1949–50 FC Basel season
1949–50 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 2nd |
Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
Top goalscorer | League: Gottlieb Stäuble (13) All: Gottlieb Stäuble (15) |
Highest home attendance | 14,000 on 21 May 1950 vs Lausanne-Sport |
Lowest home attendance | 4,400 on 10 September 1949 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
Average home league attendance | 6,753 |
The 1949–50 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 56th season in their existence. It was their fouth season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B after the season 1945–46. This season Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte in the Bachletten quartier in the southwestern edge of the city of Basel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the fourth successive season.
Overview
Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous two seasons, continued in this function this season. Basel played a total of 41 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup and ten were test games. The test games resulted with three victories and seven defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 21 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 41 games they scored 78 goals and conceeded 75.[1]
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1949–50 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relagted. Basel started the season well, winnung six of the first seven games and things continued well. Basel stayed in contention of the championship. But at the end of the season they lost their last two games and finished in second position, two points behind the new champions Servette who won their last two games. Basel won 14 games, drew five and were defeated seven times, they scored 48 goals as they gained their 33 points. Gottlieb Stäuble with 13 goals was the teams best scorer and 8th best league scorer. René Bader was the teams second best goal getter, netting nine times, Paul Stöcklin netted six times.[2]
Basel started in the 3rd round of the Swiss Cup with an away match against lower tier FC Porrentruy. This was won. In round 4 Basel were drawn away against Grasshopper Club and this too was won. In the round of 16 and the quarter-final Basel played at home and won against Wil and Bellinzona respectively. However Lausanne-Sport won the semi-final and continued to the final and they won the trophy.[3]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1949–50. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1949 but subsequently left the club after that date.
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 Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
7 August 1949 Pre-season | Fortuna Freiburg ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | Freiburg |
Sloal ![]() Dudeck ![]() Liechty ![]() Liechty ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
13 August 1949 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
17:00 | Hügi (I) ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Bader ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Stöcklin ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
21 August 1949 Pre-season | Eintracht Frankfurt ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
Schieth ![]() Schieth ![]() Schieth ![]() Schieth ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: ![]() |
Mid- to end of season
2 October 1949 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bopp ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: ![]() |
19 February 1950 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 3 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bader ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Wenk ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
14 March 1950 Mid-season | Cantonal Neuchatel ![]() | 6 – 1 | ![]() | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
Monnard ![]() Buchoux ![]() Facchinetti ![]() Oberer ![]() Mella ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
13 June 1950 End of season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
18:45 | Wenk ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
21 June 1950 End of season | Basel ![]() | 4 – 3 | ![]() | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
18:45 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Stäuble ![]() Bannwart ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga
League matches
28 August 1949 Round 1 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Servette | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:00 | Bader ![]() Stäuble ![]() Stäuble ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 September 1949 Round 2 | Biel-Bienne | 0 – 0 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 September 1949 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 4,400 Referee: ![]() |
24 September 1949 Round 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
16:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
9 October 1949 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bopp ![]() Wenk ![]() Bader ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,400 Referee: ![]() |
16 October 1949 Round 6 | Lugano | 1 – 2 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
15:00 | S. Bernasconi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
12 October 1949 Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 0 | St. Gallen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 6,800 Referee: ![]() |
6 November 1949 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grenchen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
14:45 | Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 November 1949 Round 9 | Zürich | 5 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:45 | Zanetti ![]() Bosshard ![]() Hotz ![]() Zanetti ![]() Zanetti ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 November 1949 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 1 | FC Bern | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
14:45 | Bannwart ![]() Bader ![]() Bannwart ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,400 Referee: ![]() |
4 December 1949 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
14:30 | Nikolić ![]() Nikolić ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 December 1949 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Bellinzona | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
14:30 | Stäuble ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 7,300 Referee: ![]() |
18 December 1949 Round 13 | Chiasso | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
14:30 | Zanollo ![]() Bühler ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 January 1950 Round 14 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
14:45 | Fatton ![]() Fatton ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 February 1950 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
16:00 | Stäuble ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: ![]() |
12 March 1950 Round 16 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:45 | Busenhart ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 March 1950 Round 17 | Basel | 4 – 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bader ![]() Soltermann ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Wenk ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,800 Referee: ![]() |
2 April 1950 Round 18 | Locarno | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
14:30 | Ernst ![]() Canetti ![]() Fuesetti ![]() Canetti ![]() Fuesetti ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: ![]() |
16 April 1950 Round 19 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lugano | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Stäuble ![]() Stäuble ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: ![]() |
23 April 1950 Round 20 | St. Gallen | 3 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
14:30 | Bertsch ![]() Bertsch ![]() Dorninger ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
30 April 1950 Round 21 | Grenchen | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
Hebinger ![]() Courtat ![]() Vuilleumier ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 May 1950 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Stäuble ![]() Bannwart ![]() Bannwart ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
14 May 1950 Round 23 | FC Bern | 0 – 4 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 May 1950 Round 24 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bannwart ![]() Stäuble ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 May 1950 Round 25 | Bellinzona | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
15:00 | Lusenti ![]() Lusenti ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
4 June 1950 Round 26 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Chiasso | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Servette | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 35 | Swiss Champions |
2 | Basel | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 33 | |
3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 32 | Swiss Cup winners |
4 | Chiasso | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 31 | |
5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 31 | |
6 | Zürich | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 28 | |
7 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 27 | |
8 | Bellinzona | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 26 | |
9 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 24 | |
10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 24 | |
11 | Locarno | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 24 | |
12 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 22 | |
13 | St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 16 | Relegated |
14 | FC Bern | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 11 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
30 October 1949 Round 3 | FC Porrentruy | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade du Tirage, Porrentruy |
N. Adam ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: ![]() |
27 November 1949 Round 4 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
12:30 | Bickel ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 January 1950 Round of 16 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Wil | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
14:30 | Wenk ![]() Hügi (I) ![]() Bannwart ![]() Stäuble ![]() Krieg ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
5 February 1950 Quarter-final | Basel | 2 – 0 | Bellinzona | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:00 | Bader ![]() Stöcklin ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 8,700 Referee: ![]() |
5 March 1950 Semi-final | Basel | 0 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
15:30 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: ![]() |
See also
References
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1949/50". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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(help) - ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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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
- The FCB team 1949–50 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1949–50 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation