1949–50 FC Basel season

The 1949–50 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 56th season in their existence. It was their fouth season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B after the season 1945–46. This season Basel played their home games in the Stadion Schützenmatte in the Bachletten quartier in the southwestern edge of the city of Basel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for the fourth successive season.

FC Basel
1949–50 season
Chairman Jules Düblin
Manager Ernst Hufschmid
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga A2nd
Swiss CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Gottlieb Stäuble (13)
All: Gottlieb Stäuble (15)
Highest home attendance14,000 on 21 May 1950
vs Lausanne-Sport
Lowest home attendance4,400 on 10 September 1949
vs Young Fellows Zürich
Average home league attendance6,753

Overview

Ernst Hufschmid, who had functioned as player-coach the previous two seasons, continued in this function this season. Basel played a total of 41 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, five in the Swiss Cup and ten were test games. The test games resulted with three victories and seven defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 21 games, drew five and lost 15 times. In the 41 games they scored 78 goals and conceeded 75.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1949–50 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relagted. Basel started the season well, winnung six of the first seven games and things continued well. Basel stayed in contention of the championship. But at the end of the season they lost their last two games and finished in second position, two points behind the new champions Servette who won their last two games. Basel won 14 games, drew five and were defeated seven times, they scored 48 goals as they gained their 33 points. Gottlieb Stäuble with 13 goals was the teams best scorer and 8th best league scorer. René Bader was the teams second best goal getter, netting nine times, Paul Stöcklin netted six times.[2]

Basel started in the 3rd round of the Swiss Cup with an away match against lower tier FC Porrentruy. This was won. In round 4 Basel were drawn away against Grasshopper Club and this too was won. In the round of 16 and the quarter-final Basel played at home and won against Wil and Bellinzona respectively. However Lausanne-Sport won the semi-final and continued to the final and they won the trophy.[3]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1949–50. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 28 August 1949 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   SUI Walter Müller
— GK   SUI Jean Presset
— DF   SUI Werner Bopp
— DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
— DF   SUI Ernst Hufschmid (Player-coach)
— DF   SUI Hans Hügi
— MF   SUI Leo Baumgratz
— MF   SUI Otto Krieg
— MF  FRA Pierre Redolfi
— MF   SUI Louis Schenker
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SUI Gottlieb Stäuble
— MF   SUI Werner Wenk
— MF   SUI Willy Zingg
— FW   SUI René Bader
— FW   SUI Walter Bannwart
— FW   SUI Erich Grether
— FW  FRA René Hebinger
— FW   SUI Josef Hügi
— FW   SUI Albert Meier
— FW   SUI Otto Soltermann
— FW   SUI Paul Stöcklin
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
— DF   SUI Hans Rieder (I) (to Nordstern Basel)
— MF   SUI Willy Monigatti
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   SUI Rudolf Hägler (to Nordstern Basel)
— FW   SUI Hermann Suter (to Young Fellows Zürich)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season
7 August 1949 Pre-seasonFortuna Freiburg 4 – 2 BaselFreiburg
Sloal  40' (1:0)
Dudeck  60' (2:1)
Liechty  (3:2)
Liechty  78' (4:2)		 Summary  50' (o.g. 1:1)
 (2:2)		 Referee: Link Freiburg
13 August 1949 Pre-seasonBasel 4 – 1 Bayern MunichStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
17:00 Hügi (I)  17' (1:0)
Hügi (I)  18' (2:0)
Bader  25' (3:0)
Stöcklin  35' (4:0)
Stöcklin ′		 Summary  60' (4:1) Metz Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Berner Basel
21 August 1949 Pre-seasonEintracht Frankfurt 4 – 1 BaselWaldstadion, Frankfurt
Schieth  11' (1:0)
Schieth  38' (2:0)
Schieth  51' (3:0)
Schieth  55' (4:0)		 Summary  67' (4:1) Bader Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Schmidt Frankfurt

Mid- to end of season
2 October 1949 Mid-seasonBasel 1 – 2 Borussia NeunkirchenStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bopp  17' (pen. 1:0) Summary  31' (1:1) Siedl
 83' (1:2) Schirra		 Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle, Muttenz
19 February 1950 Mid-seasonBasel 3 – 2 Nordstern BaselStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader  7' (1:0)
Stöcklin  43' (pen. 2:0)
Wenk  88' (3:2)		 Summary  49' (2:1) Willimann
 76' (2:2) Kirchhofer		 Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Reimann Rheinfelden
14 March 1950 Mid-seasonCantonal Neuchatel 6 – 1 BaselStade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
Monnard  (2x)
Buchoux  (1x)
Facchinetti  (1x)
Oberer  (1x)
Mella  (1x)		 Summary  (o.g.) Gyger Attendance: 3,800
Referee: von Wartburg Bern
10 April 1950 TournamentAarhus GF 2 – 1 BaselLiège

 Summary  (1x) Stäuble
10 April 1950 TournamentLASK 2 – 1 BaselLiège


 Summary  (1x) Hebinger
13 June 1950 End of seasonBasel 1 – 3 Inter MilanStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:45 Wenk  32' (1:0) Summary  40' (pen. 1:1) Nyers
 63' (1:2) Borri
 77' (1:3) Wilkes		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich
21 June 1950 End of seasonBasel 4 – 3 Hajduk SplitStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
18:45 Hügi (II)  21' (1:2)
Hügi (II)  59' (2:2)
Stäuble  75' (3:2)
Bannwart  80' (4:2)		 Summary  4' (0:1) Arapović
 7' (0:2) Luštica
 87' (4:3) Vidjak		 Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen

Nationalliga
Main article: 1949–50 Nationalliga A

League matches
28 August 1949 Round 1Basel4 – 2ServetteStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:00 Bader  5' (1:0)
Stäuble  30' (2:0)
Stäuble  67' (3:2)
Bader  75' (4:2)		 Summary  49' (2:1) Fatton
 62' (2:2) Belli		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: DörflingerGrenchen
4 September 1949 Round 2Biel-Bienne0 – 0BaselGurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
15:00 Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Niederhauser Bern
10 September 1949 Round 3Basel3 – 0Young Fellows ZürichStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:30 Hügi (II)  43' (1:0)
Hügi (I)  62' (2:0)
Bader  82' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,400
Referee: M. Tasca Geneva
24 September 1949 Round 4La Chaux-de-Fonds0 – 2BaselStade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
16:30 Summary  17' (0:1) Bader
 77' (0:2) Bader		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: von Gunten Bern
9 October 1949 Round 5Basel3 – 0LocarnoStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bopp  53' (pen. 1:0)
Wenk  60' (2:0)
Bader  65' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,400
Referee: E. Ruefer Bern
16 October 1949 Round 6Lugano1 – 2BaselCampo Marzio, Lugano
15:00 S. Bernasconi  75' (1:2) Summary  16' (0:1) Stäuble
 71' (0:2) Wenk		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Lutz Geneva
12 October 1949 Round 7Basel2 – 0St. GallenStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stöcklin  69' (1:0)
Hügi (I)  72' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Scherz Bern
6 November 1949 Round 8Basel1 – 1GrenchenStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:45 Hügi (II)  63' (1:1) Summary  65' (0:1) Righetti (I) Attendance: 6,500
Referee: M. Tasca Geneva
13 November 1949 Round 9Zürich5 – 2BaselLetzigrund, Zürich
14:45 Zanetti  10' (1:0)
Bosshard  25' (2:0)
Hotz  52' (3:0)
Zanetti  66' (4:0)
Zanetti  86' (5:1)		 Summary  40' (1:1) Stäuble
 87' (5:2) Krieg		 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Tschopp Delémont
20 November 1949 Round 10Basel3 – 1FC BernStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:45 Bannwart  12' (1:0)
Bader  15' (2:0)
Bannwart  42' (3:0)		 Summary  85' (3:1) Liechti Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Keller Seuzach
4 December 1949 Round 11Lausanne-Sport2 – 2BaselOlympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30 Nikolić  75' (1:2)
Nikolić  80' (2:2)		 Summary  6' (0:1) Stäuble
 52' (0:2) Hügi (I)		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten
11 December 1949 Round 12Basel1 – 0BellinzonaStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 Stäuble  27' (pen. 1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Zutter Bern
18 December 1949 Round 13Chiasso2 – 1BaselStadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
14:30 Zanollo  44' (1:1)
Bühler  47' (2:1)		 Summary  13' (o.g. 0:1) Noseda Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel
15 January 1950 Round 14Servette2 – 0BaselCharmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:45 Fatton  6' (1:0)
Fatton  80' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Scherz Bern
26 February 1950 Round 15Basel1 – 1Biel-BienneStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
16:00 Stäuble  41' (1:0) Summary  58' (1:1) Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Schürch Winterthur
12 March 1950 Round 16Young Fellows Zürich1 – 2BaselHardturm, Zürich
14:45 Busenhart  21' (pen. 1:1) Summary  20' (pen. 0:1) Stöcklin
 58' (1:2) Stöcklin		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Scherz Bern
26 March 1950 Round 17Basel4 – 3La Chaux-de-FondsStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader  44' (1:1)
Soltermann  51' (2:1)
Stöcklin  53' (3:1)
Wenk  55' (4:1)		 Summary  40' (0:1) Sobotka
 60' (4:2) Chodat
 61' (4:3) Antenen		 Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Niederhauser Bern
2 April 1950 Round 18Locarno5 – 0BaselStadio del Lido, Locarno
14:30 Ernst  15' (1:0)
Canetti  34' (2:0)
Fuesetti  44' (3:0)
Canetti  70' (4:0)
Fuesetti  89' (5:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Rapin Lausanne
16 April 1950 Round 19Basel3 – 2LuganoStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stäuble  41' (1:1)
Stäuble  58' (2:1)
Hügi (II)  75' (3:2)		 Summary  38' (0:1) Kauer
 61' (2:2) Hasler		 Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel
23 April 1950 Round 20St. Gallen3 – 0BaselEspenmoos, St. Gallen
14:30 Bertsch  24' (1:0)
Bertsch  31' (2:0)
Dorninger  80' (3:0)		 Summary 68′ Wenk Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Schmidsberger Zürich
30 April 1950 Round 21Grenchen2 – 2BaselStadion Brühl, Grenchen
Hebinger  49' (o.g. 1:1)
Courtat 55′
Vuilleumier  70' (2:2)		 Summary  23' (0:1) Stöcklin
 53' (1:2) Stäuble		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M. Tasca Geneva
7 May 1950 Round 22Basel3 – 2ZürichStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Stäuble  13' (1:1)
Bannwart  30' (2:1)
Bannwart  66' (3:2)		 Summary  9' (0:1) Andres
 55' (2:2) Andres		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: von Gunten Bern
14 May 1950 Round 23FC Bern0 – 4BaselNeufeld, Bern
15:00 Summary  35' (0:1) Bader
 46' (0:2) Stäuble
 75' (0:3) Hügi (II)
 80' (0:4) Stäuble		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen
21 May 1950 Round 24Basel2 – 1Lausanne-SportStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bannwart  2' (1:0)
Stäuble  65' (2:1)		 Summary  51' (1:1) Friedländer Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Scherz Bern
28 May 1950 Round 25Bellinzona2 – 1BaselStadio Comunale, Bellinzona
15:00 Lusenti  17' (pen. 1:0)
Lusenti  69' (2:1)		 Summary 40′ Bader
 55' (1:1) Grether		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rapin Lausanne
4 June 1950 Round 26Basel0 – 2ChiassoStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Summary  13' (0:1) Galli
 86' (0:2) Bühler		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: von Wartburg Bern

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 26 16 3 7 73 41 +32 35 Swiss Champions
2 Basel 26 14 5 7 48 40 +8 33
3 Lausanne-Sport 26 12 8 6 57 35 +22 32 Swiss Cup winners
4 Chiasso 26 13 5 8 45 39 +6 31
5 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 12 7 7 56 53 +3 31
6 Zürich 26 12 4 10 59 46 +13 28
7 Grenchen 26 10 7 9 43 44 −1 27
8 Bellinzona 26 11 4 11 43 44 −1 26
9 Lugano 26 9 6 11 47 45 +2 24
10 Young Fellows Zürich 26 10 4 12 48 50 −2 24
11 Locarno 26 10 4 12 40 47 −7 24
12 Biel-Bienne 26 8 6 12 45 42 +3 22
13 St. Gallen 26 7 2 17 40 79 −39 16 Relegated
14 FC Bern 26 4 3 19 31 70 −39 11 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup
30 October 1949 Round 3FC Porrentruy1 – 2BaselStade du Tirage, Porrentruy
N. Adam  86' (1:2) Summary  37' (0:1) Hügi (I)
 79' (0:2) Stäuble		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: von Wartburg Bern
27 November 1949 Round 4Grasshopper Club1 – 2BaselHardturm, Zürich
12:30 Bickel  2' (1:0) Summary  5' (1:1) Bader
 50' (1:2) Hügi (I)		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: M. Tasca Geneva
1 January 1950 Round of 16Basel5 – 2WilStadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Wenk  3' (1:0)
Hügi (I)  47' (2:0)
Bannwart  50' (3:0)
Stäuble  76' (4:1)
Krieg  78' (5:1)		 Summary  62' (pen. 3:1) Conte (I)
 90' (4:2) Hagen (II)		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Scherz Bern
5 February 1950 Quarter-finalBasel2 – 0BellinzonaStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bader  30' (1:0)
Stöcklin  67' (pen. 2:0)
Hügi (II) 		Summary Attendance: 8,700
Referee: M. Tasca Geneva
5 March 1950 Semi-finalBasel0 – 1Lausanne-SportStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:30 Summary  85' (0:1) Maillard (II) Attendance: 12,500
Referee: E. Ruefer Bern
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See also

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1949/50". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1949/50". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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