THE TEAM INTRODUCES ITSELF
Fussball Club Basel 1893, or simply FCB, is one of the heavyweights of Swiss football, alongside FC Zurich, GC and YB. Founded in 1893, the club based in Basel has won the league title 21 times, the Cup 14 times and the League Cup once.
Since 2009 and the takeover of FC Concordia Basel, the women’s team has also been competing in the AXA Women’s Super League (AWSL) as FC Basel 1893 Women. Their greatest success to date came in 2014 with their cup victory.
Their ambitions are just as high as those of the men’s team. Players from the region and beyond are encouraged to join FCB because they see the best prospects there. Over the past six months, there has been significant activity within the youth ranks of the women’s section. This has been driven by a clear objective: to establish a unified identity from the youngest youth levels right through to the AWSL team. In the competitive sector (U16 to U20), individual support has been significantly intensified, and at the Talent Management Hub, various coaches and managers work closely with selected players. Position-specific training, video analysis and individual fitness and health plans are now part of everyday life.
Some of them have experience with national youth teams, such as Selen Su Yarayen (Turkey), Romia Gagliano (England), Naira Schierz (Switzerland), Kristina Vilic (Croatia), Samia Nibouch (Morocco) and Anzelika Jotkina (Estonia), who has also played for her country’s senior team.
The FCB women aim to play dominant, possession-based football at every level. Will this already be evident at the Blue Stars Zurich Youth Cup?