FC Concordia Basel

The football club Concordia Basel is a football club in the city of Basel, was established on June 7, 1907. He is referred to as the "little brother " of the FC Basel, and affectionately called " Congeli " in the vernacular.

FC Concordia contributes to the time of its home games in the stadium Rankhof, Basel.

  • 3.3 St. Jakob Stadium ( 1955-1966 )
  • 3.4 farmstead (1967 -? )
  • 3.5 Stadium Rankhof
  • 3.6 LA Stadium St. Jakob

History

Beginnings, Cup victory and dominance of the second division (1907-1923)

FC Concordia was founded on June 7, 1907 by football fans, including was also the first president of Concordia, Max Zehnder.

Already in the founding year joined the FC Concordia Basel in the cantonal Football Association. At the beginning of FC Concordia completed only friendly matches. The venue was only in the 1908/09 season, in the Concordia straight away the championship of the Football Association, Basel cantonal could win, which to this day is not clear whether Congeli had won in Serie A or B. In September 1908, the first club's football ground was rented, this was located on the corner Dornacherstrasse / Delsbergerallee in Gundeli -Quartier, close to the railway station SBB.

On 1 August 1909, the FC Concordia joined the " Swiss Football Association ", today SFV, at. FC Concordia started in the 1909/10 season in the second division, the former series B. There Congeli were divided into the group Central Switzerland. At the end Congeli finished second in his first season in the SFA 4th place. A season later, they finished the good 2nd place, the person entitled to participate in the finals of the B series. These were won by city rivals North Star. Also in 1910/11 Congeli became the only previous time Swiss Cup winners, they won the " Och - Cup" the predecessor of today's Swiss Cup.

Again, a year later, Concordia was the first time Swiss Champion Series B, because Congeli was the finals this time to decide for themselves what theoretically entitled to promotion to Serie A. However, the application for Concordia at the SFA met with rejection, the reason may seem quite unusual - FC Concordia, the rise was denied due to " lack of tradition."

At that time the series B consisted of 3 regions with a total of 8 groups. 1912/13, were called in the Swiss Central region, the group winners FC Concordia Basel FC II and FC Basel width. The latter sat down finally by the central Swiss finals.

Also in the following years up to 1921/22, was taken by the FC Concordia in his group without exception the first rank - ie from 1911/12 eleven times in a row. The subsequent central Swiss finals decided the FC Concordia after 1911 /12 additional five times for themselves: 1914/15 1916 /17, 1917/18, 1918/19 and 1921 / 22nd As the winner of the Central Swiss finals to qualify for the national 3- Finalpoule Series B with the winners of the Eastern and Western Switzerland as an opponent. This Finalpoule but was won at the last start with a 4-2 victory against Forward Morges and a forfeit win against FC Lugano. At the same time justified this success to Auf-/Abstiegsspielen against Old Boys Basel as last binned team of Serie A, Central Switzerland region. However, these two games were lost with 1:3 and 2:3, so that the promotion to Serie A did not take place in that year.

In that season Concordia also opened the season a previously acquired football field, "Holy Wood " near the town of Reinach with the cup match against Basel Helvetic Republic.

By 1922/23, led the Football Association a new league, the "Series Promotion": This was new the second highest division after the " Series A" and before the new third-highest league " Serie B". Thanks to the strong performance of the season 1921/22, was allowed to join in " series Promotion" FC Concordia at this premiere. At the same time Ludwig Huber became the first full-time coach of the club. With him was the FC Concordia can be celebrated as the central Swiss winner of the series Promotion - thanks to a 3-1 victory in the Central Swiss -final match against FC Grenchen. In the subsequent national Finalpoule then retained, although the SC Veltheim against Concordia and Etoile Carouge the better end, but thanks to the enlargement of Serie A from 24 to 27 teams all got three teams in the top flight on.

First League, Cup fright and relegation (1923-1931)

The first season in the top division ended the FC Concordia 7 out of nine teams in the group central Switzerland. Group winner was the North Star FC Basel. In the years no better classifications came about, you ended the following three seasons to rank 8

Also in the 1927/28 season ended one championship in the lower part of the table on the seventh rank, but you saw in the Swiss Cup for excitement. Concordia failed only in the semi-finals at Urania Geneva, the game was lost with 1:2. It should be the best Cupklassierung the club's history for a long time, because in 1911 won " Och - Cup" is now indeed regarded as the predecessor of the Swiss Cup, the winners but not counted as official Winners' Cup in Switzerland.

It took another two years in Serie A, before Concordia had to go back for 10 years in the 1930/31 season for the first time. Due to a reform of the Divisions of three strands Serie A was replaced by the two-tier National League, Concordia was the " Green Table ", zwangsrelegiert in the newly created 1st League, Group central Switzerland.

Resurgence, subsequent descent and anniversary (1931-1939)

A season later, Concordia realized the direct promotion back to the top flight. 1932/33, Concordia reached the fourth of eight seats in the National League, Group II, then was - for the first and only time - the " National Challenge " played out in each team competing against all the teams from the other group. Congeli reached there in 5th place. The National League was again subjected to reform after only two years and one track to the next season, Concordia was qualified this time.

The first Swiss Championship ended Congeli on the 10th Place. 1934/35, the National League was reduced from 16 to 14 teams, FC Concordia ranked only 13th place and had thus after only three years in the second division dismount. In the first league, Eastern Group, Congeli finished the season in 1935/36 on the 10th of 12 ranks, so that the second decline in a row was narrowly avoided.

In the next season was Emil Gall coach of the team, but even he could not really convince in his first season as coach Concordia, only reached 9th place. A year later, however, Concordia was able to increase over the last two years and joined the Championship 1937/38, on the 2nd place from. In October 1937, the club with "30 Years of FC Concordia Basel " celebrated its anniversary. Concordia was second in the group and in de following season.

Severe time and fall in the third division (1939-1947)

FC Concordia was in the so-called " mobilization Cup " 1939/40, of third parties. In April 1940, Concordia had due to its empty coffers, sports court, "Holy Wood " sell. Then again, followed by two years in which Congeli escaped relegation by a hair. 1942/43, we reached only the 11th and penultimate rank and had in the relegation round.

Here we first played against the bottom club against direct relegation. The FC Blue Stars Zurich was defeated 2-1 here, the descent time being thus prevented. Then it went in the playoff against the Tabellenelften of the Western Group, the FC Monthey, all or nothing. The first two games provided no result, 1:1 and 0:0 were the results. In the third game Concordia scored a 1-0 victory, thus we finally fell here in the second division.

At the end of the following season 1943/44, the Divisions were reformed again. The National League B was introduced for the FC Concordia, did not qualify as Table 1 of the League, Eastern Group. Thus Concordia had become mediocre for the first time in their history. Congeli was divided into the central group of the first league that henceforth represented the new third game level and has remained so to this day. There, the FC Concordia missed the victory in the final group game as they lost to FC Pratteln 0:1.

In the second season in the third division Concordia, the group managed victory, however, failed in the rise of games to qualify for the National League B.

Three years after the descent to Concordia again qualified for the National League B, previously you had become group winners. In the rise of games you met the FC Chiasso and Vevey Sports.

Second and Third League (1947-1959)

1947/48 Concordia was second-rate again, but was at the end of the season the immediate re- descent into the first league. There one a year later reached the second place in the group Central, 1949/50, one could ascend back into the NLB after being hit in the rise of gambling on the FC Winterthur and the ES FC Malley LS after the but -time group winner.

1950/51 to Congeli could not hold again in the NLB and rose end of the season after only one season in the first league from. For six years they remained in continuously in the 1st league 1956/57, Congeli realized under then coach Roger Quinche the resurgence in the NLB.

Cup stumbling block and scarce class Get (1959-1976)

1959 /60 to 1968/69 spent Concordia in the first league without winning the group to pick. If, however, made ​​headlines in the Swiss Cup as one 1960/61, the B -division club FC Bern and the "big brother ", NLA contenders FC Basel, was thrown out of the Cup. 1962/63 could be switched off with Cantonal Neuchâtel again NLB Club.

1969/70 was one of the most tumultuous seasons for FC Concordia. In the central group had occupied only 12 of 13 ranks and thus actually have to descend into the second league, the fourth league. During the season, the merged B- division side Neuchâtel Xamax and 1st League contenders FC Cantonal Neuchâtel. Since the new Neuchâtel club would compete in the NLB, a place was free in the first league, so that a team had to accept less relegation. The committee of the League 1 then sat at a round decision between the second last of the three first league groups. Concordia sat there through against ES FC Malley LS and Juventus Zurich.

Three years it was possible again just for Concordia. Against FC Turgi you had a playoff for the descent that ended 2-2 after extra time as Tabellenelfter. Since Concordia had a better goal ratio by 1 compared with FC Turgi, the club was the descent escaped again.

1975/76 submitted to FC Concordia again only for the zweitletzen standings and therefore had to turn in the decision round. The decisive game is won against FC Tössfeld 3-1, the league backed up again. In Cup Congeli difference only in the 4th round against NLA contenders FC Winterthur.

Years in the third and fourth division (1976-2001)

Three crisscrossed first league years later Concordia came to his playful low point, the descent into the second league, could not be prevented. For the first time in club history Concordia was only viertklassig.

Again, three years later was able to make the comeback in the first league perfect Concordia under the Basel football legend Karl Odermatt. The FC Bümplizstrasse, however, was defeated only in the replay 4-1 after both teams had won their respective home games 1-0.

1982/83 to 1985/86 played Concordia drittklassig again before we were relegated to the second league after four years. In addition, in 1986 the establishment of the first women's team. 1989/90 missed Congeli after three years in mediocrity the chance to top the group. Together with the North Star FC Basel one was in the lead, but Concordia lost the deciding game to win the group, against North Star with 1:4, which meant the end of the season rank 2. However, this was after all to mitzutun interregional the following season in the newly formed 2nd league.

Two seasons later realized Concordia promotion to the 1st League after play-off against FC Ibach.

Again, only two years later Congeli rose again in the second league off, but managed to equal its chances of promotion, this. Claimed victories against FC Wyler Bern FC Wädenswil 1996/97 must Concordia in the Abstiegspoule the 1st league. Against FC Dübendorf saved you are already in the first round with a 1-0 victory.

Return to the professional and business license revocation (2001-2009)

At the end of the 2000/01 season, FC Concordia was the first time in a long time group winner of the 1st League, Group Central Switzerland. Via qualification and final round of Concordia qualified after 42 years of absence for the second league, the National League B.

In the 2008 /09 season finally you could make a splash again in the Swiss Cup, so before joining Congeli to the quarterfinals, where you failed at FC Luzern 0-2. Initially, it was the first division club Neuchatel Xamax thrown equal to 4-0 from the competition.

At the end of the 2008/ 09 came the big break. The license for the coming season is denied due to unfulfilled conditions. The current venue, the Rankhof, no longer satisfies the requirements of the Swiss Football League. Only the planned new stadium could prevent relegation to the first division. The initiative for a new stadium " Rankhof, new?" was rejected by the government of the canton of Basel-Stadt, the then - President Congeli Stephan Glaser, however, refused to accept the remediation offered by the Canton of Rankhofs.

Concordia was looking for a long time feverishly a new location, including the ABB site in Arlesheim was targeted. Ultimately, however, burst all efforts, which meant the relegation of Congeli. However, it appealed against this decision an appeal.

On May 29, the FC Concordia pulled his appeal request back. The selected measure had the automatic relegation to the first league result. However, again everything changed. Congeli submitted a waiver for the 1st league. This would, according to the regulations of the SFV is a crash in the 4th league, the second lowest division in Switzerland.

Uncertainty and a new beginning (from 2009)

However, Concordia continued to seek for a way to in the second league interregional or compete regionally in the 2nd league can. Otherwise Concordia would have, just like the other coercive relegated the Dosenbach Challenge League, FC La Chaux -de-Fonds, need a fresh start in the lowlands of Swiss football.

The Regional Football Association North West Switzerland ( FVNWS ) decided that Concordia would receive in the new season a starting place in the 2nd regional league. Concordia Basel waived in return for a possible advancement.

For the new season, FC Concordia Basel moved from Rankhof the athletics stadium St. Jakob. FC Basel II, the hitherto played in LA Stadium drew in turn on the Rankhof.

The restart in the fifth division of the Switzerland proved to be extremely resinous. Throughout the first round the team was on the relegation zone, so it threatened the case in the third league, the sixth- highest league. After the winter break, however, Congeli increased from round to round, the bottom three were leaving so. Two laps from the end of the season Congeli could not be displaced by a non- relegation zone, thus they had reached the goal relegation. The first season since the new beginning ended the FC Concordia seventh.

The second team of FC Concordia, which was represented in the 2009/10 season in the 4th league, already secured three laps before the end of the season rank one and thus enters into the coming season in the 3rd Liga. The season 2010/11 ended the FC Concordia in sixth place, the second team could stop short of rank 10 an immediate re descent.

In the season 2011/12 Concordia assured a few laps to move up to the second league interregional, however, new forms also just the fifth stage of the introduction of the new third league, the first league promotion. The second team took refuge in the last round with a victory against FC Lausen 72 and thus remains in the League 3.

As the second- placed team, the first team in 2012/13 increases after the completion of the season in the 1st League Classic. In addition, the Fanionteam qualified after several years finally back for the Swiss Cup 2013 / 14th For the third year in a series celebrating the U16 Junior Res Jost Swiss champions title and the women repeat last year's victory in the Great Peter Basler Cup Final.

Women

The women's team of FC Concordia rose to season 2008/09 in the National League A and the women could make towards the end of the season in the league. For the Ladies team for the 2009/10 season would be back again competed in the top division of the Swiss women's football, but a cooperation with the Basel FC led before the start of the season to take over the women's team by the FCB.

The newly formed Ladies team is represented in the fourth division, the 2nd league. However, the Congeli Ladies do not occur at the Football Association of Northwest Switzerland, but in the Solothurn Football Association.

In the seasons 2011/12 and 2012/13 women will each win the Grosspeter BaslerCup.

Venue

The first venue of the FC Concordia Basel was a football pitch on the corner Delsbergerallee / Dornacherstrasse in the Basle district of Gundeldingen, behind the main train station.

The football field Heiligholzstrasse in Munich stone served for twenty years as a venue of FC Concordia. With the acquisition of the site itself Concordia could boast to be the first football club in the city of Basel, which had its own sports field. In April 1940, Concordia was forced to sell the sacred wood, this due to financial difficulties.

St. Jakob Stadium (1955-1966)

After the 1954 World Cup, the " homeless " FC Concordia was in the stadium after the World Cup vacant rent a room, which is now officially the home stadium was.

Farmstead (1967 -? )

At FC Basel began after the signing of a Helmut Benthaus a sporty rise, so that the farmstead as the home stadium of FC Basel was too small. Therefore, the FC Basel led increasingly by its home games at the St. Jakob Stadium. 1967 this was officially the home stadium of FC Basel and FC Concordia drew in return to the farmstead.

Stadium Rankhof

The stadium Rankhof informed the FC Concordia Basel against FC North Star as a home venue. The spectator capacity is generally estimated at 7,000 spectators, the stadium record from previous years is about 30,000. Due to the safety regulations of the SFV, FC Concordia Basel was forced to build a new stadium because the Rankhof no longer satisfy the requirements of the Swiss Football League.

Therefore, a new building on the same site was planned, with the new stadium should have a capacity of 10'000 - 15'000 spectators. But the initiative was " Rankhof, new?" launched. The Government of the Canton of Basel-Stadt granted project no commitment, so that the new stadium for the time being can not be realized. This was during the 2008/ 09 season, the withdrawal of the license in.

LA Stadium St. Jakob

The athletics stadium St. Jakob is a part of the sports center the same name. So far, took the second team of FC Basel stadium as a home, but exchanged Concordia and the FCB II to the new season, so the first team of FC Concordia is re- deliver its games and athletics stadiums. The stadium has a maximum capacity of about 5,000 spectators.

Achievements

Swiss Cup:

  • Cup victory ( Och Cup 1911),
  • Semi-final (1922 /23),
  • Quarter-final (2008/ 09)

Youth Department

Many former Junior FC Concordia Basel managed to fight Swiss football to the forefront, such as Yann Sommer, Ferati Beg or the brothers Murat and Hakan Yakin.

A former Junior FC Concordia, who played internationally in a top league is Simone Grippo, who was 2008-2012 at AC Chievo Verona in the Italian Serie A under contract.

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