1979–80 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Nationalliga A | Champions |
Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
Swiss League Cup | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() ![]() ![]() (18 each) All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 27,000 on 27 June 1980 vs Servette |
Lowest home attendance | 4,000 on 11 August 1979 vs Sion and on 22 March 1980 vs Chiasso |
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1979–80 season was their 86th season since the club was founded. It was their 34th 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. René Theler was the club's chairman for the fourth consecutive season.
Overview
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25 August 1979
Pre-season
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fifteenth consecutive season. There were a number of players that left the squad during the off-season. Midfield player Urs Siegenthaler moved on to Schaffhausen after eight years and 112 league games with the club. Stricker Roland Schönenberger moved on to Young Boys after four seasons, he had played 110 league games and scored 41 league goals. Defender Paul Fischli ended his professional career. After ten years with the club he moved on to local amateur team FC Münchenstein as player-coach. Between the years 1968 and 1979 Fischli played a total of 395 games for Basel scoring a total of 22 goals. 189 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 52 in the Swiss Cup and Swiss League Cup, 59 in the European competitions (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA cup and Cup of the Alps) and 95 were friendly games. He scored seven goals in the domestic league, two in the cup competitions, two in the European competitions and the other 11 were scored during the test games.[1]
In the other direction the experienced René Hasler and youngster Ernst Schleiffer both signed in from Xamax. Joseph Küttel signed in from Young Boys. Two local players joined both from the other side of the border. French player Serge Gaisser joined in from St. Louis and German Manfred Jungk joined from SV Weil.[2]
Basel played a total of 57 games in their 1979–80 season. 36 matches were played in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup, one in the Swiss League Cup and 18 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 160 goals and conceded 62. All of their friendly games were played away from home. Of their 18 test games, 14 were won, two were drawn and two ended with a defeat. One of the defeats was against the Swiss national team.[3]
Domestic league
14 teams played in the 1979–80 Nationalliga A. The qualification round was played as double round-robin. The top six teams were qualified for the championship group. There was no relegation round to be held this season and the bottom two teams were to be relegated after the qualification. Following the poor season the year before Basel started the season as outsiders. Reigning Champions Servette together with the two clubs Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Zürich were favorites. Benthaus declared qualification to the UEFA Cup as the team's primary aim. Basel ended the qualification round in second position, two points behind Servette and one ahead of the Grasshoppers. In the championship group the points obtained in the qualification were halved as a bonus (rounded up). Basel won the Championship with 33 points, two ahead of both second place Grasshopper Club and third placed Servette. Basel scored a total of 91 goals conceding 38 in the 32 league games. This was the club's eighth championship title in their history and the seventh and last under trainer Benthaus.[4]
Erni Maissen and Detlev Lauscher led the team's top goal scorers list after the qualifying phase, both with 13 league goals. At the end of the season they were joined by Joseph Küttel and all three managed to score 18 league goals during the season. Maissen had played in 35 league matches, Lauscher had played in 33 and Küttel had had 32 appearances. Goalkeeper Hans Küng and the two defenders Jean-Pierre Maradan and Jörg Stohler played in all 36 domestic league games. In the qualification round 22, the home match at the Landhof on 26 April Küttel scored four goals as Basel won 6–1 against Xamax.[5] In the home match against Luzern on 17 May Lauscher went one better and scored five goals as Basel won 8–2.[6]
Swiss Cup and League Cup
All NLA teams entered the Swiss Cup in the round of 32. Basel were drawn away against Mendrisiostar where they won 3–1. In the second round, again away from home in the Wankdorf Stadium and this against Young Boys. In the Swiss League Cup Basel were also drawn away from home against the Young Boys. Basel lost both duels and thus without further cup matches to contest they had enough strength and energy to win the Swiss championship.[7]
Players
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- Players who left the squad
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Results
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
22 July 1979 Pre-season | FC Uster ![]() | 0 – 12 | ![]() | Uster |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,300 |
24 July 1979 Pre-season | VfL Bochum ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim |
18:30 | Lameck ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 July 1979 Pre-season | Laufental XI ![]() | 4 – 5 | ![]() | Zwingen |
15:15 | Bieli ![]() Hänggi ![]() Bieli ![]() Ulli ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 500 |
29 July 1979 Pre-season | Niederzier XI ![]() | 0 – 7 | ![]() | Niederzier |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31 July 1979 Pre-season | Young Boys ![]() | 3 – 4 | ![]() | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
18:30 | Zwygart ![]() Zwygart ![]() Tanner ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 August 1979 Uhrencup | La Chaux-de-Fonds ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
20:00 | Mauron ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
3 August 1979 Uhrencup | Grenchen ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
Zoppelletto ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: ![]() |
10 October 1979 Mid-season | SV Weil ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() | Nonnenholz, Weil am Rhein |
18:30 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 800 Referee: ![]() |
17 October 1979 Mid-season | Saint-Louis ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | Saint-Louis |
19:30 | ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 October 1979 Mid-season | Switzerland ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() | Sportplatz Sternenfeld, Birsfelden |
19:00 | Pfister ![]() Tanner ![]() Zappa ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: ![]() |
Winter break
23 January 1980 Winter break | Sion ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Guadeloupe |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 |
24 January 1980 Winter break | Guadeloupe XI ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Guadeloupe |
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Summary | ![]() |
31 January 1980 Winter break | Antigua XI ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 |
10 February 1980 Winter break | Xamax ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
15:00 | Rub ![]() Bianchi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
Nationalliga A
Qualifying phase matches
11 August 1979 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
17:15 | ![]() ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
18 August 1979 Round 2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
17:15 | Morandi ![]() Berberat ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: ![]() |
25 August 1979 Round 3 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Maradan ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 August 1979 Round 4 | Luzern | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
20:15 | Risi ![]() Risi ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 September 1979 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Tanner ![]() Tanner ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
8 September 1979 Round 6 | Chiasso | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso |
20:30 | Bang ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: ![]() |
15 September 1979 Round 7 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher ![]() Küttel ![]() Maissen ![]() Tanner ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 September 1979 Round 8 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:15 | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 October 1979 Round 9 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
20 October 1979 Round 10 | Xamax | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
18:15 | Rub ![]() Schleiffer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 October 1979 Round 11 | Basel | 1 – 1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Küttel ![]() Lauscher ![]() Maradan ![]() Tanner ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
11 November 1979 Round 12 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
14:30 | Kundert ![]() Seiler ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 14,500 Referee: ![]() |
25 November 1979 Round 13 | Basel | 7 – 0 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Maradan ![]() Demarmels ![]() von Wartburg ![]() Maradan ![]() Lauscher ![]() Gaisser ![]() Maissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: ![]() |
2 December 1979 Round 14 | Sion | 1 – 2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
14:30 | Cernicky ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 March 1980 Round 15 | Basel | 6 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
15:00 | Lauscher ![]() Maissen ![]() Stohler ![]() Stohler ![]() Demarmels ![]() Maissen ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
9 March 1980 Round 16 | Servette | 0 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
14:45 | Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
16 March 1980 Round 17 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
14:30 | Herbert Hermann ![]() Nafzger ![]() Maradan ![]() Herbert Hermann ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 March 1980 Round 18 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Maissen ![]() Gaisser ![]() Maissen ![]() von Wartburg ![]() Casartelli ![]() Demarmels ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 March 1980 Round 19 | Young Boys | 1 – 3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
17:30 | Brechbühl ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,800 Referee: ![]() |
12 April 1980 Round 20 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Küttel ![]() Geisser ![]() Marti ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
19 April 1980 Round 21 | Chênois | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
20:15 | Tachet ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
26 April 1980 Round 22 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | von Wartburg ![]() Küttel ![]() Küttel ![]() Küttel ![]() Küttel ![]() Maissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 May 1980 Round 23 | St. Gallen | 3 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
17:30 | Corminboeuf ![]() Friberg ![]() Friberg ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: ![]() |
10 May 1980 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher ![]() Marti ![]() Lauscher ![]() Maissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 19,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 May 1980 Round 25 | Basel | 8 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher ![]() Lauscher ![]() Demarmels ![]() Marti ![]() Lauscher ![]() Küttel ![]() Lauscher ![]() Lauscher ![]() Marti ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 21,000 Referee: ![]() |
Qualifying phase table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Servette | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 39 | To championship round |
2 | Basel | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 37 | |
3 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 36 | |
4 | Luzern | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | |
5 | Zürich | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 31 | |
6 | Sion | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 31 | |
7 | St. Gallen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 28 | |
8 | Chiasso | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 23 | |
9 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 22 | |
10 | Young Boys | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 21 | |
11 | Chênois | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 20 | |
12 | Xamax | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 20 | |
13 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 17 | Relegated |
14 | Lugano | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 74 | −56 | 7 |
Championship group
31 May 1980 Round 1 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 23,500 Referee: ![]() |
4 June 1980 Round 2 | Sion | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
20:15 | Küttel ![]() Balet ![]() Luisier ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 June 1980 Round 3 | Basel | 5 – 0 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Geisser ![]() Maissen ![]() Demarmels ![]() Gaisser ![]() Küttel ![]() |
Summary | ![]() |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: ![]() |
10 June 1980 Round 4 | Servette | 2 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
20:00 | Valentini ![]() Cucinotta ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: ![]() |
13 June 1980 Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Küttel ![]() Küttel ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
16 June 1980 Round 6 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
20:00 | Ponte ![]() Pfister ![]() Nafzger ![]() Meyer ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: ![]() |
20 June 1980 Round 7 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Lauscher ![]() Lauscher ![]() Maissen ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
23 June 1980 Round 8 | Luzern | 0 – 4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend Luzern |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
Championship table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Basel | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 19 | 33 | Champions, qualified for 1980–81 European Cup |
2 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 18 | 31 | qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup |
3 | Servette | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 20 | 31 | qualified for 1980–81 UEFA Cup |
4 | Zürich | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | 27 | |
5 | Sion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 16 | 26 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1980–81 Cup Winners' Cup |
6 | Luzern | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 16 | 17 |
Swiss Cup
30 September 1979 Round of 32 | Mendrisiostar | 1 – 3 | Basel | Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio |
15:00 | Roncari ![]() Preisig ![]() |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
4 November 1979 Round of 16 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Müller ![]() Zwahlen ![]() Schönenberger ![]() Zwahlen ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: ![]() |
Swiss League Cup
4 August 1979 Round of 32 | Young Boys | 1 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Hussner ![]() |
Summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: ![]() |
See also
References
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Paul Fischli - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "KADER - 1979/80". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1979/80". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1979–80". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "FC Basel - Neuchâtel Xamax 6:1 (3:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "FC Basel - FC Luzern 8:2 (1:2)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1979/80". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- The FCB squad 1979–80 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1979–80 at RSSSF
- Swiss League Cup at RSSSF