1961–62 FC Basel season

{{Infobox football club season

| club = FC Basel

| logo =

| season = 1961–62

| manager = {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jiří Sobotka

| chairman = {{Flagicon|SUI}} Ernst Weber

| stdtitle = Ground

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| league = Nationalliga A

| league result = 5th

| cup1 = Swiss Cup

| cup1 result = Quarter-final

| cup2 = International Football Cup

| cup2 result = Group stage

| league topscorer = Markus Pfirter (9)

| season topscorer = Josef Hügi (15)

| highest attendance = 14,000 on 15 October 1961
vs Servette

| lowest attendance = 1,500 on 4 March 1962
vs Fribourg

| average attendance = 6,038

| prevseason = 1960–61

| nextseason = 1962–63

}}

The 1961–62 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 68th season in their existence. It was their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football following their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Ernst Weber was the club's chairman for the third consecutive season.

Overview

=Pre-season=

The former Czechoslovak footballer Jiří Sobotka was appointed as Basel's new team manager. Sobotka had been manager for La Chaux-de-Fonds from 1946 to 1959 and during this time had won the championship twice and the cup competition five times. He was manager for Feyenoord from 1959 to 1961 and had won the Dutch League with them in the season before he was hired by Basel. A number of older players left the squad. But quite a few new youngster were brought in to cover these empty places and Sobotka was well known for his work with the younger players. In fact all the new youngsters that joined the club lived within just a few minutes bus or tram ride from the Landhof stadium: Heinz Blumer lived in Reinach and advanced up from the junior team, local man Peter Füri joined the club from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Markus Pfirter joined from Concordia Basel, Otto Ludwig returned from Old Boys, Roland Denicola lived in Allschwil, René Burri in Birsfelden, Wilfried Fritz in Kandern and Hans-Ruedi Günthardt lived in Basel.{{citation | first = Josef | last = Zindel | year = 2018 | title = Die ersten 125 Jahre | work = Konstanz als Erfolgsrezept, Page 58 | publisher = Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel }}

Basel played a total of 44 games this season. Of these 44 matches 26 were in the domestic league, four were in the Swiss Cup, six were in the newly formed International Football Cup and eight were friendly matches. Of these eight friendly games four were played at home and four away from home. Four games ended in a victory, three were drawn and one ended in a defeat. The friendly match against 1. FC Köln at the end of the season was one of the highlights of these test games, it ended in a 4–4 draw. This was the farewell game for Josef Hügi who was moving on to play for Zürich the following season. René Burri, Roberto Frigerio twice and Hügi himself scored the goals for Basel. Karl-Heinz Thielen, Christian Müller, Breuer and Helmut Benthaus scored the goals for Köln. 14,000 spectators paid their entrance tickets to see the game, much needed money because the club was suffering under a bad financial situation at that time. An interesting point to note was the contact that was made between the club's chairman, Ernst Weber, and the scorer of the final goal of the match, Benthaus. This contact would come in handy a few years later.{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/bilanz?saison=1961/62 | title = Bilanz Saison 1961/62 | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2019-11-16}}

=International Football Cup=

Basel were appointed as one of four Swiss representatives in the newly founded IFC. The 1961–62 International Football Cup took place during the summer break. Basel played in Group B4 together with Sparta Rotterdam, IF Elfsborg and SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin but finished the group in the bottom position.{{cite web | first = Pawel | last = Mogielnicki| url = http://www.mogiel.net/EC/intertoto-history/1961.php | title = Intertoto Cup 1961/62 | publisher = Pawel Mogielnicki | access-date = 2019-11-16}}

=Domestic league=

Fourteen teams contested the 1960–61 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Lugano and Schaffhausen. The Championship was played in a double round-robin, the champions were to be qualified for 1962–63 European Cup and the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. The team played a mediocre season, but not much more was expected from the young team, manager Jiří Sobotka was forming the team for the future seasons. Basel finished the season in the mid-field region of the league table in 7th position with 28 points, 12 points behind Servette who won the championship for the second time in a row. Basel won ten games, drew eight and were defeated eight times. Youngster Markus Pfirter was the team's top league goal scorer with nine goals and oldie Josef Hügi scored eight times that season.{{cite web | last = Erik Garin | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html | title = Nationalliga A 1960/61| publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2019-11-16}}

=Swiss Cup=

Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn at home against third tier club SR Delémont. Despite being 0–2 in arrear early in the game, they came back to win 3–2. In the fourth round they faced fourth tier local club FC Breite, with ex-FCB player Hans Hügi (who had retired from active football) in another home game. Older brother Hügi (I) defended against younger brother Hügi (II), but younger brother won the duel and scored two of the goals as Basel won 3–0 to continue to the next round. In the fifth round Basel won due to an own goal against Zürich, but in the quarter-final they were defeated by Bellinzona, who continued to the final, but here they were defeated by cup winners Lausanne-Sport after extra time.{{cite web | last = Erik Garin | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit62.html | title = Switzerland 1961/62 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | access-date = 2019-11-16}}

Players

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the 1961–62 season. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 20 August 1961 but subsequently left the club after that date.

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=GK |name=Hans-Ruedi Günthardt |other=}}

{{Fs player|no= 1 |nat= SUI |pos=GK |name=Kurt Stettler |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Heinz Blumer |other= new }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=René Burri |other=from FC Birsfelden }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Peter Füri |other=from La Chaux-de-Fonds }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Markus Pfirter |other= from Concordia Basel}}

{{Fs player|no= 3 |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Bruno Michaud |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Hanspeter Stocker |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Hansruedi Herr |other=from reserve team }}

{{Fs player|no= 6 |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Carlo Porlezza |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= 7 |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Fernando Von Krannichfeldt |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Rudolf Rickenbacher|other=only IFC }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=Roland Denicola |other=new }}

{{Fs player|no= 9 |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=Josef Hügi (II)|other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= GER |pos=MF |name=Otto Ludwig |other= from Old Boys }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=Hansueli Oberer|other= }}

{{Fs player|no= 11 |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=Paul Speidel|other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= HUN |pos=FW |name=Ferenc Stockbauer|other=only UFC }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Niklaus Stöckli |other=from reserve team }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Wolfgang Walther |other=new }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= GER |pos=MF |name=Wilfried Fritz |other=new }}

;Players who left the squad

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=Ulrich Vetsch |other=retired }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Jean-Louis Gygax |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= GER |pos=MF |name=Gerhard Siedl |other=to AZ Alkmaar }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Jean-Claude Bourgnon|other= }}

{{Fs player|no= 8 |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=Bernhard Chenaux |other= }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Antonio Danani |other=to FC Moutier }}

{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=Claus-Dieter Tabel |other=to reserve team }}

Results

;Legend

= Friendly matches =

== Preseason ==

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| round = Pre-season

| date = July 1961

| time =

| team1 = Tus Lörrach-Stetten {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 0 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24448 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lörrach

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = D

| note = Anniversary game 50 years Lörrach-Stetten

}}

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| round = Pre-season

| date = 6 August 1961

| time =

| team1 = Aarau {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 3 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24443 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 = Fragnières {{goal||1x}}
Gribi {{goal||1x}}
Crivelli {{goal||pen. 1x}}

| goals2 = {{goal||1x}} Von Krannichfeldt
{{goal||1x}} Denicola

| stadium = Hügeli, Schöftland

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Gloor Schöftland

| result = L

}}

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| round = Pre-season

| date = 13 August 1961

| time =

| team1 = FC Klus-Balsthal {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 0 – 8

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24444 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}} {{goal||}}

| stadium = Mühlefeld, Balsthal

| attendance = 1,200

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach

| result = W

| note = Anniversary game 50 years FC Klus-Balsthal

}}

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| round = Pre-season

| date = 16 August 1961

| time = 18:30

| team1 = FC Riehen {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 2 – 6

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24445 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 = Bieri {{goal||1:3}}
Raes {{goal||pen. 2:4}}

| goals2 = {{goal||0:1}} Hügi (II)
{{goal|5|0:2}} Stocker
{{goal|35|0:3}} Hügi (II)
{{goal||1:4}} Hügi (II)
{{goal||2:5}} Wilfried Fritz
{{goal||pen. 2:6}} Hügi (II)

| stadium = Riehen

| attendance = 600

| referee =

| result = W

}}

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| round = Pre-season

| date = 22 August 1961

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 2 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24447 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Tel Aviv

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal||1x}}
Walther {{goal||1x}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli Luzern

| result = W

}}

== Winter break and end of season ==

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| round = Winter break

| date = 11 February 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 2 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24446 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Biel-Bienne

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal|1|1:0}}
Hügi (II) {{goal|58|2:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|85|2:1}} Rossbach

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 1,100

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Oettlin Basel

| result = W

}}

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| round = End of season

| date = 16 May 1962

| time = 18:15

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24450 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Scunthorpe United

| goals1 = Burri {{goal|31|1:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|65|1:1}}

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 2,400

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Gottfried Dienst Basel

| result = D

}}

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| round = End of season

| date = 22 May 1962

| time = 20:00

| team1 = Basel {{flagicon|SUI}}

| score = 4 – 4

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24449 Summary]

| team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FC Köln

| goals1 = Frigerio {{goal|27|1:2}}
Burri {{goal|38|2:3}}
Frigerio {{goal|82|3:3}}
Hügi (II) {{goal|83|4:3}}

| goals2 = {{goal|9|0:1}} Thielen
{{goal|22|0:2}} Müller
{{goal|34|1:3}} Breuer
{{goal|84|4:4}} Benthaus

| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

| attendance = 14,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} F. Schorer Interlaken

| result = D

| note = Farewell game for Josef Hügi. Guest player by Basel: Frigerio

}}

= Nationalliga A =

== League matches ==

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| round = Round 1

| date = 20 August 1961

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24451 Summary]

| team2 = Biel-Bienne

| goals1 = Blumer {{goal|41|1:0}}
Blumer {{goal|47|2:0}}
Von Krannichfeldt {{goal|72|3:2}}
Walther {{goal|78|4:2}}

| goals2 = {{goal|49|2:1}} Koller
{{goal|55|2:2}} Rossbach

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} D. Mellet Lausanne

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 2

| date = 27 August 1961

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Lausanne-Sport

| score = 6 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24452 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Glisovic {{goal|40|1:0}}
Glisovic {{goal|48|2:0}}
Vonlanden {{goal|54|pen. 3:0}}
Glisovic {{goal|60|4:0}}
Hosp {{goal|73|5:0}}
Armbruster {{goal|74|6:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|77|6:1}} Weber

| stadium = Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne

| attendance = 4,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Victor Werner Schicker Bern

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 3

| date = 2 September 1961

| time = 16:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24453 Summary]

| team2 = Schaffhausen

| goals1 = Stocker {{goal|23|1:0}}
Hügi (II) {{goal|63|2:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|57|1:1}} Akeret

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Albert Weber Lausanne

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 4

| date = 10 September 1961

| time =

| team1 = Grasshopper Club

| score = 4 – 3

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24454 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Vonburg {{goal|10|1:0}}
Dimmeler {{goal|63|2:3}}
Burger {{goal|78|3:3}}
Ghilard {{goal||4:3}}

| goals2 = {{goal|17|1:1}} Wilfried Fritz
{{goal|40|1:2}} Wilfried Fritz
{{goal|51|1:3}} Hügi (II)

| stadium = Hardturm, Zürich

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Roland David Lausanne

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 5

| date = 16 September 1961

| time = 16:15

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24455 Summary]

| team2 = Luzern

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal|1|1:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|13|1:1}} Lettl
{{goal|47|1:2}} Gerber

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Guinnard GletterensL

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 6

| date = 24 September 1961

| time =

| team1 = Fribourg

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24456 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Froidevaux {{goal|10|1:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|86|1:1}} Hügi (II)

| stadium = Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Victor Werner Schicker Bern

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 7

| date = 1 October 1961

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 0 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24457 Summary]

| team2 = Lugano

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal|50|0:1}} Ciani
{{goal|59|0:2}} Neuschäfer

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Albert Weber Lausanne

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 8

| date = 8 October 1961

| time =

| team1 = Grenchen

| score = 0 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24458 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Wilfried Fritz {{goal|80|0:1}}

| stadium = Stadion Brühl, Grenchen

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Schurr Interlaken

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 9

| date = 15 October 1961

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24459 Summary]

| team2 = Servette

| goals1 = Walther {{goal|47|1:0}}

| goals2 = Robbiani {{goal|70|1:1}}

| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

| attendance = 14,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Othmar Huber Thun

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 10

| date = 5 November 1961

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Young Fellows Zürich

| score = 1 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24460 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Niggeler {{goal|33|1:0}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli Luzern

| result = L

}}

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| round = Round 11

| date = 11 November 1961

| time = 18:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24461 Summary]

| team2 = Zürich

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal|23|1:1}}
Denicola {{goal|36|2:1}}
Pfirter {{goal|55|3:2}}
Blumer {{goal|84|4:2}}

| goals2 = {{goal|20|pen. 0:1}} Leimgruber
{{goal|43|2:2}} Fäh

| stadium = St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Victor Werner Schicker Bern

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 12

| date = 26 November 1961

| time =

| team1 = Young Boys

| score = 1 – 4

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24462 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Meier {{goal|63|1:4}}

| goals2 = {{goal|28|0:1}} Ludwig
{{goal|36|0:2}} Pfirter
{{goal|54|0:3}} Blumer
{{goal|63|0:4}} Ludwig

| stadium = Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

| attendance = 9,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli Luzern

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 13

| date = 3 December 1961

| time = 14:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 3 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24463 Summary]

| team2 = La Chaux-de-Fonds

| goals1 = Pfirter {{goal|11|1:1}}
Hügi (II) {{goal|19|2:1}}
Oberer {{goal|43|3:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|5|0:1}} Trivellin
{{goal|67|3:2}} Frigerio

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 7,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Othmar Huber Thun

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 14

| date = 10 December 1961

| time =

| team1 = Biel-Bienne

| score = 4 – 4

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24464 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Treuthardt {{goal|33|1:3}}
Bächler {{goal|60|2:3}}
Bächler {{goal|67|3:4}}
Bächler {{goal|85|4:4}}

| goals2 = {{goal|15|0:1}} Pfirter
{{goal|18|0:2}} Hügi (II)
{{goal|25|0:3}} Blumer
{{goal|67|o.g. 3:4}} Kehrli

| stadium = Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} D. Mellet Lausanne

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 15

| date = 17 December 1961

| time = 14:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 0 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24465 Summary]

| team2 = Lausanne-Sport

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 7,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} F. Schorer Interlaken

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 16

| date = 31 December 1961

| time =

| team1 = Schaffhausen

| score = 1 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24466 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Akeret {{goal|59|1:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|52|0:1}} Ludwig
{{goal|65|1:2}} Stocker

| stadium = Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen

| attendance = 2,300

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Helbling Uznach

| result = W

}}

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| round = Round 17

| date = 7 January 1962

| time =

| team1 = Basel

| score = P – P

| report = [ Summary]

| team2 = Grasshopper Club

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance =

| referee =

| result = P

}}

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| round = Round 18

| date = 25 February 1962

| time =

| team1 = Luzern

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24468 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Lettl {{goal|70|1:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|52|pen. 0:1}} Stocker

| stadium = Stadion Allmend, Luzern

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Josef Gulde St. Gallen

| result = D

}}

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| round = Round 19

| date = 4 March 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 4 – 3

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24469 Summary]

| team2 = Fribourg

| goals1 = Ludwig {{goal|18|1:0}}
Burri {{goal|30|2:1}}
Pfirter {{goal|56|3:1}}
Oberer {{goal|75|4:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|20|1:1}} Laurito
{{goal|85|4:2}} Bongard
{{goal|88|4:3}} Laurito

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 1.500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} D. Mellet Lausanne

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 20

| date = 11 March 1962

| time =

| team1 = Lugano

| score = 2 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24470 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Ciani {{goal|15|1:0}}
Ciani {{goal|30|2:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|27|1:1}} Pfirter
{{goal|60|2:2}} Füri

| stadium = Cornaredo, Lugano

| attendance = 2,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli Luzern

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 21

| date = 18 March 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24471 Summary]

| team2 = Grenchen

| goals1 = Stocker {{goal|71|pen. 1:1}}
Michaud {{goal|88|2:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|12|0:1}} Stutz

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 4,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Helbling Uznach

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 17

| date = 25 March 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24467 Summary]

| team2 = Grasshopper Club

| goals1 = Oberer {{goal|47|1:0}}
Oberer {{yel|}}

| goals2 = {{goal|66|1:1}} von Burg

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 7,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} D. Mellet Lausanne

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 22

| date = 1 April 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Servette

| score = 5 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24472 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Mantula {{goal|35|1:1}}
Robbiani {{goal|54|2:1}}
Bosson {{goal|64|3:1}}
Robbiani {{goal|65|4:1}}
Fatton {{goal|85|5:1}}

| goals2 = {{goal|23|0:1}} Ludwig

| stadium = Charmilles Stadium, Geneva

| attendance = 9,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Zürrer Feldmeilen

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 23

| date = 8 April 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 2 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24473 Summary]

| team2 = Young Fellows Zürich

| goals1 = Pfirter {{goal|28|1:0}}
Blumer {{goal|41|2:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|51|2:1}} Zimmermann
{{goal|75|2:2}} Zimmermann

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Schwab Neuchâtel

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 24

| date = 15 April 1962

| time =

| team1 = Zürich

| score = 4 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24474 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Brizzi {{goal|23|1:0}}
Brizzi {{goal|68|2:0}}
Brizzi {{goal|72|3:0}}
Martinelli {{goal|87|4:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|88|4:1}} Hügi (II)

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

| attendance = 6,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Strässle Steinach

| result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 25

| date = 29 April 1962

| time = 15:00

| team1 = Basel

| score = 6 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24475 Summary]

| team2 = Young Boys

| goals1 = Weber {{goal|27|1:0}}
Stocker {{goal|32|2:0}}
Pfirter {{goal|49|3:1}}
Burri {{goal|69|4:1}}
Pfirter {{goal|75|5:2}}
Weber {{goal|87|6:2}}

| goals2 = {{goal|39|2:1}} Schultheiss
{{goal|71|4:2}} Wechselberger

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 7,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Albert Weber Lausanne

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 26

| date = 5 May 1962

| time = 20:00

| team1 = La Chaux-de-Fonds

| score = 3 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24476 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Bertschi {{goal|8|1:0}}
Antenen {{goal|75|2:0}}
Wenger {{goal|89|3:0}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Helbling Uznach

| result = L

}}

== League table ==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|team1=SER|name_SER=Servette

|team2=LS |name_LS =Lausanne-Sport

|team3=CDF|name_CDF=La Chaux-de-Fonds

|team4=GCZ|name_GCZ=Grasshopper Club

|team5=YB |name_YB =Young Boys

|team6=LUC|name_LUC=Luzern

|team7=BAS|name_BAS=Basel

|team8=BB |name_BB =Biel-Bienne

|team9=ZÜR|name_ZÜR=Zürich

|team10=LUG|name_LUG=Lugano

|team11=GRE|name_GRE=Grenchen

|team12=YFZ|name_YFZ=Young Fellows Zürich

|team13=SCH|name_SCH=Schaffhausen

|team14=FRI|name_FRI=Fribourg

|col_A=green1|text_A=Swiss Champions, qualified for 1962–63 European Cup
and entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup

|result1=A

|col_C=yellow1|text_C=Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup

|result2=C

|col_I1=blue1|text_I1=Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup

|result3=I1

|col_I2=blue1|text_I2=Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup

|result5=I2

|col_I3=blue1|text_I3=Entered 1962–63 Intertoto Cup

|result7=I3

|col_R1=red1|text_R1=Relegated

|result13=R1

|col_R2=red1|text_R2=Relegated

|result14=R2

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist.html rsssf.com]

}}

= Swiss Cup =

{{football box collapsible

| round = 3rd principal round

| date = 22 October 1961

| time = 14:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 3 – 2

| aet = yes

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24477 Summary]

| team2 = SR Delémont

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal|47|1:2}}
Von Krannichfeldt {{goal|62|2:2}}
Blumer {{goal|101|3:2}}

| goals2 = {{goal|13|0:1}} Gassmann
{{goal|27|o.g. 0:2}} Weber

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 2,800

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Anton Bucheli Luzern

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 4

| date = 19 November 1961

| time = 14:30

| team1 = Basel

| score = 3 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24478 Summary]

| team2 = FC Breite

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal|55|1:0}}
Pfirter {{goal|78|2:0}}
Hügi (II) {{goal|80|3:0}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} A. Ceretti Biel/Bienne

| result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 5

| date = 14 January 1962

| time =

| team1 = Zürich

| score = 0 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24479 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal|88|o.g.}}

| stadium = Letzigrund, Zürich

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} Othmar Huber Thun

| result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Quarter-final

| date = 18 February 1962

| time =

| team1 = Bellinzona

| score = 1 – 0

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24480 Summary]

| team2 = Basel

| goals1 = Buzzin {{goal|75|1:0}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = {{flagicon|SUI}} F. Schorer Interlaken

| result = L

}}

= International Football Cup =

== Group B4 matches ==

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 1

| date = 17 June 1961

| time = 18:00

| team1 = Basel {{fbaicon|SUI}}

| score = 0 – 4

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24630 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|Netherlands}} Sparta Rotterdam

| goals1 =

| goals2 = {{goal||2x}} van Miert
{{goal||1x}} de Vries
{{goal||1x}}} Janssen

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Carl Erich Steiner Wien

| result = L

| note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 2

| date = 25 June 1961

| time =

| team1 = Elfsborg {{fbaicon|SWE}}

| score = 2 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24631 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 = Raaberg {{goal||1x}}
Larsson {{goal||1x}}

| goals2 = {{goal||1x}} Hügi (II)

| stadium = Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden

| attendance = 3,300

| referee = {{fbaicon|GER}} Johannes Malka Herten

| result = L

| note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 3

| date = 2 July 1961

| time =

| team1 = Tasmania Berlin {{fbaicon|FRG}}

| score = 1 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24632 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 = Rosenfeldt {{goal|7|1:0}}

| goals2 = {{goal|35|1:1}} Hügi (II)
{{goal|46|1:2}} Stocker

| stadium = Poststadion, Berlin

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = {{fbaicon|SWE}} Johanesson

| result = W

| note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 4

| date = 8 July 1961

| time = 18:30

| team1 = Basel {{fbaicon|SUI}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24633 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|FRG}} Tasmania Berlin

| goals1 = Speidel {{goal||1x}}

| goals2 = {{goal||1x o.g.}}

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Friedrich Seipelt

| result = D

| note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 5

| date = 15 July 1961

| time = 18:30

| team1 = Basel {{fbaicon|SUI}}

| score = 3 – 6

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24634 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SWE}} Elfsborg

| goals1 = Hügi (II) {{goal||1x}}
Von Krannichfeldt {{goal||1x}}
Walther {{goal||1x}}

| goals2 = {{goal||3x}} Larsson
{{goal||2x}} Raberg
{{goal||1x}} Bartholdsson

| stadium = Landhof, Basel

| attendance = 2,800

| referee = {{fbaicon|AUT}} Friedrich Mayer

| result = L

| note =

}}

{{football box collapsible

| round = Round 6

| date = 23 July 1961

| time =

| team1 = Sparta Rotterdam {{fbaicon|Netherlands}}

| score = 5 – 2

| report = [https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=24635 Summary]

| team2 = {{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel

| goals1 = Van Buuren {{goal|3|1:1}}
De Vries {{goal|19|2:1}}
Verhoeven {{goal|49|3:2}}
Bosselaar {{goal|58|4:2}}
Jansen {{goal|76|5:2}}

| goals2 = {{goal|2|0:1}} Hügi (II)
{{goal|31|2:2}} Burri

| stadium = Rotterdam

| attendance = 12,000

| referee = {{fbaicon|SWE}} Gösta Ackerborn

| result = L

| note =

}}

== Group table ==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|winpoints=2

|team1=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|NED}} Sparta Rotterdam

|team2=ELF|name_ELF={{flagicon|SWE}} Elfsborg

|team3=TAS|name_TAS={{flagicon|FRG}} Tasmania Berlin

|team4=BAS|name_BAS={{flagicon|SUI}} Basel

|match_SPA_ELF= 4–3

|match_SPA_TAS= 4–1

|match_SPA_BAS= 5–2

|match_ELF_SPA= 2–5

|match_ELF_TAS= 5–2

|match_ELF_BAS= 2–1

|match_TAS_SPA= 4–1

|match_TAS_ELF= 2–3

|match_TAS_BAS= 1–2

|match_BAS_SPA= 0–4

|match_BAS_ELF= 3–6

|match_BAS_TAS= 1–1

|col_GW=green3|text_GW=|status_text_GW=Advanced to quarter-finals

|result1=GW

|show_matches=y

|short_style=noflag

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Draw.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.mogiel.net/EC/intertoto-history/1961.php mogiel.net]

}}

References

Sources

Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. {{ISBN|978-3-7245-2305-5}}
[https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/kader?saison=1961/62 The FCB team 1961–62 at fcb-archiv.ch]
[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwit62.html Switzerland 1961–62 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]

External links

[http://www.fcb.ch FC Basel official site]

Category:FC Basel seasons

Basel

1961–62 FC Basel season

Overview

=Pre-season=

=International Football Cup=

=Domestic league=

=Swiss Cup=

Players

Results

= Friendly matches =

== Preseason ==

== Winter break and end of season ==

= Nationalliga A =

== League matches ==

== League table ==

= Swiss Cup =

= International Football Cup =

== Group B4 matches ==

== Group table ==

See also

References

Sources

External links