The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1978–79 season was their 85th season since the club was founded. It was their 33rd 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. This was René Theler's third period as chairman of the club.
| 1978–79 season | |
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| Chairman | René Theler |
| Manager | Helmut Benthaus |
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | Qualifying phase 4th of 12 |
| Championship 6th of 6 | |
| Swiss Cup | Quarter-final |
| Swiss League Cup | Runners-up |
| UEFA Cup | Round 1 |
| Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Detlev Lauscher (14) All: Detlev Lauscher (22) |
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 on 12 May 1979 vs Zürich |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,500 on 31 March 1979 vs Lausanne-Sport |
| Average home league attendance | 8,121 |
Overview
editPre-season
editHelmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fourteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad. Eigil Nielsen moved on to Luzern. Serge Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury. Muhmenthaler would return a few years later as referee. From the season 1984–85 as referee in the Swiss Football Association and from 1989 as FIFA-Referee. From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Walter Mundschin retired from active football. During his time with Basel from 1965 to 1978, Mundschin played a total of 437 games and scored 67 goals. 230 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 52 in the Swiss Cup or Swiss League Cup, in the European competitions (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA cup and Cup of the Alps) and 98 were friendly games. He scored 44 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup competitions, four in the European competitions and the other 14 were scored during the test games. Mundschin won the Swiss championship six times, the Swiss Cup twice and the League Cup once.[1]
There were also a few new players in the squad. Robert Baldinger joined from Wettingen, Erwin Meyer joined from SC Emmen and Rolf Schönauer joined from local club SC Binningen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.
Benthaus led the team in a total of 59 games in their 1978–79 season. 32 of these games were in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, six in the Swiss League Cup, two in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 110 goals and conceded 97.[2]
Domestic league
editBasel played in the 1978–79 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the newly promoted teams Nordstern Basel and Chiasso. After a double round-robin in the qualification phase, the top six teams played in a championship group for the title and the bottom six teams in the relegation group. The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up). The champions were to qualify for 1979–80 European Cup, the second and third teams to qualify for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and finished the Championship Group in sixth position with 18 points. They ended the season 17 points behind championship winners Servette who won all ten matches in the championship stage. Basel scored a total of 54 goals conceding 53 in 32 games. Detlev Lauscher was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals.[3]
Swiss Cup and League Cup
editIn the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against lower-tier FC Glattbrugg, who played the 1978–79 season 1. Liga (third-tier), and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. The game was played on 7 October 1978 and Basel won 7–0. In the second round Basel were drawn away and won against Zürich. In the third round Basel were away against Xamax and were knocked out of the competition. In the final on 20 June 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern Servette were matched against Young Boys and won the cup winning the game 3–2. The Cup winners were to qualify for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup, but because Servette became champions the runners-up inherited this slot.[4]
In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Grenchen. This was played as a two legged affair, winning the home game and losing away game, Basel advanced 4–3 on aggregate. Basel won in the round of 16 against Nordstern Basel. In the quarter-final they won against Luzern and in the semi-final they won against Xamax to reach the final. The final was played on 5 May 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium. This was against Servette and after extra time the score was 2–2. In the end Servette won 4–3 on penalties and completed the national treble, Championshup, Cup and League Cup.[5]
UEFA Cup and Coppa delle Alpi
editIn the 1978–79 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against VfB Stuttgart. The first game was lost 2–3 in St. Jakob Stadium and the away game in the Neckarstadion was lost 1–4. VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate and continued to the second round.[6]
In the Coppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played with Stade de Reims and Sochaux in Group B together with Lausanne-Sport.[7] Lausanne-Sport won the group and thus advanced to play in the final only to lose this against the winners of group A, Servette FC, 0–4.[8]
Players
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Results
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
editPre-season
edit| 14 July 1978 Pre-season | RC Strasbourg  | 1–2 |  Basel | Haguenau |
 65' (1:1) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Maissen 75' (1:2) Stohler |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 3 August 1978 Uhrencup semi-final | Basel | 7–0 | Biel-Bienne | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:15 | Demarmels 20' (1:0) Lauscher 21' (2:0)Tanner 23' (3:0)Schönenberger 43' (4:0)von Wartburg 48' (5:0)Lauscher 55' (6:0)Tanner 64' (7:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Rotschi (Oensingen) |
| 6 August 1978 Pre-season | Basel | 0–6 |  Liverpool | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Summary | 7' (o.g. 0:1) 20' (0:2) Dalglish 35' (0:3) Hughes 45' (0:4) Kennedy 60' (0:5) Case 71' (0:6) Kennedy |
Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Otto Isler (Zürich) | |
| Note: Swiss national team manager Roger Vonlanthen and VfB Stuttgart manager Jürgen Sundermann on the stands. | ||||
| 9 August 1978 Uhrencup final | Basel | 2–1 | Xamax | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 20:15 | Stohler 27' (pen. 1:0) Lauscher 44' (2:0) |
Summary | 66' (2:1) Lüthi |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) |
Winter break and mid-season
edit| 19 January 1979 Winter break | Violette AC  | 2–1 | Basel | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| 70' (1:1) 81' (2:1) |
Summary | 43' (0:1) Demarmels |
Attendance: 9,000 |
| 20 January 1979 Winter break | Racing CH | 0–1 | Basel | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Summary | 41' (0:1) Baldinger |
Attendance: 6,500 |
| 10 February 1979 Winter break | Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne |
| Ciullo 61' (1:0) Nussbaum 84' (2:1) |
Summary | 69' (1:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Werner Bösch (Sutz-Lattrigen) |
| 14 February 1979 Winter beak | SV Muttenz | 1–4 | Basel | Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz |
| 18:30 | Harrisberger 68' (1:2) |
Summary | 15' (0:1) Stohler 25' (0:2) Marti 28′ Stohler 85' (1:3) Maissen 86' (1:4) Lauscher |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Martin (Arisdorf) |
| 17 February 1979 Winter break | Luzern | 0–1 | Basel | Luzern |
| Summary | 39' (0:1) Demarmels |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
| 21 February 1979 Winter break | Aarau | 3–2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| 19:15 | Hegi 12' (pen. 1:1) Franz 35' (2:1)Franz 67' (3:2) |
Summary | 1' (0:1) Marti 46' (2:2) Demarmels |
Attendance: 700 Referee: Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) |
Nationalliga
editQualifying phase matches
edit| 12 August 1978 Round 1 | Chiasso | 2–1 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso |
| 20:30 | Bosco 35' (1:1) Cucinotta 45' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 23' (0:1) Lauscher |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli (Stans and Luzern) |
| 19 August 1978 Round 2 | Basel | 2–2 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Corbat 22' (1:0) Stohler 33' (pen. 2:0)Stohler  36'Maissen 61' |
FCB summary | 14′ Hussner 39' (2:1) Hussner 53' (2:2) Zwahlen |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| Note: Otto Demarmels was honored for 200 and Jörg Stohler for 150 league appearances with flowers. 14th minute: Küng saved Hussner's penalty. | ||||
| 23 August 1975 Round 3 | Nordstern Basel | 1–1 | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Degen 2' (pen. 1:0) |
FCB summary | 35' (1:1) Stohler |
Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Peter Scherz (Aegerten) |
| Note: Record attendance for Nordstern this season. Half-time concert by the local brass band. Corners: 8:8 | ||||
| 26 August 1978 Round 4 | Servette | 6–0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:30 | Barberis 4' (1:0) Schnyder 26' (2:0)Schnyder 30' (3:0)Schnyder 66' (4:0)Hanspeter WeberWeber 73' (5:0)Elia 84' (6:0) |
FCB summary | von Wartburg |
Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen) |
| 2 September 1978 Round 5 | Basel | 2–1 | Chênois | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 59' (1:0) Maradan 84' (pen. 2:1) |
FCB summary | 68' (1:1) Rufli Yaghcha |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Wolfer |
| 9 September 1978 Round 6 | Sion | 0–0 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion |
| 20:15 | FCB summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret, (Rueyres-St-Laurent) |
| 16 September 1978 Round 7 | Basel | 5–2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schönenberger 1' (1:0) Schönenberger 31' (2:1)Demarmels 48' (3:1)Schönenberger 60' (4:1)Schönenberger 64' (5:1) Maradan |
FCB summary | 18' (1:1) Rub 74' (5:2) Hasler 79' Rub |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
| 24 September 1978 Round 8 | Zürich | 1–1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Risi 17′ Botteron 36' (1:0)Jerković 83' |
FCZ sunnary FCB summary |
46' (1:1) Marti |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) |
| Note: 17th minute Hans Küng saved Peter Risi's penalty | ||||
| 30 September 1978 Round 9 | Basel | 3–2 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Tanner 63' (1:2) Maradan 65' (2:2)von Wartburg 87' (3:2)Fischli |
FCB summary | 30' (0:1) Sulser 56' (0:2) Sulser |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina (Éclépens) |
| 14 October 1978 Round 10 | Lausanne-Sport | 0–1 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 20:30 | Favre |
FCB summary | 55' (0:1) Lauscher Schönenberger |
Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen) |
| 22 October 1978 Round 11 | Basel | 4–2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schär 1' (1:0) Stohler 16' (2:1)Marti 77' (3:2)Maissen 89' (4:2) |
FCB summary | 13' (1:1) Stomeo 70' (2:2) Stomeo Stöckl Seger |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Othmar Winter, (Martigny) |
| 29 October 1978 Round 12 | Basel | 4–0 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Lauscher 6' (1:0) Tanner 47' (2:0)Schär 49' (3:0)Tanner 54' (4:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli (Stans and Luzern) | |
| Note: Corners 4:4. | ||||
| 4 November 1978 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2–0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 17:30 | Hussner 41' (1:0) Küttel 88' (2:0)Feuz Küttel Zwahlen |
FCB summary | Tanner von Wartburg |
Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Bruno Galler (Kirchdorf, Bern) |
| 19 November 1978 Round 14 | Basel | 4–1 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Stohler 25' (1:0) Lauscher 27' (2:0)Schönenberger 39' (3:0)Lauscher 43' (4:0)Maradan |
FCB summary | 55' (4:1) Schnyder |
Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
| 25 November 1978 Round 15 | Chênois | 1–0 | Basel | Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex |
| 15:45 | Lopez 3' (1:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rudolf Renggli (Stans and Luzern) |
| 3 December 1978 Round 16 | Basel | 2–0 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Lauscher 14' (1:0) Demarmels 63'Marti 85' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet (Yverdon-les-Bains) | |
| Note: Corners: 11:5. | ||||
| 4 March 1979 Round 17 | Xamax | 2–0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Gross 39' (1:0) Bianchi 66' (2:0)Weller |
FCB summary | Schönenberger |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen) |
| 11 March 1979 Round 18 | Basel | 1–0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Demarmels 5' (1:0) Geisser 44'Demarmels 65' |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
45' Lüdi |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: André Daina (Éclépens) |
| 17 March 1979 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 2–1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Ponte 17' (1:0) Hermann 89' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 52' (pen. 1:1) Stohler |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
| 31 March 1979 Round 20 | Basel | 2–0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 8' (1:0) Meyer 26' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Othmar Winter, (Martigny) |
| 4 April 1979 Round 21 | Basel | 1–1 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:15 | Meyer 9' (1:0) Maradan |
FCB summary | 80' (1:1) René RietmannRietmann |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Peter Rotschi (Oensingen) |
| 7 April 1979 Round 22 | St. Gallen | 1–1 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Brander 22' (1:0) |
FCB summary | 89' (1:1) Maissen Demarmels |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret, (Rueyres-St-Laurent) |
Qualifying phase table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | FC Zürich[9] | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 32 | To championship round |
| 2 | Servette FC[10] | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 30 | |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 27 | |
| 4 | FC Basel[11] | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | BSC Young Boys[12] | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC St. Gallen | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 24 | To relegation play-out round |
| 8 | CS Chênois | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Lausanne Sports | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 15 | |
| 10 | FC Chiasso | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 | |
| 11 | FC Nordstern Basel | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 12 | |
| 12 | FC Sion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 52 | −32 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Championship group matches
edit| 21 April 1979 Round 1 | Basel | 6–0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 24' (1:0) Lauscher 36' (2:0)Stohler 44' (3:0)Meyer 57' (4:0)Maradan 62' (5:0)Demarmels 73' (6:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Rudolf Renggli (Stans and Luzern) |
| 28 April 1979 Round 2 | Grasshopper Club | 2–1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Traber 11' (1:0) Sulser 13' (2:0) |
FCB summary | 82' (2:1) Lauscher Fischli Stohler |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: André Daina (Éclépens) |
| 8 May 1979 Round 3 | Basel | 2–0 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 87' (1:0) Lauscher 90+1' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Schüepp Fleury |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) |
| 12 May 1979 Round 4 | Basel | 1–3 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Marti 65' (1:1) |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
3' (0:1) Risi 25' Lüdi 53' Zappa 80' (1:2) Risi 90' (1:3) Zwicker |
Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Peter Scherz (Aegerten) |
| 17 May 1979 Round 5 | Servette | 2–0 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva |
| 20:30 | Coutaz 16' (1:0) Peterhans 33' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Jakob Baumann (Schaffhausen) |
| 26 May 1979 Round 6 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 20:00 | Pelfini 45' (1:2) Odermatt 62' (pen. 2:2) |
FCB summary | 3' (0:1) Lauscher 14' (0:2) Schönenberger |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
| 31 May 1979 Round 7 | Basel | 2–3 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Maissen 26' (1:1) Lauscher 31' (2:1) |
FCB summary | 11' (0:1) Koller 32' (2:2) Koller 39' (2:3) Bauer |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: André Daina (Éclépens) |
| 13 June 1979 Round 8 | St. Gallen | 4–0 | Basel | Espenmoos, St. Gallen |
| 20:00 | Stomeo 11' (1:0) Stomeo 33' (2:0)Friberg 55' (3:0)Müller 75' (4:0)Stöckl Labhart |
FCB summary | Tanner |
Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret, (Rueyres-St-Laurent) |
| 16 June 1979 Round 9 | Zürich | 4–2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 20:00 | Botteron 5' (1:0) Baur 26' (2:0)Botteron 38' (3:0)Zwicker 70' (4:0)Scheiwiler |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
43' (3:1) Baldinger 46' (3:2) Lauscher Tanner |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Werner Bösch (Sutz-Lattrigen) |
Championship group table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Servette[10] | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | 35 | Champions and Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1979–80 European Cup |
| 2 | Zürich[9] | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 16 | 29 | qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 3 | Grasshopper Club | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 14 | 23 | qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup |
| 4 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 13 | 20 | entered 1978 Intertoto Cup |
| 5 | Young Boys[12] | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 13 | 19 | Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Basel[11] | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 13 | 18 |
Swiss Cup
edit| 8 October 1978 Round 4 | FC Glattbrugg[13] | 0–7 | Basel | Sportanlage Au, Glattbrugg |
| 15:00 | FCB summary | 32' (0:1) von Wartburg 36' (0:2) Lauscher 48' (0:3) Schönenberger 54' (0:4) Schönenberger 71' (0:5) Schönenberger 79' (0:6) Baldinger 84' (0:7) Baldinger |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Franz Gächter (Aarau, Suhr, Aargau) |
| 10 December 1978 Round 5 | Zürich | 1–3 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 14:30 | Botteron (1:1) Zwicker |
FCZ summary FCB summary |
36' (0:1) Stohler 68' (1:2) Marti Demarmels 89' (1:3) Lauscher |
Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Gottlieb Barmettler (Luzern) |
Swiss League Cup
edit| 22 July 1978 Round 1 first leg | Basel | 2–0 | Grenchen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 18:30 | Siegenthaler 24' (1:0) Maissen 56' (2:0) |
FCB summary | Attendance: 900 Referee: Bruno Burgener (Kriens) |
| 29 July 1978 Second leg | Grenchen | 3–2 (3–4 agg.) | Basel | Stadium Brühl, Grenchen |
| 19:00 | Wirth 43' (1:1) Albanese 51' (2:1) Huser 80' (3:2) |
FCB summary | 14' (0:1) Stohler 57' (2:2) Baldinger |
Attendance: 900 Referee: Gerald Corminboeuf |
| 4 October 1978 Round 2 | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Stohler 52′ Schönenberger 79' |
FCB summary | Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Denis Perrenoud | ||
| Note: 52nd minute: Illa saves Stohler's penalty. | ||||
| 11 November 1978 Quarter-final | Basel | 3–1 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 15:00 | Demarmels 42' (1:0) Marti 52' (2:0)Baldinger 54' (3:0) |
FCB summary | 66' (pen. 3:1) Christen |
Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Werner Bösch (Sutz-Lattrigen) |
| 24 February 1979 Semi-final | Xamax | 0–2 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | FCB summary | 40' (0:1) Baldinger 66' Schönenberger |
Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Hans Wolfer |
| 1 May 1979 Final | Servette | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 19:00 | Peterhans 5' Barberis 37' |
FCB summary | 18', 87' Schönenberger |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jean-Marie Macheret, (Rueyres-St-Laurent) |
| Penalties | ||||
Schnyder  Barberis Guyot Trinchero Engel |
Stohler Maradan Schönenberger von Wartburg Tanner |
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Servette won 4–3 on penalties
UEFA Cup
edit- First round
| 13 September 1978 First leg | Basel | 2–3 |  VfB Stuttgart | Basel |
| 20:00 | Stohler 30' von Wartburg 30'  40' Tanner 78' |
Report | 44' D. Hoeneß 54', 70' Ohlicher 85' Förster |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Referee:  Brian McGinlay |
| 27 September 1978 Second leg | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | Basel | Stuttgart |
| 20:00 | Kelsch 24', 48', 68' Müller 64' |
Report | 35' Schönenberger |
Stadium: Neckarstadion Referee:  Miroslav Stupar |
VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.
Coppa delle Alpi
edit- Group B
| 1 July 1978 Round 1 | Basel | 2–1 | Stade de Reims | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20:00 | Lauscher 12' (1:0) Stohler 87' (pen. 87) |
FCB summary | 35' (1:1) Coste |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alain Delmer |
| 4 July 1978 Round 2 | Sochaux | 1–1 | Basel | Stade René Blum, Montbéliard |
| 17:00 | Revelli 56' (1:0) |
FCB summary | (pen. 1:1) Stohler |
Referee: Rudolf Affolter |
| 8 July 1978 Round 3 | Stade de Reims | 1–1 | Basel | Reims |
| Santamaria 73' (1:1) |
FCB summary | 40' (0:1) Demarmels |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ernest Guignet Yverdon |
| 11 July 1978 Round 4 | Basel | 0–2 | Sochaux | St. Jakob Stadium Basel |
| 20 :00 | FCB summary | 30' (0:1) Benoit 40' (0:2) Parizon |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Achille Verbecke |
NB: teams did not play compatriots
- Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 1 | 6[a] | Continue to final |
| 2 | Sochaux | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Basel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0 | 3 |
Notes:
- ↑ 1 bonus point awarded for a victory by 3 or more goals
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Walter Mundschin - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1977/78". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1978/79". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1978-1979". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Swiss League Cup 1978/79". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ "Stuttgart-Basel Aggregate 7:3". UEFA. 1978. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1978". RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- ↑ super-servette (1978). "Alle Servette Spieler in einem Alpencup Finale" (PDF). super-servette.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
- 1 2 (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1978/1979" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- 1 2 Reichmuth, Daniel (2025). "Servette Rangliste 1978/79" [Servette ranking 1978/79] (PDF) (in French). super-servette-ch. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- 1 2 Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1979). "1978/79 Rangliste" [1978/79 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- 1 2 (red) BSC Young Boys AG (2025). "YB Saison 1978/79" [YB season 1978/79] (in Swiss High German). BSC Young Boys AG. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- 1 2 (red) Fussballverband Region Zürich (2025). "FC Glattbrugg" (in German). Fussballverband Region Zürich. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
Sources
edit- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB archive online
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