- Parkstadion
opened in July of the same year.
The stadium was built in
1973 and hosted five matches of the1974 FIFA World Cup . It had a capacity of 62,109 with seats for 45,067.The stadium also played host to two Euro 88 fixtures (Germany v
Denmark , and The Netherlands v the Republic of Ireland), as well as the first leg of the1997 UEFA Cup final between Schalke andInter Milan .The last competitive football match played in the stadium was a Bundesliga fixture between Schalke and
SpVgg Unterhaching onMay 19 ,2001 . The match was attended by approximately 65,000 people and Schalke became the German vice-champion at the time. The stadium is now partly demolished and theJumbotron that was placed atop of the northern stand was donated toErzgebirgsstadion inAue , where it was installed during the renovations of the stadium in 2004.
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