| 1965–66 season | |
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| Chairman | Lucien Schmidlin |
| Manager | Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | Landhof or St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 6th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round |
| Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League:Roberto Frigerio (15) All:Roberto Frigerio (22) |
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 24.10.1965 vsLausanne-Sport and on 6.03.1966 vsServette |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 21.11.1965 vsYoung Fellows Zürich |
| Average home league attendance | 6,200 |
The1965–66 season wasFussball Club Basel 1893's 72nd season in their existence. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in the traditional stadiumLandhof or in their new venue theSt. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the fourth consecutive year.
To the beginning of the seasonHelmut Benthaus transferred in from1. FC Köln and becameplayer-coach. He replacedJiří Sobotka as team manager, who went on to manage theSwiss national team. Benthaus was a graduate of theGerman Sport University Cologne and an experienced player trainer. Two seasons earlier Benthaus had won the1963–64 Bundesliga as player-manager with Köln. Benthaus used his first season with Basel to observe, feel and classify. One of the biggest changes that he made, with the agreement of the board of directors, was introduce semi-professionalism.
There were only a few minor changes to the squad,Rade Ognjanović transferred toGrenchen andHeinz Sartor transferred toOffenburger FV. Three players stepped back fromNationalliga A football,Carlo Porlezza,Mario Grava andFernando Von Krannichfeldt went to play for the reserve team. As replacements three youngsters came from the youth team and three more from the reserve team.
Fourteen teams contested the1965–66 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from theprevious 1964–65 season and the two newly promoted teamsUrania Genève Sport andYoung Fellows Zürich. Basel finished the season in sixth position with 27 points. They ended the championship with ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in their 26 matches. They scored 64 goals and conceded 57.[1] Top league goal scorer wasRoberto Frigerio with 15 goals, ahead ofKarl Odermatt who scored 11 andHelmut Hauser with 10 goals. Basel played 15 Test games, winning ten, one draw and losing four. Roberto 'Mucho' Frigerio was also the top scorer in these games, with 16 goals in just 13 games. Alone in the match againstBlack Stars Basel he managed to net the ball six times.[2]
In theSwiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 7 November 1965, with a home win againstBiel-Bienne. In the next round they played at home againstLuzern with a 3–1 win. In the next round they were drawn away in theWankdorf Stadium,Bern, againstYoung Boys. This ended in a 2–1 victory. In the semi-final they were drawn at home againstServette but were defeated 1–3. Zürich won the final and completed the double.[3]
In the1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Spanish teamValencia, but were beaten twice. In theCup of the Alps Basel were drawn in the same group asCatania,S.S.C. Napoli,Juventus andSpal Ferrara. All four games ended in a defeat.
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
vConcordia Basel| Pre-season | Basel | 6–0 | Concordia Basel | Basel |
 | Summary |
vBasel| 24 July 1965Pre-season | FC Pratteln | 0–8 | Basel | In den Sandgruben,Pratteln |
| Summary | Moscatelli (2) Odermatt (2)Baumann Hauser Michaud |
vBasel| 28 July 1965Pre-season | SV Schopfheim | 0–3 | Basel | Schopfheim |
| Summary | Odermatt KellerMoscatelli |
vBasel| 31 July 1965Pre-season | FC Trimbach | 0–7 | Basel | Leinfeld,Trimbach |
| Summary | (o.g.) (1)Moscatelli (2)Frigerio (pen.)Michaud (1)Vetter (1)Odermatt | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: W. LüthyGerlafingen |
vBasel| 8 August 1965Pre-season | FC Moutier | 1–7 | Basel | Stade de Chalière,Moutier |
| von Burg 34' (1:1) | Summary | 26' (0:1)Füri 54' (1:2)Baumann 64' (1:3)Benthaus 69' (1:4)Frigerio 70' (1:5)Hauser 80' (1:6)Odermatt 89' (1:7)Hauser | Attendance: 800 Referee: Roland KellerBern |
v1. FC Köln| 10 August 1965Pre-season | Basel | 2–4 | 1. FC Köln | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Löhr 10' (o.g. 1:1) Odermatt 25' (2:1) | Summary | 4' (0:1)Müller 40' (2:2)Hornig 60' (2:3)Overath 67' (2:4)Müller | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rudolf ScheurerBettlach |
vBasel| 14 August 1965Pre-season | St. Gallen | 0–1 | Basel | Espenmoos,St. Gallen |
| 17:00 | Summary | 90' (0:1)Frigerio | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
vSchaffhausen| 21 January 1966Winter break | Basel | 7–1 | Schaffhausen | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Baumann 19' (1:0) Hauser 24' (2:0)Hauser 30' (3:0)Benthaus 49' (4:1)Decker 74' (5:1)Hauser 83' (6:1)Decker 88' (7:1) | Summary | 47' (3:1) Brühlmann | Attendance: 300 Referee: H. R. KellerBasel |
vBasel| 6 February 1966Winter break | Bellinzona | 2–1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| Tagli 37' (1:0) Capoferri 74' (2:1) | Summary | 52' (1:1)Odermatt 70'Odermatt | Attendance: 500 Referee: DalpianCassarate |
vLausanne-Sport| 12 February 1966Winter break | Basel | 1–4 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Hauser 10' (1:0) | Summary | 40' (1:1) Vuilleumier 56' (1:2)Kerkhoffs 68' (1:3)Kerkhoffs 84' (o.g. 1:4)Michaud | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: C. StettlerFeuerthalen |
vBasel| 16 February 1966Winter break | Black Stars | 0–9 | Basel | Buschweilerhof,Basel |
| 19:15 | Summary | 29' (0:1)Frigerio (0:2)Frigerio (0:3)Frigerio 65' (0:4)Frigerio 65' (pen. 0:5)Stocker (0:6)Hauser 70' (0:7)Moscatelli (0:8)Frigerio (0:9)Frigerio | Referee: F. Hänggi |
vBasel| 19 February 1966Winter break | Solothurn | 1–2 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn,Solothurn |
| Amez-Droz 13' (1:0) | Summary | 21' (1:1)Benthaus 72' (1:2)Frigerio | Attendance: 600 Referee: Rudolf ScheurerBettlach |
vBasel| 24 February 1966Winter break | FC Birsfelden | 2–6 | Basel | Birsfelden |
| Summary | (3)FrigerioHauserStocker |
vTSV 1860 Munich| 26 April 1966Mid-season | Basel | 2–2 | TSV 1860 Munich | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Kohlars 46' (o.g. 1:1) Moscatelli 59' (2:1) | Summary | 16' (0:1) Küppers 68' (2:2) Rebele | Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Karl GöppelZürich |
vFC Schalke 04| 18 June 1966Mid-season | Basel | 1–3 | FC Schalke 04 | Landhof,Basel |
| 17:30 | Hauser 38' (1:1) | Summary | 21' (0:1) Rausch 41' (1:2) Neuser 61' (1:3) Pyka | Attendance: 1.500 Referee: Josef ZibungLuzern |
| 22 August 1965Round 1 | Basel | 4–1 | FC UGS Genève | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:30 | Hauser 42' (1:1) Odermatt 53' (2:1)Frigerio 75' (3:1)Stocker 80 pen. 4:1' | Summary | 24' (0:1) Heuri | Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Josef ZibungLuzern |
| 28 August 1965Round 2 | Basel | 2–0 | Luzern | Landhof,Basel |
| 16:30 | Frigerio 47' (1:0) Stocker 80' (pen, 2:0) | [ Summary] | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Werner MettlerSt. Gallen |
| 5 September 1965Round 3 | Servette | 6–1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium,Geneva |
| 20:30 | Bédert 14' (1:0) Bédert 29' (2:0)Bédert 36' (3:0)Bosson 55' (4:0)Schnyder 60' (5:0)Nemeth 72' (6:0) | Summary | (6:1)Hauser | Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
| 12 September 1965Round 4 | Basel | 4–2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| 16:00 | Pfirter 5' (1:1) Hauser 61' (2:2)Vetter 63' (3:2)Vetter 84' (4:2) | Summary | 4' (0:1) Lehmann 36' (pen. 1:2) Fuhrer | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Karl GöppelZürich |
| 18 September 1965Round 5 | Biel-Bienne | 1–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion,Biel/Bienne |
| 16:15 | Wernle 52' (1:1) | Summary | 26' (0:1)Odermatt | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: SträssleSteinach |
| 21 September 1965Round 6 | Basel | 1–5 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Frigerio 90' (1:5) | Summary | 13' (0:1)Blättler 32' (0:2) Hummel 42' (0:3)Blättler 60' (o.g. 0:4)Gabrieli 68' (0:5)Blättler | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Gilbert DrozMarin-Epagnier |
| 26 September 1965Round 7 | Sion | 1–0 | Basel | Parc des Sports,Sion |
| 15:00 | Eschmann 42' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
| 3 October 1965Round 8 | Basel | 3–1 | Lugano | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Benthaus 47' (1:0) Frigerio 48' (2:0)Odermatt 71' (3:0) | Summary | 72' (pen. 3:1) Bossi | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Josef ZibungLuzern |
| 10 October 1965Round 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2–1 | Basel | Stade Charrière,La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Vuilleumier 7' (1:0) Bertschi 43' (2:0) | Summary | 58' (2:1)Frigerio | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Roland KellerBern |
| 24 October 1965Round 10 | Basel | 1–1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 15:00 | Frigerio 65' (1:0) | Summary | 83' (1:1) Hosp | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf ScheurerBettlach |
| 31 October 1965Round 11 | Grenchen | 3–2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl,Grenchen |
| 15:00 | Fuchs 1' (1:0) Fuchs 6' (2:0)Blum 81' (3:2) | Summary | 24' (2:1)Vetter 58' (2:2)Hauser | Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Roland DavidLausanne |
| 21 November 1965Round 12 | Basel | 5–1 | Young Fellows Zürich | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Stocker 18' (pen. 1:0) Hauser 35' (2:0)Stocker 43' (pen 3:0)Odermatt 62' (4:1)Gabrieli 71' (5:1) | Summary | 56' (3:1) von Burg | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marcel DesplandYverdon |
| 12 December 1965Round 15 | Luzern | 4–4 | Basel | Stadion Allmend,Luzern |
| 14:30 | Wechselberger 22' (1:1) Pfirter 31' (o.g. 2:1)Schuewig 44' (3:1)Schuewig 45' (4:1) | Summary | 9' (0:1)Frigerio 48' (4:2)Hauser 81' (o.g. 4:3) Gwerder 88' (4:4)Odermatt | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Marcel SchneuwlyFribourg |
| 6 March 1966Round 16 | Basel | 5–2 | Servette | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Odermatt 17' (1:1) Moscatelli 29' (2:2)Pfirter 33' (3:2)Vetter 51' (4:2)Odermatt (5:2) | Summary | 14' (0:1) Georgy 20' (pen. 1:2) Nemeth | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf ScheurerBettlach |
| 13 March 1966Round 17 | Young Boys | 1–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| Theunissen 21' (1:0) | Summary | 72' (1:1)Kiefer | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
| 27 March 1966Round 18 | Basel | 5–0 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Odermatt 32' (1:0) Hauser 52' (2:0)Benthaus 70' (3:0)Moscatelli 78' (4:0)Vetter 81' (5:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Josef ZibungLuzen |
| 3 April 1966Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2–2 | Basel | Hardturm,Zürich |
| 15:00 | Blättler 18' (1:0) Blättler 21' (2:0) | Summary | 68' (2:1)Hauser 84' (2:2)Frigerio | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mario ClematideZollikofen |
| 6 April 1966Round 14 | FC UGS Genève | 2–2 | Basel | Stade de Frontenex,Geneva |
| Heuri 23' (1:1) Samba 36' (2:1) | Summary | 7' (0:1)Hauser 77' (2:2)Odermatt | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Roland RacinePrilly |
| 17 April 1966Round 20 | Basel | 2–1 | Sion | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Vetter 28' (1:1) Hauser 87' (2:1) | Summary | 2' (0:1) Quentin | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
| 23 April 1966Round 21 | Lugano | 2–2 | Basel | Cornaredo,Lugano |
| 21:00 | Gotthardi 77' (1:2) Vidosevic 82' (pen. 2:2) | Summary | 26' (0:1)Benthaus 62' (0:2)Odermatt | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Karl GöppelZürich |
| 1 May 1966Round 22 | Basel | 2–0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof,Basel |
| 16:30 | Frigerio 63' (1:0) Odermatt 88' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 7,200 Referee: W. HardmeierThalwil |
| 8 May 1966Round 23 | Lausanne-Sport | 5–3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise,Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Hosp 8' (1:0) Hosp 16' (2:0)Dürr 44' (pen. 3:0)Hertig 66' (4:0)Vuillemier 75' (5:1) | Summary | 74' (4:1)Vetter 77' (5:2)Konrad 81' (5:3)Michaud | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Josef ZibungLuzern |
| 15 May 1966Round 24 | Basel | 5–1 | Grenchen | Landhof,Basel |
| 17:30 | Vetter 10' (1:0) Stocker 25' (2:0)Konrad 43' (3:0)Frigerio 61' (4:0)Frigerio 66' (5:0) | Summary | 71' (5:1) Allemann | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Roland KellerBern |
| 22 May 1966Round 25 | Young Fellows Zürich | 5–4 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| 20:00 | Feller 9' (1:1) Matus 29' (2:2)Matus 58' (3:2)Hösli 63' (4:2)Fischli 77' (5:2) | Summary | 6' (0:1)Stocker 28' (1:2)Frigerio 84' (5:3)Frigerio 88' (5:4)Michaud | Attendance: 900 Referee: Gilbert DrozMarin |
| 30 May 1966Round 26 | Basel | 2–5 | Zürich | Landhof,Basel |
| 17:30 | Frigerio 64' (1:4) Frigerio 68' (2:4) | Summary | 12' (0:1) Stürmer 17' (0:2) Stürmer 27' (0:3) Winiger 48' (0:4) Brodmann 87' (2:5) Martinelli | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A. CerettiBiel |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zürich(C) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 42 | Swiss Champions, qualified for1966–67 European Cup |
| 2 | Servette | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 35 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 32 | |
| 4 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 31 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 29 | |
| 6 | Basel | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 27 | |
| 7 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Sion | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 26 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 22 | |
| 10 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 22 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 22 | Entered1966–67 Intertoto Cup |
| 12 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 21 | |
| 13 | Luzern | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 18 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Urania Genève Sport | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 78 | −43 | 10 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 1965Round of 32 | Basel | 3–1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Frigerio 32' (1:0) Frigerio 80' (2:1)Hauser 82' (3:1) | Summary | 74' (1:1) Stäuble | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Anton BucheliLuzern |
| 19 December 1965Round of 16 | Basel | 3–1 | Luzern | Landhof,Basel |
| 14:30 | Frigerio 53' (1:0) Frigerio 72' (2:1)Stocker 84' (3:1) | Summary | 64' (1:1) Borchert | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Karl GöppelZürich |
| 27 February 1966Quarter-final | Young Boys | 1–2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| 14:30 | Theunissen 50' (1:1) | Summary | 10' (0:1)Frigerio 87' (1:2)Frigerio | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: SträssleSteinach |
| 20 March 1966Semi-final | Basel | 1–3 | Servette | Landhof,Basel |
| 15:00 | Hauser 7' (1:1) | Summary | 3' (0:1) Nemeth 45' (1:2) Bedert 88' (1:3)Daina | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
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Valencia| 24 November 1965First leg | Basel | 1–3 | Valencia | Basel |
| 19:45 | Benthaus 7' (1:0) | Summary | 17' (1:1)Machado 22' (1:2)Muñoz 80' (1:3)Machado | Stadium:St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Kurt Handwerker |
vBasel| 8 December 1965Second leg | Valencia | 5–1 | Basel | Valencia |
| Machado 1' (1:0) Urtiaga 17' (2:0)Muñoz 31' (3:0)Guillot 32' (4:0)Machado 80' (5:1) | Summary | Hauser 53' (4:1) | Stadium:Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee:  Robert Lacoste |
Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.
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Catania| 4 June 1966Round 1 | Basel | 0–1 | Catania | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Summary | 2' (0:1) Fanello | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
vS.S.C. Napoli| 8 June 1966Round 2 | Basel | 2–4 | S.S.C. Napoli | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Konrad 62' (1:4) Frigerio 71' (2:4) | Summary | 8' (0:1)Altafini 34' (0:2)Altafini 51' (0:3)Altafini 62' (0:4)Montefusco | Attendance: 10,200 Referee: Antonio Sbardella |
vJuventus| 11 June 1966Round 3 | Basel | 1–2 | Juventus | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 63' (1:0) | Summary | 66' (1:1)Menichelli 73' (1:2) Mattei | Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Ettore Carminati |
vSpal Ferrara| 15 June 1966Round 4 | Basel | 2–3 | Spal Ferrara | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| 18:15 | Rickenbacher 61' (1:1) Hauser 81' (pen. 2:1) | Summary | 19' (0:1) Muzzio 76' (o.g. 1:2)Pfirter 82' (2:3)Carrera | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Karl GöppelZürich |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Napoli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 8 | Winner |
| 2 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lausanne/Zürich | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | Combined teamLausanne/Zürich |
| 4 | Spal Ferrara | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Catania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Servette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
| 8 | Basel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 0 |
