2014–15 FC Schalke 04 season
Schalke 04 2014–15 football season
The 2014–15 FC Schalke 04 season was the 111th season in the club's football history. In 2014–15 the club plays in the Bundesliga , the top tier of German football . It is the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.
Background
Schalke 04 finished third in the previous season, meaning that they will automatically qualify for the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Transfers
The transfer window started very early for Schalke 04 when they announced the signing of 23-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Giefer on a pre-contract from Fortuna Düsseldorf, who currently play in the 2. Bundesliga. This was the first signing of the new season and Giefer joined up with the squad officially on 1 July 2014.
In
Out
Squad
Friendlies
Date
Kickoff
Stadium
City
Opponent
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
Source
Schalke 04
Opponent
Pre-season friendlies
5 July 2014
15:00
Lohrheidestadion
Wattenscheid
DJK TuS Hordel
5–0
2,000
Sam 12' Höger 20' Avdijaj 43' Obasi 55' (pen. ) Borgmann [ 23] 77'
—
[ 24]
10 July 2014
19:00
Stadion Große Wiese
Arnsberg
HSK-Auswahl[ 25]
7–0[ 26]
3,000
Meyer 2' , 55' Obasi 20' Höger 24' , 34' Avdijaj 65' , 75'
—
[ 27]
19 July 2014
18:00
DKB-Arena
Rostock
Hansa Rostock
3–0
12,500
Sam 69' Kirchhoff 72' Hodja [ 28] 74'
—
[ 29]
23 July 2014
18:00
Joseph-März-Stadion
Rosenheim
SB/DJK Rosenheim
11–1
2,300
Obasi 2' Choupo-Moting 8' , 26' Barnetta 10' , 32' Höger 24' , 28' Kolašinac 36' Meyer 59' , 60' Avdijaj 84'
Aykac 25'
[ 30]
29 July 2014
18:00
Kufstein-Arena
Kufstein
Stoke City
2–1
4,000
Matip 58' Barnetta 86'
Bojan 55'
[ 31]
5 August 2014
19:00
rewirpowerSTADION
Bochum
VfL Bochum
1–1
6,764
Aogo 89'
Gregoritsch 61'
[ 32]
9 August 2014
18:30 (LT 17:30)
White Hart Lane
London
Tottenham Hotspur
1–2
36,000
Boateng 80'
Adebayor 29' Soldado 66'
[ 33]
4 September 2014
18:30
Stadion am Haarwasen
Haiger
Veltins -Auswahl[ 34]
6–0
4,000
Obasi 47' , 55' Barnetta 50' Neustädter 56' Boateng 57' Kehrer [ 35] 89'
—
[ 36]
Mid-season-break friendlies
10 January 2015
15:30 (LT 17:30)
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Doha
Ajax
0–2
300
—
Milik 64' El Ghazi 90+3'
[ 37]
15 January 2015
14:00 (LT 16:00)
Aspire Academy, Place 4
Doha
Al-Merrikh SC
2–2
300
Huntelaar 60' Sané [ 21] 72'
Gabir 57' (pen. ) Mohamed 88'
[ 38]
24 January 2015
15:30
Ernst Happel Stadium
Vienna
Rapid Wien
1–2
9.700
Fuchs 27'
Schobesberger 48' Alar 82'
[ 39]
2014 Schalke 04 Cup
Source:
Matches Rules for classification: (1) points; (2) goal difference; (3) goals scored
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Source:
DFB Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal , VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.
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
13
9
12
42
40
+2
48
10
5
2
26
14
+12
3
4
10
16
26
−10
Last updated: 23 May 2015.
Source: Matches
Matches
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Table
Matches
Knockout phase
Round of 16
DFB-Pokal
Team statistics
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Bundesliga
23 August 2014
23 May 2015
Matchday 1
6th
34
13
9
12
42
40
+2
0 38.24
DFB-Pokal
18 August 2014
18 August 2014
First round
First round
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Champions League
17 September 2014
10 March 2015
Group stage
Round of 16
8
3
2
3
13
19
−6
0 37.50
Total
43
16
11
16
56
61
−5
0 37.21
Updated: 23 May 2015
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Players in white left the club during the season.
Discipline
Bookings
Kits
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
Record
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Home
Blue
White
Blue
24
11
6
7
33
32
+1
Home Alt.
Blue
Blue
Blue
7
2
2
3
10
12
-2
Away
White
Navy
White
5
2
0
3
6
7
-1
Away Alt.
White
White
White
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
Third
Green
Black
Black
4
0
3
1
5
6
-1
2015–16 Third
Green-Black
Black
Black
1
0
0
1
0
2
-2
43
16
11
16
56
61
-5
Updated: 23 May 2015
References
FC Schalke 04
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League competitions
Cup competitions
European competitions
Related to national teams
Transfers