| 1941–42 season | |
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| Chairman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Albert Besse |
| Manager | Eugen Rupf |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| 1st League | 1st |
| Play-off | Won |
| Swiss Cup | Runner-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Rodolfo Kappenberger (15) All: Hermann Suter (17) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,500 on 10 May 1942 vs Blue Stars Zürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 700 on 7 June 1942 vs Bellinzona |
| Average home league attendance | 2,200 |
The 1941–42 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 48th season in their existence. It was their third season in the 1st League (second flight of Swiss football) after being relegated from the Nationalliga in the 1938–39 season. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the third consecutive year. The team achieved promotion and reached the Swiss Cup final.
Overview
Eugen Rupf was player-coach for his second season. Basel played 38 games in their 1941–42 season. 22 in the league group, two in the play-offs, 10 in the cup and 4 were test games. They won 27 and drew eight, they were defeated only three times. In total they scored 114 goals and conceded just 33-[1]
There were twenty four teams contesting in the 1st League in the 1941–42 season, twelve in group East and twelve in group West. The winner of each group were to play a play-off for promotion to the Nationalliga the following year. Basel were allocated to group East together with the two other local teams Concordia Basel and FC Birsfelden. Basel started the league season well. On 31 August 1941 in the first league game against SC Juventus Zürich their striker Alex Mathys scored seven goals as Basel won by 10–1.[2] There is no indication or evidence in the history books that this was not a goal scoring record for a single FCB player in a single match in the club's entire history.[3] In the game on 18 January 1942 against Schaffhausen Basel won 11–0 and Erhard Grieder scored five goals. Basel finished their season as winners of group East while FC Birsfelden and Concordia were able to hold themselves clear of the relegation zone. Basel managed 18 victories and 3 draws from their 22 games, just one defeat. With a total of 39 points, scoring 77 and conceding just 15 goals Basel were five points clear of second placed Blue Stars Zürich. The promotion play-offs were then against group West winners FC Bern. The 1st leg was the away tie, this ended with a goalless draw. Basel won the 2nd leg at home at the Landhof 3–1 to achieve Promotion.
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 2nd principal round and were drawn at home against local rivals Old Boys. Basel won 4–2 after extra time. In round 3 they were drawn at home and won 1–0 against another local team FC Birsfelden. The fourth round was another home tie and they beat the higher tier Nationalliga team BSC Young Boys by three goals to nil. The next round gave Basel another home tie against 1st League team Solothurn and they completed an easy victory, winning 6–1. The quarter-final draw saw them playing at home again, this time against Nationlige team Lugano. The game ended 1–1 after extra time. The two clubs could not agree on a date for the replay, therefore the winners were to be decided by lottery decision. Basel qualified on toss of a coin. The semi-final gave Basel their sixth home match and their third Nationalliga club FC Grenchen. On March 29 at Stadion Rankhof the semi-final between Basel and Grenchen ended with a goalless draw after extra time. A replay, on 4 April, was required. In the Gurzelen Stadion in Biel/Bienne the replay ended with a victory. Hermann Suter scored both Basel goals as they won 2–0.
Basel thus qualified for the final which was just two days later on 6 April in the Wankdorf Stadion in Bern against the Nationalliga team Grasshopper Club. The final ended goalless after extra time and a replay was required here as well. The replay did not take place until the end of May because the Nationalliga championship had ended with a heat and thus a play-off was required here too between the Grasshoppers and Grenchen. In fact it required two games, the first ended 0–0 in Bern, the seconded ended 1–1 in Basel. The championship title was awarded to GC on goal average. The cup final replay was on 25 May, again in the Wankdorf Stadion, against the then Nationalliga champions Grasshoppers. Basel led by half time through two goals by Fritz Schmidlin, but two goals from Grubenmann a third from Neukom gave the Grasshoppers a 3–2 victory. Thus the Grasshoppers won the double.[4]
Players
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Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre and mid-season
| 17 August 1941 Pre-season | Luzern | 0–4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Summary |  15' (0:1) Mathys 77' (0:2) Mathys (0:3) Wenk (0:4) Ardizzoia |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Allgöwer Luzern |
| 23 August 1941 Pre-season | Nordstern Basel | 3–1 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 16:30 | Borer (2x) Martin (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Rupf |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Muri Basel |
| 5 October 1941 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel | 0–2 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:45 | Summary | 30' (0:1) Kappenberger (0:2) Oberer |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Felix Herren Basel |
Winter break
Nationalliga
1st League group East, matches
| 31 August 1941 Round 1 | Basel | 10–1 | SC Juventus Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Mathys (7x) Rupf (1x)Bossi (1x)Kappenberger (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Bolzan |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Iseli Biel/Bienne |
| 7 September 1941 Round 2 | Brühl St. Gallen | 1–6 | Basel | Krontal, St. Gallen |
| Tanner (1:5) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Mathys 18' (0:2) Mathys 34' (0:3) Rupf (0:4) Rupf (o.g.) (1:6) Rupf |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bollinger Schaffhausen |
| 14 September 1941 Round 3 | Basel | 2–0 | Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Suter 15' (1:0) Kappenberger 75' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hofer Moutier |
| 28 September 1941 Round 4 | Aarau | 0–0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bollinger Schaffhausen |
| 12 October 1941 Round 5 | Basel | 4–0 | Chiasso | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schmidlin (I) (2x) Kappenberger (1x)Knup (1x) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scanferla Winterthur |
| 19 October 1941 Round 6 | Blue Stars Zürich | 3–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 13:30 | Aeby 57' (1:0) Busenhart 66' (2:0)Aeby 83' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marti Bern |
| 26 October 1941 Round 7 | Basel | 5–1 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Kappenberger (4x) Schmidlin (I) (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Weber |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ott Baden |
| 2 November 1941 Round 8 | SC Zug | 0–1 | Basel | Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug |
| Summary | 33' (0:1) Oberer |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Bihrer Zürich |
| 9 November 1941 Round 9 | FC Birsfelden | 0–2 | Basel | Sportplatz, Birsfelden |
| 14:30 | Summary | 15' (0:1) Rupf (0:2) Vonthron |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Eggmann Zürich |
| 30 November 1941 Round 10 | Bellinzona | 1–5 | Basel | Campo Granata, Bellinzona |
| Bottinelli (1x) |
Summary | (1x + 1x pen.) Rupf (1x) Suter (1x) Vonthron (1x) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 18 January 1942 Round 11 | Basel | 11–0 | Schaffhausen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Losa (2x) Rupf (2x)Suter (2x)Grieder (5x) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuber Solothurn |
| 5 April 1942 Round 12 | SC Juventus Zürich | P–P | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| [ Summary] |
| 12 April 1942 Round 13 | Basel | 1–1 | Brühl St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Losa 89' (1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Breitenmoser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ott Baden |
| 19 April 1942 Round 14 | Locarno | 1–3 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| Bossoni 48' (1:2) |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Kappenberger 46' (0:2) Rupf 88' (1:3) Kappenberger |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pusterla Oerlikon |
| 24 April 1942 Round 15 | Basel | 5–0 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Grieder (3x) Schmidlin (I) (2x) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Raimondi Chiasso |
| 1 May 1942 Round 18 | Concordia Basel | 0–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 22' (0:1) Suter |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 3 May 1942 Round 12 | SC Juventus Zürich | 0–3 | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| Summary | (0:1) Spadini (0:2) Vonthron 82' (0:3) Spadini |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 10 May 1942 Round 17 | Basel | 2–1 | Blue Stars Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Rupf 69' (1:1) Rupf 85' (2:1) |
Summary | 22' (0:1) Maiser |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 14 May 1942 Round 22 | Schaffhausen | 0–2 | Basel | Emmersberg, Schaffhausen |
| Summary | 65' (0:1) Kappenberger (0:2) Kappenberger |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Scanferla Winterthur |
| 17 May 1942 Round 19 | Basel | 2–1 | SC Zug | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:30 | Suter 12' (1:0) Suter 64' (2:0) |
Summary | (2:1) Mattes |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen |
| 31 May 1942 Round 16 | Chiasso | 1–3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso |
| 72' (1:2) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Rupf 8' (0:2) Suter 85' (1:3) Schmidlin (I) |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Eggmann Zürich |
| 6 June 1942 Round 21 | Basel | 7–1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schmidlin (I) 40' (1:0) Hufschmid (2:0)Kappenberger (3:1)Kappenberger (4:1)Kappenberger (5:1)Suter (6:1)Hufschmid (7:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Darani |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
1st League group East, table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Basel | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 15 | +62 | 39 | Play-off for promotion |
| 2 | Blue Stars Zürich | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 34 | |
| 3 | Bellinzona | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 24 | |
| 4 | FC Birsfelden | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 | Brühl St. Gallen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 24 | |
| 6 | SC Zug | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Locarno | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 19 | |
| 8 | Chiasso | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 19 | |
| 9 | Aarau | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 19 | |
| 10 | Concordia Basel | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 12 | Play-off against relegation |
| 12 | SC Juventus Zürich | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 73 | −39 | 9 | Relegated |
Promotion play-off
| 21 June 1942 First leg | Bern | 0–0 | Basel | Stadion Neufeld |
| Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 28 June 1942 Return leg | Basel | 3–1 (3–1 agg.) | Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:00 | Kappenberger 17' (1:0) Suter 27' (2:0)Schmidlin (I) 62' (3:0) |
Summary | 80' (3:1) |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
Basel won 3–1 on aggregate
Swiss Cup
| 23 November 1941 2nd principal round | Basel | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Old Boys | Basel |
| 14:30 | Elsässer  46'Rupf 86' (pen. 1:2)Kappenberger (2:2)Suter 115' (3:2)Rupf (pen. 4:2) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Oeschger 83' (0:2) Hediger |
Stadium: Landhof Attendance: 800 Referee: Hofer Moutier |
| 7 December 1941 Round 3 | FC Birsfelden | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Sportplatz, Birsfelden |
| 14:30 | Dussy (1:0) von Arx (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Vonthron (2:2) Rupf |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Ott Baden |
| 14 December 1941 Round 3 Replay | Basel | 1–0 | FC Birsfelden | Basel |
| 10:00 | Suter 53' (1:0) |
Summary | Stadium: Landhof Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 31 December 1941 Round 4 | Basel | 3–0 | BSC Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Suter 13' (1:0) Kappenberger 39' (2:0)Rupf 50' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15 March 1942 Round of 16 | Basel | 6–1 | Solothurn | Basel |
| 15:00 | Grieder (3x) Suter (2x)Vonthron (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Beetschen |
Stadium: Landhof Attendance: 3,000 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 22 March 1942 Quarter-final | Basel | 1 – 1[note 1] (a.e.t.) | Lugano | Basel |
| 15:00 | Grieder 90' (1:1) |
Summary | 53' (0:1) M. Fornara |
Stadium: Stadion Rankhof Attendance: 7.500 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| Note: Basel win on toss of coin | ||||
| 29 March 1942 Semi-final | Basel | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Grenchen | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 4 April 1942 Semi-final replay | Grenchen | 0–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 17:30 | Summary | 19' (1:0) Suter 53' (2:0) Suter |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 6 April 1942 Final | Grasshopper Club | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Grassi Balerna |
| 25 May 1942 Final replay | Grasshopper Club | 3–2 | Basel | Bern |
| 15:00 | Grubenmann 46' (1:2) Grubenmann 52' (2:2)Neukom 71' |
Summary | 15' (1:0) Schmidlin 37' (2:0) Schmidlin |
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
- Notes
- ↑ Basel win on toss of coin
See also
References
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1941/42". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - SC Juventus Zürich 10:1 (6:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Alex Mathys", Page 178, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1941/42". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
- 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 1941–42 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1941–42 at RSSSF