The 1972–73 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 79th season in their existence. It was their 27th 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. Félix Musfeld was the club's chairman for the third year in a row.
1972–73 season | |
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Chairman | |
Manager | |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | Champions |
Swiss Cup | Runner-up |
Swiss League Cup | Winners |
European Cup | Round 1 |
Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: All: |
Highest home attendance | 28,000 on 14 April 1973 vs Grasshopper Club |
Lowest home attendance | 7,000 on 9 September 1972 vs Grenchen and on 19 May 1973 vs Chiasso |
Average home league attendance | 13,153 |
Overview
editPre-season
editThe previous season was the last one as activ footballer for Helmut Benthaus. He ended his playing career, but continued with Basel as team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. There were only small amendments to the squad during the pre-season. Roland Paolucci was loaned out to Winterthur and Stefan Reisch left the team and moved on to Kickers Würzburg where he ended his active playing career. Basel did not transfer any players and Benthaus relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team. Basel played a total of 55 matches during this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league championship, seven of these games were in the Swiss Cup, four in the Swiss League Cup, two were in the European Cup, four were in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. Of these 12 test games four were won, four were drawn and four were lost. Three test matches were played at home in the St. Jakob Stadium and nine were played away.[1]
Domestic league
edit14 teams contested in the 1972–73 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1971–72 season and the two newly promoted teams Chiasso and Fribourg. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1973–74 European Cup, the second and third placed teams were to qualify for 1973–74 UEFA Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel started the league season badly, losing the first two games and drawing the next two. The first victory was recorded in the fifth round and during the next nine rounds Basel won eight games. After the winter break Basel were only defeated once. They won the championship four points ahead of Grasshopper Club and six ahead of the Sion. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games, drew five and lost four. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 30.[2] Ottmar Hitzfeld was the league's joint top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals. The average attendance at the 13 league home matches was 13'153 spectators. The highest attendance was 28,000 on 14 April in the game against Grasshopper Club and the second highest attendance was 26,000 on 2 May against Zürich.
Swiss Cup and League Cup
editIn the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 5 November 1972 at home to Martigny-Sports in the St. Jakob Stadium. The round of 16 match on 26 November 1972 was played away against BSC Young Boys and Basel left the Wankdorf Stadium with a 4–0 victory. The quarter-finals were two legged fixtures, the first leg played on 10 December 1972 in Stadio Comunale was won 2–0 against Chiasso and the second leg played one week later was won 5–3. The semi-finals were also two legged fixtures. Basel were matched against Biel-Bienne and won 6–1 on aggregate. Walter Balmer scored a hattrick in the home game. The final was played on 23 April 1973 in the Wankdorf Stadium against Zürich. The game ended goalless after 90 minutes. In extra time Peter Marti (92) and Fritz Künzli (101) scored the goals to give Zürich the title for the second consecutive time in a final against Basel.[3]
The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. Basel beat Servette 8–0, Lausanne Sports 2–1 aet and Sion 6–1 to reach the final. This was won by Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 in the final which took place on 11 November 1972 at the Letzigrund in Zürich. Ottmar Hitzfeld scored a hattrick in the final.[4]
European Cup and Cup of the Alps
editBasel were beaten by Újpesti Dózsa 2–0 in the first leg of the first round of the 1972–73 European Cup away from home in the Ferenc Szusza Stadium. The return match was on 27 September 1972 in St. Jakob Stadium. Basel won 3–2, the goals coming from René Hasler (65) and Walter Balmer (75 + 83), but they were beaten 4–3 on aggregate.[5]
In the 1972 Cup of the Alps Basel played twice against Olympique Lyonnais, losing the away tie, winning at home game. They played twice against Bordeaux, winning the away game but losing the home game, but because Bordeaux won their other two games they continued to the final.[6]
Players
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Results
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
editPre- and Mid-season
edit22 July 1971 Pre-season | Aarau | 2 – 2 | | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
20:00 | Meier Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: |
27 July 1972 Uhrencup | Basel | 2 – 4 | | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Balmer Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
29 July 1972 Uhrencup | Grenchen | 3 – 1 | | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
17:45 | Schaller Wäber Müller |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
2 August 1972 Pre-season | FV Lörrach | 0 – 6 | | Stadtstadion, Lörrach |
18:30 | Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
Winter break
edit25 January 1973 Winter break | Inter Hilton Acapulco | 3 – 4 | | Acapulco |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 |
4 February 1973 Winter break | Luzern | 3 – 3 | | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
Arrigoni Küttel Bosco |
Summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: |
10 February 1973 Winter break | Zürich | 4 – 2 | | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:30 | Künzli Künzli Martinelli Marti |
Summary | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: |
14 February 1972 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 3 | | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Wenger Siegenthaler |
Summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: |
18 February 1973 Winter break | Basel | 3 – 0 | | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Wenger Riner Hitzfeld |
Summary | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: |
25 February 1973 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 1 | | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Ludwig |
Summary | Attendance: 600 Referee: |
Nationalliga
editLeague matches
edit12 August 1972 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hitzfeld Stohler |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
19 August 1972 Round 2 | Winterthur | 3 – 1 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
17:15 | Paolucci Risi Risi |
Summary | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: |
23 August 1972 Round 3 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
20:15 | Jeandupeux |
Summary | Attendance: 19,000 Referee: |
26 August 1972 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Ramseier Blättler |
Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: |
2 September 1972 Round 5 | Fribourg | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg |
20:15 | Summary | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: |
9 September 1972 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
18:00 | Ramseier Balmer |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
16 September 1972 Round 7 | Grasshopper Club | 1 – 2 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
20:15 | Meier Meyer Winiger |
Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: |
23 September 1972 Round 8 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Ramseier Balmer Wenger Balmer Hauser |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
30 September 1972 Round 9 | Basel | 4 – 3 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Wenger Wenger Ramseier Hasler |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
8 October 1972 Round 10 | Chiasso | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale (Chiasso) |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
14 October 1972 Round 11 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hitzfeld Mundschin |
Summary | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: |
28 October 1972 Round 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 3 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
17:00 | Jaquet Meury |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: |
19 November 1972 Round 13 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Hitzfeld Hasler |
Summary | Attendance: 13,500 Referee: |
3 December 1972 Round 14 | Sion | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:30 | Schaller Vergeres Luisier |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: |
4 March 1973 Round 15 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Mundschin Balmer Balmer |
Summary | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: |
11 March 1973 Round 16 | Servette | 0 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: |
18 March 1973 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Fribourg | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Hitzfeld Ramseier Hitzfeld |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
1 April 1973 Round 18 | Grenchen | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Feuz (II) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
14 April 1973 Round 19 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 28,000 Referee: |
29 April 1973 Round 20 | Lugano | 0 – 1 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: |
2 May 1973 Round 21 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer Odermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 26,000 Referee: |
12 May 1973 Round 22 | St. Gallen | 3 – 4 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
20:15 | Blättler Nasdalla Nasdalla |
Summary | Attendance: 10,200 Referee: |
19 May 1972 Round 23 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hitzfeld Hitzfeld Balmer Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
26 May 1972 Round 24 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:30 | Ostojic Richard |
Summary | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: |
2 June 1972 Round 25 | Basel | 7 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:15 | Hitzfeld Balmer Hasler Balmer Hitzfeld Hitzfeld Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: |
9 June 1972 Round 26 | Young Boys | 2 – 3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
20:15 | Brechbühl Bosshard |
Summary | Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Last game as referee |
League standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Basel (C) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 39 | Swiss champions, qualified for 1973–74 European Cup |
2 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 35 | Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup |
3 | Sion | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 33 | Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup |
4 | Servette | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 31 | |
5 | Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 30 | Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup |
6 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 28 | |
7 | Zürich | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 28 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup |
8 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 27 | Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup |
9 | Young Boys | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 23 | |
10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 23 | |
11 | Chiasso | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 21 | |
12 | St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 19 | |
13 | Fribourg | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 15 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
14 | Grenchen | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 12 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
edit5 November 1972 Round of 32 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Martigny-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Riner Balmer Hitzfeld Riner Balmer Riner |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
26 November 1972 Round of 16 | BSC Young Boys | 0 – 4 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Brechbühl |
Summary | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: |
10 December 1972 Quarter-final First leg | Chiasso | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso |
14:30 | Ferroni Sulmoni |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
17 December 1972 Second leg | Basel | 5 – 3 (7 – 3 agg.) | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Ries Balmer Hasler Odermatt Odermatt |
Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: |
25 March 1973 Semi-final First leg | Biel-Bienne | 0 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
20:15 | Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
28 March 1973 Semi-final Second leg | Basel | 5 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.) | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Balmer Balmer Hitzfeld Balmer Demarmels |
Summary | Attendance: 7,800 Referee: |
23 April 1973 Final | Zürich | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf, Bern |
14:30 | Marti Künzli |
Summary | Attendance: 45,000 Referee: |
Swiss League Cup
edit5 August 1972 Round of 16 | Basel | 8 – 0 | Servette FC Genève | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Balmer Hitzfeld Hitzfeld Stohler Stohler Wenger Riner Wenger |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
8 August Quarter-final | Basel | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Balmer Schönebeck |
Summary | Attendance: 8,300 |
11 October 1972 Semi-final | Basel | 6 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Hitzfeld Balmer Demarmels Demarmels Odermatt Demarmels Wenger |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: |
11 November 1972 Final | Basel | 4 – 1 | FC Winterthur | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:30 | Hitzfeld Hitzfeld Balmer Hitzfeld |
Summary | Attendance: 7,600 Referee: |
European Cup
edit- First round
13 September 1972 First leg | Újpesti Dózsa | 2 – 0 | | Újpest |
Bene Horváth Zámbó |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
Stadium: Ferenc Szusza Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
27 September 1972 Second leg | Basel | 3 – 2 | | Basel |
20:00 | Hasler Balmer Balmer |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.
Cup of the Alps
editMatches
edit17 June 1972 Round 1 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 1 – 3 | | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux |
Papin |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
20 June 1972 Round 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 1 – 0 | | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
Trivic |
Summary | Attendance: 3,410 Referee: |
24 June 1972 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 4 | | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hasler Balmer Hasler |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
27 June 1972 Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 2 | | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Demarmels Stohler Ramseier |
Summary | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: |
Group B league table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | Qualified for final |
2 | Basel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
4 | Servette | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Bilanz 1972/73". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1972/73". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1972/73". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Garin, Eric (1972). "Switzerland - League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ uefa.com (1973). "1972/73 season – Overview". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
edit- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
- Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF
- Swiss League Cup 1972 at RSSSF
- Cup of the Alps 1972 at RSSSF