The FC Basel 1929–30 season was their thirty seventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club's new chairman was former player Otto Kuhn who took over the presidency from Hans Rupprecht at the AGM on 6 July 1929.
| 1929–30 season | |
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| Chairman |  Otto Kuhn |
| First team coach | Gyula Kertész |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 1st Final Stage: 4th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alfred Schlecht (13) All: Karl Bielser (19) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,000 on 8 December 1929 vs Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 on 8 September 1929 vs Grenchen |
| Average home league attendance | 3,750 |
Overview edit
The former Hungarian international footballer Gyula Kertész was coach/manager for the second successive season. He coached the team in a total of 41 matches in their 1929–30 season. 20 of these matches were in the domestic league, 16 in the qualification round and four in the final round. Four matches were in the Swiss Cup and 17 games were friendly matches. Of these 17 friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof and the other 14 were away games. Of the 41 matches, 25 ended in a victory, six were drawn and 10 were defeats, 132 goals scored and 75 against.[1]
At the end of the season Basel played a Scandinaviaen tour, with a visit in Germany, the first game in Leipzig and then six games in Norway. The team travelled with 15 players, the trainer Kertész and two functionaries. The journey started with a train ride on 2 June at 07:15 in the morning which arrived in Leipzig half passed eight that evening. The game against VfB Leipzig was played the following evening. The next day and ten hours the team travelled by train, train, ship, train and train again to Drammen, where a few hours later they played against a joint team Mjøndalen IF / SBK Drafn. The next day a train journey to Porsgrunn and two matches in 24 hours. The next day per bus and ship in a 48 hour journey to Bergen for a match against SK Brann. Again a ship voyage, this time to Stavanger and two games against Viking FK and a ship voyage back to Bergen. The journey ended with three train rides in three days, Bergen/Oslo/Berlin/Basel, arriving at home on 20 June. Seven games, four wins, one draw, two defeats and approximately 160 hours travelling.
The 1929–30 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. Due to the modification in the league system in the following season. The number of teams per group is to be increased from nine to eleven and therefore there were a few small modifications this season. The teams that won each group continue to the finals as before, but now these were accompanied by the second place teams as well. Due to the foreseen increase, during this season barrage games promotion-relegation (Serie A-Serie B) were not played, were not required. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other three local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other five teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn.
FC Basel played a good league season. The good work that the trainer Gyula Kertész was making with the players was shown in the results. The first five games were won straight off, including a 5–1 in Solothurn, a 4–1 against both FC Bern and Grenchen, a 3–0 against Aarau and a 1–0 victory against local rivals Old Boys. There was a slip in the match against there closest rivals Young Boys. But the team continued their good run in the new year, beating Solothurn 4–1 and even managing a 9–2 against FC Bern. Alfred Enderlin scored four goals in that match. Basel won ten matches, four were drawn and they suffered only two defeats. They scored 46 goals and conceded 20. With 24 points they ended the group in top position, two points ahead of runners-up Young Boys.[2] FCB and YB continued to the final group. Here Basel played against Biel-Bienne and won, but lost the three matches against Lugano, Grasshopper Club and finally Servette, who won the Swiss championship. Basel finished the championship in fourth position, level on points with Lugano and YB.[3]
In the preliminary, first and second round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home against FC Diana Zürich in August and FC Dietikon in October, then away against Lugano in November. But their second visit to the canton of Ticino in December ended in the away defeat against FC Locarno.[3]
Basel's top league goal scorers were Alfred Schlecht with 13 goals and Karl Bielser with 12 goals. Followed by Alfred Enderlin with 10 and Walter Müller with eight. The players Otto Meier, Paul Schaub and Leopold Wionsowsky each scored once. Karl Bielser was top scorer in the Swiss Cup with seven goals, five of these were scored in the match against FC Dietikon[4]
Players edit
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Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 18 August 1929 Pre-season | Yverdon-Sports | 1–4 | Basel | Yverdon |
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Summary | |
| 22 September 1929 Pre-season | AS Strasbourg  | 1–3 | Basel | Strasbourg |
| (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (1:3) |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 6 October 1929 Mid-season | Biel-Bienne | 3–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Bonny (1:1) Aeschbacher (2:1)Aeschbacher (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Enderlin (I) (2:2) Schlecht |
Attendance: 600 |
| 27 October 1929 Mid-season | Servette | 3–3 | Basel | Geneva |
| (1:2) (2:3) (3:3) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (1:3) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kim Geneva |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 1 January 1930 Winter break | Young Fellows Zürich | 3–6 | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| Winkler (IV) 10' (1:0) Diebold (2:0)Diebold 65' (3:6) |
Summary | 23' (2:1) Enderlin (I) 27' (2:2) Enderlin (I) 40' (2:3) Enderlin (I) 50' (2:4) Wionsowsky 61' (2:5) Schaub 62' (2:6) Wionsowsky |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 19 January 1930 Winter break | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1–7 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | |
Summary | |
| 12 April 1930 Mid-season | Basel | 1–0 |  33 FC Budai | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:30 | Schlecht 51' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 1 May 1930 Mid-season | Basel | 3–4 | Mulhouse | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (o.g. 1:1) Schlecht 60' (2:1)Kielholz 65' (3:2) |
Summary | 12' (0:1) 63' (2:2) Korb (3:3)Lieb 88' (3:4) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Feurer Delémont |
| 3 May 1930 Mid-season | Basel | v | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| [ Summary] |
| 3 June 1930 End of season | VfB Leipzig  | 2–4 | Basel | Sportpark Connewitz Leipzig |
| 18:45 | Bödecker 15' (1:0) Schrepper 85' (2:4) |
Summary | (1:1) Müller (1:2) Schlecht (1:3) Jaeck (1:4) Schlecht |
| 5 June 1930 End of season | Mjøndalen IF/SBK Drafn  | 1–2 | Basel | Drammen |
| 1930 | (1:2) |
Summary | 30' (0:1) Bielser 40' (0:2) Jaeck |
| 8 June 1930 End of season | Odds BK | 1–2 | Basel | Porsgrunn |
| Mitchel (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Schlecht (1:2) Bielser |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 9 June 1930 End of season | Urædd FK | 6–3 | Basel | Porsgrunn |
| 15:00 | 5' (1:0) 10' (2:0) 15' (3:0) 20' (4:0) (5:2) 89' (6:3) |
Summary | 40' (4:1) Enderlin (I) (4:2) Müller 85' (5:3) |
| 12 June 1930 End of season | SK Brann | 2–3 | Basel | Bergen |
| 55' (1:3) 60' (2:3) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Galler (0:2) Bielser 50' (0:3) Jaeck |
Attendance: 3,000 |
| 15 June 1930 End of season | Viking FK | 2–2 | Basel | Stavanger |
| 30' (1:1) 65' (2:2) |
Summary | 23' (0:1) Jaeck 48' (1:2) Bielser |
| 17 June 1930 End of season | Viking FK | 3–1 | Basel | Stavanger |
| (1:1) (2:1) (3:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Kielholz |
Attendance: 2,000 |
Serie A edit
Central Group results edit
| 1 September 1929 Round 1 | FC Bern | 1–4 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Molteni 30' (1:2) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Enderlin (I) 5' (0:2) Meier (1:3) Bielser (1:4) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Chaladon Geneva |
| 8 September 1929 Round 2 | Basel | 4–1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:45 | Schaub 5' (1:0) Bielser 6' (2:0)Müller 60' (3:0)Müller 62' (4:0) |
Summary | 86' (4:1) Klay/Schüpbach |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 20 October 1929 Round 3 | Basel | 1–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 63' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chaladon Geneva |
| 10 November 1929 Round 4 | Solothurn | 1–5 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
| (1:3) |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Schlecht (0:2) Schlecht (0:3) Schlecht (1:4) Schlecht (1:5) Müller |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
| 17 November 1929 Round 5 | Basel | 3–0 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Müller 36' (1:0) Enderlin (I) 65' (2:0)Schlecht 85' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 8 December 1929 Round 6 | Basel | 2–3 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Enderlin (I) 39' (1:1) Enderlin (I) (pen. 2:3) |
Summary | 37' (pen. 0:1) Dasen 62' (1:2) Volery (1:3) Schicker |
Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 15 December 1929 Round 7 | Basel | 3–1 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Müller 5' (1:0) Bielser 45' (2:0)Bielser 61' (3:0) |
Summary | 86' (3:1) Laube |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| 22 December 1929 Round 8 | Nordstern Basel | 1–1 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Breitenstein 24' (1:0) |
Summary | 35' (1:1) Müller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 2 February 1930 Round 9 | Basel | 4–1 | Solothurn | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bielser 48' (1:0) Schlecht 49' (2:0)Bielser 65' (3:0)Bielser 75' (4:0) |
Summary | (pen. 4:1) Dreier |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Chaladon Geneva |
| 16 February 1930 Round 10 | Basel | 9–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Bielser 11' (1:0) Enderlin (I) 19' (2:0)Müller 25' (3:0)Wionsowsky 33' (4:0)Enderlin (I) 65' (5:1)Enderlin (I) 68' (6:1)Enderlin (I) 80' (7:1)Bielser (8:2)Müller (9:2) |
Summary | (4:1) Berthoud 81' (7:2) Manz |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Bitterli Baden |
| 2 March 1930 Round 11 | Old Boys | 1–1 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bossi 6' (1:0) |
Summary | 22' (1:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Kempf |
| 9 March 1930 Round 12 | Basel | 1–3 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser 35' (1:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Bucco 51' (1:2) Heine 54' (1:3) Bucco |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 16 March 1930 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2–3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Jung 50' (1:2) Dasen 75' (pen. 2:2) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Bielser 17' (0:2) Müller 87' (2:3) Schlecht |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 30 March 1930 Round 14 | Grenchen | 0–0 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 6 April 1930 Round 15 | Concordia Basel | 2–4 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Rau 30' (1:2) Christen 70' (2:2) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Enderlin (I) 12' (pen. 0:2) Enderlin (I) 80' (2:3) Bielser 90' (2:4) Schlecht |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 27 April 1930 Round 16 | Aarau | 1–1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Lüthy (I) (1:0) |
Summary | 28' (1:1) Strasser |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bitterli Baden |
Central Group table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 24 | Group winners / advance to finals |
| 2 | Young Boys | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 22 | Advance to finals |
| 3 | Grenchen | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 19 | |
| 4 | Aarau | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | FC Bern | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 15 | |
| 6 | Old Boys | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 14 | |
| 7 | Concordia Basel | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 13 | |
| 8 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 12 | |
| 9 | Solothurn | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 10 |
Final Group results edit
| 11 May 1930 Round 1 | Lugano | 4–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Poretti 24' (1:0) Fink 25' (2:0)Costa 35' (3:0)Fink 79' (4:0) |
Summary | 81' (4:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pachoud Bern |
| 18 May 1930 Round 2 | Basel | 1–0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 24' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 25 May 1930 Round 3 | Grasshopper Club | 1–0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Weiler 35' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Dagon Solothurn |
| 1 June 1930 Round 4 | Basel | 0–3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 45' (0:1) Pasello 51' (0:2) Chabanel 56' (pen. 0:3) Link |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
Final Group table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servette | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | Swiss champions |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Biel-Bienne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 |
Swiss Cup edit
| 15 August 1929 Preliminary round | Basel | 6–2 | FC Diana Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:30 | (2x) Enderlin (I) (2x) Müller (1x) Bielser (1x) Wionsowsky |
Summary | |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bitterli Baden |
| 13 October 1929 First round | Basel | 10–0 | FC Dietikon | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:45 | Enderlin (I) 7' (1:0) Bielser 10' (2:0)Bielser 16' (3:0)Bielser 19' (4:0)Wionsowsky 34' (5:0)Galler (6:0)Strasser 55' (7:0)Müller 60' (8:0)Bielser 61' (9:0)Bielser 75' (10:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Krämer Basel |
| 3 November 1929 Second round | Lugano | 3–5 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Fink 39' (1:1) Fink 81' (2:3)Sturzenegger 80' (3:4) |
Summary | 31' (0:1) Müller 41' (1:2) Schlecht 54' (1:3) Bielser 79' (2:4) Wionsowsky 85' (3:5) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Paschoud Bern |
| 1 December 1929 Round of 16 | Locarno | 5–4 | Basel | Campo Sportivo Alle Palestre, Locarno |
| 14:45 | (1:0) Case (II) (2:3)Case (II) (3:3)Mutter 70' (4:3)Mutter 75' (5:3) |
Summary | (1:1) Enderlin (I) (1:2) Schlecht (1:3) Schlecht 88' (5:4) Wionsowsky |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Saison 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ a b Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1929/30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistic 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. 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
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