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Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly kent as FC Schalke 04 (German: [ɛf tseː ˈʃalkə nʊl fiːɐ̯] (
listen)), Schalke 04 (German: [ˌʃalkə nʊl ˈfiːɐ̯] (
listen)), or abbreviated as S04 (German: [ˈɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯] (
listen)), is a German fitba club oreeginally frae the Schalke destrict o Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalie. The "04" in the club's nam derives frae its formation in 1904. Schalke hae been wan o the muckle popular perfaisional fitba teams in Germany, even tho the club's heyday wis in the 1930s an 1940s. Schalke hae played in the Bundesliga, the tap tire o the German fitba league seestem, sin 2022, follaein promotion frae the 2. Bundesliga in 2021–22. As o 2022, the club haes 160,000 members,[2] making it the seicont-mucklest fitba club in Germany an the fourth-mucklest club in the warld in terms o membership.[3] Ither acteevities offered bi the club include athletics, basketbaw, haundbaw, table tennis, winter sports and eSports.
Schalke hae wan seiven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, wan DFB Ligapokal, wan DFL-Supercup and wan UEFA Cup. In 1937, Schalke becam the first German club tae win the dooble. Sin 2001, Schalke's grund haes been the Veltins-Arena. Schalke haud a lang-stuiden rivalry wi Ruhr neighbours Borussia Dortmund, kent as the Revierderby.
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Note: Banners indicate naitional team as defined unner FIFA eligibility rules. Players mey haud mair nor ane non-FIFA naitionality.