The FC Basel 1909–10 season was their seventeenth season since the club was founded on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was once again Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his eighth presidential term. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.
| 1909–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| First team coach | Emil Hasler (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: Fifth |
| Anglo Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Top goalscorer | n/a[note 09–10 1] |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
Overview edit
In the 1909–10 season 99 teams took part in the Swiss championships organised by the Swiss Football Association. In the Serie A there were 19 teams. From the regional point of view these were FC Basel and FC Old Boys Basel. In the Serie B there were 41 teams, from the region Nordstern Basel, Concordia Basel, FC Liestal and the second teams from FCB and OB. In the Serie C there wer 39 teams, FC Breite Basel and FC Rosenthal Basel, as well as second and third teams.[1]
Emil Hasler was team captain for the second season in a row and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. During the 1909–10 season Basel played a total of 37 matches, 25 friendly games, 10 in the domestic league and two in the newly created Anglo-Cup. Of the 25 friendlies 11 were played in the Landhof. The team travelled to France to play a good victory against FC Hagenau and to Germany tp play Freiburger FC, but here they were defeated. During the winter break they again travelled to Germany. They played a draw with 1. FC Pforzheim on Christmas day and on boxing day were defeated by a combined team with players from Mannheimer FG Union and FC Phönix Mannheim. The team again travelled to France in January, playing a draw with Strassburger FV. Over Easter the team played a tour in Germany, losing 4–0 against Stuttgarter Kickers, losing 5–3 against 1. FC Nürnberg on Good Friday and losing twice against Deutscher FC Prag, 2–1 on Easter Sunday and 4–1 on Easter Monday. In total 8 games were won, 6 six were drawn and 11 ended in a defeat.[2]
The Swiss Serie A 1909–10 was divided into three regional groups, seven team in the east group, six in the central and six in the west group. Basel were allocated to the central group together with local rivals Old Boys. The other teams playing in the Serie A central group were Luzern, Biel-Bienne, FC Bern and Young Boys. Basel ended the season in the fifth position in the group table, five points ahead of Luzern, who were relegated and three points behind the Young Boys, who won the group. YB continued to the finals and played against east group winners Aarau and west group winners Servette. YB won both games and became Swiss champions for the second time in a row.[3]
The first Anglo-Cup was played this season. In the round of 16 on 10 April 1910 Basel won against Young Fellows Zürich, but were beaten by St. Gallen in the quarterfinals. St. Gallen continued to the final, but were beaten in the replay by Young Boys.[3]
Players edit
- Squad members
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
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 15 August 1909 Pre-season | Concordia Basel | 1 – 12 | Basel | Basel |
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Summary | |
| 5 September 1909 Pre-season | FC Hagenau  | 1 – 5 | Basel | Hagenau |
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Summary | |
| 19 September 1909 Pre-season | Freiburger FC  | 4 – 2 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
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Summary | |
| 3 October 1909 Mid-season | Basel | 5 – 2 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:1) |
Summary | (pen. 4:1) (5:2) |
| 10 October 1909 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 4 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:0) Goldschmidt (2:2) |
Summary | (o.g. 1:1) (1:2) Koblet (2:3) (2:4) Keller |
Referee: Kupferschmid (Old Boys |
| 21 November 1909 Mid-season | Basel | 3 – 4 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
| 5 December 1909 Mid-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3 – 6 | Basel | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| (1:5) (2:5) (3:5) |
Summary | (0:1) Gürtler (0:2) Hasler (0:3) Hasler (0:5) Kaltenbach (3:6) Gossweiler II |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 19 December 1909 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wunderle (1:0) Wunderle (2:2)Gürtler (3:4)Moll (4:4) |
Summary | (1:1) Meister (1:2) (2:3) (o.g. 2:4) Amstein |
Referee: |
| 25 December 1909 Winter break | 1. FC Pforzheim | 2 – 2 | Basel | Pforzheim |
| Schweikert (1:0) (pen, 2:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Wunderle (1:2) Moll |
| 26 December 1909 Winter break | Mannheimer FG Union/FC Phönix Mannheim combined team | 4 – 3 | Basel | Mannheim |
| (1:0) (pen. 2:2) (3:2) (4:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Moll (1:2) (4:3) |
| 2 January 1910 Winter break | Basel | 10 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | 5' (0:1) |
| 9 January 1910 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 5 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Dessaules (1:2) (1:3) Renand (1:4) Morier (o.g. 1:2) |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 16 January 1910 Winter break | Strassburger FV | 3 – 3 | Basel | Akademiker-Platz, Strassburg |
| (o.g. 1:1) (2:1) 80' (3:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Gürtler (2:2) Gossweiler 70' (2:3) |
Referee: Graef Strassburger FV |
| 6 March 1910 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wunderle (1:1) Moll (2:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
Referee: Ramseyer Basel |
| 20 March 1910 Mid-season | Stuttgarter Kickers | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stuttgart |
| 10' (1:0) (2:0) Löble (3:0) (4:0) |
Summary |
| 25 March 1910 Mid-season | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5 – 3 | Basel | Nürnberg |
| (1:1) (2:2) (3:3) (pen. 4:3) (5:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Gossweiler (1:2) (2:3) Moll |
| 27 March 1910 Mid-season | Deutscher FC Prag | 2 – 1 | Basel | Prague |
| (1:0) (2:0) |
Summary | (2:1) Gürtler |
| 28 March 1910 Mid-season | Deutscher FC Prag | 4 – 1 | Basel | Prague |
| (o.g. 1:0) (2:1) (3:1) (4:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Gürtler |
| 29 April 1910 End of season | Basel | 0 – 3 |  The Pirates FC London | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) |
| 8 May 1910 End of season | FV Baden-Baden | 4 – 2 | Basel | Baden-Baden |
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Summary | |
| 15 May 1910 End of season | FC Wacker München | 3 – 3 | Basel | Munich |
| (1:3) (2:3) (3:3) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Kaltenbach (0:2) Moll (0:3) Wunderle |
| 16 May 1910 End of season | FC Wacker München | 3 – 5 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Munich |
| (1:1) (1:2) (3:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Hasler (2:2) (2:3) (3:4) Kaltenbach (3:5) Gunst |
| 22 May 1910 End of season | Basel | 2 – 2 | Freiburger FC | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | (1:0) Kaltenbach (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) (2:2) |
| 4 June 1910 End of season | Basel | 6 – 0 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:00 | Hasler (1:0) Hasler (2:0)Hasler (3:0)Kaltenbach (4:0)Kaltenbach (5:0) (6:0) |
Summary |
Serie A edit
Central group results edit
| 17 October 1909 Round 1 | Basel | 7 – 0 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:0) 2:0' 3:0' 4:0' 5:0' 6:0' 7:0' |
Summary | Referee: R. Seifert (Old Boys) |
| 24 October 1909 Round 2 | Young Boys | 1 – 2 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| 14:30 | 18' (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Wunderle (pen. 1:2) Hasler |
Referee: Sevin (Cantonal Neuchâtel) |
| 31 October 1909 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 4 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:1) (2:4) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Lempen (1:2) (1:3) (1:4) |
| 7 November 1909 Round 4 | Old Boys | 3 – 3 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Niggli 18' (1:0) Buser (2:1)Winter (3:3) |
Summary | (1:1) Hasler (2:2) Wunderle (2:3) Gossweiler II |
Referee: Rüegg |
| 14 November 1909 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:1) Gossweiler II (2:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Hofer (1:2) Schäfter (o.g. 2:3) Meyer |
| 12 December 1909 Round 6 | Luzern | 1 – 2 | Basel | Luzern |
| 10' (1:0) |
(1:1) Kaltenbach (1:2) Gossweiler II |
| 14 February 1910 Round 7 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Buser III (1:2) (1:3) (1:4) |
Referee: Escher Zürich |
| 20 February 1910 Round 8 | Bern | 2 – 3 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| 15:00 | Brugger (1:0) Beuchat I (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Hasler (2:2) (2:3) |
Referee: Haslebacher (Montriond) |
| 17 April 1910 Round 9 | Basel | 0 – 4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | (0:1) Walter (0:2) Meister (0:3) Weiss (0:4) Kaiser |
Referee: Schlegel (FC Zürich) |
| 24 April 1910 Round 10 | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 2 | Basel | Biel/Bienne |
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Summary | |
Central group league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Young Boys Bern | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 13 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Old Boys Basel | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | FC Bern | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 11 | |
| 4 | FC Biel | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 10 | |
| 5 | FC Basel | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | FC Lucerne | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 5 | Relegated |
Anglo-Cup edit
| 10 April 1910 Round of 16 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:0) Kaltenbach (pen. 2:0)Moll (3:0)Hasler (4:0) |
Summary | (4:1) (4:2) |
| 29 May 1910 Quarterfinal | St. Gallen | 2 – 1 | Basel | St. Gallen |
| Krämer (1:0) Grunder (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) |
Referee: H. W. Koch |
See also edit
Notes edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ The player lines-ups and goal scorers for 6 of the 10 league games in the 1909–10 season are unknown or incomplete.
Incomplete league matches 1909–1910 season: YB-FCB, FCB-Biel, Luzern-FCB, Bern-FCB, FCB-YB, Biel-FCB
References edit
- ^ Peter, Stefan. "Überregionale Meisterschaften, Schweizer und Basler Cup". Regional, national championships, Swiss and Basler Cup. Stefan Peter, Basel. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Spiele, Testspiele 1909-10". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ a b Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1910". rsssf.org. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
Sources edit
- 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 1909-10 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1909-10 at RSSSF