1953–54 FC Basel season
1953–54 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() with ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 8th |
Swiss Cup | Round 4 |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 12,500 on 13 December 1953 vs Grasshopper Club |
Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 28 February 1954 vs Lausanne-Sport |
Average home league attendance | 6,746 |
The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the eighth successive season.
Overview
[edit]René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111.[1] A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup.[2]
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four.[3]
Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round.[4]
Players
[edit]The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 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.
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- 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.
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Results
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre-season and mid-season
[edit]21 July 1953 Pre-season | SFK Lyn Oslo ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Oslo |
Muggerud ![]() Nordahl ![]() Olsen ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 |
23 July 1953 Pre-season | Hamarkameratene ![]() | 1 – 8 | ![]() | Hamar |
Olsen ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 July 1953 Pre-season | Sjælland XI ![]() | 6 – 2 | ![]() | Roskilde |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 |
28 July 1953 Pre-season | Sjælland XI ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Slagelse |
Larsen ![]() Jensen ![]() ![]() Jensen ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,600 |
30 July 1953 Pre-season | Nykøbing Falster BK 1901 ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Nykøbing Falster |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 |
2 August 1953 Pre-season | SV Werder Bremen ![]() | 9 – 0 | ![]() | Weserstadion, Bremen |
Ebert ![]() Hagenacker ![]() Hagenacker ![]() Hardtke ![]() Preusse ![]() Preusse ![]() Ebert ![]() Hagenacker ![]() Ebert ![]() | Summary |
6 August 1953 Pre-seaspn | Basel ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Sports ground, Arlesheim |
16:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
20 September 1953 Mid-season | AS Huningue 1919 ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() | Huningue |
16:00 | Winterberger ![]() Keller ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 November 1953 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:45 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break to end of season
[edit]7 February 1954 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Thalmann ![]() Bielser ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: ![]() |
14 February 1954 Winter break | Wil ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Lindengut, Wil |
Baltensberger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 March 1954 Mid-season | FC Reinach ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Reinach |
![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 April 1954 Mid-season | Lugano ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Al Ram, Bodio |
Poma ![]() Degiorgi ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
12 June 1954 End of season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 5 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
17:30 | Bosshard ![]() Weber ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
[edit]League matches
[edit]16 August 1953 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Young Boys | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
23 August 1953 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
16:00 | Vukosavljević ![]() Vukosavljević ![]() Vukosavljević ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8.000 Referee: ![]() |
30 August 1953 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Bader ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bielser ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
6 September 1953 Round 4 | Fribourg | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg |
Raetzo ![]() Weil ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 September 1953 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 September 1953 Round 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 5 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:30 | Maillard (II) ![]() Guhl ![]() Guhl ![]() Glisovic ![]() Stäuble ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
4 October 1953 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Mogoy ![]() Bielser ![]() Thalmann ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
18 October 1953 Round 8 | Zürich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
15:00 | Rossi ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 October 1953 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (I) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 November 1953 Round 10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Coutaz ![]() Coutaz ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
8 November 1953 Round 11 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Bielser ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bannwart ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 November 1953 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 November 1953 Round 13 | Servette | 2 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
14:30 | Duret ![]() Duret ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 December 1953 Round 14 | Young Boys | 3 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Meier ![]() Grütter ![]() Meier ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 December 1953 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 6 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Mogoy ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: ![]() |
20 December 1953 Round 16 | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Lipps ![]() Scheurer ![]() Wiedmer ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
27 December 1953 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Fribourg | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Bielser ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Bielser ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 February 1954 Round 18 | Chiasso | 3 – 5 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
Chiesa ![]() Chiesa ![]() Ferrari ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
28 February 1954 Round 19 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Weber ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
7 March 1954 Round 20 | FC Bern | 2 – 2 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Thalmann ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
14 March 1954 Round 21 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
21 March 1954 Round 22 | Grenchen | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Sidler ![]() Pfister ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 April 1954 Round 23 | Basel | 4 – 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Bielser ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 April 1954 Round 24 | Bellinzona | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
Sartori ![]() Fontana ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 May 1954 Round 25 | Luzern | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
Kyd ![]() Kyd ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 May 1954 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,700 Referee: ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 42 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners |
2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 47 | +61 | 41 | |
3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 36 | |
4 | Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 30 | |
5 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 30 | |
6 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 25 | |
7 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 24 | |
8 | Basel | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 24 | |
9 | Chiasso | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 23 | |
10 | Luzern | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 22 | |
11 | Zürich | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 20 | |
12 | Fribourg | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 18 | |
13 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 17 | Relegated |
14 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 78 | −42 | 12 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
[edit]10 January 1954 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1953/54". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Brasilien 2:5 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
[edit]- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB team 1953–54 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1953–54 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation