1961–62 FC Basel season

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FC Basel 1961–62 season

Overview
- Chairman: Ernst Weber
- Manager: Jiří Sobotka
- Ground: Landhof, Basel
- Basel’s 68th season in existence, 16th consecutive in the top Swiss division after promotion in 1945–46

Competitions
- Nationalliga A: 5th place (26 league games)
- Swiss Cup: reached the Quarter-finals
- International Football Cup (IFC): Group stage, finished bottom in Group B4 (with Sparta Rotterdam, IF Elfsborg, SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin)

Top scorers
- League top scorer: Markus Pfirter with 9 goals
- All competitions top scorer: Josef Hügi with 15 goals

Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 14,000 (15 October 1961 vs Servette)
- Lowest home attendance: 1,500 (4 March 1962 vs Fribourg)
- Average home league attendance: 6,038

Season context
- The season followed a 1960–61 campaign in which Basel finished 7th in Nationalliga A.
- Sobotka focused on developing younger players. Several local youngsters joined the squad and lived near Landhof.

Season performance
- Total matches played: 44 (26 league, 4 Swiss Cup, 6 IFC, 8 friendlies)
- Friendlies: 4 wins, 3 draws, 1 defeat
- Notable friendly: 4–4 vs 1. FC Köln; Hügi’s farewell game before moving to Zürich. 14,000 spectators helped with club finances.

Swiss Cup run
- Round 3: Basel 3–2 Delémont (home)
- Round 4: Basel 3–0 Breite
- Round 5: Basel advanced against Zürich due to an own goal
- Quarter-finals: Lost to Bellinzona (who went on to lose the final to Lausanne-Sport after extra time)

Squad notes
- A number of players joined from nearby areas to reinforce the team as Sobotka prepared for future seasons.