1915–16 FC Basel season
| 1915–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Switzerland Philipp Leichner Franz Rinderer |
| First team coach | Ernst Kaltenbach (as team captain) until May 1916 Peter Riesterer (ad interim) 10 May to 30 June |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 7th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Emil Hasler (7) and Otto Kuhn (7) All: Otto Kuhn (13) |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
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The FC Basel 1915–16 season was their twenty-third season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Philipp Leichner at the beginning of the season and during the season Franz Rinderer took over as chairman. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Retroactively, the most important event in this season is considered to be the founding of the clubs first youth department.
Overview
It had been in planning for a few years and to the beginning of this season FCB founded their youth department and employed some part-time youth trainers. Right from the very first day there were over 50 youngsters who joined the teams. Amongst these youngsters, for example, was Walter Dietrich, who was 13 years old as he joined. Other youngsters were Karl Bielser, Max Galler, Theodor Schär and Ernst Zorzotti who were all to advance to become important first team players.[1] Because the holidays for the members of the Swiss Army are now becoming more frequent, a football championship as played in the pre-war years, could again be carried out as of the 1915–16 season. Team captain was Ernst Kaltenbach and as captain he led the trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played a total of 28 matches in this season. 14 of these matches were in the domestic league and 14 were friendly matches. Of these friendlies, six were won, three were drawn and five ended in a defeat. There were six one home fixtures played in the Landhof and eight away games. Four of these games were played in the Basel championship against the two other local teams Old Boys and Nordstern Basel. FC Basel won the Basel championship collecting three victories and a draw. In all of these friendly games Basel scored 31 goals and conceded 30.[2] The Swiss Serie A 1915–16 was divided into three regional groups, east, central and west. There were seven teams in the east group, eight in the central group and six in the west group. FC Baden could not participate because their field was used for agricultural purposes due to the war. Basel and the two other local teams, Old Boys and Nordstern Basel, were allocated to the Central group. Further teams playing in the central group were two from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern, two from La Chaux-de-Fonds, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds, Étoile-Sporting FC La Chaux-de-Fonds and finally Biel-Bienne. Basel didn't start well into the championship, winning only one of the first eight games. They ended the season in second-last position with nine points. In their 14 games Basel scored 30 goals and conceded 39. Local rivals Nordstern Basel were bottom of the league with just four points and these points were won in the derbys against Basel. Because during the war years there was no promotion or relegation, Nordstern did not have to play a play-out. The other local rivals Old Boys won the group and continued to the finals. Here they played against Cantonal Neuchatel and Winterthur. Cantonal eventually won the championship in the Finals.[3][4]
Players
- Squad members
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
| 29 August 1915 Pre-season | Basel Switzerland | 4–1 | Switzerland St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg |
| 26 September 1915 Pre-season | Basel Switzerland | 1–4 | Switzerland Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:40 | File:Soccerball shade.svg | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Winter break
| 16 January 1916 Winter break | Winterthur Switzerland | 2–2 | Switzerland Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:2) |
| 23 January 1916 Winter break | Young Fellows Zürich Switzerland | 8–1 | Switzerland Basel | Zürich |
| Rais File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) Weidmann File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:0) Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:0) Leiber File:Soccerball shade.svg (4:0) Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:0) Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg (6:0) Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg (7:0) Leiber File:Soccerball shade.svg (8:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (7:1) |
| 13 February 1916 Winter break | Servette Switzerland | 3–1 | Switzerland Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:40 | Raymond (IV) File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (1:0) Ofterdinger File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) Raymond (IV) File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Kuhn | Referee: Switzerland Heck, (Servette) |
| 26 March 1916 Mid-season | Montriond Lausanne Switzerland | 1–4 | Switzerland Basel | Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Douglas File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:3) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:4) |
| 9 April 1916 Mid-season | Basel Switzerland | 2–2 | Switzerland Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) Wüthrich File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:2) Koblet |
Referee: Switzerland Riesterer, (Basel) |
| 24 April 1916 Mid-season | Zürich Switzerland | 3–0 | Switzerland Basel | Utogrund, Zürich |
| Schuepp File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (1:0) Oetiker File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:0) File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g. 3:0) |
Summary |
| 30 April 1916 Mid-season | Basel Switzerland | 0–2 | Switzerland Montriond Lausanne | Landhof, Basel |
| Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) Millenet File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g. 0:2) |
Referee: Switzerland Riesterer, (Basel) |
| 14 May 1916 Basel championship | Basel Switzerland | 5–1 | Switzerland Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Moll File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:1) Ritte File:Soccerball shade.svg (4:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 0:1) | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Switzerland E. Stutz Luzern |
| 1 June 1916 Basel championship | Old Boys Switzerland | 1–1 | Switzerland Basel | Margarethenwiese Basel |
| 15:00 | Angoso File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Ganter | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Switzerland E. Stutz, (Luzern) |
| 11 June 1916 End of season | Luzern Switzerland | 1–6 | Switzerland Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
| 15:00 | File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (1:0) | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:3) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:4) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:5) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:6) |
Referee: Switzerland E. Stutz, (Luzern) |
| 2 July 1916 Basel championship | Basel Switzerland | 2–1 | Switzerland Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (2:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 1:1) | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Switzerland Weber, (Zürich) |
| 8 July 1916 Basel championship | Nordstern Basel Switzerland | 0–2 | Switzerland Basel | Staldenrain Riehen |
| 15:00 | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (0:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:2) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Switzerland Zoller, (Basel) |
Serie A
Central Group results
| 3 October 1915 Round 1 | Étoile-Sporting | 3–1 | Basel | Stade du FC Etoile, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | Wyss (I) File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (1:0) Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (2:0) HirschyFile:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (3:0) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (3:1) Hasler | Referee: Switzerland Henninger, (CA Genève) |
| 10 October 1915 Round 2 | Basel | 2–1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' (o.g.) Wüthrich File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (2:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) |
| 17 October 1915 Round 3 | FC Bern | 3–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| 14:30 | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Brand File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (0:1) | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Switzerland Henninger, (CA Genève) |
| 31 October 1915 Round 4 | Nordstern Basel | 4–2 | Basel | Staldenrain, Riehen |
| 15:00 | Bollinger File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (pen. 1:0) Gaus File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:2) Bollinger File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 3:2) Bollinger File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (4:2) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (1:2) Hasler |
Referee: Switzerland Weber |
| 7 November 1915 Round 5 | Young Boys | 3–3 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| 15:00 | Funk (I) File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 1:1) Funk (I) File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:3) Mangold File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:3) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:3) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sweden Heck |
| 21 November 1915 Round 6 | Basel | 1–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) Perrenoud (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (1:2) Reutter |
Referee: Switzerland Willy Beuttner, (FC Zürich) |
| 28 November 1915 Round 7 | Basel | 1–6 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) Hasler soccer ball with red X |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 1:1) Kalt File:Soccerball shade.svg (o.g. 1:2) Wüthrich File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:3) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:4) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:5) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:6) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Switzerland Keller |
| 5 December 1915 Round 8 | Biel-Bienne | 6–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 15:00 | Marbot File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (1:0) Gnägi File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:0) Keller File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:0) Keller File:Soccerball shade.svg (4:1) Siegrist File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:1) Keller File:Soccerball shade.svg (6:2) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:3) Hasler File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:2) Albicker (I) |
Referee: Switzerland Beuttner |
| 30 January 1916 Round 9 | Basel | P–P | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Referee: Switzerland Weber |
| 22 February 1916 Round 10 | Basel | 5–3 | Étoile-Sporting | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:0) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (4:1) Buss File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:2) File:Soccerball shade.svg (5:3) |
Referee: Switzerland Graffenried |
| 5 March 1916 Round 11 | Basel | 1–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:1) | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) Weiss File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2) Weiss |
| 12 March 1916 Round 12 | Old Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Katz File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (pen. 1:0) Ferralli File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (2:1) Wionsowsky File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (3:1) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (1:1) Wunderle File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (3:2) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Switzerland Reich |
| 2 April 1916 Round 13 | Basel | 0–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (0:1) Bollinger | Referee: Switzerland Schaller, (Basel) |
| 7 May 1916 Round 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–5 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:45 | Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' (0:1) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:2) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:3) Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:4) File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:5) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Switzerland Jacques |
| 21 May 1916 Round 9 | Basel | 4–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Moll File:Soccerball shade.svg (pen. 1:1) Wunderle File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:2) Kaltenbach File:Soccerball shade.svg (3:2) Wüthrich File:Soccerball shade.svg (4:2) |
Summary | File:Soccerball shade.svg (0:1) Funk (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2) Funk (II) |
Referee: Switzerland Weber |
Central Group league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Boys | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 21 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | FC Bern | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 20 | |
| 3 | Étoile-Sporting | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 16 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 15 | |
| 5 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 14 | |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 13 | |
| 7 | Basel | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 9 | |
| 8 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 4 |
See also
References
- ↑ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", Page 23, 50 new youth players, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1915–16". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Serie A 1915/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources
- 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 1915–16 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1915-16 at RSSSF