1953–54 FC Basel season

The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the eighth successive season.

FC Basel
1953–54 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland René Bader
with Switzerland Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A8th
Swiss CupRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
All: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
Highest home attendance12,500 on 13 December 1953
vs Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 28 February 1954
vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance6,746

Overview

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René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111.[1] A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup.[2]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four.[3]

Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round.[4]

Players

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The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   SUI Gianfranco de Taddeo (from Young Boys)
GK   FRA Simon Gusothien (from AS Huningue)
GK   SUI Walter Müller
DF   SUI Werner Bopp
DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
DF   SUI Hans Hügi (I)
DF   SUI René Klauser (I)
DF   HUN György Mogoy
DF   SUI Hans Weber
MF   SUI Walter Felber (from FC Birsfelden)
MF   SUI Benedikt Frey
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Kurt Maurer
MF   FRA Pierre Redolfi
MF   SUI Kurt Thalmann
FW   SUI René Bader (Player-coach)
FW   SUI Walter Bannwart
FW   SUI Walter Bielser
FW   SUI Josef Hügi (II)
FW   SUI Ernst Klauser (II)
FW   ITA Romano Zolin
   Alfred Hartmann
   Roman Studer
   Werner Wederich
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   SUI Werner Schley (to Grasshopper Club)
GK   SUI Werner Wenger
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SUI Eugen Büchel (to Young Fellows Zürich)
FW   SUI Marcel Frei
FW   SUI Marcel Leisinger

Results

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

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Pre-season and mid-season

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21 July 1953 Pre-season SFK Lyn Oslo   3 – 3   Basel Oslo
Muggerud   24 pen. 1:1'
Nordahl   30' (2:1)
Olsen   59' (3:2)
Summary   8' (0:1) Hügi (I)
  57' (2:2) Maurer
  69' (3:3) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 8,000
23 July 1953 Pre-season Hamarkameratene   1 – 8   Basel Hamar
Olsen   20' (1:1) Summary   15' (0:1) Hügi (II)
  34' (1:2) Hügi (I)
  (1:3) Hügi (II)
  (1:4) Thalmann
  (1:5) Thalmann
  (1:6) Hügi (II)
  (1:7) Hügi (II)
  (1:8) Bader
26 July 1953 Pre-season Sjælland XI   6 – 2   Basel Roskilde
  10' (1:0)
  (2:1)
  (3:2)
  (4:2)
  (5:2)
  (6:2)
Summary   12' (1:1) Hügi (II)
  17' (2:2) Bielser
Attendance: 2,000
28 July 1953 Pre-season Sjælland XI   4 – 3   Basel Slagelse
Larsen   27' (1:2)
Jensen   46' (2:3)
  53' (pen. 3:3)
Jensen   77' (4:3)
Summary   4' (0:1) Thalmann
  18' (0:2) Bader
  41' (1:3) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 1,600
30 July 1953 Pre-season Nykøbing Falster BK 1901   3 – 1   Basel Nykøbing Falster
  (1:0)
  (2:1)
  (3:1)
Summary   (1:1) Bader Attendance: 1,000
2 August 1953 Pre-season SV Werder Bremen   9 – 0   Basel Weserstadion, Bremen
Ebert   4' (1:0)
Hagenacker   10' (2:0)
Hagenacker   18' (3:0)
Hardtke   57' (4:0)
Preusse   50' (5:0)
Preusse   76' (6:0)
Ebert   80' (7:0)
Hagenacker   84' (8:0)
Ebert   86' (9:0)
Summary
6 August 1953 Pre-seaspn Basel   0 – 3   Young Fellows Zürich Sports ground, Arlesheim
16:00 Summary   32' (0:1) Brühlmann
  38' (0:2) Beerli
  53' (0:3)
Referee:   Schaub Basel
20 September 1953 Mid-season AS Huningue 1919   2 – 5   Basel Huningue
16:00 Winterberger   (1:2)
Keller   43' (2:4)
Summary   10' (0:1) Hügi (II)
  20' (0:2) Hügi (II)
  25' (1:3) Hügi (II)
  40' (1:4) Hügi (II)
  65' (2:5) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:   Moser
21 November 1953 Mid-season Basel   1 – 3   Karlsruher SC Landhof, Basel
14:45 Hügi (II)   64' (pen. 1:2) Summary   32' (0:1) Kunkel
  62' (0:2) Kunkel
  81' (1:3) Rastetter
Attendance: 2,800
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten

Winter break to end of season

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7 February 1954 Winter break Basel   3 – 5   Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Thalmann   35' (1:0)
Bielser   61' (2:2)
Hügi (II)   73' (pen. 3:2)
Summary   39' (pen. 1:1) Ballaman
  42' (1:2) Ballaman
  82' (pen. 3:3) Vonlanthen (II)
  84' (3:4) Jäger
  86' (3:5) Zappia
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:   Kellerhals Basel
14 February 1954 Winter break Wil   1 – 3   Basel Lindengut, Wil
Baltensberger   50' (1:3) Summary   4' (0:1) Maurer
  22' (0:2) Bannwart
  (0:3) Hügi (II)
  Mogoy
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:   Josef Gulde St. Gallen
28 March 1954 Mid-season FC Reinach   1 – 4   Basel Reinach
  Summary   (1x) Bannwart
  (1x) Hügi (II)
  (1x) Thalmann
  (1x) Weber
19 April 1954 Mid-season Lugano   2 – 3   Basel Al Ram, Bodio
Poma   28' (1:0)
Degiorgi   71' (2:1)
Summary   65' (1:1) Hügi (I)
  80' (2:2) Hügi (II)
  82' (2:3) Hügi (II)
Referee:   Gino Bergamini Viganello
12 June 1954 End of season Basel   2 – 5   Brazil Landhof, Basel
17:30 Bosshard   27' (1:1)
Weber   47' (2:2)
Summary   16' (0:1) Humberto
  43' (1:2) Humberto
  52' (2:3) Pinga
  57' (2:4) Pinga
  88' (2:5) Baltazar
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten

Nationalliga A

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League matches

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16 August 1953 Round 1 Basel 1 – 0 Young Boys Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:30 Hügi (II)   23' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   F. Buchmüller Zürich
23 August 1953 Round 2 Grasshopper Club 3 – 4 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:00 Vukosavljević   19' (1:1)
Vukosavljević   36' (2:3)
Vukosavljević   54' (3:4)
Summary   12' (0:1) Bader
  31' (1:2) Hügi (II)
  35' (1:3) Hügi (II)
  45' (2:4) Thalmann
Attendance: 8.000
Referee:   Zutter Bern
30 August 1953 Round 3 Basel 4 – 0 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
16:30 Bader   15' (1:0)
Hügi (II)   55' (2:0)
Hügi (II)   60' (3:0)
Bielser   79' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   Fr. Karlen Bern
6 September 1953 Round 4 Fribourg 2 – 1 Basel Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg
Raetzo   7' (1:0)
Weil   75' (2:1)
Summary   11' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Rapin Lausanne
13 September 1953 Round 5 Basel 1 – 3 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)   71' (1:2) Summary   31' (o.g. 0:1) Hügi (I)
  73' (0:2) Riva
  87' (1:3) Oberer
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   von Gunten Bern
27 September 1953 Round 6 Lausanne-Sport 5 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Maillard (II)   53' (1:1)
Guhl   62' (2:1)
Guhl   65' (3:1)
Glisovic   70' (4:1)
Stäuble   80' (5:2)
Summary   1' (0:1) Thalmann
  75' (4:2) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   Schüttel Sion
4 October 1953 Round 7 Basel 3 – 1 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Mogoy   43' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser   47' (2:0)
Thalmann   75' (3:1)
Summary   69' (2:1) Hartmann Attendance: 4,500
Referee:   E. Guidi Bellinzona
18 October 1953 Round 8 Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Rossi   (2:1) Summary   20' (0:1) Hügi (I)
  40' (0:2) Bannwart
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:   Victor Werner Schicker Bern
25 October 1953 Round 9 Basel 4 – 3 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (I)   12' (1:1)
Hügi (II)   (2:1)
Hügi (I)   53' (3:3)
Hügi (II)   58' (4:3)
Summary   7' (0:1) Righetti (II)
  25' (2:2) Righetti (II)
  52' (2:3) Righetti (II)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Schönholzer Lausanne
1 November 1953 Round 10 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 0 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Coutaz   20' (1:0)
Coutaz   89' (2:0)
Summary   15' Hügi (II) Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   Paul Wyssling Zürich
8 November 1953 Round 11 Basel 3 – 2 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser   14' (1:0)
Hügi (II)   42' (2:2)
Bannwart   83' (3:2)
Summary   33' (o.g. 1:1) Mogoy
  38' (1:2) Zurmühle
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Zutter Bern
15 November 1953 Round 12 Basel 1 – 2 Luzern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II)   19' (1:0) Summary   52' (1:1) Feller
  59' (1:2) Kruppa
Attendance: 8,000
Referee:   Gino Bergamini Viganello
29 November 1953 Round 13 Servette 2 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30 Duret   22' (1:0)
Duret   52' (2:1)
Summary   41' (1:1) Thalmann
  (2:2) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 11,000
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten
6 December 1953 Round 14 Young Boys 3 – 0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Meier   17' (1:0)
Grütter   61' (2:0)
Meier   62' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee:   Paul Wyssling Zürich
13 December 1953 Round 15 Basel 1 – 6 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
14:30 Mogoy   21' (1:1) Summary   8' (0:1) Vonlanthen
  31' (1:2) Bickel
  34' (pen. 1:3) Bickel
  47' (1:4) Vuko
  60' (1:5) Bickel
  77' (1:6) Hagen
Attendance: 12,500
Referee:   Josef Gulde St. Gallen
20 December 1953 Round 16 Biel-Bienne 2 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Lipps   17' (1:0)
Scheurer   60' (2:1)
Wiedmer  
Summary   20' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Schüttel Sion
27 December 1953 Round 17 Basel 3 – 2 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser   24' (1:1)
Hügi (II)   62' (2:1)
Bielser   63' (3:1)
Summary   11' (0:1) Raetzo
  72' (3:2) Streiner
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Bollinger Schaffhausen
21 February 1954 Round 18 Chiasso 3 – 5 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Chiesa   6' (1:0)
Chiesa   8' (2:0)
Ferrari   10' (3:0)
Summary   24' (3:1) Weber
  54' (3:2) Weber
  55' (3:3) Hügi (II)
  63' (3:4) Hügi (II)
  88' (3:5) Bannwart
Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   W. Rufli Bremgarten
28 February 1954 Round 19 Basel 2 – 3 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)   17' (1:0)
Weber   (2:3)
Summary   19' (1:1) Maillard (II)
  46' (1:2) Eschmann
  47' (1:3) Eschmann
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Victor Werner Schicker Bern
7 March 1954 Round 20 FC Bern 2 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Hügi (II)   60' (1:0)
Thalmann   61' (2:0)
Summary   74' (2:1) Grossenbacher
  74' (2:2) Wirsching
Attendance: 3,500
Referee:   Weiersmüller Suhr
14 March 1954 Round 21 Basel 3 – 4 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)   9' (1:0)
Hügi (II)   23' (pen. 2:2)
Hügi (II)   78' (3:3)
Summary   31' (pen. 2:1) Kohler
  54' (o.g. 2:2) Klauser (I)
  67' (2:3) Schneiter
  80' (3:4) Bosshard
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Werner Müller
21 March 1954 Round 22 Grenchen 2 – 1 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Sidler   35' (pen. 1:0)
Pfister   90' (2:1)
Summary   54' (1:1) Weber Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   Fr. Karlen Bern
4 April 1954 Round 23 Basel 4 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)   1' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser   15' (2:0)
Hügi (II)   43' (3:2)
Hügi (II)   75' (4:2)
Summary   18' (2:1) Fesselet
  35' (2:2) Coutaz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:   F. Buchmüller Zürich
11 April 1954 Round 24 Bellinzona 2 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Sartori   61' (1:0)
Fontana   64' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee:   Dörflinger Grenchen
2 May 1954 Round 25 Luzern 2 – 3 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Kyd   18' (1:0)
Kyd   51' (2:2)
Summary   37' (1:1) Hügi (II)
  43' (1:2) Hügi (II)
  75' (2:3) Hügi (II)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee:   Schönholzer Lausanne
9 May 1954 Round 26 Basel 2 – 3 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)   70' (1:2)
Hügi (II)   73' (2:2)
Summary   44' (0:1) Fatton
  53' (0:2) Fatton
  83' (2:3) Fatton
Attendance: 7,700
Referee:   Gino Bergamini Viganello

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 20 2 4 78 36 +42 42 Champions and Swiss Cup winners
2 Grasshopper Club 26 19 3 4 108 47 +61 41
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 15 6 5 69 46 +23 36
4 Young Boys 26 13 4 9 66 44 +22 30
5 Servette 26 10 10 6 55 38 +17 30
6 Bellinzona 26 10 5 11 41 44 −3 25
7 Grenchen 26 10 4 12 53 58 −5 24
8 Basel 26 11 2 13 55 62 −7 24
9 Chiasso 26 9 5 12 45 62 −17 23
10 Luzern 26 10 2 14 47 68 −21 22
11 Zürich 26 8 4 14 45 64 −19 20
12 Fribourg 26 8 2 16 37 53 −16 18
13 FC Bern 26 8 1 17 40 75 −35 17 Relegated
14 Biel-Bienne 26 5 2 19 36 78 −42 12 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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10 January 1954 Round 3 Basel 0 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary   88' (0:1) Pfister Attendance: 5,200
Referee:   Gino Bergamini Viganello


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1953/54". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Brasilien 2:5 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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