1907–08 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1907–08 season was their fifteenth season since the club was formed. The club's chairman was Dr. Siegfried Pfeiffer, it was his first presidential term. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof.
| 1907–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dr. Siegfried Pfeiffer |
| First team coach | Daniel Hug (as team captain) |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: Third |
| Top goalscorer | Siegfried Pfeiffer (7) Max Senn (7) |
| Average home league attendance | n/a |
Overview
First, a mention to the football ground Landhof. The first ever international match between the Swiss national team and the German national team was scheduled to take place here in April 1908. Therefore, the authorities decided to build the first spectator stand in Switzerland, at the cost of four thousand Swiss Francs and a building time of more than six months. Following this, the ground was used a number of times as international venue.[1]
Second, a mention to club chairman Siegfried Pfeiffer, who had joined the club in 1899. During his presidential term for the club, he played his only international game for his country. Pfeiffer scored two goals in this legendary 5–3 victory over Germany.[2][3]
Then, a mention to team captain Daniel Hug. It was his third year in succession as captain and he also played in the afore mentioned international game. Hug was Basel's most prominent and their largest player and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. It would end out, that at the end of the season he would transferred to Italy, to play professionally for Genoa C.F.C. in the Italian football championship.
Before the season started, Basel played three test games, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in Freiburg im Breisgau and in Strassburg. They lost the first two games but came home with a 10–0 victory over FC Frankonia 1900 Strassburg. They also played four friendly games during the winter break. The first in their home stadium against Strassburger FV. The other three were away, the first game in Geneva. Over the Christmas period the team travelled to Mannheim and Hanau to play Mannheimer FG 1896 and 1. Hanauer FC 1893. The first was won the second ended in a defeat.[4]
The 1907–08 Serie A was divided into two regional groups, an east group and a west group. Together with local rivals Old Boys, Basel were allocated to the east group. The other teams in that group were Aarau, Grasshopper Club, Zürich, Young Fellows Zürich, Winterthur and St. Gallen. The group was an evenly balanced group and at the end of the season the teams from second to eighth position were only separated by six points. Only Winterthur had a good run of results and were able to move clear at the top of the league table, winning the group with a six-point advantage.[5]
Thus Winterthur qualified for the league final, which was held in Basel on 31 May 1908. Winterthur won the Swiss Championship title beating Young Boys Bern by four goals to one.[6]
Players
- Squad members
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
Pre-season
| 1 September 1907 Pre-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7 – 5 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 |  |
Summary | |
Attendance: 500 Referee: |
| 8 September 1907 Pre-season | Freiburger FC  | 5 – 3 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
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Summary | |
| 22 September 1907 Pre-season | FC Frankonia 1900 Strassburg  | 0 – 10 | Basel | Strassburg |
| Summary | (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) (0:5) (0:6) (0:7) (0:8) (0:9) (0:10) |
Winter break
| 1 December 1907 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 2 | Strassburger FV | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
| 24 December 1907 Winter break | Mannheimer FG 1896 | 0 – 2 | Basel | Mannheim |
| Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
| 26 December 1907 Winter break | 1. Hanauer FC 1893 | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hanau |
| (1:0) |
Summary |
Serie A
East group results
| 6 October 1907 Round 1 | St. Gallen | 3 – 5 | Basel | Eisbahnfeld, St. Fiden |
| Schwendener II 20' (1:1) Herzog (2:1)Locatelli (3:3) |
Summary | (1:0) Thalmann 55' (2:2) Pfeiffer (2:3) Stöhrmann (3:4) Senn (3:5) Pfeiffer |
Referee: Landolt (Grasshopper-Club Zürich) |
| 13 October 1907 Round 2 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Thalmann 10' (pen.), 1:0' Stöhrmann (2:0)Senn 60' (3:0)Senn 64' (4:0)Pfeiffer (5:0)Senn (6:0) |
Summary | Referee: Schwab (FC Young Boys Bern) |
| 20 October 1907 Round 3 | Winterthur | 3 – 1 | Basel | Winterthur |
| (o.g. 1:0) (2:0) (3:0) |
Summary | (3:1) |
Referee: Tschudy (FC Blue Stars Zürich) |
| 27 October 1907 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| Pfeiffer (1:0) Thalmann  Pfeiffer (2:1)Senn (3:3) |
Summary | (o.g. 1:1) Persenico (pen. 2:2) Hopf (2:3) Niggli |
Referee: Lalive (FC La Chaux-de-Fonds) |
| 3 November 1907 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Pfeiffer (1:1) (2:3) Stöhrmann (3:4) Stöhrmann |
Summary | (0:1) Schmidt II (1:2) Sutz 40' (1:3) Sutz (2:4) Sutz |
Referee: |
| 10 November 1907 Round 6 | Zürich | 5 – 3 | Basel | Zürich |
| 14:30 | Hinnen (1:0) Staub (2:0)Schlegel (3:0)Weilenmann (4:2)Staub (5:3) |
Summary | (3:1) (3:2) (4:3) |
Referee: Arbenz (Grasshopper-Club Zürich) |
| 17 November 1907 Round 7 | Basel | 6 – 5 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hasler Pfeiffer Stöhrmann |
[ Summary] | |
Attendance: 300 Referee: A. Blades |
| 15 March 1908 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Senn (1:2) Pfeiffer 70' (2:2)Pfeiffer (3:2)Senn (4:2) |
Summary | (0:1) (o.g. 0:2) |
Referee: Max Schwab (FC Young Boys Bern) |
| 22 March 1908 Round 9 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Zürich |
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Summary | |
Referee: H. Tschudy (FC Blue Stars Zürich) |
| 29 March 1908 Round 10 | Old Boys | 0 – 1 | Basel | Basel |
| 15:30 | Summary | 24' (o.g. 0:1) Zoller |
Referee: Hr. Schupp (FC Old Boys Basel) |
| 12 April 1908 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
Referee: Max Schwab (FC Young Boys Bern) |
| 3 May 1908 Round 12 | Aarau | 6 – 2 | Basel | Aarau |
| 14:30 | (1:0) (2:0) (3:1) (4:2) (5:2) (6:2) |
Summary | (2:1) (3:2) |
Referee: Kratz ( FC Zürich) |
| 10 May 1908 Round 13 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 3 | Basel | Zürich |
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Summary | |
Referee: Max Schwab (FC Young Boys Bern) |
| 24 May 1908 Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | |
Referee: F. Seiffert (FC Old Boys Basel) |
East group league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Winterthur | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 22 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Old Boys Basel | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 16 | |
| 3 | FC Basel | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 14 | |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 13 | |
| 5 | FC Zürich | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Young Fellows Zürich | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 13 | |
| 7 | FC St. Gallen | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 11 | |
| 8 | FC Aarau | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 10 |
References
- Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", Page 19, 1908 The first stands in the country, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- weltfussball.com. "freundschaft 1908 april schweiz deutschland". weltfussball.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- Deutscher Fußballbund. "Schweiz 5:3 Deutschland". dfb.de. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Test games 1907–08 season". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Games 1907-08 East Group". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1908". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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
- Switzerland 1907-08 at RSSSF
- FCB team 1907-08 at fcb-archiv.ch