1986–87 FC Basel season


The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1986–87 season was their 93rd season since the club's foundation. It was their 41st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since they achieved promotion in the 1945–46 season. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Peter Max Sutter was the club's newly appointed chairman.

Overview

had returned first team manager the season before, this was his second consecutive season as coach.
The aim of the Swiss Football Association in the season 1986–87 the Nationalliga A was to reduce the number of clubs in the top flight of Swiss football from 16 to just 12. At the end of the season the top 10 clubs were to remain in the top division and the 15th and 16th club to be relegated directly to the Nationalliga B. Four teams from the Nationalliga A and four teams from the Nationalliga B contested a play-off round to determine the last two places in next season's Nationalliga A. Basel ended the main season in 12th position and so had to enter into this knock-out round. Here they were drawn against Bulle in a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off semi-final. Both games ended with a two all draw, but decisively Basel defeated FC Bulle 5–3 on penalties. Basel then defeated FC Wettingen 8–2 on aggregate in one of the two promotion/relegation finals.
In the Swiss Cup Basel entered in the round of 64 with an away game against Nationalliga B team FC Köniz and Basel won 9–2. They continued to the round of 32 in which they had a home game against third tier Fribourg and this was won 3–1. The cup season came to an end in the round of 16 as Basel lost the home game against lower classed Kriens.

Players

Results

Nationalliga A

League table

Nationalliga A/B: Play-outs

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Basel remain in Nationalliga A

Swiss Cup