FC Basel

1921–22 season
Chairman	Carl Burkhardt
First team coach	Ernst Kaltenbach (as team captain)
Ground	Landhof, Basel
Serie A	Group Stage: 3rd
Och Cup	Round 1
Top goalscorer	League: Otto Kuhn (8) All: Otto Kuhn (10) and Karl Wüthrich (10)
Highest home attendance	n/a
Lowest home attendance	n/a
Average home league attendance	n/a
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The FC Basel 1921–22 season was their twenty-ninth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Carl Burkhardt who took over from Franz Rinderer at the club's AGM. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel.

Basel played a total of 28 matches in their 1921–22 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league, one in the Och Cup and 13 were friendly matches. Of these 13 friendlies, seven were home games played in the Landhof and six were away games. Basel played eight of their friendly games against German opponents. The pre-season match on 6 August was a challenge match for the Feldberg Cup. The game took place on an improvised football field (swamp, ditch and rocks). After an hour, the game was abandoned and the Cup awarded to the Freiburger FC by toss of a coin. During the winter break Basel made a short journey to Germany and played one game against the Würzburger Kickers and one in Frankfurt am Main against 1. FFC Germania 1894. On the 1 April they travelled to Hamburg and played SC Victoria. Basel were also hosts for Czech team Sparta Prague, Hungarian Újpesti Dózsa and French team Mulhouse. Four test games ended in a victory, four were drawn and five ended in a defeat. In these tests Basel scored a total of 26 goals and conceded 33.^[1]

The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1921–22, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from the capital, Young Boys and FC Bern. FC Basel played a mediocre season, 14 matches, winning six matches, drawing three and suffering five defeats, scoring 20 goals and conceding 21. With 15 points they ended the season in third position. Kuhn was the team's top league goal scorer with 8 goals. In the home game against Luzern on 27 November 1921 he managed a hattrick.^[2] Despite this Luzern won the group and continued to the finals. Servette won the championship.^[3]

In the first round of the Och Cup, that had been newly created the year before, and is considered as the forerunner to the Swiss Cup, Basel played an away game against lower tier FC Olten. Basel lost 4–0 and were eliminated. The final was played on 6 August 1922 between Basel's lower tier rivals Concordia Basel and Étoile-Sporting. Concordia won 1–0 to win the trophy. ^[4]

Squad members

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  SUI Ernst Boser — GK  SUI Arthur Fahr — GK  SUI Ernst Zorzotti (III) — DF  AUT Gustav Putzendopler (I) — DF  SUI Peter Riesterer — MF  SUI Walter Rupprecht — MF  SUI Max Galler (II) — MF  SUI Emil Hasler — MF  SUI Ernst Kaltenbach — MF  SUI Jakob Känzig — MF  SUI Otto Kuhn — MF  AUT Karl Putzendopler (II) — FW  SUI Karl Bielser — FW  SUI Fritz Bucco — FW  SUI Walter Dietrich

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SUI Paul Dietz (II) — FW  SUI Jules Düblin — FW  SUI Walter Galler (I) — FW   Willy Geiser — FW  SUI Gottlieb Häusselmann — FW  SUI Karl Ibach — DF  SUI Müller — FW  SUI Hans Schneider — FW  SUI Karl Wüthrich — FW  SUI Franz Zeiser —  SUI Albert Albrecht —   Bürgin —   Wilhelm Flubacher (I) —   Friedly —   Schumacher

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Basel v FV Lörrach

unknown Pre-season	Basel	2–2	FV Lörrach	Landhof, Basel
		Summary

Freiburger FC v Basel

6 August 1921 Feldberg Cup	Freiburger FC	1–1	Basel	Feldbergerhof, Freiburg
12:00	Bantle (1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Zepf	Referee: Ibach
Note: The game took place on an improvised football field (swamp, ditch and rocks). After an hour, the game was abandoned and the Feldberg Cup awarded to the Freiburger FC by toss of a coin.

Freiburger FC v Basel

27 August 1921 Pre-season	Freiburger FC	1–1	Basel	Freiburg
		Summary

Basel v AC Sparta Prague

11 September 1921 Pre-season	Basel	2–6	AC Sparta Prague	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bielser (1:3) Dietz (II) (2:3)	Summary	20' (0:1) (o.g. 0:2) Riesterer (0:3) Pilat (2:4) (2:5) Tanda (2:6)	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Passera La Chaux-de-Fonds

Basel v Blue Stars

30 October 1921 Mid-season	Basel	2–3	Blue Stars	Landhof, Basel
15:30	Wüthrich (pen. 1:1) Wüthrich (2:1)	Summary	(pen. 0:1) Kunz (2:2) Kunz (2:3) Tissy	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Schmid Basel

Servette v Basel

4 December 1921 Mid-season	Servette	5–2	Basel	Parc des Sports Genf
14:30	Pache (1:0) Pache (2:0) Bedouret (3:1) Barriere (4:1) Bedouret (5:2)	Summary	(2:1) (4:2) Düblin	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Epiney Genf

Würzburger Kickers v Basel

25 December 1921 Winter break	Würzburger Kickers	0–2	Basel	Sportplatz an der Randersackerer Strasse, Würzburg
		Summary	10' (0:1) Zeiser (0:2) Kuhn	Attendance: 3,000 Referee:

1. FFC Germania 1894 v Basel

26 December 1921 Winter break	1. FFC Germania 1894	1–1	Basel	Frankfurt am Main
	Kuhn (o.g. 1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Fahr	Attendance: 2,000

Basel v Újpesti Dózsa SC

8 January 1922 Winter break	Basel	3–4	Újpesti Dózsa SC	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Fahr (1:0) Wüthrich (2:2) Putzendopler (II) (3:4)	Summary	(1:1) (1:2) (2:3) Priboj (2:4) Izidon	Attendance: 500 Referee: Falschlunger

Grasshopper Club v Basel

26 February 1922 Mid-season	Grasshopper Club	1–4	Basel	Hardturm, Zürich
15:00	Frankenfeldt 25' (1:0)	Summary	(1:1) Kuhn (1:2) Putzendopler (II) (1:3) Fahr (1:4) Wüthrich	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wieland Zürich

SC Victoria Hamburg v Basel

1 April 1922 Mid-season	SC Victoria Hamburg	2–2	Basel	Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg
		Summary	Ibach Känzig

Basel v Mulhouse

23 April 1922 Mid-season	Basel	3–1	Mulhouse	Landhof, Basel
		Summary

Basel v Würzburger Kickers

3 June 1922 Mid-season	Basel	2–1	Würzburger Kickers	Landhof, Basel
17:00	Kaltenbach 35' (1:0) Wüthrich 61' (2:0)	Summary	68' (2:1) Lossen	Attendance: 900 Referee: Schenker Basel

Basel v Altonaer 93

5 June 1922 Mid-season	Basel	0–6	Altonaer 93	Landhof, Basel
17:00		Summary	5' (0:1) Schulz (0:2) Schulz (0:3) Jäger (0:4) Jäger (0:5) (0:6) Ruffelse	Attendance: 1,200

Biel-Bienne v Basel

25 September 1921 Round 1	Biel-Bienne	1–1	Basel	Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
	Kramer (I) (1:1)	Summary	(0:1) Kuhn	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds

Basel v Nordstern Basel

2 October 1921 Round 2	Basel	2–3	Nordstern Basel	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Wüthrich (1:3) Kuhn (2:3)	Summary	5' (0:1) Rölle (0:2) Afflerbach (o.g. 0:3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wieland Zürich

Aarau v Basel

16 October 1921 Round 3	Aarau	2–1	Basel	Schachen, Aarau
	von Arx (II) 23' (1:0) von Arx (II) (2:0)	Summary	(2:1) Kuhn	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Blum Zürich

FC Bern v Basel

23 October 1921 Round 4	FC Bern	0–1	Basel	Kirchenfeld, Bern
15:00		Summary	13' (0:1) Wüthrich	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Epiney Epiney

Young Boys v Basel

20 November 1921 Round 5	Young Boys	1–1	Basel	Spitalacker, Bern
15:00	(1:0)	Summary	(1:1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Müller Winterthur

Basel v Luzern

27 November 1921 Round 6	Basel	3–1	Luzern	Landhof, Basel
14:30	Kuhn (1:1) Kuhn (2:1) Kuhn (3:1)	Summary	(0:1) Schild Gross (I)	Referee: Acker Zürich

Basel v Old Boys

11 December 1921 Round 7	Basel	0–2	Old Boys	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	18' (0:1) Merkt 21' (0:2) Merkt	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern

Nordstern Basel v Basel

15 January 1922 Round 8	Nordstern Basel	0–1	Basel	Landhof, Basel
14:30		Summary	85' (0:1) Düblin	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Edm. Dizerens Lausanne

Basel v Biel-Bienne

19 February 1922 Round 9	Basel	1–0	Biel-Bienne	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Wüthrich 32' (1:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Guido Eichenberger Bern

Luzern v Basel

12 March 1922 Round 10	Luzern	2–2	Basel	Tribschen, Luzern
	Sormani (1:2) (2:2)	Summary	Wüthrich (0:1) Putzendopler (I) (0:2)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: John Forster La Chaux-de-Fonds

Basel v Aarau

19 March 1922 Round 11	Basel	2–1	Aarau	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bucco (1:1) Fahr (2:1)	Summary	(0:1) von Arx	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Reich Winterthur

Basel v Young Boys

9 April 1922 Round 12	Basel	1–3	Young Boys	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Bielser (1:3)	Summary	10' (0:1) Dassen (0:2) Fässler (I) (0:3) Dassen	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ruegg Thalwil

Old Boys v Basel

14 May 1922 Round 13	Old Boys	2–0	Basel	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Grunauer 67' (1:0) Katz (2:0)	Summary		Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Hans Wüthrich Bern

Basel v FC Bern

25 May 1922 Round 14	Basel	4–3	FC Bern	Landhof, Basel
15:00	Putzendopler (I) 3' (1:0) Kuhn 12' (2:0) 18' (3:0) Wüthrich (4:1)	Summary	(3:1) Danner/Wenger (o.g. 4:2) Geiser (4:3) Schneebeli	Attendance: 500

FC Olten v Basel

22 January 1922 Round 1	FC Olten	4–0	Basel	Wylerweg, Olten
14:30	Doppler (pen. 1:0) Hunziker 28' (2:0) Doppler (3:0) Doppler (4:0)	Summary		Attendance: 700 Referee: Keller Luzern

• History of FC Basel
• List of FC Basel players
• List of FC Basel seasons

• 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 squad 1921–22 at fcb-archiv.ch

(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel.)

• Switzerland 1921-22 at RSSSF

• FC Basel official site