| 1931–32 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Franz Rinderer |
| First team coach | Gustav Putzendopler Otto Haftl |
| Ground | Landhof,Basel |
| Nationalliga | Group Stage: 7th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League:Otto Haftl (11) All:Otto Haftl (15) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 3 April 1932 vsNordstern Basel |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,500 on 11 October 1931 vsLa Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Average home league attendance | 3,937 |
TheFC Basel 1931–32 season was their thirty ninth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in theLandhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. The club's new chairman Franz Rinderer, who took over the presidency fromOtto Kuhn at the AGM on 11 July 1931.
Last season's coach/manager AustrianGustav Putzendopler stayed on for his second season as trainer. FellowAustrian internationalOtto Haftl signed in fromAC Sparta Prague to the team becoming Basel's first ever fully professional football player. During his first season at the club he also acted as player-manager after Putzendopler laid down the job as trainer. The team played a total of 35 matches in their 1931–32 season. 16 of these matches were in the domestic league, six matches in theSwiss Cup and 13 games were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies four were played in theLandhof, six other games were also played in Switzerland. Only one was played in Germany against FV Lörrach and another one was played in France against CA Mulhouse. Of the friendly games, ten games ended with a victory, two were drawn and one match ended with a defeat.[1]
The previous season the top tier of Swiss football had three regional groups each with 11 teams. The number of teams was reduced from 33 to 18, which meant that 15 teams were relegated. The newly formed and renamed domestic league, now Nationalliga, started at the end of August. The new1931–32 Nationalliga was now divided into two groups, each with nine teams, coming from the whole of Switzerland and no longer just regional groups. The top team in each group would advance to the finals. The two second placed teams would have a play-off to decide the third final place and the curiosity this season the second tier champions would also qualify to the finals. Basel were allocated to Group 1. The league season started very badly, they lost their first five games straight off, conceding 27 goals. Not only did Basel change their trainer, but they also changed their goalkeeper and various players. In the second half of the season things improved and with six victories in the last seven games Basel were able to rise from the foot of the table. They finished the season four points above the relegation zone.FC Bern andSt. Gallen were relegated from this group,Étoile-Sporting andOld Boys from the other group.[2]
Zürich were group 1 winners and as second placedUrania Genève Sport won the play-off againstBiel-Bienne, these two teams advanced to the finals with group 2 winnersGrasshopper Club. As mentioned the second tier champions were also qualified for the finals, this beingLausanne-Sport. After the four teams had each played their three games, Zürich and Lausanne were then level, each with four points and a play-off decided the championship. The curiosity that a second-tier team would become Swiss champions happened, because Lausanne won the play-off 5–2.[2]
In the 1st principal round of theSwiss Cup Basel were drawn away against and defeated lower classed SC Veltheim. They needed a reply in the second round to beatLugano and were victorious against lower classedSC Brühl St. Gallen in the third round. Then a quarter-final victory overLa Chaux-de-Fonds took the team into a semi-final againstGrasshopper Club. However this ended with a rather hefty defeat 1–8 and that fits completely into the picture of a rather disappointing season. The Grasshoppers won the final 5–1 againstUrania Genève Sport[3]
An episode that is noted in association with the Cup, was the second-round replay away againstFC Lugano on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3–3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. Then, Basel'sAlfred Schlecht scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had started. However, shortly before the end of the match refereeHans Wüthrich did not blow his whistle and award a penalty after an alleged handball by a Basel player. The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at referee and players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours later, before things were settled enough, for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship overLake Lugano.[4] According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured.[5]Josef Remay had a bleeding head,Hermann Enderlin had a hole above his eye,Leopold Kielholz and goalkeeperPaul Blumer were also hurt.[6]
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
vBasel| 16 August 1931Pre-season | FC Liestal | 2–3 | Basel | Liestal |
Casartelli 8' (1:0)Soverini (2:0) | Summary | (2:1) (2:2) 89' (2:3) |
vBasel| 23 August 1931Pre-season | Aarau | 1–3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld,Aarau |
| Taddei | Summary | (1x)Kielholz (1x)Müller (1x)Schlecht | Attendance: 500 Referee: ReberBaden |
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Freiburger FC| 1 January 1932Winter break | Basel | 3–4 | Freiburger FC | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | 10' (o.g.) Schlecht 18' (2:0)Borecký (3:1) | Summary | (2:1) Peters 49' (3:2) Peters 50' (3:3) Peters 52' (3:4) Fehrle | Referee: Karl WunderlinBasel |
vOld Boys| 30 January 1932Mid-season | Basel | 4–0 | Old Boys | Landhof,Basel |
| Haftl 7' (1:0) Hiss 35' (2:0)Enderlin (I) (pen. 3:0)Hiss 67' (4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: HubertBasel |
vBasel| 20 March 1932Mid-season | Luzern | 2–7 | Basel | Luzern |
| Summary | (2x)Enderlin (I) (2x)Hiss (2x)Haftl (1x)Wionsowsky | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: MartinLuzern |
vBasel| 27 March 1932Mid-season | Freiburger FC | 2–3 | Basel | Freiburg |
| Summary | |
vBasel| 28 March 1932Mid-season | Young Boys | 3–4 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| O'Neill 40' (1:0) O'Neill (pen. 2:2)Siegrist (pen. 3:2) | Summary | 42' (1:1)Kielholz 50' (1:2)Kielholz (3:3)Borecký 88' (3:4)Jaeck | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gerber |
vKarlsruher FV| 1 May 1932Mid-season | Basel | 6–2 | Karlsruher FV | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Haftl 15' (1:0) Jaeck (2:2)Kielholz (3:2)Haftl (4:2)Kielholz (5:2)Hufschmid (pen. 6:2) | Summary | 17' (1:1) Link 20' (1:2) Schneider | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Felix HerrenBasel |
vServette| 22 May 1932Mid-season | Basel | 3–3 | Servette | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck (1:1) Kielholz 60' (2:1)Kielholz 75' (3:1) | Summary | 6' (0:1) Passello (3:2) Passello (3:3) Kaiser | Referee: SpeidelBasel |
| 30 August 1931Round 1 | Basel | 1–4 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Wionsowsky (1:2) | Summary | 28' (0:1) Diebold (0:2) Martin (1:3) Meier (1:4) Diebold | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: AllemannBiel/Bienne |
| 6 September 1931Round 2 | Lugano | 8–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio,Lugano |
| Ranz (1:1) Costa (2:1)Costa (3:1)Ranz (4:1)Costa (5:1)Sturzi (6:1)Sturzi (7:1)Poretti (8:1) | Summary | 5' (0:1)Grauer | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: PaschoudBern |
| 27 September 1931Round 3 | Basel | 0–6 | Urania Genève Sport | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | (4x) Chabanel (1x) Stalder (1x) Ross | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: DagonSolothurn |
| 10 October 1931Round 4 | Basel | 2–5 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 18' (1:0) Schlecht (2:3) | Summary | (1:1) Haefeli (1:2) Haefeli 47' (1:3) Guerne (2:4) Grimm (2:5) Guerne | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: SchrumpfZürich |
| 25 October 1931Round 5 | Zürich | 4–1 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| 15:00 | Righetti 19' (1:0) Righetti 78' (2:1)Bösch 86' (3:1)Righetti (4:1) | Summary | (1:1)Hiss | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: EnderliWinterthur |
| 8 November 1931Round 6 | St. Gallen | 2–4 | Basel | Espenmoos,St. Gallen |
| Mac Pherson (1:0) Mac Pherson (2:1) | Summary | (1:1)Kielholz (2:2)Kielholz (pen. 2:3)Enderlin (I) (2:4)Haftl | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: OsterwalderBern |
| 15 November 1931Round 7 | Nordstern Basel | 2–0 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Kühm 13' (1:0) Büche 65' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: W. BangerterLa Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 6 December 1931Round 8 | Basel | 2–2 | FC Bern | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl 4' (1:0) Haftl 89' (2:2) | Summary | (pen. 1:1) Townley 88' (1:2) Schärer | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: EnderliWinterthur |
| 24 January 1932Round 9 | Basel | 0–3 | Zürich | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 30' (1:0) Holenstein 32' (2:0) Lehmann (3:0) Righetti | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: RuoffBern |
| 14 February 1932Round 10 | FC Bern | 3–4 | Basel | Neufeld,Bern |
| Schärer (1:3) Riva 50' (2:3)Townley 55' (3:3) | Summary | 1' (0:1)Wionsowsky 33' (0:2)Hiss 38' (0:3)Wionsowsky 59' (3:4)Haftl | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: EnderliWinterthur |
| 21 February 1932Round 11 | Young Fellows Zürich | 0–4 | Basel | Förrlibuck,Zürich |
| 14:45 | Summary | 5' (0:1)Müller (pen. 0:2)Kielholz 11' (0:3)Müller 20' (0:4)Müller | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: MeyerLausanne |
| 28 February 1932Round 12 | Basel | 3–2 | St. Gallen | Landhof,Basel |
| Kielholz 52' (1:1) Müller 57' (2:1)Haftl 86' (3:2) | Summary | 25' (0:1) Hautle (2:2) Hintermann | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: MercetLocarno |
| 3 April 1932Round 13 | Basel | 3–1 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Müller (1:0) Haftl (2:0)Hiss (3:1) | Summary | (pen. 2:1) Büche | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: OsterwalderBern |
| 10 April 1932Round 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 4–1 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex,Geneva |
| Jäggi IV 18' (1:1) Jäggi IV 29' (2:1)Jäggi IV (3:1)Zila (4:1) | Summary | 3' (0:1)Jaeck | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: AllemannBiel/Bienne |
| 17 April 1932Round 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–6 | Basel | Stade Charrière,La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Haefeli 4' (1:0) Sandoz (pen. 2:1) | Summary | (1:1)Schlecht (2:2)Müller (2:3)Haftl (2:4)Haftl (2:5)Haftl (2:6)Müller | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: WittwerGeneva |
| 8 May 1932Round 16 | Basel | 3–0 | Lugano | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 40' (1:0) Haftl 74' (2:0)Haftl 88' (3:0) | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: WittwerGeneva |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 26 | Group winners / Advance to finals |
| 2 | Urania Genève Sport | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 19 | Play-off against second Group 2 |
| 3 | Young Fellows Zürich | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Lugano | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Basel | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 15 | |
| 8 | FC Bern | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 11 | Relegated |
| 9 | St. Gallen | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 7 |
| 4 October 1931First principal round | SC Veltheim (Winterthur)[7] | 1–5 | Basel | Schützenwiese,Winterthur |
| Eisenring | FCB summary | (2x)Hiss (1x)Hufschmid (1x)Schlecht (1x)Hummel | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Hans Bollinger (Schaffhausen) | |
| Note: Veltheim played the 1931/32 season in the 2. Liga (third tier). | ||||
| 1 November 1932Second round | Basel | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Lugano | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:40 | Enderlin (I) 47' (1:3) Haftl 75' (2:3)Hufschmid 80' (3:3) | Summary | 5' (0:1) Lestina 14' (0:2) Ranzi 20' (0:3) Poretti | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Schrumpf (Zürich) |
| Note: Both teams played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier). | ||||
| 22 November 1931Replay | Lugano | 0–1 | Basel | Campo Marzio,Lugano |
| 14:00 | FCB summary | 2' (0:1)Schlecht | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hans WüthrichBern |
| 13 December 1931Third round | SC Brühl St. Gallen | 1–4 | Basel | Krontal,St. Gallen |
| Joseph (1:5) | Summary | 22' (0:1)Müller (0:2)Haftl 60' (0:3)Müller 78' (0:4)Kielholz | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ernst Brüschweiler (Zürich) | |
| Note: Brühl played the 1931/32 season in the 1. Liga (second tier). | ||||
| 7 February 1932Quarter-final | Basel | 6–3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Haftl 24' (1:0) Haftl 32' (2:0)Müller 36' (3:0)Hiss 40' (4:0)Kielholz (5:1)Kielholz (6:2) | FCB summary | 55' (4:1) Ducommun 73' (5:2) Grimm 88' (6:3) Romy | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ernest Meyer (Lausanne) |
| Note: La Chaux-de-Fonds played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier). | ||||
| 13 March 1932Semi-final | Basel | 1–8 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Jaeck 18' (pen 1:2) | FCB summary | 8' (0:1)Adam 10' (0:2)Hitrec 20' (1:3)Max Abegglen 40' (1:4)Hitrec 70' (1:5)Hitrec 75' (1:6)A. Abegglen 79' (1:7)Hitrec 85' (1:8)Živković | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: OsterwalderBern |
| Note: GC played the 1931/32 season in the Nationalliga (top-tier). | ||||
