FC Concordia Basel

FC Concordia Basel

Full name	Fussballclub Concordia Basel
Nickname(s)	Congeli
Founded	1907
Ground	Stadion Rankhof, Basel
Capacity	7,600
Manager	Samir Tabakovic
League	1. Liga Classic (4th tier), 7th place
2012–13	2. Liga Interregional, 2nd place (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium was Rankhof Stadium until season 2008/9. FC Concordia Basel builds the farm team of FC Basel.

They won the Och Cup (considered as the former Swiss Cup) in 1922. It is the club's only title.

History

In September 2008, Concordia Basel became the first football club in Western Europe to sign North Korean players when they signed North Korea internationals Pak Chol-Ryong and Kim Kuk-Jin.^[1]

Former squad

As of 9 April 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK David Da Costa (on loan from FC Zürich) 2 DF Pak Chol-Ryong 3 MF Willian 4 DF Peter Wiki (on loan from FC Zürich) 8 MF Nikolaj Gavric 9 FW Rainer Bieli 10 MF Muhamed Demiri 11 MF Marco Mathys

No. Position Player 12 MF Kim Kuk-Jin 13 DF Rafael Schweizer 15 FW Stefan Todorovic 16 MF Jean-Pierre Tcheutchoua 17 FW Giuseppe Morello 19 FW André Muff 20 DF Oliver Marić 21 MF Nico Thüring 24 MF Samet Gündüz (on loan from FC Basel)

References

1. "Swiss soccer team signs North Korean players", France 24, September 29, 2008

External links

• Official website (German)