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Friedrich "Fritz" Morf is a Swiss football defender who played for Switzerland in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played for FC Grenchen.
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The 1962–63 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 69th season in their existence. It was their 17th 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 voted as new club chairman at the AGM to follow Ernst Weber, who had announced his retirement from the position.
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- ↑ Copa do Mundo da FIFA Chile 1962 Archived April 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
