1965–66 FC Basel season
The 1965–66 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 72nd season in their existence. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in the traditional stadium Landhof or in their new venue the St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the fourth consecutive year.
1965–66 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | Landhof or St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 6th |
Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round |
Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Frigerio (15) All: Roberto Frigerio (22) |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 24.10.1965 vs Lausanne-Sport and on 6.03.1966 vs Servette |
Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 21.11.1965 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
Average home league attendance | 6,200 |
Overview
To the beginning of the season Helmut Benthaus transferred in from 1. FC Köln and became player-coach. In the season before he had won the 1963–64 Bundesliga with his club. He replaced Jiří Sobotka as team manager, who went on to manage the Swiss national team.
Fourteen teams contested the 1965–66 Nationalliga A. Basel finished the season in sixth position with 27 points. They ended the championship with ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in their 26 matches. They scored 64 goals and conceded 57.[1] Top league goal scorer was Roberto Frigerio with 15 goals, ahead of Karl Odermatt who scored 11 and Helmut Hauser with 10 goals. Basel played 15 Test games, winning ten, one draw and losing four. Roberto 'Mucho' Frigerio was also the top scorer in these games, with 16 goals in just 13 games. Alone in the match against Black Stars Basel he managed to net the ball six times.[2]
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 7 November 1965, with a home win against Biel-Bienne. In the next round they played at home against Luzern with a 3–1 win. In the next round they were drawn away in the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, against Young Boys. This ended in a 2–1 victory. In the semi-final they were drawn at home against Servette but were defeated 1–3. Zürich won the final and completed the double.[3]
In the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Spanish team Valencia, but were beaten twice. In the Cup of the Alps Basel were drawn in the same group as Catania, S.S.C. Napoli, Juventus and Spal Ferrara. All four games ended in a defeat.
Players
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
Friendly matches
Pre-season
Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 6 – 0 | ![]() | Basel |
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Summary |
24 July 1965 Pre-season | FC Pratteln ![]() | 0 – 8 | ![]() | In den Sandgruben, Pratteln |
Summary | Moscatelli ![]() Odermatt ![]() Baumann ![]() Hauser ![]() Michaud ![]() ![]() |
28 July 1965 Pre-season | SV Schopfheim ![]() | 0 – 3 | ![]() | Schopfheim |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31 July 1965 Pre-seasom | FC Trimbach ![]() | 0 – 7 | ![]() | Leinfeld, Trimbach |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: ![]() |
8 August 1965 Pre-season | FC Moutier ![]() | 1 – 7 | ![]() | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
von Burg ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
10 August 1965 Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Löhr ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
14 August 1965 Pre-season | St. Gallen ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
17:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 2,600 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break and mid-season
21 January 1966 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 7 – 1 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Baumann ![]() Hauser ![]() Hauser ![]() Benthaus ![]() Decker ![]() Hauser ![]() Decker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 300 Referee: ![]() |
6 February 1966 Winter break | Bellinzona ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
Tagli ![]() Capoferri ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 500 Referee: ![]() |
12 February 1966 Winter break | Basel ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
16 February 1966 Winter break | Black Stars ![]() | 0 – 9 | ![]() | Buschweilerhof, Basel |
19:15 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Referee: ![]() |
19 February 1966 Winter break | Solothurn ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
Amez-Droz ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 600 Referee: ![]() |
24 February 1966 Winter break | FC Birsfelden ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | Birsfelden |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 April 1966 Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Kohlars ![]() Moscatelli ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 13,300 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
League matches
22 August 1965 Round 1 | Basel | 4 – 1 | FC UGS Genève | Landhof, Basel |
15:30 | Hauser ![]() Odermatt ![]() Frigerio ![]() Stocker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,600 Referee: ![]() |
28 August 1965 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Frigerio ![]() Stocker ![]() |
[ Summary] | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: ![]() |
5 September 1965 Round 3 | Servette | 6 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:30 | Bédert ![]() Bédert ![]() Bédert ![]() Bosson ![]() Schnyder ![]() Nemeth ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,400 Referee: ![]() |
12 September 1965 Round 4 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Pfirter ![]() Hauser ![]() Vetter ![]() Vetter ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 September 1965 Round 5 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
16:15 | Wernle ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: ![]() |
21 September 1965 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
20:00 | Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
26 September 1965 Round 7 | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Parc des Sports, Sion |
15:00 | Eschmann ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 October 1965 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Benthaus ![]() Frigerio ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 October 1965 Round 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Vuilleumier ![]() Bertschi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
24 October 1965 Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
31 October 1965 Round 11 | Grenchen | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Fuchs ![]() Fuchs ![]() Blum ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: ![]() |
21 November 1965 Round 12 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Young Fellows Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Stocker ![]() Hauser ![]() Stocker ![]() Odermatt ![]() Gabrieli ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
Round 13 | Zürich | v | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
Round 14 | FC UGS Genève | v | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
12 December 1965 Round 15 | Luzern | 4 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
14:30 | Wechselberger ![]() Pfirter ![]() Schuewig ![]() Schuewig ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,200 Referee: ![]() |
6 March 1966 Round 16 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Odermatt ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Pfirter ![]() Vetter ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 March 1966 Round 17 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Theunissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
27 March 1966 Round 18 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Odermatt ![]() Hauser ![]() Benthaus ![]() Moscatelli ![]() Vetter ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: ![]() |
3 April 1966 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
15:00 | Blättler ![]() Blättler ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 April 1966 Round 14 | FC UGS Genève | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
Heuri ![]() Samba ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: ![]() |
17 April 1966 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Vetter ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
23 April 1966 Round 21 | Lugano | 2 – 2 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
21:00 | Gotthardi ![]() Vidosevic ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
1 May 1966 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Frigerio ![]() Odermatt ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: ![]() |
4 May 1966 Round 14 | Zürich | 3 – 0 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
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[ Summary] |
8 May 1966 Round 23 | Lausanne-Sport | 5 – 3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Hosp ![]() Hosp ![]() Dürr ![]() Hertig ![]() Vuillemier ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
15 May 1966 Round 24 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
17:30 | Vetter ![]() Stocker ![]() Konrad ![]() Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,400 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1966 Round 25 | Young Fellows Zürich | 5 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:00 | Feller ![]() Matus ![]() Matus ![]() Hösli ![]() Fischli ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 900 Referee: ![]() |
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 31 |
5 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 29 |
6 | FC Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 27 |
7 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 27 |
8 | FC Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
7 November 1965 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
19 December 1965 Round of 16 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() Stocker ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
27 February 1966 Quarter-final | Young Boys | 1 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Theunissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: ![]() |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Second Round
24 November 1965 First leg | Basel ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | Basel |
19:45 | Benthaus ![]() |
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Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
8 December 1965 Second leg | Valencia ![]() | 5 – 1 | ![]() | Valencia |
Machado ![]() Urtiaga ![]() Muñoz ![]() Guillot ![]() |
Hauser ![]() |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium |
Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.
Cup of the Alps
Group stage
4 June 1966 Round 1 | Basel ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 June 1966 Round 2 | Basel ![]() | 2 – 4 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Konrad ![]() Frigerio ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,200 Referee: ![]() |
11 June 1966 Round 3 | Basel ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,600 Referee: ![]() |
15 June 1965 Round 4 | Basel ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
18:15 | Rickenbacher ![]() Hauser ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
References
Notes
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1965/66". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Black Stars - FC Basel 0:9 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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 1965–66 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1965–66 at RSSSF
- Fairs Cup 1965-66 at RSSSF