FC Basel
1952–53 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland René Bader
with Switzerland Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Josef Hügi (32)
All: Switzerland Josef Hügi (38)
Highest home attendance13,000 on 7 June 1953
vs Servette
Lowest home attendance8,000 on 21 December 1952
vs Fribourg
Average home league attendance7,869

The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh 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 for the seventh successive season.

Overview

At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.

Basel played a total of 43 games during this season. Of these 26 games were in the domestic league, four games were in the Swiss Cup and 13 were test games. The test games resulted with seven victories, three were drawn and three ended with defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they won 27 games, drew 11 and lost five times. In the 43 games they scored 146 goals and conceded 72 goals.[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and the bottom two teams in the league table were to be relegated. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Basel won the championship four points clear of Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. Three players were teams joint second best league scorers René Bader, Walter Bannwart and Bielser each scored nine times.[2]

In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.[3]

Players

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 Walter Müller (games/goals: 8/0)
— GK Switzerland SUI Werner Schley (games/goals: 19/0)
— GK Switzerland SUI Werner Wenger
— DF Switzerland SUI Werner Bopp (games/goals: 26/0)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze (games/goals: 2/0)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Hügi (I) (games/goals: 26/4)
— DF Hungary HUN György Mogoy (games/goals: 25/4)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Weber (games/goals: 10/0)
— MF Switzerland SUI Eugen Büchel
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Pierre Redolfi (games/goals: 26/0)
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Maurer (games/goals: 26/1)
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Thalmann (games/goals: 26/3)
— FW Switzerland SUI René Bader (games/goals: 20/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bannwart (games/goals: 26/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bielser (games/goals: 21/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Frei
— FW Switzerland SUI Josef Hügi (games/goals: 26/32)
— FW Switzerland SUI Marcel Leisinger

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

28 June 1952 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 6 Germany VfB Stuttgart Landhof, Basel
18:30 Bader 37' (1:0)
Weber 75' (2:3)		 Summary (1:1) Blessing
(1:2) Blessing
57' (1:3) Blessing
(2:4) Blessing
79' (2:5) Baitinger
90' (2:6) Läpple		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger Grenchen
2 August 1952 Pre-season SC Kleinhüningen Switzerland 2 – 8 Switzerland Basel Schorenmatte, Basel
17:30 2' (1:0)
 Summary (pen. 1:1) Hügi (II)
(1:2) Bader

(1:4) Hügi (II)
65' (pen. 1:5) Bader
(1:6) Hügi (II)
Bader
Bader		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Kellerhals Basel
14 August 1952 Pre-season Old Boys Switzerland 1 – 7 Switzerland Basel Basel
Summary (3x) Hügi (II)
(2x) Bader
(1x) Bielser
(1x) Thalmann
17 August 1952 Pre-season Freiburger FC Germany 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Möslestadion, Freiburg
Faber Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Germany Merkel
24 August 1952 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 11 – 1 Switzerland Old Boys Landhof, Basel
Hügi (II) 13' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 14' (2:0)
Bader 29' (3:0)
Bielser (4:0)
Bannwart 51' (5:0)
Hügi (II) 54' (6:0)
Hügi (II) 60' (7:0)
Grauer (o.g. 8:1)
Bader (9:1)
Bielser (10:1)
Hügi (II) (11:1)		 Summary (pen. 1:7) Eggler Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Kellerhals Basel
11 November 1952 Mid-season Franche-Comté XI France 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Besançon
Gardien (1:0)
Biancheri 10' (2:0)		 Summary 21' (2:1) Hügi (II)
40' (2:2) Hügi (II)
53' (2:3) Thalmann
85' (2:4) Hügi (II)
88' (2:5) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 4,000

Winter break to end of season

8 February 1953 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 3 Germany Kickers Offenbach Landhof, Basel
15:00 Thalmann 31' (1:1)
Hügi (II) 33' (2:1)
Hügi (II) 49' (3:1)		 Summary 19' (0:1) Kircher
63' (3:2) Finke
66' (3:3) Kraus		 Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Switzerland Andres
8 March 1953 Mid-season Luzern Switzerland 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Kruppa 42' (pen. 1:2) Summary 4' (0:1) Hügi (II)
(0:2) Hügi (II)
52' (1:3) Hügi (II)
85' (1:4) Hügi (II)
87' (1:5) Thalmann		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Switzerland F. Buchmüller Zürich
21 March 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 5 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Landhof, Basel
16:15 Hüssy (II) 12' (1:0)
Büchel 85' (2:4)		 Summary 17' (1:1) Schweinberger
26' (1:2) Glomb
39' (1:3) Schweinberger
80' (1:4) Winterstein
89' (2:5) Schweinberger		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Andres
20 May 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Denmark Skovshoved IF Landhof, Basel
18:15 Hügi (II) 44' (1:1)
Hügi (II) 75' (2:1)		 Summary 30' (0:1) Sörensen (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Hauser Basel
26 May 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 Germany SV Werder Bremen Landhof, Basel
18:15 Mariani 7' (1:0)
Rindlisbacher 15' (2:1)		 Summary 12' (1:1) Gaerner
66' (2:2) Gernhardt		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern
11 June 1953 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 4 – 3 Brazil Clube Atlético Juventus Landhof, Basel
18:30 Bielser 68' (1:3)
Bielser 78' (2:3)
Hügi (II) 78' (3:3)
Bannwart 88' (4:3)		 Summary 32' (0:1) Durval
50' (0:2) Durval
52' (0:3) Bazao		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger Grenchen
19 June 1953 End of season Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Brazil Clube Atlético Juventus Landhof, Basel
18:45 Hügi (II) 2' (1:0) Summary 48' (1:1) Arias Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg Bern

Nationalliga A

League matches

31 August 1952 Round 1 Young Boys 2 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Casali (I) 28' (1:0)
Casali (I) 55' (2:1)		 Summary 53' (1:1) Hügi (II)
82' (2:2) Bielser		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Grassi
7 September 1952 Round 2 FC Bern 1 – 2 Basel Neufeld, Bern
15:00 Wirsching 80' (1:2) Summary 50' (0:1) Hügi (II)
77' (0:2) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Tschopp
14 September 1952 Round 3 Basel 1 – 1 Lugano Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bader 59' (pen. 1:1) Summary 53' (0:1) Vetter Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Schüttel
28 September 1952 Round 4 Locarno 3 – 5 Basel Stadio del Lido, Locarno
Ferraris 7' (1:1)
Canetti 17' (2:1)
Ferraris 82' (3:5)		 Summary 4' (0:1) Bielser
53' (2:2) Hügi (II)
55' (2:3) Hügi (II)
62' (2:4) Thalmann
69' (pen. 2:5) Bader		 Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Switzerland Bertsche
8 October 1952 Round 5 Basel 5 – 1 Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Molina 8' (o.g.)
Hügi (II) 14' (2:0)
Bielser 26' (3:0)
Bannwart 42' (4:0)
Hügi (II) 52' (5:0)		 Summary 82' (5:1) Schneiter Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde
12 October 1952 Round 6 Lausanne-Sport 1 – 2 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:00 Glisevic 11' (1:0) Summary 14' (1:1) Bielser
25' (1:2) Bannwart		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Grassi
19 October 1952 Round 7 Basel 6 – 2 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 15' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 22' (2:0)
Bielser 25' (3:0)
Bader 34' (4:0)
Hügi (II) 38' (5:0)
Hügi (II) 83' (6:1)		 Summary 65' (5:1) Pfister
83' (6:2) Pfister		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland W Rufli
2 November 1952 Round 8 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 6 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Morand 38' (1:2)
Chodat 73' (2:5)		 Summary 10' (0:1) Hügi (II)
20' (0:2) Hügi (II)
47' (1:3) Hügi (II)
59' (1:4) Bielser
67' (1:5) Bannwart
85' (2:6) Bader		 Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Switzerland Zutter
9 November 1952 Round 9 Basel P – P Chiasso Landhof, Basel
30 November 1952 Round 10 Bellinzona 2 – 3 Basel Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Genetelli 7' (1:0)
Zanetti 29' (2:1)		 Summary 17' (1:1) Hügi (II)
40' (2:2) Hügi (II)
71' (pen. 2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Switzerland Berlotti
7 December 1952 Round 11 Basel 1 – 0 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser 62' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Victor Werrner Schicker, Bern
14 December 1952 Round 12 Servette 3 – 3 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:30 Fatton 17' (1:0)
Tamini 21' (2:0)
Ballaman 68' (3:1)		 Summary 33' (2:1) Bader
77' (3:2) Thalmann
89' (3:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg, Bern
21 December 1952 Round 13 Basel 1 – 0 Fribourg Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bannwart 87' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Python, Lausanne
11 January 1953 Round 9 Basel 4 – 1 Chiasso Landhof, Basel
14:00 Hügi (II) 3' (1:0)
Hügi (I) 21' (2:1)
Hügi (II) 69' (3:1)
Bader 79' (4:1)		 Summary 7' (1:1) Chiesa Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger, Grenchen
22 February 1953 Round 14 Basel 1 – 0 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser 85' (1:0) Marc Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland W Rufli
1 March 1953 Round 15 Basel 2 – 2 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bader 56' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 64' (2:0)		 Summary 70' (2:1) Schönmann
78' (2:2) Liechti		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling, Zürich
15 March 1953 Round 16 Lugano 0 – 0 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland von Wartburg, Bern
29 March 1953 Round 17 Basel 8 – 1 Locarno Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 26' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 43' (2:0)
Hügi (II) 51' (3:0)
Hügi (I) 54' (4:0)
Maurer 60' (5:0)
Hügi (II) 65' (6:1)
Bannwart 82' (7:1)
Bannwart 86' (8:1)		 Summary 62' (5:1) Canetti Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Switzerland Rapin
12 April 1953 Round 18 Zürich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00 Lehrieder 43' (1:1) Summary 32' (0:1) Bannwart Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland W. Rufli
19 April 1953 Round 19 Basel 1 – 1 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Mogoy 8' (pe, 1:1) Summary 56' (1:1) Glisovic Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Zutter Bern
26 April 1953 Round 20 Grenchen 2 – 3 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Pfister 10' (1:0)
Pfister 46' (2:0)		 Summary 50' (2:1) Hügi (I)
60' (2:2) Hügi (II)
65' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Paul Wyssling Zürich
3 May 1953 Round 21 Basel 3 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Hügi (II) 26' (1:0)
Bannwart 39' (2:0)
Mogoy 84' (pen. 3:2)		 Summary 57' (2:1) Chodat
66' (2:2) Mauron		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland E. Guidi Bellinzona
10 May 1953 Round 22 Chiasso 4 – 3 Basel Stadio Via Comacini Chiasso
Rossetti 16' (1:0)
Riva 31' (2:2)
Riva 35' (3:2)
Chiesa 48' (4:2)		 Summary 17' (1:1) Bielser
23' (1:2) Hügi (II)
82' (pen. 4:3) Mogoy		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Josef Gulde St. Gallen
16 May 1953 Round 23 Basel 2 – 2 Bellinzona Landhof, Basel
17:15 Hügi (I) 30' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 86' (2:2)		 Summary 60' (1:1) Zanetti
74' (1:2) Sorman		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne
31 May 1953 Round 24 Grasshopper Club 4 – 5 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
16:15 Zappia 2' (1:0)
Bickel 22' (2:1)
Bickel 56' (3:4)
Vonlanthen 85' (4:5)		 Summary 8' (1:1) Hügi (II)
28' (2:2) Thalmann
34' (2:3) Bader
50' (pen. 2:4) Mogoy
69' (3:5) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Dörflinger Grenchen
7 June 1953 Round 25 Basel 1 – 0 Servette Landhof, Basel
16:30 Bannwart 34' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Tschopp Delémont
14 June 1953 Round 26 Fribourg 0 – 1 Basel St-Leonard, Fribourg
Summary 46' (0:1) Bader Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Switzerland Merlotti Neuchâtel

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Basel 26 17 8 1 72 38 +34 42 Swiss Champions
2 BSC Young Boys 26 16 6 4 61 39 +22 38 Swiss Cup winners
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 14 4 8 73 39 +34 32
4 Servette FC Genève 26 12 8 6 61 38 +23 32
5 FC Chiasso 26 9 8 9 38 52 −14 26
6 AC Bellinzona 26 9 7 10 45 45 0 25
7 Lausanne Sports 26 8 8 10 52 45 +7 24
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 53 61 −8 23
9 FC Fribourg 26 10 3 13 35 53 −18 23
10 FC Zürich 26 7 8 11 45 48 −3 22
11 FC Bern 26 6 10 10 40 53 −13 22
12 FC Grenchen 26 6 8 12 38 54 −16 20 Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A
13 FC Lugano 26 5 10 11 38 53 −15 20 Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B
14 FC Locarno 26 5 5 16 33 66 −33 15 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

26 October 1952 Round 3 Basel 10 – 0 Helvetia Bern Basel
14:30 Bielser 3' (1:0)
Hügi (II) 6' (2:0)
Hügi (II) 8' (3:0)
Bielser 13' (4:0)
Bader 23' (pen. 5:0)
Bannwart 35' (6:0)
Hügi (II) 63' (pen. 7:0)
Hügi (I) 77' (8:0)
Hügi (II) 82' (9:0)
Thalmann 85' (10:0)		 Summary Stadium: Landhof
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Locher Zürich
2 November 1952 Round 4 Basel 5 – 0 Thun Basel
14:30 Thalmann 35' (1:0)
Bader 62' (2:0)
Bader 65' (3:0)
Bader 87' (4:0)
Bannwart 89' (5:0)		 Summary Stadium: Landhof
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Switzerland Ducret Vevey
4 January 1953 Round 5 Basel 4 – 1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bannwart 60' (1:0)
Bannwart 66' (2:0)
Morf 68' (o.g. 3:0)
Thalmann (4:1)		 Summary 82' (3:1) Sidler Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Rapin Lausanne
15 February 1953 Quarter-final Servette 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:45 Fatton 5' (1:0)
Ballaman 10' (2:0)
Mezzena 99' (3:3)
Fatton 91' (4:3)		 Summary 22' (2:1) Hügi (II)
23' (2:2) Bader
50' (2:3) Hügi (II)		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Switzerland M. Baumberger Lausanne

See also

References

  1. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1952/53". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ↑ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1952/53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1952/53". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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