Editing FC Basel (section)

==Youth system==
Basel is home to a leading youth academy system in terms of produced senior-level players that featured in the top-flight in Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2145446.html|title=Basel benefit from focus on youth|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195415/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2145446.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2016/12/06/24237872/the-talent-factory-how-basel-bred-xhaka-and-rakitic-for|title='The Talent Factory': How Basel bred Xhaka and Rakitic for Europe's best|website=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=6 December 2016|access-date=6 September 2018|archive-date=6 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906195407/http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2016/12/06/24237872/the-talent-factory-how-basel-bred-xhaka-and-rakitic-for|url-status=live}}</ref> FC Basel bases its promotion of young talent on the following criteria: The primary aim of the FCB youth department is to integrate as many players as possible into the first team squad, all representatives of the youth department adhere to the values of the FCB charter, a uniform, holistic game and training idea from the FE-14 to the U21 ensures optimal training, the FCB follows a dual system of educational training and football.<ref name="Stiftung Campus-Stiftungszweck">{{cite web | first = Josef | last = Zindel | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | title = Stiftungszweck | format = | work = Foundation purpose  | publisher = Stiftung Nachwuchs-Campus Basel | accessdate = 2020-11-16}}</ref>

The youth department has developed many Swiss internationals such as [[Erni Maissen]], [[Adrian Knup]], [[Alexander Frei]], [[Marco Streller]], [[Philipp Degen|Philipp]], and [[David Degen]]. Since Basel moved into the St. Jakob-Park in 2001, they have strengthened their youth academy and many young talents like the [[Felipe Caicedo]], [[Ivan Rakitić]], [[Zdravko Kuzmanović]], [[Xherdan Shaqiri]], [[Yann Sommer]], [[Eren Derdiyok]], and [[Mohammed Salah]] have risen through the ranks there. In 2010 the former club president [[Gigi Oeri]] created the ''Stiftung Nachwuchs Campus Basel'' (in English ''foundation [[Youth Campus Basel]])'' with the aim of continuously developing the club's youth division on a long-term basis.<ref name="Nachwuchs Campus">{{cite web | first = Josef | last = Zindel | author-link =  | year = 2023 | url = https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | title = Stiftungszweck | format =  | trans-title = Foundation purpose | publisher = Stiftung Nachwuchs Campus Basel | language = de-ch | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150243/https://www.nachwuchs-campus.ch/die-stiftung/stiftungszweck | url-status = live }}</ref>

Since  2001, more than 50 successful players have risen through the Basel youth system and joined their first team, including:
{|
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*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Felipe Caicedo]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[David Degen]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Philipp Degen]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Eren Derdiyok]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alexander Frei]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Fabian Frei]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[José Gonçalves (footballer)|José Gonçalves]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Gökhan Inler]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Timm Klose]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Breel Embolo]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Zdravko Kuzmanović]]
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Ivan Rakitić]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Xherdan Shaqiri]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Yann Sommer]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Valentin Stocker]]
|valign="top" width=10%|
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Marco Streller]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Granit Xhaka]]
*{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Taulant Xhaka]]
*{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Hakan Yakin]]
|}

The youth academy is as present set up in the following areas: Formation (U-21, U-19, U-17, U1-6 and U-15), Footeco (FE-14) and Project Team Basel (FE-12 and FE-13).<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-Nachwuchs, Übersicht">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 23 November 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/uebersicht/ | title = Nachwuchs, Übersicht | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Youth, overview | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 1 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301235541/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/uebersicht/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Under-21 team===
The eldest members are in the U-21 team. This team plays in the [[Swiss Promotion League]], the third highest level in the [[Swiss football league system]], behind the [[Swiss Super League|Super League]] and the [[Swiss Challenge League|Challenge League]]. A number of players have professional contracts and often train or play with the first team.

===Current squad===
{{Updated|1 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/teams/u21/|title=U21 - Promotion League|website=www.fcb.ch|access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=GK|name=Tim Pfeiffer}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=GK|name=Cyrill Emch}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=GK|name=David Schädeli}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Marvin Akahomen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Yannick Schweizer}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Kevin Tröndle}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Erdin Ismaili}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=[[Timm Klose]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Julind Selmonaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Hugo Vogel (footballer)|Hugo Vogel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Loris Schreiber}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Eliah Jordan}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Miki Juanola}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Sami Bashaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Demir Xhemalija}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Moyo-Ola Uruejoma}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=KVX|pos=MF|name=[[Gezim Pepsi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=MF|name=Leon Frokaj}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALB|pos=MF|name=Elion Jashari}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Alexis Casadei}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Cobel Sow García}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=[[Roméo Beney]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=Noah Streit}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Aaron Akalé}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Evann Senaya}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SUI|pos=FW|name=Andrin Ulli}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Mahamadou Kanouté}}
{{Fs end}}

===Under-19 team===
[[File:Acciesu19-Basel-24102018-2 (FCB).jpg|thumb|Basel Under-19s line up prior to their [[UEFA Youth League]] match away to [[Hamilton Academical F.C. Reserves and Academy|Hamilton Accies]], 2018.]]
Until 2023 there was no official Basel U-19 team, because a U-19 championship did not exist in [[Football in Switzerland|Swiss football]] until then. Before then the team was quickly put together in the 2011–12 season from the youngest members of the first team, the younger Under-21 and the Under-18 teams who were eligible to play in the [[2011–12 NextGen Series]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2011-12 NextGen series#Group 4|2011–12 NextGen series]].}}''

Because Basel qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League]], the Under-19 team was again called to life and played in the [[2013–14 UEFA Youth League]]. This time the members of this squad were solely members from the U-21 and U-18 teams, but the team only trained together once a week. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2013–14 UEFA Youth League#Group E|2013–14 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

A year later Basel qualified for the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League]]. Therefore, they were eligible to play in the [[2014–15 UEFA Youth League]] and they took the matter a lot more seriously than the year before. Reserve team manager [[Thomas Häberli]] was also appointed as U-19 coach. Häberli's U-19 squad was still a mix between the younger U-21 and the older U-18 teams, but the team had training together virtually daily. This resulted with improved results, the team winning four games from their six, but failing to qualify for the knockout phase on tiebreak. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2014–15 UEFA Youth League#Group B|2014–15 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

Basel's first team qualified for the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|Champions League again in 2016–17]], so the U-19 team was revived for the [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League]]. [[Raphaël Wicky]] was U-19 coach. In the group stage they reached second position and advanced to the play-offs, but lost this against [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2016–17 UEFA Youth League#Group A|2016–17 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

By winning the U-18 Swiss championship at the end of the 2016–17 season the team qualified for the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League]]. [[Arjan Peço]] was the U-19 team coach at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/17/U18-Play-Off?ext=.|title=Die U18 des FCB ist Schweizer Meister|publisher=FC Basel|date=18 June 2017|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210015753/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/17/U18-Play-Off?ext=.|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team were drawn into [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage#Group A|Group A]] which they won and advanced to the [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase#Round of 16|round of 16]], but here they were eliminated by [[Atlético Madrid (youth)|Atlético Madrid]]. ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2017–18 UEFA Youth League#Group A|2017–18 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

At the end of the 2017–18 season the U-18 team coached by [[Alex Frei]] won the Swiss championship and qualified for the [[2018–19 UEFA Youth League]].<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2018-U-18 ist Schweizer Meister">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | date = 16 June 2018 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/2018/06/die-u18-ist-schweizer-meister-die-u16-unterliegt-nach-verlaengerung | title = Die U-18 ist Schweizer Meister, die U-16 unterliegt nach Verlängerung | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = The U-18 are Swiss champions, the U-16 are defeated after extra time | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150242/https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/nachwuchs/2018/06/die-u18-ist-schweizer-meister-die-u16-unterliegt-nach-verlaengerung | url-status = live }}</ref> But they were eliminated in the first round by [[Hamilton Academical F.C. Reserves and Academy|Hamilton Academical]], having drawn both matches 2–2, they were defeated in the penalty shoot-out.<ref name="Uefa-2018-U-19 Youth League">{{cite web | last = UEFA Youth League | author-link =  | date = 24 October 2018 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2025602--hamilton-vs-basel/ | title = Hamilton Academical FC 2-2 Basel | format =  | publisher = [[UEFA]] | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 4 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230604180802/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2025602--hamilton-vs-basel/ | url-status = live }}</ref> ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2018–19 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path#First round|2018–19 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

In November 2021, the [[Swiss Football Association]] announced their amendments to their league structure and further expanded their promotion of young talents.<ref name="sfv-2021-Spielklassenstruktur">{{cite web | last = Swiss Football Verband (SFV) | author-link =  | year = 2021 | url = https://www.football.ch/sfv/news-seite/der-sfv-reformiert-die-spielklassenstruktur-und-baut-die-nachwuchsfoerderung-weiter-aus.aspx | title = Der SFV reformiert die Spielklassenstruktur und baut die Nachwuchsförderung weiter aus | format =  | publisher = [[Swiss Football Association|SFV]] | language = de-ch | trans-title = The SFV is reforming the league structure and further expanding the promotion of young talent | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 31 January 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230131111618/https://www.football.ch/sfv/news-seite/der-sfv-reformiert-die-spielklassenstruktur-und-baut-die-nachwuchsfoerderung-weiter-aus.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> The Basel U-18 team won the championship 2022–23 and in line with the Associations new league structures, FCB advanced all their U-18 team members to their newly created U-19 team, who were thus qualified for the [[2023–24 UEFA Youth League]]. Here the team, under coach [[Mario Cantaluppi]], advanced through the qualification but were eliminated by [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]] in the play-offs.<ref name="Uefa-2023-Youth-FCB-Bayern ">{{cite web | last = UEFA Youth League | author-link =  | date = 7 February 2023 | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2039962--basel-vs-bayern/ | title = FC Basel 1893 0-2 Bayern | format =  | publisher = [[UEFA]] | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 2 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240302150242/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/match/2039962--basel-vs-bayern/ | url-status = live }}</ref> ''{{small|Note: Results and dates can be found here [[2023–24 UEFA Youth League#Domestic Champions Path|2023–24 UEFA Youth League]].}}''

===Other youth teams===
In total, the club has eight youth teams in their academy. In the group ''Formation'' are the U-21, U-19, U-17, U1-6 and U-15, in the group ''Footeco'' the FE-14 team and then there is the group ''Project Team Basel'' FE-12 and FE-13.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2023-Nachwuchs, Übersicht" /> Since the 2020–21 season, the FE-13 and FE-14 teams from the clubs FC Basel 1893, [[BSC Old Boys]] and [[FC Concordia Basel]] will appear with the addition of Team Basel.<ref name="fcb-aktuell-2021-Nachwuchs, partnerschaft">{{cite web | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link =  | year = 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/partnerschaft/ | title = Nachwuchs, partnerschaft | format =  | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de-ch | trans-title = Youth, partners | access-date = 2023-11-16 | archive-date = 1 March 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240301235541/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/nachwuchs/partnerschaft/ | url-status = live }}</ref>