| 1978–79 season | |
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| Chairman |  René Theler |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Swiss League Cup | Runners-up |
| UEFA Cup | Round 1 |
| Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League:Detlev Lauscher (14) All: Detlev Lauscher (22) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 on 12 May 1979 vsZürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 31 March 1979 vsLausanne-Sport |
| Average home league attendance | 8,121 |
TheFussball Club Basel 18931978–79 season was their 85th season since the club was founded. It was their 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in theSt. Jakob Stadium. This was René Theler's third period as chairman.
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fourteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad.Eigil Nielsen moved on toLuzern.Serge Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury. Muhmenthaler would return a few years later as referee. From the season 1984–85 as referee in theSwiss Football Association and from 1989 asFIFA-Referee. From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games.Walter Mundschin retired from active football. During his time with Basel from 1965 to 1978, Mundschin played a total of 437 games and scored 67 goals. 230 of these games were in theNationalliga A, 52 in theSwiss Cup orSwiss League Cup, in the European competitions (European Cup,Cup Winners' Cup,UEFA cup andCup of the Alps) and 98 were friendly games. He scored 44 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup competitions, four in the European competitions and the other 14 were scored during the test games. Mundschin won the Swiss championship six times, the Swiss Cup twice and the League Cup once.[1]
There were also a few new players in the squad.Robert Baldinger joined fromWettingen,Erwin Meyer joined from SC Emmen andRolf Schönauer joined from local clubSC Binningen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.
Benthaus led the team in a total of 59 games in their 1978–79 season. 32 of these games were in the domestic league, three in theSwiss Cup, six in theSwiss League Cup, two in the1978–79 UEFA Cup, four in theCup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 110 goals and conceded 97.[2]
Basel played in the1978–79 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the newly promoted teamsNordstern Basel andChiasso. After a double round-robin in the qualification phase, the top six teams played in a championship group for the title and the bottom six teams in the relegation group. The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up). The champions were to qualify for1979–80 European Cup, the second and third teams to qualify for the1979–80 UEFA Cup. Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and finished the Championship Group in sixth position with 18 points. They ended the season 17 points behind championship winnersServette who won all ten matches in the championship stage. Basel scored a total of 54 goals conceding 53 in 32 games.Detlev Lauscher was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals.[3]
In the first round of theSwiss Cup Basel were drawn againstFC Glattbrugg and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. The game was played on 7 October 1978 and Basel won 7–0. In the second round Basel were drawn away and won againstZürich. In the third round Basel were away againstXamax and were knocked out of the competition. In the final on 20 June 1979 in theWankdorf Stadium inBernServette were matched againstYoung Boys and won the cup winning the game 3–2. The Cup winners were to qualify for the1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup, but because Servette became champions the runners-up inherited this slot.[4]
In the first round of theSwiss League Cup Basel were drawn againstGrenchen. This was played as a two legged affair, winning the home game and losing away game, Basel advanced 4–3 on aggregate. Basel won in the round of 16 againstNordstern Basel. In the quarter-final they won againstLuzern and in the semi-final they won against Xamax to reach the final. The final was played on 5 May 1979 in theWankdorf Stadium. This was againstServette and after extra time the score was 2–2. In the end Servette won 4–3 on penalties and completed the national treble, Championshup, Cup and League Cup.[5]
In the1978–79 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against VfB Stuttgart. The first game was lost 2–3 inSt. Jakob Stadium and the away game in theNeckarstadion was lost 1–4. VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate and continued to the second round.[6]
In theCoppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played withStade de Reims andSochaux in Group B together withLausanne-Sport.[7] Lausanne-Sport won the group and thus advanced to play in the final only to lose this against the winners of group A,Servette FC, 0–4.[8]
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
vBasel| 14 July 1978Pre-season | RC Strasbourg | 1 – 2 | Basel | Haguenau |
 65' (1:1) | Summary | 2' (0:1)Maissen 75' (1:2)Stohler | Attendance: 1,000 |
vBiel-Bienne| 3 August 1978Uhrencup | Basel | 7 – 0 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl,Grenchen |
| 20:15 | Demarmels 20' (1:0) Lauscher 21' (2:0)Tanner 23' (3:0)Schönenberger 43' (4:0)von Wartburg 48' (5:0)Lauscher 55' (6:0)Tanner 64' (7:0) | Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter RotschiOensingen |
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Liverpool| 6 August 1978Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 6 | Liverpool | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 19:00 | Summary | 7' (o.g. 0:1) 20' (0:2)Dalglish 35' (0:3)Hughes 45' (0:4)Kennedy 60' (0:5)Case 71' (0:6)Kennedy | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Otto IslerZürich |
vXamax| 9 August 1978Uhrencup | Basel | 2 – 1 | Xamax | Stadion Brühl,Grenchen |
| 20:15 | Stohler 27' (pen. 1:0) Lauscher 44' (2:0) | Summary | 66' (2:1) Lüthi | Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Franz Gächter |
vBasel| 19 January 1979Winter break | Violette AC | 2 – 1 | Basel | Port-au-Prince,Haiti |
| 70' (1:1) 81' (2:1) | Summary | 43' (0:1)Demarmels | Attendance: 9,000 |
vBasel| 20 January 1979Winter break | Racing CH | 0 – 1 | Basel | Port-au-Prince,Haiti |
| Summary | 41' (0:1)Baldinger | Attendance: 6,500 |
vBasel| 10 February 1979Winter break | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion,Biel/Bienne |
| Ciullo 61' (1:0) Nussbaum 84' (2:1) | Summary | 69' (1:1)Lauscher | Attendance: 300 Referee: Werner Bösch |
vBasel| 14 February 1979Winter beak | SV Muttenz | 1 – 4 | Basel | Sportplatz Margelacker,Muttenz |
| 18:30 | Harrisberger 68' (1:2) | Summary | 15' (0:1)Stohler 25' (0:2)Marti 28′Stohler 85' (1:3)Maissen 86' (1:4)Lauscher | Attendance: 300 Referee: MartinArisdorf |
vBasel| 17 February 1979Winter break | Luzern | 0 – 1 | Basel | Luzern |
| Summary | 39' (0:1)Demarmels | Attendance: 300 Referee: Gottlieb BarmettlerLuzern |
vBasel| 21 February 1979Winter break | Aarau | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld,Aarau |
| 19:15 | Hegi 12' (pen. 1:1) Franz 35' (2:1)Franz 67' (3:2) | Summary | 1' (0:1)Marti 46' (2:2)Demarmels | Attendance: 700 Referee: Franz Gächter |
vBasel| 27 March 1979Mid-season | Kriens | 1 – 3 | Basel | Kriens |
| Fischer 40' (1:3) | Summary | 12' (0:1)Meyer 18' (0:2)Marti 37' (0:3)Marti | Attendance: 250 Referee: Bruno Burgener |
vBasel| 5 June 1979Mid-season | FC Bern | 3 – 4 | Basel | Bern |
| Jauner 29' (1:1) Rohner 35' (2:2)Getzmann 83' (3:4) | Summary | 26' (0:1)Lauscher 33' (1:2)Schönenberger 70' (2:3)Maissen 80' (2:4)Maissen | Attendance: 150 Referee: Werner Liebi |
| 12 August 1978Round 1 | Chiasso | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale,Chiasso |
| 20:30 | Bosco 35' (1:1) Cucinotta 45' (2:1) | Summary | 23' (0:1)Lauscher | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rudolf RenggliLuzern |
| 19 August 1978Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Corbat 22' (1:0) Stohler 33' (pen. 2:0)Stohler  36'Maissen 61' | Summary | 14′ Hussner 39' (2:1) Hussner 53' (2:2) Zwahlen | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 23 August 1975Round 3 | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 1 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Degen 2' (pen. 1:0) | Summary | 35' (1:1)Stohler | Attendance: 13,200 Referee: |
| 26 August 1978Round 4 | Servette | 6 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium,Geneva |
| 20:30 | Barberis 4' (1:0) Schnyder 26' (2:0)Schnyder 30' (3:0)Schnyder 66' (4:0)Weber 73' (5:0)Elia 84' (6:0) | Summary | von Wartburg | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 2 September 1978Round 5 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 59' (1:0) Maradan 84' (pen. 2:1) | Summary | 68' (1:1) Rufli Mustapha | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Wolfer |
| 9 September 1978Round 6 | Sion | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon,Sion |
| 20:15 | Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 16 September 1978Round 7 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Schönenberger 1' (1:0) Schönenberger 31' (2:1)Demarmels 48' (3:1)Schönenberger 60' (4:1)Schönenberger 64' (5:1) | [ Summary] | 18' (1:1) Rub 74' (5:2)Hasler 79' Rub | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gottlieb BarmettlerLuzern |
| 24 September 1978Round 8 | Zürich | 1 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| 14:30 | Botteron 36' (1:0) Jerkovic 83' | Summary | 46' (1:1)Marti | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 30 September 1978Round 9 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Tanner 63' (1:2) Maradan 65' (2:2)von Wartburg 87' (3:2)Fischli | Summary | 30' (0:1)Sulser 56' (0:2)Sulser | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina |
| 14 October 1978Round 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 0 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise,Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Favre | Summary | 55' (0:1)LauscherSchönenberger | Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 22 October 1978Round 11 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Schär 1' (1:0) Stohler 16' (2:1)Marti 77' (3:2)Maissen 89' (4:2) | Summary | 13' (1:1) Stomeo 70' (2:2) Stomeo Stöckl Seger | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Othmar Winter |
| 29 October 1978Round 12 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Lauscher 6' (1:0) Tanner 47' (2:0)Schär 49' (3:0)Tanner 54' (4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf RenggliLuzern |
| 4 November 1978Round 13 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| 17:30 | Hussner 41' (1:0) Küttel 88' (2:0)Feuz Küttel Zwahlen | Summary | Tannervon Wartburg | Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Bruno Galler |
| 19 November 1978Round 14 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Stohler 25' (1:0) Lauscher 27' (2:0)Schönenberger 39' (3:0)Lauscher 43' (4:0)Maradan | Summary | 55' (4:1) Schnyder | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gottlieb BarmettlerLuzern |
| 25 November 1978Round 15 | Chênois | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne,Thônex |
| 15:45 | Lopez 3' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rudolf RenggliLuzern |
| 3 December 1978Round 16 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Lauscher 14' (1:0) Demarmels 63'Marti 85' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ernest GuignetYverdon |
| 4 March 1979Round 17 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924),Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Gross 39' (1:0) Bianchi 66' (2:0)Weller | Summary | Schönenberger | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 11 March 1979Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Demarmels 5' (1:0) Geisser Demarmels | Summary | Lüdi | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 17 March 1979Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm,Zürich |
| 20:00 | Ponte 17' (1:0) Heinz Hermann 89' (2:1) | Summary | 52' (pen. 1:1)Stohler | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb BarmettlerLuzern |
| 31 March 1979Round 20 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 8' (1:0) Meyer 26' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Othmar Winter |
| 4 April 1979Round 21 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:15 | Meyer 9' (1:0) Maradan | Summary | 80' (1:1) Rietmann | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Peter RotschiOensingen |
| 7 April 1979Round 22 | St. Gallen | 1 – 1 | Basel | Espenmoos,St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Brander 22' (1:0) | Summary | 89' (1:1)MaissenDemarmels | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Zürich[9] | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 32 | To championship round |
| 2 | Servette FC | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 30 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Basel[10] | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | BSC Young Boys | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 24 | To relegation play-out round |
| 8 | CS Chênois | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 | |
| 11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 12 | |
| 12 | FC Sion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 11 |
| 21 April 1979Round 1 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 24' (1:0) Lauscher 36' (2:0)Stohler 44' (3:0)Meyer 57' (4:0)Maradan 62' (5:0)Demarmels 73' (6:0) | Summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rudolf RenggliLuzern |
| 28 April 1979Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 2 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm,Zürich |
| 20:00 | Traber 11' (1:0) Sulser 13' (2:0) | Summary | 82' (2:1)LauscherFischliStohler | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: André Daina |
| 8 May 1979Round 3 | Basel | 2 – 0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 87' (1:0) Lauscher 90+1' (2:0) | Summary | Schüepp Fleury | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 12 May 1979Round 4 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 65' (1:1) | Summary | 3' (0:1)Risi 80' (1:2)Risi 90' (1:3) Zwicker Lüdi Zappa | Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 17 May 1979Round 5 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium,Geneva |
| 20:30 | Coutaz 16' (1:0) Peterhans 33' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 26 May 1979Round 6 | Young Boys | 2 – 2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| 20:00 | Pelfini 45' (1:2) Odermatt 62' (pen. 2:2) | Summary | 3' (0:1)Lauscher 14' (0:2)Schönenberger | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb BarmettlerLuzern |
| 31 May 1979Round 7 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 26' (1:1) Lauscher 31' (2:1) | Summary | 11' (0:1)Koller 32' (2:2)Koller 39' (2:3) Bauer | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina |
| 13 June 1979Round 8 | St. Gallen | 4 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos,St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Stomeo 11' (1:0) Stomeo 33' (2:0)Friberg 55' (3:0)Müller 75' (4:0)Stöckl Labhart | Summary | Tanner | Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| 16 June 1979Round 9 | Zürich | 4 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| 20:00 | Botteron 5' (1:0) Bauer 26' (2:0)Botteron 38' (3:0)Zwicker 70' (4:0) | Summary | 43' (3:1)Baldinger 46' (3:2)Lauscher | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner BöschL |
| 23 June 1979Round 10 | Basel | 1 – 4 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Demarmels 2' (1:0) | Summary | 8' (1:1)Andrey 53' (1:2)Barberis 68' (1:3) Pfister 61' (1:4) Pfister | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Othmar Winter |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Servette | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | 35 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners qualified for1979–80 European Cup |
| 2 | Zürich | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 16 | 29 | qualified for1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 23 | qualified for1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | 20 | entered1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 13 | 19 | Cup finalist qualified for1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Basel | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | 18 |
| 8 October 1978Round of 32 | FC Glattbrugg | 0 – 7 | Basel | Sportanlage Au,Glattbrugg |
| 15:00 | Summary | 32' (0:1)von Wartburg 36' (0:2)Lauscher 48' (0:3)Schönenberger 54' (0:4)Schönenberger 71' (0:5)Schönenberger 79' (0:6)Baldinger 84' (0:7)Baldinger | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Franz Gächter |
| 10 December 1978Round of 16 | Zürich | 1 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| 14:30 | Botteron (1:1) | Summary | 36' (0:1)Stohler 68' (1:2)Marti 89' (1:3)Lauscher | Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Jakob Baumann |
| 20 March 1979Quarter-final | Xamax | 5 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière,Neuchâtel |
| Decastel 21' (1:0) Küffer 70' (2:0)Richard 77' (3:0)Lüthi (4:0)Decastel 87' (5:0) | Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Scherz |
| 22 July 1978Round of 32 First leg | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 18:30 | Siegenthaler 24' (1:0) Maissen 56' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: Bruno Burgener |
| 29 July 1978Second leg | Grenchen | 3 – 2 (3 – 4agg.) | Basel | Stadium Brühl,Grenchen |
| 19:00 | Wirth 43' (1:1) Albanese 51' (2:1)Huser 80' (3:2) | Summary | 14' (0:1)Stohler 57' (2:2)Baldinger | Attendance: 900 Referee: Gerald Corminboeuf |
| 4 October 1978Round of 16 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Stohler52′ Schönenberger | Summary | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Denis Perrenoud |
| 11 November 1978Quarter-final | Basel | 3 – 1 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Demarmels 42' (1:0) Marti 52' (2:0)Baldinger 54' (3:0) | Summary | 66' (pen. 3:1) Christen | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Werner Bösch |
| 24 February 1979Semi-final | Xamax | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière,Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 40' (0:1)Baldinger 66'Schönenberger | Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Hans Wolfer |
| 1 May 1979Final | Servette | 2 – 2 (4 – 3p) | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 19:00 | Peterhans 5' Barberis 37' | Summary | 18',87'Schönenberger | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret |
| Penalties | ||||
Schnyder Barberis Guyot Trinchero Engel | StohlerMaradanSchönenbergervon WartburgTanner | |||
Servette won 4–3 on penalties
vVfB Stuttgart| 13 September 1978First leg | Basel | 2 – 3 | VfB Stuttgart | Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 30' von Wartburg 30'  40'Tanner 78' | Report | 44'D. Hoeneß 54',70'Ohlicher 85'Förster | Stadium:St. Jakob Stadium Referee:  Brian McGinlay |
vBasel| 27 September 1978Second leg | VfB Stuttgart | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stuttgart |
| 20:00 | Kelsch 24',48',68' Müller 64' | Report | 35'Schönenberger | Stadium:Neckarstadion Referee:  Miroslav Stupar |
VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
vStade de Reims| 1 July 1978Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Stade de Reims | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 12' (1:0) Stohler 87' (pen. 87) | Summary | 35' (1:1) Coste | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alain Delmer |
vBasel| 4 July 1978Round 2 | Sochaux | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade René Blum,Montbéliard |
| 17:00 | Revelli 56' (1:0) | Summary | (pen. 1:1)Stohler | Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
vBasel| 8 July 1978Round 3 | Stade de Reims | 1 – 1 | Basel | Reims |
| Santamaria 73' (1:1) | Summary | 40' (0:1)Demarmels | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ernest GuignetYverdon |
vSochaux| 11 July 1978Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Sochaux | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20 :00 | Summary | 30' (0:1) Benoit 40' (0:2) Parizon | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Achille Verbecke |
NB: teams did not play compatriots
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 1 | 6[a] | Continue to final |
| 2 | Sochaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0 | 3 |
