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Parkstadion (Gelsenkirchen) | World Cup football stadium, football / soccer stadium

Germany / Nordrhein-Westfalen / Gelsenkirchen
 World Cup football stadium, football / soccer stadium, historical layer / disappeared object

Parkstadion was a multi-use stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, that is no longer used to host any major events. It was the home ground of football club FC Schalke 04 until May 2001, before the newly built and adjacent Veltins-Arena opened in July of the same year.

The stadium was built in 1973 and hosted five matches of the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It had a capacity of 62,109 with seats for 45,067.
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Coordinates:   51°33'33"N   7°4'1"E
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