User:Huligan0/1973–74 FC Basel season

The 1973–74 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 80th season in their existence. It was their 28th 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
Helmut Benthaus was first team manager. This was his eighth season as manager. The Nationalliga A season 1973–74 was contested under 14 teams. Zürich won the championship 12 points ahead of Grasshopper Club, 13 ahead of the Servette and FC Winterthur. Basel finished in fifth position. They won 13 of their 26 league games, drew three and lost ten games. They scored a total of 57 goals conceding 39. 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.

In the Swiss Cup Basel played the round of 32 on 22 September 1973 away against Biel-Bienne in the Gurzelen Stadion and in the round of 16 on 6 October 1973 again away against Mendrisiostar. The quarter-finals were two leged fixtures. The first leg played on 31 October 1973 in Stade Tourbillon was a 1–0 defeat against Sion. The second leg played on 4 November 1973 in the St. Jakob Stadium ended in a 2–2 draw, thus Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nationalliga
League standings

Swiss Cup

 * Legend


 * Round of 32


 * Round of 16


 * Quarter-final

Sion won 3–2 on aggregate.

European Cup

 * First round

Basel won 11–2 on aggregate.


 * Second round

Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.


 * Quarter-final

Celtic won 6–5 on aggregate.