2003–04 FC Schalke 04 season

FC Schalke 04 had another disappointing season, in spite of the success of new stadium and UEFA Champions League final host Arena AufSchalke. Within weeks in the autumn, Schalke's chances of winning a trophy was slashed, losing to Brøndby in the UEFA Cup and a humiliating collapse to Freiburg in the extra time of the domestic cup, losing 7–3. The seventh position in the league also ensured Schalke had to go through the Intertoto Cup to reach European competitions, putting further pressure on coach Jupp Heynckes.

Schalke 04

2003–04 season
Manager	Jupp Heynckes
Bundesliga	7th
UEFA Cup	1st Round
DFB-Pokal	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	Ebbe Sand (7)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Frank Rost
• Christofer Heimeroth
• Volkan Ünlü

Defenders

• Marco van Hoogdalem
• Aníbal Matellán
• Darío Rodríguez
• Tomasz Hajto
• Levan Kobiashvili
• Nico van Kerckhoven
• Fabian Lamotte
• Tomasz Wałdoch
• Christian Pander
• Thomas Kläsener

Midfielders

• Sven Kmetsch
• Hamit Altıntop
• Jörg Böhme
• Kristijan Đorđević
• Christian Poulsen
• Sérgio Pinto
• Filip Trojan
• Niels Oude Kamphuis
• Gustavo Varela
• Andreas Möller
• Simon Cziommer
• Michael Delura

Attackers

• Eduard Glieder
• Victor Agali
• Mike Hanke
• Gerald Asamoah
• Abdul Iyodo
• Ebbe Sand

Bundesliga

Matches

• Schalke 04-Borussia Dortmund 2–2
• 1–0 Hamit Altıntop  40'
• 2–0 Hamit Altıntop  58'
• 2–1 Flávio Conceição  66'
• 2–2 Márcio Amoroso  90'
• 1860 Munich-Schalke 04 1–1
• 1–0 Markus Schroth  19'
• 1–1 Darío Rodríguez  56'
• Schalke 04–Köln 2–1
• 1–0 Victor Agali  42'
• 1–1 Dirk Lottner  50'
• 2–1 Hamit Altıntop  90'
• Werder Bremen-Schalke 04 4–1
• 1–0 Angelos Charisteas  12'
• 2–0 Tim Borowski  27'
• 3–0 Aílton  35'
• 4–0 Nelson Valdez  81'
• 4–1 Victor Agali  82'
• Schalke 04-Stuttgart 0–0
• Freiburg-Schalke 04 2–1
• 1–0 Zlatan Bajramović  3'
• 1–1 Darío Rodríguez  12'
• 2–1 Levan Tskitishvili  39'
• Schalke 04-Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1
• 1–0 Darío Rodríguez  33'
• 1–1 Chris  38'
• Hannover-Schalke 04 1–2
• 1–0 Thomas Christiansen  17'
• 1–1 Gerald Asamoah  29'
• 1–2 Darío Rodríguez  41'
• Schalke 04-Bochum 0–2
• 0–1 Frank Fahrenhorst  65'
• 0–2 Mamadou Diabang  78'
• Hamburg-Schalke 04 2–2
• 1–0 Bernardo Romeo  29'
• 2–0 Bernardo Romeo  68'
• 2–1 Aníbal Matellán  72'
• 2–2 Eduard Glieder  90'
• Schalke 04-Bayern Munich 2–0
• 1–0 Tomasz Hajto  16' (pen.)
• 2–0 Niels Oude Kamphuis  79'
• Bayer Leverkusen-Schalke 04 3–1
• 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov  3'
• 1–1 Mike Hanke  14'
• 2–1 Marko Babić  25'
• 3–1 Daniel Bierofka  57'
• Schalke 04-Hansa Rostock 0–1
• 0–1 Razundara Tjikuzu  53'
• Hertha Berlin-Schalke 04 1–3
• 1–0 Denis Lapaczinski  37'
• 1–1 Niels Oude Kamphuis  59'
• 1–2 Tomasz Wałdoch  68'
• 1–3 Gerald Asamoah  81'
• Schalke 04-Mönchengladbach 2–1
• 1–0 Jochen Seitz  1'
• 1–1 Ivo Ulich  43'
• 2–1 Jochen Seitz  54'
• Kaiserslautern-Schalke 04 0–2
• 0–1 Gerald Asamoah  6'
• 0–2 Victor Agali  85'
• Schalke 04-Wolfsburg 1–1
• 1–0 Hamit Altıntop  26'
• 1–1 Martin Petrov  41'
• Borussia Dortmund-Schalke 04 0–1
• 0–1 Ebbe Sand  89'
• Schalke 04–1860 Munich 0–0
• Köln-Schalke 04 0–2
• 0–1 Nico van Kerckhoven  26'
• 0–2 Michael Delura  81'
• Schalke 04-Werder Bremen 0–0
• Stuttgart-Schalke 04 0–0
• Schalke 04-Freiburg 3–0
• 1–0 Ebbe Sand  43'
• 2–0 Ebbe Sand  52'
• 3–0 Eduard Glieder  63'
• Eintracht Frankfurt-Schalke 04 3–0
• 1–0 Ioannis Amanatidis  57'
• 2–0 Ervin Skela  76'
• 3–0 Alexander Schur  80'
• Schalke 04-Hannover 2–2
• 0–1 Thomas Brdarić  14'
• 1–1 Per Mertesacker  64' (o.g.)
• 1–2 Thomas Brdarić  72'
• 2–2 Ebbe Sand  84'
• Bochum-Schalke 04 1–2
• 1–0 Martin Meichelbeck  24'
• 1–1 Thomas Kläsener  78'
• 1–2 Michael Delura  83'
• Schalke 04-Hamburg 4–1
• 1–0 Tomasz Wałdoch  10'
• 2–0 Ebbe Sand  29'
• 2–1 Mehdi Mahdavikia  35' (pen.)
• 3–1 Fabian Lamotte  43'
• 4–1 Michael Delura  55'
• Bayern Munich-Schalke 04 2–1
• 0–1 Sven Vermant  4' (pen.)
• 1–1 Roy Makaay  8'
• 2–1 Roy Makaay  64'
• Schalke 04-Bayer Leverkusen 2–3
• 0–1 Dimitar Berbatov  30'
• 1–1 Michael Delura  56'
• 1–2 Bernd Schneider  72'
• 1–3 Hans-Jörg Butt  76' (pen.)
• 2–3 Mike Hanke  77'
• Hansa Rostock-Schalke 04 3–1
• 0–1 Gerald Asamoah  10'
• 1–1 Razundara Tjikuzu  35'
• 2–1 Martin Max  61'
• 3–1 Martin Max  67'
• Schalke 04-Hertha Berlin 3–0
• 1–0 Hamit Altıntop  19'
• 2–0 Jörg Böhme  50' (pen.)
• 3–0 Ebbe Sand  60'
• Mönchengladbach-Schalke 04 2–0
• 1–0 Markus Hausweiler  1'
• 2–0 Václav Svěrkoš  45'
• Schalke 04–Kaiserslautern 4–1
• 0-1 Torsten Reuter  2' (o.g.)
• 1–1 Ebbe Sand  25'
• 2–1 Sven Vermant  34' (pen.)
• 3–1 Hamit Altıntop  55'
• 4–1 Ebbe Sand  68'
• Wolfsburg-Schalke 04 1–1
• 1–0 Miroslav Karhan  2'
• 1–1 Maik Franz  20' (o.g.)

Topscorers

• Ebbe Sand 7
• Hamit Altıntop 6
• Darío Rodríguez 4
• Gerald Asamoah 4
• Michael Delura 3
• Victor Agali 3

References