1899–1900 FC Basel season
| 1899–1900 season | |
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| Chairman | Charlie Volderauer (until 1899) Ernst-Alfred Thalmann (from 18 January 1900) |
| First team coach | unknown |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
The FC Basel 1899–1900 season was their seventh season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. In this season they did not compete for the Swiss championship. The club's chairman was Charlie Volderauer, who was chairman between 1896 and 1900. He stood down at the AGM and Ernst-Alfred Thalmann was elected as the new club chairman. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Quarter Kleinbasel.
Overview
The first national championship in Switzerland took place in 1897–98. This championship is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895). FC Basel did not participate in this first championship. But they did in the second edition during the last season.[1] Basel did not compete in the championship this season either. But they have participated in every season since.
Georges Fürstenberger was appointed as team captain by the club's board of directors under chairman Charlie Volderauer. As captain Fürstenberger led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played 16 friendly games in the season, six were won, two drawn and eight ended with a defeat. The team scored 31 goals, but only seven goal scorers are documented, and they conceded 37 goals.[2]
Eleven of these friendly games were played at home in the Landhof, five were played away. As in the previous season, all the friendly games were played against Swiss teams. Among the opponents were reigning Swiss champions Anglo-American Club Zürich and Basel won both the home game and the return match. They also played twice against Zürich, but both games ended with a defeat. Further there were two games against local rivals Old Boys and these were both lost as well. The two games against FC Concordia Zürich ended with a win at home but a defeat away. The two games against Biel-Bienne ended with a home defeat, but an away win.[3]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- 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.
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
Early season
| 19 November 1899 Friendly | Basel  | 4–2 | Anglo-American Club Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
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| 26 November 1899 Friendly | Basel | 2–2 | FC Neuchâtel | Landhof, Basel |
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Spring
| 21 January 1900 Friendly | Old Boys | 3–1 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| Mory 10' (1:1) Schwarz 75' (2:1)Mory 85' (3:1) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Thalmann I |
Referee: E. Engelke, (Anglo-American Club Zürich) |
| 11 February 1900 Friendly | Anglo-American Club Zürich | 2–3 | Basel | Allmend Brunau, Zürich |
| 15:45 | Suarès (I) 35' (1:0) Suarès (I) (2:3) |
Summary | (1:1) (1:2) (1:3) |
| 18 February 1900 Friendly | Basel | 0–1 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:45 | Summary | 50' (0:1) Schwarz |
Referee: H. Studer, (Old Boys) |
| 25 February 1900 Friendly | Basel | 0–3 | FC Neuchâtel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | (0:1) L. Billeter (0:2) Salvadé (0:3) |
Referee: Joe C. Devick, (Old Boys) |
| 11 March 1900 Friendly | Basel | 0–2 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| Summary | (0:1) Frey (0:2) Hiltbrand |
Referee: H. Banga, (Old Boys) |
| 18 March 1900 Friendly | Biel-Bienne | 0–2 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Summary | (0:1) (0:2) |
Referee: | ||
| Note: The game was abandoned 20 minutes before the end of the game due to two serious injuries in the FC Basel team. | ||||
| 1 April 1900 Friendly | Basel | 6–0 | FC Kleinbasel | Landhof, Basel |
| (1:0) (2:0) (3:0) (4:0) (5:0) (6:0) |
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| 15 April 1900 Friendly | Basel | 4–5 | Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Pfeiffer (1:0) Schiess (2:3)Pfeiffer (3:5)H. Schneider (4:5) |
Summary | (1:1) (1:2) (1:3) (2:4) (2:5) |
References
- ^ gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch (2012). "FC Basel". gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz 1899–1900". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Test games 1899–1900". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
Sources
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2014/2015. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2027-6
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB squad 1899-1900 at fcb-archiv.ch
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel. Much documentation for this season is missing, most goal scorers remain unknown.)