1983–84 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1983–84 season was their 90th season since the club was founded. It was their 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Urs Gribi was their newly appointed chairman, he replaced Roland Rasi who stood down at the AGM after just one year chairmanship.
| 1983–84 season | |
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| Chairman |  Urs Gribi |
| Manager |  Ernst August Künnecke |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 9th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | Beat Sutter (12) |
Overview
Ernst August Künnecke was appointed as Basel’s new first team manager and Emil Müller was appointed as his assistant. They had taken over from Rainer Ohlhauser, who had been manager for just the previous season. Künnecke had not played as professional footballer, but had played in the highest amateur levels before becoming professional head coach in Belgium. Künnecke's reputation grew because of his conveyance, his advancing and his greatest strength was the furtherance of young players. Waterschei Thor and KV Mechelen were two of Künnecke's stations in Belgium and that is the reason why Basel played two test games against these teams during the first half of the season.
A number of players left the squad. Hans Küng retired after having been with the club six years and playing in a total of 252 games, of which 154 in the Nationalliga A and 16 were in the European competitions (European Cup, UEFA Cup and Cup of the Alps). Peter Marti move to Aarau after havong been with the club seven years, playing in 262 games of which 146 in the Nationalliga A and 29 in the European competitions. Serge Duvernois and Serge Gaisser moved on to play for FC Mulhouse. Further Bruno Graf moved to Wettingen, Winfried Berkemeier to FC Raron and Roger Bossert to local club FC Laufen. In the other direction a number of new players joined the club. Three came from Wettingen, goalkeeper Urs Suter and the two defenders Martin Andermatt and Rolf Lauper. Uwe Dreher joined from Stuttgarter Kickers and René Botteron from 1. FC Nürnberg. Two youngsters were brought in from local clubs, Thomas Süss from Nordstern Basel and Fredy Grossenbacher from Concordia Basel. Another youngster, Peter Nadig, advanced from Basel's own youth team.
Künnecke coached Basel in a total of 58 games in their 1983–84 season. 30 matches were played in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup and 26 were friendly matches. Of their 26 test games, 17 ended with a victory, one was drawn and eight ended with a defeat. The team scored 88 goals in these test matches and conceded 42. Only two of these test games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the pre-season match against Celtic and the end of season game against local team Nordstern Basel. The others games were all played away. Under these were the two games in the Uhrencup which Basel won, 3–2 against Grenchen in the semi-final and 1–0 against Zürich in the final.[1]
The 1983–84 Nationalliga A was contested by 16 teams, including the top 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1982–83 Nationalliga B, these being La Chaux-de-Fonds and Chiasso. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, home and away. Two points were awarded for a win and one point given to each team for a draw. The champions would be qualified for 1984–85 European Cup and the next two teams in the league would be qualified for the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.
As the season advanced it became increasingly apparent that Künnecke's ideas were not reaching the entire team squad at all times. Basel's youngsters played well during this season, Fredy Grossenbacher, Martin Jeitziner, Peter Nadig, Thomas Hauser and Beat Sutter advanced well under Künnecke. But Künnecke's ideas were not being accepted by the older, experienced players. At home, in the St. Jakob Stadium the team was playing well and winning the games, the first five home games were all won. However, the first seven away games all ended with a defeat. After the winter break Basel lost their first home game against La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1. Künnecke reacted immediately and this was the last game that the three veterans Arthur von Wartburg, Jörg Stohler and Jean-Pierre Maradan played in the team. The supporters had noted the differences and the final home game of the season attracted only 2,000 spectators.[2] Basel ended the season in ninth position. In their 30 league games Basel won eleven matches, drew six and lost thirteen. Basel obtained 28 points, scored 55 and conceding 59 goals. They were 16 points behind Grasshopper Club and Servette both of whom finished level on 44 points. A play-off match was to decide the championship and this was who by the Grasshoppers who became champions for the second consecutive year. Bellinzona and Chiasso suffered relegation.[3]
Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64 and here they were drawn away against local lower league club FC Birsfelden. The match was a one-sided affair and Basel won 8–0. In the round of 32 they had a home fixture against Luzern but were beaten 0–3. Servette won the Cup beating Lausanne-Sport 1–0 in the final. As Cup winners Servette were qualified for the 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup. Basel did not play in any other cup competitions because the Swiss League Cup was no longer competed and because they were not qualified for European competitions, nor did they enter the Coppa delle Alpi this season.[4]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1983–84. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 10 August 1983 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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- 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.
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Results
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre- and mid-season
| 3 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | Zürich | Linden, Gunzwil |
| 15:30 | Sutter  9' (1:0) |
Summary | 18' (1:1) Iselin 88' (1:2) Bold |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli Luzern |
| 10 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Mulhouse  | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stade de l'Ill, Mulhouse |
| 19:00 | Six 8' (1:0) Gaisser 32' (2:0)Erlacher 69' (3:0)Maradan 87' (o.g. 4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Robert Wurtz | |
| Note: Transfer game for Serge Gaisser and Serge Duvernois | ||||
| 12 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Löffingen | 1 – 9 | Basel | Haslachstadion, Löffingen |
| 19:00 | Farace 76' (1:7) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Hauser 33' (0:2) Dreher 36' (0:3) Dreher 42' (0:4) Dreher 68' (0:5) Nadig 72' (0:6) Stohler 76' (0:7) Dreher 88' (1:8) Dreher 89' (1:9) Zbinden |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Weiland |
| 14 July 1983 Pre-season | FV Zell-Weierbach | 1 – 3 | Basel | Abtsbergstadion, Zell-Weierbach |
| 18:30 | Pitroc 49' (1:2) |
Summary | 18' (0:1) Zbinden 20' (0:2) Zbinden 71' (1:3) Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Fiss |
| 16 July 1983 Pre-season | Schaffhausen | 0 – 9 | Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
| 18:00 | Summary | 5' (0:1) Sutter 24' (0:2) Zbinden 32' (0:3) Sutter 49' (0:4) Nadig 52' (0:5) Ceccaroni 62' (0:6) Lüthi 73' (0:7) Nadig 76' (0:8) Ceccaroni 87' (0:9) Ceccaroni |
Attendance: 658 Referee: Roland Gnägi |
| 23 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 |  Celtic | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 17:30 | Dreher 47' (1:0) Dreher 76' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
| 27 July 1983 Uhrencup | Grenchen | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Lehnherr 23' (1:1) Urs Mose 67' (2:3) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) von Wartburg 42' (1:2) Hauser 52' (1:3) Geisser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gottfried Friedrich |
| 30 July 1983 Pre-season | VfL Bochum | 2 – 1 | Basel | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 20:00 | Kühn 49' (1:1) Habig 88' (2:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Dreher |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Ortlieb |
| 31 July 1983 Pre-season | Freiburger FC | 4 – 4 (4 – 3 p) | Basel | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 16:00 | Respondek 12' (1:0) Respondek 25' (2:0)Derigs 59' (3:2)Wuchrer 78' (4:4) |
Summary |  Stohler 51' (2:1) Dreher 57' (2:2) Andermatt 60' (3:3) Dreher 77' (3:4) Sutter |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Frai |
| Penalties | ||||
Derigs  Turunen Schneider Wuchrer Zürn |
Botteron Maradan Zbinden Sutter Lauper |
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| 4 August 1983 Uhrencup | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Maradan 60' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 6 August 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim |
| 18:00 | Zbinden 24' (1:0) |
Summary | 31' (1:1) Frowein 66' (1:2) Briegel 70' (1:3) Melzer 90' (1:4) Nilsson |
Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Ehrenfried Grether |
| 6 October 1983 Mid-season | Basel | 6 – 3 | SC Ciba-Geigy Rosental | Basel |
| Hauser (6x) |
Summary | (2x) Lehmann (1x) Flückiger |
Referee: Peter Bochsler |
| 11 October 1983 Mid-season | FC Altstätten | 2 – 4 | Basel | Altstätten |
| 19:00 | Buschor 10' (1:1) Schmid 16' (2:1) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Hauser 49' (2:2) Hauser 65' (2:3) Ceccaroni 70' (2:4) Stohler |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Roland Gnägi |
| 4 November 1983 Mid-season | KV Mechelen .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3 – 2 | Basel | Mechelen, Belgium |
| 20:00 | (1:1) (2:1) (3:1) |
Summary | (0:1) von Wartburg |
| 5 November 1983 Mid-season | Waterschei Thor | 2 – 0 | Basel | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:00 | |
Summary | Referee: Ignace Goris Genk |
Winter break and mid-season
| 1 February 1984 Winter break | SV Bühlertal | 2 – 6 | Basel | Bühl, Germany |
| 18:00 | Keller (1:5) Keller (2:6) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Zbinden 15' (0:2) Zbinden 43' (0:3) Jeitziner 45' (0:4) Stohler 50' (0:5) Sutter 65' (1:6) Nadig |
| 4 February 1984 Winter break | FV Lörrach | 1 – 4 | Basel | Grüttpark-Stadion, Lörrach Germany |
| 14:30 | Hild 32' (1:2) |
Summary | 8' (pen. 0:1) Stohler 25' (0:2) Sutter 37' (1:3) Sutter 72' (1:4) Nadig |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Bruno Sahner |
| 12 February 1984 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 1 | Young Boys | Margelacker, Muttenz |
| 14:30 | Maissen 13' (1:0) |
Summary | 39' (1:1) Bernd Nickel |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
| 14 February 1984 Winter break | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 5 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Greub 34' (1:2) Greub 69' (2:3) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Dreher 22' (0:2) Dreher 66' (1:3) Stohler 79' (2:4) Dreher 84' (2:5) Dreher |
Attendance: 150 Referee: Manfred Schlup Grenchen |
| 18 February 1984 Winter break | Bellinzona | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| 14:30 | Summary | 73' (0:1) Nadig |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 19 February 1984 Winter break | Lugano | 3 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 14:30 | D. Bullo 34' (1:1) Maccini 81' (2:1)Roncari 84' (3:1) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Jeitziner |
Attendance: 100 Referee: Marco Raveglia |
| 6 March 1984 Mid-season | Basel | 5 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Dreher 46' (1:1) Maissen 49' (2:1)Nadig 67' (3:1)Nadig 74' (4:1)Dreher 86' (5:1) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Moritz |
Attendance: 400 Referee: André Reck |
| 28 March 1984 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 38' (1:3) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Dreher 24' (0:2) Dreher 33' (0:3) Sutter 67' (1:4) Nadig |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Peter Bochsler |
| 19 April 1984 Mid-season | Winterthur | 1 – 5 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
| 17:00 | Avesani 12' (1:0) |
Summary | 17' (1:1) Zbinden 43' (1:2) Zbinden 61' (1:3) Andermatt 75' (1:4) Sutter 77' (1:5) Sutter |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Willi Jaus |
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 10 August 1983 Round 1 | Bellinzona | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
| 20:30 | Tedeschi 8' (1:0) Kurz 13' (2:0)Tedeschi 15' (3:0)Weidle 60' (4:0) |
Summary | 61' (4:1) Sutter 83' (4:2) Dreher |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Claude Gachoud |
| 13 August 1983 Round 2 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Dreher 6' (pen. 1:0) Jeitziner 25' (2:0)Sutter 56' (3:0)Andermatt 59' (4:0)Sutter 65' (5:0) |
Summary | 79' (5:1) Risi 85' (5:2) Kasa |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 20 August 1983 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 4 – 2 | Basel | |
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| 23 August 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Dreher 42' (1:0) Maissen 79' (2:0) |
Summary |  7' Zahnd 37' Zahnd |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| Note: Maissen (200th NLA game) honored before the match. | ||||
| 27 August 1983 Round 5 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 20:30 | Mustapha 17′ Lüthi 32' (1:0)Mustapha 60' (2:0)Zwygart 81′ |
Summary | 21' Zbinden 55' Sutter |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| Note: 200th game for Walter Geisser for FC Basel | ||||
| 3 September 1983 Round 6 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Vevey-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Sutter 16' (1:0) Sutter 31' (2:0)Maissen 42' (3:0)Dreher 49' (4:0)Dreher 65' (5:1) |
Summary | 12′ Franz 60' (4:1) Jacobacci 72' (5:2) Jacobacci |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Renzo Peduzzi |
| 17 September 1983 Round 7 | Zürich | 2 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Jerković 13' (1:1) Landolt 33'Rufer 75' (2:1) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Sutter 81' Zbinden |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: André Daina |
| 24 September 1983 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Dreher 12' (1:0) Maissen 61' (2:0)Dreher 73' (3:0)von Wartburg 80' (pen. 4:0) |
Summary | 34' Morini 74' Mastrodonato 81' (4:1) Tami |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 1 October 1983 Round 9 | Aarau | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 20:00 | Seiler 64' (1:0) Seiler 67' (2:0)Seiler 75' (3:0) 83' StaubSeiler 89' (4:0) |
Summary | 18' Maradan 22' Maissen 83' Sutter |
Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| 4 October 1983 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Sutter 52' (1:2) Sutter 72' (2:2)Andermatt 79' (3:2) |
Summary | 33' (0:1) Elia 41' (0:2) Elia |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Philippe Mercier |
| 23 October 1983 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Pellegrini 4' (1:0) Bamert 40'Dario 45'Chapuisat 76'Mauron 78' (2:0)Pellegrini 79' (3:0)Bamert 88' (4:0) |
Summary |  24' Andermatt |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr |
| 30 October 1983 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Egli Koller |
Summary | Sutter Geisser |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger |
| 13 November 1983 Round 13 | Sion | 5 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 14:30 | Bregy 10' (1:0) Yerli 18' (2:0)Ben Brahim 27' (3:0)Tachet 49' (4:1)Yerli 51' (5:1) |
Summary | 34' (3:1) Maissen 65' Maradan 84' (5:2) Hauser 84' (5:3) Hauser |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 20 November 1983 Round 14 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Wettingen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Dreher 51' |
Summary | 47' (0:1) Zanetti 51' Schneider 56' (0:2) Fregno |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Walter Nussbaumer |
| 26 November 1983 Round 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 16:30 | Gianfreda 31' (1:1) Pavoni 48' (2:1) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Sutter 76' (2:2) Andermatt Sutter |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Arturo Martino |
| 26 February 1984 Round 16 | Basel | 0 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Süss 23' |
Summary | 79' (0:1) Baur |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 11 March 1984 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Geisser 17' Jeitziner 44' (1:1)Lüthi 51' Nadig 78' |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Tachet 83' Valentini |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Manfred Schlup Grenchen |
| 14 March 1984 Round 17 | Wettingen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern |
| 18 March 1984 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:30 | In-Albon 9' (1:0) Jara 28' (2:0)Ponte 77' (3:1)Egli 85' (4:1) |
Summary | 71' (2:1) Andermatt |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 24 March 1984 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Jeitziner 26' (1:0) Süss |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 4 April 1984 Round 21 | Servette | 3 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:00 | Brigger 11' (1:0) Barberis 26' (2:0)Geiger 77' (3:1) |
Summary | 48' (2:1) Sutter 78' Maissen |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 7 April 1984 Round 22 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 56' Seiler 78' Kaltaveridis |
Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 14 April 1984 Round 23 | Chiasso | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso |
| 20:30 | Mastrodonato 19' Stephani 64'Werner 74' (pen. 1:3) |
Summary | 40' (0:1) Jeitziner 43' (0:2) Maissen 69' (0:3) Andermatt 72' Dreher |
Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 28 April 1984 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Sutter 3' (1:0) Zbinden 5' (2:0)Nadig 22' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 4 May 1984 Round 25 | Vevey-Sports | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
| 20:00 | Sivek 28' (1:0) Debonnaire 35' (2:0)Gavillet 86' |
Summary | 70' (2:1) Zbinden 86' (2:2) Zbinden |
Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr |
| 12 May 1984 Round 26 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 4' (1:0) Hauser 31' (2:0)Nadig 43' (3:0)Nadig 69' (4:1) |
Summary | 45' (3:1) Zaugg 90' (4:2) Don Givens |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Philippe Mercier |
| 15 May 1984 Round 27 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Radi 6′ Mezger 9' (1:0)Signer 62' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Georges Sandoz |
| 19 May 1984 Round 28 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lüthi 7' (1:0) Andermatt 12' (2:0)Jeitziner 23' (3:0)Hauser 57' (4:1) |
Summary | 44' (3:1) Urban 74' (4:2) Gisinger |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Willy Hänni |
| 2 June 1984 Round 29 | Luzern | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| 20:00 | Fairclough 8' (1:0) Kaufmann 33' (2:0)H. Risi 61' (3:1)Tanner 67' (4:1) |
Summary | 49' (2:1) Zbinden |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 6 June 1984 Round 30 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 8:1' Maissen 27' (2:0)Jeitziner 33' (3:0)Maissen 62' (4:1)Hauser 87' (5:1) |
Summary | 36' (pen. 3:1) Hafner |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ulrich Nyffenegger |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Grasshopper Club (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 44 | Championship play-off winners, qualified for 1984–85 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 44 | Championship play-off and Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Sion | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 43 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Xamax | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 40 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
| 5 | St. Gallen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 40 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wettingen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Basel | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Young Boys | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zürich | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 13 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup |
| 15 | Bellinzona | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 12 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |
| 16 | Chiasso | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 82 | −56 | 10 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |
Championship play-off
| Grasshopper Club | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
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| Egli 109' (pen.) |
RSSSF summary |
Swiss Cup
| 10 September 1983 Round 3 | FC Birsfelden | 0 – 8 | Basel | Sportplatz Sternenfeld, Birsfelden |
| 20:00 | Summary | 12' (0:1) Dreher 13' (0:2) Jeitziner 15' (0:3) Maissen 30' (0:4) Jeitziner 37' (0:5) Jeitziner 54' (0:6) Sutter 70' (0:7) Sutter 80' (0:8) Jeitziner |
Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Rolf Blattmann |
| 16 October 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 16:00 | Summary | 6' Müller 37' Martinelli 51' Fairclough 74' Fairclough 75' Fairclough 77' Kaufmann |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hans-Peter Dellwing Trier |
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