Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 , Schalke 04 (German: [ˌʃalkə nʊl ˈfiːɐ̯] ), or abbreviated as S04 (German: [ˈɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯] ), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally … Mehr anzeigen

• Exterior of the S04 museum at the S04 Veltins-Arena
• Restaurants at the S04 Veltins-Arena
• Ice hockey events … Mehr anzeigen

The number of members of Schalke 04 grew from 10,000 in 1991 to 160,000 in 2022. This figure makes Schalke 04 the second-biggest … Mehr anzeigen

Schalke has been subject of a feature-length film called Fußball ist unser Leben ("Football is our life"). Actors Uwe Ochsenknecht and Ralf Richter, both of whom were in the award-winning film Das Boot, played the main roles, while many persons … Mehr anzeigen

1904–1927: Schalke's early years
The club was founded on 4 May 1904 as Westfalia Schalke by a group of high school students and first wore the colours red and yellow. The team was unable to gain admittance to the Westdeutscher Spielverband Mehr anzeigen

• Crest of Schalke 04 (1924–1945)
• Crest of Schalke 04 (1945–1958)
• Crest of Schalke 04 (1958–1960) Mehr anzeigen

Schalke's stadium, known as the Veltins-Arena under a sponsorship agreement with Veltins brewery, was built in the summer of 2001 and has a capacity of 62,271 spectators. Schalke regularly draws sell-out crowds to what is widely regarded as … Mehr anzeigen