St. Jakob Stadium

St. Jakob Stadium
Joggeli
LocationBasel, Switzerland
Coordinates47°32′29″N 7°37′12″E / 47.54139°N 7.62000°E / 47.54139; 7.62000
OwnerGenossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Capacity51,500 (1954)
36,800 (1998)
Record attendancec. 60,000
Construction
Built1953–1954
Opened24 April 1954
Closed1998
Tenants
FC Concordia Basel, FC Basel (1964–1998)

The St. Jakob Stadium was a football stadium in Basel, Switzerland and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel. It was built in view of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, including some FIFA World Cup matches in 1954 and four European Cup Winners' Cup finals.

After closing in 1998, St. Jakob-Park was built in its place. It was nicknamed "Joggeli" (a diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect) by Basel supporters.