1996–97 FC Schalke 04 season

During the 1996–97 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the German Bundesliga.

FC Schalke 04
1996–97 season
Manager Jörg Berger[1] (until October)
Huub Stevens (from October)
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA CupWinners

Season summary

Schalke claimed the UEFA Cup, defeating Roy Hodgson's Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate in the final. The European triumph allowed Schalke to compete in the UEFA Cup the next season despite a 12th placed finish - a disappointing finish after finishing third the previous season.

Squad
Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Jens Lehmann
2 DF  GER Thomas Linke
3 MF  CZE Radoslav Látal
4 DF  GER Yves Eigenrauch
5 DF  USA Thomas Dooley[3]
6 MF  GER Andreas Müller
8 MF  GER Ingo Anderbrügge
9 FW  NED Youri Mulder[4]
10 MF  GER Olaf Thon
11 FW  GER Martin Max[5]
12 DF  NED Marco van Hoogdalem
14 FW  USA David Wagner[6]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  GER Michael Prus
16 MF  GER Oliver Held
18 DF  GER Thomas Kläsener
19 MF  GER Mike Büskens
20 MF  CZE Jiří Němec
21 DF  GER Marco Kurz
22 GK  GER Mathias Schober
23 MF  GER Arnold Dybek
24 MF  BEL Marc Wilmots
26 DF  NED Johan de Kock
31 FW  ANG Miguel Francisco Pereira
37 FW  GER Mike Möllensiep

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  GER Uwe Weidemann (to Hertha Berlin)
12 MF  GER Uwe Scherr (to Köln)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  GER Waldemar Ksienzyk[7] (to Waldhof Mannheim)
17 DF  GER Frank Schön (to Waldhof Mannheim)
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References
  1. Berger was born in Gotenhafen, Nazi Germany (now Gdynia, Poland.
  2. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/1996-1997/bundes/schalke.htm
  3. Dooley was born in Bechhofen, Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
  4. Mulder was born in Brussels, Belgium.
  5. Max was born in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland.
  6. Wagner was born in Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
  7. Ksienzyk was born in Zabrze, Poland.
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