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{{short description|Swiss association football club}}
{{distinguish|BSC Young Boys}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
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| image = BSCOldBoys.svg
| image_size = 140px
| fullname = Basel Sport Club Old Boys
| founded = {{start date and age|1894}}
| ground = [[Stadium Schützenmatte]]
| capacity = 8,000 (2,000 seated)
| chairman = Christian Schmid
| manager = Julien Roth
| league = [[1. Liga Classic]]
| season = [[2024–25 2. Liga Interregional|2024–25]]
| position = [[2. Liga Interregional]] Group 2, 1st of 16 (promoted)
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'''Basel Sport Club Old Boys''', commonly known as '''BSC Old Boys''', '''Old Boys Basel''' or simply '''Old Boys''' or when written just '''OB''', is a Swiss sports club based in [[Basel]], [[Switzerland]]. The club is mainly known for its [[association football|football]] but it also has track, swimming and tennis sections. The association's colors are yellow and black. The team set to play in [[1. Liga Classic]] from 2025–26, the fourth tier of Swiss football after promotion from [[2. Liga Interregional]] in 2024–25.

==History==
[[File:Old Boys Performance Graph.png|260px|thumb|Chart of BSC Old Boys table positions in the Swiss football league system]]

In 1876, the gymnastics teacher at the then secondary school, Adolf Glaz, founded the RTV/Realschüler-Turnverein (secondary school student gymnastics club). In 1893 he introduced his students to the new football game. From then some members of the club met regularly during the summer and autumn holidays and the RTV had a football team. When the students finished school, they could no longer be members of the student association. That is why they founded their own football club in 1894.<ref name="fussballstarbasel-clubs">{{cite web | last = Stefan Peter | url = http://www.fussballstarbasel.ch/vereine-bs.php | title = Basler Fussballvereine / Basler football clubs | access-date = 16 November 2020}}</ref> Since they founded the club because they had become too old for the school club, they called the new club the "Old Boys".<ref name="e-periodica.ch-Old Boys">{{cite web | first = Eugen A. | last = Meier | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=bzg-002:2007:107::38#16 | title = Geschichte des FC Old Boys | format = | work = History of FC Old Boys | publisher = e-periodica.ch / ETH Zürich| accessdate = 16 November 2020}}</ref>

Although the first national championship in Switzerland took place in [[1897–98 Swiss Serie A|1897–98]] it is considered as unofficial because it was not organized by the [[Swiss Football Association]] (SFA; founded in 1895 with OB as founder member). OB did not participate in this first championship, but did in the second edition during the following season.<ref name="gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch">{{cite web | last = gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch | year = 2012 | url = http://gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch/2012/11/fc-basel.html | title = FC Basel | publisher = gottfriedfuchs.blogspot.ch | access-date = 16 November 2016}}</ref>

The first edition of the official Swiss championship was played in the [[1898–99 Swiss Serie A|1898–99 season]] as a knock out competition, divided into three regional groups, an east (region Zürich), a central (regional north-west Switzerland) and west group ([[Romandy]]). The winners of each group played the finals in a [[round-robin tournament]]. OB played against [[FC Basel]] in the central group semi-final, at the [[Landhof]] on 13 November 1898 and drew 1–1 with their local rivals.<ref name="fcb-achiv-fcb-ob-1898/99">{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=27735 | title = FC Basel - BSC Old Boys 1:1 (1:1) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 16 November 2020}}</ref> It therefore required a replay. This was also drawn, despite an agreed two times 20 minutes extra time. Because OB complained that the first FCB goal had been scored by hand, they protested and the [[Swiss Football Association|SFA]] had to deal with the matter. Subsequently, the protest was approved and awarded - and the disputed goal was simply deducted from the score to give the final result. Thus OB became the first forfeit winners in Swiss football history.<ref name="tageswoche.ch 2014-08-19">{{cite web | last = Daniel Schaub | year = 2014 | url = https://tageswoche.ch/sport/wie-die-old-boys-zu-den-ersten-forfait-siegern-der-schweizer-fussballgeschichte-wurden/ | title = Wie die Old Boys zu den ersten Forfait-Siegern der Schweizer Fussballgeschichte wurden | publisher = tageswoche.ch | access-date = 16 November 2020}}</ref> OB advanced to the finals, but the [[Anglo-American Club Zürich]] became Swiss champions.<ref name="rsssf-Swiss Series A 1898/99">{{cite web | first = | last = Erik Garin | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist-reg.html | title = Swiss Series A 1898/99 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | accessdate = 16 November 2020}}</ref>

The [[1903–04 Swiss Serie A|Swiss Serie A season 1903–04]] was again divided into three regional groups, east, central and west. OB were allocated to the central group together with the [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]], [[FC Bern]], [[FC Biel-Bienne|Floria Biel/Bienne]], and two further teams from Basel [[FC Basel]] and [[Fortuna Basel]]. The Young Boys and the Old Boys ended level on points and so a play-off match was arranged. The OB won the play-off 3–2 and therefore qualified for the finals. In the finals [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] first drew 1–1 against group west winners [[Servette FC|Servette]], then they won 1–0 against central group winners OB and because the OB beat Servette 2–0, St. Gallen won their first ever championship title.<ref name="rsssf-Serie A 1903/04">{{cite web | first = | last = Erik Garin | authorlink = | year = | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist-reg.html | title = Serie A 1903/04 | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | accessdate = 16 November 2020}}</ref>

The [[1912–13 Swiss Serie A|Swiss Serie A 1912–13]] was also divided into three regional groups as before. OB were allocated to the central group together with local rivals [[FC Basel]] and [[FC Nordstern Basel|Nordstern Basel]]. The other teams playing in this group were [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]], [[FC La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[FC Étoile-Sporting|Étoile-Sporting FC La Chaux-de-Fonds]], [[FC Bern]] and [[FC Biel-Bienne|Biel-Bienne]]. One point ahead of [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]], OB became group winners and advanced to the finals. [[Lausanne Sports]] won the championship and OB were again runners-up.<ref name="rsssf 1913">{{cite web | first = Erik | last = Garin | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zwithist-reg.html | title = Switzerland 1913 | publisher = rsssf.org | access-date = 16 November 2018}}</ref>

The club was founded as '''FC Old Boys Basel''' but became '''BSC Old Boys''' at the beginning of the 20th century. As explained in 1899, 1904 and 1913, the club finished as runners-up in the [[Swiss Super League|Swiss Series A]], but in 1932, the club was relegated from the professional leagues. After spending many years in the amateur leagues, OB managed to climb back into the [[Swiss Challenge League|Nationalliga B]] in 1987, the same year that local rivals [[FC Basel]] were relegated from the [[Swiss Super League|Nationalliga A]], meaning the two clubs would meet again. In the 1995/96 season, Old Boys were relegated again from the professional divisions to the amateurs and they now play in the Second Group of [[1. Liga Classic|Swiss 1. Liga]].

BSC Old Boys play at the [[Stadium Schützenmatte]], but the original home ground of the club was Margaret Meadow. The club had to move stadium because the IWB, the Industrial Works of Basel, bought the grounds and developed their head-quarters there.

BSC Old Boys secure promotion to [[1. Liga Classic]] from 2025–26 after Bosporus defeat from Bosna Neuchâtel 4–1 in Matchweek 29 and champions of [[2. Liga Interregional]] Group 2 in 2024–25.

==Famous coaches==
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans Krostina]] (1989)
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Massimo Ceccaroni]] (2005–2012)
* {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Marco Walker]] (2019–2020)

==Other sports==
In 1922, a swimming section was founded, which later merged with other clubs, and in 1927, a tennis club was founded. In 1935, it split to become Tennis Club Old Boys, today's home club of [[Roger Federer]].

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130101111559/http://www.oldboys.ch/page_0.cfm Official website] (archived 1 January 2013) {{in lang|de}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217041943/http://c1.oldboys.ch/ Old Boys website] (archived 17 February 2010)
*[http://www.oldboys.ch/ Old Boys website]

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