1958–59 FC Basel season
1958–59 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | until 30 November 1958![]() from 1 December ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 6th |
Swiss Cup | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() and ![]() All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 11,500 on 9 November 1958 vs BSC Young Boys |
Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 12 October 1958 vs Bellinzona and on 7 June 1959 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
Average home league attendance | 6,023 |
The 1958–59 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 65th season in their existence. It was their thirteenth 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 his 13th successive, but final, period. Düblin presided the club during the period July 1946 until Mai 1959 and in the club's history he is the most permanent president that the club has had to date.[1]
Overview
[edit]The Austrian ex-international footballer Rudi Strittich was team manager for the second successive season. The club directors and the team management strengthened the team following the previous disappointing season. Bruno Michaud returned from Lausanne-Sport, Fredy Kehrli, Jean-Jacques Maurer and Charles Turin were hired from Biel-Bienne who had suffered relegation the previous season.[2] Roberto Frigerio was hired from Schaffhausen and Antoine Kohn from Karlsruher SC. But on 30 November 1958 Basel were beaten 0–2 by FC Moutier, a team from the 1 Liga (third highest tier of Swiss football), and because the Basel had lost their previous three league matches this was one bad result too many. Even for club chairman Jules Düblin, who was known as prudent and cautious, this was too much and he replaced Strittich through their ex-trainer René Bader.[3]
Basel played a total of 50 games this season. Of these 50 matches 26 were in the domestic league, two were in the Swiss Cup and 22 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with twelve victories, five draws and five defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 24 games were won, 10 games were drawn and 16 games were lost. In these 50 games the team scored 126 goals and conceded 101.[4]
Fourteen teams contested the 1958–59 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Zürich and FC Luzern. At the end of the season the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing the first game 1–2 against La Chaux-de-Fonds and then losing at home 1–4 against Grenchen. Then, despite two high wins, 5–0 away against Lausanne-Sport and 6–1 at home against Bellinzona, the afore mentioned three defeats against Young Boys, Zürich and Grasshopper Club caused the change in manager position. But under the new manager things did not change immediately, the lowest point was after round 15 as the team slipped to second last position in the table. But in the last 11 rounds the team lost only one more match and rose in the table to sixth position.[3]
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn at home at the Landhof against third tier local team Old Boys. The match was played on 26 October and despite the fact that former Basel goalkeeper Gianfranco de Taddeo, who now played for the Old Boys, held a penalty taken by Hans Weber, Basel won 3–0.[5] In the next round Basel were drawn and lost against FC Moutier. Thus Basel's short and disappointing cup season ended here. As mentioned before, the consequence of this defeat was that team manager Rudi Strittich was fired. Grenchen won the cup this season.[6]
Players
[edit]The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1958–59. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 31 August 1958 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- and mid-season
[edit]July 1958 Pre-season | ASCA Wittelsheim ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Wittelsheim |
![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
July 1958 Pre-season | FC Saint-Louis ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Saint-Louis |
![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
27 July 1958 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Eichhölzli, Zwingen |
16:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Frigerio ![]() Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Anniversary game 25 years FC Zwingen |
3 August 1958 Pre-season | Freiburger FC ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() | Elztalstadion, Waldkirch |
Busch ![]() Schukraft ![]() Höge ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() | ||
Note: Anniversary game 50 years SV Waldkirch |
10 August 1958 Pre-season | 1. FC Köln ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Köln |
Schäfer ![]() Schäfer ![]() Schäfer ![]() Sturm ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,000 |
16 August 1958 Friendship Cup | Basel ![]() | 1 – 1 (4 – 4 p) | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Penalties | ||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Friendship Cup Basel–Ticino: 10 years of US Ticinese Basel. Penalty shoot-out 5 penalties per team. Lugano win on toss of coin. |
17 August 1958 Friendship Cup | Basel ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
Frigerio ![]() ![]() Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Friendship Cup Basel–Ticino: 10 years of US Ticinese Basel. |
21 August 1958 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
20:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Jaeck ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Game originally scheduled for Tuesday, postponed until Thursday due to bad weather. |
24 August 1958 Pre-season | Schaffhausen ![]() | 3 – 4 | ![]() | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
Brändli ![]() Knobloch ![]() Zannin ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: ![]() |
20 September 1958 Mid-season | Solothurn ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
Fedeli ![]() Zürcher ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: Transfer game Walter Wider |
23 September 1958 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 3 – 5 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
20:00 | Stäuble ![]() Stäuble ![]() Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Transfer game Werner Schley |
4 October 1958 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
Suter ![]() Otto Ludwig ![]() Kohn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
7 October 1958 Mid-season | Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | Stade de la Neuville, Charleroi Belgium |
Deschrijver ![]() Delire ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 October 1958 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Burger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break to end of season
[edit]14 February 1959 Winter break | Winterthur ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
16:00 | Vukosavljević ![]() Gantenbein ![]() Akeret ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
15 February 1959 Winter break | Concordia Basel ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Marti ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: ![]() |
22 February 1959 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Oberer ![]() Burger ![]() Turin ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 April 1959 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
14 May 1959 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() | |
Note: The game was abandoned in the 70th minute due to darkness |
24 June 1959 End of season | Basel ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:30 | Stäuble ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
[edit]League matches
[edit]31 August 1958 Round 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Csernai ![]() Gigandet ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 September 1958 Round 2 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 September 1958 Round 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 5 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
28 September 1958 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
12 October 1958 Round 6 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Suter ![]() Stäuble ![]() Suter ![]() Stäuble ![]() Oberer ![]() Weber ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
19 October 1958 Round 7 | Luzern | 2 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() Brühlmann ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,300 Referee: ![]() |
9 November 1958 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Kohn ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: ![]() |
16 November 1958 Round 9 | Zürich | 3 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:45 | Leimgruber ![]() Feller ![]() Leimgruber ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
23 November 1958 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 4 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Maurer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 December 1958 Round 11 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Laubacher ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 December 1958 Round 12 | Urania Genève Sport | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
Pasteur ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: ![]() |
21 December 1958 Round 13 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
28 December 1958 Round 5 | Lugano | 0 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
Ciani ![]() ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
1 March 1959 Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Burger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
7 March 1959 Round 15 | Grenchen | 6 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Glisovic ![]() Glisovic ![]() Moser ![]() Karrer ![]() Moser ![]() Hamel ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
15 March 1959 Round 16 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Stäuble ![]() Stäuble ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Josef Hügi scored his 200th goal for Basel |
22 March 1959 Round 17 | Chiasso | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
Ferrari ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
5 April 1959 Round 18 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Stäuble ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: ![]() |
12 April 1959 Round 19 | Bellinzona | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
3 May 1959 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Kohn ![]() Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
10 May 1959 Round 21 | Young Boys | 1 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
15:00 | Rey ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 May 1959 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Stäuble ![]() Oberer ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
31 May 1959 Round 23 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:00 | Scheller ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 June 1959 Round 24 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Maurer ![]() Oberer ![]() Kohn ![]() Maurer ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
14 June 1959 Round 25 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Stäuble ![]() Kohn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 June 1959 Round 26 | Servette | 3 – 4 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
Mauron ![]() Makay ![]() Fatton ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 38 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1958–59 European Cup |
2 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 32 | Swiss Cup winners |
3 | FC Zürich | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 30 | |
4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 30 | |
5 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 29 | |
6 | FC Basel | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 27 | |
7 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 26 | |
8 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 26 | |
9 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 24 | |
10 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 24 | |
11 | FC Lugano | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 23 | |
12 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 22 | |
13 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 19 | Relegated |
14 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 72 | −39 | 14 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
[edit]26 October 1958 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Burger ![]() Weber ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 1958 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 2 | FC Moutier | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Zindel, Josef (2015). Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1957/58". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ a b Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", 1959 - Trainerentlassung / Coach dismissal, Page 55, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1958/59". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "FC Basel - BSC Old Boys 3:0 (2:0". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland Cup Finals". 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 1958–59 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1958–59 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation