1936–37 FC Basel season
1936–37 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
First team coach / Player-manager | ![]() from mid-season ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga | 11th |
Swiss Cup | 1st round |
Top goalscorer | League: Guglielmo Spadini (10) All: Guglielmo Spadini (10) |
Highest home attendance | 6,000 on 26 January 1937 vs Nordstern Basel |
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 on 17 September 1936 vs Lugano and on 14 February 1937 vs St. Gallen and on 30 May 1937 vs Lausanne-Sport |
Average home league attendance | 3,250 |
The FC Basel 1936–37 season was the forty-fourth 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. Emil Junker was the new club chairman and it was his second period as chairman, after his short period in 1927. Junker toll over as club president from Franz Rinderer.
Overview
[edit]Heinz Körner was appointed as new team manager. He followed Alwin Riemke who moved to Germany to manage SpVgg Greuther Fürth. Körner had been manager of Aarau the previous season. He was the tenth professional team manager/trainer in Basel's history, their tenth foreign trainer. How long Körner stayed with the club is not clearly stated, but he left during the season, and afterwards Fernand Jaccard took over as player-manager. Jaccard was the club's first professional Swiss trainer. Basel played a total of 40 matches in their 1936–37 season. 26 of these matches were in the Nationalliga, one in the Swiss Cup and 13 were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies eight were played at home in the Landhof, three others in Switzerland and one each as visitors to RC Strasbourg and to SC Freiburg.[1]
Further league reforms took place before the season started. The number of teams in the 1936–37 Nationalliga was reduced by one team, thus contested by 13 teams and played as round-robin. Two teams were to be relegated and only one promoted to reduce the number of teams to 12 the following year. Basel played a very poor and un-consistent season. Only thanks to four consecutive victories towards the end of the campaign lifted the team to finish in joint second last position in the league table. Because La Chaux-de-Fonds and Basel both had 20 points, they had to have a play-off against relegation. This ended in a draw and so a replay was required. The replay was played in the Stadion Neufeld in Bern on 20 June 1937 and ended in a 1–0 victory for Basel and so they prevented relegation at the last possible moment.[2]
In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home in the Landhof against lower tier Concordia Basel and were defeated and knocked out of the competition. Grasshopper Club won both championship and cup.[3]
Players
[edit]The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1936–37. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 2 August 1936 but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- 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.
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Results
[edit]Legend
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]2 August 1936 Pre-season | RC Strasbourg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Strasbourg |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() |
8 August 1936 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
17:30 | Weber ![]() Artimovicz ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
23 August 1936 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Jaccard ![]() Weber ![]() Dubosson ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 August 1936 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:15 | Artimovicz ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
Mid-season
[edit]25 October 1936 Mid-season | Lausanne-Sport ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:00 | Jäggi ![]() Kotzeff ![]() Stelzer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
1 November 1936 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
10:15 | Ibach ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 November 1936 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schmidlin (I) ![]() Weber ![]() Hufschmid ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 December 1936 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:45 | Havlicek ![]() Weber ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 February 1937 Mid-season | FC Olten ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Kleinholz Stadion, Olten |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 200 Referee: ![]() |
14 March 1937 Mid-season | SC Freiburg ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Freiburg im Breisgau |
![]() Roser ![]() Haas ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
11 April 1937 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
10:30 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 April 1937 Mid-season | Cantonal Neuchatel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
15:00 | Castella Castella ![]() Monnard (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 700 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga
[edit]League matches
[edit]30 August 1936 Round 1 | FC Bern | 1–0 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
Wagenhoffer ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
6 September 1936 Round 2 | Basel | 0–5 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 September 1936 Round 3 | Nordstern Basel | 1–3 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
09:30 | Maurer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
27 September 1936 Round 4 | Basel | 3–3 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Spadini ![]() Spadini ![]() Spadini ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 October 1936 Round 5 | St. Gallen | 2–1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
Krismer ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 October 1936 Round 6 | Basel | 2–1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hummel ![]() Spadini ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 November 1936 Round 7 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
Tögel ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 November 1936 Round 8 | Basel | 0–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 September 1936 Round 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–0 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
14:30 | Summary | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: ![]() |
13 December 1936 Round 10 | Luzern | 2–1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
Docze ![]() Gloor ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 December 1936 Round 12 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
14:30 | Jäggi ![]() Jäggi ![]() Spagnoli ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
3 January 1937 Round 13 | Basel | 2–0 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Elsässer ![]() Ibach ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
10 January 1937 Round 14 | Basel | 2–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Ibach ![]() Hufschmid ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 January 1937 Round 15 | Biel-Bienne | 2–0 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Chiesi ![]() Rahmen ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 January 1937 Round 16 | Basel | 1–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Spadini ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
31 January 1937 Round 17 | Lugano | 2–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
Stefanovic ![]() Grassi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
14 February 1937 Round 18 | Basel | 1–0 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Elsässer ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 February 1937 Round 19 | Servette | 3–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
Belli ![]() Gross ![]() Gross ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
Round 20 | Basel | – | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
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4 April 1937 Round 21 | Young Boys | 1–2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Aebi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 April 1937 Round 22 | Basel | 3–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Weber ![]() Weber ![]() Saner ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
9 May 1937 Round 23 | Basel | 5–1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Schmidlin (I) ![]() Ibach ![]() Spadini ![]() Saner ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 May 1937 Round 20 | Basel | 2–1 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
18:20 | Weber ![]() Jaccard ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 May 1937 Round 25 | Basel | 0–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 June 1937 Round 26 | Grasshopper Club | 4–0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
17:00 | Fauguel ![]() Rupf ![]() Xam ![]() Rupf ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
Play-off against relegation
[edit]13 June 1937 Play-off | Basel | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Weber ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
20 June 1937 Replay | Basel | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Neufeld, Bern |
17:30 | Spadini ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Grasshopper Club | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 32 | +36 | 36 | Swiss Champions and Cup winners |
2 | Young Boys | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 29 | |
3 | Young Fellows Zürich | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 28 | |
4 | Luzern | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 28 | |
5 | Biel-Bienne | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 27 | |
6 | Lugano | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 26 | |
7 | Servette | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 25 | |
8 | Lausanne-Sport | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 23 | |
9 | FC Bern | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 22 | |
10 | Nordstern Basel | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 21 | |
11 | Basel | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 20 | Play-off winner, remain in Nationalliga |
12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 20 | Play-off loser, relegated |
13 | St. Gallen | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 32 | 102 | −70 | 7 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
[edit]4 October 1936 Round 1 | Basel | 1–3 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hummel ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1936/37". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 1:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1936/37". 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 1936/37 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1936/37 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation