| 1944–45 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Otto Wirz |
| Manager | Béla Volentik |
| Stadium | Stadion Wankdorf |
| Nationalliga A | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Winners[1] |
| Biggest win | Young Boys 10-0Etoile Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Biggest defeat | Young Boys 0-4Servette FC |
The1944–45 season was the 45th season in the history ofBerner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games atStadion Wankdorf inBern.
Young Boys achieved a third place finish in the Nationalliga and reached the finals of the Swiss Cup where they beatFC St. Gallen 2-0 on April 2, 1945. The club started strong in the Nationalliga season, keeping their non-losing streak for 16 consecutive games before losing 2-1 toFC Biel-Bienne. The team's top scorer wasEugen "Genia" Walaschek who ended the season with 11 goals.
Win Draw Loss
| 10 September 1944Friendly | Young Boys | 3–1 | Bern | |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul von Wartburg |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nationalliga A | 24 September 1944 | 1 July 1945 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Swiss Cup | 24 December 1944 | 2 April 1945 | Round of 32 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 083.33 |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 056.25 | ||||
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 41 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | Lugano | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 34 | |
| 3 | Young Boys[2] | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | Grenchen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Locarno | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 40 | NLB champions and promoted to1945–46 NLA |
| 2 | FC Bern | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 39 | Promoted to1945–46 NLA |
| 3 | FC Aarau[3] | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 34 | |
| 4 | CS International Genève | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 33 | |
| 5 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 28 | |
| 6 | SC Derendingen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 27 | |
| 7 | FC Luzern | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 26 | |
| 8 | FC Étoile-Sporting | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 24 | |
| 10 | FC Nordstern Basel | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 21 | |
| 11 | SC Brühl | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 21 | |
| 12 | SC Zug | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 18 | |
| 13 | FC Solothurn[4] | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 15 | Relegated to1945–46 1. Liga |
| 14 | US Pro Daro[4] | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 70 | −46 | 12 | Relegated to1945–46 1. Liga |
| 24 September 1944Round 2 | Young Boys | 4–4 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
| 1 October 1944Round 3 | St. Gallen | 0–0 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| Stadium:Espenmoos Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
| 8 October 1944Round 4 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Biel-Bienne | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 15 October 1944Round 5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
| Stadium:Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,800 Referee: |
| 12 November 1944Round 1 | Bellinzona | 0–0 | Young Boys | Bellinzona |
| Stadium:Campo via Stefano Franscini Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 22 October 1944Round 6 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Servette | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
| 29 October 1944Round 7 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
| 5 November 1944Round 8 | Lugano | 0–0 | Young Boys | Lugano |
| Stadium:Campo Marzio Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| 19 November 1944Round 9 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: |
| 26 November 1944Round 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–2 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium:Letzigrund Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
| 10 December 1944Round 11 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Grenchen | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: |
| 17 December 1944Round 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–1 | Young Boys | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Stadium:Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
| 31 December 1944Round 13 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| 14:30 | Walaschek Trachsel | Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 18 March 1945Round 14 | Young Boys | 3–1 | Bellinzona | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
| 15 April 1945Round 16 | Young Boys | 1–1 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: |
| 22 April 1945Round 17 | Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
| Stadium:Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 3,200 Referee: |
| 29 April 1945Round 18 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 6 May 1945Round 19 | Servette | 4–0 | Young Boys | Geneva |
| Stadium:Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 4,500 Referee: |
| 13 May 1945Round 20 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Young Boys | Lausanne |
| Stadium:Stade de la Pontaise Attendance: 4,000 Referee: |
| 21 May 1945Round 15 | Zürich | 0–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium:Letzigrund Attendance: 2,500 Referee: |
| 27 May 1945Round 21 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Lugano | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: |
| 3 June 1945Round 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium:Hardturm Attendance: 10,000 Referee: |
| 10 June 1945Round 23 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: |
| 17 June 1945Round 24 | Grenchen | 1–0 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium:Stadion Brühl Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
| 24 June 1945Round 25 | Young Boys | 1–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,000 Referee: |
| 1 July 1945Round 26 | Basel | 3–4 | Young Boys | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:30 | Vonthron Bader Vonthron | Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: |
| 24 December 1944Round of 32 | Sion | 2–4 | Young Boys | Sion |
| Stadium:Stade Tourbillon |
| 19 February 1945Round of 16 | Young Boys | 10–0 | Etoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf |
| 26 February 1945Quarter-finals | Grenchen | 0–2 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium:Stadion Brühl |
| 11 March 1945Semi-finals | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium:Letzigrund |
| 25 March 1945Semi-finals replay | Young Boys | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf |
| 31 March 1945Semi-finals 2nd replay | Young Fellows Zürich | 2–4 | Young Boys | Basel |
| Stadium:Landhof |
| 2 April 1945Final | Young Boys | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium:Stadion Wankdorf |