St. Jakob-Park

Jakob-Park (Swiss Standard German: [zaŋkt ˈjaːkɔb ˌpark] ^ⓘ) 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 Austria and Switzerland. After the tournament, a number of seats were removed, thus creating more space between them. The capacity was therefore reduced to 38,512 for Swiss Super League matches or 37,500 seats for international matches The maximum capacity for concerts is 40,000.

St. Jakob Park

Joggeli
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°32′29.67″N 7°37′12.65″E / 47.5415750°N 7.6201806°E / 47.5415750; 7.6201806
Owner	Genossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Operator	Basel United AG
Capacity	38,512 (Football) 37,500 (for international matches) 40,000 (Concerts)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1998
Opened	15 March 2001
Expanded	2005–2006
Construction cost	CHF 220 million (2001)
Architect	Herzog & 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".

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).

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.

For UEFA Euro 2008, St. Jakob Park hosted six games – three group games involving Switzerland (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.

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
7 June 2008	18:00	Switzerland	0–1	Czech Republic	Group A	39,730
11 June 2008	20:45		1–2	Turkey
15 June 2008	20:45		2–0	Portugal
19 June 2008	20:45	Portugal	2–3	Germany	quarter-finals	39,374
21 June 2008	20:45	Netherlands	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Russia		38,374
25 June 2008	20:45	Germany	3–2	Turkey	semi-final	39,374

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.

For UEFA Women's Euro 2025, St. Jakob Park will host five games – three group games (including Switzerland in the opening match), one quarter-final, and the final.

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
2 July 2025	--:--	Switzerland	–	A2	Group A
8 July 2025	--:--	C2	–	C4	Group C
13 July 2025	--:--	D4	–	D1	Group D
19 July 2025	--:--	Winner Group D	–	Runner Up Group C	Quarter-finals
19 July 2025	--:--	Winner SF1	–	Winner SF2	Final

• AC/DC performed as the first act at the stadium on July 6, 2001, as part of their Stiff Upper Lip tour.
• Metallica also performed at the venue on July 4, 2014, as part of their By Request tour.

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