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.
| 1915–16 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Philipp LeichnerFranz 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 |
Overview edit
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 edit
- Squad members
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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre-season edit
| 29 August 1915 Pre-season | Basel | 4–1 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 |  |
Summary | |
Winter break edit
| 16 January 1916 Winter break | Winterthur | 2–2 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| (1:1) (2:1) |
Summary | (0:1) (2:2) |
| 23 January 1916 Winter break | Young Fellows Zürich | 8–1 | Basel | Zürich |
| Rais (1:0) Weidmann (2:0)Meier (3:0)Leiber (4:0)Meier (5:0)Meier (6:0)Meier (7:0)Leiber (8:1) |
Summary | (7:1) |
| 13 February 1916 Winter break | Servette | 3–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:40 | Raymond (IV) 2' (1:0) Ofterdinger (2:1)Raymond (IV) (3:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Kuhn |
Referee: Heck, (Servette) |
| 26 March 1916 Mid-season | Montriond Lausanne | 1–4 | Basel | Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Douglas (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) (1:2) (1:3) (1:4) |
| 9 April 1916 Mid-season | Basel | 2–2 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich (1:0) Wüthrich (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) (2:2) Koblet |
Referee: Riesterer, (Basel) |
| 24 April 1916 Mid-season | Zürich | 3–0 | Basel | Utogrund, Zürich |
| Schuepp 15' (1:0) Oetiker (2:0) (o.g. 3:0) |
Summary |
| 30 April 1916 Mid-season | Basel | 0–2 | Montriond Lausanne | Landhof, Basel |
| Summary | (0:1) Millenet (o.g. 0:2) |
Referee: Riesterer, (Basel) |
| 14 May 1916 Basel championship | Basel | 5–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Moll (1:1) Kuhn (2:1)Kuhn (3:1)Ritte (4:1)Kuhn (5:1) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: E. Stutz Luzern |
| 1 June 1916 Basel championship | Old Boys | 1–1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese Basel |
| 15:00 | Angoso (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Ganter |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: E. Stutz, (Luzern) |
| 11 June 1916 End of season | Luzern | 1–6 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
| 15:00 | 1' (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) (1:2) (1:3) (1:4) (1:5) (1:6) |
Referee: E. Stutz, (Luzern) |
| 2 July 1916 Basel championship | Basel | 2–1 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:0) Kuhn 89' (2:1) |
Summary | (pen. 1:1) |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Weber, (Zürich) |
| 8 July 1916 Basel championship | Nordstern Basel | 0–2 | Basel | Staldenrain Riehen |
| 15:00 | Summary | 11' (0:1) Kuhn (0:2) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Zoller, (Basel) |
Serie A edit
Central Group results edit
| 3 October 1915 Round 1 | Étoile-Sporting | 3–1 | Basel | Stade du FC Etoile, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | Wyss (I) 23' (1:0) Meier 25' (2:0)Hirschy 35' (3:0) |
Summary | 63' (3:1) Hasler |
Referee: Henninger, (CA Genève) |
| 10 October 1915 Round 2 | Basel | 2–1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | 5' (o.g.) Wüthrich 78' (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) |
| 17 October 1915 Round 3 | FC Bern | 3–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| 14:30 | (1:1) Brand (2:1) (3:1) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Henninger, (CA Genève) |
| 31 October 1915 Round 4 | Nordstern Basel | 4–2 | Basel | Staldenrain, Riehen |
| 15:00 | Bollinger 1' (pen. 1:0) Gaus (2:2)Bollinger (pen. 3:2)Bollinger 84' (4:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Hasler 31' (1:2) Hasler |
Referee: Weber |
| 7 November 1915 Round 5 | Young Boys | 3–3 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| 15:00 | Funk (I) (pen. 1:1) Funk (I) (2:3)Mangold (3:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Hasler (1:2) (1:3) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Heck |
| 21 November 1915 Round 6 | Basel | 1–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Perrenoud (II) 75' (1:2) Reutter |
Referee: Willy Beuttner, (FC Zürich) |
| 28 November 1915 Round 7 | Basel | 1–6 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| Hasler (1:0) Hasler  |
Summary | (pen. 1:1) Kalt (o.g. 1:2) Wüthrich (1:3) (1:4) (1:5) (1:6) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Keller |
| 5 December 1915 Round 8 | Biel-Bienne | 6–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 15:00 | Marbot 1' (1:0) Gnägi (2:0)Keller (3:0)Keller (4:1)Siegrist (5:1)Keller (6:2) |
Summary | (1:3) Hasler (5:2) Albicker (I) |
Referee: Beuttner |
| 30 January 1916 Round 9 | Basel | P–P | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Referee: Weber |
| 22 February 1916 Round 10 | Basel | 5–3 | Étoile-Sporting | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kuhn (1:0) Kuhn (2:1)Kuhn (3:1)Kuhn (4:1)Buss (5:1) |
Summary | (1:1) (5:2) (5:3) |
Referee: Graffenried |
| 12 March 1916 Round 12 | Old Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Katz 24' (pen. 1:0) Ferralli 40' (2:1)Wionsowsky 60' (3:1) |
Summary | 25' (1:1) Wunderle 87' (3:2) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Reich |
| 2 April 1916 Round 13 | Basel | 0–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 87' (0:1) Bollinger |
Referee: Schaller, (Basel) |
| 7 May 1916 Round 14 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–5 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:45 | Summary | 9' (0:1) Kuhn (0:2) Kuhn (0:3) Kuhn (0:4) (0:5) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jacques |
| 21 May 1916 Round 9 | Basel | 4–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Moll (pen. 1:1) Wunderle (2:2)Kaltenbach (3:2)Wüthrich (4:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Funk (II) (1:2) Funk (II) |
Referee: Weber |
Central Group league table edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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 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 1915–16 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1915-16 at RSSSF