and {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Josef Hügi]] (both 15)"},"season topscorer":{"wt":"{{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Josef Hügi]] (19)"},"highest attendance":{"wt":"8,000 on 24 April 1960
vs [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds|La Chaux-de-Fonds]]
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vs [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]]
and on 13 December 1959
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1959–60 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Ground | Landhof, Basel |
Nationalliga A | 10th |
Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
Top goalscorer | League: ![]() and ![]() All: ![]() |
Highest home attendance | 8,000 on 24 April 1960 vs La Chaux-de-Fonds and on 11 June 1960 vs Young Boys |
Lowest home attendance | 3,800 on 8 November 1959 vs Winterthur and on 13 December 1959 vs Lugano |
Average home league attendance | 5,523 |
The 1959–60 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 66th season in their existence. It was their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Ernst Weber was the club's new chairman taking over from Jules Düblin after the AGM on 27 May 1959. 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]
Jenő Vincze was hired as new team manager, following René Bader who had been trainer ad-interim. The Hungarian ex-international footballer Vincze had been team manager of Servette the previous two seasons. Defender Ulrich Vetsch joined the club from Young Fellows Zürich, Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer joined from SV Wiesbaden, Paul Speidel from lower tier club FC Olten and Jean-Louis Gygax from lower tier FC Moutier. In the other direction Hans Hügi moved on to Young Fellows Zürich after 11 seasons and 220 league and cup games for Basel. Hermann Suter, who had played 16 seasons for Basel and in 229 league and cup games had scored 104 goals, ended his active football career. Antoine Kohn moved on to play for Fortuna '54. Fredy Kehrli, Charles Turin and Gottlieb Stäuble returned to or moved on to newly promoted Biel-Bienne. [2]
Basel played a total of 44 games this season. Of these 44 matches 26 were in the domestic league, four were in the Swiss Cup and 14 were friendly matches. Only two of these friendly games were played at home, the rest were played away, including two in the Easter tournament in Bruges against Polonia Bytom and Club Brugge KV. The friendly games resulted with six victories, four draws and four defeats. The team scored 33 goals and conceded 18. [3]
Fourteen teams contested the 1959–60 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Winterthur and FC Biel-Bienne. The Championship was played in a double round-robin and the last two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing five of the first seven games. In fact, the team won only one of their first 16 games and were always in the lower regions of the league table. However, with five victories in their last ten league matches, the team lifted themselves to tenth position in the table, but were still lower positioned than the afore mentioned two newly promoted teams. In fact, Biel-Bienne managed to end the season in second position behind the reigning and new champions Young Boys who won the championship for the fourth successive season. Two of these last five victories were against Lugano and Bellinzona and these two teams then suffered relegation. Basel's top league goal scorers were Roberto Frigerio and Josef Hügi both of whom managed 15 league goals. Frigerio managed a hat-trick in the away game against Zürich on 20 March 1960. [4]
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against third tier SC Derendingen and won 1–0 through a goal by their Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer. In the next round Basel were drawn at home at the Landhof against lower tier team FC Porrentruy and this ended with a 5–2 victory. In the round of 16 Basel played a home 1–1 draw with the Young Boys, but then lost the replay 3–5. Luzern won the competition winning the final against Grenchen. [5]
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1959–60. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 23 August 1959 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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Win Draw Loss Postponed
1959Pre-season | Concordia Basel ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Basel |
![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1959Pre-season | SC Binningen ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Binningen |
Summary | ![]() ![]() |
2 August 1959Pre-season | Grenchen ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Stade de Fontenais, Fontenais |
Hamel ![]() Hamel ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
8 August 1959Pre-season | SC Kleinhüningen ![]() | 1 – 6 | ![]() | Schorenmatte, Basel |
18:00 | Meier ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 300 Referee: ![]() |
12 August 1959Pre-season | Basel ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
20:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
16 August 1959Pre-season | Aarau ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
Crivelli ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 2,400 Referee: ![]() |
20 September 1959Mid-season | FC Emmenbrücke ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Gersag, Emmenbrücke |
De Mauro ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 500 Referee: ![]() |
3 October 1959Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() | Landhof, Basel |
16:00 | Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 October 1959Mid-season | FC Langenthal ![]() | 0 – 5 | ![]() | Langenthal |
Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 |
1 February 1960Winter break | Baden ![]() | 2 – 6 | ![]() | Scharten, Baden |
Arnold ![]() Schweizer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
17 April 1960Semi-final | Polonia Bytom ![]() | 1 – 1 (7 – 8 p) | ![]() | Bruges |
Pilodwizck ![]() | Summary | ![]() | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Note: Easter tournament in Bruges. Decision after penalty shootout: 10 shots per team, Basel score 8 times, Bruges only 7 times. |
18 April 1960Final | Club Brugge KV ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Bruges |
Gerard ![]() van Eeckhout ![]() | Summary | |||
Note: Easter tournament in Bruges. |
17 April 1960Mid-season | Basel ![]() | 1 – 3 | ![]() | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
20:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: ![]() |
23 August 1959Round 1 | Grenchen | 3 – 2 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
15:00 | Morf ![]() Glisovic ![]() Moser ![]() Raboud (I) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
30 August 1959Round 2 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 September 1959Round 3 | Grasshopper Club | 3 – 0 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
16:15 | Gabrieli ![]() Hagen ![]() Ballaman ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 September 1959Round 4 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Oberer ![]() Weber ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,900 Referee: ![]() |
27 September 1959Round 5 | Servette | 5 – 2 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
Heuri ![]() Fatton ![]() Schneider ![]() Fatton ![]() Fatton ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
11 October 1959Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Lausanne-Sport | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Weber ![]() Michaud ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
18 October 1959Round 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
15:00 | Sommerlatt ![]() Morand ![]() Antenen ![]() Antenen ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: ![]() |
8 November 1959Round 8 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Winterthur | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() Oberer ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
15 November 1959Round 9 | Bellinzona | P – P | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
[ Summary] |
22 November 1959Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 3 | Luzern | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 December 1959Round 11 | Chiasso | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stadio Via Comacini, Chiasso |
Boldini ![]() Boffi ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 December 1959Round 12 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Lugano | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Michaud ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 3,800 Referee: ![]() |
20 December 1959Round 13 | Young Boys | 1 – 1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
Meier ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 February 1960Round 9 | Bellinzona | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 February 1960Round 14 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
6 March 1960Round 15 | Biel-Bienne | 3 – 1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
Turin ![]() Hänzi ![]() Graf ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
13 March 1960Round 16 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Michaud ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: ![]() |
20 March 1960Round 17 | Zürich | 2 – 3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
15:00 | Pastega ![]() Wüthrich ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
3 April 1960Round 18 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Servette | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: ![]() |
10 April 1960Round 19 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
20:22 | Hertig ![]() Armbruster ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
24 April 1960Round 20 | Basel | 4 – 0 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Hügi (II) ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
1 May 1960Round 21 | Winterthur | 2 – 0 | Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur |
Schmid ![]() Gantenbein ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: ![]() |
15 May 1960Round 22 | Basel | 3 – 1 | Bellinzona | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() Frigerio ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: ![]() |
22 May 1960Round 23 | Luzern | 6 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern |
Wolfisberg ![]() Blättler ![]() Hahn ![]() Hahn ![]() Frey ![]() Beerli ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 May 1960Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
15:00 | Frigerio ![]() Michaud ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Young Boys | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 44 | +42 | 42 | Swiss Champions, qualified for 1960–61 European Cup |
2 | Biel-Bienne | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 36 | |
3 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 32 | |
4 | Zürich | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 31 | |
5 | Luzern | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 27 | Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1960–61 Cup Winners' Cup |
6 | Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 27 | |
7 | Servette | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 25 | |
8 | Grasshopper Club | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 24 | |
9 | Chiasso | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 23 | |
10 | Basel | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 22 | |
11 | Grenchen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 21 | |
12 | Lausanne-Sport | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 74 | −33 | 21 | |
13 | Lugano | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 18 | Relegated |
14 | Bellinzona | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 15 | Relegated |
1 November 19593rd principal round | SC Derendingen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Heidenegg, Derendingen |
15:30 | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: ![]() |
29 November 1959Round 4 | Basel | 5 – 2 | FC Porrentruy | Landhof, Basel |
Frigerio ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Weber ![]() Hügi (II) ![]() Frigerio ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: ![]() |
27 December 1959Round 5 | Basel | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
14:30 | Hügi (II) ![]() | Summary | ![]() | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: ![]() |
7 February 1960Round 5 replay | Young Boys | 5 – 3 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
14:30 | Meier ![]() Wechselberger ![]() Wechselberger ![]() Meier ![]() Wechselberger ![]() | Summary | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: ![]() |
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