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Founding Meeting
- When
- 15 November 1893
- Where
- Schuhmachern-Zunft restaurant
Eleven men attended a meeting called by an advertisement to establish Fussball Club Basel on 15 November 1893.
The club was founded by eleven men, generally from the academic community, who attended a meeting at the Schuhmachern-Zunft restaurant. This gathering followed an advertisement placed by Roland Geldner in the Basler national newspaper, which requested the formation of a football team.
Sources
- FC Basel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11
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