Arena AufSchalke
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
62,271
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Westfalenstadion, 80,667
Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen is the 5th-largest of the 70 listed stadiums in Germany. It was a venue of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
It is one of 48 stadiums on this site with a retractable roof. It opened in 2001. The nearest listed stadium is Stadion am Schloss Strünkede, 9.8 km away.
- Listed for
- Football
- Tenants
- FC Schalke 04, Germany national football team
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Position
- 51.55° N, 7.07° E
Where it stands in Germany
- Westfalenstadion18,396 more80,667
- Allianz Arena12,753 more75,024
- Olympiastadion, Berlin12,204 more74,475
- Olympiastadion, Munich847 more63,118
- Arena AufSchalke62,271
- Waldstadion2,171 fewer60,100
- MHPArena2,213 fewer60,058
- Volksparkstadion5,271 fewer57,000
- 62 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Owner and operator
- FC Schalke 04
- Recorded construction cost
- €191 million
- Record attendance
- 77,803 (2010)
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Opening order in Germany
- 49th of 70, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Germany
- 3.0%
- Compared with the median in Germany
- 2.5 times the median capacity of 25,036 across its 70 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 2000s in Germany
- 13 of the 70 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Westfalenstadion, 27.5 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 2
Chronology
- 2001 Opened
- 2006 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Stadion am Schloss Strünkede · east32,000 places, opened 19109.8 km
- Stadion an der Hafenstraße · south-west20,650 places, opened 20129.8 km
- Ruhrstadion · south-east26,000 places, opened 191113.7 km
- Niederrheinstadion · south-west17,165 places, opened 192616.2 km
- MSV-Arena · south-west31,514 places, opened 200425.7 km
Source: Wikipedia, Arena AufSchalke.