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Schalke 04; Full name: Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. Nickname(s) Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues) Die Knappen (The Miners) Short name: S04: Founded: 4 May 1904; 120 years ago () as Westfalia Schalke: Ground: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen: Capacity: 62,273: CEO: Matthias Tillmann: Head coach: Karel Geraerts: League: 2. Bundesliga ...
- 4 May 1904; 119 years ago as Westfalia Schalke
- 2. Bundesliga
2021–22 →. The 2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season was the 117th season in the football club's history and 30th consecutive and 53rd overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 also participated in this season's edition of ...
- Jens Buchta
- Round of 16
- 18th (relegated)
- Veltins-Arena
Around the same time as the Royal Blue moniker caught on, Schalke also gained another nickname: Die Knappen, an old German word for miners, on account of the strong support they received from...
One of the early versions of the club was called Westfalia Schalke and formed in 1904. After twenty years of existence and a couple of failed mergers and name changes, the club took the name Schalke 04 in 1924, with the "04" in the title standing for the year of their foundation. Along with the name change came the new blue-and-white jerseys ...
Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports. Schalke 04. Full name. Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. Nickname (s) Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues) Die Knappen (The Miners) Short name. S04.
They took the name FC Schalke 04 and adopted the now familiar blue and white kit from which their second nickname would derive, Die Königsblauen (English: The Royal Blues). The following year, the club became a prominent local side, based on their performance that included short, sharp passing to move the ball.
Founded 1904 Address Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1 45891 Gelsenkirchen Country Germany Phone +49 (209) 361 80 Fax +49 (209) 361 8109 E-mail post@schalke04.de
