1944–45 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1944–45 season was the fifty-second season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Emil Junker was the club's new chairman. He took over from Albert Besse following the AGM on 8 July 1944.
| 1944–45 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Emil Junker |
| First team coach | Max Barras |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| 1944–45 Nationalliga A | 13th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: René Bader (11) All: René Bader (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,000 on 12 November 1944 vs Lausanne-Sport and on 17 December 1944 vs Cantonal Neuchatel |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 26 November 1944 vs St. Gallen |
| Average home league attendance | 4,753 |
Overview
Max Barras was appointed as new first team manager. Basel played 43 games in their 1944–45 season. 28 in the Nationalliga (including two replayed games), three in the Swiss Cup and 12 were test games. They won 14, drew 10 and lost 19 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 86 goals and conceded 82.[1] René Bader was the best scorer with 14 goals, Willy Monigatti second best with 13.
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1944–45 Nationalliga A. The two teams that finished in last and second last position in the league table would be relegated. Basel played a bad season, winning just six matches, drawing six and they suffered 14 defeats, thus they ended the season with 18 points in 13th position, second last. Two of the games during the season were played under protest and were later replayed. These were the games on 24 September 1944 against Lugano and on 29 April 1945 against Grenchen. The protest was because Basel could not field their best teams due to the military duties of their players. Both replayed games ended with a defeat. Grasshopper Club won the Swiss championship, Basel and St. Gallen were relegated. René Bader was the best league goal scorer with 11 goals and Willy Monigatti second best with 9 league goals.[2]
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with an away tie against lower tier local side FC Allschwil and a 6–0 victory. In the round of 32 Basel had a home game at the Landhof against lower tier SC Zofingen which ended with a 3–1 win. In the round of 16 Basel travelled to an away game against St. Gallen and were knocked out of the competition.[3]
Players
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Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre- and mid-season
| 20 August 1944 Pre-season | Luzern | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
Hug  (1:2) |
Summary | (0:1) Bertsch (0:2) Gloor |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Allgöwer Luzern |
| 27 August 1944 Pre-season | Basel | 1 – 1 | Nordstern Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 16:45 | Weisshaar 30' (1:1) |
Summary | 53' (1:1) Scholl |
| 10 September 1944 Pre-season | Basel | 0 – 0 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Hans Vogt Schweizerhalle |
Winter break to end of season
| 14 January 1945 Winter break | Basel | 6 – 1 | Concordia Basel/SC Kleinhüningen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Oberer (1:0) Oberer (2:0)Oberer (3:0)Kappenberger (4:1)Monigatti (5:1)Monigatti (6:1) |
Summary | (3:1) Eckert |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Sannwald Sissach |
| 11 February 1945 Winter break | Basel | 2 – 4 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Grauer 10' (1:0) Suter (2:4) |
Summary | 19' (1:1) Righetti (I) 21' (1:2) Courtat (1:3) Courtat 51' (1:4) Courtat |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Traub Basel |
| 18 February 1945 Winter break | Basel | 0 – 2 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | 10' (0:1) Scholl (0:2) Scholl |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Häring Basel |
| 25 February 1945 Winter break | Basel | 1 – 1 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Tschüppeli 28' (1:0) |
Summary | 52' (1:1) Hirt |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sannwald Sissach |
| 4 March 1945 Winter break | Aarau | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Hofer 21' (1:0) Taddei 85' (2:1) |
Summary | (1:1) Oberer |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ott Baden |
Nationalliga
League matches
| September 1944 Round 1 | Basel | Postponed | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| [ Summary] |
| 24 September 1944 Round 2 | Lugano | 3 – 0[note 1] | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Galli 6' (1:0) Andreoli 54' (2:0)Montorfani (III) 55' (pen. 3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: E. Heiniger Bern |
| 1 October 1944 Round 3 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bertsch 17' (1:0) Ebner 58' (2:2)Hufschmid 77' (3:3) |
Summary | 18' (1:1) Friedländer 26' (o.g. 1:2) Elsässer 62' (2:3) Bickel |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 8 October 1944 Round 4 | Young Fellows Zürich | 2 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 14:22 | Andres 14' (1:0) Fink 65' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Grassi Balerna |
| 15 October 1944 Round 5 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Summary | Righetti (II) 13' (0:1) Righetti (I) 48' (0:2) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 22 October 1944 Round 6 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 3 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Perroud 36' (1:1) Berthoud 56' (2:1)Van Gessel 77' (3:1) |
Summary | 6' (0:1) Kappenberger |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rapin Lausanne |
| 29 October 1944 Round 7 | Servette | 2 – 0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 15:00 | Fatton 40' (1:0) Fatton 43' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Georges Craviolini Chippis |
| 5 November 1944 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bertsch (1:0) Bertsch (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel |
| 12 November 1944 Round 1 | Basel | 2 – 3 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Bader 1' (1:0) Bertsch 27' (2:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Eggimann 7' (1:2) Eggimann 70' (2:3) Courtois |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 19 November 1944 Round 9 | Zürich | 4 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Bosshard 30' (1:0) Bosshard (2:1)Bosshard 80' (3:1)Conte (4:1) |
Summary | (pen. 1:1) Bader |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tschopp Delémont |
| 26 November 1944 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 0 | St. Gallen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Kappenberger 28' (1:0) Suter 51' (2:0)Kappenberger 86' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 10 December 1944 Round 11 | Biel-Bienne | 2 – 2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| 14:30 | Weibel 38' (1:0) Ferioli 60' (2:1) |
Summary | 56' (1:1) Suter 70' (2:2) Vonthron |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 17 December 1944 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 4 | Cantonal Neuchatel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | Sydler 12' (0:1) Sandoz 57' (0:2)Sydler 58' (0:3)Frangi 61' (0:4) |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 31 December 1944 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Walaschek 30' (1:0) Trachsel 37' (2:0) |
Summary | 75' (2:1) Oberer |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 18 March 1945 Round 14 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Monnard 2' (1:0) Monnard (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Iseli Biel/Bienne |
| 25 March 1945 Round 15 | Basel | 4 – 4 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Monigatti (1:2) Kappenberger 20' (2:3)Oberer (3:4)Schmidlin (I) (4:4) |
Summary | 1' (0:1) Montorfani 10' (0:2) Bernasconi 15' (1:3) Bernasconi (2:4) Fornara (II) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lutz Geneva |
| 15 April 1945 Round 16 | Grasshopper Club | 6 – 4 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 16:30 | Küenzler (1:0) Friedländer (2:2)Friedländer (3:2)Küenzler (4:2)Bickel 76' (5:3)Biedermann 87' (6:4) |
Summary | (1:1) Bader (1:2) Monigatti 75' (4:3) Monigatti 82' (5:4) Monigatti |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 22 April 1945 Round 17 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bader (pen. 1:0) Bader 49' (2:0)Monigatti 75' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
| 29 April 1945 Round 18 | Grenchen | 1 – 1[note 2] | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| Brunner 75' (1:1) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Bader |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen |
| 6 May 1945 Round 19 | Basel | 2 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Ebner (1:0) Bader 15' (2:0) |
Summary | (o.g. 2:1) Grauer |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Merlotti Neuchâtel |
| 13 May 1945 Round 20 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Monigatti 19' (1:0) Schmidlin (I) 40' (2:0)Monigatti 43' (3:0) |
Summary | 67' (3:1) Belli |
Attendance: 4,800 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 27 May 1945 Round 21 | Bellinzona | 0 – 0 | Basel | Campo Granata, Bellinzona |
| Summary | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: DörflingerGrenchen |
| 3 June 1945 Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Monigatti (1:1) Bader 52' (pen. 2:1)Bader 83' (3:3) |
Summary | 35' (0:1) Bosshard 63' (pen. 2:2) Minelli 67' (2:3) Schneiter |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Niederhauser Bern |
| 10 June 1945 Round 23 | St. Gallen | 2 – 2 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Luchsinger 43' (1:0) Wagner 65' (2:2) |
Summary | (1:1) Oberer 57' (1:2) Monigatti |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaggi Bern |
| 17 June 1945 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:30 | Bader 7' (1:0) Wenk 84' (2:1)Grauer (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | 17' (pen. 1:1) Veeser |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 24 June 1945 Round 25 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 3 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Guillaume 80' (1:0) Franghi 81' (2:0)Hufschmid (o.g.) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Sally Rosenbaum Zürich/St. Gallen |
| 1 July 1945 Round 26 | Basel | 3 – 4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Vonthron (1:3) Bader 80' (2:4)Vonthron (pen. 3:4) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Knecht 30' (0:2) Bernhard 62' (0:3) Walaschek 67' (1:4) Streun |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: DörflingerGrenchen |
- Notes
- Replay July 8, 1945
- Replay July 14, 1945
League matches Replays
| 8 July 1945 Round 2 | Lugano | 4 – 3 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| Bergamini 50' (1:1) Bergamini 62' (2:1)Montorfani 67' (3:1)Fornara (II) 69' (4:1) |
Summary | 17' (0:1) Wenk (4:2) Wenk (4:3) Hufschmid |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: von Wartburg Bern |
| 15 July 1945 Round 18 | Grenchen | 1 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 18:00 | Zadra 28' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 800 Referee: Schürch Winterthur |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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| 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 41 | Swiss Champions |
| 2 | FC Lugano | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 34 | |
| 3 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 | Swiss Cup winners |
| 4 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 | |
| 5 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 | |
| 6 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Young Fellows Zürich | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 25 | |
| 8 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 21 | |
| 10 | AC Bellinzona | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
| 11 | FC Zürich | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 57 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | FC Biel-Bienne | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 20 | |
| 13 | FC Basel | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 18 | Relegated |
| 14 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 13 |
Source: rsssf.com
Swiss Cup
| 3 December 1944 Round 3 | FC Allschwil | 0 – 6 | Basel | Sportplatz Bankverein, Allschwil |
| 14:00 | Summary | 17' (0:1) Bader 18' (0:2) Bader 48' (0:3) Bader (0:4) Bader (0:5) Oberer (0:6) Bader |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Scherz Bern |
| 24 December 1944 Round of 32 | Basel | 3 – 1 | SC Zofingen | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Suter (1:0) Kappenberger 30' (2:0)Monigatti 40' (3:0) |
Summary | (pen. 3:1) Conus |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arn Grenchen |
| 21 January 1945 Round of 16 | St. Gallen | 3 – 0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| Hager 65' (1:0) Wagner 85' (2:0)Casali 87' (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Schmidsberger Zürich |
References
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1944/45". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- "Rangliste 1944–45". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1944–45". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
- 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
- FCB team 1944–45 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1944–45 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
External links
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