1949–50 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1949–50 Ernst Hufschmid Jules Düblin Ground Landhof, Basel Nationalliga A 2nd Swiss Cup Semi-final Gottlieb Stäuble (13) Gottlieb Stäuble (15) 14,000 on 21 May 1950vs Lausanne-Sport 4,400 on 10 September 1949vs Young Fellows Zürich 6,753 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 56th season in their existence. It was their fourth 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 conceded 75. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1949/50 Bilanz Saison 1949/50 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1949–50 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel started the season well, winning 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 team's best scorer and 8th best league scorer. René Bader was the team's second best goal getter, netting nine times, Paul Stöcklin netted six times. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1949/50 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 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. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit50.html Switzerland 1949/50 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 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. SUI GK Walter Müller SUI GK Jean Presset SUI DF Werner Bopp SUI DF Hans-Rudolf Fitze SUI DF Ernst Hufschmid Player-coach SUI DF Hans Hügi SUI MF Leo Baumgratz SUI MF Otto Krieg FRA MF Pierre Redolfi SUI MF Louis Schenker SUI MF Gottlieb Stäuble SUI MF Werner Wenk SUI MF Willy Zingg SUI FW René Bader SUI FW Walter Bannwart SUI FW Erich Grether FRA FW René Hebinger SUI FW Josef Hügi SUI FW Albert Meier SUI FW Otto Soltermann SUI FW Paul Stöcklin Players who left the squad SUI DF Hans Rieder (I) to Nordstern Basel SUI MF Willy Monigatti SUI FW Rudolf Hägler to Nordstern Basel SUI FW Hermann Suter to Young Fellows Zürich Results Legend #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly matches Pre-season Pre-season 7 August 1949 Fortuna Freiburg GER 4–2 Summary SUI Basel Sloal 40 1:0Dudeck 60 2:1Liechty 3:2Liechty 78 4:2 50 o.g. 1:12:2 Freiburg GER Link Freiburg L Pre-season 13 August 1949 17:00 Basel SUI 4–1 Summary GER Bayern Munich Hügi (I) 17 1:0Hügi (I) 18 2:0Bader 25 3:0Stöcklin 35 4:0Stöcklin ′ 60 4:1 Metz Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 3,800 SUI Berner Basel W Pre-season 21 August 1949 Eintracht Frankfurt GER 4–1 Summary SUI Basel Schieth 11 1:0Schieth 38 2:0Schieth 51 3:0Schieth 55 4:0 67 4:1 Bader Waldstadion, Frankfurt 30,000 SUI Schmidt Frankfurt L Mid- to end of season Mid-season 2 October 1949 15:00 Basel SUI 1–2 Summary GER Borussia Neunkirchen Bopp 17 pen. 1:0 31 1:1 Siedl83 1:2 Schirra Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 1,400 SUI Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle, Muttenz L Mid-season 19 February 1950 15:00 Basel SUI 3–2 Summary SUI Nordstern Basel Bader 7 1:0Stöcklin 43 pen. 2:0Wenk 88 3:2 49 2:1 Willimann76 2:2 Kirchhofer Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 2,200 SUI Reimann Rheinfelden W Mid-season 14 March 1950 Cantonal Neuchatel SUI 6–1 Summary SUI Basel Monnard 2xBuchoux 1xFacchinetti 1xOberer 1xMella 1x o.g. Gyger Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 3,800 SUI von Wartburg Bern L Tournament 10 April 1950 Aarhus GF DEN 2–1 Summary SUI Basel 1x Stäuble Liège L Tournament 10 April 1950 LASK AUT 2–1 Summary SUI Basel 1x Hebinger Liège L End of season 13 June 1950 18:45 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary ITA Inter Milan Wenk 32 1:0 40 pen. 1:1 Nyers63 1:2 Borri77 1:3 Wilkes Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 3,500 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich L End of season 21 June 1950 18:45 Basel SUI 4–3 Summary YUG Hajduk Split Hügi (II) 21 1:2Hügi (II) 59 2:2Stäuble 75 3:2Bannwart 80 4:2 4 0:1 Arapović7 0:2 Luštica87 4:3 Vidjak Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 2,100 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen W Nationalliga 1949–50 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 28 August 1949 16:00 Basel 4–2 Summary Servette Bader 5 1:0Stäuble 30 2:0Stäuble 67 3:2Bader 75 4:2 49 2:1 Fatton62 2:2 Belli Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,000 SUI DörflingerGrenchen W Round 2 4 September 1949 15:00 Biel-Bienne 0–0 Summary Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 4,000 SUI Niederhauser Bern D Round 3 10 September 1949 16:30 Basel 3–0 Summary Young Fellows Zürich Hügi (II) 43 1:0Hügi (I) 62 2:0Bader 82 3:0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 4,400 SUI M. Tasca Geneva W Round 4 24 September 1949 16:30 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–2 Summary Basel 17 0:1 Bader77 0:2 Bader Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 3,500 SUI von Gunten Bern W Round 5 9 October 1949 15:00 Basel 3–0 Summary Locarno Bopp 53 pen. 1:0Wenk 60 2:0Bader 65 3:0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 5,400 SUI E. Ruefer Bern W Round 6 16 October 1949 15:00 Lugano 1–2 Summary Basel S. Bernasconi 75 1:2 16 0:1 Stäuble71 0:2 Wenk Campo Marzio, Lugano 4,500 SUI Lutz Geneva W Round 7 12 October 1949 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary St. Gallen Stöcklin 69 1:0Hügi (I) 72 2:0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,800 SUI Scherz Bern W Round 8 6 November 1949 14:45 Basel 1–1 Summary Grenchen Hügi (II) 63 1:1 65 0:1 Righetti (I) Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,500 SUI M. Tasca Geneva D Round 9 13 November 1949 14:45 Zürich 5–2 Summary Basel Zanetti 10 1:0Bosshard 25 2:0Hotz 52 3:0Zanetti 66 4:0Zanetti 86 5:1 40 1:1 Stäuble87 5:2 Krieg Letzigrund, Zürich 14,000 SUI Tschopp Delémont L Round 10 20 November 1949 14:45 Basel 3–1 Summary FC Bern Bannwart 12 1:0Bader 15 2:0Bannwart 42 3:0 85 3:1 Liechti Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,400 SUI Keller Seuzach W Round 11 4 December 1949 14:30 Lausanne-Sport 2–2 Summary Basel Nikolić 75 1:2Nikolić 80 2:2 6 0:1 Stäuble52 0:2 Hügi (I) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 12,000 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten D Round 12 11 December 1949 14:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Bellinzona Stäuble 27 pen. 1:0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 7,300 SUI Zutter Bern W Round 13 18 December 1949 14:30 Chiasso 2–1 Summary Basel Zanollo 44 1:1Bühler 47 2:1 13 o.g. 0:1 Noseda Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso 3,000 SUI Merlotti Neuchâtel L Round 14 15 January 1950 14:45 Servette 2–0 Summary Basel Fatton 6 1:0Fatton 80 2:0 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 12,000 SUI Scherz Bern L Round 15 26 February 1950 16:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Biel-Bienne Stäuble 41 1:0 58 1:1 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 2,100 SUI Schürch Winterthur D Round 16 12 March 1950 14:45 Young Fellows Zürich 1–2 Summary Basel Busenhart 21 pen. 1:1 20 pen. 0:1 Stöcklin58 1:2 Stöcklin Hardturm, Zürich 6,000 SUI Scherz Bern W Round 17 26 March 1950 15:00 Basel 4–3 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Bader 44 1:1Soltermann 51 2:1Stöcklin 53 3:1Wenk 55 4:1 40 0:1 Sobotka60 4:2 Chodat61 4:3 Antenen Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,800 SUI Niederhauser Bern W Round 18 2 April 1950 14:30 Locarno 5–0 Summary Basel Ernst 15 1:0Canetti 34 2:0Fuesetti 44 3:0Canetti 70 4:0Fuesetti 89 5:0 Stadio del Lido, Locarno 2,800 SUI Rapin Lausanne L Round 19 16 April 1950 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Lugano Stäuble 41 1:1Stäuble 58 2:1Hügi (II) 75 3:2 38 0:1 Kauer61 2:2 Hasler Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 7,600 SUI Merlotti Neuchâtel W Round 20 23 April 1950 14:30 St. Gallen 3–0 Summary Basel Bertsch 24 1:0Bertsch 31 2:0Dorninger 80 3:0 68′ Wenk Espenmoos, St. Gallen 3,500 SUI Schmidsberger Zürich L Round 21 30 April 1950 Grenchen 2–2 Summary Basel Hebinger 49 o.g. 1:1Courtat 55′Vuilleumier 70 2:2 23 0:1 Stöcklin53 1:2 Stäuble Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 4,000 SUI M. Tasca Geneva D Round 22 7 May 1950 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Zürich Stäuble 13 1:1Bannwart 30 2:1Bannwart 66 3:2 9 0:1 Andres55 2:2 Andres Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 8,500 SUI von Gunten Bern W Round 23 14 May 1950 15:00 FC Bern 0–4 Summary Basel 35 0:1 Bader46 0:2 Stäuble75 0:3 Hügi (II)80 0:4 Stäuble Neufeld, Bern 3,000 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen W Round 24 21 May 1950 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport Bannwart 2 1:0Stäuble 65 2:1 51 1:1 Friedländer Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 14,000 SUI Scherz Bern W Round 25 28 May 1950 15:00 Bellinzona 2–1 Summary Basel Lusenti 17 pen. 1:0Lusenti 69 2:1 40′ Bader55 1:1 Grether Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 2,000 SUI Rapin Lausanne L Round 26 4 June 1950 15:00 Basel 0–2 Summary Chiasso 13 0:1 Galli86 0:2 Bühler Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 6,000 SUI von Wartburg Bern L League standings main WDL Q 5 2 SER Servette BAS Basel LS Lausanne-Sport CHI Chiasso CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds ZÜR Zürich GRE Grenchen BEL Bellinzona LUG Lugano YFZ Young Fellows Zürich LOC Locarno BB Biel-Bienne STG St. Gallen BER FC Bern 16 3 7 73 41 14 5 7 48 40 12 8 6 57 35 13 5 8 45 39 12 7 7 56 53 12 4 10 59 46 10 7 9 43 44 11 4 11 43 44 9 6 11 47 45 10 4 12 48 50 10 4 12 40 47 8 6 12 45 42 7 2 17 40 79 4 3 19 31 70 green1 Swiss Champions A yellow1 Swiss Cup winners B red1 Relegated R1 red1 Relegated R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 30 October 1949 FC Porrentruy 1–2 Summary Basel N. Adam 86 1:2 37 0:1 Hügi (I)79 0:2 Stäuble Stade du Tirage, Porrentruy 3,200 SUI von Wartburg Bern W Round 4 27 November 1949 12:30 Grasshopper Club 1–2 Summary Basel Bickel 2 1:0 5 1:1 Bader50 1:2 Hügi (I) Hardturm, Zürich 16,000 SUI M. Tasca Geneva W Round of 16 1 January 1950 14:30 Basel 5–2 Summary Wil Wenk 3 1:0Hügi (I) 47 2:0Bannwart 50 3:0Stäuble 76 4:1Krieg 78 5:1 62 pen. 3:1 Conte (I)90 4:2 Hagen (II) Stadion Rankhof, Basel 6,500 SUI Scherz Bern W Quarter-final 5 February 1950 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Bellinzona Bader 30 1:0Stöcklin 67 pen. 2:0Hügi (II) 0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 8,700 SUI M. Tasca Geneva W Semi-final 5 March 1950 15:30 Basel 0–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport 85 0:1 Maillard (II) Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 12,500 SUI E. Ruefer Bern L See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2027-6 Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. 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 External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel