1955–56 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1955–56 Béla Sárosi Jules Düblin Ground Landhof, Basel Nationalliga A Swiss Cup Josef Hügi (14) Josef Hügi (18) 10,000 on 11 December 1955vs La Chaux-de-Fondsand on 13 May 1956 vs Grasshopper Club 3,800 on 10 June 1956vs Fribourg 6,630 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 62nd season in their existence. It was their tenth 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. It was his tenth successive season as chairman. Overview During the previous four or five years the number of players joining and leaving the club was increasing considerably. The other Swiss clubs politics of buying new players was increasing strongly and transfer fees rose rapidly in this period. Basel, under the leadership of Jules Düblin, were trying to stay clear of this transfer trading. But because at the beginning of the previous season they had lost important players, such as goalkeeper Gianfranco de Taddeo to Cantonal Neuchatel, midfielder Kurt Maurer to La Chaux-de-Fonds and striker Walter Bielser to Biel-Bienne, the Basel board of directors were changing their approach to the subject. Düblin explained the situation at the AGM and the club members gave him the rights to strengthen the team. Béla Sárosi was hired as new team manager. Various transfers were made, Werner Schley returned from Grasshopper Club, Gottlieb Stäuble returned from Lausanne-Sport, Walter Bielser returned from Biel-Bienne, Silvan Thüler was hired from Solothurn and Peter-Jürgen Sanmann was hired from Concordia Hamburg. The exact amount that this all cost is not recorded, but the club needed to take up credits, one of which came from the city of Basel over the amount of 30,000 Swiss Francs. Josef Zindel 2018 1956 - Umdenken Page 53 Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel As mentioned Béla Sárosi was hired in as new team manager. The Hungarian ex-international footballer had been team manager by Lugano the previous two seasons. He replaced René Bader who continued as player. There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1955–56 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and FC Schaffhausen. Again this season, the bottom two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 10 of their 26 games and drew six times and lost 10 times. They scored 47 goals and conceded 50. Basel ended the championship with 26 points in 7th position. They were 16 points behind new champions Grasshopper Club. Grenchen and Fribourg suffered relegation. Josef Hügi was again Basel's top league goal scorer with 14 goals and he was joint seventh league top scorer behind Branislav Vukosavljević from Grasshopper Club who had scored 33 times. Gottlieb Stäuble was Basel's second best goal scorer with 13 goals and joint ninth league top scorer. Further, Peter-Jürgen Sanmann netted six times. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1955/56 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Four goals in one match could be noted for Hügi on 10 June 1956 and also a hat-trick for Sanmann in the same game as Basel won 9–1 against Fribourg. This was seen by only 3,800 supporters, Basel's lowest home attendance that season. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=25521 FC Basel - FC Fribourg 9:1 (3:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team SC Binningen, but because they waived the home advantage the match was played at the Landhof and Basel won 5–0. Rolf Keller scored a hat-trick in this game. In the fourth round they were drawn at home to lower tier FC Emmenbrücke and Basel won 6–2. Josef Hügi scored a hat-trick in this game. In the fifth round Basel were drawn at home to Biel-Bienne. Gottlieb Stäuble scored a hat-trick and Basel won 7–3. In the quarter-finals basel were drawn away against Cantonal Neuchatel, but here they were knocked out of the competition. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit56.html Switzerland 1955/56 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1955–56. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1955 but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Hansruedi Blatter SUI GK Walter Müller SUI GK Werner Schley from Grasshopper Club SUI DF Werner Bopp SUI DF Hans-Rudolf Fitze SUI DF Hans Hügi (I) SUI DF René Klauser (I) SUI DF Bruno Michaud (I) HUN DF György Mogoy SUI MF Gustav Borer SUI MF Raymond Gilliéron from Brühl St. Gallen FRA MF Pierre Redolfi SUI MF Rudolf Rickenbacher from Nordstern Basel SUI MF Gottlieb Stäuble from Lausanne-Sport SUI MF Silvan Thüler from Solothurn SUI FW René Bader SUI FW Walter Bannwart SUI FW Walter Bielser from Biel-Bienne SUI FW Pierre Geiser SUI FW Josef Hügi (II) SUI FW Rolf Keller GER FW Otto Ludwig SUI FW Hansueli Oberer GER FW Peter-Jürgen Sanmann from Concordia Hamburg ITA FW Romano Zolin Players who left the squad SUI DF Hans Weber to Lausanne-Sport SUI MF Eugen Büchel SUI MF Albert Haug to Zürich SUI MF Luciano Merlini to SC Burgdorf ESP MF Juan Monros to Urania Genève Sport SUI MF Kurt Thalmann SUI FW Ernst Klauser (II) SUI FW Hans-Peter Schär SUI Alfred Hartmann SUI Hans Jordi 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 7 August 1955 Grenchen SUI 1–1 Summary SUI Basel Sidler 1:0 1:1 Hügi (II) Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 1,200 SUI Weiersmüller Suhr D Pre-season 14 August 1955 15:00 Basel SUI 2–2 Summary SUI Solothurn Bannwart 1:0Oberer 2:1 38 1:1 Mollet75 2:2 Adam Landhof, Basel 2,400 SUI M. Schreiber Reinach D Transfer game for Silvan Thüler Pre-season 20 August 1955 Hamburger SV GER 2–1 Summary SUI Basel Uwe Seeler 25 1:0Dieter Seeler 53 2:0 80 2:1 Hügi (II) Hamburg 5,000 L Mid-season 20 November 1955 14:45 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary RUS Torpedo Moscow Oberer 33 1:1 18 0:1 Falin65 1:2 Arbutow86 1:3 Streltsov St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 18,000 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern L Winter break 5 February 1956 Urania Genève Sport SUI 2–0 Summary SUI Basel Bernasconi 42 1:0Monros 87 2:0 Stade de Frontenex, Geneva 900 SUI M. Tasca Geneva L Winter break to end of season Winter break 5 February 1956 Urania Genève Sport SUI 2–0 Summary SUI Basel Bernasconi 42 1:0Monros 87 2:0 Stade de Frontenex, Geneva 900 SUI M. Tasca Geneva L Winter break 11 February 1956 15:00 Basel SUI 3–2 Summary GER SC Concordia Stäuble 2xBielser 1x 1x Schmitt1x Woiters Landhof, Basel 400 SUI M. Schreiber Reinach W Mid-season 30 May 1956 18:30 Basel SUI 2–1 Summary SCO Hibernian Stäuble 58 1:1Hügi (II) 85 pen. 2:1 44 0:1 Frye Landhof, Basel 4,500 SUI Othmar Huber Thun W End of season 1 July 1956 South Baden XI GER 1–5 Summary SUI Basel Zeller 25 1:2 13 0:1 Hügi (II)15 0:2 Hügi (II)30 1:3 Bannwart68 1:4 Hügi (II)73 1:5 Hügi (II) Eichwald-Stadion, Müllheim GER Klöss W Nationalliga A 1955–56 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 28 August 1955 Chiasso 2–0 Summary Basel Oberer 51 pen. 1:0Ferrari 52 2:0 Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso 1,300 SUI von Gunten Bern L Round 2 4 September 1955 17:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Zürich Thüler 37 1:2Hügi (II) 56 pen. 2:2Bielser 69 3:2 17 0:1 Marta18 0:2 Bruppacher Landhof, Basel 5,300 SUI Zutter Bern W Round 3 11 September 1955 15:00 Schaffhausen 2–2 Summary Basel Akeret 57 1:0Akeret 72 2:2 60 1:1 Sanmann67 1:2 Hügi (II) Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen 6,000 SUI Schönholzer Lausanne D Round 4 25 September 1955 15:00 Basel 3–0 Summary Urania Genève Sport Hügi (II) 53 1:0Bannwart 56 2:0Stäuble 88 3:0 Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern W Minute of commemoration for the late FCB co-founder Josy Ebinger. Round 5 2 October 1955 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 0–1 Summary Basel 3 0:1 Hügi (II) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 5,500 SUI W. Werner St. Gallen W Round 6 16 October 1955 15:00 Basel 2–2 Summary Young Boys Stäuble 31 1:1Thüler 73 2:1 9 0:1 Bähler87 2:2 Bopp Landhof, Basel 7,500 SUI E. Guidi Bellinzona D Round 7 23 October 1955 Bellinzona 2–0 Summary Basel Villa 4 1:0Sartori 2:0 42′ Hügi (II) Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 1,800 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen L Round 8 30 October 1955 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Lugano Stäuble 10 1:0Bielser 17 2:1Hügi (II) 75 pen, 3:2 13 1:1 Pozzi52 2:2 Pozzi Bartesaghi Landhof, Basel 6,800 SUI D. Mellet Lausanne W Round 9 6 November 1955 14:45 Grasshopper Club 4–2 Summary Basel Vukosavljević 25 1:0Ballaman 31 2:0Hüssy 38 3:0Vukosavljević 80 4:2 47 3:1 Bannwart53 3:2 Stäuble Mogoy Hardturm, Zürich 11,500 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern L Round 10 13 November 1955 14:30 Basel 4–2 Summary Grenchen Stäuble 46 1:2Stäuble 59 2:2Thüler 72 3:2Hügi (II) 81 4:2 41 0:1 Sidler43 pen. 0:2 Morf Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello W Round 11 27 November 1955 14:30 Servette 3–0 Summary Basel Anker 30 1:0Pasteur 75 2:0Anker 85 3:0 Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 7,000 SUI E. Guidi Bellinzona L Round 12 4 December 1955 Fribourg 1–0 Summary Basel Kaeslin 40 1:0 Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard 3,000 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten L Round 13 11 December 1955 14:30 Basel 2–0 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Stäuble 41 1:0Bielser 2:0 Landhof, Basel 10,000 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich W Round 14 26 February 1956 Basel P – P [ Summary] Chiasso Landhof, Basel P Round 15 4 March 1956 15:00 Zürich 1–1 Summary Basel Leimgruber 54 1:0 70 1:1 Oberer Letzigrund, Zürich 5,000 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello D Round 16 15 March 1955 15:00 Basel 1–0 Summary Schaffhausen Stäuble 27 1:0 Landhof, Basel 6,500 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen W Round 17 25 March 1956 Urania Genève Sport 2–0 Summary Basel Chodat 60 1:0Mezzena 87 pen. 2:0 Stade de Frontenex, Geneva 4,200 SUI F. Schorer Interlaken L Round 18 8 April 1956 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport Hügi (II) 4 1:0Hügi (II) 19 2:1 13 1:1 Poma Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI Othmar Huber Thun W Round 19 15 April 1956 15:00 Young Boys 4–1 Summary Basel Grütter 7 1:0Scheller 8 2:0Hamel 12 3:0Scheller 68 4:1 14 3:1 Stäuble Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 11,000 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello L Round 14 22 April 1956 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Chiasso Sanmann 23 1:0Hügi (II) 60 2:0 68 2:1 Chiesa Landhof, Basel 7,500 SUI Schönholzer Lausanne W Round 20 28 April 1956 15:00 Basel 2–2 Summary Bellinzona Thüler 27′Stäuble 45 1:0Stäuble 84 2:2 48 1:1 Capoferri77 1:2 Capoferri Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Zutter Bern D Round 21 6 May 1956 Lugano P – P [ Summary] Basel Cornaredo, Lugano P Round 22 13 May 1956 15:00 Basel 2–5 Summary Grasshopper Club Bielser 47 1:3Stäuble 75 2:3 3 pen. 0:1 Vukosavljević39 0:2 Ballaman41 0:3 Hagen85 2:4 Vukosavljević88 2:5 Hagen Landhof, Basel 10,000 SUI Fr. Karlen Bern L Round 21 20 May 1956 Lugano 0–0 Summary Basel Cornaredo, Lugano 2,500 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen D Round 23 27 May 1956 15:30 Grenchen 4–2 Summary Basel Moser 11 1:0Raboud (I)12 2:0Sidler 44 3:0Sidler 84 4:2 65 o.g. 3:1 Campoleoni78 3:2 Bannwart Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 3,000 SUI D. Mellet Lausanne L Round 24 3 June 1956 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Servette Hügi (II) 73 1:1 35 0:1 Anker Landhof, Basel 4,800 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich D Round 25 10 June 1956 15:00 Basel 9–1 Summary Fribourg Hügi (II) 28 1:0Sanmann 38 2:0Hügi (II) 42 3:0Monti 47 o.g. 4:0Stäuble 58 5:0Hügi (II) 59 6:0Sanmann 63 7:0Hügi (II) 80 8:0Sanmann 81 9:0Geiser 90′ 90 9:1 Schmutz Landhof, Basel 3,800 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern W Round 26 16 June 1956 17:30 La Chaux-de-Fonds 6–2 Summary Basel Mauron 24 1:1Antenen 33 2:1Kauer 49 3:2Mauron 73 4:2Antenen 87 pen. 5:2Mauron 88 6:2 20 0:1 Geiser49 2:2 Sanmann Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 3,000 SUI E. Guidi Bellinzona L League table main WDL Q 5 2 GCZ Grasshopper Club CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds YB Young Boys SER Servette BEL Bellinzona CHI Chiasso BAS Basel LS Lausanne-Sport LUG Lugano SCH Schaffhausen UGS Urania Genève Sport ZÜR Zürich GRE Grenchen FRI Fribourg 19 4 3 94 36 14 6 6 65 46 12 8 6 60 41 12 6 8 53 51 11 6 9 39 45 12 3 11 48 47 10 6 10 47 50 10 5 11 40 50 7 9 10 38 46 7 8 11 30 44 8 6 12 34 51 8 5 13 55 53 7 4 15 39 55 5 4 17 32 59 green1 Champions and Swiss Cup winners A red1 Relegated R1 red1 Relegated R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 19 November 1955 SC Binningen 0–5 Summary Basel 23 0:1 Keller27 pen. 0:2 Thüler58 0:3 Sanmann72 0:4 Keller82 pen. 0:5 Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI F. Schorer Interlaken W SC Binningen waived the home advantage Round 4 18 December 1955 14:30 Basel 6–2 Summary FC Emmenbrücke Oberer 1:2Hügi (II) 31 2:2Hügi (II) 63 3:2Stäuble 64 4:2Bielser 83 5:2Hügi (II) 80 6:2 0:1 Kehl23 0:2 Steffen Landhof, Basel 2,300 SUI Weiersmüller Suhr W Round 5 19 February 1956 14:30 Basel 7–3 Summary Biel-Bienne Stäuble 2 1:0Stäuble 38 2:3Thüler pen. 3:3Sanmann 48 4:3Hügi (II) 70 5:3Sanmann 74 6:3Stäuble 80 7:3 18 1:1 Kohler23 1:2 Riederer33 1:3 Allemann Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Surdez Delémont W Quarter-final 2 April 1956 15:00 Cantonal Neuchatel 1–0 Summary Basel Lanz 85 1:0 Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel 6,000 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich L See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. 978-3-7245-2305-5 The FCB team 1955–56 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1955–56 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel