1953–54 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
1953–54 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland René Bader
with Switzerland Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A8th
Swiss CupRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
All: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
Highest home attendance12,500 on 13 December 1953
vs Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 28 February 1954
vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance6,746

The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth consecutive 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. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the eighth successive season.

Overview

René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111.[1] A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup.[2] There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four.[3] Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round.[4]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Gianfranco de Taddeo (from Young Boys)
GK France FRA Simon Gusothien (from AS Huningue)
GK Switzerland SUI Walter Müller
DF Switzerland SUI Werner Bopp
DF Switzerland SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
DF Switzerland SUI Hans Hügi (I)
DF Switzerland SUI René Klauser (I)
DF Hungary HUN György Mogoy
DF Switzerland SUI Hans Weber
MF Switzerland SUI Walter Felber (from FC Birsfelden)
MF Switzerland SUI Benedikt Frey
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Maurer
MF France FRA Pierre Redolfi
MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Thalmann
FW Switzerland SUI René Bader (Player-coach)
FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bannwart
FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bielser
FW Switzerland SUI Josef Hügi (II)
FW Switzerland SUI Ernst Klauser (II)
FW Italy ITA Romano Zolin
File:Flag placeholder.svg  Alfred Hartmann
File:Flag placeholder.svg  Roman Studer
File:Flag placeholder.svg  Werner Wederich
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Werner Schley (to Grasshopper Club)
GK Switzerland SUI Werner Wenger
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Eugen Büchel (to Young Fellows Zürich)
FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Frei
FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Leisinger

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

21 July 1953 Pre-season SFK Lyn Oslo Norway 3 – 3 Switzerland Basel Oslo
Muggerud File:Soccerball shade.svg 24 pen. 1:1'
Nordahl File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (2:1)
Olsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (3:2)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (0:1) Hügi (I)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (2:2) Maurer
File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (3:3) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 8,000
2 August 1953 Pre-season SV Werder Bremen Germany 9 – 0 Switzerland Basel Weserstadion, Bremen
Ebert File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' (1:0)
Hagenacker File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (2:0)
Hagenacker File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (3:0)
Hardtke File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (4:0)
Preusse File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' (5:0)
Preusse File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (6:0)
Ebert File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (7:0)
Hagenacker File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (8:0)
Ebert File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' (9:0)
Summary
20 September 1953 Mid-season AS Huningue 1919 France 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Huningue
16:00 Winterberger File:Soccerball shade.svg (1:2)
Keller File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (2:4)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (0:1) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (0:2) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (1:3) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (1:4) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (2:5) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: France Moser
21 November 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 Germany Karlsruher SC Landhof, Basel
14:45 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen. 1:2) Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (0:1) Kunkel
File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (0:2) Kunkel
File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (1:3) Rastetter
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten

Winter break to end of season

Nationalliga A

League matches

16 August 1953 Round 1 Basel 1 – 0 Young Boys Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:30 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland F. Buchmüller Zürich
30 August 1953 Round 3 Basel 4 – 0 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
16:30 Bader File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (1:0)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (2:0)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (3:0)
Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Fr. Karlen Bern
6 September 1953 Round 4 Fribourg 2 – 1 Basel Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg
Raetzo File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (1:0)
Weil File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (2:1)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne
13 September 1953 Round 5 Basel 1 – 3 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (1:2) Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (o.g. 0:1) Hügi (I)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' (0:2) Riva
File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' (1:3) Oberer
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland von Gunten Bern
27 September 1953 Round 6 Lausanne-Sport 5 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Maillard (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (1:1)
Guhl File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (2:1)
Guhl File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (3:1)
Glisovic File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (4:1)
Stäuble File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (5:2)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (0:1) Thalmann
File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (4:2) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
4 October 1953 Round 7 Basel 3 – 1 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Mogoy File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (2:0)
Thalmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (3:1)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (2:1) Hartmann Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland E. Guidi Bellinzona
18 October 1953 Round 8 Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1) Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (0:1) Hügi (I)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (0:2) Bannwart
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
25 October 1953 Round 9 Basel 4 – 3 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (I) File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (1:1)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:1)
Hügi (I) File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (3:3)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (4:3)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' (0:1) Righetti (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (2:2) Righetti (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (2:3) Righetti (II)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Schönholzer Lausanne
1 November 1953 Round 10 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 0 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Coutaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (1:0)
Coutaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (2:0)
Summary Yellow card 15' Hügi (II) Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
8 November 1953 Round 11 Basel 3 – 2 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (1:0)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (2:2)
Bannwart File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (3:2)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' (o.g. 1:1) Mogoy
File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (1:2) Zurmühle
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Zutter Bern
15 November 1953 Round 12 Basel 1 – 2 Luzern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (1:0) Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (1:1) Feller
File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (1:2) Kruppa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello
29 November 1953 Round 13 Servette 2 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30 Duret File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (1:0)
Duret File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (2:1)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' (1:1) Thalmann
File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:2) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten
6 December 1953 Round 14 Young Boys 3 – 0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (1:0)
Grütter File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (2:0)
Meier File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
20 December 1953 Round 16 Biel-Bienne 2 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Lipps File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (1:0)
Scheurer File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (2:1)
Wiedmer soccer ball with red X
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
27 December 1953 Round 17 Basel 3 – 2 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (1:1)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' (2:1)
Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (3:1)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (0:1) Raetzo
File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (3:2) Streiner
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Bollinger Schaffhausen
21 February 1954 Round 18 Chiasso 3 – 5 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Chiesa File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (1:0)
Chiesa File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (2:0)
Ferrari File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' (3:0)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' (3:1) Weber
File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (3:2) Weber
File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' (3:3) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (3:4) Hügi (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (3:5) Bannwart
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten
28 February 1954 Round 19 Basel 2 – 3 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (1:0)
Weber File:Soccerball shade.svg (2:3)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (1:1) Maillard (II)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (1:2) Eschmann
File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (1:3) Eschmann
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
7 March 1954 Round 20 FC Bern 2 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (1:0)
Thalmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (2:0)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (2:1) Grossenbacher
File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (2:2) Wirsching
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Weiersmüller Suhr
14 March 1954 Round 21 Basel 3 – 4 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' (1:0)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (pen. 2:2)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (3:3)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' (pen. 2:1) Kohler
File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (o.g. 2:2) Klauser (I)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (2:3) Schneiter
File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' (3:4) Bosshard
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Werner Müller
21 March 1954 Round 22 Grenchen 2 – 1 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Sidler File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (pen. 1:0)
Pfister File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (2:1)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' (1:1) Weber Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Fr. Karlen Bern
4 April 1954 Round 23 Basel 4 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (2:0)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (3:2)
Hügi (II) File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (4:2)
Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (2:1) Fesselet
File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (2:2) Coutaz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland F. Buchmüller Zürich
11 April 1954 Round 24 Bellinzona 2 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Sartori File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (1:0)
Fontana File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger Grenchen

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 20 2 4 78 36 +42 42 Champions and Swiss Cup winners
2 Grasshopper Club 26 19 3 4 108 47 +61 41
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 15 6 5 69 46 +23 36
4 Young Boys 26 13 4 9 66 44 +22 30
5 Servette 26 10 10 6 55 38 +17 30
6 Bellinzona 26 10 5 11 41 44 −3 25
7 Grenchen 26 10 4 12 53 58 −5 24
8 Basel 26 11 2 13 55 62 −7 24
9 Chiasso 26 9 5 12 45 62 −17 23
10 Luzern 26 10 2 14 47 68 −21 22
11 Zürich 26 8 4 14 45 64 −19 20
12 Fribourg 26 8 2 16 37 53 −16 18
13 FC Bern 26 8 1 17 40 75 −35 17 Relegated
14 Biel-Bienne 26 5 2 19 36 78 −42 12 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

10 January 1954 Round 3 Basel 0 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' (0:1) Pfister Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello

See also

References

  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1953/54". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Brasilien 2:5 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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