page_title: FC Schalke 04
section_title: Sponsors and finances
hierarchical_section_title: FC Schalke 04 / Sponsors and finances
caption_attribution_description: The VeltinsArena in Gelsenkirchen at the friendly FC Schalke 04 versus Zenit St. Petersburg (Presentation of new sponsor Gazprom)
context_page_description: Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04, Schalke, Schalke 04, or abbreviated as S04, is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The "04" in the club's name derives from its formation in 1904. Schalke has long been one of the most popular professional football teams and multi-sports club in Germany, even though the club's heyday was in the 1930s and 1940s. Schalke play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. As of June 2018, the club has 155,000 members, making it the second-largest sports club in Germany and the fourth-largest sports club in the world in terms of membership. Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports.
  Founded in 1904, Schalke has won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFL-Supercup and one UEFA Cup.
  Schalke also succeeded as the first German club to win a cup double in 1937.
  Since 2001, Schalke's stadium has been the Veltins-Arena.
context_section_description: The headline sponsors of Schalke 04 are the China-based electronics manufacturer Hisense and the Russia-based hydrocarbon giant Gazprom. Additional sponsors include Germany-based insurance group ERGO Insurance Group; Germany-based automotive manufacturer BMW; Germany-based motorcycle manufacturer BMW Motorrad; Spanish-based security insurance company Reale Seguros; China-based telecommunications company Huawei; cyber gambling and sports betting company bet-at-home.com; beverage company Coca-Cola; Germany-based brewery Veltins; and the current manufacturer of Schalke's squad kits, Germany-based Adidas.
  In terms of operating income, Schalke possesses the seventh-highest operating income of any football club in the world at €48 million, and 0% debt as of August 2014. Schalke generates the 12th-highest revenue of any football club in the world at €198 million.
  In May 2014, Schalke 04 were ranked by Forbes magazine as the 12th-richest football club in the world, at €446 million, an increase of 16% from the previous year.
caption: Schalke 04 royal blue trademark jersey with sponsor Gazprom elaborately showcased prior to a match with Zenit Saint Petersburg at the Veltins-Arena to celebrate Gazprom's investment of over €125 million in S04.
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