1920–21 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1919–20 football season
FC Basel
1919–20 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Franz Rinderer
First team coachWalter Dietrich
(as team captain)
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: 7th
Top goalscorerLeague: Karl Wüthrich (8)
All: Karl Wüthrich (28)
Highest home attendancen/a
Lowest home attendancen/a

The FC Basel 1920–21 season was their twenty-eighth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Franz Rinderer who took over from Bernard Klingelfuss. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

Overview

Walter Dietrich was team captain and acted as coach. Basel played a total of 40 matches in their 1919–20 season, scoring 80 goals and conceded 62. 14 of these matches plus the playoff were in the domestic league and the other 25 were friendly matches.

Of these 25 friendlies, 13 were played against German teams, one was against AS Strasbourg and one was against Juventus. The game against Juventus was played in the Olympique de la Pontaise. Just before the end of the season Basel made a tour of north Germany and played three games in four days against Hannover 96, Victoria Hamburg and Kieler SV Holstein. 10 were home games played in the Landhof and 15 were away games. 15 of these games ended with a victory, six were drawn and only four ended with a defeat. In these test games Basel scored a total of 60 goals and conceded 33.[1] Otto Kuhn played in 24 of these games scoring 13 times and Karl Wüthrich played in 19 test games scoring 20 times, which means that these two players scored more than half of the team's goals.

The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1920–21, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were the two teams from the capital, Young Boys Bern and FC Bern as well as Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne.

As opposed to the good results in the friendly games, Basel played a very bad season. Eight of the first ten games ended in a defeat, in fact the first victory was the eleventh round match against FC Bern. Basel only moved off the last position in the league table because they won the playoff against Luzern. They ended the season in second last position with just six points. They only won two championship matches, drawing two and suffering ten defeats. In their 14 games Basel scored just 18 goals and conceded 29. Karl Wüthrich was the team's top league goal scorer with 8 goals.[2] The reigning champions Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals. Despite the victory against Servette, the Young Boys lost 3–1 against Grasshopper Club who therefore became the new Swiss champions.[3]

Players

Squad members

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 Arthur Fahr
— GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Zorzotti (III)
— DF   Karl Kroepfli
— DF Switzerland SUI Hermann Moll
— DF Austria AUT Gustav Putzendopler (I)
— DF Switzerland SUI Peter Riesterer
— MF Switzerland SUI Walter Rupprecht
— MF Switzerland SUI Emil Hasler
— MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Kaltenbach
— MF Switzerland SUI Jakob Känzig
— MF Switzerland SUI Otto Kuhn
— MF Austria AUT Karl Putzendopler (II)
— MF Switzerland SUI Fritz
— MF Switzerland SUI Ruppli
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Bielser
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Switzerland SUI Fritz Bucco
— FW   Gustav Buser
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Dietrich
— FW Switzerland SUI Paul Dietz (II)
— FW Switzerland SUI Jules Düblin
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Galler (I)
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Ibach
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Lott (I)
— DF Switzerland SUI Müller
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Rudin
— FW Hungary HUN Alfréd Schaffer
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Wüthrich
—   Albert Albrecht
— MF   Galler (II)
—   Willy Geiser

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid season

Basel Switzerland v Germany Karlsruher FV
21 August 1920 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2–7 Germany Karlsruher FV Landhof, Basel
17:15 Kuhn 48' (1:2)
Schaffer (2:4)		 Summary 27' (0:1) Würzburger
(0:2)
(1:3)
(1:4)
(2:5)
(2:6)
(2:7)		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Schenker Basel
Cantonal Neuchâtel FC Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
29 August 1920 Pre-season Cantonal Neuchâtel FC Switzerland 1–3 Switzerland Basel Parc des Sports Colombier
14:30 Summary Schaffer
Schaffer
Schaffer
Servette Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
4 September 1920 Pre-season Servette Switzerland 2–4 Switzerland Basel Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds
16:00 (1:0)
(2:0)		 Summary (2:1) Schaffer
(2:2) Schaffer
(2:3) Müller
(2:4) Putzendopler (II)		 Referee: Switzerland John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds
Étoile-Sporting Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
5 September 1920 Pre-season Étoile-Sporting Switzerland 0–0 Switzerland Basel Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds
16:00 Summary Referee: Switzerland Guido Eichenberger Bern
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland St. Gallen
9 September 1920 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
10:30 Putzendopler (I) 50' (1:0) Summary 60' (1:1) Angehrn Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Schenker Basel
Juventus Italy v Switzerland Basel
19 September 1920 Pre-season Juventus Italy 1–3 Switzerland Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
13:45 Giriodi (1:3) Summary (0:1) Putzendopler (I)
(0:2) Putzendopler (I)
(0:3) Schaffer		 Referee: Switzerland Humberset
Note: In the last minute of the game, Juventus was awarded a penalty. It hits the post and the rebound was shot in by Blando. The referee decides on offside, but changes his mind afterwards. It is not known whether Basel won 3–1 or 3–2 (source: SFAZ).
Grasshopper Club Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
20 September 1920 Pre-season Grasshopper Club Switzerland 1–2 Switzerland Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30 Martenet (1:2) Summary (0:1) Schaffer
(0:2) Schaffer		 Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Humberset
Freiburger FC Germany v Switzerland Basel
7 November 1920 Mid-season Freiburger FC Germany 0–0 Switzerland Basel Freiburg
Summary
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Cantonal Neuchâtel FC
12 December 1920 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 2–1 Switzerland Cantonal Neuchâtel FC Landhof, Basel
14:30 Dietrich (1:0)
Wüthrich (2:0)		 Summary (2:1) Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Rinderer Basel

Winter break and mid-season

1. FC Nürnberg Germany v Switzerland Basel
25 December 1920 Winter break 1. FC Nürnberg Germany 2–0 Switzerland Basel Nürnberg
Böss (1:0)
Träg (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Basel Switzerland v Germany Freiburger FC
1 January 1921 Winter break Basel Switzerland 2–3 Germany Freiburger FC Landhof, Basel
14:30 Albicker (I) (1:0)
Albicker (I) (2:2)		 Summary (1:1) Nicolsen
(1:2) Fuchs
(o.g. 2:3) Kuhn		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Felix Herren Basel
AS Strasbourg France v Switzerland Basel
9 January 1921 Winter break AS Strasbourg France 2–5 Switzerland Basel Strassbourg
14:15 (1:2)
(2:4)		 Summary (0:1) Kuhn
(0:2) Kuhn
(1:3) Dietz (II)
(1:4) Dietz (II)
(2:5) Riesterer		 Attendance: 2.000
Basel Switzerland v Germany 1. FC Pforzheim
23 January 1921 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3–1 Germany 1. FC Pforzheim Landhof, Basel
14:45 Kuhn (pen. 1:0)
Wüthrich (2:0)
Wüthrich (3:1)		 Summary (2:1) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Winterthur Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
13 February 1921 Mid-season Winterthur Switzerland 1–3 Switzerland Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
Kuhn (pen. 1:3) Summary (0:1) Dietz (II)
(0:2) Wüthrich
(0:3) Wüthrich		 Attendance: 600
Referee: Switzerland Koblet Winterthur
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Servette
27 February 1921 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 4–2 Switzerland Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich (1:0)
Wüthrich (2:0)
Wüthrich (3:1)
Wüthrich (4:1)		 Summary 30' (pen. 1:2) Wyss (I)
(4:2)		 Attendance: 1.500
Referee: Switzerland Felix Herren Basel
Servette Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
6 March 1921 Mid-season Servette Switzerland 1–3 Switzerland Basel Parc des Sports, Genf
14:45 Wyss (I) 60' (1:1) Summary 58' (0:1) Dietz (II)
(1:2) Wüthrich
80' (1:3) Dietz (II)		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Epiney Genf
Hannover 96 Germany v Switzerland Basel
25 March 1921 Mid-season Hannover 96 Germany 0–4 Switzerland Basel Hannover
Summary Wüthrich
Wüthrich
Wüthrich
Kuhn		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Victoria Hamburg Germany v Switzerland Basel
26 March 1921 Mid-season Victoria Hamburg Germany 2–2 Switzerland Basel Hamburg

 Summary Wüthrich
Wüthrich		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Kieler SV Holstein Germany v Switzerland Basel
28 March 1921 Mid-season Kieler SV Holstein Germany 1–1 Switzerland Basel Holstein-Stadion, Kiel
5' (1:0) Summary 70' (1:1) Dietz (II) Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds
8 May 1921 End of season Basel Switzerland 4–1 Switzerland La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kuhn 15' (1:0)
Wüthrich 16' (2:0)
Kuhn 30' (3:0)
Bucco (4:1)		 Summary 40' (3:1) Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Schenker Basel
SG Germania Wiesbaden Germany v Switzerland Basel
15 May 1921 End of season SG Germania Wiesbaden Germany 2–3 Switzerland Basel Wiesbaden

 Summary Kuhn
Kuhn
Dietrich		 Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
1. FSV Mainz 05 Germany v Switzerland Basel
16 May 1921 End of season 1. FSV Mainz 05 Germany 0–0 Switzerland Basel Mainz
Summary Referee: Germany Emmerich Köln
Basel Switzerland v Germany Karlsruher FV
29 May 1921 End of season Basel Switzerland 6–0 Germany Karlsruher FV Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich 12' (1:0)
Kuhn (2:0)
Kuhn (3:0)
Wüthrich (4:0)
Kuhn (5:0)
Kroepfli (6:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Schenker Basel
Basel Switzerland v Germany Wacker München
12 June 1921 End of season Basel Switzerland 3–0 Germany Wacker München Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kuhn 41' (1:0)
Wüthrich 56' (2:0)
Wüthrich 85' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Basel Switzerland v Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
19 June 1921 End of season Basel Switzerland 0–1 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary 44' (0:1) Träg Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel

Serie A

Central Group results

Young Boys v Basel
26 September 1920 Round 1 Young Boys 4–1 Basel Kasernenmatte, Bern
15:00 Dasen (1:1)
Funk (II) (2:1)
Dasen (3:1)
Funk (II) (4:1)		 Summary (0:1) Putzendopler (I) Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Basel v Aarau
3 October 1920 Round 2 Basel 2–2 Aarau Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich (1:2)
Dietrich (2:2)		 Summary (0:1) Näf
(0:2) Märki		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Weber
Old Boys v Basel
10 October 1920 Round 3 Old Boys 3–2 Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
15:00 Röscher (1:1)
Wionsowsky (2:1)
Merkt (3:2)		 Summary 3' (pen. 0:1) Wüthrich
(pen. 2:2) Wüthrich		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
Basel v Nordstern Basel
24 October 1921 Round 4 Basel 1–1 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser (1:0) Summary (1:1) Rölle Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Hungary László Balint Zürich
Luzern v Basel
31 October 1920 Round 5 Luzern 2–1 Basel Tribschen, Luzern
Sormani (1:0)
Hunziker (2:1)		 Summary (1:1) Kaltenbach Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Maurer Zürich
Basel v Biel-Bienne
14 November 1921 Round 6 Basel 0–2 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary (pen. 0:1) Toth
(0:2) Toth		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
FC Bern v Basel
28 November 1920 Round 7 FC Bern 2–0 Basel Kirchenfeld, Bern
15:00 Küng 25' (1:0)
Brandt (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Müller Winterthur
Basel v Young Boys
5 December 1920 Round 8 Basel 0–1 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary (0:1) Osterwalder Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
Aarau v Basel
19 December 1920 Round 9 Aarau 3–1 Basel Schachen, Aarau
Diggelmann 26' (1:0)
Märki 81' (2:0)
Märki 86' (3:0)		 Summary (3:1) Putzendopler (II) Referee: Switzerland
Nordstern Basel v Basel
16 January 1921 Round 10 Nordstern Basel 3–2 Basel Landhof, Basel
14:45 Rölle (1:1)
Meier (2:1)
Rölle (pen. 3:1)		 Summary (0:1) Dietz (II)
(3:2) Riesterer		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Ruegg Thalwil
Basel v FC Bern
30 January 1921 Round 11 Basel 3–0 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich (1:0)
Kuhn (2:0)
Kuhn (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle Basel
Biel-Bienne v Basel
13 March 1921 Round 12 Biel-Bienne 1–0 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Minder (1:0) Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Ducrest Fribourg
Basel v Old Boys
20 March 1921 Round 13 Basel 1–4 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich (pen. 1:2) Summary 2' (0:1) Kalt
(0:2) Wionsowsky
(1:3) Wionsowsky
(1:4) Dürr		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Reich Winterthur
Basel v Luzern
17 April 1921 Round 14 Basel 4–1 Luzern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kuhn (1:0)
Wüthrich (pen. 2:1)
Wüthrich (3:1)
Kuhn (4:1)		 Summary (1:1) Gross Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Guido Eichenberger Bern

Last-place play-off

Basel v Luzern
1 May 1921 Playoff Basel 2–0 Luzern Landhof, Basel
Wüthrich 12' (1:0)
Kuhn 66' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: Schachen, Aarau
Referee: Switzerland Edm. Dizerens Lausanne

Central Group league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys 15 9 4 2 30 15 +15 22 Advance to finals
2 Old Boys 15 9 2 4 32 22 +10 20
3 Biel-Bienne 14 7 5 2 26 12 +14 19
4 Nordstern Basel 14 6 4 4 23 17 +6 16
5 FC Bern 14 5 3 6 26 30 −4 13
6 Aarau 14 3 6 5 13 20 −7 12
7 Basel 15 3 2 10 20 29 −9 8 Seventh place after play-off
8 Luzern 15 2 2 11 17 42 −25 6 To promotion/relegation play-off
Source: rsssf.com

See also

References

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison=1920/21". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Serie A - Zentralschweiz". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ RSSSF. "Switzerland 1920/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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 1920–21 at fcb-archiv.ch
  • Switzerland 1920-21 at RSSSF

External links

  • FC Basel official site
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