The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the eighth successive season.
| 1953–54 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Jules Düblin |
| Manager | René Bader with Willy Dürr |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 8th |
| Swiss Cup | Round 4 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (30) All: Josef Hügi (30) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,500 on 13 December 1953 vs Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 28 February 1954 vs Lausanne-Sport |
| Average home league attendance | 6,746 |
Overview edit
René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111.[1] A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup.[2]
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four.[3]
Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round.[4]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 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.
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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre-season and mid-season edit
| 21 July 1953 Pre-season | SFK Lyn Oslo  | 3 – 3 | Basel | Oslo |
Muggerud  24 pen. 1:1'Nordahl 30' (2:1)Olsen 59' (3:2) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Hügi (I) 57' (2:2) Maurer 69' (3:3) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 23 July 1953 Pre-season | Hamarkameratene | 1 – 8 | Basel | Hamar |
| Olsen 20' (1:1) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Hügi (II) 34' (1:2) Hügi (I) (1:3) Hügi (II) (1:4) Thalmann (1:5) Thalmann (1:6) Hügi (II) (1:7) Hügi (II) (1:8) Bader |
| 26 July 1953 Pre-season | Sjælland XI  | 6 – 2 | Basel | Roskilde |
| 10' (1:0) (2:1) (3:2) (4:2) (5:2) (6:2) |
Summary | 12' (1:1) Hügi (II) 17' (2:2) Bielser |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 28 July 1953 Pre-season | Sjælland XI | 4 – 3 | Basel | Slagelse |
| Larsen 27' (1:2) Jensen 46' (2:3) 53' (pen. 3:3)Jensen 77' (4:3) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Thalmann 18' (0:2) Bader 41' (1:3) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 1,600 |
| 30 July 1953 Pre-season | Nykøbing Falster BK 1901 | 3 – 1 | Basel | Nykøbing Falster |
| (1:0) (2:1) (3:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Bader |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 2 August 1953 Pre-season | SV Werder Bremen  | 9 – 0 | Basel | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| Ebert 4' (1:0) Hagenacker 10' (2:0)Hagenacker 18' (3:0)Hardtke 57' (4:0)Preusse 50' (5:0)Preusse 76' (6:0)Ebert 80' (7:0)Hagenacker 84' (8:0)Ebert 86' (9:0) |
Summary |
| 6 August 1953 Pre-seaspn | Basel | 0 – 3 | Young Fellows Zürich | Sports ground, Arlesheim |
| 16:00 | Summary | 32' (0:1) Brühlmann 38' (0:2) Beerli 53' (0:3) |
Referee: Schaub Basel |
| 20 September 1953 Mid-season | AS Huningue 1919  | 2 – 5 | Basel | Huningue |
| 16:00 | Winterberger (1:2) Keller 43' (2:4) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Hügi (II) 20' (0:2) Hügi (II) 25' (1:3) Hügi (II) 40' (1:4) Hügi (II) 65' (2:5) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Moser |
| 21 November 1953 Mid-season | Basel | 1 – 3 | Karlsruher SC | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Hügi (II) 64' (pen. 1:2) |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Kunkel 62' (0:2) Kunkel 81' (1:3) Rastetter |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 7 February 1954 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Thalmann 35' (1:0) Bielser 61' (2:2)Hügi (II) 73' (pen. 3:2) |
Summary | 39' (pen. 1:1) Ballaman 42' (1:2) Ballaman 82' (pen. 3:3) Vonlanthen (II) 84' (3:4) Jäger 86' (3:5) Zappia |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Kellerhals Basel |
| 14 February 1954 Winter break | Wil | 1 – 3 | Basel | Lindengut, Wil |
| Baltensberger 50' (1:3) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Maurer 22' (0:2) Bannwart (0:3) Hügi (II) Mogoy |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 28 March 1954 Mid-season | FC Reinach | 1 – 4 | Basel | Reinach |
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Summary | (1x) Bannwart (1x) Hügi (II) (1x) Thalmann (1x) Weber |
| 19 April 1954 Mid-season | Lugano | 2 – 3 | Basel | Al Ram, Bodio |
| Poma 28' (1:0) Degiorgi 71' (2:1) |
Summary | 65' (1:1) Hügi (I) 80' (2:2) Hügi (II) 82' (2:3) Hügi (II) |
Referee: Gino Bergamini Viganello |
| 12 June 1954 End of season | Basel | 2 – 5 |  Brazil | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:30 | Bosshard 27' (1:1) Weber 47' (2:2) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Humberto 43' (1:2) Humberto 52' (2:3) Pinga 57' (2:4) Pinga 88' (2:5) Baltazar |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
Nationalliga A edit
League matches edit
| 16 August 1953 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Young Boys | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:30 | Hügi (II) 23' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich |
| 23 August 1953 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:00 | Vukosavljević 19' (1:1) Vukosavljević 36' (2:3)Vukosavljević 54' (3:4) |
Summary | 12' (0:1) Bader 31' (1:2) Hügi (II) 35' (1:3) Hügi (II) 45' (2:4) Thalmann |
Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Zutter Bern |
| 30 August 1953 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:30 | Bader 15' (1:0) Hügi (II) 55' (2:0)Hügi (II) 60' (3:0)Bielser 79' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Fr. Karlen Bern |
| 6 September 1953 Round 4 | Fribourg | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg |
| Raetzo 7' (1:0) Weil 75' (2:1) |
Summary | 11' (1:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 13 September 1953 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 71' (1:2) |
Summary | 31' (o.g. 0:1) Hügi (I) 73' (0:2) Riva 87' (1:3) Oberer |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: von Gunten Bern |
| 27 September 1953 Round 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 5 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:30 | Maillard (II) 53' (1:1) Guhl 62' (2:1)Guhl 65' (3:1)Glisovic 70' (4:1)Stäuble 80' (5:2) |
Summary | 1' (0:1) Thalmann 75' (4:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Schüttel Sion |
| 4 October 1953 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Mogoy 43' (pen. 1:0) Bielser 47' (2:0)Thalmann 75' (3:1) |
Summary | 69' (2:1) Hartmann |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona |
| 18 October 1953 Round 8 | Zürich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Rossi (2:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Hügi (I) 40' (0:2) Bannwart |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
| 25 October 1953 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (I) 12' (1:1) Hügi (II) (2:1)Hügi (I) 53' (3:3)Hügi (II) 58' (4:3) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Righetti (II) 25' (2:2) Righetti (II) 52' (2:3) Righetti (II) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Schönholzer Lausanne |
| 1 November 1953 Round 10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Coutaz 20' (1:0) Coutaz 89' (2:0) |
Summary |  15' Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 8 November 1953 Round 11 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bielser 14' (1:0) Hügi (II) 42' (2:2)Bannwart 83' (3:2) |
Summary | 33' (o.g. 1:1) Mogoy 38' (1:2) Zurmühle |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Zutter Bern |
| 15 November 1953 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Hügi (II) 19' (1:0) |
Summary | 52' (1:1) Feller 59' (1:2) Kruppa |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gino Bergamini Viganello |
| 29 November 1953 Round 13 | Servette | 2 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:30 | Duret 22' (1:0) Duret 52' (2:1) |
Summary | 41' (1:1) Thalmann (2:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 6 December 1953 Round 14 | Young Boys | 3 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Meier 17' (1:0) Grütter 61' (2:0)Meier 62' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 13 December 1953 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 6 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Mogoy 21' (1:1) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Vonlanthen 31' (1:2) Bickel 34' (pen. 1:3) Bickel 47' (1:4) Vuko 60' (1:5) Bickel 77' (1:6) Hagen |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 20 December 1953 Round 16 | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Lipps 17' (1:0) Scheurer 60' (2:1)Wiedmer |
Summary | 20' (1:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schüttel Sion |
| 27 December 1953 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Fribourg | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bielser 24' (1:1) Hügi (II) 62' (2:1)Bielser 63' (3:1) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Raetzo 72' (3:2) Streiner |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bollinger Schaffhausen |
| 21 February 1954 Round 18 | Chiasso | 3 – 5 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
| Chiesa 6' (1:0) Chiesa 8' (2:0)Ferrari 10' (3:0) |
Summary | 24' (3:1) Weber 54' (3:2) Weber 55' (3:3) Hügi (II) 63' (3:4) Hügi (II) 88' (3:5) Bannwart |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 28 February 1954 Round 19 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 17' (1:0) Weber (2:3) |
Summary | 19' (1:1) Maillard (II) 46' (1:2) Eschmann 47' (1:3) Eschmann |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
| 7 March 1954 Round 20 | FC Bern | 2 – 2 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 60' (1:0) Thalmann 61' (2:0) |
Summary | 74' (2:1) Grossenbacher 74' (2:2) Wirsching |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Weiersmüller Suhr |
| 14 March 1954 Round 21 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 9' (1:0) Hügi (II) 23' (pen. 2:2)Hügi (II) 78' (3:3) |
Summary | 31' (pen. 2:1) Kohler 54' (o.g. 2:2) Klauser (I) 67' (2:3) Schneiter 80' (3:4) Bosshard |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Werner Müller |
| 21 March 1954 Round 22 | Grenchen | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 15:00 | Sidler 35' (pen. 1:0) Pfister 90' (2:1) |
Summary | 54' (1:1) Weber |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Fr. Karlen Bern |
| 4 April 1954 Round 23 | Basel | 4 – 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 1' (pen. 1:0) Bielser 15' (2:0)Hügi (II) 43' (3:2)Hügi (II) 75' (4:2) |
Summary | 18' (2:1) Fesselet 35' (2:2) Coutaz |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich |
| 11 April 1954 Round 24 | Bellinzona | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| Sartori 61' (1:0) Fontana 64' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
| 2 May 1954 Round 25 | Luzern | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Kyd 18' (1:0) Kyd 51' (2:2) |
Summary | 37' (1:1) Hügi (II) 43' (1:2) Hügi (II) 75' (2:3) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Schönholzer Lausanne |
| 9 May 1954 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 70' (1:2) Hügi (II) 73' (2:2) |
Summary | 44' (0:1) Fatton 53' (0:2) Fatton 83' (2:3) Fatton |
Attendance: 7,700 Referee: Gino Bergamini Viganello |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 42 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 47 | +61 | 41 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 36 | |
| 4 | Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 30 | |
| 5 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 30 | |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 24 | |
| 8 | Basel | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Chiasso | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 23 | |
| 10 | Luzern | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 22 | |
| 11 | Zürich | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 20 | |
| 12 | Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 17 | Relegated |
| 14 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 12 | Relegated |
Source: rsssf.com
Swiss Cup edit
| 10 January 1954 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 88' (0:1) Pfister |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Gino Bergamini Viganello |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1953/54". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Brasilien 2:5 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources edit
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB team 1953–54 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1953–54 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation