2004–05 FC Basel season
| 2004–05 season | |||
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| Chairman |
 Werner Edelmann |
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| Manager |
Christian Gross
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| Swiss Super League | Champions | ||
| Swiss Cup | Round 3 | ||
| Champions League | third qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | Christian Giménez (27) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 31,383 vs Thun (07.05.2005) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 19,212 vs Schaffhausen (16.03.2005) 15,895 vs  Terek Grozny(16.03.2005) |
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The 2004–05 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 112th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Swiss lower league as well as teams from Liechtenstein, France and Germany. The FC Basel aims for the 2004–05 season were to defend their league title, to win the cup and as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage.
As reigning champions Basel were favourites to retain their title and as Swiss champions, they entered the UEFA Champions League in third qualifying round. Basel's biggest signing in advance of the 2004–05 season was Kléber from Hannover 96. But in the other direction the Cameroonian international Timothée Atouba and Swiss international Mario Cantaluppi left the club. During the winter break they signed Patrick Müller from Mallorca.
Basel's priority aim for the season was to win the league championship for the second time in a row. The season started somewhat difficult, of first four home matches only two were won. Nevertheless, Basel moved to the top of the league table and one of the season's highlights was the 8–1 home win against Grasshoppers in which Giménez scored four goals. During September the team lost two away games in a row, but despite this they led the league table by seven points by the winter break.
Basel completed the season's seventeen home ties undefeated, winning thirteen and drawing four. The highest home attendance being 31,383 in the 4–1 win against their title rivals Thun on 7 May 2005. Just four days later Basel secured the championship in their third last round of the season. At the end of the season they completed their championship aim, winning the title ten points clear of Thun, their nearest rivals.
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