1971–72 FC Basel season

The 1971–72 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 78th season in their existence. It was their 26th 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. The club's chairman was Félix Musfeld for the second year in a row.

FC Basel
1971–72 season
Chairman Félix Musfeld
Manager Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupRunner-up
UEFA CupRound 1
Cup of the AlpsRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Ottmar Hitzfeld (16)
All: Hauser (27)
Highest home attendance56,000 on 10 June 1972
vs. Zürich
Lowest home attendance9,000 on 30 October 1971
vs. La Chaux-de-Fonds
Average home league attendance18,769

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the seventh consecutive season. Towards the end of his playing career Benthaus stood on the side line as team manager and he only substituted himself into the game if it was not running as he wanted it. In this season Benthaus substituted himself in during just one single game. This being the second last home match of the season on 27 May against Luzern[1] Benthaus retired from playing in at the end of the season aged 36.

14 teams contested in the 1971–72 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points ahead of Zürich and five ahead of the Grasshoppers. Basel remained undefeated in the league for 24 rounds. Of the 26 league games Basel won 18, drawing seven, losing just once, scoring 66 goals conceding 28.[2] Ottmar Hitzfeld was Basel's top league goal scorer with 16 league goals, Walter Balmer second with 14 league goals and Karl Odermatt third best with 9 goals. The average attendance at the league matches was 18'769 spectators, the highest number of spectators came to the stadium for the last game of the season against Zürich[3]

For Basel the Swiss Cup started in the round of 32 on 24 October 1971 with a 3–1 home win against Monthey. On 21 November in the round of 16 Basel played away from home against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The match resulted with a 3–0 success. The quarter-final was played on 12 March 1972 in Zürich against Grasshopper-Club. The tie ended with a 1–1 draw and this meant a replay three days later. Basel won the replay 3–2 and continued onto the semi-finals against BSC Young Boys. In the Wankdorf Stadium on 3 April Karl Odermatt and Walter Balmer each scored a goal to give Basel a 2–0 victory. The final was played on 22 May 1970 also in the Wankdorf Stadium but Basel were defeated 0–1 by Zürich through a goal by Jeandupeux in extra time.[4]

In the 1971–72 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against Real Madrid. The first leg, which played on 15 September 1971 in the St. Jakob Stadium attracted 32'059 spectators but ended for Basel with a 1–2 defeat. Madrid won thanks to goals from Francisco Aguilar and Santillana, who turned the result around after the Swiss scored the opener through René Hasler.[5] The return leg on 29 September in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was watched by 61'861 spectators and also ended with the same result. The same two players were the heroes once again, each scoring a goal, to ensure Real Madrid their passage to the next round.

In the 1971 Cup of the Alps Basel won the Swiss Group and qualified for the final. They were defeated however by Lazio 1–3.

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 (league games: 23)
GK Jean-Paul Laufenburger (league games 3)
GK Roland Dahinden (goalkeeper reserves)
DF Paul Fischli (league games: 6)
DF Josef Kiefer (league games: 10)
DF René Hasler (league games/goals: 26/2)
DF Walter Mundschin (league games/goals: 26/6)
DF Jörg Stohler (league games: 4)
MF Helmut Benthaus (league games: 1)
MF Otto Demarmels (league games/goals: 25/4)
MF Karl Odermatt (league games/goals: 22/9)
No. Position Player
MF Bruno Rahmen (league games: 15)
MF Peter Ramseier (league games/goals: 26/1)
DF Roland Paolucci (league games: 0)
MF Urs Siegenthaler (league games: 26)
MF Jürgen Sundermann (league games/goals: 13/5)
FW Walter Balmer (league games/goals: 26/14)
FW Rolf Blättler (league games/goals: 18/7)
FW Ottmar Hitzfeld (league games/goals: 24/16)
FW Rolf Riner (league games: 3)
FW Peter Wenger (league games: 15)
FW Stefan Reisch

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season

17 July 1971 Pre-seasonWinterthur 3 – 4 BaselSchoeller-Meyer Fussballplatz Brunnen
Nusch  (2x)
Huttary  (1x)
Summary  (2x) Balmer
 (1x) Hauser
 (1x) Riner
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern
25 July 1971 Pre-seasonFreiburger FC 1 – 4 BaselNonnenholz, Weil am Rhein
von de Fenn  5' (1:0) Summary  39' (1:1) Ramseier
 51' (1:2) Hauser
 72' (1:3) Hauser
 87' (1:4) Odermatt
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kurt Woldrich
31 July 1971 Pre-seasonSochaux 5 – 3 BaselCourtemaîche
Burdino  3' (1:0)
Selic  10' (2:0)
Lech  21' (3:0)
Selic  32' (4:0)
Piat  36' (5:1)
Summary  34' (4:1) Demarmels
 56' (pen. 5:2) Sundermann
 60' (o.g.)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
5 August 1971 UhrencupBasel 5 – 0 Biel-BienneStadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00 Odermatt  17' (1:0)
Balmer  20' (2:0)
Kiefer  50' (3:0)
Balmer  63' (4:0)
Odermatt  75' (pen. 5:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen
7 August 1971 UhrencupGrenchen 3 – 1 BaselStadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00 Muhmenthaler  15' (1:0)
Lander  80' (2:1)
Schaller  85' (3:1)
Summary  63' (1:1) Wenger Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
11 August 1971 Pre-seasonBasel 3 – 2 Karlsruher SCStadion Schützenmatte, Basel
Balmer  9' (1:0)
Hitzfeld  57' (2:1)
Wenger  77' (3:2)
Summary  42' (1:1) Haunstein
 62' (2:2) Hechler
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kurt Fuchs Basel

Winter break

25 January 1972 Winter breakRajaprachanukroh 2 – 3 BaselBangkok

Summary Balmer
Mundschin
Rahmen
Attendance: 6,000
2 February 1972 Winter breakBasel 1 – 0 MontheyLandhof, Basel
14:30 Rahmen  30' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 600
Referee: Josef Schnidrig
13 February 1972 Winter breakBasel 5 – 1 Biel-BienneLandhof, Basel
14:30 Wenger  30' (1:0)
Rahmen  57' (2:0)
Odermatt  65' (3:0)
Balmer  75' (4:1)
Blättler  88' (5:1)
Summary  70' (3:1) Boillat Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Hänggi Aesch
16 February 1972 Winter breakBasel 4 – 0 Freiburger FCSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer  57' (1:0)
Odermatt  68' (pen. 2:0)
Hasler  69' (3:0)
Rahmen  84' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 500
Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen
27 February 1972 Winter breakBasel 2 – 1 WinterthurLandhof, Basel
14:30 Rahmen  57' (1:1)
Blättler  78' (2:1)
Summary  57' (0:1) Nusch Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau
1 March 1972 Winter breakKarlsruher SC 1 – 4 BaselKarlsruhe
Becker  8' (1:0) Summary  10' (1:1) Rahmen
 49' (1:2) Blättler
 63' (1:3) Blättler
 84' (1:4) Hitzfeld
Attendance: 500
1 March 1972 Winter breakOld Boys 0 – 10 BaselBasel
Summary  (3x) Balmer
 (4x) Hitzfeld
 (1x) Odermatt
 (1x) Ramseier
 (1x) Riner

Nationalliga

League matches

14 August 1971 Round 1Basel0 – 0GrenchenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Summary Attendance: 14,000
Referee: René Matthieu
21 August 1971 Round 2Servette0 – 2BaselCharmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Summary  10' (0:1) Hitzfeld
 43' Mundschin
 47' (0:2) Hitzfeld
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau
28 August 1971 Round 3St. Gallen1 – 1BaselEspenmoos, St. Gallen
20:15 Rafreider  3' (1:0) [ Summary]  54' (1:1) Demarmels Attendance: 9,000
Referee: André Favre Echallens
4 September 1971 Round 4Basel3 – 1LuganoSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer  5' (1:0)
Hitzfeld  66' (2:1)
Sundermann  86' (3:1)
Summary  33' (1:1) Riehn Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich
11 September 1971 Round 5Sion3 – 3BaselStade Tourbillon, Sion
20:15 Mathez  28' (1:1)
Luisier  62' (2:2)
Wampfler  90+1' (3:3)
Summary  24' (pen. 0:1) Sundermann
 35' (1:2) Hitzfeld
 68' (2:3) Balmer
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich
18 September 1971 Round 6Basel2 – 1Grasshopper ClubSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Odermatt  25' (1:0)
Balmer  55' (2:0)
Summary  11' Schneeberger
 26' Meier
 55' Citherlet
Ohlhauser  83' (2:1)
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Roland Keller Bern
2 October 1971 Round 7Biel-Bienne1 – 2BaselGurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
20:15 Heutschi  43' (pen. 1:0) Summary  61' (o.g. 1:1)
 84' (1:2) Balmer
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
6 October 1971 Round 8Basel1 – 1Lausanne-SportSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Demarmels  20' (1:1) Summary  17' (0:1) Vuillemier Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern
17 October 1971 Round 9Winterthur2 – 4BaselSchützenwiese, Winterthur
15:00 Dimmeler  56' (1:2)
Dimmeler  58' (2:2)
Summary  13' (0:1) Balmer
 33' (pen. 0:2) Sundermann
 67' (2:3) Balmer
 76' (2:4) Balmer
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
30 October 1971 Round 10Basel6 – 2La Chaux-de-FondsSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Odermatt  10' (1:0)
Odermatt  17' (2:0)
Hasler  44' (3:1)
Demarmels  45' (4:1)
Sundermann  4605:1'
Odermatt  60' (6:1)
Summary  23' (2:2) Portner
 67' (6:2) Meury
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ulysse Darbellay Roche
14 November 1971 Round 11Luzern1 – 2BaselStadion Allmend, Luzern
14:30 Milder  83' (1:2) Summary  8' (pen- 0:1) Sundermann
 82' (0:2) Odermatt
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Roland Racine Prilly
28 November 1971 Round 12Basel1 – 1Young BoysSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Balmer  21' (1:0)
 83' Odermatt
Summary  78' (1:1) Müller
 87' Bruttin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen
5 December 1971 Round 13Zürich3 – 3BaselHardturm, Zürich
14:30 Jeandupeux  2' (1:0)
Rutschmann  16' (2:0)
Künzli  56' (3:1)
Summary  29' (2:1) Balmer
 32' Hitzfeld
 76' (o.g. 3:2) Kyburz
 84' (3:3) Mundschin
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Roland Keller Bern
5 March 1972 Round 14Grenchen0 – 2BaselStadion Brühl, Grenchen
14:45 Summary  29' (0:1) Demarmels
 86' (0:2) Balmer
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: André Favre Echallens
19 March 1972 Round 15Basel5 – 1ServetteSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Hitzfeld  34' (1:1)
Mundschin  37' (2:1)
Odermatt  52' (3:1)
 57' Ramseier
Blättler  60' (4:1)
Blättler  61' (5:1)
Summary  11' (0:1) Desbiolles Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon
25 March 1972 Round 16Basel3 – 0St. GallenSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer  40' (1:0)
Hitzfeld  66' (2:0)
Odermatt  69' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
4 April 1972 Round 17Lugano0 – 3BaselCornaredo, Lugano
20:30 Scacchi
Binetti
Prosperi
Summary  39' (0:1) Ramseier
 59' (0:2) Blättler
 72' (0:3) Blättler
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: René Matthieu
15 April 1972 Round 18Basel3 – 0SionSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Blättler  49' (1:0)
Mundschin  64' (2:0)
Hitzfeld  73' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen
23 April 1972 Round 19Grasshopper Club1 – 2BaselHardturm, Zürich
15:30 Meier  24' (1:0)
Meyer  54'
Summary  37' (1:1) Hitzfeld
 53' (1:2) Hitzfeld
 81' Ramseier
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Roland Keller Bern
29 April 1972 Round 20Basel6 – 2Biel-BienneSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
17:30 Hitzfeld  36' (1:0)
Mundschin  54' (2:0)
Blättler  60' (3:0)
Hitzfeld  63' (4:0)
Hitzfeld  71' (5:0)
Balmer  89' (6:2)
Summary  76' (5:1) Rodekurth
 80' (5:2) Rebmann
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Roland Racine Prilly
6 May 1972 Round 21Lausanne-Sport1 – 1BaselOlympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30 Guggisberg  12' (1:0) Summary  45' (1:1) Hasler
 88' Rahmen
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
13 May 1972 Round 22Basel2 – 1WinterthurSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld  34' (1:0)
Hitzfeld  36' (2:0)
Summary  82' (2:1) Meili Attendance: 12,700
Referee: Jean Dubach Nidau
16 May 1972 Round 23La Chaux-de-Fonds1 – 3BaselStade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
20:15 Portner  77' (1:3) Summary  10' (0:1) Mundschin
 43' (0:2) Balmer
 61' (0:3) Hitzfeld
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Roland Keller Bern
27 May 1972 Round 24Basel1 – 0LuzernSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15 Balmer  35' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne
7 June 1972 Round 25Young Boys4 – 1BaselWankdorf Stadium, Bern
17:30 Brenninger  52' (1:1)
Brenninger  58' (2:1)
Müller  71'
Müller  77' (3:1)
Schild  79' (4:1)
Summary  38' (0:1) Blättler Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
10 June 1972 Round 26Basel4 – 0ZürichSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15 Mundschin  20' (1:0)
Odermatt  40 pen. 2:0'
Hitzfeld  79' (3:0)
Odermatt  87' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Basel (C) 26 18 7 1 66 28 +38 43 1972–73 European Cup
2 FC Zürich 26 17 5 4 55 28 +27 39 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 16 6 4 56 24 +32 38
4 Lausanne Sports 26 11 8 7 50 36 +14 30
5 BSC Young Boys 26 12 5 9 46 31 +15 29
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champion.


Swiss Cup

23 October 1971 Round of 32Basel3 – 1MontheySt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld  39' (1:1)
Odermatt  42' (2:1)
Blättler  80' (3:1)
Summary  21' (0:1) Messerli Attendance: 4,891
Referee: Roland Racine Prilly
21 November Round of 16La Chaux-de-Fonds0 – 3BaselSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Summary Blättler  34' (1:0)
Hitzfeld  73' (2:0)
Blättler  79' (3:0)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: André Favre Echallens
12 March 1972 Quarter-finalGrasshopper-Club1 – 1 (a.e.t.)BaselHardturm, Zürich
14:30 Meier  56' (1:0) Summary  66' (1:1) Rahmen
 97' Hasler
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
15 March 1972 Quarter-final replayBasel3 – 2Grasshopper-ClubSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hasler  7' (1:0)
Rahmen  77' (2:1)
Hitzfeld  78' (3:1)
Summary  53' (1:1) Müller
 88' (3:2) Meier
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen
3 April 1972 Semi-finalBSC Young Boys0 – 2BaselWankdorf Stadium, Bern
Messerli  39'  5' (1:0) Karl Odermatt
 39' Hitzfeld
 82' (2:0) Walter Balmer
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
22 May 1972 FinalZürich1 – 0 (a.e.t.)BaselWankdorf, Bern
14:30 Jeandupeux  113'
Jeandupeux  91'
Summary Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

UEFA Cup

First round
15 September 1971 First legBasel 1 – 2 Real MadridSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hasler  32'
Ramseier  48'
UEFA report
FCB Summary
 27' Grosso
 33' Aguilar
 75' Santillana
Attendance: 32,059
Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns
29 September 1971 Second legReal Madrid 2 – 1
(4 – 2 agg.)
BaselSantiago Bernabéu Stadium
21:00 Aguilar  48'
Santillana  78'
UEFA report
FCB Summary
 57' Siegenthaler Attendance: 61,861
Referee: Aurelio Angonese

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Cup of the Alps

There were four participants from Italy, these being Hellas Verona,[6] Lazio,[7] Sampdoria and Varese and there were four from Switzerland: Lugano, Lausanne Sports, Winterthur and FC Basel. Two teams from each country were drawn into each of the two groups. Within the group each team played the two clubs of the other country twice, but did not play compatriots. The Italians and the Swiss each formed their own league table and the winners from each country then matched themselves in the final.[8]

Matches

12 June 1971 Round 1Hellas Verona 3 – 2 BaselStadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona
Orazi  7' (1:0)
Clerici  40' (2:2)
Clerici  46' (pen. 3:2)
Summary  21' (1:1) Mundschin
 30' (1:2) Hauser
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich
15 June 1971 Round 2Varese 0 – 1 BaselStadio Franco Ossola, Varese
Della Giovanna Summary  75' Stohler Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudio Laich Massagno
19 June 1971 Round 3Basel 4 – 1 Hellas VeronaSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer  17' (1:0)
Balmer  36' (2:1)
Demarmels  50' (3:1)
Odermatt  59'
Balmer  69' (4:1)
Demarmels  88'
Summary  19' (1:1) Orazi
 30' Gobbi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Luciano Giunti
22 June 1971 Round 4Basel 0 – 1 VareseSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
22:00 Summary  21' Morini Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Paolo Toselli

Final Table Switzerland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Basel 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 11
2 Lugano 4 1 1 2 5 9 4 8
3 Lausanne Sports 4 1 1 2 4 5 1 7
4 Winterthur 4 0 1 3 4 12 8 5
Source:
Rules for classification: 2 points for win, 1 point for draw, and 1 point for each goal scored

Final

The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winner of the Italien and the winner of the Swiss groups.

25 June 1971 FinalBasel 1 – 3 LazioSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Wenger  41' (1:1) Summary  22' (0:1) Manservisi
 76' (1:2) Chinaglia
 86' (pen. 1:3) Chinaglia
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland

See also

References

Notes

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  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz saison 1971/72". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Zuschauer-1971/72". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Zürich - FC Basel 1:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Real Madrid CF 1:2 (1:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. Hellas Verona FC 1903. "il Verona in Coppa delle Alpi". hellastory.net. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. LazioWiki (1970). "Coppa delle Alpi". laziowiki.org. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. Veronese, Andrea. "Cup of the Alps 1971". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

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