that their head coach Fabio Celestini was leaving the club. They stated that the 49-year-old was retiring at his own request, after one and a half successful seasons, stating he would like to seek a new challenge.[5]

As awited by the local press, following this, on 16 June, FCB announced that Ludovic Magnin had signed a two-year contract as new FCB head-coach.[6]

Position Staff
Sport director Daniel Stucki
from 15 May 2024
Head coach Ludovic Magnin
Assistant coach Luigi Nocentini
Athletics coach Carlos Menéndez
Athletics coach Thomas Bernhard
Goalkeeper coach Gabriel Wüthrich
Youth Team U-21 coach Mario Cantaluppi
Youth Team U-21 co-coach Erkan Aktas
Youth Team U-21 co-coach Michaël Bauch

Source: FCB official site

Overview

Off and pre-season

Philip Otele had been on loan to FCB from Al Wahda since January and his contract held a buy-out option. On 4 June FCB announced that they had decided to activate this option and Otele would remain with the club on a three-year contract.[7]

On 12 June FC Basel 1893 announced that their former youth player Leon Avdullahu was moving to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga.[8] Hoffenheim confirmed the signing of Avdullahu on a long-term contract the same day.[9] Avdullahu had moved from FC Solothurn to Basel's youth department in 2018. He regularly advanced from their U-14 to their U-21 team and celebrated winning the Swiss U-18 championship at the end of June 2023. In July 2023 he signed his first professional contract and advanced to their first team for their 2023–24 season.[10] Then, a few months later, as Fabio Celestini became FCB head-coach, Avdullahu became a regular starter and at the end of the 2024–25 Swiss Super League season he became Swiss champion and Cup winner with them. During his two seasons with FCB's first team, Avdullahu played a total of 71 games for them, scoring a total of three goals. 63 of these games were in the Swiss Super League and 8 in the Swiss Cup. He scored two goals in the domestic league and the other was scored in the cup.[11]

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 _ July 2025, 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SUI Marwin Hitz (vice-captain)
3 DF  SUI Nicolas Vouilloz
4 DF  ESP Arnau Comas
7 FW  NGA Philip Otele
9 FW  ESP Kevin Carlos
10 FW  SUI Xherdan Shaqiri (captain)
11 FW  CIV Bénie Traoré
13 GK  SUI Mirko Salvi
14 FW  SUI Bradley Fink
16 GK  SUI Tim Spycher
17 FW  SUI Andrin Hunziker
18 MF  GHA Emmanuel Essiam
19 FW  CRO Marin Šotiček
21 MF  GEO Gabriel Sigua
22 MF  FRA Léo Leroy
23 FW  SUI Albian Ajeti
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  SUI Finn van Breemen
26 DF  BIH Adrian Leon Barišić
27 DF  SUI Kevin Rüegg
28 MF  SUI Dion Kacuri
29 MF  GER Adriano Onyegbule
29 DF  FRA Moussa Cissé
30 FW  GER Anton Kade
31 MF  SUI Dominik Schmid (vice-captain)
32 DF  GHA Jonas Adjetey
33 MF  ARG Juan Gauto
35 FW  SUI Roméo Beney (U-21)
39 MF  SUI Arlet Junior Zé
43 DF  SUI Marvin Akahomen (U-21)
48 FW  FRA Aaron Akalé (U-21)
49 GK  GER Tim Pfeiffer (U-21)

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Players in on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF  SUI Leon Avdullahu (to Hoffenheim)[8]

Results and fixtures

Kickoff times are in CET.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season

5 July 2025 Friendly SC Rheindorf Altach v Basel
15:00
10 July 2025 Friendly FC Rapperswil-Jona v Basel
12 July 2025 Friendly Basel v Winterthur Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein
13:00
16 July 2025 Friendly Basel v FC Wil
19 July 2025 Friendly Basel v Villarreal CF CASHPOINT Arena
13:00

Swiss Super League

Main article: 2025–26 Swiss Super League

The 2025–26 Super League season was the 129th season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland. The Swiss Football League (SFL) drew and published the fixtures of the first 22 rounds on 20 June 2025. The rest were to be drawn at a later date.

First and second round

26 July 2025 Round 1 St. Gallen v Basel Kybunpark, St. Gallen
18:00
2 August 2025 Round 2 Basel v Grasshopper Club St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30
6 August 2025 Round 4 * Basel v Young Boys St. Jakob-Park, Basel
20:30
Note: This match has been pulled forward from 23 August
10 August 2025 Round 3 Lugano v Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
16:30
30 August 2025 Round 5 Sion v Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30
13 September 2025 Round 6 Thun v Basel Stockhorn Arena, Thun
18:00
27/28 September 2025 Round 7 Basel v Luzern St. Jakob-Park, Basel
5 October 2025 Round 8 Servette v Basel Stade de Genève, Geneva
16:30
18 October 2025 Round 9 Basel v Winterthur St. Jakob-Park, Basel
18:00
26 October 2025 Round 10 Lausanne-Sport v Basel Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne
16:30
28/29/30 October 2025 Round 11 Basel v Zürich St. Jakob-Park, Basel
1 November 2025 Round 12 Young Boys v Basel Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
8 November 2025 Round 13 Basel v Lugano St. Jakob-Park, Basel
22/23 November 2025 Round 14 Grasshopper Club v Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
29 November 2025 Round 15 Basel v St. Gallen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
6/7 December 2025 Round 16 Winterthur v Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
13 DEcember 2025 Round 17 Basel v Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17 December 2025 Round 18 Luzern v Basel Swissporarena, Luzern
20/21 December 2025 Round 19 Basel v Servette St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17 January 2026 Round 20 Basel v Sion St. Jakob-Park, Basel
24/25 January 2026 Round 21 Zürich v Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
31 January 2026 Round 22 Basel v Thun St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Third round

The fixtures and dates for the third round will be announced on 20 December.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Basel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Grasshopper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
3 Lausanne-Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Lugano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Luzern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on May 2025. Source: 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.[12]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ^ The 2025–26 Swiss Cup winner qualifies for the Europa League first qualifying round. If the cup winner finishes in the top three, the remaining European berths will pass down to the next highest qualifying teams.

Swiss Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Swiss Cup

The fixtues and dates of the first round were drawn in June 2025.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

The draw for the play-off round will be held on 4 August 2025.

See also

References

  1. ^ FC Basel 1893 (6 May 2024). "Mitgliederversammlung 2025". Annual General Meeting 2025. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2025-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Swiss Football League (SFL) (2024). "FC Basel 1893". Swiss Football League (SFL) internet site. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ^ FC Basel 1893 (2023). "St. Jakob-Park" (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2023-11-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ FC Basel 1893 (13 June 2025). "Cheftrainer Fabio Celestini verlässt den FCB" [Head coach Fabio Celestini leaves FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2025-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ FC Basel 1893 (16 June 2025). "Ludovic Magnin wird neuer FCB-Cheftrainer" [Ludovic Magnin becomes new FCB head coach] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2025-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ FC Basel 1893 (4 June 2025). "Otele bleibt beim FCB" [Otele stays with FCB] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2025-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b FC Basel 1893 (12 June 2025). "Leon Avdullahu wechselt zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim" [Leon Avdullahu moves to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim] (in Swiss High German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 2025-06-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Wunschtransfer: Schweizer Talent Leon Avdullahu wechselt in den Kraichgau" [Desired transfer: Swiss talent Leon Avdullahu moves to Kraichgau=language=de]. TSG Hoffenheim. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ^ FC Basel 1893 (21 July 2023). "Junior Ze, Avdullahu und Kayombo neu im Kader Ersten Mannschaft" [Junior Ze, Avdullahu and Kayombo new in the first team squad] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (12 June 2025). "Leon Avdullahu". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  12. ^ "Reglement für den Spielbetrieb der SFL" (PDF) (in Swiss High German). Swiss Football League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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