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1999–2000 FC Basel Season
The 1999–2000 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 106th season since the club's foundation. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the fourth year. FC Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built. Overview On 15 June 1999 Christian Gross was appointed as the new first team trainer and he assigned Ruedi Zbinden as his co-trainer. Forming his new team, Gross made a number of signings before the season started. These new signings included defensive players such as Alexandre Quennoz, who signed from Sion, Ivan Knez from Luzern and Murat Yakin who came from Fenerbahçe and forwards such as George Koumantarakis who signed in from Luzern, Didier Tholot from Sion and Thomas Häberli from Kriens. The most interest was raised in the signing of Pascal Zuberbühler in a goalkeeper swap with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once. Basel have competed in European competitions every season since 1999–2000. They have qualified for the Group stages of the Champions League more times than any other Swiss club – a total of seven times – and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the Group stages directly. In 2021 they set the new record for a Swiss team with the most successful international group stage campaign by reaching 14 points in their Conference League group. Since 2001, the club has played its home games at St. Jakob-Park, built on the site of their previous home, St. Jakob Stadium. Their home colours are red and blue, leading to a nickname of "''RotBlau''". History Foundation FC Basel was started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufen, Switzerland
Laufen ( French: ''Laufon'' ; High Alemannic: ''Laufe'') is a municipality and the capital of the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Laufen is a principal train station for the surrounding area, connecting it to Basel. History Between 58 BC and 470 AD, Laufen was part of the Roman Empire; after the empire collapsed it was part of the Alemanish area for several decades. During the early sixth century, the entire valley came into the possession of France, and from 853 until 1033 it was part of the Burgundian Kingdom. In 999 Rudolf III, the childless king of Burgundy donated most of the Laufen valley territory to the Archbishopric of Basel. Laufen is first mentioned in 1141 as ''Loufen''. For a time, it was known by its French name ''Laufon''. In 1295 founded the small town of Laufen. Geography Laufen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 27.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SR Delémont
SR Delémont is a Swiss football club based in Delémont and founded in 1909. It played in the Swiss Super League The Swiss Super League (known as the Credit Suisse Super League for sponsorship reasons) is a Swiss professional league in the top tier of the Swiss football league system and has been played in its current format since the 2003–04 season ... in the 2000–01 and 2002–03 seasons. Current squad Former players :''See .'' External links * Football clubs in Switzerland Association football clubs established in 1909 Sr Delemont SR Delemont {{Switzerland-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernian F
Hibernian may refer to: * Of Hibernia, Latin name for Ireland; hence ** Irish (other) Hibernian, Hibernians or The Hibernian may refer to: Sports clubs * Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1875 * Hibernian W.F.C., a Scottish women's football club, founded 1999, affiliated with Hibernian F.C. * Hibernians F.C., a Maltese football club, founded 1922 * Cambuslang Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1884–1908 * Cork Hibernians F.C., an Irish soccer club, active 1957–1977 * Dundee Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, founded 1909 (renamed Dundee United in 1923) * Duntocher Hibernian F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1894–1980 * Maryhill Hibernians F.C., a Scottish football club, active 1923–1967 (renamed Maryhill Harp in 1939) * Navan Hibernians GAC, an Irish hurling club active in 1902 * Philadelphia Hibernian, an American soccer club, active 1909–1921 * Seattle Hibernian, an American soccer club, successively named Seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrice Henry
Fabrice Henry (born 13 February 1968 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise) is a French former football (soccer), football Midfielder (football), midfielder who played for various clubs in France, Spain and Scotland throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Career Henry started his professional career at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1985, where he played for eight years, before joining Olympique de Marseille in 1993. He never broke into the first team at Marseille, however, and left after just one season to join Nîmes Olympique. He then went on to play for Perpignan Canet FC, Toulouse FC and CD Toledo between 1995 and 1997, when he joined Swiss Super League, Swiss side FC Basel. Henry joined FC Basel's first team for their 1996–97 FC Basel season, 1996–97 season under head coach Karl Engel (Swiss footballer), Karl Engel. After playing in six test games Henry played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 2 March 1997 as Basel won 1–0 against FC Zü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yverdon-Sport FC
Yverdon-Sport FC is a Swiss football team from the town of Yverdon-les-Bains. The club plays in a green and white strip, and were promoted from the Swiss 1. Liga Promotion, the third tier of Swiss football after winning in the 2020–21 season. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal. Honours * Challenge League **Winners (1): 2004–05 *Swiss Cup **Runners-up (1): 2001 Current squad Out on loan Notable former players * Djibril Cissé * Jean-Philippe Karlen * Sócrates Oliveira Fonseca Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with styl ... Coaching staff References External links Soccerway.com profile Football clubs in Switzerland Association football clubs established in 1897 Yverdon-les-Bains 1897 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abedi (footballer)
Robson Vicente Gonçalves or simply Abedi (born 14 April 1979), is a Brazilian former footballer who played as attacking midfielder. Abedi played for Sion in the 1997–98 Nationalliga A season. He joined Basel's first team for their 1998–99 season under head coach Guy Mathez. After playing in one test game Abedi played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Charmilles Stadium on 1 August 1998 as Basel lost 1–3 against Servette, being substituted in the 71st minute. He scored his first goal for his new team in the 84th minute of that match. Abedi stayed with the club for this one season in which he played a total of 38 games for Basel scoring a total of 5 goals. 25 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 1 in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly games. He scored 3 goals in the domestic league, the other 2 were scored during the test games. He then moved on to play for newly promoted Yverdon in the 1999–2000 Nationalliga A season. Abedi was si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Frick (footballer)
Mario Frick (born 7 September 1974) is a Liechtensteiner retired professional footballer who is currently a manager for FC Luzern. He has earned 125 caps and scored a national record 16 goals for his country from his international debut in 1993 until his retirement in 2015. Mainly a striker, Frick was also deployed as a centre-back on occasion. Club career Early career Born in Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland, Frick started his career with the youth team at Liechtensteiner club FC Balzers, in which he then played four seasons in the first team within the early 1990s. In 1994, Frick played abroad for the first time, signing with FC St. Gallen. In doing so, Frick became the first ever professional footballer in Liechtenstein history. Frick joined Basel's first team for their 1996–97 season under head coach Karl Engel. After playing in two test games, Frick played his debut for his new club in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup in the away game against Antalyaspor on 29 June 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Grasshopper Club Zürich, commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshoppers, is a multisports club based in Zürich, Switzerland. The oldest and best known department of the club is its football team. With 27 titles, Grasshopper holds the records for winning the most national championships and the Swiss Cups, 19 trophies in the latter. The club is the oldest football team in Zürich and maintains a substantial rivalry with FC Zürich. The origin of Grasshopper's name is unknown, although the most common explanation refers to its early players' energetic post-goal celebrations and that their style of play was nimble and energetic. After a number of appearances in European Cups and the UEFA Champions League, Grasshopper has become one of Switzerland's most recognizable football clubs. Today, in addition to its main football squad, the club has competitive professional and youth teams in rowing, ice hockey, handball, lawn tennis, court tennis, field hockey, curling, basketb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Huber
Stefan Huber (born 14 June 1966) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a goalkeeper during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Club career Huber played his youth football by local club FC Unterstrass. He then moved to Grasshopper Club and began his professional career under with them in 1984 under head-coach Miroslav Blažević. Four years later he then moved to Lausanne Sports under manager Radu Nunweiller. He played there for five years, to start with as first choice keeper, but then in the season 1992–93 Fabrice Borer transferred in and took over. Therefore, Huber moved on and joined FC Basel's first team for their 1993–94 season under head-coach Claude Andrey. After playing in four test games Huber played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob Stadium on 28 July 1993 Basel as were defeated 1–2 by local rivals Old Boys. During that season his teammates were the likes of the defenders Massimo Ceccaroni, Marco Walker and Samir Tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Zuberbühler
Pascal Zuberbühler (born 8 January 1971) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in the Swiss Super League for Grasshopper, Basel and Neuchâtel Xamax. He also had a season on loan to Bayer Leverkusen of the Bundesliga, and late in his career he represented West Bromwich Albion and Fulham in England. Zuberbühler earned 51 caps for Switzerland between 1994 and 2008, and was selected for UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008. At the middle tournament, the Swiss were the only team in the competition's history to be eliminated without conceding a goal. Club career Early career Born in Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Zuberbühler played his youth football with local amateur club FC Frauenfeld and advanced to their first team, who at that time played in the 1st League, the third tier of Swiss football. During the winter break of the 1991–92 Nationalliga A season he transferred to and signed his first professional contract with Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
