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FC Basel 1975–76 football season
FC Basel
1975–76 season
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ChairmanSwitzerland Félix Musfeld
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A3rd
Swiss CupRound of 16
Swiss League CupSemi-final
UEFA Cup Winners' CupFirst round
Coppa delle AlpiRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Switzerland Roland Schönenberger (10)
All: Switzerland Serge Muhmenthaler (15)
Highest home attendance28,000 on 4 October 1975
vs Zürich
Lowest home attendance4,500 on 4 May 1976
vs St. Gallen
Average home league attendance10,307
← 1974–751976–77 →

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1975–76 season was their 82nd season since the club was founded. It was their 30th 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. Félix Musfeld was club chairman for the sixth consecutive period.

Overview

Pre-season

Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the eleventh consecutive season. There were a number of changes in the team during the pre-season. Goalkeeper Marcel Kunz would have liked to have stayed for another season, but his contract was not prolonged, so he moved on to Nordstern Basel one tier lower for one season before he retired from active football. Kunz had been with the club for 12 seasons. Between the years 1963 and 1975 he had played a total of 373 games for Basel, exactly 200 of these games were in the domestic league. He had won the championship five times, the Swiss Cup twice and the Swiss League Cup once. Karl Odermatt would have stayed with the club, but the board of directors refused to pay the desired wages, so he moved to Young Boys. Odermatt had been with the club for 13 seasons. In that time he played a total of 534 games for Basel, 296 of these in the domestic league scoring 92 league goals. He had also won the championship five times, the Swiss League Cup once, but the Swiss Cup three times. After four seasons with the club Ottmar Hitzfeld moved on to VfB Stuttgart, for him this was a large step forward in his career. Hitzfeld had played 177 games, of these 92 in the league with 66 league goals. Walter Balmer retired from active football, he had been with Basel seven seasons, had played 306 games, 156 in the league scoring 65 goals. Roland Paolucci was also reaching the end of his career, but he decided to add another season with Nordstern Basel. Between the years 1965 and 1975 Paolucci played a total of 133 games for Basel's first team and 65 of these games were in the Nationalliga A (four goals). During this time Paolucci also played for Basel's reserve team.

In the other direction Swiss international Peter Marti signed in from Swiss champions Zürich, Serge Muhmenthaler signed in from Young Boys and Walter Geisser joined from local club Nordstern Basel who played one tier lower. As seen in the previous years Benthaus relied on young players who came up from the reserve team to help, when needed in the first team.

Basel played a total of 56 games in their 1975–76 season. 26 in the domestic league, seven in the Swiss Cup, two in the Swiss League Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps, five in the Cup of the Alps, two in the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup and 17 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 129 goals and conceded 96. Basel won six friendly games, drew six and lost five.

Domestic league

The Swiss Football Association was reforming the Swiss football league system this year, reducing the number of teams in the Nationalliga A from 14 to 12 and increasing the Nationalliga B teams from 14 to 16. Therefore, three teams were being relegated and only one promoted. These 14 teams were the top 12 teams from the previous 1974–75 season and the two newly promoted teams Biel-Bienne and La Chaux-de-Fonds. The champions would qualify for the 1975–76 European Cup. Basel played a good season. But reigning champions Zürich ran away with the title, they won the championship with 44 points, five points clear of second placed Servette and ten points clear of third placed Basel. The second and third placed teams were to have qualified for UEFA Cup, but because Zürich won the double the cup runners-up Servette advanced to the 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup and the third and forth placed teams advanced tp the 1975–76 UEFA Cup. Lugano and the two newly promoted teams, Biel-Bienne and La Chaux-de-Fonds, suffered relegation.

Swiss Cup and League Cup

Basel started in the Swiss Cup tournament in the round of 32 on 25 September 1975 away against lower tier Grenchen and won this game 2–0 to qualify for the round of 16. Here they were drawn away against Young Boys and here the competition came to an end because they were defeated 1–3.

In the Swiss League Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 9 August away against St. Gallen and won 4–1. In the round of 16 Basel played away against second tier Young Fellows Zürich and won this easily 8–1. Lower tier Grenchen were drawn as hosts for the quarter-finals and Basel won this easily as well 6–2. Basel were drawn as hosts in the semi-final against Young Boys. There was no revenge for the defeat in the Swiss Cup earlier this season because YB won this clash as well, in overtime 3–5.

European Cup and Coppa delle Alpi

As Swiss Cup winners in the previous season, Basel were qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup Basel were drawn against Spanisch Cup 1974–75 runners-up Atlético Madrid. Atlético had been beaten in the final by Real Madrid 3–4 after a penalty shoot out, but because Real became Spanish champions they thus entered the 1975–76 European Cup and Atlético competed in this competition as runners-up. The 1st leg was played in St. Jakob Stadium in front of 33,000 spectators and Basel took an early lead through Roland Schönenberger in the third minute. But a double strike from José Eulogio Gárate and Rubén Ayala in the 65th and 68th minute turned the game and Basel were defeated 2–3. In the return leg in Vicente Calderón Stadium, with over 25,000 spectators, Heraldo Bezerra put Atlético in the lead in the 74th minute, Otto Demarmels leveled the score, but this was not enough to stop Atlético advancing to the next round.

In the Coppa delle Alpi (Cup of the Alps) Basel were in a group with Stade de Reims, Olympique Lyonnais and Lausanne-Sport. Two wins and two draws were enough for Basel to qualify for the final. But here they faced Servette in the Charmilles Stadium and lost 0–3.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Jürg Wenger
2 DF Switzerland SUI Alex Wirth
3 DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin
4 MF Switzerland SUI Peter Ramseier
5 DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli
6 MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels
7 MF Switzerland SUI Peter Marti (from Zürich)
9 MF Switzerland SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (from Young Boys)
10 DF Switzerland SUI René Hasler
11 MF Switzerland SUI Walter Geisser (from Nordstern Basel)
12 MF Switzerland SUI Bruno Rahmen
13 FW Switzerland SUI Markus Tanner
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Switzerland SUI Jörg Stohler
15 FW Germany GER Paul Dörflinger (from FC Rheinfelden)
16 MF Switzerland SUI Michel Amacker (from FC Raron)
17 MF Switzerland SUI Arthur von Wartburg
18 FW Switzerland SUI Roland Schönenberger
19 MF Denmark DEN Eigil Nielsen
22 GK Switzerland SUI Hans Müller
Switzerland SUI Rolf Bucher (reserves)
Switzerland SUI Daniel Hagenbuch (reserves)
Switzerland SUI Markus Walter Just (reserves)
Switzerland SUI ? Wolfsberger (reserves)
MF Switzerland SUI Erni Maissen (reserves)
Players who left the squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Marcel Kunz (to Nordstern Basel)
MF Germany GER Martin Hägele (reserves)
MF Switzerland SUI Karl Odermatt (to Young Boys)
MF Switzerland SUI Roland Paolucci (to Nordstern Basel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Switzerland SUI Heinz Schönebeck (to Old Boys)
FW Germany GER Ottmar Hitzfeld (to VfB Stuttgart)
FW Switzerland SUI Walter Balmer (retired)
FW Switzerland SUI Fritz Wirth (to Grenchen)

Results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

Pre-season and mid-season

SR Delémont Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
10 July 1975 Pre-season SR Delémont Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel Parc des Sports, Delémont
Greppin 50' (1:3) Summary 18' (0:1) Tanner
36' (0:1) Schönenberger
40' (0:3) Schönenberger
65' (1:4) Demarmels
Attendance: 500
Referee: Switzerland Bloesch Biel/Bienne
Freiburger FC West Germany v Switzerland Basel
16 July 1975 Pre-season Freiburger FC West Germany 1 – 5 Switzerland Basel Freiburg
Summary (1x) Tanner
(1x) Marti
(1x) Demarmels
(1x) Schönenberger
(o.g.)
FV Lörrach West Germany v Switzerland Basel
2 September 1975 Mid-season FV Lörrach West Germany 0 – 3 Switzerland Basel Lörrach
Summary 37' (0:1) Dörflinger
42' (0:2) Wirth
57' (0:3) Dörflinger
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: West Germany Bruno Sahner
Italy national team Italy v Switzerland Basel
10 September 1975 Mid-season Italy national team Italy 6 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi, Florence
16:00 Graziani 30' (1:0)
Savoldi 34' (2:0)
Benetti 58' (3:0)
Antognoni 74' (4:0)
Antognoni 76' (5:0)
Pulici 77' (6:0)
Summary Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Italy Gino Menicucci
Luzern Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
15 November 1975 Mid-season Luzern Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Küttel (1x) (1x) Schönenberger Attendance: 860
Referee: Switzerland Willi Dreier Zürich

Winter break to end of season

Nordstern Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
7 December 1975 Winter break Nordstern Basel Switzerland 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Stadion Rankhof, Basel
14:30 Zoppelletto 43' (1:1) Summary 34' (0:1) Fischli
50' (1:2) Just
86' (1:3) Muhmenthaler
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Switzerland Josef Schnidrig
Basel Switzerland v West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
14 December 1975 Winter break Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Muhmenthaler 78' (1:1)
Muhmenthaler 80' (2:1)
Summary 8' (pen. 0:1) Simonsen
85' (2:2) Simonsen
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Galler Baden
Martinique XI Martinique v Switzerland Basel
January 1976 Training camp Martinique XI Martinique 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Martinique
Summary
Guadeloupe XI Guadeloupe v Switzerland Basel
January 1976 Training camp Guadeloupe XI Guadeloupe 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Guadeloupe
Summary
ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe v Switzerland Basel
January 1976 Training camp ASG Juventus de Sainte-Anne Guadeloupe 3 – 3 Switzerland Basel Guadeloupe
Philippe Alexandre 1' (1:0)
Tibere 52' (2:2)
Maya (3:3)
Summary 5' (1:1) Muhmenthaler
7' (1:2) Muhmenthaler
56' (2:3) Marti
Grenchen Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
8 February 1986 Winter break Grenchen Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
Waeber 62' (1:1) Summary 21' (0:1) Tanner Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Werner Bösch
Basel Switzerland v Switzerland Grasshopper Club
15 February 1986 Winter break Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 Switzerland Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Muhmenthaler 20' (1:1) Summary 3' (0:1) Santrac Attendance: 512
Referee: Switzerland Kurt Fuchs Basel
Sion Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
20 March 1986 Mid-season Sion Switzerland 2 – 0 Switzerland Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
Parini 7' (1:0)
Coutaz 19' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 750
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Daniel Pralong
Luzern Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
15 April 1986 Mid-season Luzern Switzerland 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Stadion Allmend, Luzern
Mentasti 6' (1:0)
L. Kaufmann 34' (2:1)
Summary 18' (1:1) Tanner
54' (2:2) Nielsen
75' (2:3) Nielsen
Attendance: 400
Referee: Switzerland Alfred Heinis
Basel Switzerland v Germany Schalke
21 April 1986 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 Germany Schalke St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Summary 23' (0:2) E. Kremers
28' (0:2) Rüssmann
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
Basel Switzerland v Germany Hamburger SV
21 May 1976 Mid-season Basel Switzerland 3 – 4 Germany Hamburger SV St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Demarmels 24' (1:0)
Demarmels 55' (2:2)
Rahmen 59' (3:3)
Summary 30' (1:1) Eigl
36' (1:2) Zaczyk
59' (2:3) Ettmayer
90' (3:4) Reimann
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel Switzerland v Italy Perugia
16 June 1976 End of season Basel Switzerland 2 – 3 Italy Perugia St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Schönenberger 20' (1:0)
Rahmen 30' (2:1)
Summary 24' (1:1) Ciccotelli
35' (2:2) Frosio
50' (2:3) Ciccotelli
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz

Nationalliga

Main article: 1975–76 Nationalliga A

League matches

Basel v Grasshopper Club
16 August 1975 Round 1 Basel 5 – 1 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Muhmenthaler 23' (1:0)
Nielsen 38' (2:1)
Muhmenthaler 54' (3:1)
Marti 65' (4:1)
Muhmenthaler 76' (5:1)
Summary 35' (1:1) Barberis Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
Winterthur v Basel
23 August 1975 Round 2 Winterthur 2 – 3 Basel Schützenwiese, Winterthur
20:15 Conway 8' (1:0)
Meili Yellow card 38'
Bollmann Yellow card 45'
Meili 81' (2:3)
Summary 29' (1:1) Muhmenthaler
Yellow card 38' Marti
41' (1:2) Marti
49' (pen. 1:3) Hasler
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz
Basel v Lausanne-Sport
30 August 1975 Round 3 Basel 1 – 2 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Schönenberger 90+1' (1:2) Summary 52' (0:1) Zappella
87' (0:2) Duvillard
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Renggli Luzern
Biel-Bienne v Basel
6 September 1975 Round 4 Biel-Bienne 1 – 5 Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
20:15 Elsig Yellow card 2'
Heutschi 75' (pen. 1:5)
Summary 8' (0:1) Nielsen
10' (0:2) Muhmenthaler
Yellow card 28' Marti
38' (0:3) Schönenberger
Yellow card 48' Schönenberger
60' (0:4) Ramseier
68' (0:2) Schönenberger
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel v Lugano
13 September 1975 Round 5 Basel 3 – 0 Lugano St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Muhmenthaler 3' (1:0)
Marti 49' (2:0)
Schönenberger 64' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Xamax v Basel
20 September 1975 Round 6 Xamax 2 – 2 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
17:45 Zaugg Yellow card 55'
Müller 56' (pen. 1:2)
Müller 81' (2:2)
Summary 5' (0:1) Mundschin
33' (0:2) Muhmenthaler
Yellow card 65' Muhmenthaler
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Switzerland Otto Wyniger Wetzikon
Basel v Zürich
4 October 1975 Round 7 Basel 1 – 1 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Rahmen 89' (1:1) Summary 11' (0:1) Kuhn
Yellow card 43' Zigerlig
Yellow card 50' Heer
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Switzerland René Matthieu
St. Gallen v Basel
15 October 1975 Round 8 St. Gallen 2 – 2 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:15 Schneeberger 53' (1:1)
Schneeberger Yellow card 64'
Blättler 70' (2:2)
Summary 26' (0:1) Muhmenthaler
Yellow card 27' Nielsen
57' (1:2) Nielsen
Yellow card 66' Fischli
Yellow card 69' Mundschin
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
Basel v Sion
18 October 1975 Round 9 Basel 1 – 1 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Tanner 26' (1:1) Summary 69' Coutaz
Yellow card 74' Dayen
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Young Boys v Basel
25 October 1975 Round 10 Young Boys 3 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
17:30 Trümpler Yellow card 56'
Rebmann 66' (1:0)
Siegenthaler 68' (2:1)
Bruttin 73' (3:1)
Summary Yellow card 23' von Wartburg
Yellow card 49' Nielsen
55' (0:1) Nielsen
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Switzerland Otto Isler Zürich
Basel v Chênois
1 November 1975 Round 11 Basel 3 – 0 Chênois St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20;00 Schönenberger 36' (1:0)
Ramseier 70' (2:0)
Rahmen 86' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Willy Utz Oensingen
Basel v Servette
8 November 1975 Round 12 Basel 2 – 0 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Stohler 21' (1:0)
Müller Yellow card 58'
Schönenberger 73' (2:0)
Schönenberger Yellow card 90+1'
Summary Yellow card 36' Marchi Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland Attilio Bignasca Lugano
La Chaux-de-Fonds v Basel
23 November 1975 Round 13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 1 – 2 Basel Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds
14:30 Brossard 87' (1:2) Summary 53' (0:1) Schönenberger
77' (0:2) Marti
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
Grasshopper Club v Basel
30 November 1975 Round 14 Grasshopper Club 4 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
15:00 Bosco 48' (1:0)
Bosco 72' (2:0)
Elsener 83' (3:0)
Santrač 85' (4:1)
Summary 84' (3:1) Mundschin Attendance: 7,900
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel v Winterthur
7 March 1976 Round 15 Basel 5 – 1 Winterthur St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
14:30 Stohler 37' (1:0)
Mundschin 59' (2:1)
Marti 70' (3:1)
Stohler 78' (4:1)
Schönenberger 84' (5:1)
Summary 46' (1:1) Wehrli Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Peter Kellenberger
Lausanne-Sport v Basel
14 March 1976 Round 16 Lausanne-Sport 0 – 1 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
14:30 Summary 72' (0:1) Rahmen Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz
Basel v Biel-Bienne
27 March 1976 Round 17 Basel 3 – 1 Biel-Bienne St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Stohler 40' (1:0)
Demarmels 41' (2:0)
Marti 71' (3:0)
Summary 79' (3:1) Elsig Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
Lugano v Basel
3 April 1976 Round 18 Lugano 1 – 1 Basel Cornaredo, Lugano
20:45 Lalie 64' (1:1)
Brenna Yellow card 85'
Summary 30' (0:1) Marti
Yellow card 89' Marti
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Basel v Xamax
10 April 1976 Round 19 Basel 0 – 0 Xamax St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Summary Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Werner Bösch
Zürich v Basel
24 April 1976 Round 20 Zürich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
17:00 Katić 55' (1:0) Summary 73' (1:1) Hasler Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen
Basel v St. Gallen
4 May 1976 Round 21 Basel 2 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Hasler 27' (1:0)
Mundschin 32' (2:0)
Summary 66' (pen. 2:1) Stöckl
80' (2:2) Nasdalla
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Gérard Racine Biel/Bienne
Sion v Basel
8 May 1976 Round 22 Sion 5 – 1 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:15 Vergeres 22' (1:0)
Luisier 51' (2:0)
Vergeres 58' (3:1)
Vergeres 63' (4:1)
Vergeres 85' (5:1)
Summary Yellow card 17' Tanner
57' (pen. 2:1) Stohler
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Della Bruna Lumino
Basel v Young Boys
15 May 1976 Round 23 Basel 5 – 1 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Stohler 24' (1:1)
von Wartburg 30' (2:1)
Schönenberger 39' (3:1)
Nielsen 46' (4:1)
Tanner 83' (5:41)
Summary 3' (0:1) Burkhardt Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Switzerland René Maire Geneva
Chênois v Basel
30 May 1976 Round 24 Chênois 1 – 3 Basel Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
20:00 Mabillard 88' (1:3) Summary 13' (0:1) von Wartburg
36' (0:2) Demarmels
77' (0:3) Tanner
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz
Servette v Basel
5 June 1976 Round 25 Servette 3 – 0 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:15 Barriquand 19' (1:0)
Hussner 84' (2:0)
Riner 88' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Galler
Basel v La Chaux-de-Fonds
13 June 1976 Round 26 Basel 5 – 2 La Chaux-de-Fonds Landhof, Basel
20:15 von Wartburg 6' (1:0)
Schönenberger 9' (2:0)
Stohler 20' (3:0)
Mundschin 30' (4:0)
Hasler 45' (5:0)
Summary 55' (5:1) Schermesser
72' (5:2) Zwygart
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland André Daina

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zürich (C) 26 19 6 1 69 26 +43 44 Swiss champions, qualified for 1976–77 European Cup
and Swiss Cup winners, entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
2 Servette 26 16 7 3 50 14 +36 39 Swiss Cup runners-up, qualified for 1976–77 Cup Winners' Cup
3 Basel 26 13 8 5 59 38 +21 34 qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup
4 Grasshopper Club 26 14 4 8 54 37 +17 32 qualified for 1976–77 UEFA Cup
and entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
5 Young Boys 26 11 9 6 41 27 +14 31 entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
6 Xamax 26 11 8 7 37 25 +12 30
7 St. Gallen 26 8 11 7 41 39 +2 27 entered 1976 Intertoto Cup
8 Lausanne-Sport 26 10 6 10 35 39 −4 26
9 Sion 26 6 9 11 40 54 −14 21
10 Chênois 26 5 9 12 30 42 −12 19
11 Winterthur 26 8 2 16 34 65 −31 18
12 Lugano 26 5 6 15 19 37 −18 16 Relegated to Nationalliga B
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds 26 5 4 17 27 61 −34 14 Relegated to Nationalliga B
14 Biel-Bienne 26 5 3 18 26 58 −32 13 Relegated to Nationalliga B
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Swiss Cup

Main article: Swiss Cup Grenchen v Basel
27 September 1975 Round of 32 Grenchen 0 – 2 Basel Stadium Brühl, Grenchen
20:00 Scheller Yellow card 50' Summary 17' (0:1) Nielsen
74' (0:2) Muhmenthaler
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Peter Kellenberger
Young Boys v Basel
29 October 1975 Round of 16 Young Boys 3 – 1 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
19:30 Odermatt 3' (1:0)
Burkhardt 47' (2:0)
Burkhardt 52' (3:0)
Summary 74' (3:1) Schönenberger Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Switzerland Walter Hungerbühler St. Gallen

Swiss League Cup

Main article: Swiss League Cup St. Gallen v Basel
9 August 1995 Round of 32 St. Gallen 1 – 4 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:15 Brander Yellow card 63'
Schneeberger 81' (1:3)
Summary 7' (0:1) Muhmenthaler
41' (0:2) Muhmenthaler
52' (0:3) Marti
88' (1:4) Marti
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Switzerland Otto Wyniger Wetzikon
Young Fellows Zürich v Basel
22 February 1976 Round of 16 Young Fellows Zürich 1 – 8 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Senn 11' (1:3) Summary 3' (0:1) Marti
7' (0:2) Hasler
10' (0:3) Muhmenthaler
24' (1:4) Muhmenthaler
37' (pen. 1:5) Mundschin
59' (1:6) Hasler
63' (1:7) von Wartburg
75' (1:8) Marti
Attendance: 1,029
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
Grenchen v Basel
28 February 1976 Quarter-final Grenchen 2 – 6 Basel Stadium Brühl, Grenchen
17:00 Braun Yellow card 21'
Wirth 78' (1:4)
Waeber 86' (2:6)
Summary 6' (0:1) von Wartburg
Yellow card 13' Nielsen
30' (0:2) Marti
51' (0:3) Tanner
74' (0:4) Marti
80' (1:5) Marti
85' (1:6) Schönenberger
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Switzerland Mario Osta Oberuzwil
Basel v BSC Young Boys
27 April 1976 Semi-final Basel 3 – 5 (a.e.t.) BSC Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Mundschin 38' (1:2)
Mundschin 58' (2:2)
Hasler Yellow card 63'
Stohler 99' (pen. 3:2)
Fischli Yellow card 113'
Summary 11' (0:1) Burkhardt
25' (0:2) Rebmann
101' (pen. 3:3) Odermatt
103' (3:4) Bruttin
Yellow card 105' Vögeli
108' (3:5) Küttel
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Switzerland Mario Osta Oberuzwil

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Main article: 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup Basel Switzerland v Spain Atlético Madrid
17 September 1975 First leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 2 Spain Atlético Madrid St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Schönenberger 3' (1:0)
Nielsen Yellow card 43'
Summary 65' (1:1) Gárate
Yellow card 66' Díaz
68' (1:2) Ayala
Yellow card 76' Salcedo
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: France Robert Wurtz
Atlético Madrid Spain v Switzerland Basel
1 October 1975 Second leg Atlético Madrid Spain 1 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)
Switzerland Basel Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:00 Bezerra 74' (1:0) Summary Yellow card 83' Mundschin
89' (1:1) Demarmels
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Austria Paul Schiller

Atlético Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.

Cup of the Alps

Main article: Cup of the Alps
Group B
Stade de Reims France v Switzerland Basel
19 July 1975 round 1 Stade de Reims France 3 – 4 Switzerland Basel Reims
20:30 Bianchi 1' (1:0)
Bianchi 59' (2:3)
Vergnes 75' (3:3)
Summary 40' (1:1) Demarmels
52' (pen. 1:2) Schönenberger
54' (1:3) Demarmels
82' (3:4) Nielsen
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Switzerland Jean Dubach Nidau
Basel Switzerland v France Olympique Lyonnais
26 July 1975 round 2 Basel Switzerland 2 – 2 France Olympique Lyonnais St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00 Tanner (1x)
Muhmenthaler (1x)
Summary (1x) Bernad
(1x) Chiesa
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: France Robert Wurtz
Basel Switzerland v France Stade de Reims
29 July 1975 round 3 Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 France Stade de Reims St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00 Stohler 76' (pen. 1:1)
Tanner 90' (2:1)
Summary 73' (0:1) Laraignée Attendance: 4,500
Referee: France Robert Helies
Olympique Lyonnais France v Switzerland Basel
2 August 1975 round 4 Olympique Lyonnais France 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20:30 Maillard 25' (1:1)
Delestre 75' (2:2)
Summary 20' (0:1) Tanner
50' (1:2) Muhmenthaler
Attendance: 4,923
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Basel 4 2 2 0 10 8 +2 0 6 Advance to final
2 Olympique Lyonnais 4 1 3 0 8 6 +2 0 5
3 Stade de Reims 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 0 4
4 Lausanne-Sport 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 0 1
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 bonus point awarded for victory by 3 or more goals
Final
Servette Switzerland v Switzerland Basel
5 August 1975 Final Servette Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Barriquand 30' (1:0)
Hussner 58' (2:0)
Pfister 86' (3:0)
Summary Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz

See also

References

  1. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1975/76". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1975/76". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1975/76". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Erik Garin. "Swiss League Cup 1975/76". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. James M. Ross. "Cup Winners' Cup 1975-76". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. Erik Garin. "Cup of the Alps 1975". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

Sources

External links

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