 After suffering relegation to the 1st League (second flight of Swiss football) in 1938–39, during the 1941–42 season Basel achieved promotion to the Nationalliga as they beat Bern in the play-offs.Hufschmid and Basel qualified for the Swiss Cup final for a second time.This was played on 6 April 1942 in the Wankdorf Stadion against the Nationalliga team Grasshopper Club.