1977–78 FC Basel season
| 1977–78 season | |
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| Chairman |  René Theler |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-finals |
| Swiss League Cup | Semi-finals |
| European Cup | Round 1 |
| Coppa delle Alpi | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Roland Schönenberger (16) All: Roland Schönenberger (24) |
| Highest home attendance | 21,500 on 22 April 1978 vs Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 5 November 1977 vs Etoile Carouge |
| Average home league attendance | 9,062 |
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1977–78 season was their 84th season since the club was founded. It was their 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. René Theler was voted as club chairman at the AGM. This was Theler's second period as chairman.
Overview[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the thirteenth consecutive season. During the off-season there were only two changes in the squad. Goalkeeper Hans Küng joined from Xamax and Hansruedi Schär joined from lower tier FC Oensingen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves. Basel played a total of 54 games in their 1977–78 season. 32 in the domestic league, four in the Swiss Cup, four in the Swiss League Cup, two in the European Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and eight were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 125 goals and conceded 88. Roland Schönenberger was the team's overall top goal scorer with 26 goals, Detlev Lauscher and Erni Maissen each netted 15 times.[1]
Domestic league[edit]
Basel played in the 1977–78 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Etoile Carouge and Young Fellows Zürich. The champions would qualify for the 1978–79 European Cup and the Swiss Cup winners would qualify for 1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup. The UEFA modified the entry rules for Switzerland again and, therefore, this season only two teams would qualify for the 1977–78 UEFA Cup. Due to the fact that Basel were reigning champions and because there were only minor mutations in the squad, the club's primary aim was to defend their championship title. The Nationalliga A was played in two stages. The qualification phase was played by all 12 teams in a double round robin, and after completion of this stage, the teams were divided into two groups. The first six teams contended in the championship group (with half the obtained points in the first stage as bonus) and the positions seventh to twelfth contended the relegation group (also with half the obtained points as bonus). Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and ended the championship group in third position with 27 points, two points behind Grasshopper Club and one behind Servette. They failed their championship aim, being beaten 2–4 by the Grasshoppers in the very last game of the season.[2]
Basel scored a total of 74 goals conceding 48 in their 32 domestic league games. Roland Schönenberger was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals. Detlev Lauscher, Erni Maissen and Jörg Stohler each scored 9 goals.[3]
Swiss Cup and League Cup[edit]
In the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against FC Lerchenfeld Thun and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. Basel won this away game 4–2. In the next round they beat Zürich away 3–1 and St. Gallen at home 4–1 in the quarter-final. Therefore Basel advanced to the semi-finals before being knocked out of the competition by Grasshopper Club. Servette won the competition this season. In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Wettingen. Also in this competition Basel advanced to the semi-finals before being knocked out. St. Gallen won the competition beating Grasshopper Club 3–2 in the final.[4]
European Cup and Coppa delle Alpi[edit]
As reigning Swiss champions Basel were qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup and in the first round they were drawn against Austrian champions FC Wacker Innsbruck. After a home defeat[5] and an away win, this competition was concluded after the first round, Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.[6] In the Coppa delle Alpi Basel played in group B together with Bastia, Olympique Lyonnais and Lausanne-Sport. But with only one win and three defeats they ended the group stage in last position in the table.
Players[edit]
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Results[edit]
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches[edit]
Pre- and mid-season[edit]
| 1 August 1977 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | Aarau | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
| 17:30 | Schär  35' (1:0)Lauscher (2:0) |
Summary |
| 4 August 1977 Uhrencup | Basel | 4 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 17:00 | Maissen 26' (1:0) Muhmenthaler 55' (2:1)Maissen 81' (3:1)Maissen 85' (4:1) |
Summary | 40' (1:1) Tocchini |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Alfred Heinis |
| 10 August 1977 Uhrencup | Xamax | 6 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:30 | Elsig 18' (1:1) Elsig 37' (2:1)Rub 42' (3:1)Rub 45' (4:1)Küffer 80' (5:1)Claude 88' (6:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
Winter break[edit]
| 28 January 1978 Winter break | Winterthur | 1 – 1 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| Lüthi 11' (1:1) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Maissen |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 1 February 1978 Winter break | Basel | 0 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Summary | Attendance: 200 Referee: Kurt Fuchs Basel |
| 5 February 1978 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 0 – 6 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Summary | 21' (0:1) Schönenberger 35' (0:2) Marti 51' (0:3) Stohler 65' (0:4) Marti 77' (0:5) Stohler 82' (0:6) Schönenberger |
Attendance: 800 |
| 19 February 1978 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 1 | Concordia Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Maissen (1x) Schär (1x)Stohler (1x) |
Summary | (1x) |
Referee: Triulzi Basel |
Nationalliga[edit]
Qualifying phase matches[edit]
| 13 August 1977 Round 1 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Ramseier 43' (1:1) Stohler 45' (pen. 2:1)Nielsen 81' (3:1)Maissen  |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Mustapha |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Otto Isler Zürich |
| 20 August 1977 Round 2 | Etoile Carouge | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge |
| 20:30 | Meier 5' (1:0) Zapico |
Summary | Lauscher |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 23 August 1977 Round 3 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Ponte |
Summary | 46' (0:1) Schönenberger Tanner |
Attendance: 10,300 Referee: André Daina |
| 27 August 1977 Round 4 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Nielsen 26' (1:0) Nielsen 62' (2:0)Stohler 71' (3:0)Stohler 81' (pen. 4:0)Marti 86' (5:0)Mundschin |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner Bösch |
| 30 September 1977 Round 5 | Xamax | 2 – 5 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:15 | Osterwalder 21' (1:0) Elsig 73' (2:4)Hasler |
Summary | 28' (pen. 1:1) Stohler 43' (1:2) Stohler 46' (1:3) Schönenberger 67' (1:1) Nielsen 87' (2:5) Lauscher Mundschin Schönenberger Nielsen |
Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 17 September 1977 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Mundschin 6' (1:0) Maissen 64' (2:2) |
Summary | 32' (1:1) Moser 40' (1:2) Cucinotta 68' Baur 90' Grob |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
| 24 September 1977 Round 7 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 17:00 | Chivers 14' (1:0) Andrey 78' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Peter Kellenberger |
| 1 October 1977 Round 8 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 8 October 1977 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Schönenberger 40' (1:1) Demarmels 44' (2:1)Schönenberger 70' (3:2)Schönenberger 72' (4:2) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Müller 46' (2:2) Müller |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
| 15 October 1977 Round 10 | Sion | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:15 | Lusier 1' (1:0) Coutaz 49' (2:0)Coutaz 51' (3:0)Sarrasin 87' (4:1) |
Summary | 79' (3:1) Marti |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 22 October 1977 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:15 | Lauscher 37' (1:0) Lauscher |
Summary | 41' (1:1) Guillaume 47' (1:2) Künzli 65' (1:3) Guillaume 73' (1:4) Künzli |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: René Maire Geneva |
| 26 October 1977 Round 12 | Chênois | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
| 20:00 | Tachet 20' (1:0) Duvillad 53' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
| 5 November 1977 Round 13 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Etoile Carouge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Nielsen 27' (1:0) Lauscher 55' (2:0)Schönenberger 83' (2:0)Demarmels 88' (4:0) |
Summary | Pont |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 12 November 1977 Round 14 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 17:30 | Stomeo 89' (1:4) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Schönenberger 15' (0:2) Maissen 72' (0:3) Maissen 88' (0:4) Marti |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
| 19 November 1977 Round 15 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Maissen 5' (1:0) Tanner 15' (2:0)Demarmels 32'Tanner 35' (3:0)Nielsen 68' (4:1)Marti 77' (5:1)von Wartburg 83' (6:1) |
Summary | 32' Decastel 39' (3:1) Decastel |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon |
| 27 November 1977 Round 16 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Zwicker 15' (1:0) Grob Lüdi Zappa |
Summary | 78' (1:1) Schönenberger Maradan |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 3 December 1977 Round 17 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Tanner 38' (1:0) Schönenberger 89' (2:1) |
Summary | 55' (1:1) Chivers Barberis |
Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
| 11 December 1977 Round 18 | Young Boys | 4 – 5 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Zwygart 36' (1:1) Müller 38' (2:1)Müller 65' (3:5)Brechbühl 90' (4:5)Schmidlin Müller |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Maissen 44' (2:2) Stohler 48' (2:3) Tanner 52' (2:4) Marti 55' (2:5) Lauscher Maradan |
Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 4 March 1978 Round 20 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:30 | Schär 10' (1:0) Schönenberger 25' (2:0)Ramseier 50' (3:0)Schönenberger 57' (4:0)Schönenberger 65' (5:0) |
Summary | 75' Perrier |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino |
| 12 March 1978 Round 19 | St. Gallen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 15:00 | Stöckl 84' (pen. 1:2) |
Summary | 32' (pen. 0:1) Stohler 59' (0:2) Ramseier Stohler |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Otto Isler Zürich |
| 18 March 1978 Round 21 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:00 | Sampedro 59' |
Summary | 39' Maissen 46' Schönenberger 77' von Wartburg |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 22 March 1978 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 6' (1:0) Tanner 85' (2:4) |
Summary | 20' (1:1) Sulser 20' (1:2) Sulser 75' (1:3) Elsener 81' (1:4) Sulser 88' (2:5) Elsener Becker |
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: André Daina |
Qualifying phase table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 34 | To championship round |
| 2 | Servette FC Genève | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 33 | |
| 3 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 30 | |
| 4 | FC Basel | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 28 | |
| 5 | FC Zürich | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Sion | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 19 | To playout round |
| 8 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 19 | |
| 9 | CS Chênois | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
| 10 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 17 | |
| 11 | Étoile Carouge FC | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 13 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 58 | −44 | 4 |
Championship group matches[edit]
| 1 April 1978 Round 1 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Gross 71' (1:1) |
Summary | 51 pen. 0:1' Stohler |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 8 April 1978 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 45' (1:0) |
Summary | 90' (1:1) Risi Zappa Fischbach Chapuisat |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 15 April 1978 Round 3 | Servette | 0 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:30 | Chivers 41' Trinchero 70' |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Maissen 40' Fischli 81' (0:2) Marti |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
| 18 April 1978 Round 4 | Sion | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20;15 | Vergères 82' (1:3) In-Albon |
Summary | 45' (0:1) Schönenberger 51' (0:2) Tanner 80' (0:3) Maissen 90' (1:4) Schönenberger |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern |
| 22 April 1978 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 30' (pen. 1:0) Marti 57' (2:0) |
Summary | Elsener |
Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 29 April 1978 Round 6 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maradan  3′Lauscher 26' (1:0)Schönenberger 59' (2:1)Schär 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 58' (1:1) Guillaume |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
| 6 May 1978 Round 7 | Zürich | 4 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Scheiwiler 22' (1:0) Risi 35' (2:0)Scheiwiler 61' (3:0)Botteron 88' (4:2) |
Summary | 64' (3:1) Demarmels 74' (3:2) Marti |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 20 May 1978 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Mundschin 3' (1:0) Maissen 49' (2:0) |
Summary | 71' (2:1) Chivers 83' (2:2) Trinchero Barberis |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
| 24 May 1978 Round 9 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:15 | Schönenberger 33' (1:0) Lauscher 87' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 27 May 1978 Round 10 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Sulser 39' (1:0) Ponte 54' (2:2)Elsener 77' (3:2)Elsener 90' (4:2)Niggl |
Summary | 43' (1:1) Tanner 50' (1:2) Tanner Küng Demarmels |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
League standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 17 | 29 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1978–79 European Cup and entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Basel | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 14 | 27 | qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lausanne-Sport | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 15 | 26 | qualified for 1978–79 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Zürich | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 26 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Sion | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 11 | 12 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
Swiss Cup[edit]
| 10 September 1977 Round of 32 | FC Lerchenfeld | 2 – 4 | Basel | Sportanlagen Waldeck, Lerchenfeld |
| Zahnd 23' (1:0) Walther 29' (2:0) |
Summary | 38' (2:1) Nielsen 44' (2:2) Muhmenthaler 60' (2:3) Muhmenthaler 84' (2:4) Muhmenthaler |
Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern |
| 12 October 1977 Round of 16 | Zürich | 1 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Baur 56' (1:2) |
Summary | 19' (0:1) Schönenberger 49' (0:2) Schönenberger 66' (1:3) Schönenberger |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 9 November 1977 Quarter-final | Basel | 4 – 1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Schönenberger 14' (1:0) Maissen 51' (2:1)Lauscher 54' (3:1)Lauscher 88' (4:1) |
Summary | 38' (1:1) Ries |
Referee: |
| 2 May 1978 Semi-final | Grasshopper Club | 5 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Bauer 12' (1:1) Sulser 49' (2:1)Hermann 53' (3:1)Elsener 62' (4:1)Ponte 88' (5:1) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
Swiss League Cup[edit]
| 6 August 1977 Round of 32 | Wettingen | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| Summary | 8' (0:1) Schönenberger 38' (0:2) Fischli 75' (0:3) Lauscher |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 11 February 1978 Round of 16 | Basel | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stohler pen. 1:1' Tanner 111' (2:1)Lauscher |
Summary | 58' (0:1) Franz Ostinelli |
Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Otto Isler Zürich |
| 11 April 1978 Quarter-final | Basel | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | BSC Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 68' (1:1) Schönenberger 72' (2:1)Schönenberger 74' (3:1)Rebmann 97' (o.g. 4:3) |
Summary | 17' (pen. 0:1) Zwygart 88' (3:2) Schmid 88' (3:3) Mast |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Otto Isler Zürich |
| 9 May 1978 Semi-final | Basel | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p) | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Schönenberger 51' (1:1) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Schlegel |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret | |
| Penalties | ||||
Schönenberger  Lauscher Maradan Tanner Küng |
Stöckli Brander Feuz Ries Schüepp |
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St. Gallen won 5–4 on penalties.
European Cup[edit]
- First round
| 14 September 1977 First leg | Basel | 1 – 3 |  Wacker | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | von Wartburg 22' (1:0) |
Report FCB Summary |
41' (1:1) Welzl 45' (pen. 1:2) Welzl 51' (1:3) Constantini |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee:  Achille Verbecke |
| 28 September 1977 Return leg | Wacker | 0 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.) | Basel | Stadion Lehen, Salzburg |
| 19:00 | Report FCB Summary |
62' (0:1) Maissen |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee:  Adolf Prokop |
Wacker won 3–2 on aggregate.
Coppa delle Alpi[edit]
Group B matches[edit]
| 16 July 1977 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 3 |  Bastia | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Demarmels 51' (1:1) Lauscher 79' (2:2)Demarmels 82' |
Summary | 36' (0:1) Larios 72' (1:2) Vesir 82' Larios 87' (2:3) Larios |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Wurtz |
| 19 July 1977 Round 2 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Stohler 28' (1:0) Muhmenthaler 63' (2:0)Lauscher 74' (3:0) |
Summary | 75' (3:1) Martinez 88' (pen. 3:2) Lacombe 88' Martinez |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Achille Verbecke |
| 23 July 1977 Round 3 | Bastia | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stade Armand Cesari,[7] Bastia |
| Papi 43' (1:0) Mundschin 58' (o.g. 2:0)Orlanducci 67' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon |
| 26 July 1977 Round 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| Geisser 39' (1:2) Gallice 45' (2:2)Chiesa 73' (3:2)Genet 88' (4:2) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Marti 35' (0:2) von Wartburg |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
NB: teams did not play compatriots
Group standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 1 | 8[a] | Advanced to final |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 0 | 2 |
Notes:
- ^ 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1977/78". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1977/78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1977/78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Swiss League Cup 1977/78". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Saisonstatistik Champions League 1977/1978". sport.de. 1977. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Overview". uefa.com. 1977. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ Le Stade Armand Cesari
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