2023–24 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2023–24 season
CEO	Bernd Schröder (until 31 July); Matthias Tillmann (from 1 January)
Head coach	Thomas Reis; (until 27 September); Matthias Kreutzer; (interim, from 27 September to 8 October); Karel Geraerts; (from 9 October)
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
2. Bundesliga	10th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kenan Karaman (13); All: Kenan Karaman (14)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 FC Schalke 04 season is the 120th season in the football and their seventh season in the 2. Bundesliga, where they were relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participates in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 23rd season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. Schalke 04 drew an average home attendance of 61,388 in 17 home games in the 2023–24 league season.

Players

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

As of end of 2023–24 season.^[1]

No.	Player	Nat.	Pos.	Age	Contract		League		Total
No.	Player	Nat.	Pos.	Age	began	ends	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ralf Fährmann		GK	35	Jul 2011	Jun 2025	227	0	289	0
32	Marius Müller		GK	30	Jul 2023	Jun 2025	21	0	22	0
34	Michael Langer		GK	39	Aug 2017	Jun 2024	8	0	8	0
Defenders
2	Thomas Ouwejan		DF	28	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	73	5	77	5
3	Leo Greiml		DF	23	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	7	0	7	0
5	Derry Murkin		DF	24	Aug 2023	Jun 2026	23	1	24	1
21	Brandon Soppy		DF	22	Feb 2024	Jun 2024	5	0	5	0
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
27	Cédric Brunner		DF	30	Jul 2022	Jun 2024	45	0	47	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	32	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	69	6	74	8
41	Henning Matriciani		DF	24	Sep 2021	Jun 2026	60	0	63	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
8	Danny Latza		MF	34	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	49	3	53	4
10	Lino Tempelmann		MF	25	Jul 2023	Jun 2026	22	1	23	1
18	Blendi Idrizi		MF	26	Jun 2021	Jun 2024	41	3	43	3
23	Darko Churlinov		MF	23	Jan 2024	Jun 2024	32	3	33	3
24	Dominick Drexler		MF	34	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
Forwards
9	Simon Terodde (captain)		FW	36	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	90	40	95	40
11	Bryan Lasme		FW	25	Jul 2023	Jun 2027	27	4	29	4
17	Yusuf Kabadayı		FW	20	Aug 2023	Jun 2024	23	4	24	4
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	30	Sep 2022	Jun 2025	50	14	53	15
42	Keke Topp		FW	20	Jul 2023	Jun 2025	27	5	27	5

Transfers

In

Player	Pos.	From	Type	Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
Darko Churlinov	MF	Burnley	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	2024	—	^[2]
Brandon Soppy	DF	Atalanta	Loan	Winter	2024	—	^[3]
Ron Schallenberg	MF	SC Paderborn	Transfer	Summer	2026	€2,000,000	^[4]
Derry Murkin	DF	Volendam	Transfer	Summer	2026	€800,000	^[5]
Paul Seguin	MF	Union Berlin	Transfer	Summer	2026	€750,000	^[6]
Lino Tempelmann	MF	SC Freiburg	Transfer	Summer	2026	€700,000	^[7]
Marius Müller	GK	FC Luzern	Transfer	Summer	2025	€350,000	^[8]
Timo Baumgartl	DF	PSV	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	^[9]
Tomáš Kalas	DF	Bristol City	End of contract	Summer	2025	—	^[10]
Bryan Lasme	FW	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	Summer	2027	—	^[11]
Yusuf Kabadayı	FW	Bayern Munich	Loan (option to buy)	Summer	2024	—	^[12]
Assan Ouédraogo	MF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2027	—	—
Keke Topp	FW	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2024	—	—
Kerim Çalhanoğlu	MF	SV Sandhausen	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Blendi Idrizi	MF	Jahn Regensburg	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Marvin Pieringer	FW	SC Paderborn	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Dries Wouters	DF	Mechelen	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—

Out

Player	Pos.	To	Type	Window	Transfer fee	Ref.
Sōichirō Kōzuki	FW	Górnik Zabrze	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	—	^[13]
Sebastian Polter	FW	Darmstadt 98	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	—	^[14]
Justin Heekeren	GK	Patro Eisden	Loan	Winter	—	^[15]
Niklas Tauer	MF	Mainz 05	End of loan (premature)	Winter	—	^[16]
Rodrigo Zalazar	MF	Braga	Transfer	Summer	€6,000,000	^[17]
Amine Harit	MF	Marseille	Transfer^[a]	Summer	€5,000,000	^[18]
Marius Bülter	FW	1899 Hoffenheim	Transfer	Summer	€3,000,000^[b]	^[19]
Jordan Larsson	FW	Copenhagen	Transfer^[c]	Summer	€2,000,000	^[20]
Marvin Pieringer	FW	1. FC Heidenheim	Transfer	Summer	€1,500,000	^[21]
Can Bozdoğan	MF	Utrecht	Transfer^[c]	Summer	€1,000,000	^[22]
Dries Wouters	DF	Lommel	Transfer	Summer	€600,000	^[23]
Florian Flick	MF	1. FC Nürnberg	Transfer^[c]	Summer	€500,000	^[24]
Reinhold Ranftl	MF	Austria Wien	Transfer^[c]	Summer	€200,000	^[25]
Kerim Çalhanoğlu	MF	Greuther Fürth	Transfer	Summer	€150,000	^[26]
Nassim Boujellab	MF	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	Summer	—	—
Timothée Kolodziejczak	DF	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	—	—
Maya Yoshida	DF	LA Galaxy	End of contract	Summer	—	^[27]
Mehmet-Can Aydın	MF	Trabzonspor	Loan (option to buy)	Summer	—	^[28]
Éder Balanta	MF	Club Brugge	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Michael Frey	FW	Royal Antwerp	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Moritz Jenz	DF	Lorient	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Alex Král	MF	Spartak Moscow	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Tom Krauß	MF	RB Leipzig	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Alexander Schwolow	GK	Hertha BSC	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Tim Skarke	FW	Union Berlin	End of loan	Summer	—	—
Jere Uronen	DF	Brest	End of loan	Summer	—	^[27]
Sepp van den Berg	DF	Liverpool	End of loan	Summer	—	—

^ Player was previously loaned to the club with an obligation to buy.
^ Fee may eventually rise to €4,000,000.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Player was previously loaned to the club.

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) 1	SC Spelle-Venhaus	0–3	Schalke 04	Spelle, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Polter 43' Lasme 56' Topp 90'	Stadium: Getränke Hoffmann Stadion Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Jost Steenken

6 July 2023 (2023-07-06) 2	1. FC Bocholt	2–2	Schalke 04	Bocholt, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fakhro 1' Lorch 11'	Report	Ouédraogo 4' Terodde 9'	Stadium: Gigaset Arena Attendance: 3,276 Referee: Lars Aarts

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11) 3	Schalke 04	0–2	Copenhagen	Kufstein, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gonçalves 35' Bardghji 39'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stjepan Bosnjak

15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) 4	Schalke 04	5–0	Górnik Zabrze	Mittersill, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 14' Idrizi 32' Lasme 67' Ouédraogo 79' Kōzuki 89'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 700 Referee: Samuel Sampl

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) 5	Schalke 04	2–2	Twente	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 30' Terodde 40'	Report	Vlap 15' Steijn 42'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) 6	SSV Ulm	2–4	Schalke 04	Ulm, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Röser 67' (pen.) Kalas 89' (o.g.)	Report	Mohr 43' Castelle 50' Polter 59' (pen.) Kōzuki 63'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 8,112 Referee: Assad Nouhoum

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) 7	Schalke 04	4–1	Heracles Almelo	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lasme 13' Terodde 29' Karaman 59' Polter 80'	Report	Wehmeyer 11'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Lars Bramkamp

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 8	PSV	0–2	Schalke 04	Eindhoven, Netherlands
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Terodde 63' Topp 90+1'	Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Luc van Baars

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 9	Schalke 04	0–0	Patro Eisden	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Niklas Simpson

6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) 10	Schalke 04	2–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Faro, Portugal
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Terodde 34' Baumgartl 90+1'	Report	Kamiński 31' Černý 43' Pejčinović 80'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 250 Referee: Fa Sánhá

9 January 2024 (2024-01-09) 11	Schalke 04	1–1	Recreativo Huelva	Albufeira, Portugal
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terodde 78'	Report	Quintana 20'	Stadium: Pine Cliff Resort Albufeira Attendance: 200

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 12	Schalke 04	3–1	Eupen	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Terodde 5', 62' (pen.) Idrizi 18'	Report	Finnbogason 69'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 14,964 Referee: Robin Braun

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 13	Schalke 04	4–1	SC Verl	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lasme 64' Castelle 68' Pöpperl 72' Amadin 86'	Report	Mannhardt 61'	Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0

20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) 14	FC Gütersloh	0–1	Schalke 04	Gütersloh, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ouédraogo 61'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Cengiz Kabalakli

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	28 July 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	10th	34	12	7	15	53	60	−7	035.29
DFB-Pokal	11 August 2023	31 October 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					36	13	7	16	57	63	−6	036.11

Last updated: 20 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Greuther Fürth	34	14	8	12	50	49	+1	50
9	Hertha BSC	34	13	9	12	69	59	+10	48
10	Schalke 04	34	12	7	15	53	60	−7	43
11	SV Elversberg	34	12	7	15	49	63	−14	43
12	1. FC Nürnberg	34	11	7	16	43	64	−21	40

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.^[29]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	7	15	53	60	−7	43	9	4	4	31	21	+10	3	3	11	22	39	−17

Last updated: 20 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	W	D	D	W	W	L
Position	16	10	13	15	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	12	11	10	10
Points	0	3	3	3	4	7	7	7	7	7	10	13	13	13	16	19	20	20	20	23	23	26	26	29	30	30	31	32	35	36	37	40	43	43

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

28 July 2023 (2023-07-28) 1	Hamburger SV	5–3	Schalke 04	Hamburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Glatzel 17', 90+1' Bénes 56' (pen.), 60' Dompé 90+9'	Report	Ouédraogo 22' Ouwejan 45+1' Terodde 66'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 2	Schalke 04	3–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Terodde 30' Karaman 70' Lasme 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,801 Referee: Harm Osmers

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20) 3	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–0	Schalke 04	Braunschweig
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaufmann 21'	Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Bastian Dankert

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) 4	Schalke 04	0–2	Holstein Kiel	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pichler 15' Machino 59'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,403 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

2 September 2023 (2023-09-02) 5	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–1	Schalke 04	Wiesbaden
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reinthaler 90+5'	Report	Mohr 54'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Florian Exner

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 6	Schalke 04	4–3	1. FC Magdeburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 40', 79' (pen.) Murkin 62' Ouwejan 69'	Report	Gnaka 16', 27' Krempicki 67'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,755 Referee: Michael Bacher

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 7	FC St. Pauli	3–1	Schalke 04	Hamburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hartel 21' (pen.), 57' Boukhalfa 90+2'	Report	Polter 29'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Frank Willenborg

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) 8	SC Paderborn	3–1	Schalke 04	Paderborn
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Platte 43' Muslija 53' (pen.), 76'	Report	Kabadayı 90+9'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Timo Gerach

8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) 9	Schalke 04	1–2	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabadayı 80'	Report	Prevljak 41' Reese 51'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,887 Referee: Harm Osmers

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) 10	Karlsruher SC	3–0	Schalke 04	Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stindl 22' Matanović 37' Matriciani 75' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Florian Heft

28 October 2023 (2023-10-28) 11	Schalke 04	3–2	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lasme 42' Tempelmann 72' Karaman 77'	Report	Leopold 52' Halstenberg 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Timo Gerach

4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 12	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Flick 47'	Report	Drexler 36' Latza 89'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) 13	Schalke 04	1–2	SV Elversberg	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 35'	Report	Stock 7' Rochelt 21'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,110 Referee: Martin Petersen

25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 14	Fortuna Düsseldorf	5–3	Schalke 04	Düsseldorf
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vermeij 13', 26' Klaus 19' Tzolis 65' Niemiec 90+4'	Report	Kamiński 57' Kalas 74' Lasme 75'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 15	Schalke 04	4–0	VfL Osnabrück	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kamiński 20' Seguin 49' Terodde 63' (pen.) Kleinhansl 70' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,093 Referee: Tim Bauer

10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) 16	Hansa Rostock	0–2	Schalke 04	Rostock
13:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Idrizi 72' Karaman 86'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 27,250 Referee: Nicolas Winter

15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) 17	Schalke 04	2–2	Greuther Fürth	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Topp 30' Karaman 74'	Report	Hrgota 50' Asta 77'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,166 Referee: Daniel Siebert

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 18	Schalke 04	0–2	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Pherai 22' Bénes 35'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,992 Referee: Sven Jablonski

26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) 19	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4–1	Schalke 04	Kaiserslautern
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ache 10', 59' Stojilković 67' Opoku 70'	Report	Churlinov 51'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Robin Braun

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 20	Schalke 04	1–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 61'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,219 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) 21	Holstein Kiel	1–0	Schalke 04	Kiel
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Skrzybski 55'	Report		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Arne Aarnink

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 22	Schalke 04	1–0	Wehen Wiesbaden	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,542 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

24 February 2024 (2024-02-24) 23	1. FC Magdeburg	3–0	Schalke 04	Magdeburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gnaka 17' El Hankouri 35' (pen.) Ito 45+2'	Report		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Christian Dingert

1 March 2024 (2024-03-01) 24	Schalke 04	3–1	FC St. Pauli	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kabadayı 44', 73' Karaman 90+2'	Report	Saad 89'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,497 Referee: Daniel Siebert

9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 25	Schalke 04	3–3	SC Paderborn	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 32' (pen.) Lasme 50' Topp 90+2'	Report	Zehnter 60' Kinsombi 78' (pen.) Klaas 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,475 Referee: Robert Kampka

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 26	Hertha BSC	5–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tabakovic 2', 13' Winkler 39', 56' Niederlechner 75'	Report	Terodde 5', 27'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 69,156 Referee: Sven Jablonski

31 March 2024 (2024-03-31) 27	Schalke 04	0–0	Karlsruher SC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,653 Referee: Robert Hartmann

7 April 2024 (2024-04-07) 28	Hannover 96	1–1	Schalke 04	Hanover
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Seguin 81' (o.g.)	Report	Ouédraogo 17'	Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 29	Schalke 04	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 42' Seguin 86'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,278 Referee: Marco Fritz

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 30	SV Elversberg	1–1	Schalke 04	Spiesen-Elversberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Joncour 18'	Report	Topp 59'	Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Patrick Schwengers

27 April 2024 (2024-04-27) 31	Schalke 04	1–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 55'	Report	Tanaka 67'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,854 Referee: Harm Osmers

7 May 2024 (2024-05-07) 32	VfL Osnabrück	0–4	Schalke 04	Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Topp 2', 75' Karaman 5' Ouédraogo 65'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Bacher
Note: The match was originally scheduled to be played on 4 May 2024, but was postponed and removed to Hamburg due to structural defects in the roof of Stadion an der Bremer Brücke in Osnabrück.^[30] It was played behind closed doors.

11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) 33	Schalke 04	2–1	Hansa Rostock	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 22' Seguin 45+5'	Report	Singh 32'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,533 Referee: Tobias Reichel

19 May 2024 (2024-05-19) 34	Greuther Fürth	2–0	Schalke 04	Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hrgota 67' Lemperle 82'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Patrick Schwengers

DFB-Pokal

11 August 2023 (2023-08-11) 1st round	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–3	Schalke 04	Braunschweig
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ujah 12'	Report	Seguin 19' Karaman 42' Latza 90+4'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2nd round	FC St. Pauli	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Schalke 04	Hamburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hartel 57' (pen.) Eggestein 102'	Report	Kamiński 16'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,589 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Squad statistics

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	2. Bundesliga					DFB-Pokal					Total
No.	Player	Nat	Pos	App	St				App	St				App	St
1	Ralf Fährmann		GK	9	9	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	10	0	1	0
32	Marius Müller		GK	21	21	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	22	0	1	0
34	Michael Langer		GK	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
28	Justin Heekeren^[a]		GK	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
2	Thomas Ouwejan		DF	28	26	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	26	2	3	0
3	Leo Greiml		DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Derry Murkin		DF	23	21	1	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	24	22	1	6	1
21	Brandon Soppy		DF	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	1	0
22	Ibrahima Cissé		DF	4	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	4	0	1	1
25	Timo Baumgartl		DF	12	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	12	0	0	0
26	Tomáš Kalas		DF	25	24	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	24	1	1	0
27	Cédric Brunner		DF	17	14	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	18	15	0	5	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	30	29	2	5	0	2	2	1	0	0	32	31	3	5	0
40	Taylan Bulut^[b]		DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
41	Henning Matriciani		DF	25	12	0	2	0	2	2	0	1	0	27	14	0	3	0
51	Steven van der Sloot^[c]		DF	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	2	0
39	Joey Müller^[c]^[a]		DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6	Ron Schallenberg		MF	26	24	0	6	1	2	2	0	1	0	28	26	0	7	1
7	Paul Seguin		MF	30	25	3	8	0	1	1	1	0	0	31	26	4	8	0
8	Danny Latza		MF	11	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	13	3	2	1	0
10	Lino Tempelmann		MF	22	13	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	23	14	1	2	1
18	Blendi Idrizi		MF	16	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	7	1	2	0
23	Darko Churlinov		MF	10	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	1	3	0
24	Dominick Drexler		MF	11	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	12	8	1	1	0
29	Tobias Mohr		MF	19	10	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	21	11	1	2	0
43	Assan Ouédraogo		MF	17	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9	3	2	0
45	Jimmy Kaparos^[c]		DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
21	Niklas Tauer^[a]		MF	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
9	Simon Terodde		FW	28	23	5	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	30	25	5	1	0
11	Bryan Lasme		FW	27	13	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	29	14	4	2	0
17	Yusuf Kabadayı		FW	24	11	4	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	23	11	4	5	0
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	29	28	13	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	31	30	14	3	1
42	Keke Topp		FW	25	11	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	11	5	4	0
44	Niklas Castelle^[c]		FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
14	Sōichirō Kōzuki^[a]		FW	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0
40	Sebastian Polter^[a]		FW	11	4	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	13	4	3	3	0
Total				34		52	72	4	2		4	4	1	36		56	76	5

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Player transferred out during the season
^ Player from Schalke 04 U19
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Player from Schalke 04 II

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Pos	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Kenan Karaman	FW	13	1	14
2	Simon Terodde	FW	5	0	5
2	Keke Topp	FW	5	0	5
4	Yusuf Kabadayı	FW	4	0	4
	Bryan Lasme	FW	4	0	4
	Paul Seguin	MF	3	1	4
7	Assan Ouédraogo	MF	3	0	3
	Sebastian Polter	FW	3	0	3
	Marcin Kamiński	DF	2	1	3
10	Thomas Ouwejan	DF	2	0	2
10	Danny Latza	MF	1	1	2
12	Darko Churlinov	MF	1	0	1
	Dominick Drexler	MF	1	0	1
	Blendi Idrizi	MF	1	0	1
	Tomáš Kalas	DF	1	0	1
	Tobias Mohr	MF	1	0	1
	Derry Murkin	DF	1	0	1
	Lino Tempelmann	MF	1	0	1
Own goals			1	0	1
Total			53	4	57

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Nat	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Marius Müller		6	0	6
2	Ralf Fährmann		2	0	2

References

^ "First Team". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Darko Churlinov returns to FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 23 January 2024.
^ "Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Ron Schallenberg". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2023.
^ "Derry John Murkin joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 30 August 2023.
^ "Paul Seguin joins Schalke with immediate effect". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2023.
^ "Lino Tempelmann joins the Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.
^ "S04 sign goalkeeper Marius Müller". FC Schalke 04. 22 June 2023.
^ "Defender Timo Baumgartl is a Royal Blue!". FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2023.
^ "Centre-back Tomáš Kalas joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2023.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Bryan Lasme". FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2023.
^ "Yusuf Kabadayi joins FC Schalke 04 on loan from FC Bayern". FC Schalke 04. 3 August 2023.
^ "Soichiro Kozuki moves on loan to Gornik Zabrze". FC Schalke 04. 30 January 2024.
^ "FC Schalke 04 loan out Sebastian Polter to SV Darmstadt 98". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
^ "Justin Heekeren joins Maasmechelen on loan". FC Schalke 04. 24 January 2024.
^ "FC Schalke 04 end Niklas Tauer's loan spell early". FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2024.
^ "Rodrigo Zalazar moves to Braga". FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.
^ "Amine Harit completes permanent move to Olympique Marseille". FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2023.
^ "Marius Bülter joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". FC Schalke 04. 6 July 2023.
^ "Jordan Larsson makes FC Copenhagen move permanent". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.
^ "Marvin Pieringer departs Schalke to join 1. FC Heidenheim". FC Schalke 04. 3 July 2023.
^ "Can Bozdogan completes permanent move to FC Utrecht". FC Schalke 04. 30 May 2023.
^ "Dries Wouters signs for Lommel SK". FC Schalke 04. 27 June 2023.
^ "Florian Flick completes permanent move to 1. FC Nürnberg". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
^ "Reinhold Ranftl completes permanent move to Austria Wien". FC Schalke 04. 25 June 2023.
^ "Kerim Calhanoglu moves to SpVgg Greuther Fürth". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "FC Schalke 04 bids farewell to eight first-team players". FC Schalke 04. 7 June 2023.
^ "Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "Schalke's away game against Osnabrück to take place at St. Pauli on 7th May". FC Schalke 04. 2 May 2024.

[18] Player was previously loaned to the club with an obligation to buy.

[20] Fee may eventually rise to €4,000,000.

[prevloan-22] Player was previously loaned to the club.

[transfer-34] Player transferred out during the season

[35] Player from Schalke 04 U19

[Schalke_II-36] Player from Schalke 04 II

[1] "First Team". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[2] "Darko Churlinov returns to FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 23 January 2024.

[3] "Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.

[4] "FC Schalke 04 sign Ron Schallenberg". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2023.

[5] "Derry John Murkin joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 30 August 2023.

[6] "Paul Seguin joins Schalke with immediate effect". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2023.

[7] "Lino Tempelmann joins the Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.

[8] "S04 sign goalkeeper Marius Müller". FC Schalke 04. 22 June 2023.

[9] "Defender Timo Baumgartl is a Royal Blue!". FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2023.

[10] "Centre-back Tomáš Kalas joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2023.

[11] "FC Schalke 04 sign Bryan Lasme". FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2023.

[12] "Yusuf Kabadayi joins FC Schalke 04 on loan from FC Bayern". FC Schalke 04. 3 August 2023.

[13] "Soichiro Kozuki moves on loan to Gornik Zabrze". FC Schalke 04. 30 January 2024.

[14] "FC Schalke 04 loan out Sebastian Polter to SV Darmstadt 98". FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.

[15] "Justin Heekeren joins Maasmechelen on loan". FC Schalke 04. 24 January 2024.

[16] "FC Schalke 04 end Niklas Tauer's loan spell early". FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2024.

[17] "Rodrigo Zalazar moves to Braga". FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.

[19] "Amine Harit completes permanent move to Olympique Marseille". FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2023.

[21] "Marius Bülter joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". FC Schalke 04. 6 July 2023.

[23] "Jordan Larsson makes FC Copenhagen move permanent". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.

[24] "Marvin Pieringer departs Schalke to join 1. FC Heidenheim". FC Schalke 04. 3 July 2023.

[25] "Can Bozdogan completes permanent move to FC Utrecht". FC Schalke 04. 30 May 2023.

[26] "Dries Wouters signs for Lommel SK". FC Schalke 04. 27 June 2023.

[27] "Florian Flick completes permanent move to 1. FC Nürnberg". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.

[28] "Reinhold Ranftl completes permanent move to Austria Wien". FC Schalke 04. 25 June 2023.

[29] "Kerim Calhanoglu moves to SpVgg Greuther Fürth". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.

[farewell-30] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "FC Schalke 04 bids farewell to eight first-team players". FC Schalke 04. 7 June 2023.

[31] "Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.

[32] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 March 2023. p. 3.

[33] "Schalke's away game against Osnabrück to take place at St. Pauli on 7th May". FC Schalke 04. 2 May 2024.

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