The FC Basel 1931–32 season was their thirty ninth 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 Franz Rinderer, who took over the presidency from Otto Kuhn at the AGM on 11 July 1931.
| 1931–32 season | |
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| Chairman |  Franz Rinderer |
| First team coach |  + Gustav Putzendopler Otto Haftl |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga | Group Stage: 7th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Otto Haftl (11) All: Otto Haftl (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 3 April 1932 vs Nordstern Basel |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 on 11 October 1931 vs La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Average home league attendance | 3,937 |
Overview edit
Last season's coach/manager Austrian Gustav Putzendopler stayed on for his second season as trainer. Fellow Austrian international Otto Haftl signed in from AC Sparta Prague to the team becoming Basel's first ever fully professional football player. During his first season at the club he also acted as player-manager after Putzendopler laid down the job as trainer. The team played a total of 35 matches in their 1931–32 season. 16 of these matches were in the domestic league, six matches in the Swiss Cup and 13 games were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies four were played in the Landhof, six other games were also played in Switzerland. Only one was played in Germany against FV Lörrach and another one was played in France against CA Mulhouse. Of the friendly games, ten games ended with a victory, two were drawn and one match ended with a defeat.[1]
The previous season the top tier of Swiss football had three regional groups each with 11 teams. The number of teams was reduced from 33 to 18, which meant that 15 teams were relegated. The newly formed and renamed domestic league, now Nationalliga, started at the end of August. The new 1931–32 Nationalliga was now divided into two groups, each with nine teams, coming from the whole of Switzerland and no longer just regional groups. The top team in each group would advance to the finals. The two second placed teams would have a play-off to decide the third final place and the curiosity this season the second tier champions would also qualify to the finals. Basel were allocated to Group 1. The league season started very badly, they lost their first five games straight off, conceding 27 goals. Not only did Basel change their trainer, but they also changed their goalkeeper and various players. In the second half of the season things improved and with six victories in the last seven games Basel were able to rise from the foot of the table. They finished the season four points above the relegation zone. FC Bern and St. Gallen were relegated from this group, Étoile-Sporting and Old Boys from the other group.[2]
Zürich were group 1 winners and as second placed Urania Genève Sport won the play-off against Biel-Bienne, these two teams advanced to the finals with group 2 winners Grasshopper Club. As mentioned the second tier champions were also qualified for the finals, this being Lausanne-Sport. After the four teams had each played their three games, Zürich and Lausanne were then level, each with four points and a play-off decided the championship. The curiosity that a second-tier team would become Swiss champions happened, because Lausanne won the play-off 5–2.[2]
In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away against and defeated lower classed SC Veltheim. They needed a reply in the second round to beat Lugano and were victorious against lower classed SC Brühl St. Gallen in the third round. Then a quarter-final victory over La Chaux-de-Fonds took the team into a semi-final against Grasshopper Club. However this ended with a rather hefty defeat 1–8 and that fits completely into the picture of a rather disappointing season. The Grasshoppers won the final 5–1 against Urania Genève Sport[3]
An episode that is noted in association with the Cup, was the second-round replay away against FC Lugano on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3–3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. Then, Basel's Alfred Schlecht scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had started. However, shortly before the end of the match referee Hans Wüthrich did not blow his whistle and award a penalty after an alleged handball by a Basel player. The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at referee and players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours later, before things were settled enough, for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship over Lake Lugano.[4] According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured.[5] Josef Remay had a bleeding head, Hermann Enderlin had a hole above his eye, Leopold Kielholz and goalkeeper Paul Blumer were also hurt.[6]
Players edit
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Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 16 August 1931 Pre-season | FC Liestal | 2–3 | Basel | Liestal |
Casartelli  8' (1:0)Soverini (2:0) |
Summary | (2:1) (2:2) 89' (2:3) |
| 23 August 1931 Pre-season | Aarau | 1–3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Taddei |
Summary | (1x) Kielholz (1x) Müller (1x) Schlecht |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Reber Baden |
Winter break edit
| 1 January 1932 Winter break | Basel | 3–4 |  Freiburger FC | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | 10' (o.g.) Schlecht 18' (2:0)Borecký (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Peters 49' (3:2) Peters 50' (3:3) Peters 52' (3:4) Fehrle |
Referee: Karl Wunderlin Basel |
| 30 January 1932 Mid-season | Basel | 4–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| Haftl 7' (1:0) Hiss 35' (2:0)Enderlin (I) (pen. 3:0)Hiss 67' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: Hubert Basel |
| 20 March 1932 Mid-season | Luzern | 2–7 | Basel | Luzern |
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Summary | (2x) Enderlin (I) (2x) Hiss (2x) Haftl (1x) Wionsowsky |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Martin Luzern |
| 27 March 1932 Mid-season | Freiburger FC | 2–3 | Basel | Freiburg |
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Summary | |
| 28 March 1932 Mid-season | Young Boys | 3–4 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| O'Neill 40' (1:0) O'Neill (pen. 2:2)Siegrist (pen. 3:2) |
Summary | 42' (1:1) Kielholz 50' (1:2) Kielholz (3:3) Borecký 88' (3:4) Jaeck |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gerber |
| 1 May 1932 Mid-season | Basel | 6–2 | Karlsruher FV | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Haftl 15' (1:0) Jaeck (2:2)Kielholz (3:2)Haftl (4:2)Kielholz (5:2)Hufschmid (pen. 6:2) |
Summary | 17' (1:1) Link 20' (1:2) Schneider |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Felix Herren Basel |
| 22 May 1932 Mid-season | Basel | 3–3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck (1:1) Kielholz 60' (2:1)Kielholz 75' (3:1) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Passello (3:2) Passello (3:3) Kaiser |
Referee: Speidel Basel |
Nationalliga edit
Group 1 results edit
| 30 August 1931 Round 1 | Basel | 1–4 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wionsowsky (1:2) |
Summary | 28' (0:1) Diebold (0:2) Martin (1:3) Meier (1:4) Diebold |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 6 September 1931 Round 2 | Lugano | 8–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Ranz (1:1) Costa (2:1)Costa (3:1)Ranz (4:1)Costa (5:1)Sturzi (6:1)Sturzi (7:1)Poretti (8:1) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Grauer |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Paschoud Bern |
| 27 September 1931 Round 3 | Basel | 0–6 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | (4x) Chabanel (1x) Stalder (1x) Ross |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Dagon Solothurn |
| 10 October 1931 Round 4 | Basel | 2–5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 18' (1:0) Schlecht (2:3) |
Summary | (1:1) Haefeli (1:2) Haefeli 47' (1:3) Guerne (2:4) Grimm (2:5) Guerne |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Schrumpf Zürich |
| 25 October 1931 Round 5 | Zürich | 4–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Righetti 19' (1:0) Righetti 78' (2:1)Bösch 86' (3:1)Righetti (4:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Hiss |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 8 November 1931 Round 6 | St. Gallen | 2–4 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Mac Pherson (1:0) Mac Pherson (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Kielholz (2:2) Kielholz (pen. 2:3) Enderlin (I) (2:4) Haftl |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Osterwalder Bern |
| 15 November 1931 Round 7 | Nordstern Basel | 2–0 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Kühm 13' (1:0) Büche 65' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 6 December 1931 Round 8 | Basel | 2–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl 4' (1:0) Haftl 89' (2:2) |
Summary | (pen. 1:1) Townley 88' (1:2) Schärer |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 24 January 1932 Round 9 | Basel | 0–3 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 30' (1:0) Holenstein 32' (2:0) Lehmann (3:0) Righetti |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ruoff Bern |
| 14 February 1932 Round 10 | FC Bern | 3–4 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Schärer (1:3) Riva 50' (2:3)Townley 55' (3:3) |
Summary | 1' (0:1) Wionsowsky 33' (0:2) Hiss 38' (0:3) Wionsowsky 59' (3:4) Haftl |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 21 February 1932 Round 11 | Young Fellows Zürich | 0–4 | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| 14:45 | Summary | 5' (0:1) Müller (pen. 0:2) Kielholz 11' (0:3) Müller 20' (0:4) Müller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| 28 February 1932 Round 12 | Basel | 3–2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| Kielholz 52' (1:1) Müller 57' (2:1)Haftl 86' (3:2) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Hautle (2:2) Hintermann |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 3 April 1932 Round 13 | Basel | 3–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Müller (1:0) Haftl (2:0)Hiss (3:1) |
Summary | (pen. 2:1) Büche |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Osterwalder Bern |
| 10 April 1932 Round 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 4–1 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
| Jäggi IV 18' (1:1) Jäggi IV 29' (2:1)Jäggi IV (3:1)Zila (4:1) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Jaeck |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 17 April 1932 Round 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–6 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Haefeli 4' (1:0) Sandoz (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Schlecht (2:2) Müller (2:3) Haftl (2:4) Haftl (2:5) Haftl (2:6) Müller |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 8 May 1932 Round 16 | Basel | 3–0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 40' (1:0) Haftl 74' (2:0)Haftl 88' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
Group 1 table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zürich | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 26 | Group winners / Advance to finals |
| 2 | Urania Genève Sport | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 19 | Play-off against second Group 2 |
| 3 | Young Fellows Zürich | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Basel | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 15 | |
| 8 | FC Bern | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 11 | Relegated |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 7 |
Swiss Cup edit
| 4 October 1931 1st principal round | SC Veltheim | 1–5 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| Eisenring |
Summary | (2x) Hiss (1x) Hufschmid (1x) Schlecht (1x) Hummel |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Bollinger Schaffhausen |
| 1 November 1932 2nd principal round | Basel | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:40 | Enderlin (I) 47' (1:3) Haftl 75' (2:3)Hufschmid 80' (3:3) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Lestina 14' (0:2) Ranzi 20' (0:3) Poretti |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Schrumpf Zürich |
| 22 November 1931 Replay | Lugano | 0–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| 14:00 | Summary | 2' (0:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 13 December 1931 3rd principal round | SC Brühl St. Gallen | 1–4 | Basel | Krontal, St. Gallen |
| Joseph (1:5) |
Summary | 22' (0:1) Müller (0:2) Haftl 60' (0:3) Müller 78' (0:4) Kielholz |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1931/32". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b Erik Garin, Dinant Abbink. "Nationalliga 1931/32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Peter Kungler. "Switzerland 1931/32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Josef Zindel. "Flucht per Boot misslungen" (PDF). Failed to escape by boat. Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre / Flucht per Schiff", Page 318 / Escape by ship, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ^ "Grund 7". Reason number 7 out of 111 reasons to love FC Basel. 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 1931–32 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1931–32 at RSSSF