1972–73 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1972–73 football season
FC Basel
1972–73 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Félix Musfeld
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupRunner-up
Swiss League CupWinners
European CupRound 1
Cup of the AlpsGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (18)
All: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (28)
Highest home attendance28,000 on 14 April 1973
vs Grasshopper Club
Lowest home attendance7,000 on 9 September 1972
vs Grenchen
and on 19 May 1973
vs Chiasso
Average home league attendance13,153

The 1972–73 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 79th season in their existence. It was their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Félix Musfeld was the club's chairman for the third year in a row.

Overview

Pre-season

The previous season was the last one as activ footballer for Helmut Benthaus. He ended his playing career, but continued with Basel as team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. There were only small amendments to the squad during the pre-season. Roland Paolucci was loaned out to Winterthur and Stefan Reisch left the team and moved on to Kickers Würzburg where he ended his active playing career. Basel did not transfer any players and Benthaus relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team. Basel played a total of 55 matches during this season. 26 of these games were in the domestic league championship, seven of these games were in the Swiss Cup, four in the Swiss League Cup, two were in the European Cup, four were in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. Of these 12 test games four were won, four were drawn and four were lost. Three test matches were played at home in the St. Jakob Stadium and nine were played away.[1]

Domestic league

14 teams contested in the 1972–73 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1971–72 season and the two newly promoted teams Chiasso and Fribourg. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1973–74 European Cup, the second and third placed teams were to qualify for 1973–74 UEFA Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Basel started the league season badly, losing the first two games and drawing the next two. The first victory was recorded in the fifth round and during the next nine rounds Basel won eight games. After the winter break Basel were only defeated once. They won the championship four points ahead of Grasshopper Club and six ahead of the Sion. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games, drew five and lost four. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 30.[2] Ottmar Hitzfeld was the league's joint top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals. The average attendance at the 13 league home matches was 13'153 spectators. The highest attendance was 28,000 on 14 April in the game against Grasshopper Club and the second highest attendance was 26,000 on 2 May against Zürich.

Swiss Cup and League Cup

In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 5 November 1972 at home to Martigny-Sports in the St. Jakob Stadium. The round of 16 match on 26 November 1972 was played away against BSC Young Boys and Basel left the Wankdorf Stadium with a 4–0 victory. The quarter-finals were two legged fixtures, the first leg played on 10 December 1972 in Stadio Comunale was won 2–0 against Chiasso and the second leg played one week later was won 5–3. The semi-finals were also two legged fixtures. Basel were matched against Biel-Bienne and won 6–1 on aggregate. Walter Balmer scored a hattrick in the home game. The final was played on 23 April 1973 in the Wankdorf Stadium against Zürich. The game ended goalless after 90 minutes. In extra time Peter Marti (92) and Fritz Künzli (101) scored the goals to give Zürich the title for the second consecutive time in a final against Basel.[3]

The 1972 Swiss League Cup was the inaugural Swiss League Cup competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 Swiss football season. Basel beat Servette 8–0, Lausanne Sports 2–1 aet and Sion 6–1 to reach the final. This was won by Basel who defeated FC Winterthur 4–1 in the final which took place on 11 November 1972 at the Letzigrund in Zürich. Ottmar Hitzfeld scored a hattrick in the final.[4]

European Cup and Cup of the Alps

Basel were beaten by Újpesti Dózsa 2–0 in the first leg of the first round of the 1972–73 European Cup away from home in the Ferenc Szusza Stadium. The return match was on 27 September 1972 in St. Jakob Stadium. Basel won 3–2, the goals coming from René Hasler (65) and Walter Balmer (75 + 83), but they were beaten 4–3 on aggregate.[5]

In the 1972 Cup of the Alps Basel played twice against Olympique Lyonnais, losing the away tie, winning at home game. They played twice against Bordeaux, winning the away game but losing the home game, but because Bordeaux won their other two games they continued to the final.[6]

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Marcel Kunz (league games: 16)
2 DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli (league games: 18)
3 DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin (league games/goals: 26/5)
4 MF Switzerland SUI Peter Ramseier (league games/goals: 24/5)
5 MF Switzerland SUI Urs Siegenthaler (league games: 25)
6 MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels (league games/goals: 26/3)
7 FW Switzerland SUI Walter Balmer (league games/goals: 25/11)
8 MF Switzerland SUI Karl Odermatt (league games/goals: 22/3)
9 FW Switzerland SUI Rolf Blättler (league games/goals: 7/2)
10 DF Switzerland SUI René Hasler (league games/goals: 26/4)
11 FW Germany GER Ottmar Hitzfeld (league games/goals: 21/18)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Switzerland SUI Bruno Rahmen (league games: 9)
13 DF Switzerland SUI Jörg Stohler (league games/goals: 16/1)
— GK Switzerland SUI Urs Reto Grieshaber (reserves, league games: 1)
— GK France FRA Jean-Paul Laufenburger (league games 10)
— GK Switzerland SUI Hans Müller (league games: 1)
— DF Germany GER Josef Kiefer (league games: 7)
— DF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci (only Cup of the Alps)
— DF Switzerland SUI Alex Wirth (reserves, only Cup of the Alps)
— MF Switzerland SUI Heinz Schönebeck (league games: 0)
— FW Switzerland SUI Rolf Riner (league games: 5)
— FW Switzerland SUI Roger Ries (league games: 2)
— FW Switzerland SUI Peter Wenger (league games/goals: 19/4)
Players who left the squad

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 Roland Dahinden (goalkeeper reserves)
— DF Switzerland SUI Bernard Bula (reserves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Switzerland SUI Guy Castelan (reserves)
— DF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci (on loan to Winterthur)
— FW Germany GER Stefan Reisch (to Kickers Würzburg)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and Mid-season

Aarau Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
22 July 1971 Pre-season Aarau Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
20:00 Meier 65' (1:2)
Hauser 80' (2:2)		 Summary 45' (0:1) Riner
57' (0:2) Riner		 Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Xamax
27 July 1972 Uhrencup Basel Switzerland 2 – 4 Switzerland Xamax Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:00 Balmer 40' (1:3)
Demarmels 86' (2:4)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Steiger
12' (0:2) Mathez (I)
33' (0:3) Barbezat
85' (1:4) Rub		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen
Grenchen Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
29 July 1972 Uhrencup Grenchen Switzerland 3 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
17:45 Schaller 6' (1:0)
Wäber 16' (2:0)
Müller 57' (3:1)		 Summary 41' (2:1) Blättler Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
FV Lörrach West Germany v Switzerland Basel
2 August 1972 Pre-season FV Lörrach West Germany 0 – 6 Switzerland Basel Stadtstadion, Lörrach
18:30 Summary 10' (0:1) Hitzfeld
11' (0:2) Balmer
25' (0:3) Hitzfeld
56' (0:4) Demarmels
66' (pen. 0:5) Hitzfeld
67' (0:6) Blättler		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Kurt Woldrich
Spvgg Lahr West Germany v Switzerland Basel
1 November 1972 Mid-season Spvgg Lahr West Germany 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Lahr
Summary Hitzfeld Referee: Switzerland

Winter break

Inter Hilton Acapulco Mexico v Switzerland Basel
25 January 1973 Winter break Inter Hilton Acapulco Mexico 3 – 4 Switzerland Basel Acapulco


 Summary (2x) Riner
(1x) Balmer
(1x) Hitzfeld		 Attendance: 3,000
Deportivo Toluca Mexico v Switzerland Basel
28 January 1973 Winter break Deportivo Toluca Mexico 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Toluca
Summary 17' Odermatt
75' Hitzfeld
Luzern Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
4 February 1973 Winter break Luzern Switzerland 3 – 3 Switzerland Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Arrigoni 56' (1:2)
Küttel 79' (2:3)
Bosco 85' (3:3)		 Summary 16' (0:1) Demarmels
26' (0:2) Odermatt
67' (1:3) Riner		 Attendance: 900
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
Zürich Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
10 February 1973 Winter break Zürich Switzerland 4 – 2 Switzerland Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Künzli 66' (1:2)
Künzli 79' (2:2)
Martinelli 83' (3:2)
Marti 90' (4:2)		 Summary 39' (0:1) Hitzfeld
65' (0:2) Stohler		 Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Basel Switzerland v Hungary Budapest Honvéd
14 February 1972 Winter break Basel Switzerland 2 – 3 Hungary Budapest Honvéd St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Wenger 22' (1:1)
Siegenthaler 89' (2:3)		 Summary 17' (0:1) Kozma
47' (1:2) Pinter
67' (1:3) Pinter		 Attendance: 900
Referee: Switzerland
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
18 February 1973 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Wenger 43' (1:0)
Riner 49' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 85' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Grenchen
25 February 1973 Winter break Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Grenchen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Ludwig 32' (1:1) Summary 28' (0:1) Braun Attendance: 600
Referee: Switzerland Peter Hänggi Aesch

Nationalliga

League matches

Basel v Sion
12 August 1972 Round 1 Basel 2 – 3 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 8' (1:0)
Stohler 49' (2:2)		 Summary 21' (1:1) Trinchero
42' (1:2) Hermann
78' (2:3) Elsig		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland
Winterthur v Basel
19 August 1972 Round 2 Winterthur 3 – 1 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
17:15 Paolucci 10' (1:0)
Risi 22' (2:0)
Risi 45' (3:1)		 Summary 35' (2:1) Hitzfeld Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Ulysse Darbellay Roche
Zürich v Basel
23 August 1972 Round 3 Zürich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:15 Jeandupeux 10' (1:1) Summary 2' (0:1) Mundschin Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
Basel v Servette
26 August 1972 Round 4 Basel 2 – 2 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Ramseier 15' (1:0)
Blättler 63' (2:0)		 Summary 78' (2:1) Wegmann
85' (2:2) Dörfel		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Mario Clematide Zollikofen
Fribourg v Basel
2 September 1972 Round 5 Fribourg 0 – 1 Basel Stade Universitaire Saint-Léonard, Fribourg
20:15 Summary 53' (1:0) Blättler
Yellow card 47' Hasler
Yellow card 48' Demarmels		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen
Basel v Grenchen
9 September 1972 Round 6 Basel 2 – 0 Grenchen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:00 Ramseier 22' (1:0)
Balmer 77' (2:0)		 Summary Yellow card 85' Schaller Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Pierre Despont Lausanne
Grasshopper Club v Basel
16 September 1972 Round 7 Grasshopper Club 1 – 2 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Meier 46' (1:0)
Meyer Yellow card 50'
Winiger Yellow card 66'		 Summary 47' (o.g. 1:1)
63' (1:2) Hitzfeld
Yellow card 64' Ramseier		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Basel v Lugano
23 September 1972 Round 8 Basel 5 – 2 Lugano St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Ramseier 25' (1:1)
Balmer 27' (2:1)
Wenger 46' (3:1)
Balmer 86' (4:2)
Hauser 89' (5:2)		 Summary 16' (0:1) Franceschi
49' (3:2) Ausderau
Yellow card 53' Rieländer
Yellow card 74' Corghi		 Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Basel v St. Gallen
30 September 1972 Round 9 Basel 4 – 3 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Wenger 8' (1:1)
Wenger 51' (2:2)
Ramseier 71' (3:2)
Hasler 78' (4:2)		 Summary 5' (0:1) Leuzinger
19' (1:2) Nasdalla
90' (4:3) Coray		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Chiasso v Basel
8 October 1972 Round 10 Chiasso 0 – 0 Basel Stadio Comunale (Chiasso)
15:00 Summary Yellow card 62' Stohler Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland André Favre Echallens
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
14 October 1972 Round 11 Basel 2 – 1 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 49' (1:1)
Mundschin 85' (2:1)		 Summary 33' (0:1) Garci Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel
28 October 1972 Round 12 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 – 3 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
17:00 Jaquet 17' (1:1)
Meury 86' (pen. 2:3)		 Summary 9' (pen. 0:1) Hitzfeld
Yellow card 32' Hitzfeld
34' (1:2) Odermatt
43' (1:3) Hitzfeld		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
Basel v Young Boys
19 November 1972 Round 13 Basel 2 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Hitzfeld 28' (1:0)
Hasler 61' (pen. 2:0)		 Summary Yellow card 41' Vögeli Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Sion v Basel
3 December 1972 Round 14 Sion 2 – 1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
14:30 Schaller 49' (1:0)
Vergeres 80' (2:1)
Luisier Yellow card 85'		 Summary 51' (1:1) Odermatt
Yellow card 70' Odermatt		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Mario Clematide Zollikofen
Basel v Winterthur
4 March 1973 Round 15 Basel 3 – 1 Winterthur St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Mundschin 7' (1:0)
Balmer 40' (2:0)
Balmer 59' (3:1)		 Summary Yellow card 41' Meili
51' (2:1) Risi		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Ulysse Darbellay Roche
Servette v Basel
11 March 1973 Round 16 Servette 0 – 0 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
15:00 Summary Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Switzerland Roland Keller Bern
Basel v Fribourg
18 March 1973 Round 17 Basel 3 – 0 Fribourg St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Hitzfeld 24' (1:0)
Ramseier 72' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 76' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Grenchen v Basel
1 April 1973 Round 18 Grenchen 1 – 2 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00 Feuz (II) 55' (1:1) Summary Yellow card 27' Fischli
37' (0:1) Hitzfeld
70' (1:2) Hitzfeld		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland André Favre Echallens
Basel v Grasshopper Club
14 April 1973 Round 19 Basel 0 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Summary 8' (0:1) P. Meier Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
Lugano v Basel
29 April 1973 Round 20 Lugano 0 – 1 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
15:00 Summary 8' (0:1) Balmer
Yellow card 65' Wenger		 Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Basel v Zürich
2 May 1973 Round 21 Basel 2 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer 38' (1:0)
Odermatt 48' (2:0)		 Summary Yellow card 41' Heer
76' (2:1) Brunnenmeier		 Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
St. Gallen v Basel
12 May 1973 Round 22 St. Gallen 3 – 4 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:15 Blättler 25' (1:1)
Nasdalla 53' (2:3)
Nasdalla 90' (pen. 3:4)		 Summary 12' (0:1) Mundschin
33' (1:2) Mundschin
45' (1:3) Wenger
Yellow card 53' Mundschin
74' (2:4) Demarmels		 Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Basel v Chiasso
19 May 1972 Round 23 Basel 4 – 0 Chiasso St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 12' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 70' (2:0)
Balmer 80' (3:0)
Demarmels 80' (4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Fernand Burioli Lausanne
Lausanne-Sport v Basel
26 May 1972 Round 24 Lausanne-Sport 0 – 0 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30 Ostojic Yellow card 28'
Richard Yellow card 47'		 Summary Yellow card 30' Müller Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds
2 June 1972 Round 25 Basel 7 – 1 La Chaux-de-Fonds St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15 Hitzfeld 16' (1:1)
Balmer 18' (2:1)
Hasler 42' (3:1)
Balmer 51' (4:1)
Hitzfeld 70' (5:1)
Hitzfeld 71' (pen. 6:1)
Demarmels 82' (7:1)		 Summary 14' (0:1) Delavelle
Yellow card 42' Zaugg
Yellow card 71' Forestier		 Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen
Young Boys v Basel
9 June 1972 Round 26 Young Boys 2 – 3 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
20:15 Brechbühl 37' (1:1)
Bosshard 84' (2:3)		 Summary 15' (pen. 0:1) Hitzfeld
53' (1:2) Hitzfeld
66' (1:3) Balmer		 Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Switzerland Marcel Despland Yverdon
Last game as referee

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel (C) 26 17 5 4 57 30 +27 39 Swiss champions, qualified for 1973–74 European Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 26 14 7 5 54 32 +22 35 Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup
and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
3 Sion 26 13 7 6 35 30 +5 33 Qualified for 1973–74 UEFA Cup
4 Servette 26 14 3 9 41 23 +18 31
5 Winterthur 26 12 6 8 40 29 +11 30 Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
6 Lausanne-Sport 26 11 6 9 46 27 +19 28
7 Zürich 26 10 8 8 38 33 +5 28 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1973–74 Cup Winners' Cup
and entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
8 Lugano 26 9 9 8 31 30 +1 27 Entered 1973 Intertoto Cup
9 Young Boys 26 9 5 12 39 40 −1 23
10 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 30 43 −13 23
11 Chiasso 26 8 5 13 21 48 −27 21
12 St. Gallen 26 7 5 14 31 49 −18 19
13 Fribourg 26 4 7 15 24 43 −19 15 Relegated to Nationalliga B
14 Grenchen 26 4 4 18 23 53 −30 12 Relegated to Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Swiss Cup

Basel v Martigny-Sports
5 November 1972 Round of 32 Basel 6 – 0 Martigny-Sports St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Riner 18' (1:0)
Balmer 49' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 77' (pen. 3:0)
Riner 81' (4:0)
Balmer 83' (5:0)
Riner 87' (6:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
BSC Young Boys v Basel
26 November 1972 Round of 16 BSC Young Boys 0 – 4 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
14:30 Brechbühl Yellow card 65' Summary 26' (0:1) Demarmels
57' (0:2) Riner
61' (0:3) Odermatt
63' (0:4) Wenger		 Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Chiasso v Basel
10 December 1972 Quarter-final
First leg		 Chiasso 0 – 2 Basel Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
14:30 Ferroni Yellow card 68'
Sulmoni Yellow card 70'		 Summary 2' (0:1) Balmer
Yellow card 37' Ramseier
Yellow card 44' Wenger
55' (0:2) Wenger		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Basel v Chiasso
17 December 1972 Second leg Basel 5 – 3
(7 – 3 agg.)		 Chiasso St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Ries 12' (1:0)
Balmer 15' (2:0)
Hasler 64' (3:2)
Odermatt 68' (4:2)
Odermatt 89' (5:3)		 Summary 32' (2:1) Allio
34' (2:2) Boriani
79' (4:2) Messerli
Yellow card 81' Katnic		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
Biel-Bienne v Basel
25 March 1973 Semi-final
First leg		 Biel-Bienne 0 – 1 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
20:15 Summary 76' Hitzfeld Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Basel v Biel-Bienne
28 March 1973 Semi-final
Second leg		 Basel 5 – 1
(6 – 1 agg.)		 Biel-Bienne St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Balmer 19' (1:1)
Balmer 31' (2:1)
Hitzfeld 36' (3:1)
Balmer 51' (4:1)
Demarmels 78' (6:1)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Konrad Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
Zürich v Basel
23 April 1973 Final Zürich 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Basel Wankdorf, Bern
14:30 Marti 92'
Künzli 101'		 Summary Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Keller Bern

Swiss League Cup

Basel v Servette FC Genève
5 August 1972 Round of 16 Basel 8 – 0 Servette FC Genève St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer 12' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 21' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 25' (3:0)
Stohler 49' (4:0)
Stohler 57' (5:0)
Wenger 73' (6:0)
Riner 77' (7:0)
Wenger 86' (8:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
8 August Quarter-final Basel 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Balmer 78' (1:1)
Schönebeck 120' (2:1)		 Summary 69' (0:1) Piccand Attendance: 8,300
Basel v Sion
11 October 1972 Semi-final Basel 6 – 1 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Hitzfeld 16' (1:0)
Balmer 26' (2:0)
Demarmels 42' (3:1)
Demarmels Yellow card 57'
Odermatt 64' (4:1)
Demarmels 75' (5:1)
Wenger 81' (6:1)		 Summary 26' (2:1) Hermann
Yellow card 47' Valentini
Yellow card 47' Wampfler
Yellow card 76' Barberis		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Basel v FC Winterthur
11 November 1972 Final Basel 4 – 1 FC Winterthur Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Hitzfeld 6' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 22' (2:0)
Balmer 40' (3:1)
Hitzfeld 90' (pen. 4:1)		 Summary 25' Nielsen Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau

European Cup

First round
Újpesti Dózsa Hungary v Switzerland Basel
13 September 1972 First leg Újpesti Dózsa Hungary 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Újpest
Bene Yellow card 39'
Horváth 57'
Zámbó 60'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 88' Ramseier Stadium: Ferenc Szusza Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Austria Paul Schiller
Basel Switzerland v Hungary Újpesti Dózsa
27 September 1972 Second leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 Hungary Újpesti Dózsa Basel
20:00 Hasler 65' (1:1)
Balmer 75' (2:1)
Balmer 83' (3:1)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 32' E. Dunai
46' (0:1) Bene
Yellow card 58' P. Juhász
89' (3:2) Bene		 Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: England Walker

Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.

Cup of the Alps

Matches

Girondins de Bordeaux France v Switzerland Basel
17 June 1972 Round 1 Girondins de Bordeaux France 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Papin 34' (1:2) Summary 14' (0:1) Balmer
32' (0:2) Blättler
85' (1:3) Wenger		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Olympique Lyonnais France v Switzerland Basel
20 June 1972 Round 2 Olympique Lyonnais France 1 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Trivic 28' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 3,410
Referee: Switzerland Roland Keller Bern
Basel Switzerland v France Girondins de Bordeaux
24 June 1972 Round 3 Basel Switzerland 3 – 4 France Girondins de Bordeaux St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hasler 3' (1:0)
Balmer 48' (2:2)
Hasler 90' (3:4)		 Summary 21' (1:1) Goubet
25' (1:2) Giresse
49' (2:3) Lipo
52' (2:4) Petit		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: France Roger Machin
Basel Switzerland v France Olympique Lyonnais
27 June 1972 Round 4 Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 France Olympique Lyonnais St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Demarmels 52' (1:0)
Stohler 68' (2:1)
Ramseier 87' (3:1)		 Summary 55' (1:1) Lacombe
88' (3:2) Di Nallo		 Attendance: 2,600
Referee: France Robert Frauciel

Group B league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Notes
1 Girondins de Bordeaux 4 3 0 1 14 9 6 Qualified for final
2 Basel 4 2 0 2 9 4 4
3 Olympique Lyonnais 4 2 0 2 8 8 4
4 Servette 4 1 0 3 8 14 2

See also

References

  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Bilanz 1972/73". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1972/73". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1972/73". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ Garin, Eric (1972). "Switzerland - League Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ uefa.com (1973). "1972/73 season – Overview". uefa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. ^ Veronese, Andrea (1972). "Cup of the Alps 1972". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

Sources

  • Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
  • Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
  • Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage
  • Switzerland 1972–73 at RSSSF
  • Swiss League Cup 1972 at RSSSF
  • Cup of the Alps 1972 at RSSSF

External links

  • FC Basel official site
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