1971–72 FC Basel season
The 1971–72 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 78th season in their existence. It was their 26th 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. The club's chairman was Félix Musfeld for the second year in a row.
1971–72 season | |
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Chairman | Félix Musfeld |
Manager | Helmut Benthaus |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | Champions |
Swiss Cup | Runner-up |
UEFA Cup | Round 1 |
Cup of the Alps | Runner-up |
Top goalscorer | League: Ottmar Hitzfeld (16) All: Hauser (27) |
Highest home attendance | 56,000 on 10 June 1972 vs. Zürich |
Lowest home attendance | 9,000 on 30 October 1971 vs. La Chaux-de-Fonds |
Average home league attendance | 18,769 |
Overview
Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the seventh consecutive season. Towards the end of his playing career Benthaus stood on the side line as team manager and he only substituted himself into the game if it was not running as he wanted it. In this season Benthaus substituted himself in during just one single game. This being the second last home match of the season on 27 May against Luzern[1] Benthaus retired from playing in at the end of the season aged 36. He made only minor adjustments to his squad at the beginning of the season, Rolf Blättler joined from Lugano, René Hasler from Zürich and youngster Ottmar Hitzfeld was fetched from FV Lörrach on the lower German league. Edoardo Manzoni left the squad and returned to Xamax because his loan had come to an end.
14 teams contested in the 1971–72 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1970–71 season and the two newly promoted teams St. Gallen and Grenchen. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1972–73 European Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel remained undefeated in the league during the first 24 rounds. Of their 26 league games Basel won 18, drawing seven, losing just once, scoring 66 goals conceding 28.[2] Basel won the championship four points ahead of Zürich and five points ahead of the Grasshoppers.[3] Ottmar Hitzfeld was Basel's top league goal scorer with 16 league goals, Walter Balmer second with 14 league goals and Karl Odermatt third best with 9 goals. The average attendance at the league matches was 18'769 spectators, the highest number of spectators came to the stadium for the last game of the season against Zürich[4]
For Basel the Swiss Cup started in the round of 32 on 24 October 1971 with a 3–1 home win against Monthey. On 21 November in the round of 16 Basel played away from home against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The match resulted with a 3–0 success. The quarter-final was played on 12 March 1972 in Zürich against Grasshopper-Club. The tie ended with a 1–1 draw and this meant a replay three days later. Basel won the replay 3–2 and continued onto the semi-finals against BSC Young Boys. In the Wankdorf Stadium on 3 April Karl Odermatt and Walter Balmer each scored a goal to give Basel a 2–0 victory. The final was played on 22 May 1970 also in the Wankdorf Stadium but Basel were defeated 0–1 by Zürich through a goal by Jeandupeux in extra time of the first half.[5][6]
The 1971–72 UEFA Cup was the inaugural year of the UEFA Cup (now known as the UEFA Europa League), which effectively replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In the first round Basel were drawn against Real Madrid. The first leg, which played on 15 September 1971 in the St. Jakob Stadium attracted 32'059 spectators but ended for Basel with a 1–2 defeat. Madrid won thanks to goals from Francisco Aguilar and Santillana, who turned the result around after the Swiss scored the opener through René Hasler.[7] The return leg on 29 September in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was watched by 61'861 spectators and also ended with the same result. The same two Spanish international players were the heroes once again, each scoring a goal, to ensure Real Madrid their passage to the next round.[8]
In the 1971 Cup of the Alps there were four participants from Switzerland and four from Italy. These being Hellas Verona,[9] Lazio,[10] Sampdoria and Varese. The four from Switzerland were Lugano, Lausanne Sports, Winterthur and Basel. Two teams from each country were drawn into each of the two groups. Within the group each team played the two clubs of the other country twice, but did not play compatriots. The Italians and the Swiss each formed their own league table and the winners from each country then matched themselves in the final. Basel won the Swiss Group and qualified for the final, however they were defeated by Lazio 1–3. The final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel.[11]
Players
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
17 July 1971 Pre-season | Winterthur | 3 – 4 | Basel | Schoeller-Meyer Fussballplatz Brunnen |
Nusch (2x) Huttary (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Balmer (1x) Hauser (1x) Riner |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
25 July 1971 Pre-season | Freiburger FC | 1 – 4 | Basel | Nonnenholz, Weil am Rhein |
von de Fenn 5' (1:0) | Summary | 39' (1:1) Ramseier 51' (1:2) Hauser 72' (1:3) Hauser 87' (1:4) Odermatt |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kurt Woldrich |
31 July 1971 Pre-season | Sochaux | 5 – 3 | Basel | Courtemaîche |
Burdino 3' (1:0) Selic 10' (2:0) Lech 21' (3:0) Selic 32' (4:0) Piat 36' (5:1) |
Summary | 34' (4:1) Demarmels 56' (pen. 5:2) Sundermann 60' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
5 August 1971 Uhrencup | Basel | 5 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Odermatt 17' (1:0) Balmer 20' (2:0) Kiefer 50' (3:0) Balmer 63' (4:0) Odermatt 75' (pen. 5:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen |
7 August 1971 Uhrencup | Grenchen | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Muhmenthaler 15' (1:0) Lander 80' (2:1) Schaller 85' (3:1) |
Summary | 63' (1:1) Wenger | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
11 August 1971 Pre-season | Basel | 3 – 2 | Karlsruher SC | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
Balmer 9' (1:0) Hitzfeld 57' (2:1) Wenger 77' (3:2) |
Summary | 42' (1:1) Haunstein 62' (2:2) Hechler |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kurt Fuchs Basel |
Winter break
25 January 1972 Winter break | Rajaprachanukroh | 2 – 3 | Basel | Bangkok |
Summary | Balmer Mundschin Rahmen |
Attendance: 6,000 |
2 February 1972 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 0 | Monthey | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Rahmen 30' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: Josef Schnidrig |
13 February 1972 Winter break | Basel | 5 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Wenger 30' (1:0) Rahmen 57' (2:0) Odermatt 65' (3:0) Balmer 75' (4:1) Blättler 88' (5:1) |
Summary | 70' (3:1) Boillat | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch |
16 February 1972 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 0 | Freiburger FC | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer 57' (1:0) Odermatt 68' (pen. 2:0) Hasler 69' (3:0) Rahmen 84' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen |
27 February 1972 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 1 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Rahmen 57' (1:1) Blättler 78' (2:1) |
Summary | 57' (0:1) Nusch | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
Nationalliga
League matches
14 August 1971 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: René Matthieu |
21 August 1971 Round 2 | Servette | 0 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:30 | Summary | 10' (0:1) Hitzfeld 43' Mundschin 47' (0:2) Hitzfeld |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
28 August 1971 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 1 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
20:15 | Rafreider 3' (1:0) | [ Summary] | 54' (1:1) Demarmels | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
4 September 1971 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer 5' (1:0) Hitzfeld 66' (2:1) Sundermann 86' (3:1) |
Summary | 33' (1:1) Riehn | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
11 September 1971 Round 5 | Sion | 3 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
20:15 | Mathez 28' (1:1) Luisier 62' (2:2) Wampfler 90+1' (3:3) |
Summary | 24' (pen. 0:1) Sundermann 35' (1:2) Hitzfeld 68' (2:3) Balmer |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
18 September 1971 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Odermatt 25' (1:0) Balmer 55' (2:0) |
Summary | 11' Schneeberger 26' Meier 55' Citherlet Ohlhauser 83' (2:1) |
Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
2 October 1971 Round 7 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
20:15 | Heutschi 43' (pen. 1:0) | Summary | 61' (o.g. 1:1) 84' (1:2) Balmer |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden |
6 October 1971 Round 8 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Demarmels 20' (1:1) | Summary | 17' (0:1) Vuillemier | Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
17 October 1971 Round 9 | Winterthur | 2 – 4 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
15:00 | Dimmeler 56' (1:2) Dimmeler 58' (2:2) |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Balmer 33' (pen. 0:2) Sundermann 67' (2:3) Balmer 76' (2:4) Balmer |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
30 October 1971 Round 10 | Basel | 6 – 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Odermatt 10' (1:0) Odermatt 17' (2:0) Hasler 44' (3:1) Demarmels 45' (4:1) Sundermann 4605:1' Odermatt 60' (6:1) |
Summary | 23' (2:2) Portner 67' (6:2) Meury |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche |
14 November 1971 Round 11 | Luzern | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
14:30 | Milder 83' (1:2) | Summary | 8' (pen- 0:1) Sundermann 82' (0:2) Odermatt |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
28 November 1971 Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Balmer 21' (1:0) 83' Odermatt |
Summary | 78' (1:1) Müller 87' Bruttin |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
5 December 1971 Round 13 | Zürich | 3 – 3 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Jeandupeux 2' (1:0) Rutschmann 16' (2:0) Künzli 56' (3:1) |
Summary | 29' (2:1) Balmer 32' Hitzfeld 76' (o.g. 3:2) Kyburz 84' (3:3) Mundschin |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
5 March 1972 Round 14 | Grenchen | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
14:45 | Summary | 29' (0:1) Demarmels 86' (0:2) Balmer |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
19 March 1972 Round 15 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Hitzfeld 34' (1:1) Mundschin 37' (2:1) Odermatt 52' (3:1) 57' Ramseier Blättler 60' (4:1) Blättler 61' (5:1) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Desbiolles | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon |
25 March 1972 Round 16 | Basel | 3 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer 40' (1:0) Hitzfeld 66' (2:0) Odermatt 69' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
4 April 1972 Round 17 | Lugano | 0 – 3 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:30 | Scacchi Binetti Prosperi |
Summary | 39' (0:1) Ramseier 59' (0:2) Blättler 72' (0:3) Blättler |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: René Matthieu |
15 April 1972 Round 18 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Blättler 49' (1:0) Mundschin 64' (2:0) Hitzfeld 73' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen |
23 April 1972 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
15:30 | Meier 24' (1:0) Meyer 54' |
Summary | 37' (1:1) Hitzfeld 53' (1:2) Hitzfeld 81' Ramseier |
Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
29 April 1972 Round 20 | Basel | 6 – 2 | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
17:30 | Hitzfeld 36' (1:0) Mundschin 54' (2:0) Blättler 60' (3:0) Hitzfeld 63' (4:0) Hitzfeld 71' (5:0) Balmer 89' (6:2) |
Summary | 76' (5:1) Rodekurth 80' (5:2) Rebmann |
Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
6 May 1972 Round 21 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Guggisberg 12' (1:0) | Summary | 45' (1:1) Hasler 88' Rahmen |
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
13 May 1972 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hitzfeld 34' (1:0) Hitzfeld 36' (2:0) |
Summary | 82' (2:1) Meili | Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau |
16 May 1972 Round 23 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
20:15 | Portner 77' (1:3) | Summary | 10' (0:1) Mundschin 43' (0:2) Balmer 61' (0:3) Hitzfeld |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roland Keller Bern |
27 May 1972 Round 24 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Balmer 35' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne |
7 June 1972 Round 25 | Young Boys | 4 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
17:30 | Brenninger 52' (1:1) Brenninger 58' (2:1) Müller 71' Müller 77' (3:1) Schild 79' (4:1) |
Summary | 38' (0:1) Blättler | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino |
10 June 1972 Round 26 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Mundschin 20' (1:0) Odermatt 40 pen. 2:0' Hitzfeld 79' (3:0) Odermatt 87' (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Basel (C) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 43 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1972–73 European Cup |
2 | Zürich | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 39 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1972 Intertoto Cup |
3 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 38 | Qualified for 1972–73 UEFA Cup and entered 1972 Intertoto Cup |
4 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 30 | Qualified for 1972–73 UEFA Cup |
5 | Young Boys | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 29 | Entered 1972 Intertoto Cup |
6 | Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 28 | Entered 1972 Intertoto Cup |
7 | Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 26 | |
8 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 25 | |
9 | Lugano | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | |
10 | Grenchen | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 23 | |
11 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 21 | |
12 | St. Gallen | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 15 | |
13 | Luzern | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 15 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
14 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 67 | −41 | 9 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
23 October 1971 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Monthey | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hitzfeld 39' (1:1) Odermatt 42' (2:1) Blättler 80' (3:1) |
Summary | 21' (0:1) Messerli | Attendance: 4,891 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
21 November Round of 16 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0 – 3 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Summary | Blättler 34' (1:0) Hitzfeld 73' (2:0) Blättler 79' (3:0) |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
12 March 1972 Quarter-final | Grasshopper-Club | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Meier 56' (1:0) | Summary | 66' (1:1) Rahmen 97' Hasler |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino |
15 March 1972 Quarter-final replay | Basel | 3 – 2 | Grasshopper-Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hasler 7' (1:0) Rahmen 77' (2:1) Hitzfeld 78' (3:1) |
Summary | 53' (1:1) Müller 88' (3:2) Meier |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
3 April 1972 Semi-final | BSC Young Boys | 0 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Messerli 39' | 5' (1:0) Karl Odermatt 39' Hitzfeld 82' (2:0) Walter Balmer |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden |
22 May 1972 Final | Zürich | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
14:30 | Jeandupeux 113' Jeandupeux 91' |
Summary | Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
UEFA Cup
- First round
15 September 1971 First leg | Basel | 1 – 2 | Real Madrid | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hasler 32' Ramseier 48' |
UEFA report FCB Summary |
27' Grosso 33' Aguilar 75' Santillana |
Attendance: 32,059 Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns |
29 September 1971 Second leg | Real Madrid | 2 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.) | Basel | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
21:00 | Aguilar 48' Santillana 78' |
UEFA report FCB Summary |
57' Siegenthaler | Attendance: 61,861 Referee: Aurelio Angonese |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
Cup of the Alps
Matches
12 June 1971 Round 1 | Hellas Verona | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona |
Orazi 7' (1:0) Clerici 40' (2:2) Clerici 46' (pen. 3:2) |
Summary | 21' (1:1) Mundschin 30' (1:2) Hauser |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
15 June 1971 Round 2 | Varese | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Franco Ossola, Varese |
Della Giovanna | Summary | 75' Stohler | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Claudio Laich Massagno |
Final Table Switzerland
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Basel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 | Advance to final |
2 | Lugano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 8 | |
3 | Lausanne Sports | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
4 | Winterthur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 2 points for win, 1 point for draw, and 1 point for each goal scored
Final
The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winner of the Italien and the winner of the Swiss groups.
References
Notes
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- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz saison 1971/72". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1971/72". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Zuschauer-1971/72". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 1:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1971/72". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Real Madrid CF 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- uefa.com (2019). "1971/72 Season – Overview". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Hellas Verona FC 1903. "il Verona in Coppa delle Alpi". hellastory.net. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- LazioWiki (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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