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 | |
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Chairman | |
First team coach | unknown |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Serie A | Group Stage: Third |
Top goalscorer | Siegfried Pfeiffer (7) Max Senn (7) |
Overview
Before the season started, Basel played three test games, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Freiburg im Breisgau and in Strassburg. They also played four friendly games during the winter break, in Geneva, Mannheim and Hanau as well as one game against Strassburger FV in their home stadium Landhof in Basel.
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.[1] 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.
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.[2]
Also a mention for chairman Siegfried Pfeiffer, during his presidential term he played one game for the Swiss national team. On 5 April 1908 Pfeiffer scored two goals in the legendary 5–3 victory over Germany at the Landhof in Basel.[3][4]
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
Friendly matches
1 September 1907 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 7 – 5 | Basel | Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
14:30 | Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: |
8 September 1907 | Freiburg | 5 – 3 | Basel | Freiburg im Breisgau |
Summary |
22 September 1907 | FC Frankonia 1900 Strassburg | 0 – 10 | Basel | Strassburg |
Summary |
1 December 1907 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Strassburger FV | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary |
24 December 1907 | Mannheimer FG 1896 | 0 – 2 | Basel | Mannheim |
Summary |
26 December 1907 | 1. Hanauer FC 1893 | 1 – 0 | Basel | Hanau |
Summary |
Serie A
East group results
6 October 1907 Round 1 | St. Gallen | 3 – 5 | Basel | Eisbahnfeld, St. Fiden |
Schwendener II Herzog Locatelli |
Summary | Referee: |
13 October 1907 Round 2 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Thalmann Stöhrmann Senn Senn Pfeiffer Senn |
Summary | Referee: |
20 October 1907 Round 3 | Winterthur | 3 – 1 | Basel | Winterthur |
Summary | Referee: |
27 October 1907 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
Pfeiffer Thalmann Pfeiffer Senn |
Summary | Referee: |
3 November 1907 Round 5 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Pfeiffer |
Summary | Referee: |
10 November 1907 Round 6 | Zürich | 5 – 3 | Basel | Zürich |
14:30 | Hinnen Staub Schlegel Weilenmann Staub |
Summary | Referee: |
17 November 1907 Round 7 | Basel | 6 – 5 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hasler Pfeiffer Stöhrmann |
[ Summary] | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
15 March 1908 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Senn Pfeiffer Pfeiffer Senn |
Summary | Referee: |
22 March 1908 Round 9 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Zürich |
Summary | Referee: |
29 March 1908 Round 10 | Old Boys | 0 – 1 | Basel | Basel |
15:30 | Summary | Referee: |
12 April 1908 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | Referee: |
3 May 1908 Round 12 | Aarau | 6 – 2 | Basel | Aarau |
14:30 | Summary | Referee: |
10 May 1908 Round 13 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 3 | Basel | Zürich |
Summary | Referee: |
24 May 1908 Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | Referee: |
East group league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | FC Winterthur | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 22 |
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 |
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Switzerland 1907-08 at RSSSF
- FCB team 1907-08 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Games 1907-08 East Group". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- Garin, Erik. "Switzerland 1908". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- 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.