1973–74_FC_Basel_season
1973–74 FC Basel season
FC Basel 1973–74 football season
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.
| 1973–74 season | |
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| Chairman |  Félix Musfeld |
| Manager |  Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 5th |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Swiss League Cup | Round of 16 |
| European Cup | Quarter-final |
| Coppa delle Alpi | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ottmar Hitzfeld (19) All: Ottmar Hitzfeld (25) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 on 27 October 1973 vs Zürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,500 on 3 March 1974 vs Chiasso |
| Average home league attendance | 10,923 |
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]
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Friendly matches
Pre-season and mid-season
v Freiburger FC
| 21 July 1973 Pre-season | Basel | 5 – 2 | 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: Josef Schnidrig |
v Basel
| 27 July 1973 Pre-season | Luzern | 4 – 2 | 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: Willi Dreier Zürich |
v Basel
| 1 August 1973 Pre-season | Nordstern Basel | 1 – 3 | 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: Kurt Fuchs Basel |
v Bayern Munich
| 4 August 1973 Pre-season | Basel | 2 – 4 | Bayern Munich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Balmer 10' (1:0) Hitzfeld 19' (2:0) |
Summary |  16′ Müller 47' (pen.2:1) Breitner 51' (2:2) Müller 64' (2:3) Beckenbauer 89' (2:4) Müller Breitner |
Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
v 
Club Centro Deportivo Municipal
| 7 September 1973 Mid-season | Basel | 2 – 0 | 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: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden |
Winter break to end of season
v Basel
| 14 January 1974 Winter break | La Gauloise de Basse-Terre/Redstar | 0 – 6 | 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 |
v Basel
| 16 January 1974 Winter break | Guadeloupe XI | 0 – 2 | Basel | Guadeloupe |
| Summary | (1x) Tanner (1x) Hasler |
v Basel
| 19 January 1974 Winter break | Martinique XI | 1 – 2 | Basel | Martinique |
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Summary | (1x) Mundschin (1x) Wenger |
v Basel
| 2 February 1974 Winter break | Nordstern Basel | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 13' (0:1) Balmer 66' (0:2) Demarmels |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Walter Rudin Birsfelden |
v Zürich
| 9 February 1974 Winter break | Basel | 5 – 1 | 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: Josef Schnidrig |
v Basel
| 13 February 1974 Winter break | Freiburger FC | 1 – 3 | Basel | Möslestadion Freiburg |
| Dospial 42′ Westermann 89' (1:3) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Tanner 19' (0:2) Hitzfeld 83' (0:3) Balmer |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Binninger |
v Basel
| 17 February 1974 Winter break | FC Saint-Louis | 2 – 5 | 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: Gewiss |
v Basel
| 19 February 1974 Winter break | TSV 1860 Munich | 2 – 0 | Basel | Grünwalder Stadion |
| Mrosko 2' (1:0) Mrosko 76' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 |
v Grenchen
| 23 February 1974 Winter break | Basel | 6 – 2 | 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: Kurt Fuchs Basel |
v Hertha BSC
| 9 April 1974 Mid-season | Basel | 3 – 1 | 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: Hans Wieland Grenchen |
Nationalliga
League matches
| 18 August 1973 Round 1 | Chênois | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
| 20:30 | Mariétan 90' |
Summary | 15' Wampfler 41' (0:1) Cubillas |
Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden |
| 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: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 28 August 1973 Round 3 | Basel | 1 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20;00 | Paolucci 76' Paolucci 89' (1:2) |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Becker 43' (0:2) Grahn 87' Staudenmann 90+2' (1:3) Noventa |
Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino |
| 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 75' Mundschin 80' Wenger |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon |
| 15 September 1973 Round 5 | Chiasso | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV Chiasso |
| 20:30 | Allio 25' Sogari 44'Allio 79' (1:1) |
Summary | 26' Ramseier 27' (0:1) Demarmels 33' Hitzfeld |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| 29 September 1973 Round 6 | Basel | 1 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 39' (1:1) Odermatt Fischli |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Mathez 42' (1:2) Elsig Blusch |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Hans Wieland Grenchen |
| 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 76' Hasler 86' Demarmels |
Attendance: 12,800 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
| 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: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 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 73' Tanner 78' Tschudin 88' (2:3) Mundschin |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Walter Gallmann Oberrieden |
| 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 36'Hitzfeld 65' (3:0)Hasler 89' (4:2) |
Summary | 75' (3:1) Delavelle 77' (3:2) Veya |
Attendance: 10,500 Referee: René Matthieu |
| 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: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| 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: Ulysse Darbellay Roche |
| 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 | 32' Demarmels 45' (2:1) Wenger 52' (2:2) Hasler |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Roland Racine Prilly |
| 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: Roland Racine Prilly |
| 10 March 1974 Round 15 | Lugano | 0 – 0 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| 14:45 | Arigoni 43' Binetti 53' |
Summary | 40' Wenger |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
| 17 March 1974 Round 16 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 14:30 | Odermatt 36' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Giovanni Fazzini Osogna |
| 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 86' |
Summary | 10' (0:1) M. Preisig 31' Allio |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Fernand Burioli Lausanne |
| 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 58′ Hitzfeld 71' (0:4) Hitzfeld 76' (0:5) Balmer |
Attendance: 12,400 Referee: René Matthieu |
| 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: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 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: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| 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 49'Mundschin 63' (3:0)Odermatt 70' (4:0)Hitzfeld 80' (pen. 5:0) |
Summary | 84' (5:1) Barriquand |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Bruno Della Bruna Lumino |
| 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: Giovanni Fazzini Osogna |
| 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: Hans Wieland Grenchen |
| 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: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| 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: Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen |
| 1 June 1974 Round 26 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Winterthur | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hitzfeld 48' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: 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 |
Swiss Cup
| 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: Fernand Burioli Lausanne |
| 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: Roland Keller Bern |
| 31 October 1973 Quarter-final First leg | Sion | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| Lopez 57' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne |
Swiss League Cup
| 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 33'Elsig 38' (3:1)Richard 68' (4:1) |
Summary | 3' Hitzfeld 15' (1:1) Rahmen |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: André Favre Echallens |
European Cup
v Basel
| 18 September 1973 First round First leg | Fram | 0 – 5 | 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:  Sandor Petri | |
| Note: Fram home game | ||||
v Fram
| 20 September 1973 First round Second leg | Basel | 6 – 2 (11 – 2 agg.) | 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: Karoly Palotai |
| Note: Home game of FCB. Organised by FC Olten | ||||
v Basel
| 24 October 1973 Second round First leg | Club Brugge | 2 – 1 | Basel | Jan Breydel Stadium, Sint-Andries, Bruges |
| Carteus 7' (1:0) Thio 60' (pen. 2:1) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
28' Wampfler 36' Mundschin 39' (pen. 1:1) Odermatt 71' Demarmels |
Attendance: 23,000 Referee:  John Carpenter |
v Club Brugge
| 7 November 1973 Second round Second leg | Basel | 6 – 4 (7 – 6 agg.) | 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 84' Geels 87' Bastjins |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee:  B. Nielsen |
v 
Celtic
| 27 February 1974 Quarter-final First leg | FC Basel | 3 – 2 | Celtic | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Hitzfeld 28' (1:1) Odermatt 31' (2:1)Demarmels 54'Hitzfeld 64' (pen. 3:2) |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
21' (0:1) Wilson 57' (2:2) Dalglish |
Attendance: 25,000 Referee:  Günter Männig |
v FC Basel
| 20 March 1974 Quarter-final Second leg | Celtic | 4 – 2 (a.e.t.) (6 – 5 agg.) | FC Basel | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 20:00 | Dalglish 14' (1:0) Deans 18' (2:0)Hood 43'Callaghan 62' (3:2)Murray 114' |
UEFA summary FCB summary |
33' (2:1) Mundschin 36' Tanner 48' (2:2) Balmer |
Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Michel Kitabidjan |
Coppa delle Alpi
Group B matches
v Basel
| 16 June 1973 round 1 | Stade de Reims | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims |
| 20:30 | Bianchi 21' Simon 44'Onnis 70'Bianchi 87' |
Summary | 40' Cubillas |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: André Favre, Échallens |
v Basel
| 19 June 1973 round 2 | Strasbourg | 1 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg |
| Halichodzig 17' (pen.) |
Summary | 11' Hitzfeld |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Marcel Despland |
v Stade de Reims
| 23 June 1973 round 3 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Stade de Reims | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20:00 | Paolucci 30' Wenger 33'Balmer 38' |
Summary | 31' Omnis |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Robert Helies |
v Strasbourg
| 26 June 1973 round 4 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Strasbourg | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20:00 | Balmer 10' Kiefer 71'Odermatt |
Summary | 30' Zamojski |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Michel Kitabidjan |
NB: teams did not play compatriots
Group B standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | |
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| 1 | Servette | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to final |
| 2 | Stade de Reims | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
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