1966–67 FC Basel season
1966–67 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | Champions |
Swiss Cup | Winners |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1st round |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 31,000 on 11 June 1967 vs. Grasshopper Club |
Lowest home attendance | 4,200 on 29 October 1966 vs. FC Moutier |
Average home league attendance | 11,738 |
The 1966–67 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 73rd season in their existence. It was their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They now played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium, in the south-eastern end of the city and no longer in their old stadium Landhof. Harry Thommen took over as club chairman at the AGM from Lucien Schmidlin who retired and became vice-chairman.
Overview
During this season Helmut Benthaus was the club player-manager for the second consecutive season. There were only a few minor changes in the squad. Walter Baumann moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Silvan Schwager moved to St. Gallen and Bruno Gabrieli moved to Grasshopper Club. Peter Füri moved on to SC Binningen and here he ended his football career. In the other direction Peter Ramseier joined the club from Cantonal Neuchatel and Anton Schnyder joined from Servette.
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1966–67 Nationalliga A and Basel finished the seasons as champions just one point clear of both FC Zürich in second position and FC Lugano who finished third. Basel won 16 of the 26 games, drawing eight, losing twice, and they scored 60 goals conceding just 20.[1] Roberto Frigerio was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals, Helmut Hauser second best goal scorer with 14. In the highest scoring game of the season, a 10–0 win against FC Moutier Roberto 'Mucho' Frigerio managed to score four[2] and in the test game against FC Allschwil he scored six in the 9–1 victory.
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a 6–0 home win against Blue Stars and in the round of 16, also a home match, they beat FC Zürich 3–2. In the Quarter-final Basel won the replay against Biel-Bienne 2–1 to qualify for the semi-finals. Basel played an away match in the Stadio Cornaredo against FC Lugano in the semi-final which ended goalless and therefore a replay was required here too. The replay was played in the St. Jakob Stadium and goals from Karl Odermatt and Helmut Benthaus gave Basel a 2–1 victory to qualify for the final which was to take place three days later.
In the Cup final Basel's opponents were Lausanne-Sports. In the former Wankdorf Stadium on 15 May 1967, Helmut Hauser scored the decisive goal via penalty. The game went down in football history due to the sit-down strike that followed this goal. After 88 minutes of play, with the score at 1–1, referee Karl Göppel awarded Basel a controversial penalty. André Grobéty had pushed Hauser gently in the back and he let himself drop theatrically. Subsequent to the 2–1 for Basel the Lausanne players refused to resume the game and they sat down demonstratively on the pitch. The referee had to abandon the match. Basel were awarded the cup with a 3–0 forfait.[3][4]
Basel had won the double for the first time in the club's history.
In the first round of the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against VV DOS Utrecht. The first leg was played in the Netherlands and ended in a 2–1 defeat, despite an early lead. In the return leg Basel led 2–0 but VV DOS were able to equalise and therefore won 4–3 on aggregate.
Players
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- Players who left the squad
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
27 July 1966 Pre-season | SV Schopfheim ![]() | 1 – 5 | ![]() | Schopfheim |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 July 1966 Pre-season | FC Allschwil ![]() | 0 – 7 | ![]() | Gartenhof Allschwil |
19:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
3 August 1966 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
20:00 | Benthaus ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Ramseier ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
10 August 1966 Pre-season | FC Pratteln ![]() | 0 – 11 | ![]() | Pratteln |
Summary | Benthaus ![]() Frigerio ![]() Konrad ![]() Odermatt ![]() Schnyder ![]() Stocker ![]() Vetter ![]() |
14 August 1966 Pre-season | FC Moutier ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Stade des Places, Glovelier |
Ognanovic ![]() Mathez ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
Winter break
18 January 1967 Winter break | CD Tenerife ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Tenerife |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 |
8 February 1967 Winter break | Black Stars Basel ![]() | 0 – 6 | ![]() | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | Frigerio ![]() Pfirter ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() Jakobi ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
12 February 1965 Winter break | Schaffhausen ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
14:30 | Wolfi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 700 Referee: ![]() |
19 February 1967 Winter break | Wettingen ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
Beichter ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
22 February 1967 Winter break | Tennis Borussia Berlin ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() | Poststadion, Berlin |
Lunenburg ![]() Seemann ![]() Lunenburg ![]() Gersdorff ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 1,505 Referee: ![]() |
25 February 1967 Winter break | Old Boys ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
Nationalliga A
League matches
28 August 1966 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Stocker ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 August 1966 Round 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 September 1966 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Stocker ![]() Stocker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 9,200 Referee: ![]() |
11 September 1966 Round 4 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Hauser ![]() Benthaus ![]() Hauser ![]() Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 September 1966 Round 5 | Servette | 1 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:45 | Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: ![]() |
25 September 1966 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hauser ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,700 Referee: ![]() |
2 October 1966 Round 7 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
20:15 | Grünig ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 October 1966 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Odermatt ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 21,500 Referee: ![]() |
16 October 1966 Round 9 | Sion | 0 – 0 | Basel | Parc des Sports, Sion |
15:00 | Jungo ![]() Perroud ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 October 1966 Round 10 | Basel | 10 – 0 | FC Moutier | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Wenger ![]() Frigerio ![]() Hauser ![]() Frigerio ![]() Hauser ![]() Frigerio ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: ![]() |
13 November 1966 Round 11 | Biel-Bienne | 0 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
19 November 1966 Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hauser ![]() Stocker ![]() Hauser ![]() Wenger ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 November 1966 Round 13 | Grasshopper Club | 0 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
Grahn ![]() Fuhrer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 December 1966 Round 14 | Lugano | 3 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
Luttrop ![]() Simonetti ![]() Simonetti ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 March 1967 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 March 1967 Round 16 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 April 1967 Round 17 | Grenchen | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 April 1967 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 April 1967 Round 19 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:00 | Chiaudussi ![]() Heer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 24,500 Referee: ![]() |
23 April 1967 Round 20 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Frigerio ![]() Michaud ![]() Benthaus ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 April 1967 Round 21 | Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:00 | Künzli ![]() Stürmer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 20,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 May 1967 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wenger ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 May 1967 Round 23 | FC Moutier | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
16:30 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,800 Referee: ![]() |
28 May 1967 Round 24 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Pfirter ![]() Odermatt ![]() Hauser ![]() Schnyder ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 June 1967 Round 25 | Winterthur | 0 – 0 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
16:00 | Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 June 1967 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Pfirter ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 31,000 Referee: ![]() |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Basel (C) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 40 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1967–68 European Cup Swiss Cup winners |
2 | FC Zürich | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 39 | |
3 | FC Lugano | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 39 | Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup |
4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 32 | |
5 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 26 | |
6 | FC Sion | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 26 | Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup |
7 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 26 | Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup |
8 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 24 | Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup |
9 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 24 | |
10 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 21 | Swiss Cup finalist, qualified for 1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup Entered 1967 Intertoto Cup |
11 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 21 | |
12 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 20 | Won relegation play-off |
13 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 20 | Lost relegation play-off, relegated to Nationalliga B |
14 | FC Moutier | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 100 | −84 | 6 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
6 November 1966 Round of 32 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Blue Stars | Landhof, Basel |
14:15 | Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Stocker ![]() Frigerio ![]() Pfirter ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
11 December 1966 Round of 16 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Vetter ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 22,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 March 1967 Quarter-final | Basel | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() Stocker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 March 1967 Quarter-final replay | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel |
20:15 | Bai ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: ![]() |
27 March 1967 Semi-final | Lugano | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano |
Summary | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: ![]() |
12 April 1967 Semi-final replay | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Odermatt ![]() Benthaus ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 51,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 May 1967 Final | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sports | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
15:00 | Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 45,000 Referee: ![]() |
The final was abandoned in 89' at 2-1 and awarded 3-0 in favour of Basel: Lausanne-Sports protested by a sit-in against the penalty decision that led to 2-1.
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- First round
13 September 1966 First leg | DOS Utrecht ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Utrecht |
Stocker ![]() Wery ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Stadium: Galgenwaard Attendance: 4,100 Referee: ![]() |
21 September 1966 Second leg | Basel | 2 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | ![]() | Basel |
Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 6,300 Referee: ![]() |
Utrecht won 4 – 3 on aggregate.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1966/67". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Moutier 10:0 (4:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Schmid, Andreas W. (2010). ""Ein klarer Penalty!" "Nein, eine klare Schwalbe!"" (in German). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ dsc (2010). "Der legendäre Sitzstreik im Final 1967" (in German). sport.sf.tv. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Switzerland 1966–67 at RSSSF
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966-67 at RSSSF