FC Basel
FC Basel 1893 (Fussball Club Basel 1893), widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel,[1][2][3] is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
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| Full name | Fussball Club Basel 1893 | |||
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| Nickname(s) | FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau | |||
| Founded | 15 November 1893 | |||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park, Basel (capacity: 38,512; 37,500 for international matches) | |||
| President | Bernhard Burgener | |||
| Head coach | ? | |||
| League | Swiss Super League | |||
| 2022–23 | 5th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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FC Basel was started by an advertisement placed by Roland Geldner in the 12 November 1893 edition of the Basler national newspaper. He wanted that a football team is formed . Everybody who wants to play should come in the restaurant Schuhmachern-Zunft. Eleven men attended the meeting, mainly from the academic community, and founded the Fussball Club Basel on 15 November 1893.
Since 2009 the club also has a Women soccer team. They als play at the highest level of Swiss Women´s football, the Swiss Women's Super League.
Honours
National
- Swiss Championship: 20
- 1952–53, 1966–67, |1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Swiss Cup: 13
- 1932–33, 1946–47, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1974–75, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19
- Swiss League Cup: 1
- 1972
International
- UEFA Champions League
- Quarter-finalists: 1973–74
- Last 16: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18
- UEFA Europa League
- Semi-finalists:2012–13
- Quarter-finalists: 2013–14, 2019–20
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- Last 16: 2021–22
Current squad
- As of 25 July 2022
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FC Basel Media
Poster designed by Rudolf Dürrwang (c. 1910)
The Basel Coat of Arms,FC Basel's Original logo
Chart of FC Basel table positions in the Swiss football league system
FC Basel supporters at a 2011–12 UEFA Champions League match against FC Bayern Munich in St.-Jakob-Park
St. Jakob Park in der Nacht
Old FC Basel logo without the two stars
Basel Under-19s line up prior to their UEFA Youth League match away to Hamilton Accies, 2018.
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References
- ↑ "Liverpool v FC Basle". The Guardian. 26 September 2002. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/sep/25/minutebyminute.sport. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea". Sunday Express. 24 April 2014. http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/394488/FC-Basle-fan-Roger-Federer-predicts-2-1-defeat-for-Chelsea. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "FC Basle vs Chelsea: live". The Telegraph. 25 April 2013. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10018489/FC-Basle-v-Chelsea-live.html. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
