1967–68 FC Basel season
The 1967–68 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 74th season since their foundation. It was their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. The Chairmann of the board was Harry Thommen for the second consecutive year.
1967–68 season | |
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Manager | |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 5th |
Swiss Cup | Round 5 |
1967–68 European Cup | First Round |
Cup of the Alps | 8th |
Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Frigerio (9) Helmut Hauser (9) Dieter Rüefli (9) All: Helmut Hauser (13) |
Highest home attendance | 37,000 on 31 March 1968 vs. Lugano |
Lowest home attendance | 5,000 on 18 May 1968 vs. Bellinzona |
Average home league attendance | 14,753 |
Overview
Helmut Benthaus was the club player-manager for third consecutive season. There were 14 teams contesting in the 1967–68 Nationalliga A. Basel, as reigning champions, played a mediocre season. Although they were within reach of the table top all the time, they messed everything up towards the end of the season as they lost five games out of seven. Therefore they finished the season in fifth position. They were seven points behind the trio Zürich, Grasshopper Club and Lugano who all ended the season with 38 points. Basel won 13 of the league 26 games, drawing five, losing eight times, and they scored 49 goals conceding 33.[1] The trio Roberto Frigerio, Helmut Hauser and Dieter Rüefli were the team's top goal scorers in the domestic league, each netted nine times.[2]
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a home match against lower classed FC Le Locle. But the game had to go into overtime. After Le Locle took the lead just after half time break, Frigerio netted the equaliser shortly before the end. In the overtime player-manager Helmut Benthaus managed the winning goal. In the next round Basel played an away game against FC Zürich and were defeated 0–1 and the campaign was be-ended.[3]
As reigning champions Basel were qualified for the 1967–68 European Cup. In the first round they were drawn against Danish team Hvidovre. The first leg was in the St. Jakob Stadium. Despite an early lead scored by Hauser, the Danes turned the game and won. In the return leg in stadium Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, Hauser again scored the early lead. Again the Dames turned the match and shortly after half time went into a 3–1 lead. This time Basel were fighting against the defeat and drew level at 3–3 but could not manage to score a winning goal, which would have put the through to the next round.[4]
Players
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
29 July 1967 Pre-season | Karlsruher SC | 3 – 3 | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe | |
Kafka Hausser Zaczyk |
Summary | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: |
2 August 1967 Pre-season | SV Schopfheim | 1 – 8 | Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim | |
Summary |
5 August 1967 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Frigerio Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: |
Winter break and mid-season
11 February 1968 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 0 | Landhof, Basel | |
14:30 | Rüefli Ramseier Hauser Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
18 February 1968 Winter break | Basel | 4 – 0 | Landhof, Basel | |
14:30 | Rüefli Rüefli Mundschin Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: |
24 February 1968 Pre-season | Basel | 4 – 0 | Landhof, Basel | |
Ramseier Rüefli Ramseier Odermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 300 Referee: |
16 March 1968 Mid-season | Thun | 1 – 4 | Stadion Lachen, Thun | |
Balmer |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
Nationalliga A
League matches
20 August 1967 Round 1 | Luzern | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
16:00 | Richter Richter Wechselberger Bertschi |
Summary | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: |
27 August 1967 Round 2 | Sion | 0 – 0 | Basel | Parc des Sports, Sion |
16:00 | Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
2 September 1967 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hauser Pfirter Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: |
9 September 1967 Round 4 | Lugano | 4 – 2 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
20:45 | Brenna Brenna Chiesa Luttrop |
Summary | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: |
16 September 1967 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 6,800 Referee: |
24 September 1967 Round 6 | Zürich | 1 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
16:00 | Winiger |
Summary | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: |
8 October 1967 Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio Odermatt Frigerio |
Summary | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
15 October 1967 Round 8 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Zappella Jeandupeux Clerc |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
22 October 1967 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Hauser Odermatt Rüefli Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: |
26 October 1967 Round 10 | Bellinzona | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
5 November 1967 Round 11 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:45 | Frigerio Odermatt Frigerio Benthaus |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
26 November 1967 Round 12 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Aerni |
Summary | Attendance: 19,000 Referee: |
3 December 1967 Round 13 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Hauser Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: |
3 March 1968 Round 14 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Wenger Benthaus Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
10 March 1968 Round 15 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Rüefli Frigerio |
Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: |
24 March 1968 Round 16 | Grenchen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
31 March 1968 Round 17 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 37,000 (new record for Swiss football) Referee: |
7 April 1968 Round 18 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2 – 4 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:00 | Chiandussi Matus |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
21 April 1968 Round 19 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
27 April 1968 Round 20 | Lausanne-Sport | 3 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Hosp Vuilleumier Vuilleumier |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
4 May 1968 Round 21 | Basel | 3 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Hauser Frigerio Benthaus |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
11 May 1968 Round 22 | Biel-Bienne | 4 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
15:00 | Gnägi Renfer Gnägi Matter |
Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: |
18 May 1968 Round 23 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
25 May 1968 Round 24 | Young Boys | 3 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
20:15 | Grosser Guggisberg Kellas |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
1 June 1968 Round 25 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Kiefer Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: |
8 June 1968 Round 26 | Servette | 0 – 3 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:15 | Summary | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | FC Lugano | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 38 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1968–69 Cup Winners' Cup |
4 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 32 | |
5 | FC Basel | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 31 | |
6 | FC Lucerne | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 28 | |
7 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 25 |
Swiss Cup
European Cup
- First round
20 September 1967 First leg | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Hauser |
Report FCB Summary |
Attendance: 13,344 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
18 October 1967 Second leg | Hvidovre | 3 – 3 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen | |
19:00 | Hansen Sørensen Olsen |
Report FCB Summary |
Attendance: 9,363 Referee: |
Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
Cup of the Alps
Matches
14 June 1968 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 1 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
20 June 1968 Round 2 | Basel | 0 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 8,600 Referee: |
23 June 1968 Round 3 | Basel | 4 – 4 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Hauser Rahmen Wenger Rüefli |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: |
27 June 1968 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 3 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 11,400 Referee: |
15 August 1968 Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | |
20:00 | Odermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 |
2 | TSV 1860 Munich | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
3 | AS Roma | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
4 | Torino | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
5 | Servette | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
6 | AC Milan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
7 | Zürich | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
8 | Basel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1967–68 at RSSSF
- Cup of the Alps 1967 at RSSSF
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1967/68". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik Nationalliga A 1967/68". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 1:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Hvidovre IF - FC Basel 3:3 (2:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.