St. Jakob-Park

St. Jakob Park

Joggeli
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°32′30″N 7°37′13″E / 47.54167°N 7.62028°E / 47.54167; 7.62028
Owner	Genossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Operator	Basel United AG
Capacity	38,512 (Football)[2] 37,500 (for international matches)[3] 40,000 (Concerts)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1998
Opened	15 March 2001
Expanded	2005–2006[1]
Construction cost	CHF 220 million (2001)
Architect	Herzog & de Meuron
Tenants
FC Basel (2001–present) Switzerland national football team

St. 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.^[4] After the tournament, a number of seats were removed, thus creating more space between them. The capacity was therefore reduced to 38,512^[2] for Swiss Super League matches or 37,500 seats for international matches^[5] The maximum capacity for concerts is 40,000.

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".