FC Basel (short for Fussballclub Basel) is a Swiss football club based in Basel.Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 11 times, the joint third most for any Swiss club. In the 2006-2007 season the club narrowly missed out on being crowned champions for a twelfth time, falling just one point short of eventual champions FC Zürich. This was despite the club defeating Zürich in all three of their meetings in that league campaign
