The 1943–44 season was the 45th season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.
| 1943–44 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Herrmann Wirth |
| Manager | Béla Volentik |
| Stadium | Stadion Wankdorf |
| Nationalliga | 6th |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals[1] |
| Biggest win | Young Boys 11–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Biggest defeat | Young Boys 1–7 Young Fellows Zürich |
Overview
editYoung Boys achieved a sixth place finish in the Nationalliga and reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup where they lost to runners-up FC Basel.
Players
edit- Maurice Glur
- Hans Flühmann
- Friedrich Hurni
- Louis Gobet
- Hans Liniger
- Eugène Walaschek
- Albert Stoll
- Fritz Knecht
- Ernst Giacometti
- Hans Trachsel
- José Puigventos
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nationalliga | 5 September 1943 | 18 June 1944 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34.62 |
| Swiss Cup | 26 December 1943 | 13 February 1944 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 36.67 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Nationalliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 29 |
| 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 29 |
| 6 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 29 |
| 7 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 28 |
| 8 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 28 |
Source: rsssf.com
Matches
edit| 5 September 1943 Round 1 | Lugano | 1–2 | Young Boys | Lugano |
| Stadium: Campo Marzio Attendance: 2,000 Referee:  Walter Häring |
| 12 September 1943 Round 2 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Luzern | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger |
| 26 September 1943 Round 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 3–2 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Joseph Schürch |
| 3 October 1943 Round 4 | Young Boys | 0–1 | FC Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Mario Grassi |
| 17 October 1943 Round 5 | FC Biel-Bienne | 1–0 | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
| Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Dominé |
| 24 October 1943 Round 6 | Young Boys | 0–5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Jean Lutz |
| 7 November 1943 Round 7 | Basel | 1–1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Vonthron  85' (1:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Bernhard |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14 November 1943 Round 8 | Servette | 0–0 | Young Boys | Geneva |
| Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 4,000 Referee: A. Traub |
| 21 November 1943 Round 9 | Young Boys | 1–7 | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Walter Häring |
| 28 November 1943 Round 10 | Zürich | 2–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Willy Rufli |
| 5 December 1943 Round 11 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Grenchen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mario Grassi |
| 12 December 1943 Round 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–2 | Young Boys | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Stadium: Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 19 December 1943 Round 13 | Young Boys | 0–0 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A. Traub |
| 5 March 1944 Round 16 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 12 March 1944 Round 14 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Lugano | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: A. Traub |
| 19 March 1944 Round 17 | FC Lausanne-Sport | 0–0 | Young Boys | Lausanne |
| Stadium: Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jean Lutz |
| 2 April 1944 Round 18 | Young Boys | 2–1 | FC Biel-Bienne | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
| 16 April 1944 Round 15 | Luzern | 0–1 | Young Boys | Lucerne |
| Stadium: Stadion Allmend Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 23 April 1944 Round 19 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 0–0 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
| Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer |
| 30 April 1944 Round 20 | Young Boys | 0–3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Summary | 12' (0:1) Hufschmid 74' (0:2) Kappenberger 77' (0:3) Weisshaar |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 7 May 1944 Round 21 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Servette | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mario Grassi |
| 14 May 1944 Round 22 | Young Fellows Zürich | 0–4 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Adrien Sandoz |
| 21 May 1944 Round 23 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
| 4 June 1944 Round 24 | Grenchen | 0–0 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jean Lutz |
| 11 June 1944 Round 25 | Young Boys | 11–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
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Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alfred Schmoll |
| 18 June 1944 Round 26 | St. Gallen | 0–2 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
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Stadium: Espenmoos Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Franz Beck |
Swiss Cup
edit| 26 December 1943 Round of 32 | FC Bern | 1–4 | Young Boys | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Neufeld |
| 9 January 1944 Round of 16 | Luzern | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Lucerne |
| Stadium: Stadion Allmend |
| 23 January 1944 Round of 16 replay | Young Boys | 3–0 | Luzern | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |