1951–52 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1951–52 Ernst Hufschmid Jules Düblin Ground Landhof, Basel Nationalliga A 4th Swiss Cup Semi-final Josef Hügi (24) Josef Hügi (32) 10,000 on 23 September 1951vs Luganoand on 7 October 1951vs Grasshopper Club 3,000 on 9 December 1951vs Bellinzonaand on 30 March 1952vs Locarno 6,292 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 58th season in their existence. It was their sixth season in Nationalliga A the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B in the season 1945–46. Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the sixth successive season. Overview Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous four seasons, continued as team manager this season. Basel played a total of 42 games in this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, five games were in the Swiss Cup and eleven were test games. The test games resulted with four victories, two were drawn and five ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 22 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 42 games they scored 123 and conceded 87 goals. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1951/52 Bilanz Saison 1951/52 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 The newly built stadium Landhof was opened on the weekend of 18 and 19 August 1951. There were larger spectator stands, new meeting rooms, changing rooms and a brand new restaurant. The buildings had cost 700,000 Swiss Francs and had taken two years to complete, during this time the team had to play all their games at the Stadion Schützenmatte. The pitch had been newly laid out and its opening was accompanied by a two-day international football tournament, competed by Austrian team First Vienna, French team Sochaux-Montbéliard and Swiss teams Grasshopper Club Zürich. On both days there were over six thousand people celebrating the big party, even though their team lost 2–3 against Vienna and even 1–7 against Sochaux. It was a big hope that these new conditions would also change the fortunes of the club to the better, because nearly 60 years had passed since the club's foundation without a championship. The Basel fans were becoming frustrated, because 36 of the first 52 championships had gone to the cities of Zürich, Geneva or Bern. Even small towns such as Aarau, Neuchâtel, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Lugano, Bellinzona, Biel/Bienne, Winterthur and St. Gallen had been able to celebrate a championship. The championship had still had never been won by a team from Basel. Josef Zindel 2018 Die ersten 125 Jahre - Historische Meilensteine 1951 Page 48 Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel As in the previous seasons, there were fourteen teams contesting in the 1951–52 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel played a good start to the season. They won the first six games straight off. But they lost four of the next five games and slipped in the league table. However, winning the last three games before and the first three games after the winter break, they were again in contention for the league championship. Suddenly, towards the end of the season, they lost five games in a row and lost contact to the table top. At the end of the season Basel finished in fourth position, seven points behind the new champions Grasshopper Club. The hopeful fans were again frustrated by this fact. The team Basel had won 14 games, drew three games and were defeated nine times. The team scored 68 goals and conceded 47 as they obtained their 31 points. Josef "Seppe" Hügi was the team's and the league's best goal scorer with 24 league goals. Walter Bannwart was the team's second-best goal getter with 10 goals. Paul Stöcklin scored nine times, René Bader and Hans Hügi both scored seven times. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/statistik?saison=1951/52 Statistik 1951–52 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Basel started in the 3rd principal round of the Swiss Cup on 4 November 1951 with a home game against lower tier Wettingen and won 7–0. In the next round against Nationalliga A team Locarno they won 3–2 and again in the following round against Nationalliga A team Chiasso by three goals to one. In the quarter finals Basel beat Servette and faced Grasshopper Club in the semi-final. The Grasshoppers won this game in the Landhof and progressed to the final, in which they beat Lugano and thus won the double. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit52.html Switzerland 1951/52 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1950–51. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 3 September 1950 but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Oswald Capra SUI GK Walter Müller SUI GK Jean Presset SUI DF Werner Bopp SUI DF Hans-Rudolf Fitze SUI DF Hans Hügi SUI DF Marcel Pralong SUI MF Max Sutter SUI MF Hans Weber SUI MF Fritz Hartmann SUI MF Kurt Maurer FRA MF Pierre Redolfi SUI MF Kurt Thalmann from Concordia Basel SUI MF Werner Wenk SUI FW René Bader SUI FW Walter Bannwart SUI FW Josef Hügi SUI FW Marcel Leisinger SUI FW Paul Stöcklin SUI FW Fritz Wolf Players who left the squad SUI DF Ernst Hufschmid Manager SUI MF Leo Baumgratz to Concordia Basel SUI MF Eugen Müller SUI MF Gottlieb Stäuble SUI MF Willy Zingg SUI FW Peter Baumgartner SUI FW Erich Grether 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 4 August 1951 17:30 SV Weil GER 2–10 Summary SUI Basel 1x1x 3x Hügi (II)3x Weber1x Stöcklin1x Suter1x Thalmann1x Wolf Weil am Rhein W Pre-season 11 August 1951 Eimsbütteler TV GER 2–0 Summary SUI Basel Eckhoff 56 1:0Eckhoff 61 2:0 Hamburg L Pre-season 12 August 1951 Eintracht Braunschweig GER 3–4 Summary SUI Basel Arens 1:2Welter 2:2Hirschberg 3:2 0:1 Bannwart0:2 Suter3:3 Bannwart3:4 Thalmann Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig 10,000 ENG Sherman W Pre-season 14 August 1951 Travemünde GER 2–8 Summary SUI Basel 6x Hügi (II)2x Suter1x Travemünde W Pre-season 18 August 1951 15:30 Basel SUI 2–3 Summary AUT First Vienna Hügi (II) 60 1:2Bader 70 2:2 8 0:1 Walzhofer38 o.g. 0:273 2:3 Walzhofer Landhof, Basel SUI von Wartburg Bern L Pre-season 19 August 1951 16:50 Basel SUI 1–7 Summary FRA Sochaux-Montbéliard Stöcklin 1x 4x Bruat1x Salzborn1x Gardien1x Montagnoli Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI von Wartburg Bern L Winter break and mid-season Winter break 10 February 1952 14:30 Basel SUI 5–2 Summary SUI Urania Genève Sport Bader 6 1:1Hügi (II) 2:1Hügi (II) 3:1Hügi (II) 39 4:1Stöcklin 83 5:2 0:1 Stefano (I)82 4:2 Hofstettler Landhof, Basel 800 SUI Stuber Solothurn W Mid-season 9 April 1952 20:30 Cantonal Neuchâtel SUI 2–2 Summary SUI Basel Willi 35 1:0Monnard 2:1 1:1 Hügi (II)90 2:2 Hügi (II) Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel 1,500 SUI Merlotti Neuchâtel D Mid-season 30 April 1952 16:30 Basel SUI 1–1 Summary ENG Preston North End Hügi (II) 18 1:0 53 1:1 Foster Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Andres Birsfelden D Mid-season 20 May 1952 18:30 Basel SUI 0–1 Summary ENG Arsenal 43 0:1 Roper Landhof, Basel 9,500 SUI Rapin Lausanne L Mid-season 22 May 1952 VfR Mannheim GER 5–3 Summary SUI Basel Löttke 4 1:0Bassler 37 2:1Heinz 44 3:1Langlotz 45 pen. 4:1Lambert 51 5:2 7 1:1 Thalmann50 4:2 Hügi (II)88 5:3 Hügi (II) Aumattstadion, Baden-Baden 5,000 GER Bäzler Baden-Baden L Nationalliga A 1951–52 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 26 August 1951 15:00 Basel 6–1 Summary Young Fellows Zürich Stöcklin 5 pen. 1:0Hügi (II) 29 2:1Hügi (II) 52 3:1Bader 58 4:1Hügi (II) 61 5:1Thalmann 77 6:1 27 1:1 Ballaman Landhof, Basel 4,200 SUI Scherz Bern W Round 2 2 September 1951 15:00 Basel 3–2 Summary Lausanne-Sport Bannwart 31 1:0Suter 42 2:1Hügi (II) 69 3:1 40 1:1 Friedländer74 3:2 Friedländer Landhof, Basel 7,500 SUI Armand Merlotti Neuchâtel W Round 3 9 September 1951 15:00 FC Bern 2–6 Summary Basel Wirsching 30 1:1Schönmann 46 2:3 1 0:1 Stöcklin32 1:2 Hügi (II)34 1:3 Bannwart47 2:4 Stöcklin70 2:5 Bannwart72 2:6 Hügi (II) Neufeld, Bern 4,500 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen W Round 4 23 September 1951 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Lugano Bannwart 4 1:0Bannwart 75 2:0 Landhof, Basel 10,000 SUI Willy Rufli Bremgarten W Round 5 30 September 1951 Locarno 0–2 Summary Basel 8 0:1 Hügi (II)50 0:2 Bader Stadio del Lido, Locarno 3,000 SUI von Gunten Bern W Round 6 7 October 1951 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Grasshopper Club Hügi (II) 53 1:0Hügi (II) 74 2:0 Landhof, Basel 10,000 SUI Armand Merlotti Neuchâtel W Round 7 21 October 1951 15:15 Zürich 2–0 Summary Basel Rossi 5 1:0Lehrieder 62 2:1Schneiter 64 3:1Lehrieder 70 4:1 11 1:1 Hügi (II) Hügi (II) Hardturm, Zürich 22,000 SUI M. Baumberger Lausanne L Round 8 28 October 1951 15:00 Basel 1–5 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Thalmann 33 1:0 68 1:1 Antenen69 1:2 Morand83 1:3 Morand86 1:4 Morand90 1:5 Peney Landhof, Basel 6,800 SUI Victor Werrner Schicker Bern L Round 9 11 November 1951 15:00 Servette 4–1 Summary Basel Züfle 30 1:0Pasteur 36 pen. 2:0Fatton 57 3:0Züfle 85 4:1 60 3:1 Thalmann Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 8,500 SUI Willy Rufli Bremgarten L Round 10 18 November 1951 14:30 Basel 3–0 Summary Young Boys Hügi (II) 2 1:0Hügi (II) 57 2:0Bannwart 74 3:0 Landhof, Basel 5,700 SUI Ernst Dörflinger Grenchen W Round 11 2 December 1951 Chiasso 1–0 Summary Basel Zanollo 36 1:0 Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso 3,000 SUI M. Baumberger Lausanne L Round 12 9 December 1951 14:30 Basel 4–1 Summary Bellinzona Bader 10 1:0Stöcklin 21 pen. 2:0Hügi (I) 74 3:1Thalmann 85 4:1 58 2:1 Pellanda Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Bertsche Neuhausen am Rheinfall W Round 13 16 December 1951 14:30 Biel-Bienne 0–3 Summary Basel 6 0:1 Hügi (II)25 0:290 0:3 Stöcklin Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 4,000 SUI Emilio Guidi Bellinzona W Round 14 24 February 1952 14:30 Young Fellows Zürich 0–2 Summary Basel 14 0:1 Bannwart44 0:2 Bannwart Letzigrund, Zürich 3,500 SUI von Wartburg Bern W Round 15 2 March 1952 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 1–1 Summary Basel Maurer 1:1 10 0:1 Hügi (I) Hügi (I) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 9,000 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich D Round 16 9 March 1952 15:00 Basel 5–1 Summary FC Bern Bannwart 8 1:0Hügi (I) 35 2:1Bopp 72 pen. 3:1Hügi (I) 80 4:1Hügi (I) 83 5:1 13 1:1 Just Landhof, Basel 4,600 SUI Fritz Buchmüller Zürich W Round 17 16 March 1952 Lugano 0–3 Summary Basel 14 0:1 Hügi (II)50 0:2 Hügi (II)75 0:3 Stöcklin Cornaredo, Lugano 3,000 SUI von Gunten Bern W Round 18 13 March 1952 15:00 Basel 5–3 Summary Locarno Bopp 10 pen. 1:0Stöcklin 12 2:0Hügi (I) 64 3:0Hügi (II) 78 4:2Bader 81 pen. 5:2 65 3:1 Santini68 pen. 3:2 Ernst85 o.g. 5:3 Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Zutter Bern W Round 19 6 April 1952 16:00 Grasshopper Club 2–2 Summary Basel Vonlanthen (II) 32 1:0Hüssy 38 2:0 51 2:1 Hügi (I)82 2:2 Hügi (II) Hardturm, Zürich 18,000 SUI von Gunten Bern D Round 20 20 April 1952 15:00 Basel 2–2 Summary Zürich Hügi (II) 7 1:0Hügi (II) 63 2:1 15 1:1 Schneiter81 2:2 Bosshard Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Roger Rapin Lausanne D Round 21 27 April 1952 15:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–1 Summary Basel 43 o.g. 1:1Sobotka 51 2:1 27 0:1 Hügi (II) Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 5,000 SUI Fritz Buchmüller Zürich L Round 22 4 May 1952 15:00 Basel 0–3 Summary Servette Hügi (II) 0 58 33 0:1 Kohli41 0:2 Mauron78 0:3 Mauron Landhof, Basel 7,000 SUI von Gunten Bern L Round 23 11 May 1952 15:00 Young Boys 4–3 Summary Basel Sing 6 1:0Häuptli 14 2:0Zaugg 24 3:0Meier 52 4:0 54 4:1 Thalmann60 pen. 4:2 Bader64 4:3 Suter Neufeld, Bern 5,000 SUI Louis Tschopp Delémont L Round 24 18 May 1952 15:00 Basel 1–2 Summary Chiasso Weber 83 1:2 23 0:1 Bianchi31 0:2 31. Zanollo Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich L Round 25 25 May 1952 15:00 Bellinzona 6–2 Summary Basel Sartori 13 1:0Erba 15 2:0Sartori 29 pen. 3:0Erba 56 4:1Zanetti 77 5:2Sartori 85 6:2 36 3:1 Stöcklin58 4:2 Thalmann Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 1,700 SUI Zutter Bern L Round 26 8 June 1952 16:15 Basel 7–1 Summary Biel-Bienne Hügi (II) 8 1:0Stöcklin 56 2:1Bader 63 3:1Hügi (II) 65 4:1Bader 67 5:1Bannwart 71 6:1Hügi (II) 7:1 51 1:1 Rösch Landhof, Basel 9,000 SUI Musch Geneva W League standings main WDL Q 5 2 GCZ Grasshopper Club Zürich ZÜR FC Zürich CHI FC Chiasso BAS FC Basel CDF FC La Chaux-de-Fonds SER Servette FC Genève YB BSC Young Boys LS Lausanne Sports BEL AC Bellinzona LOC FC Locarno LUG FC Lugano BER FC Bern YFZ Young Fellows Zürich BB FC Biel-Bienne 16 6 4 79 38 14 9 3 61 36 15 5 6 59 49 14 3 9 68 47 11 8 7 62 45 11 6 9 57 45 10 7 9 61 52 8 9 9 39 43 8 6 12 43 55 8 6 12 41 66 7 7 12 46 54 7 5 14 47 64 5 5 16 36 71 4 6 16 37 71 green1 Champions and Swiss Cup winners A red1 Relegated R1 red1 Relegated R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 4 November 1951 14:30 Basel 7–0 Summary Wettingen Hügi (I) 14 1:0Suter 19 2:0Hügi (II) 22 3:049 o.g. 4:0Hügi (II) 54 5:0Stöcklin 57 6:0Hügi (II)75 7:0 Landhof, Basel 1,200 SUI von Wartburg Bern W Round 4 23 December 1951 14:30 Basel 3–2 Summary Locarno Hügi (II) 2 1:0Hügi (II) 28 2:1Bader 84 3:2 6 1:1 Ernst34 2:2 Santini Landhof, Basel 7,500 SUI Rapin Lausanne W Round 5 30 December 1951 14:30 Basel 3–1 Summary Chiasso Hügi (II) 43 1:0Bopp 76 pen. 2:1Hügi (II) 83 3:1 69 1:1 Busenhart Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI M. Baumberger Lausanne W Quarter-final 17 February 1952 14:30 Basel 6–5 Summary Servette Bader 9 1:0Hügi (II) 12 2:0Thalmann 48 3:4Bader 62 4:4Thalmann 85 5:5Suter 6:5 18 2:1 Fatton22 2:2 Züfle39 2:3 Mauron44 2:4 Fatton65 4:5 Fatton Landhof, Basel 9,200 SUI Rapin Lausanne W Semi-final 23 March 1952 15:00 Basel 0–2 Summary Grasshopper Club 25 0:1 Ballaman28 0:2 Berbig Landhof, Basel 16,000 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen 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 1951–52 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1951–52 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel