1953–54 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1953–54 René Bader with Willy Dürr Jules Düblin Ground Landhof, Basel Nationalliga A 8th Swiss Cup Round 4 Josef Hügi (30) Josef Hügi (30) 12,500 on 13 December 1953vs Grasshopper Club 3,500 on 28 February 1954vs Lausanne-Sport 6,746 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth 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 for the eighth successive season. Overview René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1953/54 Bilanz Saison 1953/54 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=25602 FC Basel - Brasilien 2:5 (1:2) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1953/54 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit54.html Switzerland 1953/54 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 but subsequently left the club after that date. SUI GK Gianfranco de Taddeo from Young Boys FRA GK Simon Gusothien from AS Huningue SUI GK Walter Müller SUI DF Werner Bopp SUI DF Hans-Rudolf Fitze SUI DF Hans Hügi (I) SUI DF René Klauser (I) HUN DF György Mogoy SUI DF Hans Weber SUI MF Walter Felber from FC Birsfelden SUI MF Benedikt Frey SUI MF Kurt Maurer FRA MF Pierre Redolfi SUI MF Kurt Thalmann SUI FW René Bader Player-coach SUI FW Walter Bannwart SUI FW Walter Bielser SUI FW Josef Hügi (II) SUI FW Ernst Klauser (II) ITA FW Romano Zolin Alfred Hartmann Roman Studer Werner Wederich Players who left the squad SUI GK Werner Schley to Grasshopper Club SUI GK Werner Wenger SUI MF Eugen Büchel to Young Fellows Zürich SUI FW Marcel Frei SUI FW Marcel Leisinger 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 21 July 1953 SFK Lyn Oslo NOR 3–3 Summary SUI Basel Muggerud 24 pen. 1:1Nordahl 30 2:1Olsen 59 3:2 8 0:1 Hügi (I)57 2:2 Maurer69 3:3 Hügi (II) Oslo 8,000 D Pre-season 23 July 1953 Hamarkameratene NOR 1–8 Summary SUI Basel Olsen 20 1:1 15 0:1 Hügi (II)34 1:2 Hügi (I)1:3 Hügi (II)1:4 Thalmann1:5 Thalmann1:6 Hügi (II)1:7 Hügi (II)1:8 Bader Hamar W Pre-season 26 July 1953 Sjælland XI DEN 6–2 Summary SUI Basel 10 1:02:13:24:25:26:2 12 1:1 Hügi (II)17 2:2 Bielser Roskilde 2,000 L Pre-season 28 July 1953 Sjælland XI DEN 4–3 Summary SUI Basel Larsen 27 1:2Jensen 46 2:353 pen. 3:3Jensen 77 4:3 4 0:1 Thalmann18 0:2 Bader41 1:3 Hügi (II) Slagelse 1,600 L Pre-season 30 July 1953 Nykøbing Falster BK 1901 DEN 3–1 Summary SUI Basel 1:02:13:1 1:1 Bader Nykøbing Falster 1,000 L Pre-season 2 August 1953 SV Werder Bremen GER 9–0 Summary SUI Basel Ebert 4 1:0Hagenacker 10 2:0Hagenacker 18 3:0Hardtke 57 4:0Preusse 50 5:0Preusse 76 6:0Ebert 80 7:0Hagenacker 84 8:0Ebert 86 9:0 Weserstadion, Bremen L Pre-seaspn 6 August 1953 16:00 Basel SUI 0–3 Summary SUI Young Fellows Zürich 32 0:1 Brühlmann38 0:2 Beerli53 0:3 Sports ground, Arlesheim SUI Schaub Basel L Mid-season 20 September 1953 16:00 AS Huningue 1919 FRA 2–5 Summary SUI Basel Winterberger 1:2Keller 43 2:4 10 0:1 Hügi (II)20 0:2 Hügi (II)25 1:3 Hügi (II)40 1:4 Hügi (II)65 2:5 Hügi (II) Huningue 2,000 FRA Moser W Mid-season 21 November 1953 14:45 Basel SUI 1–3 Summary GER Karlsruher SC Hügi (II) 64 pen. 1:2 32 0:1 Kunkel62 0:2 Kunkel81 1:3 Rastetter Landhof, Basel 2,800 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten L Winter break to end of season Winter break 7 February 1954 15:00 Basel SUI 3–5 Summary SUI Grasshopper Club Thalmann 35 1:0Bielser 61 2:2Hügi (II) 73 pen. 3:2 39 pen. 1:1 Ballaman42 1:2 Ballaman82 pen. 3:3 Vonlanthen (II)84 3:4 Jäger 86 3:5 Zappia Landhof, Basel 1,800 SUI Kellerhals Basel L Winter break 14 February 1954 Wil SUI 1–3 Summary SUI Basel Baltensberger 50 1:3 4 0:1 Maurer22 0:2 Bannwart0:3 Hügi (II) Mogoy Lindengut, Wil 1,000 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen W Mid-season 28 March 1954 FC Reinach SUI 1–4 Summary SUI Basel 1x Bannwart1x Hügi (II)1x Thalmann1x Weber Reinach W Mid-season 19 April 1954 Lugano SUI 2–3 Summary SUI Basel Poma 28 1:0Degiorgi 71 2:1 65 1:1 Hügi (I)80 2:2 Hügi (II)82 2:3 Hügi (II) Al Ram, Bodio SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello W End of season 12 June 1954 17:30 Basel SUI 2–5 Summary BRA Bosshard 27 1:1Weber 47 2:2 16 0:1 Humberto43 1:2 Humberto52 2:3 Pinga57 2:4 Pinga88 2:5 Baltazar Landhof, Basel 10,000 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten L Nationalliga A 1953–54 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 16 August 1953 16:30 Basel 1–0 Summary Young Boys Hügi (II) 23 1:0 Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel 7,500 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich W Round 2 23 August 1953 16:00 Grasshopper Club 3–4 Summary Basel Vukosavljević 19 1:1Vukosavljević 36 2:3Vukosavljević 54 3:4 12 0:1 Bader31 1:2 Hügi (II)35 1:3 Hügi (II)45 2:4 Thalmann Hardturm, Zürich 8.000 SUI Zutter Bern W Round 3 30 August 1953 16:30 Basel 4–0 Summary Biel-Bienne Bader 15 1:0Hügi (II) 55 2:0Hügi (II) 60 3:0Bielser 79 4:0 Landhof, Basel 4,500 SUI Fr. Karlen Bern W Round 4 6 September 1953 Fribourg 2–1 Summary Basel Raetzo 7 1:0Weil 75 2:1 11 1:1 Hügi (II) Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg 3,500 SUI Rapin Lausanne L Round 5 13 September 1953 15:00 Basel 1–3 Summary Chiasso Hügi (II) 71 1:2 31 o.g. 0:1 Hügi (I)73 0:2 Riva87 1:3 Oberer Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI von Gunten Bern L Round 6 27 September 1953 15:30 Lausanne-Sport 5–2 Summary Basel Maillard (II) 53 1:1Guhl 62 2:1Guhl 65 3:1Glisovic 70 4:1Stäuble 80 5:2 1 0:1 Thalmann75 4:2 Hügi (II) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 7,500 SUI Schüttel Sion L Round 7 4 October 1953 15:00 Basel 3–1 Summary FC Bern Mogoy 43 pen. 1:0Bielser 47 2:0Thalmann 75 3:1 69 2:1 Hartmann Landhof, Basel 4,500 SUI E. Guidi Bellinzona W Round 8 18 October 1953 15:00 Zürich 1–2 Summary Basel Rossi 2:1 20 0:1 Hügi (I)40 0:2 Bannwart Letzigrund, Zürich 10,000 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern W Round 9 25 October 1953 15:00 Basel 4–3 Summary Grenchen Hügi (I) 12 1:1Hügi (II) 2:1Hügi (I) 53 3:3Hügi (II) 58 4:3 7 0:1 Righetti (II)25 2:2 Righetti (II)52 2:3 Righetti (II) Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Schönholzer Lausanne W Round 10 1 November 1953 15:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Summary Basel Coutaz 20 1:0Coutaz 89 2:0 15 Hügi (II) Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 7,500 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich L Round 11 8 November 1953 14:30 Basel 3–2 Summary Bellinzona Bielser 14 1:0Hügi (II) 42 2:2Bannwart 83 3:2 33 o.g. 1:1 Mogoy38 1:2 Zurmühle Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Zutter Bern W Round 12 15 November 1953 14:30 Basel 1–2 Summary Luzern Hügi (II) 19 1:0 52 1:1 Feller59 1:2 Kruppa Landhof, Basel 8,000 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello L Round 13 29 November 1953 14:30 Servette 2–2 Summary Basel Duret 22 1:0Duret 52 2:1 41 1:1 Thalmann2:2 Hügi (II) Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 11,000 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten D Round 14 6 December 1953 14:30 Young Boys 3–0 Summary Basel Meier 17 1:0Grütter 61 2:0Meier 62 3:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 7,500 SUI Paul Wyssling Zürich L Round 15 13 December 1953 14:30 Basel 1–6 Summary Grasshopper Club Mogoy 21 1:1 8 0:1 Vonlanthen31 1:2 Bickel34 pen. 1:3 Bickel47 1:4 Vuko60 1:5 Bickel77 1:6 Hagen Landhof, Basel 12,500 SUI Josef Gulde St. Gallen L Round 16 20 December 1953 Biel-Bienne 2–1 Summary Basel Lipps 17 1:0Scheurer 60 2:1Wiedmer 20 1:1 Hügi (II) Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 2,500 SUI Schüttel Sion L Round 17 27 December 1953 14:30 Basel 3–2 Summary Fribourg Bielser 24 1:1Hügi (II) 62 2:1Bielser 63 3:1 11 0:1 Raetzo72 3:2 Streiner Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Bollinger Schaffhausen W Round 18 21 February 1954 Chiasso 3–5 Summary Basel Chiesa 6 1:0Chiesa 8 2:0Ferrari 10 3:0 24 3:1 Weber54 3:2 Weber55 3:3 Hügi (II)63 3:4 Hügi (II)88 3:5 Bannwart Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso 2,500 SUI W. Rufli Bremgarten W Round 19 28 February 1954 15:00 Basel 2–3 Summary Lausanne-Sport Hügi (II) 17 1:0Weber 2:3 19 1:1 Maillard (II)46 1:2 Eschmann47 1:3 Eschmann Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Victor Werner Schicker Bern L Round 20 7 March 1954 15:00 FC Bern 2–2 Summary Basel Hügi (II) 60 1:0Thalmann 61 2:0 74 2:1 Grossenbacher74 2:2 Wirsching Neufeld, Bern 3,500 SUI Weiersmüller Suhr D Round 21 14 March 1954 15:00 Basel 3–4 Summary Zürich Hügi (II) 9 1:0Hügi (II) 23 pen. 2:2Hügi (II) 78 3:3 31 pen. 2:1 Kohler54 o.g. 2:2 Klauser (I)67 2:3 Schneiter80 3:4 Bosshard Landhof, Basel 5,500 SUI Werner Müller L Round 22 21 March 1954 15:00 Grenchen 2–1 Summary Basel Sidler 35 pen. 1:0Pfister 90 2:1 54 1:1 Weber Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 4,000 SUI Fr. Karlen Bern L Round 23 4 April 1954 15:00 Basel 4–2 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Hügi (II) 1 pen. 1:0Bielser 15 2:0Hügi (II) 43 3:2Hügi (II) 75 4:2 18 2:1 Fesselet35 2:2 Coutaz Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI F. Buchmüller Zürich W Round 24 11 April 1954 Bellinzona 2–0 Summary Basel Sartori 61 1:0Fontana 64 2:0 Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona 2,500 SUI Dörflinger Grenchen L Round 25 2 May 1954 Luzern 2–3 Summary Basel Kyd 18 1:0Kyd 51 2:2 37 1:1 Hügi (II)43 1:2 Hügi (II)75 2:3 Hügi (II) Stadion Allmend, Luzern 6,000 SUI Schönholzer Lausanne W Round 26 9 May 1954 15:00 Basel 2–3 Summary Servette Hügi (II) 70 1:2Hügi (II) 73 2:2 44 0:1 Fatton53 0:2 Fatton83 2:3 Fatton Landhof, Basel 7,700 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello L League table main WDL Q 5 2 CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds GCZ Grasshopper Club LS Lausanne-Sport YB Young Boys SER Servette BEL Bellinzona GRE Grenchen BAS Basel CHI Chiasso LUZ Luzern ZÜR Zürich FRI Fribourg BER FC Bern BB Biel-Bienne 20 2 4 78 36 19 3 4 108 47 15 6 5 69 46 13 4 9 66 44 10 10 6 55 38 10 5 11 41 44 10 4 12 53 58 11 2 13 55 62 9 5 12 45 62 10 2 14 47 68 8 4 14 45 64 8 2 16 37 53 8 1 17 40 75 5 2 19 36 78 green1 Champions and Swiss Cup winners A red1 Relegated R1 red1 Relegated R2 complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round 3 10 January 1954 14:30 Basel 0–1 Summary Grenchen 88 0:1 Pfister Landhof, Basel 5,200 SUI Gino Bergamini Viganello 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 1953–54 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1953–54 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel