1959–60 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
1959–60 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Ernst Weber
ManagerHungary Jenő Vincze
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A10th
Swiss CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Roberto Frigerio
and Switzerland Josef Hügi (both 15)

All: Switzerland Josef Hügi (19)
Highest home attendance8,000 on 24 April 1960
vs La Chaux-de-Fonds
and on 11 June 1960
vs Young Boys
Lowest home attendance3,800 on 8 November 1959
vs Winterthur
and on 13 December 1959
vs Lugano
Average home league attendance5,523

The 1959–60 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 66th season in their existence. It was their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Ernst Weber was the club's new chairman taking over from Jules Düblin after the AGM on 27 May 1959. 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[]

Jenő Vincze was hired as new team manager, following René Bader who had been trainer ad-interim. The Hungarian ex-international footballer Vincze had been team manager of Servette the previous two seasons. Defender Ulrich Vetsch joined the club from Young Fellows Zürich, Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer joined from SV Wiesbaden, Paul Speidel from lower tier club FC Olten and Jean-Louis Gygax from lower tier FC Moutier. In the other direction Hans Hügi moved on to Young Fellows Zürich after 11 seasons and 220 league and cup games for Basel. Hermann Suter, who had played 16 seasons for Basel and in 229 league and cup games had scored 104 goals, ended his active football career. Antoine Kohn moved on to play for Fortuna '54. Fredy Kehrli, Charles Turin and Gottlieb Stäuble returned to or moved on to newly promoted Biel-Bienne.[2]

Basel played a total of 44 games this season. Of these 44 matches 26 were in the domestic league, four were in the Swiss Cup and 14 were friendly matches. Only two of these friendly games were played at home, the rest were played away, including two in the Easter tournament in Bruges against Polonia Bytom and Club Brugge KV. The friendly games resulted with six victories, four draws and four defeats. The team scored 33 goals and conceded 18.[3]

Fourteen teams contested the 1959–60 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Winterthur and FC Biel-Bienne. The Championship was played in a double round-robin and the last two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing five of the first seven games. In fact, the team won only one of their first 16 games and were always in the lower regions of the league table. However, with five victories in their last ten league matches, the team lifted themselves to tenth position in the table, but were still lower positioned than the afore mentioned two newly promoted teams. In fact, Biel-Bienne managed to end the season in second position behind the reigning and new champions Young Boys who won the championship for the fourth successive season. Two of these last five victories were against Lugano and Bellinzona and these two teams then suffered relegation. Basel's top league goal scorers were Roberto Frigerio and Josef Hügi both of whom managed 15 league goals. Frigerio managed a hat-trick in the away game against Zürich on 20 March 1960.[4]

Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against third tier SC Derendingen and won 1–0 through a goal by their Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer. In the next round Basel were drawn at home at the Landhof against lower tier team FC Porrentruy and this ended with a 5–2 victory. In the round of 16 Basel played a home 1–1 draw with the Young Boys, but then lost the replay 3–5. Luzern won the competition winning the final against Grenchen.[5]

Players[]

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1959–60. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 23 August 1959 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland  SUI René Jeker
1 GK Switzerland  SUI Kurt Stettler
2 DF Switzerland  SUI Bruno Michaud
3 DF Switzerland  SUI Hans Weber
4 MF Switzerland  SUI Jean-Jacques Maurer
5 FW Switzerland  SUI Hansueli Oberer
6 MF Switzerland  SUI
7 FW Germany GER Otto Ludwig
8 FW Switzerland  SUI Bernhard Chenaux
9 FW Switzerland  SUI Josef Hügi (II)
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW Switzerland  SUI Roberto Frigerio
11 FW Switzerland  SUI Paul Speidel (from FC Olten)
DF Switzerland  SUI Werner Bopp
DF Switzerland  SUI Ulrich Vetsch (from Young Fellows Zürich)
DF Switzerland  SUI Jean-Louis Gygax (from FC Moutier)
MF Switzerland  SUI René Jaeck
MF Switzerland  SUI Rudolf Rickenbacher
MF Switzerland  SUI Silvan Thüler
FW Switzerland  SUI Ludwig Schraut
FW Hungary HUN Ferenc Stockbauer (from SV Wiesbaden)
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland  SUI Walter Wider
DF Switzerland  SUI Hans Hügi (I) (to Young Fellows Zürich)
DF Switzerland  SUI Fredy Kehrli (to Biel-Bienne)
DF Switzerland  SUI
MF Switzerland  SUI Charles Turin (to Biel-Bienne)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Switzerland  SUI Rudolf Burger (to Grasshopper Club)
MF Switzerland  SUI Gottlieb Stäuble (to Biel-Bienne)
FW Luxembourg LUX Antoine Kohn (to Fortuna '54)
FW Switzerland  SUI Raymond Simonet (to Cantonal Neuchatel)
FW Switzerland  SUI Hermann Suter (retired)

Results[]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches[]

Pre- and mid-season[]

1959 Pre-season Old Boys Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Basel
Goal Goal Summary Goal Goal
1959 Pre-season Concordia Basel Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel Basel
Goal Summary Goal Goal Goal Goal
1959 Pre-season SC Binningen Switzerland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Binningen
Summary Goal Goal
2 August 1959 Pre-season Grenchen Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade de Fontenais, Fontenais
Hamel Goal 21' (1:0)
Hamel Goal (2:1)
Summary Goal 23' (1:1) Frigerio
Goal (2:2) Ludwig
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Surdez Delémont
8 August 1959 Pre-season SC Kleinhüningen Switzerland 1 – 6 Switzerland Basel Schorenmatte, Basel
18:00 Meier Goal (1:6) Summary Goal 23' (0:1) Frigerio
Goal 27' (0:2) Frigerio
Goal (0:3) Stockbauer
Goal (0:4) Schraut
Goal (0:5) Speidel
Goal (0:6) Speidel
Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland M. Schreiber Reinach
12 August 1959 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 Belgium Standard Liège Landhof, Basel
20:00 Summary Goal 71' (0:1) Paeschen
Goal 77' (0:2) Paeschen
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Gottfried Dienst Basel
16 August 1959 Pre-season Aarau Switzerland 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Crivelli Goal (1:0) Summary Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Switzerland W. Müller Baden
20 September 1959 Mid-season FC Emmenbrücke Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel Gersag, Emmenbrücke
De Mauro Goal (pen.) Summary Goal (1x) Hügi (II)
Goal (1x) Oberer
Goal (1x) Chenaux
Goal (1x) Stockbauer
Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
3 October 1959 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 0 Switzerland Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
16:00 Summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland E. Emmenegger Basel
25 October 1959 Mid-season FC Langenthal Switzerland 0 – 5 Switzerland Basel Langenthal
Summary Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Attendance: 1,500

Winter break and mid-season[]

1 February 1960 Winter break Baden Switzerland 2 – 6 Switzerland Basel Scharten, Baden
Arnold Goal 3' (1:0)
Schweizer Goal 22' (2:2)
Summary Goal 10' (1:1) Frigerio
Goal (1:2) Jaeck
Goal 40' (o.g. 2:3)
Goal 55' (2:4) Frigerio
Goal (o.g. 2:5)
Goal (2:6) Jaeck
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten
17 April 1960 Semi-final Polonia Bytom Poland 1 – 1
(7 – 8 p)
Switzerland Basel Bruges
Pilodwizck Goal 55' (1:0) Summary Goal (1:1) Hügi (II)
Penalties
Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty missed Penalty missed Penalty missed Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty scored Penalty missed Penalty missed
Note: Easter tournament in Bruges. Decision after penalty shootout: 10 shots per team, Basel score 8 times, Bruges only 7 times.
18 April 1960 Final Club Brugge KV Belgium 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Bruges
Gerard Goal 13' (1:0)
van Eeckhout Goal 78' (2:0)
Summary
Note: Easter tournament in Bruges.
17 April 1960 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 France Toulouse FC St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hügi (II) Goal 10' (1:0) Summary Goal 15' (1:1) Maouche
Goal 30' (1:2) Dorsini
Goal 75' (1:3) Schultze
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern

Nationalliga A[]

League matches[]

23 August 1959 Round 1 Grenchen 3 – 2 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Morf Goal 22' (pen. 1:1)
Glisovic Goal 29' (2:1)
Moser Goal 60' (3:2)
Raboud (I) Yellow card
Summary Goal 3' (pen. 0:1) Michaud
Goal 38' (2:2) Ludwig
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
30 August 1959 Round 2 Basel 0 – 2 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary Goal 10' (0:1) Koller
Goal 41' (0:2) Derwall
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Guinnard Gletterens
6 September 1959 Round 3 Grasshopper Club 3 – 0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:15 Gabrieli Goal 3' (1:0)
Hagen Goal 60' (2:0)
Ballaman Goal 69' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Meister Neuchâtel
13 September 1959 Round 4 Basel 3 – 1 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Oberer Goal 58' (1:1)
Weber Goal 4' (2:1)
Hügi (II) Goal 76' (3:1)
Summary Goal 13' (0:1) Reutlinger
Yellow card Kehl
Yellow card Stählin
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
27 September 1959 Round 5 Servette 5 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
Heuri Goal 30' (1:2)
Fatton Goal 36' (2:2)
Schneider Goal 45' (pen. 3:2)
Fatton Goal 71' (4:2)
Fatton Goal 84' (5:2)
Summary Goal 5' (0:2) Hügi (II)
Goal 15' (0:2) Stockbauer
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
11 October 1959 Round 6 Basel 2 – 2 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Weber Goal 34 1:1'
Michaud Goal 69' (2:2)
Summary Goal 32' (0:1) Hosp
Goal 49' (pen. 1:2) Vonlanden
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Huber Thun
18 October 1959 Round 7 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4 – 1 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 SommerlattGoal 25' (pen. 1:0)
Morand Goal 70' (2:0)
Antenen Goal 75' (3:0)
Antenen Goal 79' (4:1)
Summary Goal 77' (3:1) Frigerio Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
8 November 1959 Round 8 Basel 3 – 3 Winterthur Landhof, Basel
14:30 Frigerio Goal 5' (1:0)
Frigerio Goal 37' (2:2)
Oberer Goal 43' (3:2)
Summary Goal 12' (1:1) Scheller
Goal 30' (1:2) Akeret
Goal 59' (3:3) Etterlin
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
15 November 1959 Round 9 Bellinzona P – P Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
[ Summary]
22 November 1959 Round 10 Basel 3 – 3 Luzern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II) Goal 20' (1:0)
Frigerio Goal 30' (2:0)
Frigerio Goal 77' (3:3)
Summary Goal 37' (2:1) Hahn
Goal 42' (2:2) Hahn
Goal 66' (2:3) Lüscher
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Guinnard Gletterens
6 December 1959 Round 11 Chiasso 2 – 1 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Boldini Goal 21' (1:0)
Boffi Goal 52' (2:0)
Summary Goal 54' (2:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Domeniconi Geneva
13 December 1959 Round 12 Basel 1 – 1 Lugano Landhof, Basel
14:30 Michaud Goal 71' (1:1) Summary Goal 15' (0:1) Frosio Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Switzerland Schwab Neuchâtel
20 December 1959 Round 13 Young Boys 1 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Meier Goal 39' (1:0) Summary Goal 77' (1:1) Frigerio Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland D. Mellet Lausanne
21 February 1960 Round 9 Bellinzona 0 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland D. Mellet Lausanne
28 February 1960 Round 14 Basel 1 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II) Goal 85' (1:1) Summary Goal 40' (0:1) Löffel Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland M. Baumberger Lausanne
6 March 1960 Round 15 Biel-Bienne 3 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Turin Goal 6' (1:0)
Hänzi Goal 59' (2:0)
Graf Goal 70' (2:1)
Summary Goal 68' (2:1) Weber Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
13 March 1960 Round 16 Basel 1 – 1 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Michaud Goal 4' (pen. 1:0) Summary Goal 9' (o.g. 1:1) Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland F. Schorer Interlaken
20 March 1960 Round 17 Zürich 2 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Pastega Goal 42' (1:2)
Wüthrich Goal 50' (2:2)
Summary Goal 14' (0:1) Frigerio
Goal 23' (0:2) Frigerio
Goal 52' (2:3) Frigerio
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
3 April 1960 Round 18 Basel 2 – 2 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) Goal 48' (1:1)
Hügi (II) Goal 78' (2:2)
Summary Goal 7' (0:1) Pázmándy
Goal 76' (1:2) Pázmándy
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
10 April 1960 Round 19 Lausanne-Sport 2 – 1 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:22 Hertig Goal 1' (1:0)
Armbruster Goal 89' (2:1)
Summary Goal 20' (o.g. 1:1) Fesselet Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Burkhardt St. Gallen
24 April 1960 Round 20 Basel 4 – 0 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) Goal 47' (1:0)
Hügi (II) Goal 53' (2:0)
Frigerio Goal 55' (3:0)
Frigerio Goal 85' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
1 May 1960 Round 21 Winterthur 2 – 0 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
Schmid Goal 64' (1:0)
Gantenbein Goal 82' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland W. Müller Baden
15 May 1960 Round 22 Basel 3 – 1 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
15:00 Frigerio Goal 37' (1:0)
Frigerio Goal 80' (2:0)
Hügi (II) Goal 85' (3:0)
Summary Goal 86' (3:1) Pellanda Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
22 May 1960 Round 23 Luzern 6 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Wolfisberg Goal 17' (1:0)
Blättler Goal 19' (2:0)
Hahn Goal 59' (pen. 3:1)
Hahn Goal 80' (4:1)
Frey Goal 81' (5:1)
Beerli Goal 84' (6:1)
Summary Goal 27' (o.g. 2:1) Kunz Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Helbling Uznach
29 May 1960 Round 24 Basel 3 – 0 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
15:00 Frigerio Goal 48' (1:0)
Michaud Goal 83' (2:0)
Hügi (II) Goal 85' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
5 June 1960 Round 25 Lugano 2 – 4 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
Benko Goal 1' (1:0)
Ciani Goal 26' (2:1)
Summary Goal 11' (1:1) Ludwig
Goal 34' (2:2) Jaeck
Goal 73' (2:3) Hügi (II)
Goal 78' (2:4) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Helbling Uznach
11 June 1960 Round 26 Basel 3 – 3 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
17:45 Hügi (II) Goal 8' (1:0)
Frigerio Goal 25' (2:1)
Hügi (II) Goal 40' (3:1)
Summary Goal 9' (1:1) Wechselberger
Goal 69' (2:1) Dürr
Goal 76' (3:3) Wechselberger
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys 26 20 2 4 86 44 +42 42 Swiss Champions, qualified for 1960–61 European Cup
2 Biel-Bienne 26 14 8 4 61 38 +23 36
3 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 14 4 8 71 51 +20 32
4 Zürich 26 13 5 8 64 44 +20 31
5 Luzern 26 11 5 10 65 62 +3 27 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1960–61 Cup Winners' Cup
6 Winterthur 26 12 3 11 40 40 0 27
7 Servette 26 8 9 9 46 39 +7 25
8 Grasshopper Club 26 8 8 10 54 61 −7 24
9 Chiasso 26 8 7 11 39 57 −18 23
10 Basel 26 6 10 10 46 55 −9 22
11 Grenchen 26 8 5 13 51 48 +3 21
12 Lausanne-Sport 26 7 7 12 41 74 −33 21
13 Lugano 26 6 6 14 34 52 −18 18 Relegated
14 Bellinzona 26 4 7 15 28 61 −33 15 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup[]

1 November 1959 3rd principal round SC Derendingen 0 – 1 Basel Heidenegg, Derendingen
15:30 Summary Goal 21' (0:1) Stockbauer Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Surdez Delémont
29 November 1959 Round 4 Basel 5 – 2 FC Porrentruy Landhof, Basel
Frigerio Goal 1' (1:0)
Hügi (II) Goal 44' (2:0)
Weber Goal 59' (3:0)
Hügi (II) Goal 70' (4:1)
Frigerio Goal 86' (5:2)
Summary Goal 69' (3:1) Froidevaux
Goal 82' (4:2) Brunner
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Staufer Renens
27 December 1959 Round 5 Basel 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II) Goal 71' (1:1) Summary Goal 8' (0:1) Meier Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Helbling Uznach
7 February 1960 Round 5 replay Young Boys 5 – 3 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Meier Goal 1' (1:0)
Wechselberger Goal 58' (2:2)
Wechselberger Goal 663:2'
Meier Goal 80' (4:3)
Wechselberger Goal 88' (5:3)
Summary Goal 14' (1:1) Weber
Goal 32' (1:2) Frigerio
Goal 79' (3:3) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde St. Gallen

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Zindel, Josef (2015). Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4.
  2. ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A und B 1958/59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1959/60". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1959/60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1959/60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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