1978–79 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1978–79 season was their 85th season since the club was founded. It was their 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.
1978–79 season | |
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Chairman | |
Manager | |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 3rd |
Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
Swiss League Cup | Runners-up |
UEFA Cup | Round 1 |
Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: All: |
Highest home attendance | 18,000 on 12 May 1979 vs Zürich |
Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 31 March 1979 vs Lausanne-Sport |
Average home league attendance | 8,121 |
Overview
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the thirteenth consecutive season. Basel played a total of 59 games in their 1978–79 season. 32 in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, six in the Swiss League Cup, two in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 110 goals and conceded 97.[1]
Basel played in the 1978–79 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the newly promoted teams Nordstern Basel and Chiasso. After a double round-robin in the qualification phase, the top six teams played in a championship group for the title and the bottom six teams in the relegation group. The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up). Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and finished the Championship Group in sixth position with 18 points. They ended the season 17 points behind championship winners Servette who won all ten matches in the championship stage. Basel scored a total of 54 goals conceding 53 in 32 games. Detlev Lauscher was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals.[2]
In the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against FC Glattbrugg and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. The game was played on 7 October 1978 and Basel won 7–0. In the second round Basel were drawn away and won against Zürich. In the third round Basel were away against Xamax and were knocked out of the competition. In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Grenchen. This was played as a two legged affair, winning the home game and losing away game, Basel advanced 4–3 on aggregate. Basel won in the round of 16 against Nordstern Basel. In the quarter-final they won against Luzern and in the semi-final they won against Xamax to reach the final. The final was played on 5 May 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern. This was against Servette. After extra time the score was 2–2, but Servette won 4–3 on penalties.
In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against VfB Stuttgart. The first game was lost 2–3 in St. Jakob Stadium and the away game in the Neckarstadion was lost 1–4. VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate and continued to the second round.[3]
In the Coppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played with Stade de Reims and Sochaux in Group B together with Lausanne-Sport.[4] Lausanne-Sport won the group and thus played in the final only to lose this against the winners of group A, Servette FC, 4–0.[5]
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
14 July 1978 Pre-season | RC Strasbourg | 1 – 2 | Haguenau | |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 |
3 August 1978 Uhrencup | Basel | 7 – 0 | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen | |
20:15 | Demarmels Lauscher Tanner Schönenberger von Wartburg Lauscher Tanner |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
Winter break and mid-season
19 January 1979 Winter break | Violette AC | 2 – 1 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 |
20 January 1979 Winter break | Racing CH | 0 – 1 | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |
Summary | Attendance: 6,500 |
10 February 1979 Winter break | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 1 | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne | |
Ciullo Nussbaum |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
14 February 1979 Winter beak | SV Muttenz | 1 – 4 | Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz | |
18:30 | Harrisberger |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
17 February 1979 Winter break | Luzern | 0 – 1 | Luzern | |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
21 February 1979 Winter break | Aarau | 3 – 2 | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau | |
19:15 | Hegi Franz Franz |
Summary | Attendance: 700 Referee: |
Nationalliga
Qualifying phase matches
12 August 1978 Round 1 | Chiasso | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso |
20:30 | Bosco Cucinotta |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
19 August 1978 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Corbat Stohler Stohler Maissen |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: |
23 August 1975 Round 3 | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 1 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Degen |
Summary | Attendance: 13,200 Referee: |
26 August 1978 Round 4 | Servette | 6 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:30 | Barberis Schnyder Schnyder Schnyder Weber Elia |
Summary | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: |
2 September 1978 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Maissen Maradan |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
9 September 1978 Round 6 | Sion | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
20:15 | Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
16 September 1978 Round 7 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Schönenberger Schönenberger Demarmels Schönenberger Schönenberger |
[ Summary] | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
24 September 1978 Round 8 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:30 | Botteron Jerkovic |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
30 September 1978 Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Tanner Maradan von Wartburg Fischli |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
14 October 1978 Round 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Favre |
Summary | Attendance: 15,500 Referee: |
22 October 1978 Round 11 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Schär Stohler Marti Maissen |
Summary | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
29 October 1978 Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Lauscher Tanner Schär Tanner |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: |
4 November 1978 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
17:30 | Hussner Küttel Feuz Küttel Zwahlen |
Summary | Attendance: 12,200 Referee: |
19 November 1978 Round 14 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Stohler Lauscher Schönenberger Lauscher Maradan |
Summary | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: |
25 November 1978 Round 15 | Chênois | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
15:45 | Lopez |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
3 December 1978 Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Lauscher Demarmels Marti |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
4 March 1979 Round 17 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
15:00 | Gross Bianchi Weller |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
11 March 1979 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Demarmels Geisser Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
17 March 1979 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
20:00 | Ponte Heinz Hermann |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
31 March 1979 Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher Meyer |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
4 April 1979 Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Meyer Maradan |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
7 April 1979 Round 22 | St. Gallen | 1 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
20:00 | Brander |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
Qualifying round table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Zürich | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 32 | To championship round |
2 | Servette FC Genève | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 30 | |
3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 27 | |
4 | FC Basel | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 26 | |
5 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 26 | |
6 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | |
7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 24 | To playout round |
8 | CS Chênois | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
9 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 15 | |
10 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 | |
11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 12 | |
12 | FC Sion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 11 |
Championship group matches
21 April 1979 Round 1 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher Lauscher Stohler Meyer Maradan Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: |
28 April 1979 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
20:00 | Traber Sulser |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: |
8 May 1979 Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Maissen Lauscher |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
12 May 1979 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Marti |
Summary | Attendance: 18,500 Referee: |
17 May 1979 Round 5 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:30 | Coutaz Peterhans |
Summary | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: |
26 May 1979 Round 6 | Young Boys | 2 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
20:00 | Pelfini Odermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
31 May 1979 Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Maissen Lauscher |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
13 June 1979 Round 8 | St. Gallen | 4 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
20:00 | Stomeo Stomeo Friberg Müller Stöckl Labhart |
Summary | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: |
Championship group table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Servette FC Genève | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | 35 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1979–80 European Cup |
2 | FC Zürich | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 16 | 29 | qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup |
3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 23 | |
4 | FC St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | 20 | |
5 | BSC Young Boys | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 13 | 19 | Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup |
6 | FC Basel | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | 18 |
Swiss Cup
8 October 1978 Round of 32 | FC Glattbrugg | 0 – 7 | Basel | Sportanlage Au, Glattbrugg |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
Swiss League Cup
22 July 1978 Round of 32 First leg | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
18:30 | Siegenthaler Maissen |
Summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: |
29 July 1978 Second leg | Grenchen | 3 – 2 (3 – 4 agg.) | Basel | Stadium Brühl, Grenchen |
19:00 | Wirth Albanese Huser |
Summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: |
4 October 1978 Round of 16 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Stohler Schönenberger |
Summary | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: |
11 November 1978 Quarter-final | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Demarmels Marti Baldinger |
Summary | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: |
24 February 1979 Semi-final | Xamax | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,150 Referee: |
1 May 1979 Final | Servette | 2 – 2 (4 – 3 p) | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
19:00 | Peterhans Barberis |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: | |
Penalties | ||||
Schnyder Barberis Guyot Trinchero Engel |
Servette won 4–3 on penalties
UEFA Cup
- First round
13 September 1978 First leg | Basel | 2 – 3 | Basel | |
20:00 | Stohler von Wartburg Tanner |
Report | Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Referee: |
27 September 1978 Second leg | VfB Stuttgart | 4 – 1 | Stuttgart | |
20:00 | Kelsch Müller |
Report | Stadium: Neckarstadion Referee: |
VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Coppa delle Alpi
- Group B
1 July 1978 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 1 | St. Jakob Stadium Basel | |
20:00 | Lauscher Stohler |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
4 July 1978 Round 2 | Sochaux | 1 – 1 | Stade René Blum, Montbéliard | |
17:00 | Revelli |
Summary | Referee: |
8 July 1978 Round 3 | Stade de Reims | 1 – 1 | Reims | |
Santamaria |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
11 July 1978 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium Basel | |
20 :00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: |
NB: teams did not play compatriots
- Group table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | |
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1 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Continue to final |
2 | Sochaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Stade de Reims | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0 | 3 |
Notes:
- 1 bonus point awarded for a victory by 3 or more goals
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1978–79 at RSSSF
- Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
- Cup of the Alps 1978 at RSSSF
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- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1978-1979". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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