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Se7eN
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FC Schalke 04 Thread
FC Schalke 04
Full name: FC Schalke 04
Nickname: The Royal Blues
Founded: 1904
Ground: Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Capacity: 61,524
Chairman: Rudi Assauer
Manager: Ralf Rangnick
Address: Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1, 45891 Gelsenkirchen
Telephone: (02 09) 36 18 0
Fax: (02 09) 36 18 10 9
Official website(German and English)
About:
FC Schalke 04 (short S04) is a German football team based in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen. They play in the Bundesliga, the highest division in the Germany national league and have had several international successes. The football department is the most famous of the club, but it also has basketball and handball departments. The club was founded on May 4, 1904 and the colors are blue and white. It currently has almost 50,000 members.
The club's current stadium, the Veltins-Arena completed in summer 2001 with a capacity of 61,524 spectators, is considered to be the most modern multi-functional stadium in Europe. It carries the name Veltins-Arena since July 1, 2005, as it is now sponsored by Brauerei C. & A. Veltins, a German brewery. Before that, it was called the Arena AufSchalke.
S04's archrival is Borussia Dortmund.
Squad:
Goalkeepers
Frank Rost
Christpher Heimeroth
Manuel Neuer
Defenders
Thomas Klasener
Marcelo Bordon
Tomasz Waldoch
Dario Rodriguez
Mladen Krstajic
Tim Hoogland
Simon Talarek
Midfielders
Fabian Ernst
Zlatan Bajramovic
Christian Poulsen
Levan Kobiashvili
Hamit Altintop
Gerald Asamoah
Gustavo Varela
Simon Cziommer
Niko Bungert
Attacking Midfielders
Mimoun Azaouagh
Lincoln
Striker
Søren Larsen
Joseph Laumann
Ebbe Sand
Alexander Baumjohann
Kevin Kuranyi
Christian Pander
Honors:
German Championship (7): 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1958;
German Cup (4): 1938, 1972, 2001, 2002;
UEFA Cup (1): 1997;
Transfers In:
Kevin Kuranyi (VfB Stuttgart); Fabien Ernst (Werder Bremen); Soren Larsen (Djurgardens); Bajramovic (Freiburg);
Transfers Out:
Ailton (Besiktas); Niels Oude Kamphuis (Mönchengladbach); Delura (Hannover); Hanke (Wolfsburg);
Last edited by Se7eN on Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:17 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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gohawks13
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Haha!! Awsome man.. this is great! Now if you could put in some team pics or something.... great job! |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:49 pm |
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Se7eN
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Thanks. I updated it, it was the only team pic I could find. |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:58 pm |
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Se7eN
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Schalke Ultras:
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| Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:02 pm |
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gohawks13
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Nice nice! Too bad they couldbt update the photo (ie Kuranyi, Asamoah, Ailton etc).....  |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:05 pm |
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Se7eN
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| gohawks13 wrote: |  Nice nice! Too bad they couldbt update the photo (ie Kuranyi, Asamoah, Ailton etc).....  |
True, I'll edit the post when they update it. Anyway, here are some photos of the Schalke fans at the Borussia Dortmund 1:2 Schalke game
And a video: http://rapidshare.de/files/3977955/Wellenbrecher.WMV.html |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:10 pm |
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ceh 
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Really nice Schalke04 Thread Se7eN, I love the pic of the supporters, really good atmosphere it seems |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:13 pm |
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Se7eN
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| ceh wrote: | | Really nice Schalke04 Thread Se7eN, I love the pic of the supporters, really good atmosphere it seems |
On a stadium with a capacity of 61,000 I guess you're right. And thanks. |
| Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:15 pm |
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