User:Huligan0/History of FC Basel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fussball Club Basel 1893 has a long and illustrious history, having competed at the highest level of football in Switzerland for many years, currently in the Swiss Super League. The club was founded on 15 November 1893. In the beginning the club played their home games in the Landhof stadium. In the early 1960's Basel then played their games in St. Jakob Stadium which was demolished in 1998. During the construction of the new stadium, between 1998 and 2001, the Stadion Schützenmatte was the clubs temporary home ground. Since 2001 Basel play home games at St. Jakob-Park, which is currently the largest club stadium in Switzerland.