Editing FC Basel (section)

==Supporters and rivalries==

===Fans===
[[File:Basel, St.-Jakob-Park - CL 2011-2012, round of 16, FC Basel - FC Bayern - pic02.jpg|thumb|FC Basel supporters at a [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League]] match against [[FC Bayern Munich]] in St.-Jakob-Park]]
FC Basel is known for having a big and loyal local following.{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}} When polls are conducted about the most passionate club football fans, FC Basel's fans usually make the top 200 if not top 100 in the world, resulting in what is by far the highest average attendance in [[Switzerland]] with around 30,000 fans<ref>[http://www.rotblau.ch/ Inoffizielles Statistik-Portal des FC Basel 1893<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051201134742/http://www.rotblau.ch/ |date=1 December 2005 }}</ref> attending every home game and with the new extension being built that number is expected to rise to around 40,000. The fans have also made themselves a name in numerous international matches in recent years. World tennis legend [[Roger Federer]] is one of the club's most famous fans.

In November 2010 their supporters caused the game against [[FC Luzern]] to be stopped after they threw hundreds of tennis balls onto the pitch. This was in protest at the kick off times being moved to accommodate a tennis tournament on the TV schedule.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justcantbeatthat.com/|title=justcantbeatthat.com &#124; DIG command|website=justcantbeatthat.com|accessdate=31 March 2023|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414123259/https://justcantbeatthat.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rivalry===
The city of Basel and the city of Zürich have a long-standing rivalry. Therefore, FCB's most traditional and fiercest rivals are [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]] and [[FC Zürich]]. In the past few seasons, the rivalry between FC Zürich and Basel has been fueled by Zürich's narrow league championship wins over Basel. Supporters from both sides have caused trouble in the past years, with [[2006 Basel hooligan incident|the worst incident happening in May 2006.]] Basel had won the league in 2003–04 and 2004–05 and were set to make it three in a row if they won or drew against Zürich at home on the last day of the 2005–06 season. Zürich took the lead after a late goal from [[Iulian Filipescu]] and consequently won the match and the league. After the final whistle, players and fans from both teams started fighting on the pitch and in the stands. This incident has fueled hatred and bitterness between fans from FC Zürich and FC Basel. There is controversy about which rivalry is bigger, the one with Grasshopper or FC Zürich, but it usually depends on the success of these teams.