Editing FC Basel (section)

===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>