2020–21 FC Basel season

The FC Basel Holding AG (Holding) owns 75% of the club FC Basel (FC Basel 1893 AG) and the other 25% is owned by the club itself. As of the 2020 AGM in June, Bernhard Burgener owned about 82% of the shares in the Holding, David Degen owned 10% and about 8% was held by four small investors. At the FC Basel Holding AG AGM Marco Streller stood down from the board of directors. Bernhard Burgener, as chairman of the Holding, Roland Heri, as CEO of the club, Peter von Büren, as financial director and Karl Odermatt, as advisor, remained on the board of the Holding.

During the winter months, rumors were put into circulation that Burgener wanted to sell his shares in the Holding to a firm called Centricus, a London-based global investment firm. This caused diverse fan protests. Come the beginning of May, Burgener said he would sell his shares to a letterbox company called Basel Dream and Vision AG. The ferocity of the fan protests increased. Degen announced that he had a pre-sale right and to protect his rights Degen went the legal way. On 29 March the Holding announced that the board of directors of FC Basel Holding AG was restricted in its ability to act due to a super-provisional ruling caused by David Degen's action.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 29 March 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/03/29/FCB | title = Keine Entscheidung der FC Basel Holding AG möglich | format = | work = No decision by FC Basel Holding AG is possible | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-03-29 | archive-date = 2021-03-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210329153810/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/03/29/FCB | url-status = dead }} Following numerous private discussions on this subject, on 11 May the Holding made the announcement that Bernhard Burgener and David Degen have come to an out-of-court settlement, in the best interests of FC Basel 1893, on the ownership structure of the Holding. David Degen took over all shares from Bernhard Burgener. With this result, the protests stopped and everything calmed down. The change of the board was terminated for 15 June 2021.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel Holding AG | author-link = | year = | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/11/FCB-Kommunikation | title = Besitzverhältnisse geklärt, Degen übernimmt die Aktien Burgener | format = | work = Ownership clarified, Degen takes over the shares in Burgener | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-05-11 | archive-date = 2021-05-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514181710/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/11/FCB-Kommunikation | url-status = dead }}

The club's 126th AGM was due to take place on 9 November 2020.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/09/29/GV-Info | title = GV des FC Basel 1893 am 9. November 2020 in der St. Jakobshalle | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-29 | archive-date = 2020-10-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201020072447/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/09/29/GV-Info | url-status = dead }} But because of the situation in took place in written form during the week from 6 November to 13 November 2020. The board of directors up until this date under the holding owner Bernhard Burgener were: Burgener himself as president, CEO Roland Heri, financial manager Peter von Büren, as well as Marco Streller, Reto Baumgartner, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser. Ruedi Zbinden had been sport director the previous year, but resigned on 18 August and returned to his previous job as chef scout.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/08/18/Der-FCB-hat-Verstaendnis-fuer-Ruedi-Zbindens-Rueck | title = Der FCB hat Verständnis für Ruedi Zbindens Rücktritt | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-08-18 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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At the AGM the Bernhard Burgener as club chairman, Peter von Büren as finance director, and Streller stood down and vacated their positions. The directors Baumgartner, Donzé and Kaiser declared their willingness to continue. Eight further members of the club also declared themselves as candidates. There were 2589 votes with valid rights, the absolute majority was 1295. Baumgartner received 2382 votes, Donzé 1913 and Kaiser 1892 and these three were voted back onto the board. The other eight they failed to reach an absolute majority. For the position as club president Baumgartner received 2326 votes. Therefore, from 18 November the club's board is as follows:

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On 26 August the club announced that Ciriaco Sforza had been hired as the first team manager as of 1 September 2020. He had previously been head coach of FC Wil and he brought his assistant Daniel Hasler with him.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/08/26/Ciriaco-Sforza-wird-neuer-Cheftrainer-beim-FC-Base | title = Ciriaco Sforza wird neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-08-26 | archive-date = 2020-10-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201018190428/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/08/26/Ciriaco-Sforza-wird-neuer-Cheftrainer-beim-FC-Base | url-status = dead }} Massimo Colomba stayed with the club as Goalkeeper Coach. On 21 September the club announced that they had hired Patrick Rahmen as second assistant trainer.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/09/21/Patrick-Rahmen-wird-zweiter-Assistenztrainer-beim | title = Patrick Rahmen wird zweiter Assistenztrainer beim FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-21 | archive-date = 2020-10-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201002025656/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/09/21/Patrick-Rahmen-wird-zweiter-Assistenztrainer-beim | url-status = dead }}

Youth coach Alex Frei had previously been trainer of the U-18 team and moved up to the U-21, but due to differences with the club directors he quit his job on 24 August.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/08/24/Der-FCB-nimmt-Alex-Freis-Kuendigung-zur-Kenntnis | title = Der FCB nimmt Alex Freis Kündigung zur Kenntnis | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-08-24 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} On 1 September the club announced that Matthias Kohler was hired as the new U-21 team trainer.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/alle-trainerposten-im-fcb-nachwuchs-besetzt | title = Alle Trainerposten im FCB Nachwuchs besetzt | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-01 | archive-date = 2021-09-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210921181054/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/alle-trainerposten-im-fcb-nachwuchs-besetzt | url-status = live }}

On 6 April 2021 the club announced that, due to the lack of sporting success, FC Basel 1893 were separating themselves from head coach Ciriaco Sforza with immediate effect. They also announced that they had separated themselves from Assistant manager Daniel Hasler at the same time.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | year = | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/06/Der-FCB-und-Ciriaco-Sforza-gehen-getrennte-Wege | title = Der FCB und Ciriaco Sforza gehen getrennte wege | format = | work = FCB and Ciriaco Sforza are going separate ways | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 6 April 2021 | archive-date = 6 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210406143654/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/06/Der-FCB-und-Ciriaco-Sforza-gehen-getrennte-Wege | url-status = dead }} Until the end of the season, the first team would be looked after by the other previous assistant Patrick Rahmen, on an interim basis, as head coach. In the communique on the following day it was announced that Ognjen Zaric was appointed as assistant manager. Zaric had been coach of the Basel 1893 U-18 team since summer 2020 and before that he had been head coach of TSV 1860 Rosenheim in the Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth tier of German football.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | year = | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/07/Ognjen-Zaric-wird-Patrick-Rahmens-Assistenztrainer | title = Ognjen Zaric wird Patrick Rahmens Assistenztrainer | format = | work = Ognjen Zaric becomes Patrick Rahmen's assistant coach | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 7 April 2021 | archive-date = 7 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210407131434/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/07/Ognjen-Zaric-wird-Patrick-Rahmens-Assistenztrainer | url-status = dead }}

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There were a number of changes in the squad during the summer break. Zdravko Kuzmanović,{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/06/12/FCB-und-Kuzmanovic-verlaengern-den-Vertrag-nicht | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200616012057/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/06/12/FCB-und-Kuzmanovic-verlaengern-den-Vertrag-nicht | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 16, 2020 | title = FCB und Kuzmanovic verlängern den Vertrag nicht | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-06-12 }} and Kevin Bua{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/06/22/Der-FCB-und-Kevin-Bua-gehen-getrennte-Wege | title = Der FCB und Kevin Bua gehen getrennte Wege | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-06-22 | archive-date = 2020-07-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200715105912/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/06/22/Der-FCB-und-Kevin-Bua-gehen-getrennte-Wege | url-status = dead }} left the club because their contracts were not renewed. Edon Zhegrova, Emil Bergström and Eric Ramires{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/eric-ramires-kehrt-zum-ec-bahia-zurueck | title = Eric Ramires kehrt zum EC Bahia zurueck | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-05 | archive-date = 2021-09-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210921143959/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/eric-ramires-kehrt-zum-ec-bahia-zurueck | url-status = live }} also left the club and this because their loan periods had ended. Then on 12 August the club announced that Jonas Omlin was transferred out to Montpellier.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/08/jonas-omlin-wechselt-per-sofort-zum-montpellier-hsc/ | title = Jonas Omlin wechselt per sofort zum Montpellier HSC | publisher = FC Basel homepage| access-date = 2020-08-12}} After the season had started and the club failed to qualify for the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, the club made three announcements on 5 October, first that Blás Riveros had transferred to Brøndby,{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/blas-riveros-wechselt-zu-broendby/ | title = Blas Riveros wechselt zu Brøndby IF | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-05 | archive-date = 2020-11-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201109203740/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/10/05/Blas-Riveros-wechselt-zu-Broendby-IF | url-status = dead }} then that Kemal Ademi had moved on to Fenerbahçe{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/kemal-ademi-wechselt-in-die-tuerkei/ | title = Kemal Ademi wechselt in die Tuerkei | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-05 | archive-date = 2021-09-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210916151251/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/kemal-ademi-wechselt-in-die-tuerkei | url-status = live }} and finally that Omar Alderete had been transferred to Hertha BSC.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/omar-alderete-wechselt-zu-hertha-bsc/ | title = Omar Alderete wechselt zu Hertha BSC | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-05 | archive-date = 2021-09-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210925052501/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/omar-alderete-wechselt-zu-hertha-bsc | url-status = live }}

In the other direction, the players Konstantinos Dimitriou, Julian Von Moos, Aldo Kalulu and Dimitri Oberlin were back in the Basel squad after being out on loan for the previous season. Arthur Cabral, who had been on loan from Palmeiras, was signed in on a perminat basis on a three-year contract.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | year = 2020 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/06/der-fcb-verpflichtet-arthur-cabral/ | title = Der FCB verpflichtet Arthur Cabral | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-06-29 | archive-date = 2021-09-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210925234236/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/06/der-fcb-verpflichtet-arthur-cabral | url-status = live }} The contract with Ricky van Wolfswinkel had run out, but he signed in for another two years until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/ricky-van-wolfswinkel-bleibt-beim-fcb/ | title = Ricky van Wolfswinkel bleibt beim FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-07 | archive-date = 2021-07-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210721191704/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/ricky-van-wolfswinkel-bleibt-beim-fcb/ | url-status = live }} On 11 September FCB announced that they had prolonged the contract with Taulant Xhaka until summer 2024.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/der-fcb-verlaengert-mit-taulant-xhaka/ | title = Der FCB verlängert mit Taulant Xhaka | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-11 | archive-date = 2021-09-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210925071151/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/der-fcb-verlaengert-mit-taulant-xhaka | url-status = live }} Then it was announced on 15 September that they had also prolonged the contract with captain Valentin Stocker.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/der-fcb-verlaengert-mit-valentin-stocker/ | title = Der FCB verlängert mit Valentin Stocker | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-15 | archive-date = 2021-09-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210916154528/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/09/der-fcb-verlaengert-mit-valentin-stocker | url-status = live }}

Further, on 8 August the former Austria national team goalkeeper Heinz Lindner was signed in from Wehen Wiesbaden, with a three-year contract dated up until summer 2023.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/der-fcb-verpflichtet-heinz-lindner/ | title = Der FCB verpflichtet Heinz Lindner | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-08 | archive-date = 2020-09-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200908100257/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/09/08/Der-FCB-verpflichtet-Heinz-Lindner | url-status = dead }} Then on 11 September Italian full-back Andrea Padula was signed in from FC Wil, where he had played the last half year under manager Ciriaco Sforza, also on a three-year contract.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/andrea-padula-wechselt-zum-fcb/ | title = Andrea Padula wechselt zum FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-11 | archive-date = 2021-07-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719133638/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/andrea-padula-wechselt-zum-fcb | url-status = live }} Somewhat surprising came the announcement on 19 September that Juventus had bought U-18 right back defender Albian Hajdari, but he stayed with the squad, being loaned back to Basel for two seasons.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/albian-hajdari-wechselt-zu-juventus-turin/ | title = Albian Hajdari wechselt zu Juventus Turin | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-19 | archive-date = 2021-07-09 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191657/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/albian-hajdari-wechselt-zu-juventus-turin | url-status = live }}

The 2020–21 Swiss Super League started on 20 September, but then on 22 September the club announced that the Kosovar international Edon Zhegrova (whose loan from Genk had actually ended at the end of June) had also signed in new on a three-year contract.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/edon-zhegrova-unterschreibt-beim-fcb-bis-sommer-2023/ | title = Edon Zhegrova unterschreibt beim FCB bis Sommer 2023 | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-22 | archive-date = 2021-09-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210924214052/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/edon-zhegrova-unterschreibt-beim-fcb-bis-sommer-2023 | url-status = live }} On 2 October it was announced that Jorge Marco de Oliveira Moraes, simply known as Jorge, had signed in on a loan contract from Monaco.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/jorge-marco-de-oliveira-moraes-leihweise-zum-fcb/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211113210142/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/jorge-marco-de-oliveira-moraes-leihweise-zum-fcb/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 13, 2021 | title = Jorge Marco de Oliveira Moraes leihweise zum FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-02 }} On 7 October the club then announced that Swiss international player Timm Klose had been signed in on loan from Norwich City. Klose had played for the club as youth international, but had moved onto FC Thun in the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season to start his professional football career.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/timm-klose-wechselt-zum-fc-basel-1893/ | title = Timm Klose wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-07 | archive-date = 2020-10-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201007121730/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2020/10/07/Timm-Klose-wechselt-zum-FC-Basel-1893 | url-status = dead }} Finally, only hours before the transfer-period closed, the club announced that Pajtim Kasami had signed in on a two-year contract.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/der-fc-basel-1893-verpflichtet-pajtim-kasami/ | title = Der FCB verpflichtet Pajtim Kasami | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-12 | archive-date = 2023-10-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231002054553/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/der-fc-basel-1893-verpflichtet-pajtim-kasami/ | url-status = live }} Kasami had previously played for Sion, but FC Sion's president Christian Constantin had terminated his contract with them, without notice, after he had failed to agree to an 80% salary pay cut during coronavirus pandemic.{{cite news |title=Former Arsenal players Alex Song and Johan Djourou leave Swiss club FC Sion after refusing to take pay cut during coronavirus pandemic |url=https://talksport.com/football/684823/arsenal-alex-song-johan-djourou-swiss-sion-pay-cut-coronavirus/ |publisher=talksport.com |date=20 March 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005100102/https://talksport.com/football/684823/arsenal-alex-song-johan-djourou-swiss-sion-pay-cut-coronavirus/ |url-status=live }} The transfer-period in Switzerland closed on 12 October at mid-night.

In total 12 players had left the club and 12 players had signed in.

On the 5 December 2020 Basel announced that they had terminated the contract with Dimitri Oberlin, without stating the reason, but according to the media it had something to do with a non-corona-conform party.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 5 December 2020 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/der-fcb-und-dimitri-oberlin-loesen-den-vertrag-auf/ | title = Vertrag mit Oberlin aufgelöst | format = | work = Contract with Oberlin terminated | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-12-05 | archive-date = 2021-09-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210923091128/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/der-fcb-und-dimitri-oberlin-loesen-den-vertrag-auf | url-status = live }} On 14 January the club then announced that they had loaned Tician Tushi out to FC Wil until the end of the season, so that he could gain more playing experience. His trainer in Wil would be Alex Frei who was his coach as he played with the Basel U-18 youth team.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 14 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/01/tician-tushi-wechselt-leihweise-zum-fc-wil/ | title = Tician Tushi wechselt leihweise zum FC Wil | format = | work = Tician Tushi on loan to FC Wil | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-01-14 | archive-date = 2021-09-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210921133711/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/01/tician-tushi-wechselt-leihweise-zum-fc-wil | url-status = live }} Basel's fourth goalkeeper Jozef Pukaj was loaned to Stade Lausanne Ouchy until 30 June 2021.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 30 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/jozef-pukaj-leihweise-zum-fc-stade-lausanne-ouchy/ | title = Jozef Pukaj leihweise zum FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy | format = | work = Jozef Pukaj on loan to FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-01-20 | archive-date = 2021-09-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210923205303/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/jozef-pukaj-leihweise-zum-fc-stade-lausanne-ouchy | url-status = live }} On 27 January Basel announced that they had transferred Konstantinos Dimitriou to Mezőkövesdi SE.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | year = | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/dimitriou-wechselt-zu-mezokoevesd-zsory-se | title = Dimitriou wechselt zu Mezokoevesd Zsory SE | format = | work = Dimitriou moves to Mezokovesd Zsory SE | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-01-27 | archive-date = 2021-09-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210919041924/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/dimitriou-wechselt-zu-mezokoevesd-zsory-se | url-status = live }} On the same day it was made public that Amir Abrashi had signed in on loan from Freiburg.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 27 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/amir-abrashi-wechselt-leihweise-zum-fcb/ | title = Amir Abrashi wechselt leihweise zum FCB | format = | work = Amir Abrashi on loan to FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-01-27 | archive-date = 2022-11-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221112212236/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/amir-abrashi-wechselt-leihweise-zum-fcb/ | url-status = live }} On 30 January Gonçalo Cardoso also signed in on loan from West Ham.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 30 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/goncalo-cardoso-wechselt-zum-fc-basel-1893/ | title = Goncalo Cardoso wechselt zum FC Basel 1893 | format = | work = Goncalo Cardoso moves to FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-01-30 | archive-date = 2021-09-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210924212537/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/goncalo-cardoso-wechselt-zum-fc-basel-1893 | url-status = live }} On 1 February the club announced that Samuele Campo had been loaned out to SV Darmstadt 98.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 1 February 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/02/samuele-campo-leihweise-zum-sv-darmstadt-98/ | title = Samuele Campo leihweise zum SV Darmstadt 98 | format = | work = Samuele Campo on loan to SV Darmstadt 98 | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-02-01 | archive-date = 2021-09-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210923220821/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/02/samuele-campo-leihweise-zum-sv-darmstadt-98 | url-status = live }}

On 6 April 2021, Ciriaco Sforza was sacked "due to the recent poor results". Patrick Rahmen, the former assistant manager, took over as interim manager.{{Cite web|title=FC Basel and head coach Ciriaco Sforza will separate with immediate effect|url=https://twitter.com/fc_basel_en/status/1379431819808927748|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Twitter|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406135928/https://twitter.com/FC_Basel_en/status/1379431819808927748|url-status=live}} Of FC Basel's recent nine games as of the sack, they only won a single match, drawing three, and losing four. The final blow came as Basel lost 1–2 against FC Vaduz, who were the bottom-placed team in the league at the time. After the change in management, results immediately improved. The won five of their next eight games, drawing twice, and only losing to the designated champions BSC Young Boys. On 11 May 2021 the FC Basel Holding AG chairman Bernhard Burgener and board member David Degen announced a transfer of ownership rights after months of massiv fan protests. The new owner David Degen announced his intention of making Patrick Rahmen the head coach for the coming season in recognition of his good work with the first team.{{Cite web|title=BZ Basel|url=https://www.bzbasel.ch/sport/fc-basel-jetzt-live-burgener-und-degen-praesentieren-die-neue-zukunft-des-fc-basel-ld.2135648|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511142943/https://www.bzbasel.ch/sport/fc-basel-jetzt-live-burgener-und-degen-praesentieren-die-neue-zukunft-des-fc-basel-ld.2135648 |archive-date=2021-05-11 }} Furthermore, Degen announced a complete restructuring of the shareholding structures and a new board, which includes former FC Basel manager Christian Gross.

;First half of season

The season started on the weekend of 19/20 September 2020. Basel's priority aim for the new season was to see if they could play for the league championship. On Monday 31 August 2020 the Swiss Football League (SFL) published the match schedule for the 2020–21 Swiss Super League. In a first step, the SFL published the schedule for the first 18 rounds, but only fixed times for the first nine rounds. The final schedule with all games for all 36 rounds will follow by the end of the year. FCB started into the new season on Sunday 20 September with the home game against newly promoted FC Vaduz in St. Jakob-Park. This ended with a disappointing 2–2 draw, Vaduz were twice able to equalise a Basel lead. In the next round Basel suffered a defeat against Servette before they achieved their first two victories against Luzern and St. Gallen. The team then suffered three defeats before they could record three successive victories. It was a continuous up and down, not just for Basel but for all teams, apart from Young Boys who opened a gap at the top of the table. At the end of the first half of the season Basel had taken in the second position in the table.

;Second half of season

To the start of the second half of the season it was still a continuous up and down, again not just for Basel but for all teams, each team was winning one match and losing the next. No team was playing constant, except Young Boys who pulled away at the top of the table. Things turned worse for Basel. Three draws, five defeats and one single victory, as well as the out in the cup. The final blow came as Basel lost 1–2 against Vaduz, who were the bottom-placed team in the league at the time. Head coach Ciriaco Sforza was sacked the next day. Until the end of the season, the first team would be looked after by the other previous assistant Patrick Rahmen, on an interim basis. After the change in the team management, results immediately improved. The team won five of their next eight games, drawing twice, and only losing to the designated champions BSC Young Boys. The season can be described as disappointing, the season's aim was missed, the minimal aim was reached. But second place with a 31-point gap behind the new champions could not be described as good. The qualification to the newly created Europa Conference League second qualifying round was achieved.

;Conclusion

BSC Young Boys won the championship and with 24 victories, nine draws and only two defeats. They obtained 81 points and as champions qualified for the 2021–22 Champions League second qualifying round. Basel, with 15 victories, eight draws and twelve defeats were second placed and together with third placed Servette, 14 victories, eight draws 13 defeats, qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round. Sion, in the last game of the season, managed to climb from last position to second last and thus saved themselves from direct relegation and advanced to the promotion/relegation play-off. However, Vaduz slipped to bottom position and were relegated to next season's Challenge League, which is the second tier of Swiss football.{{cite web | last = Karel Stokkermans | author-link = | date = 21 May 2021 | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2021.html | title = Switzerland 2020/21 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2021-05-21 | archive-date = 2022-07-11 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220711234903/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2021.html | url-status = live }}

Basel's clear aim for the cup is to win the title. The first round of this season's Swiss Cup was played on the week-end 28 to 30 August and the second round was played on the week-end 11 to 13 September 2020. The four teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in both these rounds and, therefore, Basel entered into the competition in the third round. Basel were drawn to play away against Winterthur from the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football, on 9 February 2021. Due to pitch conditions in the Stadion Schützenwiese in Winterthur the venue and date were changed and the match took place in the St. Jakob-Park on 17 February 2021 and it resulted in a debacle.

With a 2–6 defeat against Winterthur, FC Basel 1893 were knocked brutally out of the cup competition. In the first half nothing went for FCB. Red-blue certainly had tp accept the reproach they defended too passively before the first goal and achieved very little going forwards. The outsiders went into an early lead and added a second just before half time. After the mediocre first half, in which the FCB also lacked the necessary competition luck, Rotblau missed the start of second half completely. Directly after the break FCW forwards played as they wished with the FCB defence and added three more goals within 10 minutes. Samir Ramizi twice, Roman Buess, Roberto Alves and Gezim Pepsi had scored to put FCW well in front before FCB could send out a small sign of life in the closing stages, with goals from Pajtim Kasami and Gonçalo Cardoso. The final point was another Winterthur goal from Anas Mahamid in the 86th minute.{{cite web | first = Caspar | last = Marti | author-link = | date = 17 February 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/02/17/FCB-Winterthur | title = 2:6 gegen Winterthur – Blamables cup-out | format = | work = 2:6 against Winterthur - embarrassing cup-out | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-11-16 | archive-date = 2021-05-23 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210523162233/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/02/17/FCB-Winterthur | url-status = dead }}

Basel had missed their season's aim and that with a debacle. With the end score at 2–6 this also meant that this became the highest number of goals that the team had conceded in their home stadium since it was opened on 15 March 2001. The biggest defeats to this date were Manchester City 0–4 in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Arsenal 1–4 in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and Barcelona 0–5 in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.

Basel were qualified for the UEFA Europa League and started in the qualifying phase second qualifying round. The club's aim in this competition was to reach the group stage. The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 31 August 2020 and Basel were drawn with an away game against Osijek of Croatia.

;Osijek

The match against Osijek was played on 17 September in their home stadium Stadion Gradski vrt and Basel won the game with 2–1. Arthur Cabral put the visitors one up after 18 minutes, the assist coming from Valentin Stocker. Stocker himself pu them two up shortly before half time, the assist coming from Afimico Pululu. Basel controlled the game the entire time, but Ante Majstorović pulled one back six minutes from time.{{cite web | last = uefa.com | author-link = | date = 17 September 2020 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030359--osijek-vs-basel/ | title = Osijek – Basel – Overview | format = | work = | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 2020-09-17 | archive-date = 2020-09-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200917222126/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030359--osijek-vs-basel/ | url-status = live }}

;Anorthosis Famagusta

In the third qualifying round, to be played one week later on 24 September at home in the St. Jakob-Park and Basel were drawn against Anorthosis Famagusta. This game was won 3–2.{{cite web | first = Thomas Snaith | last = Caspar Marti | year = 2020 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/en-US/News/2020/09/24/FCB-Anorthosis | title = 3:2 victory against Anorthosis - FCB qualify for UEL play-offs | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-09-24 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Basel took control of the game from the very start, but Valentin Stocker's shot in the first minute was blocked. Three minutes later Silvan Widmer scored to put the home team one up. Samuele Campo added the second after 12 minutes and an own goal from Hovhannes Hambardzumyan put Basel three up after 21 minutes. Basel lost their thred shortly before half time and Branko Vrgoč pulled one back. In the second period Basel were no longer dominant. Despite the fact that Tornike Okriashvili received the second yellow card and was sent off, Anorthosis found their way back into the game. Anorthosis were awarded a penalty in the after 67 minutes and Kvilitaia scored from the spot. Basel hung on to the lead despite the fact that Von Moos was sent off for receiving a second yellow card.

{{cite web | last = uefa.com | author-link = | date = 24 September 2020 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030394--basel-vs-anorthosis/ | title = Basel – Anorthosis – Overview | format = | work = | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 2020-11-16 | archive-date = 2022-07-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220704055704/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030394--basel-vs-anorthosis/ | url-status = live }}

;CSKA Sofia

In the play-off round Basel were drawn at home against CSKA Sofia on 1 October 2020. Basel played a good first half and had six or seven good chances, while CSKA only had two. Despite taking the lead after 54 minutes through a Penalty spot goal from Arthur Cabral, Basel's performance got worse and CSKA were able to get into the game. Substitute Tiago Rodrigues scored the equaliser 13 minutes after coming on just 18 minutes from time. CSKA pushed forward on Basel, who seemed to tire under the pressure. Two minutes from time, as it seemed the match would go in extra time Rodrigues added his second and Basel fell apart. The added time was six minutes and with the last shot of the game Ahmed Ahmedov netted a third for the visitors.{{cite web | last = uefa.com | author-link = | date = 1 October 2020 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030540--basel-vs-cska-sofia/ | title = Basel – CSKA Sofia – Overview | format = | work = | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 2020-11-16 | archive-date = 2020-11-26 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163229/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030540--basel-vs-cska-sofia/ | url-status = live }} Basel lost 1–3 after full-time and failed to qualify for the group stage and therefore missed their European aim.{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/en-US/News/2020/10/01/FCB-CSKA-Sofia | title = 1:3 againsz CSKA Sofia – FCB took the lead but failed to qualify | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-10-01 | archive-date = 2020-10-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201008200636/https://www.fcb.ch/en-US/News/2020/10/01/FCB-CSKA-Sofia | url-status = dead }}

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It also includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 19 September 2020, but subsequently left the club after that date.

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{{Fs player|no= |pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Konstantinos Dimitriou|other=to Mezőkövesdi SE}}

{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=POR|name=Gonçalo Cardoso|other=on loan from West Ham}}

{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Eray Cömert}}

{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Silvan Widmer|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=PAR|name=Omar Alderete|other=to Hertha BSC}}

{{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=Amir Abrashi|other=on loan from Freiburg}}

{{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Luca Zuffi|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Yannick Marchand|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=NED|name=Ricky van Wolfswinkel|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Samuele Campo|other=loan to Darmstadt 98}}

{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=ANG|name=Afimico Pululu|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=AUT|name=Heinz Lindner|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Valentin Stocker|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=PAR|name=Blas Riveros|other= to Brøndby}}

{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Timm Klose|other=on loan from Norwich City}}

{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Julian Von Moos|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Dimitri Oberlin|other=to Bayern Munich II}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Darian Males|other=on loan from Inter Milan}}

{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Fabian Frei|other=vice-captain}}

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{{Fs player|no=21|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Jasper van der Werff|other=on loan from Red Bull Salzburg}}

{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Orges Bunjaku|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Pajtim Kasami|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=24|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Tician Tushi|other=loan to FC Wil}}

{{Fs player|no=26|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Aldo Kalulu|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=ITA|name=Raoul Petretta|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=KVX|name=Edon Zhegrova|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=31|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Carmine Chiappetta|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=32|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Yannick Marchand|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=34|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=Taulant Xhaka|other=vice-captain}}

{{Fs player|no=39|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Louis Lurvink|other=from U-21}}

{{Fs player|no=44|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Jozef Pukaj|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=46|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Felix Gebhardt|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=47|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Elis Isufi|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=72|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Andrea Padula|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Albian Hajdari|other=on loan from Juventus}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=SEN|name=Kaly Sene|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=96|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Jorge|other=on loan from Monaco}}

{{Fs player|no=98|pos=FW|nat=BRA|name=Arthur Cabral|other=}}

{{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=Kemal Ademi|other=to Fenerbahçe}}

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{{Fs player|no= 3|pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Konstantinos Dimitriou |other=returned after loan to Wil }}

{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=AUT|name=Heinz Lindner |other=from Wehen Wiesbaden}}

{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Timm Klose |other=from Norwich City}}

{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Julian Von Moos |other=returned after loan to Wil }}

{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Pajtim Kasami |other=was not under contract }}

{{Fs player|no=26|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Aldo Kalulu |other=returned after loan to Swansea City}}

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{{Fs player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Dimitri Oberlin |other=returned after loan to Zulte Waregem }}

{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=KVX|name=Edon Zhegrova|other=from Genk}}

{{Fs player|no=72|pos=MF|nat=ITA|name=Andrea Padula |other=from Wil }}

{{Fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Albian Hajdari|other=on loan from Juventus}}

{{Fs player|no=96|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Jorge |other=on loan from Monaco }}

{{Fs player|no=98|pos=FW|nat=BRA|name=Arthur Cabral |other=from Palmeiras}}

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{{Fs player|no= |pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Jonas Omlin |other=to Montpellier}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SRB|name=Zdravko Kuzmanović |other=end of contract}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=DF|nat=PAR|name=Omar Alderete |other=to Hertha BSC }}

{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=PAR|name=Blas Riveros |other=to Brøndby}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=Yves Kaiser |other=to Xamax}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Martin Liechti|other= }}

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{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Dominik Schmid|other=to Grasshopper Club }}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=Eric Ramires |other=end of loan from Bahia}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SWE|name=Emil Bergström |other=end of loan from Utrecht}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Kevin Bua |other=end of contract}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Albian Hajdari|other=to Juventus}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=FW|nat=GER|name=Kemal Ademi |other=to Fenerbahçe}}

{{Fs end}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=Amir Abrashi|other=on loan from Freiburg}}

{{Fs player|no= 3|pos=DF|nat=POR|name=Gonçalo Cardoso|other=on loan from West Ham}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Darian Males|other=on loan from Inter Milan}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=SEN|name=Kaly Sene}}{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 20 January 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/01/20/Kaly-Sene-zurueck-beim-FCB | title = Kaly Sene zurueck beim FCB | format = | work = Kaly Sene back to FCB | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-11-16 | archive-date = 2021-01-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210120101608/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/01/20/Kaly-Sene-zurueck-beim-FCB | url-status = dead }}

{{Fs end}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=Samuele Campo|other=loan to SV Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2021}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=DF|nat=GRE|name=Konstantinos Dimitriou|other=to Mezőkövesdi SE}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Dimitri Oberlin|other=end of contract}}

{{Fs player|no= |pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Jozef Pukaj|other=loan to Stade Lausanne Ouchy until 2 April 2021}}{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | year = | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/pukaj-zurueck-beim-fcb-steffen-zu-stade-lausanne-ouchy | title = Pukaj zurück beim FCB Steffen zum FC Stade Lausanne | format = | work = Pukaj back with FCB, Steffen to FC Stade Lausanne | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2020-11-16 | archive-date = 2021-09-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210924204539/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/pukaj-zurueck-beim-fcb-steffen-zu-stade-lausanne-ouchy | url-status = live }}

{{Fs player|no= 24|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=Tician Tushi|other=loan to FC Wil until 30 June 2021}}

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{{football box collapsible

| round = Pre-season

| date = 11 September 2020

| time = 14:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 1–5

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/fcb-ohne-chance-im-test-gegen-saarbruecken/ FCB summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Saarbrücken

| goals1 = Pululu {{yel|42}}
Tushi {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Jacob {{goal|7||17}}
Jänicke {{goal|10||48}}
Përdedaj {{goal|51}}

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = Adrien Jaccottet

| result = L

}}

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| round = Mid-season

| date = 28 October 2020

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 5–3

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/klarer-sieg-im-testspiel-gegen-xamax/ Report]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Xamax

| goals1 = Cabral {{goal|12|}}
Frei {{goal|20|pen.}}
Cabral {{goal|40|}}
Stocker {{goal|45+1|}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|73|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|23|}} Saiz
{{yel|24}} Mafouta
{{goal|38|}} Dominguez
{{goal|88|}} Epitaux

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sven Wolfensberger

| result = W

}}

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| round = Mid-season

| date = 11 November 2020

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 4–4

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/auf-und-ab-gegen-kriens-endet-mit-unentschieden/ Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Kriens

| goals1 = Von Moos {{goal|26}}
Kasami {{goal|82}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|86}}
Campo {{goal|89|pen.}}

| goals2 = {{goal|36}} Rustemoski
{{goal|38}} Rustemoski
{{goal|60}} Rustemoski
{{goal|69|pen.}} Tadić
{{yel|84}} Mulaj

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lionel Tschudi

| result = D

}}

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| round = Mid-season

| date = 12 November 2020

| time = 14:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2020/11/deutlicher-sieg-im-test-gegen-schaffhausen/ Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Schaffhausen

| goals1 = Chipperfield {{goal|32}}
Cabral {{goal|36}}
Kalulu {{goal|38}}
Vesco {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alessandro Dudic

| result = W

}}

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| round = Winter break

| date = 9 January 2021

| time = 11:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/22-gegen-thun-im-ersten-test-des-jahres/ FCB summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Thun

| goals1 = Frei {{goal|7|pen.}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|27}}

| goals2 = {{goal|7}} Karlen
{{goal|24}} Hefti
{{yel|81}} Havenaar

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Adrien Jaccottet (Basel)

| result = D

}}

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| round = Winter break

| date = 13 January 2021

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Aarau {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 0–5

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/07/testspiel-fcb-aarau/ FCB summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal|18|0:1}} Frei
{{goal|27|0:2}} Cabral
{{goal|48|0:3}} van Wolfswinkel
{{goal|80|0:4}} Zhegrova
{{goal|89|0:5}} van Wolfswinkel

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} David Huwiler

| note = was due to be played in Stadion Brügglifeld in Aarau, but because of weather conditions the ground was swapped.

| result = W

}}

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| round = Winter break

| date = 16 January 2021

| time =

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = P–P

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/testspiel-gegen-den-fc-chiasso-abgesagt/ Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Chiasso

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Youth Campus Basel, Münchenstein

| attendance =

| referee =

| note = canceled due to weather conditions

| result = P

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|round = Winter break

|date = 25 March 2021

|time = 14:00

|team1 = SC Freiburg {{flagicon|GER}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/03/02-niederlage-im-test-beim-sc-freiburg/ FCB summary]

|team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

|goals1 =

• Til {{goal|15}}
• Schmid {{goal|84}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg

|attendance =

|referee = Matthias Jöllenbeck

|result = L

}}

{{Fb overview2

|c=3

|c1=Swiss Super League |fm1=20 September 2020 |lm1=May 2021 |sr1=Matchday 1 |fp1= |w1=9 |d1=6 |l1=8 |f1=33 |a1=33

|c2=Swiss Cup |dm2=17 February 2021 |sr2=Third round |fp2=Third round |w2=0 |d2=0 |l2=1 |f2=2 |a2=6

|c3=Europa League |fm3=17 September 2020 |lm3=1 October 2020 |sr3=Second qualifying round |fp3=Play-off round |w3=2 |d3=0 |l3=1 |f3=6 |a3=6

|u=3 March 2021

|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-basel/2174/ Soccerway]

}}

{{main|2020–21 Swiss Super League}}

{{Fb_rs |hw=9 |hd=6 |hl=3 |hgf=35 |hga=21 |aw=6 |ad=2 |al=10 |agf=25 |aga=32 }}

{{Fb_rs footer|u=21 May 2021|s=[https://fbref.com/en/squads/d3d9424a/Basel-Stats FBref] |date=July 2020}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b

| updated=21 May 2021

| header=Round

| label1=Ground

| res1=H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A

| label2=Result

| res2=D/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/D/W/L/W/W/L

| label3=Position

| pos3=5/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/4/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2

| color_W=green2|text_W=Win

| color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw

| color_L=red2|text_L=Loss

| text_H=Home|text_A = Away

| color1=gold|color_2=green1|color_3=green2|color_4=yellow1|color_5=yellow2|color_17–18=red1

| source=[https://fbref.com/en/squads/d3d9424a/Basel-Stats FBref]

}}

On Monday 31 August 2020 the Swiss Football League (SFL) published the schedule for the Raiffeisen Super League 2020–21. In a first step, the SFL published the schedule for the first 18 rounds, but only fixed times for the first nine rounds. The final schedule with all games for all 36 rounds followed at the end of the year.

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 1

|id=| date = 20 September 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/punkteteilung-zum-start-in-die-meisterschaft/ FCB report]

| team2 = Vaduz

| goals1 = Cabral {{goal|5|}}
Stocker {{goal|38|}}
Fabian Frei {{yel|56}}

| goals2 = {{goal|29|}} Sutter
{{yel|39}} Wieser
{{yel|40}} Milinceanu
{{goal|78|}} Milinceanu

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 1,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 2

|id=| date = 27 September 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Servette

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/eine-bittere-penalty-niederlage-in-genf/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Cespedes {{yel|13}}
Stevanović {{yel|51}}
Schalk {{goal|77|pen.}}

| goals2 = {{yel|7}} Bunjaku
{{sent off|0|30}} van der Werff
{{yel|59}} van Wolfswinkel
{{yel|61}} Nikolić

| stadium = Stade de Genève, Geneva

|location=| attendance = 1,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Luca Piccolo

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 3

|id=| date = 4 October 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 3–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/32-gegen-luzern-drei-hart-erkaempfte-und-verdiente-punkte/ FCB report]

| team2 = Luzern

| goals1 = Cabral {{goal|11}}
Zhegrova {{yel|21}}
Zhegrova {{goal|36}}
Pululu {{yel|70}}
Bunjaku {{yel|73}}
Stocker {{goal|77}}

| goals2 = {{yel|15}} Ndenge
{{goal|34}} Schaub
{{yel|35}} Sidler
{{yel|42}} Knezevic
{{goal|58}} Lucas
{{yel|60}} Bürki
{{yel|70}} Ugrinic

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 9,257

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 4

|id=| date = 18 October 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Zürich

| score = P–P

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Saison/Saisonspiel?m=4192 FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

|location=| attendance =

| referee =

| result = P

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 5

|id=| date = 25 October 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = P–P

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Saison/Saisonspiel?m=4193 FCB report]

| team2 = Lausanne-Sport

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance =

| referee =

| result = P

}}

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| round = Round 6

|id=| date = 1 November 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = St. Gallen

| score = 1–3

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/dem-fcb-gelingt-der-wiedereinstieg-in-die-meisterschaft/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Duah {{goal|13}}
Quintillà {{yel|35}}
Stillhart {{yel|63}}

| goals2 = {{goal|6}} {{yel|19}} Cabral
{{goal|39}} F. Frei
{{goal|71}} Kasami

| stadium = Kybunpark, St. Gallen

|location=| attendance = 50

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lukas Fähndrich

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 4

|id=| date = 4 November 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Zürich

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/ein-harmloser-fcb-unterliegt-in-zuerich-mit-01/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Doumbia {{yel|21}}
Marchesano {{goal|46}}

| goals2 = {{yel|21}} van der Werff

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

|location=| attendance = 50

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 7

|id=| date = 8 November 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = P–P

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/Saison/Saisonspiel?m=4195 FCB report]

| team2 = Sion

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance =

| referee =

| result = P

}}

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| round = Round 8

|id=| date = 21 November 2020

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Young Boys

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de-CHhttps://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/der-fcb-unterliegt-in-bern-nach-fuehrung-mit-12//News/2020/11/21/YB-FCB FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Sierro {{yel|21}}
Nsame {{goal|41}}
Elia {{goal|61}}

| goals2 = {{goal|22|pen.}} Cabral
{{yel|43}} Pululu
{{yel|77}} Cabral

| stadium = Stadion Wankdorf, Bern

|location=| attendance = 50

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San (Gebenstorf)

| note = Debut for Chiappetta

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 5

|id=| date = 25 November 2020

| time = 18:15

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/21-sieg-im-heimspiel-gegen-lausanne/ FCB report]

| team2 = Lausanne-Sport

| goals1 = Stocker {{goal|41}}
Kasami {{yel|66}}
Padula {{yel|73}}
Kasami {{goal|76}}

| goals2 = {{yel|15}} Geissmann
{{yel|54}} Zekhnini
{{goal|90+2}} Guessand

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Horisberger

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 9

|id=| date = 29 November 2020

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Lugano

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/11/01-in-lugano-nach-gegentor-in-der-nachspielzeit/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Gerndt {{yel|34}}
Macek {{yel|39}}
Guerrero {{yel|82}}
Bottani {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = {{yel|25}} Hajdari

| stadium = Cornaredo, Lugano

|location=| attendance = 30

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lionel Tschudi (Neuchâtel)

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 10

|id=| date = 5 December 2020

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/reaktion-geglueckt-der-fcb-schlaegt-servette-10/ FCB report]

| team2 = Servette

| goals1 = Widmer {{yel|11}}
Cabral {{yel|43}}
Kasami {{goal|51}}
Klose {{yel|74}}
Frei {{yel|79}}

| goals2 = {{yel|19}} Kyei
{{yel|42}} Ondoua
{{yel|45+1}} Sauthier
{{yel|79}} Imeri
{{yel|85}} Valls

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alessandro Dudic

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 7

|id=| date = 9 December 2020

| time = 18:15

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/42-gegen-sion-nach-spannender-partie/ FCB report]

| team2 = Sion

| goals1 =

• Klose {{goal|10}}
• Kasami {{goal|36}} {{goal|81}}
• Arthur Cabral {{goal|40}}
• Von Moos {{yel|67}}

| goals2 =

• Grgić {{goal|27|pen.}}
• Uldriķis {{goal|61}}
• Karlen {{yel|90+2}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 15

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Urs Schnyder

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 11

|id=| date = 12 December 2020

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Vaduz

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/20-sieg-in-vaduz-nach-starker-zweiter-halbzeit/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

• Coulibaly {{yel|21}}
• Cicek {{yel|32}}
• Prokopič {{sentoff|2|60|68}}

| goals2 =

• Zhegrova {{yel|45+1}}
• Marchand {{yel|48}} {{goal|62}}
• Afimico Pululu {{goal|55}}
• Petretta {{yel|61}}
• Lindner {{yel|79}}

| stadium = Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

|location=| attendance = 5

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Adrien Jaccottet

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 12

|id=| date = 16 December 2020

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 0–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/02-niederlage-im-spitzenspiel-gegen-die-young-boys/ FCB report]

| team2 = Young Boys

| goals1 =

• Jorge {{yel|38}}

| goals2 =

• Elia {{goal|12}}
• Nsame {{goal|20}} {{yel|90+3}}
• Hefti {{yel|57}}
• Martins {{yel|75}}
• Zesiger {{yel|89}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Schärer

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 13

|id=| date = 19 December 2020

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/basel-und-st-gallen-trennen-sich-00-unentschieden/ FCB report]

| team2 = St. Gallen

| goals1 =

• Marchand {{yel|60}}

| goals2 =

• Babic {{yel|36}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|location=| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 14

|id=| date = 23 December 2020

| time = 18:15

| team1 = Luzern

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/12/21-sieg-in-luzern-gezittert-aber-gewonnen/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

• Emini {{yel|50}}
• Schürpf {{goal|66}}

| goals2 =

• Arthur Cabral {{goal|23}}
• Kasami {{goal|36}} {{yel|38}}

| stadium = Swissporarena, Luzern

|location=| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Bieri

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 15

|id=| date = 23 January 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1–4

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/14-niederlage-im-klassiker-zum-auftakt/ FCB report]

| team2 = Zürich

| goals1 = Arthur Cabral {{goal|75}}

| goals2 = Cömert {{goal|67|o.g.}}
Sobiech {{goal|73}}
Frei {{goal|80|o.g.}}
Marchesano {{goal|90+4|pen.}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance =

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Schärer

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 16

|id=| date = 28 January 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Sion

| score = 2–3

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/mitreissendes-spiel-endet-mit-einem-32-sieg-in-sion/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Lacroix {{yel|44}}
Karlen {{goal|76||82}}

| goals2 = Klose {{goal|16}}
Kasami {{goal|25}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|79}}

| stadium = Stade Tourbillon, Sion

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}}

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 17

|id=| date = 31 January 2021

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/01/punkteteilung-mit-lugano-nach-packender-schlussphase/ FCB report]

| team2 = Lugano

| goals1 = Cömert {{yel|71}}
Cabral {{goal|84}}
Jasper van der Werff {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = Abubakar {{goal|36}}
Sabbatini {{yel|73}}
Lungoyi {{goal|87}}
Baumann {{yel|90+3}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lionel Tschudi

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 18

|id=| date = 4 February 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Lausanne-Sport

| score = 1–3

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/effizienter-fcb-siegt-in-lausanne-mit-31/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Nanizayamo {{yel|52}}
Mahou {{yel|60}}
Lukembila {{goal|85}}

| goals2 = Stocker {{goal|16}}
Marchand {{yel|19}}
Cabral {{goal|52||69|}}

| stadium = Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alessandro Dudic

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 19

| date = 7 February 2021

| time = 20:15

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/trotz-20-fuehrung-am-ende-nur-ein-punkt-gegen-sion/ FCB report]

| team2 = Sion

| goals1 = Cabral {{goal|33}}
Kasami {{goal|37}}
Cömert {{yel|51}}
Stocker {{yel|67}}
Klose {{yel|81}}

| goals2 = Iapichino {{yel|9}}
Abdellaoui {{yel|27}}
Uldriķis {{yel|40}}
Clemenza {{sent off|2|41|83}}
Wesley {{goal|53}}
Uldriķis {{goal|57}}
Fayulu {{yel|90+2}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 5

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Schnyder

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 20

| date = 14 February 2021

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Zürich

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/02-im-klassiker-ein-weiterer-rueckschlag/ report]
[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/14/switzerland/super-league/fc-zurich/fc-basel/3444015/ Report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Aliti {{yel|17}}
Marchesano {{goal|26|pen.}}
Nathan {{yel|40}}
Kramer {{yel|77}} {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Frei {{yel|90+3}}

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lukas Fähndrich

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 21

| date = 20 February 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 0–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/00-gegen-lausanne-in-unterzahl/ FCB report]
[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/20/switzerland/super-league/fc-basel/fc-lausanne-sport/3444017/ Report]

| team2 = Lausanne-Sport

| goals1 = Cömert {{sent off|0|20}}
Frei {{yel|27}}
Lindner {{yel|86}}

| goals2 = Mahou {{yel|21}}
Barès {{yel|58}}
Bolingi {{yel|75}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 22

| date = 27 February 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = St. Gallen

| score = 3–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/der-fcb-kehrt-ohne-punkte-aus-der-ostschweiz-heim/ FCB report]
[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/27/switzerland/super-league/fc-sankt-gallen-1879/fc-basel/3444022/ Report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Stillhart {{yel|5}}
Görtler {{goal|35}}
Duah {{goal|70|pen.}}
Jordi Quintillà {{goal|76}}
Nuhu {{yel|90+2}}

| goals2 = Gonçalo Cardoso {{yel|37}}
Arthur Cabral {{goal|90+1}}

| stadium = Kybunpark, St. Gallen

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Schärer

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 23

| date = 3 March 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/03/11-gegen-yb-verdienter-punkt-gegen-den-leader/ FCB report]

| team2 = Young Boys

| goals1 = Males {{goal|20}}
Klose {{yel|47}}

| goals2 = Lauper {{goal|26}}
Aebischer {{yel|39}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 24

| date = 6 March 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Servette

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/03/der-fcb-unterliegt-bei-servette-mit-12/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Severin {{yel|39}}
Kyei {{goal|62|}}
Ondoua {{goal|71|}}

| goals2 = {{yel|49}} Cardoso
{{goal|90+3|}} Cabral

| stadium = Stade de Genève, Geneva

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alessandro Dudic

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 25

| date = 13 March 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/03/41-sieg-gegen-luzern-ein-starkes-zeichen-vom-fcb/ FCB report]

| team2 = Luzern

| goals1 = Petretta {{goal|33}}
Hunziker {{yel|72}}
Frei {{goal|74}}
Zhegrova {{goal|88}}
Durrer {{goal|90+5}}

| goals2 = {{goal|55}} {{yel|38}} Schaub
{{yel|83}} Ndiaye

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San

| result = W

| note = League debut for Andrin Hunziker

}}

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| round = Round 26

| date = 21 March 2021

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Lugano

| score = 2–1

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/03/12-in-lugano-der-fcb-verliert-nach-fuehrung/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Sabbatini {{yel|4}}
Lovrić {{yel|15}} {{goal|60}}
Lavanchy {{yel|71}}
Bottani {{goal|76}}

| goals2 = {{yel|2}} Widmer
{{goal|22}} Cabral

| stadium = Cornaredo, Lugano

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Urs Schnyder

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 27

| date = 5 April 2021

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/niederlage-gegen-vaduz-nach-spaetem-gegentor/ FCB report]

| team2 = Vaduz

| goals1 = Frei {{yel|23}}
Simani {{goal|56|o.g.}}
Sene {{yel|83}}
Widmer {{yel|90+2}}

| goals2 = {{yel|23}} Simani
{{goal|37}} Schmied
{{goal|90+3}} Schmid

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Nikolaj Hänni

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 28

| date = 10 April 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Luzern

| score = 3–4

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/43-sieg-beim-fc-luzern-nach-dramatischem-verlauf/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Schaub {{goal|3|1:0}}
Emini {{yel|22}}
Ndiaye {{goal|64|2:3}}
Schaub {{goal|83|3:3}}
{{yel|90+2}} Alabi

| goals2 = {{goal|14|1:1}} Males
{{goal|18|1:2}} Zhegrova
{{goal|22|1:3}} Zhegrova
{{yel|61}} Cabral
{{yel|68}} Zuffi
{{yel|84}} Frei
{{yel|84}} Widmer
{{goal|90+30|3:4|}} Cabral

| stadium = Swissporarena, Luzern

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Fedayi San

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 29

| date = 18 April 2021

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 5–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/50-der-fcb-ueberrollt-servette-in-der-startphase/ FCB report]

| team2 = Servette

| goals1 = Frei {{goal|3|pen.}}
Kasami {{goal|6}}
van Wolfswinkel {{goal|9}}
Zhegrova {{yel|46}}
Pululu {{goal|86}}
Pululu {{goal|87}}

| goals2 = {{yel|26}} Diallo
{{sent off|0|35}} Sauthier

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 0

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}}

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 30

| date = 21 April 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Vaduz

| score = 1–1

| report = [https://www.sfl.ch/superleague/matchcenter/match/202021/vad-bas-20179/ SFV summary]
[https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/11-in-vaduz-nach-ereignisreicher-schlussphase/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Gajić {{goal|83|pen.}}

| goals2 = {{yel|7}} Zuffi
{{yel|19}} Zhegrova
{{yel|44}} Petretta
{{goal|79}} Kasami
{{yel|86}} Frei

| stadium = Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz

| attendance = 25

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lukas Fähndrich

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 31

| date = 24 April 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Lausanne-Sport

| score = 3–3

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/04/punktgewinn-in-lausanne-nach-spektakulaerer-partie/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Mahou {{goal|10}}
Kukuruzović {{goal|29}}
Loosli {{yel|31}}
Puertas {{yel|38}}
Boranijašević {{goal|82}}
Thomas {{yel|89}}

| goals2 = {{goal|32}} Cabral
{{goal|76}} Cabral
{{yel|79}} Widmer
{{yel|80}} Stocker
{{goal|85}} Stocker

| stadium = Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Horisberger

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 32

| date = 1 May 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/05/cabral-schiesst-den-fcb-zum-10-sieg-ueber-st-gallen/ FCB report]

| team2 = St. Gallen

| goals1 = Cabral {{yel|45}}
Frei {{yel|45}}
Cabral {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Sandro Schärer

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 33

| date = 8 May 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Young Boys

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/05/02-niederlage-bei-den-young-boys/ FCB report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Camara {{yel|13}}
Fassnacht {{goal|71}}Martins {{goal|72}}

| goals2 = {{yel|87}} Van Wolfswinkel

| stadium = Stadion Wankdorf, Bern

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lionel Tschudi

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 34

| date = 11 May 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/05/20-gegen-lugano-ein-grosser-schritt-richtung-europacup/ FCB report]

| team2 = Lugano

| goals1 = Kasami {{goal|19}}
Stocker {{goal|24}}
Cömert {{yel|36}}
Abrashi {{yel|70}}
Klose {{yel|72}}

| goals2 = {{yel|77}} Jacobacci

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Lionel Tschudi

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 35

| date = 15 May 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/05/40-sieg-gegen-den-fcz-sichert-den-europacup/ FCB report]

| team2 = Zürich

| goals1 = Petretta {{goal|21}}
Zhegrova {{goal|30}}
Kasami {{goal|63}}
Petretta {{goal|77}}
Cabral {{yel|86}}

| goals2 = {{sent off|0|4}} Nathan
{{yel|40}} Schönbächler
{{yel|40}} Domgjoni
{{yel|71}} Kramer

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Bieri (Solothurn)

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 36

| date = 21 May 2021

| time = 20:30

| team1 = Sion

| score = 4–0

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/05/kalte-dusche-in-sion-zum-saisonabschluss/ FCB report]
[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/21/switzerland/super-league/fc-sion/fc-basel/3444331/ Report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

• Abdellaoui {{yel|5}}
• Karlen {{goal|9}} {{goal|35}}
• Batata {{goal|34}}
• Tosetti {{yel|39}}
• Hoarau {{goal|58}}

| goals2 =

• Kasami {{yel|19}}
• Arthur Cabral {{yel|39}}

| stadium = Stade Tourbillon, Sion

| attendance = 100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Alain Bieri

| result = L

}}

{{:2020–21 Swiss Super League|showteam=BAS}}

{{main|2020–21 Swiss Cup}}

The draw for the first round was held in August 2020. The Super League and Challenge League clubs were seeded and could not be drawn against each other. The lower division teams were granted home advantage three rounds. All teams in the Super League were granted a bye in the first round and all teams engaged in UEFA competitions received a bye in the second round as well. Therefore, Basel enter the competition in the third round.

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| round = Round 3

| date = 17 February 2021

| time = 17:30

| team1 = Winterthur

| score = 6–2

| report = [https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2021/02/26-gegen-winterthur-blamables-cup-out/ FCB report]
[https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/02/17/switzerland/schweizer-pokal/fc-winterthur/fc-basel/3375353/ Report]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

• Gantenbein {{yel|13}}
• Ramizi {{goal|18}} {{goal|60}}
• Buess {{goal|42|pen.}}
• Roberto Alves {{goal|50}}
• Pepsi {{goal|58}}
• Omerovic {{yel|66}}
• Mahamid {{goal|86}}

| goals2 =

• Stocker {{yel|45}}
• Kasami {{goal|78}}
• Gonçalo Cardoso {{goal|82}}

| stadium = St. Jakob-Park

| location = Basel

| attendance = 0

| note = COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Léonce Lionel Tschudi

| result = L

}}

{{main|2020–21 UEFA Europa League}}

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|round = Second qualifying round

|date = 17 September 2020

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Osijek {{fbaicon|CRO}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/21-sieg-in-osijek-der-fcb-ist-eine-runde-weiter/ FCB report]
[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030359--osijek-vs-basel/ UEFA summary]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel

|goals1 =

• Žaper {{yel|69}}
• Silva {{yel|75}}
• Majstorović {{goal|84}}
• Bjelica {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2 =

• Cabral {{goal|18}}, {{yel|49}}
• Widmer {{yel|39}}
• Stocker {{goal|44}}, {{yel|90+1}}
• Padula {{yel|86}}

|stadium = Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek, Croatia

|attendance = 0

|referee = José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Third qualifying round

|date = 24 September 2020

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Basel {{fbaicon|SUI}}

|score = 3–2

|report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/09/32-sieg-gegen-anorthosis-der-fcb-steht-in-den-play-offs/ FCB report]
[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030394/ UEFA summary]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|CYP}} Anorthosis

|goals1 =

• Widmer {{goal|4}}, {{yel|18}}
• Campo {{goal|12}}
• Hambardzumyan {{goal|21|o.g.}}
• Alderete {{yel|27}}
• Vonmoos {{sentoff|2|61|88}}
• Padula {{yel|65}}
• Nikolić {{yel|86}}

|goals2 =

• Okriashvili {{sentoff|2|33|50}}
• Vrgoč {{goal|45+1}}
• Kvilitaia {{goal|67|pen.}}
• Hambardzumyan {{yel|68}}
• Kvilitaia {{yel|84}}

|stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|attendance = 0

|referee = Radu Petrescu (Romania)

|result = W

}}

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|round = Play-off round

|date = 1 October 2020

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Basel {{fbaicon|SUI}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.fcb.ch/de/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2020/10/13-gegen-cska-sofia-gefuehrt-und-dann-ausgeschieden/ FCB report]
[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030540/ UEFA summary]

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BUL}} CSKA Sofia

|goals1 =

• Padula {{yel|49}}
• Cabral {{goal|54|pen.}}
• Alderte {{yel|87}}
• Cömert {{yel|90+5}}

|goals2 =

• Geferson {{yel|45}}
• Galabov {{yel|58}}
• Mazikou {{yel|66}}
• Rodrigues {{goal|72||88}}
• Sankharé {{yel|75}}
• Youga {{yel|90+5}}
• Ahmedov {{goal|90+6}}
• Keita {{yel|90+7}}

|stadium = St. Jakob-Park, Basel

|attendance = 0

|referee = Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

|result = L

}}

• History of FC Basel
• List of FC Basel players
• List of FC Basel seasons

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/kader?saison=2020/21 FCB squad 2020–21 at fcb-archiv.ch]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit2021.html Switzerland 2020–21 at RSSSF]

• {{Official website|https://www.fcb.ch/}}
• [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/home Homepage Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" ]

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