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'''FC Schalke 04''' (formally known as '''FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.''', often abbreviated to ''Schalke 04'' or ''S04'') is a [[Germany|German]] [[association football]] club from [[Gelsenkirchen]]. Their first team compete in the top German football league, the [[Bundesliga]] (''Federal League'').  
'''FC Schalke 04''' (formally known as '''FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V.''', often abbreviated to ''Schalke 04'' or ''S04'') is a German [[association football|football club]] from [[Gelsenkirchen]]. The first team is currently (2019–20) a member of the [[Bundesliga]], which is the highest tier of football competition in Germany. Schalke have been one of the most successful teams in German football. They have won the national championship seven times, but the last one was in 1958 and they have never won the Bundesliga, which began in 1963–64. They have won the [[DFB-Pokal]] five times, most recently in 2010–11. Schalke have had one European success when they won the [[UEFA Cup]] in 1997.


Schalke 04 are one of the most successful German football teams. They won the German football championship seven times, succeeded in the German cup final four times, and were winners of the [[UEFA Cup]] competition in 1997. The club was founded in 1904 by a handful of young men from Schalke, a quarter of the city of Gelsenkirchen. In August 2010, at more than 85,000 members it was the second biggest sports club in Germany.<ref>[http://www.schalke04.de/verein/mitgliedschaft.html ''Über 85.000 Mitglieder machen den FC Schalke 04 zum zweitgrößten Verein Deutschlands''] (More than 85,000 members make FC Schalke 04 second biggest club in Germany), on FC Schalke 04 website</ref> The first team play their home matches in [[Veltins-Arena]], a [[stadium]] in Gelsenkirchen opened in 2001 and taking 61,673 spectators in the Bundesliga.<ref>[http://www.veltins-arena.de/portrait_arena.php ''Die Veltins-Arena''], Veltins-Arena portrait on their website</ref>
The club was founded in 1904 by a handful of young men from Schalke, a quarter of the city of Gelsenkirchen. In June 2018, it had more than 155,000 members and was the second biggest sports club in Germany. Their home ground is the [[Veltins-Arena]], opened in 2001 and holding 62,271 spectators.<ref>[https://www.kicker.de/629918/artikel/schalke-erhoeht-stadionkapazitaet Schalke erhöht Stadionkapazität – kicker.de].</ref>


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[[Category:Association football clubs & teams]]
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FC Schalke 04 (formally known as FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V., often abbreviated to Schalke 04 or S04) is a German football club from Gelsenkirchen. The first team is currently (2019–20) a member of the Bundesliga, which is the highest tier of football competition in Germany. Schalke have been one of the most successful teams in German football. They have won the national championship seven times, but the last one was in 1958 and they have never won the Bundesliga, which began in 1963–64. They have won the DFB-Pokal five times, most recently in 2010–11. Schalke have had one European success when they won the UEFA Cup in 1997.

The club was founded in 1904 by a handful of young men from Schalke, a quarter of the city of Gelsenkirchen. In June 2018, it had more than 155,000 members and was the second biggest sports club in Germany. Their home ground is the Veltins-Arena, opened in 2001 and holding 62,271 spectators.[1]

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