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{{Short description|Swiss association football club based in Basel}}
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| current = 2024–25 FC Basel season
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| fullname = Football Club Basel 1893
| nickname = FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau
| short name = FCB
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1893|11|15}}
| ground = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
| capacity = 38,512; 37,500<br />for international matches
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| owner = FCB Holding AG<br />([[David Degen]])
| chairman = [[Reto Baumgartner]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Fabio Celestini]]
| league = [[Swiss Super League]]
| season = [[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24]]
| position = Swiss Super League, 8th of 12
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'''Fussball Club Basel 1893''', widely known as '''FC Basel''', '''FCB''', or just '''Basel''',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/sep/25/minutebyminute.sport|title=Liverpool v FC Basle|date=26 September 2002|access-date=24 August 2014|work=The Guardian|archive-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909195255/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/sep/25/minutebyminute.sport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/394488/FC-Basle-fan-Roger-Federer-predicts-2-1-defeat-for-Chelsea|title=FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea|date=24 April 2014|access-date=24 August 2014|work=Sunday Express|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923055922/http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/394488/FC-Basle-fan-Roger-Federer-predicts-2-1-defeat-for-Chelsea|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10018489/FC-Basle-v-Chelsea-live.html|title=FC Basle vs Chelsea: live|date=25 April 2013|access-date=24 August 2014|work=The Telegraph|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404073319/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10018489/FC-Basle-v-Chelsea-live.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Swiss professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Basel]], in the [[Basel-Stadt|Canton of Basel-Stadt]]. Formed in 1893, the club has been [[List of Swiss football champions|Swiss national champions]] 20 times, [[Swiss Cup]] winners 13 times, and [[Swiss League Cup]] winners once.
Basel competed in [[UEFA competitions]] for 25 consecutive seasons between 1999–2000 and 2023–2024. They have qualified for the Group stages of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] more times than any other Swiss club&nbsp;– a total of seven times&nbsp;– and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the Group stages directly. In 2021, they set the new record for a Swiss team with the most successful international group stage campaign by reaching 14 points in their Conference League group. Since 2001, the club has played its home games at [[St. Jakob-Park]], built on the site of their previous home, [[St. Jakob Stadium]]. Their home colours are red and blue, leading to a nickname of ''RotBlau''.
==History==
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[[File:Basel Performance Graph.png|300px|thumb|Chart of FC Basel table positions in the Swiss football league system]]
[[File:CH-000957-X-10832 Duerrwang.tif|300px|thumb|Poster designed by Rudolf Dürrwang ({{circa}} 1910)]]
===The early years===
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. The club colours from the first day on were red and blue.
Basel's first game was on 26 November 1893, an internal match between two ''ad hoc'' FCB teams. Two weeks later, FCB had their first official appearance in a game against a team formed by students from the high school gymnastic club. FCB won 2–0. Basel continued to only play friendly matches, until they joined the [[1898–99 Swiss Serie A|second Serie A championship]] organized by the [[Swiss Football Association]]. The Serie A was divided into three regional groups, an east, a central (with FCB) and a west group. The winners of each group qualified for the finals. Basel did not qualify for the finals and they did not compete in the championship the following season.
The [[1900–01 Swiss Serie A|Serie A 1900–01]] was divided into two groups, an east and a west group. Basel were with three teams from Zürich and two other teams from Basel, [[BSC Old Boys Basel|Old Boys]] and [[Fortuna Basel]] in the west group. Basel ended the season with two victories, two draws and six defeats in 5th position in the group. Basel did not have much of an early footballing success, waiting 40 years before winning their first trophy.
[[Gyula Kertész]] coached the side from 1928 to 1930.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gyula-kertesz/|title=Gyula Kertész|website=worldfootball.net}}</ref> At the beginning of the 1932–33 season, the Austrian ex-international footballer [[Karl Kurz]] took over as club trainer. There were eight teams in Group 1 of the [[1932–33 Nationalliga]]. Basel finished the season in second position in the table, with seven victories from 14 games. The play-off game between the second placed teams from both groups was held in Basel at the [[Stadion Rankhof]], but the home team lost 3–4 to [[Servette FC|Servette FC Genève]]. In the [[Swiss Cup]], Basel advanced to the final, which was played in the [[Hardturm]] in [[Zürich]]. Basel won 4–3 and thus their first ever national title, defeating arch-rivals and reigning cup-holders Grasshoppers in what is still considered to be one of the best cup finals in Swiss football history.
During the following five seasons, Basel were positioned towards the middle of the Nationliga, not having much to do with the championship not having to worry about relegation. But the [[1938–39 Nationalliga]] did not mean well with them. With just five wins and with twelve defeats, they finished in the last position in the league table and were relegated.
The 1941–42 season was Basel's third season in the 1st League (second flight of Swiss football) after relegation. [[Eugen Rupf]] was [[player-coach]] for his second year. Basel finished their season as winners of group East. In the play-offs against group West winners [[FC Bern 1894|Bern]], the away tie ending with a goalless draw and Basel won their home tie 3–1 to achieve Promotion. In the Swiss Cup five home games, a coin toss in the quarter-final and a replay in the semi-final was needed to qualify for the final. The final against Grasshoppers ended goalless after extra time and a replay was required here too. In the replay – played at the [[Wankdorf Stadion]] against the Nationalliga champions – Basel led at half-time through two goals by [[Fritz Schmidlin]], but two goals from Grubenmann a third from Neukom gave Grasshoppers a 3–2 victory.
After just three seasons in the top flight of Swiss football, Basel suffered relegation again, but achieved immediate re-promotion in the 1944–45 season.
[[Anton Schall]], another Austrian ex-international, became the club's new trainer. Basel finished the [[1946–47 Nationalliga A|Nationalliga A season]] in fourth position, with 12 victories from 26 games, scoring a total of 60 goals; top league goal scorers were [[Traugott Oberer]] (13) and [[René Bader]] (10). Basel won the cup for the second time as they beat [[FC Lausanne-Sport|Lausanne Sports]] (who had also been runners-up the previous year) 3–0 in the final at the [[Stadion Neufeld]] in [[Bern]]. Paul Stöcklin scored two goals and Bader scored the other one.
At the beginning of the 1952–53 season, René Bader took over the job as club trainer from [[Ernst Hufschmid (footballer)|Ernst Hufschmid]], who had acted as trainer the previous five years. Bader acted as [[Player-coach#Player-managers in association football|player-manager]] and Willy Dürr was his assistant; Dürr stood at the side line when Bader played. Basel won their first league title in [[1952–53 Nationalliga A|1953]] and ended the season four points ahead of [[BSC Young Boys]]. Basel won 17 of the 26 games, losing only once, and they scored 72 goals conceding 38. [[Josef Hügi]] was the team's top league goal scorer.
The [[Czechoslovakia]]n manager [[Jiří Sobotka]] was the club manager at this time, he taken the job over from [[Jenő Vincze]] the year before. Basel finished the championship in sixth position. Heinz Blumer was Basel's top scorer this season with 16 goals, [[Karl Odermatt]] their second best goal scorer with 14. The [[Wankdorf Stadium]] hosted the Swiss Cup final on 15 April 1963, and Basel played against favourites Grasshoppers. Two goals after half-time, one by Heinz Blumer and the second from Otto Ludwig, gave Basel a 2–0 victory and their third Cup win in their history. [[Peter Füri]] played in all games save the final due to an illness.
On 26 December 1964 FCB played against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers Zürich]] in the quarter-finals of the [[Swiss Cup]]. They decided the match 3–1 for themselves in overtime. This was to be the last match for the popular Basler captain of that time [[Hans Weber]], because just seven weeks later he died of cancer. Between his first appearance in 1949 and his death in February 1965 he made 281 appearances for Basel scoring 48 goals.
===Rise and fall===
In the [[1966–67 Nationalliga A|1966–67 season]], Benthaus achieved his first league win with Basel. During this season, he acted as player-manager, having taken over the trainer job from Jiří Sobotka at the beginning of the previous season. There were 14 teams contesting in the championship, and Basel finished just one point clear of [[FC Zürich]]. Basel won 16 of the 26 games, drawing eight, losing only twice and they scored 60 goals conceding just 20. [[Roberto Frigerio]] was the team's top goal scorer with 16 league goals, while [[Helmut Hauser]] was second-best with 14.
In the Swiss Cup final that season, Basel's opponents were Lausanne-Sports. In the former Wankdorf Stadium on 15 May 1967, Helmut Hauser scored the decisive goal via a penalty. The game went down in football history due to the sit-down strike that followed this goal. After 88 minutes of play, with the score at 1–1, referee Karl Göppel awarded Basel a controversial penalty: [[André Grobéty]] had pushed Hauser gently in the back and he let himself drop theatrically. Subsequent to Basel taking the lead, Lausanne players refused to resume the game, sitting down demonstratively on the pitch. The referee was forced to abandon the match and Basel were awarded the cup with a 3–0 default victory.<ref name="bazonline">{{cite web | last = Schmid | first = Andreas W. | year = 2010 | url = http://bazonline.ch/sport/fussball/Ein-klarer-Penalty-Nein-eine-klare-Schwalbe/story/25894760 | title = "Ein klarer Penalty!" "Nein, eine klare Schwalbe!" | publisher = Basler Zeitung | access-date = 16 November 2010|language=de}}</ref><ref name="sport.sf.tv">{{cite web | last = dsc | year = 2010 | url = http://www.sport.sf.tv/Nachrichten/Archiv/2010/05/07/Fussball/Der-legendaere-Sitzstreik-im-Final-1967 | title = Der legendäre Sitzstreik im Final 1967 | publisher = sport.sf.tv | access-date = 16 November 2010|language=de}}</ref>
Basel had won the [[Double (association football)|double]] for the first time in the club's history.
The league title in 1966–67 led to Basel qualifying to play in the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] for the first time, in [[1967–68 European Cup|1967–68]]. Basel, however, were knocked out of the tournament in the First Round by [[Danish 1st Division|Danish]] side [[Akademisk Boldklub]].
Basel's next league title was achieved in the [[1968–69 Nationalliga A|1968–69 Nationalliga A season]] as they once again finished just one point above the runners-up, this time Lausanne Sports. In the Swiss Cup, Basel reached the quarter-finals. This championship title meant that Basel could embark on another European adventure, but again they failed to overcome the first hurdle; this time it was [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] of [[Scottish Premier League|Scotland]]. Nationally in the [[1969–70 Nationalliga A|1969–70 season]], Basel won the league for the fourth time again one point ahead of Lausanne Sports. In the Swiss Cup, Basel reached the final.
The European Cup was a little kinder to Basel [[1970–71 European Cup|in 1970–71]], as they reached the Second Round, losing to [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] after defeating [[Russian Premier League|Soviets]] [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in the first round. Basel did not retain their title [[1970–71 Nationalliga A|the following season]] despite finishing with the same number of points as the subsequent champions, Grasshoppers, who won the title on a head-to-head. In the Swiss Cup, Basel reached the quarter-finals.
After a trophy-less season, Basel again won two league titles in-a-row. The [[1971–72 Nationalliga A|1971–72 season]] was the last season for [[Helmut Benthaus]] as an active footballer. Basel won the championship four points ahead of Zürich. In
the Swiss Cup, Basel reached the final but were defeated 0–1 by Zürich through a goal in extra time. In the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup]], Basel were drawn against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]]. The home game attracted 32,059 spectators, but Basel were defeated 1–2 and lost overall 2–4 on aggregate.
The [[1972–73 Nationalliga A|1972–73 season]] was Benthaus' eighth season as manager. Basel won 17 of their 26 league games and won the championship four points ahead of Grasshoppers. [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] was the league's joint top goal scorer with 18 league goals. In the Swiss Cup, Basel played [[FC Martigny-Sports|Martigny-Sports]], Young Boys, [[FC Chiasso]] and [[FC Biel-Bienne]] to reach the final against Zürich. The [[1972 Swiss League Cup]] was the inaugural [[Swiss League Cup]] competition. It was played in the summer of 1972 as a pre-season tournament to the 1972–73 season. This was won by Basel who defeated [[FC Winterthur]] 4–1 in the final in which Hitzfeld scored a hattick. In Europe, Basel failed to impress once again, [[1972–73 European Cup|in 1972–73]], as they were sent crashing out at the first stage by [[Hungarian National Championship I|Hungary's]] [[Újpest FC|Újpesti Dózsa SC]].
But in the [[1973–74 European Cup|1973–74 season]], they excelled with the Peruvian legend [[Teófilo Cubillas]] in their ranks, eliminating [[Úrvalsdeild|Icelanders]] [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram Reykjavík]] and [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] of [[Belgian First Division|Belgium]], before narrowly exiting in the quarter-finals to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] 5–6 on aggregate after extra time in the away leg. In the [[1973–74 Nationalliga A]] season Basel finished in just 5th position winning 13 of their 26 league games, drawing twice and suffering 10 defeats, gaining 29 points. They finished 16 points behind the new champions [[FC Zürich|Zürich]]. [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] was the teamst top goal scorer with 19 league goals. He ended the Swiss ranking in third position behind [[Daniel Jeandupeux]] (Zürich, 22 goals) and [[Walter Müller (footballer, born 1942)|Walter Müller]] ([[Lausanne-Sports]], 21 goals). In the Swiss Cup Basel proceeded to the quarter-finals, in which they played against [[FC Sion|Sion]]. Sion won the two legged round 3–2 on aggregate.
Despite Basel's improvement on the European stage, they did not retain the league for another four years. At the end of the [[1974–75 Nationalliga A]] season Basel finished in fourth position (11 wins, 9 draws, 2 defeats, 49–33 goals) 8 points adrift of FC Zürich who won the championship for the second time in a row. In the League Cup Basel reached the semi-finals. But they did manage to lift the Swiss Cup in 1975, beating Winterthur 2–1 in the Final [[extra time|after extra time]] and therefore qualifying for the [[1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup|1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup]].
Basel's long-awaited title-win came [[1976–77 Nationalliga A|in 1977]] as they triumphed over Servette FC in a playoff. This meant that Basel returned to play in the European Cup, but they were defeated in the first round, once more, by [[FC Wacker Innsbruck|Wacker Innsbruck]] of [[Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austria]], after showing so much promise on their last European outing. After the success of the 1976–77 season, Basel endured two seasons of below-par performances and mid-table finishes until glory returned [[1979–80 Nationalliga A|in 1980]], as Basel won the [[Swiss Super League|Nationalliga A]] title through the playoff. However, manager Helmut Benthaus left in 1982 and in the following seasons, Basel's final league positions started to drop until their relegation into the [[Swiss Challenge League|Nationalliga B]] [[1987–88 Nationalliga A|in 1988]].
Several managers came and went at the [[St. Jakob Stadium]] between then, until Basel finally returned to the Nationalliga A [[1994–95 Nationalliga A|in 1994]] under [[Claude Andrey]]. Basel avoided relegation by three points in their first season back at the top-flight, but Andrey left and was replaced by [[Karl Engel (Swiss footballer)|Karl Engel]]. Engel led Basel to a fifth-place finish in [[1995–96 Nationalliga A|his first season in charge]] and a solid mid-table finish in [[1996–97 Nationalliga A|1997]], but he was sacked after a poor start to the [[1997–98 Nationalliga A|1997–98 campaign]], in which Basel finished second-last. [[Jörg Berger]] then took over but lasted only a year in charge before [[Christian Gross]] was appointed. Gross' appointment went hand-in-hand with the financial backing that had just been put into the club and it was not long until Basel returned to the top.
===Return of the glory days===
The [[St. Jakob-Park]] was opened on 15 March 2001, and Basel finished the 2000–01 season in fourth position in the league. Basel ended the qualification round of 2001–02 leading the league table by five points at the winter break. The Championship round began in February and with ten wins and just one defeat in the first 11 games, Basel pulled away at the top of the table to win the championship three games before the end of the season, their first title for 22 years. They went on to complete a domestic [[Double (association football)|double]], beating Grasshoppers in extra time in the Swiss Cup thanks to a penalty scored by [[Murat Yakin]]. Basel also reached the final of the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]].
In the [[2002–03 FC Basel season|2002–03 season]], Basel became the second Swiss team to play in the revamped [[UEFA Champions League]]. They reached the second group round, but were knocked out on goal difference in a group containing [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]], and [[Deportivo de La Coruña]]. In domestic competitions, Basel finished second in the Swiss Super League and won the Swiss Cup after beating [[Neuchâtel Xamax]] 6–0 in the final.
Basel started 2003–04 with 13 straight league wins, and went on to complete the first half of the season undefeated, with 17 wins and 1 draw. Basel remained top of the league for the rest of the season, winning their 10th Swiss championship. In the [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] they were eliminated by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in the second round after defeating [[Malatyaspor]] in the previous round.
As Swiss champions, Basel entered the [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|2004–05 Champions League]] in the third qualifying round. They were drawn against [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]], who beat them 5–2 on aggregate, dropping Basel into the UEFA Cup. After beating Russian side [[FC Terek Grozny|Terek Grozny]] in the third round they were drawn in Group E with [[Feyenoord]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] and [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. They finished third in the group on seven points and qualified for the Round of 32, where they were defeated 2–0 on aggregate by [[Lille OSC|Lille]]. In the domestic league, after a poor start, Basel moved to the top of the league table and went on to win the title by ten points. Basel completed their 17 home league games undefeated, winning 13 and drawing four, including an 8–1 win against Grasshoppers, in which Christian Giménez scored four goals.
Basel were knocked out of the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06 Champions League]] in the third qualifying round by German club [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]. They again dropped into the UEFA Cup, where they beat [[NK Široki Brijeg|Široki Brijeg]] of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] to be drawn into Group E alongside [[RC Strasbourg Alsace|Strasbourg]], [[A.S. Roma|Roma]], [[Red Star Belgrade]] and [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]. They finished third in the group, qualifying for the knockout stage. After beating [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] and Strasbourg once again, they were eliminated by [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in the quarter final. On 26 February 2006, Basel broke their own club record of 52 unbeaten league games at home, which they extended to 59. The winning streak was ended on the final day of the season with a last-minute goal by [[Iulian Filipescu]] giving FC Zürich a 2–1 win and, in the process, Zürich's first national championship since 1980–81. This resulted in [[2006 Basel hooligan incident|riots between rival supporters]] after the match.
In 2006–07 Basel were again runners-up to Zürich in the league, and won the Swiss Cup for the eight time, beating [[FC Luzern]] 1–0 in the final. In the 2006–07 UEFA Cup Basel beat [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] side [[FC Tobol|Tobol]], [[Liechtenstein]]er team [[FC Vaduz]], and [[Macedonia (country)|Macedonians]] [[FK Rabotnički]]. to qualify for the group stages. Drawn against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[AS Nancy|Nancy]], Feyenoord and [[Wisła Kraków]], Basel finished bottom of the group and were eliminated.
===Recent years===
Basel were drawn against Bosnian team [[FK Sarajevo]] in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, a tie that Basel won 8–1 on aggregate. In the next round, Basel faced a considerably tougher opponent in the form of [[SV Mattersburg]] of Austria. Nonetheless, Basel finished the tie off with a 4–0 away win after a 2–1 victory at St. Jakob-Park. Basel were then drawn into the [[group of death]] of Group D alongside [[SK Brann|Brann]], [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], [[Hamburger SV]] and [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], all of which were ranked within the top three of their own leagues at the start of the stage. Basel won their first UEFA Cup group game against Rennes at home 1–0 thanks to a Marco Streller header. Their next game was away to Dinamo Zagreb in which Basel earned a valuable away point thanks to on form goalkeeper Franco Costanzo, who kept the game at 0–0 for 90 minutes. They then faced Brann at St. Jakob-Park, where they won 1–0 through a [[Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia|Carlitos]] free-kick and were highly praised for playing attractive and flowing football. Basel then went to Germany to face Hamburger SV at the [[HSH Nordbank Arena]], where they were fortunate to escape with a 1–1 draw. The goals came courtesy of captain [[Ivan Ergić]] and Hamburg's [[Ivica Olić]].
Basel then faced [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] in the last 32 after qualifying second in the group alongside first-placed Hamburg and third-placed Brann. (Sporting finished third in their group in the Champions League, which is why they were dropped into the UEFA Cup.) The first leg took place on 13 February in [[Lisbon]], where first-choice goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was injured and Basel lost 2–0. The second leg did not fare any better for Basel. Costanzo remained injured and Basel lost 3–0 on 21 February in Basel, falling from the UEFA Cup.
Basel won the Swiss Cup for the second consecutive season after beating second-tier side [[AC Bellinzona]] 4–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 6 April 2008. [[Eren Derdiyok]] gave Basel the lead in the first half before Bellinzona equalised through [[Christian Pouga]] in the second. Daniel Majstorović restored the lead for Basel with a header and Swiss internationals Marco Streller and Benjamin Huggel scored one goal each to make the final scoreline 4–1 in Basel's favour.
Basel won the Swiss Super League for the first time since 2005 on 10 May 2008 at home after a 2–0 win over title threats BSC Young Boys. It was the last game of the season and Basel only needed a point from the match to win the Championship, but if Young Boys won, then they would be champions, exactly the same situation as the end of the 2005–06 season with FC Zürich. The painful memories of losing the league on the last day of the season in 2006 seemed to spur FCB on as they took an early lead through [[Valentin Stocker]] before Marco Streller wrapped up the victory with the second.
In 2008–09 season, Basel entered the Champions League in the Second Qualifying Round and were drawn against [[IFK Göteborg]] of [[Allsvenskan|Sweden]]. The first leg was on 30 July 2008 at [[Ullevi]] and finished 1–1. Benjamin Huggel put Basel ahead before [[Thomas Olsson]] equalised for the home team. The second leg took place on 6 August at St. Jakob-Park, with Basel coming from behind twice to win 4–2. Basel then faced [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]] of [[Primeira Liga|Portugal]] in the Third Qualifying Round. The first leg at the [[Estádio D. Afonso Henriques]] on 13 August ended in a 0–0 draw. The second leg took place on 27 August at St. Jakob-Park, where Valentin Stocker gave Basel an early lead on 11 minutes before [[João Alves (footballer, born 1980)|João Alves]] was fouled in the penalty area by [[François Marque]] and [[João Fajardo]] dispatched the spot-kick, just four minutes later to draw Vitória level. In the second half, the away side started well but [[Eren Derdiyok]] gave FCB a 2–1 lead which they hung on to, to qualify for the Champions League Group stages. FCB were drawn into Group C alongside [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] and Sporting CP. Basel lost their opening game 2–1 at St. Jakob-Park on 16 September against Shakhtar. [[Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)|Fernandinho]] put the [[Ukraine|Ukrainians]] ahead on 25 minutes before [[Jádson]] doubled their lead just before half time. [[David Abraham (footballer)|David Abraham]] scored a late consolation goal for the home team. Sporting CP were the opponents on Matchday 2 (1 October) and despite defending well and causing a few scares at the other end of the park, Basel were defeated 2–0 at the [[Estádio José Alvalade]]. On Matchday 3 (22 October), Barcelona visited Basel and came away with a 5–0 win, but a fortnight later it was a different story as FCB came away with a respectable 1–1 draw at the [[Camp Nou]], with Eren Derdiyok scoring a late equaliser after [[Lionel Messi]] put ''Barça'' ahead. On 26 November, Basel travelled to Ukraine to play Shakhtar, where they were thrashed 5–0. Basel then faced Sporting at home on the final Matchday (9 December) and were defeated 1–0.
Despite remaining in first or second position for most of the season, Basel finished in third place behind FC Zürich and Young Boys. On 27 May, Christian Gross was sacked from his role as FC Basel manager after ten years in the job.
In 2009–10 season, German [[Thorsten Fink]] was appointed as Basel's new manager on 9 June 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/10044/22333/16/7|title=Thorsten Fink ist der neue Cheftrainer des FCB! |date=12 June 2009 |website=www.fcb.ch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612062711/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/10044/22333/16/7 |archive-date=12 June 2009 }}</ref> Basel entered the [[UEFA Europa League]] in the second qualifying round. They qualified for the group stage and were drawn into Group E alongside Roma, [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] and [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]. Basel finished in third place.
In domestic affairs, Basel s won the title on the last day of the season against favourites Young Boys at the [[Stade de Suisse]]. Marco Streller was the league's top scorer with 21 goals. Basel won the [[2009–10 Swiss Cup]] final with a 6–0 victory over FC Lausanne-Sport, FC Basel's tenth cup win.
In 2010–11 season, Basel entered the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]] in the third qualifying round, drawn against [[Debreceni VSC|Debrecen]]; they won both games (2–0, 3–1). In the play-offs to the Champions League, they are drawn against [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]. In the first leg, they defeated Tiraspol 1–0 before winning 3–0 on the road. Basel entered the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage]] in Group E.
On 13 October 2011, Thorsten Fink left the club to join Hamburger SV. As replacement, his assistant Vogel was signed as caretaker manager until the winter break.<ref name="fcb 3">{{cite web | last = Meister | first = Remo | date = 13 October 2011 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/26760/26/7/7 | title = Bernhard Heusler: "Ein weinendes Auge für Fink und ein lachendes für Vogel" | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 13 October 2011 | language = de | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111020144223/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/26760/26/7/7 | archive-date = 20 October 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Basel historically qualified for the knockout phase of the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] with 2–1 win over Manchester United on 7 December 2011. On 12 December, it was announced that Vogel had signed as head coach and manager.<ref name="fcb6">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | year = 2011 | url = http://fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/27167/16/7 | title = Der 36-jährige Heiko Vogel ist neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 12 December 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120502124317/http://fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/27167/16/7 | archive-date = 2 May 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 22 February 2012, Basel defeated [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the first leg of the Round of 16 stage in the Champions League. They won with a score of 1–0, scoring in the 86th minute of the game, but then lost in the return leg 7–0, thus eliminating them.
On 15 October 2012, manager [[Heiko Vogel]] was sacked by the club and replaced by former player Murat Yakin.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/startseite/576290/artikel_vogel-fliegt---yakin-uebernimmt.html |title=Vogel fliegt&nbsp;– Yakin übernimmt |publisher=Kicker |date=15 October 2012 |access-date=15 October 2012 |language=de}}</ref> At the end of the first half of the season, Basel were in second position in the domestic league table. In the second half of the season, Basel acquired enough points to finish the season three points ahead of Grasshoppers and to win their fourth title in a row.<ref name="fcb 2013-06-01">{{cite web | last = Marti | first = Caspar | year = 2013 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/30603/26/7/7 | title = Vier Titel in Folge: Das gab es erst einmal | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 1 June 2013 | language = de | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130622234428/http://fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/30603/26/7/7 | archive-date = 22 June 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
As Swiss champions, Basel entered the Champions League in the second qualifying round, where they were drawn against Estonian club [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]], winning 5–0 on aggregate. In the third round, they were drawn against Norwegian club [[Molde FK|Molde]], winning 2–1 on aggregate. In the playoff round, however, Basel lost both games against [[CFR Cluj]] from Romania, being knocked out 3–1 on aggregate. The team thus qualified for the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage|Europa League group stage]], where they were drawn into Group G alongside Sporting CP, [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] and [[Videoton FC|Videoton]]. They finished in second place in the table and thus continued after the winter break in the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|knockout phase round of 32]]. In the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|knockout phase round of 32]], Basel were drawn against [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]. Basel won 3–1 on aggregate. In the round of 16, they were drawn against [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] and, despite being the underdogs, they qualified for the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] by winning 2–1 on aggregate. Here Basel were drawn against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], which they beat 4–1 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] after a 4–4 aggregate draw to progress to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22023547|title=BBC Sport&nbsp;– FC Basel 2–2 Tottenham (agg 4–4)|author=Neil Johnston|work=BBC Sport|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> The draw for the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Semi-finals|semi-final]] matched them against reigning Champions League holders [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. Both games in the tie ended with a defeat, 1–2 in Basel 1–3 in [[London]].
Basel's [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]] season started on 30 July 2013 in the third qualifying round with a tie in St. Jakob-Park against [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], which they won 4–3 on aggregate. In the first match of the main group stage, Basel notched up a surprising 2–1 away win against Chelsea at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] and followed this up with a 1–0 home win in the return fixture at St. Jakob-Park. Despite these two results, they only finished in third position in the league table and thus they qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#Knockout phase|2013–14 Europa League round of 32]]. There, they fought Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv and went on to defeat Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 on aggregate. They would face Valencia in the quarter-finals, winning 3–0 at home, but losing 0–5 in Valencia after extra-time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000479/match=2011839/postmatch/report/|title=UEFA Champions League|date=11 December 2013|work=Uefa.com|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>
On 28 May 2014, Basel announced that [[Paulo Sousa]] was to become their trainer for the new season and that he had signed a three-year contract.<ref name="fcb 2014-05-28">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | year = 2014 | url = http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/32285/26/7/7 | title = Paulo Sousa wird neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Basel 1893 | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 28 May 2014 | language = de | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140709071752/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/10044/32285/26/7/7 | archive-date = 9 July 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> They went on to win the league championship for the sixth time in a row. In the Swiss Cup, Basel ended as runners-up, losing 0–3 to FC Sion in the final.
Basel entered the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]]. They reached the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|knockout phase]] against Liverpool on 9 December on a night in which [[Lazar Marković]] was sent off for the opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29363537|title=Liverpool 1 Basel 1|date=10 December 2014|work=BBC Sport|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> Basel then lost to [[FC Porto|Porto]] in the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League#Round of 16|Round of 16]].
Paulo Sousa left the club prior to the 2015–16 season for Fiorentina; he was replaced by FC Thun head coach [[Urs Fischer (footballer)|Urs Fischer]] on 18 June.
Basel entered into the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|2015–16 Champions League season]] in the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Third qualifying round|Third qualifying round]]. Their initial aim was to remain in the competition and reach the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]]. In the third qualifying round, they were drawn against [[Lech Poznań]] and in the play-off round against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Basel failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage, thus they dropped into the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage]]. Here they were drawn into Group I, together with Fiorentina, Lech Poznań and [[C.F. Os Belenenses|Belenenses]]. Because they finished as group winners, Basel continued in the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|knockout phase]] in February 2016. Basel were drawn against French side [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]. They advanced on away goals after a 4–4 aggregate draw with Saint-Étienne. They were knocked out of the tournament by the eventual winners, [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], 3–0 in the round of 16.
On 30 April 2016, Basel confirmed a seventh consecutive [[List of Swiss football champions|Swiss national championship]] with a 2–1 win over FC Sion at St. Jakob-Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2359234.html|title=Basel champions with five matches still to play|date=30 April 2016|work=UEFA}}</ref> At the end of the season Basel won the title 14 points ahead of [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]].
Basel entered into the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]] in the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage|Group stage]]. Drawn against French champions [[Paris Saint-Germain]], English team [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and Bulgarian champions [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] they finished bottom of the group and were eliminated.
Basel won the Swiss Super League for the eighth time in a row – the club's 20th championship title in total.<ref name="fcb 2017-06-02">{{cite web | first = Casper | last = Marti | year = 2017 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/02/Der-Saisonabschluss-im-Zeitraffer | title = Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 2 June 2017}}</ref> They also won the [[Swiss Cup]] for the twelfth time, completing a sixth double.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3–0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game|url=https://allaboutgeneva.com/2017/05/25/swiss-football-fc-basel-wins-3-0-over-sion-in-geneva-police-extra-vigilant-after-game|publisher=allaboutgeneva.com|date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2017–18 season, [[Raphaël Wicky]] was appointed as new first team manager, assisted by [[Massimo Lombardo]]. The club's eight-year monopoly over the Swiss league title ended in 2018, as BSC Young Boys won the domestic championship. Basel finished second on 69 points, while Young Boys romped to the title, winning the league by a 15-point margin.
Later on, Basel reached the quarter-finals of the [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League]] for the third time after [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League|2012–13]] and [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|2013–14]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030139--shakhtar-donetsk-vs-basel/prematch/background/ |title=Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 Basel |website=UEFA |date=11 August 2020 }}</ref>
==Supporters and rivalries==
===Fans===
[[File:Basel, St.-Jakob-Park - CL 2011-2012, round of 16, FC Basel - FC Bayern - pic02.jpg|thumb|FC Basel supporters at a [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]] match against [[FC Bayern Munich]] in St.-Jakob-Park]]
FC Basel is known for having a big and loyal local following.{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}} When polls are conducted about the most passionate club football fans, FC Basel's fans usually make the top 200 if not top 100 in the world, resulting in what is by far the highest average attendance in [[Switzerland]] with around 30,000 fans<ref>[http://www.rotblau.ch/ Inoffizielles Statistik-Portal des FC Basel 1893<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201134742/http://www.rotblau.ch/ |date=1 December 2005 }}</ref> attending every home game and with the new extension being built that number is expected to rise to around 40,000. 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.
In November 2010 their supporters caused the game against [[FC Luzern]] to be stopped after they threw hundreds of tennis balls onto the pitch. This was in protest at the kick off times being moved to accommodate a tennis tournament on the TV schedule.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justcantbeatthat.com/|title=justcantbeatthat.com &#124; DIG command|website=justcantbeatthat.com|accessdate=31 March 2023|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414123259/https://justcantbeatthat.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Rivalry===
The city of Basel and the city of Zürich have a long-standing rivalry. Therefore, FCB's most traditional and fiercest rivals are [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] and [[FC Zürich]]. In the past few seasons, the rivalry between FC Zürich and Basel has been fueled by Zürich's narrow league championship wins over Basel. Supporters from both sides have caused trouble in the past years, with [[2006 Basel hooligan incident|the worst incident happening in May 2006.]] Basel had won the league in 2003–04 and 2004–05 and were set to make it three in a row if they won or drew against Zürich at home on the last day of the 2005–06 season. Zürich took the lead after a late goal from [[Iulian Filipescu]] and consequently won the match and the league. After the final whistle, players and fans from both teams started fighting on the pitch and in the stands. This incident has fueled hatred and bitterness between fans from FC Zürich and FC Basel. There is controversy about which rivalry is bigger, the one with Grasshopper or FC Zürich, but it usually depends on the success of these teams.
==Stadium==
[[File:St-Jakob-Park-Nacht.jpg|upright|thumb|right|200px|St. Jakob-Park at night]]
FC Basel play their home games at the 37,500 capacity [[St. Jakob-Park]].<ref name="fcb1">{{cite web |year=2011 |url=http://www.fcb.ch/Club/StadiumSt.JakobPark |title=Figures and facts |publisher=FC Basel 1893 |access-date=20 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203010621/http://www.fcb.ch/Club/StadiumSt.JakobPark |archive-date=3 February 2012}}</ref>
[[UEFA]] have awarded the stadium a 4-star rating, the highest rating that could be given to a stadium of that capacity. St. Jakob-Park was opened in 2001, originally holding a maximum attendance of 33,433. The stadium was expanded with a new stand (sector G) and upgraded to 42,500 due to Switzerland co-hosting [[UEFA Euro 2008]]. After Euro 2008, a number of seats were removed, thus giving more space between them, and the capacity was reduced 37,500 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.baselunited.ch/default.aspx?group=sjp&code=0905|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706221801/http://www.baselunited.ch/default.aspx?group=sjp&code=0905 |url-status=dead |title=Zahlen und fakten |language=de |trans-title=facts and figures |archivedate=6 July 2011 |website=www.baselunited.ch}}</ref> The stadium is nicknamed "Joggeli" by the fans and has two restaurants, Restaurant UNO and Hattrick's Sports Bar, as well as a shopping centre which opened on 1 November 2001. It also has parking space for 680 cars and has its own train station. St. Jakob-Park hosted six matches during Euro 2008, including the opening game between [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], and a semi-final between [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. The most interesting feature of the stadium is the translucent outer layer, which can be illuminated in different colours for impressive effects; this effect was copied three years later for [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'s new stadium, the [[Allianz Arena]].
Before St. Jakob-Park was built, FC Basel played home games in the [[Landhof]] (in the Quarter Kleinbasel) and, following the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]], in the newly built [[St. Jakob Stadium]] which was on the same site as the current stadium. During the construction period of St. Jakob-Park, Basel's home matches were played at the [[Stadion Schützenmatte]].
In 2016, the [[2016 UEFA Europa League Final|UEFA Europa League final]] was played at St. Jakob-Park.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36228071 |title=Europa League: Uefa defends St Jakob-Park for Liverpool v Sevilla final |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 May 2016 |access-date=20 May 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520135625/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36228071 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{wide image|StJakobPark Panorama.JPG|800px|St. Jakob-Park from the inside}}
==Affiliated clubs==
* {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[FC Concordia Basel]]'''&nbsp;– FC Basel are the parent-club of local side Concordia, who currently play in the [[1. Liga Classic]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} Many of Basel's youth players, such as [[Patrik Baumann]], [[Beg Ferati]], and [[Simone Grippo]], have had loan spells there. Basel have also signed a number players from Concordia, like [[Louis Crayton]] and [[Murat Yakin]]. [[Miroslav König]], [[Riccardo Meili]], [[André Muff]], and [[Dominik Ritter]] are just a few ex-Basel players who have gone on to play for Concordia.
==Colours and logo==
FC Basel's traditional kit is a red and blue shirt. Due to the fact that some of the founders were members of the "Basler Ruder-Club", whose colors were red and blue, they adopted those colours for their new club. FC Basel's outfit is completed by blue shorts with gold trim and blue socks with red trim. From this comes the nickname "''RotBlau''" which is [[Swiss German]] and German for "RedBlue". Their away kit is all white with two stripes down the middle, the left being red and the right being blue. FC Basel's kits were formerly manufactured by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], however in the summer of 2012 a new contract was formed with [[Adidas]] to produce the kits until 2017. The main sponsor is [[Novartis]], a multinational pharmaceutical company which is based in the city of Basel. On the inside tag of the jerseys is inscribed "Rot isch unseri Liebi, Blau die ewigi Treui, Basel unseri Stadt." This roughly translates to "Red is our love, blue the eternal loyalty, Basel our city."
According to a legend, the famous "Blaugrana" colours of Barcelona have been said to have originated from the Rotblau colours of FC Basel. This legend evolved because [[Joan Gamper]], founder of both [[FC Zürich]] and [[FC Barcelona]] had played two friendly games for FC Basel against Mulhouse and Strasbourg on short visits, as he did for other Swiss clubs, too.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lütscher |first=Michael |title=Eine Stadt, ein Verein, eine Geschichte |publisher=Verlag Neue Zürcher Zeitung |year=2010 |isbn=978-3-03823-643-6}}</ref> FC Barcelona today based on accounts of the Gamper family assumes, the colours had been taken from the rugby team of the [[Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby|Merchant Taylors' School]] near Liverpool.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santacana |first=Carles |date=2016-12-27 |title=The origins of FC Barcelona's colours |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/813829/the-origins-of-fc-barcelonas-colours |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=FC Barcelona |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185949/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/813829/the-origins-of-fc-barcelonas-colours |url-status=live }}</ref>
For the 2008–09 season, Basel changed their shirt to resemble the traditional Barcelona shirt (red and blue vertical stripes). Barcelona changed theirs to one half of the shirt red, the other blue, which happens to resemble the traditional Basel shirt.
[[File:FC Basel.png|thumb|right|100px|Old FC Basel logo without the two stars]]
Basel's current logo is a shield, the left half red and the right half blue. The shield is outlined with gold and in the centre in gold letters it reads "FCB", for "Football Club Basel" or "Fussballclub Basel". The logo is worn in the centre of the shirt opposed to on the traditional left-hand side. Like the club colours of Basel, the logo has a striking resemblance to that of Barcelona's. There are theories that suggest that the founder of Barcelona, being at one time the captain of Basel, reincorporated the logo of Basel to that of Barcelona. The resemblances seem clear: both logos seem to incorporate the shield design, as do most other clubs. Most notably, however, is the FCB acronyms on both logos and the red-blue colours, outlined in gold. Additionally, the football that lies on the left side of the Basel logo seems to be the exact shape, type and colour as that of the Barcelona logo in the bottom centre. Because of this, many say that Basel was the inspiration in the process of founding Barcelona.
==Records==
* '''Highest stage reached in [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]:''' Round of 16 (2002–03, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017–18)
* '''Highest stage reached in [[UEFA Europa League]]:''' Semi-finals (2012–13)
* '''Highest stage reached in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]:''' Semi-finals (2022–23)
* '''Biggest European home win:''' Basel 7–0 {{flagicon|SMR}} [[S.S. Folgore Falciano Calcio|Folgore]] (24 August 2000, UEFA Cup qualifying round second leg)
* '''Biggest European away win:''' {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]] 0–5 Basel (18 September 1973, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg)
* '''Biggest European home defeat:''' Basel 0–5 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] (22 October 2008, UEFA Champions League)
* '''Biggest European away defeat:''' {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 7–0 Basel (13 March 2012, UEFA Champions League knockout stage)
* '''Most league appearances:''' {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Massimo Ceccaroni]] (398)
* '''Most league goals:''' {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Josef Hügi]] (244)
* '''Record number of consecutive home games unbeaten:''' 59 (February 2003 to May 2006)
* '''Record number of consecutive unbeaten games:''' 26 (2011–12)
* '''Highest home game attendance ([[St. Jakob Stadium]]):''' 60,000
* '''Highest home game attendance ([[St. Jakob-Park]]):''' 42,500
* '''Most [[cap (sport)|capped]] foreign player:''' {{flagicon|PER}} [[Teófilo Cubillas]], 81 caps, [[Peru national football team|Peru]]
* '''Most capped Swiss player:''' {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alexander Frei]], 82 caps
===Individual records, league===
Updated to league matches played on 22 May 2022.<ref name="fcb-achiv-Auswärtungen/Einsätze">{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | authorlink =  | year =  | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/auswertungen/einsaetze | title = Auswärtungen/Einsätze | format =  | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" | accessdate = 2022-05-22 | archive-date = 29 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210629025045/https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/auswertungen/einsaetze | url-status = live }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" align="right" style="text-align:center"
|+'''Top league goalscorers'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Nat.
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Goals
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Josef Hügi]]
|1948–1962
|245
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Erni Maissen]]
|1975–1982<br />1983–1987<br />1989–1991
|116
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Marco Streller]]
|2000–2004<br />2007–2015
|111
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|align="left"|[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Christian Giménez]]
|2001–2005
|94
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Karl Odermatt]]
|1963–1976
|92
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[René Bader]]
|1946–1953
|90
|-
|=7
|{{flagicon|AUT}}
|align="left"|[[Otto Haftl]]
|1931–1935
|81
|-
|=7
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Gottlieb Stäuble]]
|1946–1951<br />1955–1959
|81
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Hermann Suter (footballer)|Hermann Suter]]
|1939–1948
|79
|-
|=10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Alexander Frei]]
|1997–1998<br />2009–2013
|74
|-
|=10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Alfred Schlecht]]
|1922–1924<br />1925–1936
|74
|-
|=10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Roberto Frigerio]]
|1958–1968
|74
|-
|=10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Valentin Stocker]]
|2007–2014<br />2018–2022
|74
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Most league appearances'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Nat.
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Apps
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Massimo Ceccaroni]]
|1987–2002
|398
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Erni Maissen]]
|1975–1982<br />1983–1987<br />1989–1991
|338
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Fabian Frei]]
|2007–2015<br />2018–
|322
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Werner Bopp]]
|1944–1960
|321
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Josef Hügi]]
|1948–1962
|319
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Otto Demarmels]]
|1967–1982
|307
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Jörg Stohler]]
|1970–1984
|306
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Benjamin Huggel]]
|1998–2005<br />2007–2012
|297
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Karl Odermatt]]
|1963–1976
|296
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Karl Bielser]]
|1916–1936
|293
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Valentin Stocker]]
|2007–2014<br />2018–2022
|286
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|align="left"|[[Scott Chipperfield]]
|2001–2012
|270
|-
|}
===Individual records, all competitions===
Updated to all matches played on 22 May 2022.<ref name="fcb-achiv-Auswärtungen/Einsätze" />
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|+'''Top goalscorers all competitions'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Nat.
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Goals
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Josef Hügi]]
|1948–1962
|282
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Marco Streller]]
|2000–2004<br />2007–2015
|144
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Erni Maissen]]
|1975–1982<br />1983–1987<br />1989–1991
|143
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Karl Odermatt]]
|1963–1976
|123
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[René Bader]]
|1946–1953
|117
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|ARG}}
|align="left"|[[Christian Eduardo Giménez|Christian Giménez]]
|2001–2005
|116
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Alexander Frei]]
|1997–1998<br />2009–2013
|109
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|GER}}
|align="left"|[[Helmut Hauser]]
|1964–1972
|107
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Hermann Suter (footballer)|Hermann Suter]]
|1939–1948
|104
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Roberto Frigerio]]
|1958–1968
|103
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|AUT}}
|align="left"|[[Otto Haftl]]
|1931–1935
|102
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Valentin Stocker]]
|2007–2014<br />2018–2022
|101
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Most appearances all competitions'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Nat.
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Apps
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Fabian Frei]]
|2007–2015<br />2018–
|456
|-
|2
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Massimo Ceccaroni]]
|1987–2002
|452
|-
|3
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Otto Demarmels]]
|1967–1982
|446
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Jörg Stohler]]
|1970–1984
|425
|-
|5
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Valentin Stocker]]
|2008–2014<br />2018–2022
|416
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Karl Odermatt]]
|1963–1976
|411
|-
|7
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Erni Maissen]]
|1975–1982<br />1983–1987<br />1989–1991
|406
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Benjamin Huggel]]
|1998–2005<br />2007–2012
|401
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|align="left"|[[Scott Chipperfield]]
|2001–2012
|385
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Peter Ramseier]]
|1966–1978
|372
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Werner Bopp]]
|1944–1960
|364
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|SUI}}
|align="left"|[[Josef Hügi]]
|1948–1962
|363
|-
|}
==Honours==
=== National ===
*'''[[Swiss Super League|Swiss Championship]]'''
**'''Winners (20):''' [[1952–53 Nationalliga A|1952–53]], [[1966–67 Nationalliga A|1966–67]], [[1968–69 Nationalliga A|1968–69]], [[1969–70 Nationalliga A|1969–70]], [[1971–72 Nationalliga A|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Nationalliga A|1972–73]], [[1976–77 Nationalliga A|1976–77]], [[1979–80 Nationalliga A|1979–80]], [[2001–02 Nationalliga A|2001–02]], [[2003–04 Swiss Super League|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Swiss Super League|2004–05]], [[2007–08 Swiss Super League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Swiss Super League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Swiss Super League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Swiss Super League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Swiss Super League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Swiss Super League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Swiss Super League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Swiss Super League|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Swiss Super League|2016–17]]
**runner-up (10): [[1948–49 Nationalliga A|1948–49]], [[1949–50 Nationalliga A|1949–50]], [[1970–71 Nationalliga A|1970–71]], [[2002–03 Nationalliga A|2002–03]], [[2005–06 Swiss Super League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Swiss Super League|2006–07]], [[2017–18 Swiss Super League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Swiss Super League|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Swiss Super League|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Swiss Super League|2021–22]],
*'''[[Swiss Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (13):''' 1932–33, 1946–47, 1962–63, [[1966–67 Swiss Cup|1966–67]], 1974–75, [[2001–02 Swiss Cup|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Swiss Cup|2002–03]], [[2006–07 Swiss Cup|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Swiss Cup|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Swiss Cup|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Swiss Cup|2011–12]], [[2016–17 Swiss Cup|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Swiss Cup|2018–19]]
**runner-up (10): 1941–42, 1943–44, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82, [[2012–13 Swiss Cup|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Swiss Cup|2013–14]], [[2014–15 Swiss Cup|2014–15]], [[2019–20 Swiss Cup|2019–20]],
*'''[[Swiss League Cup]]'''
**'''Winners (1):''' [[1972 Swiss League Cup|1972]]
**runner-up (1): 1978–79
==European record==
As of 18 May 2023.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
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!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col"|Pld
!scope="col"|W
!scope="col"|D
!scope="col"|L
!scope="col"|GF
!scope="col"|GA
!scope="col"|GD
!scope="col"|Win%
|-
!scope="row" align=left|[[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League / European Cup]]
{{WDL|122|49|25|48|for=177|against=196|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup]]
{{WDL|110|50|24|36|for=184|against=138|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
{{WDL|34|18|8|8|for=62|against=40|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup / European Cup Winners' Cup]]
{{WDL|4|0|1|3|for=3|against=13|diff=yes}}
|-
!scope="row" align=left|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]{{efn|Does not include results from the first five editions of the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] featuring "Basel XI", which included players from FC Basel as well as players from other clubs (Basel XI record: P11 W1 D2 L8 F16 A39).}}
{{WDL|10|1|1|8|for=3|against=13|diff=yes}}
|-
!Total
{{WDLtot|266|109|57|100|for=398|against=383|diff=yes}}
|}
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==Ownership==
===FC Basel Holding AG===
The '''FC Basel Holding AG''' owns 75% of '''FC Basel 1893 AG''' and the other 25% is owned by the club '''FC Basel 1893''' members. The club FC Basel 1893 functions as a base club independent of the holding company and the AG. FC Basel 1893 AG is responsible for the operational business of the club, e.g. the 1st team, a large part of the youth department and the back office are affiliated there. All decisions that affect the club FC Basel 1893 are made within the AG.
On 11 May 2021 the FC Basel Holding AG chairman [[Bernhard Burgener]] and board member [[David Degen]] announced a transfer of ownership rights, after months of massive fan protests. The new situation meant Degen owned 92% of the shares and about 8% is held by four small investors.<ref name="fcb-homepage-2021-05-11-FCB-Kommunikation">{{cite web | last = FC Basel Holding AG | author-link =  | date = 11 May 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/11/FCB-Kommunikation | title = Besitzverhältnisse geklärt – Degen übernimmt die Aktien von Burgener | format =  | work = Ownership clarified - Degen takes over the shares from Burgener | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-05-11 | archive-date = 14 May 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210514181710/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/05/11/FCB-Kommunikation | url-status = dead }}</ref>  At the [[annual general meeting|AGM]] of FC Basel Holding AG on 15 June 2021, Bernhard Burgener, Peter von Büren and [[Karl Odermatt]] stood down from the board of directors. A new board of directors stood for election. From that date the board consisted of [[Reto Baumgartner]] (president), Dani Büchi (delegate of the board), [[David Degen]] (vice-president), Johannes Barth, Marco Gadola, [[Christian Gross]], Sophie Herzog and Andreas Rey. Degen said he will sell a part of the shares within his management team.<ref name="fcb-homepage-2021-06-15-Holding">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 15 June 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/06/verwaltungsraete-der-fcb-holding-und-der-ag-gewaehlt/ | title = Verwaltungsräte der FCB Holding und der AG gewählt | format =  | work = Board members of FCB Holding and AG elected | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-06-15 | archive-date = 29 December 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211229184618/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/06/verwaltungsraete-der-fcb-holding-und-der-ag-gewaehlt/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
On 18 August the Holding AG announced how the shares had been divided between the shareholders. Degen himself kept 40%, Andreas Rey held 18,41%, his wife Ursula Rey-Krayer also held 18,41%. A group of four other investors, these being Johannes Barth, Marco Gadola, Dani Büchi and Dan Holzmann, together held 15,14%. The other 8,04% of the shares remained by another group of investors, these being Manor AG, J. Safra Sarasin, Novasearch AG, MCH Group AG and Weitnauer Holding AG.<ref name="fcb-homepage-">{{cite web | last = FC Basel Holding AG | author-link =  | date = 18 August 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/08/besitzverhaeltnisse-holding/ | title = Die Besitzverhältnisse der FCB-Holding sind geregelt | format =  | work = The ownership structure of the FCB-Holding is regulated | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-08-18 | archive-date = 7 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220107215919/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/08/besitzverhaeltnisse-holding/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
On 27 December 2021 an extraordinary [[annual general meeting|AGM]] of the Holding AG was held and it was announced that the Board had reorganised itself. Ursula Rey-Krayer and Dan Holzmann were unanimously elected to the board of directors.<ref name="fcb-homepage-2021-12-28-Holding">{{cite web | last = FC Basel Holding AG | author-link =  | date = 27 December 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/12/gv-holding-vr/ | title = Board of Directors - FC Basel Holding AG | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | access-date = 2021-11-16 | archive-date = 3 January 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220103185858/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/alle-news/2021/12/gv-holding-vr/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
On 20 June 2022 the [[annual general meeting|AGM]]s of both the FC Basel Holding AG and the FC Basel 1893 AG were held and both boards were confirmed. The Holding AG with following members: David Degen (president), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president). FC Basel 1893 AG with following members: David Degen (president), Carol Etter (delegate of the club FC Basel), Dan Holzmann, Ursula Rey-Krayer and Andreas Rey (vice-president).
=== Club management ===
The club's 127th [[annual general meeting|AGM]] took place in written form, during the week from Saturday 5 June and Friday 11 June. The results were communicated on Monday 14 June. On 13 April 2021 the club announced their proposal for the club management.<ref name="fcb-homepage-2021-04-13-Vorschlag für die Erweiterung des Vereinsvorstand">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 13 April 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/13/Vorschlag-fuer-die-Erweiterung-des-Vereinsvorstand | title = Vorschlag für die Erweiterung des Vereinsvorstand | format =  | work = Proposal for the expansion of the club's board | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-04-13 | archive-date = 4 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210604203509/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/04/13/Vorschlag-fuer-die-Erweiterung-des-Vereinsvorstand | url-status = dead }}</ref> Club president [[Reto Baumgartner]] and the two directors, Dominik Donzé and Benno Kaiser, remained in the board and three new members were elected. These three being Carol Etter (sports lawyer), Edward Turner (financial specialist) and Tobias Adler (marketingspecialist). Their exact roles are to be decided. Carol Etter was elected as delegate of the board, to represent the club at the meetings of the Holding.<ref name="fcb-homepage-2021-06-14-Resultate-GV">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | year =  | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/06/14/Resultate-GV | title = Grosse zustimmung für Vorstand und Verwaltungsrat | format =  | work = Great approval for the Board of Management and the Administrative Board | publisher = FC Basel homepage | access-date = 2021-06-14 | archive-date = 14 June 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210614164823/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2021/06/14/Resultate-GV | url-status = dead }}</ref>
After the dismissal of [[Heiko Vogel]], on 31 October 2023,<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-10-31-FCB trennt sich von Heiko Vogel">{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 31 October 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-trennt-sich-von-heiko-vogel-fabio-celestini-uebernimmt | title = FCB trennt sich von Heiko Vogel | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = | access-date = 2023-11-16}}</ref> the position of the sports director was left vacant, this until 15 May 2024 and then FCB announced that [[Daniel Stucki]] had been appointed as new sports director.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-15 May 2024-Daniel Stucki neuer FCB Sportdirektor">{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 15 May 2024 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/stucki-neuer-fcb-sportdirektor/ | title = Daniel Stucki neuer FCB Sportdirektor | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Daniel Stucki new FCB sports director | access-date = 2024-05-15}}</ref>
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=== Team management ===
On 28 November 2022 FCB had announced that they had taken [[Heiko Vogel]] under contract as their new sporting director, as per 1 January 2023. After the end of their [[2022–23 FC Basel season|previous season]], in which Vogel had taken over in charge of the coaching of their first team following the dismissal of [[Alexander Frei]] in February, Vogel continued in his role as sports director for this season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/heiko-vogel-sportdirektor/|title=Heiko Vogel stösst als Sportdirektor zum FCB|trans-title=Heiko Vogel joins FCB as sporting director|website=FC Basel|language=de|date=28 November 2022|access-date=7 February 2023|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207151626/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/heiko-vogel-sportdirektor/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 12 May 2023 the club announced that [[Timo Schultz]] had been signed a contract as head coach of the new FCB first team.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-23-05-12-Timo Schultz">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 12 May 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/timo-schultz-neuer-cheftrainer/ | title = Der neue FCB-Cheftrainer heisst Timo Schultz | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = The new FCB head coach is called Timo Schultz | access-date = 2023-05-12 | archive-date = 1 February 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240201135307/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/timo-schultz-neuer-cheftrainer/ | url-status = live }}</ref> On 22 May they announced that the entire trainer staff had been appointed. Loïc Favé would join [[Davide Callà]] as assistant coach and Johannes Wieber would become athletic coach, [[Gabriel Wüthrich]] remained goalkeeper coach.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-23-05-22-coach ream">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 22 May 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/trainerstab-saison-23/24/ | title = Trainerstab für die kommende Saison komplett | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = Coaching staff for the coming season complete | access-date = 2023-05-22 | archive-date = 2 February 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240202210658/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/trainerstab-saison-23/24/ | url-status = live }}</ref> On 23 May the club announced that the new coach of the U-21 is the ex-footballer [[Dennis Hediger]], who had been the coach of the U-18 team the previous season.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-05-23-Nachwuchstrainer">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 23 May 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/nachwuchstrainer-23/24/ | title = Das sind die FCB-Nachwuchstrainer der nächsten Saison | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = These are the FCB junior coaches for next season | access-date = 2023-05-23 | archive-date = 1 February 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240201135330/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/nachwuchstrainer-23/24/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Appointed a his assistant coaches were [[Marco Aratore]] and Michaël Bauch.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-FCB U-21">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 4 August 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/teams/u21/ | title = FCB U-21 | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title =  | access-date = 2023-08-04 | archive-date = 30 October 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231030004016/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/teams/u21/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
On 29 September the club announced that they were parting with coach Schultz, together with his assistant Loïc Favé, and that he would be replaced by the current sport director [[Heiko Vogel]].<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-09-29-Timo Schultz">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 29 September 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-timo-schultz/ | title = Der FCB und Timo Schultz gehen getrennte Wege | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = FCB and Timo Schultz are going their separate ways | access-date = 2023-09-29 | archive-date = 29 October 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231029230556/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-timo-schultz/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Vogel was dismissed a month later, with [[Fabio Celestini]] taking over until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FCB trennt sich von Heiko Vogel – Fabio Celestini übernimmt |url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-trennt-sich-von-heiko-vogel-fabio-celestini-uebernimmt |access-date=2023-10-31 |publisher=[[FC Basel]] |language=de-ch |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107024418/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-trennt-sich-von-heiko-vogel-fabio-celestini-uebernimmt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 November 2023, [[Martin Rueda]] was hired as an additional assistant coach.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martin Rueda wird Assistenztrainer beim FCB|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/martin-rueda-assistenztrainer/|access-date=2023-11-21|publisher=[[FC Basel]]|language=de-ch|archive-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121101504/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/martin-rueda-assistenztrainer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Head coach'''               |s={{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Schultz]]<br />until 29 September 2023}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Head coach'''               |s={{flagicon|GER}} [[Heiko Vogel]]<br />29 September–31 October}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Head coach'''               |s={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Celestini]]<br />from 31 October}}
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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Assistant coach'''          |s={{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Rueda]]<br> 17 November 2023 }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Assistant coach'''          |s={{Flagicon|SUI}} Uwe Grünwald<br />from 31 October}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Athletics coach'''          |s={{Flagicon|SUI}} Johannes Wieber }}
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{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Youth Team U-21 co-coach''' |s={{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Aratore]] }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p='''Youth Team U-21 co-coach''' |s={{Flagicon|SUI}} Michaël Bauch}}
{{Fb cs footer|s=[https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/trainer/ FCB Official Site] |date=February 2023}}
==Players==
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|26 October 2024|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/|title=Spieler|trans-title=Players|language=de|publisher=FC Basel|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185906/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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{{Fs start|bg=0000fe|color=fe0000}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=[[Marwin Hitz]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Nicolas Vouilloz (footballer)|Nicolas Vouilloz]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Arnau Comas]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|pos=DF|nat=TUN|name=[[Mohamed Dräger]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|pos=MF|nat=KVX|name=[[Benjamin Kololli]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|pos=MF|nat=POR|name=[[Romário Baró]]|other=<small>on loan from [[FC Porto|Porto]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Carlos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Xherdan Shaqiri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=CIV|name=[[Bénie Traoré]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=[[Mirko Salvi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Bradley Fink]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=SWE|name=[[Joe Mendes]]|other=<small>on loan from [[S.C. Braga|Braga]]</small>}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=GHA|name=[[Emmanuel Essiam]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=CRO|name=[[Marin Šotiček]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=GEO|name=[[Gabriel Sigua]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Léo Leroy]]}}
{{Fs mid|bg=0000fe|color=fe0000}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Albian Ajeti]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=NED|name=[[Finn van Breemen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=[[Adrian Leon Barišić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Kevin Rüegg]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=[[Hugo Vogel (footballer)|Hugo Vogel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=Moussa Cissé}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=[[Anton Kade]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Dominik Schmid (footballer, born 1998)|Dominik Schmid]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=DF|nat=GHA|name=[[Jonas Adjetey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=MF|nat=ALB|name=[[Taulant Xhaka]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Roméo Beney]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Leon Avdullahu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Arlet Junior Zé]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Marvin Akahomen]]}}
{{Fs end}}
====Players out on loan====
{{Fs start|bg=0000fe|color=fe0000}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=SUI|name=Tim Spycher|other=to [[FC Stade Nyonnais|Nyon]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jonathan Dubasin]]|other=to [[Sporting de Gijón|Sporting Gijón]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Dion Kacuri]]|other=to [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=[[Adriano Onyegbule]]|other=to [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs mid|bg=0000fe|color=fe0000}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=[[Maurice Malone]]|other=to [[FK Austria Wien|Austria Wien]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=SRB|name=[[Đorđe Jovanović (footballer)|Đorđe Jovanović]]|other=to [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ARG|name=[[Juan Gauto]]|other=to [[Deportivo La Coruña]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=SUI|name=[[Andrin Hunziker]]|other=to [[Yverdon-Sport FC|Yverdon-Sport]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=DRC|name=[[Axel Kayombo]]|other=to [[Stade Lausanne-Ouchy]] until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs end}}
====Retired numbers====
{{Main|List of retired numbers in association football}}<!--{{details|Retired numbers in association football}}-->
{{Fs start|bg=0000fe|color=fe0000}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|pos=DF|nat=SUI|name=[[Massimo Ceccaroni]]|other=1987–2002}}{{Cref2|a|1}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=[[12th man (football)|12]]|nat=|name=[[12th man (football)#Use in football (soccer)|12th man]]|other=[[#Fans|FCB-Fans]]}}{{Cref2|b|1}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=SUI|name=[[Fabian Frei]]|other=2007–2015, 2018–}}
{{Fs end}}
===Women's team===
{{Main|FC Basel Frauen}}
Since 2009 Basel have a women's team. It competes in the [[Nationalliga A (women's football)|Nationalliga A]].
===Superleague Formula===
{{Main|FC Basel 1893 (Superleague Formula team)}}
FC Basel had a team in the Superleague Formula race car series where football teams lent their name to cars. [[GU-Racing|GU-Racing International]] has operated the car for all seasons and [[Max Wissel]] has driven the car in all the races. FC Basel and Wissel won one race, in the [[2009 Superleague Formula season|2009 season]] at [[Donington Park]]. The team have scored three other podiums in the series.
==Youth system==
Basel is home to a leading youth academy system in terms of produced senior-level players that featured in the top-flight in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2145446.html|title=Basel benefit from focus on youth|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195415/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2145446.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2016/12/06/24237872/the-talent-factory-how-basel-bred-xhaka-and-rakitic-for|title='The Talent Factory': How Basel bred Xhaka and Rakitic for Europe's best|website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195407/http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2016/12/06/24237872/the-talent-factory-how-basel-bred-xhaka-and-rakitic-for|url-status=live}}</ref> FC Basel bases its promotion of young talent on the following criteria: The primary aim of the FCB youth department is to integrate as many players as possible into the first team squad, all representatives of the youth department adhere to the values of the FCB charter, a uniform, holistic game and training idea from the FE-14 to the U21 ensures optimal training, the FCB follows a dual system of educational training and football.<ref name="Stiftung Campus-Stiftungszweck">{{cite web | first = Josef | last = Zindel | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | title = Stiftungszweck | format = | work = Foundation purpose  | publisher = Stiftung Nachwuchs-Campus Basel | accessdate = 2020-11-16}}</ref>
The youth department has developed many Swiss internationals such as [[Erni Maissen]], [[Adrian Knup]], [[Alexander Frei]], [[Marco Streller]], [[Philipp Degen|Philipp]], and [[David Degen]]. Since Basel moved into the St. Jakob-Park in 2001, they have strengthened their youth academy and many young talents like the [[Felipe Caicedo]], [[Ivan Rakitić]], [[Zdravko Kuzmanović]], [[Xherdan Shaqiri]], [[Yann Sommer]], [[Eren Derdiyok]], and [[Mohammed Salah]] have risen through the ranks there. In 2010 the former club president [[Gigi Oeri]] created the ''Stiftung Nachwuchs Campus Basel'' (in English ''foundation [[Youth Campus Basel]])'' with the aim of continuously developing the club's youth division on a long-term basis.<ref name="Nachwuchs Campus">{{cite web | first = Josef | last = Zindel | author-link =  | year = 2023 | url = https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | title = Stiftungszweck | format =  | trans-title = Foundation purpose | publisher = Stiftung Nachwuchs Campus Basel | language = de-ch | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150243/https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | url-status = live }}</ref>
Since  2001, more than 50 successful players have risen through the Basel youth system and joined their first team, including:
{|
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Felipe Caicedo]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[David Degen]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Philipp Degen]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Eren Derdiyok]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alexander Frei]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Fabian Frei]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Gonçalves (footballer)|José Gonçalves]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Gökhan Inler]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Timm Klose]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Breel Embolo]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zdravko Kuzmanović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ivan Rakitić]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Yann Sommer]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Valentin Stocker]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Marco Streller]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Granit Xhaka]]
*{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Taulant Xhaka]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Hakan Yakin]]
|}
The youth academy is as present set up in the following areas: Formation (U-21, U-19, U-17, U1-6 and U-15), Footeco (FE-14) and Project Team Basel (FE-12 and FE-13).<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-Nachwuchs, Übersicht">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 23 November 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/uebersicht/ | title = Nachwuchs, Übersicht | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Youth, overview | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 1 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301235541/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/uebersicht/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
===Under-21 team===
The eldest members are in the U-21 team. This team plays in the [[Swiss Promotion League]], the third highest level in the [[Swiss football league system]], behind the [[Swiss Super League|Super League]] and the [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]. A number of players have professional contracts and often train or play with the first team.
===Current squad===
{{Updated|1 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/teams/u21/|title=U21 - Promotion League|website=www.fcb.ch|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Tim Pfeiffer}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=GK|name=Cyrill Emch}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=GK|name=David Schädeli}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Marvin Akahomen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Yannick Schweizer}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Kevin Tröndle}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Erdin Ismaili}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Timm Klose]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Julind Selmonaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Hugo Vogel (footballer)|Hugo Vogel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Loris Schreiber}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Eliah Jordan}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Miki Juanola}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Sami Bashaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Demir Xhemalija}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Moyo-Ola Uruejoma}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KVX|pos=MF|name=[[Gezim Pepsi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Leon Frokaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALB|pos=MF|name=Elion Jashari}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Alexis Casadei}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Cobel Sow García}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=[[Roméo Beney]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=Noah Streit}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Aaron Akalé}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Evann Senaya}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=Andrin Ulli}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Mahamadou Kanouté}}
{{Fs end}}
===Under-19 team===
[[File:Acciesu19-Basel-24102018-2 (FCB).jpg|thumb|Basel Under-19s line up prior to their [[UEFA Youth League]] match away to [[Hamilton Academical F.C. Reserves and Academy|Hamilton Accies]], 2018.]]
Until 2023 there was no official Basel U-19 team, because a U-19 championship did not exist in [[Football in Switzerland|Swiss football]] until then. Before then the team was quickly put together in the 2011–12 season from the youngest members of the first team, the younger Under-21 and the Under-18 teams who were eligible to play in the [[2011–12 NextGen Series]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2011-12 NextGen series#Group 4|2011–12 NextGen series]].}}''
Because Basel qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]], the Under-19 team was again called to life and played in the [[2013–14 UEFA Youth League]]. This time the members of this squad were solely members from the U-21 and U-18 teams, but the team only trained together once a week. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2013–14 UEFA Youth League#Group E|2013–14 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
A year later Basel qualified for the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League]]. Therefore, they were eligible to play in the [[2014–15 UEFA Youth League]] and they took the matter a lot more seriously than the year before. Reserve team manager [[Thomas Häberli]] was also appointed as U-19 coach. Häberli's U-19 squad was still a mix between the younger U-21 and the older U-18 teams, but the team had training together virtually daily. This resulted with improved results, the team winning four games from their six, but failing to qualify for the knockout phase on tiebreak. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2014–15 UEFA Youth League#Group B|2014–15 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
Basel's first team qualified for the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|Champions League again in 2016–17]], so the U-19 team was revived for the [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League]]. [[Raphaël Wicky]] was U-19 coach. In the group stage they reached second position and advanced to the play-offs, but lost this against [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League#Group A|2016–17 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
By winning the U-18 Swiss championship at the end of the 2016–17 season the team qualified for the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League]]. [[Arjan Peço]] was the U-19 team coach at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/17/U18-Play-Off?ext=.|title=Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister|publisher=FC Basel|date=18 June 2017|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015753/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/17/U18-Play-Off?ext=.|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team were drawn into [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage#Group A|Group A]] which they won and advanced to the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase#Round of 16|round of 16]], but here they were eliminated by [[Atlético Madrid (youth)|Atlético Madrid]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#Group A|2017–18 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
At the end of the 2017–18 season the U-18 team coached by [[Alex Frei]] won the Swiss championship and qualified for the [[2018–19 UEFA Youth League]].<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2018-U-18 ist Schweizer Meister">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 16 June 2018 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/2018/06/die-u18-ist-schweizer-meister-die-u16-unterliegt-nach-verlaengerung | title = Die U-18 ist Schweizer Meister, die U-16 unterliegt nach Verlängerung | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = The U-18 are Swiss champions, the U-16 are defeated after extra time | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150242/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/2018/06/die-u18-ist-schweizer-meister-die-u16-unterliegt-nach-verlaengerung | url-status = live }}</ref> But they were eliminated in the first round by [[Hamilton Academical F.C. Reserves and Academy|Hamilton Academical]], having drawn both matches 2–2, they were defeated in the penalty shoot-out.<ref name="Uefa-2018-U-19 Youth League">{{cite web | last = UEFA Youth League | author-link =  | date = 24 October 2018 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2025602--hamilton-vs-basel/ | title = Hamilton Academical FC 2-2 Basel | format =  | publisher = UEFA.com | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 4 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230604180802/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2025602--hamilton-vs-basel/ | url-status = live }}</ref> ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2018–19 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|2018–19 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
In November 2021, the [[Swiss Football Association]] announced their amendments to their league structure and further expanded their promotion of young talents.<ref name="sfv-2021-Spielklassenstruktur">{{cite web | last = Swiss Football Verband (SFV) | author-link =  | year = 2021 | url = https://www.football.ch/sfv/news-seite/der-sfv-reformiert-die-spielklassenstruktur-und-baut-die-nachwuchsfoerderung-weiter-aus.aspx | title = Der SFV reformiert die Spielklassenstruktur und baut die Nachwuchsförderung weiter aus | format =  | publisher = [[Swiss Football Association|SFV]] | language = de-ch | trans-title = The SFV is reforming the league structure and further expanding the promotion of young talent | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 31 January 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230131111618/https://www.football.ch/sfv/news-seite/der-sfv-reformiert-die-spielklassenstruktur-und-baut-die-nachwuchsfoerderung-weiter-aus.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> The Basel U-18 team won the championship 2022–23 and in line with the Associations new league structures, FCB advanced all their U-18 team members to their newly created U-19 team, who were thus qualified for the [[2023–24 UEFA Youth League]]. Here the team, under coach [[Mario Cantaluppi]], advanced through the qualification but were eliminated by [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]] in the play-offs.<ref name="Uefa-2023-Youth-FCB-Bayern ">{{cite web | last = UEFA Youth League | author-link =  | date = 7 February 2023 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2039962--basel-vs-bayern/ | title = FC Basel 1893 0-2 Bayern | format =  | publisher = UEFA.com | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150242/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2039962--basel-vs-bayern/ | url-status = live }}</ref> ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2023–24 UEFA Youth League#Domestic Champions Path|2023–24 UEFA Youth League]].}}''
===Other youth teams===
In total, the club has eight youth teams in their academy. In the group ''Formation'' are the U-21, U-19, U-17, U1-6 and U-15, in the group ''Footeco'' the FE-14 team and then there is the group ''Project Team Basel'' FE-12 and FE-13.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-Nachwuchs, Übersicht" /> Since the 2020–21 season, the FE-13 and FE-14 teams from the clubs FC Basel 1893, [[BSC Old Boys]] and [[FC Concordia Basel]] will appear with the addition of Team Basel.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2021-Nachwuchs, partnerschaft">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | year = 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/partnerschaft/ | title = Nachwuchs, partnerschaft | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Youth, partners | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 1 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301235541/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/partnerschaft/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
==Employees of note==
===Former players===
{{Main|List of FC Basel players}}
===Coaches===
{{see also|Category:FC Basel managers}}
<small>'''NOTE''': early history is largely unknown.</small>
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Percy Humphreys]] ''(1913–14)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Walter Dietrich]] ''(1919–22)''
* {{flagicon|GER|1918}} [[Max Breunig]] ''(1922–23)''
* {{flagicon|HUN|1920}} [[Gyula Kertész]] ''(1928–30)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Gustav Putzendopler]] ''(1930–32)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Otto Haftl]] ''(1932)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Karl Kurz]] ''(1932–33)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} Josef Haist ''(1933–34)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Richard Kohn|Richard (Dombi) Kohn]] ''(1934)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Alwin Riemke]] ''(1934–36)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Heinz Körner]] ''(1936–37)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fernand Jaccard]] ''(1937–39)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Walter Dietrich]] ''(1939)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Max Galler]] ''(1939–40)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Eugen Rupf]] ''(1940–43)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} Willy Wolf ''(1943–46)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} Max Barras ''(1946)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Anton Schall]] ''(1946–47)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ernst Hufschmid (footballer)|Ernst Hufschmid]] ''(1947–52)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[René Bader]] ''(1952–55)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} Willy Dürr ''(1955)''
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Béla Sárosi]] ''(1955–57)''
* {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rudi Strittich]] ''(1957–58)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[René Bader]] ''(1958–59)''
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Jenő Vincze]] ''(1 July 1959 – 30 June 61)''
* {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Jiří Sobotka|Georges Sobotka]] ''(1961–65)''
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Helmut Benthaus]] ''(1 July 1965 – 30 June 82)''
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Rainer Ohlhauser]] ''(1982–83)''
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} Ernst August Künnecke ''(1983–85)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Emil Müller (footballer)|Emil Müller]] ''(1985)''
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Helmut Benthaus]] ''(1 July 1985 – 30 June 87)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Urs Siegenthaler]] ''(1 July 1987 – 30 June 90)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} Ernst August Künnecke ''(1990–92)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Karl Odermatt]] and {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Bruno Rahmen]] ''(1992)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Friedel Rausch]] ''(1 July 1992 – 30 June 93)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Claude Andrey]] ''(1993–95)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Karl Engel (Swiss footballer)|Karl Engel]] ''(1995–97)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Hermann]] ''(22 March 1997 – 31 March 97)''
* {{flagicon|ITA}} Salvatore Andracchio ''(interim), (1 April 1997 – 30 June 97)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jörg Berger]] ''(1 July 1997 – 6 October 97)''
* {{flagicon|ITA}} Salvatore Andracchio ''(interim), (7 October 1997 – 31 December 97)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Guy Mathez]] ''(1 Jan 1998 – 14 May 99)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Schällibaum]] ''(15 May 1999 – 14 June 99)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Christian Gross]] ''(15 June 1999 – 30 June 2009)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Fink]] ''(1 July 2009 – 16 October 11)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heiko Vogel]] ''(interim) (13 October 2011 – 11 December 11)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heiko Vogel]] ''(12 December 2011 – 15 October 12)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Murat Yakin]] ''(15 October 2012 – 17 May 2014)''
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Paulo Sousa]] ''(1 July 2014 – 17 June 2015)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Urs Fischer (footballer)|Urs Fischer]] ''(18 June 2015 – 3 June 2017)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Raphaël Wicky]] ''(4 June 2017 – 26 July 2018)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alexander Frei]] ''(interim) (26 July 2018 – 2 August 2018)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marcel Koller]] ''(2 August 2018 – 31 August 2020)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Ciriaco Sforza]] ''(1 September 2020 – 6 April 2021)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patrick Rahmen]] ''(6 April 2021 – 21 February 2022)''
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Guille Abascal]] ''(interim) (21 February 2022 – 23 May 2022)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alex Frei]] ''(23 May 2022 – 7 February 2023)''
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heiko Vogel]] ''(7 February 2023 – 31 October 2023)''
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Celestini]] ''(31 October 2023 – present)''
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===President===
{{see also|Category:Swiss football chairmen and investors}}
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* [[Roland Geldner]] ''(1893–1896)''
* [[Emanuel Schiess]] ''(1896–1896)''
* [[Charles Volderauer|Charlie Volderauer]] ''(1896–1899)''
* [[Ernst-Alfred Thalmann]] ''( 1900–1901)''
* [[Emanuel Schiess]] ''(1901–1902)''
* [[Ernst-Alfred Thalmann]] ''(1902–1902)''
* [[Josy Ebinger]] ''(1902–1903)''
* [[Ernst-Alfred Thalmann]] ''(1903–1907)''
* [[Siegfried Pfeiffer]] ''(1907–1908)''
* [[Ernst-Alfred Thalmann]] ''(1908–1913)''
* [[Karl Ibach (footballer)|Karl Ibach]] ''(1913–1913)''
* [[Carl Albert Hintermann]] ''(1913–1914)''
* [[Ernst-Alfred Thalmann]] ''(1914–1915)''
* [[Philipp Leichner]] ''(1915–1915)''
* Franz Rinderer ''(1915–1918)''
* August Rossa ''(1918–1919)''
* Bernard Klingelfuss ''(1919–1920)''
* Franz Rinderer ''(1920–1921)''
* Carl Burkhardt ''(1921–1922)''
* [[Karl Ibach (footballer)|Karl Ibach]] ''(1922–1925)''
* Carl Burkhardt ''(1925–1926)''
* Franz Rinderer ''(1926–1927)''
* [[Karl Ibach (footballer)|Karl Ibach]] ''(1927–1927)''
* Karl Junker ''(1927–1927)''
* Hans Rupprecht ''(1927–1929)''
* [[Otto Kuhn]] ''(1929–1931)''
* Franz Rinderer ''(1931–1936)''
* Emil Junker ''(1936–1939)''
* Albert Besse ''(1939–1944)''
* Emil Junker ''(1944–1946)''
* [[Jules Düblin]] ''(1946–1959)''
* [[Ernst Weber (footballer)|Ernst Weber]] ''(1959–1962)''
* Lucien Schmidlin ''(1962–1966)''
* Harry Thommen ''(1966–1970)''
* Félix Musfeld ''(1970–1976)''<ref name="fcb 2016-06-01">{{cite web | first = Josef | last = Zindel | year = 2016 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/06/01/Nachruf-Felix-Musefeld | title = Früherer FCB-Präsident Félix Musfeld gestorben | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 1 June 2016 | archive-date = 5 June 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160605135508/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/06/01/Nachruf-Felix-Musefeld | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* René Theler ''(1976–1980)''
* Pierre Jacques Lieblich ''(1980–1982)''
* Roland Rasi ''(1982–1983)''
* Urs Gribi ''(1983–1986)''
* Peter Max Sutter ''(1986–1987)''
* Charles Röthlisberger ''(1987–1992)''
* Peter Epting ''(1992–1996)''
* René C. Jäggi ''(1996–2002)''
* Werner Edelmann ''(2002–2006)''
* [[Gisela Oeri]] ''(2006–2011)''
* Bernhard Heusler ''(2012–2017)''
* Bernhard Burgener ''(2017–2020)''
* [[Reto Baumgartner]] ''(2020–)''
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At the club's Extraordinary General Assembly on 16 January 2012, the 601 attending members appointed Oeri as honorary president.<ref name="tageswoche-2012-01-16-gigi oeri">{{cite web | first = Florian | last = Raz | author-link =  | date = 16 January 2012 | url = https://tageswoche.ch/sport/fc-basel-was-nach-zwoelf-jahren-gigi-oeri-bleibt/ | title = FC Basel: Was nach zwölf Jahren Gigi Oeri bleibt | format =  | work = FC Basel: What remains after twelve years of Gigi Oeri | publisher = tageswoche.ch | access-date = 2021-11-16 | archive-date = 21 November 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211121140610/https://tageswoche.ch/sport/fc-basel-was-nach-zwoelf-jahren-gigi-oeri-bleibt/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[History of FC Basel]]
* [[List of FC Basel players]]
* [[List of FC Basel seasons]]
* [[Football in Switzerland]]
* [[The Football Club Social Alliance]]
==Notes and references==
===Notes===
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{{Cnote2|a|Following the [[2001–02 FC Basel season|2001–02 season]], the club retired the number of [[Massimo Ceccaroni]], a Basel native who played his entire senior career with Basel, between 1987 and 2002.}}
{{Cnote2|b|The number 12 in the Basel squad became vacant on 1 July 2008. In October of that year, the board of managing directors announced their decision to dedicate this number to their fans.<ref name="fcb 2008-10-02">{{cite news|url=http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/21053/27/7/7|title=Die 12 definitiv den FCB-Fans|trans-title=The 12 definitely the FCB fans|quote=Der Vorstand des FC Basel hat entschieden, die seit dieser Saison frei gebliebene Rückennummer 12 auch künftig nicht mehr zu vergeben. Diese Nummer soll stellvertretend für den 12. Mann des FC Basel stehen – die Fans des Vereins, deren riesiges Engagament der FCB damit symbolisch honoriert|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201160430/http://www.fcb.ch/news/show/byItemID/de-de/-/21053/27/7/7|publisher=FC Basel|language=de|date=2 October 2008|archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>}}
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===References===
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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* [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/switzerland/fc-basel/ FC Basel] at Soccerway
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