| 1969–70 season | |
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| Chairman | Harry Thommen |
| Manager | Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Champions |
| Swiss Cup | Runner-up |
| European Cup | Round 1 |
| Cup of the Alps | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League:Hauser (14) All:Hauser (24) |
| Highest home attendance | 35,000 on 27 May 1970 vs.Grasshopper Club |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,000 on 30 November 1969 vs.Biel-Bienne and on 14 December 1969 vs.Wettingen and on 1 March 1970 vsSt. Gallen |
| Average home league attendance | 15,653 |
The1969–70 season wasFussball 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 theSt. Jakob Stadium.
Helmut Benthaus wasplayer-manager for the fifth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad.Manfred Schädler andAnton Schnyder moved on toConcordia Basel,Dieter Rüefli moved toSt. Gallen andClaude Iff left the squad. Ex-German international playerStefan Reisch joined fromClub Brugge. Otherwise Benthaus relied on young players,Roland Paolucci,Rolf Riner andJanos Konrad came from the reserve team to help when needed in the first team. Basel played a total of 50 matches during this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league, seven were in theSwiss Cup, two were in theEuropean Cup, five were in theCup of the Alps and 10 were friendly matches. Of these 10 test games nine were won and one ended in a defeat. Two test matches were played at home and eight played away.[1]
14 teams contested in the1969–70 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from theprevious 1968–69 season and the two newly promoted teamsWettingen andFribourg. The championship was played in a double round robin, the last two teams at the end of the season to be relegated. Basel played a good season. Despite a bad run with four defeats in eight games between the end of September and the beginning of December, they won 11 of the last 14 games during the second half of the season. Basel won the championship a point clear ofLausanne Sports who ended in second position and three points ahead ofFC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 15 of the 26 games, drawing seven, losing four times, they scored 59 goals conceding 23.[2]Helmut Hauser was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals andWalter Balmer second top scorer with 12 league goals.
On 14 September 1969 Basel started in theSwiss Cup in the round of 32 with a 10–0 home win againstMinerva Bern (as result of merger later renamedBreitenrain Bern). In the round of 16 played on 12 October Basel had a home match againstGrenchen which was won 3–2. In the quarter-final, played in November, Basel had a two legged tie against Xamax-Sports NE (later renamedNeuchâtel Xamax). This was won 7–2 on aggregate. The semi-final was also a two legged tie and this againstServette Genève. Basel won both legs and 6–1 on aggregate. The final was played on 18 May 1970 in theWankdorf Stadium, but was lost againstZürich after extra time.[3]
In theEuropean Cup Basel were drawn against Scottish clubCeltic. The first leg, which played on 17 September 1969 in theSt. Jakob Stadium in front of 37,587 spectators, ended in a goalless draw.[4] The return leg on 1 October inCeltic Park attracted 49,976 spectators. Celtic won the game 2–0 and advanced to the next round.[5] In the1969 Cup of the Alps Basel won their group and in the final they beatBologna 3–1.
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
vSC Brühl| 26 July 1969Pre-season | Basel | 5–3 | SC Brühl | Landhof,Basel |
Wenger 3' (1:0)Hauser 22' (2:0)Hauser 38' (3:1)Ramseier 72' (4:2)Balmer (5:2) | Summary | 34' (2:1) Koller 66' (3:2) Koller 90' (5:3) Koller | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jean DubachNidau |
vBasel| 1 August 1969Pre-season | RC Strasbourg | 0–1 | Basel | StadionSchiltigheim |
| Summary | 57' (0:1)Hauser | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Joseph Fassel |
vBasel| 6 August 1969Uhrencup | Grenchen | 0–0 (5 – 3p) | Basel | Stadion Brühl,Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Rudolf RettigGerlafingen | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Fankhauser  | Sundermann | |||
| Note: One player from each team took five penalties. Sundermann scored with each penalty, Fankhauser sees one of his attempts held byMarcel Kunz. | ||||
vBiel-Bienne| 9 August 1969Uhrencup | Basel | 5–3 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl,Grenchen |
| 20:00 | Wenger 23' (1:1) Hauser 25' (2:1)Balmer 42' (3:1)Hauser 60' (4:2)Odermatt 63' (5:2) | Summary | 14' (0:1) Renfer 57' (3:2) Amez-Droz 78' (5:3) Peters | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Rudolf ScheurerBettlach |
vWettingen| 16 August 1969Pre-season | Basel | 5–1 | Wettingen | WylerBern |
| Balmer 10' (1:0) Balmer 23' (2:0)Hauser 33' (3:0)Odermatt 75' (pen. 4:0)Wenger 75' (5:0) | Summary | 85' (o.g.)Michaud | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: StaufferBern |
vYoung Fellows Zürich| 8 February 1970Winter break | Basel | 4–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof,Basel |
| Balmer 8' (1:0) Wenger 59' (2:0)Hauser 85' (3:0)Sundermann 90' (pen. 4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter HänggiAesch |
vBasel| 14 February 1970Winter break | Xamax | 0–2 | Basel | Stade de Serrières,Serrières |
| 15:30 | Summary | 39' (0:1)Michaud 80' (0:2)Odermatt | Attendance: 800 Referee: André FavreEchallens |
vBasel| 22 February 1970Winter break | Thun | 1–3 | Basel | Stadion Lachen,Thun |
| H. Liecht 70' (1:3) | Summary | 57' (0:1)Michaud 63' (0:2)Hauser 69' (0:3)Balmer | Attendance: 500 Referee: StaufferBern |
vLa Chaux-de-Fonds| 21 March 1970Mid-season | Basel | 2–3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof,Basel |
| Hauser 28' (1:0) Wenger 77' (2:3) | Summary | 53' (1:1)Jeandupeux 57' (1:2) Brossard 61' (1:3) Brossard | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter HänggiAesch |
| 23 August 1969Round 1 | St. Gallen | 1–4 | Basel | Espenmoos,St. Gallen |
| Rafreider 72' (1:2) | Summary | 24' (0:1)Balmer 53' (0:2)Odermatt 79' (pen. 1:3)Sundermann 84' (1:4)Hauser | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
| 30 August 1969Round 2 | Basel | 2–0 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Wenger 16' (1:0) Hauser 23' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ulysse DarbellayRoche |
| 6 September 1969Round 3 | Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise,Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Dürr 73 pen. 1:1' Vuilleumier  | Summary | 47' (0:1)Wenger | Attendance: 18,000 Referee: A. CerettiBiel/Bienne |
| 20 September 1969Round 4 | Basel | 3–2 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| Hauser 26' (1:0) Rahmen 48' (2:0)Wenger 53' (3:0) | Summary | 59' (3:1) Richard 81' Mérillat 83' Vincent 90' (3:2) Zürcher | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
| 28 September 1969Round 5 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium,Bern |
| Bruttin 22' (1:0) Allemann 90' (pen. 2:1) | Summary | 29' (1:1)Benthaus | Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Hans WielandGrenchen |
| 4 October 1969Round 6 | Basel | 1–1 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Odermatt 72' (pen. 1:0) | Summary | 89' (1:1) Grünig | Attendance: 26,500 Referee: |
| 18 October 1969Round 7 | Winterthur | 2–0 | Basel | Schützenwiese,Winterthur |
| Konietzka 29' (1:0) Dimmeler 76' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roland MarendazLausanne |
| 26 October 1969Round 8 | Lugano | 2–1 | Basel | Cornaredo,Lugano |
| Luttrop 73' (1:1) Luttrop 78' (2:1) | Summary | 71' (0:1)Hauser | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Anton BucheliLuzern |
| 9 November 1969Round 9 | Basel | 2–2 | Servette | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| Benthaus 14' (1:0) Hauser 22' (2:0) | Summary | 36' (2:1) Bosson 63' (2:2) Heutschi 84' Guyot | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gilbert DrozMarin |
| 16 November 1969Round 10 | Fribourg | 0–0 | Basel | Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard,Fribourg |
| Summary | Attendance: 14,000 (new record) Referee: A. CerettiBiel/Bienne |
| 30 November 1969Round 11 | Basel | 5–1 | Biel-Bienne | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| Hauser 11' (1:0) Balmer 15' (2:0)Sundermann 33' (pen. 3:1)Sundermann 41' (pen. 4:1)Demarmels 86' (5:1) | Summary | 25' (2:1) Renfer (I) | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Walter HungerbühlerSt. Gallen |
| 7 December 1969Round 12 | Grasshopper Club | 2–0 | Basel | Hardturm,Zürich |
| Citherlet 2' (1:0) Grahn 50' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gilbert DrozMarin |
| 14 December 1969Round 13 | Basel | 6–2 | Wettingen | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| Balmer 12' (1:0) Ramseier 44' (2:0)Sundermann 48' (3:0)Sundermann 54' (4:0)Rüefli 70' (5:0)Hauser 83' (6:1) | Summary | 71' (5:1) Beichter 82' (6:2) | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roland KellerBern |
| 1 March 1970Round 14 | Basel | 2–1 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Benthaus 32' (1:1) Sundermann 38' (pen. 2:1) | Summary | 30' (0:1) Nafziger | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
| 8 March 1970Round 15 | Bellinzona | PP | Basel | Stadio Comunale,Bellinzona |
| 15 March 1970Round 16 | Basel | 1–1 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Balmer 19' (1:0) | Summary | 16'Chapuisat 46' (1:1) Zappella 83' Loichat | Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Gilbert DrozMarin |
| Round 17 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | PP | Basel | Stade Charrière,La Chaux-de-Fonds |
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| 4 April 1970Round 18 | Basel | 3–1 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Odermatt33′ Michaud 58' (1:1)Balmer 65' (2:1)Balmer 77' (3:1)Sundermann | Summary | 52' (0:1) Müller Müller | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Walter GallmannOberrieden |
| 12 April 1970Round 19 | Zürich | 0–1 | Basel | Letzigrund,Zürich |
| Münch 70' | Summary | 13' (0:1)Sundermann | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Walter HungerbühlerSt. Gallen |
| 15 April 1970Round 15 | Bellinzona | 0–4 | Basel | Stadio Comunale,Bellinzona |
| Summary | 11' (0:1)Benthaus 33' (0:2)Hauser 47' (0:3)Wenger 57' (0:4)Wenger | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Fernand BurioliLausanne |
| 18 April 1970Round 20 | Basel | 4–0 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Wenger 17' (1:0) Balmer 64' (2:0)Wenger 70' (3:0)Balmer 73' (4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Ulysse DarbellayRoche |
| 25 April 1970Round 21 | Basel | 4–0 | Lugano | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Wenger 11' (1:0) Odermatt 14' (2:0)Wenger 58' (3:0)Sundermann 61' (4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marcel SchneuwlyFribourg |
| 6 May 1970Round 17 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–0 | Basel | Stade Charrière,La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 18:00 | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Claudio LaichMassagno |
| 9 May 1970Round 22 | Servette | 1–2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium,Geneva |
| Pottier 70' (1:1) | Summary | 9' (0:1)Hauser 86' (1:2)Hauser | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
| 13 May 1970Round 23 | Basel | 3–0 | Fribourg | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Hauser 40' (1:0) Sundermann 45' (pen. 2:0)Hauser 70' (3:0) | Summary | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: RolanBernd Keller |
| 23 May 1970Round 24 | Biel-Bienne | 1–4 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion,Biel/Bienne |
| Amez-Droz 19' (1:0) Renfer (II) 20' | Summary | 24' (1:1)Balmer 31' (1:2)Balmer 42' (1:3)Balmer 50' (1:1)Odermatt 60'Hauser | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Marcel DesplandYverdon |
| 27 May 1970Round 25 | Basel | 0–0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob StadiumLandhof,Basel |
| Odermatt 90' | Summary | 34' Mocellin 90+1' Rüegg | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mario ClematideZollikofen |
| 30 May 1970Round 26 | Wettingen | 0–5 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg,Wettingen |
| Wernle 40' | [ Summary] | 4' (0:1)Hauser 7' (0:2)Hauser 17' (0:3)Balmer 30' (0:4)Ramseier 67' (0:5)Benthaus | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Marcel SchneuwlyFribourg |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel(C) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 37 | Swiss Champions, qualified for1970–71 European Cup |
| 2 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 36 | Entered1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Zürich | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 34 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for1970–71 Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 31 | Entered1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 31 | |
| 6 | Lugano | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Servette | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 29 | Entered1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Winterthur | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 27 | Entered1970 Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 21 | |
| 10 | Bellinzona | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 20 | |
| 11 | Fribourg | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 | |
| 12 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 19 | |
| 13 | Wettingen | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | St. Gallen | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 15 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 September 1969Round of 32 | Basel | 10 – 0 | Minerva | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Hauser 17' (1:0) Hauser 35' (2:0)Wenger 41' (3:0)Ramseier 42' (4:0)Hauser 52' (5:0)Ramseier 59' (6:0)Hauser 68' (7:0)Balmer 69' (8:0)Michaud 77' (9:0)Balmer 85' (10:0) | Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Walter GallmannOberrieden |
| 12 October 1969Round of 16 | Basel | 3–2 | Grenchen | Basel |
| Wenger 36' (1:2) Michaud 60' (2:2)Demarmels 83' (3:2) | Summary | 3' (0:1) Lander 21' (0:2) Obrecht (II) | Stadium:St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Marcel DesplandYverdon |
| 19 November 1969First leg | Xamax | 0–2 | Basel | Neuchâtel |
| 20:15 | Stutz | Summary | 38' (0:1)Hauser 61' (pen. 0:2)Sundermann | Stadium:Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Mario ClematideZollikofen |
| 23 November 1969Second leg | Basel | 5–2 (7 – 2agg.) | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Sundermann 23' (1:0) Hauser 42' (2:0)Balmer 44' (3:0)Odermatt 67' (4:1)Ramseier 84' (5:2) | Summary | 61' (3:1) Manzoni 74' (4:2) Schmid | Attendance: 8,00 Referee: Othmar HuberThun |
Basel won 7 – 2 on aggregate.
| 30 March 1970First leg | Servette | 0–2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium,Geneva |
| Summary | 39' (0:1)Wenger 50' (0:2)Odermatt | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Anton BucheliLuzern |
| 8 April 1970Second leg | Basel | 4–1 (6 – 1agg.) | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Hauser 16' (1:0) Wenger 36' (2:0)Wenger 76' (3:1)Ramseier 85' (4:1) | Summary | 63' (2:1) Nemeth | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Pius KamberZürich |
Basel won 6 – 1 on aggregate.
| 18 May 1970Final | Zürich | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Basel | Wankdorf,Bern |
| Quentin 74' (1:1) Künzli 92' (2:1)Künzli 101' (3:1)Corti 113' (4:1) | 62' (0:1)Odermatt | Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Roland MarendazLausanne |
Zürich won 4–1 after extra time.
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Celtic| 17 September 1969First leg | Basel | 0 – 0 | Celtic | St. Jakob Stadium,Basel |
| Report | Attendance: 37,587 Referee:Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany) |
vBasel| 1 October 1969Second leg | Celtic | 2 – 0 (2 – 0agg.) | Basel | Celtic Park,Glasgow |
| Hood 1' Gemmell 70' | Report | Attendance: 49,976 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Sampdoria| 14 June 1969Round 1 | FC Basel | 4–1 | Sampdoria | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 5' (1:0) Benthaus 36' (2:0)Sundermann 43' (3:0)Odermatt 74' (4:0) | Summary | 80' (4:1)Frustaluppi | Attendance: 6.500 Referee:  Fritz Seiler |
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K.S.V. Waregem| 17 June 1969Round 2 | FC Basel | 3–0 | K.S.V. Waregem | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Sundermann 38' (1:0) Hauser 42' (3:0)Sundermann 73' (pen. 3:0) | Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Max Spinnler |
vEintracht Frankfurt| 21 June 1969Round 3 | FC Basel | 3–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 6' (1:0) Benthaus 30' (2:1)Balmer 64' (3:2) | Summary | 19' (1:1)Hölzenbein 35' (2:2)Hölzenbein | Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Renzo Torelli |
vNapoli| 24 June 1969Round 4 | FC Basel | 2–3 | Napoli | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Odermatt 36' (1:1) Wenger 65' (2:1) | Summary | 4' (0:1)Barison 26'Montefusco 84' (2:2)Montefusco 89' (2:3) Salvi | Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein |
NB: teams did not play compatriots; Waregem did not play Eintracht
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | FC Basel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Napoli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | K.S.V. Waregem | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
| 6 | Biel-Bienne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
The Final was played inSt. Jakob Stadium,Basel, between the winners of both groups.
vBologna| 27 June 1969Final | FC Basel | 3–1 | Bologna | St. Jakob StadiumBasel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 16' Kiefer 22'Sundermann 28' | Summary | 50' Ciacci | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher |
