1919–20 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1919–20 First team coach Otto Kuhn(as team captain) Bernard Klingelfuss Ground Landhof, Basel Serie A Group Stage: 2nd Karl Wüthrich (9) Alfréd Schaffer (18) n/a 1918–19 1920–21 The FC Basel 1919–20 season was their twenty-seventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Bernard Klingelfuss. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Overview Otto Kuhn was team captain and acted, so to say, as coach. Basel played a total of 44 matches in their 1919–20 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league and 30 were friendly matches. From these 30 friendlies, 15 were against foreign opponents. Five were played against German teams. Basel travelled to Germany and played against Karlsruher FV, 1. FFC Germania 1894 and 1. FC Pforzheim. During the winter break the team travelled to Italy and on Christmas Day played against Genoa C.F.C., on boxing day against SG Andrea Doria and the next day against US Biellese. They also played at home against Rapid Wien. At the end of the season Basel were hosts to Victoria Hamburg, Royal Charleroi SC, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Budapesti EAC, Ferencvárosi TC, MTK Budapest and Wiener Amateur Sportverein. Altogether 14 friendlies were home games, played in the Landhof and 16 were away games. Of these 18 ended in a victory, one match was drawn and 11 ended in a defeat. In these test games Basel scored a total of 68 goals and conceded 44. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1919/20 Bilanz Saison=1919/20 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 The former Hungarian international footballer Alfréd Schaffer joined Basel in April 1920 and played in 19 test matches and one league games, during which he scored a total of 27 goals. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=9137 Alfréd Schaffer – FCB-Statistik Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 16 November 2020 The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1919–20, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a good season, winning seven matches, drawing four and suffering just three defeats. They ended the season in second position with 18 points. In their 14 games Basel scored 32 goals and conceded 20. Karl Wüthrich was the team's top goal scorer with 9 goals. BSC Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1919/20 Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 There was no relegation this year because the reserve team Nordstern were Serie B champions and could not be promoted because the first team already plays at top level. With a victory against Servette and a goalless draw against Grasshopper Club the Young Boys won the Swiss championship. Luc Nackaerts Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist-reg.html Serie A 1919/20 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2020-11-16 The Serie A away match played on 7 March 1920 against Biel-Bienne in Gurzelen Stadion was the last game that Wilhelm Dietz played as he died 4 weeks later aged just 19 years old. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=29252 FC Biel-Bienne - FC Basel 0:3 (0:1) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Players Squad members SUI GK Walter Birbaum SUI GK Arthur Fahr SUI GK Ernst Zorzotti (III) DF Fritz Grüssi DF Karl Kroepfli AUT DF Gustav Putzendopler (I) SUI DF Peter Riesterer SUI MF Walter Rupprecht MF Ganter (I) SUI MF Ernst Kaltenbach SUI MF Jakob Känzig SUI MF Otto Kuhn AUT MF Karl Putzendopler (II) SUI MF Fritz SUI FW Christian Albicker (I) SUI FW Karl Bielser FW Gustav Buser SUI FW Walter Dietrich SUI FW Wilhelm Dietz (I) SUI FW Paul Dietz (II) SUI FW Jules Düblin SUI FW Karl Ibach SUI FW Karl Lott (I) HUN FW Sándor Nemes SUI DF Louis Riesterer SUI FW Karl Rudin HUN FW Alfréd Schaffer FW Carl Schloz SUI FW Karl Wüthrich Ernst Hasler Friedrich Lott (II) Fritz Müller Hans Schneider Siegrist 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 Basel championship 12 July 1919 17:30 Nordstern Basel SUI 4–2 Summary SUI Basel Afflerbach 1:0Hermann 2:13:2Afflerbach 4:2 1:12:2 Margarethenwiese, Basel 800 SUI Jacques Hirrle (Basel) L Basel championship 20 July 1919 Old Boys SUI 2–4 Summary SUIBasel Grunauer 1:0Katz 2:2 1:1 Dietz (I)1:2 Buser2:3 Albicker (I)pen. 2:4 Dietz (I) Margarethenwiese, Basel W Basel championship 20 July 1919 15:00 Nordstern Basel SUI 0–1 Summary SUI Basel 0:1 Bielser Margarethenwiese, Basel 1,200 W Pre-season 7 September 1919 Karlsruher FV GER 1–2 Summary SUI Basel Hirsch 1:1 0:11:2 Lott (I) Karlsruhe W Pre-season 14 September 1919 1. FFC Germania 1894 GER 0–4 Summary SUI Basel 10 0:10:20:30:4 Frankfurt am Main W Pre-season 21 September 1919 1. FC Pforzheim GER 2–1 Summary SUI Basel 1:12:1 0:1 Pforzheim L Mid-season 5 October 1919 Grasshopper Club SUI 0–1 Summary SUI Basel 0:1 St. Gallen W Mid-season 5 October 1919 St. Gallen SUI 3–2 Summary SUI Basel St. Gallen L Mid-season 23 November 1919 14:30 Basel SUI 4–1 Summary GER VfB Leipzig Dietz (I) 6 1:0Wüthrich 2:1Dietz (I) 3:1Dietz (II) 4:1 pen. 1:1 Hansi Landhof, Basel 2,000 SUI Riesterer (Basel) W Mid-season 30 November 1919 Biel-Bienne SUI 3–1 Summary SUI Basel Biel/Bienne L Winter break to end of season Winter break 25 December 1919 12:00 Genoa C.F.C. ITA 4–0 Summary SUI Basel 1:02:03:04:0 Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa 12,000 L Winter break 26 December 1919 15:00 SG Andrea Doria ITA 1–3 Summary SUI Basel 1:2 0:1 Dietz (II)0:2 Bielser1:3 Dietz (I) Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa W Winter break 27 December 1919 15:00 US Biellese ITA 2–3 Summary SUI Basel 1:02:0 2:1 Kuhn2:2 Kuhn2:3 Kuhn Stadio Comunale, Biella W Winter break 1 January 1920 14:30 Basel SUI 0–1 Summary AUT Rapid Wien 0:1 Kuthan Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Schmid (Basel) L Mid-season 22 February 1920 14:45 Vgt FC Winterthur-Veltheim SUI 3–1 Summary SUI Basel Kuhn 1:1Weilenmann 2:1Weilenmann 3:1 0:1 Wüthrich Winterthur SUI Müller (Winterthur) L Mid-season 28 March 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 1–1 Summary SUI Vgt FC Winterthur-Veltheim Kuhn 10 1:0 1:1 Frankenfeld Landhof, Basel SUI D End of season 3 April 1920 16:30 Basel SUI 3–0 Summary GER Victoria Hamburg Kuhn 6 pen. 1:0Wüthrich 27 2:0Schaffer 71 3:0 Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Schenker (Basel) W End of season 5 April 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 3–0 Summary BEL Royal Charleroi SC Schaffer 1:0 o.g. 2:0Schaffer 3:0 Landhof, Basel SUI Schenker (Basel) W End of season 11 April 1920 16:00 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary BEL Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Kaltenbach 1:3 34 0:1 Vergeylen51 0:2 Much75 0:3 Thys Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Stutz (Luzern) L End of season 2 May 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 1–0 Summary SUI Old Boys Schaffer 80 1:0 Landhof, Basel 1,200 HUN László Balint (Zürich) W End of season 9 May 1920 15:00 FC Bern SUI 4–3 Summary SUI Basel Quinclet 1:0Galli 2:0Brand 3:2Galli 4:2 2:1 Kaltenbach2:24:3 Kirchenfeld, Bern 1,500 L End of season 13 May 1920 15:00 Nordstern Basel SUI 0–4 Summary SUI Basel 17 0:1 Schaffer65 0:2 Müller77 0:3 Schaffer89 0:4 Müller Margarethenwiese, Basel 700 SUI Riesterer (Basel) W End of season 30 May 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 3–0 Summary SUI Zürich Schaffer 2 1:0Müller 2:0Müller 3:0 Landhof, Basel 800 HUN László Balint (Zürich) W End of season 6 June 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 4–0 Summary SUI Étoile-Sporting Schaffer 5 1:0Schaffer 56 2:0Schaffer 60 3:0Wüthrich 86 4:0 Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Herren (Basel) W End of season 8 June 1920 18:30 Basel SUI 4–0 Summary HUN Budapesti EAC Ibach 20 1:0Dietrich 59 2:0Schaffer 65 3:0Wüthrich 4:0 Landhof, Basel 2,000 HUN László Balint (Zürich) W End of season 13 June 1920 15:00 Basel SUI 6–1 Summary SUI FC Bern Wüthrich 17 1:0Schaffer 33 2:0Schaffer 3:1Schaffer 4:1Schaffer 5:1Schaffer 82 6:1 2:1 Quinclet Landhof, Basel 1,200 SUI Herren (Basel) W End of season 20 June 1920 Zürich SUI 1–2 Summary SUI Basel Sturzenegger 1:2 0:1 Schaffer0:2 Schaffer Utogrund, Zürich HUN László Balint (Zürich) W End of season 4 July 1920 16:00 Basel SUI 2–1 Summary TUR Ferencvárosi TC Dietrich 61 1:1Wüthrich 71 2:1 44 0:1 Toth Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Jacques Hirrle (Basel) W End of season 11 July 1920 16:00 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary HUN MTK Budapest pen. 1:1 19 0:1 WinklerKuhn o.g. 1:21:3 Winkler Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Jacques Hirrle (Basel) L End of season 18 July 1920 16:30 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary AUT Wiener Amateur Sportverein Nemes 1:3 0:1 Konrad (II)o.g. 0:276 0:3 Hansl Landhof, Basel 4,000 HUN László Balint (Zürich) L Serie A 1919–20 Swiss Serie A Central Group results Round 1 28 September 1919 15:00 Basel 2–2 Summary Young Boys Dietz (I) 47 1:0Wüthrich 52 2:0 2:1 Funk (I)88 2:2 Funk (II) Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Wieland Zürich D Round 2 12 October 1919 15:00 Aarau 3–0 Summary Basel Tanner 20 1:0Tanner 2:0Brändl 89 pen. 3:0 Schachen, Aarau SUI Fricker Zürich L Round 3 19 October 1919 15:20 Basel 3–0 Summary Old Boys Wüthrich 20 1:0Wüthrich 55 2:0Lott (I) 59 3:0 Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Gachnang Zürich W Round 4 26 October 1919 15:00 Nordstern Basel 0–1 Summary Basel 50 0:1 Dietz (II) Margarethenwiese, Basel 2,500 SUI Stutz Basel W Round 5 9 November 1919 14:45 Basel 3–2 Summary Luzern Kuhn 53 pen. 1:1Wüthrich 58 2:1Dietz (II) 63 3:1 0:1 Ulrich3:2 Halter Landhof, Basel 1,000 SUI Fricker Zürich W Round 6 7 December 1919 15:00 FC Bern 1–1 Summary Basel Küng 1:0 88 1:1 Wüthrich Kirchenfeld, Bern SUI Reich Winterthur D Round 7 14 December 1919 14:30 Old Boys 2–1 Summary Basel Lüscher I 57 1:1Lüscher I 2:1 10 1:10 Wüthrich Margarethenwiese, Basel 1,200 SUI Weber Gustav St. Gallen L Round 8 21 December 1919 14:35 Basel 3–2 Summary Aarau Dietz (II) 1:1Dietz (II) 2:1Albicker (I) 79 3:2 20 0:1 von Arx II}75 2:2 Landhof, Basel 1,300 SUI Stutz Basel W Round 9 25 January 1920 14:30 Basel 6–1 Summary FC Bern Dietz (II) 1:1Wüthrich 2:1Bielser 3:1Berlincourt o.g. 4:1Wüthrich 5:1Dietz (I) 6:1 12 0:1 Weiss Landhof, Basel 1,500 SUI Gachnang Zürich W Round 10 8 February 1920 Luzern 2–2 Summary Basel Sormani 20 1:1Tobler 82 2:2 10 0:1 Dietz (I)60 1:1 Tribschen, Luzern SUI Fricker Zürich D Round 11 29 February 1920 15:00 Basel 1–2 Summary Nordstern Basel Wüthrich 1:2 0:1 Berret 0:2 Berret Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Reich Winterthur L Round 12 7 March 1920 Biel-Bienne 0–3 Summary Basel 0:1 0:2 0:3 Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 800 W Round 13 21 March 1920 15:00 Young Boys 3–3 Summary Basel Fässler 30 1:0Dasen (II) 28 2:0Funk (II) 3:1 pen. 2:1 Kuhn3:2 Zorzotti3:3 Albicker (I) Kasernenmatte, Bern SUI Wieland Zürich D Round 14 28 March 1920 Basel 3–0 FF Summary Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel P FC Biel-Bienne declared Forfait. As a replacement, a friendly match against Winterthur took place on the same date. Central Group league table main WDL Central 5 Q 2 YB Young Boys Bern BAS Basel AAR Aarau NOR Nordstern Basel OBB Old Boys LUC Luzern BER FC Bern BIE Biel-Bienne 12 2 0 41 13 7 4 3 32 20 6 4 4 24 14 7 2 5 21 18 5 2 7 19 30 4 3 7 18 28 4 1 9 19 30 1 2 11 15 36 green1 Advance to finals A red3 No relegation this year R complete rsssf.com 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 1919–20 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1919-20 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel