St. Jakob-Park - FC Basel 1893 - The World Stadium Tour

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St. Jakob-Park is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel.
Ιt is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel.
"Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats.
The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Austria and Switzerland.
After the tournament, a number of seats were removed, thus creating more space between them.
The capacity was therefore reduced to 38,512 for Swiss Super League matches or 37,500 seats for international matches.
The maximum capacity for concerts is 40,000.
The stadium is named after the village of St. Jakob an der Birs, which stood on the site.
The name "Joggeli" is the diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect, making it the equivalent of "Jake".
St. Jakob Park is a fairly modern stadium construction started on 13 December 1998, replacing the former St. Jakob Stadium. The re-opening game took place 15 March 2001.
The "Genossenschaft S.J.P" officially owns the stadium, while the stadium itself is managed by "Basel United".
The stadium cost around €143 million in March 2001.
The stadium can be reached either by bus, tram or train.
The stadium has been awarded 4 stars by UEFA, which is the highest number of stars that can be awarded to a stadium of that size.
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss professional football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 20 times, Swiss Cup winners 13 times, and Swiss League Cup winners once.
Their home colours are red and blue, leading to a nickname of "RotBlau".
FC Basel was started by an advertisement placed by Roland Geldner in the 12 November 1893 edition of the Basler national newspaper, requesting that a football team be formed and that anyone who wished to join should meet up the following Wednesday at 8:15 in the restaurant Schuhmachern-Zunft.
Eleven men attended the meeting, generally from the academic community, founding Fussball Club Basel on 15 November 1893.
FC Basel is known for having a big and loyal local following.
The fans have also made themselves a name in numerous international matches in recent years.
World tennis legend Roger Federer is one of the club's most famous fans.
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