1970–71 FC Basel season
1970–71 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | Runner-up |
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
European Cup | Round 2 |
Cup of the Alps | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 36'000 on 10 October 1970 vs. Zürich |
Lowest home attendance | 9,500 on 8 November 1970 vs. Sion |
Average home league attendance | 17.384 |
The 1970–71 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 77th season in their existence. It was their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.
Overview
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]For the sixth consecutive season Helmut Benthaus was player-manager. There were only very few changes in the squad. Bruno Michaud retired from active football after winning his third championship title. He had played 16 seasons in the Nationalliga A, 14 of these were with Basel and two with Lausanne-Sport. During his time with Basel Michaud played a total of 355 competitive games and scored 22 goals. Dieter Rüefli moved on to play for St. Gallen and Janos Konrad moved on to Vevey-Sports. In the other direction Edoardo Manzoni joined the squad on loan from Xamax. Benthaus did not want any other transfers and relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team. Basel played a total of 55 matches during this season. 27 of these games were in the domestic league including the play-off for the championship. Three of these games were in the Swiss Cup, four were in the European Cup, five were in the Cup of the Alps and 16 were friendly matches. Of these 16 test games 13 were won and three were drawn. Five test matches were played at home and 11 played away.[1]
Domestic league
[edit]14 teams contested in the 1970–71 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1969–70 season and the two newly promoted teams Sion and Luzern. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1971–72 European Cup and the last two teams in the league table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel won 18 of their 26 league games, drawing six, losing just twice, they scored 67 goals conceding 26. They finished the regular season level on points with Grasshopper Club Zürich and so these two teams had to contest a play-off game on 8 June 1971 to decide the title winners. Grasshopper won the play-off 4–3 after extra time.[2] Walter Balmer was Basel's top goal scorer with 13 league goals and Karl Odermatt second top scorer with 12 league goals. Peter Wenger scored 10, Helmut Hauser managed 9 and Jürgen Sundermann scored 8 league goals. Bellinzona finished last and the table and were relegated. Sion and Fribourg, level on points, were both second last and thus they had to have a play-off against relegation. Sion won 1–0, so Fribourg were relegated.[3]
Swiss Cup
[edit]On 1 November 1969 Basel started in the Swiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 5–1 home win against CS Chênois. In the round of 16 played on 29 November Basel had a home match against Bellinzona which was won 2–0. In the quarter-final, played on 28 February 1971, Basel had an away tie against Mendrisiostar (after club merger later renamed FC Mendrisio-Stabio). However, this was lost 0–2 after extra time. Servette won the cup competition at the end of the season, winning the final at the Wankdorf Stadium 2–0 against Lugano.[4]
European Cup
[edit]In the European Cup Basel were drawn against Spartak Moscow. The first leg, which was played on 16 September 1970 away from home, was lost 2–3 with Odermatt and Benthaus scoring for the guests during the last 12 minutes, after they had gone three down with just a quarter of an hour left to play. In the second leg played in the St. Jakob Stadium Basel won 2–1, the goals being scored by Siegenthaler und Walter Balmer. Thus the tie ended 4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals and advanced to the second round. Here they were drawn against Ajax, first away from home, but they suffered a 0–3 defeat. The second leg at home also ended with a defeat, 1–2, despite the fact that Odermatt put Basel one up with a penalty after 36 minutes.[5]
Cup of the Alps
[edit]In the 1970 Cup of the Alps Basel were in the Swiss Group together with Lugano, Young Boys and Zürich. They played against each of the four Italian teams Fiorentina, Lazio, Sampdoria and Bari. Basel won the Swiss group and in the final they faced and beat Fiorentina 3–2.[6]
Players
[edit]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
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Results
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]19 July 1970 Pre-season | FC Schalke 04 ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Langensteinstadion , Waldshut |
Summary | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: ![]() |
22 July 1970 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:15 | Wenger ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
27 July 1970 Pre-season | FV Lörrach ![]() | 1 – 5 | ![]() | Stadtstadion Lörrach |
Förster ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 July 1970 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
18:15 | Wenger ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 August 1970 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Weiden Dornach |
16:30 | Hauser ![]() Sundermann ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
5 August 1970 Uhrencup | Grenchen ![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
8 August 1970 Uhrencup | Basel ![]() | 5 – 5 (8 – 7 p) | ![]() | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Wenger ![]() Reisch ![]() Balmer ![]() Odermatt ![]() Balmer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
Penalties | ||||
Sundermann ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sundermann ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 August 1970 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 5 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Wenger ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break
[edit]15 January 1971 Winter break | Royal Bangkok Sports Club ![]() | 0 – 15 | ![]() | Bangkok |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 January 1971 Winter break | Queen-Stars Bangkok ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Bangkok |
Reisch ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 |
7 February 1971 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() Balmer ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 February 1971 Winter break | Wettingen ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,700 Referee: ![]() |
17 February 1971 Winter break | FC Birsfelden ![]() | 1 – 8 | ![]() | Sternenfeld, Birsfelden |
20:00 | Kunz ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: ![]() |
21 February 1971 Winter break | Servette ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
Heutschi ![]() Dörfel ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 March 1971 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Balmer ![]() Stohler ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Referee: ![]() |
9 April 1971 Mid-season | Aarau ![]() | 0 – 4 | ![]() | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga
[edit]League matches
[edit]15 August 1970 Round 1 | Servette | 1 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
17:30 | Heutschi ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
Note: Kick-off at 5.30 p.m. (Fêtes de Genève). Kick-off by Gina Lollobrigida. |
28 August 1970 Round 2 | Lugano | 1 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 | Manzoni ![]() Berset ![]() Berset ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 August 1970 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Ramseier ![]() Hauser ![]() Balmer ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 September 1970 Round 4 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Odermatt ![]() Odermatt ![]() Wenger ![]() Rahmen ![]() Hauser ![]() Balmer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: ![]() |
6 September 1970 Round 5 | Luzern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
16:30 | Müller ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 September 1970 Round 6 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Fribourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sundermann ![]() Wenger ![]() Balmer ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 September 1970 Round 7 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
20:15 | Renfer ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 September 1970 Round 8 | Basel | 5 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Wenger ![]() Hauser ![]() Wenger ![]() Wenger ![]() Odermatt ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 October 1970 Round 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
17:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 October 1970 Round 10 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sundermann ![]() Benthaus ![]() Odermatt ![]() Mundschin ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 36,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 October 1970 Round 11 | Winterthur | 2 – 1 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
20:00 | Dimmler ![]() Rutschmann ![]() Zigerlig ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: ![]() |
8 November 1970 Round 12 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Odermatt ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: ![]() |
22 November 1970 Round 13 | Young Boys | 1 – 6 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Allemann ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 December 1970 Round 14 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Sundermann ![]() Sundermann ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 March 1971 Round 15 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Odermatt ![]() Odermatt ![]() Odermatt ![]() Balmer ![]() Odermatt ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 March 1971 Round 16 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Gröbli ![]() Grahn ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 March 1971 Round 17 | Bellinzona | PP | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
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28 March 1971 Round 18 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Hauser ![]() Mundschin ![]() Sundermann ![]() Balmer ![]() Balmer ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: ![]() |
4 April 1971 Round 19 | Fribourg | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg |
15:00 | Cremona ![]() Schaller ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 April 1971 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sundermann ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 April 1971 Round 21 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Zappella ![]() Vuilleumier ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 May 1971 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer ![]() Hauser ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 May 1971 Round 23 | Zürich | 0 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
15:40 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1971 Round 24 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Mundschin ![]() Odermatt ![]() Balmer ![]() Riner ![]() Hauser ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 18,500 Referee: ![]() |
26 May 1971 Round 17 | Bellinzona | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
20:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 May 1971 Round 25 | Sion | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
20:15 | Wampfler ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
5 June 1971 Round 26 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Sundermann ![]() Ramseier ![]() Odermatt ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 34,000 Referee: ![]() |
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | FC Basel | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 42 | Championship play-off |
2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (C) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 21 | +38 | 42 | Championship play-off winners, thus qualified for 1971–72 European Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
3 | FC Lugano | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 31 | Entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
4 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 30 | |
5 | FC Zürich | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 28 | Entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
6 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 27 | |
7 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1971 Intertoto Cup |
8 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 26 | |
9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 24 | |
10 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 21 | |
11 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 20 | |
12 | FC Sion | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 19 | Relegation play-off winners |
13 | FC Fribourg (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 19 | Relegation play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B |
14 | AC Bellinzona (R) | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 9 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Championship play-off
[edit]8 June 1971 Play-off | Grasshopper | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
Ohlhauser ![]() Ove Grahn ![]() Peter Meier ![]() | Summary | Mundschin ![]() Wenger ![]() Benthaus ![]() | Attendance: 51,000 Referee: ![]() |
Swiss Cup
[edit]1 November 1969 Round of 32 | Basel | 5 – 1 | CS Chênois | Basel |
14:45 | Sundermann ![]() Demarmels ![]() Odermatt ![]() Odermatt ![]() Sundermann ![]() Paolucci ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referee: ![]() |
29 November 1969 Round of 16 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Bellinzona | Basel |
14:30 | Balmer ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 10,700 Referee: ![]() |
28 February 1971 Quarter-final | Mendrisiostar | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Mendrisio |
Tomljenovic ![]() Allio ![]() | Summary | Stadium: Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
European Cup
[edit]- First round
16 September 1970 First leg | Spartak Moscow ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
Osyanin ![]() Osyanin ![]() Papayev ![]() | UEFA Summary FCB Summary | Odermatt ![]() Benthaus ![]() | Attendance: 80,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 1970 Second leg | Basel ![]() | 2 – 1 (4 – 4 agg.) | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Siegenthaler ![]() Balmer ![]() Fischli ![]() | UEFA Summary FCB Summary | Khusainov ![]() | Attendance: 44,000 Referee: ![]() |
Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.
- Second round
21 October 1970 First leg | Ajax ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam) |
Keizer ![]() van Dijk ![]() Hulshoff ![]() | UEFA Summary FCB Summary | Attendance: 42,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 November 1970 Second leg | Basel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Odermatt ![]() | UEFA Summary FCB Summary | Rijnders ![]() Neeskens ![]() | Attendance: 31,000 Referee: ![]() |
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Coppa delle Alpi
[edit]Matches
[edit]6 June 1970 Round 1 | Basel ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Paolucci ![]() Sundermann ![]() Rahmen ![]() Reisch ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 June 1970 Round 2 | Basel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sundermann ![]() Riner ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 June 1970 Round 3 | Fiorentina ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:00 | Mariani ![]() Galdiolo ![]() Mariani ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 June 1970 Round 4 | Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Wenger ![]() Wenger ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
Standings Swiss teams
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Basel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 | Advance to final |
2 | Lugano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Zürich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |
Final
[edit]19 June 1970 Final | Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
20:00 | Hauser ![]() Wenger ![]() Wenger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz 1970/71". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ "Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 4:3 n.V. (2:2, 1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1970/71". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1970/71". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ uefa.com. "1970/71, Second round, 2nd leg, Agg: 1-5, Basel 1-2 Ajax". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
Sources
[edit]- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
- Switzerland 1970–71 at RSSSF