FC Basel
1931–32 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Franz Rinderer
First team coachAustria + Switzerland Gustav Putzendopler
Austria Otto Haftl
GroundLandhof, Basel
NationalligaGroup Stage: 7th
Swiss CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Otto Haftl (11)
All: Otto Haftl (15)
Highest home attendance8,000 on 3 April 1932
vs Nordstern Basel
Lowest home attendance1,500 on 11 October 1931
vs La Chaux-de-Fonds
Average home league attendance3,937

The FC Basel 1931–32 season was their thirty ninth 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. The club's new chairman Franz Rinderer, who took over the presidency from Otto Kuhn at the AGM on 11 July 1931.

Overview

Last season's coach/manager Austrian Gustav Putzendopler stayed on for his second season as trainer. Fellow Austrian international Otto Haftl signed in from AC Sparta Prague to the team becoming Basel's first ever fully professional football player. During his first season at the club he also acted as player-manager after Putzendopler laid down the job as trainer. The team played a total of 35 matches in their 1931–32 season. 16 of these matches were in the domestic league, six matches in the Swiss Cup and 13 games were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies four were played in the Landhof, six other games were also played in Switzerland. Only one was played in Germany against FV Lörrach and another one was played in France against CA Mulhouse. Of the friendly games, ten games ended with a victory, two were drawn and one match ended with a defeat.[1]

The previous season the top tier of Swiss football had three regional groups each with 11 teams. The number of teams was reduced from 33 to 18, which meant that 15 teams were relegated. The newly formed and renamed domestic league, now Nationalliga, started at the end of August. The new 1931–32 Nationalliga was now divided into two groups, each with nine teams, coming from the whole of Switzerland and no longer just regional groups. The top team in each group would advance to the finals. The two second placed teams would have a play-off to decide the third final place and the curiosity this season the second tier champions would also qualify to the finals. Basel were allocated to Group 1. The league season started very badly, they lost their first five games straight off, conceding 27 goals. Not only did Basel change their trainer, but they also changed their goalkeeper and various players. In the second half of the season things improved and with six victories in the last seven games Basel were able to rise from the foot of the table. They finished the season four points above the relegation zone. FC Bern and St. Gallen were relegated from this group, Étoile-Sporting and Old Boys from the other group.[2]

Zürich were group 1 winners and as second placed Urania Genève Sport won the play-off against Biel-Bienne, these two teams advanced to the finals with group 2 winners Grasshopper Club. As mentioned the second tier champions were also qualified for the finals, this being Lausanne-Sport. After the four teams had each played their three games, Zürich and Lausanne were then level, each with four points and a play-off decided the championship. The curiosity that a second-tier team would become Swiss champions happened, because Lausanne won the play-off 5–2.[2]

In the 1st principal round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn away against and defeated lower classed SC Veltheim. They needed a reply in the second round to beat Lugano and were victorious against lower classed SC Brühl St. Gallen in the third round. Then a quarter-final victory over La Chaux-de-Fonds took the team into a semi-final against Grasshopper Club. However this ended with a rather hefty defeat 1–8 and that fits completely into the picture of a rather disappointing season. The Grasshoppers won the final 5–1 against Urania Genève Sport[3]

An episode that is noted in association with the Cup, was the second-round replay away against FC Lugano on 22 November 1931. The mood amongst the 3,000 spectators was heated even before the kick-off. This because after the 3–3 draw in the first game; the local press had circulated the most incredible rumours. Then, Basel's Alfred Schlecht scored the winning goal early, not even two minutes after the game had started. However, shortly before the end of the match referee Hans Wüthrich did not blow his whistle and award a penalty after an alleged handball by a Basel player. The referee ended the game shortly afterwards with a Basel victory and the ill tempers were worsened. After the game there were tumults and riots among the spectators who were not satisfied with the referee's performance. Stones were thrown at referee and players and the windows of the changing rooms were smashed. It was some eight hours later, before things were settled enough, for the police to able to bring both the referee and the entire Basel team to safety, by ship over Lake Lugano.[4] According to the reports in the club chronicles, quite a few players were injured.[5] Josef Remay had a bleeding head, Hermann Enderlin had a hole above his eye, Leopold Kielholz and goalkeeper Paul Blumer were also hurt.[6]

Players

Squad members

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Paul Blumer
— GK Czechoslovakia TCH Klemm
— GK Hungary HUN Ferenc Plattko
— GK Switzerland SUI Gerhard Walter
— DF Switzerland SUI Armando Ardizzoia
— DF West Germany FRG Hermann Enderlin (II)
— DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Grauer
— MF Switzerland SUI Ernst Hufschmid
— MF West Germany FRG Emil Hummel
— DF Hungary HUN Josef Remay
— DF Switzerland SUI Ernst Weber
— MF Czech Republic CZE Vlastimil Borecký
— MF Switzerland SUI Max Galler (II)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Giovanni Lupi
— MF Switzerland SUI Paul Schaub
— FW Switzerland SUI Karl Bielser
— FW Switzerland SUI Eduard Buser
— FW West Germany FRG Alfred Enderlin (I)
— FW Switzerland SUI Adolf Frey
— FW Austria AUT Otto Haftl
— FW Switzerland SUI August Hiss
— FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Jaeck
— FW Switzerland SUI Leopold Kielholz
— FW Czech Republic CZE Josef Kratochvil
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Müller
— FW Switzerland SUI Alfred Schlecht
— FW Poland POL Leopold Wionsowsky
Players who left the squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Switzerland SUI Traugott Märki
— GK Switzerland SUI Hans Nikles
— GK Switzerland SUI Ernst Zorzotti
— MF Switzerland SUI Otto Meier
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Switzerland SUI Walter Notz
— MF Switzerland SUI Emil Riedener
— FW Norway NOR Jørgen Juve
— Switzerland SUI Hector Fisher
—   Fritz Griesbaum

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre- and mid-season

16 August 1931 Pre-season FC Liestal Switzerland 2–3 Switzerland Basel Liestal
Casartelli 8' (1:0)
Soverini (2:0)		 Summary (2:1)
(2:2)
89' (2:3)
23 August 1931 Pre-season Aarau Switzerland 1–3 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Taddei Summary (1x) Kielholz
(1x) Müller
(1x) Schlecht		 Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Reber Baden
20 September 1931 Mid-season FV Lörrach West Germany 1–1 Switzerland Basel Lörrach
(1:0) Summary (o.g. 1:1)

Winter break

26 December 1931 Winter break CA Mulhouse France 1–3 Switzerland Basel Mulhouse
Summary
1 January 1932 Winter break Basel Switzerland 3–4 West Germany Freiburger FC Landhof, Basel
14:30 10' (o.g.)
Schlecht 18' (2:0)
Borecký (3:1)		 Summary (2:1) Peters
49' (3:2) Peters
50' (3:3) Peters
52' (3:4) Fehrle		 Referee: Switzerland Karl Wunderlin Basel
17 January 1932 Winter break FC Olten Switzerland 0–4 Switzerland Basel Olten
Summary
30 January 1932 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 4–0 Switzerland Old Boys Landhof, Basel
Haftl 7' (1:0)
Hiss 35' (2:0)
Enderlin (I) (pen. 3:0)
Hiss 67' (4:0)		 Summary Attendance: 800
Referee: Switzerland Hubert Basel
5 March 1932 Mid-season Basel XI Switzerland 2–8 Switzerland Basel Landhof, Basel
Summary
20 March 1932 Mid-season Luzern Switzerland 2–7 Switzerland Basel Luzern
Summary (2x) Enderlin (I)
(2x) Hiss
(2x) Haftl
(1x) Wionsowsky		 Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Martin Luzern
27 March 1932 Mid-season Freiburger FC Switzerland 2–3 Switzerland Basel Freiburg
Summary
28 March 1932 Mid-season Young Boys Switzerland 3–4 Switzerland Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
O'Neill 40' (1:0)
O'Neill (pen. 2:2)
Siegrist (pen. 3:2)		 Summary 42' (1:1) Kielholz
50' (1:2) Kielholz
(3:3) Borecký
88' (3:4) Jaeck		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerber
1 May 1932 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 6–2 West Germany Karlsruher FV Landhof, Basel
15:00 Haftl 15' (1:0)
Jaeck (2:2)
Kielholz (3:2)
Haftl (4:2)
Kielholz (5:2)
Hufschmid (pen. 6:2)		 Summary 17' (1:1) Link
20' (1:2) Schneider		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Felix Herren Basel
22 May 1932 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3–3 Switzerland Servette Landhof, Basel
15:00 Jaeck (1:1)
Kielholz 60' (2:1)
Kielholz 75' (3:1)		 Summary 6' (0:1) Passello
(3:2) Passello
(3:3) Kaiser		 Referee: Switzerland Speidel Basel

Nationalliga

Group 1 results

30 August 1931 Round 1 Basel 1–4 Young Fellows Zürich Landhof, Basel
15:00 Wionsowsky (1:2) Summary 28' (0:1) Diebold
(0:2) Martin
(1:3) Meier
(1:4) Diebold		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
6 September 1931 Round 2 Lugano 8–1 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Ranz (1:1)
Costa (2:1)
Costa (3:1)
Ranz (4:1)
Costa (5:1)
Sturzi (6:1)
Sturzi (7:1)
Poretti (8:1)		 Summary 5' (0:1) Grauer Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Paschoud Bern
27 September 1931 Round 3 Basel 0–6 Urania Genève Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary (4x) Chabanel
(1x) Stalder
(1x) Ross		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Dagon Solothurn
10 October 1931 Round 4 Basel 2–5 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht 18' (1:0)
Schlecht (2:3)		 Summary (1:1) Haefeli
(1:2) Haefeli
47' (1:3) Guerne
(2:4) Grimm
(2:5) Guerne		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Schrumpf Zürich
25 October 1931 Round 5 Zürich 4–1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
15:00 Righetti 19' (1:0)
Righetti 78' (2:1)
Bösch 86' (3:1)
Righetti (4:1)		 Summary (1:1) Hiss Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
8 November 1931 Round 6 St. Gallen 2–4 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Mac Pherson (1:0)
Mac Pherson (2:1)		 Summary (1:1) Kielholz
(2:2) Kielholz
(pen. 2:3) Enderlin (I)
(2:4) Haftl		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Osterwalder Bern
15 November 1931 Round 7 Nordstern Basel 2–0 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Kühm 13' (1:0)
Büche 65' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland W. Bangerter La Chaux-de-Fonds
6 December 1931 Round 8 Basel 2–2 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
14:30 Haftl 4' (1:0)
Haftl 89' (2:2)		 Summary (pen. 1:1) Townley
88' (1:2) Schärer		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
24 January 1932 Round 9 Basel 0–3 Zürich Landhof, Basel
14:30 Summary 30' (1:0) Holenstein
32' (2:0) Lehmann
(3:0) Righetti		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Ruoff Bern
14 February 1932 Round 10 FC Bern 3–4 Basel Neufeld, Bern
Schärer (1:3)
Riva 50' (2:3)
Townley 55' (3:3)		 Summary 1' (0:1) Wionsowsky
33' (0:2) Hiss
38' (0:3) Wionsowsky
59' (3:4) Haftl		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Enderli Winterthur
21 February 1932 Round 11 Young Fellows Zürich 0–4 Basel Förrlibuck, Zürich
14:45 Summary 5' (0:1) Müller
(pen. 0:2) Kielholz
11' (0:3) Müller
20' (0:4) Müller		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Meyer Lausanne
28 February 1932 Round 12 Basel 3–2 St. Gallen Landhof, Basel
Kielholz 52' (1:1)
Müller 57' (2:1)
Haftl 86' (3:2)		 Summary 25' (0:1) Hautle
(2:2) Hintermann		 Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Mercet Locarno
3 April 1932 Round 13 Basel 3–1 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Müller (1:0)
Haftl (2:0)
Hiss (3:1)		 Summary (pen. 2:1) Büche Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Switzerland Osterwalder Bern
10 April 1932 Round 14 Urania Genève Sport 4–1 Basel Stade de Frontenex, Geneva
Jäggi IV 18' (1:1)
Jäggi IV 29' (2:1)
Jäggi IV (3:1)
Zila (4:1)		 Summary 3' (0:1) Jaeck Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Allemann Biel/Bienne
17 April 1932 Round 15 La Chaux-de-Fonds 2–6 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
15:00 Haefeli 4' (1:0)
Sandoz (pen. 2:1)		 Summary (1:1) Schlecht
(2:2) Müller
(2:3) Haftl
(2:4) Haftl
(2:5) Haftl
(2:6) Müller		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Wittwer Geneva
8 May 1932 Round 16 Basel 3–0 Lugano Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht 40' (1:0)
Haftl 74' (2:0)
Haftl 88' (3:0)		 Summary Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Wittwer Geneva

Group 1 table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich 16 13 0 3 44 17 +27 26 Group winners / Advance to finals
2 Urania Genève Sport 16 9 1 6 34 24 +10 19 Play-off against second Group 2
3 Young Fellows Zürich 16 8 2 6 44 36 +8 18
4 Lugano 16 7 3 6 31 22 +9 17
5 Nordstern Basel 16 7 2 7 28 35 −7 16
6 La Chaux-de-Fonds 16 7 1 8 35 34 +1 15
7 Basel 16 7 1 8 35 48 −13 15
8 FC Bern 16 4 3 9 28 43 −15 11 Relegated
9 St. Gallen 16 2 3 11 35 55 −20 7
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

4 October 1931 1st principal round SC Veltheim 1–5 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
Eisenring Summary (2x) Hiss
(1x) Hufschmid
(1x) Schlecht
(1x) Hummel		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Switzerland Bollinger Schaffhausen
1 November 1932 2nd principal round Basel 3–3 (a.e.t.) Lugano Landhof, Basel
14:40 Enderlin (I) 47' (1:3)
Haftl 75' (2:3)
Hufschmid 80' (3:3)		 Summary 5' (0:1) Lestina
14' (0:2) Ranzi
20' (0:3) Poretti		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Schrumpf Zürich
22 November 1931 Replay Lugano 0–1 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
14:00 Summary 2' (0:1) Schlecht Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wüthrich Bern
13 December 1931 3rd principal round SC Brühl St. Gallen 1–4 Basel Krontal, St. Gallen
Joseph (1:5) Summary 22' (0:1) Müller
(0:2) Haftl
60' (0:3) Müller
78' (0:4) Kielholz		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Brüschweiler Zürich
7 February 1932 Quarter-final Basel 6–3 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
14:30 Haftl 24' (1:0)
Haftl 32' (2:0)
Müller 36' (3:0)
Hiss 40' (4:0)
Kielholz (5:1)
Kielholz (6:2)		 Summary 55' (4:1) Ducommun
73' (5:2) Grimm
88' (6:3) Romy		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Meyer Lausanne
13 March 1932 Semi-final Basel 1–8 Grasshopper Club Landhof, Basel
15:00 Jaeck 18' (1:2) Summary 8' (0:1) Adam
(0:2) Hitrec
(1:3) Trello
40' (1:4) Hitrec
(1:5) Hitrec
(1:6) Trello
(1:7) Hitrec
(1:8) Zivkovic		 Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Osterwalder Bern

See also

References

  1. ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1931/32". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. 1 2 Erik Garin, Dinant Abbink. "Nationalliga 1931/32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ↑ Erik Garin, Peter Kungler. "Switzerland 1931/32". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. ↑ Josef Zindel. "Flucht per Boot misslungen" (PDF). Failed to escape by boat. Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. ↑ Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre / Flucht per Schiff", Page 318 / Escape by ship, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
  6. ↑ "Grund 7". Reason number 7 out of 111 reasons to love FC Basel. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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