The FC Basel 1911–12 season was their nineteenth season since the club's foundation. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his tenth presidential term altogether and his fourth in succession. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Basel-Wettstein in Kleinbasel, Basel.
| 1911–12 season | |
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| Chairman |  Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| First team coach | Emil Hasler (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: Fifth |
| Top goalscorer | n/a[note 11–12 1] |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
Overview
editDuring the 1911–12 season Emil Hasler was the team captain for the fourth consequtive season and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played a total of 37 matches, 23 friendly games and 14 in the domestic league. Of the friendlies five of the games were played abroad and of the home games five were hosted against foreign clubs. Seven were played against German teams. On 27 August 1911 Basel hosted their first German opponent and this game against FV Baden-Baden was won 7–1. The other three pre-season matches were also won and all three against Swiss teams. During the winter break the team travelled to Italy. On Christmas Eve they were beaten 1–0 by Genoa and on Boxing day they played a 5–5 draw with SG Andrea Doria. At the end of the season the team made a short tour to Germany and played games against Kickers Offenbach and Karlsruher FC Phönix. Basel also hosted French team Mulhouse. Of these 23 friendlies 10 were won, 3 were drawn and 10 were defeats.[1]
The Swiss Serie A 1911–12 was divided into three regional groups. Eight teams in the east group, eight in the central and seven in the east group. Basel were allocated to the central group together with local rivals Old Boys and newly promoted Nordstern Basel. The other teams playing in the Central group were Biel-Bienne, FC Bern, Young Boys, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds and Étoile-Sporting (La Chaux-de-Fonds). Basel started the season badly, losing three of their first four matches and they ended it badly, losing four of their last six games. During the seasin Basel won five league matches, drew two, but lost seven, scoring a total of 30 goals and conceding 34. Étoile-Sporting won the group and qualified for the finals. Aarau became Swiss champions.[2]
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
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Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
editPre- and mid season
edit| 3 September 1911 Pre-season | Basel | 2–1 | SC Brühl St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 |  |
Summary | |
| 10 September 1911 Pre-season | St. Gallen | 1–2 | Basel | St. Gallen |
| (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) (2:1) |
Attendance: 1,200 |
| 24 September 1911 Pre-season | Old Boys | 1–0 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Goldschmidt (1:0) |
Summary | Referee:  Ehret, Freiburger FC |
| 12 November 1911 Mid-season | Grasshopper Club | 3–4 | Basel | Zürich |
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Summary | |
Winter break to end of season
edit| 10 December 1911 Winter break | Basel | 1–2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Friedli (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) Jörg |
Referee: Ramseyer |
| 17 December 1911 Winter break | Basel | 4–3 | Freiburger FC | Landhof, Basel |
| Albicker (1:2) Albicker (2:2) (3:2) (4:2) |
Summary | (0:1) 5' (0:2) (4:3) |
Referee: Ramseyer |
| 26 December 1911 Winter break | SG Andrea Doria  | 5–5 | Basel | Genoa |
| (1:0) (3:4) (4:4) (5:5) |
Summary | (2:4) (4:5) |
| 31 December 1911 Winter break | Basel | 2–3 | Würzburger Kickers | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Buss (1:2) 2:3' |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (o.g. 1:3) |
| 1 January 1912 Winter break | Basel | 2–2 | FV 1900 Kaiserslautern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Friedli (1:0) (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) (2:2) |
Referee: Ramseyer |
| 11 February 1912 Mid-season | Young Boys | 7–0 | Basel | Bern |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) (6:0) (7:0) |
Summary |
| 3 March 1912 Mid-season | Freiburger FC | 6–0 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Glaser (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) Hensler (6:0) |
Summary | Referee: J. Kaiser | ||
| Note: The goals from 2:0 to 5:0 were scored by Mechling (2), Steiert and Rudolf but the sequence is unknown | ||||
| 10 March 1912 Mid-season | Montriond Lausanne | 4–0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) |
Summary |
| 21 April 1912 End of season | Servette | 0–2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:30 | Summary | (0:1) Albicker (0:2) Albicker |
| 28 April 1912 End of season | Young Fellows Zürich | 2–2 | Basel | Zürich |
| Kienast (1:2) Bonner (2:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
| 12 May 1912 End of season | Basel | 3–1 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wunderle (1:0) Bredschneider (2:1)Kaltenbach (3:1) |
Summary | (1:1) |
| 19 May 1912 End of season | St. Gallen | 2–1 | Basel | St. Gallen |
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Summary | |
| 26 May 1912 End of season | Kickers Offenbach | 5–0 | Basel | Offenbach am Main |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) |
Summary |
| 27 May 1912 End of season | Karlsruher FC Phönix | 7–2 | Basel | Karlsruhe |
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Summary | |
Serie A
editCentral group results
edit| 8 October 1911 Round 1 | Basel | 0–2 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | |
| 15 October 1911 Round 2 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6–2 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | |
Summary | |
| 22 October 1911 Round 3 | Old Boys | 4–4 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:1) (2:2) (pen. 3:3) (4:4) |
Summary | (1:0) Albicker (1:2) (2:3) Albicker (3:4) Goldschmidt |
Referee: Sporrer, Winterthur |
| 5 November 1911 Round 4 | Étoile-Sporting | 4–1 | Basel | Parc de l'Etoile, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | |
Summary | |
| 19 November 1911 Round 5 | Biel-Bienne | 2–2 | Basel | Biel-Bienne |
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[ Summary] | |
Referee: W. Lehmann |
| 26 November 1911 Round 6 | Basel | 3–0 FF | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Friedli (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Kientsch (0:2) (1:3) (o.g. 1:4) |
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| Note: The game was rated 3: 0 forfait because the Young Boys had used an unqualified player. | ||||
| 3 December 1911 Round 7 | Basel | 6–0 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | Referee: Jacques Reich, Winterthur | |
| Note: Bern played with just 10 players | ||||
| 7 January 1912 Round 8 | Basel | 4–2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
| 14 January 1912 Round 9 | Basel | 0–2 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 20' (0:1) Winter 75' (0:2) Winter |
Referee: Haslebacher, Montriond Lausanne |
| 21 January 1912 Round 10 | Nordstern Basel | 2–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Bucher (1:0) Rittel (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) |
Referee: Allemann, Zürich |
| 28 January 1912 Round 11 | FC Bern | 2–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| Baumann (I) 5' (1:0) Beuchat (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Hasler |
Referee: E. Ammann, Cantonal Neuchatel |
| 25 February 1912 Round 12 | Basel | 4–1 | Étoile-Sporting | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Goal scorers: Hasler (3), Kaltenbach (1) |
Summary | Méroz |
Referee: Hinnen, Baden |
| Note: Goal sequence unknown | ||||
| 17 March 1911 Round 13 | Young Boys | 6–0 | Basel | Bern |
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Summary | Referee: Hinnen, (FC Baden) |
| 24 March 1912 Round 14 | Basel | 2– 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary |
Central group league table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Étoile-Sporting | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 24 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Old Boys | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 23 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 18 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 12 | |
| 5 | Basel | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 10 | |
| 7 | FC Bern | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 10 | |
| 8 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 3 |
See also
editNotes
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The player lines-ups and goal scorers for 6 of the 14 league games in the 1911–12 season are unknown or incomplete.
Incomplete league matches 1911–12 season: FCB-Nordstern, LcdF-FCB, Sporting-FCB, Biel-FCB, FCB-Biel, YB-FCB
References
edit- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1911–12". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1911/12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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 squad at fcb-archiv.ch.
- Switzerland 1911-12 at RSSSF