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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-22 · 30 entries checked · 28 flagged · 94 issues confirmed · 28 corrected · 66 still open
Blue Wall — The 'STATS' section lists 'Section Type=Standing Terrace (Sitzplatz)', but 'Sitzplatz' means 'seat' in German, which contradicts the description of a standing terrace; the correct term would be 'Stehplatz'.
Blue Wall — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims the entire north stand remains a standing terrace for home matches, but the north stand (Block N) is not the only standing area; the south stand (Block S) also contains standing sections, and the north stand is not exclusively
Parkstadion — The Parkstadion was not Schalke's home for 'nearly a century'; it opened in 1973 and was replaced in 2001, serving for about 28 years.
Parkstadion — The stadium was not 'built on the original grounds where the club began its journey'; Schalke originally played at various grounds, including the Glückauf-Kampfbahn, not the Parkstadion site.
Gelsenkirchen — The Veltins-Arena was built adjacent to the Parkstadion, not on its footprint.
Gelsenkirchen — The Veltins-Arena is located in Gelsenkirchen-Erle, not Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
Westfalen-Blau — The entry states the Veltins-Arena was originally known as the Parkstadion and later the Arena AufSchalke; this is incorrect: the Parkstadion was a different, older stadium, and the Veltins-Arena was originally named Arena AufSchalke.
Westfalen-Blau — The entry says the Veltins-Arena replaced the historic Gluckauf-Stadion as the club's home; this is incorrect: the Gluckauf-Stadion was replaced by the Parkstadion, which was then replaced by the Veltins-Arena.
Founding at the Krupp Factory (1904) — The founding date is often cited as May 1904, not February 4, 1904.
Founding at the Krupp Factory (1904) — The original name was 'Westfalia Schalke', not 'Fußballverein Schalke'.
The Golden Era: Five Consecutive Titles (1958–1962) — Werner Kohlmeyer never played for Schalke 04; he was a 1. FC Kaiserslautern player.
The Golden Era: Five Consecutive Titles (1958–1962) — Helmut Rahn played for Rot-Weiss Essen and other clubs, not Schalke 04.
First German Championship Victory (1934) — The claim that Schalke 04 won five national titles within a decade after 1934 is incorrect; they actually won six titles (1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942).
First German Championship Victory (1934) — The statement that the 1934 title marked the beginning of Schalke asserting dominance on the 'continental stage' is misleading because European club competitions did not exist until 1955, and Schalke had no continental success at that time.
The 70s Bundesliga Dominance — The 1972 DFB-Pokal victory is not the club's third major trophy; it was the fourth, following three German championships (1934, 1935, 1937) and one earlier DFB-Pokal (1937).
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