1949–50 FC Basel season
The 1949–50 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 56th season in their existence. It was their fouth season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B after the season 1945–46. This season Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte in the Bachletten quartier in the southwestern edge of the city of Basel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the fourth successive season.
| 1949–50 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Jules Düblin |
| Manager | Ernst Hufschmid |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 2nd |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gottlieb Stäuble (13) All: Gottlieb Stäuble (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 14,000 on 21 May 1950 vs Lausanne-Sport |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,400 on 10 September 1949 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
| Average home league attendance | 6,753 |
Overview
Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous two seasons, continued in this function this season. Basel played a total of 41 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup and ten were test games. The test games resulted with three victories and seven defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 21 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 41 games they scored 78 goals and conceded 75.[1]
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1949–50 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relagted. Basel started the season well, winnung six of the first seven games and things continued well. Basel stayed in contention of the championship. But at the end of the season they lost their last two games and finished in second position, two points behind the new champions Servette who won their last two games. Basel won 14 games, drew five and were defeated seven times, they scored 48 goals as they gained their 33 points. Gottlieb Stäuble with 13 goals was the team's best scorer and 8th best league scorer. René Bader was the team's second best goal getter, netting nine times, Paul Stöcklin netted six times.[2]
Basel started in the 3rd round of the Swiss Cup with an away match against lower tier FC Porrentruy. This was won. In round 4 Basel were drawn away against Grasshopper Club and this too was won. In the round of 16 and the quarter-final Basel played at home and won against Wil and Bellinzona respectively. However Lausanne-Sport won the semi-final and continued to the final and they won the trophy.[3]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1949–50. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1949 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
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 7 August 1949 Pre-season | Fortuna Freiburg  | 4 – 2 | Basel | Freiburg |
Sloal  40' (1:0)Dudeck 60' (2:1)Liechty (3:2)Liechty 78' (4:2) |
Summary | 50' (o.g. 1:1) (2:2) |
Referee: Link Freiburg |
Mid- to end of season
| 2 October 1949 Mid-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bopp 17' (pen. 1:0) |
Summary | 31' (1:1) Siedl 83' (1:2) Schirra |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle, Muttenz |
| 19 February 1950 Mid-season | Basel | 3 – 2 | Nordstern Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader 7' (1:0) Stöcklin 43' (pen. 2:0)Wenk 88' (3:2) |
Summary | 49' (2:1) Willimann 76' (2:2) Kirchhofer |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Reimann Rheinfelden |
| 14 March 1950 Mid-season | Cantonal Neuchatel | 6 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| Monnard (2x) Buchoux (1x)Facchinetti (1x)Oberer (1x)Mella (1x) |
Summary | (o.g.) Gyger |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 13 June 1950 End of season | Basel | 1 – 3 |  Inter Milan | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 18:45 | Wenk 32' (1:0) |
Summary | 40' (pen. 1:1) Nyers 63' (1:2) Borri 77' (1:3) Wilkes |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
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Nationalliga
League matches
| 28 August 1949 Round 1 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Servette | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:00 | Bader 5' (1:0) Stäuble 30' (2:0)Stäuble 67' (3:2)Bader 75' (4:2) |
Summary | 49' (2:1) Fatton 62' (2:2) Belli |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: DörflingerGrenchen |
| 4 September 1949 Round 2 | Biel-Bienne | 0 – 0 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 10 September 1949 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:30 | Hügi (II) 43' (1:0) Hügi (I) 62' (2:0)Bader 82' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,400 Referee: M. Tasca Geneva |
| 24 September 1949 Round 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 16:30 | Summary | 17' (0:1) Bader 77' (0:2) Bader |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: von Gunten Bern |
| 9 October 1949 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Locarno | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bopp 53' (pen. 1:0) Wenk 60' (2:0)Bader 65' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,400 Referee: E. Ruefer Bern |
| 16 October 1949 Round 6 | Lugano | 1 – 2 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| 15:00 | S. Bernasconi 75' (1:2) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Stäuble 71' (0:2) Wenk |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 12 October 1949 Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 0 | St. Gallen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stöcklin 69' (1:0) Hügi (I) 72' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 6 November 1949 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grenchen | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:45 | Hügi (II) 63' (1:1) |
Summary | 65' (0:1) Righetti (I) |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: M. Tasca Geneva |
| 13 November 1949 Round 9 | Zürich | 5 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:45 | Zanetti 10' (1:0) Bosshard 25' (2:0)Hotz 52' (3:0)Zanetti 66' (4:0)Zanetti 86' (5:1) |
Summary | 40' (1:1) Stäuble 87' (5:2) Krieg |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Tschopp Delémont |
| 20 November 1949 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 1 | FC Bern | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:45 | Bannwart 12' (1:0) Bader 15' (2:0)Bannwart 42' (3:0) |
Summary | 85' (3:1) Liechti |
Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Keller Seuzach |
| 4 December 1949 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Nikolić 75' (1:2) Nikolić 80' (2:2) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Stäuble 52' (0:2) Hügi (I) |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten |
| 11 December 1949 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Bellinzona | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:30 | Stäuble 27' (pen. 1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Zutter Bern |
| 18 December 1949 Round 13 | Chiasso | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
| 14:30 | Zanollo 44' (1:1) Bühler 47' (2:1) |
Summary | 13' (o.g. 0:1) Noseda |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel |
| 15 January 1950 Round 14 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:45 | Fatton 6' (1:0) Fatton 80' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 26 February 1950 Round 15 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:00 | Stäuble 41' (1:0) |
Summary | 58' (1:1) |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
| 12 March 1950 Round 16 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:45 | Busenhart 21' (pen. 1:1) |
Summary | 20' (pen. 0:1) Stöcklin 58' (1:2) Stöcklin |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 26 March 1950 Round 17 | Basel | 4 – 3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader 44' (1:1) Soltermann 51' (2:1)Stöcklin 53' (3:1)Wenk 55' (4:1) |
Summary | 40' (0:1) Sobotka 60' (4:2) Chodat 61' (4:3) Antenen |
Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 2 April 1950 Round 18 | Locarno | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| 14:30 | Ernst 15' (1:0) Canetti 34' (2:0)Fuesetti 44' (3:0)Canetti 70' (4:0)Fuesetti 89' (5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 16 April 1950 Round 19 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lugano | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stäuble 41' (1:1) Stäuble 58' (2:1)Hügi (II) 75' (3:2) |
Summary | 38' (0:1) Kauer 61' (2:2) Hasler |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel |
| 23 April 1950 Round 20 | St. Gallen | 3 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 14:30 | Bertsch 24' (1:0) Bertsch 31' (2:0)Dorninger 80' (3:0) |
Summary |  68′ Wenk |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Schmidsberger Zürich |
| 30 April 1950 Round 21 | Grenchen | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Hebinger 49' (o.g. 1:1) Courtat 55′Vuilleumier 70' (2:2) |
Summary | 23' (0:1) Stöcklin 53' (1:2) Stäuble |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: M. Tasca Geneva |
| 7 May 1950 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Zürich | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stäuble 13' (1:1) Bannwart 30' (2:1)Bannwart 66' (3:2) |
Summary | 9' (0:1) Andres 55' (2:2) Andres |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: von Gunten Bern |
| 14 May 1950 Round 23 | FC Bern | 0 – 4 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| 15:00 | Summary | 35' (0:1) Bader 46' (0:2) Stäuble 75' (0:3) Hügi (II) 80' (0:4) Stäuble |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen |
| 21 May 1950 Round 24 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bannwart 2' (1:0) Stäuble 65' (2:1) |
Summary | 51' (1:1) Friedländer |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 28 May 1950 Round 25 | Bellinzona | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
| 15:00 | Lusenti 17' (pen. 1:0) Lusenti 69' (2:1) |
Summary | 40′ Bader 55' (1:1) Grether |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Servette | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 35 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Basel | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 33 | |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 32 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | Chiasso | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 31 | |
| 5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Zürich | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 28 | |
| 7 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Bellinzona | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 24 | |
| 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 24 | |
| 11 | Locarno | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 24 | |
| 12 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 22 | |
| 13 | St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 16 | Relegated |
| 14 | FC Bern | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 11 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
| 30 October 1949 Round 3 | FC Porrentruy | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade du Tirage, Porrentruy |
| N. Adam 86' (1:2) |
Summary | 37' (0:1) Hügi (I) 79' (0:2) Stäuble |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 27 November 1949 Round 4 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 12:30 | Bickel 2' (1:0) |
Summary | 5' (1:1) Bader 50' (1:2) Hügi (I) |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: M. Tasca Geneva |
| 1 January 1950 Round of 16 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Wil | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Wenk 3' (1:0) Hügi (I) 47' (2:0)Bannwart 50' (3:0)Stäuble 76' (4:1)Krieg 78' (5:1) |
Summary | 62' (pen. 3:1) Conte (I) 90' (4:2) Hagen (II) |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 5 February 1950 Quarter-final | Basel | 2 – 0 | Bellinzona | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader 30' (1:0) Stöcklin 67' (pen. 2:0)Hügi (II)  |
Summary | Attendance: 8,700 Referee: M. Tasca Geneva |
| 5 March 1950 Semi-final | Basel | 0 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:30 | Summary | 85' (0:1) Maillard (II) |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: E. Ruefer Bern |
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1949/50". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1949/50". 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
- The FCB team 1949–50 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1949–50 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation