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FC Basel
1974–75 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Félix Musfeld
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A4th
Swiss CupWinners
Swiss League CupSemi-finals
Coppa delle AlpiRunners-up
Top goalscorerOttmar Hitzfeld (13)

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1974–75 season was their 81st season since the club was founded. It was their 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the ninth consecutive season. The Nationalliga A season 1974–75 was contested under 14 teams. Zürich won the championship six points ahead of both BSC Young Boys who were 2nd and Grasshopper Club who were 3rd. Basel finished in fourth position with 31 points. They won 11 of their 26 league games, drew nine and lost six games. They scored a total of 49 goals conceding 33. Ottmar Hitzfeld was the teams top goal scorer with 13 league goals.

In the 50th Swiss Cup tournament Basel played the round of 32 on 21 September 1974 away against Chiasso in the Stadio Comunale and in the round 16 away against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The quarter-finals were two leged fixtures. Basel played the first leg on 30 October 1974 away in Stade de la Fontenette and the return leg on 3 November 1974 in the St. Jakob Stadium against Étoile Carouge. Both games ended with a 2–1 victory and so Basel qualified 4–2 on aggregate for the next round. The semi-finals were played in March against Chênois and was also a two leged fixture. In the first leg, played in Stade des Trois-Chêne, Basel accieved a 4–1 victory and the second leg ended with a 2–1 vicory. The final was played on 31 March 1975 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Winterthur. Otto Demarmels scored the opening goal for Basel, E. Meyer equalised and so the game went into extra time. Walter Balmer scored the winning goal for Basel after 115 minutes. Basel were Swiss Cup winners for the fifth time in the clubs history.

The Swiss League Cup ended for Basel in the semi-final as they were beaten 1–3 at home against Grasshopper Club. Basel were not qualified to play European matches, but played in the Coppa delle Alpi in which they reached the final, only to lose 1–2 against BSC Young Boys.[1]

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
— GK Switzerland SUI Jean Müller
— DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli
— DF Switzerland SUI René Hasler
— DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin
— DF Switzerland SUI Jörg Stohler
— MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels
— MF Switzerland SUI Walter Geisser
— MF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci
— MF Denmark DEN Eigil Nielsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Arthur von Wartburg
— MF Switzerland SUI Karl Odermatt
— MF Switzerland SUI Bruno Rahmen
— MF Switzerland SUI Peter Ramseier
— MF Switzerland SUI Heinz Schönbeck
— MF Germany GER Martin Hägele
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Balmer
— FW Switzerland SUI Markus Tanner
— FW Germany GER Ottmar Hitzfeld
— FW Switzerland SUI Roland Schönenberger

Results

Nationalliga

Main article: 1974–75 Nationalliga A

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Remarks
1 FC Zürich 26 19 1 6 63 19 39 Champions
2 BSC Young Boys 26 12 9 5 59 32 33
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 13 7 6 50 45 33
4 FC Basel 26 11 9 6 49 33 31
5 FC Sion 26 12 7 7 45 30 31
6 Lausanne Sports 26 10 9 7 40 35 29
7 Servette FC Genève 26 10 7 9 43 35 27
8 FC Winterthur 26 9 8 9 36 31 26
9 Neuchâtel Xamax 26 9 6 11 47 47 24
10 FC Lugano 26 8 6 12 34 40 22
11 CS Chênois 26 6 8 12 27 55 20
12 FC St. Gallen 26 6 8 12 42 72 20
13 FC Lucerne 26 5 6 15 33 58 16 Relegated
14 FC Vevey 26 3 7 16 31 67 13 Relegated

Swiss Cup

Main article: Swiss Cup
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32
21 September 1974 Chiasso 0 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
Round of 16
21 September 1974 Zürich 1 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
Quarter-final
30 October 1974 First leg Étoile Carouge 1 – 2 Basel Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge
3 November 1974 Second leg Basel 2 – 1 Étoile Carouge St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-final
9 March 1975 First leg Chênois 1 – 4 Basel Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
Mundschin 79' (o.g.) 2', 80' Hitzfeld
82' Stohler
87' Demarmels
11 March 1975 Second leg Basel 2 – 1 Chênois St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Rahmen 64'
Hitzfeld 83'		 90' Bizzini

Basel won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final
31 March 1975 Basel 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Winterthur Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Demarmels 48'
Walter Balmer 115'		 66' E. Meyer Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Racine

Basel won after extra time.

Swiss League Cup

Main article: Swiss League Cup
Round of 32 BSC Young Boys 2 – 4 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Round of 16 Basel 5 – 2 Luzern St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Quarter-final Basel 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) Aarau St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Semi-final Basel 1 – 3 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Coppa delle Alpi

Main article: Cup of the Alps
Group B
round 1 Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 France Olympique Lyonnais St. Jakob Stadium Basel
round 2 Olympique Lyonnais France 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel


round 3 Basel Switzerland 2 – 4 France Nîmes Olympique St. Jakob Stadium Basel


round 4 Nîmes Olympique France 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts (B)
1 Basel 4 2 1 1 9 6 5 0
2 Olympique Lyonnais 4 2 1 1 7 7 5
3 Lausanne-Sport 4 1 1 2 7 8 3
4 Nîmes Olympique 4 1 1 2 7 9 3

NB: 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals

Final
30 July 1974 Final Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Switzerland BSC Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Stohler 37' 78' Conz
83' Schild

See also

Sources and references

  1. ^ Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1974". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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