1953–54 FC Basel season

The 1953–54 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 60th season in their existence. It was their eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the eighth successive season.

FC Basel
1953–54 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland René Bader
with Switzerland Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A8th
Swiss CupRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
All: Switzerland Josef Hügi (30)
Highest home attendance12,500 on 13 December 1953
vs Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 28 February 1954
vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance6,746

Overview

René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the second consecutive season. Basel played a total of 41 games during their 1953–54 season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, one match was in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, one was drawn, but eight matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 16 games were won, three were drawn and 22 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 93 goals and conceded 111.[1] A highlight in the test games was the match on 12 June against Brazil national team. This was the last test game before the 1954 World Cup.[2]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1953–54 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 11 of their 26 games and drew twice, but lost 13 matches. They scored 55 goals and conceded 62. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 8th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who became Swiss Champions. Josef Hügi was the Basel's top league goal scorer with 30 goals and thus the league top goal scorer. Walter Bielser was the team's second best goal scorer with six goals, Kurt Thalmann scored five, Hans Weber scored four.[3]

Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 3rd principal round with a home match in the Landhof against Grenchen. The only goal of the match fell a couple of minutes before the final whistle and Basel were knocked out of the competition in this round.[4]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1953–54. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 16 August 1953 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Gianfranco de Taddeo (from Young Boys)
— GK France FRA Simon Gusothien (from AS Huningue)
— GK Switzerland SUI Walter Müller
— DF Switzerland SUI Werner Bopp
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Hügi (I)
— DF Switzerland SUI René Klauser (I)
— DF Hungary HUN György Mogoy
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Weber
— MF Switzerland SUI Walter Felber (from FC Birsfelden)
— MF Switzerland SUI Benedikt Frey
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Maurer
— MF France FRA Pierre Redolfi
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Thalmann
— FW Switzerland SUI René Bader (Player-coach)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bannwart
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bielser
— FW Switzerland SUI Josef Hügi (II)
— FW Switzerland SUI Ernst Klauser (II)
— FW Italy ITA Romano Zolin
—   Alfred Hartmann
—   Roman Studer
—   Werner Wederich
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 Switzerland SUI Werner Schley (to Grasshopper Club)
— GK Switzerland SUI Werner Wenger
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Eugen Büchel (to Young Fellows Zürich)
— FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Frei
— FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Leisinger

Results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and mid-season
21 July 1953 Pre-season SFK Lyn Oslo Norway 3 – 3 Switzerland Basel Oslo
Muggerud 24 pen. 1:1'
Nordahl 30' (2:1)
Olsen 59' (3:2)		 Summary 8' (0:1) Hügi (I)
57' (2:2) Maurer
69' (3:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 8,000
23 July 1953 Pre-season Hamarkameratene Norway 1 – 8 Switzerland Basel Hamar
Olsen 20' (1:1) Summary 15' (0:1) Hügi (II)
34' (1:2) Hügi (I)
(1:3) Hügi (II)
(1:4) Thalmann
(1:5) Thalmann
(1:6) Hügi (II)
(1:7) Hügi (II)
(1:8) Bader
26 July 1953 Pre-season Sjælland XI Denmark 6 – 2 Switzerland Basel Roskilde
10' (1:0)
(2:1)
(3:2)
(4:2)
(5:2)
(6:2)		 Summary 12' (1:1) Hügi (II)
17' (2:2) Bielser		 Attendance: 2,000
28 July 1953 Pre-season Sjælland XI Denmark 4 – 3 Switzerland Basel Slagelse
Larsen 27' (1:2)
Jensen 46' (2:3)
53' (pen. 3:3)
Jensen 77' (4:3)		 Summary 4' (0:1) Thalmann
18' (0:2) Bader
41' (1:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 1,600
30 July 1953 Pre-season Nykøbing Falster BK 1901 Denmark 3 – 1 Switzerland Basel Nykøbing Falster
(1:0)
(2:1)
(3:1)		 Summary (1:1) Bader Attendance: 1,000
2 August 1953 Pre-season SV Werder Bremen Germany 9 – 0 Switzerland Basel Weserstadion, Bremen
Ebert 4' (1:0)
Hagenacker 10' (2:0)
Hagenacker 18' (3:0)
Hardtke 57' (4:0)
Preusse 50' (5:0)
Preusse 76' (6:0)
Ebert 80' (7:0)
Hagenacker 84' (8:0)
Ebert 86' (9:0)		 Summary
6 August 1953 Pre-seaspn Basel Switzerland 0 – 3 Switzerland Young Fellows Zürich Sports ground, Arlesheim
16:00 Summary 32' (0:1) Brühlmann
38' (0:2) Beerli
53' (0:3)		 Referee: Switzerland Schaub Basel
20 September 1953 Mid-season AS Huningue 1919 France 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Huningue
16:00 Winterberger (1:2)
Keller 43' (2:4)		 Summary 10' (0:1) Hügi (II)
20' (0:2) Hügi (II)
25' (1:3) Hügi (II)
40' (1:4) Hügi (II)
65' (2:5) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: France Moser
21 November 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 Germany Karlsruher SC Landhof, Basel
14:45 Hügi (II) 64' (pen. 1:2) Summary 32' (0:1) Kunkel
62' (0:2) Kunkel
81' (1:3) Rastetter		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten

Winter break to end of season
7 February 1954 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 5 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Thalmann 35' (1:0)
Bielser 61' (2:2)
Hügi (II) 73' (pen. 3:2)		 Summary 39' (pen. 1:1) Ballaman
42' (1:2) Ballaman
82' (pen. 3:3) Vonlanthen (II)
84' (3:4) Jäger
86' (3:5) Zappia		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Switzerland Kellerhals Basel
14 February 1954 Winter break Wil Switzerland 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Lindengut, Wil
Baltensberger 50' (1:3) Summary 4' (0:1) Maurer
22' (0:2) Bannwart
(0:3) Hügi (II)
soccer ball with red X Mogoy		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde St. Gallen
28 March 1954 Mid-season FC Reinach Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel Reinach
Summary (1x) Bannwart
(1x) Hügi (II)
(1x) Thalmann
(1x) Weber
19 April 1954 Mid-season Lugano Switzerland 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Al Ram, Bodio
Poma 28' (1:0)
Degiorgi 71' (2:1)		 Summary 65' (1:1) Hügi (I)
80' (2:2) Hügi (II)
82' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello
12 June 1954 End of season Basel Switzerland 2 – 5  Brazil Landhof, Basel
17:30 Bosshard 27' (1:1)
Weber 47' (2:2)		 Summary 16' (0:1) Humberto
43' (1:2) Humberto
52' (2:3) Pinga
57' (2:4) Pinga
88' (2:5) Baltazar		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten

Nationalliga A
Main article: 1953–54 Nationalliga A

League matches
16 August 1953 Round 1 Basel 1 – 0 Young Boys Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:30 Hügi (II) 23' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland F. Buchmüller Zürich
23 August 1953 Round 2 Grasshopper Club 3 – 4 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:00 Vukosavljević 19' (1:1)
Vukosavljević 36' (2:3)
Vukosavljević 54' (3:4)		 Summary 12' (0:1) Bader
31' (1:2) Hügi (II)
35' (1:3) Hügi (II)
45' (2:4) Thalmann		 Attendance: 8.000
Referee: Switzerland Zutter Bern
30 August 1953 Round 3 Basel 4 – 0 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
16:30 Bader 15' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 55' (2:0)
Hügi (II) 60' (3:0)
Bielser 79' (4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Fr. Karlen Bern
6 September 1953 Round 4 Fribourg 2 – 1 Basel Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Freiburg
Raetzo 7' (1:0)
Weil 75' (2:1)		 Summary 11' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne
13 September 1953 Round 5 Basel 1 – 3 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 71' (1:2) Summary 31' (o.g. 0:1) Hügi (I)
73' (0:2) Riva
87' (1:3) Oberer		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland von Gunten Bern
27 September 1953 Round 6 Lausanne-Sport 5 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Maillard (II) 53' (1:1)
Guhl 62' (2:1)
Guhl 65' (3:1)
Glisovic 70' (4:1)
Stäuble 80' (5:2)		 Summary 1' (0:1) Thalmann
75' (4:2) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
4 October 1953 Round 7 Basel 3 – 1 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Mogoy 43' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser 47' (2:0)
Thalmann 75' (3:1)		 Summary 69' (2:1) Hartmann Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland E. Guidi Bellinzona
18 October 1953 Round 8 Zürich 1 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Rossi (2:1) Summary 20' (0:1) Hügi (I)
40' (0:2) Bannwart		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
25 October 1953 Round 9 Basel 4 – 3 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (I) 12' (1:1)
Hügi (II) (2:1)
Hügi (I) 53' (3:3)
Hügi (II) 58' (4:3)		 Summary 7' (0:1) Righetti (II)
25' (2:2) Righetti (II)
52' (2:3) Righetti (II)		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Schönholzer Lausanne
1 November 1953 Round 10 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 0 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Coutaz 20' (1:0)
Coutaz 89' (2:0)		 Summary Yellow card 15' Hügi (II) Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
8 November 1953 Round 11 Basel 3 – 2 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser 14' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 42' (2:2)
Bannwart 83' (3:2)		 Summary 33' (o.g. 1:1) Mogoy
38' (1:2) Zurmühle		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Zutter Bern
15 November 1953 Round 12 Basel 1 – 2 Luzern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II) 19' (1:0) Summary 52' (1:1) Feller
59' (1:2) Kruppa		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello
29 November 1953 Round 13 Servette 2 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30 Duret 22' (1:0)
Duret 52' (2:1)		 Summary 41' (1:1) Thalmann
(2:2) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten
6 December 1953 Round 14 Young Boys 3 – 0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Meier 17' (1:0)
Grütter 61' (2:0)
Meier 62' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
13 December 1953 Round 15 Basel 1 – 6 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
14:30 Mogoy 21' (1:1) Summary 8' (0:1) Vonlanthen
31' (1:2) Bickel
34' (pen. 1:3) Bickel
47' (1:4) Vuko
60' (1:5) Bickel
77' (1:6) Hagen		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde St. Gallen
20 December 1953 Round 16 Biel-Bienne 2 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Lipps 17' (1:0)
Scheurer 60' (2:1)
Wiedmer soccer ball with red X		 Summary 20' (1:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel Sion
27 December 1953 Round 17 Basel 3 – 2 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser 24' (1:1)
Hügi (II) 62' (2:1)
Bielser 63' (3:1)		 Summary 11' (0:1) Raetzo
72' (3:2) Streiner		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Bollinger Schaffhausen
21 February 1954 Round 18 Chiasso 3 – 5 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Chiesa 6' (1:0)
Chiesa 8' (2:0)
Ferrari 10' (3:0)		 Summary 24' (3:1) Weber
54' (3:2) Weber
55' (3:3) Hügi (II)
63' (3:4) Hügi (II)
88' (3:5) Bannwart		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli Bremgarten
28 February 1954 Round 19 Basel 2 – 3 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 17' (1:0)
Weber (2:3)		 Summary 19' (1:1) Maillard (II)
46' (1:2) Eschmann
47' (1:3) Eschmann		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werner Schicker Bern
7 March 1954 Round 20 FC Bern 2 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Hügi (II) 60' (1:0)
Thalmann 61' (2:0)		 Summary 74' (2:1) Grossenbacher
74' (2:2) Wirsching		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Weiersmüller Suhr
14 March 1954 Round 21 Basel 3 – 4 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 9' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 23' (pen. 2:2)
Hügi (II) 78' (3:3)		 Summary 31' (pen. 2:1) Kohler
54' (o.g. 2:2) Klauser (I)
67' (2:3) Schneiter
80' (3:4) Bosshard		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Werner Müller
21 March 1954 Round 22 Grenchen 2 – 1 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Sidler 35' (pen. 1:0)
Pfister 90' (2:1)		 Summary 54' (1:1) Weber Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Fr. Karlen Bern
4 April 1954 Round 23 Basel 4 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 1' (pen. 1:0)
Bielser 15' (2:0)
Hügi (II) 43' (3:2)
Hügi (II) 75' (4:2)		 Summary 18' (2:1) Fesselet
35' (2:2) Coutaz		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland F. Buchmüller Zürich
11 April 1954 Round 24 Bellinzona 2 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Sartori 61' (1:0)
Fontana 64' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger Grenchen
2 May 1954 Round 25 Luzern 2 – 3 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Kyd 18' (1:0)
Kyd 51' (2:2)		 Summary 37' (1:1) Hügi (II)
43' (1:2) Hügi (II)
75' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Schönholzer Lausanne
9 May 1954 Round 26 Basel 2 – 3 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 70' (1:2)
Hügi (II) 73' (2:2)		 Summary 44' (0:1) Fatton
53' (0:2) Fatton
83' (2:3) Fatton		 Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 20 2 4 78 36 +42 42 Champions and Swiss Cup winners
2 Grasshopper Club 26 19 3 4 108 47 +61 41
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 15 6 5 69 46 +23 36
4 Young Boys 26 13 4 9 66 44 +22 30
5 Servette 26 10 10 6 55 38 +17 30
6 Bellinzona 26 10 5 11 41 44 −3 25
7 Grenchen 26 10 4 12 53 58 −5 24
8 Basel 26 11 2 13 55 62 −7 24
9 Chiasso 26 9 5 12 45 62 −17 23
10 Luzern 26 10 2 14 47 68 −21 22
11 Zürich 26 8 4 14 45 64 −19 20
12 Fribourg 26 8 2 16 37 53 −16 18
13 FC Bern 26 8 1 17 40 75 −35 17 Relegated
14 Biel-Bienne 26 5 2 19 36 78 −42 12 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup
10 January 1954 Round 3 Basel 0 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary 88' (0:1) Pfister Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Switzerland Gino Bergamini Viganello


See also

References
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