2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season is the 117th season in the football club's history and 30th consecutive and 53rd 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 also are participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 20th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Schalke 04
2020–21 season
SVB ChairmanJens Buchta
ManagerDavid Wagner
StadiumVeltins-Arena
BundesligaPreseason
DFB-PokalPreseason

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.

As of 7 August 2020[1]
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Contract Bundesliga Total
began ends Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1GKRalf Fährmann31Jul 2011Jun 202317802340
23GKMarkus Schubert22Jul 2019Jun 202390100
34GKMichael Langer35Aug 2017Jun 20210000
Defenders
3DFHamza Mendyl22Aug 2019Jun 202390160
4DFOzan Kabak20Jul 2019Jun 2024263283
5DFMatija Nastasić27Jan 2015Jun 202210711392
17DFBenjamin Stambouli30Aug 2016Jun 20238101060
24DFBastian Oczipka31Jul 2017Jun 2023841961
26DFSalif Sané29Jul 2018Jun 2022454566
31DFTimo Becker23Jul 2020Jun 2021100110
33DFMalick Thiaw19Jul 2020Jun 20244040
Midfielders
2MFWeston McKennie21Jul 2017Jun 2024754915
6MFOmar Mascarell (captain)27Jul 2018Jun 2022370450
8MFSuat Serdar23Jul 2018Jun 2022469579
10MFNabil Bentaleb25Aug 2016Jun 202173129719
13MFSebastian Rudy30Aug 2018Jun 2022210280
16MFNassim Boujellab21Apr 2019Jun 2022180210
25MFAmine Harit23Jul 2017Jun 202474108811
28MFAlessandro Schöpf26Jan 2016Jun 2021931012214
29MFNick Taitague21Jul 2020Jun 20210000
37MFLevent Mercan19Aug 2019Jun 20235061
40MFCan Bozdogan19Jul 2020Jun 20223030
Forwards
7FWMark Uth28Jul 2018Jun 2022282384
9FWBenito Raman25Jul 2019Jun 2024254287
14FWRabbi Matondo19Jan 2019Jun 2023272292
15FWAhmed Kutucu20Feb 2019Jun 2022385446
19FWGuido Burgstaller31Jan 2017Jun 2022952411932
22FWSteven Skrzybski27Jul 2018Jun 2021123174

Transfers

In
Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee in € Source
DF Timo Becker Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2021 — [2]
MF Can Bozdogan Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2022 — —
MF Nick Taitague Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2021 — —
DF Malick Thiaw Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2024 — [3]
MF Nabil Bentaleb Newcastle United End of loan Summer 2021 — —
DF Jonas Carls Viktoria Köln End of loan Summer 2022 — —
GK Ralf Fährmann Brann End of loan Summer 2022 — —
DF Pablo Insua Huesca End of loan Summer 2021 — —
DF Hamza Mendyl Dijon End of loan Summer 2023 — —
MF Sebastian Rudy 1899 Hoffenheim End of loan Summer 2022 — —
FW Steven Skrzybski Fortuna Düsseldorf End of loan Summer 2021 — —
FW Bernard Tekpetey Fortuna Düsseldorf End of loan (premature) Summer 2023 — —
FW Cedric Teuchert Hannover 96 End of loan Summer 2021 — —
FW Mark Uth 1. FC Köln End of loan Summer 2022 — —

Out
Pos Player To Type Window Fee in € Source
DF Pablo Insua Huesca Transfer Summer [4]
FW Cedric Teuchert Union Berlin Transfer Summer [4]
MF Daniel Caligiuri FC Augsburg End of contract Summer Free [5]
GK Alexander Nübel Bayern Munich End of contract Summer Free [6]
DF Jonas Carls Vitória Guimarães Loan Summer Free [7]
FW Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets Razgrad Loan Summer Free [8]
FW Michael Gregoritsch FC Augsburg End of loan Summer — —
DF Jonjoe Kenny Everton End of loan Summer — —
DF Juan Miranda Barcelona End of loan (premature) Summer — [9]
DF Jean-Clair Todibo Barcelona End of loan Summer — —

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2020 (2020-08-09) 1VfL Osnabrück 1–5 Schalke 04Ankum, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Heft (Germany)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 2Schalke 04 4–5 SC VerlGelsenkirchen, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marco Goldmann (Germany)
Note: The match was played in four 30-minute quarters.
18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) 3Schalke 04 v KFC Uerdingen 05Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parkstadion
2 September 2020 (2020-09-02) 4Schalke 04 v Viktoria Köln
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 5Schalke 04 v VfL BochumGelsenkirchen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 18–21 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
DFB-Pokal 11–14 September 2020 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 15 June 2020

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga
Main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Schalke 04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 September 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[10]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: August 2020.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2020. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 7 August 2020.[11]

18 or 21 September 2020 (2020-09) 1Bayern MunichvSchalke 04Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Allianz Arena
25–28 September 2020 (2020-09) 2Schalke 04vWerder BremenGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
2–4 October 2020 (2020-10) 3RB LeipzigvSchalke 04Leipzig
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
16–19 October 2020 (2020-10) 4Schalke 04vUnion BerlinGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
23–26 October 2020 (2020-10) 5Borussia DortmundvSchalke 04Dortmund
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
30 October–2 November 2020 (2020) 6Schalke 04vVfB StuttgartGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
6–8 November 2020 (2020-11) 7Mainz 05vSchalke 04Mainz
Stadium: Opel Arena
20–23 November 2020 (2020-11) 8Schalke 04vVfL WolfsburgGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
27–30 November 2020 (2020-11) 9Borussia MönchengladbachvSchalke 04Mönchengladbach
Stadium: Borussia-Park
4–7 December 2020 (2020-12) 10Schalke 04vBayer LeverkusenGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
11–13 December 2020 (2020-12) 11FC AugsburgvSchalke 04Augsburg
Stadium: WWK Arena
15–16 December 2020 (2020-12) 12Schalke 04vSC FreiburgGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
18–21 December 2020 (2020-12) 13Schalke 04vArminia BielefeldGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
2–4 January 2021 (2021-01) 14Hertha BSCvSchalke 04Berlin
Stadium: Olympiastadion
8–11 January 2021 (2021-01) 15Schalke 04v1899 HoffenheimGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
15–17 January 2021 (2021-01) 16Eintracht FrankfurtvSchalke 04Frankfurt
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
19–20 January 2021 (2021-01) 17Schalke 04v1. FC KölnGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
22–25 January 2021 (2021-01) 18Schalke 04vBayern MunichGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
29 January–1 February 2021 (2021) 19Werder BremenvSchalke 04Bremen
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
5–8 February 2021 (2021-02) 20Schalke 04vRB LeipzigGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
12–15 February 2021 (2021-02) 21Union BerlinvSchalke 04Berlin
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
19–22 February 2021 (2021-02) 22Schalke 04vBorussia DortmundGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
26 February–1 March 2021 (2021) 23VfB StuttgartvSchalke 04Stuttgart
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
5–8 March 2021 (2021-03) 24Schalke 04vMainz 05Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
12–15 March 2021 (2021-03) 25VfL WolfsburgvSchalke 04Wolfsburg
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
19–21 March 2021 (2021-03) 26Schalke 04vBorussia MönchengladbachGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
3–5 April 2021 (2021-04) 27Bayer LeverkusenvSchalke 04Leverkusen
Stadium: BayArena
9–12 April 2021 (2021-04) 28Schalke 04vFC AugsburgGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
16–18 April 2021 (2021-04) 29SC FreiburgvSchalke 04Freiburg
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
20–21 April 2021 (2021-04) 30Arminia BielefeldvSchalke 04Bielefeld
Stadium: SchücoArena
23–26 April 2020 (2020-04) 31Schalke 04vHertha BSCGelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
7–10 May 2020 (2020-05) 321899 HoffenheimvSchalke 04Sinsheim
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 33Schalke 04vEintracht FrankfurtGelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Veltins-Arena
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) 341. FC KölnvSchalke 04Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal
11–14 September 2020 (2020-09) First roundRegionalliga Bayern participantvSchalke 04TBA
Stadium: TBA
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References
  1. "Der Kader des FC Schalke 04". Schalke 04 (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Timo Becker signs a one-year contract". Schalke 04. 31 July 2020.
  3. "Malick Thiaw signs professional contract until 2024". Schalke 04. 5 July 2020.
  4. "Cedric Teuchert moves to Union Berlin, Pablo Insua stays at Huesca". Schalke 04. 1 August 2020.
  5. "Daniel Caligiuri to move to FC Augsburg". Schalke 04. 29 June 2020.
  6. "Alexander Nübel has signed for Bayern Munich ahead of the 2020/21 season". Schalke 04. 4 January 2020.
  7. "Jonas Carls joins Vitória Guimarães on loan". Schalke 04. 28 July 2020.
  8. "Bernard Tekpetey will join Ludogorets on loan". Schalke 04. 30 July 2020.
  9. "Juan Miranda to return to Spain early". Schalke 04. 1 July 2020.
  10. "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. "2020/21 Schedule Release: Bundesliga fixture list overview". Bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020.
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