1964–65_FC_Basel_season
1964–65 FC Basel season
FC Basel 1964–65 football season
The 1964–65 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 71st season in their existence. It was their 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in their old Landhof Stadium or in their new St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the third consecutive year.
| 1964–65 season | |
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| Chairman |  Lucien Schmidlin |
| Manager |  Jiří Sobotka |
| Ground | Landhof and St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 8th |
| Swiss Cup | Semi-final |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Roberto Frigerio (13) All: Roberto Frigerio (31) |
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 30.05.1965 vs. Lausanne-Sport |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 27.09.1964 vs. Grasshoppers 25.10.1964 vs. Bellinzona |
Pre-season
The Czechoslovakian manager Jiří Sobotka was the Basel team manager at this time, it was his fourth year as manager of the team. The Czechoslovakian manager Jiří Sobotka was the Basel team manager at this time, it was his fourth year as manager of the team. There were only a few changes in the squad. Kurt Stettler moved on to Young Fellows Zürich, René Burri to Cantonal Neuchatel and Bruno Gatti to Biel-Bienne. During the winter break Heinz Blumer moved on to Chiasso. In the other direction German striker Heinz Sartor joined from Südwest Ludwigshafen, Werner Decker joined from local team Concordia Basel and Bruno Gabrieli from Nordstern Basel. Basel played a total of 51 matches un this season. 26 of these were in the domestic league, five were in the Swiss Cup, four matches were in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 16 were friendly matches. Of these 16 test games eight were won, four drawn and four were lost.[1]
Hans Weber
A sad note to be noted is, on 26 December 1964 FCB played against Grasshoppers Zürich in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup. They decided the match 3–1 for themselves in overtime, Hans Weber had scored the equaliser two minutes before the end of the regular time. This was to be the very last match for the popular Basler captain of that time Hans Weber, because just seven weeks later he died of cancer. Between his first appearance in 1949 and his death in February 1965 he made 281 appearances for Basel scoring 48 goals. On 31 March 1965 Basel played a match against the Swiss national team as Hans Weber memorial.[2] 17,000 people came to pay their respect and to watch the game. Frigerio, Gabrieli and Baumann scored the goals as Basel won 3–0.[3]
Domestic league
Fourteen teams contested the 1964–65 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season 1963–64 and the two newly promoted teams Lugano and Bellinzona. Basel ended the championship with eleven wins and five draws in their 26 matches, and finished in eighth position with 27 points. They scored 44 goals and conceded 54. For Basel it was a mediocre season with some very unusual and high scoring results, 5–4 at home against Grasshopper Club, 4–3 at home against Biel-Bienne and a 3–3 draw at home against the new champions Lausanne-Sport after a three goal lead before half time. There were also some high scoring defeats, 1–5 away against Grenchen, 0–6 away against Sion, 0–6 away against La Chaux-de-Fonds and a 1–6 away in the last game of the season against Young Boys. Roberto Frigerio was the team's top goal scorer with 13 goals. Lausanne Sports won the championship with 36 points and thus qualified for the following year's 1965–66 European Cup.[4]
Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 64, 10 October 1964, with a home win against lower classed Locarno. In the next round they played at home against Bern which was won 3–1 and, consequently, drawn at home against Lasuanne Sports in the round of 16 which ended in a 3–2 victory. After the quarter-final against Grasshoppers Zürich (mentioned above) Basel were drawn at home again for the semi-final. This game was against Sion and was played on 7 March 1965. Basel were defeated 2–3 and Sion continued to the final which they won against Servette.[4]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Basel were qualified for the 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and in the first round they played CA Spora Luxembourg. A 2–0 home win and a 0–1 away defeat was enough to take them through to the second round. But two defeats against Strasbourg ended their Fairs Cup competition.[5]
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the 1964–65 season. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 23 August 1964 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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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre and mid-season
v Concordia Basel
| Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 1 | Concordia Basel | Basel |
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Summary | |
v Basel
| Pre-season | Nordstern Basel | 0 – 6 | Basel | Basel |
| Summary | |
v Basel
| 5 August 1964 Pre-season | FC Pratteln | 5 – 5 | Basel | In den Sandgruben, Pratteln |
| 20:00 | Lander (2) Hug (1)Ferrari (1)Dürr (1) |
Summary | (2) Sartor (2) Pfirter (1) Frigerio |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Karl Keller Basel |
v Basel
| 9 August 1964 Pre-season | Aarau | 4 – 2 | Basel | Bächen, Unterentfelden |
| Gloor (2) Küenzle (1)Lenherr (1) |
Summary | (1) Frigerio (1) Hauser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
v Basel
| 12 August 1964 Pre-season | FC Münchenstein | 0 – 14 | Basel | Sportplatz Au, Münchenstein |
| 18:30 | Summary | (4) Frigerio (4) Moscatelli (3) Sartor (2) Hauser (1) Gabrieli |
Referee: Zuber Basel |
v Basel
| 15 August 1964 Pre-season | VfR Rheinfelden | 2 – 6 | Basel | Jahnstadion, Rheinfelden |
| Ortega 8' (1:1) Kropf 42' (2:2) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Gabrieli 34' (1:2) Frigerio 44' (o.g.) 50' (2:4) Moscatelli 57' (2:5) Gabrieli 75' (2:6) Moscatelli |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Messmer Rheinfelden |
v 1. FC Köln
| 18 August 1964 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 4 | 1. FC Köln | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | 84' (1:4) |
Summary | 22' (pen. 0:1) Sturm 33' (0:2) Schäfer 62' (0:3) Schäfer 75' (0:4) Thielen |
Attendance: 16,000 Referee:  Pierre Schwinte |
v Young Fellows Zürich
| 3 October 1964 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 2 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Moscatelli Frigerio |
Summary | Chiandussi Feller |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Rudolf Rettig Gerlafingen |
Winter break and mid-season
v Basel
| 31 January 1965 Winter break | Aarau | 3 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Ognjanović 13' (1:0) Grava 30' (2:0)Messerli 77' (3:3) |
Summary | 37' (2:1) Stiel 51' (2:2) Gloor 64' (2:3) Gloor |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
v Basel
| 7 February 1965 Winter break | Baden | 1 – 4 | Basel | Scharten, Baden |
| Andersen 23' (1:1) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Ognjanović 44' (pen. 1:2) Gabrieli 58' (1:3) Messerli 87' (1:4) Frigerio |
Attendance: 500 Referee: W. Lüthy Gerlafingen |
v Basel
| 14 February 1965 Winter break | Schaffhausen | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen |
| 14:30 | Indlekofer 16' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 350 Referee: Zürrer Feldmeilen |
v Switzerland
| 31 March 1965 Mid-season | Basel | 3 – 0 | Switzerland | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Frigerio 62' (1:0) Gabrieli 87' (2:0)Baumann 90' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel | |
| Note: Hans Weber memorial.[3] | ||||
v Basel
| 19 April 1965 Mid-season | FC Porrentruy | 0 – 3 | Basel | Stade du Tirage, Porrentruy |
| Summary | |
v Basel
| 2 May 1965 Mid-season | Solothurn | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
| Summary | |
v Borussia Dortmund
| 10 June 1965 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 4 | Borussia Dortmund | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hauser 23' (1:2) Moscatelli 31' (2:2) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Wosab 12' (0:2) Wosab 38' (2:3) Sturm 86' (2:4) Konietzka |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 23 August 1964 Round 1 | Biel-Bienne | 3 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Rajkov 28' (1:1) Zimmermann 47' (2:1)Gnäg 56' (3:1) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Pfirter Moscatelli |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Strässle Steinach |
| 30 August 1964 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Moscatelli 28' (1:0) Sartor 78' (pen. 2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin |
| 6 September 1964 Round 3 | Sion | 6 – 0 | Basel | Parc-des-Sports, Sion |
| 15:30 | Quentin 6' (1:0) Stockbauer 16' (2:0)Quentin 56' (3:0)Quentin 61' (4:0)Quentin (5:0)Georgy 77' (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Szabo Bern |
| 13 September 1964 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Pfirter 16' (1:0) Konrad 43' (2:1) |
Summary | 33' (1:1) Wechselberger 75' (2:2) Cavazzutt |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| 19 September 1964 Round 5 | Zürich | 2 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:15 | Meier (II) 7' (1:1) Martinelli 40' (2:1) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Frigerio 63' (2:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 27 September 1964 Round 6 | Basel | 5 – 4 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Blumer 3' (1:0) Frigerio 40' (2:2)Blumer (3:3)Frigerio 77' (4:4)Hauser 83' (5:4) |
Summary | 37' (1:1) Kunz 39' (1:2) Ctherlet 47' (2:3) Kunz 70' (3:4) Kunz |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
| 18 October 1964 Round 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 6 – 0 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Clerc 17' (1:0) Trivellin 30' (2:0)Clerc 74' (3:0)Clerc 78' (4:0)Trivellin 80' (5:0)Vuillemier 83' (6:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| 25 October 1964 Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Grava 2' (1:0) Frigerio 28' (2:0)Grava 80' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: W. Hardmeier Thalwil |
| 8 November 1964 Round 9 | Lugano | 2 – 0 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| Stocker 32' (o.g.) Boffi 69' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
| 22 November 1964 Round 10 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Moscatelli 27' (1:0) Blumer 58' (2:0) |
Summary | 77' (2:1) Vila |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Strässle Steinach |
| Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | P – P | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| Referee: Szabo Bern |
| 13 December 1964 Round 12 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Frigerio 25' (1:1) Frigerio 44' (2:2) |
Summary | 11' (0:1) Schindelholz 35' (1:2) Nemeth 53' (2:3) Desbiolles |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| 16 December 1964 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 1 – 2 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 19:30 | Kerkhoffs 20' (1:1) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Ognjanovic 51' (1:2) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Szabo Bern |
| 20 December 1964 Round 13 | Basel | 0 – 1 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 4' (0:1) Schultheiss |
Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Roland David Lausanne |
| 21 February 1965 Round 14 | Basel | 4 – 3 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Ognjanovic 14' (1:0) Hauser 36' (2:1)Stocker 49' (3:1)Hauser 88' (4:3) |
Summary | 18' (1:1) Makay 58' (3:2) Makay 73' (3:3) Makay |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| 28 February 1965 Round 15 | Grenchen | 5 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 15:00 | von Burg 6' (1:0) Stutz 8' (2:0)Blum 31' (3:1)Allemann 50' (4:1)Kominek 90' (5:1) |
Summary | 15' (2:1) Pfirter |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
| 14 March 1965 Round 16 | Basel | 4 – 0 | Sion | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Grava 26' (1:0) Odermatt 27' (2:0)Odermatt 57' (3:0)Frigerio 88' (4:0)Peter Füri  |
Summary | Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Gilbert Droz Marin-Epagnier |
| 21 March 1965 Round 17 | Luzern | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
| Hofer 26' (1:1) Hofer 88' (2:1)Jorio |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Frigerio  89' Pfirter |
Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Mario Clematide Zollikofen |
| 28 March 1965 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Ognjanović 12' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 4 April 1965 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| Berset 18' (1:0) Berset 52' (2:0)Blättler (3:0) |
Summary | 77' (3:1) Frigerio |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
| 25 April 1965 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Michaud 84' (pen. 1:1) |
Summary | 63' (0:1) Brossard |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Hardmeier Thalwil |
| 9 May 1965 Round 21 | Bellinzona | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona |
| Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
| 16 May 1965 Round 22 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Hauser 8' (1:0) Frigerio 70' (2:0) |
Summary | Coduri |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Werner Mettler St. Gallen |
| 23 May 1965 Round 23 | Chiasso | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
| Summary | 87' (0:1) Ognjanović |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Strässle Steinach |
| 30 May 1965 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Ognjanović 12' (1:0) Stocker 24' (2:0)Stocker 37' (3:0) |
Summary | 39' (3:1) Schneiter 48' (3:2) Kerkhoffs 52' (3:3) Armbruster |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 5 June 1965 Round 25 | Servette | 0 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:00 | Summary | 74' (0:1) Odermatt 89' (0:2) Ognjanović |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Josef Zibung Luzern |
| 12 June 1965 Round 26 | Young Boys | 6 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Fuhrer 5' (1:0) Lehmann 16' (2:0)G. Meier 71' (3:1)Fuhrer 82' (4:1)Lehmann 84' (5:1)Lehmann 87' (6:1) |
Summary | 65' (2:1) Frigerio |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Lausanne-Sport (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 36 | 1965–66 European Cup |
| 2 | Young Boys | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 32 | |
| 3 | Servette | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 31 | |
| 4 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 29 | Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Lugano | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 29 | Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 27 | Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup |
| 7 | Luzern | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 27 | Entered 1965–66 Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | Basel | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sion | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 25 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 10 | Zürich | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 23 | |
| 11 | Grenchen | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 21 | |
| 12 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 21 | |
| 13 | Bellinzona | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 19 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
| 14 | Chiasso | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 17 | Relegated to Nationalliga B |
Swiss Cup
| 11 October 1964 Round of 64 | Basel | 6 – 1 | Locarno | Basel |
| 14:30 | Frigerio 11' (1:0) Blumer 40' (2:1)Blumer 51' (3:1)Frigerio 60' (4:1)Moscatelli 73' (5:1)Frigerio 82' (6:1) |
Summary | 31' (pen. 1:1) Comel Cattarin (II) |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne |
| 1 November 1964 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Bern | Basel |
| 14:30 | Pfirter 10' (1:0) Hauser 32' (2:0)Gabrieli 82' (3:1) |
Summary | 72' (2:1) Oehler |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Guinnard Gletterens |
| 5 December 1964 Round of 16 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Lausanne Sports | Basel |
| 14:30 | Frigerio 2' (1:0) Frigerio 17' (2:0)Moscatelli 30' (3:2) |
Summary | 22' (2:1) Hosp 28' (2:2) Hosp |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| 27 December 1964 Quarter-final | Basel | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Grasshoppers | Basel |
| 14:30 | Stocker  40′Weber 88' (1:1)Frigerio 116' (2:1)Hauser 120' (3:1) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Blättler |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Gilbert Droz |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- First Round
v 
CA Spora Luxembourg
| 9 September 1964 First leg | Basel | 2 – 0 | CA Spora Luxembourg | Basel |
| 20:00 | Grava 14' (1:0) Grava 66' (2:0) |
Summary | Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pierre Schwinte |
v Basel
| 8 October 1964 Second leg | CA Spora Luxembourg | 1 – 0 | Basel | Luxembourg |
| Joseph Krier 20' (1:0) |
Summary | Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel Attendance: 600 Referee:  Robert Schaut |
Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.
- Second round
v Strasbourg
| 3 November 1964 First leg | Basel | 0 – 1 | Strasbourg | Basel |
| 19:45 | Summary | Gress 51' (0:1) |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Helmut Fritz |
v Basel
| 11 November 1964 Second leg | Strasbourg | 5 – 2 | Basel | Strasbourg |
| Farías 13' (1:0) Sbaiz 21' (2:0)Hausser 28' (3:1)Hausser 52' (4:2)Szczepaniak 83' (5:2) |
Summary | Frigerio 22' (pen. 2:1) Blumer 35' (3:2) |
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Joseph Hannet |
Strasbourg won 6–2 on aggregate.
Notes
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz 1964/65". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre", Weber, Hans - Page 209, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - Schweiz 3:0 (0:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1964/65". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Antonio Zea, Marcel Haisma. "Fairs' Cup 1964-65". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
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