1926–27 FC Basel season

The FC Basel 1926–27 season was their thirty fourth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's new chairman was Franz Rinderer. It was Rinderer's third period as chairman. He took over the presidency from Carl Burkhardt at the AGM. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

FC Basel
1926–27 season
Chairman Franz Rinderer
First team coach Karl Bielser
(as team captain)
GroundLandhof, Basel
Serie AGroup Stage: 4th
Swiss CupRound of 64
Top goalscorerLeague: Emil Arlt (12)
All: Emil Arlt (12)
Highest home attendance3,000 on 31 October 1926
vs Nordstern Basel
and on 3 January 1927
vs Grenchen
and on 13 February 1927
vs Young Boys
Lowest home attendance1,000 on 20 March 1927
vs FC Bern
Average home league attendance2,162

Overview

Karl Bielser was team captain for the second season in a row and as captain he led the team trainings and was responsible for the line-ups. Basel played a total of 32 matches in their 1926–27 season. 16 of these were in the domestic league, one was in the Swiss Cup and 15 were friendly matches. Of these 15 friendlies only two were played at home in the Landhof and 13 were away games, six in Switzerland, five in France and two un Germany. Eight of these games were won, one was drawn and six ended with a defeat. The team scored 33 goals in these friendlies, but conceded 37.[1]

An interesting match among these friendlies this season, was the away game against Bayern Munich. Not because of the result, because Basel were defeated 0–10, but because of the goalscorer Josef Pöttinger. Pöttinger was not only for his club, but also for the German national team, one of the most effective goal scorers of his time. On the 3 April 1927, as Basel played in Munich, Pöttinger scored a "perfect" hat-trick within the first 12 minutes (3', 10', 12') of the match and in the second half he scored five consecutive goals (52', 60', 62', 68', 83').[2]

As in the previous year, this's season the Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn. The teams that won each group continue to the finals and the last placed teams in the groups had to play a barrage against relegation. FC Basel played a mediocre season, winning eight matches, drawing three and suffering five defeats, scoring 29 goals and conceding 26. With 19 points they ended the season in fourth position, six points behind group winners Nordstern and the Young Boys, both of whom were level on points. Nordstern won the play-off 1–0 and advanced to the finals. Grasshopper Club won the championship, Nordstern were runner-up and Biel-Bienne were third. Aarau were the bottom placed team and won the promotion/relegation play-off against FC Madretsch.[3]

In the round of 64 in the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against Old Boys, but were eliminated in this round because they lost the match 0–2.[4] Grasshopper Club won the cup, winning the final 3–1 against Young Fellows Zürich.[3]

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   SUI Ernst Christ
— GK   SUI Arthur Fahr
— GK   SUI Ernst Zorzotti
— DF   SUI Armando Ardizzoia
— DF  FRG Hermann Enderlin (II)
— DF   SUI Alfred Heidig
— DF   SUI Hermann Moll
— DF  AUT Gustav Putzendopler (I)
— DF   SUI Peter Riesterer
— MF   SUI Louis Blindenbacher
— MF   SUI ? Flubacher
— MF   SUI Max Galler (II)
— MF   SUI Georg Heimann
— MF   SUI Ernst Kaltenbach
— MF   SUI Otto Meier
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AUT Karl Putzendopler (II)
— MF   SUI Paul Schaub
— MF   SUI Jacques Steiner
— MF   SUI Emil Arlt
— FW   SUI Karl Bielser
— FW   SUI Fritz Bölle
— FW   SUI François Comte .
— FW   SUI Alfred Enderlin (I)
— FW  FRA Max Lehmann
— FW   SUI Paul Nebiker
— FW   SUI Max Oswald
— FW   SUI Hans Rau
— FW   SUI Alfred Schlecht
— FW   SUI Max Strasser
— FW   SUI Hans Streng
— FW   SUI Franz Zeiser
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   SUI Arnold Wyssling
— MF   SUI Karl Wangler
— FW   SUI Jules Düblin
— FW   SUI Arnold Hürzeler
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   SUI Ernst Nyffeler
— FW   SUI Hans Schneider (II)
— FW   SUI August von Arx
— FW   SUI Curt Wellauer

Results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre- and mid-season
15 August 1926 Pre-season St. Gallen 2–3 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
Marcolini (1:0)
Heim (2:1)		 Summary (1:1) Emil Arlt
(2:2) Putzendopler (II)
(2:3) Schlecht
28 August 1926 Pre-season Concordia Basel 2–0 Basel Landhof, Basel
16:15 Zorzotti 40' (o.g. 1:0)
Hürzeler 85' (2:0)		 Summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Feurer Delémont
19 September 1926 Mid-season FC Saint-Louis 2–4 Basel Stade de la Frontière, Saint-Louis
Dalben (1:0)
Zink (2:4)		 Summary (1:1)
(1:2)
(1:3)
(1:4)		 Attendance: 600

Winter break to end of season
26 December 1926 Winter break Lugano 6–0 Basel Campo Marzio, Lugano
Poretti 20' (1:0)
Perucconi 24' (2:0)
Fink (3:0)
Sturzenegger (4:0)
Poretti 44' (5:0)
Sturzenegger (6:0)		 Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Regazzoni Chiasso
23 January 1927 Mid-season Mulhouse 2–6 Basel Mulhouse
Brodie (1:2)
Moll 40' (o.g. 2:3)		 Summary 10' (o.g. 0:1)
15' (0:2) Arlt
(1:3) Schlecht
(2:4) Enderlin (I)
(2:5) Arlt
(2:6) Bielser		 Attendance: 100
Referee: Roesch Mulhouse
13 March 1927 Mid-season Cantonal Neuchatel 1–1 Basel Neuchatel
15:00 Fenat 75' (1:1) Summary 18' (0:1) Arlt Attendance: 800
Referee: Jacques Hirrle Basel
27 March 1927 Mid-season AS Valentigney 1–2 Basel Valentigney
Summary
Referee: Pachoud Bern
3 April 1927 Mid-season Bayern Munich 10–0 Basel München
Pöttinger 3' (1:0)
Pöttinger 10' (2:0)
Pöttinger 12' (3:0)
Dietl 15' (4:0)
Schmid (II) 43' (5:0)
Pöttinger 52' (6:0)
Pöttinger 60' (7:0)
Pöttinger 62' (8:0)
Pöttinger 68' (9:0)
Pöttinger 83' (10:0)		 Summary Attendance: 8,000
17 April 1927 Mid-season Royal Antwerp 2–1 (a.e.t.) Basel Paris

 Summary
18 April 1927 Mid-season CASG Paris 1–0 Basel Paris
Summary
24 April 1927 Mid-season FC Liestal 1–2 Basel Liestal
Summary
24 April 1927 Mid-season Basel 2–0 Cantonal Neuchatel Landhof, Basel
Riesterer (1:0)
Riesterer (2:0)		 Summary
26 May 1927 End of season Basel 7–2 Lausanne-Sport Landhof, Basel
15:00 Bielser 5' (1:0)
Arlt (2:1)
Arlt (3:1)
Oswald (4:2)
Bielser (5:2)
Arlt (6:2)
Bielser (7:2)		 Summary (1:1)
(3;2)		 Attendance: 800
Referee: Brodbeck Basel
5 June 1927 End of season Black Stars Basel 1–3 Basel Sportplatz Neu-Allschwil Allschwil
15:00 Sormants (1:0) Summary (1:1) Lehmann
(1:2) Galler
(1:3) Lehmann		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Plüss Basel
12 June 1927 End of season Freiburger FC 4–2 Basel Sportplatz am Haagenersträsschen, Lörrach
Bantle (1:1)
(2:1)
Streng (3:2)
Eberhard (4:2)		 Summary (pen. 0:1)
(2:2)		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Müller Beiertheim/Karlsruhe

Serie A
Main article: 1926–27 Swiss Serie A

Central Group results
5 September 1926 Round 1 Basel 2–2 Solothurn Landhof, Basel
15:00 Rau 3' (1:0)
Bielser 55' (2:1)		 Summary (1:1) Jäggi (IV)
(2:2) Jäggi (I)		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pedrotta Zürich
12 September 1926 Round 2 Young Boys 1–1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Schlecht 60' (1:0) Summary 63' (1:1) Brendle Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Blum Zürich
26 September 1926 Round 3 Basel 0–0 Aarau Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Weber St. Gallen
10 October 1926 Round 4 Old Boys 1–4 Basel Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel
15:00 Schneebeli 15' (1:0) Summary 47' (1:1) Schlecht
70' (1:2) Arlt
80' (1:3) Arlt
83' (1:4) Schlecht		 Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pedrotta Zürich
17 October 1926 Round 5 Grenchen 5–0 Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Schüpbach (I) 30' (1:0)
Righetti 40' (2:0)
Righetti (3:0)
Righetti (4:0)
Dubois (5:0)		 Summary Rau Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Demartines Lausanne
24 October 1926 Round 6 Concordia Basel 0–1 Basel Landhof, Basel
14:00 Summary 57' (0:1) Arlt Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Fritz Beuchat Bern
31 October 1926 Round 7 Basel 1–2 Nordstern Basel Landhof, Basel
15:00 Schlecht 34' (1:1) Summary 31' (0:1) Flubacher
70' (1:2) Hossli		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne
21 November 1926 Round 8 FC Bern 0–1 Basel Neufeld, Bern
Summary 47' (0:1) Arlt Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds
5 December 1926 Round 9 Aarau 0–1 Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
Summary 66' (0:1) Schlecht Attendance: 300
Referee: Blum Zürich
12 December 1926 Round 10 Basel 3–1 Old Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Rau 32' (1:0)
Enderlin (I) 57' (2:1)
Enderlin (I) 87' (3:1)		 Summary 41' (1:1) Lorenzini Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ruegg Thalwil
16 January 1927 Round 11 Solothurn 2–4 Basel Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn
Jäggi (IV) (1:1)
Hänzi (2:4)		 Summary 15' (0:1) Arlt
(1:2) Arlt
(1:3) Schlecht
(1:4)		 Referee:
30 January 1927 Round 12 Basel 3–4 Grenchen Landhof, Basel
14:30 Arlt (1:0)
Bielser 74' (2:4)
Riesterer 75' (3:4)		 Summary (1:1)
(pen. 1:2) Vuillemin
57' (1:3)
60' (1:4) Righetti		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Blum Zürich
13 February 1927 Round 13 Basel 0–2 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
15:00 Summary 40' (0:1) Brendle
(0:2) Brendle		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ruegg Thalwil
27 February 1927 Round 14 Nordstern Basel 4–1 Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
15:00 Meier 3' (1:0)
Leonhard (2:0)
Bucco 15' (3:0)
Flubacher 50' (4:0)		 Summary 60' (4:1) Arlt Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pedrotta Zürich
20 March 1927 Round 15 Basel 6–2 FC Bern Landhof, Basel
15:00 Arlt 3' (1:0)
Ardizzoia (2:0)
Arlt (3:1)
Arlt 24' (4:1)
Arlt 55' (5:1)
Enderlin (I) (6:1)		 Summary 6' (2:1) Weiss
70' (6:2) Amrein		 Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mercet Locarno
14 May 1927 Round 16 Basel 1–0 Concordia Basel Landhof, Basel
15:30 Bielser 5' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Spengler Olten

Central Group table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nordstern Basel 16 10 5 1 39 17 +22 25 Group play-off winners / Advance to finals
2 Young Boys Bern 16 10 5 1 30 10 +20 25 Group play-off
3 FC Grenchen 16 8 4 4 34 22 +12 20
4 FC Basel 16 8 3 5 29 26 +3 19
5 FC Bern 16 7 4 5 38 24 +14 18
6 Old Boys Basel 16 4 4 8 23 33 −10 12
7 FC Solothurn 16 2 7 7 23 35 −12 11
8 FC Concordia Basel 16 4 1 11 17 37 −20 9
9 FC Aarau 16 2 1 13 11 40 −29 5 Relegation play-off
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup
3 October 1926 Round of 64 Basel 0–2 (a.e.t.) Old Boys Landhof, Basel
14:00 Summary 94' (0:1) Müller
99' (0:2)		 Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Blum Zürich

See also

References
  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Friendly games 1926/27". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. "FC Bayern München - FC Basel 10:0 (5:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1926/27". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1926/27". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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