FC Basel

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Basel
Full nameFussball Club Basel 1893
Nickname(s)FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau
Founded15 November 1893; 130 years ago (1893-11-15)
GroundSt. Jakob-Park, Basel
Capacity38,512; 37,500
for international matches
PresidentBernhard Burgener
Head coach?
LeagueSwiss Super League
2022–235th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC Basel 1893 (Fussball Club Basel 1893), widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel,[1][2][3] is a Swiss football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt.

FC Basel was started by an advertisement placed by Roland Geldner in the 12 November 1893 edition of the Basler national newspaper. He wanted that a football team is formed . Everybody who wants to play should come in the restaurant Schuhmachern-Zunft. Eleven men attended the meeting, mainly from the academic community, and founded the Fussball Club Basel on 15 November 1893.

Since 2009 the club also has a Women soccer team. They als play at the highest level of Swiss Women´s football, the Swiss Women's Super League.

Honours[change | change source]

National[change | change source]

  • Swiss Championship: 20
    • 1952–53, 1966–67, |1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1979–80, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Swiss Cup: 13
    • 1932–33, 1946–47, 1962–63, 1966–67, 1974–75, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2018–19
  • Swiss League Cup: 1
    • 1972

International[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

As of 25 July 2022[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland Switzerland Marwin Hitz
3 DF Germany Germany Noah Katterbach (on loan from Köln)
4 DF Spain Spain Arnau Comas
5 DF Switzerland Switzerland Michael Lang
6 DF Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Nasser Djiga
7 FW Canada Canada Liam Millar
8 FW France France Andy Diouf (on loan from Rennes)
9 FW Switzerland Switzerland Zeki Amdouni (on loan from Lausanne-Sport)
10 FW France France Jean-Kévin Augustin
11 FW Hungary Hungary Ádám Szalai
13 GK Switzerland Switzerland Mirko Salvi
15 DF Ghana Ghana Kasim Nuhu (on loan from Hoffenheim)
16 GK Switzerland Switzerland Nils de Mol
17 FW Switzerland Switzerland Andi Zeqiri (on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Ghana Ghana Emmanuel Essiam
19 MF Switzerland Switzerland Darian Males (on loan from Inter Milan)
20 MF Switzerland Switzerland Fabian Frei (Captain)
21 DF France France Andy Pelmard
22 DF Germany Germany Sergio López
23 MF Netherlands Netherlands Wouter Burger
24 FW Switzerland Switzerland Tician Tushi
26 FW Senegal Senegal Kaly Sène
27 FW Switzerland Switzerland Dan Ndoye
28 DF France France Hugo Vogel
30 FW Germany Germany Anton Kade
34 MF Albania Albania Taulant Xhaka (vice-captain)
38 MF Switzerland Switzerland Yannick Marchand
40 MF Switzerland Switzerland Liam Chipperfield
42 MF Tunisia Tunisia Sayfallah Ltaief
72 DF Switzerland Switzerland Andrea Padula
96 MF Portugal Portugal Joelson Fernandes (on loan from Sporting)

References[change | change source]

  1. "Liverpool v FC Basle". The Guardian. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. "FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea". Sunday Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. "FC Basle vs Chelsea: live". The Telegraph. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. "Spieler" [Players] (in German). FC Basel. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

Other websites[change | change source]