1923–24 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1923–24 season was their thirty first season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Karl Ibach. It was his second season as chairman in his second period as chairman. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
| 1923–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Karl Ibach |
| First team coach |  Max Breunig |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 3rd |
| Top goalscorer | League: Otto Kuhn (4) All: Otto Kuhn (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,300 on 30 March 1924 vs Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 on 6 January 1924 vs Luzern |
| Average home league attendance | 3,042 |
Overview
The ex-German international Max Breunig was the first team trainer for the second successive season.
Basel played a total of 30 matches in this season. 16 of these were in the domestic league and 14 were friendly matches. Of these 14 friendlies, three were home games played in the Landhof and 11 were away games. Seven test games ended in a victory and seven ended in a defeat. In these tests Basel scored a total of 39 goals and conceded 35. Of these friendlies, six were during the pre-season, and one was a mid-season. Because the domestic league had no real winter break the other seven were played after group stage had been completed.[1]
There were a few modifications to the Swiss football league system, this season the number of clubs was increased from 24 to 27 teams. Again, the league was again divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, now each group with nine teams. The last team in each group had to play a barrage against relegation. FC Basel were allocated to the Central group and now there were four teams from the city of Basel. The others being Concordia Basel, who were newly promoted, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The further teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne.
Basel started their season unfavourably, losing four of the first five games. Despite improving during the rest of the season, they could not close the gap to the leading two teams and they finished the group in third position with 18 points, seven points behind Young Boys and eight behind local rivals Nordstern who won the group and continued to the finals. East group winners Zürich won the championship, Nordstern were runners-up and West group winners Servette were third. Basel won eight of their matches, drawing two and suffered six defeats. Basel scored 16 goals and conceded 15.[2]
Therefore, the problem seems to be because of their strikers, because the team scored just 16 goals in 16 matches. Otto Kuhn was the team’s top league goal scorer in the league season with just four goals. Alfred Schlecht scored three, Heinrich Hess, Karl Putzendopler and Karl Wüthrich each scored two goals and Arthur Fahr scored one. The other two goal scorers were not recorded.[3]
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 Postponed
Pre-season and mid-season
| 1 July 1923 Pre-season | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3–1 | Basel | Neunkirchen |
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Summary | |
| 26 August 1923 Pre-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 5–1 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:45 | Ottolini 20' (1:0) Donzé (2:1)Theurillat (3:1)Donzé (4:1)Theurillat (5:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Schneider (I) |
Referee: Paul Reutter |
| 1 September 1923 Pre-season | Grasshopper Club | 0–7 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 15:30 | Summary | (4x) Wüthrich (2x) Schneider (I) (1x) Kuhn |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 2 September 1923 Pre-season | Bayern München | 6–1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:30 | Hierländer (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) Hierländer (4:1) (5:1)Hierländer (6:1) |
Summary | (3:1) Dietz (II) |
Attendance: 2,000 |
| 9 September 1923 Pre-season | Basel | 1–4 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Rosset (o.g. 1:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Meyer (1:2) Leiber (1:3) Meyer (1:4) Meyer |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kaltenbach Basel |
| 16 September 1923 Pre-season | Black Stars Basel | 1–3 | Basel | Sportplatz Neu-Allschwil Allschwil |
| 15:00 | Hummel (1:2) |
Summary | (1x) Haas (1x) Schneider (I) (1x) Wüthrich |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Felix Herren Basel |
| 25 November 1923 Mid-season | St. Gallen | 3–2 | Basel | St. Gallen |
| Angehrn (1:0) Bühler (2:0)Townley (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) (3:2) |
End of season
| 18 April 1924 End of season | Bremer SC | 2–3 | Basel | Bremen |
| 70' (1:3) (2:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Haas (0:2) Rau (0:3) Schneider |
| 19 April 1924 End of season | SC Victoria Hamburg | 2–1 | Basel | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg |
| 17:30 | Westphalen (1:0) Hartmann (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Riesterer |
Referee: |
| 21 April 1924 End of season | Geestemünder SC | 2–4 | Basel | Geestemünde |
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Summary | (2x) Rau (1x) Kuhn (1x) Putzendopler (I) |
Referee: |
| 4 May 1924 End of season | Basel | 6–1 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Fahr 20' (1:0) Hess (2:0)Hess (3:1)Fahr (4:1)Kuhn (5:1)Wellauer (6:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Townley |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Hafner Basel |
| 25 May 1924 End of season | Zürich | 3–0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| Hauser Manter Pfändler |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
Serie A
Central Group results
| 30 September 1923 Round 1 | Nordstern Basel | 2–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hossli 20' (1:1) Hossli (2:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruegg Thalwil |
| 7 October 1923 Round 2 | Luzern | 0–1 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
| Summary | 85' (pen.) |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Koblet Winterthur |
| 14 October 1923 Round 3 | Basel | 1–4 | Old Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Fahr 43' (1:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Brack 8' (0:2) Wionsowsky 18' (0:3) Merkt 65' (pen. 1:4) Wionsowsky |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 24 October 1923 Round 4 | Aarau | 1–0 | Basel | Schachen, Aarau |
| Imhof (II) (pen.) |
Summary | Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern |
| 28 October 1923 Round 5 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Basel | Spitalacker, Bern |
| R. Ramseyer 89' (pen.) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 11 November 1923 Round 6 | Basel | 1–0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:30 | Hess 15' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 9 December 1923 Round 7 | Basel | 2–1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Wüthrich (1:0) Wüthrich (2:0) |
Summary | 74' (2:1) Amrein |
Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 16 December 1923 Round 8 | Basel | 1–0 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| Kuhn (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Koblet Winterthur |
| 6 January 1924 Round 9 | Basel | 2–2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Putzendopler (II) 48' (1:2) Schlecht (2:2) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Arnold (0:2) Waldis |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Epiney Geneva |
| 13 January 1924 Round 10 | FC Bern | 3–1 | Basel | Kirchenfeld, Bern |
| Wenger (1:0) Motta (2:1)Wenger (3:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Schlecht |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Epiney Geneva |
| 27 January 1924 Round 11 | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Kuhn 86' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Koblet Winterthur |
| 3 February 1924 Round 12 | Biel-Bienne | 0–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Summary | 85' (0:1) Hess |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 10 February 1924 Round 13 | Old Boys | 0–2 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 14:45 | Summary | (0:1) Kuhn (0:2) Putzendopler (II) |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Koblet Winterthur |
| 17 February 1924 Round 14 | Concordia Basel | 1–0 | Basel | Basel |
| 14:45 | Feralli 65' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern |
Central Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 26 | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Young Boys | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 25 | |
| 3 | Basel | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 18 | |
| 4 | Old Boys | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | FC Bern | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 14 | |
| 6 | Aarau | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 12 | |
| 7 | Concordia Basel | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 11 | |
| 8 | Luzern | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 11 | |
| 9 | Biel-Bienne | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 10 | Relegation play-off |
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1923/24". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1923/24". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistic 1923/24". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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
- FCB team 1923–24 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1923-24 at RSSSF