1952–53 FC Basel season
| 1952–53 season | |
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| Chairman |  Jules Düblin |
| Manager | René Bader with Willy Dürr |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (32) All: Josef Hügi |
The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh 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.
Overview
At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points clear of BSC Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.
Players
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
Nationalliga
- League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1 | FC Basel | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 38 | 42 |
| 2 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 39 | 38 |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 39 | 32 |
| 4 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 38 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 26 |
| 6 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 25 |
| 7 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 45 | 24 |
| 8 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 61 | 23 |
| 9 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 53 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Zürich | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 22 |
| 11 | FC Bern | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 53 | 22 |
| 12 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 54 | 20 |
| 13 | FC Lugano | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 53 | 20 |
| 14 | FC Locarno | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 15 |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
See also
Sources and References
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Switzerland 1952–53 at RSSSF