BSC Old Boys
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Basler Sportclub Old Boys, commonly known as BSC Old Boys or Old Boys Basel, is a Swiss
sports club based in Basel
. The club is mainly known for its football but it also has track, swimming and tennis sections. The association's colors are yellow and black.
, but in 1932, the club was relegated from the professional leagues. After spending many years in the amateur leagues, Old Boys managed to climb back into the Nationalliga B in 1987, the same year that local rivals FC Basel
were relegated from the Nationalliga A, meaning the two clubs would meet again. In the 1995/96 season, Old Boys were relegated again and they now play in the Second Group of Swiss 1. Liga
.
BSC Old Boys play at the Stadium Schützenmatte, but the original home ground of the club was Margaret Meadow. The club had to move stadium because the IWB, the Industrial Works of Basel, moved there.
In 1922, a swimming section was founded, which later merged with other clubs, and in 1927, a tennis club was founded. In 1935, it split to become Tennis Club Old Boys, today's home club of Roger Federer
.
Rafael Brändli Milos Savic Steven Kocher Ali Hussein Kassem Gaetano Hugo Pirelli
Godfried Aduobe
Mihael Kovačević
Jeff Saibene
Eren Derdiyok
Timm Klose
Marco Walker
Jafar Abdou Moumouni
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
sports club based in Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
. The club is mainly known for its football but it also has track, swimming and tennis sections. The association's colors are yellow and black.
History
The club was founded as FC Old Boys Basel in 1894 but became BSC Old Boys at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1899, 1904 and 1912, the club finished runners-up in the Nationalliga ASwiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
, but in 1932, the club was relegated from the professional leagues. After spending many years in the amateur leagues, Old Boys managed to climb back into the Nationalliga B in 1987, the same year that local rivals FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
were relegated from the Nationalliga A, meaning the two clubs would meet again. In the 1995/96 season, Old Boys were relegated again and they now play in the Second Group of Swiss 1. Liga
Swiss 1. Liga (football)
1. Liga is the third tier of the Swiss Football League. The division is split into three groups of 16 teams, by geographical region.-Regional Format:...
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BSC Old Boys play at the Stadium Schützenmatte, but the original home ground of the club was Margaret Meadow. The club had to move stadium because the IWB, the Industrial Works of Basel, moved there.
In 1922, a swimming section was founded, which later merged with other clubs, and in 1927, a tennis club was founded. In 1935, it split to become Tennis Club Old Boys, today's home club of Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
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Squad
Florian Stocker Basil Gygax Emanuel Brito Lima Denis Jeraj Branko Majic Luca Guarda Vincent Leuthard Philipp Borer Isa Mulaj Patrik Breton Manuel Jenny Ousmane Saly Ndong Dilaver Yagimli Pascal Rietmann Alan Briggs Robin Schüpbach Cyrill GloorCyrill Gloor
Cyrill Gloor is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as defender for FC Concordia Basel in the Swiss Challenge League.Gloor made four appearances in the Nationalliga A for FC Aarau.-References:...
Rafael Brändli Milos Savic Steven Kocher Ali Hussein Kassem Gaetano Hugo Pirelli
Famous players
Sabri BoumelahaSabri Boumelaha
Sabri Loan Boumelaha is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for FC Wil in the Swiss Challenge League on loan from FC Basel.-Career:...
Godfried Aduobe
Godfried Aduobe
Godfried Aduobe is a former Ghanaian football midfielder.- External links :* at official KSC website * at worldfootball.net...
Mihael Kovačević
Mihael Kovacevic
Mihael Kovačević is a Swiss footballer of Croatian descent who plays as a defender for Croatian side Zadar, after being released from Scottish side Dundee United.-Club career:...
Jeff Saibene
Jeff Saibene
Jeff Saibene is a retired Luxembourgian football player and currently manager.-Club career:He played most of his club football abroad, predominantly in Switzerland, but also in Belgium for Standard Liège...
Eren Derdiyok
Eren Derdiyok
Eren Derdiyok is a Swiss footballer of Kurdish descent. He plays as a striker.-Club career:BSC Old Boys:At Derdiyok is a powerful striker who can also fill in a centre-back if needed. He started his career with Swiss minnows BSC Old Boys at the beginning of the 2005–06 season in which scored 10...
Timm Klose
Timm Klose
Timm Klose is a Swiss-German professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for 1. FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga.-Early life:...
Marco Walker
Marco Walker
Marco Walker is a Swiss former footballer who played as a defender during the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He is currently a fitness coach at FC Basel....
Jafar Abdou Moumouni