ing ▁ 1 2 ▁goals ▁and ▁scoring ▁just ▁three . ▁Ber ger ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁pressure ▁by ▁the ▁club ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁but ▁things ▁did ▁not ▁improve . ▁Following ▁another ▁six ▁consecutive ▁defe ats ▁Ber ger ▁was ▁s ack ed . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁ad ▁inter im ▁by ▁Salv atore ▁And rac chio , ▁who ▁had ▁helped ▁out ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁results , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁correct ▁the ▁s lip ▁into ▁the ▁Re leg ation ▁Group . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁winter ▁break ▁and ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁spring ▁season ▁the ▁newly ▁signed ▁Nem ts ou dis ▁and ▁Sub iat ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁the ▁contract ▁with ▁S as ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁Under ▁new ▁tra iner ▁Mat hez ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁heading ▁for ▁re leg ation . ▁A ▁dram atic ▁finish ▁with ▁three ▁straight ▁vict ories ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁better ▁placed ▁teams ▁Young ▁Boys , ▁SC ▁K ri ens ▁and ▁finally ▁Sol oth urn ▁saved ▁Bas el ▁from ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁drop . ▁ ▁Play ers ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁first ▁team ▁squad . ▁It ▁also ▁includes ▁players ▁that ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁season ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 ▁ 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁but ▁subsequently ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Nation all iga ▁A ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁Ph ase ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁Prom otion / Re leg ation