1921–22 FC Basel season
| 1921–22 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Carl Burkhardt |
| First team coach | Ernst Kaltenbach (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 3rd |
| Och Cup | Round 1 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Otto Kuhn (8) All: Otto Kuhn (10)and Karl Wüthrich (10) |
| Highest home attendance | n/a |
| Lowest home attendance | n/a |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
The FC Basel 1921–22 season was their twenty-ninth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Carl Burkhardt who took over from Franz Rinderer at the club's AGM. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
Overview[edit]
Basel played a total of 28 matches in their 1921–22 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league, one in the Och Cup and 13 were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies, seven were home games played in the Landhof and six were away games. Basel played eight of their friendly games against German opponents. The pre-season match on 6 August was a challenge match for the Feldberg Cup. The game took place on an improvised football field (swamp, ditch and rocks). After an hour, the game was abandoned and the Cup awarded to the Freiburger FC by toss of a coin. During the winter break Basel made a short journey to Germany and played one game against the Würzburger Kickers and one in Frankfurt am Main against 1. FFC Germania 1894. On the 1 April they travelled to Hamburg and played SC Victoria. Basel were also hosts for Czech team Sparta Prague, Hungarian Újpesti Dózsa and French team Mulhouse. Four test games ended in a victory, four were drawn and five ended in a defeat. In these tests Basel scored a total of 26 goals and conceded 33.[1]
The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1921–22, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a mediocre season, 14 matches, winning six matches, drawing three and suffering five defeats, scoring 20 goals and conceding 21. With 15 points they ended the season in third position. Kuhn was the team's top league goal scorer with 8 goals. In the home game against Luzern on 27 November 1921 he managed a hattrick.[2] Despite this Luzern won the group and continued to the finals. Servette won the championship.[3]
In the first round of the Och Cup, that had been newly created the year before, and is considered as the forerunner to the Swiss Cup, Basel played an away game against lower tier FC Olten. Basel lost 4–0 and were eliminated. The final was played on 6 August 1922 between Basel's lower tier rivals Concordia Basel and Étoile-Sporting. Concordia won 1–0 to win the trophy. [4]
Players[edit]
- Squad members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results[edit]
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Pre-season and mid-season[edit]
| 6 August 1921 Feldberg Cup | Freiburger FC  | 1–1 | Basel | Feldbergerhof, Freiburg |
| 12:00 | Bantle  (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Zepf |
Referee: Ibach |
| Note: The game took place on an improvised football field (swamp, ditch and rocks). After an hour, the game was abandoned and the Feldberg Cup awarded to the Freiburger FC by toss of a coin. | ||||
| 27 August 1921 Pre-season | Freiburger FC | 1–1 | Basel | Freiburg |
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Summary | |
| 11 September 1921 Pre-season | Basel | 2–6 |  AC Sparta Prague | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser (1:3) Dietz (II) (2:3) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) (o.g. 0:2) Riesterer (0:3) Pilat (2:4) (2:5) Tanda (2:6) |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Passera La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 30 October 1921 Mid-season | Basel | 2–3 | Blue Stars | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Wüthrich (pen. 1:1) Wüthrich (2:1) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Kunz (2:2) Kunz (2:3) Tissy |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schmid Basel |
| 4 December 1921 Mid-season | Servette | 5–2 | Basel | Parc des Sports Genf |
| 14:30 | Pache (1:0) Pache (2:0)Bedouret (3:1)Barriere (4:1)Bedouret (5:2) |
Summary | (2:1) (4:2) Düblin |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Epiney Genf |
Winter break and mid-season[edit]
| 25 December 1921 Winter break | Würzburger Kickers | 0–2 | Basel | Sportplatz an der Randersackerer Strasse, Würzburg |
| Summary | 10' (0:1) Zeiser (0:2) Kuhn |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 26 December 1921 Winter break | 1. FFC Germania 1894 | 1–1 | Basel | Frankfurt am Main |
| Kuhn (o.g. 1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Fahr |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 8 January 1922 Winter break | Basel | 3–4 |  Újpesti Dózsa SC | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Fahr (1:0) Wüthrich (2:2)Putzendopler (II) (3:4) |
Summary | (1:1) (1:2) (2:3) Priboj (2:4) Izidon |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Falschlunger |
| 26 February 1922 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club | 1–4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Frankenfeldt 25' (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Kuhn (1:2) Putzendopler (II) (1:3) Fahr (1:4) Wüthrich |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wieland Zürich |
| 1 April 1922 Mid-season | SC Victoria Hamburg | 2–2 | Basel | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg |
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Summary | Ibach Känzig |
| 3 June 1922 Mid-season | Basel | 2–1 | Würzburger Kickers | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Kaltenbach 35' (1:0) Wüthrich 61' (2:0) |
Summary | 68' (2:1) Lossen |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Schenker Basel |
| 5 June 1922 Mid-season | Basel | 0–6 | Altonaer 93 | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Summary | 5' (0:1) Schulz (0:2) Schulz (0:3) Jäger (0:4) Jäger (0:5) (0:6) Ruffelse |
Attendance: 1,200 |
Serie A[edit]
Central Group results[edit]
| 25 September 1921 Round 1 | Biel-Bienne | 1–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Kramer (I) (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Kuhn |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 2 October 1921 Round 2 | Basel | 2–3 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich (1:3) Kuhn (2:3) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Rölle (0:2) Afflerbach (o.g. 0:3) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wieland Zürich |
| 16 October 1921 Round 3 | Aarau | 2–1 | Basel | Schachen, Aarau |
| von Arx (II) 23' (1:0) von Arx (II) (2:0) |
Summary | (2:1) Kuhn |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Blum Zürich |
| 23 October 1921 Round 4 | FC Bern | 0–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| 15:00 | Summary | 13' (0:1) Wüthrich |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Epiney Epiney |
| 20 November 1921 Round 5 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| 15:00 | (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Müller Winterthur |
| 27 November 1921 Round 6 | Basel | 3–1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Kuhn (1:1) Kuhn (2:1)Kuhn (3:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Schild Gross (I) |
Referee: Acker Zürich |
| 11 December 1921 Round 7 | Basel | 0–2 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 18' (0:1) Merkt 21' (0:2) Merkt |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern |
| 15 January 1922 Round 8 | Nordstern Basel | 0–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 85' (0:1) Düblin |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 19 February 1922 Round 9 | Basel | 1–0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich 32' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern |
| 12 March 1922 Round 10 | Luzern | 2–2 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
| Sormani (1:2) (2:2) |
Summary | Wüthrich (0:1) Putzendopler (I) (0:2) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 19 March 1922 Round 11 | Basel | 2–1 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bucco (1:1) Fahr (2:1) |
Summary | (0:1) von Arx |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Reich Winterthur |
| 9 April 1922 Round 12 | Basel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser (1:3) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Dassen (0:2) Fässler (I) (0:3) Dassen |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruegg Thalwil |
| 14 May 1922 Round 13 | Old Boys | 2–0 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Grunauer 67' (1:0) Katz (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 25 May 1922 Round 14 | Basel | 4–3 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Putzendopler (I) 3' (1:0) Kuhn 12' (2:0) 18' (3:0)Wüthrich (4:1) |
Summary | (3:1) Danner/Wenger (o.g. 4:2) Geiser (4:3) Schneebeli |
Attendance: 500 |
Central Group table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Luzern | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 20 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 16 | |
| 3 | Basel | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 15 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 14 | |
| 5 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 14 | |
| 6 | FC Bern | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 12 | |
| 7 | FC Aarau | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 12 | |
| 8 | Old Boys | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 9 | To promotion/relegation play-off |
Och Cup[edit]
| 22 January 1922 Round 1 | FC Olten | 4–0 | Basel | Wylerweg, Olten |
| 14:30 | Doppler (pen. 1:0) Hunziker 28' (2:0)Doppler (3:0)Doppler (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 700 Referee: Keller Luzern |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1921/22". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel - FC Luzern 3:1 (2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Serie A 1921/22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1921/22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources[edit]
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB squad 1921–22 at fcb-archiv.ch
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel.)