1943–44 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1943–44 Albert Besse First team coach Willy Wolf Ground Landhof, Basel 1943–44 Nationalliga 9th Swiss Cup Finalist Alfred Weisshaar (15) Alfred Weisshaar (18) 7,500 on 31 October 1943vs Grasshopper Club 2,500 on 20 February 1944vs Luzern 4,369 1942–43 1943–45 The FC Basel 1943–44 season was the fifty-first 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 fifth consecutive season. Overview Team manager Eugen Rupf left the club following the last season and Willy Wolf was appointed as Basel's new team manager. Basel played 41 games in their 1943–44 season. 26 in the Nationalliga, five in the cup and ten were test games. They won 18, drew 11 and lost 12 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 83 goals and conceded 65. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1943/44 Bilanz Saison 1943/44 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 There were 14 teams contesting in the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The team that finished in last position in the league table would be relegated. Basel played a mediocre season, winning nine matches, drawing eight and suffered nine defeats they ended the season with 26 points in 9th position. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss championship, Luzern were relegated. Alfred Weisshaar was Basel's top league goal scorer with 15 goals, joint second league scorer with Alfred Bickel (Grasshopper Club) behind top scorer Erich Andres (Young Fellows Zürich) who netted 23 times. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit44.html Switzerland 1943/44 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a home tie at the Landhof against lower tier local side Nordstern Basel. This was won 4–1. In the round of 16 they had a home tie and won 6–2 against St. Gallen. The quarter-final gave Basel another home tie and they won 5–1 against Young Boys. The semi-final was an away tie against Biel-Bienne. Hans Vonthron's goal was the only goal of the game and Basel qualified for the final. This was played on 10 April in Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Lausanne-Sport. Two goals from Numa Monnard and one from Roger Courtois during the last five minutes of the match meant that Basel lost the game 0–3 and Lausanne won the national double. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=26157 FC Lausanne-Sport - FC Basel 3:0 (0:0) Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” 2019-11-16 Players SUI GK Kurt Imhof SUI GK Ernst Kipfer SUI GK Walter Müller SUI GK Paul Wechlin SUI DF Louis Favre SUI DF Ernst Grauer SUI DF Ernst Hufschmid SUI MF Alexander Ebner SUI MF Heinz Elsässer SUI MF Rodolfo Kappenberger SUI MF Alberto Losa SUI MF Fritz Schmidlin SUI MF Guglielmo Spadini SUI MF Tschüppeli SUI MF Hans Vonthron SUI MF Werner Wenk SUI MF Rudolf Wirz SUI FW Kurt Bertsch SUI FW Max Gloor SUI FW Rudolf Knup SUI FW Alex Mathys from Brühl St. Gallen SUI FW Hans Nyffeler SUI FW Hans Rothen SUI FW Hermann Suter SUI FW Alfred Weisshaar Players who left the squad SUI GK Silvio Cinguetti SUI DF Fritz Greder SUI FW Erich Andres to Young Fellows Zürich SUI FW Eugen Rupf to Grasshopper Club SUI FW Hans Spengler to Zürich 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 August 1943 Basel SUI 2–2 Summary SUI SC Derendingen (red) Solothurner Fussballverband 2024 https://matchcenter.sofv.ch/default.aspx?v=1822&oid=10&lng=1 SC Derendingen Solothurner Fussballverband - sofv.ch de 2024-11-16 Bertsch 80 1:22:2 pen. 0:1 Steiner0:2 Herzog Chur D Pre-season 8 August 1943 Wettingen SUI 2–2 Summary SUI Basel Egloff 1:0Bürgler 2:1 1:12:2 Eggmann Zürich SUI Hans Eggmann (Zürich) D Pre-season 15 August 1943 SC Derendingen SUI 1–1 Summary SUI Basel Bernhard 1:0 1:1 Bertsch Heidenegg, Derendingen D Pre-season 22 August 1943 16:15 Young Fellows Zürich SUI 0–1 Summary SUI Basel 7 0:1 Losa Letzigrund, Zürich 1,000 SUI Theodor Ott (Oerlikon) W Pre-season 29 August 1943 14:30 La Chaux-de-Fonds SUI 3–2 Summary SUI Basel Burger 1 1:0Perroud 7 2:0Burger 33 3:1 32 2:1 Tschüppeli65 3:2 Bertsch Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 2,800 SUI Adrien Sandoz (La Chaux-de-Fonds) L Mid-season 12 September 1943 15:00 Basel SUI 6–3 Summary SUI Grasshopper Club Nyffeler Hufschmid penVonthron Bertsch Biedermannpen. Friedländer Landhof, Basel 2,800 SUI Paul von Wartburg (Bern) W Mid- to end of season Mid-season 6 February 1944 15:00 Basel SUI 3–2 Summary SUI Concordia Basel Nyffeler 79 1:2Suter 81 2:2Gloor 3:2 0:1 Holderegger49 0:2 Urfer Stadion Rankhof, Basel 800 SUI Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle W Mid-season 18 March 1944 Nordstern Basel/Concordia Basel SUI 3–4 Summary SUI Basel 1x Ebner1x Tschüppeli2x Weisshaar Basel W End of season 1 July 1944 17:00 Lausanne-Sport SUI 2–3 Summary SUI Basel Peruchoud 8 1:2Peruchoud 37 2:3 6 0:1 Weisshaar7 0:2 Kappenberger18 1:3 Schmidlin (I) Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 1,500 SUI Roger Rapin (Lausanne) W End of season 2 July 1944 17:00 Lugano SUI 2–1 Summary SUI Basel Albizzati 50 1:0Albizzati 63 2:0 70 2:1 Kappenberger Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 3,000 SUI Roger Rapin (Lausanne) L Nationalliga 1943–44 Nationalliga League matches Round 1 5 September 1943 Luzern 1–1 Summary Basel Müller 1:1 44 0:1 Bertsch Stadion Allmend, Luzern 1,600 SUI Sally Rosenbaum (Zürich/St. Gallen) D Round 2 September 1943 Basel P–P [ Summary] Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel P Round 3 26 September 1943 15:30 Lausanne-Sport 4–1 Summary Basel Eggimann 2 1:0Monnard 5 2:0Maillard (II) 25 3:1Courtois 30 4:1 6 2:1 Nyffeler Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 2,500 SUI Adrien Sandoz (La Chaux-de-Fonds) L Round 4 3 October 1943 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Biel-Bienne Kappenberger 73 1:0Suter 86 pen. 2:0 Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Josef Schürch (Winterthur) W Round 5 17 October 1943 15:00 Cantonal Neuchatel 2–0 Summary Basel Sydler 47 1:0Sydler 2:0 Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel 3,500 SUI Sally Rosenbaum (Zürich/St. Gallen) L Round 6 24 October 1943 15:15 Servette 1–1 Summary Basel Tamini 78 1:0 80 1:1 Weisshaar Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 4,000 SUI Ernst Jaggi (Bern) D Round 2 31 October 1943 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Grasshopper Club Ebner 49 1:0Weisshaar 59 2:0 75 pen. 2:1 Bickel Landhof, Basel 7,500 SUI Paul von Wartburg (Bern) W Round 7 7 November 1943 14:30 Basel 1–1 Summary Young Boys Vonthron 85 1:1 20 0:1 Bernhard Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Adrien Sandoz (La Chaux-de-Fonds) D Round 8 14 November 1943 13:00 Young Fellows Zürich 1–3 Summary Basel Nausch 1:2 63 0:1 Weisshaar73 0:2 Weisshaar1:3 Suter Letzigrund, Zürich 3,500 SUI Marco Grassi (Balerna) W 88' Heinz Elsässer is carried out due to an injury, broken leg. Round 9 21 November 1943 14:30 Basel 3–0 Summary Zürich Ebner 5 1:0Weisshaar 15 2:0Weisshaar 46 3:0 Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Louis Tschopp (Delémont) W Anniversary game 50 years of FC Basel. Round 10 28 November 1943 Grenchen 4–1 Summary Basel Ducommun 5 1:0Rougemont 15 2:0Neuhaus 55 3:0Rougemont 90 4:1 62 3:1 Vonthron Stadion Brühl, Grenchen SUI Josef Schürch (Winterthur) L Round 11 5 December 1943 14:30 Basel 1–1 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Suter 82 pen. 1:1 30 0:1 A. Abegglen0 82 Jaeck Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Sally Rosenbaum (Zürich/St. Gallen) D Round 12 12 December 1943 St. Gallen 2–1 Summary Basel Wagner 1:1Wagner 78 2:1 0:1 Ebner Espenmoos, St. Gallen 1,500 SUI Hans Eggmann (Zürich) L Round 13 19 December 1943 14:30 Basel 0–0 Summary Lugano Landhof, Basel 5,000 SUI Georges Craviolini (Chippis) D Round 14 2 February 1944 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Luzern Suter 62 1:0 76 1:1 Irniger Landhof, Basel 2,500 SUI Mario Grassi (Balerna) D Round 15 February 1944 Grasshopper Club P–P [ Summary] Basel Hardturm, Zürich P Round 16 5 March 1944 15:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport Weisshaar 21 1:0Suter 2:0 58 2:1 Eggimann Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Paul von Wartburg Bern W Round 17 19 March 1944 Biel-Bienne 2–0 Summary Basel Graber 16 1:0Weibel 85 2:0 Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 2,300 SUI Hans Wüthrich (Bern) L Round 18 2 April 1944 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Cantonal Neuchatel Weisshaar 70 1:1 63 0:1 Facchinetti Landhof, Basel 4,800 SUI Eugen Scherz (Bern) D From 78' Basel with only 10 men due to injury of Suter Round 15 16 April 1944 15:45 Grasshopper Club 1–2 Summary Basel Amadò 30 1:0 35 1:1 Bertsch36 1:2 Weisshaar Hardturm, Zürich 4,500 SUI Ernst Jaggi (Bern) W Round 19 23 April 1944 15:00 Basel 1–1 Summary Servette Kappenberger 1:1 0:1 Bachasse Landhof, Basel 6,000 SUI Emil Heiniger (Bern) D Round 20 30 April 1944 Young Boys 0–3 Summary Basel 12 0:1 Hufschmid74 0:2 Kappenberger77 0:3 Weisshaar Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 3,500 SUI Jean Lutz (Geneva) W Round 21 7 May 1944 15:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Young Fellows Zürich Hufschmid 56 1:0Ebner 2:0 Landhof, Basel 4,500 SUI Rodolphe Wittwer (Geneva) W Round 22 14 May 1944 14:15 Zürich 4–3 Summary Basel Hagenlocher pen. 1:1Nyffeler pen. 2:3Hagenlocher 3:3Busenhardt 80 4:3 0:1 Kappenberger43 1:2 Ebner1:3 Weisshaar Letzigrund, Zürich 4,000 SUI Eugen Scherz (Bern) L Round 23 21 May 1944 15:00 Basel 2–3 Summary Grenchen Ebner 14 1:1Hufschmid 22 2:1 2 pen. 0:1 Righetti63 2:2 Courtat2:3 Courtat Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Mario Grassi (Balerna) L Round 24 4 June 1944 15:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–1 Summary Basel Perroud 1:1Perroud 2:1Neury 3:1 25 0:1 Weisshaar Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 1,500 SUI Sally Rosenbaum (Zürich/St. Gallen) L Round 25 11 June 1944 15:00 Basel 6–1 Summary St. Gallen Hufschmid 15 1:0Weisshaar 2:0Weisshaar 3:0Schmidlin (I) 4:0Weisshaar 34 5:0Gloor 6:1 5:1 Deriaz Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Armand Merlotti (Neuchâtel) W Round 26 17 June 1944 Lugano 2–1 Summary Basel Bernasconi 42 1:1Albizatti 55 2:1 24 0:1 Gloor Campo Marzio, Lugano SUI Eugen Scherz (Bern) L League table main WDL Q 5 2 LS Lausanne-Sport SER Servette LUG Lugano GCZ Grasshopper Club BB Biel-Bienne YB Young Boys CAN Cantonal Neuchatel GRE Grenchen BAS Basel CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds YFZ Young Fellows Zürich STG St. Gallen ZÜR Zürich LUZ Luzern 17 4 5 48 25 12 8 6 39 25 12 6 8 47 32 13 3 10 54 32 12 5 9 42 30 9 11 6 38 32 10 8 8 38 27 12 4 10 45 41 9 8 9 42 38 10 6 10 34 45 9 3 14 46 51 8 3 15 26 60 6 5 15 37 54 4 4 18 19 63 green1 Champions and Swiss Cup winners A #FFC0D0 Relegated R complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup 1943–44 Swiss Cup Round of 32 26 December 1943 14:00 Basel 4–1 FCB summary Nordstern Basel Suter 21 1:0Bertsch 32 2:0Suter 77 pen. 3:1Hufschmid 4:1 56 2:1 Wiesner Landhof, Basel 4,000 SUI Josef Schürch (Winterthur) W Nordstern played the 1943/44 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). Round of 16 9 January 1944 14:00 Basel 6–2 FCB summary St. Gallen Ebner 10 1:0Bertsch 22 2:0Ebner 44 3:0Ebner 56 4:1Suter 66 pen. 5:1Ebner 75 6:1 52 o.g. 3:10 66 Schenker52 6:2 Wagner Landhof, Basel 3,000 SUI Jean Lutz (Geneva) W Quarter-final 13 February 1944 14:30 Basel 5–1 FCB summary Young Boys Weisshaar 26 1:1Vonthron 32 2:1Weisshaar 3:1Weisshaar 79 4:1Kappenberger 81 5:1 17 0:1 Bernhard Landhof, Basel 3,500 SUI Widmer (Geneva) W Semi-final 12 March 1944 15:00 Biel-Bienne 0–1 FCB summary Basel 67 0:1 Vonthron Hardturm, Zürich 4,000 SUI Marco Grassi (Bellinzona) W For their own benefit Biel decided to play in Zurich. From 75' Biel down to ten players due to injury. Final 10 April 1944 15:00 Lausanne-Sport 3–0 Fussball-Schweiz summaryFCB summary Basel Monnard 85 1:0Courtois 88 2:0Monnard 90 3:0 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 15,000 SUI Hans Wüthrich (Bern) L Lausanne-Sport won the cup and this was the club's third cup title to this date. Six weeks later the team also won the domestic league therefore they secured themselves the double and this was the second time that they won the double. 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 1943/44 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1943/44 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel