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1978–79 FC Basel season

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FC Basel
1978–79 season
FC Basel Logo
ChairmanSwitzerland René Theler
ManagerGermany Helmut Benthaus
GroundSt. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A3rd
Swiss CupQuarter-finals
Swiss League CupRunners-up
UEFA CupRound 1
Cup of the AlpsGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Germany Detlev Lauscher (14)
All: Germany Detlev Lauscher (22)
Highest home attendance18,000 on 12 May 1979
vs Zürich
Lowest home attendance3,500 on 31 March 1979
vs Lausanne-Sport
Average home league attendance8,121

The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1978–79 season was their 85th season since the club was founded. It was their 33rd 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. This was René Theler's third period as chairman.

Overview

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Pre-season

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Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fourteenth consecutive season. There were only a few changes in the squad. Eigil Nielsen moved on to Luzern. Serge Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury. Muhmenthaler would return a few years later as referee. From the season 1984–85 as referee in the Swiss Football Association and from 1989 as FIFA-Referee. From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games. Walter Mundschin retired from active football. During his time with Basel from 1965 to 1978, Mundschin played a total of 437 games and scored 67 goals. 230 of these games were in the Nationalliga A, 52 in the Swiss Cup or Swiss League Cup, in the European competitions (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA cup and Cup of the Alps) and 98 were friendly games. He scored 44 goals in the domestic league, five in the cup competitions, four in the European competitions and the other 14 were scored during the test games. Mundschin won the Swiss championship six times, the Swiss Cup twice and the League Cup once.[1]

There were also a few new players in the squad. Robert Baldinger joined from Wettingen, Erwin Meyer joined from SC Emmen and Rolf Schönauer joined from local club SC Binningen. All other mutations were internal between the first team and the reserves.

Benthaus led the team in a total of 59 games in their 1978–79 season. 32 of these games were in the domestic league, three in the Swiss Cup, six in the Swiss League Cup, two in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup, four in the Cup of the Alps and 12 were friendly matches. The team scored a total of 110 goals and conceded 97.[2]

Domestic league

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Basel played in the 1978–79 Nationalliga A. This was contested by the first 10 teams from the previous season and the newly promoted teams Nordstern Basel and Chiasso. After a double round-robin in the qualification phase, the top six teams played in a championship group for the title and the bottom six teams in the relegation group. The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up). The champions were to qualify for 1979–80 European Cup, the second and third teams to qualify for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. Basel ended the qualification round in fourth position and finished the Championship Group in sixth position with 18 points. They ended the season 17 points behind championship winners Servette who won all ten matches in the championship stage. Basel scored a total of 54 goals conceding 53 in 32 games. Detlev Lauscher was the team's top goal scorer with 14 league goals.[3]

Swiss Cup and League Cup

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In the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against FC Glattbrugg and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other. The game was played on 7 October 1978 and Basel won 7–0. In the second round Basel were drawn away and won against Zürich. In the third round Basel were away against Xamax and were knocked out of the competition. In the final on 20 June 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern Servette were matched against Young Boys and won the cup winning the game 3–2. The Cup winners were to qualify for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup, but because Servette became champions the runners-up inherited this slot.[4]

In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Grenchen. This was played as a two legged affair, winning the home game and losing away game, Basel advanced 4–3 on aggregate. Basel won in the round of 16 against Nordstern Basel. In the quarter-final they won against Luzern and in the semi-final they won against Xamax to reach the final. The final was played on 5 May 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium. This was against Servette and after extra time the score was 2–2. In the end Servette won 4–3 on penalties and completed the national treble, Championshup, Cup and League Cup.[5]

UEFA Cup and Coppa delle Alpi

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In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup Basel were drawn against VfB Stuttgart. The first game was lost 2–3 in St. Jakob Stadium and the away game in the Neckarstadion was lost 1–4. VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate and continued to the second round.[6]

In the Coppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played with Stade de Reims and Sochaux in Group B together with Lausanne-Sport.[7] Lausanne-Sport won the group and thus advanced to play in the final only to lose this against the winners of group A, Servette FC, 0–4.[8]

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Hans Küng
2 MF Switzerland SUI Walter Geisser
3 FW Switzerland SUI Robert Baldinger (from Wettingen)
4 DF Switzerland SUI Urs Siegenthaler
5 DF Switzerland SUI Paul Fischli
6 MF Switzerland SUI Otto Demarmels
7 FW Switzerland SUI Peter Marti
8 FW Switzerland SUI Markus Tanner
9 FW Switzerland SUI Roland Schönenberger
10 MF Switzerland SUI Arthur von Wartburg
11 MF Germany GER Detlev Lauscher
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Switzerland SUI Jean-Pierre Maradan
13 DF Switzerland SUI Rolf Schönauer (from SC Binningen)
14 DF Switzerland SUI Jörg Stohler
15 MF Switzerland SUI Erwin Meyer (from SC Emmen)
16 MF Switzerland SUI Hansruedi Schär
17 MF Switzerland SUI Silvan Corbat (reserves)
18 MF Switzerland SUI Erni Maissen
22 GK Switzerland SUI Hans Müller
Switzerland SUI Daniel Hagenbuch (reserves)
GK Switzerland SUI Felix Wälchli (reserves)
Players who left the squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Switzerland SUI Jürg Wenger
DF Switzerland SUI Walter Mundschin (retired)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Denmark DEN Eigil Nielsen (to Luzern)
MF Switzerland SUI Serge Muhmenthaler (retired)

Results

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Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches

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Pre-season

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14 July 1978 Pre-season RC Strasbourg France 1 – 2 Switzerland Basel Haguenau
65' (1:1) Summary 2' (0:1) Maissen
75' (1:2) Stohler
Attendance: 1,000
3 August 1978 Uhrencup Basel Switzerland 7 – 0 Switzerland Biel-Bienne Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:15 Demarmels 20' (1:0)
Lauscher 21' (2:0)
Tanner 23' (3:0)
Schönenberger 43' (4:0)
von Wartburg 48' (5:0)
Lauscher 55' (6:0)
Tanner 64' (7:0)
Summary Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Peter Rotschi Oensingen
6 August 1978 Pre-season Basel Switzerland 0 – 6 England Liverpool St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Summary 7' (o.g. 0:1)
20' (0:2) Dalglish
35' (0:3) Hughes
45' (0:4) Kennedy
60' (0:5) Case
71' (0:6) Kennedy
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Otto Isler Zürich
9 August 1978 Uhrencup Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Switzerland Xamax Stadion Brühl, Grenchen
20:15 Stohler 27' (pen. 1:0)
Lauscher 44' (2:0)
Summary 66' (2:1) Lüthi Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Switzerland Franz Gächter

Winter break and mid-season

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19 January 1979 Winter break Violette AC Haiti 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Port-au-Prince, Haiti
70' (1:1)
81' (2:1)
Summary 43' (0:1) Demarmels Attendance: 9,000
20 January 1979 Winter break Racing CH Haiti 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Summary 41' (0:1) Baldinger Attendance: 6,500
10 February 1979 Winter break Biel-Bienne Switzerland 2 – 1 Switzerland Basel Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne
Ciullo 61' (1:0)
Nussbaum 84' (2:1)
Summary 69' (1:1) Lauscher Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Werner Bösch
14 February 1979 Winter beak SV Muttenz Switzerland 1 – 4 Switzerland Basel Sportplatz Margelacker, Muttenz
18:30 Harrisberger 68' (1:2) Summary 15' (0:1) Stohler
25' (0:2) Marti
soccer ball with red X 28′ Stohler
85' (1:3) Maissen
86' (1:4) Lauscher
Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Martin Arisdorf
17 February 1979 Winter break Luzern Switzerland 0 – 1 Switzerland Basel Luzern
Summary 39' (0:1) Demarmels Attendance: 300
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
21 February 1979 Winter break Aarau Switzerland 3 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau
19:15 Hegi 12' (pen. 1:1)
Franz 35' (2:1)
Franz 67' (3:2)
Summary 1' (0:1) Marti
46' (2:2) Demarmels
Attendance: 700
Referee: Switzerland Franz Gächter
27 March 1979 Mid-season Kriens Switzerland 1 – 3 Switzerland Basel Kriens
Fischer 40' (1:3) Summary 12' (0:1) Meyer
18' (0:2) Marti
37' (0:3) Marti
Attendance: 250
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Burgener
5 June 1979 Mid-season FC Bern Switzerland 3 – 4 Switzerland Basel Bern
Jauner 29' (1:1)
Rohner 35' (2:2)
Getzmann 83' (3:4)
Summary 26' (0:1) Lauscher
33' (1:2) Schönenberger
70' (2:3) Maissen
80' (2:4) Maissen
Attendance: 150
Referee: Switzerland Werner Liebi

Nationalliga

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Qualifying phase matches

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12 August 1978 Round 1 Chiasso 2 – 1 Basel Stadio Comunale, Chiasso
20:30 Bosco 35' (1:1)
Cucinotta 45' (2:1)
Summary 23' (0:1) Lauscher Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Renggli Luzern
19 August 1978 Round 2 Basel 2 – 2 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Corbat 22' (1:0)
Stohler 33' (pen. 2:0)
Stohler Yellow card 36'
Maissen Yellow card 61'
Summary soccer ball with red X 14′ Hussner
39' (2:1) Hussner
53' (2:2) Zwahlen
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Affolter
23 August 1975 Round 3 Nordstern Basel 1 – 1 Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Degen 2' (pen. 1:0) Summary 35' (1:1) Stohler Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Switzerland
26 August 1978 Round 4 Servette 6 – 0 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Barberis 4' (1:0)
Schnyder 26' (2:0)
Schnyder 30' (3:0)
Schnyder 66' (4:0)
Weber 73' (5:0)
Elia 84' (6:0)
Summary Yellow card von Wartburg Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Switzerland Jakob Baumann
2 September 1978 Round 5 Basel 2 – 1 Chênois St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Maissen 59' (1:0)
Maradan 84' (pen. 2:1)
Summary 68' (1:1) Rufli
Yellow card Mustapha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wolfer
9 September 1978 Round 6 Sion 0 – 0 Basel Stade Tourbillon, Sion
20:15 Summary Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Marie Macheret
16 September 1978 Round 7 Basel 5 – 2 Xamax St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Schönenberger 1' (1:0)
Schönenberger 31' (2:1)
Demarmels 48' (3:1)
Schönenberger 60' (4:1)
Schönenberger 64' (5:1)
[ Summary] 18' (1:1) Rub
74' (5:2) Hasler
Yellow card 79' Rub
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
24 September 1978 Round 8 Zürich 1 – 1 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Botteron 36' (1:0)
Jerkovic Yellow card 83'
Summary 46' (1:1) Marti Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Galler
30 September 1978 Round 9 Basel 3 – 2 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Tanner 63' (1:2)
Maradan 65' (2:2)
von Wartburg 87' (3:2)
Fischli Yellow card
Summary 30' (0:1) Sulser
56' (0:2) Sulser
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
14 October 1978 Round 10 Lausanne-Sport 0 – 1 Basel Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
20:30 Favre Yellow card Summary 55' (0:1) Lauscher
Yellow card Schönenberger
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Switzerland Jakob Baumann
22 October 1978 Round 11 Basel 4 – 2 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Schär 1' (1:0)
Stohler 16' (2:1)
Marti 77' (3:2)
Maissen 89' (4:2)
Summary 13' (1:1) Stomeo
70' (2:2) Stomeo
Yellow card Stöckl
Yellow card Seger
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Winter
29 October 1978 Round 12 Basel 4 – 0 Chiasso St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Lauscher 6' (1:0)
Tanner 47' (2:0)
Schär 49' (3:0)
Tanner 54' (4:0)
Summary Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Renggli Luzern
4 November 1978 Round 13 Young Boys 2 – 0 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
17:30 Hussner 41' (1:0)
Küttel 88' (2:0)
Feuz Yellow card
Küttel Yellow card
Zwahlen Yellow card
Summary Yellow card Tanner
Yellow card von Wartburg
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Galler
19 November 1978 Round 14 Basel 4 – 1 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Stohler 25' (1:0)
Lauscher 27' (2:0)
Schönenberger 39' (3:0)
Lauscher 43' (4:0)
Maradan Yellow card
Summary 55' (4:1) Schnyder Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
25 November 1978 Round 15 Chênois 1 – 0 Basel Stade des Trois-Chêne, Thônex
15:45 Lopez 3' (1:0) Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Renggli Luzern
3 December 1978 Round 16 Basel 2 – 0 Sion St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Lauscher 14' (1:0)
Demarmels Yellow card 63'
Marti 85' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
4 March 1979 Round 17 Xamax 2 – 0 Basel Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel
15:00 Gross 39' (1:0)
Bianchi 66' (2:0)
Weller Yellow card
Summary Yellow card Schönenberger Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Jakob Baumann
11 March 1979 Round 18 Basel 1 – 0 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Demarmels 5' (1:0)
Geisser Yellow card
Demarmels Yellow card
Summary Yellow card Lüdi Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
17 March 1979 Round 19 Grasshopper Club 2 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Ponte 17' (1:0)
Heinz Hermann 89' (2:1)
Summary 52' (pen. 1:1) Stohler Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
31 March 1979 Round 20 Basel 2 – 0 Lausanne-Sport St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Lauscher 8' (1:0)
Meyer 26' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Winter
4 April 1979 Round 21 Basel 1 – 1 Nordstern Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:15 Meyer 9' (1:0)
Maradan Yellow card
Summary 80' (1:1) Rietmann Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Peter Rotschi Oensingen
7 April 1979 Round 22 St. Gallen 1 – 1 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:00 Brander 22' (1:0) Summary 89' (1:1) Maissen
Yellow card Demarmels
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Marie Macheret

Qualifying round table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Zürich[9] 22 13 6 3 51 19 +32 32 To championship round
2 Servette FC 22 12 6 4 56 23 +33 30
3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 22 9 9 4 35 24 +11 27
4 FC Basel[10] 22 10 6 6 36 29 +7 26
5 BSC Young Boys 22 11 4 7 39 34 +5 26
6 FC St. Gallen 22 11 4 7 34 34 0 26
7 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 8 8 6 42 33 +9 24 To relegation play-out round
8 CS Chênois 22 9 4 9 30 32 −2 22
9 Lausanne Sports 22 6 3 13 28 40 −12 15
10 FC Chiasso 22 5 3 14 20 46 −26 13
11 FC Nordstern Basel 22 2 8 12 19 44 −25 12
12 FC Sion 22 3 5 14 20 52 −32 11
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;

Championship group matches

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21 April 1979 Round 1 Basel 6 – 0 Young Boys St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Lauscher 24' (1:0)
Lauscher 36' (2:0)
Stohler 44' (3:0)
Meyer 57' (4:0)
Maradan 62' (5:0)
Demarmels 73' (6:0)
Summary Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Renggli Luzern
28 April 1979 Round 2 Grasshopper Club 2 – 1 Basel Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 Traber 11' (1:0)
Sulser 13' (2:0)
Summary 82' (2:1) Lauscher
Yellow card Fischli
Yellow card Stohler
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
8 May 1979 Round 3 Basel 2 – 0 St. Gallen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Maissen 87' (1:0)
Lauscher 90+1' (2:0)
Summary Yellow card Schüepp
Yellow card Fleury
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Switzerland Franz Gächter
12 May 1979 Round 4 Basel 1 – 3 Zürich St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Marti 65' (1:1) Summary 3' (0:1) Risi
80' (1:2) Risi
90' (1:3) Zwicker
Yellow card Lüdi
Yellow card Zappa
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz
17 May 1979 Round 5 Servette 2 – 0 Basel Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Coutaz 16' (1:0)
Peterhans 33' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Switzerland Jakob Baumann
26 May 1979 Round 6 Young Boys 2 – 2 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
20:00 Pelfini 45' (1:2)
Odermatt 62' (pen. 2:2)
Summary 3' (0:1) Lauscher
14' (0:2) Schönenberger
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern
31 May 1979 Round 7 Basel 2 – 3 Grasshopper Club St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Maissen 26' (1:1)
Lauscher 31' (2:1)
Summary 11' (0:1) Koller
32' (2:2) Koller
39' (2:3) Bauer
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Switzerland André Daina
13 June 1979 Round 8 St. Gallen 4 – 0 Basel Espenmoos, St. Gallen
20:00 Stomeo 11' (1:0)
Stomeo 33' (2:0)
Friberg 55' (3:0)
Müller 75' (4:0)
Stöckl Yellow card
Labhart Yellow card
Summary Yellow card Tanner Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Marie Macheret
16 June 1979 Round 9 Zürich 4 – 2 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00 Botteron 5' (1:0)
Bauer 26' (2:0)
Botteron 38' (3:0)
Zwicker 70' (4:0)
Summary 43' (3:1) Baldinger
46' (3:2) Lauscher
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Werner BöschL
23 June 1979 Round 10 Basel 1 – 4 Servette St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
20:00 Demarmels 2' (1:0) Summary 8' (1:1) Andrey
53' (1:2) Barberis
68' (1:3) Pfister
61' (1:4) Pfister
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland Othmar Winter

Championship group table

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Championship group table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Servette 10 10 0 0 23 5 +18 15 35 Champions and Swiss Cup winners qualified for 1979–80 European Cup
2 Zürich 10 6 1 3 19 14 +5 16 29 qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup
and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
3 Grasshopper Club 10 3 3 4 11 13 −2 14 23 qualified for 1979–80 UEFA Cup
and entered 1979 Intertoto Cup
4 St. Gallen 10 2 3 5 8 11 −3 13 20 entered 1978 Intertoto Cup
5 Young Boys 10 1 4 5 5 17 −12 13 19 Cup finalist qualified for 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup
6 Basel 10 2 1 7 18 24 −6 13 18
Source: rsssf.com

Swiss Cup

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8 October 1978 Round of 32 FC Glattbrugg 0 – 7 Basel Sportanlage Au, Glattbrugg
15:00 Summary 32' (0:1) von Wartburg
36' (0:2) Lauscher
48' (0:3) Schönenberger
54' (0:4) Schönenberger
71' (0:5) Schönenberger
79' (0:6) Baldinger
84' (0:7) Baldinger
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Franz Gächter
10 December 1978 Round of 16 Zürich 1 – 3 Basel Letzigrund, Zürich
14:30 Botteron (1:1) Summary 36' (0:1) Stohler
68' (1:2) Marti
89' (1:3) Lauscher
Attendance: Switzerland 13,800
Referee: Jakob Baumann
20 March 1979 Quarter-final Xamax 5 – 0 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
Decastel 21' (1:0)
Küffer 70' (2:0)
Richard 77' (3:0)
Lüthi (4:0)
Decastel 87' (5:0)
Summary Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Peter Scherz

Swiss League Cup

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22 July 1978 Round of 32 First leg Basel 2 – 0 Grenchen St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
18:30 Siegenthaler 24' (1:0)
Maissen 56' (2:0)
Summary Attendance: 900
Referee: Switzerland Bruno Burgener
29 July 1978 Second leg Grenchen 3 – 2
(3 – 4 agg.)
Basel Stadium Brühl, Grenchen
19:00 Wirth 43' (1:1)
Albanese 51' (2:1)
Huser 80' (3:2)
Summary 14' (0:1) Stohler
57' (2:2) Baldinger
Attendance: 900
Referee: Switzerland Gerald Corminboeuf
4 October 1978 Round of 16 Basel 1 – 0 Nordstern Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Stohler soccer ball with red X 52′
Schönenberger
Summary Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Switzerland Denis Perrenoud
11 November 1978 Quarter-final Basel 3 – 1 Luzern St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
15:00 Demarmels 42' (1:0)
Marti 52' (2:0)
Baldinger 54' (3:0)
Summary 66' (pen. 3:1) Christen Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Switzerland Werner Bösch
24 February 1979 Semi-final Xamax 0 – 2 Basel Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel
15:00 Summary 40' (0:1) Baldinger
66' Schönenberger
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Switzerland Hans Wolfer
1 May 1979 Final Servette 2 – 2
(4 – 3 p)
Basel St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
19:00 Peterhans 5'
Barberis 37'
Summary 18', 87' Schönenberger Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Switzerland Jean-Marie Macheret
Penalties
Schnyder soccer ball with check mark
Barberis soccer ball with check mark
Guyot soccer ball with red X
Trinchero soccer ball with check mark
Engel soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Stohler
soccer ball with check mark Maradan
soccer ball with red X Schönenberger
soccer ball with check mark von Wartburg
soccer ball with red X Tanner

Servette won 4–3 on penalties

UEFA Cup

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First round
13 September 1978 First leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 3 Germany VfB Stuttgart Basel
20:00 Stohler 30'
von Wartburg Yellow card 30' Red card 40'
Tanner 78'
Report 44' D. Hoeneß
54', 70' Ohlicher
Yellow card 85' Förster
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Referee: Scotland Brian McGinlay
27 September 1978 Second leg VfB Stuttgart Germany 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stuttgart
20:00 Kelsch 24', 48', 68'
Müller 64'
Report 35' Schönenberger Stadium: Neckarstadion
Referee: Ukraine Miroslav Stupar

VfB Stuttgart won 7–3 on aggregate.

Coppa delle Alpi

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Group B
1 July 1978 Round 1 Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 France Stade de Reims St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20:00 Lauscher 12' (1:0)
Stohler 87' (pen. 87)
Summary 35' (1:1) Coste Attendance: 1,500
Referee: France Alain Delmer
4 July 1978 Round 2 Sochaux France 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Stade René Blum, Montbéliard
17:00 Revelli 56' (1:0) Summary (pen. 1:1) Stohler Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Affolter
8 July 1978 Round 3 Stade de Reims France 1 – 1 Switzerland Basel Reims
Santamaria 73' (1:1) Summary 40' (0:1) Demarmels Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernest Guignet Yverdon
11 July 1978 Round 4 Basel Switzerland 0 – 2 France Sochaux St. Jakob Stadium Basel
20 :00 Summary 30' (0:1) Benoit
40' (0:2) Parizon
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: France Achille Verbecke

NB: teams did not play compatriots

Group table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Lausanne-Sport 4 2 1 1 12 8 +4 1 6[a] Continue to final
2 Sochaux 4 1 2 1 7 7 0 0 4
3 Basel 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 0 4
4 Stade de Reims 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 0 3
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 bonus point awarded for a victory by 3 or more goals

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Walter Mundschin - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1977/78". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. ^ Erik Garin, Luc Nackaerts. "Nationalliga A 1978/79". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. ^ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1978-1979". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ Erik Garin. "Swiss League Cup 1978/79". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. ^ "Stuttgart-Basel Aggregate 7:3". uefa.com. 1978. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  7. ^ Garin, Erik (2000). "Cup of the Alps 1978". RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  8. ^ super-servette (1978). "Alle Servette Spieler in einem Alpencup Finale" (PDF). super-servette.ch. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  9. ^ (red) dbFCZ (2006–2023). "FCZ 1978/1979" (in German). dbFCZ. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" (1979). "1978/79 Rangliste" [1978/79 Ranking] (in Swiss High German). Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv". Retrieved 2023-11-16.

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