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Chairman |
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Ground | St. Jakob-Park | ||
Swiss Super League | Champions | ||
Swiss Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | ||
2010–11 UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Alexander Frei (27) All: Alexander Frei (33) |
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Highest home attendance | 37,500 vs. Luzern (25 May 2011) |
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Lowest home attendance | 25,349 vs. Sion (28 August 2010) |
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FC Basel Starting 11 in their 4-4–2 formation |
FC Basel began their 2010-11 season with various warm-up matches against Swiss lower league, Ukrainian Vyscha Liha, and Ligue 1 clubs. The goals for FC Basel during the 2010-11 season were to take back the league and cup titles as well as to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
FC Basel entered the 2010–11 Swiss Super League as the reigning champions, having edged Young Boys on the final day of the 2009–10 Swiss Super League. They began the 2010 season on 20 July against FC Zurich. The first half of the domestic season ends on 12 December as Basel heads to Zurich to face Grasshopper.
FC Basel's positioning in the 2009–10 Swiss Super League also enters them into 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification. They entered in the third qualifying round for champions kicked their European campaign off on 28 July against the Hungarian champion, Debrecen. In the play-off round, FC Basel drew the Moldovan champions, FC Sheriff Tiraspol. The winning side will then be entered into the 2010-11 Champions League Group Stage while the defeated side will be entered into the 2010-11 Europa League Group Stage.