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For other uses, see St. Jakob Stadium. The St Jakob Stadium was a football Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel.

St. Jakob Park
Joggeli
UEFA
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Broke ground	1998
Opened	15 March 2001
Owner	Genossenschaft Stadion St. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jakob-Park
Operator	Basel United AG
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	CHF 220 million
Architect	Herzog & de Meuron
Tenants	FC Basel (Super League) (1998-present)
Capacity	42,500

St. Jakob Park (help·info) is a Swiss sports stadium. The franc ( German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF Herzog & de Meuron Architekten BSA/SIA/ETH ( HdeM) is a Swiss Architecture firm founded and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland in Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 38,500 seats. ^[1] The capacity has now been increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which is hosted by Switzerland and Austria. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich ^[2]

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. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The St Jakob Stadium was a football Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel. The re-opening game took place 15 March 2001. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

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^[3]). The franc ( German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e

Within the stadium, there are 32 shops on three different floors, as well as two restaurants (the "Restaurant UNO" and "Hattrick Sports Bar"). The stadium 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 amount of stars that can be awarded to a stadium of that size. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.

In 2006, there was a riot after a match between FC Basel and FC Zürich. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland, founded 1896. See 2006 Basel Hooligan Incident for more details. The 2006 Basel Hooligan Incident (Often called "Disgrace of Basel" occurred on May 13, 2006 in Basel, Switzerland.

For Euro 2008, the St. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Jakob Park will host 6 games - 3 group games (including the opening match), two quarter-finals and one semi-final.

Date	Time (CET)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Spectators
7 June 2008	18. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	Switzerland	0 – 1	Czech Republic	Group A	42,000
11 June 2008	21. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. Group A of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups competing of nations at UEFA Euro 2008. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	Switzerland	1 – 2	Turkey	Group A	42,000
15 June 2008	21. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Group A of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups competing of nations at UEFA Euro 2008. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	Switzerland	- – -	Portugal	Group A	42,000
19 June 2008	21. The Swiss national football team (also known as the Schweizer Nati in German La Nati in French is the national football team of Switzerland The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Group A of the 2008 UEFA European Championships is one of four groups competing of nations at UEFA Euro 2008. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	Portugal	- – -	not yet decided	quarter-finals	42,000
21 June 2008	21. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	not yet decided	- – -	not yet decided	quarter-finals	42,000
25 June 2008	21. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 00	not yet decided	- – -	not yet decided	semi-final	42,000

St. The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Jakob-Park

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References

^ www.baselunited.ch
^ www.fcb.ch
^ Approximate exchange rates sourced from www.oanda.com

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