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FC Basel
1971–72 season
Chairman	Félix Musfeld
Manager	Helmut Benthaus
Ground	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A	Champions
Swiss Cup	Runner-up
UEFA Cup	R1
Top goalscorer	Ottmar Hitzfeld (16)
	← 1970–71 1972–73 →

The 1971–72 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 78th season in their existence. It was their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.

Overview

Helmut Benthaus was player-manager for the sixth consecutive season. 14 teams contested in the 1971–72 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points ahead of Zürich and five ahead of the Grasshoppers. Of the 26 league games Basel won 18 , drawing seven, losing just once, scoring 66 goals conceding 28. Ottmar Hitzfeld was Basel's top league goal scorer with 16 league goals, Walter Balmer second with 14 league goals and Karl Odermatt third best with 9 goals. The average attendance at the league matches was 18'769 spectators.

For Basel the Swiss Cup strarted in the round of 32 on 24 October 1971 with a 3–1 home win against Monthey. On 21 November in the round of 16 Basel played away from home against La Chaux-de-Fonds. The match resulted with a 3–0 success. The quarter-final was played on 12 March 1972 in Zürich against Grasshopper-Club. The tie ended with a 1–1 draw and this meant a replay three days later. Basel won the replay 3–2 and continued onto the semi-finals against BSC Young Boys. In the Wankdorf Stadium on 3 April Karl Odermatt and Walter Balmer each scored a goal to give Basel a 2–0 victory. The final was played on 22 May 1970 also in the Wankdorf Stadium but Basel were defeated 0–1 by Zürich through a goal by Jeandupeux in extra time.

In the 1971–72 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against Real Madrid. The first leg, which played on 15 September 1971 in the St. Jakob Stadium attracted 32'059 spectators but ended for Basel with a 1–2 defeat. Madrid won thanks to goals from Francisco Aguilar and Santillana, who turned the result around after the Swiss scored the opener through René Hasler. The return leg on 29 September in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was watched by 61'861 spectators and also ended with the same result. The same two players were the heroes once again, each scoring a goal, to ensure Real Madrid their passage to the next round.

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	SUI	Marcel Kunz (league games: 23)
—	GK	FRA	Jean-Paul Laufenburger (league games 3)
—	DF	SUI	Paul Fischli (league games: 6)
—	DF	GER	Josef Kiefer (league games: 10)
—	DF	SUI	René Hasler (league games/goals: 26/2)
—	DF	SUI	Walter Mundschin (league games/goals: 26/6)
—	DF	SUI	Jörg Stohler (league games: 4)
—	MF	GER	Helmut Benthaus (league games: 1)
—	MF	SUI	Otto Demarmels (league games/goals: 25/4)
—	MF	SUI	Karl Odermatt (league games/goals: 22/9)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SUI	Bruno Rahmen (league games: 15)
—	MF	SUI	Peter Ramseier (league games/goals: 26/1)
—	DF	SUI	Roland Paolucci (league games: 0)
—	MF	SUI	Urs Siegenthaler (league games: 26)
—	MF	GER	Jürgen Sundermann (league games/goals: 13/5)
—	FW	SUI	Walter Balmer (league games/goals: 26/14)
—	FW	SUI	Rolf Blättler (league games/goals: 18/7)
—	FW	GER	Ottmar Hitzfeld (league games/goals: 24/16)
—	FW	SUI	Rolf Riner (league games: 3)
—	FW	SUI	Peter Wenger (league games: 15)

Results

Nationalliga

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Remarks
1	FC Basel	26	18	7	1	66	28	43	Champions
2	FC Zürich	26	17	5	4	55	28	39
3	Grasshopper Club Zürich	26	16	6	4	56	24	38
4	Lausanne Sports	26	11	8	7	50	36	30
5	BSC Young Boys	26	12	5	9	46	31	29
6	FC Winterthur	26	12	4	10	37	32	28
7	FC Sion	26	9	8	9	37	36	26
8	Servette FC Genève	26	10	5	11	39	47	25
9	FC Lugano	26	8	7	11	33	39	23
10	FC Grenchen	26	6	11	9	27	40	23
11	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	26	7	7	12	25	45	21
12	FC St. Gallen	26	4	7	15	27	46	15
13	FC Lucerne	26	6	3	17	24	49	15	Relegated
14	FC Biel-Bienne	26	2	5	19	26	67	9	Relegated

Swiss Cup

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Round of 32

24 October 1971	Basel	3 – 1	Monthey	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Round of 16

	La Chaux-de-Fonds	0 – 3	Basel	La Chaux-de-Fonds
				Stadium: Stade Charrière

Quarter-final

12 March 1972	Grasshopper-Club	1 – 1	Basel	Zürich
				Stadium: Hardturm

Quarter-final replay

15 March 1972	Basel	3 – 2	Grasshopper-Club	Basel
				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium

Semi-final

3 April 1972	BSC Young Boys	0 – 2	Basel	Bern
			5' Karl Odermatt 82' Walter Balmer	Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium

Final

22 May 1972	Zürich	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Basel	Bern
	Jeandupeux 113'			Stadium: Wankdorf

UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1971 First leg	Basel	1 – 2	Real Madrid	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00	Hasler 32' Ramseier 48'	UEFA report	27' Grosso 33' Aguilar 75' Santillana	Referee: Kenneth Howard Burns

29 September 1971 Second leg	Real Madrid	2 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Basel	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
21:00	Aguilar 48' Santillana 78'	UEFA report	57' Siegenthaler	Referee: Aurelio Angonese

Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

12 June 1971 1	Hellas Verona	3 – 2	Basel
	Orazi 7' Clerici 40', 46' (pen.)		21' Mundschin 30' Hauser

15 June 1971 2	Varese	0 – 1	Basel
			75' Stohler

19 June 1971 3	Basel	4 – 1	Hellas Verona	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Balmer 17', 36', 69' Demarmels 50'		19' Orazi

22 June 1971 4	Basel	0 – 1	Varese	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
			21' Morini

Final Table Switzerland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	DPT
1	Basel	4	2	0	2	7	5	4	11
2	Lugano	4	1	1	2	5	9	3	8
3	Lausanne Sports	4	1	1	2	4	5	3	7
4	Winterthur	4	0	1	3	4	12	1	5

NB: Decisive points total (DPT) computed as sum of points and goals scored

Final

The Final was played in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, between the winners of the Italien and the winner of the Swiss groups.

25 June 1971 Final	Basel	1 – 3	Lazio	St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
	Wenger 41'		22' 76', 86' (pen.) Chinaglia

Sources and References

Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
Switzerland 1971–72 at RSSSF