1978–79 FC Basel season

FC Basel

1978–79 season
Chairman	René Theler
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	3rd
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
Swiss League Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	Round 1
Cup of the Alps	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Detlev Lauscher (14) All: Detlev Lauscher (22)
Highest home attendance	18,000 on 12 May 1979 vs Zürich
Lowest home attendance	3,500 on 31 March 1979 vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance	8,121

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1978–79 season was their 85th season since the club was founded. It was their 33rd 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. This was René Theler's third period as chairman.

Overview

Pre-season

Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fourteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad. Eigil Nielsen moved on to Luzern. Serge Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury. Muhmenthaler would return a few years later as referee. From the season 1984–85 as referee in the Swiss Football Association and from 1989 as FIFA-Referee. From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Walter Mundschin retired from active football. During his time with Basel from 1965 to 1978, Mundschin played a total of 437 games and scored 67 goals. 230 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 52 in the Swiss Cup or Swiss League Cup, in the European competitions (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA cup and Cup of the Alps) and 98 were friendly games. He scored 44 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup competitions, four in the European competitions and the other 14 were scored during the test games. Mundschin won the Swiss championship six times, the Swiss Cup twice and the League Cup once.

There were also a few new players in the squad. Robert Baldinger joined from Wettingen, Erwin Meyer joined from SC Emmen and Rolf Schönauer joined from local club SC Binningen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.

Benthaus led the team in a total of 59 games in their 1978–79 season. 32 of these games were in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, six in the Swiss League Cup, two in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 110 goals and conceded 97.

Domestic league

Basel played in the 1978–79 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the newly promoted teams Nordstern Basel and Chiasso. After a double round-robin in the qualification phase, the top six teams played in a championship group for the title and the bottom six teams in the relegation group. The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up). The champions were to qualify for 1979–80 European Cup, the second and third teams to qualify for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and finished the Championship Group in sixth position with 18 points. They ended the season 17 points behind championship winners Servette who won all ten matches in the championship stage. Basel scored a total of 54 goals conceding 53 in 32 games. Detlev Lauscher was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals.

Swiss Cup and League Cup

In the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against FC Glattbrugg and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. The game was played on 7 October 1978 and Basel won 7–0. In the second round Basel were drawn away and won against Zürich. In the third round Basel were away against Xamax and were knocked out of the competition. In the final on 20 June 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern Servette were matched against Young Boys and won the cup winning the game 3–2. The Cup winners were to qualify for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup, but because Servette became champions the runners-up inherited this slot.

In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Grenchen. This was played as a two legged affair, winning the home game and losing away game, Basel advanced 4–3 on aggregate. Basel won in the round of 16 against Nordstern Basel. In the quarter-final they won against Luzern and in the semi-final they won against Xamax to reach the final. The final was played on 5 May 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium. This was against Servette and after extra time the score was 2–2. In the end Servette won 4–3 on penalties and completed the national treble, Championshup, Cup and League Cup.

UEFA Cup and Coppa delle Alpi

In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against VfB Stuttgart. The first game was lost 2–3 in St. Jakob Stadium and the away game in the Neckarstadion was lost 1–4. VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate and continued to the second round.

In the Coppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played with Stade de Reims and Sochaux in Group B together with Lausanne-Sport. Lausanne-Sport won the group and thus advanced to play in the final only to lose this against the winners of group A, Servette FC, 0–4.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SUI	Hans Küng
2	MF	SUI	Walter Geisser
3	FW	SUI	Robert Baldinger (from Wettingen)
4	DF	SUI	Urs Siegenthaler
5	DF	SUI	Paul Fischli
6	MF	SUI	Otto Demarmels
7	FW	SUI	Peter Marti
8	FW	SUI	Markus Tanner
9	FW	SUI	Roland Schönenberger
10	MF	SUI	Arthur von Wartburg
11	MF	GER	Detlev Lauscher

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	SUI	Jean-Pierre Maradan
13	DF	SUI	Rolf Schönauer (from SC Binningen)
14	DF	SUI	Jörg Stohler
15	MF	SUI	Erwin Meyer (from SC Emmen)
16	MF	SUI	Hansruedi Schär
17	MF	SUI	Silvan Corbat (reserves)
18	MF	SUI	Erni Maissen
22	GK	SUI	Hans Müller
—		SUI	Daniel Hagenbuch (reserves)
—	GK	SUI	Felix Wälchli (reserves)

Players who left the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SUI	Jürg Wenger
—	DF	SUI	Walter Mundschin (retired)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	DEN	Eigil Nielsen (to Luzern)
—	MF	SUI	Serge Muhmenthaler (retired)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season

RC Strasbourg v Basel

14 July 1978 Pre-season	RC Strasbourg	1 – 2	Basel	Haguenau
	65' (1:1)	Summary	2' (0:1) Maissen 75' (1:2) Stohler	Attendance: 1,000

Basel v Biel-Bienne

3 August 1978 Uhrencup	Basel	7 – 0	Biel-Bienne	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:15	Demarmels 20' (1:0) Lauscher 21' (2:0) Tanner 23' (3:0) Schönenberger 43' (4:0) von Wartburg 48' (5:0) Lauscher 55' (6:0) Tanner 64' (7:0)	Summary		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Rotschi Oensingen

Basel v Liverpool

6 August 1978 Pre-season	Basel	0 – 6	Liverpool	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00		Summary	7' (o.g. 0:1) 20' (0:2) Dalglish 35' (0:3) Hughes 45' (0:4) Kennedy 60' (0:5) Case 71' (0:6) Kennedy	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Otto Isler Zürich

Basel v Xamax

9 August 1978 Uhrencup	Basel	2 – 1	Xamax	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:15	Stohler 27' (pen. 1:0) Lauscher 44' (2:0)	Summary	66' (2:1) Lüthi	Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Franz Gächter

Winter break and mid-season

Violette AC v Basel

19 January 1979 Winter break	Violette AC	2 – 1	Basel	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
	70' (1:1) 81' (2:1)	Summary	43' (0:1) Demarmels	Attendance: 9,000

Racing CH v Basel

20 January 1979 Winter break	Racing CH	0 – 1	Basel	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
		Summary	41' (0:1) Baldinger	Attendance: 6,500

Biel-Bienne v Basel

10 February 1979 Winter break	Biel-Bienne	2 – 1	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
	Ciullo 61' (1:0) Nussbaum 84' (2:1)	Summary	69' (1:1) Lauscher	Attendance: 300 Referee: Werner Bösch

SV Muttenz v Basel

14 February 1979 Winter beak	SV Muttenz	1 – 4	Basel	Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz
18:30	Harrisberger 68' (1:2)	Summary	15' (0:1) Stohler 25' (0:2) Marti 28′ Stohler 85' (1:3) Maissen 86' (1:4) Lauscher	Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin Arisdorf

Luzern v Basel

17 February 1979 Winter break	Luzern	0 – 1	Basel	Luzern
		Summary	39' (0:1) Demarmels	Attendance: 300 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Aarau v Basel

21 February 1979 Winter break	Aarau	3 – 2	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:15	Hegi 12' (pen. 1:1) Franz 35' (2:1) Franz 67' (3:2)	Summary	1' (0:1) Marti 46' (2:2) Demarmels	Attendance: 700 Referee: Franz Gächter

Kriens v Basel

27 March 1979 Mid-season	Kriens	1 – 3	Basel	Kriens
	Fischer 40' (1:3)	Summary	12' (0:1) Meyer 18' (0:2) Marti 37' (0:3) Marti	Attendance: 250 Referee: Bruno Burgener

FC Bern v Basel

5 June 1979 Mid-season	FC Bern	3 – 4	Basel	Bern
	Jauner 29' (1:1) Rohner 35' (2:2) Getzmann 83' (3:4)	Summary	26' (0:1) Lauscher 33' (1:2) Schönenberger 70' (2:3) Maissen 80' (2:4) Maissen	Attendance: 150 Referee: Werner Liebi

Nationalliga

Main article: 1978–79 Nationalliga A

Qualifying phase matches

Chiasso v Basel

12 August 1978 Round 1	Chiasso	2 – 1	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
20:30	Bosco 35' (1:1) Cucinotta 45' (2:1)	Summary	23' (0:1) Lauscher	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern

Basel v Young Boys

19 August 1978 Round 2	Basel	2 – 2	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Corbat 22' (1:0) Stohler 33' (pen. 2:0) Stohler  36' Maissen  61'	Summary	14′ Hussner 39' (2:1) Hussner 53' (2:2) Zwahlen	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter

Nordstern Basel v Basel

23 August 1975 Round 3	Nordstern Basel	1 – 1	Basel	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Degen 2' (pen. 1:0)	Summary	35' (1:1) Stohler	Attendance: 13,200 Referee:

Servette v Basel

26 August 1978 Round 4	Servette	6 – 0	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30	Barberis 4' (1:0) Schnyder 26' (2:0) Schnyder 30' (3:0) Schnyder 66' (4:0) Weber 73' (5:0) Elia 84' (6:0)	Summary	von Wartburg	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann

Basel v Chênois

2 September 1978 Round 5	Basel	2 – 1	Chênois	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Maissen 59' (1:0) Maradan 84' (pen. 2:1)	Summary	68' (1:1) Rufli Mustapha	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Wolfer

Sion v Basel

9 September 1978 Round 6	Sion	0 – 0	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:15		Summary		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret

Basel v Xamax

16 September 1978 Round 7	Basel	5 – 2	Xamax	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Schönenberger 1' (1:0) Schönenberger 31' (2:1) Demarmels 48' (3:1) Schönenberger 60' (4:1) Schönenberger 64' (5:1)	[ Summary]	18' (1:1) Rub 74' (5:2) Hasler  79' Rub	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Zürich v Basel

24 September 1978 Round 8	Zürich	1 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30	Botteron 36' (1:0) Jerkovic  83'	Summary	46' (1:1) Marti	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bruno Galler

Basel v Grasshopper Club

30 September 1978 Round 9	Basel	3 – 2	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Tanner 63' (1:2) Maradan 65' (2:2) von Wartburg 87' (3:2) Fischli	Summary	30' (0:1) Sulser 56' (0:2) Sulser	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina

Lausanne-Sport v Basel

14 October 1978 Round 10	Lausanne-Sport	0 – 1	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30	Favre	Summary	55' (0:1) Lauscher Schönenberger	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann

Basel v St. Gallen

22 October 1978 Round 11	Basel	4 – 2	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Schär 1' (1:0) Stohler 16' (2:1) Marti 77' (3:2) Maissen 89' (4:2)	Summary	13' (1:1) Stomeo 70' (2:2) Stomeo Stöckl Seger	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Othmar Winter

Basel v Chiasso

29 October 1978 Round 12	Basel	4 – 0	Chiasso	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Lauscher 6' (1:0) Tanner 47' (2:0) Schär 49' (3:0) Tanner 54' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern

Young Boys v Basel

4 November 1978 Round 13	Young Boys	2 – 0	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
17:30	Hussner 41' (1:0) Küttel 88' (2:0) Feuz Küttel Zwahlen	Summary	Tanner von Wartburg	Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Bruno Galler

Basel v Servette

19 November 1978 Round 14	Basel	4 – 1	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Stohler 25' (1:0) Lauscher 27' (2:0) Schönenberger 39' (3:0) Lauscher 43' (4:0) Maradan	Summary	55' (4:1) Schnyder	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Chênois v Basel

25 November 1978 Round 15	Chênois	1 – 0	Basel	Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
15:45	Lopez 3' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern

Basel v Sion

3 December 1978 Round 16	Basel	2 – 0	Sion	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Lauscher 14' (1:0) Demarmels  63' Marti 85' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon

Xamax v Basel

4 March 1979 Round 17	Xamax	2 – 0	Basel	Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
15:00	Gross 39' (1:0) Bianchi 66' (2:0) Weller	Summary	Schönenberger	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann

Basel v Zürich

11 March 1979 Round 18	Basel	1 – 0	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Demarmels 5' (1:0) Geisser Demarmels	Summary	Lüdi	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: André Daina

Grasshopper Club v Basel

17 March 1979 Round 19	Grasshopper Club	2 – 1	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
20:00	Ponte 17' (1:0) Heinz Hermann 89' (2:1)	Summary	52' (pen. 1:1) Stohler	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

31 March 1979 Round 20	Basel	2 – 0	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Lauscher 8' (1:0) Meyer 26' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Othmar Winter

Basel v Nordstern Basel

4 April 1979 Round 21	Basel	1 – 1	Nordstern Basel	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Meyer 9' (1:0) Maradan	Summary	80' (1:1) Rietmann	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Peter Rotschi Oensingen

St. Gallen v Basel

7 April 1979 Round 22	St. Gallen	1 – 1	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:00	Brander 22' (1:0)	Summary	89' (1:1) Maissen Demarmels	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret

Qualifying round table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Zürich	22	13	6	3	51	19	+32	32	To championship round
2	Servette FC Genève	22	12	6	4	56	23	+33	30
3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	22	9	9	4	35	24	+11	27
4	FC Basel	22	10	6	6	36	29	+7	26
5	BSC Young Boys	22	11	4	7	39	34	+5	26
6	FC St. Gallen	22	11	4	7	34	34	0	26
7	Neuchâtel Xamax	22	8	8	6	42	33	+9	24	To playout round
8	CS Chênois	22	9	4	9	30	32	−2	22
9	Lausanne Sports	22	6	3	13	28	40	−12	15
10	FC Chiasso	22	5	3	14	20	46	−26	13
11	FC Nordstern Basel	22	2	8	12	19	44	−25	12
12	FC Sion	22	3	5	14	20	52	−32	11

Source: rsssf.com

Championship group matches

Basel v Young Boys

21 April 1979 Round 1	Basel	6 – 0	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Lauscher 24' (1:0) Lauscher 36' (2:0) Stohler 44' (3:0) Meyer 57' (4:0) Maradan 62' (5:0) Demarmels 73' (6:0)	Summary		Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern

Grasshopper Club v Basel

28 April 1979 Round 2	Grasshopper Club	2 – 1	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
20:00	Traber 11' (1:0) Sulser 13' (2:0)	Summary	82' (2:1) Lauscher Fischli Stohler	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: André Daina

Basel v St. Gallen

8 May 1979 Round 3	Basel	2 – 0	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Maissen 87' (1:0) Lauscher 90+1' (2:0)	Summary	Schüepp Fleury	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Franz Gächter

Basel v Zürich

12 May 1979 Round 4	Basel	1 – 3	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Marti 65' (1:1)	Summary	3' (0:1) Risi 80' (1:2) Risi 90' (1:3) Zwicker Lüdi Zappa	Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Peter Scherz

Servette v Basel

17 May 1979 Round 5	Servette	2 – 0	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30	Coutaz 16' (1:0) Peterhans 33' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann

Young Boys v Basel

26 May 1979 Round 6	Young Boys	2 – 2	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
20:00	Pelfini 45' (1:2) Odermatt 62' (pen. 2:2)	Summary	3' (0:1) Lauscher 14' (0:2) Schönenberger	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Basel v Grasshopper Club

31 May 1979 Round 7	Basel	2 – 3	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Maissen 26' (1:1) Lauscher 31' (2:1)	Summary	11' (0:1) Koller 32' (2:2) Koller 39' (2:3) Bauer	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina

St. Gallen v Basel

13 June 1979 Round 8	St. Gallen	4 – 0	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:00	Stomeo 11' (1:0) Stomeo 33' (2:0) Friberg 55' (3:0) Müller 75' (4:0) Stöckl Labhart	Summary	Tanner	Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret

Zürich v Basel

16 June 1979 Round 9	Zürich	4 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00	Botteron 5' (1:0) Bauer 26' (2:0) Botteron 38' (3:0) Zwicker 70' (4:0)	Summary	43' (3:1) Baldinger 46' (3:2) Lauscher	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner BöschL

Basel v Servette

23 June 1979 Round 10	Basel	1 – 4	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Demarmels 2' (1:0)	Summary	8' (1:1) Andrey 53' (1:2) Barberis 68' (1:3) Pfister 61' (1:4) Pfister	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Othmar Winter

Championship group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts	Qualification
1	Servette	10	10	0	0	23	5	+18	15	35	Champions and Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1979–80 European Cup
2	Zürich	10	6	1	3	19	14	+5	16	29	qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
3	Grasshopper Club	10	3	3	4	11	13	−2	14	23	qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
4	St. Gallen	10	2	3	5	8	11	−3	13	20	entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
5	Young Boys	10	1	4	5	5	17	−12	13	19	Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
6	Basel	10	2	1	7	18	24	−6	13	18

Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

Main article: Swiss Cup

FC Glattbrugg v Basel

8 October 1978 Round of 32	FC Glattbrugg	0 – 7	Basel	Sportanlage Au, Glattbrugg
15:00		Summary	32' (0:1) von Wartburg 36' (0:2) Lauscher 48' (0:3) Schönenberger 54' (0:4) Schönenberger 71' (0:5) Schönenberger 79' (0:6) Baldinger 84' (0:7) Baldinger	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Franz Gächter

Zürich v Basel

10 December 1978 Round of 16	Zürich	1 – 3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30	Botteron (1:1)	Summary	36' (0:1) Stohler 68' (1:2) Marti 89' (1:3) Lauscher	Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Jakob Baumann

Xamax v Basel

20 March 1979 Quarter-final	Xamax	5 – 0	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
	Decastel 21' (1:0) Küffer 70' (2:0) Richard 77' (3:0) Lüthi (4:0) Decastel 87' (5:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Scherz

Swiss League Cup

Main article: Swiss League Cup

Basel v Grenchen

22 July 1978 Round of 32 First leg	Basel	2 – 0	Grenchen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:30	Siegenthaler 24' (1:0) Maissen 56' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 900 Referee: Bruno Burgener

Grenchen v Basel

29 July 1978 Second leg	Grenchen	3 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.)	Basel	Stadium Brühl, Grenchen
19:00	Wirth 43' (1:1) Albanese 51' (2:1) Huser 80' (3:2)	Summary	14' (0:1) Stohler 57' (2:2) Baldinger	Attendance: 900 Referee: Gerald Corminboeuf

Basel v Nordstern Basel

4 October 1978 Round of 16	Basel	1 – 0	Nordstern Basel	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Stohler 52′ Schönenberger	Summary		Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Denis Perrenoud

Basel v Luzern

11 November 1978 Quarter-final	Basel	3 – 1	Luzern	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Demarmels 42' (1:0) Marti 52' (2:0) Baldinger 54' (3:0)	Summary	66' (pen. 3:1) Christen	Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Werner Bösch

Xamax v Basel

24 February 1979 Semi-final	Xamax	0 – 2	Basel	Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
15:00		Summary	40' (0:1) Baldinger 66' Schönenberger	Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Hans Wolfer

Servette v Basel

1 May 1979 Final	Servette	2 – 2 (4 – 3 p)	Basel	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00	Peterhans 5' Barberis 37'	Summary	18', 87' Schönenberger	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret
	Penalties
	Schnyder Barberis Guyot Trinchero Engel		Stohler Maradan Schönenberger von Wartburg Tanner

Servette won 4–3 on penalties

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

First round

Basel v VfB Stuttgart

13 September 1978 First leg	Basel	2 – 3	VfB Stuttgart	Basel
20:00	Stohler 30' von Wartburg  30'  40' Tanner 78'	Report	44' D. Hoeneß 54', 70' Ohlicher  85' Förster	Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Referee: Brian McGinlay

VfB Stuttgart v Basel

27 September 1978 Second leg	VfB Stuttgart	4 – 1	Basel	Stuttgart
20:00	Kelsch 24', 48', 68' Müller 64'	Report	35' Schönenberger	Stadium: Neckarstadion Referee: Miroslav Stupar

VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

Main article: Cup of the Alps

Group B

Basel v Stade de Reims

1 July 1978 Round 1	Basel	2 – 1	Stade de Reims	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Lauscher 12' (1:0) Stohler 87' (pen. 87)	Summary	35' (1:1) Coste	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alain Delmer

Sochaux v Basel

4 July 1978 Round 2	Sochaux	1 – 1	Basel	Stade René Blum, Montbéliard
17:00	Revelli 56' (1:0)	Summary	(pen. 1:1) Stohler	Referee: Rudolf Affolter

Stade de Reims v Basel

8 July 1978 Round 3	Stade de Reims	1 – 1	Basel	Reims
	Santamaria 73' (1:1)	Summary	40' (0:1) Demarmels	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon

Basel v Sochaux

11 July 1978 Round 4	Basel	0 – 2	Sochaux	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20 :00		Summary	30' (0:1) Benoit 40' (0:2) Parizon	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Achille Verbecke

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Lausanne-Sport	4	2	1	1	12	8	+4	1	6	Continue to final
2	Sochaux	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	0	4
3	Basel	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	0	4
4	Stade de Reims	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	0	3

Source: rsssf.com
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See also

• History of FC Basel
• List of FC Basel players
• List of FC Basel seasons

Sources

• Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
• Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
• FCB archive online
• Switzerland 1978–79 at RSSSF
• Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
• Cup of the Alps 1978 at RSSSF

External links

• FC Basel official site