1973–74 FC Basel season

FC Basel 1973–74 football season
FC Basel
1973–74 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Félix Musfeld
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A5th
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Swiss League CupRound of 16
European CupQuarter-final
Coppa delle AlpiGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (19)
All: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (25)
Highest home attendance25,000 on 27 October 1973
vs Zürich
Lowest home attendance4,500 on 3 March 1974
vs Chiasso
Average home league attendance10,923

The 1973–74 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 80th season in their existence. It was their 28th 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.

Overview

Pre-season

Helmut Benthaus was first team manager. This was his ninth season as manager. To the beginning of the season Urs Siegenthaler moved on to play for Xamax and Rolf Riner left to play for Servette. In the other direction Rudolf Wampfler joined from Sion, Arthur von Wartburg joined from Concordia Basel and Roland Paolucci returned from his loan to Winterthur.

But the most notorious transfer was that of Teófilo Cubillas from Alianza Lima. The Basler entrepreneur and transport company owner Ruedi Reisdorfer paid the transfer fee of £97,000.[1][2] Cubillas scored two goals for Basel in the 1973–74 European Cup, the first of which in the 1st leg against Fram on 19 September 1973 and the second in the return leg on 20 September.[3] He only remained at the club for six months, which was not long enough for him to show the extent of his talent. Later on, for the second half of the 1973–74 season he joined Portuguese club Porto for a fee of £200,000.[2]

Basel played a total of 54 games in their 1973–74 season. 26 in the domestic league, four in the Swiss Cup, one in the Swiss League Cup, six in the European Cup and 17 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 143 goals and conceded 91.[4]

Domestic league

The Nationalliga A season 1973–74 was contested under 14 teams. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1972–73 season and the two newly promoted teams Xamax and Chênois. The championship was played in a double round robin. The champions would qualify for the 1974–75 European Cup, the second and third placed teams were to qualify for 1974–75 UEFA Cup and the last two teams in the table at the end of the season were to be relegated. Zürich won the championship 12 points ahead of Grasshopper Club, 13 ahead of the Servette and FC Winterthur. Basel finished in fifth position and were 16 points behind the new champions. Basel won 13 of their 26 league games, drew three and lost ten games. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 39. La Chaux-de-Fonds and Chiasso suffered relegation.[5] Basel's striker Ottmar Hitzfeld was the team's top goal scorer, with 19 league goals he was third in the league ranking behind Daniel Jeandupeux (22) and Walter Müller (21). Basel's second top scorer was Walter Mundschin with seven goals, René Hasler and Karl Odermatt each scored six goals, Walter Balmer managed five and Teófilo Cubillas scored three league goals.[6]

Basel's highest scoring game was in the 24th round on 8 May 1974 as they sent Lausanne-Sports home with an 8–2 package from the St. Jakob Stadium. Karl Odermatt scored the first two goals in the 5th and the 11th minute, Ottmar Hitzfeld added the next two in the 15th and 17th minute before Walter Mundschin added the next two in the 20th and 25th Minute to make it six goals in 25 minutes. A penalty goal by Müller pulled one back for Lausanne-Sport, but despite this Basel led 6–1 at half time. Hitzfeld scored his personal third goal in the 57th minute and in the 75th Markus Tanner netted the final goal of the game. Roger Piccand had scored Lausannes second in the 71st minute.[7]

Swiss Cup and League Cup

In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 22 September 1973 away against Biel-Bienne in the Gurzelen Stadion and won 2–1. In the round of 16 on 6 October 1973 they played away again against Mendrisiostar and won 4–1. In this game Cubillas scored two goals. The quarter-final was a two legged fixtures. The first leg played on 31 October 1973 in Stade Tourbillon was a 1–0 defeat against Sion. The second leg played on 4 November 1973 in the St. Jakob Stadium ended in a 2–2 draw, thus Sion won 3–2 on aggregate. In the 1973 Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn with an away game against Neuchâtel Xamax in the first round and were eliminated.[8]

European Cup

As reigning Swiss Champions, Basel were qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup. In the first round, drawn against Iceland's champions Fram, Basel won with the aggregate score 11–2. In the second round they were drawn against Club Brugge. In the exiting second leg Basel won 6–4 and thus 7–6 on aggregate. In the quarter-final Basel won the first leg against Celtic 3–2 and in the second leg Celtic won by the same score. During extra time Scottish international Steve Murray scored the decisive goal in the 114th minute. Celtic continued to the semi-final but did not reach the final.[9]

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
2 DF Germany GER Josef Kiefer
3 DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin
4 MF Switzerland SUI Peter Ramseier
5 DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli
6 MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels
7 FW Switzerland SUI Walter Balmer
8 MF Switzerland SUI Karl Odermatt
9 FW Germany GER Ottmar Hitzfeld
10 FW Peru PER Teófilo Cubillas (from Alianza Lima)
11 FW Switzerland SUI Peter Wenger
12 MF Switzerland SUI Bruno Rahmen
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF Switzerland SUI Rudolf Wampfler (from Sion)
14 DF Switzerland SUI Jörg Stohler
15 MF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci (end of loan by Winterthur)
16 DF Switzerland SUI René Hasler
17 FW Switzerland SUI Markus Tanner (from youth team)
18 MF Switzerland SUI Felix Tschudin (from youth team)
19 MF Switzerland SUI Arthur von Wartburg (from Concordia Basel)
22 GK France FRA Jean-Paul Laufenburger
— MF Switzerland SUI Heinz Schönebeck (reserves)
— GK Switzerland SUI Thomas Manger (reserves)
— GK Switzerland SUI Hans Müller (reserves)
— DF Switzerland SUI Alex Wirth (reserves)
— FW Switzerland SUI Roger Ries (reserves)
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 Urs Reto Grieshaber (reserves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Urs Siegenthaler (to Xamax)
— FW Switzerland SUI Rolf Riner (to Servette)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

Basel Switzerland v West Germany Freiburger FC
21 July 1973 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 5 – 2 West Germany Freiburger FC St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:00 Balmer 1' (1:0)
Wenger 5' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 53' (3:2)
Hitzfeld 62' (4:2)
Balmer 83' (5:2)		 Summary 31' (2:1) Gruler
46' (2:2) Vogtmann		 Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Switzerland Josef Schnidrig
Luzern Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
27 July 1973 Pre-season Luzern Switzerland 4 – 2 Switzerland Basel Herti Allmend Stadion, Zug
17:30 Huttary 15' (1:0)
Bosco 48' (2:2)
Küttel 54' (3:2)
Bosco (4:2)		 Summary 17' (1:1) Hitzfeld
25' (1:2) Wampfler		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Willi Dreier Zürich
Nordstern Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
1 August 1973 Pre-season Nordstern Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Degen 35' (1:0) Summary 49' (1:1) Ramseier
78' (1:2) Hitzfeld
89' (o.g. 1:2) Huguenin		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Kurt Fuchs Basel
Basel Switzerland v West Germany Bayern Munich
4 August 1973 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 4 West Germany Bayern Munich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Balmer 10' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 19' (2:0)		 Summary soccer ball with red X 16′ Müller
47' (pen.2:1) Breitner
51' (2:2) Müller
64' (2:3) Beckenbauer
89' (2:4) Müller
Yellow card Breitner		 Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Basel Switzerland v Peru Club Centro Deportivo Municipal
7 September 1973 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 Peru Club Centro Deportivo Municipal St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Castillo 37' (o.g. 1:0)
Balmer 81' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden

Winter break to end of season

La Gauloise de Basse-Terre/Redstar Guadeloupe v Switzerland Basel
14 January 1974 Winter break La Gauloise de Basse-Terre/Redstar Guadeloupe 0 – 6 Switzerland Basel Guadeloupe
Summary 5' (0:1) Demarmels
13' (0:2) Hasler
17' (0:3) Hasler
20' (0:4) Hasler
50' (0:5) Wenger
58' (0:6) Rahmen
Guadeloupe XI Guadeloupe v Switzerland Basel
16 January 1974 Winter break Guadeloupe XI Guadeloupe 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Guadeloupe
Summary (1x) Tanner
(1x) Hasler
Martinique XI Martinique v Switzerland Basel
19 January 1974 Winter break Martinique XI Martinique 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Martinique
Summary (1x) Mundschin
(1x) Wenger
Nordstern Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
2 February 1974 Winter break Nordstern Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Summary 13' (0:1) Balmer
66' (0:2) Demarmels		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Rudin Birsfelden
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Zürich
9 February 1974 Winter break Basel Switzerland 5 – 1 Switzerland Zürich Landhof, Basel
14:30 Stohler 3' (1:0)
Balmer 17' (2:0)
Balmer 45' (3:0)
Balmer 50' (4:0)
Hasler 41' (pen. 5:1)		 Summary 72' (4:1) Katić Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Switzerland Josef Schnidrig
Freiburger FC West Germany v Switzerland Basel
13 February 1974 Winter break Freiburger FC West Germany 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Möslestadion Freiburg
Dospial soccer ball with red X 42′
Westermann 89' (1:3)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Tanner
19' (0:2) Hitzfeld
83' (0:3) Balmer		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: West Germany Binninger
FC Saint-Louis France v Switzerland Basel
17 February 1974 Winter break FC Saint-Louis France 2 – 5 Switzerland Basel Stade de la Frontière, Saint-Louis
Deichtmann 83' (1:5)
Antony 84' (2:5)		 Summary 17' (0:1)
20' (0:2) Balmer
25' (0:3) Wenger
74' (0:4) Demarmels
80' (o.g. 0:5) Jacob		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: France Gewiss
TSV 1860 Munich West Germany v Switzerland Basel
19 February 1974 Winter break TSV 1860 Munich West Germany 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Grünwalder Stadion
Mrosko 2' (1:0)
Mrosko 76' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,000
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Grenchen
23 February 1974 Winter break Basel Switzerland 6 – 2 Switzerland Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Balmer 24' (1:0)
Wenger 25' (2:0)
Mundschin 35' (3:0)
Tschudin 68' (4:0)
Hitzfeld 79' (5:2)
Fischli 83' (6:2)		 Summary 75' (pen. 4:1) Maradan
77' (4:2) Wirth		 Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Kurt Fuchs Basel
Basel Switzerland v West Germany Hertha BSC
9 April 1974 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3 – 1 West Germany Hertha BSC St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hasler 8' (1:0)
Stohler 45' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 73' (3:0)		 Summary 87' (3:1) Sziedat Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen
Basel Switzerland v  Brazil
3 June 1974 End of season Basel Switzerland 2 – 5  Brazil St. Jakob Stadium Basel
17:00 Balmer 20' (1:0)
Balmer 41' (2:1)		 Report 30' (1:1) Rivellino
43' (2:2) Rivellino
59' (2:3) Jairzinho
73' (2:4) Rivellino
79' (2:5) Valdomiro		 Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Basel Switzerland v Uruguay Uruguay
8 June 1974 End of season Basel Switzerland 4 – 3 Uruguay Uruguay St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 13' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 16' (2:0)
Mundschin 23' (3:0)
Mundschin 29' (4:0)		 Summary 42' (4:1) Milar
50' (4:2) Gómez
80' (4:3) Forlán		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen

Nationalliga

League matches

Chênois v Basel
18 August 1973 Round 1 Chênois 0 – 1 Basel Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
20:30 Mariétan Yellow card 90' Summary Yellow card 15' Wampfler
41' (0:1) Cubillas		 Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
Basel v Lugano
25 August 1973 Round 2 Basel 3 – 0 Lugano St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Cubillas 30' (1:0)
Hitzfeld 36' (2:0)
Hasler 65' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Basel v Grasshopper Club
28 August 1973 Round 3 Basel 1 – 3 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20;00 Paolucci Yellow card 76'
Paolucci 89' (1:2)		 Summary 32' (0:1) Becker
43' (0:2) Grahn
Yellow card 87' Staudenmann
90+2' (1:3) Noventa		 Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Sion v Basel
1 September 1973 Round 4 Sion 1 – 2 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:15 Schaller (1:0) Summary 48' (1:1) Mundschin
50' (1:2) Mundschin
Yellow card 75' Mundschin
Yellow card 80' Wenger		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
Chiasso v Basel
15 September 1973 Round 5 Chiasso 1 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale Riva IV Chiasso
20:30 Allio Yellow card 25'
Sogari Yellow card 44'
Allio 79' (1:1)		 Summary Yellow card 26' Ramseier
27' (0:1) Demarmels
Yellow card 33' Hitzfeld		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Basel v Xamax
29 September 1973 Round 6 Basel 1 – 2 Xamax St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Stohler 39' (1:1)
Odermatt Yellow card
Fischli Yellow card		 Summary 8' (0:1) Mathez
42' (1:2) Elsig
Yellow card Blusch		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland [[ Grenchen]]
St. Gallen v Basel
13 October 1973 Round 7 St. Gallen 2 – 1 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
17:00 Rafreider 53' (1:0)
Schwizer 68' (2:0)		 Summary 69' (2:1) Odermatt
Yellow card 76' Hasler
Yellow card 86' Demarmels		 Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Basel v Zürich
27 October 1973 Round 8 Basel 1 – 3 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 89' (1:3) Summary 35' (0:1) Jeandupeux
29' (0:2) Katić
72' (0:3) Rutschmann		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Servette v Basel
11 November 1973 Round 9 Servette 2 – 3 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
14:45 Schnyder 13' (1:0)
Barriquand 51' (2:2)		 Summary 30' (1:1) Cubillas
33' (1:2) Wampfler
Yellow card 73' Tanner
Yellow card 78' Tschudin
88' (2:3) Mundschin		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Gallmann Oberrieden
Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds
25 November 1973 Round 10 Basel 4 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Mundschin 4' (1:0)
Hasler 29' (2:0)
Hasler Yellow card 36'
Hitzfeld 65' (3:0)
Hasler 89' (4:2)		 Summary 75' (3:1) Delavelle
77' (3:2) Veya		 Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland René Matthieu
Lausanne-Sport v Basel
2 December 1973 Round 11 Lausanne-Sport 2 – 0 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30 Ducret 53' (1:0)
Müller 85' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Basel v Young Boys
9 December 1973 Round 12 Basel 2 – 3 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14_30 Balmer 68' (1:1)
Balmer 79' (2:1)		 Summary 16' (0:1) Brechbühl
51' (2:2) Andersen
87' (2:3) Schild		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Ulysse Darbellay Roche
Winterthur v Basel
16 December 1973 Round 13 Winterthur 3 – 2 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
14:30 Nielsen 15' (1:0)
Nielsen 25' (2:0)
Künzli 86' (3:2)		 Summary Yellow card 32' Demarmels
45' (2:1) Wenger
52' (2:2) Hasler		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Basel v Chênois
3 March 1974 Round 14 Basel 6 – 0 Chênois St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Hitzfeld 7' (pen. 1:0)
Hasler 38' (2:0)
Odermatt 42' (3:0)
Odermatt 45' (4:0)
Hitzfeld 48' (5:0)
Detruche 64' (o.g. 6:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Roland Racine Prilly
Lugano v Basel
10 March 1974 Round 15 Lugano 0 – 0 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
14:45 Arigoni Yellow card 43'
Binetti Yellow card 53'		 Summary Yellow card 40' Wenger Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland André Favre Echallens
Basel v Sion
17 March 1974 Round 16 Basel 1 – 0 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Odermatt 36' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Giovanni Fazzini Osogna
Basel v Chiasso
31 March 1974 Round 17 Basel 3 – 1 Chiasso St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Hitzfeld 42' (pen. 1:1)
Balmer 43' (2:1)
Hitzfeld 77' (3:1)
Balmer Yellow card 86'		 Summary 10' (0:1) M. Preisig
Yellow card 31' Allio		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Fernand Burioli Lausanne
Xamax v Basel
6 April 1974 Round 18 Xamax 0 – 5 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
20:15 Summary 21' (0:1) Fischli
44' (0:2) Hitzfeld
50' (0:3) Hitzfeld
soccer ball with red X 58′ Hitzfeld
71' (0:4) Hitzfeld
76' (0:5) Balmer		 Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Switzerland René Matthieu
Basel v St. Gallen
20 April 1974 Round 19 Basel 1 – 1 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 73' (pen. 1:1) Summary 63' (0:1) Nasdalla Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Anton Bucheli Luzern
Zürich v Basel
28 April 1974 Round 20 Zürich 5 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:15 Fischli 23' (o.g. 1:0)
Katic 52' (2:1)
Martinelli 53' (3:1)
Jeandupeux 65' (4:1)
Katic 88' (5:1)		 Summary 40' (pen. 1:1) Hitzfeld Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Basel v Servette
4 May 1974 Round 21 Basel 5 – 1 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 39' (1:0)
Morgenegg 42' (o.g. 2:0)
Rahmen Yellow card 49'
Mundschin 63' (3:0)
Odermatt 70' (4:0)
Hitzfeld 80' (pen. 5:0)		 Summary 84' (5:1) Barriquand Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel
11 May 1974 Round 22 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0 – 2 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
20:15 Summary 37' (0:1) Wampfler
73' (0:2) Balmer		 Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Switzerland Giovanni Fazzini Osogna
Grasshopper Club v Basel
14 May 1974 Round 23 Grasshopper Club 2 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Ohlhauser 58' (1:1)
Meier 73' (2:1)		 [ Summary] 37' (0:1) Hasler Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wieland Grenchen
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
18 May 1974 Round 24 Basel 8 – 2 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Odermatt 5' (1:0)
Odermatt 11' (2:0)
Hitzfeld 15' (3:0)
Hitzfeld 17' (4:0)
Mundschin (5:0)
Mundschin 26' (6:0)
Hitzfeld 56' (7:1)
Tanner 75' (8:2)		 Summary 42' (pen. 6:1) Müller
71' (7:2) Piccand		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach
Young Boys v Basel
25 May 1974 Round 25 Young Boys 3 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
18:15 Andersen 55' (1:0)
Andersen 67' (2:0)
Muhmenthaler 80' (3:1)		 Summary 70' (2:1) Hitzfeld Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Switzerland Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen
Basel v Winterthur
1 June 1974 Round 26 Basel 1 – 0 Winterthur St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 48' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Keller Bern

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich (C) 26 20 5 1 67 20 +47 45 Champions, qualified for 1974–75 European Cup
and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
2 Grasshopper Club 26 12 9 5 41 27 +14 33 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup
and entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
3 Servette 26 12 8 6 49 35 +14 32 Qualified for 1974–75 UEFA Cup
4 Winterthur 26 13 6 7 42 29 +13 32 Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
5 Basel 26 13 3 10 57 39 +18 29
6 Young Boys 26 10 8 8 52 38 +14 28
7 Xamax 26 10 6 10 38 38 0 26 Entered 1974 Intertoto Cup
8 Lausanne-Sport 26 9 8 9 45 48 −3 26
9 St. Gallen 26 10 5 11 38 48 −10 25
10 Sion 26 5 12 9 24 31 −7 22 Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1974–75 Cup Winners' Cup
11 Chênois 26 7 8 11 30 48 −18 22
12 Lugano 26 4 9 13 20 44 −24 17
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 3 10 13 28 51 −23 16 Relegated to Nationalliga B
14 Chiasso 26 2 7 17 18 53 −35 11 Relegated to Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Swiss Cup

Biel-Bienne v Basel
22 September 1973 Round of 32 Biel-Bienne 1 – 2 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
20:15 Peters 30' (1:0) Summary 31' (1:1) Hitzfeld
46' (1:2) Demarmels		 Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Switzerland Fernand Burioli Lausanne
Mendrisiostar v Basel
6 October 1973 Round of 16 Mendrisiostar 1 – 4 Basel Centro Sportivo Comunale, Mendrisio
14:45 Bianchi (1:4) Summary 9' (0:1) Stohler
41' (0:2) Paolucci
62' (0:3) Cubillas
75' (0:4) Cubillas		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Roland Keller Bern
Sion v Basel
31 October 1973 Quarter-final
First leg		 Sion 1 – 0 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Lopez 57' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel v Sion
4 November 1973 Quarter-final
Second leg		 Basel 2 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:00 Hitzfeld 4' (1:0)
Hasler 66' (2:0)		 Summary 84' (2:1) Vergères
90' (2:2) Lopez		 Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau

Swiss League Cup

Neuchâtel Xamax v Basel
11 August 1973 Round of 16 Neuchâtel Xamax 4 – 1 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
20:15 Rub 10' (1:0)
Citherlet 29' (2:1)
Richard Yellow card 33'
Elsig 38' (3:1)
Richard 68' (4:1)		 Summary Yellow card 3' Hitzfeld
15' (1:1) Rahmen		 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland André Favre Echallens

European Cup

Fram Iceland v Switzerland Basel
18 September 1973 First round
First leg		 Fram Iceland 0 – 5 Switzerland Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 2' (1:0) Cubillas
21' (2:0) Balmer
75' (3:0) Hasler
85' (4:0) Balmer
88' (5:0) Demarmels		 Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Hungary Sandor Petri
Note: Fram home game
Basel Switzerland v Iceland Fram
20 September 1973 First round
Second leg		 Basel Switzerland 6 – 2
(11 – 2 agg.)		 Iceland Fram Kleinholz Stadion, Olten
20:00 Tanner 4' (0:1)
Cubillas 24' (0:2)
Geirsson 39' (o.g. 0:3)
Tanner 56' (1:4)
Wampfler 60' (1:5)
Stohler 66' (pen. 1:6)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 52' (1:3) Leifsson
78' (2:6) Elíasson		 Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hungary Karoly Palotai
Note: Home game of FCB. Organised by FC Olten
Club Brugge Belgium v Switzerland Basel
24 October 1973 Second round
First leg		 Club Brugge Belgium 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Jan Breydel Stadium, Sint-Andries, Bruges
Carteus 7' (1:0)
Thio 60' (pen. 2:1)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 Yellow card 28' Wampfler
Yellow card 36' Mundschin
39' (pen. 1:1) Odermatt
Yellow card 71' Demarmels		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland John Carpenter
Basel Switzerland v Belgium Club Brugge
7 November 1973 Second round
Second leg		 Basel Switzerland 6 – 4
(7 – 6 agg.)		 Belgium Club Brugge St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Rüssmann 19' (o.g. 1:0)
Balmer 31' (2:2)
Wampfler 37' (3:2)
Hitzfeld 63' (pen. 4:3)
Hitzfeld 70' (5:4)
Hitzfeld 87' (6:4)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 23' (1:1) Lambert
28' (1:2) Carteus
46' (pen. 3:3) Lambert
68' (4:4) Lambert
Yellow card 84' Geels
Yellow card 87' Bastjins		 Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Denmark B. Nielsen
FC Basel Switzerland v Scotland Celtic
27 February 1974 Quarter-final
First leg		 FC Basel Switzerland 3 – 2 Scotland Celtic St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hitzfeld 28' (1:1)
Odermatt 31' (2:1)
Demarmels Yellow card 54'
Hitzfeld 64' (pen. 3:2)		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 21' (0:1) Wilson
57' (2:2) Dalglish		 Attendance: 25,000
Referee: East Germany Günter Männig
Celtic Scotland v Switzerland FC Basel
20 March 1974 Quarter-final
Second leg		 Celtic Scotland 4 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(6 – 5 agg.)		 Switzerland FC Basel Celtic Park, Glasgow
20:00 Dalglish 14' (1:0)
Deans 18' (2:0)
Hood Yellow card 43'
Callaghan 62' (3:2)
Murray 114'		 UEFA summary
FCB summary		 33' (2:1) Mundschin
Yellow card 36' Tanner
48' (2:2) Balmer		 Attendance: 71,000
Referee: France Michel Kitabidjan

Coppa delle Alpi

Group B matches

Stade de Reims France v Switzerland Basel
16 June 1973 round 1 Stade de Reims France 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
20:30 Bianchi 21'
Simon 44'
Onnis 70'
Bianchi 87'		 Summary 40' Cubillas Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Switzerland André Favre, Échallens
Strasbourg France v Switzerland Basel
19 June 1973 round 2 Strasbourg France 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg
Halichodzig 17' (pen.) Summary 11' Hitzfeld Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Marcel Despland
Basel Switzerland v France Stade de Reims
23 June 1973 round 3 Basel Switzerland 3 – 1 France Stade de Reims St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00 Paolucci 30'
Wenger 33'
Balmer 38'		 Summary 31' Omnis Attendance: 1,800
Referee: France Robert Helies
Basel Switzerland v France Strasbourg
26 June 1973 round 4 Basel Switzerland 2 – 0 France Strasbourg St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00 Balmer 10'
Kiefer Yellow card 71'
Odermatt 		Summary Yellow card 30' Zamojski Attendance: 6,000
Referee: France Michel Kitabidjan

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group B standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Servette 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 1 7[a] Advance to final
2 Stade de Reims 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 2 6[a]
3 Basel 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 0 5
4 Strasbourg 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 0 1
Source: RSSSF.COM
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals

See also

References

  1. ^ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", 1974 - Cubillas, Pages 72 + 73, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
  2. ^ a b Jan Alsos. "Teofilio Cubillas (Peru)". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Antonio Zea and Marcel Haisma (9 January 2008). "European Champions' Cup 1973–74 – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Bilanz Saison 1973/74". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  5. ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1973/74". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". "Statistic 1973/74". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. ^ Zindel, Josef (2016). Rotblau Match: Nr.7 2016/2017. FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6.
  8. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1973/74". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. ^ uefa.com. "1973/74 Season". uefa.com. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

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 1973–74 at RSSSF
  • Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
  • Cup of the Alps 1973 at RSSSF

External links

  • FC Basel official site
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