Seasons
From its inception in the 1897–98 season to the 1932–33 season, the Swiss Championship (known originally as "Serie A", then "1st League", then "Nationalliga") consisted of teams playing in regional groups, followed by either a play-off match of the top 2 teams, or a championship play-off group involving the top several teams. The 1932–33 season also contained an intermediate championship called the "Challenge National" where the teams in each of the 2 groups played the teams in the other group, followed by a play-off match between the group winners. In 1933–34, the different regional groups were combined into a single league to determine the championship, and this league format has been maintained until the present. However, it was not until the 1944–45 season that the 2nd division of Swiss football was similarly organised, with the adoption of the names "Nationalliga A" and "Nationalliga B" for the top 2 divisions. Since 2003–04 these divisions have been known as the "Swiss Super League" and the "Swiss Challenge League" respectively.
| Season | League | Swiss Cup | Swiss League Cup | Europe | Top scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 1893–98 | FC Basel did not play competitive football | |||||||||||||
| 1898–99 | Serie A Central | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 2nd | |||||
| 1899–1900 | FC Basel did not play competitive football | |||||||||||||
| 1900–01 | Serie A East | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 6 | 5th | |||||
| 1901–02 | Serie A Central | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2nd | |||||
| 1902–03 | Serie A Central | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1903–04 | Serie A Central | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 3rd | |||||
| 1904–05 | Serie A Central | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 4th | |||||
| 1905–06 | Serie A Central | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4th | |||||
| 1906–07 | Serie A Central | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1st | |||||
| Serie A Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1907–08 | Serie A East | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 3rd | |||||
| 1908–09 | Serie A East | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 57 | 11 | 6th | |||||
| 1909–10 | Serie A Central | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 5th | |||||
| 1910–11 | Serie A Central | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 3rd | |||||
| 1911–12 | Serie A Central | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 5th | |||||
| 1912–13 | Serie A Central | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 16 | 4th | |||||
| 1913–14 | Serie A Central | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 19 | 2nd | |||||
| 1914–15 | Serie A Central A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1915–16 | Serie A Central | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 7th | |||||
| 1916–17 | Serie A Central | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 2nd | |||||
| 1917–18 | Serie A Central | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 2nd | |||||
| 1918–19 | Serie A Central | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 5th | |||||
| 1919–20 | Serie A Central | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 2nd | |||||
| 1920–21 | Serie A Central | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 7th | |||||
| 1921–22 | Serie A Central | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3rd | |||||
| 1922–23 | Serie A Central | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4th | |||||
| 1923–24 | Serie A Central | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 3rd | |||||
| 1924–25 | Serie A Central | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 4th | |||||
| 1925–26 | Serie A Central | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 2nd | Round 2 | ||||
| 1926–27 | Serie A Central | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 4th | Round 1 | ||||
| 1927–28 | Serie A Central | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 3rd | Round 1 | ||||
| 1928–29 | Serie A Central | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 32 | 20 | 2nd | Round 2 | ||||
| 1929–30 | Serie A Central | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 22 | 1st | Round 3 | ||||
| Serie A Final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4th | ||||||
| 1930–31 | 1st League Central | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 24 | 2nd | Round 1 | ||||
| 1st League Final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5th | ||||||
| 1931–32 | Nationalliga Group 1 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 7th | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1932–33 | Challenge National | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5th | Winners | ||||
| Nationalliga Group 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 2nd | ||||||
| 1933–34 | Nationalliga | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 64 | 36 | 5th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1934–35 | Nationalliga | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 50 | 28 | 5th | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1935–36 | Nationalliga | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 59 | 20 | 10th | Round 1 | ||||
| 1936–37 | Nationalliga | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 20 | 11th | Round 1 | ||||
| 1937–38 | Nationalliga | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 27 | 4th | Round 3 | ||||
| 1938–39 | Nationalliga | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 12th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1939–40 | 1st League Group 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 1st | Round 4 | ||||
| 1st League title play-off | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | n/a | 1st | ||||||
| 1940–41 | 1st League Central | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 24 | 1st | Round 4 | ||||
| 1st League play-off | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1941–42 | 1st League East | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 15 | 39 | 1st | Runners-up | ||||
| 1st League play-off | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 1st | ||||||
| 1942–43 | Nationalliga | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 18 | 13th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1943–44 | Nationalliga | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 26 | 9th | Runners-up | ||||
| 1944–45 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 18 | 13th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1945–46 | Nationalliga B | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 87 | 21 | 43 | 1st | Round 5 | ||||
| 1946–47 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 4th | Winners | ||||
| 1947–48 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 51 | 24 | 10th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1948–49 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 37 | 33 | 2nd | Round 5 | ||||
| 1949–50 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 33 | 2nd | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1950–51 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 51 | 28 | 4th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1951–52 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 47 | 31 | 4th | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1952–53 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 38 | 42 | 1st | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1953–54 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 62 | 24 | 8th | Round 4 | ||||
| 1954–55 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 52 | 24 | 9th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1955–56 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 50 | 26 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Fairs Cup – GS | |||
| 1956–57 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 38 | 34 | 4th | Round 4 | ||||
| 1957–58 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 53 | 24 | 9th | Round 4 | ||||
| 1958–59 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 48 | 27 | 6th | Round 4 | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1959–60 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 55 | 22 | 10th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1960–61 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 28 | 5th | Round 3 | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1961–62 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 54 | 28 | 7th | Quarter-finals | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1962–63 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 51 | 26 | 6th | Winners | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1963–64 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 48 | 26 | 7th | Round 5 | Cup Winners' Cup – Prelim | |||
| 1964–65 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 27 | 8th | Semi-finals | Fairs Cup – R2 | |||
| 1965–66 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | 27 | 6th | Semi-finals | Fairs Cup – R2 | |||
| 1966–67 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 40 | 1st | Winners | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1967–68 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 5th | Round 5 | European Cup – R1 | |||
| 1968–69 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 36 | 1st | Quarter-finals | Fairs Cup – R1 | |||
| 1969–70 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 23 | 37 | 1st | Runners-up | European Cup – R1 | |||
| 1970–71 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 42 | 2nd | Quarter-finals | European Cup – R2 | |||
| 1971–72 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 28 | 43 | 1st | Runners-up | UEFA Cup – R1 | |||
| 1972–73 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 39 | 1st | Runners-up | Winners | European Cup – R1 | ||
| 1973–74 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 5th | Quarter-finals | Round 1 | European Cup – QF | ||
| 1974–75 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 4th | Winners | Semi-finals | |||
| 1975–76 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 38 | 34 | 3rd | Round 5 | Semi-finals | Cup Winners' Cup – R1 | ||
| 1976–77 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 33 | 2nd | Round 5 | Round 2 | UEFA Cup – R2 | ||
| Nationalliga A Final | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 1st | ||||||
| 1977–78 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 4th | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | European Cup – R1 | ||
| Nationalliga A Final | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1978–79 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 4th | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | UEFA Cup – R1 | ||
| Nationalliga A Final | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 6th | ||||||
| 1979–80 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 27 | 37 | 2nd | Round 5 | Round 1 | |||
| Nationalliga A Final | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 1st | ||||||
| 1980–81 | Nationalliga A | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 28 | 6th | Quarter-finals | Round 1 | European Cup – R2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 28 | 8th | Runners-up | Quarter-finals | |||
| 1982–83 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | 25 | 11th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1983–84 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | 28 | 9th | Round 4 | ||||
| 1984–85 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 8th | Round 5 | ||||
| 1985–86 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 30 | 10th | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1986–87 | Nationalliga A | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 62 | 24 | 12th | Round 5 | ||||
| Relegation/Promotion play-offs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | n/a | n/a | ||||||
| 1987–88 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 55 | 13 | 11th | Round 3 | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 5th | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Nationalliga B Qualifying East | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 32 | 1st | Quarter-finals | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 4th | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Nationalliga B Qualifying West | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 5th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Nationalliga B Qualifying South East | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 4th | Round 2 | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4th | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Nationalliga B Qualifying West | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 1st | Quarter-finals | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 4th | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Nationalliga B Qualifying West | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 36 | 2nd | Quarter-finals | ||||
| Promotion Group A | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 4th | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Nationalliga B Qualifying West | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 2nd | Semi-finals | ||||
| Promotion Group | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 1st | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 7th | Round 5 | ||||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 7th | ||||||
| 1995–96 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 5th | Quarter-finals | ||||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 6th | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 8th | Round 5 | Intertoto Cup – GS | |||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 8th | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 19 | 11th | Round 6 | ||||
| Promotion/Relegation Play-off | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 3rd | ||||||
| 1998–99 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 6th | Round 5 | ||||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 33 | 5th | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 37 | 2nd | Quarter-finals | Intertoto Cup – R3 | |||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 3rd | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 5th | Quarter-finals | UEFA Cup – R2 | |||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 4th | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 43 | 1st | Winners | Intertoto Cup – F | |||
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 55 | 1st | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Nationalliga A Qualifying | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 47 | 2nd | Winners | Champions League – GS2 | Christian Giménez | 20 | |
| Nationalliga A Final | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 56 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2003–04 | Super League | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 32 | 85 | 1st | Round 3 | UEFA Cup – R2 | Christian Giménez | 16 | |
| 2004–05 | Super League | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 81 | 45 | 70 | 1st | Round 3 | Champions League – QR3 | Christian Giménez | 30 | |
| UEFA Cup – Rof32 | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–06 | Super League | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 87 | 42 | 78 | 2nd | Round 3 | Champions League – QR3 | Matías Emilio Delgado | 29 | |
| UEFA Cup – QF | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | Super League | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 40 | 74 | 2nd | Winners | UEFA Cup – GS | Mladen Petrić | 26 | |
| 2007–08 | Super League | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 73 | 39 | 74 | 1st | Winners | UEFA Cup – Rof32 | Marco Streller | 17 | |
| 2008–09 | Super League | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 44 | 72 | 3rd | Semi-finals | Champions League – GS | Eren Derdiyok | 14 | |
| 2009–10 | Super League | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 46 | 80 | 1st | Winners | Europa League – GS | Marco Streller | 30 | |
| 2010–11 | Super League | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 73 | 1st | Quarter-finals | Champions League – GS | Alexander Frei | 33 | |
| Europa League – Rof32 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | Super League | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 32 | 71 | 1st | Winners | Champions League – Rof16 | Alexander Frei | 42 | |
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Famous quotes containing the word seasons:
“A sober mind will walk alone,
Apart from nature, if need be,
And only its own seasons own;
For nature leaving its humanity.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-vaulted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!”
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)
“The seasons alter; hoary-headed frosts
Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose,
And on old Hiems’ thin and icy crown
An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds
Is, as in mockery, set.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)