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title: "Cigaņiks and Luzern miss out on Europe after final-day defeat to Basel"
date: 2025-05-24T22:43:08Z
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author: "Janis Vitols"
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# Cigaņiks and Luzern miss out on Europe after final-day defeat to Basel
![](https://i0.wp.com/balticfootballnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Andrejs-Ciganiks-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1)Photo: FC Luzern

Andrejs Cigaņiks.

**Latvian international defender Andrejs Cigaņiks and his club FC Luzern ended their Swiss Super League campaign on a disappointing note, suffering a heavy 0–4 defeat away to FC Basel in the final match of the season.**

Cigaņiks started the match and played the full 90 minutes, but it was a tough outing for Luzern, who fell behind early and never recovered. Basel dominated the encounter, with goals from Albian Ajeti, Philip Otele, Anton Kade, and Benie Traoré securing a convincing win for the home side.

The loss proved costly for Luzern, who finished sixth in the league standings with 52 points from 38 matches — just two points short of the top four and a place in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The defeat meant they narrowly missed out on European football for next season.

Despite the disappointing end, it was a solid debut season in Switzerland for Cigaņiks. The 26-year-old featured in 34 of Luzern’s 38 league games, scoring once and providing four assists, establishing himself as a key figure in the squad.