1939–40 BSC Young Boys season

The 1939–40 season was the 41st season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern and placed 5th in the Nationalliga, and was then eliminated in the semi-finals of the Swiss Cup.

BSC Young Boys
1939–40 season
ChairmanEduard Studer
ManagerHans Pulver
StadiumStadion Wankdorf
Nationalliga5th
Swiss CupSemi-finals[1]

Overview

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Players

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  • Maurice Glur
  • Achille Siegrist
  • Louis Gobet
  • Otto Hänni
  • Hans Liniger
  • Cuany
  • Fritz Knecht
  • Hans Blaser
  • Willy Terretaz
  • Zulliger
  • Olivier Eggimann

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nationalliga 22 October 1939 14 July 1940 Matchday 1 5th 22 11 3 8 37 27 +10 050.00
Swiss Cup 7 January 1940 10 March 1940 Round 1 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 075.00
Total 26 14 3 9 49 33 +16 053.85

Source: Competitions

Nationalliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 22 10 6 6 45 30 +15 26
4 Lausanne Sports 22 10 5 7 40 26 +14 25
5 BSC Young Boys 22 11 3 8 37 27 +10 25
6 FC Lugano 22 12 1 9 46 38 +8 25
7 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 22 10 2 10 41 35 +6 22
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

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22 October 1939 1 Servette 6–3 Young Boys Geneva
Stadium: Charmilles Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Felix Herren
19 November 1939 2 FC Lausanne-Sport 1–0 Young Boys Lausanne
Stadium: Stade olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer
26 November 1939 3 Young Boys 3–0 FC Biel-Bienne Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Karl Wunderlin
3 December 1939 4 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–0 Young Boys La Chaux-de-Fonds
Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jean Lutz
10 December 1939 5 Young Boys 0–1 FC Grenchen Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Felix Herren
14 January 1940 6 Young Boys 1–4 Servette Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Felix Herren
21 January 1940 7 Young Boys 2–1 FC Lausanne-Sport Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ferdinand Allemann
18 February 1940 9 Young Boys 3–1 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ferdinand Allemann
3 March 1940 8 FC Biel-Bienne 0–0 Young Boys Biel/Bienne
Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Felix Herren
17 March 1940 10 FC Grenchen 1–1 Young Boys Grenchen
Stadium: Stadion Brühl
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer
24 March 1940 18 Lugano 4–1 Young Boys Lucerne
Stadium: Campo Marzio
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ernst Jaggi
7 April 1940 11 Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–0 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Felix Herren
14 April 1940 12 Young Boys 4–1 Lugano Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jean Lutz
28 April 1940 13 Young Boys 3–0 Luzern Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jean Lutz
5 May 1940 14 St. Gallen 0–2 Young Boys St. Gallen
Stadium: Espenmoos
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Eugen Scherz
9 June 1940 15 Young Boys 0–0 Young Fellows Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer
16 June 1940 16 FC Nordstern Basel 0–1 Young Boys Basel
Stadium: Stadion Rankhof
Attendance: 800
Referee: Felix Herren
22 June 1940 17 Young Boys 2–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jean Lutz
6 July 1940 19 Luzern 3–0 Young Boys Lucerne
Stadium: Stadion Allmend
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Studer
7 July 1940 22 Young Boys 4–0 FC Nordstern Basel Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ernst Jaggi
13 July 1940 21 Young Fellows Zürich 0–1 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Stadion Letzigrund
Attendance: 800
Referee: Rafaele Pusterla
14 July 1940 20 Young Boys 6–0 St. Gallen Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adrien Sandoz

Swiss Cup

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7 January 1940 Round 4 Young Boys 2–1 Aurore Bienne Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
11 February 1940 Round of 16 FC Gerlafingen 1–5 Young Boys Gerlafingen
25 February 1940 Quarter-finals Young Boys 5–2 Young Fellows Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
10 March 1940 Semi-finals Grasshopper Club Zürich 2–0 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Hardturm

References

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  1. ^ "Switzerland 1939/40". RSSSF.