FC Schalke 04

Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke (German pronunciation: [ˈʃalkə]), is a German association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday in the 1930s and early 1940s. Schalke play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The football team is the biggest part of a large sports club with more than 100,000 members (as of August 2011) making it the second largest sports club in Germany. Other activities offered by the club include basketball, handball, and track and field.

Schalke won its first major European trophy in 1997 by winning the UEFA Cup. Since 2001, Schalke's stadium is the Veltins-Arena. Schalke holds a long-standing rivalry with Borussia Dortmund, arguably the most widespread and well-known rivalry in German football, and matches between the two teams are referred to as the Revierderby. In terms of revenue, Schalke is the third biggest sports club in Germany and the fourteenth biggest football club in the world, generating €174.5 million in 2012. The mascot of the club is called Erwin (also Ährwin).

Full name - Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04

Nickname -----Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues)

Founded ------------------- 4 May 1904;109 years

Ground ------------ Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Executive Board ---- Horst Heldt,Alexander Jobst

League ------------------------------ Bundesliga

Website ------------------------- Club home page

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