1969–70 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1969–70 season
Chairman	Harry Thommen
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Runner-up
European Cup	R1
Top goalscorer	Helmut Hauser (14)
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 76th season in their existence. It was their 24th 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

Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the fifth consecutive season. 14 teams contested in the 1969–70 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship a point clear of Lausanne Sports who ended in second position and three points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 15 of the 26 games, drawing seven, losing four times, they scored 59 goals conceding 23. Helmut Hauser was the teams top goal scorer with 14 league goals and Walter Balmer second top scorer with 12 league goals.

On 14 September 1969 Basel started in the Swiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 10–0 home win against Minerva Bern (as result of merger later renamed Breitenrain Bern). In the round of 16 played on 12 October Basel had a home match against Grenchen which was won 3–2. In the quarter-final, played in November, Basel had a two legged tie against Xamax-Sports NE (later renamed Neuchâtel Xamax). This was won 7–2 on aggregate. The semi-final was also a two legged tie and this against [Servette FC|Servette Genève]. Basel won both legs and 6–1 on aggregate. The final was played on 18 May 1970 in the Wankdorf Stadium, but was lost against Zürich after extra time.

In the European Cup Basel were drawn against Scottish club Celtic. The first leg, which played on 17 September 1969 in the St. Jakob Stadium in front of 37,587 spectators, ended in a goalless draw. The return leg on 1 October in Celtic Park attracted 49,976 spectators. Celtic won the game 2–0 and advanced to the next round.

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	SUI	Marcel Kunz (games: 26)
—	DF	SUI	Paul Fischli (games: 5)
—	DF	GER	Josef Kiefer (games: 25)
—	DF	SUI	Bruno Michaud (games/goals: 21/1)
—	DF	SUI	Walter Mundschin (games: 5)
—	DF	SUI	Roland Paolucci (games: 15)
—	MF	GER	Helmut Benthaus (games/goals: 23/5)
—	MF	SUI	Otto Demarmels (games/goals: 11/1)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Karl Odermatt (games/goals: 26/4)
—	MF	SUI	Bruno Rahmen (games/goals: 8/1)
—	MF	SUI	Peter Ramseier (games/goals: 26/2)
—	MF	SUI	Urs Siegenthaler (games: 11)
—	MF	GER	Jürgen Sundermann (games/goals: 24/9)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Balmer (games/goals: 26/12)
—	FW	GER	Helmut Hauser (games/goals: 24/14)
—	FW	SUI	Dieter Rüefli (games/goals: 2/1)
—	FW	SUI	Peter Wenger (games/goals: 23/9)

Results

Nationalliga

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Remarks
1	FC Basel	26	15	7	4	59	23	37	Champions
2	Lausanne Sports	26	12	12	2	54	36	36
3	FC Zürich	26	15	4	7	49	29	34
4	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	12	7	7	39	24	31
5	BSC Young Boys	26	13	5	8	52	41	31
6	FC Lugano	26	10	10	6	43	37	30
7	Servette FC Genève	26	10	9	7	53	37	29
8	FC Winterthur	26	11	5	10	50	41	27
9	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	9	3	14	36	55	21
10	AC Bellinzona	26	6	8	12	26	43	20
11	FC Fribourg	26	7	5	14	27	37	19
12	FC Biel-Bienne	26	7	5	14	28	55	19
13	FC Wettingen	26	6	3	17	33	62	15	Relegated
14	FC St. Gallen	26	6	3	17	28	57	15	Relegated

Swiss Cup

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Round of 32

14 September 1969	Basel	10 – 0	Minerva	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Round of 16

12 October 1969	Basel	3 – 2	Grenchen	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Quarter-final

19 November 1969 First leg	Xamax	0 – 2	Basel	Neuchâtel
				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

23 November 1969 Second leg	Basel	5 – 2 (7 – 2 agg.)	Xamax	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Basel won 7 – 2 on aggregate.

Semi-final

30 March 1970 First leg	Servette	0 – 2	Basel	Neuchâtel
			39' Wenger 50' Odermatt	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

8 April 1970 Second leg	Basel	4 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.)	Servette	Basel
	Hauser 16' Wenger 36', 63' Ramseier 66'		63' Nemeth	Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Basel won 6 – 1 on aggregate.

Final

18 May 1970	Zürich	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Wankdorf, Bern
	Quentin 74' Künzli 92', 101' Corti 113'		62' Odermatt

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

European Cup

First round

17 September 1969 First leg	Basel	0 – 0	Celtic	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
		Report		Attendance: 37,587 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

1 October 1969 Second leg	Celtic	2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Basel	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Hood 1' Gemmell 70'	Report		Attendance: 49,976 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

Group B

round 1	FC Basel	4 – 1	Sampdoria	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
	Hauser Benthaus Sundermann Odermatt		Frustaluppi	Attendance: 6.500

round 2	FC Basel	3 – 0	K.S.V. Waregem	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
	Sundermann Hauser			Attendance: 4,500

round 3	FC Basel	3 – 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
	Hauser Benthaus Balmer		Hölzenbein	Attendance: 9,500

round 4	FC Basel	2 – 3	Napoli	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
	Odermatt Wenger		Barison Montefusco Salvi	Attendance: 10,500

NB: teams did not play compatriots; Waregem did not play Eintracht

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	FC Basel	4	3	0	1	12	6	6
2	Napoli	4	2	1	1	8	6	5
3	K.S.V. Waregem	4	1	2	1	9	8	4
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	2	0	2	7	9	4
5	Sampdoria	4	1	1	2	7	10	3
6	Biel-Bienne	4	0	2	2	4	8	2

Final

The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winners of both groups.

27 June 1969 Final	FC Basel	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Bologna	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
	Hauser 16' Kiefer 21' Sundermann 28'		50' Ciacci	Attendance: 21,000

Sources and References

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
Switzerland 1969–70 at RSSSF
Cup of the Alps 1969 at RSSSF

External links

FC Basel official site