1940–41 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1940–41 Albert Besse First team coach Eugen Rupf Ground Landhof, Basel 1. Liga 1st Play-off 3rd Swiss Cup Round 4 August Ibach (15) August Ibach (15) 3,000 on 24 November 1940vs Aarau 800 on 22 December 1940vs Fribourg 2,042 1939–40 1941–42 The FC Basel 1940–41 season was the forty-eighth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the second consecutive season. Overview Former Swiss international Eugen Rupf was appointed as manager. Basel played 27 matches in this season. 14 of these matches were in the 1. Liga, two in the play-offs, four in the Swiss Cup and seven were friendly matches. Of these friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof, four were away games. Five friendly games were won and two ended in a defeat. Despite having been 1. Liga champions the previous season, Basel played this season in the 1. Liga as well because there had been no promotion to the top tier of Swiss football due to World War II. This season, however, two promotions were planned. 24 teams competed in the 1.Liga, which was divided into three regional groups. Basel were allocated to the Central Group, together with local rivals Concordia Basel and FC Birsfelden. Other teams in this group were Aarau, FC Bern, US Bienne-Boujean and Fribourg. Basel and Aarau dominated their group, both teams winning 11 of their 14 group games. Basel suffered one defeat, against Aarau, but won the group with 24 points, one point above Aarau, because they had been defeated twice. But in the promotion play-offs Basel were defeated by Cantonal Neuchâtel and drew the game with Zürich. Their two play-off opponents were thus promoted and Basel remained for another season in the 1 Liga. Erik Garin Switzerland 1940/41 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit41.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 2nd principal round and were drawn at home to and beat Old Boys 4 – 3. In round three Basel beat lower tier FC Allschwil and were drawn against higher tier Nordstern Basel in round four. After a 3 – 3 draw, Basel were knocked out when they lost the replay. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1940/41 Bilanz Saison 1940/41 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the 1940–41 season. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 1 September 1940 but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Kurt Imhof SUI GK Ernst Kipfer SUI GK Paul Wechlin SUI DF Henri Bernard SUI DF Louis Favre SUI DF Ernst Grauer SUI MF Ernst Hufschmid SUI DF Alexander Ebner SUI DF Heinz Elsässer SUI MF August Ibach FRG MF Andreas Kränzlin SUI MF Albert Mohler SUI MF Fritz Schmidlin (I) SUI MF Guglielmo Spadini SUI MF Hans Vonthron SUI MF Werner Wenk SUI FW Giuseppe Bossi SUI FW Alfred Jaeck SUI FW Alex Mathys SUI FW Hermann Suter SUI FW Eugen Rupf Players who left the squad SUI DF René Champod SUI DF Hauenstein SUI DF Fritz Huggenberger SUI MF Walter Schmidlin (II) SUI MF Hans Studer SUI FW Max Bosshard FW Henri Brinks FW Karl Doppler SUI FW Kurrus SUI FW Fritz Lanz SUI FW Walter Zürrer 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 and mid-season Pre-season 1 September 1940 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Young Fellows Zürich Suter 1xDoppler 1xIbach Pen. 1x Pen. 1x Kielholz1x Fink Landhof, Basel 800 SUI Muespach Basel W Mid-season 6 October 1935 Nordstern Basel 1–3 Summary Basel Forelli 1:3 o.g.0:2 Ibach0:3 Mathys Stadion Rankhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Felix Herren Basel W Winter break Winter break 29 December 1940 14:30 Basel 2–4 Summary FC Birsfelden Mathys 30 1:0Bossi 2:3 35 1:1 Haller40 1:2 Haller1:3 F. Krattiger88 2:4 F. Krattiger Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Müry Basel L Winter break 22 February 1941 FC Olten 0–2 Summary Basel 0:1 Suter0:2 Schmidlin (I) Kleinholz, Olten 500 SUI Siegrist Olten W Winter break 2 March 1941 10:30 Basel 2–3 Summary Blue Stars Zürich Jaeck 1xHufschmid 1x 1x Aebi1x Schlaepfer 1x Busenhart Landhof, Basel 800 SUI Hans Vogt Schweierhalle L Mid-season 14 April 1941 Brühl St. Gallen 1–2 Summary Basel Joris 20 pen. 1:1 6 0:1 Ibachpen. 1:2 Ibach Krontal, St. Gallen 800 SUI Ried St. Gallen W Mid-season April 1941 FC Olten 0–2 Summary Basel 0:1 Schmidlin (I)0:2 Suter Kleinholz, Olten W 1. Liga 1940–41 Swiss 1. Liga Group Central matches Round 1 8 September 1940 Fribourg 3–3 Summary Basel Dietrich 26 1:0 44 1:1 Suter53 1:2 Suter1:3 Schmidlin (I) Stade Universitaire, Freiburg 350 SUI Marti Bern W Round 2 15 September 1940 Basel 3–1 Summary FC Birsfelden Mathys 10 1:0Ibach 29 2:0Ibach 3:0 3:1 Grieder Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Allemann Biel/Bienne W Round 3 22 September 1940 Solothurn 4–4 Summary Basel Townley 1:0Studer 2:0Louys 3:1Bärlocher 4:2Bernhard 0 2:1 Ibach3:2 Mathys4:3 Ibach4:4 Jaeck0 Elsässer Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn 600 SUI von Wartburg Bern D Round 4 13 October 1940 15:00 Basel 4–1 Summary Concordia Basel Ibach 1:1Ibach 2:1Hufschmid 3:1Suter 4:1 5 0:1 Raas Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Raimondi Bern W Round 5 20 October 1940 FC Bern 2–2 Summary Basel Weber 14 1:0Rupf 34 2:1 30 1:1 Ibach68 2:2 Suter Neufeld, Bern 1,200 SUI Meyer LausanneD D Round 6 3 November 1940 US Bienne-Boujean 1–2 Summary Basel Schwob 90 1:2 80 0:1 Mathys85 0:2 Suter Champagne, Biel/Bienne 1,000 SUI Marti Bern W Round 7 24 November 1940 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Aarau Ibach 4 1:0Ibach 28 2:1 7 1:1 Stirnemann Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Scherz Bern W Round 8 22 December 1940 14:30 Basel 2–1 Summary Fribourg Bossi 39 1:0Schmidlin (I) 41 2:0 59 2:1 Paroz Landhof, Basel 800 SUI Raimondi Bern W Round 9 9 March 1941 15:00 Basel 5–0 Summary FC Bern Suter 39 1:0Suter 2:0Jaeck 3:0Ibach 4:0Schmidlin (I) 5:0 Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Ott Oerlikon W Round 10 16 March 1941 Aarau 4–0 Summary Basel Wüest 14 1:0Leutwiler 51 2:0Fischer 60 3:0Leutwiler 4:0 Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,000 SUI Jaggi Bern L Round 11 23 March 1941 15:00 Concordia Basel 0–2 Summary Basel 25 1:0 Spadini71 2:0 Spadini Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Pusterla Oerlikon W Round 12 6 April 1941 15:00 Basel 3–1 Summary Solothurn Ibach 10 1:0Schmidlin (I) 57 2:0Ibach 85 3:1 77 2:1 Bernet Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Raimondi Bern W Round 13 27 April 1941 13:30 Basel 9–1 Summary US Bienne-Boujean Ibach 1:0Schmidlin (I) 31 2:0Schmidlin (I) 34 3:0Schmidlin (I) 43 4:0Ibach 5:0Ibach 6:0Bossi 7:0Ibach 8:1Hufschmid 9:1 70 7:1 Egli Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI von Wartburg Bern W Round 14 4 May 1941 15:00 FC Birsfelden 1–3 Summary Basel F. Krattiger 48 1:1 30 1:0 Ibach73 1:2 Vonthron84 pen. 1:3 Suter Sportplatz, Birsfelden 2,500 SUI Ott Oerlikon W Group Central table main WDL Q 5 2 FCB Basel FCA Aarau Stephan Beck 2023 https://www.arowa.ch/index.php?page=ligatabelle&saison=41 Schweizer Meisterschaft 1940/41 FCA Rangliste de-ch Swiss Championship 1940/41 FCA Ranking arowa.ch 2024-11-16 BER FC Bern SOL Solothurn BIR FC Birsfelden (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=488&oid=8&lng=1 FC Birsfelden Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz de 2024-11-16 CON Concordia Basel FRI Fribourg USB US Bienne-Boujean 11 2 1 44 19 11 1 2 37 10 8 3 3 34 24 5 2 7 35 30 4 3 7 17 27 3 3 8 23 40 3 1 10 20 35 2 3 9 18 43 green1 Advance to play-off A complete rsssf.com Play-offs 22 May 1941 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Zürich Schmidlin (I) 1:0 1:1 Schneiter Landhof, Basel 1,200 SUI Lutz Geneva D 8 June 1941 15:00 Cantonal Neuchâtel 2–1 Summary Basel Saner 6 1:0Saner 58 2:0Sandoz 0 62 80 2:1 Suter Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel 3,500 SUI Schürch Winterthur L Swiss Cup 2nd principal round 27 October 1940 15:00 Basel 4–3 FCB summary Old Boys Suter 18 1:0Bossi 65 2:1Mathys penHufschmid 4:1 28 1:1 Mädorin4:2 Mädorin4:3 Oeschger Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Felix Herren Basel W Old Boys played the 1940/41 season in the 2. Liga (third tier) Round 3 10 November 1940 15:00 Basel 2–1 FCB summary FC Allschwil (red) Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz 2024 https://matchcenter.fvnws.ch/default.aspx?v=483&oid=8&lng=1 FC Allschwil Fussballverband Nordwestschweiz de 2024-11-16 Hufschmid 1:0Bossi 2:1 1:1 Bailleux Landhof, Basel 1,800 SUI Hans Vogt (Schweizerhalle) W Allschwil played the 1940/41 season in the 2. Liga (third tier) Round 4 12 January 1941 14:30 Basel 3–3 yes FCB summary Nordstern Basel Suter 45 1:1Suter 80 2:2Suter 3:3 21 0:1 Martin73 1:2 Derstroff2:3 Horrisberger Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Hans Wüthrich Bern D Basel played the 1940/41 season in the 1. Liga (second tier), Nordstern in the Nationalliga (top tier). Round 4 Replay 2 February 1941 14:30 Nordstern Basel 2–0 FCB summary Basel Kaltenbrunner 39 1:0Nyffeler 88 2:0 Stadion Rankhof, Basel 4,500 SUI Jaggi 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 FCB team 1940/41 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1940/41 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel