FC Basel
| Full name | Football Club Basel 1893 | |||
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| Nickname(s) | FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau | |||
| Short name | FCB | |||
| Founded | 15 November 1893 | |||
| Ground | St. Jakob-Park | |||
| Capacity | 38,512 | |||
| Owner | FCB Holding AG (David Degen) | |||
| President | Reto Baumgartner | |||
| Manager | Ludovic Magnin | |||
| League | Swiss Super League | |||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League, 1st of 12 (champions) | |||
| Website | fcb.ch | |||
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Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss professional football club based in Basel, in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been Swiss national champions 21 times, Swiss Cup winners 14 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 stage of the Champions League more times than any other Swiss club – a total of seven times – and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the said phase 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 Europa 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.