1944–45 BSC Young Boys season
BSC Young Boys 1944–45 football season
| 1944–45 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Otto Wirz |
| Manager | Béla Volentik |
| Stadium | Stadion Wankdorf |
| Nationalliga A | 3rd |
| Swiss Cup | Winners[1] |
| Biggest win | Young Boys 10-0 Etoile Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Biggest defeat | Young Boys 0-4 Servette FC |
The 1944–45 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 third place finish in the Nationalliga and reached the finals of the Swiss Cup where they beat FC St. Gallen 2-0 on April 2, 1945. The club started strong in the Nationalliga season, keeping their non-losing streak for 16 consecutive games before losing 2-1 to FC Biel-Bienne. The team's top scorer was Eugen "Genia" Walaschek who ended the season with 11 goals.
Players
- Maurice Glur
- Hans Flühmann
- Louis Gobet
- Albert Stoll
- Eugène Walaschek
- Hans Liniger
- Fritz Knecht
- Walter Streun
- Hans Trachsel
- Willy Bernhard
- José Puigventos
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Young Boys 
v Zürich
v Zürich | 10 September 1944 Friendly | Young Boys | 3–1 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul von Wartburg |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Nationalliga A | 24 September 1944 | 1 July 1945 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Swiss Cup | 24 December 1944 | 2 April 1945 | Round of 32 | Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 083.33 |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 056.25 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Nationalliga A
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 39 | +39 | 41 |
| 2 | FC Lugano | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 34 |
| 3 | BSC Young Boys | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 34 |
| 4 | FC Grenchen | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 33 |
| 5 | Lausanne Sports | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 |
Source: rsssf.com
Matches
Young Boys v Zürich
| 24 September 1944 Round 2 | Young Boys | 4–4 | Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mario Grassi |
St. Gallen v Young Boys
| 1 October 1944 Round 3 | St. Gallen | 0–0 | Young Boys | St. Gallen |
| Stadium: Espenmoos Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Armand Merlotti |
Young Boys v Biel-Bienne
| 8 October 1944 Round 4 | Young Boys | 2–2 | Biel-Bienne | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Leopold Schmidsberger |
Cantonal Neuchâtel v Young Boys
| 15 October 1944 Round 5 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | 1–3 | Young Boys | Neuchâtel |
| Stadium: Stade de la Maladière Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Charles Iseli |
Bellinzona v Young Boys
| 12 November 1944 Round 1 | Bellinzona | 0–0 | Young Boys | Bellinzona |
| Stadium: Campo via Stefano Franscini Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Iseli |
Young Boys v Servette
| 22 October 1944 Round 6 | Young Boys | 3–2 | Servette | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
Young Boys v Lausanne-Sport
| 29 October 1944 Round 7 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Lausanne-Sport | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alfred Schmoll |
Lugano v Young Boys
| 5 November 1944 Round 8 | Lugano | 0–0 | Young Boys | Lugano |
| Stadium: Campo Marzio Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
Young Boys v Grasshopper Club Zürich
| 19 November 1944 Round 9 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jean Lutz |
Young Fellows Zürich v Young Boys
| 26 November 1944 Round 10 | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–2 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Walter Häring |
Young Boys v Grenchen
| 10 December 1944 Round 11 | Young Boys | 0–0 | Grenchen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
La Chaux-de-Fonds v Young Boys
| 17 December 1944 Round 12 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 0–1 | Young Boys | La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Stadium: Stade de la Charrière Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer |
Young Boys v Basel
| 31 December 1944 Round 13 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Basel | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern |
| 14:30 | Walaschek  30' (1:0)Trachsel 37' (2:0) | Summary | 75' (2:1) Oberer | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Wittwer Geneva |
Young Boys v Bellinzona
| 18 March 1945 Round 14 | Young Boys | 3–1 | Bellinzona | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rosenbaum |
Young Boys v St. Gallen
| 15 April 1945 Round 16 | Young Boys | 1–1 | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Walter Häring |
Biel-Bienne v Young Boys
| 22 April 1945 Round 17 | Biel-Bienne | 2–1 | Young Boys | Biel/Bienne |
| Stadium: Stadion Gurzelen Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Adrien Sandoz |
Young Boys v Cantonal Neuchâtel
| 29 April 1945 Round 18 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Cantonal Neuchâtel | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Louis Tschopp |
Servette v Young Boys
| 6 May 1945 Round 19 | Servette | 4–0 | Young Boys | Geneva |
| Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rosenbaum |
Lausanne-Sport v Young Boys
| 13 May 1945 Round 20 | Lausanne-Sport | 3–0 | Young Boys | Lausanne |
| Stadium: Stade de la Pontaise Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hans Vogt |
Zürich v Young Boys
| 21 May 1945 Round 15 | Zürich | 0–3 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jean Lutz |
Young Boys v Lugano
| 27 May 1945 Round 21 | Young Boys | 2–1 | Lugano | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roger Rapin |
Grasshopper Club Zürich v Young Boys
| 3 June 1945 Round 22 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2–1 | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger |
Young Boys v Young Fellows Zürich
| 10 June 1945 Round 23 | Young Boys | 1–0 | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mario Grassi |
Grenchen v Young Boys
| 17 June 1945 Round 24 | Grenchen | 1–0 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Joseph Schürch |
Young Boys v La Chaux-de-Fonds
| 24 June 1945 Round 25 | Young Boys | 1–1 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Rodolphe Wittwer |
Basel v Young Boys
| 1 July 1945 Round 26 | Basel | 3–4 | Young Boys | Landhof, Basel |
| 15:30 | Vonthron (1:3) Bader 80' (2:4)Vonthron (pen. 3:4) | Summary | 16' (0:1) Knecht 30' (0:2) Bernhard 62' (0:3) Walaschek 67' (1:4) Streun | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: } DörflingerGrenchen |
Swiss Cup
Sion v Young Boys
| 24 December 1944 Round of 32 | Sion | 2–4 | Young Boys | Sion |
| Stadium: Stade Tourbillon |
Young Boys v Etoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds
| 19 February 1945 Round of 16 | Young Boys | 10–0 | Etoile-Sporting La Chaux-de-Fonds | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
Grenchen v Young Boys
| 26 February 1945 Quarter-finals | Grenchen | 0–2 | Young Boys | Grenchen |
| Stadium: Stadion Brühl |
Young Fellows Zürich v Young Boys
| 11 March 1945 Semi-finals | Young Fellows Zürich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Young Boys | Zürich |
| Stadium: Letzigrund |
Young Boys v Young Fellows Zürich
| 25 March 1945 Semi-finals replay | Young Boys | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Young Fellows Zürich | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
Young Fellows Zürich v Young Boys
| 31 March 1945 Semi-finals 2nd replay | Young Fellows Zürich | 2–4 | Young Boys | Basel |
| Stadium: Landhof |
Young Boys v St. Gallen
| 2 April 1945 Final | Young Boys | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | St. Gallen | Bern |
| Stadium: Stadion Wankdorf |
