▁later ▁FC B ▁had ▁their ▁first ▁official ▁appearance , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁a ▁team ▁formed ▁by ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁g ymn astic ▁club . ▁FC B ▁won ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days , ▁the ▁club ' s ▁team ▁played ▁only ▁friendly ▁matches , ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁local ▁der by ▁against ▁B SC ▁Old ▁Boys ▁( f ounded ▁as ▁FC ▁Old ▁Boys ▁Bas el ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ) ▁and ▁also ▁against ▁Gr ass ho pper ▁Club ▁Zur ich ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ). ▁Bas el ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁( uno fficial ) ▁Swiss ▁football ▁championship ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 8 9 8 . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁contest ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Serie ▁A ▁championship ▁ 1 8 9 8 – 1 8 9 9 ▁which ▁was ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Football ▁Association . ▁ ▁Leg end ▁Table ▁headers ▁ ▁National ity ▁– ▁If ▁a ▁player ▁played ▁international ▁football , ▁the ▁country / count ries ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁are ▁shown . ▁Otherwise , ▁the ▁player ' s ▁national ity ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁their ▁country ▁of ▁birth . ▁ ▁Life ▁– ▁Date ▁of ▁birth ▁and ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁( if ▁known ). ▁ ▁Position ▁– ▁Key ▁to ▁positions ▁is ▁shown ▁below ▁the ▁list . ▁ ▁Bas el ▁career ▁– ▁The ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁player ' s ▁first ▁appearance ▁for ▁FC ▁Bas el ▁and ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁appearance . ▁