1898–99 FC Basel season

The FC Basel 1898–99 season was their sixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. This was the first season in which they competed for the Swiss championship. The club's chairman was Charlie Volderauer, who was chairman between 1896 and 1900. He was the third chairman in the club's history, following Roland Geldner (1893–1896) and Emanuel Schiess (1896). FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel.

FC Basel
1898–99 season
Chairman Charlie Volderauer
First team coachunknown
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AEliminated 1st round

Overview

Although the first national championship in Switzerland took place in 1897–98 it is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895). FC Basel did not participate in this first championship, but did in the second edition during the season 1898–99.[1] The club did not compete in the following season either, but have participated in every season since 1900–01.

The 1898–99 championship was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, East (region Zürich) Central (regional north-west Switzerland) and West (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a Round-robin tournament. Basel played in the central group against Old Boys. Because the game ended was drawn it required a replay, which was also drawn, despite an agreed two times 20 minutes extra time. Because the Old Boys complained that one of the two FCB goals had been scored by hand and protested, the SFA had to deal with the matter. Subsequently, the protest was approved - and the disputed goal simply deducted from the final result.[2]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Paul Hofer
GK Adolf Rittmann
DF Ferdinand Isler
DF Ernst Gass
DF Charles Volderauer
MF R. Sommer
MF Otto Reber
MF Ernst-Alfred Thalmann
Template:Country data FW L. Montbaron
FW Hermann Schneider
FW Karl Schneider (Captain)
No. Position Player
FW Emanuel Schiess
FW Hans Billeter
Georges Fürstenberger
Jules Gérard
Louis Gürtler
Template:Country data Alfred Iselin
Rudolf Iselin
Rudolf La Roche
Edmond Racle
Rudolf Schwarz
Template:Country data Horace Watts
Roland Ziegler

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Serie A

Central group

13 November 1898 1st roundBasel1 – 1Old BoysLandhof, Basel
15:00 Schiess  ?' Summary  4' Weber Referee: de Costa
18 December 1898 replayOld Boys2 – 2 (a.e.t.)BaselStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
14:30 Devick  40' (pen.)
Buser  65'
Summary  10' La Roche
 80' Schiess
Referee: Doll

NB: Old Boys win 2–1 after protesting to the SFA[2]

See also

Sources

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
  • Switzerland 1898-99 at RSSSF

References

  1. gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch (2012). "FC Basel". gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. Daniel Schaub (2014). "Wie die Old Boys zu den ersten Forfait-Siegern der Schweizer Fussballgeschichte wurden". tageswoche.ch. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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