1921–22 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1921–22 season
Chairman	Carl Burkhardt
Ground	Landhof, Basel
Serie A	Group Stage: 3rd
Och Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Otto Kuhn (8); All: Otto Kuhn (10); and Karl Wüthrich (10)
Highest home attendance	n/a
Lowest home attendance	n/a
	← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The FC Basel 1921–22 season was their twenty-ninth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Carl Burkhardt who took over from Franz Rinderer. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

Overview

Basel played a total of 28 matches in their 1921–22 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league, one in the newly created Och Cup (that was considered as the forerunner to the Swiss Cup) and 13 were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies, seven were home games played in the Landhof and six were away games. Four test games ended in a victory, four were drawn and five ended in a defeat. In these tests Basel scored a total of 26 goals and conceded 33.^[1]

The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1921–22, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a mediocre season, 14 matches, winning six matches, drawing three and suffering five defeats, scoring 20 goals and conceding 21. With 15 points they ended the season in third position. Kuhn was the team's top league goal scorer with 8 goals. In the home game against Luzern on 27 November 1921 he managed a hattrick.^[2] Despite this Luzern won the group and continued to the finals.^[3] Servette won the championship.

Players

Squad members

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	Ernst Boser
—	GK	SUI	Arthur Fahr
—	GK	SUI	Ernst Zorzotti (III)
—	DF	AUT	Gustav Putzendopler (I)
—	DF	SUI	Peter Riesterer
—	MF	SUI	Walter Rupprecht
—	MF	SUI	Max Galler (II)
—	MF	SUI	Emil Hasler
—	MF	SUI	Ernst Kaltenbach
—	MF	SUI	Jakob Känzig
—	MF	SUI	Otto Kuhn
—	MF	AUT	Karl Putzendopler (II)
—	FW	SUI	Karl Bielser
—	FW	SUI	Fritz Bucco
—	FW	SUI	Walter Dietrich


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SUI	Paul Dietz (II)
—	FW	SUI	Jules Düblin
—	FW	SUI	Walter Galler (I)
—	FW	SUI	Gottlieb Häusselmann
—	FW	SUI	Karl Ibach
—	DF	SUI	Müller
—	FW	SUI	Hans Schneider
—	FW	SUI	Karl Wüthrich
—	FW	SUI	Franz Zeiser
—		SUI	Albert Albrecht
—			Bürgin
—			Wilhelm Flubacher
—			Friedly
—			Wilhelm "Willy" Geiser
—			Schumacher

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

unknown Pre-season	Basel	2 – 2	FV Lörrach	Landhof, Basel
		Summary

6 August 1921 Pre-season	Freiburger FC	1 – 1	Basel	Feldbergerhof, Freiburg
12:00	Bantle (1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Zepf	Referee: Ibach

27 August 1921 Pre-season	Freiburger FC	1 – 1	Basel	Freiburg
		Summary

11 September 1921 Pre-season	Basel	2 – 6	AC Sparta Prague	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bielser (1:3) Dietz (II) (2:3)	Summary	20' (0:1) (o.g. 0:2) Riesterer (0:3) Pilat (2:4) (2:5) Tanda (2:6)	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Passera La Chaux-de-Fonds

30 October 1921 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 3	Blue Stars	Landhof, Basel
15:30	Wüthrich (pen. 1:1) Wüthrich (2:1)	Summary	(pen. 0:1) Kunz (2:2) Kunz (2:3) Tissy	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schmid Basel

4 December 1921 Mid-season	Servette	5 – 2	Basel	Parc des Sports Genf
14:30	Pache (1:0) Pache (2:0) Bedouret (3:1) Barriere (4:1) Bedouret (5:2)	Summary	(2:1) (4:2) Düblin	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Epiney Genf

Winter break and mid-season

25 December 1921 Winter break	Würzburger Kickers	0 – 2	Basel	Sportplatz an der Randersackerer Strasse, Würzburg
		Summary	10' (0:1) Zeiser (0:2) Kuhn	Attendance: 3,000 Referee:

26 December 1921 Winter break	1. FFC Germania 1894	1 – 1	Basel	Frankfurt am Main
	Kuhn (o.g. 1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Fahr	Attendance: 2,000

8 January 1922 Winter break	Basel	3 – 4	Újpesti Dózsa SC	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Fahr (1:0) Wüthrich (2:2) Putzendopler (II) (3:4)	Summary	(1:1) (1:2) (2:3) Priboj (2:4) Izidon	Attendance: 500 Referee: Falschlunger

26 February 1922 Mid-season	Grasshopper Club	1 – 4	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
15:00	Frankenfeldt 25' (1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Kuhn (1:2) Putzendopler (II) Fahr (1:3) Wüthrich (1:4)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wieland Zürich

1 April 1922 Mid-season	SC Victoria Hamburg	2 – 2	Basel	Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg
		Summary	Ibach Känzig

23 April 1922 Mid-season	Basel	3 – 1	Mulhouse	Landhof, Basel
		Summary

3 June 1922 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 1	Würzburger Kickers	Landhof, Basel
17:00	Kaltenbach 35' (1:0) Wüthrich 61' (2:0)	Summary	68' (2:1) Lossen	Attendance: 900 Referee: Schenker Basel

5 June 1922 Mid-season	Basel	0 – 6	Altonaer 93	Landhof, Basel
17:00		Summary	5' (0:1) Schulz (0:2) Schulz (0:3) Jäger (0:4) Jäger (0:5) (0:6) Ruffelse	Attendance: 1,200

Serie A

Central Group results

25 September 1921 Round 1	Biel-Bienne	1 – 1	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
	Kramer (I) (1:1)	Summary	(0:1) Kuhn	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds

2 October 1921 Round 2	Basel	2 – 3	Nordstern Basel	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Wüthrich (1:3) Kuhn (2:3)	Summary	5' (0:1) Rölle (0:2) Afflerbach (o.g. 0:3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wieland Zürich

16 October 1921 Round 3	Aarau	2 – 1	Basel	Schachen, Aarau
	von Arx (II) 23' (1:0) von Arx (II) (2:0)	Summary	(2:1) Kuhn	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Blum Zürich

23 October 1921 Round 4	FC Bern	0 – 1	Basel	Kirchenfeld, Bern
15:00		Summary	13' (0:1) Wüthrich	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Epiney Epiney

20 November 1921 Round 5	Young Boys	1 – 1	Basel	Spitalacker, Bern
15:00	(1:0)	Summary	(1:1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Müller Winterthur

27 November 1921 Round 6	Basel	3 – 1	Luzern	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Kuhn (1:1) Kuhn (2:1) Kuhn (3:1)	Summary	(0:1) Schild Gross (I)	Referee: Acker Zürich

11 December 1921 Round 7	Basel	0 – 2	Old Boys	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	18' (0:1) Merkt 21' (0:2) Merkt	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern

15 January 1922 Round 8	Nordstern Basel	0 – 1	Basel	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	85' (0:1) Düblin	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne

19 February 1922 Round 9	Basel	1 – 0	Biel-Bienne	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Wüthrich 32' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern

12 March 1922 Round 10	Luzern	2 – 2	Basel	Tribschen, Luzern
	Sormani (1:2) (2:2)	Summary	Wüthrich (0:1) Putzendopler (I) (0:2)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds

19 March 1922 Round 11	Basel	2 – 1	Aarau	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bucco (1:1) Fahr (2:1)	Summary	(0:1) von Arx	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Reich Winterthur

9 April 1922 Round 12	Basel	1 – 3	Young Boys	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bielser (1:3)	Summary	10' (0:1) Dassen (0:2) Fässler (I) (0:3) Dassen	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruegg Thalwil

14 May 1922 Round 13	Old Boys	2 – 0	Basel	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Grunauer 67' (1:0) Katz (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern

25 May 1922 Round 14	Basel	4 – 3	FC Bern	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Putzendopler (I) 3' (1:0) Kuhn 12' (2:0) 18' (3:0) Wüthrich (4:1)	Summary	(3:1) Danner/Wenger (o.g. 4:2) Geiser (4:3) Schneebeli	Attendance: 500

Central Group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Luzern	14	8	4	2	26	19	+7	20
2	Biel-Bienne	14	6	4	4	24	23	+1	16
3	Basel	14	6	3	5	20	21	−1	15
4	Young Boys	14	5	4	5	25	17	+8	14
5	Nordstern Basel	14	6	2	6	18	22	−4	14
6	FC Bern	14	5	2	7	22	21	+1	12
7	FC Aarau	14	3	6	5	14	17	−3	12
8	Old Boys	14	2	5	7	14	23	−9	9

Source: rsssf.com

Och Cup

22 January 1922 Round 1	FC Olten	4 – 0	Basel	Wylerweg, Olten
14:30	Doppler (pen. 1:0) Hunziker 28' (2:0) Doppler (3:0) Doppler (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 700 Referee: Keller Luzern

Sources

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
FCB team 1921–22 at fcb-archiv.ch
Switzerland 1921-22 at RSSSF

References

^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1921/22". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Luzern 3:1 (2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

FC Basel official site

[fcb-achiv-bilanz-1921/22-1] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1921/22". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[fcb-achiv-fcb-luzern-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Luzern 3:1 (2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[fcb-achiv-1921/22-3] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[1]

[2]

[3]