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2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season was 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 participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 20th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Schalke 04
2020–21 season
SVB ChairmanJens Buchta
ManagerDavid Wagner
(until 27 September)
Manuel Baum
(from 30 September to 18 December)
Huub Stevens
(interim, from 18 to 22 December)
Christian Gross
(from 27 December to 28 February)
Dimitrios Grammozis
(from 2 March)
StadiumVeltins-Arena
Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Matthew Hoppe (6)
All:
Matthew Hoppe (6)

Schalke suffered a disastrous start to the season, becoming only the fifth Bundesliga team to go winless in their first 14 fixtures. They also became the first Bundesliga team with 5 managers in a season. Schalke's relegation was confirmed on the 20th of April, following a 1–0 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld.

Players

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

As of end of 2020–21 season.[1]
No.NameNat.Pos.AgeContractBundesligaTotal
beganendsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Ralf Fährmann GK32Jul 2011Jun 202320002590
23Frederik Rønnow GK28Sep 2020Jun 2021110110
34Michael Langer GK36Aug 2017Jun 20223030
Defenders
2Kilian Ludewig DF21Oct 2020Jun 20216080
3Hamza Mendyl DF23Aug 2018Jun 2023120210
5Matija Nastasić DF28Jan 2015Jun 202212211572
13 William DF26Jan 2021Jun 20218090
17Benjamin Stambouli DF30Aug 2016Jun 2021[a]10501330
20Sead Kolašinac (captain) DF28Jan 2021Jun 202111151415
24Bastian Oczipka DF32Jul 2017Jun 2021[a]11111261
26Salif Sané DF30Jul 2018Jun 2022594716
30Shkodran Mustafi DF29Feb 2021Jun 2021131131
31Timo Becker DF24Jul 2020Jun 2023300330
33Malick Thiaw DF19Jul 2020Jun 2024231261
Midfielders
6Omar Mascarell MF28Jul 2018Jun 2022611711
8Suat Serdar MF24Jul 2018Jun 202271108311
10Nabil Bentaleb MF26Aug 2016Jun 2021821210719
16Nassim Boujellab MF22Apr 2019Jun 2022301341
25Amine Harit MF24Jul 2017Jun 20241021211913
28Alessandro Schöpf MF27Jan 2016Jun 20211121014316
37Levent Mercan MF20Aug 2019Jun 20236071
40Can Bozdoğan MF20Jul 2020Jun 2024170180
42Kerim Çalhanoğlu MF18Sep 2020Jun 20244040
Forwards
7Mark Uth FW29Jul 2018Jun 2022485597
9Benito Raman FW26Jul 2019Jun 20245065512
18Gonçalo Paciência FW26Sep 2020Jun 2021151161
21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar FW37Jan 2021Jun 202118484249128
22Steven Skrzybski FW28Jul 2018Jun 2021253324
43Matthew Hoppe FW20Feb 2021Jun 2023226246

Transfers

In

PosPlayerFromTypeWindowEndsFee in €Ref.
FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar AjaxTransferWinter2021Free[3]
FW Shkodran Mustafi ArsenalTransferWinter2021Free[4]
DF Sead Kolašinac ArsenalLoanWinter2021Free[5]
DF William VfL WolfsburgLoanWinter2021250,000[6]
FW Matthew Hoppe Schalke 04 IIPromotedWinter2023—[7]
FW Vedad Ibišević Hertha BSCEnd of contractSummer2021—[8]
FW Gonçalo Paciência Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummer20211,500,000[a][9]
DF Kilian Ludewig Red Bull SalzburgLoanSummer2021Free[10]
GK Frederik Rønnow Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummer2021Free[11]
DF Timo Becker Schalke 04 IIPromotedSummer2021—[12]
MF Can Bozdoğan Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2022——
MF Kerim Çalhanoğlu Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2024—[13]
MF Nick Taitague Schalke 04 IIPromotedSummer2021——
DF Malick Thiaw Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2024—[14]
MF Nabil Bentaleb Newcastle UnitedLoan returnSummer2021——
DF Jonas Carls Viktoria KölnLoan returnSummer2022——
GK Ralf Fährmann BrannLoan returnSummer2022——
DF Pablo Insua HuescaLoan returnSummer2021——
DF Hamza Mendyl DijonLoan returnSummer2023——
MF Sebastian Rudy 1899 HoffenheimLoan returnSummer2022——
FW Steven Skrzybski Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan returnSummer2021——
FW Bernard Tekpetey Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan return (premature)Summer2023——
FW Cedric Teuchert Hannover 96Loan returnSummer2021——
FW Mark Uth 1. FC KölnLoan returnSummer2022——

Out

PosPlayerToTypeWindowFee in €Ref.
DF Ozan Kabak LiverpoolLoanWinter1,500,000[a][4]
FW Ahmed Kutucu Heracles AlmeloLoanWinterFree[15]
FW Rabbi Matondo Stoke CityLoanWinterFree[16]
FW Vedad IbiševićFree agentContract terminatedWinter—[17]
MF Nick TaitagueRetiredContract terminatedWinter—[18]
DF Pablo Insua HuescaTransferSummer250,000[19]
FW Guido Burgstaller FC St. PauliTransferSummerFree[20]
FW Cedric Teuchert Union BerlinTransferSummerFree[19]
MF Daniel Caligiuri FC AugsburgEnd of contractSummer—[21]
GK Alexander Nübel Bayern MunichEnd of contractSummer—[22]
MF Weston McKennie JuventusLoanSummer4,500,000[b][23]
FW Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets RazgradLoanSummer400,000[24]
DF Jonas Carls Vitória GuimarãesLoanSummer90,000[25]
MF Sebastian Rudy 1899 HoffenheimLoanSummerFree[26]
GK Markus Schubert Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummerFree[11]
FW Michael Gregoritsch FC AugsburgEnd of loanSummer——
DF Jonjoe Kenny EvertonEnd of loanSummer——
DF Juan Miranda BarcelonaEnd of loan (premature)Summer—[27]
DF Jean-Clair Todibo BarcelonaEnd of loanSummer——

Club

Kit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Gazprom

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Third

Friendly matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

v Schalke 04
9 August 2020 (2020-08-09) 1 VfL Osnabrück 1–5 Schalke 04 Ankum, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Henning 58'
Report
Stadium: Quitt-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Heft (Germany)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
v SC Verl
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) 2 Schalke 04 4–5 SC Verl Gelsenkirchen, 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.
v KFC Uerdingen
18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) 3 Schalke 04 1–3 KFC Uerdingen Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sven Waschitzki (Germany)
v Aris Thessaloniki
28 August 2020 (2020-08-28) 4 Schalke 04 1–0 Aris Thessaloniki Kematen, Austria
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Stadion Kematen
Attendance: 220
Referee: Nenad Kostacevic (Austria)
v VfL Bochum
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) 5 Schalke 04 3–0 VfL Bochum Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mitja Stegemann (Germany)
v SC Paderborn
8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 6 Schalke 04 5–1 SC Paderborn Gelsenkirchen, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Thorben Siewer (Germany)

Competitions

  Win  Draw  Loss

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga18 September 202022 May 2021Matchday 118th3437242586−61008.82
DFB-Pokal3 November 20203 February 2021First roundRound of 16320173+4066.67
Total3757253289−57013.51

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
14Hertha BSC34811154152−1135
15Arminia Bielefeld3498172652−2635
161. FC Köln (O)3489173460−2633Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17Werder Bremen (R)34710173657−2131Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18Schalke 04 (R)3437242586−6116
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.[28]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3437242586 −611633111434 −2004131152 −41

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLLLDLDDLLLDLLLWLLLDLDLLDLLLWLLLLWL
Position18181817171717181818181818181718181818181818181818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 7 August 2020.[29]

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) 1 Bayern Munich 8–0 Schalke 04 Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 2 Schalke 04 1–3 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 3 RB Leipzig 4–0 Schalke 04 Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 4 Schalke 04 1–1 Union Berlin Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 5 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Schalke 04 Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Felix Zwayer
30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) 6 Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Brand
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) 7 Mainz 05 2–2 Schalke 04 Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 8 Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) 10 Schalke 04 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
13 December 2020 (2020-12-13) 11 FC Augsburg 2–2 Schalke 04 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 12 Schalke 04 0–2 SC Freiburg Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 13 Schalke 04 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 14 Hertha BSC 3–0 Schalke 04 Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) 15 Schalke 04 4–0 1899 Hoffenheim Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
17 January 2021 (2021-01-17) 16 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Schalke 04 Frankfurt
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) 17 Schalke 04 1–2 1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
24 January 2021 (2021-01-24) 18 Schalke 04 0–4 Bayern Munich Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 19 Werder Bremen 1–1 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 20 Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 21 Union Berlin 0–0 Schalke 04 Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 22 Schalke 04 0–4 Borussia Dortmund Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 23 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) 24 Schalke 04 0–0 Mainz 05 Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 25 VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 26 Schalke 04 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 27 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
11 April 2021 (2021-04-11) 28 Schalke 04 1–0 FC Augsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 29 SC Freiburg 4–0 Schalke 04 Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Reichel
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 30 Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 Schalke 04 Bielefeld
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 32 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 Schalke 04 Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) 31 Schalke 04 1–2 Hertha BSC Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 24 April 2021, but was postponed due to the entire Hertha BSC first team had to be quarantined after several COVID-19 cases at the club.[30]
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 33 Schalke 04 4–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) 34 1. FC Köln 1–0 Schalke 04 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert

DFB-Pokal

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) First round 1. FC Schweinfurt 1–4 Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) Second round SSV Ulm 1–3 Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Çoban  44'
  • Reichert  48', 82'
  • Higl  89'
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
3 February 2021 (2021-02-03) Round of 16 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer

Statistics

As of end of 2020–21 season.

Squad statistics

No.PlayerNat.Pos.TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsSt. AppsSt. AppsSt.
1Ralf Fährmann GK2525020222202033000
23Frederik Rønnow GK1110000111000000000
34Michael Langer GK320003200000000
2Kilian Ludewig DF880106601022000
3Hamza Mendyl DF520103101021000
5Matija Nastasić DF1817020151402033000
13 William DF980308702011010
15Henning Matriciani[a] DF100001000000000
17Benjamin Stambouli DF2725060242205033010
20Sead Kolašinac DF1817150171615011000
24Bastian Oczipka DF3021010272001031000
26Salif Sané DF1511060141105010010
30Shkodran Mustafi DF1311110131111000000
31Timo Becker DF2220010201801022000
33Malick Thiaw DF2217141191513132010
49Vasilios Pavlidis[b] DF100001000000000
4Ozan Kabak[c] DF1414041141404100000
6Omar Mascarell MF2622160242116021000
8Suat Serdar MF2625230252413011100
10Nabil Bentaleb MF1070309602011010
16Nassim Boujellab MF13612012612010000
25Amine Harit MF3127240282524032000
28Alessandro Schöpf MF2112200191000022200
36Blendi Idrizi[a] MF331103311000000
37Levent Mercan MF100001000000000
38Mehmet-Can Aydın[a] MF660006600000000
40Can Bozdoğan MF15500014500010000
41Florian Flick[a] MF441104411000000
42Kerim Çalhanoğlu MF440004400000000
45Jimmy Kaparos[a] MF100001000000000
47Mikail Maden[b] MF100001000000000
13Sebastian Rudy[c] MF220002200000000
7Mark Uth FW2119350201835011000
9Benito Raman FW2715530251322022310
18Gonçalo Paciência FW16912015912010000
21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar FW972209722000000
22Steven Skrzybski FW15502013302022000
27Luca Schuler[a] FW200002000000000
43Matthew Hoppe FW2416630221563021000
11Vedad Ibišević[d] FW521104101011100
14Rabbi Matondo[c] FW330003300000000
15Ahmed Kutucu[c] FW800107001010000
Total373176234247023760

Goalscorers

RankPos.PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
1FW Matthew Hoppe606
2FW Benito Raman235
3FW Mark Uth303
4MF Amine Harit202
FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar202
MF Suat Serdar112
MF Alessandro Schöpf022
7MF Nassim Boujellab101
MF Florian Flick101
MF Blendi Idrizi101
DF Sead Kolašinac101
MF Omar Mascarell101
DF Shkodran Mustafi101
FW Gonçalo Paciência101
DF Malick Thiaw101
FW Vedad Ibišević011
Own goals101
Total25732

References

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