Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Glückauf-Kampfbahn is a football stadium in Gelsenkirchen with an artificial turf pitch and capacity for around 11,000 spectators. The venue hosts both sporting events and community gatherings throughout the year.
The stadium opened in 1928 and served as home ground for FC Schalke 04 until 1973, hosting the club through several championship victories. After that period, its role and use changed under local management.
The name draws from the traditional miners' greeting 'Glückauf', showing how deeply football and the region's coal mining past are connected in local identity.
The stadium is located on Kurt-Schumacher-Straße and operated by DJK Teutonia Schalke-Nord for regular match events. Visitors should check in advance for event schedules and any entry requirements before planning a visit.
A friendly match in 1931 against Fortuna Düsseldorf drew an enormous crowd that far exceeded the stadium's intended size. This event reveals how deeply the local community embraced and supported the sport at that time.
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