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{{Infobox football club season
| club               = [[FC Basel]]
| logo               = 
| season             = 1976–77
| manager            = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Helmut Benthaus]] 
| chairman           = {{Flagicon|SUI}} René Theler
| stdtitle           = Ground
| stadium            = [[St. Jakob Stadium]], [[Basel]]
| league             = [[1976–77 Nationalliga A|Nationalliga A]]
| league result      = Champions
| cup1               = [[Swiss Cup]]
| cup1 result        = Round 5
| cup2               = [[Swiss League Cup]]
| cup2 result        = Round 2
| cup3               = [[UEFA Cup]]
| cup3 result        = [[1976–77 UEFA Cup#Second_round|Round 2]]
| league topscorer   = 
| season topscorer   = 
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance  = 
| prevseason         = [[1975–76 FC Basel season|1975–76]]
| nextseason         = [[1977–78 FC Basel season|1977–78]]
}}

The [[FC Basel|Fussball Club Basel 1893]] '''1976–77 season''' was their 83rd season since the club was founded. It was their 31st 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]].

==Overview==
[[Helmut Benthaus]] was first team manager for the eleventh consecutive season. The [[1976–77 Nationalliga A| Nationalliga A season 1976–77]] was contested under 12 teams in two stages.

== Players ==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=GK |name=[[Jean Müller]] |other= league games: 24}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=GK |name=[[Jürg Wenger (footballer)|Jürg Wenger]] |other= league games: 9}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=[[Paul Fischli]] |other= league games: 22}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Walter Geisser]] |other= league games: 19}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=[[Markus Just]] |other= league games: 1}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Jean-Pierre Maradan]] |other= league games/goals: 30/3}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=[[Walter Mundschin]] |other= league games/goals: 30/9}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=DF |name=[[Jörg Stohler]] |other= league games/goals: 31/6}}  
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Otto Demarmels]] |other= league games/goals: 29/7}} 
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= GER |pos=MF |name=[[Detlev Lauscher]] |other= league games/goals: 26/8}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Peter Ramseier]] |other= league games/goals: 30/4}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=[[Markus Tanner]] |other= league games/goals: 30/5}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Arthur von Wartburg]] |other= league games/goals: 32/3}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Erni Maissen]] |other= league games/goals: 26/10}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Peter Marti]] |other= league games/goals: 21/6}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=MF |name=[[Serge Muhmenthaler]] |other= league games/goals: 13/5}} 
{{Fs player|no= |nat= DEN |pos=MF |name=[[Eigil Nielsen (footballer born 1948)|Eigil Nielsen]] |other= league games/goals: 28/5}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= SUI |pos=FW |name=[[Roland Schönenberger]] |other= league games/goals: 11/3}}  
{{Fs end}}

== Results ==

=== Nationalliga ===
{{main|1976–77 Nationalliga A}}

====Qualifying Phase====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos| Final position}}
!width="175"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
!width="175"|Remarks
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|1||[[Servette FC|Servette FC Genève]]||22||14||7||1||68||27||35||To championship round
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|2||[[FC Basel]]||22||14||5||3||54||30||33||To championship round
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|3||[[FC Zürich]]||22||12||7||3||49||18||31||To championship round
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|4||[[Neuchâtel Xamax]]||22||10||7||5||37||27||27||To championship round
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|5||[[BSC Young Boys]]||22||8||9||5||37||34||25||To championship round
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|6||[[Grasshopper Club Zürich]]||22||7||8||7||41||28||22||To championship round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|7||[[Lausanne Sports]]||22||8||6||8||39||31||22||To playout round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|8||[[CS Chênois]]||22||6||8||8||29||39||20||To playout round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|9||[[FC Sion]]||22||4||10||8||19||32||18||To playout round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|10||[[FC St. Gallen]]||22||5||6||11||26||40||16||To playout round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|11||[[AC Bellinzona]]||22||3||2||17||19||73||8||To playout round
|- style="background: #FFC0D0"
|12||[[FC Winterthur]]||22||1||5||16||19||58||7||To playout round
|}

====Championship Group====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pos| Final position}}
!width="175"|Team
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
!width="25"|{{Tooltip| (B) | (Bonus)}}
!width="140"|Remarks
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|1||[[FC Basel]]||10||5||2||3||19||16||29||(17) ||Play-off match
|-style="background: #D0F0C0"
|2||[[Servette FC|Servette FC Genève]]||10||5||1||4||16||14||29||(18)||Play-off match
|-
|3||[[FC Zürich]]||10||5||1||4||24||18||27||(16)||
|-
|4||[[Grasshopper Club Zürich]]||10||5||2||3||15||10||23||(11)||
|-
|5||[[Neuchâtel Xamax]]||10||3||1||6||14||18||21||(14)||
|-
|6||[[BSC Young Boys]]||10||3||1||6||12||24||20||(13)||
|}

====Play-Off Match====

;Legend
{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{football box collapsible
| round      = Play-Off 
| date       = 28 June 1977
| time       = 
| team1      = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| score      = 2 – 1
| report     = [ Report]
| team2      = [[Servette FC|Servette]]
| goals1     = [[Walter Mundschin|Mundschin]] {{goal|37}}<br />[[Arthur von Wartburg|von Wartburg]] {{goal|75}} 
| goals2     = {{goal|30}} [[Kurt Müller (footballer)|Müller]]
| stadium    = [[Wankdorf Stadium]], [[Bern]]
| attendance = 55,000
| referee    = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ruedi Renggli]]
| result     = W
}}

===Swiss Cup===
{{main|Swiss Cup}}

;Round of 32
{{football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 26 September 1976
|time=  
|team1      = [[FC Fribourg|Fribourg]]
|score      = 1 – 2
|aet        = yes
|report     = 
|team2      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] 
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade Universitaire]], [[Fribourg]]
|attendance = 
|referee    =
|result     = W
}}
;Round of 16
{{football box collapsible
|round      = 
|date       = 17 October 1976
|time=  
|team1      = [[Neuchâtel Xamax|Xamax]]
|score      = 4 – 1
|aet        = yes
|report     = 
|team2      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] 
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stade de la Maladière]], [[Neuchâtel]]
|attendance = 
|referee    =
|result     = L
}}

===Swiss League Cup===
{{main|Swiss League Cup}}

{{football box collapsible
|round      = Round of 32
|date       = 
|time=  
|team1      = [[FC Grenchen|Grenchen]]
|score      = 1 – 2
|report     = 
|team2      = [[FC Basel|Basel]]
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stadium Brühl]], [[Grenchen]]
|attendance = 
|referee    =
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round      = Round of 16
|date       = 
|time=  
|team1      = [[FC Luzern|Luzern]] 
|score      = 2 – 2 ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pens]])
|report     = 
|team2      = [[FC Basel|Basel]] 
|goals1     = 
|goals2     = 
|stadium    = [[Stadion Allmend]], [[Luzern]]
|attendance = 
|referee    =
|result     = L
}}
''Luzern won 6–5 on penalties.''

===European Cup===
{{main|1976–77 UEFA Cup}}
;First round
{{football box collapsible
| round          = First leg
| date           = 14 September 1976
| time           = 17:00
| team1          = [[Glentoran F.C.]] {{flagicon|NIR}}
| score          = 3 – 2
| report         = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1976/matches/round=1079/match=64689/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report] 
| team2          = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]] 
| goals1         = [[Warren Feeney, Sr.|Feeney]] {{goal|12||42}} <br /> [[Peter Dickenson (footballer|Dickenson]] {{goal|51}}
| goals2         = {{goal|26}} [[Erni Maissen|Maissen]]<br />{{yel|52}} [[Detlev Lauscher|Lauscher]]<br />{{goal|73}} [[Peter Ramseier|Ramseier]]
| stadium        = [[The Oval (Belfast)|The Oval]]
| location       = [[Belfast]]
| attendance=
| referee        = {{flagicon|SWE}} Rolf Ericsson
| result         = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round          = Second leg
| date           = 29 September 1976
| time           = 20:00
| team1          = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score          = 3 – 0
| report         = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1976/matches/round=1079/match=64690/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report] 
| team2          = {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Glentoran F.C.]]
| goals1         = [[Eigil Nielsen (footballer born 1948)|Eigil Nielsen]] {{goal|33}}<br />[[Walter Mundschin|Mundschin]] {{goal|35}}<br />[[Otto Demarmels|Demarmels]] {{goal|73}}
| goals2         = {{yel|52}} [[Robert McCreery|McCreery]]
| stadium        = [[St. Jakob Stadium]]
| location       = [[Basel]]
| attendance = 
| referee        = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cesare Gussoni ]]
| result         = W
}}
''Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.''
;Second round
{{football box collapsible
| round          = First leg
| date           = 20 October 1976
| time           = 20:00
| team1          = [[FC Basel|Basel]] {{flagicon|SUI}}
| score          = 1 – 1
| report         = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1976/matches/round=1080/match=64755/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report] 
| team2          = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
| goals1         = [[Peter Marti|Marti]] {{goal|2}}
| goals2         = {{goal|45}} [[José Ignacio Madariaga|Madariaga]]
| stadium        = [[St. Jakob Stadium]] 
| location       = [[Basel]]
| attendance=
| referee        = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rudi Glöckner]]
| result         = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
| round          = Second leg
| date           = 3 November 1976
| time           = 20:00
| team1          = [[Athletic Bilbao]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
| score          = 3 – 1
| report         = [http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=1976/matches/round=1080/match=64756/postmatch/lineups/index.html Report] 
| team2          = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[FC Basel|Basel]]
| goals1         = [[Ángel María Villar|Villar]] {{goal|45}}<br />Carlos {{goal|61||68}} 
| goals2         = {{goal|66}} [[Peter Marti|Marti]]
| stadium        = [[San Mamés Stadium (1913)|San Mamés]]
| location       = [[Bilbao]] 
| attendance = 
| referee        = {{flagicon|England}} [[Patrick Partridge]]
| result         = L
}}
''Athletic Bilbao won 4–2 on aggregate.''

==See also==
* [[History of FC Basel]]
* [[List of FC Basel players]]
* [[List of FC Basel seasons]]

==Sources and references==
* Rotblau: Jahrbuch Saison 2015/2016. Publisher: FC Basel Marketing AG. {{ISBN|978-3-7245-2050-4}}
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwit77.html Switzerland 1976–77 at RSSSF]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zwitleagcuphist.html Swiss League Cup at RSSSF]
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.fcb.ch FC Basel official site]

{{FC Basel seasons |state=expanded}}