Veltins-Arena (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛltɪns ʔaˈʁeːnaː]; originally Arena AufSchalke [ʔaˈʁeːnaː ʔaʊ̯f ˈʃalkə]) is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 2001, as the new home ground for German Bundesliga club Schalke 04.It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League final and 5 matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a league capacity of 62,271 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 54,740 (seated only).
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