2018–19 FC Basel season
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The 2018–19 FC Basel season is the 126th season in club history and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. Basel were runners-up in the previous season. The season started on the weekend of 21–22 July 2018 and will end on Saturday 25 May 2019. The first round of the Swiss Cup was played on the week-end 29, 30 June and 1 July. Basel played the first round on Friday 29 June against lower classed FC Montlingen and they were victorious. Therefore Basel continued in the competition in the second round against FC Echallens.
2018–19 season | |||
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Owner | FCB Holding | ||
Chairman | Bernhard Burgener | ||
Manager | Raphaël Wicky until 26 July 2018 A. Frei ad interim Marcel Koller from 2 August 2018 | ||
Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | ||
Super League | 2nd | ||
Swiss Cup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Second qualifying round | ||
Europa League | Play-off round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Albian Ajeti (14) All: Albian Ajeti (21) | ||
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Basel were also qualified for qualifying phase and play-offs (League Path). The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018 (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first leg was played on 24 July and the second leg played on 1 August 2018. But Basel were eliminated by PAOK and they therefore continued in the Play-off round of the Europa League against Vitesse Arnhem.