The 1956–57 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 63rd season in their existence. It was their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B in 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was again the club's chairman. At the AGM he was voted as club chairman for his eleventh successive term.

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FC Basel

1956–57 season
Chairman	Jules Düblin
Manager	Béla Sárosi
Ground	Landhof, Basel
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Hügi (22) All: Josef Hügi (23)
Highest home attendance	12,000 on 18 November 1956 vs BSC Young Boys
Lowest home attendance	3,500 on 16 June 1957 vs Young Fellows Zürich
Average home league attendance	6,415
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The Hungarian ex-international footballer Béla Sárosi who had been hired in as new team manager the previous season continued as coach this season. Basel played a total of 41 games this season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, three matches were in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted in five victories, two draws and five defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 21 games were won, seven were drawn and 13 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 78 and conceded 65 goals.^[1]

There were fourteen teams contesting the 1956–57 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Winterthur and Young Fellows Zürich. Again this season, the bottom two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 15 of their 26 games and drew four times and lost seven times. They scored 53 goals and conceded 48. Basel ended the championship with 34 points in 4th position. They were 11 points behind the new champions Young Boys. At the end of the league season, Zürich and Young Fellows Zürich were level with 14 points, joint second last, and therefore they had to play a relegation play-off. Young Fellows won this play-off match and therefore Zürich suffered relegation together with Schaffhausen who had finished in last position.^[2]

Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer with 22 goals. He managed three hat-tricks during the league season, in the home match against Zürich (26 August 1956), in the home game against Chiasso (28 October) and in the away game against La Chaux-de-Fonds (3 March 1957). Hügi (II) was third in the league top scorer list, behind Adrien Kauer from La Chaux-de-Fonds with 29 goals and Branislav Vukosavljević from Grasshopper Club who had scored 26 times. Gottlieb Stäuble was the team's second best goal scorer with 10 goals, Peter-Jürgen Sanmann netted eight times and both Hermann Suter and Hansueli Oberer netted six times.

Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team SC Burgdorf and won 1–0. In the fourth round they were drawn away to lower tier Luzern and this ended in a goalless draw after over time. The replay was held at the Landhof but here Basel were knocked out. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the competition.^[3]

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1956–57. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 26 August 1956 but subsequently left the club after that date.

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SUI Hansruedi Blatter — GK  SUI Werner Schley — DF  SUI Werner Bopp — DF  SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze — DF  SUI Hans Hügi (I) — DF  SUI Bruno Michaud (I) — MF  SUI Gustav Borer — MF  SUI Benedikt Frey (from CIBA) — MF  FRA Pierre Redolfi — MF  SUI Rudolf Rickenbacher — MF  SUI Gottlieb Stäuble — MF  SUI Silvan Thüler

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SUI Hans Loosli (new) — FW  SUI René Bader — FW  SUI Walter Bannwart — FW  SUI Walter Bielser — FW  SUI Pierre Geiser — FW  SUI Josef Hügi (II) — FW  SUI Ernst Klauser (II) (from Servette) — FW  SUI Bruno Locher (II) (from Kleinhüningen) — FW  SUI Hansueli Oberer — FW  GER Peter-Jürgen Sanmann — FW  SUI Hermann Suter — FW  ITA Romano Zolin

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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.

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No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SUI Walter Müller (end of career) — DF  SUI René Klauser (I) (to VfR Verein für Rasenspiele) — DF  HUN György Mogoy (to Nordstern Basel)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SUI Raymond Gilliéron — FW  SUI Rolf Keller (to Servette) — FW  GER Otto Ludwig (to Schaffhausen)

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid-season

Basel v Biel-Bienne

29 July 1956 Pre-season	Basel	7 – 3	Biel-Bienne	Sportplatz, Reinach
16:45	Hügi (II) (1:0) Locher (2:0) Hügi (II) (3:1) Stäuble (4:1) Hügi (II) (5:1) Stäuble (6:1) Stäuble 50′ Oberer 73' (7:3)	Summary	25' (2:1) Ibach 47' (6:2) Muster 49' (6:3) Stramazzo 54′ Ibach	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst, Basel

VfR Mannheim v Basel

1 August 1956 Pre-season	VfR Mannheim	4 – 1	Basel	Nuremberg
		Summary	Hügi (II)

La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel

12 August 1956 Pre-season	La Chaux-de-Fonds	4 – 0	Basel	Brühl, Wettingen
	Pottier 14' (1:0) Kauer 17' (2:0) Kauer 58' (3:0) Morand 73' (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 3,500 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten
Note: Anniversary game 25 years FC Wettingen

Basel v ŠK Slovan Bratislava

19 August 1956 Pre-season	Basel	1 – 2	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Stäuble 41' (1:1)	Summary	34' (0:1) Varga 73' (1:2) Obert	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Winter break to end of season

Basel v Concordia Basel

27 January 1957 Winter break	Basel	5 – 2	Concordia Basel	Landhof, Basel
	Stäuble 15' (1:0) Suter (2:0) Sanmann (3:0) Suter Stäuble (5:2)	Summary	(3:1) Hosp (4:2) Ferrari	Referee: K. Keller Basel

Basel v Nordstern Basel

9 February 1957 Winter break	Basel	1 – 1	Nordstern Basel	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 65' (1:0)	Summary	69' (1:1) Burger	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Fischlewitz Basel

FC Olten v Basel

10 March 1957 Mid-season	FC Olten	1 – 1	Basel	Kleinholz, Olten
	Racheter 7' (1:0)	Summary	45' (1:1) Stäuble	Attendance: 800 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken

Biel-Bienne v Basel

14 April 1957 Mid-season	Biel-Bienne	3 – 0	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
	Gaille 32' (1:0) Gaille 65' (2:0) Turin 75' (3:0)	Summary	Stäuble	Attendance: 500 Referee: von Wartburg Bern

Basel v EC Bahia

22 May 1957 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 0	EC Bahia	Landhof, Basel
18:30	Oberer (1x) Hügi (II) (1x)	Summary		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten

Basel v Olympique Lyonnais

29 May 1957 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 1	Olympique Lyonnais	Landhof, Basel
18:00	Hügi (II) 63' (pen. 1:0) Bopp 66' (pen. 2:0)	Summary	80' (2:1) Kneyer	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Basel v Bayern Munich

4 June 1957 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 3	Bayern Munich	Landhof, Basel
18:30	Hügi (II) 57' (1:0) Suter 65' (2:1)	Summary	58' (1:1) Hahn 85' (2:2) Lettl 88' (2:3) Jobst	Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker BernL

BC Augsburg v Basel

23 June 1957 End of season	BC Augsburg	1 – 2	Basel	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
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Nationalliga A

Main article: 1956–57 Nationalliga A

League matches

Basel v Zürich

26 August 1956 Round 1	Basel	3 – 0	Zürich	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 5' (1:0) Hügi (II) 26' (pen. 2:0) Hügi (II) 49' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Schüttel Sion

Lugano v Basel

2 September 1956 Round 2	Lugano	1 – 1	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
	Bassoli 46' (1:0)	Summary	73' (1:1) Sanmann	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker BernD

Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds

9 September 1956 Round 3	Basel	4 – 3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Oberer 27' (1:1) Stäuble 39' (2:1) Hügi (II) 58' (3:2) Stäuble 64' (4:2)	Summary	24' (0:1) Kauer 44' (2:2) Kauer 71' (4:3) Kauer	Attendance: 7,400 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten

Servette v Basel

23 September 1956 Round 4	Servette	1 – 0	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Coutaz 55' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich

Basel v Winterthur

30 September 1956 Round 5	Basel	3 – 2	Winterthur	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Sanmann 24' (1:1) Oberer 58' (2:1) Hügi (II) 78' (pen. 3:1)	Summary	15' (0:1) Brizzi 80' (3:2) Etterlin	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Surdez Delémont

Basel v Grasshopper Club

7 October 1956 Round 6	Basel	1 – 3	Grasshopper Club	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Oberer 19' (1:0)	Summary	39' (o.g. 1:1) Stäuble 59' (1:2) Ballaman 87' (1:3) Duret	Attendance: 8,200 Referee: W. Rufli Bremgarten

Bellinzona v Basel

14 October 1956 Round 7	Bellinzona	3 – 1	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
	Capoferri 10' (1:0) Simoni 25' (2:1) Pedrazzoli 51' (3:1)	Summary	12' (1:1) Sanmann	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Schüttel Sion

Basel v Chiasso

28 October 1956 Round 8	Basel	3 – 0	Chiasso	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 30' (pen. 1:0) Hügi (II) 41' (2:0) Hügi (II) 51' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Domeniconi Geneva

Schaffhausen v Basel

4 November 1956 Round 9	Schaffhausen	0 – 2	Basel	Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen
14:30		Summary	19' (0:1) Stäuble 68' (0:2) Loosli	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Basel v Young Boys

18 November 1956 Round 10	Basel	3 – 4	Young Boys	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Oberer 49' (1:3) Oberer 70' (2:3) Hügi (II) 74' (3:3)	Summary	3' (pen. 0:1) Häuptli 38' (0:2) Rey 47' (0:3) Häuptli 81' (3:4) Meier	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: F. Buchmüller Zürich

Urania Genève Sport v Basel

25 November 1956 Round 11	Urania Genève Sport	1 – 0	Basel	Stade de Frontenex, Geneva
	Pasteuer 30′ Prod'hom 53' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

9 December 1956 Round 12	Basel	1 – 0	Lausanne-Sport	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Suter 84' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 7,800 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens

Young Fellows Zürich v Basel

16 December 1956 Round 13	Young Fellows Zürich	0 – 3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:45		Summary	48' (0:1) Hügi (II) 51' (0:2) Hügi (II) 87' (0:3) Sanmann	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Zürich v Basel

17 February 1957 Round 14	Zürich	P – P	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
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Basel v Lugano

24 February 1957 Round 15	Basel	3 – 0	Lugano	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 49' (1:0) Stäuble 80' (2:0) Suter 82' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel

3 March 1957 Round 16	La Chaux-de-Fonds	2 – 3	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00	Mauron 22' (0:1) Morand (1:2) Kauer 88′	Summary	(1:1) Hügi (II) 61' (2:2) Hügi (II) 68′ Hügi (II) 75' (2:3) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen

Basel v Servette

17 March 1957 Round 17	Basel	0 – 0	Servette	Landhof, Basel
15:00		Summary		Attendance: 9,000 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona

Winterthur v Basel

24 March 1957 Round 18	Winterthur	0 – 1	Basel	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
15:00		Summary	52' (0:1) Stäuble	Attendance: 6,600 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken

Grasshopper Club v Basel

31 March 1957 Round 19	Grasshopper Club	1 – 0	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
15:00	Winterhofen 55' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Domeniconi Geneva

Basel v Bellinzona

7 April 1957 Round 20	Basel	3 – 1	Bellinzona	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 14' (1:0) Sanmann 18' (2:0) Sanmann 25' (3:0)	Summary	53' (3:1) Capoferri	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Chiasso v Basel

28 April 1957 Round 21	Chiasso	P – P	Basel	Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
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Basel v Schaffhausen

1 May 1957 Round 22	Basel	4 – 1	Schaffhausen	Landhof, Basel
17:00	Stäuble 22' (1:0) Hügi (II) 29' (2:0) Sanmann 31' (3:0) Hügi (II) 73' (4:0)	Summary	76' (pen. 4:1) Züfle	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken

Chiasso v Basel

5 May 1957 Round 21	Chiasso	1 – 1	Basel	Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
	Laurito 35' (1:0)	Summary	73' (1:1) Stäuble	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Young Boys v Basel

12 May 1957 Round 23	Young Boys	2 – 2	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
15:00	Grütter 6' (1:0) Rey (2:0)	Summary	73' (2:1) Suter 75' (2:2) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich

Zürich v Basel

15 May 1957 Round 14	Zürich	3 – 5	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
20:15	Feller 17' (1:2) Poncioni 74' (2:5) Feller 89' (3:5)	Summary	5' (0:1) Suter 15' (0:2) Stäuble 30' (1:3) Sanmann 58' (1:4) Oberer 66' (1:5) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Basel v Urania Genève Sport

26 May 1957 Round 24	Basel	2 – 1	Urania Genève Sport	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 26' (1:0) Stäuble 53' (2:1)	Summary	38' (1:1) Vincent	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Guillet Yverdon

Lausanne-Sport v Basel

2 June 1957 Round 25	Lausanne-Sport	7 – 1	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:00	Maillard 30' (1:0) Tedeschi 60' (2:1) Vonlanden 62' (3:1) Maillard 63' (4:1) Tedeschi 74' (5:1) Vonlanden 80' (6:1) Maillard 83' (7:1)	Summary	55' (1:1) Suter	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen

Basel v Young Fellows Zürich

16 June 1957 Round 26	Basel	3 – 1	Young Fellows Zürich	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Suter 36' (1:0) Stäuble 41' (2:0) Hügi (II) 77' (3:0)	Summary	(3:1) Bossi	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern

League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Young Boys	26	21	3	2	76	22	+54	45	Swiss Champions
2	Grasshopper Club	26	19	3	4	82	30	+52	41
3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	17	4	5	87	35	+52	38	Swiss Cup winners
4	Basel	26	15	4	7	53	38	+15	34
5	Urania Genève Sport	26	12	6	8	38	34	+4	30
6	Bellinzona	26	10	8	8	37	42	−5	28
7	Lausanne-Sport	26	11	5	10	44	37	+7	27
8	Servette	26	9	8	9	40	44	−4	26
9	Chiasso	26	10	5	11	46	62	−16	25
10	Lugano	26	6	5	15	39	51	−12	17
11	Winterthur	26	6	4	16	43	67	−24	16
12	Young Fellows Zürich	26	4	6	16	30	67	−37	14	Play-off winners, remain in Nationalliga A
13	Zürich	26	5	4	17	34	61	−27	14	Play-off losers, relegated to Nationalliga B
14	Schaffhausen	26	1	7	18	26	85	−59	9	Relegated to Nationalliga B

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Swiss Cup

SC Burgdorf v Basel

21 October 1956 Round 3	SC Burgdorf	0 – 1	Basel	Neumatt, Burgdorf
15:00	Probst 32′	Summary	75' Bielser 86' (0:1) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Peccorini Geneva

Luzern v Basel

2 December 1956 Round 4	Luzern	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
		Summary		Attendance: 4,600 Referee:

Basel v Luzern

23 December 1956 Round 4 replay	Basel	0 – 2	Luzern	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	63' (o.g. 0:1) Thüler 80' (0:2)	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern

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