1954–55 FC Basel season

The 1954–55 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 61st season in their existence. It was their ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman. It was his ninth successive season as chairman.

FC Basel
1954–55 season
Chairman Jules Düblin
Manager René Bader
with Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Top goalscorerLeague: Josef Hügi (20)
All: Josef Hügi (23)
Highest home attendance11,000 on 17 April 1955
vs Grasshopper Club
and on 22 May 1955
vs La Chaux-de-Fonds
Lowest home attendance4,500 on 5 September 1954
vs Bellinzona
and on 6 March 1955
vs Chiasso
Average home league attendance6,476

Overview

René Bader continued as the team's player-coach, for the third consecutive season with Willy Dürr as his assistant. However, in this season Bader only played in one test match. Basel played a total of 43 games during their 1954–55 season. Of these 43 matches 26 were in the domestic league, three matches were in the Swiss Cup and 14 were test or friendly matches. The test/friendly games resulted with five victories, two were drawn and seven matches ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 17 games were won, six were drawn and 20 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 101 goals and conceded 98.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1954–55 Nationalliga A, the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 10 of their 26 games and drew four times and lost 12 times. They scored 47 goals and conceded 52. Basel ended the championship with 24 points in 9th position. They were 18 points behind La Chaux-de-Fonds who won the Swiss Championship for the second time in a row. Thun and Luzern suffered relegation. Josef Hügi was Basel's top league goal scorer with 20 goals and he was third top goal scorer in the league behind Marcel Mauron from La Chaux-de-Fonds who had scored 30 times. Bannwart was Basel's second best goal scorer with eight goals. Further, Hansueli Oberer scored five and Juan Monros netted four times.[2]

Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team FC Riehen, but the match was played at the Landhof and Basel won 6–0. In the fourth round they were drawn at home to lower tier FC Olten and Basel won 2–0. In the fifth round Basel were drawn at home to Zürich. But here they were knocked out of the competition[3]

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1954–55. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 29 August 1954 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   SUI Walter Müller
— GK   SUI Werner Schley (from Grasshopper Club)
— DF   SUI Werner Bopp
— DF   SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze
— DF   SUI Hans Hügi (I)
— DF   SUI René Klauser (I)
— DF  HUN György Mogoy
— DF   SUI Hans Weber
— MF   SUI Eugen Büchel (from Young Fellows Zürich)
— MF   SUI Raymond Gilliéron (from Brühl St. Gallen)
— MF   SUI Albert Haug (from Zürich)
— MF   SUI Luciano Merlini (from Locarno)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ESP Juan Monros
— MF  FRA Pierre Redolfi
— MF   SUI Kurt Thalmann
— FW   SUI René Bader (Player-coach)
— FW   SUI Walter Bannwart
— FW   SUI Josef Hügi (II)
— FW   SUI Rolf Keller
— FW   SUI Ernst Klauser (II)
— FW   SUI Hansueli Oberer (from FC Olten)
— FW   SUI Hans-Peter Schär
— FW  ITA Romano Zolin
—   SUI Alfred Hartmann
—   SUI Hans Jordi
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
— GK   SUI Gianfranco de Taddeo (to Cantonal Neuchatel)
— GK  FRA Simon Gusothien (to FC Hégenheim)
— MF   SUI Walter Felber
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SUI Benedikt Frey (to CIBA)
— MF   SUI Kurt Maurer (to La Chaux-de-Fonds)
— FW   SUI Walter Bielser (to Biel-Bienne)

Results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and mid-season
July 1954 Pre-season Basel 9 – 1 FC Birsfelden Basel
Summary Referee:
1 August 1954 Pre-season Biel-Bienne 3 – 8 Basel Sport ground, Gerlafingen
Wolfisberg  (1x)
Lipps  (1x)
Scheurer  (1x)		 Summary  (4x) Hügi (II)
 (2x) Oberer
 (1x) Klauser (II)
 (o.g.)		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hämisegger Gerlafingen
8 August 1954 Pre-season Stade Français 2 – 1 Basel Paris
Bopp  15' (o.g. 1:0)
Raymond  81' (2:0)		 Summary  (2:1) Hügi (II)
14 August 1954 Pre-season Basel 1 – 3 SV Werder Bremen Landhof, Basel
17:30 Weber  (0:3) Summary  25' (0:1) Hase
 56' (pen. 0:2) Heyse
 57' (0:3) Preise		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Weiersmüller Suhr
Note: Game abandoned due to unplayable terrain (thunderstorm).
21 August 1954 Pre-season Basel 2 – 2 Austria Wien Landhof, Basel
17:30 Hügi (II)  58' (1:2)
Hügi (II)  68' (2:2)		 Summary  1' (0:1) Sabetzer
 34' (0:2) Schleger		 Attendance: 850
Referee: Basel
22 August 1954 Pre-season Grasshopper Club 0 – 2 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
16:15 Vukosavljević Summary  19' (0:1) Maurer
 54' (o.g. 0:2) Vetsch		 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen
14 September 1954 Mid-season Zagreb XI 6 – 3 Basel Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Medved  8' (1:0)
Liposinovic  30' (2:1)
Liposinovic  32' (3:1)
Medved  40' (4:1)
Osojnjak  61' (5:1)
Osojnjak  88' (6:3)		 Summary  17' (pen. 1:1) Casali
 80' (5:2) Hügi (II)
 81' (pen. 5:3) Casali		 Attendance: 5,000

Winter break to end of season
30 January 1955 Winter break Basel 1 – 2 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bannwart  34' (1:1) Summary  4' (0:1) Kirchhofer
 63' (1:2) Zingg		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel
14 February 1955 Winter break Biel-Bienne 7 – 4 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Bielser  10' (1:1)
Kohler  16' (2:1)
Kohler  52' (3:3)
Kohler  70' (4:3)
Kohler  71' (5:3)
Bielser  80' (pen. 6:3)
Riederer  85' (7:3)		 Summary  8' (0:1) Keller
 24' (2:2) Jordi
 34' (2:3) Weber
 88' (7:4) Bannwart		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: W. Caccivio Biel/Bienne
17 February 1955 Winter break FC Liestal 1 – 7 Basel Gitterli, Liestal
Summary  (4x) Schär
 (2x) Keller
 (1x) Bannwart
30 April 1955 Mid-season Basel 0 – 8 Zagreb XI Landhof, Basel
17:30 Summary  24' (1:0) Medved
 32' (0:2) Caijkovski
 40' (0:3) Benko
 43' (0:4) Benko
 (0:2) Liposinovic
 (0:6) Medved
 (0:7) Dvornic
 (0:8) Caijkovski		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: W. Müller Baden
26 May 1955 Mid-season Basel 3 – 1 Associação Atlética Portuguesa Landhof, Basel
18:30 Oberer  8' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  27' (2:0)
Hügi (II)  61' (3:0)		 Summary  82' (3:1) Miltinho Attendance: 7,00
Referee: Zutter Bern
18 June 1955 Mid-season Basel 2 – 4 Fluminense Landhof, Basel
17:30 Oberer  13' (pen. 1:1)
Monros  18' (2:1)		 Summary  1' (1:0) Waldo
 27' (pen. 2:2) Pinheiro
 30' (2:3) Waldo
 31' (2:4) Carlos		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel
30 June 1955 End of season Basel 2 – 2 Hamburger SV Landhof, Basel
18:30 Monros  11' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  65' (2:1)		 Summary  51' (1:1) Stürmer
 71' (2:2) Schild		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: J. Heymann Arlesheim

Nationalliga A
Main article: 1954–55 Nationalliga A

League matches
29 August 1954 Round 1 Basel 0 – 3 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary  72' (0:1) Bruppacher
 73' (0:2) Vidjak
 77' (0:3) Vidjak		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern
5 September 1954 Round 2 Basel 1 – 1 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  52' (1:1) Summary  27' (0:1) Sartori Attendance: 4,500
Referee: von Gunten Bern
12 September 1954 Round 3 Chiasso 3 – 1 Basel Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
Chiesa  40' (1:0)
Riva  52' (2:0)
Riva  87' (3:1)		 Summary  (2:1) Oberer Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Weiersmüller Suhr
26 September 1954 Round 4 Basel 3 – 1 Luzern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bannwart  15' (1:0)
Bannwart  25' (2:0)
Bannwart  77' (3:1)		 Summary  28' (2:1) Kyd Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten
3 October 1954 Round 5 Thun 2 – 1 Basel Stadion Lachen, Thun
Czischeck  54' (1:1)
Czischeck  64' (2:1)		 Summary  15' (0:1) Hügi (II)
Mogoy		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich
17 October 1954 Round 6 Basel 3 – 2 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Weber  5' (1:0)
Hügi (II)  (2:1)
Hügi (II)  72' (3:2)		 Summary  30' (1:1) Friedländer
 67' (2:2) Epp		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zutter Bern
24 October 1954 Round 7 Grasshopper Club 3 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:00 Hagen  20' (pen. 1:0)
Moser  28' (2:0)
Vonlanthen (II) 48' (3:1)		 Summary  33' (pen. 2:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Fr. Karlen Bern
31 October 1954 Round 8 Basel 3 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  53' (1:0)
Bannwart  56' (2:0)
Hügi (II)  88' (3:1)		 Summary  73' (2:1) Raboud Attendance: 6,000
Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken
14 November 1954 Round 9 Lugano 2 – 3 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
Poma  71' (1:3)
Stefanina  76' (2:3)		 Summary  18' (0:1) Keller
 23' (0:2) Bannwart
 51' (0:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W. Müller Baden
21 November 1954 Round 10 Basel 2 – 0 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Zolin  75' (1:0)
Keller  76' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rapin Lausanne
27 November 1954 Round 11 La Chaux-de-Fonds 4 – 1 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Mauron  38' (1:0)
Colombino  40' (2:0)
Mauron  52' (3:0)
Antenen  68' (4:1)
Zappella 		Summary  62' (3:1) Zolin Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten
12 December 1954 Round 12 Basel 1 – 1 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II)  55' (1:1) Summary  31' (pen. 0:1) Grütter Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel
19 December 1954 Round 13 Lausanne-Sport 1 – 1 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
Guhl  70' (1:1) Summary  24' (0:1) Keller Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dörflinger Grenchen
December 1954 Round 14 Zürich P – P Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
[ Summary]
27 February 1955 Round 15 Bellinzona 1 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
Sartori  60' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 1,500
Referee: von Gunten Bern
6 March 1955 Round 16 Basel 0 – 2 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
16:00 Summary  85' (pen. 0:1) Oberer
 (0:2) Frigerio		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Schüttel Sion
13 March 1955 Round 17 Luzern 2 – 1 Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Künzli  19' (1:0)
Kyd  60' (2:1)		 Summary  (1:1) Thalmann Attendance: 3,500
Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten
20 March 1955 Round 14 Zürich 3 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Fottner  43' (1:0)
Battistella  49' (2:0)
Feller  50' (3:0)		 Summary  60' (3:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: von Gunten BernL
27 March 1955 Round 18 Basel 3 – 2 Thun Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 21′
Hügi (II)  21' (1:0)
Bannwart  55' (2:1)
Hügi (II)  68' (3:1)		 Summary  48' (1:1) Czischeck
 73' (pen. 3:2) Czischeck		 Attendance: 5,600
Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich
3 April 1955 Round 19 Servette 2 – 2 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
15:00 Pastega  57' (1:1)
Pasteur  60' (2:1)		 Summary  24' (0:1) Oberer
 62' (2:2) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich
17 April 1955 Round 20 Basel 3 – 2 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Oberer  15' (1:0)
Monros  33' (2:1)
Monros  (3:1)		 Summary  26' (1:1) Moser
 77' (3:2) Hagen		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken
24 April 1954 Round 21 Grenchen 3 – 1 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Jeanneret  6' (1:0)
Sidler  46' (pen. 2:1)
Mäder  74' (3:1)		 Summary  19' (1:1) Monros Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern
8 May 1955 Round 22 Basel 4 – 1 Lugano Landhof, Basel
15:00  10' (o.g. 1:0)
Thalmann  20' (2:0)
Oberer  27' (3:1)
Hügi (II)  32' (4:1)		 Summary  26' (o.g. 2:1) Attendance: 5,600
Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne
15 May 1955 Round 23 Fribourg 3 – 1 Basel Saint-Léonard, Freiburg
Edenhofer  47' (1:0)
Kaeslin  56' (2:0)
Edenhofer  82' (3:0)		 Summary  87' (3:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Surdez Delémont
22 May 1955 Round 24 Basel 4 – 3 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  11' (pen. 1:1)
Oberer  18' (2:1)
Bannwart  38' (3:1)
Hügi (II)  41' (4:2)		 Summary  6' (0:1) Mauron
 31' (2:2) Mauron
 58' (o.g. 4:3) Bopp		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern
30 May 1955 Round 25 Young Boys 2 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
15:00 Hamel  26' (1:1)
Häuptli  56' (2:1)		 Summary  25' (0:1) Hügi (II) Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Weiersmüller Suhr
12 June 1955 Round 26 Basel 5 – 2 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II)  4' (1:1)
Hügi (II)  37' (2:1)
Monros  75' (3:2)
Bannwart  79' (4:2)
Thalmann  89' (5:2)		 [ Summary]  3' (0:1) Appel
 60' (2:2) Vonlanthen		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: von Gunten Bern

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 19 4 3 99 46 +53 42 Champions and Swiss Cup winners
2 Lausanne-Sport 26 16 6 4 75 35 +40 38
3 Grasshopper Club 26 14 5 7 80 43 +37 33
4 Zürich 26 13 4 9 52 48 +4 30
5 Young Boys 26 10 8 8 65 53 +12 28
6 Servette 26 11 4 11 54 53 +1 26
7 Bellinzona 26 8 10 8 28 29 −1 26
8 Chiasso 26 10 5 11 48 58 −10 25
9 Basel 26 10 4 12 47 52 −5 24
10 Fribourg 26 9 3 14 40 61 −21 21
11 Lugano 26 8 4 14 47 79 −32 20
12 Grenchen 26 7 5 14 35 48 −13 19
13 Thun 26 6 6 14 35 65 −30 18 Relegated
14 Luzern 26 6 2 18 38 73 −35 14 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup
7 November 1954 Round 3 Basel 6 – 0 FC Riehen Landhof, Basel
12:30 Hügi (II)  5' (1:0)
Fitze  23' (2:0)
 30' (o.g. 3:0)
Keller  32' (4:0)
Bannwart  33' (5:0)
Keller  62' (6:0)		 Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Frieden Bern
5 December 1954 Round 4 Basel 2 – 0 FC Olten Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II)  17' (1:0)
Weber  19' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: W. Werner St. Gallen
2 January 1955 Round 5 Basel 1 – 4 Zürich Landhof, Basel
14:30 Hügi (II)  68' (pen. 1:1) Summary  27' (0:1) Feller
 73' (1:2) Beerli
 74' (1:3) Beerli
 (1:4) Beerli		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern

See also

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1954/55". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1953/54". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1954/55". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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