1948–49 FC Basel season

The 1948–49 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 55th season in their existence. It was their third 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 third successive season.

FC Basel
1948–49 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland Ernst Hufschmid
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A2nd
Swiss CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Hans Hügi (14)
All: Switzerland Hans Hügi (14)
Highest home attendance11,500 on 10 April 1949
vs Lugano
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 6 March 1949
vsYoung Fellows Zürich
Average home league attendance6,846

Overview

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Ernst Hufschmid who had functioned as player-coach the previous season continued in the function as manager this season. Basel played a total of 36 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, four in the Swiss Cup and six were test games. The test games resulted with two victories, three draws and one defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 17 games, drew 11 and lost eight times. In the 36 games they scored 75 goals and conceded 49.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1948–49 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relegated. The team started the season badly, losing three of the first four away games. Things changed in Autumn and they lost only one of the following eleven matches and they climbed to the upper end of the table. At the end of the season Basel had risen to second position, but were seven points behind the new champions Lugano. Basel won 13 of the 26 games and were defeated six times, they scored 58 goals as they gained their 33 points. Hans Hügi was the team's top goal scorer with 14 goals, his brother Josef Hügi (Seppe) scored eight and Gottlieb Stäuble netted nine times.[2]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in round 3 with an away match against lower tier Winterthur, which was won 2–1. In round 4 Basel were drawn with an away tie against local rivals and lower tier Concordia Basel. In round five Basel were matched against Grasshopper Club with another away game. This was drawn and a replay was required, which was held at the Landhof on 22 January 1949, but ended with a defeat.[3]

Players

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The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1948–49. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 29 August 1948 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 Hans Hügi
DF   SUI Hans Rieder (I)
MF   SUI Leo Baumgratz
MF   SUI Ernst Hufschmid
MF   SUI Willy Monigatti
MF   FRA Pierre Redolfi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Louis Schenker
MF   SUI Gottlieb Stäuble
MF   SUI Werner Wenk
MF   SUI Willy Zingg
FW   SUI René Bader
FW   SUI Erich Grether
FW   SUI Rudolf Hägler
FW   SUI Josef Hügi
FW   SUI Albert Meier
FW   SUI Paul Stöcklin
FW   SUI Hermann Suter
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 Hans Rageth
DF   SUI Ernst Grauer (to Grasshopper Club)
MF   SUI Rodolfo Kappenberger (retired)
MF   SUI Kurt Neuenschwander
MF   SUI Traugott Oberer (to Cantonal Neuchatel)
MF   SUI Hans Vonthron (retired)
MF   SUI Rudolf Wirz (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   SUI Walter Bosshard (to Vevey Sports)
FW   FRA Walter Emmenegger
FW   SUI Roberto Finazzi
FW   SUI Ch. Martin
FW   SUI Alex Mathys (to Concordia Basel)
FW   SUI Virgilio Muggiasca
FW   SUI Bernard Mathez (to Cantonal Neuchatel)
FW   SUI Alfred Weisshaar

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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8 August 1948 Pre-season Mulhouse   2 – 2   Basel Mulhouse
 
 
Summary   (1x) Hügi (I)
  (1x) Stäuble
14 August 1948 Pre-season Basel   3 – 3   Sochaux-Montbéliard Landhof, Basel
Bader   35' (1:0)
Bader   (2:2)
Hügi (I)   (3:2)
Summary   (1:1) Tichy
  (1:2) Humpál
  (3:3) Campiglia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern
22 August 1948 Pre-season Grasshopper Club   1 – 1   Basel Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
Quinche   44' (1:0) Summary   (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Stuber Solothurn
10 October 1948 Mid-season Karlsruher SV   1 – 0   Basel KSV-Platz, Karlsruhe
Bechtel   30' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 20,000
Referee:   Adolf Reinhardt Stuttgart

Nationalliga

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League matches

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29 August 1948 Round 1 Biel-Bienne 2 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Wiedmer   53' (1:0)
Ballaman   (2:0)
Summary   87' (2:1) Hügi (I) Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
5 September 1948 Round 2 Basel 3 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
Hügi (II)   3' (1:0)
Hügi (II)   26' (2:0)
Hügi (I)   57' (3:0)
Summary   59' (pen. 3:1) Amey
  55' (3:2) Antenen
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Stuber Solothurn
12 September 1948 Round 3 Young Fellows Zürich 3 – 3 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Mauron   20' (1:1)
Siegenthaler   45' (2:1)
Siegenthaler   50' (3:1)
Summary   11' (0:1) Stöcklin
  67' (3:2) Wenk
  88' (3:3) Grether
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Merlotti NeuchâtelD
26 September 1948 Round 4 Lausanne-Sport 2 – 0 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Maillard (II)   44' (1:0)
Maillard (II)   70' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern
3 October 1948 Round 5 Basel 3 – 0 Servette Landhof, Basel
Hügi (I)   38' (1:0)
Stöcklin   51' (2:0)
Hügi (I)   89' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   von Gunten Bern
17 October 1948 Round 6 Lugano 1 – 0 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Bottinelli   40' (pen. 1:0) Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
24 October 1948 Round 7 Basel 4 – 1 Locarno Landhof, Basel
Stäuble   30' (1:1)
Grether   50' (2:1)
Hügi (I)   53' (3:1)
Stöcklin   87' (4:1)
Summary   20' (0:1) Giulietti Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   A. Sandoz Lausanne
31 October 1948 Round 8 Grenchen 2 – 3 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Righetti (II)   19' (1:0)
Righetti (II)   20' (2:2)
Summary   31' (1:1) Hügi (I)
  36' (1:2) Stäuble
  65' (2:3) Bader
  85' Stäuble
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   Scherz Bern
6 November 1948 Round 9 Basel 3 – 1 Zürich Landhof, Basel
Wenk   19' (1:0)
Stäuble   28' (2:1)
Bopp   79 pen. 3:1'
Summary   23' (pen. 1:1) Andres Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
21 November 1948 Round 10 Grasshopper Club 2 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
14:45 Amadò   26' (1:0)
Scholl   41' (2:0)
Summary   72' (pen. 2:1) Bopp
  Monigatti
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
27 November 1948 Round 11 Basel 1 – 1 Urania Genève Sport Landhof, Basel
Hügi (II)   35' (1:1) Summary   13' (0:1) Delabays Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   Merlotti Neuchâtel
12 December 1948 Round 12 Chiasso 2 – 1 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Albizzati   67' (1:1)
Bianchi   87' (2:1)
Summary   62' (0:1) Bader Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
19 December 1948 Round 13 Basel 1 – 0 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
Wenk   35' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee:   Studer Solothurn
20 February 1949 Round 14 Basel 1 – 1 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wenk   56' (1:1) Summary   39' (0:1) Ballaman Attendance: 6,200
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
27 February 1949 Round 15 La Chaux-de-Fonds P – P Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
[ Summary]
6 March 1949 Round 16 Basel 6 – 1 Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
Hügi (II)   18' (1:1)
Hügi (II)   30' (2:1)
Bopp   41' (pen. 3:1)
Stöcklin   46' (4:1)
Stöcklin   60' (5:1)
Hügi (II)   69' (6:1)
Summary   3' (0:1) Bossert Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
13 March 1949 Round 25 Basel 4 – 0 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
Bader   44' (1:0)
Bopp   70' (pen. 2:0)
Bopp   72' (pen. 3:0)
Stäuble   80' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,800
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern
20 March 1949 Round 17 Basel 3 – 1 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
Bopp   34′
Hügi (I)   56' (1:1)
Bader   62' (2:1)
Hügi (II)   86' (3:1)
Summary   11' (pen. 0:1) Nikolić Attendance: 9,000
Referee:   Keller Seuzach
April 1949 Round 18 Servette P – P Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
[ Summary]
10 April 1949 Round 19 Basel 0 – 1 Lugano Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary   20′ Hasler
  83' (0:1) Bernasconi
Attendance: 11,500
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
24 April 1949 Round 20 Locarno 2 – 0 Basel Stadio del Lido, Locarno
Ciseri   59' (1:0)
Canetti   86' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Lutz Geneva
8 May 1949 Round 22 Zürich 2 – 4 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
Andres   25' (1:1)
Litscher   62'
Haug   67' (2:4)
Summary   8' (0:1) Hügi (I)
  28' (1:2) Hügi (I)
  44' (1:3) Hügi (II)
  62' (pen. 1:4) Schenker
Attendance: 9,000
Referee:   M. Tasca Geneva
11 May 1949 Round 21 Basel 2 – 2 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
18:15 Schenker  
Hügi (I)   30' (1:2)
Tanner   43' (o.g. 2:2)
Summary   15' (0:1) Righetti (I)
  26' (0:2) Righetti (II)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern
15 May 1949 Round 23 Basel 2 – 0 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
16:00 Stäuble   30' (1:0)
Hügi (I)   73' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 9,000
Referee:   Niederhauser Bern
21 May 1949 Round 24 Urania Genève Sport 2 – 3 Basel Stade de Frontenex, Geneva
Patane   7' (1:0)
Tschan   24' (2:1)
Summary   21' (1:1) Hügi (I)
  60' (2:2) Bader
  78' (2:3) Stäuble
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Schürch Winterthur
29 May 1949 Round 15 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 4 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Baumgratz   20' (o.g. 1:0)
Amey   (2:2)
Summary   22' (1:1) Baumgratz
  (1:2) Stäuble
  (2:3) Stäuble
  (2:4) Stäuble
  Hügi (II)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Rapin Lausanne
11 June 1949 Round 26 Bellinzona 3 – 3 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Caccia   3' (1:0)
Sormani   7' (2:0)
Lusenti   28' (3:0)
Summary   30' (pen. 3:1) Stöcklin
  75' (3:2) Hügi (I)
  77' (3:3) Hügi (I)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee:   Tschopp Delémont
17 June 1949 Round 18 Servette 1 – 1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Fatton   70' (pen. 1:1)
Tamini   80'
Summary   21' (0:1) Stöcklin
  71'   71' Schenker
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Lottenbach Langenthal

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lugano 26 18 4 4 41 18 +23 40 Swiss Champions
2 Basel 26 13 7 6 58 37 +21 33
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 11 7 8 54 50 +4 29
4 Servette 26 10 7 9 59 43 +16 27 Swiss Cup winners
5 Zürich 26 10 7 9 65 59 +6 27
6 Bellinzona 26 9 9 8 31 33 −2 27
7 Locarno 26 10 7 9 32 40 −8 27
8 Lausanne-Sport 26 11 4 11 52 41 +11 26
9 Biel-Bienne 26 10 5 11 39 38 +1 25
10 Grenchen 26 6 11 9 39 42 −3 23
11 Chiasso 26 8 6 12 35 55 −20 22
12 Young Fellows Zürich 26 8 5 13 45 66 −21 21
13 Grasshopper Club 26 7 6 13 42 51 −9 20 Relegated
14 Urania Genève Sport 26 4 9 13 32 51 −19 17 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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14 November 1948 Round 3 Winterthur 1 – 2 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
Diggelmann   35' (1:1) Summary   23' (0:1) Bader
  88' (1:2) Fitze
Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Beck Zürich
26 December 1948 Round 4 Concordia Basel 0 – 1 Basel Landhof, Basel
  90′ Summary   19' (0:1) Baumgratz Attendance: 2,700
Referee:   E. Ruefer Bern
9 January 1949 Round of 16 Grasshopper Club 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Basel Hardturm, Zürich
14:15 Berbig   59' (1:0) Summary   75' (1:1) Stäuble Attendance: 3,000
Referee:   A. Sandoz Lausanne
22 January 1949 Round of 16 replay Basel 1 – 2 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
Bopp   33' (pen. 1:0) Summary   64' (1:1) Wang
  75' (1:2) Scholl
Attendance: 6,500
Referee:   von Wartburg Bern

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1948/49". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1948–49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1948–49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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