The 2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season will be the 121st season in the football and their eighth season in the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This will be the 24th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season will cover a period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| CEO | Matthias Tillmann |
| Head coach | Karel Geraerts |
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena |
| 2. Bundesliga | Preseason |
| DFB-Pokal | First round' |
| All statistics correct as of 24 May 2024. | |
Players edit
Schalke's squad for the 2024–25 season. Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.
- As of 24 May 2024[1]
| No. | Player | Nat. | Pos. | Age | Contract | League | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| began | ends | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann |  |
GK | 35 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2025 | 227 | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| 28 | Justin Heekeren | |
GK | 23 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Marius Müller | |
GK | 30 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2025 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Leo Greiml |  |
DF | 22 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2025 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Derry Murkin |  |
DF | 24 | Aug 2023 | Jun 2026 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| 22 | Ibrahima Cissé |  |
DF | 23 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2026 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Timo Baumgartl | |
DF | 28 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2025 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Tomáš Kalas |  |
DF | 31 | Aug 2023 | Jun 2025 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 35 | Marcin Kamiński |  |
DF | 32 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | 69 | 6 | 74 | 8 |
| 41 | Henning Matriciani | |
DF | 24 | Sep 2021 | Jun 2026 | 60 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Vitalie Becker | |
DF | 19 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anton Donkor | |
DF | 26 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ron Schallenberg | |
MF | 25 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 7 | Paul Seguin | |
MF | 29 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | 30 | 3 | 31 | 4 |
| 10 | Lino Tempelmann | |
MF | 25 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 23 | Mehmet-Can Aydın |  |
MF | 22 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | 40 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| 24 | Dominick Drexler | |
MF | 33 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | 61 | 8 | 65 | 11 |
| 29 | Tobias Mohr | |
MF | 28 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2025 | 37 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| 43 | Assan Ouédraogo | |
MF | 18 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2027 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | |
MF | 19 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tristan Osmani | |
MF | 19 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 11 | Bryan Lasme |  |
FW | 25 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2027 | 27 | 4 | 29 | 4 |
| 19 | Kenan Karaman | |
FW | 30 | Sep 2022 | Jun 2025 | 50 | 14 | 53 | 15 |
| 40 | Sebastian Polter | |
FW | 33 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2025 | 30 | 5 | 34 | 5 |
| 42 | Keke Topp | |
FW | 20 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2025 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 |
Transfers edit
In edit
| Player | Nat. | Pos. | From | Type | Window | Ends | Transfer fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Donkor |
|
DF | Eintracht Braunschweig
|
End of contract | Summer | 2027 | — | [2] |
| Vitalie Becker |
|
DF | Schalke 04 U19
|
Promoted | Summer | 2027 | — | [3] |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi |
|
MF | Schalke 04 II
|
Promoted | Summer | 2028 | — | [4] |
| Tristan Osmani |
|
MF | Schalke 04 U19
|
Promoted | Summer | 2027 | — | [5] |
| Mehmet-Can Aydın |
|
MF | Trabzonspor
|
Loan return | Summer | 2025 | — | |
| Justin Heekeren |
|
GK |  Patro Eisden
|
Loan return | Summer | 2025 | — | |
| Sebastian Polter |
|
FW | Darmstadt 98
|
Loan return | Summer | 2025 | — |
Out edit
| Player | Nat. | Pos. | To | Type | Window | Transfer fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Brunner | 
|
DF | End of contract | Summer | — | [6] | |
| Blendi Idrizi | 
|
MF | End of contract | Summer | — | [6] | |
| Michael Langer |
|
GK | End of contract | Summer | — | [6] | |
| Danny Latza |
|
MF | End of contract | Summer | — | [6] | |
| Thomas Ouwejan | 
|
DF | End of contract | Summer | — | [6] | |
| Simon Terodde |
|
FW | Retired | End of contract | Summer | — | [7] |
| Darko Churlinov | 
|
MF | Burnley
|
End of loan | Summer | — | |
| Yusuf Kabadayı |
|
FW | Bayern Munich
|
End of loan | Summer | — | |
| Brandon Soppy |
|
DF |  Atalanta
|
End of loan | Summer | — |
Friendly matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 3 July 2024 1 | SSVg Velbert | v | Schalke 04 | Velbert, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion Sonnenblume |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2–4 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| DFB-Pokal | 16–19 August 2024 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | SC Paderborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | SSV Ulm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 2–4 August 2024 1 | v |
| 9–11 August 2024 2 | v |
| 23–25 August 2024 3 | v |
| 30 Aug–1 Sep 2024 4 | v |
| 13–15 September 2024 5 | v |
| 20–22 September 2024 6 | v |
| 27–29 September 2024 7 | v |
| 4–6 October 2024 8 | v |
| 18–20 October 2024 9 | v |
| 25–27 October 2024 10 | v |
| 1–3 November 2024 11 | v |
| 8–10 November 2024 12 | v |
| 22–24 November 2024 13 | v |
| 29 Nov–1 Dec 2024 14 | v |
| 6–8 December 2024 15 | v |
| 13–15 December 2024 16 | v |
| 20–22 December 2024 17 | v |
| 17–19 January 2025 18 | v |
| 24–26 January 2025 19 | v |
| 31 Jan–2 Feb 2025 20 | v |
| 7–9 February 2025 21 | v |
| 14–16 February 2025 22 | v |
| 21–23 February 2025 23 | v |
| 28 Feb–2 Mar 2025 24 | v |
| 7–9 March 2025 25 | v |
| 14–16 March 2025 26 | v |
| 28–30 March 2025 27 | v |
| 4–6 April 2025 28 | v |
| 11–13 April 2025 29 | v |
| 19–20 April 2025 30 | v |
| 25–27 April 2025 31 | v |
| 2–4 May 2025 32 | v |
| 9–11 May 2025 33 | v |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 16–19 August 2024 1st round | v | Schalke 04 |
References edit
- ^ "FC Schalke 04 - Squad 2024/2025". Worldfootball. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Vitalie Becker signs first professional contract with Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Emmanuel Gyamfi signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Tristan Osmani signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Schalke 04's release list announced at the end of the season". FC Schalke 04. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Simon Terodde to end his playing career at the end of this season – farewell on Saturday". FC Schalke 04. 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.