| General |
| Veltins Arena | ||
 Veltins Arena | ||
| Full name | Veltins Arena | |
| Former name(s) | Arena AufSchalke (2001–2005) | |
| Owners | FC Schalke 04 | |
| Location | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| Built | 1998–2001 | |
| Opened | 13 August 2001 | |
| Tenants | Schalke 04 | |
| Capacity | 61,673 | |
| Field dimensions | 105 × 68 m | |
Arena AufSchalke is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 13 August 2001, as the new home ground for Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.
It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final and five matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a capacity of 62,271 (standing and seated) for league matches and 54,740 (seated only) for international matches. The stadium has a retractable roof and a retractable pitch. The naming rights to the stadium were sold on 1 July 2005 to German brewery Veltins.
External links[]
- Official site (German)
| Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. |
| Players • Managers • Statistics • Honours • Veltins Arena History: Seasons |
| 2023–24 Bundesliga stadiums |
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Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich) · BayArena (Bayer Leverkusen) · Borussia-Park (Borussia Mönchengladbach) · Deutsche Bank Park (Eintracht Frankfurt) · Europa-Park Stadion (SC Freiburg) · Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (Darmstadt 98) · Mewa Arena (Mainz 05) · MHPArena (VfB Stuttgart) · PreZero Arena (1899 Hoffenheim) · Red Bull Arena (RB Leipzig) · RheinEnergieStadion (1. FC Köln) · Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund) · Stadion An der Alten Försterei (Union Berlin) · Volkswagen Arena (VfL Wolfsburg) · Voith-Arena (1. FC Heidenheim) · Vonovia Ruhrstadion (VfL Bochum) · Wohninvest Weserstadion (Werder Bremen) · WWK Arena (FC Augsburg) |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup stadiums |
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FIFA WM-Stadion Dortmund · FIFA WM-Stadion Frankfurt · FIFA WM-Stadion Gelsenkirchen · FIFA WM-Stadion Hamburg · FIFA WM-Stadion Hannover · FIFA WM-Stadion Köln · FIFA WM-Stadion München · Frankenstadion · Fritz-Walter-Stadion · Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion · Olympiastadion · Zentralstadion |
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