FC Basel

Basel
Full nameFussball Club Basel 1893
Nickname(s)FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau
Founded15 November 1893; 132 years ago (1893-11-15)
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel
Capacity38,512; 37,500
for international matches
PresidentBernhard Burgener
Head coach?
LeagueSwiss Super League
2025–265th
Websitehttps://www.fcb.ch/
Current season

FC Basel 1893 (Fussball Club Basel 1893), widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt.

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 also play at the highest level of Swiss Women´s football, the Swiss Women's Super League.

Honours

National

  • Swiss Championship: 21
    • 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, 2024–25
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool v FC Basle". The Guardian. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea". Sunday Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "FC Basle vs Chelsea: live". The Telegraph. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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