Switzerland
St. Jakob-Park
St. Jakob-Park is a football 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, has a capacity of 42 000. The stadium is divided into four main blocks, A, B, C and D, each block covering one side of the stadium, and block G, consisting of the upper balcony added later. St. Jakob Park is a fairly new stadium. Construction started in December 1998. The re-opening game took place in 2001. Within the stadium, there are 32 shops on several different floors, as well as two restaurants. The stadium has parking spaces for 680 cars. It has been awarded four stars by UEFA, which is the highest amount of stars that can be awarded to a stadium of that size.
