1980–81 FC Basel season
| 1980–81 season | |
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| Chairman |  Pierre Jacques Lieblich |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Sixth |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-final |
| Swiss League Cup | Round 1 |
| European Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | Erni Maissen (10) |
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1980–81 season was their 87th season since the club was founded. It was their 35th 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. Pierre Jacques Lieblich was voted as new club chairman, he replaced René Theler who stood down at the AGM.
Overview
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fifteenth consecutive season. Basel played in the 1980–81 Nationalliga A. Basel ended the season in sixth position, 12 points behind Zürich who became champions. In their 26 league games Basel won nine, drew ten and lost seven matches, which meant that the totaled 28 points. They scored 48 goals, conceding 44. Erni Maissen was the teams top goalscorer scoring ten league goals.
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the round of 32. Here they were drawn away against Fribourg and they won the match 3–0. In the round of 16 they were drawn at home against Martigny-Sports and this match was won 6–0. In the quarterfinal, on 28 March 1981, Basel were drawn to play away from home against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The hosts won the tie 3–0. Basel were out of the competition and Zürich continued on to the final and won the trophy. In first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were also drawn away against Zürich. They lost the home game 1–2 and Zürich continued in this competition and won this trophy as well.
As reigning Swiss champions Basel were qualified for the 1980–81 European Cup. In the first round they were drawn against Club Brugge. The first leg was played in Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges and Basel won 1–0 through a goal scored by Erni Maissen in 65th minute. The return leg was won 4–1, the goals coming from Markus Tanner (14), Jörg Stohler (48), Arthur von Wartburg (55) and Walter Geisser (81) after Brugge had taken an early lead through Jan Ceulemans (3), but the their goalkeeper Leen Barth was sent off in the 17th minute. In the second round Basel were drawn against Red Star Belgrade. Basel decided the first leg for themselves 1–0, the goal sored by Detlev Lauscher. In the second leg, however, Basel were defeated 0–2 and were eliminated from the competition.
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 A
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Remarks |
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| 1 | FC Zürich | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 40 | Champions: 1981–82 European Cup |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 34 | 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 34 | 1981–82 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 33 | 33 | |
| 5 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 30 | Swiss Cup winners: 1981–82 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | FC Basel | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 28 | |
| 7 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Sion | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 46 | 22 | |
| 10 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 22 | |
| 11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 19 | |
| 12 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 46 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 18 | |
| 14 | CS Chênois | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | 15 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
| 28 September 1980 Round of 32 | Fribourg | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade Universitaire, Fribourg |
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| 9 November 1980 Round of 16 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Martigny-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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| 28 March 1981 Quarter-final | Zürich | 3 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
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Swiss League Cup
| Round of 32 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
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European Cup
- Round 1
| 17 September 1980 First leg | Club Brugge  | 0 – 1 | Basel | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| 20:00 | Report |  55' Schleiffer 65' Maissen |
| 1 October 1980 Second leg | Basel | 4 – 1 | Club Brugge | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 3' Tanner 14'Stohler 48' (pen.)von Wartburg 55'Geisser 81' |
Report | 4' Ceulemans 12' Meeuws 17' Barth (Goalkeeper) 44' Leekens |
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
- Round 2
| 22 October 1980 First leg | Basel | 1 – 0 |  Red Star Belgrade | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 33' Tanner 35' |
Report | 22' Jurišić 50' Janković |
| 5 November 1980 Second leg | Red Star Belgrade | 2 – 0 | Basel | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade |
| 17:00 | Repčić 6' Janjanin 18'Rajković 68'Blagojević 87' |
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Red Star Belgrade won 2–1 on aggregate.
See also
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1980–81 at RSSSF
- Swiss League Cup at RSSSF