1914–15 FC Basel season
| 1914–15 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Ernst-Alfred Thalmann |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 3rd |
| Top goalscorer | League: Emil Hasler (7) All: Emil Hasler (8) |
The FC Basel 1914–15 season was their twentysecond season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Ernst-Alfred Thalmann, it was his was his twelfth presidential term altogether. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Basel-Wettstein in Kleinbasel, Basel.
Overview
In the 1914–15 season Basel played 11 matches. 6 of these were in the domestic league and 5 were friendly matches. Of these friendlies 3 were won and 2 ended in a defeat. There was one home fixture played in the Landhof and four away games. In these friendly games Basel scored 12 and conceded 12 goals.
In the Swiss Serie A 1914–15 there was am interim Championship due to the first World War, there was no relegation and promotion between Serie A and Serie B. The Serie A was divided into four regional groups, an East, a West and two Central groups. Basel were allocated to the Central Group A together with their local rivals Old Boys, Nordstern Basel and Aarau. Basel started with a defeat into the championship away against Aarau, the reigning champions. Then they won both home games against the other two Basel teams. After the new year and the away draw against Nordstern, Basel lost the home game against Aarau and the away game against Old Boys, to finish in third position in the league table. In their six games Basel scored 15 goals and conceded 14. Aarau continued to the semifinal, but there they were defeated by Brühl St. Gallen.[1]
Players
- Squad members
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
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
| 17 January 1915 | Old Boys | 0 – 1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| Summary |  Albicker (I) |
Referee: Schmidlin (Nordstern) |
| 28 February 1915 | Basel | 5 – 3 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Emil Hasler (1:0) Albicker (II) (2:0)Schreyer (3:2)Bredschneider (4:2)Albicker (II) (5:3) |
Summary | (2:1) Bertschi 32' (2:2) Mangold 67' (4:3) Funk II |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Riesterer, Basel |
| 7 March 1915 | Young Boys | 6 – 0 | Basel | Spitalacker, (Bern) |
| Mangold (1:0) Bommer (2:0)Adamina (3:0)Funk (II) (4:0)Klopfenstein (5:0)Mangold (6:0) |
Summary | Referee: J. Blum Young Boys |
| 25 April 1915 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 0 | Basel | Zürich |
| (1:0) (2:0) |
Summary |
Serie A
Central Group A results
| 6 December 1914 Round 1 | Aarau | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Osterwlder Brändli Gysi 65' (3:1)Gysi (4:1)Märk (5:1) |
Summary | Emil Hasler |
Referee: |
| 20 December 1914 Round 2 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Albicker (I) 33' (1:0) Albicker (I) 35' (2:0)Gossweiler (3:0)Albicker (I) (4:0)Schreyer (5:0)Hasler (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Schmid Nordstern Basel |
| 27 December 1914 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Hasler 19' (1:0) Albicker (I) 30' (2:0)Hasler (3:2)Hasler 75' (4:2) |
Summary | 65' (2:1) Schneider (2:2) Franzon |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nater |
| 10 January 1915 Round 4 | Nordstern Basel | 3 – 3 | Basel | Staldenrain, Riehen |
| 15:00 | Bollinger 42' (1:1) Ganter (2:2)Ganter (3:2) |
Summary | 34' (0:1) Hasler 48' (1:2) Hasler (3:3) Wunderle |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Stutz Old Boys |
| 21 February 1915 Round 5 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 41' (0:1) Rubli II 55' (0:2) Bessmer I |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schmid Nordstern Basel |
| 16 May 1915 Round 6 | Old Boys | 2 – 1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Grunauer (1:0) Grunauer (2:0) |
Summary | (1:1) |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Thurnheer Biel-Bienne |
Central Group A league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | FC Aarau | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 10 |
| 2 | Old Boys Basel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 |
| 3 | FC Basel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Nordstern Basel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 1 |
See also
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
- FCB team 1914–15 at fcb-archiv.ch
- ^ Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1914-1915". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.