The St. Jakob Stadium was a

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and the former home of Swiss club

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. It was built in view of the

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, and as well as serving as a club stadium, it hosted several important matches, including some FIFA World Cup matches in 1954 and four

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finals. After closing in 1998,

St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park () is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity w ...

was built in its place. It was nicknamed "Joggeli" (a diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect) by Basel supporters.

Important games

1954 World Cup

During the

, 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

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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

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performed here on 15 July 1982 on their

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, 26 June 1990 as part on their

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and July 29–30, 1995 as part of their

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performed here on 26 July 1988 as part of their

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and on 6 and 7 August 1994 as part of their

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performed here on September 5, 1988, as part of their

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performed here on 25 August 1991 with

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and

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on their

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festival.

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performed here 5 times during her

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on 27 June 1987, Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour on 16 and 17 June 1990,

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on 3 September 1993,

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on 5 July 1996.

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performed in front of 50,000 people during his

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on 16 June 1988. Actress

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and singer

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attended the show. Jackson planned a

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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 in front of over 55,000 people during his

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References

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