Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04, or abbreviated as S04, is a professional German football club based in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that plays in the Bundesliga (2022–23), the top tier of the German football league system. This unofficial FC Schalke 04 flag (German: inoffizielle Flagge des FC Schalke 04) consists of the team's official logo and a white-blue background derived from the logo.
In the round logo, the outermost letter "G" represents the team's hometown, Gelsenkirchen. The hammer, which consists of the dark blue inner cavity of the letter G, indicates that the origin of the club is based on the miners' club. The capital letter "S" on the hammer indicates the team name Schalke, and the "04" indicates 1904, the year it was founded. The blue and white colors are the team's traditional colors. Overall, the logo symbolizes FC Schalke 04's identity as a football club deeply rooted in its local history and traditions.
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| Team name: | Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. |
| Team nicknames: | Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues), Die Knappen (The Miners) |
| Team abbreviation: | S04 |
| Founded: | 1904 |
| Location: | Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Stadium: | Veltins-Arena |
| Capacity: | 62,273 |
| League: | Bundesliga |
| Team Colors: | Blue and White |
| Championships: | 7 |
| Second places: | 10 |
| Seasons in Bundesliga: | |
| Mascot: | Erwin (a Squire, an educated miner) |
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