1952–53 FC Basel season

The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh 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 seventh successive season.

FC Basel
1952–53 season
Chairman Jules Düblin
Manager René Bader
with Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Josef Hügi (32)
All: Josef Hügi (38)
Highest home attendance13,000 on 7 June 1953
vs Servette
Lowest home attendance8,000 on 21 December 1952
vs Fribourg
Average home league attendance7,869

Overview

At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.

Basel played a total of 43 games during this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, four games were in the Swiss Cup and 13 were test games. The test games resulted with seven victories, three were drawn and three ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 27 games, drew 11 and lost five times. In the 43 games they scored 146 goals and conceded 72 goals.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Basel won the championship four points clear of Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. Three players were teams joint second best league scorers René Bader, Walter Bannwart and Bielser each scored nine times.[2]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.[3]

Players

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 (games/goals: 8/0)
— GK   SUI Werner Schley (games/goals: 19/0)
— GK   SUI Werner Wenger
— DF   SUI Werner Bopp (games/goals: 26/0)
— DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze (games/goals: 2/0)
— DF   SUI Hans Hügi (I) (games/goals: 26/4)
— DF  HUN György Mogoy (games/goals: 25/4)
— DF   SUI Hans Weber (games/goals: 10/0)
— MF   SUI Eugen Büchel
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Pierre Redolfi (games/goals: 26/0)
— MF   SUI Kurt Maurer (games/goals: 26/1)
— MF   SUI Kurt Thalmann (games/goals: 26/3)
— FW   SUI René Bader (games/goals: 20/9)
— FW   SUI Walter Bannwart (games/goals: 26/9)
— FW   SUI Walter Bielser (games/goals: 21/9)
— FW   SUI Marcel Frei
— FW   SUI Josef Hügi (games/goals: 26/32)
— FW   SUI Marcel Leisinger

Results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season
28 June 1952 Pre-seasonBasel 2 – 6 VfB StuttgartLandhof, Basel
18:30 Bader  37' (1:0)
Weber  75' (2:3)		 Summary  (1:1) Blessing
 (1:2) Blessing
 57' (1:3) Blessing
 (2:4) Blessing
 79' (2:5) Baitinger
 90' (2:6) Läpple		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen
2 August 1952 Pre-seasonSC Kleinhüningen 2 – 8 BaselSchorenmatte, Basel
17:30  2' (1:0)
 Summary  (pen. 1:1) Hügi (II)
 (1:2) Bader

 (1:4) Hügi (II)
 65' (pen. 1:5) Bader
 (1:6) Hügi (II)
Bader
Bader		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Kellerhals Basel
14 August 1952 Pre-seasonOld Boys 1 – 7 BaselBasel
Summary  (3x) Hügi (II)
 (2x) Bader
 (1x) Bielser
 (1x) Thalmann
17 August 1952 Pre-seasonFreiburger FC 1 – 0 BaselMöslestadion, Freiburg
Faber Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Merkel
24 August 1952 Pre-seasonBasel 11 – 1 Old BoysLandhof, Basel
Hügi (II)  13' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  14' (2:0)
Bader  29' (3:0)
Bielser  (4:0)
Bannwart  51' (5:0)
Hügi (II)  54' (6:0)
Hügi (II)  60' (7:0)
Grauer  (o.g. 8:1)
Bader  (9:1)
Bielser  (10:1)
Hügi (II)  (11:1)		 Summary  (pen. 1:7) Eggler Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kellerhals Basel
11 November 1952 Mid-seasonFranche-Comté XI 2 – 5 BaselBesançon
Gardien  (1:0)
Biancheri  10' (2:0)		 Summary  21' (2:1) Hügi (II)
 40' (2:2) Hügi (II)
 53' (2:3) Thalmann
 85' (2:4) Hügi (II)
 88' (2:5) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 4,000

Winter break to end of season
8 February 1953 Winter breakBasel 3 – 3 Kickers OffenbachLandhof, Basel
15:00 Thalmann  31' (1:1)
Hügi (II)  33' (2:1)
Hügi (II)  49' (3:1)		 Summary  19' (0:1) Kircher
 63' (3:2) Finke
 66' (3:3) Kraus		 Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Andres
8 March 1953 Mid-seasonLuzern 1 – 5 BaselStadion Allmend, Luzern
Kruppa  42' (pen. 1:2) Summary  4' (0:1) Hügi (II)
 (0:2) Hügi (II)
 52' (1:3) Hügi (II)
 85' (1:4) Hügi (II)
 87' (1:5) Thalmann		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich
21 March 1953 Mid-seasonBasel 2 – 5 1. FC NürnbergLandhof, Basel
16:15 Hüssy (II)  12' (1:0)
Büchel  85' (2:4)		 Summary  17' (1:1) Schweinberger
 26' (1:2) Glomb
 39' (1:3) Schweinberger
 80' (1:4) Winterstein
 89' (2:5) Schweinberger		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Andres
20 May 1953 Mid-seasonBasel 1 – 2 Skovshoved IFLandhof, Basel
18:15 Hügi (II)  44' (1:1)
Hügi (II)  75' (2:1)		 Summary  30' (0:1) Sörensen (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Hauser Basel
26 May 1953 Mid-seasonBasel 2 – 2 SV Werder BremenLandhof, Basel
18:15 Mariani  7' (1:0)
Rindlisbacher  15' (2:1)		 Summary  12' (1:1) Gaerner
 66' (2:2) Gernhardt		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: von Wartburg Bern
11 June 1953 Mid-seasonBasel 4 – 3 Clube Atlético JuventusLandhof, Basel
18:30 Bielser  68' (1:3)
Bielser  78' (2:3)
Hügi (II)  78' (3:3)
Bannwart  88' (4:3)		 Summary  32' (0:1) Durval
 50' (0:2) Durval
 52' (0:3) Bazao		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen
19 June 1953 End of seasonBasel 1 – 1 Clube Atlético JuventusLandhof, Basel
18:45 Hügi (II)  2' (1:0) Summary  48' (1:1) Arias Attendance: 9,000
Referee: von Wartburg Bern

Nationalliga A
Main article: 1952–53 Nationalliga A

League matches
31 August 1952 Round 1Young Boys2 – 2BaselNeufeld, Bern
15:00 Casali (I)  28' (1:0)
Casali (I)  55' (2:1)		 Summary  53' (1:1) Hügi (II)
 82' (2:2) Bielser		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Grassi
7 September 1952 Round 2FC Bern1 – 2BaselNeufeld, Bern
15:00 Wirsching  80' (1:2) Summary  50' (0:1) Hügi (II)
 77' (0:2) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tschopp
14 September 1952 Round 3Basel1 – 1LuganoLandhof, Basel
15:00 Bader  59' (pen. 1:1) Summary  53' (0:1) Vetter Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Schüttel
28 September 1952 Round 4Locarno3 – 5BaselStadio del Lido, Locarno
Ferraris  7' (1:1)
Canetti  17' (2:1)
Ferraris  82' (3:5)		 Summary  4' (0:1) Bielser
 53' (2:2) Hügi (II)
 55' (2:3) Hügi (II)
 62' (2:4) Thalmann
 69' (pen. 2:5) Bader		 Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Bertsche
8 October 1952 Round 5Basel5 – 1ZürichLandhof, Basel
15:00 Molina  8' (o.g.)
Hügi (II)  14' (2:0)
Bielser  26' (3:0)
Bannwart  42' (4:0)
Hügi (II)  52' (5:0)		 Summary  82' (5:1) Schneiter Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Josef Gulde
12 October 1952 Round 6Lausanne-Sport1 – 2BaselOlympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:00 Glisevic  11' (1:0) Summary  14' (1:1) Bielser
 25' (1:2) Bannwart		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Grassi
19 October 1952 Round 7Basel6 – 2GrenchenLandhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  15' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  22' (2:0)
Bielser  25' (3:0)
Bader  34' (4:0)
Hügi (II)  38' (5:0)
Hügi (II)  83' (6:1)		 Summary  65' (5:1) Pfister
 83' (6:2) Pfister		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W Rufli
2 November 1952 Round 8La Chaux-de-Fonds2 – 6BaselStade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Morand  38' (1:2)
Chodat  73' (2:5)		 Summary  10' (0:1) Hügi (II)
 20' (0:2) Hügi (II)
 47' (1:3) Hügi (II)
 59' (1:4) Bielser
 67' (1:5) Bannwart
 85' (2:6) Bader		 Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Zutter
9 November 1952 Round 9BaselP – PChiassoLandhof, Basel
30 November 1952 Round 10Bellinzona2 – 3BaselStadio Comunale Bellinzona
Genetelli  7' (1:0)
Zanetti  29' (2:1)		 Summary  17' (1:1) Hügi (II)
 40' (2:2) Hügi (II)
 71' (pen. 2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Berlotti
7 December 1952 Round 11Basel1 – 0Grasshopper ClubLandhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser  62' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Victor Werrner Schicker, Bern
14 December 1952 Round 12Servette3 – 3BaselCharmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30 Fatton  17' (1:0)
Tamini  21' (2:0)
Ballaman  68' (3:1)		 Summary  33' (2:1) Bader
 77' (3:2) Thalmann
 89' (3:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: von Wartburg, Bern
21 December 1952 Round 13Basel1 – 0FribourgLandhof, Basel
14:30 Bannwart  87' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Python, Lausanne
11 January 1953 Round 9Basel4 – 1ChiassoLandhof, Basel
14:00 Hügi (II)  3' (1:0)
Hügi (I)  21' (2:1)
Hügi (II)  69' (3:1)
Bader  79' (4:1)		 Summary  7' (1:1) Chiesa Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dörflinger, Grenchen
22 February 1953 Round 14Basel1 – 0Young BoysLandhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser  85' (1:0) Marc Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W Rufli
1 March 1953 Round 15Basel2 – 2FC BernLandhof, Basel
15:00 Bader  56' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  64' (2:0)		 Summary  70' (2:1) Schönmann
 78' (2:2) Liechti		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling, Zürich
15 March 1953 Round 16Lugano0 – 0BaselCornaredo, Lugano
Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: von Wartburg, Bern
29 March 1953 Round 17Basel8 – 1LocarnoLandhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  26' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  43' (2:0)
Hügi (II)  51' (3:0)
Hügi (I)  54' (4:0)
Maurer  60' (5:0)
Hügi (II)  65' (6:1)
Bannwart  82' (7:1)
Bannwart  86' (8:1)		 Summary  62' (5:1) Canetti Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Rapin
12 April 1953 Round 18Zürich1 – 1BaselLetzigrund, Zürich
16:00 Lehrieder  43' (1:1) Summary  32' (0:1) Bannwart Attendance: 10,000
Referee: W. Rufli
19 April 1953 Round 19Basel1 – 1Lausanne-SportLandhof, Basel
15:00 Mogoy  8' (pe, 1:1) Summary  56' (1:1) Glisovic Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Zutter Bern
26 April 1953 Round 20Grenchen2 – 3BaselStadion Brühl, Grenchen
Pfister  10' (1:0)
Pfister  46' (2:0)		 Summary  50' (2:1) Hügi (I)
 60' (2:2) Hügi (II)
 65' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich
3 May 1953 Round 21Basel3 – 2La Chaux-de-FondsLandhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  26' (1:0)
Bannwart  39' (2:0)
Mogoy  84' (pen. 3:2)		 Summary  57' (2:1) Chodat
 66' (2:2) Mauron		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona
10 May 1953 Round 22Chiasso4 – 3BaselStadio Via Comacini Chiasso
Rossetti  16' (1:0)
Riva  31' (2:2)
Riva  35' (3:2)
Chiesa  48' (4:2)		 Summary  17' (1:1) Bielser
 23' (1:2) Hügi (II)
 82' (pen. 4:3) Mogoy		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen
16 May 1953 Round 23Basel2 – 2BellinzonaLandhof, Basel
17:15 Hügi (I)  30' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  86' (2:2)		 Summary  60' (1:1) Zanetti
 74' (1:2) Sorman		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Rapin Lausanne
31 May 1953 Round 24Grasshopper Club4 – 5BaselHardturm, Zürich
16:15 Zappia  2' (1:0)
Bickel  22' (2:1)
Bickel  56' (3:4)
Vonlanthen  85' (4:5)		 Summary  8' (1:1) Hügi (II)
 28' (2:2) Thalmann
 34' (2:3) Bader
 50' (pen. 2:4) Mogoy
 69' (3:5) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen
7 June 1953 Round 25Basel1 – 0ServetteLandhof, Basel
16:30 Bannwart  34' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tschopp Delemont
14 June 1953 Round 26Fribourg0 – 1BaselSt-Leonard, Fribourg
Summary  46' (0:1) Bader Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Basel 26 17 8 1 72 38 +34 42 Swiss Champions
2 BSC Young Boys 26 16 6 4 61 39 +22 38 Swiss Cup winners
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 14 4 8 73 39 +34 32
4 Servette FC Genève 26 12 8 6 61 38 +23 32
5 FC Chiasso 26 9 8 9 38 52 −14 26
6 AC Bellinzona 26 9 7 10 45 45 0 25
7 Lausanne Sports 26 8 8 10 52 45 +7 24
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 53 61 −8 23
9 FC Fribourg 26 10 3 13 35 53 −18 23
10 FC Zürich 26 7 8 11 45 48 −3 22
11 FC Bern 26 6 10 10 40 53 −13 22
12 FC Grenchen 26 6 8 12 38 54 −16 20 Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A
13 FC Lugano 26 5 10 11 38 53 −15 20 Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B
14 FC Locarno 26 5 5 16 33 66 −33 15 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup
26 October 1952 Round 3Basel10 – 0Helvetia BernBasel
14:30 Bielser  3' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  6' (2:0)
Hügi (II)  8' (3:0)
Bielser  13' (4:0)
Bader  23' (pen. 5:0)
Bannwart  35' (6:0)
Hügi (II)  63' (pen. 7:0)
Hügi (I)  77' (8:0)
Hügi (II)  82' (9:0)
Thalmann  85' (10:0)		 Summary Stadium: Landhof
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Locher Zürich
2 November 1952 Round 4Basel5 – 0ThunBasel
14:30 Thalmann  35' (1:0)
Bader  62' (2:0)
Bader  65' (3:0)
Bader  87' (4:0)
Bannwart  89' (5:0)		 Summary Stadium: Landhof
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Ducret Vevey
4 January 1953 Round 5Basel4 – 1GrenchenLandhof, Basel
14:30 Bannwart  60' (1:0)
Bannwart  66' (2:0)
Morf  68' (o.g. 3:0)
Thalmann  (4:1)		 Summary  82' (3:1) Sidler Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Rapin Lausanne
15 February 1953 Quarter-finalServette4 – 3 (a.e.t.)BaselCharmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:45 Fatton  5' (1:0)
Ballaman  10' (2:0)
Mezzena  99' (3:3)
Fatton  91' (4:3)		 Summary  22' (2:1) Hügi (II)
 23' (2:2) Bader
 50' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: M. Baumberger Lausanne
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See also

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1952/53". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1952/53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1952/53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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