1946–47 FC Basel season
The 1946–47 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 53rd season in their existence. It was their first season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season before. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel.
1946–47 season | |
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Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 4th |
Swiss Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: All: |
Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 20 April 1947 vs Biel-Bienne |
Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 16 February 1947 vs Locarno |
Average home league attendance | 6,515 |
Overview
After his playing career the Austrian ex-international Anton Schall, who suffered from a rare heart condition, moved to Switzerland and took over Basel as club trainer for the 1946–47 season. Basel played a total of 39 games in this season. Of these 26 in the Nationalliga A, six in the Swiss Cup and seven were test games. The test games resulted with three victories, three draws and one defeat. In total, they won 21 games, drew eight and lost 10 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 111 goals and conceded 65.[1]
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1946–47 Nationalliga A, the bottom two teams in the table to be relagted. Basel finished their season in fourth position in the table, with twelve victories from 26 games, scoring in total 60 goals. Traugott Oberer was the teams top goal scorer. René Bader and Hermann Suter were joint second best, each with 10 goals. FC Biel-Bienne won the championship. Young Boys and ended the season on the relegation places.[2]
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in round 3 with a home match against local team Black Stars Basel, the game was won 3– 2. In round 4 they had an away tie against La Chaux-de-Fonds which was won 2–1. Round 5 gave Basel another home tie in the Landhof against another local club Nordstern and this ended with a 6–1 victory. Thus they advanced to the quarter-finals and were matched against the Grasshoppers. The Grasshoppers were beaten 2–1. In the semi-final goals from top scorers Traugott Oberer and René Bader gave Basel a 2–1 victory against Grenchen. Therefore, Basel advanced to the Cup-Final, which was played in the Stadion Neufeld in Bern on 7 April 1947. Basel won the final 3–0 against Lausanne Sport and thus their second cup title. In the Final Paul Stöcklin scored two goals and Bader the other. Schall led Basel to win the Cup, but he died shortly afterwards at the age of 40 years during a workout on the football field. Following this unhappy event captain Ernst Hufschmid later took over as team coach.
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
8 August 1946 Pre-season | Basel | 3 – 3 | Weiden, Dornach | |
Eckert Stöcklin Eckert |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
18 August 1946 Pre-season | FC Langnau | 1 – 11 | Sägematte, Langnau im Emmental | |
Nenniger |
Summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: |
Winter break
5 January 1947 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 2 | Landhof, Basel | |
Oberer Weisshaar |
Summary | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: |
1 February 1947 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 1 | Landhof, Basel | |
Stöcklin Oberer |
Summary | Referee: |
Nationalliga
League matches
1 September 1946 Round 1 | Locarno | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
8 September 1946 Round 2 | Basel | 8 – 1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
Oberer Bader Mathez Oberer Bader Bader Mathez Oberer |
Summary | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: |
22 September 1946 Round 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 7 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
15:00 | Guhl Maillard (II) Nikolić Eggimann Monnard Maillard (II) Monnard |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
29 September 1946 Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
Mathez |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
6 October 1946 Round 5 | Servette | 3 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
Tamini Buchoux Facchinetti |
Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: |
13 October 1946 Round 6 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Bader Stöcklin Bader |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
20 October 1946 Round 7 | Bellinzona | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
Ruch Ruch Frigerio Frigerio |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
27 October 1946 Round 8 | Biel-Bienne | 1 – 3 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Wiedmer |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
3 November 1946 Round 9 | Basel | 1 – 1 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
Wenk |
Summary | Attendance: 6,200 Referee: |
24 November 1946 Round 10 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
14:30 | Guillaume Guillaume |
Summary | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: |
1 December 1946 Round 11 | Basel | 8 – 2 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
Oberer Bader Suter Oberer Bader Oberer Suter Suter |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
December 1946 Round 12 | Grasshopper Club | P – P | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
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22 December 1946 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
Suter |
Summary | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: |
16 February 1947 Round 14 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
Stöcklin Suter Oberer Bader Bader Oberer |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
February 1947 Round 15 | Young Boys | P – P | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
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March 1947 Round 16 | Basel | P – P | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
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March 1947 Round 17 | Grenchen | P – P | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
[ Summary] |
23 March 1947 Round 18 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Wenk Stöcklin Suter Wenk Oberer |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: |
30 March 1947 Round 19 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
15:40 | Wälchli Siegenthaler |
Summary | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: |
13 April 1947 Round 20 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
Hufschmid Kappenberger Hufschmid Kappenberger |
Summary | Attendance: 7,700 Referee: |
20 April 1947 Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
Bader Wenk |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
27 April 1947 Round 15 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Stoll Grütter |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
4 May 1947 Round 22 | FC Bern | 1 – 1 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
Liechti |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
11 May 1947 Round 26 | Lugano | 2 – 1 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
Bossoni Bernasconi |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
24 May 1947 Round 16 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
16:30 | Bader |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
1 June 1947 Round 24 | Urania Genève Sport | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
14 June 1947 Round 25 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
Summary | Attendance: 6,200 Referee: |
21 June 1947 Round 26 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Cantonal Neuchatel | Landhof, Basel |
Oberer Kappenberger Oberer Suter Bopp |
Summary | Attendance: 4,300 Referee: |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 36 | Swiss Champions |
2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 35 | |
3 | Lugano | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 31 | |
4 | Basel | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 29 | Swiss Cup winners |
5 | Servette | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 28 | |
6 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 27 | |
7 | Grenchen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 26 | |
8 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 26 | |
9 | Locarno | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 25 | |
10 | Bellinzona | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 23 | |
11 | FC Bern | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 21 | |
12 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 21 | |
13 | Young Boys | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 18 | Relegated |
14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 18 |
Swiss Cup
17 November 1946 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Black Stars Basel | Landhof, Basel |
Bader Suter Bader |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
8 December 1946 Round 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
14:30 | Kernen |
Summary | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: |
29 December 1946 Round of 16 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Nordstern | Landhof, Basel |
Suter Grauer Stöcklin Vonthron Oberer Bader |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
9 February 1947 Quarter-final | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grasshoppers | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Wenk Grauer |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
16 March 1947 Semi-final | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grenchen | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
15:00 | Oberer Bader |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
7 April 1947 Final | Basel | 3 – 0 | Lausanne Sport | Stadion Neufeld, Bern |
15:00 | Stöcklin Bader Stöcklin |
Summary | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1946/47". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1946–47". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 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
- The FCB team 1946–47 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1946–47 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation