2018–19_FC_Schalke_04_season
2018–19 FC Schalke 04 season
Schalke 04 2018–19 football season
The 2018–19 FC Schalke 04 season was the 115th season in the football club's history and 28th consecutive and 51st 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 were participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the first-tier continental cup, the UEFA Champions League. This was the 18th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Quick Facts season, President ...
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| President | Clemens Tönnies | |||
| Manager | Domenico Tedesco (until 14 March) Huub Stevens (interim, from 14 March) | |||
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 14th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniel Caligiuri (7 goals) All: Nabil Bentaleb (8 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 62,271 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 45,755 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 60,941 | |||
| Biggest win | Schalke 5–2 Nürnberg Schalke 4–1 Düsseldorf | |||
| Biggest defeat | Manchester City 7–0 Schalke | |||
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Squad information
- As of 18 May 2019[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee in € | Source |
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| 41 | MF |  Nassim Boujellab |
 Schalke 04 II |
Promoted | Season (Matchday 28) | 2022 | — | [2] |
| 14 | FW |  Rabbi Matondo |
 Manchester City |
Transfer | Winter | 2023 | 9,000,000 | [3] |
| 27 | DF |  Jeffrey Bruma |
VfL Wolfsburg |
Loan | Winter | 2019 | Free | [4] |
| 15 | FW |  Ahmed Kutucu |
Schalke 04 U19 |
Promoted | Winter | 2022 | — | [5] |
| 13 | MF | Sebastian Rudy |
Bayern Munich |
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 16,000,000 | [6] |
| 8 | MF | Suat Serdar |
Mainz 05 |
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 10,500,000 | [7] |
| 6 | MF |  Omar Mascarell |
Real Madrid |
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 10,000,000 | [8] |
| 26 | DF |  Salif Sané |
Hannover 96 |
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 7,000,000 | [9] |
| 3 | DF | Hamza Mendyl |
 Lille OSC |
Transfer | Summer | 2023 | 6,000,000 | [10] |
| 22 | FW | Steven Skrzybski |
Union Berlin |
Transfer | Summer | 2021 | 3,200,000 | [11] |
| 7 | FW | Mark Uth |
1899 Hoffenheim |
Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | [12] |
| 4 | DF | Benedikt Höwedes |
 Juventus |
End of loan | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
| 16 | MF | Johannes Geis |
Sevilla |
End of loan | Summer | 2019 | — | — |
| 23 | DF | Coke |
Levante |
End of loan | Summer | 2019 | — | — |
| 33 | FW |  Donis Avdijaj |
Roda JC Kerkrade |
End of loan | Summer | 2019 | — | — |
| 30 | FW |  Haji Wright |
SV Sandhausen |
End of loan | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
| 21 | DF | Luke Hemmerich |
VfL Bochum |
End of loan | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
| 16 | FW | Fabian Reese |
Greuther Fürth |
End of loan | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
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| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee in € | Source |
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| 29 | DF |  Naldo |
AS Monaco |
Transfer | Winter | 2,000,000 | [13] |
| 9 | FW |  Franco Di Santo |
Rayo Vallecano |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [14] |
| 16 | MF | Johannes Geis |
1. FC Köln |
Transfer | Winter | Free | [15] |
| 14 | DF |  Abdul Rahman Baba |
Chelsea |
End of loan | Winter | — | [16] |
| 20 | DF | Thilo Kehrer |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Transfer | Summer | 37,000,000 | [17] |
| 4 | DF | Benedikt Höwedes |
 Lokomotiv Moscow |
Transfer | Summer | 5,000,000 | [18] |
| 23 | DF | Coke |
Levante |
Transfer | Summer | 1,500,000 | [19] |
| 32 | MF | Bernard Tekpetey |
SC Paderborn |
Transfer | Summer | 150,000 | [20] |
| 8 | MF | Leon Goretzka |
Bayern Munich |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [21] |
| 7 | MF | Max Meyer |
Crystal Palace |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [22] |
| 33 | FW | Donis Avdijaj |
Willem II |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [23] |
| 21 | DF | Luke Hemmerich |
Erzgebirge Aue |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [24] |
| — | DF | Joshua Bitter |
Werder Bremen II |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [25] |
| — | FW | Felix Schröter |
FV Illertissen |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [26] |
| 3 | DF | Pablo Insua |
Huesca |
Loan | Summer | Free | [27] |
| 16 | FW | Fabian Reese |
Greuther Fürth |
Loan | Summer | Free | [28] |
| 22 | FW |  Marko Pjaca |
Juventus |
End of loan | Summer | — | — |
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Southampton F.C. 
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Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) Friendly | Southampton F.C. | 3–3 | Schalke 04 | Kunshan, China |
| 20:05 CST (UTC+8) | Report |
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Stadium: Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Ma Ning, (China) |
Hebei China Fortune F.C. 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 11 July 2018 (2018-07-11) Friendly | Hebei China Fortune F.C. | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Langfang, China |
| 19:30 CST (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Langfang Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Fu Ming, (China) |
Schwarz-Weiß Essen v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Essen, Germany |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Uhlenkrugstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lukas Luthe, (Germany) |
Erzgebirge Aue v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) Friendly | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Aue, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Felix-Benjamin Schwermer, (Germany) |
Angers 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) Friendly | Angers | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Mittersill, Austria |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bernd Hirschbichler, (Austria) |
Schalke 04 v 
Fiorentina
v Fiorentina
| 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) Friendly | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Markus Wollenweber, (Germany) |
Zenit 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) Friendly | Zenit | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 15:00 MSK (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 41,214 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin, (Russia) |
KRC Genk 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) Friendly | KRC Genk | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Benidorm, Spain |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 700 Referee: Campo Hernandez, (Spain) |
Sevilla 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) A. Puerta Trophy | Sevilla | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Seville, Spain |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Mesa  35'Munir 72' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mario Melero López, (Spain) |
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More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 023.53 |
| DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2018 | 3 April 2019 | First round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Champions League | 18 September 2018 | 12 March 2019 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 037.50 |
| Total | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 028.26 | ||||
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Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
Main article: 2018–19 Bundesliga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 12 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | |
| 13 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 36 | |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 33 | |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 32 | |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
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Results summary
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| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 |
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Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04
| 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Bentaleb 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,621 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC
| 2 September 2018 (2018-09-02) 2 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Duda 15', 90+6' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,181 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04
| 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Embolo 90+3' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich
| 22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
SC Freiburg v Schalke 04
| 25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) 5 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Freiburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Niederlechner 52' |
Report | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Schalke 04 v Mainz 05
| 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Mainz 05 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Schöpf 11' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,810 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v Schalke 04
| 6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen
| 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | M. Eggestein 43', 66' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Christian Dingert |
RB Leipzig v Schalke 04
| 28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 9 | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,939 Referee: Felix Brych |
Schalke 04 v Hannover 96
| 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10 | Schalke 04 | 3–1 | Hannover 96 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Weydandt 70' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,959 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04
| 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | Schalke 04 | Frankfurt |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,700 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nürnberg
| 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 12 | Schalke 04 | 5–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
1899 Hoffenheim v Schalke 04
| 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Sinsheim |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Kramarić 59' (pen.) |
Report | Bentaleb 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund
| 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Caligiuri 61' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,767 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
FC Augsburg v Schalke 04
| 15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Gregoritsch 13' |
Report | Caligiuri 52' |
Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,233 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) 16 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Wright 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,548 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04
| 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | González 76' |
Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Felix Brych |
Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg
| 20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) 18 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Caligiuri 8' (pen.), 78' |
Report | Rexhbeçaj 20' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 58,827 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Hertha BSC v Schalke 04
| 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25) 19 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 43,027 Referee: Felix Brych |
Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Marco Fritz |
Bayern Munich v Schalke 04
| 9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 21 | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Schalke 04 | Munich |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Kutucu 25' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg
| 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 22 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 58,271 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Mainz 05 v Schalke 04
| 23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23 | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | Schalke 04 | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 26,005 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Schalke 04 v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24 | Schalke 04 | 0–4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,322 Referee: Felix Brych |
Werder Bremen v Schalke 04
| 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) 25 | Werder Bremen | 4–2 | Schalke 04 | Bremen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Embolo 26', 85' |
Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen |
Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig
| 16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 26 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Werner 14' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,913 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
Hannover 96 v Schalke 04
| 31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 27 | Hannover 96 | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Hanover |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Serdar 39' |
Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Serdar 21' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,842 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04
| 12 April 2019 (2019-04-12) 29 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Nuremberg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Kubo 82' |
Report | Nastasić 85' |
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Schalke 04 v 1899 Hoffenheim
| 20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 | Schalke 04 | 2–5 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 58,958 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04
| 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 31 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–4 | Schalke 04 | Dortmund |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,196 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg
| 5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 32 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,841 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04
| 11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Havertz 31' |
Report | Burgstaller 47' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart
| 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,676 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal
1. FC Schweinfurt v Schalke 04
| 17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) First round | 1. FC Schweinfurt | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Schweinfurt |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
1. FC Köln v Schalke 04
| 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Second round | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Schalke 04 | Cologne |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Córdoba 43' |
Report | Bentaleb 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
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Schalke 04 v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Round of 16 | Schalke 04 | 4–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Hennings 71' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,638 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen
| 3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) Quarter-finals | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,597 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Porto |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Schalke 04 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 | Galatasaray |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 |
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Schalke 04 v 
Porto
v Porto
| 18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) 1 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Porto | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Embolo 64' |
Report | Otávio 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 45,755[31] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
Lokomotiv Moscow v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Moscow, Russia |
| 19:55 MSK (UTC+3) 18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
Report | McKennie 88' |
Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 21,471[32] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Galatasaray 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) 3 | Galatasaray | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Istanbul, Germany |
| 22:00 TRT (UTC+3) 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
Report | Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium Attendance: 46,667[33] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Schalke 04 v Galatasaray
v Galatasaray
| 6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) 4 | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Galatasaray | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 54,740[34] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
Porto v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 28 November 2018 (2018-11-28) 5 | Porto | 3–1 | Schalke 04 | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Report | Bentaleb 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,603[35] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
Schalke 04 v Lokomotiv Moscow
v Lokomotiv Moscow
| 11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) 6 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Schöpf 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 48,883[36] Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
Knockout phase
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
Schalke 04 v Manchester City
v Manchester City
| 20 February 2019 (2019-02-20) First leg | Schalke 04 | 2–3 | Manchester City | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bentaleb 38' (pen.), 45' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 54,417[37] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Manchester City v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04
| 12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) Second leg | Manchester City | 7–0 (10–2 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±0) 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 51,518[38] Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
- As of end of 2018–2019 season
Squad statistics
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| No | Nat | Player | Age | Contract ends | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | St | |  |  | A | St | | | | A | St | | | | A | St | | | | |||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  | Ralf Fährmann (C) | 35 | 30.06.2022 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |  | Michael Langer | 39 | 30.06.2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | | Alexander Nübel | 27 | 30.06.2020 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | Hamza Mendyl | 26 | 30.06.2023 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  | Matija Nastasić | 31 | 30.06.2022 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | Abdul Rahman Baba | 29 | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 |  | Benjamin Stambouli | 33 | 30.06.2020 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | Sascha Riether | 41 | 30.06.2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | Bastian Oczipka | 35 | 30.06.2020 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 |  | Salif Sané | 33 | 30.06.2022 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 |  | Jeffrey Bruma | 32 | 30.06.2019 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 | Naldo | 41 | – | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | | Jonas Carls | 27 | 30.06.2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 |  | George Timotheou | 26 | 30.06.2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | Weston McKennie | 25 | 30.06.2022 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Omar Mascarell | 31 | 30.06.2022 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | | Suat Serdar | 27 | 30.06.2022 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 |  | Nabil Bentaleb | 29 | 30.06.2021 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |  | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 34 | 30.06.2020 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | Sebastian Rudy | 34 | 30.06.2022 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Johannes Geis | 30 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Daniel Caligiuri | 36 | 30.06.2020 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | Amine Harit | 26 | 30.06.2021 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | | Alessandro Schöpf | 30 | 30.06.2021 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | | Benjamin Goller | 25 | 30.06.2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | | Nassim Boujellab | 24 | 30.06.2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Mark Uth | 32 | 30.06.2022 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 | Franco Di Santo | 35 | – | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | .svg){kind=small} | Rabbi Matondo | 23 | 30.06.2023 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |  | Ahmed Kutucu | 24 | 30.06.2022 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | Guido Burgstaller | 34 | 30.06.2022 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | Steven Skrzybski | 31 | 30.06.2021 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | Cedric Teuchert | 27 | 30.06.2021 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 |  | Breel Embolo | 27 | 30.06.2021 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | | Haji Wright | 26 | 30.06.2020 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 51 | 97 | 5 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
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Players in grey left the club during the season.
Goalscorers
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| Rank | Position | Nat | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF |  | Nabil Bentaleb | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | | Daniel Caligiuri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW |  | Breel Embolo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | FW |  | Guido Burgstaller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Salif Sané | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | Mark Uth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | FW | | Ahmed Kutucu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | Steven Skrzybski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | MF | | Weston McKennie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | | Alessandro Schöpf | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | | Suat Serdar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | MF | | Amine Harit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF |  | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | Matija Nastasić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | Bastian Oczipka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | | Haji Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 7 | 8 | 52 | |||
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Clean sheets
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Alexander Nübel |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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