1897–98 FC Basel Season
The FC Basel 1897–98 season was their fifth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was Charlie Volderauer and he was chairman between 1896 and 1900. He was the third chairman in the club's history, following Roland Geldner (1893–1896) and Emanuel Schiess (1896). FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein neighborhood of Kleinbasel (lesser Basel). The official Swiss championship had not yet been called to into life. Although this season a first, unofficial, competition was played, Basel did not compete. Overview Although the first national championship in Switzerland took place in 1897–98 it is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the Swiss Football Association (SFA; founded in 1895). FC Basel did not participate in this first championship, neither did local rivals Old Boys. From a local point of view, there were also following clubs from Basel who played football. FC Play Fellows were founde ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once. Basel have competed in European competitions every season since 1999–2000. They have qualified for the Group stages of the Champions League more times than any other Swiss club – a total of seven times – and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the Group stages directly. In 2021 they set the new record for a Swiss team with the most successful international group stage campaign by reaching 14 points in their Conference League group. Since 2001, the club has played its home games at St. Jakob-Park, built on the site of their previous home, St. Jakob Stadium. Their home colours are red and blue, leading to a nickname of "''RotBlau''". History Foundation FC Basel was started ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Josy Ebinger
Josy Ebinger (26 March 1880 – 18 September 1955) was a Swiss-French businessman and founder member of FC Basel. He was long-time player in their first team and played as defender and midfielder. He was active as a club official in various offices and was club chairman from October 1902 to May 1903. He was vice president of the Swiss Football Association in 1900. As businessman he was a well-known personality in the city and held high honorary positions in his hometown. Biography Ebinger was member of the Basel rowing club and during a visit to England had seen the new football game. He had also been member of the RTV/Realschüler-Turnverein (secondary school student gymnastics club) and had been instructed over the game by his gymnastics teacher, Adolf Glaz, at the then secondary school. But when students finished school, they could no longer stay member of the student association. After a newspaper advert, there was a meeting on 15 November 1893 and the Fussball Club Basel was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eric Mory
Eric Mory (born 17 April 1879) was a Swiss footballer who played as striker or midfielder during the 1890s and early 1900s. Football career FC Basel was founded on 15 November 1893 and Mory joined the club about three years later, during their 1896–97 season. Mory played his first game for the club in the away game on 8 November 1896 as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Grasshopper Club. Mory stayed with the club for two seasons. During the first season he played in six of the team's seven matches and in the second he played in nine out of ten matches. The last game that Mory played for Basel was on 8 May 1898 as Basel won 2–0 against FC Fortuna Zürich. His teammate John Tollmann acted as referee in that match. Following his time in Basel, Mory moved across the city and joined local rivals BSC Old Boys. The Swiss Football Association (ASF-SFV) was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of FIFA in 1904. The following year the Switzerland national team played their first of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hermann Matzinger
Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Missouri, a town on the Missouri River in the United States ** Hermann AVA, Missouri wine region * The German SC1000 bomb of World War II was nicknamed the "Hermann" by the British, in reference to Hermann Göring * Herrmann Hall, the former Hotel Del Monte, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California * Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, a large health system in Southeast Texas * The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), a system to measure and describe thinking preferences in people * Hermann station (other), stations of the name * Hermann (crater), a small lunar impact crater in the western Oceanus Procellarum * Hermann Huppen, a Belgian comic book artist * Hermann 19, an American sailboat design built by Ted Herman ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Albert Linder (footballer)
Albert Linder (born 8 November 1877) was a Swiss footballer who played for FC Basel during the 1890s. He played mainly in the position as striker, but also as midfielder. Football career FC Basel was founded on 15 November 1893 and Linder joined the club about two years later, during their 1895–96 season. Linder played his first game for the club in the home game on 23 November 1895 as Basel played their first ever game against Anglo-American Club Zürich Anglo-American Club Zürich (also Anglo-American F.C. Zürich) was a Swiss football club based in Zürich, who are known for being the winners of the first official national football championship (then Serie A) in 1899. The team composed mainly .... Linder stayed with the team for three seasons and during this time he played 13 games for Basel without scoring a goal. Notes Footnotes References Sources * Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2017/2018. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. * Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rudolf La Roche
Rudolf La Roche (born 1 October 1880) was a Swiss footballer who played as midfielder in the late 1890s. He was a well-known businessman and became president of the local riding school society. Football career La Roche joined FC Basel's first team for their 1897–98 season. The official Swiss national championship had not yet been called into life and so the team played only friendly games. He played his first game for the club in the friendly game away from home on 10 July 1898 as Basel won 4–1 against FC Bern. The first edition of the official Swiss championship season 1898–99 was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament. Basel played in the central group semi-final against Old Boys. Because the game was drawn, one goal each, it required a replay. La Roche played his domestic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rudolf Iselin
Rudolf Iselin (date of birth unknown) was a Swiss footballer who played as midfielder in the late 1890s. Football career Iselin joined FC Basel's first team during their 1896–97 season. The official Swiss national championship had not yet been called into life and so the team played only friendly games. Iselin played his first game for the club in the home game on 8 November 1896 as Basel were defeated 1–2 by Grasshopper Club. Iselin played in five of the club's seven friendly games that season. In the following season he played in six of their ten friendly games. The first edition of the official Swiss championship was played in the 1898–99 season as a knock out competition. Basel played against Old Boys in the central group semi-final. Iselin played his league debut for the club in this home game at the Landhof on 13 November 1898. It ended in 1–1 draw with their local rivals. It therefore required a replay. This replay was held in the Stadion Schützenmatte on 18 D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Louis Gürtler
Louis Gürtler (born 22 May 1877) was a Swiss footballer who played in the 1890s as midfielder. Football career FC Basel was founded on 15 November 1893 and Gürtler joined the club about three years later, during their 1896–97 season. Gürtler played his first game for the club in the away game on 22 November 1896 as Basel were hosted by French team FC Mulhouse. Mulhouse got the better end and won 3–2. Gürtler stayed with the club for three seasons and during this time he played 13 games for Basel without scoring a goal. The last game that he played for Basel was on 23 October 1898 as Basel won 5–1 against FC Bern Fussballclub Bern (FC Bern) is a football team from Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, who currently play in the Gruppe 1, Bern/Jura canton of 2. Liga. In 1921, the club won the Och Cup (that was considered as the former Swiss Cup The .... That morning, Bern had also played a game against the FCB second team, which they won 6–2, this was matc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ernst Gass
Ernst Gass (born 27 April 1883) was a Swiss footballer who played as midfielder in the late 1890s. Football career Gass joined FC Basel's first team during their 1897–98 season. The official Swiss national championship had not yet been called into life and so the team played only friendly games. Gass played his first game for the club in the friendly away game on 13 March 1898 as Basel won 5–2 against Biel-Bienne. Schwarz played in all ten of the club's friendly games that season. The first edition of the official Swiss championship season 1898–99 was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament. Gass played his league debut for the club in this home game at the Landhof on 13 November 1898. Because the game was drawn, one goal each, it required a replay. This replay was held in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georges Fürstenberger
Georges Fürstenberger (1881–1941) was a Swiss footballer who played as midfielder in the late 1890s. He was a well-known businessman and became president of the local riding school society. Football career Fürstenberger joined FC Basel's first team during their 1897–98 season. The official Swiss national championship had not yet been called into life and so the team played only friendly games. Fürstenberger played his first game for the club in the away game on 1 May 1998 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with local team Old Boys. The first edition of the official Swiss championship season 1898–99 was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament. Basel played in the central group semi-final against Old Boys. Because the game was drawn, one goal each, it required a replay. Fürstenber ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfred Devick
Alfred H. Devick (born 29 June 1881 – 1932) was a Swiss footballer who played as defender or as midfielder in the 1890s and early 1900s. Football career FC Basel was founded on 15 November 1893 and Devick joined the club about three years later, during their 1896–97 season. Devick played his first game for the club in the away game on 13 June 1897 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with FC Bern. He scored his first goal for his club on 14 November 1897 in the home game in the Landhof as Basel won 3–1 against FC Excelsior Zürich. Devick stayed with the club for two season and he played eight games for Basel scoring at least that one goal. Following his time with Basel, Devick moved on to play for BSC Old Boys. The first edition of the official Swiss championship was played in the 1898–99 season as a knock out competition. The Old Boys played against Basel in the central group semi-final and Devick played his domestic league debut in this away game at the Landhof on 13 Novem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hans Billeter
Hans Billeter (20 January 1880 – 1 December 1930) was a Swiss footballer who played as forward in the late 1890s. Football career Billeter joined FC Basel's first team for their 1897–98 season. The official Swiss championship had not yet been called into life and so the team played only friendly games. Billeter played his first game for his club in the away game on 13 March 1898. He scored his first goal for the team in this match as Basel won 5–2 against Biel-Bienne. The first official Swiss championship season 1898–99 was played as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group (Romandy). The winners of each group played the finals in a round-robin tournament. Basel played in the central group semi-final against Old Boys. Billeter played his domestic league debut in this home game at the Landhof on 13 November 1898 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with their local rivals. Be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |