2008–09 FC Basel season
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 Gisela Oeri
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| Manager |
Christian Gross
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| Swiss Super League | 3rd | ||
| Swiss Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Scott Chipperfield (12)All: Eren Derdiyok (14)
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| Highest home attendance | 37,500 vs  Barcelona(22 October 2008) |
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| Lowest home attendance | 15,730 vs Aarau (4 December 2008) |
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The 2008–09 FC Basel season began off with various pre-season matches against Swiss lower league teams, as well as against German Bundesliga, UkrainianVyscha Liha and Polish Ekstraklasa clubs. Basel's objectives for the year were to regain their Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup titles, as well as qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
After last season, where Basel dominated on the domestic front, winning both the Swiss Super League and Swiss Cup, and reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. This season they will have the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League. To prepare for the 2008–09 season, FCB added defenders Behrang Safari from Malmö FF and David Abraham from Gimnàstic de Tarragona and midfielders Jurgen Gjasula and Marcos Gelabert from FC St. Gallen. Fans' favourite Daniel Majstorović left the club for AEK Athens, while Kōji Nakata returned to Japan with Kashima Antlers; Vratislav Lokvenc and David Degen's respective loan deals were not re-newed. Prior to the start of the domestic season, Ivan Ergić resigned as club captain; Franco Costanzo was unveiled as the new captain one day before the season began.
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