The FC Basel 1937–38 season was the forty-fifth 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. Emil Junker was the club chairman and it was his second consecutive season as president.
| 1937–38 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Emil Junker |
| Trainer / Player-manager | Fernand Jaccard |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga | 4th |
| Swiss Cup | Round 3 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Numa Monnard (20) All: Numa Monnard (28) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,500 on 27 February 1938 vs Grasshopper Club and on 15 May 1938 vs Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,498 on 29 August 1937 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
| Average home league attendance | 3,499 |
Overview edit
Fernand Jaccard who had taken over as first team coach during the previous season stayed on as player-manager this season. Basel played a total of 33 matches in their 1937–38 season. 22 of these matches were in the Nationalliga, three in the Swiss Cup and eight were friendly matches. Of these eight friendlies six were played at home in the Landhof, one in Espenmoos as guests to FC St. Gallen and one as guests to Le Havre AC in the north of France. Four of the friendlies were won, one was drawn and three ended with a defeat.[1]
The number of teams in the 1937–38 Nationalliga was reduced by one team in comparison to the previous season. Thus 12 teams contested the championship this year, which was played as a round-robin, one team to be relegated and only one promoted from the two 1. Liga groups. Basel played an even and consistent season. 22 league games in total, 12 of them ended with a victory, three ended in a draw and the team suffered seven defeats. With 27 points Basel ended the season in fourth position, three points less than Lugano who became Swiss champions.
The young forward Numa Monnard, who had transferred in at the beginning of the season from Cantonal Neuchatel, was the team's top goal scorer. With 20 goals he was the Nationalliga top scorer as well. He played 21 league games and in each of his first eight games he scored at least one goal. In the league match against Lausanne-Sport on 12 September 1937 he scored a hat-trick as Basel won by four goals to nil.[2] In total, including cup and friendlies, Monnard played 29 games for Basel, in which he netted 34 times.[3]
In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup, as Basel played against lower tier FC Breite, Monard scored five times.[4] In the next cup round Monard scored a hat-trick against Bellinzona. However, in the round of 16 Basel lost 0–1 against Grasshopper Club, who then proceeded and eventually won the cup.[5]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1937–38. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 15 August 1937 but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Players who left the squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Pre- and mid-season edit
| 1937 Pre-season | Basel | 2–2 |  Daring Club de Bruxelles | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
Attendance: 1,558 |
| 15 August 1937 Pre-season | Basel | 1–2 |  Freiburger FC | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Monnard |
Summary | (2x) Flöhl |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Karl Wunderlin Basel |
| 21 August 1937 Pre-season | Basel | 4–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Monnard (2x) Spadini (1x)Ibach (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Bacher (1x) Lukacs |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: H. Neumann Basel |
| 13 November 1937 Mid-season | Basel | 7–2 |  South Hungarian XI | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Saner (2x) Spadini (2x)Hufschmid (2x)Schaller (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Földesi |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Karl Wunderlin Basel |
Winter break to end of season edit
| 1 January 1938 Winter break | Basel | 1–2 |  SK Admira Wien | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Spadini (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Schall (1:2) Stoiber |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: H. Neumann Basel |
| 13 March 1938 Mid-season | St. Gallen | 3–2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Holenstein (II) 65' (1:2) Saxenhammer 82' (2:2)Holenstein (II) (3:2) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Weber 13' (0:2) Monigatti |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Meier St. Gallen |
| 6 June 1938 End of season | Le Havre AC | 3–5 | Basel | Terrain des Havre AC, Le Havre |
| (1:1) (2:1) (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Ibach (2:2) Spadini (3:3) Weber 75' (3:4) Weber (4:5) Monnard |
Attendance: 6,000 |
| 12 June 1938 End of season | Basel | 6–3 |  Metz | Landhof, Basel |
| Spadini 20' (1:1) Ibach 39' (2:2)Monnard 44' (3:2)Spadini 55' (4:2)Monnard 81' (5:3)Ibach (pen. 6:3) |
Summary | (0:1) (1:2) (o.g. 4:3) Elsässer |
Attendance: 500 Referee: |
Nationalliga edit
League matches edit
| 29 August 1937 Round 1 | Basel | 1–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Monnard 80' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 5 September 1937 Round 2 | Biel-Bienne | 1–3 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Baur (pen. 1:2) |
Summary | 12' (0:1) Saner (0:2) Monnard (1:3) Schaller |
Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 12 September 1937 Round 3 | Basel | 4–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Monnard 2' (1:0) Saner 7' (2:0)Monnard (3:0)Monnard (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 26 September 1937 Round 4 | Nordstern Basel | 4–2 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Brückler (1x) Mohler (1x)Forelli (1x)Büche (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Monnard |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 17 October 1937 Round 5 | Basel | 6–1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Monnard (2x) Schaller (1x)Saner (1x)Jaccard (1x)Weber (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Bärlocher |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| 24 October 1937 Round 6 | Grasshopper Club | 4–2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 15;00 | Wagner 24' (1:1) Bickel 45' (2:1)Bickel 77' (3:1)Wagner 72' (4:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Monnard 77' (4:2) Saner |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 21 November 1937 Round 7 | Basel | 2–2 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Monnard (1x) Weber (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Schafroth |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 28 November 1937 Round 8 | Servette | 1–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:30 | Walaschek 75' (1:1) |
Summary | 65' (0:1) Monnard |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 12 December 1937 Round 9 | Basel | 0–2 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | (0:1) Amado 85' (0:2) Peverelli |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 19 December 1937 Round 10 | Basel | 3–2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:30 | Hufschmid (1x) Schaller (1x)Weber (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Bammert |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 26 December 1937 Round 11 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Lukacs |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Iseli Biel/Bienne |
| Round 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | PP | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| [ Summary] |
| 16 January 1938 Round 13 | Basel | 2–0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Schaller (1:0) Monnard (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Grassi Bellinzona |
| 23 January 1938 Round 14 | Lausanne-Sport | 2–3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Jäggi 17' (pen. 1:0) Jäggi 78' (2:3) |
Summary | 19' (o.g. 1:1) Kipfer 24' (1:3) Monnard 65' (1:3) Monnard |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 13 February 1938 Round 15 | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Ibach 52' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 20 February 1935 Round 16 | FC Bern | 2–7 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Baumgartner (1x) Billeter (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Weber (2x) Monnard (1x) Ibach (1x) Schaller (1x) Buser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 27 February 1938 Round 17 | Basel | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Buser (1:1) Weber 37' (2:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Abegglen |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 12 March 1938 Round 18 | Grenchen | 0–2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Summary | (0:1) Monnard (0:2) Weber |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 27 March 1938 Round 19 | Basel | 0–1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 65' (0:1) Belli |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 10 April 1938 Round 20 | Lugano | 3–0 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Bergamin (1:0) Amado (2:0)Amado (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| 24 April 1938 Round 21 | Luzern | 1–6 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Karcher (1x) |
Summary | (2x) o.g. (2x) Monnard (1x) Spadini (pen. 1x) Schmidlin (I) |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 15 May 1938 Round 22 | Basel | 0–0 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 29 May 1938 Round 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 3–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Kielholz (1:0) Kielholz 14' (2:0)Deriaz 48' (3:1) |
Summary | 38' (2:1) Buser |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | FC Lugano | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 30 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 29 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 3 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | FC Basel | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 27 | |
| 5 | FC Nordstern Basel | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 26 | |
| 6 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Servette FC Genève | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Young Fellows Zürich | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Biel-Bienne | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 16 | |
| 10 | FC Grenchen | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 15 | |
| 11 | FC Lucerne | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 13 | |
| 12 | FC Bern | 22 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 6 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup edit
| 3 October 1937 1st principal round | FC Breite | 2–10 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 13:30 | Alt (2x) |
Summary | (5x) Monnard (2x) Ibach (2x) Weber (1x) Schaller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1937/38". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Lausanne-Sport 4:0 (4:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Numa Monnard - Saison 1937/38". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Breite - FC Basel 2:10 (1:3)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1937/38". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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 1937/38 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1937/38 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation