1944–45 BSC Young Boys season
| 1944–45 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Otto Wirz |
| Manager | Béla Volentik |
| Stadium | Stadion Wankdorf |
| Nationalliga A | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Winners[1] |
| Biggest win | Young Boys 10-0 Etoile Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Biggest defeat | Young Boys 0-4 Servette FC |
The 1944–45 season was the 45th season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.
Overview[edit]
Young Boys achieved a third place finish in the Nationalliga and reached the finals of the Swiss Cup where they beat FC St. Gallen 2-0 on April 2, 1945. The club started strong in the Nationalliga season, keeping their non-losing streak for 16 consecutive games before losing 2-1 to FC Biel-Bienne. The team's top scorer was Eugen "Genia" Walaschek who ended the season with 11 goals.
Players[edit]
- Maurice Glur
- Hans Flühmann
- Louis Gobet
- Albert Stoll
- Eugène Walaschek
- Hans Liniger
- Fritz Knecht
- Walter Streun
- Hans Trachsel
- Willy Bernhard
- José Puigventos
Friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 10 September 1944 Friendly | Young Boys  | 3–1 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul von Wartburg |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nationalliga A | 24 September 1944 | 1 July 1945 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 50.00 |
| Swiss Cup | 24 December 1944 | 2 April 1945 | Round of 32 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 83.33 |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 56.25 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Nationalliga A[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 41 |
| 2 | FC Lugano | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 34 |
| 3 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 |
| 4 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 |
| 5 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 |
Source: rsssf.com
Matches[edit]
| 24 September 1944 Round 2 | Young Boys | 4–4 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mario Grassi |
| 1 October 1944 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 0–0 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| Stadium: Espenmoos Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Armand Merlotti |
| 8 October 1944 Round 4 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Biel-Bienne | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Leopold Schmidsberger |
| 15 October 1944 Round 5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
| Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Charles Iseli |
| 12 November 1944 Round 1 | Bellinzona | 0–0 | Young Boys | Bellinzona |
| Stadium: Campo via Stefano Franscini Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Iseli |
| 22 October 1944 Round 6 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Servette | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 29 October 1944 Round 7 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alfred Schmoll |
| 5 November 1944 Round 8 | Lugano | 0–0 | Young Boys | Lugano |
| Stadium: Campo Marzio Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 19 November 1944 Round 9 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jean Lutz |
| 26 November 1944 Round 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–2 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Walter Häring |
| 10 December 1944 Round 11 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Grenchen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 17 December 1944 Round 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–1 | Young Boys | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Stadium: Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer |
| 31 December 1944 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Walaschek  30' (1:0)Trachsel 37' (2:0) |
Summary | 75' (2:1) Oberer |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 18 March 1945 Round 14 | Young Boys | 3–1 | Bellinzona | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 15 April 1945 Round 16 | Young Boys | 1–1 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Walter Häring |
| 22 April 1945 Round 17 | Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
| Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Adrien Sandoz |
| 29 April 1945 Round 18 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp |
| 6 May 1945 Round 19 | Servette | 4–0 | Young Boys | Geneva |
| Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 13 May 1945 Round 20 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Young Boys | Lausanne |
| Stadium: Stade de la Pontaise Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 21 May 1945 Round 15 | Zürich | 0–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jean Lutz |
| 27 May 1945 Round 21 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Lugano | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roger Rapin |
| 3 June 1945 Round 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger |
| 10 June 1945 Round 23 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mario Grassi |
| 17 June 1945 Round 24 | Grenchen | 1–0 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joseph Schürch |
| 24 June 1945 Round 25 | Young Boys | 1–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer |
| 1 July 1945 Round 26 | Basel | 3–4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Vonthron (1:3) Bader 80' (2:4)Vonthron (pen. 3:4) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Knecht 30' (0:2) Bernhard 62' (0:3) Walaschek 67' (1:4) Streun |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: } DörflingerGrenchen |
Swiss Cup[edit]
| 24 December 1944 Round of 32 | Sion | 2–4 | Young Boys | Sion |
| Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
| 19 February 1945 Round of 16 | Young Boys | 10–0 | Etoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
| 26 February 1945 Quarter-finals | Grenchen | 0–2 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium: Stadion Brühl |
| 11 March 1945 Semi-finals | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund |
| 25 March 1945 Semi-finals replay | Young Boys | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
| 31 March 1945 Semi-finals 2nd replay | Young Fellows Zürich | 2–4 | Young Boys | Basel |
| Stadium: Landhof |
| 2 April 1945 Final | Young Boys | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | St. Gallen | Bern |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |