1920–21 FC Basel season
1919–20 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
First team coach | Walter Dietrich (as team captain) |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Serie A | Group Stage: 7th |
Top goalscorer | League: Karl Wüthrich (8) All: Karl Wüthrich (28) |
Highest home attendance | n/a |
Lowest home attendance | n/a |
The FC Basel 1920–21 season was their twenty-eighth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Franz Rinderer who took over from Bernard Klingelfuss. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
Overview
[edit]Walter Dietrich was team captain and acted as coach. Basel played a total of 40 matches in their 1919–20 season, scoring 80 goals and conceded 62. 14 of these matches plus the playoff were in the domestic league and the other 25 were friendly matches.
Of these 25 friendlies, 13 were played against German teams, one was against AS Strasbourg and one was against Juventus. The game against Juventus was played in the Olympique de la Pontaise. Just before the end of the season Basel made a tour of north Germany and played three games in four days against Hannover 96, Victoria Hamburg and Kieler SV Holstein. 10 were home games played in the Landhof and 15 were away games. 15 of these games ended with a victory, six were drawn and only four ended with a defeat. In these test games Basel scored a total of 60 goals and conceded 33.[1] Otto Kuhn played in 24 of these games scoring 13 times and Karl Wüthrich played in 19 test games scoring 20 times, which means that these two players scored more than half of the team's goals.
The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1920–21, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were the two teams from the capital, Young Boys Bern and FC Bern as well as Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne.
As opposed to the good results in the friendly games, Basel played a very bad season. Eight of the first ten games ended in a defeat, in fact the first victory was the eleventh round match against FC Bern. Basel only moved off the last position in the league table because they won the playoff against Luzern. They ended the season in second last position with just six points. They only won two championship matches, drawing two and suffering ten defeats. In their 14 games Basel scored just 18 goals and conceded 29. Karl Wüthrich was the team's top league goal scorer with 8 goals.[2] The reigning champions Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals. Despite the victory against Servette, the Young Boys lost 3–1 against Grasshopper Club who therefore became the new Swiss champions.[3]
Players
[edit]- Squad members
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]21 August 1920 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2–7 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
17:15 | Kuhn ![]() Schaffer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
29 August 1920 Pre-season | Cantonal Neuchâtel FC ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Parc des Sports Colombier |
14:30 | ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 September 1920 Pre-season | Servette ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
16:00 | ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
5 September 1920 Pre-season | Étoile-Sporting ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
16:00 | Summary | Referee: ![]() |
9 September 1920 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
10:30 | Putzendopler (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 September 1920 Pre-season | Juventus ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
13:45 | Giriodi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
Note: In the last minute of the game, Juventus was awarded a penalty. It hits the post and the rebound was shot in by Blando. The referee decides on offside, but changes his mind afterwards. It is not known whether Basel won 3–1 or 3–2 (source: SFAZ). |
20 September 1920 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:30 | Martenet ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 400 Referee: ![]() |
7 November 1920 Mid-season | Freiburger FC ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Freiburg |
Summary |
12 December 1920 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Dietrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 500 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break and mid-season
[edit]25 December 1920 Winter break | 1. FC Nürnberg ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Nürnberg |
Böss ![]() Träg ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 |
1 January 1921 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Albicker (I) ![]() Albicker (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 January 1921 Winter break | AS Strasbourg ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Strassbourg |
14:15 | ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2.000 |
23 January 1921 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:45 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 February 1921 Mid-season | Winterthur ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
Kuhn ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 600 Referee: ![]() |
27 February 1921 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1.500 Referee: ![]() |
6 March 1921 Mid-season | Servette ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Parc des Sports, Genf |
14:45 | Wyss (I) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 March 1921 Mid-season | Hannover 96 ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Hannover |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 March 1921 Mid-season | Victoria Hamburg ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Hamburg |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 March 1921 Mid-season | Kieler SV Holstein ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Holstein-Stadion, Kiel |
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Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 May 1921 End of season | Basel ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() Bucco ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 May 1921 End of season | SG Germania Wiesbaden ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Wiesbaden |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
16 May 1921 End of season | 1. FSV Mainz 05 ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Mainz |
Summary | Referee: ![]() |
29 May 1921 End of season | Basel ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() Kroepfli ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
12 June 1921 End of season | Basel ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 June 1921 End of season | Basel ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
Serie A
[edit]Central Group results
[edit]26 September 1920 Round 1 | Young Boys | 4–1 | Basel | Kasernenmatte, Bern |
15:00 | Dasen ![]() Funk (II) ![]() Dasen ![]() Funk (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 October 1920 Round 2 | Basel | 2–2 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() Dietrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
10 October 1920 Round 3 | Old Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
15:00 | Röscher ![]() Wionsowsky ![]() Merkt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
24 October 1921 Round 4 | Basel | 1–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bielser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
31 October 1920 Round 5 | Luzern | 2–1 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
Sormani ![]() Hunziker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
14 November 1921 Round 6 | Basel | 0–2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 November 1920 Round 7 | FC Bern | 2–0 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
15:00 | Küng ![]() Brandt ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
5 December 1920 Round 8 | Basel | 0–1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 December 1920 Round 9 | Aarau | 3–1 | Basel | Schachen, Aarau |
Diggelmann ![]() Märki ![]() Märki ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
16 January 1921 Round 10 | Nordstern Basel | 3–2 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
14:45 | Rölle ![]() Meier ![]() Rölle ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 January 1921 Round 11 | Basel | 3–0 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() Kuhn ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 March 1921 Round 12 | Biel-Bienne | 1–0 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Minder ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 March 1921 Round 13 | Basel | 1–4 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wüthrich ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
17 April 1921 Round 14 | Basel | 4–1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Kuhn ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
Last-place play-off
[edit]1 May 1921 Playoff | Basel | 2–0 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
Wüthrich ![]() Kuhn ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: Schachen, Aarau Referee: ![]() |
Central Group league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Young Boys | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 22 | Advance to finals |
2 | Old Boys | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 20 | |
3 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 19 | |
4 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 16 | |
5 | FC Bern | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 13 | |
6 | Aarau | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 12 | |
7 | Basel | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 8 | Seventh place after play-off |
8 | Luzern | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 6 | To promotion/relegation play-off |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison=1920/21". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ RSSSF. "Switzerland 1920/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
[edit]- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB team 1920–21 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1920-21 at RSSSF