1983–84 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1983–84 season was their 90th season since the club was founded. It was their 38th 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. Urs Gribi was their newly appointed chairman, he replaced Roland Rasi who stood down at the AGM after just one year chairmanship.
1983–84 season | |
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Chairman | |
Manager | |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 9th |
Swiss Cup | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | |
Overview
Ernst August Künnecke was appointed as Basel’s new first team manager and Emil Müller was appointed as his assistant. They had taken over from Rainer Ohlhauser, who had been manager for just the previous season. Künnecke had not played as professional footballer, but had played in the highest amateur levels before becoming professional head coach in Belgium. Künnecke's reputation grew because of his conveyance, his advancing and his greatest strength was the furtherance of young players. Waterschei Thor and KV Mechelen were two of Künnecke's stations in Belgium and that is the reason why Basel played two test games against these teams during the first half of the season.
Künnecke coached Basel in a total of 58 games in their 1983–84 season. 30 matches were played in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup and 26 were friendly matches. Of their 26 test games, 17 ended with a victory, one was drawn and eight ended with a defeat. The team scored 88 goals in these test matches and conceded 42. Only two of these test games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the pre-season match against Celtic and the end of season game against local team Nordstern Basel. The others games were all played away. Under these were the two games in the Uhrencup which Basel won, 3–2 against Grenchen in the semi-final and 1–0 against Zürich in the final.[1]
The 1983–84 Nationalliga A was contested by 16 teams, including the top 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1982–83 Nationalliga B, these being La Chaux-de-Fonds and Chiasso. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, home and away. Two points were awarded for a win and one point given to each team for a draw.
As the season advanced it became increasingly apparent that Künnecke's ideas were not reaching the entire team squad at all times. Basel's youngsters played well during this season, Fredy Grossenbacher, Martin Jeitziner, Peter Nadig, Thomas Hauser and Beat Sutter advanced well under Künnecke. But Künnecke's ideas were not being accepted by the older, experienced players. At home, in the St. Jakob Stadium the team was playing well and winning the games, the first five home games were all won. However, the first seven away games all ended with a defeat. After the winter break Basel lost their first home game against La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1. Künnecke reacted immediately and this was the last game that the three veterans Arthur von Wartburg, Jörg Stohler and Jean-Pierre Maradan played in the team. The supporters had noted the differences and the final home game of the season attracted only 2,000 spectators.[2] Basel ended the season in ninth position, 16 points behind Grasshopper Club Zürich who became champions for the second consecutive year. In their 30 league games Basel won eleven matches, drew six and lost thirteen. Basel obtained 28 points, scored 55 and conceding 59 goals.[3]
Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64 and here they were drawn away against local lower league club FC Birsfelden. The match was a one-sided affair and Basel won 8–0. In the round of 32 they had a home fixture against Luzern but were beaten 0–3. Servette won the Cup beating Lausanne-Sport 1–0 in the final. Basel did not play in any other cup competitions because the Swiss League Cup was no longer competed and because they were not qualified for European competitions, nor did they enter the Coppa delle Alpi this season.[4]
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 |
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— | GK | Hans Müller | |
— | GK | Urs Suter | |
— | GK | Thomas Paul | |
— | DF | Martin Andermatt | |
— | DF | Stefano Ceccaroni | |
— | DF | Walter Geisser | |
— | DF | Fredy Grossenbacher | |
— | DF | Rolf Lauper | |
— | DF | Alfred Lüthi | |
— | DF | Jean-Pierre Maradan | |
— | DF | Jörg Stohler | |
— | DF | Thomas Süss |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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— | MF | René Botteron | |
— | MF | Thomas Hauser | |
— | MF | Martin Jeitziner | |
— | MF | Nicolas Keller | |
— | MF | Guido Rudin | |
— | MF | Erni Maissen | |
— | MF | Peter Nadig | |
— | MF | Arthur von Wartburg | |
— | FW | Uwe Dreher | |
— | FW | Beat Sutter | |
— | FW | Ruedi Zbinden | |
— | Felix Rudin |
Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
3 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 2 | Linden, Gunzwil | |
15:30 | Sutter |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
10 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Mulhouse | 4 – 0 | Stade de l'Ill, Mulhouse | |
19:00 | Six Geisser Erlacher Maradan |
Summary | Attendance: 3,900 Referee: |
12 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Löffingen | 1 – 9 | Haslachstadion, Löffingen | |
19:00 | Farace |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
14 July 1983 Pre-season | FV Zell-Weierbach | 1 – 3 | Abtsbergstadion, Zell-Weierbach | |
18:30 | Pitroc |
Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: |
16 July 1983 Pre-season | Schaffhausen | 0 – 9 | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen | |
18:00 | Summary | Attendance: 658 Referee: |
23 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
17:30 | Dreher Dreher |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
27 July 1983 Uhrencup | Grenchen | 2 – 3 | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen | |
20:00 | Lehnherr Urs Mose |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
30 July 1983 Pre-season | VfL Bochum | 2 – 1 | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau | |
20:00 | Kühn Habig |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
31 July 1983 Pre-season | Freiburger FC | 4 – 4 (4 – 3 p) | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau | |
16:00 | Respondek Respondek Derigs Wuchrer |
Summary | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: | |
Penalties | ||||
Derigs Turunen Schneider Wuchrer Zürn |
4 August 1983 Uhrencup | Basel | 1 – 0 | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen | |
20:00 | Maradan |
Summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: |
6 August 1983 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 4 | Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim | |
18:00 | Zbinden |
Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: |
6 October 1983 Mid-season | Basel | 6 – 3 | Basel | |
Hauser |
Summary | Referee: |
11 October 1983 Mid-season | FC Altstätten | 2 – 4 | Altstätten | |
19:00 | Buschor Schmid |
Summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: |
4 November 1983 Mid-season | KV Mechelen | 3 – 2 | Mechelen, Belgium | |
20:00 | Summary |
5 November 1983 Mid-season | Waterschei Thor | 2 – 0 | Genk, Belgium | |
20:00 | Summary | Referee: |
Winter break and mid-season
1 February 1984 Winter break | SV Bühlertal | 2 – 6 | Bühl, Germany | |
18:00 | Keller Keller |
Summary |
4 Februar 1984 Winter break | FV Lörrach | 1 – 4 | Grüttpark-Stadion, Lörrach Germany | |
14:30 | Hild |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
12 February 1984 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 1 | Margelacker, Muttenz | |
14:30 | Maissen |
Summary | Attendance: 500 Referee: |
14 February 1984 Winter break | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 5 | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne | |
Greub Greub |
Summary | Attendance: 150 Referee: |
18 February 1984 Winter break | Bellinzona | 0 – 1 | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona | |
14:30 | Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
19 February 1984 Winter break | Lugano | 3 – 1 | Cornaredo, Lugano | |
14:30 | D. Bullo Maccini Roncari |
Summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: |
6 March 1984 Mid-season | Basel | 5 – 1 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
19:00 | Dreher Maissen Nadig Nadig Dreher |
Summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
28 March 1984 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 4 | Stadion Rankhof, Basel | |
20:00 | Marti |
Summary | Attendance: 400 Referee: |
19 April 1984 Mid-season | Winterthur | 1 – 5 | Schützenwiese, Winterthur | |
17:00 | Avesani |
Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: |
Nationalliga A
League matches
10 August 1983 Round 1 | Bellinzona | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona |
20:30 | Tedeschi Kurz Tedeschi Weidle |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
13 August 1983 Round 2 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Dreher Jeitziner Sutter Andermatt Sutter |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
20 August 1983 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 4 – 2 | Basel | |
[ Summary] | Referee: |
23 August 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Dreher Maissen |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: | |
Note: Maissen (200th NLA game) honored before the match. |
27 August 1983 Round 5 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
20:30 | Mustapha Lüthi Mustapha Zwygart |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: | |
Note: 200th game for Walter Geisser for FC Basel |
3 September 1983 Round 6 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Vevey-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sutter Sutter Maissen Dreher Dreher |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
17 September 1983 Round 7 | Zürich | 2 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:00 | Jerković Landolt Rufer |
Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: |
24 September 1983 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Dreher Maissen Dreher von Wartburg |
Summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
1 October 1983 Round 9 | Aarau | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
20:00 | Seiler Seiler Seiler Seiler |
Summary | Attendance: 6,700 Referee: |
4 October 1983 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sutter Sutter Andermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
23 October 1983 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Pellegrini Bamert Dario Chapuisat Mauron Pellegrini Bamert |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
30 October 1983 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Egli Koller |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
13 November 1983 Round 13 | Sion | 5 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:30 | Bregy Yerli Ben Brahim Tachet Yerli |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
20 November 1983 Round 14 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Wettingen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Dreher |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
26 November 1983 Round 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
16:30 | Gianfreda Pavoni |
Summary | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: |
26 February 1984 Round 16 | Basel | 0 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Süss |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
11 March 1984 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Geisser Jeitziner Lüthi Nadig |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
14 March 1984 Round 17 | Wettingen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: |
18 March 1984 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | In-Albon Jara Ponte Egli |
Summary | Attendance: 6,200 Referee: |
24 March 1984 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Jeitziner Süss |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: |
4 April 1984 Round 21 | Servette | 3 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:00 | Brigger Barberis Geiger |
Summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
7 April 1984 Round 22 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: |
14 April 1984 Round 23 | Chiasso | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso |
20:30 | Mastrodonato Stephani Werner |
Summary | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: |
28 April 1984 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Sutter Zbinden Nadig |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
4 Mai 1984 Round 25 | Vevey-Sports | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Copet, Vevey |
20:00 | Sivek Debonnaire Gavillet |
Summary | Attendance: 2,100 Referee: |
12 May 1984 Round 26 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hauser Hauser Nadig Nadig |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: |
15 May 1984 Round 27 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
20:00 | Radi Mezger Signer |
Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: |
19 Mai 1984 Round 28 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lüthi Andermatt Jeitziner Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
2 June 1984 Round 29 | Luzern | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
20:00 | Fairclough Kaufmann H. Risi Tanner |
Summary | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: |
6 June 1984 Round 30 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hauser Maissen Jeitziner Maissen Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 44 | Championship play-off winners, qualified for 1984–85 European Cup |
2 | Servette FC Genève | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 44 | Championship play-off and Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | FC Sion | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 43 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
4 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 40 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup |
5 | FC St. Gallen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 40 | |
6 | Lausanne Sports | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
7 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 33 | |
8 | FC Wettingen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | |
9 | FC Basel | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 28 | |
10 | FC Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 27 | |
11 | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | |
12 | FC Zürich | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | |
13 | FC Vevey | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
14 | FC Lucerne | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | |
15 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 12 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |
16 | FC Chiasso | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 82 | −56 | 10 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B |
Championship play-off
Grasshopper Club | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Servette |
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Egli |
RSSSF summary |
Swiss Cup
10 September 1983 Round 3 | FC Birsfelden | 0 – 8 | Basel | Sportplatz Sternenfeld, Birsfelden |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: |
16 October 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
16:00 | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1983/84". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Zindel, Josef (2018), ".1984 - 2000 Zuschauer", Pages 82 and 83, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
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