What are Schalke fans called?

What are Schalke fans called?

FC Schalke 04

Full name Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V.
Nickname(s) Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues) Die Knappen (The Miners)
Short name S04
Founded 4 May 1904 as Westfalia Schalke
Ground Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Are Schalke a big club?

With over 160,000 members, Schalke 04 are the second-biggest football club in Germany, seven times German champions and one of the biggest names in world football.

How rich is Schalke?

The statistic depicts the brand/team value of the German football club FC Schalke 04 from 2011 to 2020. In 2019, FC Schalke 04 had a team value of 683 million U.S. dollars.

Who are Schalkes rivals?

Dortmund
Dortmund currently have eight German league titles to their name – one more than Schalke – but for the majority of their history they have trailed their Gelsenkirchen rivals.

Has Schalke ever been relegated?

1991: After being relegated three times in the 1980s (1981, 1983 and 1988) Schalke are promoted to the Bundesliga, where they have remained ever since.

Did Schalke win the UCL?

This is the list of all Schalke 04’s European matches….FC Schalke 04 in European football.

Latest entry 2018–19 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League 0
Europa League 1 1997
Cup Winners’ Cup 0

When did Schalke last win the Bundesliga title?

1) The People’s Champions In 2001, for four glorious minutes, Schalke were Bundesliga champions for the first time.

Who owns FC Schalke?

FC Schalke 04

Full name Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V.
Founded 1904
Ground Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Capacity 61,482
Chairman Josef Schnusenberg

When did Schalke last win the Bundesliga?

Who is BVB biggest rival?

Borussia Dortmund’s colours are black and yellow, giving the club its nickname die Schwarzgelben. They hold a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbours Schalke 04, with whom they contest the Revierderby. They also contest Der Klassiker with Bayern Munich.

What is the biggest derby in Germany?

The biggest soccer derbies in the Bundesliga: Klassiker, Revierderby and more

  • The Revierderby. Teams: Dortmund and Schalke. First match: 3 May 1925 – a 4-2 win for Schalke.
  • Nordderby. Teams: Hamburg and Werder Bremen.
  • Berlin derby. Teams: Hertha Berlin and Union Berlin.
  • Der Klassiker. Teams: Bayern and Dortmund.

Who will leave Schalke?

The other Schalke players with expiring contracts are former Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb and wingers Alessandro Schopf and Steven Skrzybski. Relegation activates clauses allowing defender Bastian Oczipka and former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Benjamin Stambouli to leave.