Parkstadion
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Welcome to the concrete bowl
The Park Stadium is ready for use in 1973. The "concrete bowl" was hated and loved. By 1998, it could hold 70,600 spectators. However, Schalke's football is often not appealing enough to sell all the tickets.
Source: Institut für Stadtgeschichte Gelsenkirchen
A ruinous birthday
FC Schalke 04 celebrated its 75th birthday with an international tournament at the Parkstadion. Three European Cup winners, Benfica Lisbon, Liverpool FC and Feyernoord Rotterdam, took part in the anniversary. However, the tournament turns into a financial disaster: Schalke pays 200,000 marks extra due to the low attendance figures.
Source: Institut für Stadtgeschichte Gelsenkirchen
Holy visit to the park stadium
On 2 May 1987, Pope John Paul II visited the Park Stadium. Together with 90,000 people, he celebrated a mass here.
Source: FC Schalke 04
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The last game at the Park Stadium
On 19 May 2001, the fans bid farewell to the Parkstadion with a choreo after 28 years. It was already clear in 1989 that FC Schalke 04 would need a new stadium at some point. The concrete colossus was suffering from mining damage.
Source: Olivier Kruschinski
Remodelling for the youth
The old Parkstadion has undergone massive renovations in recent years. Since 2020, it has once again been used as a venue for Schalke's youth teams. The number of seats was reduced to 2,999.
Source: Olivier Kruschinski
A "mast" have
All that remains of the old floodlight system today is the mast behind the former north curve. It should have been demolished long ago. But fans raised over 200,000 euros in 2022 to save the mast.
Source: Olivier Kruschinski
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