The FC Basel 1918–19 season was their twenty-sixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was August Rossa who took over from Franz Rinderer at the club's AGM. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. World War I was still being fought as the Swiss season started.
| 1918–19 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  August Rossa |
| First team coach | Otto Kuhn (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 5th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Otto Kuhn (6) All: Otto Kuhn (7) (figures incomplete) |
| Average home league attendance | Figures n/a |
Overview edit
Otto Kuhn was team captain and acted, so to say, as coach. Basel played a total of 30 matches in their 1918–19 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league and 16 were friendly matches. There were nine test games played in the Landhof and seven away games. Because of the war, all but one of these friendlies were played against Swiss teams. The war ended on 1 November 1918 and six months later, on 18 May 1919 Basel hosted their only foreign opponents, the German team Freiburger FC. Despite an early lead, the game ended in a 1–2 defeat.[1]
Nine of these friendlies were won and six ended in a sporting defeat. The 27 October 1918 was the Football Association day. The Basel teams played a tournament. The match in the afternoon between Basel and Nordstern Basel was abandoned during play, because following a crude foul, the FCB's right half was injured and had to leave the pitch due to his injury. His team then demanded the exclusion of the Nordstern player, who had already been negatively noted during the morning game. The referee did not respond to the request, therefore the entire FC Basel team walked off the pitch. The referee abandoned the game and awarded the victory forfeit 3:0 to Nordstern.[2]
The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1918–19, 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Étoile-Sporting and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. FC Basel did not play a very good season, suffering six defeats. They ended the season in fifth position with 13 points.[3]
In their 14 league games Basel scored 27 goals and conceded 26. Otto Kuhn was the team's best goal scorer netting six times and Ernst Kaltenbach was second best scorer with four goals. Étoile-Sporting won the group, continued to the finals and won the Swiss championship.[4]
Players edit
- Squad members
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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre and mid-season edit
| 1 September 1918 Pre-season | Old Boys | 1–2 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Danzeisen (I)  10' (1:0) |
Summary | 35' (1:1) Dietz (I) (1:2) Dietz (I) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hs. Grunauer (Basel) E. Buser (Old Boys) |
| 8 September 1918 Pre-season | Young Boys | 3–2 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| 15:00 | Ramseyer 5' (1:0) Dasen (I) 15' (2:0)Dasen (I) (3:2) |
Summary | (2:1) (2:2) |
Referee: Beuchat |
| 27 October 1918 Mid-season | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:00 | Buser (1:0) |
Summary | Referee: Ohlmann (Basel) | |
| Note: Football Association day tournament. Match played as 2x 25 Minutes. | ||||
| 27 October 1918 Mid-season | Basel | 2–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 11:00 | Wüthrich (1:0) Kuhn (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | Referee: Schmidt (Basel) | |
| Note: Football Association day tournament. Match played as 2x 25 Minutes. | ||||
| 27 October 1918 Mid-season | Basel | 0–3 FF | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 (2x 25 Minutes played) | Summary | (pen. 1:0) ? |
Referee: Zoller Old Boys (Basel) | |
| Note: Football Association day tournament. Match played as 2x 25 Minutes. After a bad foul, the FCB half right defender is injured and had to leave the field. Basel demanded the exclusion of the Nordstern player, who had already attracted negative attention in the morning. The referee did not respond to the request, so the Basel team left the field and the game was abandoned. | ||||
| 15 December 1918 Mid-season | Basel | 4–1 | Freiburger Military Team | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:30 | 50' (1:1) (2:1) (3:1) (o.g. 4:1) |
Summary | 30' (0:1) |
Attendance: 2,000 |
Winter break and mid-season edit
| 4 January 1919 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 5–1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| Wüthrich (1:1) Wüthrich (2:1)Dietz (3:1)Wüthrich (4:1)Afflerbach (5:1) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Buser |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Grunauer (Basel) |
| 2 March 1919 Mid-season | Basel | 2–4 | Concordia Basel | Basel |
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Summary | |
| 6 April 1919 Basel championship | Basel | 4–0 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser 3' (1:0) Bielser 60' (2:0)Albicker (I) (3:0)Wüthrich (4:0) |
Summary | Referee: Jacques Hirrle (Basel) |
| 13 April 1919 Mid-season | Freiburger FC | 2–1 | Basel | FC Stadium, Freiburg |
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Summary | |
Attendance: 2,500 |
| 18 May 1919 Mid-season | Basel | 1–2 |  Freiburger FC | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:30 | Buser (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Bantle (1:2) |
Referee: Riesterer (Basel) |
| 6 June 1919 Mid-season | Montriond Lausanne | 2–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Hope (1:0) Wydler (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) |
Referee: Diserens |
| 9 June 1919 Mid-season | Montriond Lausanne | 0–2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Summary | (0:1) Dietz (I) (pen. 0:2) Albicker (I) |
Referee: Diserens |
Serie A edit
Central Group results edit
| 6 October 1918 Round 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4–1 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | |
Summary | |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 13 October 1918 Round 2 | Luzern | 1–1 | Basel | Stadium Tribschen, Luzern |
| 15:15 | Tobler (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Dietz (I) |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Willy Beuttner FC Zürich |
| 20 October 1918 Round 3 | Old Boys | 4–3 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:15 | Danzeien I 26' (pen. 1:0) Katz 33' (2:0) (3:0)Katz 50' (4:0) |
Summary | 60' (4:1) Buser 70' (4:2) Kuhn 80' (4:3) |
Referee: Walter Senn Aarau |
| 3 November 1918 Round 4 | Basel | 3–2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| Kuhn 20' (1:0) Kuhn (2:1)Kaltenbach (3:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Borlé (2:2) Keller |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Eugène Stutz Luzern |
| 1 December 1918 Round 5 | Basel | 3–4 | Étoile-Sporting | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich Kuhn Kuhn |
Summary | Brönnimann Marucco Wyss I Wyss I |
Referee: Willy Beuttner FC Zürich |
| 8 December 1918 Round 6 | Basel | 0–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| Summary | 35' (0:1) Afflerbach |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Daniel Wenger Basel |
| 22 December 1918 Round 7 | Basel | 3–2 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Ganter 5' (1:0) Kaltenbach (2:1)Ganter (3:1) |
Summary | 33' (1:1) Danzeisen (3:2) Katz |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern |
| 9 March 1919 Round 8 | Nordstern Basel | 2–1 | Basel | Margarethenwiese, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kohler 80' (1:1) Bürgin 85' (2:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Grunauer Basel |
| 20 April 1919 Round 9 | Étoile-Sporting | 1–1 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:05 | Brönnimann 13' (1:0) |
Summary | 11' (1:1) Albicker (I) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thurnheer Heinrich Nidau |
| 27 April 1919 Round 10 | Basel | 3–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kuhn 10' (pen. 1:0) Kaltenbach (2:2)Wüthrich 80' (3:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Perrenoud 65' (1:2) Daucourt |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Eugen Stutz Luzern |
| 29 May 1919 Round 12 | Biel-Bienne | 0–3 FF | Basel | Biel |
| Summary | ||||
| Note: Reason for forfeit unknown | ||||
| 1 June 1919 Round 13 | Basel | 1–1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kaltenbach (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) |
Referee: Schenker Basel |
| 15 June 1919 Round 14 | Basel | 1–2 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wüthrich 50' (1:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) (1:2) |
Central Group league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Étoile-Sporting | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 9 | +33 | 24 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Old Boys | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 19 | |
| 3 | Nordstern Basel | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 19 | |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 19 | |
| 5 | Basel | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Aarau | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 11 | |
| 7 | Luzern | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 7 | |
| 8 | Biel-Bienne | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 46 | −44 | 0 |
See also edit
Sources edit
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB team 1918–19 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1918-19 at RSSSF
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Freiburger FC 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Nordstern Basel 0:3 FF". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Series A 1918/19". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2019.