1929–30 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
1929–30 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Otto Kuhn
First team coachGyula Kertész
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: 1st
Final Stage: 4th
Swiss CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Alfred Schlecht (13)
All: Karl Bielser (19)
Highest home attendance7,000 on 8 December 1929
vs Young Boys
Lowest home attendance2,000 on 8 September 1929
vs Grenchen
Average home league attendance3,750

The FC Basel 1929–30 season was their thirty seventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club's new chairman was former player Otto Kuhn who took over the presidency from Hans Rupprecht at the AGM on 6 July 1929.

Overview[edit]

The former Hungarian international footballer Gyula Kertész was coach/manager for the second successive season. He coached the team in a total of 41 matches in their 1929–30 season. 20 of these matches were in the domestic league, 16 in the qualification round and four in the final round. Four matches were in the Swiss Cup and 17 games were friendly matches. Of these 17 friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof and the other 14 were away games. Of the 41 matches, 25 ended in a victory, six were drawn and 10 were defeats, 132 goals scored and 75 against.[1]

At the end of the season Basel played a Scandinaviaen tour, with a visit in Germany, the first game in Leipzig and then six games in Norway. The team travelled with 15 players, the trainer Kertész and two functionaries. The journey started with a train ride on 2 June at 07:15 in the morning which arrived in Leipzig half passed eight that evening. The game against VfB Leipzig was played the following evening. The next day and ten hours the team travelled by train, train, ship, train and train again to Drammen, where a few hours later they played against a joint team Mjøndalen IF / SBK Drafn. The next day a train journey to Porsgrunn and two matches in 24 hours. The next day per bus and ship in a 48 hour journey to Bergen for a match against SK Brann. Again a ship voyage, this time to Stavanger and two games against Viking FK and a ship voyage back to Bergen. The journey ended with three train rides in three days, Bergen/Oslo/Berlin/Basel, arriving at home on 20 June. Seven games, four wins, one draw, two defeats and approximately 160 hours travelling.

The 1929–30 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. Due to the modification in the league system in the following season. The number of teams per group is to be increased from nine to eleven and therefore there were a few small modifications this season. The teams that won each group continue to the finals as before, but now these were accompanied by the second place teams as well. Due to the foreseen increase, during this season barrage games promotion-relegation (Serie A-Serie B) were not played, were not required. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other three local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other five teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn.

FC Basel played a good league season. The good work that the trainer Gyula Kertész was making with the players was shown in the results. The first five games were won straight off, including a 5–1 in Solothurn, a 4–1 against both FC Bern and Grenchen, a 3–0 against Aarau and a 1–0 victory against local rivals Old Boys. There was a slip in the match against there closest rivals Young Boys. But the team continued their good run in the new year, beating Solothurn 4–1 and even managing a 9–2 against FC Bern. Alfred Enderlin scored four goals in that match. Basel won ten matches, four were drawn and they suffered only two defeats. They scored 46 goals and conceded 20. With 24 points they ended the group in top position, two points ahead of runners-up Young Boys.[2] FCB and YB continued to the final group. Here Basel played against Biel-Bienne and won, but lost the three matches against Lugano, Grasshopper Club and finally Servette, who won the Swiss championship. Basel finished the championship in fourth position, level on points with Lugano and YB.[3]

In the preliminary, first and second round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn at home against FC Diana Zürich in August and FC Dietikon in October, then away against Lugano in November. But their second visit to the canton of Ticino in December ended in the away defeat against FC Locarno.[3]

Basel's top league goal scorers were Alfred Schlecht with 13 goals and Karl Bielser with 12 goals. Followed by Alfred Enderlin with 10 and Walter Müller with eight. The players Otto Meier, Paul Schaub and Leopold Wionsowsky each scored once. Karl Bielser was top scorer in the Swiss Cup with seven goals, five of these were scored in the match against FC Dietikon[4]

Players[edit]

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 Stefan Grünfeld (4th team)
GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Zorzotti
DF Switzerland SUI Armando Ardizzoia
DF West Germany FRG Hermann Enderlin (II)
DF Switzerland SUI Alfred Heidig
MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Hufschmid
DF Switzerland SUI Peter Riesterer
DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Weber
MF Switzerland SUI Max Galler (II)
MF Switzerland SUI Otto Meier
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Walter Notz
MF Switzerland SUI Emil Riedener
MF Switzerland SUI Paul Schaub
FW Switzerland SUI Karl Bielser
FW West Germany FRG Alfred Enderlin (I)
FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Jaeck
FW Switzerland SUI Leopold Kielholz
FW Switzerland SUI Walter Müller
FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Schlecht
FW Switzerland SUI Max Strasser
FW Poland POL Leopold Wionsowsky
Players who left the squad

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 Traugott Märki
DF Switzerland SUI Hugo Flubacher
MF Switzerland SUI Georg Heimann
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Switzerland SUI Max Oswald
FW Switzerland SUI Karl Wüthrich
FW Switzerland SUI Eugen Schmid

Results[edit]

Legend[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches[edit]

Pre- and mid-season[edit]

11 August 1929 Pre-season FV Lörrach West Germany 3–8 Switzerland Basel Lörrach
Summary
18 August 1929 Pre-season Yverdon-Sports Switzerland 1–4 Switzerland Basel Yverdon
Summary
18 August 1929 Pre-season Servette Switzerland 1–5 Switzerland Basel Yverdon
Summary
22 September 1929 Pre-season AS Strasbourg France 1–3 Switzerland Basel Strasbourg
(1:2) Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(1:3)
Attendance: 3,000
6 October 1929 Mid-season Biel-Bienne Switzerland 3–2 Switzerland Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Bonny (1:1)
Aeschbacher (2:1)
Aeschbacher (3:2)
Summary (0:1) Enderlin (I)
(2:2) Schlecht
Attendance: 600
27 October 1929 Mid-season Servette Switzerland 3–3 Switzerland Basel Geneva
(1:2)
(2:3)
(3:3)
Summary (0:1)
(0:2)
(1:3)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Kim Geneva

Winter break to end of season[edit]

1 January 1930 Winter break Young Fellows Zürich Switzerland 3–6 Switzerland Basel Förrlibuck, Zürich
Winkler (IV) 10' (1:0)
Diebold (2:0)
Diebold 65' (3:6)
Summary 23' (2:1) Enderlin (I)
27' (2:2) Enderlin (I)
40' (2:3) Enderlin (I)
50' (2:4) Wionsowsky
61' (2:5) Schaub
62' (2:6) Wionsowsky
Attendance: 1,500
19 January 1930 Winter break La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland 1–7 Switzerland Basel Parc des Sports, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Summary
12 April 1930 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1–0 Hungary 33 FC Budai Landhof, Basel
16:30 Schlecht 51' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
1 May 1930 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3–4 France Mulhouse Landhof, Basel
15:00 (o.g. 1:1)
Schlecht 60' (2:1)
Kielholz 65' (3:2)
Summary 12' (0:1)
63' (2:2)
Korb (3:3)
Lieb 88' (3:4)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Feurer Delémont
3 May 1930 Mid-season Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
[ Summary]
3 June 1930 End of season VfB Leipzig West Germany 2–4 Switzerland Basel Sportpark Connewitz Leipzig
18:45 Bödecker 15' (1:0)
Schrepper 85' (2:4)
Summary (1:1) Müller
(1:2) Schlecht
(1:3) Jaeck
(1:4) Schlecht
5 June 1930 End of season Mjøndalen IF/SBK Drafn Norway 1–2 Switzerland Basel Drammen
1930 (1:2) Summary 30' (0:1) Bielser
40' (0:2) Jaeck
8 June 1930 End of season Odds BK Norway 1–2 Switzerland Basel Porsgrunn
Mitchel (1:1) Summary (0:1) Schlecht
(1:2) Bielser
Attendance: 2,000
9 June 1930 End of season Urædd FK Norway 6–3 Switzerland Basel Porsgrunn
15:00 5' (1:0)
10' (2:0)
15' (3:0)
20' (4:0)
(5:2)
89' (6:3)
Summary 40' (4:1) Enderlin (I)
(4:2) Müller
85' (5:3)
12 June 1930 End of season SK Brann Norway 2–3 Switzerland Basel Bergen
55' (1:3)
60' (2:3)
Summary 25' (0:1) Galler
(0:2) Bielser
50' (0:3) Jaeck
Attendance: 3,000
15 June 1930 End of season Viking FK Norway 2–2 Switzerland Basel Stavanger
30' (1:1)
65' (2:2)
Summary 23' (0:1) Jaeck
48' (1:2) Bielser
17 June 1930 End of season Viking FK Norway 3–1 Switzerland Basel Stavanger
(1:1)
(2:1)
(3:1)
Summary (0:1) Kielholz Attendance: 2,000

Serie A[edit]

Central Group results[edit]

1 September 1929 Round 1 FC Bern 1–4 Basel Neufeld, Bern
Molteni 30' (1:2) Summary 3' (0:1) Enderlin (I)
5' (0:2) Meier
(1:3) Bielser
(1:4) Enderlin (I)
Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Chaladon Geneva
8 September 1929 Round 2 Basel 4–1 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
15:45 Schaub 5' (1:0)
Bielser 6' (2:0)
Müller 60' (3:0)
Müller 62' (4:0)
Summary 86' (4:1) Klay/Schüpbach Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
20 October 1929 Round 3 Basel 1–0 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht 63' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Chaladon Geneva
10 November 1929 Round 4 Solothurn 1–5 Basel Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
(1:3) Summary (pen. 0:1) Schlecht
(0:2) Schlecht
(0:3) Schlecht
(1:4) Schlecht
(1:5) Müller
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland
17 November 1929 Round 5 Basel 3–0 Aarau Landhof, Basel
14:30 Müller 36' (1:0)
Enderlin (I) 65' (2:0)
Schlecht 85' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
8 December 1929 Round 6 Basel 2–3 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Enderlin (I) 39' (1:1)
Enderlin (I) (pen. 2:3)
Summary 37' (pen. 0:1) Dasen
62' (1:2) Volery
(1:3) Schicker
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
15 December 1929 Round 7 Basel 3–1 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
14:30 Müller 5' (1:0)
Bielser 45' (2:0)
Bielser 61' (3:0)
Summary 86' (3:1) Laube Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Meyer Lausanne
22 December 1929 Round 8 Nordstern Basel 1–1 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Breitenstein 24' (1:0) Summary 35' (1:1) Müller Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
2 February 1930 Round 9 Basel 4–1 Solothurn Landhof, Basel
14:30 Bielser 48' (1:0)
Schlecht 49' (2:0)
Bielser 65' (3:0)
Bielser 75' (4:0)
Summary (pen. 4:1) Dreier Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Chaladon Geneva
16 February 1930 Round 10 Basel 9–2 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
16:00 Bielser 11' (1:0)
Enderlin (I) 19' (2:0)
Müller 25' (3:0)
Wionsowsky 33' (4:0)
Enderlin (I) 65' (5:1)
Enderlin (I) 68' (6:1)
Enderlin (I) 80' (7:1)
Bielser (8:2)
Müller (9:2)
Summary (4:1) Berthoud
81' (7:2) Manz
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Bitterli Baden
2 March 1930 Round 11 Old Boys 1–1 Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Bossi 6' (1:0) Summary 22' (1:1) Schlecht Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Kempf
9 March 1930 Round 12 Basel 1–3 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser 35' (1:1) Summary 10' (0:1) Bucco
51' (1:2) Heine
54' (1:3) Bucco
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
16 March 1930 Round 13 Young Boys 2–3 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Jung 50' (1:2)
Dasen 75' (pen. 2:2)
Summary 16' (0:1) Bielser
17' (0:2) Müller
87' (2:3) Schlecht
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
30 March 1930 Round 14 Grenchen 0–0 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Mercet Locarno
6 April 1930 Round 15 Concordia Basel 2–4 Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Rau 30' (1:2)
Christen 70' (2:2)
Summary 3' (0:1) Enderlin (I)
12' (pen. 0:2) Enderlin (I)
80' (2:3) Bielser
90' (2:4) Schlecht
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
27 April 1930 Round 16 Aarau 1–1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Lüthy (I) (1:0) Summary 28' (1:1) Strasser Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Bitterli Baden

Central Group table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel 16 10 4 2 46 20 +26 24 Group winners / advance to finals
2 Young Boys 16 10 2 4 51 18 +33 22 Advance to finals
3 Grenchen 16 8 3 5 24 19 +5 19
4 Aarau 16 5 5 6 28 27 +1 15
5 FC Bern 16 5 5 6 24 30 −6 15
6 Old Boys 16 5 4 7 22 21 +1 14
7 Concordia Basel 16 4 5 7 18 29 −11 13
8 Nordstern Basel 16 4 4 8 22 36 −14 12
9 Solothurn 16 4 2 10 21 56 −35 10
Source: rsssf.com

Final Group results[edit]

11 May 1930 Round 1 Lugano 4–1 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Poretti 24' (1:0)
Fink 25' (2:0)
Costa 35' (3:0)
Fink 79' (4:0)
Summary 81' (4:1) Schlecht Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Pachoud Bern
18 May 1930 Round 2 Basel 1–0 Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht 24' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Demartines Lausanne
25 May 1930 Round 3 Grasshopper Club 1–0 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:00 Weiler 35' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Dagon Solothurn
1 June 1930 Round 4 Basel 0–3 Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary 45' (0:1) Pasello
51' (0:2) Chabanel
56' (pen. 0:3) Link
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur

Final Group table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Servette 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 8 Swiss champions
2 Grasshopper Club 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 5
3 Biel-Bienne 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
4 Lugano 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 2
4 Young Boys 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 2
4 Basel 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 2
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup[edit]

15 August 1929 Preliminary round Basel 6–2 FC Diana Zürich Landhof, Basel
10:30 (2x) Enderlin (I)
(2x) Müller
(1x) Bielser
(1x) Wionsowsky
Summary
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Bitterli Baden
13 October 1929 First round Basel 10–0 FC Dietikon Landhof, Basel
10:45 Enderlin (I) 7' (1:0)
Bielser 10' (2:0)
Bielser 16' (3:0)
Bielser 19' (4:0)
Wionsowsky 34' (5:0)
Galler (6:0)
Strasser 55' (7:0)
Müller 60' (8:0)
Bielser 61' (9:0)
Bielser 75' (10:0)
Summary Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Switzerland Krämer Basel
3 November 1929 Second round Lugano 3–5 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Fink 39' (1:1)
Fink 81' (2:3)
Sturzenegger 80' (3:4)
Summary 31' (0:1) Müller
41' (1:2) Schlecht
54' (1:3) Bielser
79' (2:4) Wionsowsky
85' (3:5) Enderlin (I)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Paschoud Bern
1 December 1929 Round of 16 Locarno 5–4 Basel Campo Sportivo Alle Palestre, Locarno
14:45 (1:0)
Case (II) (2:3)
Case (II) (3:3)
Mutter 70' (4:3)
Mutter 75' (5:3)
Summary (1:1) Enderlin (I)
(1:2) Schlecht
(1:3) Schlecht
88' (5:4) Wionsowsky
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Rangliste Saison 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ a b Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1929/30". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistic 1929/30". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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