A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 1963–64 season | |
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| Chairman |  Lucien Schmidlin |
| Manager |  Jiří Sobotka |
| Ground | Landhof and St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Nationalliga A | 7th |
| Swiss Cup | Round of 16 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | First round |
| Cup of the Alps | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Karl Odermatt (9) All: Karl Odermatt (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,000 12.04.1964 vs. Lausanne-Sport |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 26.04.1964 vs. Cantonal Neuchatel |
| Average home league attendance | 7,150 |
The 1963–64 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 70th season in their existence. It was their 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in their old Landhof Stadium or in their new St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was club chairman for the second year running.
Overview
Pre-season
Jiří Sobotka continued his job as club manager, it was his third consecutive year as manager. Basel played a total of 55 games this season. Of these 26 were in the domestic league, three were in the Swiss Cup, two in the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup, three in the Cup of the Alps and 21 were friendly matches. Of these 21 test games 12 were won, five drawn and four were lost.[1] Roberto Frigerio scored 19 goals in 15 test games. Four alone in the game against FC Laufen and a hat-trick against Lugano.[2]
However, the results of these test games are secondary. The pre-seasons tests were mainly played with lower level, locals teams as release games for the transfers of young players, Marcel Kunz from FC Gerlafingen, Walter Baumann from FC Pratteln and Walter Löffel from FC Moutier.
World tour
A well-documented curiosity was the fact that during the winter break of the 1963–64 season the team travelled on a world tour. This saw them visit British Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, Mexico and the United States. First team manager Jiří Sobotka together with 16 players and 15 members of staff, supporters and journalists participated in this world tour from 10 January to 10 February 1964. Team captain Bruno Michaud filmed the events with his super-8 camara. The voyage around the world included 19 flights and numerous bus and train journeys. Club chairman, Lucien Schmidlin, led the group, but as they arrived in the hotel in Bangkok, he realised that 250,000 Swiss Francs were missing. The suitcase that he had filled with the various currencies was not with them. He had left it at home, but fortunately Swiss Air were able to deliver this to him within just a few days. During the tour a total of ten friendly/test games were played, these are listed below. Five wins, three draws, two defeats, but also three major injuries resulted from these test matches. A broken leg for Peter Füri, an eye injury for Walter Baumann and a knee injury for Bruno Michaud soon reduced the number of players to just 13.[3]
Domestic league
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1963–64 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season 1962–63 and the two newly promoted teams Schaffhausen and Cantonal Neuchatel. The Championship was played in a double round-robin, the champions were to be qualified for 1964–65 European Cup and the bottom placed two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel started well into the season, winning four of the first five matches. Despite three away defeats, up until the winter break the team were championship leaders with seven wins and three draws. The second half of the season, following the world tour, started with three straight defeats. Basel consequently slipped down in the league table and finished the championship in seventh position, with ten wins and six draws from 26 matches, scoring 42 goals conceding 48, with twenty six points, 13 points less than the new champions La Chaux-de-Fonds.[4] Karl Odermatt was the team's top goal scorer in the domestic league with 9 goals.[5]
Swiss Cup
As title holders in the Swiss Cup, Basel started in the 3rd principal round, on 5 October 1963, with an easy away win against SC Schöftland in their attempt to defend this title. In the round of 32 they played away from home against local rivals Concordia which was also won with ease. In the round of 16 Basel were drawn against lower classed Porrentruy. However, this was indeed the best period in the Porrentruy club history. Their player-manager at that time was Basel's former striker Hügi (II) and game ended with a surprising 0–1 defeat, goal scorer in the 56 minute was another former Basel player René Jaeck. Basel's cup campaign came to an abrupt and disappointing end. But Porrentruy, with a quarter-final win over Sion, even advanced as far as the semi-finals. Here they were beaten by the new cup winners Lausanne-Sport.[6]
European Cup Winners' Cup
As Swiss Cup holders Basel were qualified for the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup competition. Here they were drawn against the Scottish cup holders Celtic. Both games ended very disappointingly (1–5 and 0–5) and thus ended with a disastrous aggregate result.
Cup of the Alps
In the Cup of the Alps competition during the group stage Basel played against Genoa C.F.C., Atalanta and Zürich. All three games were played in the Landhof, but all three ended in a defeat and the campaign ended.[7]
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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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre-season
| 1 August 1963 Pre-season | Black Stars | 1 – 8 | Basel | Buschwilerhof, Basel |
| 17:00 | Hänggi  |
Summary | (2) Mazzola (4) Pfirter Hofer Löffel |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wyttenbach Birsfelden |
| 7 August 1963 Pre-season | FC Pratteln | 1 – 5 | Basel | In den Sandgruben, Pratteln |
| (1:4) |
Summary | 20' (0:1) Mazzola 22' (0:2) Hofer 43' (0:3) Hofer 50' (0:4) Gatti (1:5) Burri |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Gottfried Dienst Basel | |
| Note: Release game for transfer of Walter Baumann | ||||
| 10 August 1963 Pre-season | FC Gerlafingen | 1 – 4 | Basel | Strackbach, Gerlafingen |
| 16:00 | Müller 44' (1:3) |
Summary | 2' (0:1) Lüth 30' (0:2) Simonet 34' (0:3) Lüth 48' (1:4) Mazzola |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach |
| Note: Release game for transfer of goalkeeper Marcel Kunz | ||||
| 11 August 1963 Pre-season | FC Moutier | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stade de Chalière, Moutier |
| Spielmann 44' (1:0) |
Summary | 50' (1:1) Pfirter 74' (1:2) Gatti 89' (1:3) Gatti |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer Bettlach | |
| Note: Release game for transfer of Walter Löffel | ||||
| 14 August 1963 Pre-season | Basel | 3 – 2 |  Kjøbenhavns Boldklub | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:00 | Gatti 14' (1:0) Blumer 20' (2:0)Pfirter 33' (3:0) |
Summary | 60' (3:1) Kristensen 87' (3:2) Möller |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| 18 August 1963 Pre-season | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade des Prés-sous-Ville, Vallorbe |
| Bertschi 52' (1:1) Vuilleumier 83' (2:2) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Blumer 75' (1:2) Odermatt |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: D. Mellet Lausanne |
Winter break and mid-season
| 15 January 1964 Winter break | Hong Kong  | 2 – 3 | Basel | Hong Kong Stadium, British Hong Kong |
| 20:00 | (1:2) (2:3) |
Summary | 14' (0:1) Blumer 16' (0:2) Gatti 41' (1:3) Frigerio |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee:  Luk-tak-son |
| 18 January 1964 Winter break | Malaysia  | 2 – 5 | Basel | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
| 20:00 | Jusof Hamid 61' (1:4) Jusof Hamid 75' (2:5) |
Summary | 8' (0:1) Odermatt 17' (0:2) Frigerio 32' (0:3) Odermatt 60' (0:4) Pfirter 69' (1:5) Blumer |
Attendance: 6,000 |
| 20 January 1964 Winter break | Singapore Selection  | 2 – 2 | Basel | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |
| 5' (1:1) 7' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 3' (0:1) Blumer 61' (2:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 5,000 |
| 22 January 1964 Winter break | Singapore Selection | 2 – 4 | Basel | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |
| 55' (1:3) 90' (2:4) |
Summary | 19' (0:1) Frigerio 29' (0:2) Frigerio 50' (0:3) Burri 75' (1:4)Frigerio |
Attendance: 4,000 |
| 25 January 1964 Winter break | Sydney Prague  | 2 – 2 | Basel | Athletic Field, Sydney, Australia |
| Tristram (1:0) Tristram 40' (2:0) |
Summary | 68' (2:1) Frigerio 72' (2:2) Odermatt |
Attendance: 12,000 |
| 26 January 1964 Winter break | Victoria Selection | 3 – 2 | Basel | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Joreski 4' (1:0) Stankovic 50' (2:1)Stankovic 89' (3:2) |
Summary | 25' (1:1) Blumer 65' (2:2) Frigerio |
Attendance: 20,000 |
| 27 January 1964 Winter break | New Zealand  | 1 – 4 | Basel | Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 20:00 | Moore 78' (1:4) |
Summary | 18' (0:1) Frigerio (0:2) Odermatt 55' (0:3) Blumer 60' (0:4) Frigerio |
Attendance: 6,500 |
| 1 February 1964 Winter break | Tahiti Selection  | 0 – 0 | Basel | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Summary | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Paul Wyssling Zürich |
| 4 February 1964 Winter break | California All Stars  | 1 – 2 | Basel | Tijuana, Mexico |
| 20:30 | 67' (1:2) |
Summary | 21' (0:1) Burri 60' (0:2) Löffel |
Attendance: 2,200 |
| 9 February 1964 Winter break | Los Angeles All Stars  | 2 – 1 | Basel | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles |
| Radulski 4' (1:0) Abaunze 15' (2:0) |
Summary | 73' (2:1) Frigerio |
| 22 February 1964 Winter break | Lugano | 5 – 4 | Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano |
| Mungai 13' (1:0) Simonetti 17' (2:0)Zaro 26' (3:1)Colombo 44' (4:2) Simonetti 47' (5:2) |
Summary | 25' (o.g. 2:1) Scalena 28' (2:2) Frigerio 49' (5:3) Frigerio 85' (5:4) Frigerio |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Luigi Grassi Novazzano |
| 1 March 1964 Winter break | Basel | 12 – 0 | Laufen | Basel |
| Blumer (1) Frigerio (4)Odermatt (4)Weber (3) |
Summary |
| 14 April 1964 Mid-season | Basel | 5 – 5 |  Schalke 04 | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 20:15 | Meier 40' (1:2) Keller 63' (2:3)Meier 69' (3:3)Meier 77' (4:5)Meier 88' (5:5) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) Klose 28' (0:2) Matischak 57' (1:3) Klose 74' (3:4) Bechmann 75' (3:5) Matischak |
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| Note: Basel strengthened through Boskov Young Fellows Zürich and Eugen Meier Young Boys | ||||
| 6 May 1964 Mid-season | Basel | 0 – 6 |  Nottingham Forest | Landhof, Basel |
| 18:00 | Summary | 36' (0:1) Wignall 44' (0:2) Newton 46' (0:3) Addison 67' (0:4) Newton 82' (o.g.) 84' (0:3) Wignall |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
| 18 May 1964 Mid-season | FC Brunnen | 2 – 7 | Basel | Brunnen |
| 15:00 | |
Summary | (2) Frigerio (1) Gatti (3) Odermatt (1) Stocker |
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 25 August 1963 Round 1 | Zürich | 0 – 2 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich |
| 15:15 | Summary | 5' (0:1) Simonet 70' (0:2) Blumer |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Anton Bucheli Luzern |
| 1 September 1963 Round 2 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Sion | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Pfirter 54' (1:0) Pfirter 74' (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |
| 8 September 1963 Round 3 | Grenchen | 0 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
| 15:00 | Summary | 79' (0:1) Füri |
Referee: Zürrer Feldmeilen |
| 14 September 1963 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Schaffhausen | Landhof, Basel |
| 16:00 | Blumer 33' (1:1) Blumer 89' (2:2) |
Summary | 32' (0:1) Wiehler 35' (1:2) Wiehler |
Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Pius Kamber Zürich |
| 22 September 1966 Round 5 | Lausanne-Sport | 2 – 3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:00 | Hosp 19' (1:0) Schneiter 58' (2:2)Hertig  85' |
Summary | 52' (1:1) Blumer 55' (1:2) Blumer 75' (2:3) Hofer |
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W. Hardmeier Thalwil |
| 29 September 1963 Round 6 | Basel | 2 – 2 | Chiasso | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Hofer 43' (1:1) Hofer 88' (2:2) |
3' (0:1) Bergna 47' (1:2) Bergna |
Attendance: 6,800 Referee: GuinnardGletterens |
| 13 October 1963 Round 7 | Cantonal Neuchatel | 2 – 1 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel |
| 15:00 | Perroud 10' (1:1) Ballamann 56' (2:1) |
Summary | 7' (0:1) Mazzola |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Karl Göppel Zürich |
| 27 October 1963 Round 8 | Basel | 2 – 1 | Grasshopper Club | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Gatti 65' (1:1) Baumann 74' (2:1) |
Summary | 33' (0:1) Czibor |
Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Othmar Huber Thun |