Veltins-Arena
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| Full name | Veltins-Arena |
| Location | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| Built | 1998–2001 |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Owner | Schalke 04 |
| Operator | Schalke 04 |
| Construction cost | € 191 million |
| Architect | Hentrich, Petschnigg und Partner |
| Former names | Arena AufSchalke FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen (2006 FIFA World Cup) |
| Tenants | Schalke 04 |
| Capacity | 62,271 |
| Dimensions | 105 × 68 m |
Veltins-Arena ( originally Arena AufSchalke) is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It opened in 2001, as the new home ground for German Fußball-Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League final and 5 matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a league capacity of 62,271 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 54,740 (seated only).[1] The stadium has a retractable roof and a retractable pitch. The naming rights to the stadium were sold on 1 July 2005 to the German brewery Veltins.
The opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship took place at Veltins-Arena on 7 May 2010. At this occasion the crowd of 77,803 set a then World Record for ice hockey attendance. The host team Germany beat the United States 2-1 in overtime.
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