1967–68 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1967–68 Helmut Benthaus Harry Thommen Ground St. Jakob Stadium, Basel Nationalliga A 5th Swiss Cup Round 5 1967–68 European Cup First Round Cup of the Alps 8th Roberto Frigerio (9)Helmut Hauser (9)Dieter Rüefli (9) Helmut Hauser (13) 37,000 on 31 March 1968vs. Lugano 5,000 on 18 May 1968vs. Bellinzona 14,753 1966–67 1968–69 The 1967–68 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 74th season since their foundation. It was their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. The Chairman of the board was Harry Thommen for the second consecutive year. Overview Pre-season Helmut Benthaus was the club player-manager for the third consecutive season. He and his team were the defending league champions. There were no big amaêndments to the squad, one reserve goalkeeper left and one reserve goalkeeper advanced to them and defender Manfred Schädler joined from local club FC Birsfelden and striker Dieter Rüefli joined from Winterthur. Basel played a total of 42 matches in this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league, two were in the Swiss Cup, two were in the European Cup, five were in the Cup of the Alps and seven were friendly matches. Of these seven test games five were won and two ended with a draw. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1967/68 Bilanz 1967/68 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Domestic league There were 14 teams contesting in the 1967–68 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1966–67 season and the two newly promoted teams Luzern and Bellinzona. Basel, as reigning champions, played a mediocre season. Although they were within reach of the table top all the time, they messed everything up towards the end of the season as they lost five games out of seven. Therefore they finished the season in fifth position. They were seven points behind the trio Zürich, Grasshopper Club and Lugano who all ended the season with 38 points. These three team then had to play a championship play-off round and Zürich won both games and became champions. Basel won 13 of the league 26 games, drawing five, losing eight times, and they scored 49 goals conceding 33. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1967/68 Bilanz Saison 1967/68 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 The trio Roberto Frigerio, Helmut Hauser and Dieter Rüefli were the team's top goal scorers in the domestic league, each netted nine times. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/statistik?saison=1967/68 Statistik Nationalliga A 1967/68 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Swiss Cup In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a home match against lower classed FC Le Locle. But the game had to go into overtime. After Le Locle took the lead just after half time break, Frigerio netted the equaliser shortly before the end. In the overtime player-manager Helmut Benthaus managed the winning goal. In the next round Basel played an away game against FC Zürich, but were defeated 0–1 and this campaign was ended very quickly. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=23887 FC Zürich - FC Basel 1:0 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 European Cup As reigning champions Basel were qualified for the 1967–68 European Cup. In the first round they were drawn against Danish team Hvidovre. The first leg was in the St. Jakob Stadium. Despite an early lead scored by Hauser, the Danes turned the game and won. In the return leg in stadium Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, Hauser again scored the early lead. Again the Dames turned the match and shortly after half time went into a 3–1 lead. This time Basel were fighting against the defeat and drew level at 3–3 but could not manage to score a winning goal, which would have put them through to the next round. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=23889 Hvidovre IF - FC Basel 3:3 (2:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Players 1 SUI GK Marcel Kunz 2 SUI DF Markus Pfirter 3 SUI DF Bruno Michaud 4 SUI MF Peter Ramseier 5 SUI DF Hanspeter Stocker 6 SUI MF Karl Odermatt 7 SUI MF Anton Schnyder 8 GER MF Helmut Benthaus 9 GER FW Helmut Hauser 9 SUI FW Roberto Frigerio 10 SUI FW Dieter Rüefli from Winterthur 11 SUI FW Peter Wenger SUI GK Hans-Ruedi Günthardt FRA GK Jean-Paul Laufenburger SUI GK Herbert Stierli new GER DF Josef Kiefer SUI DF Walter Mundschin SUI DF Roland Paolucci SUI DF Manfred Schädler from FC Birsfelden SUI MF Werner Decker reserve team SUI MF Otto Demarmels HUN FW Janos Konrad reserve team SUI MF Aldo Moscatelli SUI MF Urs Siegenthaler SUI MF Bruno Rahmen SUI FW Hanspeter Vetter Players who left the squad SUI GK Heini Degen reserve team 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 29 July 1967 Karlsruher SC FRG 3–3 Summary SUI Basel Kafka 5 1:0Hausser 9 2:1Zaczyk 23 3:3 7 1:1 Frigerio15 2:2 Rüefli17 2:3 Odermatt Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe 18,000 FRG Eisenmann D Pre-season 2 August 1967 SV Schopfheim FRG 1–8 Summary SUI Basel 4x Rüefli2x Frigerio1x Hauser1x Odermatt Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim W Pre-season 5 August 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 2–2 Summary CZE SK Slavia Prague Frigerio 67 1:1Hauser 74 2:1 8 0:1 Novak79 2:2 Vesely St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 6,500 SUI Eugen Boller Bottmingen D Winter break and mid-season Winter break 11 February 1968 14:30 Basel SUI 4–0 Summary SUI St. Gallen Rüefli 29 1:0Ramseier 59 2:0Hauser 70 3:0Rüefli 88 4:0 Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI J. Heymann Arlesheim W Winter break 18 February 1968 14:30 Basel SUI 4–0 Summary SUI Schaffhausen Rüefli 6 1:0Rüefli 30 2:0Mundschin 31 3:0Rüefli 85 4:0 Landhof, Basel 1,300 SUI H. R. Keller Basel W Pre-season 24 February 1968 Basel SUI 4–0 Summary SUI Solothurn Ramseier 9 1:0Rüefli 10 2:0Ramseier 41 3:0Odermatt73 4:0 Landhof, Basel 300 SUI Peter Hänggi Aesch W Mid-season 16 March 1968 Thun SUI 1–4 Summary SUI Basel Balmer 5 1:0 23 1:1 Rüefli48 1:2 Hauser48 1:3 Rüefli66 1:4 Hauser Stadion Lachen, Thun 1,000 SUI Gerber Langenthal W Nationalliga A 1967–68 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 20 August 1967 16:00 Luzern 4–2 Summary Basel Richter 1 1:0Richter 14 2:0Wechselberger 63 3:2Bertschi 90+1 4:2 43 2:1 Hauser54 2:2 Odermatt Stadion Allmend, Luzern 13,500 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach L Round 2 27 August 1967 16:00 Sion 0–0 Summary Basel Parc des Sports, Sion 5,000 SUI Roland Keller Bern D Round 3 2 September 1967 20:00 Basel 3–1 Summary Grenchen Hauser 39 1:0Pfirter 49 2:0Rüefli 83 3:0 88 3:1 Amez-Droz St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 11,000 SUI Luigi Grassi Novazzano W Round 4 9 September 1967 20:45 Lugano 4–2 Summary Basel Brenna 12 1:0Brenna 39 2:0Chiesa 42 3:0Luttrop 81 4:1 64 o.g. 3:1 Egli85 pen. 4:2 Hauser Cornaredo, Lugano 13,500 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen L Round 5 16 September 1967 16:00 Basel 1–0 Summary Young Fellows Zürich Demarmels 47 1:0 Landhof, Basel 6,800 SUI Roland Marendaz Lausanne W Round 6 24 September 1967 16:00 Zürich 1–4 Summary Basel Winiger 48 1:1 11 0:1 Hauser76 1:2 Wenger80 1:3 Wenger86 1:4 Demarmels Letzigrund, Zürich 9,500 SUI A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne W Round 7 8 October 1967 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Lausanne-Sport Frigerio 44 1:0Odermatt 79Frigerio 80 2:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 16,000 SUI Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg W Round 8 15 October 1967 15:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–2 Summary Basel Zappella 51 1:1Jeandupeux 65 2:2Clerc 90 3:2 32 0:1 Frigerio 54 1:2 Frigerio Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 5,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach L Round 9 22 October 1967 15:00 Basel 4–0 Summary Biel-Bienne Hauser 6 1:0Odermatt 24 2:0Rüefli 33 3:0Demarmels 67 4:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 13,000 SUI Josef Zibung Luzern W Round 10 26 October 1967 15:00 Bellinzona 0–0 Summary Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona 9,000 SUI Roland Marendaz Lausanne D Round 11 5 November 1967 14:45 Basel 4–0 Summary Young Boys Frigerio 6 1:0Odermatt 12 2:0Frigerio 54 3:0Benthaus 61 4:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 14,000 SUI Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg W Round 12 26 November 1967 14:30 Grasshopper Club 1–1 Summary Basel Aerni 85 1:1 50 0:1 Hauser Hardturm, Zürich 19,000 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen D Round 13 3 December 1967 14:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Servette Hauser 64 pen.Hauser 85 64 Barlie 64 Maffiolo79 Pazmandy St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 13,500 SUI Roland Keller Bern W Round 14 3 March 1968 14:30 Basel 3–0 Summary Luzern Wenger 12 1:0Benthaus 34 2:0Rüefli 64 3:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 12,500 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen W Round 15 10 March 1968 14:30 Basel 2–2 Summary Sion Rüefli 22 1:0Frigerio 56 2:1 26 1:1 Savary88 2:2 Bruttin St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 11,000 SUI Marcel Despland Yverdon D Round 16 24 March 1968 15:00 Grenchen 0–1 Summary Basel 4 1:0 Rüefli Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 7,000 SUI Roland Marendaz Lausanne W Round 17 31 March 1968 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Lugano Rüefli 75 1:0 76 1:1 Chiesa St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 37,000(new record for Swiss football) SUI Gilbert Droz Marin D Round 18 7 April 1968 14:00 Young Fellows Zürich 2–4 Summary Basel Chiandussi 6 1:0Matus 86 2:3 58 1:1 Wenger67 1:2 Wenger75 1:3 Demarmels90 2:4 Odermatt Letzigrund, Zürich 8,000 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W Round 19 21 April 1968 15:00 Basel 1–2 Summary Zürich Rüefli 15 1:0 40 1:1 Künzli47 1:2 Künzli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 28,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach L Round 20 27 April 1968 20:30 Lausanne-Sport 3–1 Summary Basel Hosp 6 1:0Vuilleumier 10 2:0Vuilleumier 76 3:0 65 Benthaus78 pen. 3:1 Frigerio Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 8,000 SUI Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg L Round 21 4 May 1968 20:15 Basel 3–1 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Hauser 13 1:0Frigerio 16 2:0Benthaus 49 3:0 60 3:1 Duvoisin88 Duvoisin St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,000 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen W Round 22 11 May 1968 15:00 Biel-Bienne 4–1 Summary Basel Gnägi 1 1:0Renfer 15 2:0 Gnägi 37 3:1Matter 90 4:1 36 2:1 Paolucci83 Kiefer Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 6,500 SUI Fernand Burioli Lausanne L Round 23 18 May 1968 20:15 Basel 1–0 Summary Bellinzona Rüefli 54 1:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,000 SUI Marcel Despland Yverdon W Round 24 25 May 1968 20:15 Young Boys 3–2 Summary Basel Grosser 40 1:0Guggisberg 33 2:1Kellas 82 3:2 32 1:1 Rüefli40 pen. 2:2 Hauser Ramseier Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 5,000 SUI Werner Mettler St. Gallen L Round 25 1 June 1968 20:15 Basel 0–1 Summary Grasshopper Club Kiefer 0 3Hauser 62′ 82 0:1 Grahn St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 17,000 SUI Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg L Round 26 8 June 1968 20:15 Servette 0–3 Summary Basel 24 0:1 Demarmels51 0:2 Wenger89 0:3 Demarmels Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 3,800 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen W League standings main WDL Q 5 2 ZÜR FC Zürich GCZ Grasshopper Club Zürich LUG FC Lugano LS Lausanne Sports BAS FC Basel LUC FC Lucerne BB FC Biel-Bienne YB BSC Young Boys SIO FC Sion CDF FC La Chaux-de-Fonds SER Servette FC Genève BEL AC Bellinzona YFZ Young Fellows Zürich GRE FC Grenchen 16 6 4 63 27 C 17 4 5 54 23 17 4 5 53 30 13 6 7 67 43 13 5 8 49 33 12 4 10 51 58 10 5 11 43 45 9 7 10 37 43 7 10 9 31 41 8 6 12 40 49 8 5 13 40 42 8 5 13 26 40 3 6 17 21 58 3 3 20 19 62 green1 Swiss Champions, qualified for 1968–69 European Cup EC yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1968–69 Cup Winners' Cupand entered 1968 Intertoto Cup CWC blue1 Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup I1 blue1 Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup I2 blue1 Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup I3 blue1 Entered 1968 Intertoto Cup I4 red1 Relegated to Nationalliga B R1 red1 Relegated to Nationalliga B R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round of 32 12 November 1967 15:15 Basel 2–1 yes Summary FC Le Locle Frigerio 83 1:1Benthaus 108 2:1 49 0:1 Bosset St. Jakob-Park, Basel 9,300 SUI W. Hardmeier Thalwil W Round of 16 10 December 1967 14:30 Zürich 1–0 Summary Basel Meyer 52 1:0 Letzigrund, Zürich 15,500 SUI Gilbert Droz Marin L European Cup 1967–68 European Cup First round First leg 20 September 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 1–2 Report FCB Summary DEN Hvidovre Hauser 17 1:0 58 1:1 Larsen80 1:2 Sørensen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 13,344 Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) L Second leg 18 October 1967 19:00 Hvidovre DEN 3–3 ReportFCB Summary SUI Basel Hansen 18Sørensen 39Olsen 58 2 Hauser63 Benthaus78 Benthaus85 Wenger Idrætsparken, Copenhagen 9,363 England Ken Dagnall (England) D Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate. Cup of the Alps Matches Round 1 14 June 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 0–1 Summary ITA Torino 4 0:1 Ferrini St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,000 SUI Pius Kamber Zürich L Round 2 20 June 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 0–2 Summary ITA AS Roma 7 0:1 Barison76 0:2 Barison St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,600 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen L Round 3 23 June 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 4–4 Summary FRG TSV 1860 Munich Hauser 8 1:0Rahmen 26 2:1Wenger 30 3:1Rüefli 33 4:1 19 1:1 Bründl43 4:2 Bründl43 4:3 Küppers54 4:4 Kohlars St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 9,000 SUI Gottfried Dienst, Basel D Round 4 27 June 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 0–3 Summary ITA AC Milan 25 o.g. Odermatt68 0:2 Fortunato69 0:3 Trapattoni St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 11,400 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach L Round 5 15 August 1967 20:00 Basel SUI 1–2 Summary FRG Eintracht Frankfurt Odermatt 76 0:1 53 pen. 0:1 Solz74 0:2 Bechtold St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 14,000 SUI Gilbert Droz Marin L Final table Pos Final positionTeam Pld PlayedWDLGFGAPts1Eintracht Frankfurt5 4 1 0 22 5 9 2TSV 1860 Munich5 2 3 0 11 8 7 3AS Roma5 3 0 2 12 10 6 4Torino5 1 3 1 3 3 5 5Servette5 2 1 2 5 7 5 6AC Milan51 2 2 3 3 4 7Zürich51 1 3 6 9 3 8 Basel50 1 4 5 12 1 See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2050-4 Switzerland 1967–68 at RSSSF Cup of the Alps 1967 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel