Basel

FC Basel 1893 is a football club from Switzerland. They compete in the Super League (2026/2027 season). Home matches are played at St. Jakob Park.

The team is coached by Stephan Lichtsteiner, who has taken charge of 10 matches (4W, 2D, 4L) since the 2025/2026 season.

In the Super League FC Basel 1893 sit 1st of 12 with 0 points. In the Super League (2025/2026) FC Basel 1893 sit 4th of 12 with 53 points from 33 matches (15W, 8D, 10L), scoring 51 and conceding 45. The table is led by Thun (21 points ahead). In the Super League (2025/2026) FC Basel 1893 sit 5th of 6 with 56 points from 38 matches (16W, 8D, 14L), scoring 55 and conceding 58. The table is led by FC Thun (19 points ahead).

Most recently FC Basel 1893 beat Servette FC 1:0 away on July 25, 2026 in the Super League. Before that, they drew 0:0 at home with Juventus on July 18, 2026 in the Club Friendlies. Before that, they drew 2:2 at home with Winterthur on July 11, 2026 in the Club Friendlies.

The squad counts 41 players with an average age of 23.5. It is made up of 5 goalkeepers, 11 defenders, 11 midfielders and 13 forwards. Jean Doucoure (17) is the youngest player, Marwin Hitz (38) the oldest.

In the 2025/2026 season Xherdan Shaqiri was the top scorer (11 goals) and also led for goals + assists (11); Marwin Hitz led for minutes played (2970) and clean sheets (9); Leo Leroy led for yellow cards (9); Andrej Bacanin led for red cards (1).

FC Basel 1893 next face FC Lausanne-Sport at home on August 1, 2026 in the Super League.

On the transfer front the club has recorded 224 moves in total — 118 arrivals and 107 departures. The latest arrival is Becir Omeragic from Montpellier (permanent, €2,250,000, February 16, 2026). The latest departure is Emmanuel Essiam to Winterthur (loan, February 16, 2026).

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