Helmut Benthaus was first team manager for the fourteenth consecutive season.

Serge Muhmenthaler was forced to terminate his playing career early due to his injury.

From 1980 until the end of his career in December 1997 he conducted about 250 Swiss and some 75 international games.

During his time with Basel from 1965 to 1978, Mundschin played a total of 437 games and scored 67 goals.

The teams in these two groups started with the bonus of half the points from the qualifying phase (rounded up).

[3] In the first round of the Swiss Cup Basel were drawn against FC Glattbrugg and this was the first time that these two clubs had ever played against each other.

In the final on 20 June 1979 in the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern Servette were matched against Young Boys and won the cup winning the game 3–2.

[4] In the first round of the Swiss League Cup Basel were drawn against Grenchen.

[6] In the Coppa delle Alpi (to English Cup of the Alps) Basel played with Stade de Reims and Sochaux in Group B together with Lausanne-Sport.

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

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