FC Basel
1943–44 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Albert Besse
First team coachSwitzerland Willy Wolf
GroundLandhof, Basel
1943–44 Nationalliga9th
Swiss CupFinalist
Top goalscorerLeague: Alfred Weisshaar (15)
All: Alfred Weisshaar (18)
Highest home attendance7,500 on 31 October 1943
vs Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance2,500 on 20 February 1944
vs Luzern
Average home league attendance4,369

The FC Basel 1943–44 season was the fifty-first 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. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the fifth consecutive season.

Overview

Team manager Eugen Rupf left the club following the last season and Willy Wolf was appointed as Basel's new team manager. Basel played 41 games in their 1943–44 season. 26 in the Nationalliga, five in the cup and ten were test games. They won 18, drew 11 and lost 12 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 83 goals and conceded 65.[1]

There were 14 teams contesting in the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The team that finished in last position in the league table would be relegated. Basel played a mediocre season, winning nine matches, drawing eight and suffered nine defeats they ended the season with 26 points in 9th position. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss championship, Luzern were relegated. Alfred Weisshaar was Basel's top league goal scorer with 15 goals, joint second league scorer with Alfred Bickel (Grasshopper Club) behind top scorer Erich Andres (Young Fellows Zürich) who netted 23 times.[2]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a home tie at the Landhof against lower tier local side Nordstern Basel. This was won 4–1. In the round of 16 they had a home tie and won 6–2 against St. Gallen. The quarter-final gave Basel another home tie and they won 5–1 against Young Boys. The semi-final was an away tie against Biel-Bienne. Hans Vonthron's goal was the only goal of the game and Basel qualified for the final. This was played on 10 April in Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Lausanne-Sport. Two goals from Numa Monnard and one from Roger Courtois during the last five minutes of the match meant that Basel lost the game 0–3 and Lausanne won the national double.[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Kurt Imhof
— GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Kipfer
— GK Switzerland SUI Walter Müller
— GK Switzerland SUI Paul Wechlin
— DF Switzerland SUI Louis Favre
— DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Grauer
— DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Hufschmid
— MF Switzerland SUI Alexander Ebner
— MF Switzerland SUI Heinz Elsässer
— MF Switzerland SUI Rodolfo Kappenberger
— MF Switzerland SUI Alberto Losa
— MF Switzerland SUI Fritz Schmidlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Guglielmo Spadini
— MF Switzerland SUI Tschüppeli
— MF Switzerland SUI Hans Vonthron
— MF Switzerland SUI Werner Wenk
— MF Switzerland SUI Rudolf Wirz
— FW Switzerland SUI Kurt Bertsch
— FW Switzerland SUI Max Gloor
— FW Switzerland SUI Rudolf Knup
— FW Switzerland SUI Alex Mathys (from Brühl St. Gallen)
— FW Switzerland SUI Hans Nyffeler
— FW Switzerland SUI Hans Rothen
— FW Switzerland SUI Hermann Suter
— FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Weisshaar
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Silvio Cinguetti
— DF Switzerland SUI Fritz Greder
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Switzerland SUI Erich Andres
— FW Switzerland SUI Eugen Rupf (to Grasshopper Club)
— FW Switzerland SUI Hans Spengler

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid-season

1 August 1943 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2–2 Switzerland SC Derendingen Chur
Bertsch 80' (1:2)
(2:2)		 Summary (pen. 0:1) Steiner
(0:2) Herzog
8 August 1943 Pre-season Wettingen Switzerland 2–2 Switzerland Basel Eggmann Zürich
Egloff (1:0)
Bürgler (2:1)		 Summary (1:1)
(2:2)		 Referee: Switzerland Eggmann Zürich
15 August 1943 Pre-season SC Derendingen Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland Basel Heidenegg, Derendingen
Bernhard (1:0) Summary (1:1) Bertsch
22 August 1943 Pre-season Young Fellows Zürich Switzerland 0–1 Switzerland Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:15 Summary 7' (0:1) Losa Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Ott Oerlikon
29 August 1943 Pre-season La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland 3–2 Switzerland Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Burger 1' (1:0)
Perroud 7' (2:0)
Burger 33' (3:1)		 Summary 32' (2:1) Tschüppeli
65' (3:2) Bertsch		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds
12 September 1943 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 6–3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Nyffeler (3x)
Hufschmid (1x pen.)
Vonthron (1x)
Bertsch (1x)		 Summary (2x) Biedermann
(1x pen.) Friedländer		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern

Mid- to end of season

6 February 1944 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3–2 Switzerland Concordia Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:00 Nyffeler 79' (1:2)
Suter 81' (2:2)
Gloor (3:2)		 Summary (0:1) Holderegger
49' (0:2) Urfer		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle
1 July 1944 End of season Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2–3 Switzerland Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
17:00 Peruchoud 8' (1:2)
Peruchoud 37' (2:3)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Weisshaar
7' (0:2) Kappenberger
18' (1:3) Schmidlin (I)		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne
2 July 1944 End of season Lugano Switzerland 2–1 Switzerland Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
17:00 Albizzati 50' (1:0)
Albizzati 63' (2:0)		 Summary 70' (2:1) Kappenberger Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne

Nationalliga

League matches

5 September 1943 Round 1 Luzern 1–1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Müller (1:1) Summary 44' (0:1) Bertsch Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Switzerland Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen
September 1943 Round 2 Basel P–P Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
[ Summary]
26 September 1943 Round 3 Lausanne-Sport 4–1 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Eggimann 2' (1:0)
Monnard 5' (2:0)
Maillard (II) 25' (3:1)
Courtois 30' (4:1)		 Summary 6' (2:1) Nyffeler Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds
3 October 1943 Round 4 Basel 2–0 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kappenberger 73' (1:0)
Suter 86' (pen. 2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Schürch Winterthur
17 October 1943 Round 5 Cantonal Neuchatel 2–0 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
15:00 Sydler 47' (1:0)
Sydler (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen
24 October 1943 Round 6 Servette 1–1 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
15:15 Tamini 78' (1:0) Summary 80' (1:1) Weisshaar Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Jaggi Bern
31 October 1943 Round 2 Basel 2–1 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Ebner 49' (1:0)
Weisshaar 59' (2:0)		 Summary 75 pen. 2:1' Bickel Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern
7 November 1943 Round 7 Basel 1–1 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Vonthron 85' (1:1) Summary 20' (0:1) Bernhard Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds
14 November 1943 Round 8 Young Fellows Zürich 1–3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
13:00 Nausch (1:2) Summary 63' (0:1) Weisshaar
73' (0:2) Weisshaar
(1:3) Suter		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Grassi Balerna
21 November 1943 Round 9 Basel 3–0 Zürich Landhof, Basel
14:30 Ebner 5' (1:0)
Weisshaar 15' (2:0)
Weisshaar (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Tschopp Delémont
28 November 1943 Round 10 Grenchen 4–1 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Ducommun 5' (1:0)
Rougemont 15' (2:0)
Neuhaus 55' (3:0)
Rougemont 90' (4:1)		 Summary 62' (3:1) Vonthron Referee: Switzerland Schürch Winterthur
5 December 1943 Round 11 Basel 1–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
14:30 Suter 82' (pen. 1:1) Summary 30' (0:1) Abegglen
Red card 82' Jaeck		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen
12 December 1943 Round 12 St. Gallen 2–1 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Wagner (1:1)
Wagner 78' (2:1)		 Summary (0:1) Ebner Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Eggmann Zürich
19 December 1943 Round 13 Basel 0–0 Lugano Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Georges Craviolini Chippis
2 February 1944 Round 14 Basel 1–1 Luzern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter 62' (1:0) Summary 76' (1:1) Irniger Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Grassi Balerna
February 1944 Round 15 Grasshopper Club P–P Basel Hardturm, Zürich
[ Summary]
5 March 1944 Round 16 Basel 2–1 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Weisshaar 21' (1:0)
Suter (2:0)		 Summary 58' (2:1) Eggimann Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern
19 March 1944 Round 17 Biel-Bienne 2–0 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Graber 16' (1:0)
Weibel 85' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wüthrich Bern
2 April 1944 Round 18 Basel 1–1 Cantonal Neuchatel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Weisshaar 70' (1:1) Summary 63' (0:1) Facchinetti Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Switzerland Scherz Bern
16 April 1944 Round 15 Grasshopper Club 1–2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:45 Amadò 30' (1:0) Summary 35' (1:1) Bertsch
36' (1:2) Weisshaar		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Jaggi Bern
23 April 1944 Round 19 Basel 1–1 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kappenberger (1:1) Summary (0:1) Bachasse Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland E. Heiniger Bern
30 April 1944 Round 20 Young Boys 0–3 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Summary 12' (0:1) Hufschmid
74' (0:2) Kappenberger
77' (0:3) Weisshaar		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Lutz Geneva
7 May 1944 Round 21 Basel 2–0 Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hufschmid 56' (1:0)
Ebner (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Wittwer Geneva
14 May 1944 Round 22 Zürich 4–3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:15 Hagenlocher (pen. 1:1)
Nyffeler (pen. 2:3)
Hagenlocher (3:3)
Busenhart 80' (4:3)		 Summary (0:1) Kappenberger
43' (1:2) Ebner
(1:3) Weisshaar		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Scherz Bern
21 May 1944 Round 23 Basel 2–3 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Ebner 14' (1:1)
Hufschmid 22' (2:1)		 Summary 2' (pen. 0:1) Righetti
63' (2:2) Courtat
(2:3) Courtat		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Grassi Balerna
4 June 1944 Round 24 La Chaux-de-Fonds 3–1 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Perroud (1:1)
Perroud (2:1)
Neury (3:1)		 Summary 25' (0:1) Weisshaar Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen
11 June 1944 Round 25 Basel 6–1 St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hufschmid 15' (1:0)
Weisshaar (2:0)
Weisshaar (3:0)
Schmidlin (I) (4:0)
Weisshaar 34' (5:0)
Gloor (6:1)		 Summary (5:1) Deriaz Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Merlotti Neuchâtel
17 June 1944 Round 26 Lugano 2–1 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Bernasconi 42' (1:1)
Albizatti 55' (2:1)		 Summary 24' (0:1) Gloor Referee: Switzerland Scherz Bern

League table

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lausanne-Sport 26 17 4 5 48 25 +23 38 Champions and Swiss Cup winners
2 Servette 26 12 8 6 39 25 +14 32
3 Lugano 26 12 6 8 47 32 +15 30
4 Grasshopper Club 26 13 3 10 54 32 +22 29
5 Biel-Bienne 26 12 5 9 42 30 +12 29
6 Young Boys 26 9 11 6 38 32 +6 29
7 Cantonal Neuchatel 26 10 8 8 38 27 +11 28
8 Grenchen 26 12 4 10 45 41 +4 28
9 Basel 26 9 8 9 42 38 +4 26
10 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 10 6 10 34 45 −11 26
11 Young Fellows Zürich 26 9 3 14 46 51 −5 21
12 St. Gallen 26 8 3 15 26 60 −34 19
13 Zürich 26 6 5 15 37 54 −17 17
14 Luzern 26 4 4 18 19 63 −44 12 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

26 December 1943 Round of 32 Basel 4–1 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
14:00 Suter 21' (1:0)
Bertsch 32' (2:0)
Suter 77' (pen. 3:1)
Hufschmid (4:1)		 Summary 56' (2:1) Wiesner Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Schürch Winterthur
9 January 1944 Round of 16 Basel 6–2 St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
14:00 Ebner 10' (1:0)
Bertsch 22' (2:0)
Ebner 44' (3:0)
Ebner 56' (4:1)
Suter 66' (pen. 5:1)
Ebner 75' (6:1)		 Summary Red card 66' Schenker
82' (o.g. 3:1)		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Lutz Geneva
13 February 1944 Quarter-final Basel 5–1 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Weisshaar 26' (1:1)
Vonthron 32' (2:1)
Weisshaar (3:1)
Weisshaar 79' (4:1)
Kappenberger 81' (5:1)		 Summary 17' (0:1) Bernhard Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Widmer Geneva
12 March 1944 Semi-final Biel-Bienne 0–1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:00 Summary 67' (0:1) Vonthron Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Grassi Balerna
10 April 1944 Final Lausanne-Sport 3–0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
15:00 Monnard 85' (1:0)
Courtois 88' (2:0)
Monnard 90' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wüthrich Bern

See also

References

  1. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1943/44". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1943/44". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Lausanne-Sport - FC Basel 3:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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