1928–29 FC Basel season

The FC Basel 1928–29 season was their thirty sixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's new chairman was Hans Rupprecht who took over the presidency from Karl Ibach at the AGM on 7 July 1928. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

FC Basel
1928–29 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Hans Rupprecht
First team coachGyula Kertész
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: 2nd
Swiss CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Karl Bielser (15)
All: Karl Bielser (20)
Highest home attendance5,500 on 30 December 1928
vs Nordstern Basel
and on 7 April 1929
vs Young Boys
Lowest home attendance3,000 on 30 September 1928
vs Grenchen
and on 3 March 1929
vs FC Bern
Average home league attendance4,250

Overview

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The former Hungarian international footballer Gyula Kertész was appointed as coach/manager at the beginning of the 1928–29 Serie A season. After Percy Humphreys (1913–14) and Max Breunig (1922–23), Kertész was just the third professional trainer that the club had engaged up until this point. The decision to employ a professional football trainer/manager was made because FC Basel had slipped well below the level of their local rivals Nordstern, who had qualified for the finals three times in the last five years.[1]

Basel played a total of 29 matches in their 1928–29 season. 16 of these were in the domestic league, three were in the Swiss Cup and 10 were friendly matches. Of these 10 friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof and seven were away games. Apart from the away game against Mulhouse all other matches were in Switzerland. Basel scored 24 goals in these friendlies and conceded 32.[2]

The 1928–29 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. The teams that won each group continue to the finals and the last placed team in each group had to play a barrage against relegation. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other three local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other five teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn. This season was a very competitive one. After a defeat against YB in the first match, it was obvious that a professional coach was at work, because the team won eight of the next ten matches. The team rose to the top of the table, thanks to the good goal scoring of their best forwards Alfred Schlecht, Karl Bielser and Alfred Enderlin. But then, an unawaited 1–4 home defeat against lower placed local rivals Concordia changed everything. In the last five matches Basel managed only three draws and were defeated twice.[3] The top five teams ended the season within four points of each other and each team won eight of their 16 matches. With 20 points Basel ended the season in second position, just one point behind group winners Young Boys, who advanced to the finals and then won the championship.[4]

Basel scored 48 league goals and conceded 32. Karl Bielser was the team's top league goalscorer with 15 goals, Alfred Schlecht was second top scorer with 14 goals and Alfred Enderlin scored nine. Further goal scorers were Walter Müller with four, Max Strasser with three, Paul Schaub with two and Otto Meier one.[5]

In the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against Baden in the preliminary round, against Bülach in the first round, but were eliminated by Concordia Basel in the second round. Concordia continued the competition and reached the semi-final, there losing to Urania Genève Sport, who won the final against Young Boys 1–0, which was played in the Stade de Frontenex in Geneva.[6]

Players

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Squad members

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 Traugott Märki
GK   SUI Ernst Zorzotti
DF   SUI Armando Ardizzoia
DF   FRG Hermann Enderlin (II)
DF   SUI Peter Riesterer
DF   SUI Ernst Weber
DF   SUI Hugo Flubacher
MF   SUI Max Galler (II)
MF   SUI Georg Heimann
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Otto Meier
MF   SUI Paul Schaub
FW   SUI Karl Bielser
FW   FRG Alfred Enderlin (I)
FW   SUI Walter Müller
FW   SUI Max Oswald
FW   SUI Alfred Schlecht
FW   SUI Max Strasser
FW   SUI Karl Wüthrich
FW   SUI Eugen Schmid
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 Ernst Christ
GK   SUI Arthur Fahr
DF   SUI Jakob Bürgin
FW   SUI Emil Arlt
DF   SUI Fritz Gerster
FW   FRA Max Lehmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SUI Louis Matthey
FW   SUI Hans Rau
FW   SUI Hans Streng
DF   SUI Gustav Vogt
FW   SUI Franz Zeiser
FW   SUI ? Weber

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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12 August 1928 Pre-season Étoile-Sporting   2–0   Basel Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Matzinger   20' (1:0)
Matzinger   (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 100
Referee:   Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds
26 August 1928 Pre-season Lausanne-Sport   3–0   Basel Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel
11:00 Fauguel   25' (1:0)
Fauguel   (2:0)
Syrvet   (3:0)
Summary Referee:   Voisard Biel/Bienne
26 August 1928 Pre-season Cantonal Neuchatel   3–0   Basel Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel
14:30 Abegglen (III)   8' (1:0)
Abegglen (III)   11' (2:0)
Struppler   (3:1)
Abegglen (III)   (4:1)
Kohler   (5:2)
Summary   23' (2:1)
  (4:2)
Referee:   Voisard Biel/Bienne
16 September 1928 Mid-season Basel   4–3 (a.e.t.)   AS Valentigney Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
09:00 Bielser   (1:0)
Müller   (2:1)
  (3:1)
Bielser   (4:3)
Summary   (1:1) Goll
  (3:2)
  (3:3)
Referee:   Schneider
16 September 1928 Mid-season Lausanne-Sport   7–3   Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Bolomey   6' (1:0)
Bolomey   (2:0)
Hart   (3:0)
Bolomey   (4:0)
Bolomey   (5:0)
Hart   (pen. 6:0)
Bolomey   (7:3)
Summary   (6:1) Müller
  (6:2) Enderlin (I)
  (6:3) Enderlin (I)
Referee:   Mercet Locarno
2 December 1928 Mid-season Mulhouse   2–3   Basel Stade de Bourtzwiller, Mulhouse
Lieb   (pen. 1:3)
Huerzeler   (2:3)
Summary   (0:1) Bielser
  (0:2) Bielser
  (0:3) Bielser
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Studer Strasbourg

Winter break to end of season

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24 February 1929 Winter break Lugano   4–3   Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
14:30 Costa   20' (1:1)
Fink   (2:2)
Costa   49' (3:2)
Hintermann   (4:3)
Summary   (0:1)
  35' (1:2) Müller
  75' (3:3) Strasser
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Regazzoni Chiasso
1 April 1929 Mid-season Basel   2–1   Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Enderlin (I)   41' (1:1)
Müller   50' (2:1)
Summary   24' (0:1) Brendle Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Walter Jordan Basel
5 May 1929 Mid-season Basel   4–4  Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:45 Bielser   53' (1:4)
Schlecht   55' (2:4)
Bielser   57' (3:4)
Ardizzoia   70' (4:4)
Summary   5' (0:1)
  (0:2)
  (0:3)
  (0:4)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Krämer Basel
2 June 1929 End of season Basel   3–1   US Alessandria Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser   44' (1:0)
Schaub   79' (2:1)
Schlecht   86' (3:1)
Summary   49' (1:1) Cattaneo Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Ruoff Bern

Serie A

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Central Group results

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9 September 1928 Round 1 Young Boys 3–0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Schicker   12' (1:0)
Dasen   38' (2:0)
von Arx (II)   (pen. 3:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Voisard Biel/Bienne
30 September 1928 Round 2 Basel 3–1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht   28' (1:0)
Bielser   34' (2:0)
Enderlin (I)   65' (pen. 3:1)
Summary   40' (2:1) Schüpbach Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Ehrbar St. Gallen
21 October 1928 Round 3 Concordia Basel 1–1 Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Nann   42' (1:0) Summary   59' (1:1) Enderlin (I) Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Regazzoni Chiasso
25 November 1928 Round 4 Basel 9–2 Aarau Landhof, Basel
13:00 Enderlin (II)   (1:0)
Bielser   (2:0)
Schlecht   (3:0)
Strasser   (4:0)
Schlecht   (5:1)
Bielser   (6:1)
Bielser   (7:1)
Strasser   (8:2)
Bielser   (9:1)
Summary   (o.g. 4:1)
  (7:2) Taddei
Referee:   Brüschweiler Zürich
16 December 1928 Round 5 Solothurn 2–7 Basel Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
Christen   (1:0)
Dreier   (2:4)
Summary   (1:1) Enderlin (I)
  (1:2) Enderlin (I)
  (1:3) Bielser
  (1:4) Schlecht
  (2:5) Schlecht
  (2:6) Schlecht
  (2:7) Bielser
Referee:   Mercet Locarno
23 December 1928 Round 6 FC Bern 3–5 Basel Neufeld, Bern
Reinle   (1:3)
Brand   48' (2:3)
Reinle   (3:5)
Summary   13' (0:1) Bielser
  (0:2) Bielser
  (0:3) Schlecht
  (2:4) Schlecht
  (2:5) Meier
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Demartines Lausanne
30 December 1928 Round 7 Basel 1–0 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
14:30 Müller   65' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Kempf
6 January 1929 Round 8 Basel 0–5 Solothurn Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary   16' (0:1) Dreier
  29' (0:2) Dreier
  39' (0:3) Dreier
  (o.g. 0:4)
  80' (0:5)
Referee:   Kempf
27 January 1929 Round 9 Grenchen 0–4 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Widmer  
Füry  
Summary   (pen. 0:1) Enderlin (I)
  (0:2) Enderlin (I)
  48' Müller
  (0:4) Schlecht
Attendance: 1,500
Referee:   Kempf
3 March 1929 Round 10 Basel 3–0 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser   10' (1:0)
Schlecht   12' (2:0)
Schlecht   (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Edm. Dizerens Lausanne
10 March 1929 Round 11 Basel 7–3 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser   19' (1:1)
Enderlin (I)   24' (2:1)
Müller   25' (3:1)
Schlecht   45' (4:1)
Bielser   46' (5:1)
Schlecht   54' (6:2)
Bielser   75' (7:2)
Summary   4' (0:1) Bossi
  51' (5:2)
  (7:3) Brack
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds
17 March 1929 Round 12 Basel 1–4 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Enderlin (I)   43' (1:1) Summary   30' (0:1) Ehrenbolger
  45' (1:2) Christen
  (1:3) Ehrenbolger
  59' (pen. 1:4) Nann
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Voisard Biel/Bienne
17 April 1929 Round 13 Basel 2–2 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht   49' (1:0)
Bielser   60' (2:0)
Summary   80' (2:1) Schicker
  85' (2:2) Schicker
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Enderli Winterthur
14 April 1929 Round 14 Old Boys 2–2 Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bossi   (pen. 1:0)
Müller   41' (2:2)
Summary   34' (1:1) Müller
  35' (1:2) Strasser
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Calpini Sion
28 April 1929 Round 15 Nordstern Basel 2–1 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:00 Flubacher   42' (1:0)
Breitenstein   80' (2:1)
Summary   70' (1:1) Bielser Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Kempf
20 May 1929 Round 16 Aarau 2–2 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Vaccani   56' (1:1)
Wernli   68' (pen. 2:1)
Summary   23' (0:1) Schaub
  80' (2:2) Schaub
Attendance: 1,100
Referee:   Edm. Dizerens Lausanne

Central Group table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys 16 8 5 3 34 22 +12 21 Group winners / Advance to finals
2 Basel 16 8 4 4 48 32 +16 20
3 Nordstern Basel 16 8 2 6 46 32 +14 18
4 FC Bern 16 8 2 6 29 29 0 18
5 Concordia Basel 16 8 1 7 33 30 +3 17
6 Grenchen 16 6 2 8 20 24 −4 14
7 Old Boys 16 5 3 8 29 32 −3 13
8 Solothurn 16 5 2 9 34 49 −15 12
9 Aarau 16 4 3 9 26 49 −23 11 Relegation play-off
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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2 September 1928 Preliminary round Basel 1–0 Baden Landhof, Basel
10:30 Enderlin (I)   80' (1:0) Summary Referee:   Feurer Delémont
7 October 1928 First round Basel 10–2 Bülach Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht   3' (1:0)
Bielser   30' (2:1)
Enderlin (I)   50' (pen. 3:1)
Enderlin (I)   51' (4:1)
Strasser   54' (5:1)
Bielser   57' (6:1)
Bielser   61' (7:1)
Enderlin (I)   62' (8:1)
Bielser   70' (9:2)
Schlecht   80' (10:2)
Summary   10' (1:1) Mattenleger
  67' (8:2) Rüegg
Referee:   Karl Wunderlin Basel
4 November 1928 Second round Basel 2–3 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
14:30 Enderlin (I)   52' (1:2)
Müller   55' (2:2)
Summary   16' (0:1) Christen
  35' (0:2) Ehrenbolger (I)
  83' (2:3) Christen
Attendance: 3,580
Referee:   Spengler Olten

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre - 1928 Ungarischer Trainer", Page 31 - Hungarian coach, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1928/29". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre / 1929", Page 32, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
  4. ^ Erik Garin. "Swiss Series A 1928/29". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik - Saison 1928/29". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  6. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1928/29". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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