both Hermann Suter and Hansueli Oberer netted six times. Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team SC Burgdorf and won 1–0. In the fourth round they were drawn away to lower tier Luzern and this ended in a goalless draw after over time. The replay was held at the Landhof but here Basel were knocked out. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the competition. Players The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1956–57. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 26 August 1956 but subsequently left the club after that date. Players who left the squad Results Legend Friendly matches Pre- and mid-season Winter break to end of season Nationalliga A League matches League table Swiss Cup See also History of FC Basel List of FC Basel players List of FC Basel seasons References Sources Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. The FCB team 1956–57 at fcb-archiv.ch Switzerland 1956–57 by Erik Garin at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation External links FC Basel official site FC Basel seasons Basel