1962–63 FC Basel season

FC Basel
1962–63 season
Chairman Lucien Schmidlin
Manager Jiří Sobotka
GroundLandhof
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Nationalliga A6th
Swiss CupWinners
Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round
UEFA Intertoto CupGroup stage
Cup of the AlpsGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Heinz Blumer (16)
All: Heinz Blumer (26)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs Zürich
21 April 1963
Lowest home attendance1,800 vs Sion
9 June 1963
Average home league attendance6,130

The 1962–63 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 69th season in their existence. It was their 17th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion in the 1945–46 season. They played their home games either in their old Landhof Stadium or in their new St. Jakob Stadium. Lucien Schmidlin was voted as new club chairman at the AGM to follow Ernst Weber, who had announced his retirement from the position.