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Ahmed Kutucu2011current
Ralf Fährmann2011current
Roman Neustädter2012current
Dennis Aogo2014current
Fabian Giefer2014current
Johannes Geis2015current
Júnior Caiçara2015current
Sascha Riether2015current
Younès Belhanda2016current
Hamza Mendyl2018current
Markus Schubert2019current
Nassim Boujellab2019current
Rabbi Matondo2019current
Assan Ouédraogo2023current
Loris Karius2025current
Nikola Katić2025current
Dejan Ljubičić2026current
Edin Džeko2026current
Hwang Hee-chan2026current
Robin Gosens2026current
Bernard Tekpeteycurrent
Holger Osieckcurrent
Jordan Larssoncurrent- Matthew Hoppecurrent
Mirko Slomkacurrent
Moritz Volzcurrent- Fritz Szepan1925–1950
- Bernhard Klodt1943–1948
Heinz Kwiatkowski1947–1950- Bernhard Klodt1950–1963
- Willi Koslowski1957–1963
- Hans Nowak1958–1965
- Heinz Hornig1958–1959
Willi Schulz1960–1965
Reinhard Libuda1961–1965
Friedel Rausch1962–1971- Günther Herrmann1963–1967
- Willi Koslowski1963–1965
Klaus Fichtel1965–1980
Norbert Nigbur1966–1976- Reinhard Libuda1968–1972
Dieter Burdenski1969–1971- Rolf Rüssmann1969–1973
Klaus Fischer1970–1981
Erwin Kremers1971–1979
Helmut Kremers1971–1980- Reinhard Libuda1973–1976
Rüdiger Abramczik1973–1980- Hans Bongartz1974–1978
- Rolf Rüssmann1974–1980
Branko Oblak1975–1977
Enver Marić1976–1978
Wim Suurbier1977–1978- Norbert Nigbur1979–1983
Wolfram Wuttke1979–1981- Dietmar Danner1980–1981
Kurt Jara1980–1981
Dragan Holcer1981–1982
Bernard Dietz1982–1987- Walter Junghans1982–1987
- Wolfram Wuttke1982–1983
Olaf Thon1983–1988- Caspar Memering1984–1986
- Klaus Fichtel1984–1988
Michael Skibbe1984–1986
Wilfried Hannes1986–1988
Bjarne Goldbæk1987–1989- Rüdiger Abramczik1987–1988
Toni Schumacher1987–1988
Jens Lehmann1988–1998
Aleksandr Borodyuk1989–1993
Matthias Herget1989–1990
Volodymyr Lyutyi1989–1991
Bent Christensen Arensøe1991–1993
Steffen Freund1991–1993
Thomas Linke1992–1998- Dieter Eckstein1993–1995
- Jiří Němec1993–2002
Youri Mulder1993–2002- Mathias Schober1994–2001
- Olaf Thon1994–2002
- Radoslav Látal1994–2001
David Wagner1995–1997
Martin Max1995–1999- Thomas Dooley1995–1997
Johan de Kock1996–2000- Marc Wilmots1996–2000
Frode Grodås1998–2002- Nico Van Kerckhoven1998–2004
Oliver Reck1998–2003
Tamás Hajnal1998–2004
Ebbe Sand1999–2006
Gerald Asamoah1999–2010
Pierre-Michel Lasogga1999–2006
Tomasz Wałdoch1999–2006
Émile Mpenza1999–2003
Andreas Möller2000–2003
Jörg Böhme2000–2004
Tomasz Hajto2000–2004- Marc Wilmots2001–2003
Mike Hanke2001–2005
Sven Vermant2001–2005
Christian Poulsen2002–2006
Darío Rodríguez2002–2008
Frank Rost2002–2007
Gustavo Varela2002–2009
Alcides Araújo Alves2003–2003
Christian Pander2003–2011
Hamit Altıntop2003–2007
Levan Kobiashvili2003–2010
Aílton Gonçalves da Silva2004–2005
Lincoln2004–2007
Marcelo Bordon2004–2010- Mladen Krstajić2004–2009
Tim Hoogland2004–2007
Alexander Baumjohann2005–2007
Fabian Ernst2005–2009
Kevin Kurányi2005–2010
Mathias Abel2005–2008
Mimoun Azaouagh2005–2008
Rafinha2005–2010
Søren Larsen2005–2008
Zlatan Bajramović2005–2008
Halil Altıntop2006–2010
Manuel Neuer2006–2011
Mesut Özil2006–2008
Peter Løvenkrands2006–2009
Sebastian Boenisch2006–2007
Benedikt Höwedes2007–2018
Heiko Westermann2007–2010
Ivan Rakitić2007–2011
Jermaine Jones2007–2014- Mathias Schober2007–2012
- Ralf Fährmann2007–2009
Carlos Zambrano2008–2008- Carlos Zambrano2008–2010
Jefferson Farfán2008–2015
José Roberto de Oliveira2008–2010
Levan Kenia2008–2008
Mohamed Amsif2008–2010
Orlando Engelaar2008–2009
Vicente Sánchez2008–2010
Christoph Moritz2009–2013
Danny Latza2009–2010
Jan Morávek2009–2012
Joël Matip2009–2016- Levan Kenia2009–2012
Lewis Holtby2009–2013
Mineiro2009–2010- Alexander Baumjohann2010–2012
Atsuto Uchida2010–2017
Christoph Metzelder2010–2013
Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira2010–2013
Erik Jendrišek2010–2010
Hans Sarpei2010–2012
Hao Junmin2010–2011
José Manuel Jurado2010–2013
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar2010–2017
Kyriakos Papadopoulos2010–2015
Mario Gavranović2010–2012
Peer Kluge2010–2012
Raúl2010–2012
Sergio Escudero Palomo2010–2013- Tim Hoogland2010–2014
Tore Reginiussen2010–2011
Aggelos Charisteas2011–2011
Ali Karimi2011–2011
Anthony Annan2011–2014
Christian Fuchs2011–2015
Ciprian Marica2011–2013
Danilo Avelar2011–2011
Julian Draxler2011–2015
Lars Unnerstall2011–2014
Marco Höger2011–2016
Teemu Pukki2011–2013
Timo Hildebrand2011–2014
Chinedu Obasi2012–2012- Chinedu Obasi2012–2015
Ibrahim Afellay2012–2013
Sead Kolašinac2012–2017
Tranquillo Barnetta2012–2015
Christian Clemens2013–2015- Dennis Aogo2013–2014
Felipe Santana2013–2015- Gerald Asamoah2013–2015
Kaan Ayhan2013–2016
Kevin-Prince Boateng2013–2015
Leon Goretzka2013–2018
Max Meyer2013–2018
Michel Bastos2013–2013
Raffael2013–2013
Ádám Szalai2013–2014
Donis Avdijaj2014–2015
Jacob Rasmussen2014–2016
Jan Kirchhoff2014–2015
Leroy Sané2014–2016
Marvin Friedrich2014–2016
Philipp Max2014–2014
Sidney Sam2014–2017
Timon Wellenreuther2014–2015
Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting2014–2017
Alexander Nübel2015–2020
Franco Di Santo2015–2019
Matija Nastasić2015–2015- Matija Nastasić2015–2021
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg2015–2016
Alessandro Schöpf2016–2021
Breel Embolo2016–2019
Haji Wright2016–2019
Naldo2016–2016
Thilo Kehrer2016–2018
Yevhen Konoplyanka2016–2017
Bastian Oczipka2017–2021
Daniel Caligiuri2017–2020
Holger Badstuber2017–2017
Pablo Insua2017–2018
Weston McKennie2017–2021- Yevhen Konoplyanka2017–2019
- Cedric Teuchert2018–2020
Mark Uth2018–2021
Marko Pjaca2018–2018
Sebastian Rudy2018–2021
Jonjoe Kenny2019–2020
Michael Gregoritsch2019–2020
Ozan Kabak2019–2022
Jean-Clair Todibo2020–2020
Malick Thiaw2020–2022
Vedad Ibišević2020–2020- Klaas-Jan Huntelaar2021–2021
Kō Itakura2021–2022- Sead Kolašinac2021–2021
Shkodran Mustafi2021–2021
Alex Král2022–2023
Lee Dong-gyeong2022–2022
Maya Yoshida2022–2023
Jere Uronen2023–2023
Marius Müller2023–2024
Éder Álvarez Balanta2023–2023
Schalke 04 is a professional sports club based in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
The club is best known for its football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football.
Founded in 1904, Schalke 04 originally struggled to join official leagues, leading to early mergers with local clubs.
Biography
Formation
FC Schalke 04, commonly known as Schalke 04, was founded on May 4, 1904, in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Initially established as Westfalia Schalke by a group of high school students, the club struggled to gain entry into the official league system, leading to a series of mergers and separations with local gymnastic clubs. In 1924, the club adopted its current name and colors, blue and white, which earned them the nickname Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues). This period marked the beginning of Schalke's rise in local football, as they developed a distinctive style of play characterized by short, sharp passing.
Breakthrough
Schalke 04 quickly became a dominant force in German football, winning their first major honors in the 1930s, including multiple German Championships. The club's success continued through the decades, with notable achievements in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. Schalke's passionate fan base, largely composed of coal miners from the region, contributed to the club's identity and nickname, Die Knappen, meaning "the miners." The club has experienced ups and downs, including relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, but they have consistently returned to the Bundesliga, showcasing their resilience and commitment to the sport.
Legacy
Over the years, Schalke 04 has amassed a rich history of honors, including seven German Championships and five DFB-Pokal titles. Internationally, they achieved significant success by winning the UEFA Cup in 1997. The club's youth academy has also produced numerous talented players, further solidifying Schalke's reputation as a cornerstone of German football. Today, Schalke 04 remains a symbol of pride for its supporters and continues to be a competitive force in both domestic and international football.
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Career & Clubs
1904–1927: Schalke's early years
The club was founded on 4 May 1904 as Westfalia Schalke by a group of high school students and first wore the colours red and yellow. The team was unable to gain admittance to the Westdeutscher Spielverband (Western German Football Association) and played in one of the "wild associations" of early German football. In 1912, after years of failed attempts to join the official league, they merged with the gymnastic club Schalker Turnverein 1877 in order to facilitate their entry. This arrangement held up until 1915, when SV Westfalia Schalke was re-established as an independent club. The separation proved short-lived and the two came together again in 1919 as Turn- und Sportverein Schalke 1877. The new club won its first honours in 1923 as champions of the Schalke Kreisliga. It was around this time that Schalke picked up the nickname Die Knappen, from an old German word for "miners" because the team drew so many of its players and supporters from the coal miners of Gelsenkirchen. In 1924, the football team parted ways with the gymnasts again, this time taking the club chairman along with them. They took the name FC Schalke 04 and adopted the now familiar blue and white kit from which their second nickname would derive, Die Königsblauen (English: The Royal Blues). The following year, the club became the dominant local side, based on a style of play that used short, sharp, man-to-man passing to move the ball. This system would later…
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
Legacy
Roll of honour
Domestic
Bundesliga: Runners-up: 1971–72, 1976–77, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2017–18 German Championship Winners: 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1958 2. Bundesliga Winners: 1981–82, 1990–91, 2021–22, 2025–26 DFB-Pokal (German Cup) Winners: 1937, 1971–72, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11 DFB-Ligapokal (German League Cup) Winners: 2005 DFL-Supercup (German Super Cup) Winners: 2011
International
UEFA Cup Winners: 1996–97 UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners: 2003, 2004 Cup of the Alps Winners: 1968
UEFA club coefficient ranking
As of 20 July 2023
Youth
Domestic
Under 19 Bundesliga Winners: 1976, 2006, 2012, 2015 Runners-up: 1975, 1980, 1981 Under 19 Bundesliga West Winners: 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 Under 17 Bundesliga Winners: 1978, 2002 Runners-up: 1977, 1980 Under 17 Bundesliga West Winners: 2013, 2017, 2022, 2023
Double
1937: Championship and Cup
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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
German football club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04, and abbreviated as S04, is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top flight of the German football league system, following promotion from the 2.Bundesliga in 2025–26. Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports.
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