Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., frequently called FC Schalke 04 (German: [ɛf tseː ˈʃalkə nʊl fiːɐ̯], Schalke 04, or abbreviated as S04 (German: [ˈɛs nʊl fiːɐ̯], is a specialist German football and multi-sports club initially from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The 04 in the club s name acquires from its formation in 1904. Schalke has long been among the most preferred professional football groups and also multi-sports club in Germany, although the club s heyday remained in the 1930s and 1940s. Schalke play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, as an outcome of the 2020-- 21 relegation. Since June 2018, the club has 155,000 participants, making it the second-largest sporting activities club in Germany and also the fourth-largest sports club in the world in terms of membership. Various other tasks supplied by the club include sports, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports as well as eSports. Esta...