The 1960–61 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 67th season in their existence. It was their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Ernst Weber was the club's chairman for his second consecutive season.
| 1960–61 season | |
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| Chairman |  Ernst Weber |
| Manager |  Jenő Vincze |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 5th |
| Swiss Cup | 3rd principal round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josef Hügi (17) All: Josef Hügi (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,000 on 17 September 1960 vs Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,800 on 23 April 1961 vs Fribourg |
| Average home league attendance | 6,223 |
Overview edit
Jenő Vincze was Basel's team manager for the second season. The West German ex-international footballer Gerhard Siedl joined the team from Bayern Munich during the summer off-season, but he was to leave the club again during the winter break. Hanspeter Stocker joined the team, coming from third tier local club Concordia Basel. Two further new players were Antonio Danani coming from FC Moutier and Fernando Von Krannichfeldt who signed in from FC Mendrisiostar. In the other direction midfielder Jean-Jacques Maurer moved to Servette, allrounder Otto Ludwig moved to third tier local club Old Boys, and forward Roberto "Mucho" Frigerio moved on to score his goals for La Chaux-de-Fonds. Another player who left the squad was defender Werner Bopp who moved on to Nordstern Basel and retired. Bopp had played 16 seasons for Basel, playing in 321 league and 43 cup matches scoring 15 goals during these appearances.[1]
Basel played a total of 43 games this season. Of these 43 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one was in the Swiss Cup and 16 were friendly matches. Of these test matches five were played as hosts and 11 were played away, 12 were won, two were drawn and two ended with a defeat. The team scored 55 goals and conceded 29. The two defeats were suffered at the Landhof against VfR Mannheim and in the St. Jakob Stadium against Santos. The match against Santos was one of the highlights of these test games despite the 2–8 defeat. Gottlieb Stäuble and Josef Hügi scored the goals for Basel. Coutinho scored five and Pelé scored three for Santos. 14,000 spectators paid for a ticket to see the game, much needed money in the bad financial situation that the club was suffering.[2]
Fourteen teams contested the 1960–61 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Young Fellows Zürich and Fribourg. The Championship was played in a double round-robin, the champions were to be qualified for 1961–62 European Cup and the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Despite a home defeat against Young Fellows in the very first match, Basel started the season well, winning six of their first eight matches. But then came a run with six consecutive defeats in which the team failed to score a single goal. Basel slipped from the table top down to the relegation zone before they managed to return to winning games. Basel ended the season in 5th position with 28 points, but were 18 points behind the new Swiss Champions Servette.[3] Basel were appointed as one of four Swiss representatives in the newly founded International Football Cup, which was to take place in the summer break after the end of this season. The other three teams who competed in the 1961–62 International Football Cup were La Chaux-de-Fonds, Grenchen and Zürich.[4]
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against third tier local club Concordia Basel and for Basel the game ended in a fiasco. Despite an early 1–0 lead and in total 18–0 corners, Werner Decker and Heinz Wirz each scored for the under dogs who had a very young Karl Odermatt in their team. Basel lost 2–1 and were eliminated form the competition.[5] Odermatt's football skills were noted, later he and Decker would later transfer to Basel.[6]
Players edit
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1960–61. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1960 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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Results edit
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches edit
Preseason edit
| 23 July 1960 Pre-season | SC Kleinhüningen | 2 – 4 | Basel | Schorenmatte, Basel |
| 17:30 | Ellen  (1:3)Saluz (2:3) |
Summary | 52' (0:1) Gygax 60' (0:2) Siedl 65' (0:3) Tabel 82' (2:4) Speidel |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Wyttenbach Birsfelden |
| 31 July 1960 Pre-season | Zürich | 3 – 4 | Basel | Moos, Affoltern am Albis |
| Fäh (II) 20' (1:1) Feller (2:2)Waldner (3:3) |
Summary | 1' (0:1) Hügi (II) 21' (1:2) Siedl 62' (2:3) Stocker (3:4) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 4 August 1960 Pre-season | Black Stars | 0 – 8 | Basel | Buschwilerhof, Basel |
| 18:30 | Summary | |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel |
| 7 August 1960 Pre-season | FC Moutier | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
| Schnegg 60' (1:0) |
Summary | (1:1) Michaud (1:2) Siedl (1:3) Chenaux |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| 10 August 1960 Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 1 |  VfR Mannheim | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:15 | Summary | 31' (0:1) Bast |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 14 August 1960 Pre-season | Brühl St. Gallen | 1 – 5 | Basel | Paul-Grüninger-Stadion, St. Gallen |
| 16:30 | Bruckl 19' (1:0) |
Summary | 20' (1:1) Hügi (II) 30' (1:2) Hügi (II) 72' (1:3) Hügi (II) 88' (1:4) Siedl 89' (1:5) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 13 November 1960 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel | 2 – 4 | Basel | Basel |
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Winter break and mid-season edit
| 12 February 1961 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Walther Brendle |
Summary | Dimmeler Vonlanthen |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: E. Emmenegger Basel |
| 18 February 1961 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 1 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
| 26 February 1961 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 2 – 5 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Fischer (2x) |
Summary | (2x) Weber (2x) Stockbauer (1x) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Seiler Basel |
| 3 April 1961 Mid-season | FC Moutier | 2 – 4 | Basel | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
| (1:3) (2:3) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Hügi (II) (0:2) Walther (0:3) Hügi (II) (2:4) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel |
| 10 May 1961 Mid-season | Basel | 0 – 0 |  Canto do Rio | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:30 | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 24 May 1961 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel | 3 – 5 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
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Summary | |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Seiler Basel |
| 27 May 1961 Mid-season | Black Stars | 0 – 5 | Basel | Buschwilerhof, Basel |
| Summary | |
| 1 June 1961 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 8 | Santos | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stäuble 48' (1:3) Hügi (II) 55' (2:3) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Coutinho 27' (0:2) Coutinho 36' (0:3) Coutinho 62' (2:4) Coutinho 70' (2:5) Pelé 72' (2:6) Coutinho 83' (2:7) Pelé 89' (2:8) Pelé |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Helbling Uznach |
| Note: Guest players by Basel: Anton Allemann (YB), Frigerio (CdF), Stäuble (Biel) | ||||
Nationalliga A edit
League matches edit
| 21 August 1960 Round 1 | Basel | 1 – 5 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Hügi (II) 65' (1:5) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Zimmermann 21' (0:2) Schüpach 37' (0:3) Worni 47' (0:4) Zimmermann 54' (0:5) Zimmermann |
Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 28 August 1960 Round 2 | Luzern | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Summary | 33' (0:1) Walther |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel |
| 4 September 1960 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Michaud 3' (pen. 1:0) Hügi (II) 11' (2:0)Hügi (II) 31' (3:0) |
Summary | 71' (pen. 3:1) Lettl |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W. Müller Baden |
| 11 September 1960 Round 4 | Grenchen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Hamel 42' (1:0) |
Summary | 92' (1:1) Hügi (II) 73' (1:2) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| 17 September 1960 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:15 | Hügi (II) 48' (1:0) Michaud 55' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 25 September 1960 Round 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 3 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:30 | Fauqeux 26' (1:0) Stutz 73' (2:0)Cuche 81' (3:0) |
Summary | 90' (3:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Helbling Uznach |
| 2 October 1960 Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:30 | Oberer 60' (1:0) Hügi (II) 72' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 9 October 1960 Round 8 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Bertschi 7' (1:0) Sommerlatt 87' (2:3) |
Summary | 18' (1:1) Hügi (II) 64' (1:2) Walther 75' (1:3) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
| 23 October 1960 Round 9 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Danani 73' (1:3) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Schmid 52' (0:2) Etterlin 67' (0:3) Etterlin 86' (1:4) Schmid |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 30 October 1960 Round 10 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 26' (1:0) Hügi (II) 71' (2:0)Hügi (II) 80' (3:0)Siedl 83' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Zürrer Feldmeilen |
| 6 November 1960 Round 11 | Fribourg | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg |
| Vonlanden 37' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Burkhardt St. Gallen |
| 27 November 1960 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 26' (0:1) Bosson |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 4 December 1960 Round 13 | Zürich | 2 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Brizzi 55' (1:0) Brizzi 58' (2:0) |
Summary |  61' Speidel |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel |
| 11 December 1960 Round 14 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 12:45 | Schennach 8' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Burkhardt St. Gallen |
| 5 March 1961 Round 15 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Wüst 22' (0:1) |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 12 March 1961 Round 16 | Chiasso | 1 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Chiesa 27' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken |
| 19 March 1961 Round 17 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Mumenthaler 60' (o.g. 1:0) |
Summary | 88' (o.g. 1:1) Michaud |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern |
| 26 March 1961 Round 18 | Young Boys | 0 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Summary | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 9 April 1961 Round 19 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hügi (II) 40' (1:0) Hügi (II) 85' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 16 April 1961 Round 20 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Robbiani 49' (1:2) Robbiani 60' (2:2) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Von Krannichfeldt 43' (0:2) Walther 60' (2:3) Von Krannichfeldt 75' (2:4) Speidel |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 23 April 1961 Round 21 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Fribourg | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Thüler 36' (1:0) Michaud 42' (2:0)Oberer 76' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Helbling Uznach |
| 30 April 1961 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Michaud 47' (pen. 1:2) Walther 67' (2:2)Hügi (II) 76' (3:2) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Frigerio 40' (0:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| Note: Josef Hügi 300th game for Basel (234th goal) | ||||
| 7 May 1961 Round 23 | Winterthur | 0 – 4 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| Summary | 6' (0:1) Walther 23' (0:2) Oberer 38' (0:3) Weber 84' (0:4) Speidel |
Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen |
| 14 May 1961 Round 24 | Biel-Bienne | 0 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Summary | 32' (0:1) Hügi (II) |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Roland David Lausanne |
| 4 June 1961 Round 25 | Servette | 4 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| Bosson 55' (1:1) Makay 61' (2:1)Heuri 63' (3:1)Makay 67' (4:1) |
Summary | 15' (pen. 0:1) Michaud 77' (4:2) Von Krannichfeldt |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Othmar Huber ThunL |
| 10 June 1961 Round 26 | Basel | 2 – 4 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:00 | Von Krannichfeldt 76' (1:1) Von Krannichfeldt 79' (2:4) |
Summary | 27' (0:1) Kellas 51' (0:2) Waldner 68' (0:2) Fäh (II) 70' (0:4) Feller |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Servette | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 29 | +48 | 46 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1961–62 European Cup |
| 2 | Young Boys | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 36 | |
| 3 | Zürich | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 35 | Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup |
| 4 | Grenchen | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 30 | Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup |
| 5 | Basel | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 28 | Entered 1961–62 International Football Cup |
| 6 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1961–62 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1961–62 International Football Cup |
| 8 | Luzern | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 23 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 22 | |
| 12 | Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 55 | −25 | 20 | |
| 13 | Winterthur | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 17 | Relegated |
| 14 | Chiasso | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 81 | −59 | 8 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup edit
| 16 October 1960 3rd principal round | Concordia Basel | 2 – 1 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Decker 37' (1:1) Wirz 69' (2:1) |
Summary | 11' (o.g. 0:1) Foglia |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Roland David Lausanne |
| Note: corners 0:18 | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Werner Bopp". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1959/60". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1960/61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Mogielnicki, Pawel. "Intertoto Cup 1961/62". Pawel Mogielnicki. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1960/61". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", Cup out gegen Odermatt, Page 57, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
Sources edit
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB team 1960–61 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1960–61 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation