Details for St Jakob Park, Basel

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Swiss football team FC Basel play at the St Jakob Park Stadium.The 31539 all seater stadium (The "Muttenzer Kurve" D Stand Lower has some seating removed enabling an extra 1611 to access the ground as Terracing for League games) is in the City of Basel which is the chief rail junction and river port of Switzerland. The Stadium is currently having a third tier added to the C stand, to bring the Capacity up to 41500 for the 2008 European Championships.

Looking North West to the St. Jakob Park, with Stand A in the foreground, Stand B to the left, Stand D to the right, and Stand C the opposite side. Motorway and Rail links can be seen behind the C Stand.

Submitted By:Anonymous on 2006-02-27

Mr Pickwick Pub, Steinenvorstadt 13, 7 tram stops from the ground, in the city centre.

Away fans are seated in Areas B1/B2.

Tram 14 from the City Centre stops right opposite the ground, with St Jakob (Corner of A/B Stands) and Schänzli (Corner of D/A Stands) the stops at either end of the Stadium. St. Jakob also has an interchange with the Bus line 36, and the Stadium has a Train Station (behind the C Stand) with trains to/from the Main Basel SBB Rail Station on Match days. There's a Multi-storey car Park beside the Sports Hall opposite the Stadium, as well as one under the Pitch. The Stadium is immediately adjaecent the A2 Motorway, running from Frankfurt to Milan, football parking is signposted on it.