1969–70 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1969–70 season
Chairman	Harry Thommen
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Runner-up
European Cup	Round 1
Cup of the Alps	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Hauser (14); All: Hauser (24)
Highest home attendance	35,000 on 27 May 1970; vs. Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance	8,000 on 30 November 1969; vs. Biel-Bienne; and on 14 December 1969; vs. Wettingen; and on 1 March 1970; vs St. Gallen
Average home league attendance	15,653

The 1969–70 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 76th season in their existence. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the fifth consecutive season. 14 teams contested in the 1969–70 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship a point clear of Lausanne Sports who ended in second position and three points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 15 of the 26 games, drawing seven, losing four times, they scored 59 goals conceding 23.[1] Helmut Hauser was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals and Walter Balmer second top scorer with 12 league goals.

On 14 September 1969 Basel started in the Swiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 10–0 home win against Minerva Bern (as result of merger later renamed Breitenrain Bern). In the round of 16 played on 12 October Basel had a home match against Grenchen which was won 3–2. In the quarter-final, played in November, Basel had a two legged tie against Xamax-Sports NE (later renamed Neuchâtel Xamax). This was won 7–2 on aggregate. The semi-final was also a two legged tie and this against Servette Genève. Basel won both legs and 6–1 on aggregate. The final was played on 18 May 1970 in the Wankdorf Stadium, but was lost against Zürich after extra time.[2]

In the European Cup Basel were drawn against Scottish club Celtic. The first leg, which played on 17 September 1969 in the St. Jakob Stadium in front of 37,587 spectators, ended in a goalless draw.[3] The return leg on 1 October in Celtic Park attracted 49,976 spectators. Celtic won the game 2–0 and advanced to the next round.[4] In the 1969 Cup of the Alps Basel won their group and in the final they beat Bologna 3–1.

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	Marcel Kunz (games: 26)
		GK	Jean-Paul Laufenburger (games: 0)
		DF	Paul Fischli (games: 5)
		DF	Josef Kiefer (games: 25)
		DF	Bruno Michaud (games/goals: 21/1)
		DF	Walter Mundschin (games: 5)
		DF	Roland Paolucci (games: 15)
		MF	Helmut Benthaus (games/goals: 23/5)
		MF	Otto Demarmels (games/goals: 11/1)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Karl Odermatt (games/goals: 26/4)
		MF	Bruno Rahmen (games/goals: 8/1)
		MF	Peter Ramseier (games/goals: 26/2)
		MF	Urs Siegenthaler (games: 11)
		MF	Jürgen Sundermann (games/goals: 24/9)
		FW	Walter Balmer (games/goals: 26/12)
		FW	Helmut Hauser (games/goals: 24/14)
		FW	Dieter Rüefli (games/goals: 2/1)
		FW	Peter Wenger (games/goals: 23/9)

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

26 July 1969 Pre-season	Basel	5 – 3	SC Brühl	Landhof, Basel
	Wenger 3' (1:0) Hauser 22' (2:0) Hauser 38' (3:1) Ramseier 72' (4:2) Balmer (5:2)	Summary	34' (2:1) Koller 66' (3:2) Koller 90' (5:3) Koller	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau

1 August 1969 Pre-season	RC Strasbourg	0 – 1	Basel	Stadion Schiltigheim
		Summary	57' (0:1) Hauser	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Joseph Fassel

6 August 1969 Uhrencup	Grenchen	0 – 0 (5 – 3 p)	Basel	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00		Summary		Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen
	Penalties
	Sundermann		Fankhauser

9 August 1969 Uhrencup	Basel	5 – 3	Biel-Bienne	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00	Wenger 23' (1:1) Hauser 25' (2:1) Balmer 42' (3:1) Hauser 60' (4:2) Odermatt 63' (5:2)	Summary	14' (0:1) Renfer 57' (3:2) Amez-Droz 78' (5:3) Peters	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

16 August 1969 Pre-season	Basel	5 – 1	Wettingen	Wyler Bern
	Balmer 10' (1:0) Balmer 23' (2:0) Hauser 33' (3:0) Odermatt 75' (pen. 4:0) Wenger 75' (5:0)	Summary	85' (o.g.) Michaud	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stauffer Bern

5 November 1969 Mid-season	FC Pratteln	1 – 2	Basel	Pratteln
		Summary	Benthaus Wenger

Winter break and mid-season

8 February 1970 Winter break	Basel	4 – 0	Young Fellows Zürich	Landhof, Basel
	Balmer 8' (1:0) Wenger 59' (2:0) Hauser 85' (3:0) Sundermann 90' (pen. 4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch

14 February 1970 Winter break	Xamax	0 – 2	Basel	Stade de Serrières, Serrières
15:30		Summary	39' (0:1) Michaud 80' (0:2) Odermatt	Attendance: 800 Referee: André Favre Echallens

22 February 1970 Winter break	Thun	1 – 3	Basel	Stadion Lachen, Thun
	H. Liecht 70' (1:3)	Summary	57' (0:1) Michaud 63' (0:2) Hauser 69' (0:3) Balmer	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stauffer Bern

21 March 1970 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Landhof, Basel
	Hauser 28' (1:0) Wenger 77' (2:3)	Summary	53' (1:1) Jeandupeux 57' (1:2) Brossard 61' (1:3) Brossard	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch

Nationalliga

League matches

23 August 1969 Round 1	St. Gallen	1 – 4	Basel	Espenmoos, St. Gallen
	Rafreider 72' (1:2)	Summary	24' (0:1) Balmer 53' (0:2) Odermatt 79' (pen. 1:3) Sundermann 84' (1:4) Hauser	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

30 August 1969 Round 2	Basel	2 – 0	Bellinzona	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Wenger 16' (1:0) Hauser 23' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche

6 September 1969 Round 3	Lausanne-Sport	1 – 1	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30	Dürr 73 pen. 1:1' Vuilleumier	Summary	47' (0:1) Wenger	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne

20 September 1969 Round 4	Basel	3 – 2	La Chaux-de-Fonds	St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel
	Hauser 26' (1:0) Rahmen 48' (2:0) Wenger 53' (3:0)	Summary	59' (3:1) Richard 81' Mérillat 83' Vincent 90' (3:2) Zürcher	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

28 September 1969 Round 5	Young Boys	2 – 1	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
	Bruttin 22' (1:0) Allemann 90' (pen. 2:1)	Summary	29' (1:1) Benthaus	Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen

4 October 1969 Round 6	Basel	1 – 1	Zürich	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Odermatt 72' (pen. 1:0)	Summary	89' (1:1) Grünig	Attendance: 26,500 Referee:

18 October 1969 Round 7	Winterthur	2 – 0	Basel	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
	Konietzka 29' (1:0) Dimmeler 76' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roland Marendaz Lausanne

26 October 1969 Round 8	Lugano	2 – 1	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
	Luttrop 73' (1:1) Luttrop 78' (2:1)	Summary	71' (0:1) Hauser	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

9 November 1969 Round 9	Basel	2 – 2	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel
	Benthaus 14' (1:0) Hauser 22' (2:0)	Summary	36' (2:1) Bosson 63' (2:2) Heutschi 84' Guyot	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin

16 November 1969 Round 10	Fribourg	0 – 0	Basel	Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg
		Summary		Attendance: 14,000 (new record) Referee: A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne

30 November 1969 Round 11	Basel	5 – 1	Biel-Bienne	St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel
	Hauser 11' (1:0) Balmer 15' (2:0) Sundermann 33' (pen. 3:1) Sundermann 41' (pen. 4:1) Demarmels 86' (5:1)	Summary	25' (2:1) Renfer (I)	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen

7 December 1969 Round 12	Grasshopper Club	2 – 0	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
	Citherlet 2' (1:0) Grahn 50' (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin

14 December 1969 Round 13	Basel	6 – 2	Wettingen	St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel
	Balmer 12' (1:0) Ramseier 44' (2:0) Sundermann 48' (3:0) Sundermann 54' (4:0) Rüefli 70' (5:0) Hauser 83' (6:1)	Summary	71' (5:1) Beichter 82' (6:2)	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roland Keller Bern

1 March 1970 Round 14	Basel	2 – 1	St. Gallen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Benthaus 32' (1:1) Sundermann 38' (pen. 2:1)	Summary	30' (0:1) Nafziger	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

8 March 1970 Round 15

Bellinzona

PP

Basel

Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona

15 Match 1970 Round 16	Basel	1 – 1	Lausanne-Sport	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Balmer 19' (1:0)	Summary	16' Chapuisat 46' (1:1) Zappella 83' Loichat	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin

Round 17	La Chaux-de-Fonds	PP	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
		[ Summary]

4 April 1970 Round 18	Basel	3 – 1	Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Odermatt 33′ Michaud 58' (1:1) Balmer 65' (2:1) Balmer 77' (3:1) Sundermann	Summary	52' (0:1) Müller Müller	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

12 April 1970 Round 19	Zürich	0 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
	Münch 70'	Summary	13' (0:1) Sundermann	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen

15 April 1970 Round 15	Bellinzona	0 – 4	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
		Summary	11' (0:1) Benthaus 33' (0:2) Hauser 47' (0:3) Wenger 57' (0:4) Wenger	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne

18 April 1970 Round 20	Basel	4 – 0	Winterthur	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Wenger 17' (1:0) Balmer 64' (2:0) Wenger 70' (3:0) Balmer 73' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche

25 April 1970 Round 21	Basel	4 – 0	Lugano	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Wenger 11' (1:0) Odermatt 14' (2:0) Wenger 58' (3:0) Sundermann 61' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg

6 May 1970 Round 17	La Chaux-de-Fonds	0 – 0	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
18:00		Summary		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Claudio Laich Massagno

9 May 1970 Round 22	Servette	1 – 2	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Pottier 70' (1:1)	Summary	9' (0:1) Hauser 86' (1:2) Hauser	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

13 May 1970 Round 23	Basel	3 – 0	Fribourg	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Hauser 40' (1:0) Sundermann 45' (pen. 2:0) Hauser 70' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rolan Bernd Keller

23 May 1970 Round 24	Biel-Bienne	1 – 4	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
	Amez-Droz 19' (1:0) Renfer (II) 20'	Summary	24' (1:1) Balmer 31' (1:2) Balmer 42' (1:3) Balmer 50' (1:1) Odermatt 60' Hauser	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon

27 May 1970 Round 25	Basel	0 – 0	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel
	Odermatt 90'	Summary	34' Mocellin 90+1' Rüegg	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

30 May 1970 Round 26	Wettingen	0 – 5	Basel	Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen
	Wernle 40'	[ Summary]	4' (0:1) Hauser 7' (0:2) Hauser 17' (0:3) Balmer 30' (0:4) Ramseier 67' (0:5) Benthaus	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marcel Schneuwly Fribourg

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Basel (C)	26	15	7	4	59	23	+36	37	1970–71 European Cup
2	Lausanne Sports	26	12	12	2	54	36	+18	36
3	FC Zürich	26	15	4	7	49	29	+20	34	Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup
4	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	12	7	7	39	24	+15	31
5	BSC Young Boys	26	13	5	8	52	41	+11	31

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.

Swiss Cup

Round of 32

14 September 1969 Round of 32	Basel	10 – 0	Minerva	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Hauser 17' (1:0) Hauser 35' (2:0) Wenger 41' (3:0) Ramseier 42' (4:0) Hauser 52' (5:0) Ramseier 59' (6:0) Hauser 68' (7:0) Balmer 69' (8:0) Michaud 77' (9:0) Balmer 85' (10:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Round of 16

12 October 1969 Round of 16	Basel	3 – 2	Grenchen	Basel
	Wenger 36' (1:2) Michaud 60' (2:2) Demarmels 83' (3:2)	Summary	3' (0:1) Lander 21' (0:2) Obrecht (II)	Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Marcel Despland Yverdon

Quarter-final

19 November 1969 First leg	Xamax	0 – 2	Basel	Neuchâtel
20:15	Stutz	Summary	38' (0:1) Hauser 61' (pen. 0:2) Sundermann	Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen

23 November 1969 Second leg	Basel	5 – 2 (7 – 2 agg.)	Xamax	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Sundermann 23' (1:0) Hauser 42' (2:0) Balmer 44' (3:0) Odermatt 67' (4:1) Ramseier 84' (5:2)	Summary	61' (3:1) Manzoni 74' (4:2) Schmid	Attendance: 8,00 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Basel won 7 – 2 on aggregate.

Semi-final

30 March 1970 First leg	Servette	0 – 2	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
		Summary	39' (0:1) Wenger 50' (0:2) Odermatt	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

8 April 1970 Second leg	Basel	4 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.)	Servette	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Hauser 16' (1:0) Wenger 36' (2:0) Wenger 76' (3:1) Ramseier 85' (4:1)	Summary	63' (2:1) Nemeth	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich

Basel won 6 – 1 on aggregate.

Final

18 May 1970 Final	Zürich	4 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Wankdorf, Bern
	Quentin 74' (1:1) Künzli 92' (2:1) Künzli 101' (3:1) Corti 113' (4:1)		62' (0:1) Odermatt	Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Roland Marendaz Lausanne

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

European Cup

First round

17 September 1969 First leg	Basel	0 – 0	Celtic	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
		Report		Attendance: 37,587 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany)

1 October 1969 Second leg	Celtic	2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Basel	Celtic Park, Glasgow
	Hood 1' Gemmell 70'	Report		Attendance: 49,976 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

Group B matches

14 June 1969 Round 1	FC Basel	4 – 1	Sampdoria	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Hauser 5' (1:0) Benthaus 36' (2:0) Sundermann 43' (3:0) Odermatt 74' (4:0)	Summary	80' (4:1) Frustaluppi	Attendance: 6.500 Referee: Fritz Seiler

17 June 1969 Round 2	FC Basel	3 – 0	K.S.V. Waregem	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Sundermann 38' (1:0) Hauser 42' (3:0) Sundermann 73' (pen. 3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Max Spinnler

21 June 1969 Round 3	FC Basel	3 – 2	Eintracht Frankfurt	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Hauser 6' (1:0) Benthaus 30' (2:1) Balmer 64' (3:2)	Summary	19' (1:1) Hölzenbein 35' (2:2) Hölzenbein	Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Renzo Torelli

24 June 1969 Round 4	FC Basel	2 – 3	Napoli	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Odermatt 36' (1:1) Wenger 65' (2:1)	Summary	4' (0:1) Barison 26' Montefusco 84' (2:2) Montefusco 89' (2:3) Salvi	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein

NB: teams did not play compatriots; Waregem did not play Eintracht

Group B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Basel	4	3	0	1	12	6	+6	6
2	Napoli	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	5
3	K.S.V. Waregem	4	1	2	1	9	8	+1	4
4	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	2	0	2	7	9	−2	4
5	Sampdoria	4	1	1	2	7	10	−3	3
6	Biel-Bienne	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	2

Source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/alpi69.html

Final

The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winners of both groups.

27 June 1969 Final	FC Basel	3 – 1	Bologna	St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00	Hauser 16' Kiefer 22' Sundermann 28'	Summary	50' Ciacci	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

References

Garin, Erik (1970). "Switzerland 1969/70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 4:1 n.V. (1:1, 0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
UEFA.com. "Basel 0-0 Celtic". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
UEFA.com. "Celtic 2-0 Basel". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

Sources

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2189-1
Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
Switzerland 1969–70 at RSSSF
Cup of the Alps 1969 at RSSSF

External links

FC Basel official site

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[rsssf70-1] Garin, Erik (1970). "Switzerland 1969/70". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[fcb-achiv-fcz-fcb-final-2] Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 4:1 n.V. (1:1, 0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[UEFA-1-3] UEFA.com. "Basel 0-0 Celtic". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

[uefa92-4] UEFA.com. "Celtic 2-0 Basel". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.