The club's chairman Franz Rinderer was confirmed at the AGM for the second consecutive period.

At the beginning of the season the Austrian former international Karl Kurz was appointed as new head coach.

He took over as club trainer from player-manager Otto Haftl who continued with the team as player.

[2] Same situation as the previous season in the 36th Swiss championship 1932–33 Nationalliga was also divided into two groups.

Basel were allocated to Group 1 and finished in second position in the table, with seven victories and four draws from 14 games.

The cross-over play-off game between the second placed teams from each group was played in Basel in the Stadion Rankhof.

As last team Servette advanced to the finals, which they finished level on points with Grasshoppers.

Twice Haftl, once Jaeck and once Walter Müller scored the goals as Basel won the final 4–3.

The list includes players that were in the squad the day the season started on 7 August 1932 but subsequently left the club after that date.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.