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| Chronology "Joggeli“ 1952 to 1998 |
| Chronology St. Jakob-Park from 1999 |
| Concerts at the "Joggeli" and St. Jakob-Park |
| International Matches at the "Joggeli" and St. Jakob-Park |
| Europacup-Matches at the "Joggeli" |
| Cup Finals at the St. Jakob-Park |
| Champions League and UEFA Cup Matches at the St. Jakob-Park |
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Chronology "Joggeli" 1952 to 1998
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1952
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In light of the World Cup 1954 in Switzerland the city grants the construction of the St. Jakob Stadium with a capacity of 51,500 seats. The project does not get support from the voters of the city of Basel, the referendum is accepted only by a small majority of 19,694 to 18,787.
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| 1952 |
Following the plebiscite a stadium co-operative is founded that is put in charge of projecting the construction and guaranteeing the financing of the football stadium St. Jakob. Ernst Thommen, director of the Sport Toto Company, is voted as first president of the co-operative. His place is later taken by "Regierungsrat" Edmund Wyss, a senior official of Basel.
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| 1954 |
After a construction phase of around twelve months, the new stadium, dubbed "Joggeli", is inaugurated on April 25th with the Switzerland-Germany match that 51,000 spectators attend.
The stadium's first tenant is the tradition-steeped FC Concordia Basel (1st Amateur League). FC Basel subleases from "Congeli".
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1954
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At the World Cup 1954, 6 matches are played at the Joggeli, amongst others: Germany versus Austria (58,000 spectators) and Germany versus Hungary (56,000 spectators).
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1965
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The FC Basel trains at the "Joggeli" with coach Helmut Benthaus.
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1967
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The FC Basel spends its first season at the Joggeli. The Landhof Stadium can no longer accommodate the increasing number of spectators. For the first time more than 50,000 spectators attend a championship match (FC Basel versus FC Lugano).
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1994
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The 45,000 spectators at the FC Basel - FC Zürich match break the record for spectators at a National League B match.
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| 1995 |
The stadium is ageing. At the same time the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is continually issuing stricter rules and regulations for international matches. It soon becomes clear that a renovation would be too costly.
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| 1997 |
A new construction project is given green light. The main contractor, Marazzi AG from Bern, seeks investors and tenants. In addition Basel star architects J. Herzog & P. de Meuron are brought in.
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| 1998 |
13th December: Farewell to the old Joggeli. The last match is fought out by FC Basel and FC Lugano. 36,000 spectators attend the game.
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Chronology St. Jakob-Park from 1999
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| 14.08.1999 |
Laying of the foundation stone "Em Bebby sy Bauschtell" (Basel's building site) |
| Nov. 1999 |
Founding of Basel United Stadion-Management AG |
| Nov. 2000 |
First turf is laid |
| 15.03.2001 |
First match in the new St. Jakob-Park with 33,433 spectators (FCB -Lausanne Sport) |
| 07.09.2001 |
Stadium officially inaugurated with hand-over of keys |
| Nov. 2001 |
Opening of Shopping Center |
| March 2002 |
Opening of Senior Home Tertianum |
| May 2002 |
UEFA's highest honour: The St. Jakob-Park is Switzerland's only stadium to receive 4 UEFA-Stars |
| Feb. 2003 |
By installing new seats in sector D: new capacity of 31,539 spectators |
| June 2003 |
Two performances of "Aïda" attended by a total of 55,000 spectators. |
| 27.06.2003 |
The St. Jakob-Park beomes Switzerland's "main stadium" at Euro2008, i.e. the opening match, and many other matches, will take place at the St. Jakob-Park.
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| 15.12.2003 |
"Match against Poverty - Zidane's friends vs. Ronaldo's friends": charity match for the UNDP in the sold-out stadium |
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Concerts at the "Joggeli" and St. Jakob-Park
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| 1982 |
1st openair concert at the Joggeli: The Rolling Stones |
54,407 |
| 1983 |
Supertramp (joint concert) / Simon&Garfunkel Total |
132,646 |
| 1984 |
Bob Dylan |
38,505 |
| 1985 |
Rock in Basel |
33,797 |
| 1987 |
Genesis / U2 / Tina Turner |
133,657 |
| 1988 |
Michael Jackson / Bruce Springsteen / Pink Floyd |
144,553 |
| 1990 |
Tina Turner (joint concert) / Rolling Stones / Prince |
191,608 |
| 1991 |
ZZ-Top / AC/DC |
91,667 |
| 1992 |
Guns N' Roses / Dire Straits (joint concert) / Elton John & Eric Clapton / Genesis |
242,491 |
| 1993 |
Guns N' Roses / Metallica / U2 / Tina Turner |
148,126 |
| 1994 |
Bryan Adams / Pink Floyd (joint concert) |
148,133 |
| 1995 |
Rolling Stones (joint concert) / Bon Jovi |
148,000 |
| 1996 |
Bryan Adams / Tina Turner |
76,000 |
| 2001 |
AC/DC / Bryan Adams & Love Bugs |
45,000 |
| 2003 |
Aïda Opera (two performances) |
54,000 |
| 2004 |
Herbert Grönemeyer / Simon&Garfunkel |
61,000 |
| 2006 |
Nabucco Opera (two performances) |
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International Matches at the "Joggeli" and St. Jakob-Park
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| 1957 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Scotland |
51,000 |
| 1968 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Greece
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38,000 |
| 1971 |
European Football Championship-Qualification |
Switzerland - England |
55,000 |
| 1973 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Turkey |
52,000 |
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World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Sweden |
30,000 |
| 1981 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - England
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40,000 |
| 1989 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Belgium |
5,000 |
| 2001 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Slovenia /
Switzerland - Yugoslavia |
Total
34,690 |
| 2002 |
Test match |
Switzerland - Austria |
20,500 |
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2002
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European Football Championship-Qualification
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Switzerland - Georgia
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20,500
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| 2002 |
European Football Championship U21 |
European Football Championship U21 |
Total 101,280 |
| 2003 |
European Football Championship-Qualification |
Switzerland - Russia / Switzerland - Ireland |
Total
61,000
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2003
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Match against Poverty
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| 2004 |
Test match |
Switzerland - Germany |
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| 2004 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Faroe Islands / Switzerland - Ireland |
Total
43,000 |
| 2005 |
World Cup-Qualification |
Switzerland - Israel |
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| 2006 |
World Cup-Test match |
Argentina - Croatia / Lucerne Selection - Brazil |
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| 2006 |
World Cup-Test match |
Switzerland - Côte d'Ivoire |
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| 2006 |
4-country tournament |
Switzerland - Venezuela
Austria - Venezuela |
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| 2006 |
Opening match |
Switzerland - Brazil |
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| 2007 |
European Football Championship-Test match |
Switzerland - Argentina |
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Europacup-Matches at the "Joggeli"
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| 1969 |
FC Basel - Celtic Glasgow |
38,000 |
| 1969 |
Final: Bratislava - FC Barcelona |
20,000 |
| 1970 |
FC Basel - Ajax Amsterdam / FC Basel - Spartak Moskau Total |
75,000 |
| 1971 |
FC Basel - Real Madrid |
32,500 |
| 1973 |
FC Basel - Bayern Munich |
32,500 |
| 1974 |
Final: Dinamo Kiew - Budapest |
11,000 |
| 1975 |
FC Basel - Atletico Madrid |
33,000 |
| 1979 |
Final: Fortuna Düsseldorf - FC Barcelona |
58,500 |
| 1980 |
FC Basel - Crvena Zvezda Beograd |
30,500 |
| 1984 |
Final: Juventus Turin - FC Porto |
58,700 |
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Cup Finals at the St. Jakob-Park
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| 2001 |
Servette FC - FC Yverdon |
24,000 |
| 2002 |
FC Basel - GC Zürich |
31,539
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| 2003 |
FC Basel - Neuchâtel Xamax |
31,539 |
| 2004 |
GC Zürich - FC Wil |
31,539 |
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Champions League and UEFA Cup Matches
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| 28.08.2002 |
CL-Qualification |
FCB - Celtic Glasgow
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30,000 |
| 17.09.2002 |
CL-preliminary round
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FCB - Spartak Moskau
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30,000 |
| 22.10.2002 |
CL-preliminary round |
FCB - Valencia FC |
30,000 |
| 12.11.2002 |
CL-preliminary round |
FCB - Liverpool |
30,000 |
| 26.11.2002 |
CL-intermediate round |
FCB - Manchester United |
30,000 |
| 19.02.2003 |
CL-intermediate round |
FCB - Deportivo La Coruña |
30,000 |
| 18.03.2003 |
CL-intermediate round |
FCB - Juventus Turin |
30,000 |
| 15.10.2003 |
UEFA Cup |
UEFA Cup FCB - Malatyasport |
26,700 |
| 06.11.2003 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - Newcastle United |
30,000 |
| 11.08.2004 |
CL-Qualification |
FCB - Inter Mailand |
30,000 |
| 30.09.2004 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - Terek Grozny |
13,000 |
| 25.11.2004 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - Hearts of Midlothian (Schottland) |
21,600 |
| 16.12.2004 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - Feyenoord Rotterdam |
26,000 |
| 17.02.2005 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - OSC Lille |
20,000 |
| 10.08.2005 |
CL-Qualification |
FCB - Werder Bremen |
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| 15.02.2006 |
UEFA Cup |
FCB - AS Monaco |
14,500 |
| 09.03.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - Strasbourg |
14,700 |
| 30.03.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - Middlesbrough FC |
24,100 |
| 13.07.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - FC Tobol Kostanay |
12,000 |
| 10.08.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - FC Vaduz |
14,700 |
| 14.09.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - FK Rabotnicki |
12,400 |
| 19.10.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - Feyenoord Rotterdam |
16,000 |
| 23.11.2006 |
UEFA-Cup |
FCB - AS Nancy-Lorraine |
15,000 |
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You can find pictures and text about the history of the "Joggeli" and the St. Jakob-Park in the Genossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park's jubilee book, "Kraft der Visionen", which is available at the Basel United reception desk and in local bookshops.
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