User:Huligan0/1952–53 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1952–53 season
Chairman	Jules Düblin
Manager	René Bader ; with Willy Dürr
Ground	Landhof, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Hügi (32); All: Josef Hügi
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh consequtive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel.

Overview

At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-manager and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points clear of BSC Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Josef Hügi was the teams top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round the won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were draw away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.

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
—	GK	SUI	Walter Müller (games/goals: 8/0)
—	GK	SUI	Werner Schley (games/goals: 19/0)
—	DF	SUI	Werner Bopp (games/goals: 26/0)
—	MF	SUI	Kurt Maurer (games/goals: 26/1)
—	DF	SUI	Hans-Rudolf Fitze (games/goals: 2/0)
—	DF	SUI	Hans Hügi (games/goals: 26/4)
—	DF	HUN	György Mogoy (games/goals: 25/4)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SUI	Hans Weber (games/goals: 10/0)
—	FW	SUI	Kurt Thalmann (games/goals: 26/3)
—	FW	SUI	René Bader (games/goals: 20/9)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Bannwart (games/goals: 26/9)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Bielser (games/goals: 21/9)
—	MF	FRA	Pierre Redolfi (games/goals: 26/0)
—	MF	SUI	Josef Hügi (games/goals: 26/32)

Results

Nationalliga

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	FC Basel	26	17	8	1	72	38	42
2	BSC Young Boys	26	16	6	4	61	39	38
3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	14	4	8	73	39	32
4	Servette FC Genève	26	12	8	6	61	38	32
5	FC Chiasso	26	9	8	9	38	52	26
6	AC Bellinzona	26	9	7	10	45	45	25
7	Lausanne Sports	26	8	8	10	52	45	24
8	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	8	7	11	53	61	23
9	FC Fribourg	26	10	3	13	35	53	23
10	FC Zürich	26	7	8	11	45	48	22
11	FC Bern	26	6	10	10	40	53	22
12	FC Grenchen	26	6	8	12	38	54	20
13	FC Lugano	26	5	10	11	38	53	20
14	FC Locarno	26	5	5	16	33	66	15

Swiss Cup

Legend

Win Draw Loss

26 October 1952 Round 3	Basel	10 – 0	Helvetia Bern	Basel
				Stadium: Landhof

23 November 1952 Round 4	Basel	5 – 0	Thun	Basel
				Stadium: Landhof

4 January 1953 Round 5	Basel	4 – 1	Grenchen	Basel
				Stadium: Landhof

15 February 1953 Quarter-final	Servette	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Basel
				Stadium: Landhof

Sources and References

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN: 978-3-7245-2027-6
Switzerland 1952–53 at RSSSF