Editing FC Basel (section)

{{Short description|Swiss association football club based in Basel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Basel
| current = 2024–25 FC Basel season
| image = FC Basel crest.svg
| image_size = 175px
| alt = FC Barel crest of a shield, the left half red and the right half blue. The shield is outlined with gold and in the centre in gold letters it reads "FCB". On the left side of the logo is a gold football.
| fullname = Football Club Basel 1893
| nickname = FCB, Bebbi (Citizen of Basel), RotBlau
| short name = FCB
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1893|11|15}}
| ground = [[St. Jakob-Park]], [[Basel]]
| capacity = 38,512; 37,500<br />for international matches
| ownertitle = 
| owner = FCB Holding AG<br />([[David Degen]])
| chairman = [[Reto Baumgartner]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Fabio Celestini]]
| league = [[Swiss Super League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Swiss Super League|2024–25]]
| position = Swiss Super League, 1st of 12 (champions)
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| website = {{URL|https://www.fcb.ch/|fcb.ch}}
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'''Fussball Club Basel 1893''', widely known as '''FC Basel''', '''FCB''', or just '''Basel''',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/sep/25/minutebyminute.sport|title=Liverpool v FC Basle|date=26 September 2002 |access-date=24 August 2014|work=The Guardian|archive-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909195255/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/sep/25/minutebyminute.sport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/394488/FC-Basle-fan-Roger-Federer-predicts-2-1-defeat-for-Chelsea|title=FC Basle fan Roger Federer predicts 2–1 defeat for Chelsea|date=24 April 2014|access-date=24 August 2014|work=Sunday Express|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923055922/http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/394488/FC-Basle-fan-Roger-Federer-predicts-2-1-defeat-for-Chelsea|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10018489/FC-Basle-v-Chelsea-live.html|title=FC Basle vs Chelsea: live|date=25 April 2013|access-date=24 August 2014|work=The Telegraph|archive-date=4 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404073319/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10018489/FC-Basle-v-Chelsea-live.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Swiss professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Basel]], in the [[Basel-Stadt|Canton of Basel-Stadt]]. Formed in 1893, the club has been [[List of Swiss football champions|Swiss national champions]] 21 times, [[Swiss Cup]] winners 13 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 stages of the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] more times than any other Swiss club&nbsp;– a total of seven times&nbsp;– and are the only Swiss club to have ever qualified to the Group stages 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 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''.