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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.
- 4 May 1904; 119 years ago as Westfalia Schalke
- 2. Bundesliga
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 ...
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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 ...
FC Schalke 04 (1973–2001) Parkstadion ( German pronunciation: [ˈpaʁkˌʃtaːdi̯ɔn] ⓘ) was a multi-purpose stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that is no longer used to host any major events. The stadium was built in 1973 and hosted five matches of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. [1] It had a capacity of 62,109 with seats ...
- 62,004 (league matches), 55,877 (international matches)
- Grass
- 4 August 1973
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- Site and Layout
- Roof and Pitch
- Catering and Venues
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- Inspiration of Other Stadiums
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Plans to construct a new stadium emerged[vague] in the late 1990s, as fans and managers sought to move out of the outdated Parkstadion, and create a thoroughly[tone] modern multifunctional arena.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 a €186 mi...
The site chosen for Schalke 04's new stadium is in the direct vicinity of the old Parkstadion, on an extensive piece of club owned property known as the "Berger Feld". Unfortunately,[tone] two mine shafts of the "Consolidation" and "Hugo" coal-mines run directly beneath this field at a depth of 800 m.[citation needed] These shafts (in use until 200...
The Veltins-Arena features a Teflon-coated fiberglass canvas retractable roof, which spans the entire stadium. The roof is supported by a rectangular truss that is suspended above the field, which is in turn connected to the main building via 24 steel pylons. The center of the roof can be opened into two halves, allowing for an opened or covered st...
To provide for over 60,000 spectators, the Veltins-Arena is equipped with an abundance[tone] of catering facilities. With 15 small restaurants, 50 grilling stations and 35 cafés, the stadium can serve up to 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb) of sausages, 7,000 pretzels, and 1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft) of pizza in one day.[citation needed]These cater...
The Veltins-Arena has hosted an array[tone] of important[according to whom?] events, including the UEFA Champions League final of 2004. During the renovation of Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, the Arena served as the temporary home of the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe, an American football league.[citation needed] World Bowl XII was hosted by the stadium.[c...
Highly acclaimed,[by whom?] the Veltins-Arena served as a model for State Farm Stadium. This stadium shares features with its German counterpart such as a retractable roof and a slide-out pitch. Veltins-Arena has also been a source of inspiration[vague] for Friends Arena. The arena also has ties to Lucas Oil Stadium. In that stadium, the retractabl...
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The Parkstadion was built for the World Cup 1974 in Germany. Since that it was home of FC Schalke 04. Last game was on May 19th, 2001 which ended in the most tragic Bundesliga final ever and Schalke becoming "Meister der Herzen"...
The Royal Blues won their seven national championships while based there – the last came in 1958 – before moving to the Parkstadion in 1973. Built in time for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the ...
