1947–48 FC Basel season

The 1947–48 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 54th season in their existence. It was their second season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B during the season 1945–46. Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the second successive season.

FC Basel
1947–48 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland Ernst Hufschmid
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A10th
Swiss CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Paul Stöcklin (11)
All: Switzerland Traugott Oberer and
Switzerland Paul Stöcklin both (11)
Highest home attendance8,700 on 25 April 1948
vs Biel-Bienne
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 21 December 1947
vs Grenchen
Average home league attendance6,807

Overview

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Anton Schall was to continue as first team manager, but he died at the age of 40 years, during a workout on the football field, shortly after the pre-season training had begun. Following this unhappy event captain Ernst Hufschmid then took over as player-manager. Basel played a total of 46 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, four in the Swiss Cup and 16 were test games. The test games resulted with eight victories, three draws and five defeats. In total, they won 18 games, drew 13 and lost 15 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 100 goals and conceded 93.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1947–48 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relegated. Suffering under the shock of team manager Schall's death, the team started the season badly, losing six of their first eleven games without a single victory. With seven victories in the second half of the season the team were able to lift themselves out of the relegation zone. Basel finished the season in 10th position in the table, with seven victories from 26 games, ten draws and they lost nine times. The team scored 44 goals in the domestic league. Paul Stöcklin was the team's top goal scorer with 11 goals. Gottlieb Stäuble was second best scorer with eight goals. René Bader and Traugott Oberer both scored five times. Bellinzona won the championship. FC Bern and Cantonal Neuchatel ended the season on the relegation places.[2]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in round 3 with a home match against SC Balerna, the game was won 7–0. In round 4 Basel were drawn with a home tie against Zürich which was won 2–1. Round 5 gave Basel another home tie in the Landhof against Locarno and this ended with a 5–3 victory. Thus Basel advanced to the quarter-finals, where they were drawn away against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The hosts won the game by two goals to nil and continued to the semi-final and the final. The final was played on 29 March at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Grenchen and ended with a 2–2 draw. The replay three weeks later was also drawn 2–2 and so a second replay was required. This was played on 27 June in the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the trophy, winning the game by four goals to nil.[3]

Players

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The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1947–48. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the Nationalliga A season started on 31 August 1947 but subsequently left the club after that date.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SUI Walter Müller
GK   SUI Jean Presset
GK   SUI Hans Rageth
DF   SUI Werner Bopp
DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
DF   SUI Ernst Grauer
DF   SUI Ernst Hufschmid
DF   SUI Hans Hügi
MF   SUI Rodolfo Kappenberger
MF   SUI Willy Monigatti
MF   SUI Kurt Neuenschwander
MF   SUI Traugott Oberer
MF   FRA Pierre Redolfi
MF   SUI Louis Schenker
MF   SUI Gottlieb Stäuble
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Hans Vonthron
MF   SUI Werner Wenk
MF   SUI Rudolf Wirz
FW   SUI René Bader
FW   SUI Walter Bosshard
FW   FRA Walter Emmenegger
FW   SUI Roberto Finazzi
FW   SUI Erich Grether
FW   SUI Rudolf Hägler
FW   SUI Ch. Martin
FW   SUI Alex Mathys
FW   SUI Virgilio Muggiasca
FW   SUI Bernard Mathez
FW   SUI Paul Stöcklin
FW   SUI Hermann Suter
FW   SUI Alfred Weisshaar
Players who left the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SUI Kurt Imhof (retired)
GK   SUI Hans Rothen
MF   SUI Alexander Ebner (to Cantonal Neuchatel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Heinz Elsässer (retired)
MF   SUI Kurt Maurer (to FC Bern)
FW   SUI Fritz Eckert

Results

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

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Pre and mid-season

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9 August 1947 Pre-season Black Stars   2–2   Basel Buschwilerhof, Basel
Eckert   (1:0)
Eckert   (2:2)
Summary   (1:1) Mathez
  (1:2) Wenk
Referee:   Hans Vogt Muttenz
17 August 1947 Pre-season Basel   3–1   Biel-Bienne Bodenacker, Breitenbach
16:00 Oberer   (2x)
Stöcklin   (1x)
Summary   (1x) Ballaman Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Sannwald Sissach
23 August 1947 Pre-season Basel   3–0   FA Red Boys Differdange Basel
Finazzi   (1:0)
Weisshaar   (2:0)
Stöcklin   (3:0)
Summary Referee:   Hans Vogt Muttenz
24 August 1947 Pre-season Basel   2–0   Nordstern Basel Basel
Stäuble   (1:0)
Stäuble   (2:0)
Summary Referee:   Sannwald Sissach
1 November 1947 Mid-season Basel   2–1   Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
Müller   55' (1:1)
Grether   80' (2:1)
Summary   20' (0:1) Quinche Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Schaub Basel

Winter break and mid-season

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4 January 1948 Winter break Basel   5–3   FC Birsfelden Landhof, Basel
Bader   (1:1)
Oberer   (2:1)
Bader   (3:1)
Vonthron   (4:2)
Wenk   (5:3)
Summary   (1:0) Fischer
  (3:2) Bingetti
  (4:3) von Arx
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Schaub Basel
1 February 1948 Winter break Winterthur XI   0–2   Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
Summary   86' (0:1) Martin
  90' (0:2) Bader
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Bertsche Neuhausen am Rheinfall
7 February 1948 Winter break Basel   1–2   SK Slezská Ostrava Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bader   35' (1:1) Summary   20' (0:1) Janik
  75' (1:2) Simonek
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
8 February 1948 Winter break Young Boys reserves   0–8   Basel Schönenwerd
Summary   (2x) Grether
  (2x) Monigatti
  (2x) Oberer
  (1x) Hägler
  (1x) Ch. Martin
14 February 1948 Winter break Basel   3–7   Austria Wien Landhof, Basel
  44' (o.g. 1:1)
Stäuble   47' (2:1)
  (o.g. 3:1)
Summary   2' (0:1) Stojaspal (I)
  (3:2) Melchior (I)
  57' (3:3) Stojaspal (II)
  68' (3:4) Stroh (I)
  (3:5) Stojaspal (I)
  (3:6) Melchior (I)
  (3:7) Melchior (I)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Berner Basel
28 March 1948 Mid-season Ferencvárosi TC   3–2   Basel Üllői úti stadion, Budapest
Tihanyi   3' (1:0)
Tihanyi   11' (2:0)
Surányi   29' (3:0)
Summary   62' (3:1) Oberer
  68' (pen. 2:3)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Dorogi
29 March 1948 Mid-season Újpesti Dózsa   5–0   Basel Budapest
Varnai   19' (1:0)
Krasznai   (2:0)
  (3:0)
  (4:0)
  (5:0)
Summary
16 April 1948 Mid-season Basel   2–2   First Vienna Landhof, Basel
16:30 Oberer   17' (1:0)
Bader   57' (2:1)
Summary   21' (1:1) Fischer
  66' (2:2) Fischer
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   A. Sandoz Lausanne
12 May 1948 Mid-season Basel   0–5   Birmingham City Landhof, Basel
18:15 Summary   (2x) Dougall
  (2x) Slater
  (1x) Stewart
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   DörflingerGrenchen
16 May 1948 Mid-season Haute-Marne North XI   3–5   Basel Saint-Dizier
 
 
 
Summary   (2x) Stäuble
  (1x) Oberer
  (1x) Stöcklin
 
17 May 1948 Mid-season Haute-Marne South XI   2–2   Basel Chaumont
 
 
Summary   (1x) Oberer
  (1x) Stäuble

Nationalliga

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League matches

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31 August 1947 Round 1 Servette 1–1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Tamini   Summary   21' (0:1) Stöcklin Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   DörflingerGrenchen
6 September 1947 Round 2 Basel 2–2 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
16:30 Stöcklin   40' (1:2)
Weisshaar   85' (2:2)
Summary   35' (0:1) Amadò
  37' (0:2) Quinche
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:   Scherz Bern
16 September 1947 Round 3 Young Fellows Zürich 5–0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Bossert   19' (1:0)
Siegenthaler   29' (2:0)
Siegenthaler   44' (3:0)
Bossert   69' (4:0)
Bossert   (5:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
28 September 1947 Round 4 Basel 0–0 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
Summary Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   Schmidsberger Zürich
5 October 1947 Round 5 FC Bern 2–0 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Wyss   18' (1:0)
Jundt   23' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten
12 October 1947 Round 6 Basel 2–2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
Oberer   41' (pen. 1:1)
Oberer   49' (2:1)
Summary   16' (0:1) Hermann
  83' (pen. 2:2) Busenhart
  Amey
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Tschopp Delémont
19 October 1947 Round 7 Biel-Bienne 1–0 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Weibel   22' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
9 November 1947 Round 8 Basel 1–3 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
Oberer   56' (1:1) Summary   26' (0:1)Maillard (II)
  84' (1:2) Monnard
  (1:3)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Scherz Bern
16 November 1947 Round 9 Zürich 3–3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:45 Bosshart   32' (1:1)
Zanetti   56' (2:1)
Zanetti   72' (3:2)
Summary   6' (0:1) Stöcklin
  61' (2:2) Suter
  79' (3:3) Oberer
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Grassi Balerna
23 November 1947 Round 10 Locarno 3–0 Basel Stadio del Lido, Locarno
Canetti   69' (1:0)
Ernst   71' (pen. 2:0)
Ernst   83' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,600
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
30 November 1947 Round 11 Basel 0–1 Lugano Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary   69' (0:1) Daldini Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   DörflingerGrenchen
14 December 1947 Round 12 Cantonal Neuchatel 0–2 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
14:30 Summary   30' (0:1) Bader
  70' (0:2) Oberer
Attendance: 3,800
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
21 December 1947 Round 13 Basel 2–2 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Wenk   50' (1:2)
Bader   90' (2:2)
Summary   4' (0:1) Roth
  44' (0:2) Vuilleumier
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Jaggi Bern
22 February 1948 Round 14 Basel 3–2 Servette Landhof, Basel
14:30 Stöcklin   30' (1:1)
Grether   75' (2:2)
Stäuble   86' (3:2)
Summary   15' (0:1) Stefano (II)
  38' (1:2) Würgler
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Keller Seuzach
29 February 1948 Round 15 Grasshopper Club 3–0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:15 Mosimann   47' (1:0)
Berbig   61' (2:0)
Amadò   (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   A. Sandoz Lausanne
14 March 1948 Round 16 Basel 2–1 Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Stäuble   57' (1:1)
Stäuble   65' (2:1)
Summary   30' (0:1) Siegenthaler Attendance: 6,700
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
21 March 1948 Round 17 Bellinzona 1–5 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Busenhart   37' (1:2) Summary   25' (0:1) Stöcklin
  37' (0:2) Vonthron
  43' (1:3) Stöcklin
  87' (1:4) Stöcklin
  89' (pen. 1:5) Bopp
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
4 April 1948 Round 18 Basel 1–2 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bopp   57' (1:0) Summary   69' (1:1) Liechti
  79' (1:2) Rothenbühler
Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
11 April 1948 Round 19 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1–5 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Busenhart   62' (1:5) Summary   3' (1:0) Stöcklin
  20' (2:0) Stöcklin
  35' (0:3) Bader
  50' (0:4) Stäuble
  55' (0:5) Stäuble
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
25 April 1948 Round 20 Basel 3–3 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter   27' (1:1)
Stöcklin   60' (2:3)
Wenk   88' (3:3)
Summary   19' (0:1) Scholl
  48' (1:2) Scholl
  52' (1:3) Lempen
Attendance: 8,700
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
2 May 1948 Round 21 Lausanne-Sport 5–0 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:00 Friedländer  48′
Nikolić   58' (1:0)
Nikolić   67' (2:0)
Nikolić   68' (3:0)
Nikolić   73' (4:0)
Nikolić   77' (5:0)
Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern
9 May 1948 Round 22 Basel 3–3 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter   15' (1:0)
Stöcklin   70' (2:2)
Bopp   77' (pen. 3:2)
Summary   25' (1:1) Zanetti
  56' (1:2) Bosshard
  89' (pen. 3:3) Kohler
Attendance: 8,200
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern
23 May 1948 Round 23 Basel 2–1 Locarno Landhof, Basel
Bader   43' (1:1)
Hügi (I)   90' (2:1)
Summary   20' (2:1) Neury Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   Keller Seuzach
30 May 1948 Round 24 Lugano 1–1 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Bergamini   60' (1:1) Summary   21' (0:1) Stäuble Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Scherz Bern
6 June 1948 Round 25 Basel 4–1 Cantonal Neuchatel Landhof, Basel
Hügi (I)   33' (1:1)
Stäuble   48' (2:1)
Hügi (I)   50' (3;1)
Stäuble   55' (4:1)
Summary   7' (0:1) Guillaume Attendance: 5,100
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
13 June 1948 Round 26 Grenchen 2–2 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Righetti (I)   17' (1:1)
Righetti (II)   25' (2:1)
Summary   10' (0:1) Hügi (I)
  46' (2:2)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Schmidsberger Zürich

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Bellinzona 26 15 8 3 58 28 +30 38 Swiss Champions
2 Biel-Bienne 26 16 5 5 57 38 +19 37
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 16 2 8 59 32 +27 34
4 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 12 4 10 73 54 +19 28 Swiss Cup winners
5 Servette 26 10 6 10 61 51 +10 26
6 Grenchen 26 10 6 10 53 58 −5 26
7 Locarno 26 10 5 11 43 45 −2 25
8 Grasshopper Club 26 9 6 11 60 52 +8 24
9 Zürich 26 10 4 12 54 60 −6 24
10 Basel 26 7 10 9 44 51 −7 24
11 Lugano 26 9 6 11 34 44 −10 24
12 Young Fellows Zürich 26 9 5 12 41 45 −4 23
13 FC Bern 26 8 5 13 28 56 −28 21 Relegated
14 Cantonal Neuchatel 26 2 6 18 34 85 −51 10 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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26 October 1947 Round 3 Basel 7–0 SC Balerna Landhof, Basel
Oberer   (3x)
Suter   (2x)
Stäuble   (2x)
Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Schmidsberger Zürich
7 December 1947 Round 4 Basel 2–1 Zürich Landhof, Basel
14:30 Oberer   12' (1:0)
Bader   58' (2:0)
Summary   62' (2:1) Zanetti
  67′ Bosshard
Attendance: 4,300
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
27 December 1947 Round of 16 Basel 5–3 Locarno Landhof, Basel
Bader   30' (1:0)
Oberer   35' (2:0)
Wenk   40' (3:0)
Oberer   44' (4:0)
Hägler   65' (5:0)
Summary   60' Visentin
  69' (pen. 5:1) Ernst
  78' (5:2) Ernst
  88' (5:3) Losa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   A. Sandoz Lausanne
11 January 1948 Quarter-final La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Amey   37' (1:0)
Hermann   38' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   DörflingerGrenchen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1947/48". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Erik Garin. "1947–48 Nationalliga A". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1947–48". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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