The 1958–59 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 65th season in their existence. It was their thirteenth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for his 13th successive, but final, period. Düblin presided the club during the period July 1946 until Mai 1959 and in the club's history he is the most permanent president that the club has had to date.^[1]

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FC Basel

1958–59 season
Chairman	Jules Düblin
Manager	until 30 November 1958 Rudi Strittich from 1 December René Bader
Ground	Landhof, Basel
Nationalliga A	6th
Swiss Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Josef Hügi and Gottlieb Stäuble (both 12) All: Josef Hügi (14)
Highest home attendance	11,500 on 9 November 1958 vs BSC Young Boys
Lowest home attendance	3,500 on 12 October 1958 vs Bellinzona and on 7 June 1959 vs Young Fellows Zürich
Average home league attendance	6,023
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The Austrian ex-international footballer Rudi Strittich was team manager for the second successive season. The club directors and the team management strengthened the team following the previous disappointing season. Bruno Michaud returned from Lausanne-Sport, Fredy Kehrli, Jean-Jacques Maurer and Charles Turin were hired from Biel-Bienne who had suffered relegation the previous season.^[2] Roberto Frigerio was hired from Schaffhausen and Antoine Kohn from Karlsruher SC. But on 30 November 1958 Basel were beaten 0–2 by FC Moutier, a team from the 1 Liga (third highest tier of Swiss football), and because the Basel had lost their previous three league matches this was one bad result too many. Even for club chairman Jules Düblin, who was known as prudent and cautious, this was too much and he replaced Strittich through their ex-trainer René Bader.^[3]

Basel played a total of 50 games this season. Of these 50 matches 26 were in the domestic league, two were in the Swiss Cup and 22 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with twelve victories, five draws and five defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 24 games were won, 10 games were drawn and 16 games were lost. In these 50 games the team scored 126 goals and conceded 101.^[4]

Fourteen teams contested the 1958–59 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Zürich and FC Luzern. At the end of the season the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing the first game 1–2 against La Chaux-de-Fonds and then losing at home 1–4 against Grenchen. Then, despite two high wins, 5–0 away against Lausanne-Sport and 6–1 at home against Bellinzona, the afore mentioned three defeats against Young Boys, Zürich and Grasshopper Club caused the change in manager position. But under the new manager things did not change immediately, the lowest point was after round 15 as the team slipped to second last position in the table. But in the last 11 rounds the team lost only one more match and rose in the table to sixth position.^[3]

Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn at home at the Landhof against third tier local team Old Boys. The match was played on 26 October and despite the fact that former Basel goalkeeper Gianfranco de Taddeo, who now played for the Old Boys, held a penalty taken by Hans Weber, Basel won 3–0.^[5] In the next round Basel were drawn and lost against FC Moutier. Thus Basel's short and disappointing cup season ended here. As mentioned before, the consequence of this defeat was that team manager Rudi Strittich was fired. Grenchen won the cup this season.^[6]

The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1958–59. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 31 August 1958 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 René Jeker (from Concordia Basel) — GK  SUI Kurt Stettler — GK  SUI Walter Wider (from Solothurn) — DF  SUI Werner Bopp — DF  SUI Hans Hügi (I) — DF  SUI Fredy Kehrli (from Biel-Bienne) — DF  SUI Bruno Michaud (from Lausanne-Sport) — DF  SUI Hans Weber — DF  SUI Jules Wyss (from SC Kleinhüningen) — MF  SUI René Jaeck (from Schaffhausen) — MF  SUI Jean-Jacques Maurer (from Biel-Bienne) — MF  SUI Rudolf Rickenbacher (from La Chaux-de-Fonds)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SUI Gottlieb Stäuble — MF  SUI Silvan Thüler — MF  SUI Charles Turin (from Biel-Bienne) — FW  SUI Rudolf Burger — FW  SUI Bernhard Chenaux — FW  SUI Roberto Frigerio (from Schaffhausen) — FW  SUI Josef Hügi (II) — FW  LUX Antoine Kohn (from Karlsruher SC) — FW  GER Otto Ludwig — FW  SUI Hansueli Oberer — FW  SUI Raymond Simonet — FW  SUI Hermann Suter

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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 Hansruedi Blatter — GK  SUI Werner Schley (to Zürich) — DF  SUI Wilhelm Jermann (to FC Laufen) — DF  SUI Hansjörg Tschirky — MF  SUI Gustav Borer (to Aarau)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Pierre Redolfi (to FC Hegenheim) — FW  SUI Ernst Klauser (II) (to Black Stars Basel) — FW  HUN Janos Magyar — FW  SUI Emil Müller (to Black Stars Basel) — FW  SUI Walter Rieder — FW  ITA Romano Zolin

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid-season

FC Kickers Luzern v Basel

July 1958 Pre-season	FC Kickers Luzern	1 – 3	Basel	Luzern
		Summary

ASCA Wittelsheim v Basel

July 1958 Pre-season	ASCA Wittelsheim	2 – 4	Basel	Wittelsheim
		Summary

FC Saint-Louis v Basel

July 1958 Pre-season	FC Saint-Louis	1 – 2	Basel	Saint-Louis
		Summary

FC Arlesheim v Basel

23 July 1958 Pre-season	FC Arlesheim	1 – 10	Basel	Arlesheim
	(1x)	Summary	(8x) Hügi (II) (1x) (1x)

Basel v FC Bern

27 July 1958 Pre-season	Basel	3 – 2	FC Bern	Eichhölzli, Zwingen
16:30	Hügi (II) 10' (1:1) Frigerio (2:0) Kohn (3:0)	Summary	7' (0:1) Schott 73' (3:2) Schott	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel
Note: Anniversary game 25 years FC Zwingen

Freiburger FC v Basel

3 August 1958 Pre-season	Freiburger FC	5 – 0	Basel	Elztalstadion, Waldkirch
	Busch (3x) Schukraft (1x) Höge (1x)	Summary		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Walter Stemmler Offenburg
Note: Anniversary game 50 years SV Waldkirch

1. FC Köln v Basel

10 August 1958 Pre-season	1. FC Köln	4 – 1	Basel	Köln
	Schäfer 41' (1:1) Schäfer 42' (2:1) Schäfer 46' (3:1) Sturm (4:1)	Summary		Attendance: 7,000

Basel v Lugano

16 August 1958 Friendship Cup	Basel	1 – 1 (4 – 4 p)	Lugano	Landhof, Basel
	Hügi (II) 10' (1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Pantellini	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: W. Müller Baden
	Penalties
	Hügi (II)		Tibor
Note: Friendship Cup Basel–Ticino: 10 years of US Ticinese Basel. Penalty shoot-out 5 penalties per team. Lugano win on toss of coin.

Basel v Concordia Basel

17 August 1958 Friendship Cup	Basel	3 – 1	Concordia Basel	Landhof, Basel
	Frigerio 5' (1:0) 30' (o.g. 1:2) Kohn (3:1)	Summary	13' (1:1) Hosp	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Surdez Delémont
Note: Friendship Cup Basel–Ticino: 10 years of US Ticinese Basel.

Basel v Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi

21 August 1958 Pre-season	Basel	2 – 2	Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi	Landhof, Basel
20:00	Hügi (II) (1:1) Jaeck 53' (2:1)	Summary	(0:1) Gosseries 73' (2:2) Frerotte	Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel
Note: Game originally scheduled for Tuesday, postponed until Thursday due to bad weather.

Schaffhausen v Basel

24 August 1958 Pre-season	Schaffhausen	3 – 4	Basel	Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen
	Brändli (1x) Knobloch (1x) Zannin (1x)	Summary	(1x) Frigerio (1x) Hügi (II) (1x) Kohn (1x) Weber	Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich

Solothurn v Basel

20 September 1958 Mid-season	Solothurn	2 – 6	Basel	Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
	Fedeli 40' (1:4) Zürcher 48' (2:4)	Summary	15' (0:1) Hügi (II) 16' (0:2) Kohn (0:3) Kohn 31' (0:4) Kohn (2:5) Hügi (II) (2:6) Stäuble	Attendance: 800 Referee: von Arx Biel/Bienne
Note: Transfer game Walter Wider

Basel v Zürich

23 September 1958 Mid-season	Basel	3 – 5	Zürich	Landhof, Basel
20:00	Stäuble 16' (1:1) Stäuble 20' (2:1) Kohn 70' (3:5)	Summary	8' (0:1) Probst 24' (2:2) Leimgruber 55' (2:3) Probst 57' (2:4) Probst 26' (2:5) Corti	Attendance: 2,600 Referee: W. Müller Baden
Note: Transfer game Werner Schley

Basel v FC Allschwil

4 October 1958 Mid-season	Basel	7 – 1	FC Allschwil	Landhof, Basel
	Suter (1:1) Otto Ludwig (2:1) Kohn (3:1)	Summary		Referee: M. Schreiber Reinach

Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi v Basel

7 October 1958 Mid-season	Royal Olympic Club de Charleroi	2 – 4	Basel	Stade de la Neuville, Charleroi Belgium
	Deschrijver 4' (1:0) Delire 55' (2:0)	Summary	67' (2:1) Suter 69' (2:2) Hügi (II) 70' (2:3) Frigerio 88' (2:4) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Karl Lescart

Basel v Karlsruher SC

22 October 1958 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 2	Karlsruher SC	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Burger (2x)	Summary	(1x) Beck (1x) Schmidt	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Fischlewitz Basel

Winter break to end of season

Winterthur v Basel

14 February 1959 Winter break	Winterthur	3 – 3	Basel	Schützenwiese, Winterthur
16:00	Vukosavljević 5' (1:0) Gantenbein 43' (2:1) Akeret 48' (3:2)	Summary	19' (1:1) Hügi (II) (2:2) Hügi (II) 57' (3:3) Burger	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Concordia Basel v Basel

15 February 1959 Winter break	Concordia Basel	1 – 1	Basel	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30	Marti 11' (1:0)	Summary	28' (1:1) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: M. Schreiber Reinach

Basel v Vevey-Sports

22 February 1959 Winter break	Basel	4 – 2	Vevey-Sports	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Oberer 11' (pen. 1:0) Burger 19' (2:0) Turin (3:1) Hügi (II) (4:2)	Summary	27' (2:1) Lausche (3:2) Carrard	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: W. Müller Baden

Basel v HNK Rijeka

19 April 1959 Mid-season	Basel	2 – 3	HNK Rijeka	Landhof, Basel
16:30	Hügi (II) (2x)	Summary	(2x) Lalic (1x) Berec	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Victor Werner Schicker Bern

Basel v SpVgg Fürth

14 May 1959 Mid-season	Basel	0 – 4	SpVgg Fürth	Landhof, Basel
18:30		Summary	(o.g.0:1) (0:2) Schmidt (0:3) Appis (0:4) Wagner	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun
Note: The game was abandoned in the 70th minute due to darkness

Basel v Sparta Rotterdam

24 June 1959 End of season	Basel	4 – 3	Sparta Rotterdam	Landhof, Basel
18:30	Stäuble (2x) Hügi (II) (1x) (o.g.)	Summary	(3x) Daniels	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Nationalliga A

Main article: 1958–59 Nationalliga A

League matches

La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel

31 August 1958 Round 1	La Chaux-de-Fonds	2 – 1	Basel	Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00	Csernai 8' (1:0) Gigandet 28' (2:0)	Summary	60' (1:2) Kohn	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Basel v Grenchen

6 September 1958 Round 2	Basel	1 – 4	Grenchen	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Kohn 71' (1:4)	Summary	15' (0:1) Glisovic 30' (0:2) Glisovic 32' (0:3) Karrer 67' (0:4) Moser	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen

Lausanne-Sport v Basel

14 September 1958 Round 3	Lausanne-Sport	0 – 5	Basel	Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
15:30		Summary	14' (0:1) Suter 39' (0:2) Kohn 58' (0:3) Stäuble 69' (0:4) Suter 79' (0:5) Otto Ludwig	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona

Basel v Chiasso

28 September 1958 Round 4	Basel	0 – 0	Chiasso	Landhof, Basel
15:00		Summary		Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Lugano v Basel

5 October 1958 Round 5	Lugano	P – P	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
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Basel v Bellinzona

12 October 1958 Round 6	Basel	6 – 1	Bellinzona	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Suter 15' (1:1) Stäuble 31' (2:1) Suter 55' (3:1) Stäuble 73' (4:1) Oberer 78' (5:1) Weber 86' (pen. 6:1)	Summary	8' (0:1) Sartori	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Roland David Lausanne

Luzern v Basel

19 October 1958 Round 7	Luzern	2 – 4	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
15:00	Frigerio 52' (o.g. 1:3) Brühlmann 68' (2:4)	Summary	25' (0:1) Hügi (II) 36' (0:2) Kohn 43' (0:3) Hügi (II) 57' (1:4) Suter	Attendance: 9,300 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel

Basel v Young Boys

9 November 1958 Round 8	Basel	2 – 3	Young Boys	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Kohn 2' (1:0) Hügi (II) 31' (2:0)	Summary	54' (2:1) Wechselberger 58' (pen. 2:2) Bigler 80' (2:3) Wechselberger	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Zürich v Basel

16 November 1958 Round 9	Zürich	3 – 1	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
14:45	Leimgruber 27' (1:0) Feller 57' (2:0) Leimgruber 87' (3:1)	Summary	85' (2:1) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Roland David Lausanne

Basel v Grasshopper Club

23 November 1958 Round 10	Basel	2 – 4	Grasshopper Club	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Hügi (II) 70' (1:3) Maurer 85' (pen 2:4)	Summary	30' (0:1) Duret 51' (0:2) Duret 54' (0:3) Scheller 76' (1:4) Scheller	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Domeniconi Geneva

Young Fellows Zürich v Basel

7 December 1958 Round 11	Young Fellows Zürich	1 – 0	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
14:30	Laubacher 60' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 6,000 Referee: E. Guidi Bellinzona

Urania Genève Sport v Basel

14 December 1958 Round 12	Urania Genève Sport	1 – 3	Basel	Stade de Frontenex, Geneva
	Pasteur 75' (pen. 1:2)	Summary	15' (pen. 0:1) Maurer 50' (0:2) Kohn 86' (1:3) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 4,200 Referee: F. Schorer Interlaken

Basel v Servette

21 December 1958 Round 13	Basel	0 – 3	Servette	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	34' (0:1) Steffanina 35' (0:2) Makay 64' (0:3) Nemeth	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Schüttel Sion

Lugano v Basel

28 December 1958 Round 5	Lugano	0 – 1	Basel	Cornaredo, Lugano
	Ciani   88'	Summary	37' (0:1) Frigerio	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds

1 March 1959 Round 14	Basel	1 – 3	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Burger 20' (1:1)	Summary	13' (0:1) Pottier 46' (1:2) Pottier 29' (1:3) Jaccard	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern

Grenchen v Basel

7 March 1959 Round 15	Grenchen	6 – 2	Basel	Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
15:00	Glisovic 32' (1:0) Glisovic 52' (2:0) Moser 52' (3:0) Karrer 79' (4:2) Moser 80' (52) Hamel 81' (6:2)	Summary	68' (pen. 3:1) Maurer 74' (3:2) Stäuble Burger	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Surdez Delémont

Basel v Lausanne-Sport

15 March 1959 Round 16	Basel	4 – 0	Lausanne-Sport	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Stäuble 63' (1:0) Stäuble 78' (2:0) Hügi (II) 83' (3:0) Hügi (II) 79' (pen. 4:0)	Summary	Magnin Monti	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: W. Müller Baden
Note: Josef Hügi scored his 200th goal for Basel

Chiasso v Basel

22 March 1959 Round 17	Chiasso	1 – 2	Basel	Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso
	Ferrari 2' (1:0)	Summary	28' (1:1) Stäuble 40' (1:2) Kohn	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne

Basel v Lugano

5 April 1959 Round 18	Basel	2 – 2	Lugano	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 24' (1:1) Stäuble 55' (2:2)	Summary	23' (0:1) Pantellini 44' (1:2) Frosio	Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel

Bellinzona v Basel

12 April 1959 Round 19	Bellinzona	0 – 0	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona
		Summary		Attendance: 1,500 Referee: W. Müller Baden

Basel v Luzern

3 May 1959 Round 20	Basel	2 – 2	Luzern	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Kohn 11' (1:0) Kohn 85' (2:2)	Summary	48' (pen. 1:1) Beerli 71' (1:2) Beerli	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Schüttel Sion

Young Boys v Basel

10 May 1959 Round 21	Young Boys	1 – 0	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
15:00	Rey 44' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Josef Gulde St. Gallen

Basel v Zürich

24 May 1959 Round 22	Basel	2 – 1	Zürich	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Stäuble (1:1) Oberer (2:1)	Summary	34' (0:1) Feller	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gino Bergamini Viganello

Grasshopper Club v Basel

31 May 1959 Round 23	Grasshopper Club	1 – 2	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich
16:00	Scheller 61' (pen. 1:2)	Summary	18' (0:1) Burger 34' (0:2) Stäuble	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens

Basel v Young Fellows Zürich

7 June 1959 Round 24	Basel	5 – 2	Young Fellows Zürich	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Maurer 1' (pen. 1:0) Oberer 3' (2:0) Kohn 37' (3:2) Maurer 63' (4:2) Hügi (II) 65' (5:2)	Summary	7' (2:1) Buhtz 18' (2:2) Niggeler	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Schwab Neuchâtel

Basel v Urania Genève Sport

14 June 1959 Round 25	Basel	2 – 2	Urania Genève Sport	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Stäuble 50' (1:2) Kohn 67' (2:2)	Summary	18' (0:1) Pillon 33' (0:2) Dufau	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Müller Baden

Servette v Basel

21 June 1959 Round 26	Servette	3 – 4	Basel	Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
	Mauron 26' (1:1) Makay 38' (2:1) Fatton 71' (3:2)	Summary	18' (0:1) Hügi (II) 48' (2:2) Stäuble 75' (3:3) Burger 80' (3:4) Hügi (II)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun

League table

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	BSC Young Boys	26	16	6	4	79	42	+37	38	Swiss Champions, qualified for 1958–59 European Cup
2	FC Grenchen	26	12	8	6	57	39	+18	32	Swiss Cup winners
3	FC Zürich	26	14	2	10	55	45	+10	30
4	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	12	6	8	63	54	+9	30
5	Lausanne Sports	26	11	7	8	40	41	−1	29
6	FC Basel	26	11	5	10	54	48	+6	27
7	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	8	10	8	44	44	0	26
8	FC Lucerne	26	8	10	8	40	45	−5	26
9	Servette FC Genève	26	10	4	12	70	58	+12	24
10	FC Chiasso	26	10	4	12	48	61	−13	24
11	FC Lugano	26	6	11	9	27	33	−6	23
12	AC Bellinzona	26	8	6	12	38	57	−19	22
13	Urania Genève Sport	26	6	7	13	41	50	−9	19	Relegated
14	Young Fellows Zürich	26	5	4	17	33	72	−39	14	Relegated

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Swiss Cup

Basel v Old Boys

26 October 1958 Round 3	Basel	3 – 0	Old Boys	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Hügi (II) 11' (1:0) Burger 20' (2:0) Weber 63′ Hügi (II) 88' (3:0)	Summary		Attendance: 3,500 Referee: C. Stettler Feuerthalen

Basel v FC Moutier

30 November 1958 Round 4	Basel	0 – 2	FC Moutier	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	24' (0:1) Schaffter 62' (0:2) Heuri	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Meister Neuchâtel

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