1965–66 season | |
---|---|
Chairman | Lucien Schmidlin |
Manager | Helmut Benthaus |
Ground | Landhof or St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 6th |
Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round |
Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Frigerio (15) All: Roberto Frigerio (22) |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 24.10.1965 vs Lausanne-Sport and on 6.03.1966 vs Servette |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 21.11.1965 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
Average home league attendance | 6,200 |
The 1965–66 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 72nd season in their existence. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in the traditional stadium Landhof or in their new venue the St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the fourth consecutive year.
Overview
Pre-season
To the beginning of the season Helmut Benthaus transferred in from 1. FC Köln and became player-coach. He replaced Jiří Sobotka as team manager, who went on to manage the Swiss national team. Benthaus was a graduate of the German Sport University Cologne and an experienced player trainer. Two seasons earlier Benthaus had won the 1963–64 Bundesliga as player-manager with Köln. Benthaus used his first season with Basel to observe, feel and classify. One of the biggest changes that he made, with the agreement of the board of directors, was introduce semi-professionalism.
There were only a few minor changes to the squad, Rade Ognjanović transferred to Grenchen and Heinz Sartor transferred to Offenburger FV. Three players stepped back from Nationalliga A football, Carlo Porlezza, Mario Grava and Fernando Von Krannichfeldt went to play for the reserve team. As replacements three youngsters came from the youth team and three more from the reserve team.
Domestic league
Fourteen teams contested the 1965–66 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1964–65 season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and Young Fellows Zürich. Basel finished the season in sixth position with 27 points. They ended the championship with ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in their 26 matches. They scored 64 goals and conceded 57.[1] Top league goal scorer was Roberto Frigerio with 15 goals, ahead of Karl Odermatt who scored 11 and Helmut Hauser with 10 goals. Basel played 15 Test games, winning ten, one draw and losing four. Roberto 'Mucho' Frigerio was also the top scorer in these games, with 16 goals in just 13 games. Alone in the match against Black Stars Basel he managed to net the ball six times.[2]
Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 7 November 1965, with a home win against Biel-Bienne. In the next round they played at home against Luzern with a 3–1 win. In the next round they were drawn away in the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, against Young Boys. This ended in a 2–1 victory. In the semi-final they were drawn at home against Servette but were defeated 1–3. Zürich won the final and completed the double.[3]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
In the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Spanish team Valencia, but were beaten twice. In the Cup of the Alps Basel were drawn in the same group as Catania, S.S.C. Napoli, Juventus and Spal Ferrara. All four games ended in a defeat.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
- 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.
|
|
Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
Pre-season | Basel | 6 – 0 | Concordia Basel | Basel |
Summary |
24 July 1965 Pre-season | FC Pratteln | 0 – 8 | Basel | In den Sandgruben, Pratteln |
Summary | Moscatelli (2) Odermatt (2) Baumann Hauser Michaud |
28 July 1965 Pre-season | SV Schopfheim | 0 – 3 | Basel | Schopfheim |
Summary | Odermatt Keller Moscatelli |
31 July 1965 Pre-season | FC Trimbach | 0 – 7 | Basel | Leinfeld, Trimbach |
Summary | (o.g.) (1) Moscatelli (2) Frigerio (pen.) Michaud (1) Vetter (1) Odermatt |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: W. Lüthy Gerlafingen |
8 August 1965 Pre-season | FC Moutier | 1 – 7 | Basel | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
von Burg 34' (1:1) | Summary | 26' (0:1) Füri 54' (1:2) Baumann 64' (1:3) Benthaus 69' (1:4) Frigerio 70' (1:5) Hauser 80' (1:6) Odermatt 89' (1:7) Hauser |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
10 August 1965 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 4 | 1. FC Köln | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Löhr 10' (o.g. 1:1) Odermatt 25' (2:1) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Müller 40' (2:2) Hornig 60' (2:3) Overath 67' (2:4) Müller |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
14 August 1965 Pre-season | St. Gallen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
17:00 | Summary | 90' (0:1) Frigerio | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
Winter break and mid-season
21 January 1966 Winter break | Basel | 7 – 1 | Schaffhausen | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Baumann 19' (1:0) Hauser 24' (2:0) Hauser 30' (3:0) Benthaus 49' (4:1) Decker 74' (5:1) Hauser 83' (6:1) Decker 88' (7:1) |
Summary | 47' (3:1) Brühlmann | Attendance: 300 Referee: H. R. Keller Basel |
6 February 1966 Winter break | Bellinzona | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
Tagli 37' (1:0) Capoferri 74' (2:1) |
Summary | 52' (1:1) Odermatt 70' Odermatt |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Dalpian Cassarate |
12 February 1966 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 4 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hauser 10' (1:0) | Summary | 40' (1:1) Vuilleumier 56' (1:2) Kerkhoffs 68' (1:3) Kerkhoffs 84' (o.g. 1:4) Michaud |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: C. Stettler Feuerthalen |
16 February 1966 Winter break | Black Stars | 0 – 9 | Basel | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
19:15 | Summary | 29' (0:1) Frigerio (0:2) Frigerio (0:3) Frigerio 65' (0:4) Frigerio 65' (pen. 0:5) Stocker (0:6) Hauser 70' (0:7) Moscatelli (0:8) Frigerio (0:9) Frigerio |
Referee: F. Hänggi |
19 February 1966 Winter break | Solothurn | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
Amez-Droz 13' (1:0) | Summary | 21' (1:1) Benthaus 72' (1:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
24 February 1966 Winter break | FC Birsfelden | 2 – 6 | Basel | Birsfelden |
Summary | (3) Frigerio Hauser Stocker |
26 April 1966 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | TSV 1860 Munich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Kohlars 46' (o.g. 1:1) Moscatelli 59' (2:1) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Küppers 68' (2:2) Rebele |
Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
Nationalliga A
League matches
22 August 1965 Round 1 | Basel | 4 – 1 | FC UGS Genève | Landhof, Basel |
15:30 | Hauser 42' (1:1) Odermatt 53' (2:1) Frigerio 75' (3:1) Stocker 80 pen. 4:1' |
Summary | 24' (0:1) Heuri | Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
28 August 1965 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Frigerio 47' (1:0) Stocker 80' (pen, 2:0) |
[ Summary] | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Werner Mettler St. Gallen |
5 September 1965 Round 3 | Servette | 6 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:30 | Bédert 14' (1:0) Bédert 29' (2:0) Bédert 36' (3:0) Bosson 55' (4:0) Schnyder 60' (5:0) Nemeth 72' (6:0) |
Summary | (6:1) Hauser | Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
12 September 1965 Round 4 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Pfirter 5' (1:1) Hauser 61' (2:2) Vetter 63' (3:2) Vetter 84' (4:2) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Lehmann 36' (pen. 1:2) Fuhrer |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
18 September 1965 Round 5 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
16:15 | Wernle 52' (1:1) | Summary | 26' (0:1) Odermatt | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Strässle Steinach |
21 September 1965 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
20:00 | Frigerio 90' (1:5) | Summary | 13' (0:1) Blättler 32' (0:2) Hummel 42' (0:3) Blättler 60' (o.g. 0:4) Gabrieli 68' (0:5) Blättler |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin-Epagnier |
26 September 1965 Round 7 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Parc des Sports, Sion |
15:00 | Eschmann 42' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
3 October 1965 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Benthaus 47' (1:0) Frigerio 48' (2:0) Odermatt 71' (3:0) |
Summary | 72' (pen. 3:1) Bossi | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
10 October 1965 Round 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Vuilleumier 7' (1:0) Bertschi 43' (2:0) |
Summary | 58' (2:1) Frigerio | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
24 October 1965 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio 65' (1:0) | Summary | 83' (1:1) Hosp | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
31 October 1965 Round 11 | Grenchen | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Fuchs 1' (1:0) Fuchs 6' (2:0) Blum 81' (3:2) |
Summary | 24' (2:1) Vetter 58' (2:2) Hauser |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Roland David Lausanne |
21 November 1965 Round 12 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Young Fellows Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Stocker 18' (pen. 1:0) Hauser 35' (2:0) Stocker 43' (pen 3:0) Odermatt 62' (4:1) Gabrieli 71' (5:1) |
Summary | 56' (3:1) von Burg | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon |
Round 13 | Zürich | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
Round 14 | FC UGS Genève | v | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
12 December 1965 Round 15 | Luzern | 4 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
14:30 | Wechselberger 22' (1:1) Pfirter 31' (o.g. 2:1) Schuewig 44' (3:1) Schuewig 45' (4:1) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Frigerio 48' (4:2) Hauser 81' (o.g. 4:3) Gwerder 88' (4:4) Odermatt |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg |
6 March 1966 Round 16 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Odermatt 17' (1:1) Moscatelli 29' (2:2) Pfirter 33' (3:2) Vetter 51' (4:2) Odermatt (5:2) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Georgy 20' (pen. 1:2) Nemeth |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
13 March 1966 Round 17 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Theunissen 21' (1:0) | Summary | 72' (1:1) Kiefer | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
27 March 1966 Round 18 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Odermatt 32' (1:0) Hauser 52' (2:0) Benthaus 70' (3:0) Moscatelli 78' (4:0) Vetter 81' (5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzen |
3 April 1966 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
15:00 | Blättler 18' (1:0) Blättler 21' (2:0) |
Summary | 68' (2:1) Hauser 84' (2:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen |
6 April 1966 Round 14 | FC UGS Genève | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
Heuri 23' (1:1) Samba 36' (2:1) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Hauser 77' (2:2) Odermatt |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
17 April 1966 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Vetter 28' (1:1) Hauser 87' (2:1) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Quentin | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
23 April 1966 Round 21 | Lugano | 2 – 2 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
21:00 | Gotthardi 77' (1:2) Vidosevic 82' (pen. 2:2) |
Summary | 26' (0:1) Benthaus 62' (0:2) Odermatt |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
1 May 1966 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Frigerio 63' (1:0) Odermatt 88' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: W. Hardmeier Thalwil |
4 May 1966 Round 14 | Zürich | 3 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
[ Summary] |
8 May 1966 Round 23 | Lausanne-Sport | 5 – 3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Hosp 8' (1:0) Hosp 16' (2:0) Dürr 44' (pen. 3:0) Hertig 66' (4:0) Vuillemier 75' (5:1) |
Summary | 74' (4:1) Vetter 77' (5:2) Konrad 81' (5:3) Michaud |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
15 May 1966 Round 24 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
17:30 | Vetter 10' (1:0) Stocker 25' (2:0) Konrad 43' (3:0) Frigerio 61' (4:0) Frigerio 66' (5:0) |
Summary | 71' (5:1) Allemann | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
22 May 1966 Round 25 | Young Fellows Zürich | 5 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:00 | Feller 9' (1:1) Matus 29' (2:2) Matus 58' (3:2) Hösli 63' (4:2) Fischli 77' (5:2) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Stocker 28' (1:2) Frigerio 84' (5:3) Frigerio 88' (5:4) Michaud |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zürich (C) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 42 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1966–67 European Cup |
2 | Servette | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 35 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 32 | |
4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 31 | Entered 1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
5 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 29 | |
6 | Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 27 | |
7 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 27 | |
8 | Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 | Entered 1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
9 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 22 | |
10 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 22 | Entered 1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
11 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 22 | Entered 1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 21 | |
13 | Luzern | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 18 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 10 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
7 November 1965 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio 32' (1:0) Frigerio 80' (2:1) Hauser 82' (3:1) |
Summary | 74' (1:1) Stäuble | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
19 December 1965 Round of 16 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio 53' (1:0) Frigerio 72' (2:1) Stocker 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 64' (1:1) Borchert | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
27 February 1966 Quarter-final | Young Boys | 1 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Theunissen 50' (1:1) | Summary | 10' (0:1) Frigerio 87' (1:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Strässle Steinach |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Second Round
24 November 1965 First leg | Basel | 1 – 3 | Valencia | Basel |
19:45 | Benthaus 7' (1:0) | Summary | 17' (1:1) Machado 22' (1:2) Muñoz 80' (1:3) Machado |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Kurt Handwerker |
8 December 1965 Second leg | Valencia | 5 – 1 | Basel | Valencia |
Machado 1' (1:0) Urtiaga 17' (2:0) Muñoz 31' (3:0) Guillot 32' (4:0) Machado 80' (5:1) |
Summary | Hauser 53' (4:1) | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Robert Lacoste |
Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.
Cup of the Alps
Matches
4 June 1966 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Catania | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | 2' (0:1) Fanello | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
8 June 1966 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 4 | S.S.C. Napoli | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Konrad 62' (1:4) Frigerio 71' (2:4) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Altafini 34' (0:2) Altafini 51' (0:3) Altafini 62' (0:4) Montefusco |
Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Antonio Sbardella |
11 June 1966 Round 3 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Juventus | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hauser 63' (1:0) | Summary | 66' (1:1) Menichelli 73' (1:2) Mattei |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Ettore Carminati |
15 June 1966 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Spal Ferrara | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
18:15 | Rickenbacher 61' (1:1) Hauser 81' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 19' (0:1) Muzzio 76' (o.g. 1:2) Pfirter 82' (2:3) Carrera |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Napoli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 8 | Winner |
2 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Lausanne/Zürich | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Combined team Lausanne/Zürich |
4 | Spal Ferrara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | |
5 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
6 | Catania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
7 | Servette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
8 | Basel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1965/66". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "FC Black Stars - FC Basel 0:9 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", Weber, Hans - Page 209, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
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 1965–66 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF
- Fairs Cup 1965-66 at RSSSF