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St. Jakob-Park
FC Basel plays at the St. Jakob-Park (commonly known as the Joggeli), located in the St. Jakob neighbourhood of Basel, Switzerland's second-largest city and principal border city with France and Germany. With a capacity of 38,512 spectators, the stadium opened in 2001 and is the largest football stadium in Switzerland. St. Jakob-Park has hosted international matches, including UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures, and is widely regarded as one of the finest football venues in Switzerland and central Europe. The stadium's design features a distinctive arched roof structure that covers all four sides and provides excellent shelter and acoustics.
FC Basel has been the dominant force in Swiss football for much of the 21st century, winning multiple consecutive Swiss Super League titles from the 2000s through the 2010s. The club has achieved extraordinary European results, including multiple UEFA Champions League group stage participations, where they have defeated clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, and Bayern Munich in historic St. Jakob-Park encounters. Basel's 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2011 is among the most celebrated results in Swiss football history. The club has consistently produced or attracted talent that has moved to Europe's leading leagues.
St. Jakob-Park provides FC Basel with one of Switzerland's most impressive matchday environments, with the large capacity and excellent acoustics generating strong atmosphere for European competition and major Super League matches. Basel's position on the Rhine at the intersection of Switzerland, France, and Germany — the so-called "DreyRoseneck" (Three-Country Corner) — gives the city a cosmopolitan, trilingual character unique in Switzerland. The football club serves as Basel's most prominent sporting institution, and St. Jakob-Park has been the scene of the club's most celebrated modern achievements, cementing its status as Swiss football's foremost venue.