1972–73 FC Basel season

The 1972–73 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 79th season in their existence. It was their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Félix Musfeld was the club's chairman for the third year in a row.

FC Basel

1972–73 season
Chairman	Félix Musfeld
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Runner-up
Swiss League Cup	Winners
European Cup	Round 1
Cup of the Alps	Group stage
Top goalscorer	Ottmar Hitzfeld (18)

Overview

The previous season was the last one as activ footballer for Helmut Benthaus. He ended his playing career, but continued with Basel as team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. 14 teams contested in the 1972–73 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points ahead of Grasshopper Club and six ahead of the Sion. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games, drew five and lost four. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 30. Ottmar Hitzfeld was joint leagues top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals. The average attendance at the 13 league home matches was 13'153 spectators.

In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 5 November 1972 at home to Martigny-Sports in the St. Jakob Stadium. The round of 16 match on 26 November 1972 was played away against BSC Young Boys and Basel left the Wankdorf Stadium with a 4–0 victory. The quarter-finals were two legged fixtures, the first leg played on 10 December 1972 in Stadio Comunale was won 2–0 against Chiasso and the second leg played one week later was won 5–3. The semi-finals were also two legged fixtures. Basel were matched against Biel-Bienne and won 6–1 on aggregate. Walter Balmer scored a hattrick in the home game. The final was played on 23 April 1973 in the Wankdorf Stadium against Zürich. The game ended goalless after 90 minutes. In extra time Peter Marti (92) and Fritz Künzli (101) scored the goals to give Zürich the title for the second consecutive time in a final against Basel.

The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. Basel beat Servette 8–0, Lausanne Sports 2–1 aet and Sion 6–1 to reach the final. This was won by Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 in the final which took place on 11 November 1972 at the Letzigrund in Zürich. Ottmar Hitzfeld scored a hattick in the final.[1]

Basel were beaten by Újpesti Dózsa 2–0 in the first leg of the first round of the 1972–73 European Cup away from home in the Ferenc Szusza Stadium. The return match was on 27 September 1972 in St. Jakob Stadium. Basel won 3–2, the goals coming from René Hasler (65) and Walter Balmer (75 + 83), but they were beaten 4–3 on aggregate.

In the 1972 Cup of the Alps Basel played twice against Olympique Lyonnais, losing the away tie, winning at home game. They played twice against Bordeaux, winning the away game but losing the home game, but because Bordeaux won their other two games they continued to the final.[2]

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	Marcel Kunz (league games: 16)
—	GK	FRA	Jean-Paul Laufenburger (league games 10)
—	GK	SUI	Hans Müller (league games: 1)
—	GK	SUI	Urs Reto Grieshaber (league games: 1)
—	DF	SUI	Paul Fischli (league games: 18)
—	DF	GER	Josef Kiefer (league games: 7)
—	DF	SUI	René Hasler (league games/goals: 26/4)
—	DF	SUI	Walter Mundschin (league games/goals: 26/5)
—	DF	SUI	Jörg Stohler (league games/goals: 16/1)
—	MF	SUI	Otto Demarmels (league games/goals: 26/3)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Karl Odermatt (league games/goals: 22/3)
—	MF	SUI	Bruno Rahmen (league games: 9)
—	MF	SUI	Peter Ramseier (league games/goals: 24/5)
—	MF	SUI	Urs Siegenthaler (league games: 25)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Balmer (league games/goals: 25/11)
—	FW	SUI	Rolf Blättler (league games/goals: 7/2)
—	FW	GER	Ottmar Hitzfeld (league games/goals: 21/18)
—	FW	SUI	Rolf Riner (league games: 3)
—	FW	SUI	Roger Ries (league games: 2)
—	FW	SUI	Peter Wenger (league games/goals: 19/4)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and Mid-season

Aarau v Basel

22 July 1971 Pre-season	Aarau	2 – 2	Basel	Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
20:00	Meier  65' (1:2) Hauser  80' (2:2)	Summary	45' (0:1) Riner  57' (0:2) Riner	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen

Basel v Xamax

27 July 1972 Uhrencup	Basel	2 – 4	Xamax	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00	Balmer  40' (1:3) Demarmels  86' (2:4)	Summary	6' (0:1) Steiger  12' (0:2) Mathez (I)  33' (0:3) Barbezat  85' (1:4) Rub	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

Grenchen v Basel

29 July 1972 Uhrencup	Grenchen	3 – 1	Basel	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
17:45	Schaller  6' (1:0) Wäber  16' (2:0) Müller  57' (3:1)	Summary	41' (2:1) Blättler	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

FV Lörrach v Basel

2 August 1972 Pre-season	FV Lörrach	0 – 6	Basel	Stadtstadion, Lörrach
18:30		Summary	10' (0:1) Hitzfeld  11' (0:2) Balmer  25' (0:3) Hitzfeld  56' (0:4) Demarmels  66' (pen. 0:5) Hitzfeld  67' (0:6) Blättler	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kurt Woldrich

Spvgg Lahr v Basel

1 November 1972 Mid-season	Spvgg Lahr	1 – 1	Basel	Lahr
		Summary	Hitzfeld	Referee:

Winter break

Inter Hilton Acapulco v Basel

25 January 1973 Winter break	Inter Hilton Acapulco	3 – 4	Basel	Acapulco
		Summary	(2x) Riner  (1x) Balmer  (1x) Hitzfeld	Attendance: 3,000

Deportivo Toluca v Basel

28 January 1973 Winter break	Deportivo Toluca	1 – 2	Basel	Toluca
		Summary	17' Odermatt  75' Hitzfeld

Luzern v Basel

4 February 1973 Winter break	Luzern	3 – 3	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
	Arrigoni  56' (1:2) Küttel  79' (2:3) Bosco  85' (3:3)	Summary	16' (0:1) Demarmels  26' (0:2) Odermatt  67' (1:3) Riner	Attendance: 900 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern

Zürich v Basel

10 February 1973 Winter break	Zürich	4 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30	Künzli  66' (1:2) Künzli  79' (2:2) Martinelli  83' (3:2) Marti  90' (4:2)	Summary	39' (0:1) Hitzfeld  65' (0:2) Stohler	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

Basel v Budapest Honvéd

14 February 1972 Winter break	Basel	2 – 3	Budapest Honvéd	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Wenger  22' (1:1) Siegenthaler  89' (2:3)	Summary	17' (0:1) Kozma  47' (1:2) Pinter  67' (1:3) Pinter	Attendance: 900 Referee:

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

18 February 1973 Winter break	Basel	3 – 0	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Wenger  43' (1:0) Riner  49' (2:0) Hitzfeld  85' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Basel v Grenchen

25 February 1973 Winter break	Basel	1 – 1	Grenchen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Ludwig  32' (1:1)	Summary	28' (0:1) Braun	Attendance: 600 Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch

Nationalliga

Main article: 1972–73 Nationalliga A

League matches

Basel v Sion

12 August 1972 Round 1	Basel	2 – 3	Sion	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hitzfeld  8' (1:0) Stohler  49' (2:2)	Summary	21' (1:1) Trinchero  42' (1:2) Hermann  78' (2:3) Elsig	Attendance: 10,000 Referee:

Winterthur v Basel

19 August 1972 Round 2	Winterthur	3 – 1	Basel	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
17:15	Paolucci  10' (1:0) Risi  22' (2:0) Risi  45' (3:1)	Summary	35' (2:1) Hitzfeld	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche

Zürich v Basel

23 August 1972 Round 3	Zürich	1 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15	Jeandupeux  10' (1:1)	Summary	2' (0:1) Mundschin	Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

Basel v Servette

26 August 1972 Round 4	Basel	2 – 2	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Ramseier  15' (1:0) Blättler  63' (2:0)	Summary	78' (2:1) Wegmann  85' (2:2) Dörfel	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

Fribourg v Basel

2 September 1972 Round 5	Fribourg	0 – 1	Basel	Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg
20:15		Summary	53' (1:0) Blättler  47' Hasler  48' Demarmels	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

Basel v Grenchen

9 September 1972 Round 6	Basel	2 – 0	Grenchen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:00	Ramseier  22' (1:0) Balmer  77' (2:0)	Summary	85' Schaller	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Pierre Despont Lausanne

Grasshopper Club v Basel

16 September 1972 Round 7	Grasshopper Club	1 – 2	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
20:15	Meier  46' (1:0) Meyer  50' Winiger  66'	Summary	47' (o.g. 1:1)  63' (1:2) Hitzfeld  64' Ramseier	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino

Basel v Lugano

23 September 1972 Round 8	Basel	5 – 2	Lugano	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Ramseier  25' (1:1) Balmer  27' (2:1) Wenger  46' (3:1) Balmer  86' (4:2) Hauser  89' (5:2)	Summary	16' (0:1) Franceschi  49' (3:2) Ausderau  53' Rieländer  74' Corghi	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly

Basel v St. Gallen

30 September 1972 Round 9	Basel	4 – 3	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Wenger  8' (1:1) Wenger  51' (2:2) Ramseier  71' (3:2) Hasler  78' (4:2)	Summary	5' (0:1) Leuzinger  19' (1:2) Nasdalla  90' (4:3) Coray	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

Chiasso v Basel

8 October 1972 Round 10	Chiasso	0 – 0	Basel	Stadio Comunale (Chiasso)
15:00		Summary	62' Stohler	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: André Favre Echallens

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

14 October 1972 Round 11	Basel	2 – 1	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hitzfeld  49' (1:1) Mundschin  85' (2:1)	Summary	33' (0:1) Garci	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel

28 October 1972 Round 12	La Chaux-de-Fonds	2 – 3	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
17:00	Jaquet  17' (1:1) Meury  86' (pen. 2:3)	Summary	9' (pen. 0:1) Hitzfeld  32' Hitzfeld  34' (1:2) Odermatt  43' (1:3) Hitzfeld	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Basel v Young Boys

19 November 1972 Round 13	Basel	2 – 0	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Hitzfeld  28' (1:0) Hasler  61' (pen. 2:0)	Summary	41' Vögeli	Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino

Sion v Basel

3 December 1972 Round 14	Sion	2 – 1	Basel	Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:30	Schaller  49' (1:0) Vergeres  80' (2:1) Luisier  85'	Summary	51' (1:1) Odermatt  70' Odermatt	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

Basel v Winterthur

4 March 1973 Round 15	Basel	3 – 1	Winterthur	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Mundschin  7' (1:0) Balmer  40' (2:0) Balmer  59' (3:1)	Summary	41' Meili  51' (2:1) Risi	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche

Servette v Basel

11 March 1973 Round 16	Servette	0 – 0	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
15:00		Summary		Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Roland Keller Bern

Basel v Fribourg

18 March 1973 Round 17	Basel	3 – 0	Fribourg	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Hitzfeld  24' (1:0) Ramseier  72' (2:0) Hitzfeld  76' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

Grenchen v Basel

1 April 1973 Round 18	Grenchen	1 – 2	Basel	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00	Feuz (II)  55' (1:1)	Summary	27' Fischli  37' (0:1) Hitzfeld  70' (1:2) Hitzfeld	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: André Favre Echallens

Basel v Grasshopper Club

14 April 1973 Round 19	Basel	0 – 1	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00		Summary	8' (0:1) P. Meier	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

Lugano v Basel

29 April 1973 Round 20	Lugano	0 – 1	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
15:00		Summary	8' (0:1) Balmer  65' Wenger	Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly

Basel v Zürich

2 May 1973 Round 21	Basel	2 – 1	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Balmer  38' (1:0) Odermatt  48' (2:0)	Summary	41' Heer  76' (2:1) Brunnenmeier	Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

St. Gallen v Basel

12 May 1973 Round 22	St. Gallen	3 – 4	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:15	Blättler  25' (1:1) Nasdalla  53' (2:3) Nasdalla  90' (pen. 3:4)	Summary	12' (0:1) Mundschin  33' (1:2) Mundschin  45' (1:3) Wenger  53' Mundschin  74' (2:4) Demarmels	Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Basel v Chiasso

19 May 1972 Round 23	Basel	4 – 0	Chiasso	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hitzfeld  12' (1:0) Hitzfeld 70' (2:0) Balmer  80' (3:0) Demarmels  80' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne

Lausanne-Sport v Basel

26 May 1972 Round 24	Lausanne-Sport	0 – 0	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30	Ostojic  28' Richard  47'	Summary	30' Müller	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino

Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds

2 June 1972 Round 25	Basel	7 – 1	La Chaux-de-Fonds	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15	Hitzfeld  16' (1:1) Balmer  18' (2:1) Hasler  42' (3:1) Balmer  51' (4:1) Hitzfeld  70' (5:1) Hitzfeld  71' (pen. 6:1) Demarmels  82' (7:1)	Summary	14' (0:1) Delavelle  42' Zaugg  71' Forestier	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

Young Boys v Basel

9 June 1972 Round 26	Young Boys	2 – 3	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
20:15	Brechbühl  37' (1:1) Bosshard  84' (2:3)	Summary	15' (pen. 0:1) Hitzfeld  53' (1:2) Hitzfeld  66' (1:3) Balmer	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon Last game as referee

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Basel (C)	26	17	5	4	57	30	+27	39	1973–74 European Cup
2	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	14	7	5	54	32	+22	35
3	FC Sion	26	13	7	6	35	30	+5	33
4	Servette FC Genève	26	14	3	9	41	23	+18	31
5	FC Winterthur	26	12	6	8	40	29	+11	30

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.

Swiss Cup

Basel v Martigny-Sports

5 November 1972 Round of 32	Basel	6 – 0	Martigny-Sports	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Riner  18' (1:0) Balmer  49' (2:0) Hitzfeld  77' (pen. 3:0) Riner  81' (4:0) Balmer  83' (5:0) Riner  87' (6:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon

BSC Young Boys v Basel

26 November 1972 Round of 16	BSC Young Boys	0 – 4	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30	Brechbühl  65'	Summary	26' (0:1) Demarmels  57' (0:2) Riner  61' (0:3) Odermatt  63' (0:4) Wenger	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Chiasso v Basel

10 December 1972 Quarter-final First leg	Chiasso	0 – 2	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
14:30	Ferroni  68' Sulmoni  70'	Summary	2' (0:1) Balmer  37' Ramseier  44' Wenger  55' (0:2) Wenger	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly

Basel v Chiasso

17 December 1972 Second leg	Basel	5 – 3 (7 – 3 agg.)	Chiasso	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Ries  12' (1:0) Balmer  15' (2:0) Hasler  64' (3:2) Odermatt  68' (4:2) Odermatt  89' (5:3)	Summary	32' (2:1) Allio  34' (2:2) Boriani  79' (4:2) Messerli  81' Katnic	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Biel-Bienne v Basel

25 March 1973 Semi-final First leg	Biel-Bienne	0 – 1	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
20:15		Summary	76' Hitzfeld	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino

Basel v Biel-Bienne

28 March 1973 Semi-final Second leg	Basel	5 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.)	Biel-Bienne	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Balmer  19' (1:1) Balmer  31' (2:1) Hitzfeld  36' (3:1) Balmer  51' (4:1) Demarmels  78' (6:1)	Summary	6' (0:1) Konrad	Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Zürich v Basel

23 April 1973 Final	Zürich	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Wankdorf, Bern
14:30	Marti  92' Künzli  101'	Summary		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Roland Keller Bern

Swiss League Cup

Main article: 1972 Swiss League Cup

Basel v Servette FC Genève

5 August 1972 Round of 16	Basel	8 – 0	Servette FC Genève	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Balmer  12' (1:0) Hitzfeld  21' (2:0) Hitzfeld  25' (3:0) Stohler  49' (4:0) Stohler  57' (5:0) Wenger  73' (6:0) Riner  77' (7:0) Wenger  86' (8:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

8 August Quarter-final	Basel	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Balmer  78' (1:1) Schönebeck  120' (2:1)	Summary	69' (0:1) Piccand	Attendance: 8,300

Basel v Sion

11 October 1972 Semi-final	Basel	6 – 1	Sion	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Hitzfeld  16' (1:0) Balmer  26' (2:0) Demarmels  42' (3:1) Demarmels  57' Odermatt  64' (4:1) Demarmels  75' (5:1) Wenger  81' (6:1)	Summary	26' (2:1) Hermann  47' Valentini  47' Wampfler  76' Barberis	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Basel v FC Winterthur

11 November 1972 Final	Basel	4 – 1	FC Winterthur	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30	Hitzfeld  6' (1:0) Hitzfeld  22' (2:0) Balmer  40' (3:1) Hitzfeld  90' (pen. 4:1)	Summary	25' Nielsen	Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

European Cup

Main article: 1972–73 European Cup

First round

Újpesti Dózsa v Basel

13 September 1972 First leg	Újpesti Dózsa	2 – 0	Basel	Újpest
	Horváth  57' Zámbó  60'	Report		Stadium: Ferenc Szusza Stadium

Basel v Újpesti Dózsa

27 September 1972 Second leg	Basel	3 – 2	Újpesti Dózsa	Basel
	Hasler  65' Balmer  75', 83'	Report	Bene  46', 89'	Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Cup of the Alps

Matches

Girondins de Bordeaux v Basel

17 June 1972 Round 1	Girondins de Bordeaux	1 – 3	Basel	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
	Papin  34' (1:2)	Summary	14' (0:1) Balmer  32' (0:2) Blättler  85' (1:3) Wenger	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne

Olympique Lyonnais v Basel

20 June 1972 Round 2	Olympique Lyonnais	1 – 0	Basel	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
	Trivic  28' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 3,410 Referee: Roland Keller Bern

Basel v Girondins de Bordeaux

24 June 1972 Round 3	Basel	3 – 4	Girondins de Bordeaux	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hasler  3' (1:0) Balmer  48' (2:2) Hasler  90' (3:4)	Summary	21' (1:1) Goubet  25' (1:2) Giresse  49' (2:3) Lipo  52' (2:4) Petit	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Roger Machin

Basel v Olympique Lyonnais

27 June 1972 Round 4	Basel	3 – 2	Olympique Lyonnais	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Demarmels  52' (1:0) Stohler  68' (2:1) Ramseier  87' (3:1)	Summary	55' (1:1) Lacombe  88' (3:2) Di Nallo	Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Robert Frauciel

Group B league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Notes
1	Girondins de Bordeaux	4	3	0	1	14	9	6	Qualified for final
2	Basel	4	2	0	2	9	4	4
3	Olympique Lyonnais	4	2	0	2	8	8	4
4	Servette	4	1	0	3	8	14	2

See also

• History of FC Basel
• List of FC Basel players
• List of FC Basel seasons

Sources and references

• Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
• Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF

1. Garin, Eric (1972). "Switzerland - League Cup Finals". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2004-11-14.
2. Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

External links

• FC Basel official site