From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., mair kent as FC Schalke 04 (German: [ɛf tseː ˈʃalkə nʊl fiːɐ̯] ( listen)), Schalke 04 (German: [ˌʃalkə nʊl ˈfiːɐ̯] ( listen)), or simply as S04 (German: [ˈɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯] ( listen)), is a German fitba club fae the Schalke destrict o Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalie. The "04" in the club's name is fae its foondation in 1904. Schalke haes been ane o the mair kenspeckle professional fitba teams in Germany, even tho the club's heyday wis in the 1930s an 1940s. Schalke hae played in the Bundesliga, the first division o the German fitba league system, syne 2022, efter promuivin fae the 2. Bundesliga in 2021–22. As o 2022, the club haes 160,000 memmers,[2] sae it is the seicont maist kenspeckle fitba club in Germany an the fourth mucklest club in the warld in terms o memmers.[3] Ither sports thay haev are athletics, basketba, haundba, table tennis, winter sports an eSports.
Full name | Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Die Königsblauen (The Ryal Blues) Die Knappen (The Miners) | |||
Foondit | 4 Mey 1904 | |||
Ground | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen | |||
Capacity | 61,973[1] | |||
Executive Board | Axel Hefer | |||
Heid coach | Thomas Reis | |||
League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
2022–23 | Bundesliga, 17t o 18 (relegatit) | |||
Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
| ||||
Schalke haev won seiven German championship, five DFB-Pokal, ane DFB Ligapokal, ane DFL-Supercup an ane UEFA Cup. In 1937, Schalke became the first German club tae win the dooble. Syne 2001, Schalke's grund haes been the Veltins-Arena. Schalke haev a lang-staundin rivalry wi Ruhr neebur Borussia Dortmund, kent as the Revierderby.
Note: Banners indicate naitional team as defined unner FIFA eligibility rules. Players mey haud mair nor ane non-FIFA naitionality.
|
|
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.