User:Huligan0/1973–74 FC Basel season
1972–73 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 5th |
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
Swiss League Cup | R1 |
European Cup | R1 |
Top goalscorer | Ottmar Hitzfeld (19) |
The 1973–74 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 80th season in their existence. It was their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.
Overview[edit]
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. The Nationalliga A season 1973–74 was contested under 14 teams. Zürich won the championship 12 points ahead of Grasshopper Club, 13 ahead of the Servette and FC Winterthur. Basel finished in fifth position. They won 13 of their 26 league games, drew three and lost ten games. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 39. Ottmar Hitzfeld was joint leagues top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals.
In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 22 September 1973 away against Biel-Bienne in the Gurzelen Stadion and in the round of 16 on 6 October 1973 again away against Mendrisiostar. The quarter-finals were two leged fixtures. The first leg played on 31 October 1973 in Stade Tourbillon was a 1–0 defeat against Sion. The second leg played on 4 November 1973 in the St. Jakob Stadium ended in a 2–2 draw, thus Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.
Players[edit]
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]
Nationalliga[edit]
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Remarks |
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1 | FC Zürich | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 20 | 45 | |
2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 33 | |
3 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 32 | |
4 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 32 | |
5 | FC Basel | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 29 | |
6 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 38 | 28 | |
7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 26 | |
8 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | 26 | |
9 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 48 | 25 | |
10 | FC Sion | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 22 | |
11 | CS Chênois | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 48 | 22 | |
12 | FC Lugano | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 17 | |
13 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 51 | 16 | |
14 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 11 |
Swiss Cup[edit]
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
- Round of 32
22 September 1973 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
- Round of 16
6 October 1973 | Mendrisiostar | 1 – 4 | Basel | Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio |
- Quarter-final
31 October 1973 First leg | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
4 November 1973 Second leg | Basel | 2 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.
Swiss League Cup[edit]
Round of 16 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
European Cup[edit]
- First round
18 September 1973 First leg | Basel ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | Basel |
Cubillas ![]() Balmer ![]() Hasler ![]() Demarmels ![]() |
Report | Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
20 September 1973 Second leg | Fram ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | Olten |
Leifsson ![]() Elíasson ![]() |
Report | Tanner ![]() Cubillas ![]() Geirsson ![]() Wampfler ![]() Stohler ![]() |
Stadium: Kleinholz |
Basel won 11–2 on aggregate.
- Second round
24 October 1973 First leg | Club Brugge ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Sint-Andries, Bruges |
Carteus ![]() Thio ![]() |
Report | Odermatt ![]() |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
7 November 1973 Second leg | Basel ![]() | 6 – 4 | ![]() | Basel |
Rüssmann ![]() Balmer ![]() Wampfler ![]() Hitzfeld ![]() |
Report | Lambert ![]() Carteus ![]() |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.
- Quarter-final
27 February 1974 First leg | FC Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Basel |
Hitzfeld ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Report | Wilson ![]() Dalglish ![]() |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
20 March 1974 Second leg | Celtic ![]() | 4 – 2 (aet) | ![]() | Glasgow |
Dalglish ![]() Deans ![]() Callaghan ![]() Murray ![]() |
Report | Mundschin ![]() Balmer ![]() |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate.