2000–01 FC Basel season
2000–01 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | Christian Gross |
Ground | Stadion Schützenmatte until 10.12.2000 St. Jakob-Park from 15.03.2001 |
Nationalliga A | Qualifying Phase 5th |
Nationalliga A | Champions Group 4th |
Swiss Cup | Quarterfinal |
Top goalscorer | League: Jean-Michel Tchouga (13) All: Jean-Michel Tchouga (20) |
Highest home attendance | 33,433 Lausanne-Sport (15.03.2001)[1] St. Gallen (14.04.2001) Grasshopper Club (15.05.2001) |
Average home league attendance | 15,152[1] |
The 2000–01 Fussball Club Basel 1893 season was their 107th season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. Following their promotion in the 1993–94 season this was their seventh consecutive season in the highest tier of Swiss football. René C. Jäggi was the club's chairman for the fifth year. FC Basel played their home games in the alternate Stadion Schützenmatte while the new stadium was being built and as of 15 March 2001 in the brand new St. Jakob-Park.
Overview
[edit]Christian Gross was the first team trainer for the second season. Still forming his team, Basel made a number of signings before the season started. Goalkeeper Miroslav König, André Muff and Hakan Yakin signed in from Grasshopper Club. The two strikers Hervé Tum, from Sion, and Jean-Michel Tchouga, from Yverdon-Sports, joined to strengthen the attack. Ivan Ergic joined from Juventus and Carlos Varela was loaned from Servette.
In the other direction Luís Calapes moved to Xamax, Didier Tholot and Thomas Häberli to Young Boys and Agent Sawu to Wil. Also Pascal Zuberbühler went on a one-year loan to Bayer Leverkusen, Marco Tschopp on a one-year loan to Xamax and Edmond N'Tiamoah on a six-month loan to SR Delémont.
The Campaign
[edit]Friendly games
[edit]Basel entered the Sempione Cup, which was played in Balsthal. The first match against Brazilian team Ituano FC was won and the second match against Turkish team Besiktas Istanbul ended in a draw. Basel were placed second in the final classification.[2]
Domestic League
[edit]The Qualification Round to the League season 2000–01 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) then competed in the Championship Playoff Round. The regular season started on 15 July and ended on 10 December. The championship play-offs began on 25 February 2001 and ended on 26 May. The teams aim was to end the qualification round in the top four table and in the championship to reach the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Basel started the regular season with three wins and three defeats, but then became somewhat more consistent, being defeated just once in the following 12 matches. The end of the first half of the regular season ended very disappointing as the team lost four of the last five games and slipped to fifth position in the league table.
Basel were able to play the games of the Championship Group in the new stadium, the St. Jakob-Park opened on 15 March 2001. It was sold out with 33,433 spectators on three occasions, Lausanne-Sport (15.03.2001), St. Gallen (14.04.2001) and Grasshopper Club (15.05.2001)[3] The team were more consistent in the championship, they were only beaten twice. But they only won four matches (eight draws), goal scoring was very rare. Basel ended the season in fourth position in the league table, thus qualifying for the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[4]
Domestic Cup
[edit]The Swiss Cup started for Basel in the Round of 32 on 18 February 2001. Basel defeated lower class Etoile Carouge, but only after a penalty shoot out. In the next round they were drawn against and beat lower classed Bellinzona, but only narrowly. In the quarterfinals Basel were defeated by Lausanne-Sport, again after another penalty shoot out.[4]
Europe
[edit]Basel were qualified for the UEFA Cup and in the qualifying round they beat Folgore 12–1 on aggregate. In the first round they beat Brann Bergen with an aggregate score of 7–6. In the second round Basel were tied against Feyenoord. Feyenoord won both matches and so the European season came to an end for Basel before Christmas.[5]
Players
[edit]First team squad
[edit]The following is the list of the Basel first team squad. It includes all players that were in the squad the day the season started on 15 July 2000 but subsequently left the club after that date and it includes all players that transferred in during the season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers out
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Results
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre- and mid-season
[edit]28 June 2000 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Im Nau, Laufen |
19:00 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 200 Referee: ![]() |
1 July 2000 Pre-season | Winterthur ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
18:00 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 600 Referee: ![]() |
2 July 2000 Pre-season | Wangen bei Olten ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() | Chrüzmat, Wangen bei Olten |
16:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,550 Referee: ![]() |
6 July 2000 Sempione-Cup | Basel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Moos, Balsthal |
20:00 | Tchouga ![]() Tchouga ![]() Savić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,900 Referee: ![]() |
Note: The Sempione Cup was a club tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.[2] |
8 July 2000 Sempione-Cup | Basel ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Moos, Balsthal |
19:30 | Kreuzer ![]() Barberis ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: ![]() |
Note: The Sempione Cup was a club tournament played in summer at Sportanlage Moos, Balsthal, during the years 1987 to 2004.[2] |
26 July 2000 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
19:30 | Tholot ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break and mid-season
[edit]17 January 2001 Winter break | Borussia Dortmund ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
19:00 | Kohler ![]() Reina ![]() Reina ![]() Krontiris ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 January 2001 Winter break | VfL Bochum ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | Ruhrstadion, Bochum |
19:00 | Christiansen ![]() Baştürk ![]() Christiansen ![]() Drinčić ![]() Milinović ![]() Freier ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: ![]() |
21 July 2001 Winter break | Bayer 04 Leverkusen ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | BayArena, Leverkusen |
15:30 | Berbatov ![]() Kirsten ![]() Neuendorf ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 January 2001 Training camp | Oman ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 400 |
2 February 2001 Training camp | Anzhi Makhachkala ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |
Bogatiev ![]() Schitkow ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 25 Referee: ![]() |
4 February 2001 Training camp | Sparta Prague ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Obajdin ![]() Obajdin ![]() Obajdin ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 20,000 |
7 February 2001 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
12:15 | Cantaluppi ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 300 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Minute of silence in honor of the late former FCB coach Emil Müller. |
10 February 2001 Winter break | Yverdon-Sports ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Stade Municipal, Yverdon |
Gohouri ![]() Gil ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 450 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: no yellow cards given |
13 February 2001 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
12:15 | Tum ![]() Magro ![]() Magro ![]() H. Yakin ![]() Magro ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: no yellow cards given |
23 March 2001 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
18:00 | Savić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 200 Referee: ![]() |
Note: no yellow cards given |
28 March 2001 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
12:00 | M. Yakin ![]() Savić ![]() Muff ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 200 Referee: ![]() |
Note: no yellow cards given |
3 April 2001 Mid-season | SC Dornach ![]() | 0 – 8 | ![]() | Gigersloch, Dornach |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 300 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: no yellow cards given |
18 April 2000 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 7 – 0 | ![]() | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
Ebe ![]() Neri ![]() Tchouga ![]() Magro ![]() Spallino ![]() Cravero ![]() Becirevic ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 40 Referee: ![]() |
1 May 2001 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
12:00 | Ebe ![]() Savić ![]() P. Degen ![]() Streller ![]() Streller ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
[edit]Qualifying Phase
[edit]15 July 2000 Round 1 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Sion | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
18:00 | Tchouga ![]() Cravero ![]() Ceccaroni ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,491 Referee: ![]() |
19 July 2000 Round 2 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
19:30 | Buess ![]() Bühler ![]() Alex ![]() Diop ![]() Zambaz ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,100 Referee: ![]() |
22 July 2000 Round 3 | Basel | 7 – 4 | Luzern | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
19:30 | Huggel ![]() Kreuzer ![]() Tchouga ![]() Muff ![]() Tholot ![]() ![]() Varela ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,207 Referee: ![]() |
29 July 2000 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
18:00 | Cantaluppi ![]() Zanni ![]() Savić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,112 Referee: ![]() |
5 August 2000 Round 5 | Yverdon-Sports | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Municipal, Yverdon |
19:30 | Costantino ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
13 August 2000 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Lugano | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Kreuzer ![]() Tchouga ![]() Tholot ![]() Huggel ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,236 Referee: ![]() |
19 August 2000 Round 7 | Servette | 1 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
19:30 | Lonfat ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,815 Referee: ![]() |
27 August 2000 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 2 | St. Gallen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Magro ![]() Tchouga ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,208 Referee: ![]() |
5 September 2000 Round 9 | Aarau | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
19:30 | Pavlicevic ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: ![]() |
8 September 2000 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
19:30 | Cantaluppi ![]() Kreuzer ![]() Quennoz ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,186 Referee: ![]() |
17 September 2000 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 3 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
16:15 | Thiaw ![]() Kuźba ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: ![]() |
23 September 2000 Round 12 | Sion | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
19:30 | Enílton ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,800 Referee: ![]() |
1 October 2000 Round 13 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Xamax | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Huggel ![]() Cantaluppi ![]() ![]() Tchouga ![]() Muff ![]() Varela ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,031 Referee: ![]() |
14 October 2000 Round 14 | Luzern | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
19:30 | Amarildo ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,169 Referee: ![]() |
22 October 2000 Round 15 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
16:15 | Esposito ![]() H. Yakin ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,800 Referee: ![]() |
29 October 2000 Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Yverdon-Sports | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Cantaluppi ![]() Kreuzer ![]() Ergić ![]() Tholot ![]() Tchouga ![]() Cravero ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,035 Referee: ![]() |
4 November 2000 Round 18 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Servette | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
19:30 | Cantaluppi ![]() Muff ![]() Tholot ![]() Barberis ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,113 Referee: ![]() |
12 November 2000 Round 17 | Lugano | 1 – 0 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
14:30 | Lubamba ![]() Giménez ![]() Biaggi ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,250 Referee: ![]() |
19 November 2000 Round 19 | St. Gallen | 4 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
16:15 | Nixon ![]() Müller ![]() Amoah ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,300 Referee: ![]() |
26 November 2000 Round 20 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Aarau | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Koumantarakis ![]() Huggel ![]() ![]() Varela ![]() Tchouga ![]() Tholot ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,251 Referee: ![]() |
3 December 2000 Round 21 | Zürich | 2 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:15 | Kavelashvili ![]() Quentin ![]() Jamarauli ![]() Fischer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,900 Referee: ![]() |
10 December 2000 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:15 | Ergić ![]() Kreuzer ![]() Quennoz ![]() Savić ![]() Barberis ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,153 Referee: ![]() |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lugano | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 42 | Advance to championship round halved points (rounded up) as bonus |
2 | St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 40 | |
3 | Grasshopper | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 36 | |
4 | Lausanne-Sport | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 35 | |
5 | Basel | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 34 | |
6 | Servette | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 33 | |
7 | Sion | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 32 | |
8 | Zürich | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 31 | |
9 | Aarau | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 24 | Continue to promotion/relegation round |
10 | Yverdon-Sport | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 21 | |
11 | Xamax | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 53 | −32 | 20 | |
12 | Luzern | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Champions Group
[edit]25 February 2001 Round 1 | Servette | 3 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
16:15 | Wolf ![]() Petrov ![]() A. Frei ![]() Oruma ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,439 Referee: ![]() |
11 March 2001 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
16:15 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 March 2001 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:15 | Cantaluppi ![]() H. Yakin ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
18 March 2001 Round 4 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:15 | Tum ![]() Magro ![]() ![]() Varela ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 24,300 Referee: ![]() |
1 April 2001 Round 5 | Zürich | 0 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:15 | Quentin ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,200 Referee: ![]() |
7 April 2001 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
19:30 | Tchouga ![]() Varela ![]() M. Yakin ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 24,200 Referee: ![]() |
14 April 2001 Round 7 | Basel | 1 – 1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:15 | Kreuzer ![]() Ceccaroni ![]() Tum ![]() Cantaluppi ![]() Huggel ![]() | Sumarry | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
22 April 2001 Round 8 | St. Gallen | 3 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
16:15 | Winkler ![]() Zwyssig ![]() Jefferson ![]() Nixon ![]() ![]() Zellweger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,300 Referee: ![]() |
28 April 2001 Round 9 | Sion | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
19:30 | Grichting ![]() Perdichizzi ![]() Furo ![]() Đurišić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,400 Referee: ![]() |
6 May 2001 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
16:15 | Huggel ![]() H. Yakin ![]() Savić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 31,041 Referee: ![]() |
13 May 2001 Round 11 | Lugano | 1 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
16:15 | Giménez ![]() Rota ![]() Zagorčić ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,250 Referee: ![]() |
15 May 2001 Round 12 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
19:30 | Tum ![]() Magro ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 33,433 (sold out) Referee: ![]() |
19 May 2001 Round 13 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:15 | Meyer ![]() Karlen ![]() Lutsenko ![]() Kuźba ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,750 Referee: ![]() |
26 May 2001 Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob-Park, Basel |
20:15 | Varela ![]() M. Yakin ![]() Barberis ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 21,852 Referee: ![]() |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Grasshopper (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 18 | 46 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Lugano | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 21 | 41 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | St. Gallen | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
4 | Basel | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | 37 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
5 | Servette | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 17 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
6 | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 18 | 33 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
7 | Sion | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 16 | 32 | |
8 | Zürich | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 16 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ As 2000–01 Swiss Cup winner.
Swiss Cup
[edit]18 February 2001 Round of 32 | Etoile Carouge | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (8 – 9 p) | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
15:00 | Ebe ![]() Villiot ![]() Besseyre ![]() Iglesias ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,185 Referee: ![]() |
Penalties | ||||
Derivaz ![]() Villiot ![]() Ballon ![]() Bell ![]() Boughanem ![]() Braizat ![]() Stilz |