Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

First Match

When
26 November 1893
Where
Basel
Part of
FC Basel founded in Switzerland

FC Basel played its first game on 26 November 1893, an internal match between two ad hoc teams.

The club's first game occurred shortly after its founding. It was an internal match between two ad hoc FCB teams.

Sources

  1. FC Basel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11

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