▁the ▁club ▁was ▁founded . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁ 3 8 th ▁consecutive ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁of ▁Swiss ▁football ▁after ▁they ▁won ▁promotion ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 4 6 . ▁They ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Jakob ▁Stadium . ▁Urs ▁G rib i ▁was ▁their ▁newly ▁appointed ▁chairman , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Roland ▁R asi ▁who ▁stood ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁AG M ▁after ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁chair mans hip . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Ernst ▁August ▁K ün ne cke ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁manager . ▁He ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁from ▁R ainer ▁O hl haus er , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁manager ▁for ▁just ▁one ▁year . ▁Bas el ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 – 8 4 ▁Nation all iga ▁A . ▁Bas el ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁nin th ▁position , ▁ 1 6 ▁points ▁behind ▁Gr ass ho pper ▁Club ▁Zürich ▁who ▁became ▁champions ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁In ▁their ▁ 3 0 ▁league ▁games ▁Bas el ▁won ▁eleven ▁matches , ▁drew ▁six ▁and ▁lost ▁th ir teen . ▁Bas el ▁obtained ▁ 2 8 ▁points , ▁scored ▁ 5 5 ▁and ▁conced ing ▁ 5 9 ▁goals . ▁ ▁Bas el ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁round ▁of ▁ 6 4 ▁and ▁here ▁they ▁were ▁drawn ▁away ▁against ▁local ▁lower ▁league ▁club ▁FC ▁Bir sf el den . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁a ▁one - s ided ▁affair ▁and ▁Bas el ▁won ▁ 8 – 0