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 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23. Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports.
Andreas Möller is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the head of the youth department at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Gerald Asamoah is a German football executive and former professional player who works as the first-team manager of Schalke 04.
Hubertus Jozef Margaretha "Huub" Stevens is a Dutch former professional football manager and player.
Mirko Slomka is a German football manager who last managed Hannover 96.
Holger Felix Badstuber is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back.
Holger Stanislawski is a German football manager and former player.
Simon Terodde is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Marvin Pourié is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for fifth-tier Oberliga Westfalen club Rot Weiss Ahlen.
Simon Henzler is a German football coach and former player. He works as goalkeeping coach for Schalke 04.
Robert Wulnikowski is a Polish-German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of FC Ingolstadt.
Andreas Hilfiker is a Swiss former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the head goalkeeping coach for Grasshopper Club Zürich's academy.
The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.
Frederik Riis Rønnow is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Union Berlin, and previously for the Denmark national team.
Toni Tapalović is a German former professional footballer who is currently the assistant coach of La Liga club Barcelona.
The 2016–17 FC Schalke 04 season was the 113th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's twenty-fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.
The 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 27th consecutive and 50th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 are also participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
The 2020–21 Bundesliga was the 58th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 21 August 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.
The 2021–22 FC Schalke 04 season was the 118th season in the football club's history and their sixth season in the 2. Bundesliga, where they were relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season after spending 30 consecutive seasons in the league. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 21st season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covered a period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
The 2022–23 Bundesliga was the 60th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 5 August 2022 and concluded on 27 May 2023.
