1919–20 FC Basel season

The FC Basel 1919–20 season was their twentyseventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Bernard Klingelfuss. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

FC Basel
1919–20 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Bernard Klingelfuss
First team coachOtto Kuhn
(as team captain)
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: 2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: Karl Wüthrich (9)
All: Alfréd Schaffer (18)
Average home league attendancen/a

Overview

Otto Kuhn was team captain and acted, so to say, as coach. Basel played a total of 44 matches in their 1919–20 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league and 30 were friendly matches.

From these 30 friendlies, 15 were against foreign opponents. Five were played against German teams. Basel travelled to Germany and played against Karlsruher FV, 1. FFC Germania 1894 and 1. FC Pforzheim. During the winter break the team travelled to Italy and on Christmas day played against Genoa C.F.C., on boxing day against SG Andrea Doria and the next day against US Biellese. They also played at home against Rapid Wien. At the end of the season Basel were hosts to Victoria Hamburg, Royal Charleroi SC, Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Budapesti EAC, Ferencvárosi TC, MTK Budapest and Wiener Amateur Sportverein. Altogether 14 friendlies were home games, played in the Landhof and 16 were away games. Of these 18 ended in a victory, one match was drawn and 11 ended in a defeat. In these test games Basel scored a total of 68 goals and conceded 44.[1]

The former Hungarian international footballer Alfréd Schaffer joined Basel in April 1920 and played in 19 test matches and one league games, during which he scored a total of 27 goals.[2]

The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1919–20, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a good season, winning seven matches, drawing four and suffering just three defeats. They ended the season in second position with 18 points. In their 14 games Basel scored 32 goals and conceded 20. Karl Wüthrich was the team's top goal scorer with 9 goals. BSC Young Boys won the group and continued to the finals.[3]

There was no relegation this year because the reserve team Nordstern were Serie B champions and could not be promoted because the first team already plays at top level. With a victory against Servette and a goalless draw against Grasshopper Club the Young Boys won the Swiss championship.[4]

The Serie A away match played on 7 March 1920 against Biel-Bienne in Gurzelen Stadion was the last game that Wilhelm Dietz played as he died 4 weeks later aged just 19 years old.[5]

Players
Squad members

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Walter Birbaum
— GK Switzerland SUI Arthur Fahr
— GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Zorzotti (III)
— DF   Fritz Grüssi
— DF   Karl Kroepfli
— DF Austria AUT Gustav Putzendopler (I)
— DF Switzerland SUI Peter Riesterer
— MF Switzerland SUI Walter Rupprecht
— MF   Ganter (I)
— MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Kaltenbach
— MF Switzerland SUI Jakob Känzig
— MF Switzerland SUI Otto Kuhn
— MF Austria AUT Karl Putzendopler (II)
— MF Switzerland SUI Fritz
— FW Switzerland SUI Christian Albicker (I)
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Bielser
— FW   Gustav Buser
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Dietrich
— FW Switzerland SUI Wilhelm Dietz (I)
— FW Switzerland SUI Paul Dietz (II)
— FW Switzerland SUI Jules Düblin
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Ibach
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Lott (I)
— FW Hungary HUN Sándor Nemes
— DF Switzerland SUI Louis Riesterer
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Rudin
— FW Hungary HUN Alfréd Schaffer
— FW   Carl Schloz
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Wüthrich
—   Ernst Hasler
—   Friedrich Lott (II)
—   Fritz Müller
—   Hans Schneider
—   Siegrist

Results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre- and mid-season
12 July 1919 Basel championship Nordstern Basel Switzerland 4–2 Switzerland Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
17:30 Afflerbach (1:0)
Hermann (2:1)
(3:2)
Afflerbach (4:2)		 Summary (1:1)
(2:2)		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle (Basel)
20 July 1919 Basel championship Old Boys Switzerland 2–4 SwitzerlandBasel Margarethenwiese, Basel
Grunauer (1:0)
Katz (2:2)		 Summary (1:1) Dietz (I)
(1:2) Buser
(2:3) Albicker (I)
(pen. 2:4) Dietz (I)
20 July 1919 Basel championship Nordstern Basel Switzerland 0–1 Switzerland Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
15:00 Summary (0:1) Bielser Attendance: 1,200
7 September 1919 Pre-season Karlsruher FV Germany 1–2 Switzerland Basel Karlsruhe
Hirsch (1:1) Summary (0:1)
(1:2) Lott (I)
14 September 1919 Pre-season 1. FFC Germania 1894 Germany 0–4 Switzerland Basel Frankfurt am Main
Summary 10' (0:1)
(0:2)
(0:3)
(0:4)
21 September 1919 Pre-season 1. FC Pforzheim Germany 2–1 Switzerland Basel Pforzheim
(1:1)
(2:1)		 Summary (0:1)
5 October 1919 Mid-season Grasshopper Club Switzerland 0–1 Switzerland Basel St. Gallen
Summary (0:1)
5 October 1919 Mid-season St. Gallen Switzerland 3–2 Switzerland Basel St. Gallen
Summary
23 November 1919 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 4–1 Germany VfB Leipzig Landhof, Basel
14:30 Dietz (I) 6' (1:0)
Wüthrich (2:1)
Dietz (I) (3:1)
Dietz (II) (4:1)		 Summary (pen. 1:1) Hansi Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Riesterer (Basel)
30 November 1919 Mid-season Biel-Bienne Switzerland 3–1 Switzerland Basel Biel/Bienne
Summary

Winter break to end of season
25 December 1919 Winter break Genoa C.F.C. Italy 4–0 Switzerland Basel Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
12:00 (1:0)
(2:0)
(3:0)
(4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 12,000
26 December 1919 Winter break SG Andrea Doria Italy 1–3 Switzerland Basel Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
15:00 (1:2) Summary (0:1) Dietz (II)
(0:2) Bielser
(1:3) Dietz (I)
27 December 1919 Winter break US Biellese Italy 2–3 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale, Biella
15:00 (1:0)
(2:0)		 Summary (2:1) Kuhn
(2:2) Kuhn
(2:3) Kuhn
1 January 1920 Winter break Basel Switzerland 0–1 Austria Rapid Wien Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary (0:1) Kuthan Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Schmid (Basel)
22 February 1920 Mid-season Vgt FC Winterthur-Veltheim Switzerland 3–1 Switzerland Basel Winterthur
14:45 Kuhn (1:1)
Weilenmann (2:1)
Weilenmann (3:1)		 Summary (0:1) Wüthrich Referee: Switzerland Müller (Winterthur)
28 March 1920 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 1–1 Switzerland Vgt FC Winterthur-Veltheim Landhof, Basel
15:00 Kuhn 10' (1:0) Summary (1:1) Frankenfeld Referee: Switzerland
3 April 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 3–0 Germany Victoria Hamburg Landhof, Basel
16:30 Kuhn 6' (pen. 1:0)
Wüthrich 27' (2:0)
Schaffer 71' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Schenker (Basel)
5 April 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 3–0 Belgium Royal Charleroi SC Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schaffer (1:0)
(o.g. 2:0)
Schaffer (3:0)		 Summary Referee: Switzerland Schenker (Basel)
11 April 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–3 Belgium Royale Union Saint-Gilloise Landhof, Basel
16:00 Kaltenbach (1:3) Summary 34' (0:1) Vergeylen
51' (0:2) Much
75' (0:3) Thys		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Stutz (Luzern)
2 May 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–0 Switzerland Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schaffer 80' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Hungary László Balint (Zürich)
9 May 1920 End of season FC Bern Switzerland 4–3 Switzerland Basel Kirchenfeld, Bern
15:00 Quinclet (1:0)
Galli (2:0)
Brand (3:2)
Galli (4:2)		 Summary (2:1) Kaltenbach
(2:2)
(4:3)		 Attendance: 1,500
13 May 1920 End of season Nordstern Basel Switzerland 0–4 Switzerland Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
15:00 Summary 17' (0:1) Schaffer
65' (0:2) Müller
77' (0:3) Schaffer
89' (0:4) Müller		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Switzerland Riesterer (Basel)
30 May 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 3–0 Switzerland Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schaffer 2' (1:0)
Müller (2:0)
Müller (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 800
Referee: Hungary László Balint (Zürich)
6 June 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 4–0 Switzerland Étoile-Sporting Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schaffer 5' (1:0)
Schaffer 56' (2:0)
Schaffer 60' (3:0)
Wüthrich 86' (4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Herren (Basel)
8 June 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 4–0 Hungary Budapesti EAC Landhof, Basel
18:30 Ibach 20' (1:0)
Dietrich 59' (2:0)
Schaffer 65' (3:0)
Wüthrich (4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hungary László Balint (Zürich)
13 June 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 6–1 Switzerland FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich 17' (1:0)
Schaffer 33' (2:0)
Schaffer (3:1)
Schaffer (4:1)
Schaffer (5:1)
Schaffer 82' (6:1)		 Summary (2:1) Quinclet Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Herren (Basel)
20 June 1920 End of season Zürich Switzerland 1–2 Switzerland Basel Utogrund, Zürich
Sturzenegger (1:2) Summary (0:1) Schaffer
(0:2) Schaffer		 Referee: Hungary László Balint (Zürich)
4 July 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 2–1 Turkey Ferencvárosi TC Landhof, Basel
16:00 Dietrich 61' (1:1)
Wüthrich 71' (2:1)		 Summary 44' (0:1) Toth Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle (Basel)
11 July 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–3 Hungary MTK Budapest Landhof, Basel
16:00 (pen. 1:1) Summary 19' (0:1) Winkler
Kuhn (o.g. 1:2)
(1:3) Winkler		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Jacques Hirrle (Basel)
18 July 1920 End of season Basel Switzerland 1–3 Austria Wiener Amateur Sportverein Landhof, Basel
16:30 Nemes (1:3) Summary (0:1) Konrad (II)
(o.g. 0:2)
76' (0:3) Hansl		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hungary László Balint (Zürich)

Serie A
Main article: 1919–20 Swiss Serie A

Central Group results
28 September 1919 Round 1 Basel 2–2 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Dietz (I) 47' (1:0)
Wüthrich 52' (2:0)		 Summary (2:1) Funk (I)
88' (2:2) Funk (II)		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Wieland Zürich
12 October 1919 Round 2 Aarau 3–0 Basel Schachen, Aarau
15:00 Tanner 20' (1:0)
Tanner (2:0)
Brändl 89' (pen. 3:0)		 Summary Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
19 October 1919 Round 3 Basel 3–0 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
15:20 Wüthrich 20' (1:0)
Wüthrich 55' (2:0)
Lott (I) 59' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Gachnang Zürich
26 October 1919 Round 4 Nordstern Basel 0–1 Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
15:00 Summary 50' (0:1) Dietz (II) Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Stutz Basel
9 November1919 Round 5 Basel 3–2 Luzern Landhof, Basel
14:45 Kuhn 53' (pen. 1:1)
Wüthrich 58' (2:1)
Dietz (II) 63' (3:1)		 Summary (0:1) Ulrich
(3:2) Halter		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
7 December 1919 Round 6 FC Bern 1–1 Basel Kirchenfeld, Bern
15:00 Küng (1:0) Summary 88' (1:1) Wüthrich Referee: Switzerland Reich Winterthur
14 December 1919 Round 7 Old Boys 2–1 Basel Margarethenwiese, Basel
14:30 Lüscher I 57' (1:1)
Lüscher I (2:1)		 Summary 10' (1:10) Wüthrich Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Weber Gustav St. Gallen
21 December 1919 Round 8 Basel 3–2 Aarau Landhof, Basel
14:35 Dietz (II) (1:1)
Dietz (II) (2:1)
Albicker (I) 79' (3:2)		 Summary 20' (0:1) von Arx II}
75' (2:2)		 Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Switzerland Stutz Basel
25 January 1920 Round 9 Basel 6–1 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Dietz (II) (1:1)
Wüthrich (2:1)
Bielser (3:1)
Berlincourt (o.g. 4:1)
Wüthrich (5:1)
Dietz (I) (6:1)		 Summary 12' (0:1) Weiss Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Gachnang Zürich
8 February 1920 Round 10 Luzern 2–2 Basel Tribschen, Luzern
Sormani 20' (1:1)
Tobler 82' (2:2)		 Summary 10' (0:1) Dietz (I)
60' (1:1)		 Referee: Switzerland Fricker Zürich
29 February 1920 Round 11 Basel 1–2 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wüthrich (1:2) Summary (0:1) Berret
(0:2) Berret		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Reich Winterthur
7 March 1920 Round 12 Biel-Bienne 0–3 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Summary (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) Attendance: 800
21 March 1920 Round 13 Young Boys 3–3 Basel Kasernenmatte, Bern
15:00 Fässler 30' (1:0)
Dasen (II) 28' (2:0)
Funk (II) (3:1)		 Summary (pen. 2:1) Kuhn
(3:2) Zorzotti
(3:3) Albicker (I)		 Referee: Switzerland Wieland Zürich
28 March 1920 Round 14 Basel 3–0 FF Biel-Bienne Landhof, Basel
Summary

FC Biel-Bienne declared Forfait. As a replacement, a friendly match against Winterthur took place on the same date.

Central Group league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Young Boys Bern 14 12 2 0 41 13 +28 26 Advance to finals
2 Basel 14 7 4 3 32 20 +12 18
3 Aarau 14 6 4 4 24 14 +10 16
4 Nordstern Basel 14 7 2 5 21 18 +3 16
5 Old Boys 14 5 2 7 19 30 −11 12
6 Luzern 14 4 3 7 18 28 −10 11
7 FC Bern 14 4 1 9 19 30 −11 9
8 Biel-Bienne 14 1 2 11 15 36 −21 4 No relegation this year[4]
Source: rsssf.com

See also

References
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  2. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Alfréd Schaffer – FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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