1982–83 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1982–83 season was their 89th season since the club was founded. It was their 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Roland Rasi was their newly appointed chairmann, he replaced Pierre Jacques Lieblich who stood down at the AGM.
1982–83 season | |
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Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 11th |
Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
Coppa delle Alpi | Group stage |
Overview
Rainer Ohlhauser was the first team manager. He had taken over from Helmut Benthaus, who had been manager for 17 years between 1965 and 1982, and who had taken over as manager of VfB Stuttgart. Basel played in the 1982–83 Nationalliga A. Basel ended the season in eleventh position, 24 points behind Grasshopper Club Zürich who became champions. In their 30 league games Basel won ten, drew five and lost fifteen matches, obtaining 25 points. They scored 47 goals, conceding 56.
Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64. Here they were drawn away against FC Breitenbach and on 9 October they won the match 4–0. In the round of 32 Basel were drawn at home against Lausanne-Sport. The game was played on 12 March 1983 and Basel won 2–1. On 4 April the away defeat against Mendrisio meant the end of this cup season. The Swiss League Cup was not competed this year.
In the Coppa delle Alpi Basel were drawn against AJ Auxerre and Metz. Two draws against Auxerre and one victory and a defeat against Metz left them in third position in the Swiss teams group table. Xamax and Nantes played in the final.
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
Nationalliga A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 |
10 | FC Wettingen | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 25 |
11 | FC Basel | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 25 |
12 | FC Vevey | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 22 |
13 | AC Bellinzona | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 21 |
Swiss Cup
9 October 1982 Round of 64 | FC Breitenbach | 0 – 4 | Basel | |
12 March 1983 Round of 32 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Coppa delle Alpi
- Group A
Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 0 | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
Round 2 | AJ Auxerre | 2 – 2 | ||
Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 2 | St. Jakob Stadium Basel | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Xamax | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
2 | Servette | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
4 | Grasshopper Club | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
5 | Sion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 2 |
NB: teams played two teams of the other country home and away
Sources and references
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Switzerland 1982–83 at RSSSF
- Cup of the Alps 1982 at RSSSF