The time has finally come for my to compose my first proper story, a couple of days after composing the poll. That poll was posted so I could let you guys decide the story you'd like to see most and it resulted in being Schalke 04 and i'm delighted with the result. They have such a great squad which so much youth and i'm really looking forward to the save. So this is the offical start of "My First Proper Story" I hope you enjoy and to start I will give you a brief outlook on the history and current stature of Schalke 04.
History
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 is a German association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday in the 1930s and early 1940s. Schalke play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The football team is the biggest part of a large sports club with 119,040 members (as of April 2013) making it the second largest sports club in Germany. Other activities offered by the club include basketball, handball, and track and field.
Founded in 1904, Schalke have won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFL-Supercup, and one UEFA Cup.
Since 2001, Schalke's stadium is the Veltins-Arena. Schalke holds a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbors Borussia Dortmund, arguably the most widespread and well-known rivalry in German football, and matches between the two teams are referred to as the Revierderby. In terms of revenue, Schalke is the third biggest sports club in Germany and the fourteenth biggest football club in the world, generating €174.5 million in 2012. The mascot of the club is named Erwin. Schalke's motto is "Wir leben dich"
Stadium
Schalke's stadium, known as the Veltins-Arena under a sponsorship agreement with Veltins brewery, was completed in the summer of 2001 and has a capacity of 61,673 spectators. Schalke regularly draws sell-out crowds to what is widely regarded as one of the most modern and best multi-use facilities in Europe. The facility was previously known as the Arena AufSchalke and replaced the Parkstadion (capacity of 62,000) built in 1973. Prior to this the club had played its matches in the Glückauf-Kampfbahn constructed in 1928 with a capacity of 35,000. The facility was used for amateur matches during its latter years with a reduced capacity of just 5,000.
http://www.stadiumguide.com/wp-content/gallery/veltins/veltinsarena4.jpg
Honours
German Championship
Winners (7): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1957–58
Runners-up (9): 1932–33, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10
DFB-Pokal/German Cup
Winners (5): 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011
Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1969, 2005
DFB-Ligapokal/German League Cup
Winners (1): 2005
Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2007
DFL-Supercup/German Super Cup
Winners (1): 2011
Runners-up (2): 1940, 2010
2. Bundesliga
Winners (2): 1981–82, 1990–91
Runners-up (1): 1983–84
Western German football championship
Winners (4): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933
Runners-up (1): 1927
Gauliga Westfalen/West German League
Winners (11): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Oberliga West/West German Championship
Winners (2): 1951, 1958
Runners-up (3): 1952, 1956 1963
Westphalia Cup/West German Cup
Winners (2): 1943, 1944
International[edit]
The trophies won by Schalke 04, displayed in their museum
UEFA Champions League
Semi-finals (1): 2011
UEFA Europa League
Winners (1): 1997
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winners (2): 2003, 2004
Coppa delle Alpi
Winners (1): 1968
Current Squad
Their current squad holds the likes of Julian Draxler and Klaas Jan Huntelaar along with another gret bunch of young talent looking to create success at this wonderful club in the future.
Joe
History
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 is a German association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday in the 1930s and early 1940s. Schalke play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The football team is the biggest part of a large sports club with 119,040 members (as of April 2013) making it the second largest sports club in Germany. Other activities offered by the club include basketball, handball, and track and field.
Founded in 1904, Schalke have won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFL-Supercup, and one UEFA Cup.
Since 2001, Schalke's stadium is the Veltins-Arena. Schalke holds a long-standing rivalry with Ruhr neighbors Borussia Dortmund, arguably the most widespread and well-known rivalry in German football, and matches between the two teams are referred to as the Revierderby. In terms of revenue, Schalke is the third biggest sports club in Germany and the fourteenth biggest football club in the world, generating €174.5 million in 2012. The mascot of the club is named Erwin. Schalke's motto is "Wir leben dich"
Stadium
Schalke's stadium, known as the Veltins-Arena under a sponsorship agreement with Veltins brewery, was completed in the summer of 2001 and has a capacity of 61,673 spectators. Schalke regularly draws sell-out crowds to what is widely regarded as one of the most modern and best multi-use facilities in Europe. The facility was previously known as the Arena AufSchalke and replaced the Parkstadion (capacity of 62,000) built in 1973. Prior to this the club had played its matches in the Glückauf-Kampfbahn constructed in 1928 with a capacity of 35,000. The facility was used for amateur matches during its latter years with a reduced capacity of just 5,000.
http://www.stadiumguide.com/wp-content/gallery/veltins/veltinsarena4.jpg
Honours
German Championship
Winners (7): 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1957–58
Runners-up (9): 1932–33, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10
DFB-Pokal/German Cup
Winners (5): 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011
Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1969, 2005
DFB-Ligapokal/German League Cup
Winners (1): 2005
Runners-up (3): 2001, 2002, 2007
DFL-Supercup/German Super Cup
Winners (1): 2011
Runners-up (2): 1940, 2010
2. Bundesliga
Winners (2): 1981–82, 1990–91
Runners-up (1): 1983–84
Western German football championship
Winners (4): 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933
Runners-up (1): 1927
Gauliga Westfalen/West German League
Winners (11): 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Oberliga West/West German Championship
Winners (2): 1951, 1958
Runners-up (3): 1952, 1956 1963
Westphalia Cup/West German Cup
Winners (2): 1943, 1944
International[edit]
The trophies won by Schalke 04, displayed in their museum
UEFA Champions League
Semi-finals (1): 2011
UEFA Europa League
Winners (1): 1997
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winners (2): 2003, 2004
Coppa delle Alpi
Winners (1): 1968
Current Squad
Their current squad holds the likes of Julian Draxler and Klaas Jan Huntelaar along with another gret bunch of young talent looking to create success at this wonderful club in the future.
Joe
