1983–84 FC Basel season

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1983–84 season was their 90th season since the club was founded. It was their 38th 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. Urs Gribi was their newly appointed chairman, he replaced Roland Rasi who stood down at the AGM after just one year chairmanship.

FC Basel
1983–84 season
Chairman Urs Gribi
Manager Ernst August Künnecke
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A9th
Swiss CupRound of 32
Top goalscorer Beat Sutter (12)

Overview

Ernst August Künnecke was the first team manager. He had taken over from Rainer Ohlhauser, who had been manager for just one year. Basel played in the 1983–84 Nationalliga A. Basel ended the season in ninth position, 16 points behind Grasshopper Club Zürich who became champions for the second consecutive year. In their 30 league games Basel won eleven matches, drew six and lost thirteen. Basel obtained 28 points, scored 55 and conceding 59 goals.

Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64 and here they were drawn away against local lower league club FC Birsfelden. The match was a one-sided affair and Basel won 8–0. In the round of 32 they had a home fixture against Luzern but were beaten 0–3. Basel did not play in any cups because the Swiss League Cup was not competed this year and because they were not qualified for European competitions, nor did they enter the Coppa delle Alpi.

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 Hans Müller
GK Urs Suter
GK Thomas Paul
DF Martin Andermatt
DF Stefano Ceccaroni
DF Walter Geisser
DF Fredy Grossenbacher
DF Rolf Lauper
DF Alfred Lüthi
DF Jean-Pierre Maradan
DF Jörg Stohler
DF Thomas Süss
No. Position Player
MF René Botteron
MF Thomas Hauser
MF Martin Jeitziner
MF Nicolas Keller
MF Guido Rudin
MF Erni Maissen
MF Peter Nadig
MF Arthur von Wartburg
FW Uwe Dreher
FW Beat Sutter
FW Ruedi Zbinden
Felix Rudin

Results

Nationalliga A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 12 9 9 52 47 +5 33
8 FC Wettingen 30 12 6 12 43 43 0 30
9 FC Basel 30 11 6 13 55 59 4 28
10 FC Aarau 30 9 9 12 50 42 +8 27
11 BSC Young Boys 30 8 9 13 39 40 1 25
Source: rsssf.com

Championship play-off

Play-off
Grasshopper Club1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Servette
Egli 109' (pen.)

Swiss Cup

10 September 1983 Round of 64FC Birsfelden0 – 8BaselSportplatz Sternenfeld, Birsfelden
15 October 1983 Round of 32Basel0 – 3LuzernSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel

See also

Sources and references

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF
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