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FC Basel
1952–53 season
ChairmanSwitzerland Jules Düblin
ManagerSwitzerland René Bader
with Switzerland Willy Dürr
GroundLandhof, Basel
Nationalliga AChampions
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Josef Hügi (32)
All: Josef Hügi

The 1952–53 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 59th season in their existence. It was their seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel.

Overview

At the beginning of the season René Bader took over the job as club trainer from Ernst Hufschmid who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as player-coach and Willy Dürr was his assistant coach, he stood at the side line when Bader played.

There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1952–53 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points clear of BSC Young Boys in second position and ten points ahead of Grasshopper Club Zürich who were third. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer. He shared the title of the league top scorer with Eugen Meier (Young Boys) both having netted 32 times during the season. In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with a 10–0 win against Helvetia Bern and in the 4th round they beat Thun 5–0. In the next round they won 4–1 against Grenchen. All three games were home ties. In the quarter-finals Basel were drawn away against Servette Genève and the tie went into extra time, Basel then losing 3–4.

Players

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 Walter Müller (games/goals: 8/0)
— GK Switzerland SUI Werner Schley (games/goals: 19/0)
— DF Switzerland SUI Werner Bopp (games/goals: 26/0)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans-Rudolf Fitze (games/goals: 2/0)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Hügi (games/goals: 26/4)
— DF Hungary HUN György Mogoy (games/goals: 25/4)
— DF Switzerland SUI Hans Weber (games/goals: 10/0)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Pierre Redolfi (games/goals: 26/0)
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Maurer (games/goals: 26/1)
— MF Switzerland SUI Kurt Thalmann (games/goals: 26/3)
— FW Switzerland SUI René Bader (games/goals: 20/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bannwart (games/goals: 26/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Walter Bielser (games/goals: 21/9)
— FW Switzerland SUI Josef Hügi (games/goals: 26/32)

Results

Nationalliga

Main article: 1952–53 Nationalliga A
League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 FC Basel 26 17 8 1 72 38 42
2 BSC Young Boys 26 16 6 4 61 39 38
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 14 4 8 73 39 32
4 Servette FC Genève 26 12 8 6 61 38 32
5 FC Chiasso 26 9 8 9 38 52 26
6 AC Bellinzona 26 9 7 10 45 45 25
7 Lausanne Sports 26 8 8 10 52 45 24
8 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 8 7 11 53 61 23
9 FC Fribourg 26 10 3 13 35 53 23
10 FC Zürich 26 7 8 11 45 48 22
11 FC Bern 26 6 10 10 40 53 22
12 FC Grenchen 26 6 8 12 38 54 20
13 FC Lugano 26 5 10 11 38 53 20
14 FC Locarno 26 5 5 16 33 66 15

Swiss Cup

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 October 1952 Round 3 Basel 10 – 0 Helvetia Bern Basel
Stadium: Landhof
23 November 1952 Round 4 Basel 5 – 0 Thun Basel
Stadium: Landhof
4 January 1953 Round 5 Basel 4 – 1 Grenchen Basel
Stadium: Landhof
15 February 1953 Quarter-final Servette 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) Basel Basel
Stadium: Landhof

See also

Sources and References

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