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Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (German: [ˌʃalkə nʊl ˈfiːɐ̯] ⓘ), and abbreviated as S04 (German: [ˈɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯] ⓘ), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the 2.
Gelsenkirchen-Schalke is a quarter of Gelsenkirchen. In its current boundaries, it has an area of 2.968 square kilometres and 21,510 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2022). [ 1 ] Thanks to the local football club FC Schalke 04 , the district is at least as well known nationally as the city of Gelsenkirchen.
In the late 1990s, plans emerged to construct a new stadium for Schalke 04 to replace the outdated Parkstadion. Following Schalke 04's 1996–97 UEFA Cup victory and anticipating the club's 100th anniversary in 2004, a contract to build the new stadium was awarded to the German construction firm HBM in 1998. The Veltins-Arena is located near ...
With over 400km separating Gelsenkirchen, Schalke's home city, and Nuremberg, there is no logical connection. Incredibly, nobody knows for sure how their special relationship began.
The 2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season is their 121st season in football and their eighth season in the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participates in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 24th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia ...
Gelsenkirchen is the fifth-largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, Bochum, Bielefeld and Münster, and it is one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. The city is home to the football club Schalke 04, which is named after Gelsenkirchen-Schalke.
This is the 23rd season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. Schalke 04 drew an average home attendance of 61,388 in 17 home games in the 2023–24 league season.
FC Schalke 04 is a German football club based in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Key. Pld = Matches played;