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St. Jakob Stadium
Joggeli
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LocationBasel, Switzerland
Coordinates47°32′29″N 7°37′12″E / 47.54139°N 7.62000°E / 47.54139; 7.62000
OwnerGenossenschaft Stadion St. Jakob-Park
Capacity51,500 (1954)
36,800 (1998)
Record attendancec. 60,000[citation needed]
Construction
Built1953–1954
Opened24 April 1954
Closed1998
Tenants
FC Concordia Basel, FC Basel (1964–1998)

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.

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 on September 5, 1988, as part of their OU812 Tour.

AC/DC performed here on 25 August 1991 with Metallica, Queensrÿche 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 on 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

  1. ^ Vonnard, Philippe; Quin, Gregory (2018). "More than just football. Reflections on the case of the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland". Entreprise et histoire. 93 (4): 75–89 – via Cairn.info.
  2. ^ "Das neue Joggeli als Selbstversorger – Ein modernes, grünes Stadion für 50 Millionen". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ "Presseschau | joggeli.ch - FC Basel Fanseite". www.joggeli.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  4. ^ "Schöne Töne". St. Galler Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. ^ Lachmann, Alena. "Vor 20 Jahren: The "King of Pop" in Basel | barfi.ch". barfi.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-26.
Preceded byDe Kuip Rotterdam European Cup Winners' CupFinal venue 1969 Succeeded byPrater Stadium Vienna Preceded byDe Kuip Rotterdam European Cup Winners' CupFinal venue 1975 Succeeded byHeysel Stadium Brussels Preceded byParc des Princes Paris European Cup Winners' CupFinal venue 1979 Succeeded byHeysel Stadium Brussels Preceded byUllevi Gothenburg European Cup Winners' CupFinal venue 1984 Succeeded byDe Kuip Rotterdam
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