| 1928–29 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Hans Rupprecht |
| First team coach | Gyula Kertész |
| Ground | Landhof, Basel |
| Serie A | Group Stage: 2nd |
| Swiss Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Karl Bielser (15) All: Karl Bielser (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,500 on 30 December 1928 vs Nordstern Basel and on 7 April 1929 vs Young Boys |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 on 30 September 1928 vs Grenchen and on 3 March 1929 vs FC Bern |
| Average home league attendance | 4,250 |
| ← 1927–281929–30 → | |
The FC Basel 1928–29 season was their thirty sixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's new chairman was Hans Rupprecht who took over the presidency from Karl Ibach at the AGM on 7 July 1928. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.
Overview
The former Hungarian international footballer Gyula Kertész was appointed as coach/manager at the beginning of the 1928–29 Serie A season. After Percy Humphreys (1913–14) and Max Breunig (1922–23), Kertész was just the third professional trainer that the club had engaged up until this point. The decision to employ a professional football trainer/manager was made because FC Basel had slipped well below the level of their local rivals Nordstern, who had qualified for the finals three times in the last five years.
Basel played a total of 29 matches in their 1928–29 season. 16 of these were in the domestic league, three were in the Swiss Cup and 10 were friendly matches. Of these 10 friendlies three were played at home in the Landhof and seven were away games. Apart from the away game against Mulhouse all other matches were in Switzerland. Basel scored 24 goals in these friendlies and conceded 32.
The 1928–29 Swiss Serie A was divided into three regional groups, each group with nine teams. The teams that won each group continue to the finals and the last placed team in each group had to play a barrage against relegation. Basel were allocated to the Central group together with the other three local clubs Concordia Basel, Nordstern Basel and Old Boys Basel. The other five teams allocated to this group were Young Boys Bern, FC Bern, Aarau, Grenchen and Solothurn. This season was a very competitive one. After a defeat against YB in the first match, it was obvious that a professional coach was at work, because the team won eight of the next ten matches. The team rose to the top of the table, thanks to the good goal scoring of their best forwards Alfred Schlecht, Karl Bielser and Alfred Enderlin. But then, an unawaited 1–4 home defeat against lower placed local rivals Concordia changed everything. In the last five matches Basel managed only three draws and were defeated twice. The top five teams ended the season within four points of each other and each team won eight of their 16 matches. With 20 points Basel ended the season in second position, just one point behind group winners Young Boys, who advanced to the finals and then won the championship.
Basel scored 48 league goals and conceded 32. Karl Bielser was the team's top league goalscorer with 15 goals, Alfred Schlecht was second top scorer with 14 goals and Alfred Enderlin scored nine. Further goal scorers were Walter Müller with four, Max Strasser with three, Paul Schaub with two and Otto Meier one.
In the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against Baden in the preliminary round, against Bülach in the first round, but were eliminated by Concordia Basel in the second round. Concordia continued the competition and reached the semi-final, there losing to Urania Genève Sport, who won the final against Young Boys 1–0, which was played in the Stade de Frontenex in Geneva.
Players
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- Players who left the squad
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Results
Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
Étoile-Sporting v Basel
| 12 August 1928 Pre-season | Étoile-Sporting | 2–0 | Basel | Stade des Eplatures, La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 15:00 | Matzinger  20' (1:0)Matzinger (2:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 100 Referee: Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds |
v Basel
| 26 August 1928 Pre-season | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Basel | Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel |
| 11:00 | Fauguel 25' (1:0) Fauguel (2:0)Syrvet (3:0) |
Summary | Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
v Basel
| 26 August 1928 Pre-season | Cantonal Neuchatel | 3–0 | Basel | Stade de Cantonal, Neuchâtel |
| 14:30 | Abegglen (III) 8' (1:0) Abegglen (III) 11' (2:0)Struppler (3:1)Abegglen (III) (4:1)Kohler (5:2) |
Summary | 23' (2:1) (4:2) |
Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
v 
AS Valentigney
| 16 September 1928 Mid-season | Basel | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | AS Valentigney | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 09:00 | Bielser (1:0) Müller (2:1) (3:1)Bielser (4:3) |
Summary | (1:1) Goll (3:2) (3:3) |
Referee: Schneider |
v Basel
| 16 September 1928 Mid-season | Lausanne-Sport | 7–3 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne |
| 15:30 | Bolomey 6' (1:0) Bolomey (2:0)Hart (3:0)Bolomey (4:0)Bolomey (5:0)Hart (pen. 6:0)Bolomey (7:3) |
Summary | (6:1) Müller (6:2) Enderlin (I) (6:3) Enderlin (I) |
Referee: Mercet Locarno |
v Basel
| 2 December 1928 Mid-season | Mulhouse | 2–3 | Basel | Stade de Bourtzwiller, Mulhouse |
| Lieb (pen. 1:3) Huerzeler (2:3) |
Summary | (0:1) Bielser (0:2) Bielser (0:3) Bielser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Studer Strasbourg |
Winter break to end of season
Lugano v Basel
| 24 February 1929 Winter break | Lugano | 4–3 | Basel | Campo Marzio, Lugano |
| 14:30 | Costa 20' (1:1) Fink (2:2)Costa 49' (3:2)Hintermann (4:3) |
Summary | (0:1) 35' (1:2) Müller 75' (3:3) Strasser |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Regazzoni Chiasso |
v Young Fellows Zürich
| 1 April 1929 Mid-season | Basel | 2–1 | Young Fellows Zürich | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Enderlin (I) 41' (1:1) Müller 50' (2:1) |
Summary | 24' (0:1) Brendle |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Walter Jordan Basel |
v Biel-Bienne
| 5 May 1929 Mid-season | Basel | 4–4 | Biel-Bienne | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:45 | Bielser 53' (1:4) Schlecht 55' (2:4)Bielser 57' (3:4)Ardizzoia 70' (4:4) |
Summary | 5' (0:1) (0:2) (0:3) (0:4) |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Krämer Basel |
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US Alessandria
| 2 June 1929 End of season | Basel | 3–1 | US Alessandria | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser 44' (1:0) Schaub 79' (2:1)Schlecht 86' (3:1) |
Summary | 49' (1:1) Cattaneo |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ruoff Bern |
Serie A
Main article: 1928–29 Swiss Serie ACentral Group results
Young Boys v Basel| 9 September 1928 Round 1 | Young Boys | 3–0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| Schicker 12' (1:0) Dasen 38' (2:0)von Arx (II) (pen. 3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 30 September 1928 Round 2 | Basel | 3–1 | Grenchen | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 28' (1:0) Bielser 34' (2:0)Enderlin (I) 65' (pen. 3:1) |
Summary | 40' (2:1) Schüpbach |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ehrbar St. Gallen |
| 21 October 1928 Round 3 | Concordia Basel | 1–1 | Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Nann 42' (1:0) |
Summary | 59' (1:1) Enderlin (I) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Regazzoni Chiasso |
| 25 November 1928 Round 4 | Basel | 9–2 | Aarau | Landhof, Basel |
| 13:00 | Enderlin (II) (1:0) Bielser (2:0)Schlecht (3:0)Strasser (4:0)Schlecht (5:1)Bielser (6:1)Bielser (7:1)Strasser (8:2)Bielser (9:1) |
Summary | (o.g. 4:1) (7:2) Taddei |
Referee: Brüschweiler Zürich |
| 16 December 1928 Round 5 | Solothurn | 2–7 | Basel | Stadion FC Solothurn, Solothurn |
| Christen (1:0) Dreier (2:4) |
Summary | (1:1) Enderlin (I) (1:2) Enderlin (I) (1:3) Bielser (1:4) Schlecht (2:5) Schlecht (2:6) Schlecht (2:7) Bielser |
Referee: Mercet Locarno |
| 23 December 1928 Round 6 | FC Bern | 3–5 | Basel | Neufeld, Bern |
| Reinle (1:3) Brand 48' (2:3)Reinle (3:5) |
Summary | 13' (0:1) Bielser (0:2) Bielser (0:3) Schlecht (2:4) Schlecht (2:5) Meier |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Demartines Lausanne |
| 30 December 1928 Round 7 | Basel | 1–0 | Nordstern Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Müller 65' (1:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Kempf |
| 6 January 1929 Round 8 | Basel | 0–5 | Solothurn | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Summary | 16' (0:1) Dreier 29' (0:2) Dreier 39' (0:3) Dreier (o.g. 0:4) 80' (0:5) |
Referee: Kempf |
| 27 January 1929 Round 9 | Grenchen | 0–4 | Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen |
Widmer  Füry |
Summary | (pen. 0:1) Enderlin (I) (0:2) Enderlin (I) 48' Müller (0:4) Schlecht |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kempf |
| 3 March 1929 Round 10 | Basel | 3–0 | FC Bern | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser 10' (1:0) Schlecht 12' (2:0)Schlecht (3:0) |
Summary | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
| 10 March 1929 Round 11 | Basel | 7–3 | Old Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bielser 19' (1:1) Enderlin (I) 24' (2:1)Müller 25' (3:1)Schlecht 45' (4:1)Bielser 46' (5:1)Schlecht 54' (6:2)Bielser 75' (7:2) |
Summary | 4' (0:1) Bossi 51' (5:2) (7:3) Brack |
Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Schumacher La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| 17 March 1929 Round 12 | Basel | 1–4 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Enderlin (I) 43' (1:1) |
Summary | 30' (0:1) Ehrenbolger 45' (1:2) Christen (1:3) Ehrenbolger 59' (pen. 1:4) Nann |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Voisard Biel/Bienne |
| 17 April 1929 Round 13 | Basel | 2–2 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 49' (1:0) Bielser 60' (2:0) |
Summary | 80' (2:1) Schicker 85' (2:2) Schicker |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Enderli Winterthur |
| 14 April 1929 Round 14 | Old Boys | 2–2 | Basel | Stadion Schützenmatte, Basel |
| 15:00 | Bossi (pen. 1:0) Müller 41' (2:2) |
Summary | 34' (1:1) Müller 35' (1:2) Strasser |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Calpini Sion |
| 28 April 1929 Round 15 | Nordstern Basel | 2–1 | Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Flubacher 42' (1:0) Breitenstein 80' (2:1) |
Summary | 70' (1:1) Bielser |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kempf |
| 20 May 1929 Round 16 | Aarau | 2–2 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau |
| Vaccani 56' (1:1) Wernli 68' (pen. 2:1) |
Summary | 23' (0:1) Schaub 80' (2:2) Schaub |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne |
Central Group table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Boys | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 21 | Group winners / Advance to finals |
| 2 | Basel | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 20 | |
| 3 | Nordstern Basel | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 18 | |
| 4 | FC Bern | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 18 | |
| 5 | Concordia Basel | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 17 | |
| 6 | Grenchen | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Old Boys | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Solothurn | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 12 | |
| 9 | Aarau | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 11 | Relegation play-off |
Swiss Cup
Basel v Baden| 2 September 1928 Preliminary round | Basel | 1–0 | Baden | Landhof, Basel |
| 10:30 | Enderlin (I) 80' (1:0) |
Summary | Referee: Feurer Delémont |
| 7 October 1928 First round | Basel | 10–2 | Bülach | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:00 | Schlecht 3' (1:0) Bielser 30' (2:1)Enderlin (I) 50' (pen. 3:1)Enderlin (I) 51' (4:1)Strasser 54' (5:1)Bielser 57' (6:1)Bielser 61' (7:1)Enderlin (I) 62' (8:1)Bielser 70' (9:2)Schlecht 80' (10:2) |
Summary | 10' (1:1) Mattenleger 67' (8:2) Rüegg |
Referee: Karl Wunderlin Basel |
| 4 November 1928 Second round | Basel | 2–3 | Concordia Basel | Landhof, Basel |
| 14:30 | Enderlin (I) 52' (1:2) Müller 55' (2:2) |
Summary | 16' (0:1) Christen 35' (0:2) Ehrenbolger (I) 83' (2:3) Christen |
Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Spengler Olten |
See also
References
- Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre - 1928 Ungarischer Trainer", Page 31 - Hungarian coach, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz - Saison 1928/29". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- Zindel, Josef (2018), "Die ersten 125 Jahre / 1929", Page 32, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- Erik Garin. "Swiss Series A 1928/29". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Statistik - Saison 1928/29". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1928/29". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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 team 1928–29 at fcb-archiv.ch
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