1943–44 BSC Young Boys season

BSC Young Boys
1943–44 season
ChairmanHerrmann Wirth
ManagerBéla Volentik
StadiumStadion Wankdorf
Nationalliga6th
Swiss CupQuarter-finals[1]
Biggest winYoung Boys 11–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Biggest defeatYoung Boys 1–7 Young Fellows Zürich

The 1943–44 season was the 45th season in the history of Berner Sport Club Young Boys. The team played their home games at Stadion Wankdorf in Bern.

Overview

Young Boys achieved a sixth place finish in the Nationalliga and reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Cup where they lost to runners-up FC Basel.

Players

  • Maurice Glur
  • Hans Flühmann
  • Friedrich Hurni
  • Louis Gobet
  • Hans Liniger
  • Eugène Walaschek
  • Albert Stoll
  • Fritz Knecht
  • Ernst Giacometti
  • Hans Trachsel
  • José Puigventos

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Nationalliga 5 September 1943 18 June 1944 Matchday 1 6th 26 9 11 6 38 32 +6 034.62
Swiss Cup 26 December 1943 13 February 1944 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 050.00
Total 30 11 12 7 47 39 +8 036.67

Source: Competitions

Nationalliga

Main article: 1943–44 Nationalliga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Grasshopper Club Zürich 26 13 3 10 54 32 +22 29
5 FC Biel-Bienne 26 12 5 9 42 30 +12 29
6 BSC Young Boys 26 9 11 6 38 32 +6 29
7 Cantonal Neuchâtel 26 10 8 8 38 27 +11 28
8 FC Grenchen 26 12 4 10 45 41 +4 28
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

5 September 1943 Round 1 Lugano 1–2 Young Boys Lugano
Stadium: Campo Marzio
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Switzerland Walter Häring
12 September 1943 Round 2 Young Boys 2–1 Luzern Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Ernst Dörflinger
26 September 1943 Round 3 Grasshopper Club Zürich 3–2 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Hardturm
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Joseph Schürch
3 October 1943 Round 4 Young Boys 0–1 FC Lausanne-Sport Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Mario Grassi
17 October 1943 Round 5 FC Biel-Bienne 1–0 Young Boys Biel/Bienne
Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Switzerland Dominé
24 October 1943 Round 6 Young Boys 0–5 Cantonal Neuchâtel Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Jean Lutz
7 November 1943 Round 7 Basel 1–1 Young Boys Landhof, Basel
14:30 Vonthron 85' (1:1) Summary 20' (0:1) Bernhard Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Sandoz La Chaux-de-Fonds
14 November 1943 Round 8 Servette 0–0 Young Boys Geneva
Stadium: Stade des Charmilles
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Switzerland A. Traub
21 November 1943 Round 9 Young Boys 1–7 Young Fellows Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Walter Häring
28 November 1943 Round 10 Zürich 2–3 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Switzerland Willy Rufli
5 December 1943 Round 11 Young Boys 1–1 Grenchen Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Mario Grassi
12 December 1943 Round 12 La Chaux-de-Fonds 0–2 Young Boys La Chaux-de-Fonds
Stadium: Stade de la Charrière
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt
19 December 1943 Round 13 Young Boys 0–0 St. Gallen Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland A. Traub
5 March 1944 Round 16 Young Boys 0–0 Grasshopper Club Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt
12 March 1944 Round 14 Young Boys 1–1 Lugano Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland A. Traub
19 March 1944 Round 17 FC Lausanne-Sport 0–0 Young Boys Lausanne
Stadium: Olympique de la Pontaise
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Jean Lutz
2 April 1944 Round 18 Young Boys 2–1 FC Biel-Bienne Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Switzerland Rosenbaum
16 April 1944 Round 15 Luzern 0–1 Young Boys Lucerne
Stadium: Stadion Allmend
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt
23 April 1944 Round 19 Cantonal Neuchâtel 0–0 Young Boys Neuchâtel
Stadium: Stade de la Maladière
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Switzerland Rodolphe Wittwer
30 April 1944 Round 20 Young Boys 0–3 Basel Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
Summary 12' (0:1) Hufschmid
74' (0:2) Kappenberger
77' (0:3) Weisshaar		 Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Lutz Geneva
7 May 1944 Round 21 Young Boys 2–2 Servette Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Switzerland Mario Grassi
14 May 1944 Round 22 Young Fellows Zürich 0–4 Young Boys Zürich
Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Switzerland Adrien Sandoz
21 May 1944 Round 23 Young Boys 1–1 Zürich Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Hans Vogt
4 June 1944 Round 24 Grenchen 0–0 Young Boys Grenchen
Stadium: Stadion Brühl
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Jean Lutz
11 June 1944 Round 25 Young Boys 11–1 La Chaux-de-Fonds Bern
  • Ernst Giacometti 9', 40', 75'
  • Fritz Knecht 20'
  • José Puigventos 30', 50', 86'
  • Eugène Walaschek 55', 63'
  • Albert Stoll 80'
  • Hans Trachsel 87'
  • André Neury 83'
 Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Switzerland Alfred Schmoll
18 June 1944 Round 26 St. Gallen 0–2 Young Boys St. Gallen
  • Fritz Knecht 20', 80'
 Stadium: Espenmoos
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Switzerland Franz Beck

Swiss Cup

Main article: 1943–44 Swiss Cup
26 December 1943 Round of 32 FC Bern 1–4 Young Boys Bern
Stadium: Stadion Neufeld
9 January 1944 Round of 16 Luzern 1–1 (a.e.t.) Young Boys Lucerne
Stadium: Stadion Allmend
23 January 1944 Round of 16 replay Young Boys 3–0 Luzern Bern
Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf
13 February 1944 Quarter-finals Basel 5–1 Young Boys Basel
14:30
  • Bernhard 17'
 Stadium: Landhof
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Widmer

References

  1. ^ "Switzerland 1943/44". RSSSF.