Chairman Harry Thommen Nationalliga A Champions Fairs Cup R1 | Manager Helmut Benthaus Swiss Cup Quarter-finals | |
Ground St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | ||
The 1968–69 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 75th season in their existence. It was their 23rd 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.
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Overview
During this season Helmut Benthaus was the club player-manager, for the fourth consecutive season. There were 14 teams contesting in the 1968–69 Nationalliga A and Basel finished the championship just one point clear of Lausanne Sports in second position and six points ahead of FC Zürich who finished third. Basel won 13 of the 26 games, drawing ten, losing three times, they scored 48 goals conceding 28. Helmut Hauser was the teams top goal scorer with 16 league goals. Karl Odermatt, Jürgen Sundermann and Walter Balmer each scored 5 league goals.
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a 2–1 away win against Thun and in the round of 16, with a home match, they beat Luzern 3–1. In the Quarter-final Basel played an away game against Servette but lost this 1–0.
In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Bologna the first leg away from home on 18 September the return leg in Basel on 2 October. Bologna won both games.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Nationalliga
Swiss Cup
Win Draw Loss
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Bologna won 6–2 on aggregate.