1969–70 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1969–70 season
Chairman Switzerland Harry Thommen
Manager Switzerland Helmut Benthaus
Ground St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A Champions
Swiss Cup Runner-up
European Cup R1
Top goalscorer Helmut Hauser (14)
← 1968–69 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 76th season in their existence. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the fifth consecutive season. 14 teams contested in the 1969–70 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship a point clear of Lausanne Sports who ended in second position and three points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 15 of the 26 games, drawing seven, losing four times, they scored 59 goals conceding 23. Helmut Hauser was the teams top goal scorer with 14 league goals and Walter Balmer second top scorer with 12 league goals.

On 14 September 1969 Basel started in the Swiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 10–0 home win against Minerva Bern (as result of merger later re-named Breitenrain Bern). In the round of 16 played on 12 October Basel had a home match against Grenchen which was won 3–2. In the quarter-final, played in November, Basel had a two legged tie against Xamax-Sports NE (later re-named Neuchâtel Xamax). This was won 7–2 on aggregate. The semi-final was also a two legged tie and this against [Servette FC|Servette Genève]. Basel won both legs and 6–1 on aggregate. The final was played on 18 May 1970 in the Wankdorf Stadium, but was lost against Zürich after extra time.

In the European Cup Basel were drawn against scotish club Celtic. The first leg, which played on 17 September 1969 in the St. Jakob Stadium in front of 37,587 spectators, ended in a goalless draw. The return leg on 1 October in Celtic Park attracted 49,976 spectators. Celtic won the game 2–0 and advanced to the next round.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Switzerland GK Marcel Kunz (games: 26)
Switzerland DF Paul Fischli (games: 5)
Germany DF Josef Kiefer (games: 25)
Switzerland DF Bruno Michaud (games/goals: 21/1)
Switzerland DF Walter Mundschin (games: 5)
Switzerland DF Roland Paolucci (games: 15)
Germany MF Helmut Benthaus (games/goals: 23/5)
Switzerland MF Otto Demarmels (games/goals: 11/1)
No. Position Player
Switzerland MF Karl Odermatt (games/goals: 26/4)
Switzerland MF Bruno Rahmen (games/goals: 8/1)
Switzerland MF Peter Ramseier (games/goals: 26/2)
Switzerland MF Urs Siegenthaler (games: 11)
Germany MF Jürgen Sundermann (games/goals: 24/9)
Switzerland FW Walter Balmer (games/goals: 26/12)
Germany FW Helmut Hauser (games/goals: 24/14)
Switzerland FW Dieter Rüefli (games/goals: 2/1)
Switzerland FW Peter Wenger (games/goals: 23/9)

Results

Nationalliga

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Remarks
1FC Basel261574592337Champions
2Lausanne Sports2612122543636
3FC Zürich261547492934
4Grasshopper Club Zürich261277392431
5BSC Young Boys261358524131
6FC Lugano2610106433730
7Servette FC Genève261097533729
8FC Winterthur2611510504127
9FC La Chaux-de-Fonds269314365521
10AC Bellinzona266812264320
11FC Fribourg267514273719
12FC Biel-Bienne267514285519
13FC Wettingen266317336215Relegated
14FC St. Gallen266317285715Relegated

Swiss Cup

Legend

      Win       Draw       Loss

Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-final

Basel won 7 – 2 on aggregate.

Semi-final

Basel won 6 – 1 on aggregate.

Final

Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.

European Cup

First round

Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.

See also

Sources and References

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