| 1983–84 season | |
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| Chairman | .svg.png.webp) Urs Gribi | 
| Manager |  Ernst August Künnecke | 
| Ground | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| Nationalliga A | 9th | 
| Swiss Cup | Round of 32 | 
| Top goalscorer | League: .svg.png.webp) Beat Sutter (12) All: .svg.png.webp) Beat Sutter (14) | 
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 on 4 October 1983 vs Servette | 
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 on 6 June 1984 vs Bellinzona | 
| Average home league attendance | 5.553 | 
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1983–84 season was their 90th season since the club was founded. It was their 38th 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. Urs Gribi was their newly appointed chairman, he replaced Roland Rasi who stood down at the AGM after just one year chairmanship.
Overview
Pre-season
Ernst August Künnecke was appointed as Basel’s new first team manager and Emil Müller was appointed as his assistant. They had taken over from Rainer Ohlhauser, who had been manager for just the previous season. Künnecke had not played as professional footballer, but had played in the highest amateur levels before becoming professional head coach in Belgium. Künnecke's reputation grew because of his conveyance, his advancing and his greatest strength was the furtherance of young players. Waterschei Thor and KV Mechelen were two of Künnecke's stations in Belgium and that is the reason why Basel played two test games against these teams during the first half of the season.
A number of players left the squad. Hans Küng retired after having been with the club six years and playing in a total of 252 games, of which 154 in the Nationalliga A and 16 were in the European competitions (European Cup, UEFA Cup and Cup of the Alps). Peter Marti move to Aarau after having been with the club seven years, playing in 262 games of which 146 in the Nationalliga A and 29 in the European competitions. Serge Duvernois and Serge Gaisser moved on to play for FC Mulhouse. Further Bruno Graf moved to Wettingen, Winfried Berkemeier to FC Raron and Roger Bossert to local club FC Laufen. In the other direction a number of new players joined the club. Three came from Wettingen, goalkeeper Urs Suter and the two defenders Martin Andermatt and Rolf Lauper. Uwe Dreher joined from Stuttgarter Kickers and René Botteron from 1. FC Nürnberg. Two youngsters were brought in from local clubs, Thomas Süss from Nordstern Basel and Fredy Grossenbacher from Concordia Basel. Another youngster, Peter Nadig, advanced from Basel's own youth team.
Künnecke coached Basel in a total of 58 games in their 1983–84 season. 30 matches were played in the domestic league, two in the Swiss Cup and 26 were friendly matches. Of their 26 test games, 17 ended with a victory, one was drawn and eight ended with a defeat. The team scored 88 goals in these test matches and conceded 42. Only two of these test games were played at home in St. Jakob Stadium, the pre-season match against Celtic and the end of season game against local team Nordstern Basel. The others games were all played away. Under these were the two games in the Uhrencup which Basel won, 3–2 against Grenchen in the semi-final and 1–0 against Zürich in the final.[1]
Domestic league
The 1983–84 Nationalliga A was contested by 16 teams, including the top 14 clubs from the previous season and the two sides promoted from the second level 1982–83 Nationalliga B, these being La Chaux-de-Fonds and Chiasso. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, home and away. Two points were awarded for a win and one point given to each team for a draw. The champions would be qualified for 1984–85 European Cup and the next two teams in the league would be qualified for the 1984–85 UEFA Cup.
As the season advanced it became increasingly apparent that Künnecke's ideas were not reaching the entire team squad at all times. Basel's youngsters played well during this season, Fredy Grossenbacher, Martin Jeitziner, Peter Nadig, Thomas Hauser and Beat Sutter advanced well under Künnecke. But Künnecke's ideas were not being accepted by the older, experienced players. At home, in the St. Jakob Stadium the team was playing well and winning the games, the first five home games were all won. However, the first seven away games all ended with a defeat. After the winter break Basel lost their first home game against La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–1. Künnecke reacted immediately and this was the last game that the three veterans Arthur von Wartburg, Jörg Stohler and Jean-Pierre Maradan played in the team. The supporters had noted the differences and the final home game of the season attracted only 2,000 spectators.[2] Basel ended the season in ninth position. In their 30 league games Basel won eleven matches, drew six and lost thirteen. Basel obtained 28 points, scored 55 and conceding 59 goals. They were 16 points behind Grasshopper Club and Servette both of whom finished level on 44 points. A play-off match was to decide the championship and this was who by the Grasshoppers who became champions for the second consecutive year. Bellinzona and Chiasso suffered relegation.[3]
Swiss Cup
Basel entered into the Swiss Cup in the round of 64 and here they were drawn away against local lower league club FC Birsfelden. The match was a one-sided affair and Basel won 8–0. In the round of 32 they had a home fixture against Luzern but were beaten 0–3. Servette won the Cup beating Lausanne-Sport 1–0 in the final. As Cup winners Servette were qualified for the 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup. Basel did not play in any other cup competitions because the Swiss League Cup was no longer competed and because they were not qualified for European competitions, nor did they enter the Coppa delle Alpi this season.[4]
Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1983–84. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 10 August 1983 but subsequently left the club after that date.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendly matches
Pre- and mid-season
| 3 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 2 | .svg.png.webp) Zürich | Linden, Gunzwil | 
| 15:30 | Sutter  9' (1:0) | Summary |  18' (1:1) Iselin  88' (1:2) Bold | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rudolf Renggli Luzern | 
| 10 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Mulhouse   | 4 – 0 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Stade de l'Ill, Mulhouse | 
| 19:00 | Six  8' (1:0) Gaisser  32' (2:0) Erlacher  69' (3:0) Maradan  87' (o.g. 4:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,900 Referee:  Robert Wurtz | |
| Note: Transfer game for Serge Gaisser and Serge Duvernois | ||||
| 12 July 1983 Pre-season | FC Löffingen   | 1 – 9 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Haslachstadion, Löffingen | 
| 19:00 | Farace  76' (1:7) | Summary |  14' (0:1) Hauser  33' (0:2) Dreher  36' (0:3) Dreher  42' (0:4) Dreher  68' (0:5) Nadig  72' (0:6) Stohler  76' (0:7) Dreher  88' (1:8) Dreher  89' (1:9) Zbinden | Attendance: 300 Referee:  Weiland | 
| 14 July 1983 Pre-season | FV Zell-Weierbach   | 1 – 3 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Abtsbergstadion, Zell-Weierbach | 
| 18:30 | Pitroc  49' (1:2) | Summary |  18' (0:1) Zbinden  20' (0:2) Zbinden  71' (1:3) Ceccaroni | Attendance: 500 Referee:  Fiss | 
| 16 July 1983 Pre-season | Schaffhausen .svg.png.webp)  | 0 – 9 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Stadion Breite, Schaffhausen | 
| 18:00 | Summary |  5' (0:1) Sutter  24' (0:2) Zbinden  32' (0:3) Sutter  49' (0:4) Nadig  52' (0:5) Ceccaroni  62' (0:6) Lüthi  73' (0:7) Nadig  76' (0:8) Ceccaroni  87' (0:9) Ceccaroni | Attendance: 658 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Roland Gnägi | 
| 23 July 1983 Pre-season | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 2 – 0 |  Celtic | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 17:30 | Dreher  47' (1:0) Dreher  76' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rolf Blattmann | 
| 27 July 1983 Uhrencup | Grenchen .svg.png.webp)  | 2 – 3 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen | 
| 20:00 | Lehnherr  23' (1:1) Urs Mose  67' (2:3) | Summary |  6' (0:1) von Wartburg  42' (1:2) Hauser  52' (1:3) Geisser | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Gottfried Friedrich | 
| 30 July 1983 Pre-season | VfL Bochum   | 2 – 1 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau | 
| 20:00 | Kühn  49' (1:1) Habig  88' (2:1) | Summary |  20' (0:1) Dreher | Attendance: 3,000 Referee:  Hans-Jürgen Ortlieb | 
| 31 July 1983 Pre-season | Freiburger FC   | 4 – 4 (4 – 3 p) | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Möslestadion, Freiburg im Breisgau | 
| 16:00 | Respondek  12' (1:0) Respondek  25' (2:0) Derigs  59' (3:2) Wuchrer  78' (4:4) | Summary |  Stohler  51' (2:1) Dreher  57' (2:2) Andermatt  60' (3:3) Dreher  77' (3:4) Sutter | Attendance: 1,500 Referee:  Frai | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Derigs  Turunen  Schneider  Wuchrer  Zürn  |  Botteron  Maradan  Zbinden  Sutter  Lauper | |||
| 4 August 1983 Uhrencup | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 0 | .svg.png.webp) Zürich | Stadion Brühl, Grenchen | 
| 20:00 | Maradan  60' (1:0) | Summary | Attendance: 3,400 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Werner Liebi | 
| 6 August 1983 Pre-season | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 4 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern | Oberfeldstadion, Schopfheim | 
| 18:00 | Zbinden  24' (1:0) | Summary |  31' (1:1) Frowein  66' (1:2) Briegel  70' (1:3) Melzer  90' (1:4) Nilsson | Attendance: 2,700 Referee:  Ehrenfried Grether | 
| 6 October 1983 Mid-season | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 6 – 3 | .svg.png.webp) SC Ciba-Geigy Rosental | Basel | 
| Hauser  (6x) | Summary |  (2x) Lehmann  (1x) Flückiger | Referee: .svg.png.webp) Peter Bochsler | 
| 11 October 1983 Mid-season | FC Altstätten .svg.png.webp)  | 2 – 4 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Altstätten | 
| 19:00 | Buschor  10' (1:1) Schmid  16' (2:1) | Summary |  8' (0:1) Hauser  49' (2:2) Hauser  65' (2:3) Ceccaroni  70' (2:4) Stohler | Attendance: 600 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Roland Gnägi | 
| 4 November 1983 Mid-season | KV Mechelen .svg.png.webp)  | 3 – 2 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Mechelen, Belgium | 
| 20:00 |  (1:1)  (2:1)  (3:1) | Summary |  (0:1) von Wartburg | 
Winter break and mid-season
| 1 February 1984 Winter break | SV Bühlertal   | 2 – 6 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Bühl, Germany | 
| 18:00 | Keller  (1:5) Keller  (2:6) | Summary |  6' (0:1) Zbinden  15' (0:2) Zbinden  43' (0:3) Jeitziner  45' (0:4) Stohler  50' (0:5) Sutter  65' (1:6) Nadig | 
| 4 February 1984 Winter break | FV Lörrach   | 1 – 4 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Grüttpark-Stadion, Lörrach Germany | 
| 14:30 | Hild  32' (1:2) | Summary |  8' (pen. 0:1) Stohler  25' (0:2) Sutter  37' (1:3) Sutter  72' (1:4) Nadig | Attendance: 300 Referee:  Bruno Sahner | 
| 12 February 1984 Winter break | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 1 | .svg.png.webp) Young Boys | Margelacker, Muttenz | 
| 14:30 | Maissen  13' (1:0) | Summary |  39' (1:1) Bernd Nickel | Attendance: 500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rolf Blattmann | 
| 14 February 1984 Winter break | Biel-Bienne .svg.png.webp)  | 2 – 5 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Gurzelen Stadion, Biel/Bienne | 
| Greub  34' (1:2) Greub  69' (2:3) | Summary |  7' (0:1)  Dreher  22' (0:2) Dreher  66' (1:3) Stohler  79' (2:4)  Dreher  84' (2:5)  Dreher | Attendance: 150 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Manfred Schlup Grenchen | 
| 18 February 1984 Winter break | Bellinzona .svg.png.webp)  | 0 – 1 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona | 
| 14:30 | Summary |  73' (0:1) Nadig | Attendance: 300 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Renzo Peduzzi | 
| 19 February 1984 Winter break | Lugano .svg.png.webp)  | 3 – 1 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Cornaredo, Lugano | 
| 14:30 | D. Bullo  34' (1:1) Maccini  81' (2:1) Roncari  84' (3:1) | Summary |  2' (0:1) Jeitziner | Attendance: 100 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Marco Raveglia | 
| 6 March 1984 Mid-season | Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 5 – 1 | .svg.png.webp) Nordstern Basel | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 19:00 | Dreher  46' (1:1) Maissen  49' (2:1) Nadig  67' (3:1) Nadig  74' (4:1) Dreher  86' (5:1) | Summary |  20' (0:1) Moritz | Attendance: 400 Referee: .svg.png.webp) André Reck | 
| 28 March 1984 Mid-season | Nordstern Basel .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 4 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Stadion Rankhof, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Marti  38' (1:3) | Summary |  17' (0:1) Dreher  24' (0:2) Dreher  33' (0:3) Sutter  67' (1:4) Nadig | Attendance: 400 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Peter Bochsler | 
| 19 April 1984 Mid-season | Winterthur .svg.png.webp)  | 1 – 5 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | Schützenwiese, Winterthur | 
| 17:00 | Avesani  12' (1:0) | Summary |  17' (1:1) Zbinden  43' (1:2) Zbinden  61' (1:3) Andermatt  75' (1:4) Sutter  77' (1:5) Sutter | Attendance: 800 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Willi Jaus | 
Nationalliga A
League matches
| 10 August 1983 Round 1 | Bellinzona | 4 – 2 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Bellinzona, Bellinzona | 
| 20:30 | Tedeschi  8' (1:0) Kurz  13' (2:0) Tedeschi  15' (3:0) Weidle  60' (4:0) | Summary |  61' (4:1) Sutter  83' (4:2) Dreher | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Claude Gachoud | 
| 13 August 1983 Round 2 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Dreher  6' (pen. 1:0) Jeitziner  25' (2:0) Sutter  56' (3:0) Andermatt  59' (4:0) Sutter  65' (5:0) | Summary |  79' (5:1) Risi  85' (5:2) Kasa | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) André Daina | 
| 20 August 1983 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 4 – 2 | Basel | |
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| 23 August 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 2 – 0 | Young Boys | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Dreher  42' (1:0) Maissen  79' (2:0) | Summary |  7' Zahnd  37' Zahnd | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Jakob Baumann | 
| Note: Maissen (200th NLA game) honored before the match. | ||||
| 27 August 1983 Round 5 | Xamax | 2 – 0 | Basel | Stade de la Maladière (1924), Neuchâtel | 
| 20:30 | Mustapha  17′ Lüthi  32' (1:0) Mustapha  60' (2:0) Zwygart  81′ | Summary |  21' Zbinden  55' Sutter | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Franz Gächter | 
| Note: 200th game for Walter Geisser for FC Basel | ||||
| 3 September 1983 Round 6 | Basel | 5 – 2 | Vevey-Sports | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Sutter  16' (1:0) Sutter  31' (2:0) Maissen  42' (3:0) Dreher  49' (4:0) Dreher  65' (5:1) | Summary |  12′ Franz  60' (4:1) Jacobacci  72' (5:2) Jacobacci | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Renzo Peduzzi | 
| 17 September 1983 Round 7 | Zürich | 2 – 1 | Basel | Letzigrund, Zürich | 
| 20:00 | Jerković  13' (1:1) Landolt  33' Rufer  75' (2:1) | Summary |  3' (0:1) Sutter  81' Zbinden | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) André Daina | 
| 24 September 1983 Round 8 | Basel | 4 – 1 | Chiasso | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Dreher  12' (1:0) Maissen  61' (2:0) Dreher  73' (3:0) von Wartburg  80' (pen. 4:0) | Summary |  34' Morini  74' Mastrodonato  81' (4:1) Tami | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Willy Hänni | 
| 1 October 1983 Round 9 | Aarau | 4 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Brügglifeld, Aarau | 
| 20:00 | Seiler  64' (1:0) Seiler  67' (2:0) Seiler  75' (3:0)  83' Staub Seiler  89' (4:0) | Summary |  18' Maradan  22' Maissen  83' Sutter | Attendance: 6,700 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Arturo Martino | 
| 4 October 1983 Round 10 | Basel | 3 – 2 | Servette | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Sutter  52' (1:2) Sutter  72' (2:2) Andermatt  79' (3:2) | Summary |  33' (0:1) Elia  41' (0:2) Elia | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Philippe Mercier | 
| 23 October 1983 Round 11 | Lausanne-Sport | 4 – 0 | Basel | Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne | 
| 20:30 | Pellegrini  4' (1:0) Bamert  40' Dario  45' Chapuisat  76' Mauron  78' (2:0) Pellegrini  79' (3:0) Bamert  88' (4:0) | Summary |  24' Andermatt | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr | 
| 30 October 1983 Round 12 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Grasshopper Club | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 14:30 | Egli  Koller  | Summary |  Sutter  Geisser | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Ulrich Nyffenegger | 
| 13 November 1983 Round 13 | Sion | 5 – 3 | Basel | Stade Tourbillon, Sion | 
| 14:30 | Bregy  10' (1:0) Yerli  18' (2:0) Ben Brahim  27' (3:0) Tachet  49' (4:1) Yerli  51' (5:1) | Summary |  34' (3:1) Maissen  65' Maradan  84' (5:2) Hauser  84' (5:3) Hauser | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rudolf Affolter | 
| 20 November 1983 Round 14 | Basel | 0 – 2 | Wettingen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 14:30 | Dreher  51' | Summary |  47' (0:1) Zanetti  51' Schneider  56' (0:2) Fregno | Attendance: 3,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Walter Nussbaumer | 
| 26 November 1983 Round 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds | 
| 16:30 | Gianfreda  31' (1:1) Pavoni  48' (2:1) | Summary |  4' (0:1) Sutter  76' (2:2) Andermatt  Sutter | Attendance: 2,600 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Arturo Martino | 
| 26 February 1984 Round 16 | Basel | 0 – 1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 14:30 | Süss  23' | Summary |  79' (0:1) Baur | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Jakob Baumann | 
| 11 March 1984 Round 18 | Basel | 1 – 1 | Sion | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 14:30 | Geisser  17' Jeitziner  44' (1:1) Lüthi  51' Nadig  78' | Summary |  8' (0:1) Tachet  83' Valentini | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Manfred Schlup Grenchen | 
| 14 March 1984 Round 17 | Wettingen | 0 – 0 | Basel | Stadion Altenburg, Wettingen | 
| 20:00 | Summary | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Gottlieb Barmettler Luzern | 
| 18 March 1984 Round 19 | Grasshopper Club | 4 – 1 | Basel | Hardturm, Zürich | 
| 14:30 | In-Albon  9' (1:0) Jara  28' (2:0) Ponte  77' (3:1) Egli  85' (4:1) | Summary |  71' (2:1) Andermatt | Attendance: 6,200 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Franz Gächter | 
| 24 March 1984 Round 20 | Basel | 1 – 0 | Lausanne-Sport | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Jeitziner  26' (1:0) Süss  | Summary | Attendance: 2,800 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Georges Sandoz | 
| 4 April 1984 Round 21 | Servette | 3 – 1 | Basel | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva | 
| 20:00 | Brigger  11' (1:0) Barberis  26' (2:0) Geiger  77' (3:1) | Summary |  48' (2:1) Sutter  78' Maissen | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rudolf Affolter | 
| 7 April 1984 Round 22 | Basel | 0 – 0 | Aarau | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Summary |  56' Seiler  78' Kaltaveridis | Attendance: 3,300 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Jakob Baumann | 
| 14 April 1984 Round 23 | Chiasso | 1 – 3 | Basel | Stadio Comunale Riva IV, Chiasso | 
| 20:30 | Mastrodonato  19' Stephani  64' Werner  74' (pen. 1:3) | Summary |  40' (0:1) Jeitziner  43' (0:2) Maissen  69' (0:3) Andermatt  72' Dreher | Attendance: 1,300 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Werner Liebi | 
| 28 April 1984 Round 24 | Basel | 3 – 0 | Zürich | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Sutter  3' (1:0) Zbinden  5' (2:0) Nadig  22' (3:0) | Summary | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Bruno Galler | 
| 4 May 1984 Round 25 | Vevey-Sports | 2 – 2 | Basel | Stade de Copet, Vevey | 
| 20:00 | Sivek  28' (1:0) Debonnaire  35' (2:0) Gavillet  86' | Summary |  70' (2:1) Zbinden  86' (2:2) Zbinden | Attendance: 2,100 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Kurt Röthlisberger Suhr | 
| 12 May 1984 Round 26 | Basel | 4 – 2 | Xamax | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Hauser  4' (1:0) Hauser  31' (2:0) Nadig  43' (3:0) Nadig  69' (4:1) | Summary |  45' (3:1) Zaugg  90' (4:2) Don Givens | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Philippe Mercier | 
| 15 May 1984 Round 27 | Young Boys | 2 – 0 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern | 
| 20:00 | Radi  6′ Mezger  9' (1:0) Signer  62' (2:0) | Summary | Attendance: 2,700 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Georges Sandoz | 
| 19 May 1984 Round 28 | Basel | 4 – 2 | St. Gallen | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Lüthi  7' (1:0) Andermatt  12' (2:0) Jeitziner  23' (3:0) Hauser  57' (4:1) | Summary |  44' (3:1) Urban  74' (4:2) Gisinger | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Willy Hänni | 
| 2 June 1984 Round 29 | Luzern | 4 – 1 | Basel | Stadion Allmend, Luzern | 
| 20:00 | Fairclough  8' (1:0) Kaufmann  33' (2:0) H. Risi  61' (3:1) Tanner  67' (4:1) | Summary |  49' (2:1) Zbinden | Attendance: 4,200 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Bruno Galler | 
| 6 June 1984 Round 30 | Basel | 5 – 1 | Bellinzona | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 20:00 | Hauser  8:1' Maissen  27' (2:0) Jeitziner  33' (3:0) Maissen  62' (4:1) Hauser  87' (5:1) | Summary |  36' (pen. 3:1) Hafner | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Ulrich Nyffenegger | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 32 | +27 | 44 | Championship play-off winners, qualified for 1984–85 European Cup | 
| 2 | Servette | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 44 | Championship play-off and Swiss Cup winners, qualified for 1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup | 
| 3 | Sion | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 43 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup | 
| 4 | Xamax | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 40 | qualified for 1984–85 UEFA Cup | 
| 5 | St. Gallen | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 40 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup | 
| 6 | Lausanne-Sport | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
| 7 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wettingen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup | 
| 9 | Basel | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 28 | |
| 10 | Aarau | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Young Boys | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Zürich | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 24 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup | 
| 13 | Vevey-Sports | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24 | |
| 14 | Luzern | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | entered 1983 Intertoto Cup | 
| 15 | Bellinzona | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 12 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B | 
| 16 | Chiasso | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 82 | −56 | 10 | Relegated to 1984–85 Nationalliga B | 
Championship play-off
| Grasshopper Club | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Servette | 
|---|---|---|
| Egli  109' (pen.) | RSSSF summary | 
Swiss Cup
| 10 September 1983 Round 3 | FC Birsfelden | 0 – 8 | Basel | Sportplatz Sternenfeld, Birsfelden | 
| 20:00 | Summary |  12' (0:1) Dreher  13' (0:2) Jeitziner  15' (0:3) Maissen  30' (0:4) Jeitziner  37' (0:5) Jeitziner  54' (0:6) Sutter  70' (0:7) Sutter  80' (0:8) Jeitziner | Attendance: 1,600 Referee: .svg.png.webp) Rolf Blattmann | 
| 16 October 1983 Round 4 | Basel | 0 – 3 | Luzern | St. Jakob Stadium, Basel | 
| 16:00 | Summary |  6' Müller  37' Martinelli  51' Fairclough  74' Fairclough  75' Fairclough  77' Kaufmann | Attendance: 6,000 Referee:  Hans-Peter Dellwing Trier | 
See also
References
- ↑ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Bilanz Saison 1983/84". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Zindel, Josef (2018), "1984 - 2000 Zuschauer", Pages 82 and 83, Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Nationalliga A 1983/84". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Erik Garin. "Switzerland 1983/84". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
Sources
- Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. ISBN 978-3-7245-2050-4* Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. ISBN 978-3-7245-2305-5
- FCB squad 1983–84 at fcb-archiv.ch
- Switzerland 1983–84 at RSSSF