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FC Basel
1981–82 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Pierre Jacques Lieblich
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A8th
Swiss CupRunners-up
Swiss League CupQuarter-final
Coppa delle AlpiWinners

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1981–82 season was their 88th season since the club was founded. It was their 36th 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 club chairman for the second year running.

Overview

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Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the sixteenth consecutive season. Basel played in the 1981–82 Nationalliga A. The league championship format was expanded from the 1980–81 season to include sixteen teams. Basel ended the season in eighth position, 21 points behind Zürich who became champions. In their 30 league games Basel won eleven, drew six and lost thirteen matches, which meant that the totaled 28 points. They scored 47 goals, conceeding 51.

Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64. Here they were drawn away against Sursee and on 26 September they won the match 9–1. In the round of 32 they were drawn away against Bellinzona and this match was on 31 October and Basel won 1–0. In the round of 16 they were drawn away from home against Aarau on 30 March 1982 and this match was won 3–2. In the quarterfinal Basel played at home against Lausanne-Sport and this ended with a 2–1 victory. The semi-final was played on 4 May in the St. Jakob Stadium against SR Delémont and Basel won 3–0. In the Final, played in the Wankdorf Stadium, was against Sion. After a freekick on the sideline, in the 21st minute, a headed goal from Alain Balet secured Sion the trophy.

In first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were also drawn at home against Young Boys and a 1–0 victory took them to the next round. Here they played away against Grenchen and came away with a 2–1 victory. In the quarterfinal Basel played on the Stadion Brügglifeld but were eliminated by Aarau.

Basel were not qualified to play any of the european competitions, but they did enter the Coppa delle Alpi. They played together with Lausanne-Sport in Group A against Bordeaux and Bastia. Basel won the group and continued to the final, which was played on 29 September 1981 in Basel against Sochaux. They game ended 2–2 after extra time and Basel won on penalties.

Players

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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 Küng
GK   SUI Jean Müller
GK   SUI Thomas Paul
DF   SUI Stefano Ceccaroni
DF   FRA Serge Duvernois
DF   SUI Walter Geisser
DF   SUI René Hasler
DF   SUI Alfred Lüthi
DF   SUI Jean-Pierre Maradan
DF   SUI Walter Eichenberger
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SUI Bruno Graf
DF   SUI Jörg Stohler
DF   FRA Serge Gaisser
MF   SUI Otto Demarmels
MF   SUI Martin Jeitziner
MF   SUI Erni Maissen
MF   SUI Martin Mullis
MF   SUI Arthur von Wartburg
FW   GER Harald Nickel
FW   SUI Beat Sutter

Results

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Nationalliga A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Sion 30 12 7 11 51 46 +5 31 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1982–83 Cup Winners' Cup
7 Aarau[1] 30 10 8 12 51 55 −4 28
8 Basel[2] 30 11 6 13 47 51 −4 28
9 Luzern 30 10 7 13 54 59 −5 27 Entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
10 St. Gallen 30 10 5 15 40 45 −5 25 Entered 1982 Intertoto Cup
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Swiss Cup

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26 September 1981 Round of 64 Sursee 1 – 9 Basel Stadion Schlottermilch, Sursee
                   
31 October 1981 Round of 32 Bellinzona 0 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
 
20 March 1982 Round of 16 Aarau 2 – 3 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
         
12 April 1982 Quarter-final Basel 2 – 1 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
     
4 May 1982 Semi-final Basel 3 – 0 SR Delémont St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Maissen   23'
Schribertschnig   86' (o.g.)
Sutter   90'
31 May 1982 Final Sion 0 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Balet   23'

Swiss League Cup

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Round of 16 Grenchen 1 – 2 Basel Stadium Brühl, Grenchen
     
Quarter-final Aarau 1 – 0 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
 

Coppa delle Alpi

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Group A
Round 2 Bordeaux   0 – 1   Basel
 
Round 3 Basel   4 – 1   Bastia St. Jakob Stadium Basel
         
Round 4 Bastia   0 – 4   Basel
       

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts (B)
1 Basel 4 3 0 1 9 4 8 2
2 Bordeaux 4 2 1 1 6 2 6 1
3 Bastia 4 1 1 2 7 10 4 1
4 Lausanne-Sport 4 0 2 2 3 9 2

NB: 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals

Final
29 September 1981 Final Basel   2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)
  Sochaux St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Gaisser   1'
Mullis   33'
  27' Genghini
  55' Bonnevay
Penalties
Stohler 
Sutter  
von Wartburg  
Gaisser  
Nickel  
  Bezaz
  Bonnevay
  Stopyra
  Zimako

See also

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Sources and references

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  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Switzerland 1981–82 at RSSSF
  • Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
  • Cup of the Alps 1981 at RSSSF
  1. ^ Beck, Stephan (2023). "Schweizer Meisterschaft 1981/82 Nationalliga B" [Swiss Championship 1981/82 Nationalliga B] (in German). arowa.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1982). "1981/82 Rangliste" [1981/82 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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