1952–53 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1952–53 René Bader with Willy Dürr Jules Düblin Ground Landhof, Basel Nationalliga A Champions Swiss Cup Quarter-finals Josef Hügi (32) Josef Hügi (38) 13,000 on 7 June 1953 vs Servette 8,000 on 21 December 1952 vs Fribourg 7,869 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh 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 the club's chairman for the seventh successive season. Overview At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played. Basel played a total of 43 games during this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, four games were in the Swiss Cup and 13 were test games. The test games resulted with seven victories, three were drawn and three ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 27 games, drew 11 and lost five times. In the 43 games they scored 146 goals and conceded 72 goals. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1952/53 Bilanz Saison 1952/53 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Basel won the championship four points clear of Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. Three players were teams joint second best league scorers René Bader, Walter Bannwart and Bielser each scored nine times. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1952/53 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit53.html Switzerland 1952/53 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Players SUI GK Walter Müller games/goals: 8/0 SUI GK Werner Schley games/goals: 19/0 SUI GK Werner Wenger SUI DF Werner Bopp games/goals: 26/0 SUI DF Hans-Rudolf Fitze games/goals: 2/0 SUI DF Hans Hügi (I) games/goals: 26/4 HUN DF György Mogoy games/goals: 25/4 SUI DF Hans Weber games/goals: 10/0 SUI MF Eugen Büchel FRA MF Pierre Redolfi games/goals: 26/0 SUI MF Kurt Maurer games/goals: 26/1 SUI MF Kurt Thalmann games/goals: 26/3 SUI FW René Bader games/goals: 20/9 SUI FW Walter Bannwart games/goals: 26/9 SUI FW Walter Bielser games/goals: 21/9 SUI FW Marcel Frei SUI FW Josef Hügi games/goals: 26/32 SUI FW Marcel Leisinger 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 and mid-season Pre-season 28 June 1952 18:30 Basel SUI 2–6 Summary GER VfB Stuttgart Bader 37 1:0Weber 75 2:3 1:1 Blessing1:2 Blessing57 1:3 Blessing2:4 Blessing79 2:5 Baitinger90 2:6 Läpple Landhof, Basel 5,500 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen L Pre-season 2 August 1952 17:30 SC Kleinhüningen SUI 2–8 Summary SUI Basel 2 1:0 pen. 1:1 Hügi (II)1:2 Bader1:4 Hügi (II)65 pen. 1:5 Bader1:6 Hügi (II) Bader Bader Schorenmatte, Basel 800 SUI Kellerhals Basel W Pre-season 14 August 1952 Old Boys SUI 1–7 Summary SUI Basel 3x Hügi (II)2x Bader1x Bielser1x Thalmann Basel W Pre-season 17 August 1952 Freiburger FC GER 1–0 Summary SUI Basel Faber Möslestadion, Freiburg 4,000 GER Merkel L Pre-season 24 August 1952 Basel SUI 11 – 1 Summary SUI Old Boys Hügi (II) 13 1:0Hügi (II) 14 2:0Bader 29 3:0Bielser 4:0Bannwart 51 5:0Hügi (II) 54 6:0Hügi (II) 60 7:0Grauer o.g. 8:1Bader 9:1Bielser 10:1Hügi (II) 11:1 pen. 1:7 Eggler Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Kellerhals Basel W Mid-season 11 November 1952 Franche-Comté XI FRA 2–5 Summary SUI Basel Gardien 1:0Biancheri 10 2:0 21 2:1 Hügi (II)40 2:2 Hügi (II)53 2:3 Thalmann85 2:4 Hügi (II)88 2:5 Hügi (II) Besançon 4,000 W Winter break to end of season Winter break 8 February 1953 15:00 Basel SUI 3–3 Summary GER Kickers Offenbach Thalmann 31 1:1Hügi (II) 33 2:1Hügi (II) 49 3:1 19 0:1 Kircher63 3:2 Finke66 3:3 Kraus Landhof, Basel 3,400 SUI Andres D Mid-season 8 March 1953 Luzern SUI 1–5 Summary SUI Basel Kruppa 42 pen. 1:2 4 0:1 Hügi (II)0:2 Hügi (II)52 1:3 Hügi (II)85 1:4 Hügi (II)87 1:5 Thalmann Stadion Allmend, Luzern 3,200 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich W Mid-season 21 March 1953 16:15 Basel SUI 2–5 Summary GER 1. FC Nürnberg Hüssy (II) 12 1:0Büchel 85 2:4 17 1:1 Schweinberger26 1:2 Glomb39 1:3 Schweinberger80 1:4 Winterstein89 2:5 Schweinberger Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Andres L Mid-season 20 May 1953 18:15 Basel SUI 1–2 Summary DEN Skovshoved IF Hügi (II) 44 1:1Hügi (II) 75 2:1 30 0:1 Sörensen (II) Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Hauser Basel W Mid-season 26 May 1953 18:15 Basel SUI 2–2 Summary GER SV Werder Bremen Mariani 7 1:0Rindlisbacher 15 2:1 12 1:1 Gaerner66 2:2 Gernhardt Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI von Wartburg Bern D Mid-season 11 June 1953 18:30 Basel SUI 4–3 Summary BRA Clube Atlético Juventus Bielser 68 1:3Bielser 78 2:3Hügi (II) 78 3:3Bannwart 88 4:3 32 0:1 Durval50 0:2 Durval52 0:3 Bazao Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen W End of season 19 June 1953 18:45 Basel SUI 1–1 Summary BRA Clube Atlético Juventus Hügi (II) 2 1:0 48 1:1 Arias Landhof, Basel 9,000 SUI von Wartburg Bern D Nationalliga A 1952–53 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 31 August 1952 15:00 Young Boys 2–2 Summary Basel Casali (I) 28 1:0Casali (I) 55 2:1 53 1:1 Hügi (II)82 2:2 Bielser Neufeld, Bern 6,500 SUI Grassi D Round 2 7 September 1952 15:00 FC Bern 1–2 Summary Basel Wirsching 80 1:2 50 0:1 Hügi (II)77 0:2 Hügi (II) Neufeld, Bern 5,000 SUI Tschopp W Round 3 14 September 1952 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Lugano Bader 59 pen. 1:1 53 0:1 Vetter Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI Schüttel D Round 4 28 September 1952 Locarno 3–5 Summary Basel Ferraris 7 1:1Canetti 17 2:1Ferraris 82 3:5 4 0:1 Bielser53 2:2 Hügi (II)55 2:3 Hügi (II)62 2:4 Thalmann69 pen. 2:5 Bader Stadio del Lido, Locarno 1,400 SUI Bertsche W Round 5 8 October 1952 15:00 Basel 5–1 Summary Zürich Molina 8 o.g.Hügi (II) 14 2:0Bielser 26 3:0Bannwart 42 4:0Hügi (II) 52 5:0 82 5:1 Schneiter Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI Josef Gulde W Round 6 12 October 1952 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 1–2 Summary Basel Glisevic 11 1:0 14 1:1 Bielser25 1:2 Bannwart Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 8,000 SUI Grassi W Round 7 19 October 1952 15:00 Basel 6–2 Summary Grenchen Hügi (II) 15 1:0Hügi (II) 22 2:0Bielser 25 3:0Bader 34 4:0Hügi (II) 38 5:0Hügi (II) 83 6:1 65 5:1 Pfister83 6:2 Pfister Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI W Rufli W Round 8 2 November 1952 14:30 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–6 Summary Basel Morand 38 1:2Chodat 73 2:5 10 0:1 Hügi (II)20 0:2 Hügi (II)47 1:3 Hügi (II)59 1:4 Bielser67 1:5 Bannwart85 2:6 Bader Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2,700 SUI Zutter W Round 9 9 November 1952 Basel P – P Chiasso Landhof, Basel P Round 10 30 November 1952 Bellinzona 2–3 Summary Basel Genetelli 7 1:0Zanetti 29 2:1 17 1:1 Hügi (II)40 2:2 Hügi (II)71 pen. 2:3 Hügi (II) Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 3,200 SUI Berlotti W Round 11 7 December 1952 14:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Grasshopper Club Bielser 62 1:0 Landhof, Basel 11,000 SUI Victor Werrner Schicker, Bern W Round 12 14 December 1952 14:30 Servette 3–3 Summary Basel Fatton 17 1:0Tamini 21 2:0Ballaman 68 3:1 33 2:1 Bader77 3:2 Thalmann89 3:3 Hügi (II) Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 16,000 SUI von Wartburg, Bern D Round 13 21 December 1952 14:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Fribourg Bannwart 87 1:0 Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Python, Lausanne W Round 9 11 January 1953 14:00 Basel 4–1 Summary Chiasso Hügi (II) 3 1:0Hügi (I) 21 2:1Hügi (II) 69 3:1Bader 79 4:1 7 1:1 Chiesa Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Dörflinger, Grenchen W Round 14 22 February 1953 14:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Young Boys Bielser 85 1:0 Marc Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI W Rufli W Round 15 1 March 1953 15:00 Basel 2–2 Summary FC Bern Bader 56 1:0Hügi (II) 64 2:0 70 2:1 Schönmann78 2:2 Liechti Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Paul Wyssling, Zürich D Round 16 15 March 1953 Lugano 0–0 Summary Basel Cornaredo, Lugano 4,000 SUI von Wartburg, Bern D Round 17 29 March 1953 15:00 Basel 8–1 Summary Locarno Hügi (II) 26 1:0Hügi (II) 43 2:0Hügi (II) 51 3:0Hügi (I) 54 4:0Maurer 60 5:0Hügi (II) 65 6:1Bannwart 82 7:1Bannwart 86 8:1 62 5:1 Canetti Landhof, Basel 6,800 SUI Rapin W Round 18 12 April 1953 16:00 Zürich 1–1 Summary Basel Lehrieder 43 1:1 32 0:1 Bannwart Letzigrund, Zürich 10,000 SUI W. Rufli D Round 19 19 April 1953 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport Mogoy 8 pe, 1:1 56 1:1 Glisovic Landhof, Basel 12,000 SUI Zutter Bern D Round 20 26 April 1953 Grenchen 2–3 Summary Basel Pfister 10 1:0Pfister 46 2:0 50 2:1 Hügi (I)60 2:2 Hügi (II)65 2:3 Hügi (II) Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 5,000 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich W Round 21 3 May 1953 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Hügi (II) 26 1:0Bannwart 39 2:0Mogoy 84 pen. 3:2 57 2:1 Chodat66 2:2 Mauron Landhof, Basel 7,000 SUI E. Guidi Bellinzona W Round 22 10 May 1953 Chiasso 4–3 Summary Basel Rossetti 16 1:0Riva 31 2:2Riva 35 3:2Chiesa 48 4:2 17 1:1 Bielser23 1:2 Hügi (II)82 pen. 4:3 Mogoy Stadio Via Comacini Chiasso 2,000 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen L Round 23 16 May 1953 17:15 Basel 2–2 Summary Bellinzona Hügi (I) 30 1:0Hügi (II) 86 2:2 60 1:1 Zanetti74 1:2 Sorman Landhof, Basel 6,500 SUI Rapin Lausanne D Round 24 31 May 1953 16:15 Grasshopper Club 4–5 Summary Basel Zappia 2 1:0Bickel 22 2:1Bickel 56 3:4Vonlanthen 85 4:5 8 1:1 Hügi (II)28 2:2 Thalmann34 2:3 Bader50 pen. 2:4 Mogoy69 3:5 Hügi (II) Hardturm, Zürich 10,000 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen W Round 25 7 June 1953 16:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Servette Bannwart 34 1:0 Landhof, Basel 12,000 SUI Tschopp Delémont W Round 26 14 June 1953 Fribourg 0–1 Summary Basel 46 0:1 Bader St-Leonard, Fribourg 3,300 SUI Merlotti Neuchâtel W League table main WDL Q 5 2 BAS FC Basel YB BSC Young Boys GCZ Grasshopper Club Zürich SER Servette FC Genève CHI FC Chiasso BEL AC Bellinzona LS Lausanne Sports CDF FC La Chaux-de-Fonds FRI FC Fribourg ZÜR FC Zürich BER FC Bern GRE FC Grenchen LUG FC Lugano LOC FC Locarno 17 8 1 72 38 16 6 4 61 39 14 4 8 73 39 12 8 6 61 38 9 8 9 38 52 9 7 10 45 45 8 8 10 52 45 8 7 11 53 61 10 3 13 35 53 7 8 11 45 48 6 10 10 40 53 6 8 12 38 54 5 10 11 38 53 5 5 16 33 66 green1 Swiss Champions A yellow1 Swiss Cup winners B red4 Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A P red3 Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B R1 red1 Relegated R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 26 October 1952 14:30 Basel 10 – 0 Summary Helvetia Bern Bielser 3 1:0Hügi (II) 6 2:0Hügi (II) 8 3:0Bielser 13 4:0Bader 23 pen. 5:0Bannwart 35 6:0Hügi (II) 63 pen. 7:0Hügi (I) 77 8:0Hügi (II) 82 9:0Thalmann 85 10:0 Landhof Basel 2,800 SUI Locher Zürich W Round 4 2 November 1952 14:30 Basel 5–0 Summary Thun Thalmann 35 1:0Bader 62 2:0Bader 65 3:0Bader 87 4:0Bannwart 89 5:0 Landhof Basel 2,200 SUI Ducret Vevey W Round 5 4 January 1953 14:30 Basel 4–1 Summary Grenchen Bannwart 60 1:0Bannwart 66 2:0Morf 68 o.g. 3:0Thalmann 4:1 82 3:1 Sidler Landhof, Basel 6,500 SUI Rapin Lausanne W Quarter-final 15 February 1953 14:45 Servette 4–3 Y Summary Basel Fatton 5 1:0Ballaman 10 2:0Mezzena 99 3:3Fatton 91 4:3 22 2:1 Hügi (II)23 2:2 Bader50 2:3 Hügi (II) Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 13,000 SUI M. Baumberger Lausanne 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 1952–53 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1952–53 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel 1952-53