1942–43 FC Basel season
| 1942–43 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Albert Besse |
| First team coach | Eugen Rupf |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| 1942–43 Nationalliga | 13th |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Hermann Suter (6) All: Hermann Suter (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 7 May 1943 vs Nordstern Basel |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,800 on 27 September 1942 vs Biel-Bienne |
| Average home league attendance | 4,423 |
The FC Basel 1942–43 season was the fiftieth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the fourth consecutive season.
Overview[edit]
Eugen Rupf was the team's player-coach during this season and it was his third season as first team manager. Basel played 33 games in their 1942–43 season. 26 in the Nationalliga, three in the cup and four were test games. They won 12, drew five and lost 16 times. In total including the test games and the cup competition they scored 59 goals and conceded just 67. Of the four test games three were won and one was drawn. There was a fifth test match against Lausanne-Sport in Lausanne, but date and result are unknown.[1]
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1942–43 Nationalliga. The team that finished in last position in the league table would be relegated. Rupf and his team had won promotion the previous season and thus it was clear that this was going to be a difficult year. Things started badly and five of the first six games ended with a defeat. Shortly before Christmas, Basel suffered their biggest defeat of the season, a 1–9 dubbing by Servette.[2] Up until today this is still the highest score defeat that Basel have suffered in their domestic league history. However, this is shared with another match 45 years later. On 15 August 1987, in another away game, Basel were also defeated 1–9 this by Xamax.
However, despite this defeat, with the following 3–0 away game victory against their direct opponents Luzern, who also playing at risk of relegation near the bottom of the table, and a 2–0 home game victory against their other direct opponents Nordstern, Basel ended the season with 18 points in 13th position, just two points above local rivals Nordstern, who ended the season on the relegation spot. Of their 26 league games Basel won seven, drew four and lost 15 times. They scored 29 league goals and conceded 57. Hermann Suter was the team's top league goal scorer with six goals. Erich Andres and Rodolfo Kappenberger were joint second best scorers, each with five goals.[3]
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 4th principal round with a home tie at the Landhof against lower tier local side FC Pratteln. This ended with an expected easy 6–0 victory. In the round of 16 Basel were also allocated with a home match against lower tier SV Schaffhausen. Hermann Suter and Fritz Schmidlin were both able to achieve a hat-trick and Basel won 9–2. Then in the quarter-finals Basel were drawn at home against top tier Lugano. However, a 0–2 defeat ended their presence in this season's cup competition.[4]
Players[edit]
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- Players who left the squad
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Results[edit]
Legend[edit]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
| August 1942 Pre-season | Lausanne-Sport | – | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| [ Summary] |
| 16 August 1942 Pre-season | Thun | 2–3 | Basel | Grabengut, Thun |
Abbühl  (1:3)Abbühl (2:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Spengler (0:2) Spengler (0:3) Suter |
Referee: Eggenberg |
| 30 August 1942 Pre-season | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 2–3 | Basel | Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel |
| 17:00 | Monnard (1:2) Sydler (2:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Spengler (0:2) Spengler |
Referee: |
Winter break[edit]
| 7 February 1942 Winter break | SC Schöftland | 1–7 | Basel | Schöftland |
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Summary | |
Nationalliga[edit]
League matches[edit]
| 6 September 1942 Round 1 | Grasshopper Club | 6–0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:15 | Bickel 32' (1:0) Amadò (2:0)Aeby (3:0)Bianchi (4:0)Amadò 65' (5:0)Amadò 82' (6:0) |
Summary | Referee: Grassi Balerna |
| 13 September 1942 Round 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 2–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:25 | Pasquini 25' (1:0) Pasquini 32' (2:0) |
Summary | 70' (2:1) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 27 September 1942 Round 3 | Basel | 2–1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kappenberger 17' (1:0) Kappenberger 30' (2:0) |
Summary | 65' (2:1) Buser |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 4 October 1942 Round 4 | Young Boys | 4–0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 15:00 | Bernhard (II) 7' (1:0) Bernhard (II) 21' (2:0)Bernhard (II) 66' (3:0)Stegmeier 71' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen |
| 11 October 1942 Round 5 | Basel | 2–3 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schmidlin (I) (1:0) Losa 30' (2:0) |
Summary | 47' (2:1) Knecht 57' (2:2) Sauvain 85' (2:3) Knecht |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Grassi Balerna |
| 25 October 1942 Round 6 | Lugano | 5–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Bossoni (1:0) Galli (2:0)Weber 64' (3:1)Frigerio (4:1)Weber 75' (5:1) |
Summary | 58' (2:1) Rupf |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen |
| 8 November 1942 Round 7 | Basel | 0–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 22 November 1942 Round 8 | Nordstern Basel | 0–0 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: E. Heiniger Bern |
| 29 November 1942 Round 9 | Basel | 1–0 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Kappenberger 60' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 6 December 1942 Round 10 | Basel | 2–1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Rupf 46' (1:1) Vonthron 87' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Martin |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pusterla Oerlikon |
| 13 December 1942 Round 11 | Zürich | 2–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 12:45 | Trümpler 42' (1:0) Neumeyer 65' (2:1) |
Summary | 54' (1:1) Suter |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 20 December 1942 Round 12 | Servette | 9–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:30 | Walaschek (1:0) Pasteur (2:0)Perroud (3:0)Pasteur (4:0)Belli (5:1)Belli (6:1)Perroud (7:1)Perroud (8:1)Perroud (9:1) |
Summary | (4:1) Suter |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 27 December 1942 Round 13 | Basel | 2–1 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Schmidlin (I) 25' (1:1) Andres 69' (2:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Hager (II) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: E. Heiniger Bern |
| 14 February 1943 Round 14 | Basel | 0–2 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 40' (0:1) Amadò 46' (0:2) Amadò |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 21 February 1943 Round 15 | Basel | 0–3 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 10' (0:1) Spagnoli 30' (0:2) Spagnoli 75' (0:3) Monnard |
Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 7 March 1943 Round 16 | Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 15:00 | Monbaron 16' (1:0) Buser 70' (2:1) |
Summary | 30' (1:1) Andres |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 14 March 1943 Round 17 | Basel | 1–1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Suter 38' (1:0) |
Summary | 55' (1:1) Blaser |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Eggmann Zürich |
| 21 March 1943 Round 18 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 3–2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Amey (1:2) Knecht 85' (2:2)Cuany (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Andres 21' (0:2) Tschüppeli |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 11 April 1943 Round 19 | Basel | 1–0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Andres 35' (1:0) |
Summary |  53' Bottinelli |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 18 April 1943 Round 20 | Young Fellows Zürich | 3–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:45 | Lusenti 48' (pen. 1:1) Lusenti (pen. 2:1)Kielholz 77' (3:1) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 2 May 1943 Round 21 | Basel | 2–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Andres 47' (1:0) Schmidlin (I) 68' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 9 May 1943 Round 22 | Grenchen | 2–1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Righetti (1:0) Aebi (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Spadini |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 23 May 1943 Round 23 | Luzern | 0–3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 15:00 | Summary | 30' (0:1) Kappenberger (0:2) Suter 90' (0:3) Kappenberger |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ott Oerlikon |
| 30 May 1943 Round 24 | Basel | 2–2 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Losa 48' (1:1) Suter 76' (2:2) |
Summary | 42' (0:1) Busenhardt 68' (1:2) Schneiter |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 6 June 1943 Round 25 | Basel | 0–2 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Summary | (0:1) Walaschek 65' (0:2) Belli |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Grassi Balerna |
| 20 June 1943 Round 26 | St. Gallen | 3–2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 14:30 | Wagner 1' (1:0) Vonbüren 59' (2:1)Valentinuzzi 61' (3:1) |
Summary | 30' (1:1) Suter (3:2) Rupf |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Eggmann Zürich |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 22 | +69 | 44 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners |
| 2 | Lugano | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 35 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 34 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 31 | |
| 5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 28 | |
| 6 | Servette | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 27 | |
| 7 | Grenchen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 27 | |
| 8 | St. Gallen | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 26 | |
| 9 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 20 | |
| 11 | Zürich | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 20 | |
| 12 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 18 | |
| 13 | Basel | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 18 | |
| 14 | Nordstern Basel | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 16 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup[edit]
| 3 January 1943 4th principal round | Basel | 6–0 | FC Pratteln | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Schmidlin (I) (2x) Andres (2x)Kappenberger (1x)Suter (1x) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 10 January 1943 Round of 16 | Basel | 9–2 | SV Schaffhausen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Suter (3x) Schmidlin (I) (3x)Kappenberger (1x)Losa (1x) (o.g.) |
Summary | (1x) Büche (1x) Meier |
Attendance: 3,950 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 28 February 1943 Quarter-final | Basel | 0–2 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 16' (0:1) Frigerio 61' (0:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 7,400 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1942/43". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Servette FC - FC Basel 9:1 (4:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1942-1943 Nationalliga A". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1942/43". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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 team 1942/43 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1942/43 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation