1951–52 FC Basel season
1951–52 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 4th |
Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (24) All: Josef Hügi (32) |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 23 September 1951 vs Lugano and on 7 October 1951 vs Grasshopper Club |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 9 December 1951 vs Bellinzona and on 30 March 1952 vs Locarno |
Average home league attendance | 6,292 |
The 1951–52 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 58th season in their existence. It was their sixth season in Nationalliga A the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B in the season 1945–46. Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the sixth successive season.
Overview
[edit]Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous four seasons, continued as team manager this season. Basel played a total of 42 games in this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, five games were in the Swiss Cup and eleven were test games. The test games resulted with four victories, two were drawn and five ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 22 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 42 games they scored 123 and conceded 87 goals.[1]
The newly built stadium Landhof was opened on the weekend of 18 and 19 August 1951. There were larger spectator stands, new meeting rooms, changing rooms and a brand new restaurant. The buildings had cost 700,000 Swiss Francs and had taken two years to complete, during this time the team had to play all their games at the Stadion Schützenmatte. The pitch had been newly laid out and its opening was accompanied by a two-day international football tournament, competed by Austrian team First Vienna, French team Sochaux-Montbéliard and Swiss teams Grasshopper Club Zürich. On both days there were over six thousand people celebrating the big party, even though their team lost 2–3 against Vienna and even 1–7 against Sochaux. It was a big hope that these new conditions would also change the fortunes of the club to the better, because nearly 60 years had passed since the club's foundation without a championship. The Basel fans were becoming frustrated, because 36 of the first 52 championships had gone to the cities of Zürich, Geneva or Bern. Even small towns such as Aarau, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lugano, Bellinzona, Biel/Bienne, Winterthur and St. Gallen had been able to celebrate a championship. The championship had still had never been won by a team from Basel.[2]
As in the previous seasons, there were fourteen teams contesting in the 1951–52 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel played a good start to the season. They won the first six games straight off. But they lost four of the next five games and slipped in the league table. However, winning the last three games before and the first three games after the winter break, they were again in contention for the league championship. Suddenly, towards the end of the season, they lost five games in a row and lost contact to the table top. At the end of the season Basel finished in fourth position, seven points behind the new champions Grasshopper Club. The hopeful fans were again frustrated by this fact. The team Basel had won 14 games, drew three games and were defeated nine times. The team scored 68 goals and conceded 47 as they obtained their 31 points. Josef "Seppe" Hügi was team's and the league's best goal scorer with 24 league goals. Walter Bannwart was the team's second-best goal getter with 10 goals. Paul Stöcklin scored nine times, René Bader and Hans Hügi both scored seven times.[3]
Basel started in the 3rd principal round of the Swiss Cup on 4 November 1951 with a home game against lower tier Wettingen and won 7–0. In the next round against Nationalliga A team Locarno they won 3–2 and again in the following round against Nationalliga A team Chiasso by three goals to one. In the quarter finals Basel beat Servette and faced Grasshopper Club in the semi-final. The Grasshoppers won this game in the Landhof and progressed to the final, in which they beat Lugano and thus won the double.[4]
Players
[edit]The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1950–51. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 3 September 1950 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]4 August 1951 Pre-season | SV Weil ![]() | 2–10 | ![]() | Weil am Rhein |
17:30 | ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 August 1951 Pre-season | Eimsbütteler TV ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Hamburg |
Eckhoff ![]() Eckhoff ![]() |
Summary |
12 August 1951 Pre-season | Eintracht Braunschweig ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig |
Arens ![]() Welter ![]() Hirschberg ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 August 1951 Pre-season | Travemünde ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() | Travemünde |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 August 1951 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
19 August 1951 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:50 | Stöcklin ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break and mid-season
[edit]10 February 1952 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Bader ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Stöcklin ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
9 April 1952 Mid-season | Cantonal Neuchâtel ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel |
20:30 | Willi ![]() Monnard ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
30 April 1952 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 May 1952 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:30 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 9,500 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1952 Mid-season | VfR Mannheim ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | Aumattstadion, Baden-Baden |
Löttke ![]() Bassler ![]() Heinz ![]() Langlotz ![]() Lambert ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
[edit]League matches
[edit]26 August 1951 Round 1 | Basel | 6–1 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bader ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Thalmann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: ![]() |
2 September 1951 Round 2 | Basel | 3–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bannwart ![]() Suter ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
9 September 1951 Round 3 | FC Bern | 2–6 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
15:00 | Wirsching ![]() Schönmann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
23 September 1951 Round 4 | Basel | 2–0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bannwart ![]() Bannwart ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 1951 Round 5 | Locarno | 0–2 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 October 1951 Round 6 | Basel | 2–0 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 October 1951 Round 7 | Zürich | 2–0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
15:15 | Rossi ![]() Lehrieder ![]() Schneiter ![]() Lehrieder ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 October 1951 Round 8 | Basel | 1–5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Thalmann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,800 Referee: ![]() |
11 November 1951 Round 9 | Servette | 4–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
15:00 | Züfle ![]() Pasteur ![]() Fatton ![]() Züfle ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
18 November 1951 Round 10 | Basel | 3–0 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bannwart ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,700 Referee: ![]() |
2 December 1951 Round 11 | Chiasso | 1–0 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
Zanollo ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 December 1951 Round 12 | Basel | 4–1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Bader ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Thalmann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 December 1951 Round 13 | Biel-Bienne | 0–3 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 February 1952 Round 14 | Young Fellows Zürich | 0–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 March 1952 Round 15 | Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:00 | Maurer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 March 1952 Round 16 | Basel | 5–1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bannwart ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Bopp ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: ![]() |
16 March 1952 Round 17 | Lugano | 0–3 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 March 1952 Round 18 | Basel | 5–3 | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bopp ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 April 1952 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2–2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
16:00 | Vonlanthen (II) ![]() Hüssy ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 April 1952 Round 20 | Basel | 2–2 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 April 1952 Round 21 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | ![]() Sobotka ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 May 1952 Round 22 | Basel | 0–3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 May 1952 Round 23 | Young Boys | 4–3 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
15:00 | Sing ![]() Häuptli ![]() Zaugg ![]() Meier ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 May 1952 Round 24 | Basel | 1–2 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Weber ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 May 1952 Round 25 | Bellinzona | 6–2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
15:00 | Sartori ![]() Erba ![]() Sartori ![]() Erba ![]() Zanetti ![]() Sartori ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: ![]() |
8 June 1952 Round 26 | Basel | 7–1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
16:15 | Hügi (II) ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Bader ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bader ![]() Bannwart ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 38 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners |
2 | FC Zürich | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 37 | |
3 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 35 | |
4 | FC Basel | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 31 | |
5 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 30 | |
6 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 28 | |
7 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 27 | |
8 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 25 | |
9 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 22 | |
10 | FC Locarno | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 22 | |
11 | FC Lugano | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 21 | |
12 | FC Bern | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 19 | |
13 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 15 | Relegated |
14 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 14 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
[edit]4 November 1951 Round 3 | Basel | 7–0 | Wettingen | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (I) ![]() Suter ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
23 December 1951 Round 4 | Basel | 3–2 | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
30 December 1951 Round 5 | Basel | 3–1 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Bopp ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 February 1952 Quarter-final | Basel | 6–5 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Bader ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Thalmann ![]() Bader ![]() Thalmann ![]() Suter ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 9,200 Referee: ![]() |
23 March 1952 Semi-final | Basel | 0–2 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1951/52". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre - Historische Meilensteine 1951", Page 48, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik 1951–52". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1951/52". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
[edit]- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB team 1951–52 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1951–52 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation