1972–73 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1972–73 Helmut Benthaus Félix Musfeld Ground St. Jakob Stadium, Basel Nationalliga A Champions Swiss Cup Runner-up Swiss League Cup Winners European Cup Round 1 Cup of the Alps Group stage Ottmar Hitzfeld (18) Ottmar Hitzfeld (28) 28,000 on 14 April 1973vs Grasshopper Club 7,000 on 9 September 1972vs Grenchenand on 19 May 1973vs Chiasso 13,153 1971–72 1973–74 The 1972–73 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 79th season in their existence. It was their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Félix Musfeld was the club's chairman for the third year in a row. Overview Pre-season The previous season was the last one as an active footballer for Helmut Benthaus. He ended his playing career, but continued with Basel as team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. There were only small amendments to the squad during the pre-season. Roland Paolucci was loaned out to Winterthur and Stefan Reisch left the team and moved on to Kickers Würzburg where he ended his active playing career. Basel did not transfer any players and Benthaus relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team. Basel played a total of 55 matches during this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league championship, seven of these games were in the Swiss Cup, four in the Swiss League Cup, two were in the European Cup, four were in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. Of these 12 test games four were won, four were drawn and four were lost. Three test matches were played at home in the St. Jakob Stadium and nine were played away. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1972/73 Bilanz 1972/73 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 2019-11-16 Domestic league 14 teams contested in the 1972–73 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1971–72 season and the two newly promoted teams Chiasso and Fribourg. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1973–74 European Cup, the second and third placed teams were to qualify for 1973–74 UEFA Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel started the league season badly, losing the first two games and drawing the next two. The first victory was recorded in the fifth round and during the next nine rounds Basel won eight games. After the winter break Basel were only defeated once. They won the championship four points ahead of Grasshopper Club and six ahead of the Sion. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games, drew five and lost four. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 30. Luc Nackaerts Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html Nationalliga A 1972/73 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Ottmar Hitzfeld was the league's joint top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals. The average attendance at the 13 league home matches was 13'153 spectators. The highest attendance was 28,000 on 14 April in the game against Grasshopper Club and the second highest attendance was 26,000 on 2 May against Zürich. Swiss Cup and League Cup In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 5 November 1972 at home to Martigny-Sports in the St. Jakob Stadium. The round of 16 match on 26 November 1972 was played away against BSC Young Boys and Basel left the Wankdorf Stadium with a 4–0 victory. The quarter-finals were two legged fixtures, the first leg played on 10 December 1972 in Stadio Comunale was won 2–0 against Chiasso and the second leg played one week later was won 5–3. The semi-finals were also two legged fixtures. Basel were matched against Biel-Bienne and won 6–1 on aggregate. Walter Balmer scored a hattrick in the home game. The final was played on 23 April 1973 in the Wankdorf Stadium against Zürich. The game ended goalless after 90 minutes. In extra time Peter Marti (92) and Fritz Künzli (101) scored the goals to give Zürich the title for the second consecutive time in a final against Basel. Erik Garin https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit73.html Switzerland 1972/73 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. Basel beat Servette 8–0, Lausanne Sports 2–1 aet and Sion 6–1 to reach the final. This was won by Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 in the final which took place on 11 November 1972 at the Letzigrund in Zürich. Ottmar Hitzfeld scored a hattrick in the final. Eric Garin 1972 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwitleagcuphist.html Switzerland – League Cup Finals RSSSF 2019-11-16 European Cup and Cup of the Alps Basel were beaten by Újpesti Dózsa 2–0 in the first leg of the first round of the 1972–73 European Cup away from home in the Ferenc Szusza Stadium. The return match was on 27 September 1972 in St. Jakob Stadium. Basel won 3–2, the goals coming from René Hasler (65) and Walter Balmer (75 + 83), but they were beaten 4–3 on aggregate. uefa.com 1973 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/seasons/1972/?iv=true 1972/73 season – Overview UEFA 2019-11-16 In the 1972 Cup of the Alps Basel played twice against Olympique Lyonnais, losing the away tie, winning at home game. They played twice against Bordeaux, winning the away game but losing the home game, but because Bordeaux won their other two games they continued to the final. Andrea Veronese 1972 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alpi72.html Cup of the Alps 1972 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2019-11-16 Players 1 SUI GK Marcel Kunz league games: 16 2 SUI DF Paul Fischli league games: 18 3 SUI DF Walter Mundschin league games/goals: 26/5 4 SUI MF Peter Ramseier league games/goals: 24/5 5 SUI MF Urs Siegenthaler league games: 25 6 SUI MF Otto Demarmels league games/goals: 26/3 7 SUI FW Walter Balmer league games/goals: 25/11 8 SUI MF Karl Odermatt league games/goals: 22/3 9 SUI FW Rolf Blättler league games/goals: 7/2 10 SUI DF René Hasler league games/goals: 26/4 11 GER FW Ottmar Hitzfeld league games/goals: 21/18 12 SUI MF Bruno Rahmen league games: 9 13 SUI DF Jörg Stohler league games/goals: 16/1 SUI GK Urs Reto Grieshaber reserves, league games: 1 FRA GK Jean-Paul Laufenburger league games 10 SUI GK Hans Müller league games: 1 GER DF Josef Kiefer league games: 7 SUI DF Roland Paolucci only Cup of the Alps SUI DF Alex Wirth reserves, only Cup of the Alps SUI MF Heinz Schönebeck league games: 0 SUI FW Rolf Riner league games: 5 SUI FW Roger Ries league games: 2 SUI FW Peter Wenger league games/goals: 19/4 Players who left the squad SUI GK Roland Dahinden goalkeeper reserves SUI DF Bernard Bula reserves SUI DF Guy Castelan reserves SUI DF Roland Paolucci on loan to Winterthur GER FW Stefan Reisch to Kickers Würzburg 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 22 July 1971 20:00 Aarau SUI 2–2 Summary SUI Basel Meier 65 1:2Hauser 80 2:2 45 0:1 Riner57 0:2 Riner Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau 2,800 SUI Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen D Uhrencup 27 July 1972 20:00 Basel SUI 2–4 Summary SUI Xamax Balmer 40 1:3Demarmels 86 2:4 6 0:1 Steiger12 0:2 Mathez (I)33 0:3 Barbezat85 1:4 Rub Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 2,000 SUI Hans Wieland Grenchen L Uhrencup 29 July 1972 17:45 Grenchen SUI 3–1 Summary SUI Basel Schaller 6 1:0Wäber 16 2:0Müller 57 3:1 41 2:1 Blättler Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 3,000 SUI Jean Dubach Nidau L Pre-season 2 August 1972 18:30 FV Lörrach FRG 0–6 Summary SUI Basel 10 0:1 Hitzfeld11 0:2 Balmer25 0:3 Hitzfeld56 0:4 Demarmels66 pen. 0:5 Hitzfeld67 0:6 Blättler Stadtstadion, Lörrach 3,000 SUI Kurt Woldrich W Mid-season 1 November 1972 Spvgg Lahr FRG 1–1 Summary SUI Basel Hitzfeld Lahr SUI D Winter break Winter break 25 January 1973 Inter Hilton Acapulco MEX 3–4 Summary SUI Basel 2x Riner1x Balmer1x Hitzfeld Acapulco 3,000 W Winter break 28 January 1973 Deportivo Toluca MEX 1–2 Summary SUI Basel 17 Odermatt75 Hitzfeld Toluca W Winter break 4 February 1973 Luzern SUI 3–3 Summary SUI Basel Arrigoni 56 1:2Küttel 79 2:3Bosco 85 3:3 16 0:1 Demarmels26 0:2 Odermatt67 1:3 Riner Stadion Allmend, Luzern 900 SUI Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern D Winter break 10 February 1973 14:30 Zürich 4–2 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Künzli 66 1:2Künzli 79 2:2Martinelli 83 3:2Marti 90 4:2 39 0:1 Hitzfeld65 0:2 Stohler Letzigrund, Zürich 1,300 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach L Half an hour before the game, a snowstorm: slippery, uneven surface. Winter break 14 February 1972 20:00 Basel SUI 2–3 Summary HUN Budapest Honvéd Wenger 22 1:1Siegenthaler 89 2:3 17 0:1 Kozma47 1:2 Pinter67 1:3 Pinter St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 900 SUI L Winter break 18 February 1973 14:30 Basel SUI 3–0 Summary SUI Lausanne-Sport Wenger 43 1:0Riner 49 2:0Hitzfeld 85 3:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 1,600 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W Winter break 25 February 1973 14:30 Basel SUI 1–1 Summary SUI Grenchen Ludwig 32 1:1 28 0:1 Braun St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 600 SUI Peter Hänggi Aesch D Nationalliga 1972–73 Nationalliga A League matches Round 1 12 August 1972 20:00 Basel 2–3 Summary Sion Hitzfeld 8 1:0Stohler 49 2:2 21 1:1 Trinchero42 1:2 Hermann78 2:3 Elsig St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 10,000 SUI L Round 2 19 August 1972 17:15 Winterthur 3–1 Summary Basel Paolucci 10 1:0Risi 22 2:0Risi 45 3:1 35 2:1 Hitzfeld Schützenwiese, Winterthur 10,500 SUI Ulysse Darbellay Roche L Round 3 23 August 1972 20:15 Zürich 1–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Jeandupeux 10 1:1 2 0:1 Mundschin15 Fischli Letzigrund, Zürich 19,000 SUI Jean Dubach (Nidau) D Round 4 26 August 1972 20:00 Basel 2–2 Summary Servette Ramseier 15 1:0Blättler 63 2:0 78 2:1 Wegmann85 2:2 Dörfel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 11,000 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen D Round 5 2 September 1972 20:15 Fribourg 0–1 Summary Basel 53 1:0 Blättler47 Hasler 48 Demarmels Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg 10,500 SUI Hans Wieland Grenchen W Round 6 9 September 1972 18:00 Basel 2–0 Summary Grenchen Ramseier 22 1:0Balmer 77 2:0 85 Schaller St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,000 SUI Pierre Despont Lausanne W Round 7 16 September 1972 20:15 Grasshopper Club 1–2 Summary Basel Meier 46 1:0Meyer 50Winiger 66 47 o.g. 1:163 1:2 Hitzfeld64 Ramseier Hardturm, Zürich 11,000 SUI Bruno Della Bruna Lumino W Round 8 23 September 1972 20:00 Basel 5–2 Summary Lugano Ramseier 25 1:1Balmer 27 2:1Wenger 46 3:1Balmer 86 4:2Hauser 89 5:2 16 0:1 Franceschi49 3:2 Ausderau53 Rieländer74 Corghi St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 14,000 SUI Roland Racine Prilly W Round 9 30 September 1972 20:00 Basel 4–3 Summary St. Gallen Wenger 8 1:1Wenger 51 2:2Ramseier 71 3:2Hasler 78 4:2 5 0:1 Leuzinger19 1:2 Nasdalla90 4:3 Coray St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach W Round 10 8 October 1972 15:00 Chiasso 0–0 Summary Basel 62 Stohler Stadio Comunale (Chiasso) 8,000 SUI André Favre Echallens D Round 11 14 October 1972 20:00 Basel 2–1 Summary Lausanne-Sport Hitzfeld 49 1:1Mundschin 85 2:1 33 0:1 Garci St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 14,000 SUI Jean Dubach Nidau W Round 12 28 October 1972 17:00 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–3 Summary Basel Jaquet 17 1:1Meury 86 pen. 2:3 9 pen. 0:1 Hitzfeld32 Hitzfeld34 1:2 Odermatt43 1:3 Hitzfeld Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds 5,500 SUI Walter Gallmann Oberrieden W Round 13 19 November 1972 14:30 Basel 2–0 Summary Young Boys Hitzfeld 28 1:0Hasler 61 pen. 2:0 41 Vögeli St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 13,500 SUI Bruno Della Bruna Lumino W Round 14 3 December 1972 14:30 Sion 2–1 Summary Basel Schaller 49 1:0Vergeres 80 2:1Luisier 85 51 1:1 Odermatt70 Odermatt Stade Tourbillon, Sion 8,500 SUI Mario Clematide Zollikofen L Round 15 4 March 1973 14:30 Basel 3–1 Summary Winterthur Mundschin 7 1:0Balmer 40 2:0Balmer 59 3:1 41 Meili51 2:1 Risi St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 12,500 SUI Ulysse Darbellay Roche W Round 16 11 March 1973 15:00 Servette 0–0 Summary Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva 7,200 SUI Roland Keller Bern D Round 17 18 March 1973 Basel 3–0 Summary Fribourg Hitzfeld 24 1:0Ramseier 72 2:0Hitzfeld 76 3:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach W Round 18 1 April 1973 15:00 Grenchen 1–2 Summary Basel Feuz (II) 55 1:1 27 Fischli37 0:1 Hitzfeld70 1:2 Hitzfeld Stadion Brühl, Grenchen 7,000 SUI André Favre Echallens W Round 19 14 April 1973 20:00 Basel 0–1 Summary Grasshopper Club 8 0:1 P. Meier St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 28,000 SUI Jean Dubach Nidau L Round 20 29 April 1973 15:00 Lugano 0–1 Summary Basel 8 0:1 Balmer65 Wenger Cornaredo, Lugano 7,200 SUI Roland Racine Prilly W Round 21 2 May 1973 20:00 Basel 2–1 FCZ summaryFCB summary Zürich Balmer 38 1:0Odermatt 48 2:0 41 Heer76 2:1 Brunnenmeier St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 26,000 SUI Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach W New floodlight system in operation for the first time (900 lux). Round 22 12 May 1973 20:15 St. Gallen 3–4 Summary Basel Blättler 25 1:1Nasdalla 53 2:3Nasdalla 90 pen. 3:4 12 0:1 Mundschin33 1:2 Mundschin45 1:3 Wenger53 Mundschin74 2:4 Demarmels Espenmoos, St. Gallen 10,200 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W Round 23 19 May 1972 20:00 Basel 4–0 Summary Chiasso Hitzfeld 12 1:0Hitzfeld70 2:0Balmer 80 3:0Demarmels 80 4:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,000 SUI Fernand Burioli Lausanne W Round 24 26 May 1972 20:30 Lausanne-Sport 0–0 Summary Basel Ostojic 28Richard 47 30 Müller Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 15,000 SUI Bruno Della Bruna Lumino D Two instances of the pitch being invaded by several hundred youths. Corners 5:4 Round 25 2 June 1972 20:15 Basel 7–1 Summary La Chaux-de-Fonds Hitzfeld 16 1:1Balmer 18 2:1Hasler 42 3:1Balmer 51 4:1Hitzfeld 70 5:1Hitzfeld 71 pen. 6:1Demarmels 82 7:1 14 0:1 Delavelle42 Zaugg71 Forestier St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 12,000 SUI Hans Wieland Grenchen W Round 26 9 June 1972 20:15 Young Boys 2–3 Summary Basel Brechbühl 37 1:1Bosshard 84 2:3 15 pen. 0:1 Hitzfeld53 1:2 Hitzfeld66 1:3 Balmer Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 24,000 SUI Marcel Despland (Yverdon-les-Bains) W Last game for Marcel Despland as referee. Final league table main WDL Q 5 2 BAS Basel Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" 1973 https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/rangliste?saison=1972/73 1972/73 Rangliste Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" de-ch 1972/73 Ranking 2023-11-16 GCZ Grasshopper Club SIO Sion SER Servette Daniel Reichmuth 2025 https://super-servette.ch/Doku/Resultate_Servette_1972-73.pdf Servette Rangliste 1972/73 Servette ranking 1972/73 super-servette-ch fr 2025-11-16 WIN Winterthur LS Lausanne-Sport ZÜR Zürich (red) dbFCZ 2023 https://www.dbfcz.ch/saison.php?saison_id=42&m=0&c=0&i=0&f=0&s=0&pord=0 FCZ 1972/73 dbFCZ de-ch 2023-11-16 LUG Lugano YB Young Boys (red) BSC Young Boys AG 2025 https://www.bscyb.ch/archiv-1972-73#mnc_564 YB Saison 1972/73 YB season 1972/73 BSC Young Boys AG de-ch 2025-11-16 CDF La Chaux-de-Fonds CHI Chiasso STG St. Gallen FRI Fribourg GRE Grenchen 17 5 4 57 30 14 7 5 54 32 13 7 6 35 30 14 3 9 41 23 12 6 8 40 29 11 6 9 46 27 10 8 8 38 33 9 9 8 31 30 9 5 12 39 40 8 7 11 30 43 8 5 13 21 48 7 5 14 31 49 4 7 15 24 43 4 4 18 23 53 green1 Swiss champions, qualified for 1973–74 European Cup EC yellow1 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cupand entered 1973 Intertoto Cup CWC blue1 Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cupand entered 1973 Intertoto Cup UEC1 blue1 Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup UEC2 blue3 Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup I1 blue3 Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup I2 red1 Relegated to 1973–74 Nationalliga B R1 red1 Relegated to 1973–74 Nationalliga B R2 yes complete rsssf.com Swiss Cup Round of 32 5 November 1972 14:30 Basel 6–0 Summary Martigny-Sports Riner 18 1:0Balmer 49 2:0Hitzfeld 77 pen. 3:0Riner 81 4:0Balmer 83 5:0Riner 87 6:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,000 SUI Ernest Guignet Yverdon W Round of 16 26 November 1972 14:30 BSC Young Boys 0–4 Summary Basel Brechbühl 65 26 0:1 Demarmels57 0:2 Riner61 0:3 Odermatt63 0:4 Wenger Wankdorf Stadium, Bern 11,500 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W Quarter-finalFirst leg 10 December 1972 14:30 Chiasso 0–2 Summary Basel Ferroni 68Sulmoni 70 2 0:1 Balmer37 Ramseier44 Wenger55 0:2 Wenger Stadio Comunale, Chiasso 4,000 SUI Roland Racine Prilly W Second leg 17 December 1972 14:30 Basel 5–3 7–3 Summary Chiasso Ries 12 1:0Balmer 15 2:0Hasler 64 3:2Odermatt 68 4:2Odermatt 89 5:3 32 2:1 Allio34 2:2 Boriani79 4:2 Messerli81 Katnic St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 6,500 SUI Walter Gallmann Oberrieden W Semi-finalFirst leg 25 March 1973 20:15 Biel-Bienne 0–1 Summary Basel 76 Hitzfeld Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne 10,000 SUI Bruno Della Bruna Lumino W Semi-finalSecond leg 28 March 1973 Basel 5–1 6–1 Summary Biel-Bienne Balmer 19 1:1Balmer 31 2:1Hitzfeld 36 3:1Balmer 51 4:1Demarmels 78 6:1 6 0:1 Konrad St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 7,800 SUI Walter Gallmann (Oberrieden) W Final 23 April 1973 14:30 Zürich 2–0 yes FCZ summaryFCB summary Basel Münch 22Zigerlig 36Marti 92Künzli 101Bionda 104 41 Hitzfeld99 Demarmels104 Odermatt Wankdorf, Bern 45,000 SUI Roland Keller (Bern W 42,591 paying spectators, 2,500 invited guests. Swiss League Cup 1972 Swiss League Cup Round of 16 5 August 1972 20:00 Basel 8–0 Summary Servette FC Genève Balmer 12 1:0Hitzfeld 21 2:0Hitzfeld 25 3:0Stohler 49 4:0Stohler 57 5:0Wenger 73 6:0Riner 77 7:0Wenger 86 8:0 St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,000 SUI Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne W Quarter-final 8 August Basel 2–1 yes Summary Lausanne-Sport Balmer 78 1:1Schönebeck 120 2:1 69 0:1 Piccand St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 8,300 W Semi-final 11 October 1972 Basel 6–1 Summary Sion Hitzfeld 16 1:0Balmer 26 2:0Demarmels 42 3:1Demarmels 57Odermatt 64 4:1Demarmels 75 5:1Wenger 81 6:1 26 2:1 Hermann47 Valentini47 Wampfler76 Barberis St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 5,500 SUI Anton Bucheli Luzern W Final 11 November 1972 14:30 Basel 4–1 Summary FC Winterthur Hitzfeld 6 1:0Hitzfeld 22 2:0Balmer 40 3:1Hitzfeld 90 pen. 4:1 25 Nielsen Letzigrund, Zürich 7,600 SUI Jean Dubach Nidau W European Cup 1972–73 European Cup First round First leg 13 September 1972 Újpesti Dózsa HUN 2–0 UEFA summaryFCB summary SUI Basel Bene 39Horváth 57Zámbó 60 88 Ramseier Ferenc Szusza Stadium Újpest 7,000 AUT Paul Schiller L Second leg 27 September 1972 20:00 Basel SUI 3–2 UEFA summaryFCB summary HUN Újpesti Dózsa Hasler 65 1:1Balmer 75 2:1Balmer 83 3:1 32 E. Dunai46 0:1 Bene58 P. Juhász89 3:2 Bene St. Jakob Stadium Basel 16,000 ENG Walker W Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate. Cup of the Alps Matches Round 1 17 June 1972 Girondins de Bordeaux FRA 1–3 Summary SUI Basel Papin 34 1:2 14 0:1 Balmer32 0:2 Blättler85 1:3 Wenger Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 2,500 SUI Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne W Round 2 20 June 1972 Olympique Lyonnais FRA 1–0 Summary SUI Basel Trivic 28 1:0 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 3,410 SUI Roland Keller Bern L Round 3 24 June 1972 20:00 Basel SUI 3–4 Summary FRA Girondins de Bordeaux Hasler 3 1:0Balmer 48 2:2Hasler 90 3:4 21 1:1 Goubet25 1:2 Giresse49 2:3 Lipo52 2:4 Petit St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 4,500 FRA Roger Machin L Round 4 27 June 1972 20:00 Basel SUI 3–2 Summary FRA Olympique Lyonnais Demarmels 52 1:0Stohler 68 2:1Ramseier 87 3:1 55 1:1 Lacombe88 3:2 Di Nallo St. Jakob Stadium, Basel 2,600 FRA Robert Frauciel W Group B league table Pos Final position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against Pts Points Notes1 Girondins de Bordeaux 43011496 Qualified for final2 Basel 42029443 Olympique Lyonnais 42028844 Servette 4 1 0 3 8 142 See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. 978-3-7245-2050-4 Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. 978-3-7245-2305-5 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF Swiss League Cup 1972 at RSSSF Cup of the Alps 1972 at RSSSF External links FC Basel official site expanded Category:FC Basel seasons Basel 1972–73