| 1933–34 season | |
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| Chairman |  Franz Rinderer |
| First team coach |  Karl Kurzuntil 26 November 1933 then Josef Haist |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Nationalliga | Group Stage: 5th |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Otto Haftl (28) All: Otto Haftl (36) |
| Highest home attendance | 9,000 on 6 May 1934 vs Young Fellows Zürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 on 24 June 1934 vs FC Bern |
| Average home league attendance | 3,833 |
The FC Basel 1933–34 season was the forty-first season since the club was foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club chairman Franz Rinderer, who was the president for the third consecutive period.
Overview
The Austrian trainer Karl Kurz remained trainer for his second season and fellow Austrian Josef Haist was is co-trainer. Kurz was ill with leukaemia and his condition worsened. He died because of his illness during the evening of 26 November 1933, only hours the team's victory in the away game against Blue Stars Zürich. He was 35 years old. Josef Haist then took over the job as head coach.[1]
Basel played a total of 46 matches in their 1933–34 season. 30 of these matches were in the domestic league Nationalliga, four in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly matches. Of these 12 friendlies seven were played in the Landhof, three other games were also played in Switzerland and three were played in France. Of the friendly games, seven ended with a victory and four ended with a defeat.[2]
The 1933–34 Nationalliga was reformed. The top division was no longer divided into two groups, but for the first time, all teams were in one group. The second tier league remained with two regional groups. The championship was contested by 16 teams and was played in a double round robin, gaining two points for a victory and one for a draw. The three bottom-placed teams would be relegated. Basel started the season well, winning six of the first nine games, suffering only one defeat. Following the death of trainer Kurz the team was disorientated, losing five of the next seven matches and thus losing contact with the two top teams. Then in March Basel caught their form and improved again to finish their Nationalliga season in fifth position in the table, with 15 victories from the 30 games and 36 points.[3] Servette won the championship with 49 points, three points ahead of Grasshopper Club. Urania Genève Sport, FC Blue Stars Zürich and FC Zürich suffered relegation.[4]
In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home against and defeated lower tier Solothurn. In the second round away against Lausanne-Sport winning 3–1 and third round at home against local rivals Nordstern Basel winning by three goals to one. Then in the quarter-final on 4 February 1934 Basel were defeated by Locarno and that fits, timely, completely into the entire picture of the seasons evolution. Grasshopper Club won the cup beating Servette 2–0, thanks to an own goal and a goal from Federico Schott.[5]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1933–34. The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 6 August 1933 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.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
| 6 August 1933 Pre-season | RC Strasbourg  | 2–3 | Basel | Strasbourg |
 39' (1:1)Keller 50' (2:1) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Haftl 52' (2:2) Haftl 60' (2:3) Greiner |
| 13 August 1933 Pre-season | Luzern | 2–4 | Basel | Tribschen, Luzern |
| Brönnimann (1x) Treier (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Greiner (2x) Meyer |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 20 August 1933 Pre-season | Biel-Bienne | 3–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Jennings (1:2) Rahmen (2:2)Rahmen (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Wesely (0:2) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 23 August 1933 Pre-season | Kreuzlingen | 2–3 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| Stadler (1:0) Stadler (2:1) |
Summary | 30' (1;1) Haftl (2:2) (2:3) Haftl |
Attendance: Stadion an der Konstanzerstrasse, Kreuzlingen Referee: |
Mid-season
| 24 September 1932 Mid-season | Basel | 7–0 | Black Stars Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| Hufschmid (1:0) Wesely (2:0)Haftl (3:0)Hufschmid (4:0)Hufschmid (5:0)Hufschmid (6:0)Haftl (7:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: Pollitz Basel |
| 19 November 1933 Mid-season | FC Porrentruy | 0–10 | Basel | Porrentruy |
| Summary | |
| 3 December 1933 Mid-season | Basel | 3–9 |  Ferencvárosi TC | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Wesely (1:8) Wesely (2:9)Haftl (3:9) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Sárosi 9' (0:2) Kemény 23' (0:3) Kemény 24' (0:4) Toldi 52' (0:5) Toldi (0:6) Takács (0:7) Kemény 70' (0:8) Toldi (1:9) Sárosi |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 24 March 1934 Mid-season | Basel | 2–3 | 33 FC Budai | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Haftl (1x) Wesely (1x) |
Summary | (2x) Remmer (1x) Poszony |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: H. Neumann Basel |
| 1 April 1934 Mid-season | Valenciennes | v | Basel | Valenciennes |
| [ Summary] |
| 7 April 1934 Mid-season | Basel | 1–7 |  VfB Leipzig | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Chloupek (pen.) |
Summary | (3x) Grosse (2x) Lindemann (2x) Schön |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: H. Neumann Basel |
| 10 May 1934 Mid-season | Basel | 1–2 | Freiburger FC | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:45 | Haftl 28' (1:1) |
Summary | 10' (0:1) Reinecke 90' (o.g. 1:2) |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Müry Basel |
| 6 June 1934 Mid-season | Basel | 5–2 | Bocskai FC | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:45 | Müller 4' (1:0) Clunas 10' (2:0)Jaeck 64' (pen. 3:0)Clunas 65' (4:0)Haftl 75' (5:1) |
Summary | (4:1) Vince 73' (pen. 5:2) Markos |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Traub Basel |
Nationalliga
Matches
| 27 August 1933 Round 1 | Locarno | 3–3 | Basel | Stadio del Lido, Locarno |
| Signorini 17' (1:0) Signorini 36' (2:1)Stalder 50' (3:1) |
Summary | 32' (1:1) Haftl 55' (3:2) Wesely 85' (3:3) Jaeck |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
| 3 September 1933 Round 2 | Basel | 3–1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:15 | Schlecht 26' (1:0) Wesely (2:0)Schlecht 75' (3:1) |
Summary | 50' (2:1) Amdado |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Schrumpf Zürich |
| 10 September 1933 Round 3 | Basel | 3–0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck 47' (1:0) Jaeck 51' (2:0)Schlecht (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 8 October 1933 Round 4 | Basel | 4–1 | Concordia Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 13:15 | Haftl (3x) Hufschmid (1x) |
Summary | (pen.) Faszinek |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Fischer Bern |
| 15 October 1933 Round 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 6–5 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex, Geneva |
| Neury 6' (1:0) Buchoux 46' (2:3)Zila 49' (3:3)Neury (4:5)Zila (5:5)Drozda (6:5) |
Summary | (pen. 1:1) Jaeck 29' (1:2) Hufschmid 32' (1:3) Hufschmid 50' (pen. 3:4) Jaeck 52' (3:5) Haftl |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 22 October 1933 Round 6 | Basel | 2–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck (pen. 1:1) Schlecht (2:1) |
Summary | (0:1) Szabo |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 29 October 1933 Round 7 | Basel | 4–0 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Borecký 24' (1:0) Jaeck 62' (pen. 2:0)Müller 64' (3:0)Schlecht (4:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich |
| 12 November 1933 Round 8 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Schicker 70' (1:1) |
Summary | 65' (0:1) Jaeck |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
| 26 November 1933 Round 9 | Blue Stars Zürich | 1–5 | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| 14:45 | Kohler (1:5) |
Summary | 51' (0:1) Jaeck 60' (0:2) Haftl 64' (0:3) Hummel 85' (0:4) Haftl 86' (0:5) Hummel |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 17 December 1933 Round 10 | Basel | 2–5 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Haftl (1:1) Müller (2:3) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Snopek 22' (1:2) Snopek (1:3) Snopek 75' (2:4) Müller 83' (2:5) Diebold |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 24 December 1933 Round 11 | Grasshopper Club | 3–0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Xam 56' (1:0) Trello 58' (2:0)Trello 79' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schwaar Biel/Bienne |
| 31 December 1933 Round 12 | Basel | 3–1 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl (1:0) Jaeck (2:0)Jaeck (3:0) |
Summary | 72' (3:1) Gilardoni |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 7 January 1934 Round 13 | Biel-Bienne | 8–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Grünfeld 20' (1:0) Karcher 25' (2:0)Fascinek (3:0)von Känel (4:0)Fascinek (5:1)Binder (pen. 6:1)Rahmen (7:1)Karcher (8:1) |
Summary | (4:1) Jaeck |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Schrumpf Zürich |
| 14 January 1934 Round 14 | Lausanne-Sport | 2–2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Spagnoli (1x) Jäggi (IV) (1x) |
Summary | (1x) Schlecht (1x) Haftl |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 21 January 1934 Round 15 | FC Bern | 3–2 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Townley 30' (1:0) Bösch (2:0)Bösch (3:1) |
Summary | (2:1) Haftl 89' (3:2) Haftl |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| Round 16 | Basel | A–A | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
| [ Summary] | ||||
| Note: Abandoned, with the score at 2–1, due to bad weather. Replayed in March | ||||
| 18 February 1934 Round 17 | Servette | 3–2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 14:45 | Tax 46' (1:2) Passello 75' (2:2)Kielholz 85' (3:2) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Jaeck (0:2) Wesely |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 25 February 1934 Round 18 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 14:30 | Grünfeld 5' (1:0) Volentik (I) (2:2) |
Summary | 6' (1:1) Hufschmid (1:2) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Allemann Biel/Bienne |
| 11 March 1934 Round 16 | Basel | 7–1 | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl (1:0) Haftl (2:0)Müller 45' (3:0)Haftl (4:0) (o.g. 5:1)Wesely (6:1)Haftl (7:1) |
Summary | (4:1) Pinter |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| Round 19 | Concordia Basel | P–P | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| [ Summary] | ||||
| Note: Played on 15 April. | ||||
| Round 20 | Basel | P–P | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| [ Summary] | ||||
| Note: Played on 8 April | ||||
| 18 March 1934 Round 21 | Nordstern Basel | 1–4 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Büche (1:1) |
Summary | 12' (0:1) Hufschmid 29' (1:2) 80' (o.g. 1:3) (1:4) Haftl |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 8 April 1934 Round 20 | Basel | 2–2 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 5' (1:0) Müller 44' (2:2) |
Summary | 28' (1:1) Buchoux 41' (1:2) Campana |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 15 April 1934 Round 19 | Concordia Basel | 0–3 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 7' (1:0) Schlecht 10' (0:2) Greiner 68' (0:3) Greiner |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 22 April 1934 Round 22 | Zürich | 2–4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:00 | Baumeister 3' (1:0) Cay 25' (2:2) |
Summary | 20' (1:1) Schlecht 52' (1:2) (2:3) Müller 89' (2:4) Haftl |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
| Round 23 | Basel | P–P | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| [ Summary] | ||||
| Note: Played at the end of the season | ||||
| 29 April 1934 Round 27 | Lugano | 3–2 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Amado 50' (1:1) Kovacz 55' (2:1)Donizetti (3:1) |
Summary | 25' (0:1) Schlecht 75' (3:2) Jaeck |
Attendance: 3.000 Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 1 May 1934 Round 28 | Basel | 6–2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Wesely 12' (1:0) Haftl 46' (2:1)Hufschmid 49' (3:1)Haftl 54' (pen 4:1)Wesely 70' (5:1)Haftl (6:2) |
Summary | 30' (1:1) Karcher 52' Rahmen |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 6 May 1934 Round 24 | Basel | 8–2 | Blue Stars Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:1 | Haftl 17' (1:0) Haftl 30' (2:0)Schlecht (3:0)Müller (4:0)Haftl 51' (5:0)Hufschmid 53' (6:0)Müller 54' (7:0)Haftl 68' (8:1) |
Summary | 55' (7:1) Schmid 80' (8:2) Suter |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 15 May 1934 Round 25 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2–0 | Basel | Förrlibuck, Zürich |
| 15:45 | Cabrini 65' (1:0) Frigerio 70' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dagon Solothurn |
| 19 May 1934 Round 26 | Basel | 1–2 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Jaeck 65' (1:1) |
Summary | 43' (0:1) Rohr 70' (pen. 1:2) Trello |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 17 June 1934 Round 29 | Basel | 2–2 | Lausanne-Sport | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 13:30 | Schlecht 30' (1:1) Wesely 35' (2:1) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Spagnoli 48' (o.g. 2:2) Hummel |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern |
| 24 June 1934 Round 30 | Basel | 3–2 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck (pen. 1:2) Wesely (2:2)Jaeck (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Kipp (0:2) Bossi |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Iseli Biel/Bienne |
| 30 June 1934 Round 23 | Basel | 3–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Müller (1_1) Haftl 66' (2:2)Schlecht 75' (3:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Hediger 57' (1:2) Hediger |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Meyer Lausanne |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Servette FC Genève | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 100 | 29 | +71 | 49 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 100 | 39 | +61 | 46 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 3 | FC Lugano | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 38 | |
| 4 | FC Bern | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 63 | +18 | 38 | |
| 5 | FC Basel | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 64 | +25 | 36 | |
| 6 | Lausanne Sports | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 67 | +22 | 35 | |
| 7 | FC Biel | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 32 | |
| 8 | FC Nordstern Basel | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | BSC Young Boys | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 30 | |
| 10 | FC Concordia Basel | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 | FC Locarno | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 25 | |
| 13 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 23 | |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 57 | 85 | −28 | 22 | Relegated |
| 15 | FC Blue Stars Zürich | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 100 | −63 | 11 | |
| 16 | FC Zürich | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 96 | −69 | 10 |
Swiss Cup
| 1 October 1933 1st principal round | Basel | 8–0 | Solothurn | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Haftl (1:0) Jaeck (2:0)Schlecht (3:0)Müller 35' (4:0)Haftl (5:0)Jaeck (pen. 6:0)Hufschmid 75' (7:0)Hufschmid (8:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 5 November 1933 Round 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 1–3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 14:30 | Spagnoli (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Haftl (0:2) Wesely (1:3) Müller |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Spengler Olten |
| 10 December 1933 Round 3 | Basel | 3–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl 42' (1:1) Haftl (2:1)Haftl 78' (3:1) |
Summary | 26' (0:1) Clunas |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 4 February 1934 Quarter-final | Basel | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Locarno | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Jaeck (1:2) Haftl 57' (2:2)Haftl (3:2) |
Summary | 26' (0:1) Pomi 32' (0:2) 80' (3:3) (3:4) Pinter |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
See also
References
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Karl Kurz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1933/34". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Saison 1933/34". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin, Peter Kungler. "Switzerland 1933/34". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1933/34". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB team 1933–34 at fcb-archiv.ch
External links
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