1968–69 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1968–69 season
Chairman	Harry Thommen
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Quarter-finals
Fairs Cup	Round 1
Cup of the Alps	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Helmut Hauser (10); All: Helmut Hauser (25)
Highest home attendance	46,000 on 31 May 1969; vs. Lausanne-Sport
Lowest home attendance	6,000 on 12 April 1969; vs. Servette
Average home league attendance	15,476

The 1968–69 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 75th season in their existence. It was their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

During this season Helmut Benthaus was the club's player-manager for the fourth consecutive season. Paul Fischli joined the team coming from Young Fellows Zürich.[1] Sundermann signed in from Servette and Walter Balmer joined from Thun. In the other direction Hanspeter Stocker left the club after eight years and moved to Baden for one year before retiring. Markus Pfirter left the club after seven years and went on to St. Gallen. Also Roberto Frigerio left the club after a total of seven years. He moved to Bellinzona. Moscatelli left after five years and went to Lugano.

Basel played a total of 52 matches in this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league, three were in the Swiss Cup, five were in the Cup of the Alps, two were in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 15 were friendly matches. Of these 15 test games 12 were won and two ended with a draw and one ended in a defeat. Seven were played at home and eight played away.[2]

There were 14 teams contesting in the 1968–69 Nationalliga A- These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1967–68 season and the two newly promoted teams Winterthur and St. Gallen. Basel finished the league season as champions one point ahead of Lausanne Sports in second position, who they defeated 4–0 in the second last match of the season, and six points clear of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 13 of the 26 games, drawing ten, losing three times, they scored 48 goals conceding 28.[3] Helmut Hauser was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals. Karl Odermatt, Jürgen Sundermann and Walter Balmer each scored 5 league goals. Both Sundermann and Ramseier played in all 26 league matches that season.[4]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a 2–1 away win against Thun and in the round of 16, with a home match, they beat Luzern 3–1. In the Quarter-final Basel played an away game against Servette but lost this 1–0. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Bologna the first leg away from home on 18 September the return leg in Basel on 2 October. Bologna won both games. In the 1968 Cup of the Alps the team managed to win the group and played in the final against FC Schalke 04 but were defeated 1–3 after extra time.[5]

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	SUI	Claude Iff (new (ES FC Malley) games: 1)
—	GK	SUI	Marcel Kunz (games: 18)
—	GK	FRA	Jean-Paul Laufenburger (games: 10)
—	DF	SUI	Paul Fischli (new (Young Fellows Zürich) games: 15)
—	DF	GER	Josef Kiefer (games: 23)
—	DF	SUI	Bruno Michaud (games/goals: 25/2)
—	DF	SUI	Walter Mundschin (games: 5)
—	DF	SUI	Roland Paolucci (games/goals: 22/1)
—	DF	SUI	Peter Ramseier (games: 26)
—	DF	SUI	Manfred Schädler (games: 1)
—	MF	GER	Helmut Benthaus (games/goals: 12/1)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Otto Demarmels (games/goals: 8/2)
—	FW	HUN	Janos Konrad (games/goals: 6/2)
—	MF	SUI	Karl Odermatt (games/goals: 24/5)
—	MF	SUI	Anton Schnyder (games: 1)
—	MF	SUI	Urs Siegenthaler (games: 9)
—	MF	GER	Jürgen Sundermann (new (Servette) games/goals: 26/5)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Balmer (new (Thun) games/goals: 11/5)
—	FW	GER	Helmut Hauser (games/goals: 19/10)
—	MF	SUI	Bruno Rahmen (games/goals: 7/1)
—	FW	SUI	Dieter Rüefli (games/goals: 12/3)
—	FW	SUI	Peter Wenger (games/goals: 20/4)

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	Hans-Ruedi Günthardt (to Old Boys)
—	GK	SUI	Herbert Stierli (new)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Werner Decker (reserve team)
—	MF	SUI	Aldo Moscatelli (to Lugano)
—	FW	SUI	Hanspeter Vetter

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre- and mid-season

28 July 1968 Pre-season	VfB Stuttgart	4 – 4	Basel	Panoramastadion (Holzhausen)
16:00	Sieloff 20' (pen. 1:1) Haug 27' (2:1) Haaga 32' (3:1) Handschuh 65' (4:1)	Summary	5' (0:1) Fischli 85' (4:2) Odermatt 87' (4:3) Rüefli 90' (4:4) Odermatt	Attendance: 6,000

31 July 1968 Pre-season	Baden	2 – 4	Basel	Scharten, Baden
	Keller 85' (1:4) Wolfensberger 89' (2:4)	Summary	2' (0:1) Wenger 47' (0:2) Konrad 75' (0:3) Wenger 80' (0:4) Rüefli	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

3 August 1968 Pre-season	Freiburger FC	3 – 1	Basel	Freiburg
	(1:1) (2:1) (3:1)	Summary	13' (0:1) Fischli

6 August 1968 Pre-season	Basel	4 – 3	Karlsruher SC	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Sundermann 12' (1:0) Hauser 55' (pen. 2:3) Rüefli 57' (3:3) Fischli 82' (4:3)	Summary	16' (1:1) Böttcher 34' (1:2) Blechinger 48' (1:3) Böttcher	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

11 August 1968 Pre-season	SC Zofingen	0 – 12	Basel	Längacker, Aarburg
		Summary	Fischli Rüefli Demarmels Odermatt Hauser Wenger	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Marcel Zürcher Wettingen

10 September 1969 Mid-season	Basel	0 – 0	1. FC Nürnberg	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15		Summary		Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern

25 September 1968 Mid-season	FC Olten	0 – 6	Basel	Kleinholz, Olten
		Summary	12' (0:1) Sundermann 37' (0:2) Hauser 39' (0:3) Rüefli 38' (0:4) Hauser 80' (0:5) Fischli 85' (0:6) Ramseier	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen

27 November 1968 Mid-season	Basel	5 – 1	Polizei-Nationalmannschaft	Leichtathletikstadion St. Jakob Münchenstein
	Demarmels Rüefli Odermatt	Summary	(o.g.)	Attendance: 50 Referee: J. Heymann Arlesheim

Winter break

8 February 1969 Winter break	Basel	3 – 2	Schaffhausen	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Hauser 2' (1:0) Wenger 20' (2:0) Hauser 38′ Michaud 58' (3:0)	Summary	72' (3:1) Meier 83' (3:2) Meier	Attendance: 400 Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch

9 February 1969 Winter break	Wettingen	0 – 3	Basel	Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen
		Summary	Odermatt 28' (0:1) Paolucci 48' (0:2) Rüefli 88' (0:3)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Schneider Zürich

12 February 1969 Winter break	FC Pratteln	0 – 6	Basel	In den Sandgruben, Pratteln
		Summary	15' (0:1) Hauser 43' (0:2) Rüefli 45' (0:3) Demarmels 54' (0:4) Hauser 64' (0:5) Hauser 68' (0:6) Rüefli	Attendance: 300 Referee: Kurt Fuchs Basel

16 February 1969 Winter break	Basel	2 – 1	Grasshopper Club	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Sundermann 13' (pen. 1:1) Odermatt 14' (2:1)	Summary	2' (0:1) Vogel	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern

19 February 1969 Winter break	Black Stars Basel	0 – 14	Basel	Buschweilerhof Basel
		Summary	Hauser Balmer Rahmen Wenger Odermatt Siegenthaler Paolucci Sundermann	Attendance: 300

2 April 1969 Mid-season	Basel	4 – 1	Aarau	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Michaud 45' (1:0) Hauser 59' (2:0) Walz 66' (o.g.) Sundermann 87' (4:1)	Summary	73' (3:1) Mauli	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: H. R. Keller Basel

28 May 1969 Mid-season	Basel	7 – 0	Concordia Basel	Basel
	Balmer Benthaus Hauser Odermatt Rahmen Ramseier	Summary

Nationalliga

League matches

17 August 1968 Round 1	Basel	4 – 2	Biel-Bienne	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Rüefli 18' (1:0) Leu 54' (o.g) Fischli 61' (3:0) Sundermann 81' (4:1)	Summary	80' (3:1) Treuthardt 89' (4:2) Leu	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon

25 August 1968 Round 2	Bellinzona	2 – 1	Basel	Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
16:00	Rebozzi 13′ Sörensen 43' (1:1) Benko 68' (2:1)	Summary	20' (0:1) Fischli	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

31 August 1968 Round 3	Basel	1 – 1	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Fischli 49′ Wenger 64' (1:1)	Summary	8' (0:1) Rüegg Ingold Staudenmann	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

7 September 1968 Round 4	Sion	1 – 1	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:30	Bruttin 45' (1:1)	Summary	55' Wenger 82' (1:1) Konrad	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Luigi Grassi Novazzano

14 September 1968 Round 5	Basel	3 – 2	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Rüefli 3' (1:0) Rüefli 9' (pen. 2:0) Sundermann 49' (3:1)	Summary	34' (2:1) Frei 78' (3:2) Frei	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

29 September 1968 Round 6	Servette	0 – 2	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
15:00		Summary	20' (1:0) Konrad 28' (2:0) Odermatt	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

5 October 1968 Round 7	Basel	2 – 1	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Hauser 64' (1:1) Fischli 68' (2:1)	Summary	26' (0:1) Guggisberg	Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne

19 October 1968 Round 8	Lugano	1 – 0	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
20:30	Simonetti 12' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg

26 October 1968 Round 9	Basel	2 – 1	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
17:30	Fischli 72' (1:0) Fischli 75' (2:0)	Summary	83' (2:1) Martinelli	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne

10 November 1968 Round 10	La Chaux-de-Fonds	1 – 1	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:45	Brossard 46' (1:1)	Summary	29' (0:1) Rahmen	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly

17 November 1968 Round 11	Basel	1 – 1	Winterthur	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Paolucci 83' (1:1)	Summary	38' (0:1) Konietzka	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Werner Mettler St. Gallen

1 December 1968 Round 12	Lausanne-Sport	5 – 0	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30	Vuillemier 32' (1:0) Hosp 47' (2:0) Chapuisat 50' (3:0) Zappella 68' (4:0) Kerkhoffs 71' (5:0)	Summary		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

8 December 1968 Round 13	Basel	2 – 1	Luzern	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Hauser 39' (1:0) Fischli 68' (2:1)	Summary	52' (1:1) Meyer	Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

2 March 1969 Round 14	Biel-Bienne	1 – 1	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
15:00	Peters 75' (1:0) Knuchel 80′	Summary	85' (pen. 1:1) Sundermann	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg

9 March 1969 Round 15	Basel	1 – 1	Bellinzona	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Hauser 61' (1:0)	Summary	81' (1:1) Paglia	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

16 March 1969 Round 16	Grasshopper Club	2 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00	Blättler 38' (1:0) Thurnherr 44' (2:1)	Summary	40' (1:1) Wenger 51' (2:2) Demarmels	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

22 March 1969 Round 17	Basel	2 – 2	Sion	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00	Demarmels 88' (1:2) Michaud 90' (2:2)	Summary	26' (0:1) Elsig 68' (0:2) Herrmann	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

30 March 1969 Round 18	St. Gallen	0 – 0	Basel	Paul-Grüninger-Stadion, St. Gallen
14:30		Summary		Attendance: 5,500 Referee: A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne

12 April 1969 Round 19	Basel	2 – 1	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hauser 15' (1:0) Balmer 39' (2:0) Hauser 88'	Summary	31' Martin 36' Schindelholz 80' (o.g. 1:2) Michaud	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

19 April 1969 Round 20	Young Boys	0 – 2	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
20:15		Summary	24' (0:1) Hauser 28' (0:2) Balmer	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

26 April 1969 Round 21	Basel	3 – 0	Lugano	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Wenger 16' (1:0) Hauser 32' (2:0) Hauser 77' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin

4 May 1969 Round 22	Zürich	0 – 3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
15:45	Künzli 90′	Summary	7' (pen. 0:1) Sundermann 45' (0:2) Balmer 75' (0:3) Odermatt	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern

9 May 1969 Round 23	Basel	5 – 0	La Chaux-de-Fonds	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hauser 5' (1:0) Hauser 40' (2:0) Odermatt 48' (3:0) Wenger 71' (4:0) Balmer 85' (5:0)	Summary		Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon

17 May 1969 Round 24	Winterthur	0 – 0	Basel	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
17:15		Summary	43' Wenger	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

31 May 1969 Round 25	Basel	4 – 0	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Balmer 37' (1:0) Odermatt 43' (2:0) Benthaus 50' (3:0) Hauser 84' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 46,000 (new record for Swiss football) Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

7 June 1969 Round 26	Luzern	2 – 3	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
20:15	Trivellin 15' (pen. 1:0) Richter 52' (2:2)	Summary	31' Benthaus 36' (pen. 1:1) Sundermann 47' (1:2) Michaud 57' (2:3) Odermatt	Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Basel (C)	26	13	10	3	48	28	+20	36	Swiss Champions, qualified for 1969–70 European Cup
2	Lausanne-Sport	26	15	5	6	70	43	+27	35
3	Zürich	26	12	6	8	61	37	+24	30
4	Young Boys	26	12	6	8	49	36	+13	30	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
5	Lugano	26	11	7	8	37	26	+11	29	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
6	Bellinzona	26	10	8	8	38	41	−3	28	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
7	FC Biel-Bienne	26	9	8	9	52	59	−7	26
8	Servette	26	9	7	10	32	39	−7	25	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
9	Grasshopper Club	26	7	9	10	43	47	−4	23
10	St. Gallen	26	6	11	9	29	37	−8	23	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup
11	Winterthur	26	5	12	9	28	43	−15	22
12	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	5	11	10	51	53	−2	21	Entered 1969 Intertoto Cup
13	Sion	26	7	6	13	39	52	−13	20	Relegated to Nationalliga B
14	Luzern	26	6	4	16	35	71	−36	16	Relegated to Nationalliga B

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.

Swiss Cup

2 November 1968 Round of 32	Thun	1 – 2	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
	Balmer 43' (1:1)	Summary	17' (0:1) Fischli 63' (1:2) Odermatt	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

15 December 1968 Round of 16	Basel	3 – 2	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Ramseier 19' (1:0) Benthaus 75' (2:1) Hauser 90' (pen. 3:1)	Summary	74' (1:1) Gwerder ?' Flury	Attendance: 9.200 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne

22 February 1969 Quarter-final	Servette	1 – 0	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30	Pottier 89' (1:0)	Summary	53' Wenger	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

First round

18 September 1968 First leg	Bologna	4 – 1	FC Basel	Stadio Comunale (Littoriale) Bologna
	Turra 12' Cresci 50' Pace 53' Savoldi 83'	Summary	Konrad 48'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Décio Vito Bentes de Freitas

2 October 1968 Second leg	FC Basel	1 – 2	Bologna	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:15	Hauser 42'	Summary	Pace 46' Savoldi 63'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Roger Barde

Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.

Cup of the Alps

Group A matches

15 June 1968 round 1	Servette FC Genève	1 – 1	FC Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
	Henri 54' (1:0)	Summary	64' (1:1) Fischli	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Michael Huber

18 June 1968 round 2	FC Basel	2 – 2	A.S. Roma	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Fischli 6' Demarmels 18'	Summary	39' Enzo 49' Taccola 85' Jair	Attendance: 7,100 Referee: Alfred Ott

22 June 1968 round 3	FC Basel	1 – 0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Paolucci 55' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Aurelio Angonese

25 June 1968 round 4	FC Basel	3 – 2	1. FC Köln	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Hauser 19' (1:0) Rahmen 66' (2:2) Hauser 81' (3:2)	Summary	30' (1:1) Jendroseck 56' (1:2) Hemmersbach	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Antonio Sbardella

29 June 1969 round 5	FC Basel	1 – 1	Fiorentina	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Paolucci 16' (1:0)	Summary	61' (1:1) Mariani	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland

Group A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Basel	5	2	3	0	8	6	+2	7
2	A.S. Roma	5	3	1	1	8	7	+1	7
3	Fiorentina	5	2	2	1	8	5	+3	6
4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	5	2	1	2	6	4	+2	5
5	Servette FC Genève	5	1	2	2	6	9	−3	4
6	1. FC Köln	5	0	1	4	3	8	−5	1

Source: rsssf (see below)

Final

2. July 1968 Final	FC Basel	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	FC Schalke 04	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Helmut Hauser 40' (1:1) Schnyder 75'	Summary Report FC Schalke 04	8' (0:1) Michel 95' (1:2) Michel 103' (1:3) Michel	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Mario Carminati

References

Müller, Lukas (2010). "Rotblau: Paul Fischli – der Glarner in Basel". Rotblau. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz 1968/69". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1968/69". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik 1968/69". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1968". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

Sources

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
Switzerland 1968–69 at RSSSF
Cup of the Alps 1968 at RSSSF

External links

FC Basel official site

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[FCB-1] Müller, Lukas (2010). "Rotblau: Paul Fischli – der Glarner in Basel". Rotblau. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISSN 1660-0878.

[fcb-achiv-Bilanz_1968/69-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz 1968/69". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[rsssf-Nationalliga_A_1968/69-3] Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1968/69". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-statistic-4] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik 1968/69". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[rsssf-cup_of_the_alps_1968-5] Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1968". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.