User:Huligan0/1972–73 FC Basel season
The 1972–73 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 79th season in their existence. It was their 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium.
Overview
The previous season was the last one as activ footballer for Helmut Benthaus. He ended his playing career, but continued with Basel as manager. This was his seventh season as manager. 14 teams contested in the 1972–73 Nationalliga A and Basel won the championship four points ahead of Grasshopper Club and six ahead of the Sion. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games, drew five and lost four. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 30. Ottmar Hitzfeld was joint leagues top goal scorer with Ove Grahn of Lausanne-Sports both with 18 league goals. Basels second top scorer was Walter Balmer who managed 11 league goals. The average attendance at the league matches was 13'153 spectators.
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
Nationalliga
- League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Remarks |
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| 1 | FC Basel | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 39 | Champions |
| 2 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 35 | |
| 3 | FC Sion | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 33 | |
| 4 | Servette FC Genève | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 23 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Winterthur | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 30 | |
| 6 | Lausanne Sports |
26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 27 | 28 | |
| 7 | FC Zürich | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 28 | |
| 8 | FC Lugano |
26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 27 | |
| 9 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 23 | |
| 10 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 23 | |
| 11 | FC Chiasso | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 21 | |
| 12 | FC St. Gallen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 19 | |
| 13 | FC Fribourg | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 15 | Relegated |
| 14 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 53 | 12 | Relegated |
Swiss Cup
- Legend
Win Draw Loss
- Round of 32
| 5 November 1972 | Basel | 6 – 0 | Martigny-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
- Round of 16
| 26 November 1972 | BSC Young Boys | 0 – 4 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
- Quarter-final
| 10 December 1972 First leg | Chiasso | 0 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale, Chiasso |
| 17 December 1972 Second leg | Basel | 5 – 3 (7 – 3 agg.) | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
Basel won 7–3 on aggregate.
- Semi-final
| 25 March 1973 First leg | Biel | |||
 76' Hitzfeld |
Stadium: Gurzelen Stadion |
| 28 March 1973 Second leg | Basel | 5 – 1 (6 – 1 agg.) | Biel-Bienne | Basel |
| Balmer 19', 31', 51' Hitzfeld 36'Demarmels 78' |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
Basel won 6–1 on aggregate.
- Final
Swiss League Cup
| Round of 16 | Basel | 8 – 0 | Servette FC Genève | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Quarter-final | Lausanne Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| Semi-final | Basel | 6 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel |
| 11 November 1972 Final | Basel | 4 – 1 | FC Winterthur | Letzigrund in Zürich |
European Cup
- First round
| 27 September 1972 Second leg | Basel  | 3 – 2 |  Újpesti Dózsa | Basel |
| Hasler 65' Balmer 75', 83' |
Report | Bene 46', 89' |
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium |
Újpesti Dózsa won 4–3 on aggregate.