FC Basel
1940–41 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Albert Besse
First team coachSwitzerland Eugen Rupf
GroundLandhof, Basel
1. Liga1st
Play-off3rd
Swiss CupRound 4
Top goalscorerLeague: August Ibach (15)
All: August Ibach (15)
Highest home attendance3,000 on 24 November 1940
vs Aarau
Lowest home attendance800 on 22 December 1940
vs Fribourg
Average home league attendance2,042

The FC Basel 1940–41 season was the forty-eighth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the second consecutive season.

Overview

Former Swiss international Eugen Rupf was appointed as manager. Basel played 27 matches in this season. 14 of these matches were in the 1. Liga, two in the play-offs, four in the Swiss Cup and seven were friendly matches. Of these friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof, four were away games. Five friendly games were won and two ended in a defeat.

Despite having been 1. Liga champions the previous season, Basel played this season in the 1. Liga as well because there had been no promotion to the top tier of Swiss football due to World War II. This season, however, two promotions were planned. 24 teams competed in the 1.Liga, which was divided into three regional groups. Basel were allocated to the Central Group, together with local rivals Concordia Basel and FC Birsfelden. The further teams in this group were Aarau, FC Bern, US Bienne-Boujean and Fribourg. Basel and Aarau dominated their group, both teams winning 11 of their 14 group games. Basel suffered one sole defeat, and that against Aarau, but won the group with 24 points, one point above them, because they had been defeated twice. But in the promotion play-offs Basel were defeated by Cantonal Neuchâtel and drew the game with Zürich. Their two play-off opponents were thus promoted and Basel remained for another season in the 1 Liga.[1]

Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the 2nd principal round and were drawn at home to and beat Old Boys 4 – 3. In round three Basel beat lower tier FC Allschwil and were drawn against higher tier Nordstern Basel in round four. After a 3 – 3 draw, Basel were knocked out when they lost the replay.[2]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1940–41. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 1 September 1940 but subsequently left the club after that date.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Kurt Imhof
GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Kipfer
GK Switzerland SUI Paul Wechlin
DF Switzerland SUI Henri Bernard
DF Switzerland SUI Louis Favre
DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Grauer
MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Hufschmid
DF Switzerland SUI Alexander Ebner
DF Switzerland SUI Heinz Elsässer
MF Switzerland SUI August Ibach
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF West Germany FRG Andreas Kränzlin
MF Switzerland SUI Albert Mohler
MF Switzerland SUI Fritz Schmidlin (I)
MF Switzerland SUI Guglielmo Spadini
MF Switzerland SUI Hans Vonthron
MF Switzerland SUI Werner Wenk
FW Switzerland SUI Giuseppe Bossi
FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Jaeck
FW Switzerland SUI Alex Mathys
FW Switzerland SUI Hermann Suter
FW Switzerland SUI Eugen Rupf
Players who left the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Switzerland SUI René Champod
DF Switzerland SUI Hauenstein
DF Switzerland SUI Fritz Huggenberger
MF Switzerland SUI Walter Schmidlin (II)
MF Switzerland SUI Hans Studer
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Switzerland SUI Max Bosshard
FW   Henri Brinks
FW   Karl Doppler
FW Switzerland SUI Kurrus
FW Switzerland SUI Fritz Lanz
FW Switzerland SUI Walter Zürrer

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre and mid-season

1 September 1940 Pre-season Basel 3 – 2 Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter (1x)
Doppler (1x)
Ibach (Pen. 1x)
Summary (Pen. 1x) Kielholz
(1x) Fink
Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Muespach Basel
6 October 1935 Mid-season Nordstern Basel 1 – 3 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
Forelli (1:3) Summary (o.g.)
(0:2) Ibach
(0:3) Mathys
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Felix Herren Basel

Winter break

29 December 1940 Winter break Basel 2 – 4 FC Birsfelden Landhof, Basel
14:30 Mathys 30' (1:0)
Bossi (2:3)
Summary 35' (1:1) Haller
40' (1:2) Haller
(1:3) F. Krattiger
88' (2:4) F. Krattiger
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Müry Basel
22 February 1941 Winter break FC Olten 0 – 2 Basel Kleinholz, Olten
Summary (0:1) Suter
(0:2) Schmidlin (I)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Siegrist Olten
2 March 1941 Winter break Basel 2 – 3 Blue Stars Zürich Landhof, Basel
10:30 Jaeck (1x)
Hufschmid (1x)
Summary (1x) Aebi
(1x) Schlaepfer
(1x) Busenhart
Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt Schweierhalle
14 April 1941 Mid-season Brühl St. Gallen 1 – 2 Basel Krontal, St. Gallen
Joris 20' (pen. 1:1) Summary 6' (0:1) Ibach
(pen. 1:2) Ibach
Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Ried St. Gallen
April 1941 Mid-season FC Olten 0 – 2 Basel Kleinholz, Olten
Summary (0:1) Schmidlin (I)
(0:2) Suter

Nationalliga

League matches

8 September 1940 Round 1 Fribourg 3 – 3 Basel Stade Universitaire, Freiburg
Dietrich 26' (1:0) Summary 44' (1:1) Suter
53' (1:2) Suter
(1:3) Schmidlin (I)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Switzerland Marti Bern
15 September 1940 Round 2 Basel 3 – 1 FC Birsfelden Landhof, Basel
Mathys (1x)
Ibach (2x)
Summary (1x) Grieder Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
22 September 1940 Round 3 Solothurn 4 – 4 Basel Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
Townley (1x)
Studer (1x)
Louys (1x)
Bärlocher (1x)
Bernhard Red card
Summary (2x) Ibach
(1x) Mathys
(1x) Jaeck
Red card Elsässer
Attendance: 600
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern
13 October 1940 Round 4 Basel 4 – 1 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Ibach (2x)
Hufschmid (1x)
Suter (1x)
Summary 5' (0:1) Raas Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Raimondi Bern
20 October 1940 Round 5 FC Bern 2 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
Weber 14' (1:0)
Rupf 34' (2:1)
Summary 30' (1:1) Ibach
38' (2:2) Suter
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Meyer LausanneD
3 November 1940 Round 6 US Bienne-Boujean 1 – 2 Basel Champagne, Biel/Bienne
Schwob (1:2) Summary 75' (0:1) Mathys
84' (0:2) Suter
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Marti Bern
24 November 1940 Round 7 Basel 2 – 1 Aarau Landhof, Basel
15:00 Ibach 4' (1:0)
Ibach 28' (2:1)
Summary 7' (1:1) Stirnemann Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Scherz Bern
22 December 1940 Round 8 Basel 2 – 1 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bossi (1:0)
Schmidlin (I) (2:0)
Summary (2:1) Paroz Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Raimondi Bern
9 March 1941 Round 9 Basel 5 – 0 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter (2x)
Jaeck (1x)
Ibach (1x)
Schmidlin (I) (1x)
Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Ott Oerlikon
16 March 1941 Round 10 Aarau 4 – 0 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Wüest (1:0)
Leutwiler (2:0)
Fischer (3:0)
Leutwiler (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Jaggi Bern
23 March 1941 Round 11 Concordia Basel 0 – 2 Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary 25' (1:0) Spadini
71' (2:0) Spadini
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Pusterla Oerlikon
6 April 1941 Round 12 Basel 3 – 1 Solothurn Landhof, Basel
15:00 Ibach (1:0)
Schmidlin (I) (2:0)
Ibach 85' (3:1)
Summary 77' (2:1) Bernet Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Raimondi Bern
27 April 1941 Round 13 Basel 9 – 1 US Bienne-Boujean Landhof, Basel
13:30 Ibach (4x)
Schmidlin (I) (3x)
Bossi (1x)
Hufschmid (1x)
Summary (1x) Eglo Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern
4 May 1941 Round 14 FC Birsfelden 1 – 3 Basel Sportplatz, Birsfelden
15:00 F. Krattiger (1:1) Summary 30' (1:0) Ibach
(1:2) Vonthron
(pen. 1:3) Suter
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Ott Oerlikon

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel 14 11 2 1 44 19 +25 24 Advance to play-off
2 Aarau 14 11 1 2 37 10 +27 23
3 FC Bern 14 8 3 3 34 24 +10 19
4 Solothurn 14 5 2 7 35 30 +5 12
5 FC Birsfelden 14 4 3 7 17 27 10 11
6 Concordia Basel 14 3 3 8 23 40 17 9
7 Fribourg 14 3 1 10 20 35 15 7
8 US Bienne-Boujean 14 2 3 9 18 43 25 7
Source: rsssf.com

Play-offs

22 May 1941 Basel 1 – 1 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schmidlin (I) (1x) Summary (1x) Schneiter Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Lutz Geneva
8 June 1941 Cantonal Neuchâtel 2 – 1 Basel Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel
15:00 Saner 6' (1:0)
Saner 58' (2:0)
Sandoz Red card 62'
Summary 80' (2:1) Suter Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Schürch Winterthur

Swiss Cup

27 October 1940 2nd principal round Basel 4 – 3 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Suter (1x)
Bossi (1x)
Mathys (pen. 1x)
Hufschmid (1x)
Summary (2x) Mädorin
(1x) Oeschger
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Felix Herren Basel
10 November 1940 Round 3 Basel 2 – 1 FC Allschwil Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hufschmid (1x)
Bossi (2x)
Summary (1x) Bailleux Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle
12 January 1941 Round 4 Basel 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
14:30 Suter (1:1)
Suter 80' (2:2)
Suter (3:3)
Summary (0:1) Martin
73' (1:2) Derstroff
(2:3) Horrisberger
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wüthrich Bern
2 February 1941 Round 4 Replay Nordstern Basel 2 – 0 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Kaltenbrunner 39' (1:0)
Nyffeler 88' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Jaggi Bern


See also

References

  1. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1940/41". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1940/41". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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