Parkstadion

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Parkstadion at the match FC Schalke 04 - 1. FC Nuremberg on the 12th of September 1998

Parkstadion is a multi-use stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, that is no longer used to host any major events. It was the home ground of football club FC Schalke 04 until May 2001, before the newly built and adjacent Veltins-Arena opened in July of the same year.

The stadium was built in 1973 and hosted five matches of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It had a capacity of 62,109 with seats for 45,067.

The stadium also played host to two Euro 88 fixtures (Germany v Denmark, and The Netherlands v the Republic of Ireland), as well as the first leg of the 1997 UEFA Cup final between Schalke and Inter Milan.

The last competitive football match played in the stadium was a Bundesliga fixture between Schalke and SpVgg Unterhaching on May 19, 2001. The match was attended by approximately 65,000 people and Schalke became the German vice-champion at the time. The stadium is now partly demolished and the Jumbotron that was placed atop of the northern stand was donated to Erzgebirgsstadion in Aue, where it was installed during the renovations of the stadium in 2004.