1965–66 FC Basel season
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| 1965–66 season | |
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| Chairman |  Lucien Schmidlin |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 6th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | Roberto Frigerio (15) |
The 1965–66 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 72nd season in their existence. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the fourth consecutive year.
Overview
To the beginning of the season Helmut Benthaus transferred in from 1. FC Köln and became player-coach. In the season before he had won the 1963–64 Bundesliga with his club.
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 | Remarks |
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| 1 | FC Zürich | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 73 | 25 | 42 | Champions: 1966–67 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 45 | 35 | Swiss Cup runners-up: 1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 46 | 32 | |
| 4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 42 | 31 | |
| 5 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 47 | 29 | |
| 6 | FC Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | 27 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 56 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 65 | 22 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 62 | 21 | |
| 13 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 56 | 18 | Relegated: to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 78 | 10 | Relegated: to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 1965 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Basel |
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Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
| 18 December 1965 Round of 16 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Luzern | Basel |
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Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
| 27 February 1966 Quarter-final | Young Boys | 1 – 2 | Basel | Bern |
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Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium |
| 20 March 1966 Semi-final | Basel | 1 – 3 | Servette | Basel |
| Hauser 7' |
3' Nemeth 45', 87' Daina |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Second Round
| 24 November 1965 First leg | Basel | 1 – 3 |  Valencia | Basel |
| Benthaus 7' |
17', 80' Machado 22' Muñoz |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
| 8 December 1965 Second leg | Valencia | 5 – 1 | Basel | Valencia |
| Machado 1', 80' Urtiaga 17'Muñoz 31'Guillot 32' |
Hauser 7' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium |
Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.
See also
Sources and References
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF
- Fairs Cup 1965-66 at RSSSF