1970–71 FC Basel season
| 1970–71 season | |
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| Chairman |  Félix Musfeld |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Runner-up |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
| European Cup | R2 |
| Top goalscorer | Walter Balmer (13) |
The 1970–71 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 77th season in their existence. It was their 25th 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
For the sixth consecutive season Helmut Benthaus was player-manager. 14 teams contested in the 1970–71 Nationalliga A. Basel finished the regular season level on points with Grasshopper Club Zürich and so they contested a play-off game on 8 June 1971 to decide the title winners. Grasshopper won the play-off 4–3 after extra time. Basel won 18 of their 26 league games, drawing six, losing just twice, they scored 67 goals conceding 26. Walter Balmer was the teams top goal scorer with 13 league goals and Karl Odermatt second top scorer with 12 league goals. Peter Wenger scored 10, Helmut Hauser managed 9 and Jürgen Sundermann scored 8 league goals.
On 1 November 1969 Basel started in the Swiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 5–1 home win against CS Chênois. In the round of 16 played on 29 November Basel had a home match against Bellinzona which was won 2–0. In the quarter-final, played on 28 February 1971, Basel had an away tie against Mendrisiostar (after club merger later renamed FC Mendrisio-Stabio). However, this was lost 0–2 after extra time.
In the European Cup Basel were drawn against Spartak Moscow. The first leg, which was played on 16 September 1970 away from home, was lost 2–3 with Odermatt and Benthaus scoring for the guests during the last 12 minutes, after they had gone three down with just a quarter of an hour left to play. In the second leg played in the St. Jakob Stadium Basel won 2–1, the goals being scored by Siegenthaler und Walter Balmer. Thus the tie ended 4–4 on aggregate. Basel won on away goals and advanced to the second round. Here they were drawn against Ajax, first away from home, but they suffered a 0–3 defeat. The second leg at home also ended with a defeat, 1–2, despite the fact that Odermatt put Basel one up with a penalty after 36 minutes.
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 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 42 | Play-off winners: 1971–72 European Cup |
| 2 | FC Basel | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 42 | Championship play-off |
| 3 | FC Lugano | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 31 | |
| 4 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 43 | 30 | |
| 5 | FC Zürich | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 28 | |
| 6 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 27 | |
| 7 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners: 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Sion | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 19 | Relegation play-off |
| 13 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 63 | 19 | Play-off / Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 61 | 9 | Relegated: to Nationalliga B |
- Championship play-off
| 8 June 1971 | Grasshopper | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
Ohlhauser  16'Ove Grahn 75', 97'Peter Meier 106' |
Mundschin 21' Wenger 70'Benthaus 119' (pen.) |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
- Round of 32
| 1 November 1969 | Basel | 5 – 1 | CS Chênois | Basel |
| Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
- Round of 16
| 29 November 1969 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Bellinzona | Basel |
| Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
- Quarter-final
| 28 February 1971 | Mendrisiostar | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Mendrisio |
| Stadium: Centro Sportivo Comunale |
European Cup
- First round
| 16 September 1970 First leg | Spartak Moscow  | 3 – 2 | Basel | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
| Osyanin 17', 66' Papayev 76' |
Report | Odermatt 78' Benthaus 83' |
| 30 September 1970 | Basel | 2 – 1 (4 – 4 agg.) | Spartak Moscow | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Siegenthaler 48' Balmer 55' |
Report | Khusainov 84' |
Spartak Moscow 4–4 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.
- Second round
| 4 November 1970 | Basel | 1 – 2 |  Ajax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Odermatt 36' (pen.) |
Report | Rijnders 69' Neeskens 72' |
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Coppa delle Alpi
| 6 June 1970 1 | Basel | 4 – 1 |  Bari | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 21:00 | Paolucci 22' Sundermann 33'Rahmen 68'Reisch 87' |
53' Fara |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Kamber |
| 9 June 1970 2 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sampdoria | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 13 June 1970 3 | Fiorentina | 3 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Mariani 61', 84' Galdiolo 70' |
71', 87' Hauser 45' Mundschin |
Referee: Huber |
| 16 June 1970 4 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lazio | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Wenger 72', 73', 85' |
71', 90' (pen.) Chinaglia |
- Final Table Switzerland
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 1 | Basel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Lugano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Zürich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
- Final
| 19 June 1970 Final | Basel | 3 – 2[1] | Fiorentina | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| Hauser 15' Wenger 19', 76' |
30' Longoni 77' Esposito |
Referee:  Vigliani |
See also
Sources and References
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1970–71 at RSSSF
- ^ AC Fiorentina (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi, annata 1969/1970". fiorentinaweb.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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