1974–75 FC Basel season

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1974–75 season was their 81st season since the club was founded. It was their 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after they won promotion during the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the ninth consecutive season. The Nationalliga A season 1974–75 was contested under 14 teams. Zürich won the championship six points ahead of both BSC Young Boys who were 2nd and Grasshopper Club who were 3rd. Basel finished in fourth position with 31 points. They won 11 of their 26 league games, drew nine and lost six games. They scored a total of 49 goals conceding 33. Ottmar Hitzfeld was the teams top goal scorer with 13 league goals.

In the 50th Swiss Cup tournament Basel played the round of 32 on 21 September 1974 away against Chiasso in the Stadio Comunale and in the round 16 away against Zürich in the Letzigrund. The quarter-finals were two leged fixtures. Basel played the first leg on 30 October 1974 away in Stade de la Fontenette and the return leg on 3 November 1974 in the St. Jakob Stadium against Étoile Carouge. Both games ended with a 2–1 victory and so Basel qualified 4–2 on aggregate for the next round. The semi-finals were played in March against Chênois and was also a two leged fixture. In the first leg, played in Stade des Trois-Chêne, Basel accieved a 4–1 victory and the second leg ended with a 2–1 vicory. The final was played on 31 March 1975 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Winterthur. Otto Demarmels scored the opening goal for Basel, E. Meyer equalised and so the game went into extra time. Walter Balmer scored the winning goal for Basel after 115 minutes. Basel were Swiss Cup winners for the fifth time in the clubs history.

The Swiss League Cup ended for Basel in the semi-final as they were beaten 1–3 at home against Grasshopper Club. Basel were not qualified to play European matches, but played in the Coppa delle Alpi in which they reached the final, only to lose 1–2 against BSC Young Boys.^[1]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Marcel Kunz
		GK	Jean Müller
		DF	Paul Fischli
		DF	René Hasler
		DF	Walter Mundschin
		DF	Jörg Stohler
		MF	Otto Demarmels
		MF	Walter Geisser
		MF	Roland Paolucci
		MF	Eigil Nielsen

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Arthur von Wartburg
		MF	Karl Odermatt
		MF	Bruno Rahmen
		MF	Peter Ramseier
		MF	Heinz Schönbeck
		MF	Martin Hägele
		FW	Walter Balmer
		FW	Markus Tanner
		FW	Ottmar Hitzfeld
		FW	Roland Schönenberger

Results

Nationalliga

Main article: 1974–75 Nationalliga A

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Remarks
1	FC Zürich	26	19	1	6	63	19	39	Champions
2	BSC Young Boys	26	12	9	5	59	32	33
3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	13	7	6	50	45	33
4	FC Basel	26	11	9	6	49	33	31
5	FC Sion	26	12	7	7	45	30	31
6	Lausanne Sports	26	10	9	7	40	35	29
7	Servette FC Genève	26	10	7	9	43	35	27
8	FC Winterthur	26	9	8	9	36	31	26
9	Neuchâtel Xamax	26	9	6	11	47	47	24
10	FC Lugano	26	8	6	12	34	40	22
11	CS Chênois	26	6	8	12	27	55	20
12	FC St. Gallen	26	6	8	12	42	72	20
13	FC Lucerne	26	5	6	15	33	58	16	Relegated
14	FC Vevey	26	3	7	16	31	67	13	Relegated

Swiss Cup

Main article: Swiss Cup

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Round of 32

21 September 1974	Chiasso	0 – 1	Basel	Stadio Comunale, Chiasso

Round of 16

21 September 1974	Zürich	1 – 3	Basel	Letzigrund, Zürich

Quarter-final

30 October 1974 First leg	Étoile Carouge	1 – 2	Basel	Stade de la Fontenette, Carouge

3 November 1974 Second leg	Basel	2 – 1	Étoile Carouge	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Basel won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-final

9 March 1975 First leg	Chênois	1 – 4	Basel	Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
	Mundschin 79' (o.g.)		2', 80' Hitzfeld 82' Stohler 87' Demarmels

11 March 1975 Second leg	Basel	2 – 1	Chênois	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Rahmen 64' Hitzfeld 83'		90' Bizzini

Basel won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final

31 March 1975	Basel	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Winterthur	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
	Demarmels 48' Walter Balmer 115'		66' E. Meyer	Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Racine

Basel won after extra time.

Swiss League Cup

Main article: Swiss League Cup

Round of 32	BSC Young Boys	2 – 4	Basel	Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

Round of 16	Basel	5 – 2	Luzern	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Quarter-final	Basel	4 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Aarau	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Semi-final	Basel	1 – 3	Grasshopper Club	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel

Coppa delle Alpi

Main article: Cup of the Alps

Group B

round 1	Basel	1 – 1	Olympique Lyonnais	St. Jakob Stadium Basel

round 2	Olympique Lyonnais	1 – 3	Basel

round 3	Basel	2 – 4	Nîmes Olympique	St. Jakob Stadium Basel

round 4	Nîmes Olympique	2 – 1	Basel

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	(B)
1	Basel	4	2	1	1	9	6	5	0
2	Olympique Lyonnais	4	2	1	1	7	7	5
3	Lausanne-Sport	4	1	1	2	7	8	3
4	Nîmes Olympique	4	1	1	2	7	9	3

NB: 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals

Final

30 July 1974 Final	Basel	1 – 2	BSC Young Boys	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Stohler 37'		78' Conz 83' Schild

Sources and references

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
Switzerland 1974–75 at RSSSF
Swiss League Cup at RSSSF
Cup of the Alps 1974 at RSSSF

↑ Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1974". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.

External links

FC Basel official site

FC Basel

History Players

Stadiums	Landhof St. Jakob Stadium St. Jakob Park

Seasons	1932–33 1941–42 1946–47 1952–53 1962–63 1966–67 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81... 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Other	Superleague Formula team

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