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Veltins-Arena
UEFA
Former names
Arena AufSchalke (2001–2005)
Location
Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Public transit
302 Veltins Arena
Owner
FC Schalke 04
Operator
FC Schalke 04
Executive suites
90
Capacity
62,271[2] (League Matches), 54,740 (International Matches)[3]
Record attendance
Ice hockey: 77,803 (7 May 2010, 2010 IIHF World Championship Opening Game) Football: 62,271 (Regular sellout)
Field size
105 × 68 m
Construction
Built
1998–2001
Opened
13 August 2001
Construction cost
€191 million
Architect
Hentrich, Petschnigg und Partner[1]
Tenants
FC Schalke 04 (2001–present) Germany national football team (selected matches)
Major sporting events hosted
2004 UEFA Champions League Final 2006 FIFA World Cup 2010 IIHF World Championship
Website
veltins-arena.de/en/
Arena AufSchalke (German pronunciation:[aˈʁeːnaːʔaʊfˈʃalkə]), currently known as Veltins-Arena (pronounced[ˈfɛltɪnsʔaˌʁeːnaː]) for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened on 13 August 2001, as the new home ground for FC Schalke 04.
It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final and five matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final and it will host four matches in Euro 2024. It has a capacity of 62,271 (standing and seated) for league matches and 54,740 (seated only) for international matches.[3] 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.
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