Club Data and Honours
FC Schalke 04 — founded 1904, one of Germany's most successful and largest clubs.
Founding and Identity
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V., founded 1904 in the Schalke district. Die Knappen, Die Koenigsblauen.
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V., founded 1904 in Gelsenkirchen's Schalke district. The players are traditionally known as Die Knappen or Die Koenigsblauen. With 158,500 members as of 1 July 2019, FC Schalke 04 are Germany's second-largest sports club and the fourth-largest worldwide.
- Full Name
- FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.
- Founded
- 1904
- Nicknames
- Die Knappen, Die Koenigsblauen
- Members
- 158,500 (July 2019)
Honours and All-time Table
7 championships, 5 DFB-Pokals, UEFA Cup 1997. All-time table 7th.
With seven German championships (last in 1958), five DFB-Pokal titles and the 1997 UEFA Cup, Schalke 04 are among the most successful football clubs in German history and rank 7th in the all-time Bundesliga table.
- Championships
- 7 (last 1958)
- DFB-Pokals
- 5
- UEFA Cup
- 1997
- All-time Table
- 7th
S04 — Financial Stability Score
Schalke ist das abschreckende Beispiel der Liga: Von CL-Halbfinale (2011) zu -104 Mio EK. Der Club zeigt was passiert wenn alle Minsky-Risiken gleichzeitig eintreten: Gehaltsexzesse, Transferfehler, Abstieg, COVID. Die Erholung dauert ein Jahrzehnt.
Veltins-Arena
Schalke's home ground since 2001 — a multifunctional stadium with retractable roof.
Veltins-Arena
The Veltins-Arena has held 62,171 spectators since 2001 — retractable roof, slide-out pitch.
The Veltins-Arena (called Arena AufSchalke until 2005) has held 62,171 spectators since 2001. The multifunctional stadium with retractable roof and slide-out pitch also hosts concerts, opera performances and a regular biathlon event.
- Stadium
- Veltins-Arena
- Since
- 2001
- Capacity
- 62,171
- Features
- Retractable roof, slide-out pitch