The FC Basel 1908–09 season was their sixteenth season since the club was formed. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his seventh presidential term. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.
| 1908–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| First team coach | Emil Hasler (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: Sixth |
| Top goalscorer | n/a[note 08–09 1] |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
Overview
editDaniel Hug, who had been team captain for many years, left the club and transferred to Genoa CFC as professional. Emil Hasler was the new team captain and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played 14 friendly games and 14 matches in the Swiss domestic league. Of the 14 friendly games that the team played, four were won and 10 ended in defeats. Nine games were played in Switzerland, six of which at home in the Landhof. The other games were played in Italy, both against Genoa as transfer compensation for Hug, and four in Germany, each once against Karlsruher FV, Britannia Frankfurt, Mannheimer VfB Union and Freiburger FC in Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]
The 1908–09 Serie A was divided into two regional groups, an east group with eight teams and a west group with seven teams. Basel were allocated to the east group, together with local rivals Old Boys Basel and Aarau, Zürich, Grasshopper Club, Young Fellows Zürich, Winterthur, and last but not least, St. Gallen.[2]
There were a number of changes in the Basel team. As mentioned Daniel Hug moved to Italy to play for Genoa CFC. Players such as Dr. Siegfried Pfeiffer, Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, Alfred Stöhrmann and Max Senn left the first team and were replaced by younger members. The newly formed team started the season in the worst possible way, six defeats in a row. The two 1–6 away defeats against Old Boys and Zürich, the 0–6 defeat away against Winterthur, together with the 1–2 home result against Young Fellows Zürich, the 4–5 home defeat against Aarau were only the beginning of the evil. The 2–9 home defeat against Grasshopper Club remains the highest home defeat in history until today. It was not until the seventh round, with a 3–2 win against St. Gallen on 22 November 1908, that Basel achieved their first points. After that they were only defeated once more, on 13 December 1908, a home defeat against Winterthur. Basel ended the season in the East group in sixth position.[3]
Winterthur won the east group, obtaining 25 points seven more than St. Gallen in second position in the league table. But Winterthur were defeated 0–1 by Young Boys Bern in the championship final, which was played on 6 June 2009 in Basel.[3]
Players
edit- Squad members
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
Friendly matches
editPre-season
edit| 13 September 1908 Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 5 |  Karlsruher FV | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary |  (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) (0:5) |
| 27 September 1908 Pre-season | FC Cantonal Neuchâtel | 3 – 4 | Basel | Colombier, Neuchâtel |
| 14:30 | |
Summary | |
Winter break to end of season
edit| 27 December 1908 Winter break | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 5 – 1 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | 3' (1:0) Goldschmidt (o.g. 2:0) 20' (3:0) (4:1) (5:1) |
Summary | (3:1) Gossweiler |
| 1 January 1909 Winter break | Genoa  | 4 – 2 | Basel | Genoa |
| Girou (1:2) Francey (o.g. 2:2) (3:2) (4:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Glenck (0:2) Persenico |
| 3 January 1909 Winter break | Genoa | 5 – 2 | Basel | Genoa |
| (1:0) (2:2) (3:2) (4:2) (5:2) |
Summary | (2:1) Bauer (2:2) Albicker |
| 24 January 1909 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 0 | Nordstern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) |
Summary |
| 14 February 1909 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Légeret 1:1' |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Reichen (1:2) |
Referee: Kupferschmid |
| 21 February 1909 Winter break | Young Boys | 5 – 0 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| 14:30 | Rubli (1:0) Kämpfer (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 700 |
| 21 March 1909 Mid-season | Karlsruher FV | 8 – 0 | Basel | Karlsruhe |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) (6:0) (7:0) (8:0) |
Summary |
| 28 March 1909 Mid-season | Basel | 4 – 0 | Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| Moll (1:0) Wenger (2:0)Wenger (3:0)Keller (4:0) |
Summary | Referee: John André (FC Basel) |
| 11 April 1909 Mid-season | Britannia Frankfurt | 3 – 2 | Basel | Frankfurt |
| (pen. 1:2) (2:2) (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
| 12 April 1909 Mid-season | Mannheimer VfB Union | 3 – 2 | Basel | Mannheim |
| (1:0) 46' (2:2) (3:2) |
Summary | (1:1) 35' (1:2) |
| 9 May 1909 End of season | Freiburger FC | 1 – 4 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
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Summary | |
| 31 May 1909 End of season | Basel | 1 – 4 | Karlsruher FV | Landhof, Basel |
| Wenger 63' (1:3) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Hirsch 20' (0:2) 51' (0:3) (1:4) |
| 27 June 1909 End of season | Basel | 5 – 4 | Karlsruher FV | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
Serie A
editEast group results
edit| 11 October 1908 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Gossweiler (I) 20' (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Staub (1:2) Burki |
Referee: Rudolf Schwarz (Old Boys) |
| 25 October 1908 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 9 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler (pen. 1:3) (2:3) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) Taylor (0:3) (2:4) (2:5) (2:6) (2:7) (2:8) (2:9) |
| 1 November 1908 Round 4 | Zürich | 6 – 1 | Basel | Zürich |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) (6:0) |
Summary | (6:1) |
Referee: Hüni (Grasshopper Club) |
| 8 November 1908 Round 5 | Basel | 4 – 5 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | (1:5) (2:5) (3:5) (4:5) |
Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) (0:5) |
| 15 November 1908 Round 6 | Winterthur | 6 – 0 | Basel | Winterthur |
| 10' (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) (6:0) |
Summary | Referee: Fritz Seiffert (Old Boys) |
| 22 November 1908 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
Referee: Rudolf Schwarz (Old Boys) |
| 29 November 1908 Round 8 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Zürich |
| 15:00 | Staub (I) (1:1) (2:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (1:2) |
Referee: Koch (St. Gallen) |
| 13 December 1908 Round 9 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
| 20 December 1908 Round 10 | Basel | 5 – 5 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:00 | |
Summary | |
Referee: Lang (Winterthur) |
| 28 February 1909 Round 11 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Keller 10' (1:0) Keller 20' (2:1)Keller (3:1)Gossweiler (4:3) |
Summary | 15' (1:1) (3:2) Schlegel 80' (3:3) |
| 18 April 1909 Round 12 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 7 | Basel | Zürich |
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Summary | |
Referee: Keller (Zürich) |
| 25 April 1909 Round 13 | St. Gallen | 3 – 3 | Basel | St. Gallen |
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Summary | |
| 2 May 1909 Round 14 | Aarau | 2 – 5 | Basel | Aarau |
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Summary | |
Referee: Schrader (Grasshopper Club) |
East group league table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Winterthur | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 25 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 18 | |
| 3 | Old Boys Basel | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 18 | |
| 4 | FC Aarau | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 16 | |
| 5 | Young Fellows Zürich | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 12 | |
| 6 | FC Basel | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 11 | |
| 7 | FC Zürich | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 8 | |
| 8 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 4 |
See also
editNotes
editFootnotes
edit- ^ The player lines-ups and goal scorers for 10 of the 14 league games in the 1908–09 season are unknown or incomplete.
Incomplete league matches 1908–1909 season: FCB-YF, FCZ-FCB, FCB-Aarau, FCW-FCB, FCB-FCSG, YF-FCB, FCB-FCB, FCB-OB, GC-FCB, FCSG-FCB
References
edit- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1908–09". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Games 1908-09 East Group". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ a b Erik Garin. "Swiss Serie A 1908/09". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. 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
- Switzerland 1908-09 at RSSSF
- FCB team 1908-09 at fcb-archiv.ch