1956–57 FC Basel season
| 1956–57 season | |
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| Chairman |  Jules Düblin |
| Manager |  Béla Sárosi |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (22) All: Josef Hügi (23) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,000 on 18 November 1956 vs BSC Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 16 June 1957 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
| Average home league attendance | 6,415 |
The 1956–57 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 63rd season in their existence. It was their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was again the club's chairman. At the AGM he was voted as club chairman for his eleventh successive period.
Overview
The Hungarian ex-international footballer Béla Sárosi who had been hired in as new team manager the previous season continued as coach this season. Basel played a total of 41 games this season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, three matches were in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with five victories, two were drawn and five friendlies ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 21 games were won, seven were drawn and 13 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 78 and conceded 65 goals.[1]
There were fourteen teams contesting the 1956–57 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Winterthur and Young Fellows Zürich. Again this season, the bottom two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 15 of their 26 games and drew four times and lost seven times. They scored 53 goals and conceded 48. Basel ended the championship with 34 points in 4th position. They were 11 points behind the new champions Young Boys. At the end of the league table Zürich and Young Fellows Zürich ended the season level with 14 points, joint second last, and therefore they had to play a relegation play-off. The Young Fellows won this play-off match and therefore Zürich suffered relegation together with Schaffhausen who had finished in last position.[2]
Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer with 22 goals. He managed three hat-tricks during the league season, in the home match against Zürich (26 August 1956), in the home game against Chiasso (28 October) and in the away game against La Chaux-de-Fonds (3 March 1957). Hügi (II) was third in the league top scorer list, behind Adrien Kauer from La Chaux-de-Fonds with 29 goals and Branislav Vukosavljević from Grasshopper Club who had scored 26 times. Gottlieb Stäuble was the team's second best goal scorer with 10 goals, Peter-Jürgen Sanmann netted eight times and both Hermann Suter and Hansueli Oberer netted six times.
Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team SC Burgdorf and won 1–0. In the fourth round they were drawn away to lower tier Luzern and this ended in a goalless draw after over time. The replay was held at the Landhof but here Basel were knocked out. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the competition.[3]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1956–57. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 26 August 1956 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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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- and mid-season
| 29 July 1956 Pre-season | Basel | 7 – 3 | Biel-Bienne | Sportplatz, Reinach |
| 16:45 | Hügi (II)  (1:0)Locher (2:0)Hügi (II) (3:1)Stäuble (4:1)Hügi (II) (5:1)Stäuble (6:1)Stäuble  50′ Oberer 73' (7:3) |
Summary | 25' (2:1) Ibach 47' (6:2) Muster 49' (6:3) Stramazzo 54′ Ibach |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst, Basel |
| 1 August 1956 Pre-season | VfR Mannheim  | 4 – 1 | Basel | Nuremberg |
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Summary | Hügi (II) |
| 12 August 1956 Pre-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 – 0 | Basel | Brühl, Wettingen |
| Pottier 14' (1:0) Kauer 17' (2:0)Kauer 58' (3:0)Morand 73' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten | ||
| Note: Anniversary game 25 years FC Wettingen | ||||
| 19 August 1956 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 |  ŠK Slovan Bratislava | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stäuble 41' (1:1) |
Summary | 34' (0:1) Varga 73' (1:2) Obert |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
Winter break to end of season
| 27 January 1957 Winter break | Basel | 5 – 2 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| Stäuble 15' (1:0) Suter (2:0)Sanmann (3:0)Suter Stäuble (5:2) |
Summary | (3:1) Hosp (4:2) Ferrari |
Referee: K. Keller Basel |
| 9 February 1957 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 65' (1:0) |
Summary | 69' (1:1) Burger |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Fischlewitz Basel |
| 10 March 1957 Mid-season | FC Olten | 1 – 1 | Basel | Kleinholz, Olten |
| Racheter 7' (1:0) |
Summary | 45' (1:1) Stäuble |
Attendance: 800 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken |
| 14 April 1957 Mid-season | Biel-Bienne | 3 – 0 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Gaille 32' (1:0) Gaille 65' (2:0)Turin 75' (3:0) |
Summary | Stäuble |
Attendance: 500 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 22 May 1957 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 0 |  EC Bahia | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:30 | Oberer (1x) Hügi (II) (1x) |
Summary | |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 29 May 1957 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 1 |  Olympique Lyonnais | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:00 | Hügi (II) 63' (pen. 1:0) Bopp 66' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | 80' (2:1) Kneyer |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 4 June 1957 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 3 | Bayern Munich | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:30 | Hügi (II) 57' (1:0) Suter 65' (2:1) |
Summary | 58' (1:1) Hahn 85' (2:2) Lettl 88' (2:3) Jobst |
Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker BernL |
| 23 June 1957 End of season | BC Augsburg | 1 – 2 | Basel | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |
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Nationalliga A
League matches
| 26 August 1956 Round 1 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 5' (1:0) Hügi (II) 26' (pen. 2:0)Hügi (II) 49' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Schüttel Sion |
| 2 September 1956 Round 2 | Lugano | 1 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| Bassoli 46' (1:0) |
Summary | 73' (1:1) Sanmann |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker BernD |
| 9 September 1956 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Oberer 27' (1:1) Stäuble 39' (2:1)Hügi (II) 58' (3:2)Stäuble 64' (4:2) |
Summary | 24' (0:1) Kauer 44' (2:2) Kauer 71' (4:3) Kauer |
Attendance: 7,400 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 23 September 1956 Round 4 | Servette | 1 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| Coutaz 55' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 30 September 1956 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Sanmann 24' (1:1) Oberer 58' (2:1)Hügi (II) 78' (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Brizzi 80' (3:2) Etterlin |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Surdez Delémont |
| 7 October 1956 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Oberer 19' (1:0) |
Summary | 39' (o.g. 1:1) Stäuble 59' (1:2) Ballaman 87' (1:3) Duret |
Attendance: 8,200 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 14 October 1956 Round 7 | Bellinzona | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| Capoferri 10' (1:0) Simoni 25' (2:1)Pedrazzoli 51' (3:1) |
Summary | 12' (1:1) Sanmann |
Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Schüttel Sion |
| 28 October 1956 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 30' (pen. 1:0) Hügi (II) 41' (2:0)Hügi (II) 51' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Domeniconi Geneva |
| 4 November 1956 Round 9 | Schaffhausen | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
| 14:30 | Summary | 19' (0:1) Stäuble 68' (0:2) Loosli |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 18 November 1956 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Oberer 49' (1:3) Oberer 70' (2:3)Hügi (II) 74' (3:3) |
Summary | 3' (pen. 0:1) Häuptli 38' (0:2) Rey 47' (0:3) Häuptli 81' (3:4) Meier |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich |
| 25 November 1956 Round 11 | Urania Genève Sport | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
| Pasteuer 30′ Prod'hom 53' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken |
| 9 December 1956 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Suter 84' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| 16 December 1956 Round 13 | Young Fellows Zürich | 0 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:45 | Summary | 48' (0:1) Hügi (II) 51' (0:2) Hügi (II) 87' (0:3) Sanmann |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 24 February 1957 Round 15 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 49' (1:0) Stäuble 80' (2:0)Suter 82' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 3 March 1957 Round 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Mauron 22' (0:1) Morand (1:2)Kauer 88′ |
Summary | (1:1) Hügi (II) 61' (2:2) Hügi (II) 68′ Hügi (II) 75' (2:3) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 17 March 1957 Round 17 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona |
| 24 March 1957 Round 18 | Winterthur | 0 – 1 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 15:00 | Summary | 52' (0:1) Stäuble |
Attendance: 6,600 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken |
| 31 March 1957 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 15:00 | Winterhofen 55' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Domeniconi Geneva |
| 7 April 1957 Round 20 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 14' (1:0) Sanmann 18' (2:0)Sanmann 25' (3:0) |
Summary | 53' (3:1) Capoferri |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 1 May 1957 Round 22 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Schaffhausen | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Stäuble 22' (1:0) Hügi (II) 29' (2:0)Sanmann 31' (3:0)Hügi (II) 73' (4:0) |
Summary | 76' (pen. 4:1) Züfle |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken |
| 5 May 1957 Round 21 | Chiasso | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
| Laurito 35' (1:0) |
Summary | 73' (1:1) Stäuble |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 12 May 1957 Round 23 | Young Boys | 2 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 15:00 | Grütter 6' (1:0) Rey (2:0) |
Summary | 73' (2:1) Suter 75' (2:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 15 May 1957 Round 14 | Zürich | 3 – 5 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Feller 17' (1:2) Poncioni 74' (2:5)Feller 89' (3:5) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Suter 15' (0:2) Stäuble 30' (1:3) Sanmann 58' (1:4) Oberer 66' (1:5) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 26 May 1957 Round 24 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 26' (1:0) Stäuble 53' (2:1) |
Summary | 38' (1:1) Vincent |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Guillet Yverdon |
| 2 June 1957 Round 25 | Lausanne-Sport | 7 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Maillard 30' (1:0) Tedeschi 60' (2:1)Vonlanden 62' (3:1)Maillard 63' (4:1)Tedeschi 74' (5:1)Vonlanden 80' (6:1)Maillard 83' (7:1) |
Summary | 55' (1:1) Suter |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 16 June 1957 Round 26 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Suter 36' (1:0) Stäuble 41' (2:0)Hügi (II) 77' (3:0) |
Summary | (3:1) Bossi |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Young Boys | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 22 | +54 | 45 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 41 | |
| 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 38 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | Basel | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 34 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 30 | |
| 6 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 27 | |
| 8 | Servette | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Chiasso | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 25 | |
| 10 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 17 | |
| 11 | Winterthur | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 67 | −24 | 16 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 14 | Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A |
| 13 | Zürich | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 14 | Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Schaffhausen | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 85 | −59 | 9 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
| 21 October 1956 Round 3 | SC Burgdorf | 0 – 1 | Basel | Neumatt, Burgdorf |
| 15:00 | Probst 32′ |
Summary |  75' Bielser 86' (0:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peccorini Geneva |
| 2 December 1956 Round 4 | Luzern | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Summary | Attendance: 4,600 Referee: |
| 23 December 1956 Round 4 replay | Basel | 0 – 2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 63' (o.g. 0:1) Thüler 80' (0:2) |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
See also
References
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1956/57". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1955/57". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1956/57". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB team 1956–57 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1956–57 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation