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Parkstadion. From 1973 to 2001, the Parkstadion was the home stadium of FC Schalke 04. After it was renovated in the summer of 1998, it had a capacity of exactly 62,004 spectators (55,887 for internationals). It could hold 44,962 fans sitting down (49,737 for internationals), with space enough for 17,042 standing spectators (5,603 for ...
The "04" in the club's name derives from its formation in 1904. Schalke have been one of the most popular professional football teams in Germany, even though the club's heyday was in the 1930s and 1940s. Schalke play in the 2.
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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 ...
The Veltins Arena opened three years later in the summer of 2001. The last competitive match played at the Parkstadion was between Schalke 04 and SpVgg Unterhaching on the 19 th of May 2001. The stadium has been partly demolished since, though large parts still exist today.
It was the home ground of football club FC Schalke 04 until May 2001, before the newly built and adjacent Arena AufSchalke opened in July of the same year.
FC Schalke 04 celebrated its 75th birthday with an international tournament at the Parkstadion. Three European Cup winners, Benfica Lisbon, Liverpool FC and Feyernoord Rotterdam, took part in the anniversary. However, the tournament turns into a financial disaster: Schalke pays 200,000 marks extra due to the low attendance figures.
Plans to construct a new stadium emerged [vague] in the late 1990s, as fans and managers sought to move out of the outdated Parkstadion, and create a thoroughly [tone] modern multifunctional arena. Following Schalke 04's historic [ tone ] 1997 victory in the UEFA Cup , and the club's upcoming 100th anniversary in 2004, the contract to construct ...
