The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1980–81 season was their 87th season since the club was founded. It was their 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Pierre Jacques Lieblich was voted as new club chairman, he replaced René Theler who stood down at the AGM.
| 1980–81 season | |
|---|---|
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| Chairman |  Pierre Jacques Lieblich |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Sixth |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-final |
| Swiss League Cup | Round 1 |
| European Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Erni Maissen (10) All: Erni Maissen (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 17,500 on 11 April 1981 vs Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 on 11 October 1980 vs Sion and on 25 October 1980 vs Servette |
| Average home league attendance | 6,630 |
Overview
editPre-season
editHelmut Benthaus was first team manager for the sixteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad this off-season. Erwin Meyer moved on to Luzern and Robert Baldinger moved to lower tier Aarau. Serge Duvernois joined from Saint Louis and Martin Mullis joined from St. Gallen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.
Basel played a total of 52 games in their 1980–81 season. 26 matches were played in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, one in the Swiss League Cup, four in the 1980–81 European Cup and 18 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 115 goals and conceded 71. Of their 18 test games, 10 were won, five were drawn and three ended with a defeat. Three of these games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the others were played away from home. In the pre-season Basel played three games in Germany and during the winter break they played three games in Singapore and Malaysia.[1]
Domestic league
editBasel played in the 1980–81 Nationalliga A. The league had been reformed and there were no more championship play-offs. Basel played a mediocre season and ended the Nationalliga in sixth position, 12 points behind Zürich who became champions. In their 26 league games Basel won nine, drew ten and lost seven matches, which meant that the totaled 28 points. They scored 48 goals, conceding 44. Erni Maissen was the team's top goalscorer scoring ten league goals. Markus Tanner was second best scorer with six goals.[2]
Swiss Cup and League Cup
editBasel entered the Swiss Cup in the round of 32. Here they were drawn away against Fribourg and they won the match 3–0. In the round of 16 they were drawn at home against Martigny-Sports and this match was won 6–0. In the quarterfinal, on 28 March 1981, Basel were drawn to play away from home against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The hosts won the tie 3–0. Basel were out of the competition and Zürich continued on to the final and won the trophy. In first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were also drawn away against Zürich. They lost the home game 1–2 and Zürich continued in this competition and won this trophy as well.[3]
European Cup
editAs reigning Swiss champions Basel were qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup. In the first round they were drawn against Club Brugge. The first leg was played in Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges and Basel won 1–0 through a goal scored by Erni Maissen in 65th minute. The return leg was won 4–1, the goals coming from Markus Tanner (14), Jörg Stohler (48), Arthur von Wartburg (55) and Walter Geisser (81) after Brugge had taken an early lead through Jan Ceulemans (3), but their goalkeeper Leen Barth was sent off in the 17th minute. In the second round Basel were drawn against Red Star Belgrade. Basel decided the first leg for themselves 1–0, the goal scored by Detlev Lauscher. In the second leg, however, Basel were defeated 0–2 and were eliminated from the competition.[4]
Players
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Results
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
editPre- and mid-season
edit| 23 July 1980 Pre-season | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stuttgart |
Nickel  (1:0)Voise (2:0)Dreher (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 25 July 1980 Pre-season | VfB Eppingen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hugo-Koch-Stadion, Eppingen |
| Sterz 37' (1:1) Gebhardt  61′ |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Mullis 88' (1:2) |
Attendance: 1,500 |
| 27 July 1980 Pre-season | SC Freiburg | 2 – 2 | Basel | Alemannenstadion, Maulburg |
| 18:00 | (1:0) (2:2) |
Summary | 38' (1:1) Tanner 86' (1:2) Marti |
Attendance: 2,500 |
| 31 July 1980 Pre-season | Luzern | 2 – 3 | Basel | Wolfwil |
| 20:00 | Fischer 20' (1:0) Gaisser 35' (o.g. 0:2) |
Summary | (2:1) Lauscher 67' (2:2) Lauscher 87' (2:3) Schär |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 1 August 1980 Uhrencup | Basel | 6 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 18:00 | Hasler 13' (1:0) Marti 26' (2:0)Maissen 43' (3:0)Belafatti 55' (4:0)Maissen 63' (5:0)Hasler 81' (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Manfred Schlup Grenchen |
| 6 August 1980 Uhrencup Final | Grenchen | 1 – 5 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:15 | Bregy 68' (1:5) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Demarmels 18' (0:2) von Wartburg 31' (0:3) Tanner 39' (0:4) Küttel 43' (0:5) Marti |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Alfred Heinis |
| 10 August 1980 Pre-season | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Oensingen |
| 15:30 | Pellegrini 19' (1:0) Lüthi 84' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 950 Referee: Hauri |
| 12 August 1980 Philips Cup | Young Boys | 1 – 3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:30 | Schönenberger 63' (1:3) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Hasler 11' (0:2) Lauscher 14' (0:3) Küttel |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner Bösch |
| 19 August 1980 Philips Cup Final | Basel | 7 – 2 | Zürich | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:30 | Marti 31' (1:1) Gaisser 33' (2:1)Schär 44' (3:1)Schär 47' (4:1)Schär 58' (5:1)Marti 66' (6:1)Küttel 68' (7:1) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Zappa 74' (7:2) Seiler |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 14 October 1980 Mid-season | Bulle | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Bouleyres, Bulle |
| Blanchard (1:1) |
Summary | 33' (0:1) von Wartburg |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 1 November 1980 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | Kriens | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Maissen 73' (1:2) Maissen 85' (2:2) |
Summary | 61' (0:1) Rhyn 70' (0:2) Foschini |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
Winter break
edit| 12 January 1981 Winter break | Singapore XI  | 1 – 1 | Basel | Singapore |
| (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Maissen |
Attendance: 16,000 |
| 14 January 1981 Winter break | Malaysia XI  | 0 – 4 | Basel | Malaysia |
| Summary | 48' (0:1) Gaisser 58' (0:2) Gaisser 83' (0:3) Maissen 89' (0:4) Demarmels |
Attendance: 15,000 |
| 21 January 1981 Winter break | Penang XI | 1 – 2 | Basel | Penang, Malaysia |
| (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Tanner (1x) Lauscher |
Attendance: 4,500 |
| 12 February 1981 Winter break | FC Allschwil | 1 – 6 | Basel | Gartenhof, Allschwil |
| Schnetzer 75' (1:5) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) von Wartburg 13' (0:2) Lauscher 23' (0:3) Tanner 25' (0:4) Gaisser 50' (0:5) Gaisser 82' (1:6) Demarmels |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Pfister |
| 14 February 19814 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| Zbinden 5' (1:0) Kaufmann 27' (2:0) |
Summary | 81' (2:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger Basel |
| 18 February 1981 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 2 |  SSC Napoli | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:30 | Geisser 30' (1:0) Mullis 60' (2:2) |
Summary | 44' (1:1) Capone 45' (1:2) Capone |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 21 February 1981 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| von Wartburg 36' (1:0) Küttel 40' (2:0)Schär 47' (3:0) |
Summary | 61' (pen. 3:1) Risi |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Bruno Burgener |
Nationalliga A
editMatches
edit| 23 August 1980 Round 1 | Young Boys | 3 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Müller 56' (1:0) Schönenberger 67' (2:1)Schönenberger 74' (3:1)Schönenberger  80' |
Summary | 61' (1:1) Maissen |
Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern |
| 30 August 1980 Round 2 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 6 September 1980 Round 3 | Zürich | 1 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Zwicker 56' (1:2) Elsa Elsener Zwicker |
Summary | 18' (0:1) Marti 39' (0:2) Stohler 89' (1:3) Maradan von Wartburg |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 13 September 1980 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 50' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 20 September 1980 Round 5 | Chiasso | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso |
| 20:00 | Bevilacqua 41' (1:0) Untersee 43'Manzoni 51' (2:0)Rehmann 74' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alfred Heinis |
| 4 October 1980 Round 6 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Egli 24' (1:1) Meyer 71′Egli 84' (2:2)Hermann |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Küttel 44' (1:2) Küttel Demarmels Küttel |
Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 8 October 1980 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Küttel 5' (1:0) Küttel 53' (2:0)Maissen 69' (3:2)Stohler |
Summary | 22' (2:1) Mauron 57' (2:2) Kok Bamert Lei-Ravello |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 11 October 1980 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 19' (1:0) Maissen 23' (2:0)Küttel 48' (3:0)Marti 60' (4:1) |
Summary | 49' (3:1) Saunier |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 18 October 1979 Round 9 | Xamax | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:00 | Bianchi 8' (1:0) Trinchero 21' (pen. 2:1)Guillou 62' (3:1)Favre |
Summary | 14' (1:1) Marti 66' (pen. 3:2) Stohler Maradan |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Walter Nussbaumer |
| 25 October 1980 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Tanner 44' (1:0) Lauscher 76' (2:2) |
Summary | 55' (1:1) Zwygart 74' (1:2) Zwygart |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 15 November 1980 Round 11 | Luzern | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 17:00 | Risi 6' (1:0) Kaufmann 26'Hitzfeld 66' (2:1)Risi 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 8' (1:1) Maissen 51' Schär |
Attendance: 8,200 Referee: André Daina |
| 23 November 1980 Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Demarmels 18' (1:0) Marti 35' (2:0)Tanner 42' (3:0)Tanner 81' (4:0) |
Summary | Weidle |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Marino Paggiola |
| 7 December 1980 Round 13 | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Mata 71' Kälin 77' (1:2) |
Summary | 68' (0:1) Maissen 75' (0:2) Demarmels |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 1 March 1981 Round 14 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Maissen 24' (1:1) Lauscher 68' (2:2) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Brodard 57' (1:2) Berkemeier Baur |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 8 March 1981 Round 15 | Chênois | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
| 14:30 | Lopez 73' (1:2) Michel 81' (2:2) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Lauscher 46' (0:2) Mullis |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Werner Bösch |
| 15 March 1981 Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Tanner 56' (1:0) Marti 90' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 21 March 1981 Round 17 | St. Gallen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 17:30 | Friberg 34' (1:0) |
Summary | 33' von Wartburg 52' (1:1) Marti 61' Maissen 65' Lauscher 89' (1:2) |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 5 April 1981 Round 18 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Ceccaroni 19' (1:0) Maissen 30' (2:0)Tanner 38' (3:0) |
Summary | 53' Rehmann |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 11 April 1981 Round 19 | Basel | 1 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Tanner 14' (1:0) Maradan 55'Marti 72' |
Summary | 2' Herbert Hermann 24' (1:1) Pfister 44' (1:2) Egli 59' Heinz Hermann 65' (1:3) Sulser 67' (1:4) Wehrli 76' (1:5) Zanetti |
Attendance: 17,500 Referee: André Daina |
| 24 April 1981 Round 20 | Sion | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:30 | Richard 29' (1:0) Valentini 62' |
Summary | 51' Maissen 89' (1:1) Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Werner Bösch |
| 2 May 1981 Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 15' (1:0) |
Summary | 64' (1:1) Pellegrini 78' (1:2) Pellegrini |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Othmar Winter |
| 12 May 1981 Round 22 | Servette | 2 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:00 | Radi 53' (1:1) Cucinotta 89' (2:1) |
Summary | 29' (0:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 16 May 1981 Round 23 | Basel | 4 – 4 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 63' (1:3) Lauscher 66' (2:4)Maissen 77' (2:4)Küttel 80' (2:4) |
Summary | 23' (0:1) P. Risi 52' (0:2) Meyer 56' (0:3) Binder 64' (1:4) P. Risi |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Walter Nussbaumer |
| 23 May 1981 Round 24 | Bellinzona | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| 20:00 | Leoni 49' (1:0) |
Summary | 75' (o.g. 1:1) Degiovannini |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 4 June 1981 Round 25 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:15 | Tachet 65' (pen. 1:1) Kok 80' (2:2) |
Summary | 40' (0:1) Mullis 75' (1:2) Lauscher |
Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Marco Raveglia |
| 13 June 1981 Round 26 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:15 | Gaisser 52' (1:0) |
Summary | 57' (1:1) Zeender |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
League standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 40 | Champions, qualified for 1981–82 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 34 | qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Xamax | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 34 | qualified for 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 33 | |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Basel | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 28 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sion | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 22 | |
| 11 | Nordstern Basel | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bellinzona | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 19 | |
| 13 | Chiasso | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 18 | |
| 14 | Chênois | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 15 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
edit| 28 September 1980 Round of 32 | Fribourg | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade Universitaire, Fribourg |
| 20:00 | Summary | 36' (0:1) Lauscher 47' (0:2) Maissen 87' (0:3) Mullis |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Othmar Winter |
| 9 November 1980 Round of 16 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Martigny-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Küttel 1' (1:0) Maissen 22' (2:0)Maissen 38' (3:0)Küttel 48' (4:0)Stohler 66′Tanner 67' (5:0)Gaisser 84' (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Roland Chapuis |
| 29 March 1981 Quarter-final | Zürich | 3 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Seiler 24' (1:0) Elsener 42' (2:0)Seiler 70' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
Swiss League Cup
edit| 16 August 1980 Round of 32 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:00 | Lauscher 86' (1:2) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Lüdi 18' Moser 56' (0:2) Zwicker |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
European Cup
edit- Round 1
| 17 September 1980 First leg | Club Brugge  | 0 – 1 | Basel | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:00 | UEFA summary FCB summary |
55' Schleiffer 65' Maissen |
Referee:  Adolf Mathias |
| 1 October 1980 Second leg | Basel | 4 – 1 | Club Brugge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 3' Tanner 14'Stohler 48' (pen.)von Wartburg 55'Geisser 81' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
4' Ceulemans 12' Meeuws 17' Barth (Goalkeeper) 44' Leekens |
Referee:  Ángel Franco Martínez |
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
- Round 2
| 22 October 1980 First leg | Basel | 1 – 0 |  Red Star Belgrade | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 33' Tanner 35' |
UEFA summary FCB Summary |
22' Jurišić 50' Janković |
Referee:  António Garrido |
| 5 November 1980 Second leg | Red Star Belgrade | 2 – 0 | Basel | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade |
| 17:00 | Repčić 6' Janjanin 18'Rajković 68'Blagojević 87' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
Referee:  John Carpenter |
Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1980/81". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1980-1981". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1980-1981". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Champions League 1980/1981". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
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- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB squad 1980–81 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1980–81 at RSSSF
- Swiss League Cup at RSSSF