Veltins-Arena Tickets

Stadium facts

Veltins-Arena key facts

Home team

Schalke

Capacity

62,271

Opened

2001

Owner

FC Schalke 04

Record attendance

77,803 — Germany 2–1 United States, IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship opening game (after overtime), 7 May 2010

Pitch size

105 × 68 m

Postcode

45891

• The pitch sits in a tray 118 m long and 79 m wide that slides out of the stadium so the grass can grow outdoors.
• The retractable roof closes in about 30 minutes.
• A five-kilometre beer pipeline supplies the kiosks.
• The arena has its own chapel, where baptisms and weddings take place.
• The 77,803 crowd for the 2010 ice hockey World Championship opener was a world record for the sport at the time.

History

About Veltins-Arena

Built from 1998 to replace the Parkstadion, the privately financed arena opened on 13 August 2001 as the Arena AufSchalke, at a cost of about €191 million. Because it sits above two former coal-mine shafts, it was aligned north-east to south-west to reduce the risk from ground movement. The brewery Veltins bought the naming rights in July 2005. It hosted the 2004 Champions League final and matches at the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2024.

Seating layout

Veltins-Arena seating plan & capacity

For league matches the Nordkurve and away section hold 16,307 standing places; for international matches these become 8,776 seats (7,829 in the Nordkurve, 947 in the away section).

• Nordkurve

  The home standing end, which converts to seating for international matches.

• Gästeblock

  The away section, also convertible from standing to seating.

• Südkurve

  The south end, built so the pitch can slide out of the stadium.

Getting there

How to get to Veltins-Arena

Veltins-Arena is at 45891, Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Metro / Tram

Tram line 302 from Gelsenkirchen Hauptbahnhof towards GE-Buer to the VELTINS-Arena stop takes about 15 minutes; that stop is not step-free, so use Willy-Brandt-Allee (about 15 minutes’ walk) for step-free access.

Bus

Lines 380 and 381 from the Hauptbahnhof to Sportparadies take about 25 minutes, then about 15 minutes on foot.

Drive

A2 exit 6 (Gelsenkirchen-Buer) or A42 exit 17 (Gelsenkirchen-Schalke).

Parking

Multi-storey car parks P2-PH1 to PH3 and Medicos (book in advance; on-site tickets cash only) plus surface lots A–E; away fans park via Berni-Klodt-Weg.

FAQ

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