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The St. Jakob Stadium was a football stadium in Basel, Switzerland and the former home of Swiss club FC Basel. It was built in view of the 1954 FIFA World Cup,[1] and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, including some FIFA World Cup matches in 1954 and four European Cup Winners' Cup finals.

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St. Jakob Stadium

Joggeli
Location	Basel, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°32′29″N 7°37′12″E
Owner	Genossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Capacity	51,500 (1954) 36,800 (1998)
Record attendance	c. 60,000 [citation needed]
Construction
Built	1953–1954
Opened	24 April 1954
Closed	1998
Tenants
FC Concordia Basel, FC Basel (1964–1998)

After closing in 1998, St. Jakob-Park was built in its place. It was nicknamed "Joggeli"[2] (a diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect) by Basel supporters.[3]

Important games

1954 World Cup

During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, St. Jakob Stadium hosted 4 group stage matches, one quarter-final match, and one semi-final match.

Other Major Events

Tickets and posters for a planned Madonna concert on 31 August 1987, were printed, but the event never materialised, because of failed negotiations between Madonna's management and the Swiss concert promoter. A gig in Nice, France was instead organised for that date.

The Rolling Stones performed here on 15 July 1982 on their European Tour, 26 June 1990 as part on their Urban Jungle Tour and July 29-30 1995 as part of their Voodoo Lounge Tour.

Pink Floyd performed here on 26 July 1988 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour^{[citation needed]} and on 6 and 7 August 1994[4] as part of their The Division Bell Tour.

Van Halen performed here in September 5, 1988 as part of their OU812 Tour.

AC/DC performed here on 25 August 1991 with Metallica, Queensryche and Mötley Crüe on their Monsters of Rock festival.

Tina Turner performed here 5 times during her Break Every Rule Tour on 27 June 1987, Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour on 16 and 17 June 1990, What's Love? Tour on 3 September 1993, Wildest Dreams Tour on 5 July 1996.

Michael Jackson performed in front of 50,000 people during his Bad World Tour in 16 June 1988. Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Bob Dylan attended the show. Jackson planned a Dangerous World Tour concert in Basel on 11 September 1992 but the show was cancelled because the singer was ill. Jackson performed in Basel his last Swiss concert on 25 July 1997[5] in front of over 48,000 people during his HIStory World Tour.

References

Preceded by De Kuip Rotterdam	European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1969	Succeeded by Prater Stadium Vienna
Preceded by De Kuip Rotterdam	European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1975	Succeeded by Heysel Stadium Brussels
Preceded by Parc des Princes Paris	European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1979	Succeeded by Heysel Stadium Brussels
Preceded by Ullevi Gothenburg	European Cup Winners' Cup Final venue 1984	Succeeded by De Kuip Rotterdam

На других языках

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- [en] St. Jakob Stadium

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[es] St. Jakob Stadion

El St. Jakob Stadion fue un estadio de fútbol situado en la ciudad de Basilea, en el cantón de Basilea-Ciudad en Suiza. Fue la sede del FC Basel. Su dirección es St. Jakobs-Strasse 395, 4020 Basel.

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