St. Jakob-Park

St. Jakob Park  is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland and Austria.[4] After the Euro 2008 a number of seats were removed, thus creating more space between them. The capacity was therefore reduced to 38,512[1] for Swiss Super League matches or 37,500 seats for international matches[5] The maximum capacity for concerts is 40,000.

For the previous stadium, see St. Jakob Stadium.

St. Jakob Park
Joggeli
LocationBasel, Switzerland
Coordinates47°32′29.67″N 7°37′12.65″E
OwnerGenossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
OperatorBasel United AG
Capacity38,512 (Football)[1]
37,500 (for international matches)[2]
40,000 (Concerts)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1998
Opened15 March 2001
Expanded2005-2006[3]
Construction costCHF 220 million (2001)
ArchitectHerzog & de Meuron
Tenants
FC Basel (2001–present) Switzerland National Football Team

The stadium is named after the village of St. Jakob an der Birs, which stood on the site. The name "Joggeli" is the diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect, making it the equivalent of "Jake".

Overview

The stadium is divided into four main blocks, A, B, C and D, each block covering one side of the stadium, and block G, consisting of the upper balcony added later. St. Jakob Park is a fairly modern stadium; construction started on 13 December 1998, replacing the former St. Jakob Stadium. The re-opening game took place 15 March 2001.

The "Genossenschaft S.J.P" officially owns the stadium, while the stadium itself is managed by "Basel United". The stadium cost around CHF 220 million to build (US$132 million, €143 million in March 2001[6]).

Within the stadium, there are 32 shops on three different floors, as well as two restaurants (the "Restaurant UNO" and "Hattrick Sports Bar"). It has parking spaces for 680 cars on two different floors.

The stadium can be reached either by bus, tram or train (the stadium has its own train station).

The stadium has been awarded 4 stars by UEFA, which is the highest number of stars that can be awarded to a stadium of that size.

In 2006, there was a riot after a match between FC Basel and FC Zürich. See 2006 Basel Hooligan Incident for more details.

UEFA Euro 2008
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

For Euro 2008, the St. Jakob Park hosted six games – three group games (including the opening match), two quarter-finals and one semi-final. Torrential rain during the 11 June match left the pitch in such a poor state that the entire grass surface was re-laid, the first time such a decision was made at a tournament of this size.[7]

Date Time (CET) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Spectators
7 June 200818:00  Switzerland0–1 Czech Republic
Group A
39,730
11 June 200820:45  Switzerland1–2 Turkey
Group A
39,730
15 June 200820:45  Switzerland2–0 Portugal
Group A
39,730
19 June 200820:45 Portugal2–3 Germany
quarter-finals
39,374
21 June 200820:45 Netherlands1–3 (a.e.t.) Russia
quarter-finals
38,374
25 June 2008
20:45
 Germany3–2 Turkey
semi-final
39,374

UEFA Europa League Final 2016
Main article: 2016 UEFA Europa League Final

The stadium hosted the 2016 final of the Europa League. Sevilla beat Liverpool 3–1.

This was the first European club final hosted at the stadium, although the previous stadium of the same name, the St. Jakob Stadium, which opened in 1954 for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and closed in 1998, hosted four European Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1969, 1975, 1979 and 1984.

Panorama

International matches
Date Result Competition
21 August 2002Switzerland  3–2 AustriaFriendly
8 September 2002Switzerland  2–0 GeorgiaUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
7 June 2003Switzerland  2–2 RussiaUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
11 October 2003Switzerland  2–0 Republic of IrelandUEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2 June 2004Switzerland  0–2 GermanyFriendly
4 September 2004Switzerland  6–0 Faroe Islands2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
8 September 2004Switzerland  1–1 Republic of Ireland2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3 September 2005Switzerland  1–1 Israel2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
1 March 2006Croatia 3–2 ArgentinaFriendly
27 May 2006Switzerland  1–1 Ivory CoastFriendly
2 September 2006Switzerland  1–0 VenezuelaFriendly
6 September 2006Austria 0–1 VenezuelaFriendly
15 November 2006Switzerland  1–2 BrazilFriendly
2 June 2007Switzerland  1–1 ArgentinaFriendly
17 October 2007Switzerland  0–1 United StatesFriendly
26 March 2008Switzerland  0–4 GermanyFriendly
12 August 2009Switzerland  0–0 ItalyFriendly
5 September 2009Switzerland  2–0 Greece2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
14 October 2009Switzerland  0–0 Israel2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
7 September 2010Switzerland  1–3 EnglandUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
12 October 2010Switzerland  4–1 WalesUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
6 September 2011Switzerland  3–1 BulgariaUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
11 October 2011Switzerland  2–0 MontenegroUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
26 May 2012Switzerland  5–3 GermanyFriendly
14 August 2013Switzerland  1–0 BrazilFriendly
8 September 2014Switzerland  0–2 EnglandUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
5 September 2015Switzerland  3–2 SloveniaUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
6 September 2016Switzerland  2–0 Portugal2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification
7 October 2017Switzerland  5–2 Hungary2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification
12 November 2017Switzerland  0–0 Northern Ireland2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification
26 March 2019Switzerland  3–3 DenmarkUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6 September 2020Switzerland  1–1 Germany2020–21 UEFA Nations League
14 November 2020Switzerland  1–1 Spain2020–21 UEFA Nations League

See also

References
  1. "Figures and facts". FC Basel 1893. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/StatDoc/competitions/UCL/01/67/63/78/1676378_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  3. "St. Jakob Park Stadium Extension, Basel". Schnetzer Puskas. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. www.fcb.ch Archived 17 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. www.baselunited.ch Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Online Trading & FX for Business - OANDA". www.oanda.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. "Soccer-Euro-Newly-laid Basel pitch ready for use, UEFA says". 18 June 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via uk.reuters.com.
Preceded by
National Stadium
Warsaw		 UEFA Europa League
Final venue
2016		 Succeeded by
Friends Arena
Stockholm (Solna)
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