1949–50 FC Basel season

The 1949–50 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 56th season in their existence. It was their fourth season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B after the season 1945–46. This season Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte in the Bachletten quartier in the southwestern edge of the city of Basel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the fourth successive season.

FC Basel
1949–50 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland Ernst Hufschmid
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A2nd
Swiss CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Gottlieb Stäuble (13)
All: Gottlieb Stäuble (15)
Highest home attendance14,000 on 21 May 1950
vs Lausanne-Sport
Lowest home attendance4,400 on 10 September 1949
vs Young Fellows Zürich
Average home league attendance6,753

Overview

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Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous two seasons, continued in this function this season. Basel played a total of 41 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup and ten were test games. The test games resulted with three victories and seven defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 21 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 41 games they scored 78 goals and conceded 75.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1949–50 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel started the season well, winning six of the first seven games and things continued well. Basel stayed in contention of the championship. But at the end of the season they lost their last two games and finished in second position, two points behind the new champions Servette who won their last two games. Basel won 14 games, drew five and were defeated seven times, they scored 48 goals as they gained their 33 points. Gottlieb Stäuble with 13 goals was the team's best scorer and 8th best league scorer. René Bader was the team's second best goal getter, netting nine times, Paul Stöcklin netted six times.[2]

Basel started in the 3rd round of the Swiss Cup with an away match against lower tier FC Porrentruy. This was won. In round 4 Basel were drawn away against Grasshopper Club and this too was won. In the round of 16 and the quarter-final Basel played at home and won against Wil and Bellinzona respectively. However Lausanne-Sport won the semi-final and continued to the final and they won the trophy.[3]

Players

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The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1949–50. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1949 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
DF   SUI Werner Bopp
DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
DF   SUI Ernst Hufschmid (Player-coach)
DF   SUI Hans Hügi
MF   SUI Leo Baumgratz
MF   SUI Otto Krieg
MF   FRA Pierre Redolfi
MF   SUI Louis Schenker
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Gottlieb Stäuble
MF   SUI Werner Wenk
MF   SUI Willy Zingg
FW   SUI René Bader
FW   SUI Walter Bannwart
FW   SUI Erich Grether
FW   FRA René Hebinger
FW   SUI Josef Hügi
FW   SUI Albert Meier
FW   SUI Otto Soltermann
FW   SUI Paul Stöcklin
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
DF   SUI Hans Rieder (I) (to Nordstern Basel)
MF   SUI Willy Monigatti
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   SUI Rudolf Hägler (to Nordstern Basel)
FW   SUI Hermann Suter (to Young Fellows Zürich)

Results

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Legend

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

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Pre-season

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7 August 1949 Pre-season Fortuna Freiburg   4 – 2   Basel Freiburg
Sloal   40' (1:0)
Dudeck   60' (2:1)
Liechty   (3:2)
Liechty   78' (4:2)
Summary   50' (o.g. 1:1)
  (2:2)
Referee:   Link Freiburg
13 August 1949 Pre-season Basel   4 – 1   Bayern Munich Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:00 Hügi (I)   17' (1:0)
Hügi (I)   18' (2:0)
Bader   25' (3:0)
Stöcklin   35' (4:0)
Stöcklin  
Summary   60' (4:1) Metz Attendance: 3,800
Referee:   Berner Basel
21 August 1949 Pre-season Eintracht Frankfurt   4 – 1   Basel Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Schieth   11' (1:0)
Schieth   38' (2:0)
Schieth   51' (3:0)
Schieth   55' (4:0)
Summary   67' (4:1) Bader Attendance: 30,000
Referee:   Schmidt Frankfurt

Mid- to end of season

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2 October 1949 Mid-season Basel   1 – 2   Borussia Neunkirchen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bopp   17' (pen. 1:0) Summary   31' (1:1) Siedl
  83' (1:2) Schirra
Attendance: 1,400
Referee:   Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle, Muttenz
19 February 1950 Mid-season Basel   3 – 2   Nordstern Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader   7' (1:0)
Stöcklin   43' (pen. 2:0)
Wenk   88' (3:2)
Summary   49' (2:1) Willimann
  76' (2:2) Kirchhofer
Attendance: 2,200
Referee:   Reimann Rheinfelden
14 March 1950 Mid-season Cantonal Neuchatel   6 – 1   Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
Monnard   (2x)
Buchoux   (1x)
Facchinetti   (1x)
Oberer   (1x)
Mella   (1x)
Summary   (o.g.) Gyger Attendance: 3,800
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern
10 April 1950 Tournament Aarhus GF   2 – 1   Basel Liège
 
 
Summary   (1x) Stäuble
10 April 1950 Tournament LASK   2 – 1   Basel Liège
 
 
 
Summary   (1x) Hebinger
13 June 1950 End of season Basel   1 – 3   Inter Milan Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:45 Wenk   32' (1:0) Summary   40' (pen. 1:1) Nyers
  63' (1:2) Borri
  77' (1:3) Wilkes
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Paul Wyssling Zürich
21 June 1950 End of season Basel   4 – 3   Hajduk Split Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:45 Hügi (II)   21' (1:2)
Hügi (II)   59' (2:2)
Stäuble   75' (3:2)
Bannwart   80' (4:2)
Summary   4' (0:1) Arapović
  7' (0:2) Luštica
  87' (4:3) Vidjak
Attendance: 2,100
Referee:   Dörflinger Grenchen

Nationalliga

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League matches

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28 August 1949 Round 1 Basel 4 – 2 Servette Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:00 Bader   5' (1:0)
Stäuble   30' (2:0)
Stäuble   67' (3:2)
Bader   75' (4:2)
Summary   49' (2:1) Fatton
  62' (2:2) Belli
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   DörflingerGrenchen
4 September 1949 Round 2 Biel-Bienne 0 – 0 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
15:00 Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
10 September 1949 Round 3 Basel 3 – 0 Young Fellows Zürich Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:30 Hügi (II)   43' (1:0)
Hügi (I)   62' (2:0)
Bader   82' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,400
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
24 September 1949 Round 4 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0 – 2 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
16:30 Summary   17' (0:1) Bader
  77' (0:2) Bader
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   von Gunten Bern
9 October 1949 Round 5 Basel 3 – 0 Locarno Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bopp   53' (pen. 1:0)
Wenk   60' (2:0)
Bader   65' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 5,400
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern
16 October 1949 Round 6 Lugano 1 – 2 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
15:00 S. Bernasconi   75' (1:2) Summary   16' (0:1) Stäuble
  71' (0:2) Wenk
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
12 October 1949 Round 7 Basel 2 – 0 St. Gallen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stöcklin   69' (1:0)
Hügi (I)   72' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   Scherz Bern
6 November 1949 Round 8 Basel 1 – 1 Grenchen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:45 Hügi (II)   63' (1:1) Summary   65' (0:1) Righetti (I) Attendance: 6,500
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
13 November 1949 Round 9 Zürich 5 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:45 Zanetti   10' (1:0)
Bosshard   25' (2:0)
Hotz   52' (3:0)
Zanetti   66' (4:0)
Zanetti   86' (5:1)
Summary   40' (1:1) Stäuble
  87' (5:2) Krieg
Attendance: 14,000
Referee:   Tschopp Delémont
20 November 1949 Round 10 Basel 3 – 1 FC Bern Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:45 Bannwart   12' (1:0)
Bader   15' (2:0)
Bannwart   42' (3:0)
Summary   85' (3:1) Liechti Attendance: 6,400
Referee:   Keller Seuzach
4 December 1949 Round 11 Lausanne-Sport 2 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30 Nikolić   75' (1:2)
Nikolić   80' (2:2)
Summary   6' (0:1) Stäuble
  52' (0:2) Hügi (I)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten
11 December 1949 Round 12 Basel 1 – 0 Bellinzona Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 Stäuble   27' (pen. 1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,300
Referee:   Zutter Bern
18 December 1949 Round 13 Chiasso 2 – 1 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
14:30 Zanollo   44' (1:1)
Bühler   47' (2:1)
Summary   13' (o.g. 0:1) Noseda Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
15 January 1950 Round 14 Servette 2 – 0 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:45 Fatton   6' (1:0)
Fatton   80' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 12,000
Referee:   Scherz Bern
26 February 1950 Round 15 Basel 1 – 1 Biel-Bienne Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:00 Stäuble   41' (1:0) Summary   58' (1:1) Attendance: 2,100
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
12 March 1950 Round 16 Young Fellows Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
14:45 Busenhart   21' (pen. 1:1) Summary   20' (pen. 0:1) Stöcklin
  58' (1:2) Stöcklin
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Scherz Bern
26 March 1950 Round 17 Basel 4 – 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader   44' (1:1)
Soltermann   51' (2:1)
Stöcklin   53' (3:1)
Wenk   55' (4:1)
Summary   40' (0:1) Sobotka
  60' (4:2) Chodat
  61' (4:3) Antenen
Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
2 April 1950 Round 18 Locarno 5 – 0 Basel Stadio del Lido, Locarno
14:30 Ernst   15' (1:0)
Canetti   34' (2:0)
Fuesetti   44' (3:0)
Canetti   70' (4:0)
Fuesetti   89' (5:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,800
Referee:   Rapin Lausanne
16 April 1950 Round 19 Basel 3 – 2 Lugano Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stäuble   41' (1:1)
Stäuble   58' (2:1)
Hügi (II)   75' (3:2)
Summary   38' (0:1) Kauer
  61' (2:2) Hasler
Attendance: 7,600
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
23 April 1950 Round 20 St. Gallen 3 – 0 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
14:30 Bertsch   24' (1:0)
Bertsch   31' (2:0)
Dorninger   80' (3:0)
Summary   68′ Wenk Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Schmidsberger Zürich
30 April 1950 Round 21 Grenchen 2 – 2 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Hebinger   49' (o.g. 1:1)
Courtat   55′
Vuilleumier   70' (2:2)
Summary   23' (0:1) Stöcklin
  53' (1:2) Stäuble
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
7 May 1950 Round 22 Basel 3 – 2 Zürich Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stäuble   13' (1:1)
Bannwart   30' (2:1)
Bannwart   66' (3:2)
Summary   9' (0:1) Andres
  55' (2:2) Andres
Attendance: 8,500
Referee:   von Gunten Bern
14 May 1950 Round 23 FC Bern 0 – 4 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Summary   35' (0:1) Bader
  46' (0:2) Stäuble
  75' (0:3) Hügi (II)
  80' (0:4) Stäuble
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Dörflinger Grenchen
21 May 1950 Round 24 Basel 2 – 1 Lausanne-Sport Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bannwart   2' (1:0)
Stäuble   65' (2:1)
Summary   51' (1:1) Friedländer Attendance: 14,000
Referee:   Scherz Bern
28 May 1950 Round 25 Bellinzona 2 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
15:00 Lusenti   17' (pen. 1:0)
Lusenti   69' (2:1)
Summary   40′ Bader
  55' (1:1) Grether
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Rapin Lausanne
4 June 1950 Round 26 Basel 0 – 2 Chiasso Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Summary   13' (0:1) Galli
  86' (0:2) Bühler
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 26 16 3 7 73 41 +32 35 Swiss Champions
2 Basel 26 14 5 7 48 40 +8 33
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 8 6 57 35 +22 32 Swiss Cup winners
4 Chiasso 26 13 5 8 45 39 +6 31
5 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 12 7 7 56 53 +3 31
6 Zürich 26 12 4 10 59 46 +13 28
7 Grenchen 26 10 7 9 43 44 −1 27
8 Bellinzona 26 11 4 11 43 44 −1 26
9 Lugano 26 9 6 11 47 45 +2 24
10 Young Fellows Zürich 26 10 4 12 48 50 −2 24
11 Locarno 26 10 4 12 40 47 −7 24
12 Biel-Bienne 26 8 6 12 45 42 +3 22
13 St. Gallen 26 7 2 17 40 79 −39 16 Relegated
14 FC Bern 26 4 3 19 31 70 −39 11 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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30 October 1949 Round 3 FC Porrentruy 1 – 2 Basel Stade du Tirage, Porrentruy
N. Adam   86' (1:2) Summary   37' (0:1) Hügi (I)
  79' (0:2) Stäuble
Attendance: 3,200
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern
27 November 1949 Round 4 Grasshopper Club 1 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
12:30 Bickel   2' (1:0) Summary   5' (1:1) Bader
  50' (1:2) Hügi (I)
Attendance: 16,000
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
1 January 1950 Round of 16 Basel 5 – 2 Wil Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Wenk   3' (1:0)
Hügi (I)   47' (2:0)
Bannwart   50' (3:0)
Stäuble   76' (4:1)
Krieg   78' (5:1)
Summary   62' (pen. 3:1) Conte (I)
  90' (4:2) Hagen (II)
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:   Scherz Bern
5 February 1950 Quarter-final Basel 2 – 0 Bellinzona Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader   30' (1:0)
Stöcklin   67' (pen. 2:0)
Hügi (II)  
Summary Attendance: 8,700
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
5 March 1950 Semi-final Basel 0 – 1 Lausanne-Sport Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:30 Summary   85' (0:1) Maillard (II) Attendance: 12,500
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1949/50". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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