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FC Basel
1968–69 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Harry Thommen
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Fairs CupR1
Top goalscorerGermany Helmut Hauser (10)

The 1968–69 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 75th season in their existence. It was their 23rd 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

During this season Helmut Benthaus was the club player-manager, for the fourth consecutive season. There were 14 teams contesting in the 1968–69 Nationalliga A and Basel finished the championship just one point clear of Lausanne Sports in second position and six points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 13 of the 26 games, drawing ten, losing three times, they scored 48 goals conceding 28. Helmut Hauser was the teams top goal scorer with 16 league goals. Karl Odermatt, Jürgen Sundermann and Walter Balmer each scored 5 league goals.

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a 2–1 away win against Thun and in the round of 16, with a home match, they beat Luzern 3–1. In the Quarter-final Basel played an away game against Servette but lost this 1–0.

In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Bologna the first leg away from home on 18 September the return leg in Basel on 2 October. Bologna won both games.

Players

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 Marcel Kunz (games: 18)
— GK France FRA Jean-Paul Laufenburger (games: 10)
— GK Switzerland SUI Claude Iff (games: 1)
— DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli (games: 0)[1]
— DF Germany GER Josef Kiefer (games: 23)
— DF Switzerland SUI Bruno Michaud (games/goals: 25/2)
— DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin (games: 5)
— DF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci (games/goals: 22/1)
— DF Switzerland SUI Manfred Shädler (games: 1)
— MF Germany GER Helmut Benthaus (games/goals: 12/1)
— MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels (games/goals: 8/2)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Karl Odermatt (games/goals: 24/5)
— MF Switzerland SUI Bruno Rahmen (games/goals: 7/1)
— MF Switzerland SUI Peter Ramseier (games: 26)
— MF Switzerland SUI Anton Schnyder (games: 1)
— MF Switzerland SUI Urs Siegenthaler (games: 9)
— MF Germany GER Jürgen Sundermann (games/goals: 26/5)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Balmer (games/goals: 11/5)
— FW Germany GER Helmut Hauser (games/goals: 19/10)
— FW Hungary HUN Janos Konrad (games/goals: 6/2)
— FW Switzerland SUI Dieter Rüefli (games/goals: 12/3)
— FW Switzerland SUI Peter Wenger (games/goals: 20/4)

Results

Nationalliga

Main article: 1968–69 Nationalliga A
League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Remarks
1 FC Basel 26 13 10 3 48 28 36 Champions: 1969–70 European Cup
2 Lausanne Sports 26 15 5 6 70 43 35
3 FC Zürich 26 12 6 8 61 37 30
4 BSC Young Boys 26 12 6 8 49 36 30
5 FC Lugano 26 11 7 8 37 26 29
6 AC Bellinzona 26 10 8 8 38 41 28
7 FC Biel-Bienne 26 9 8 9 52 59 26
8 Servette FC Genève 26 9 7 10 32 39 25
9 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 7 9 10 43 47 23
10 FC St. Gallen 26 6 11 9 29 37 23 Swiss Cup winners: 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
11 FC Winterthur 26 5 12 9 28 43 22
12 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 5 11 10 51 53 21
13 FC Sion 26 7 6 13 39 52 20 Relegated: to Nationalliga B
14 FC Lucerne 26 6 4 16 35 71 16 Relegated: to Nationalliga B

Swiss Cup

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

2 November 1968 Round of 32 Thun 1 – 2 Basel Thun
Stadium: Stadion Lachen
15 December 1968 Round of 16 Basel 3 – 2 Zürich Basel
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
22 February 1969 Quarter-final Servette 1 – 0 Basel Geneva

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
First round
18 September 1968 First leg Bologna Italy 4 – 1 Switzerland FC Basel Bologna
Turra 12'
Cresci 50'
Pace 53'
Savoldi 83'		 Konrad 48'
2 October 1968 Second leg FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Italy Bologna St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Hauser 42' Pace 46'
Savoldi 63'

Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

Group A
round 1 FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Servette FC Genève St. Jakob Stadium Basel
18 June 1968 round 2 FC Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Italy A.S. Roma St. Jakob Stadium Basel
21:00 Fischli 6'
Demarmels 18'		 49' Taccola
85' Jair		 Referee: Germania Ovest
round 3 FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern St. Jakob Stadium Basel
round 4 FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 0 Germany 1. FC Köln St. Jakob Stadium Basel
round 5 FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Italy Fiorentina St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 5 2 3 0 8 6 7
2 A.S. Roma 5 2 2 1 8 7 6
3 Fiorentina 5 2 2 1 8 5 6
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 2 1 2 6 4 5
5 Servette FC Genève 5 1 2 2 6 9 4
6 1. FC Köln 5 0 1 4 3 8 2
Final
2. Juli 1968 Final FC Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Germany FC Schalke 04 St. Jakob Stadium Basel
Helmut Hauser 40' Report FC Schalke 04 8', 95', 103' Michel Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Italy Mario Carminati

See also

Sources and References

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF
  • Cup of the Alps 1968 at RSSSF
  1. ^ Müller, Lukas (2010). Rotblau: Paul Fischli – der Glarner in Basel. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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