FC Concordia Basel is a Swiss

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club based in

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. The club was founded in 1907. They play in the 2nd regional league which is the fifth level, and their home stadium was

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until the 2008-09 season. FC Concordia Basel has links to FC Basel. FC Concordia Basel has recently won clashes with some major clubs such as FC Basel and YoungBoys. 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

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n players when they signed North Korea internationals Pak Chol-Ryong and Kim Kuk-Jin."Swiss soccer team signs North Korean players"
,

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, September 29, 2008

Former players

References

External links

Official website
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