Arena AufSchalke
Arena AufSchalke is a multi purpose in Gelsenkirchen-Nord, Germany that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 62,271.
Key facts
Arena AufSchalke is a multi purpose in Gelsenkirchen-Nord, Germany that opened in 2001. Its recorded capacity is 62,271. It is owned by Schalke 04 and Schalke 04. It is operated by Schalke 04 and Schalke 04. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Arena AufSchalke. Current tenants are FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Schalke 04, Schalke 04.
- Location
- Gelsenkirchen-Nord, Germany
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 62,271
- Opened
- 2001
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Schalke 04, Schalke 04
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Pitch
- Retractable pitch
Arena AufSchalke is at latitude 51.554503, longitude 7.067589, in Gelsenkirchen-Nord, Germany. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.554503 |
| Longitude | 7.067589 |
| City | Gelsenkirchen-Nord |
| Region | Gelsenkirchen-Nord |
| Country | Germany |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitch | Retractable pitch | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Roof | Retractable roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikidata statement | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Arena AufSchalke has carried 1 recorded name. Arena AufSchalke (no sponsor) ran 2001 to 2005. The average tenure of a name here is 4 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena AufSchalke | None | 2001 to 2005 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Schalke 04 | 2001 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Schalke 04 | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Schalke 04 | 2001 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Schalke 04 | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | Present | Current | Source |
| Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 2001 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
17 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 545 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 544 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 543 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 591 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32752 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32751 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32750 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1373 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1373333367 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Arena_AufSchalke | Arena AufSchalke | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Arena AufSchalke | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 17388 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3261 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3260 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 3259 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: