What is Veltins Arena?
[[File:Arena AufSchalke Innen bei Konzert.jpg|thumb|right|The arena while a concert was taking place.]] The '''Veltins-Arena''' (between 2001 and 2005 '''Arena AufSchalke''') in [[Gelsenkirchen]], [[Germany]], is the [[stadium]] of the German member of the soccer federal league [[FC Schalke 04]]. The Veltins arena is one of the most modern stages of the world and possesses since June 2015 a capacity of 62.271 [[spectator]]s with plays on national level, with international plays due to the standing place prohibition of 54,740 spectators. Apart from the actual use as football stadium of the FC Schalke 04 also different meetings, like concerts, take place in this multi-function arena. Due to the outline of the Rhine stadium in Duesseldorf the arena became occasionally also venue of the Home plays of the American football crew [[Rhine Fire]]. The Veltins arena got 2004 lent of the UEFA the status of a 5-Stars-Stadium. The comment of the [[UEFA]] delegation read even: The place of event will the requirements more than fair and could even than ‚six star Stadion' be evaluated. It may align thereby final games of the UEFA [[champions League]] and the UEFA cup. [[Category:Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Football stadiums in Germany]] [[Category:Gelsenkirchen]] [[Category:Sport in North Rhine-Westphalia]] {{multistub|sport|Europe|geo}}