St. Jakob Stadium

St. Jakob Stadium
Joggeli
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LocationBasel, Switzerland
Coordinates47°32′29″N 7°37′12″E / 47.54139°N 7.62000°E / 47.54139; 7.62000
OwnerGenossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Capacity51,500 (1954)
36,800 (1998)
Record attendancec. 60,000 [citation needed]
Construction
Built1953–1954
Opened24 April 1954
Closed1998
Tenants
FC Concordia Basel, FC Basel (1964–1998)

The St. Jakob Stadium was a football stadium in Basel, Switzerland and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel. It was built in view of the 1954 FIFA World Cup,[1] and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, including some FIFA World Cup matches in 1954 and four European Cup Winners' Cup finals.

After closing in 1998, St. Jakob-Park was built in its place. It was nicknamed "Joggeli"[2] (a diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect) by Basel supporters.[3]

  1. ^ Vonnard, Philippe; Quin, Gregory (2018). "More than just football. Reflections on the case of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland". Entreprise et histoire. 93 (4): 75–89 – via Cairn.info.
  2. ^ "Das neue Joggeli als Selbstversorger – Ein modernes, grünes Stadion für 50 Millionen". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ "Presseschau | joggeli.ch - FC Basel Fanseite". www.joggeli.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-26.