2004–05 FC Schalke 04 season
Schalke 04 2004–05 football season
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FC Schalke 04 had a surprise title tilt at Bundesliga, in spite of a poor start to the season and the resultant dismissal of manager Jupp Heynckes. With largely unproven Ralf Rangnick taking over, Schalke went about level with title rivals Bayern Munich after a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Lincoln. From there on, Bayern dominated, leaving Schalke a full 14 points behind, albeit good enough for runners-up, qualifying the team for the Champions League.
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| Manager | Jupp Heynckes Ralf Rangnick | |||
| Bundesliga | 2nd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Intertoto Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aílton (14) All: Aílton (20) | |||
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First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 63 | |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 58 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Since DFB Cup winners Bayern Munich and finalists Schalke 04 both qualified for the Champions League, the UEFA Cup place for the cup-winners was given to 6th placed Bayer Leverkusen.
DFB-Pokal
Final
| 28 May 2005 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Berlin |
| 20:45 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,349 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Third round
| 17 July 2004 First leg | Schalke 04  | 5–0 |  Vardar | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 17:15 (CEST) | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 56,054 Referee: Milan Šedivý (Czech Republic) |
| 24 July 2004 Second leg | Vardar | 1–2 (1–7 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Skopje, Macedonia |
| 17:00 (CEST) |
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Report | Stadium: Gradski Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
Semi-finals
| 28 July 2004 First leg | Esbjerg  | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Herning, Denmark |
| 19:45 (CEST) |
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Report | Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mark Halsey (England) |
| 3 August 2004 Second leg | Schalke 04 | 3–0 (6–1 agg.) | Esbjerg | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:15 (CEST) | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 56,320 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain) |
Final
| 10 August 2004 First leg | Schalke 04 | 2–1 |  Slovan Liberec | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:15 (CEST) | Report |
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 54,136 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 24 August 2004 Second leg | Slovan Liberec | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Liberec, Czech Republic |
| 18:45 (CEST) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 7,880 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
UEFA Cup
First round
| 16 September 2004 First leg | Schalke 04 | 5–1 |  Liepājas Metalurgs | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:15 (CEST) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 50,304 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 30 September 2004 Second leg | Liepājas Metalurgs | 0–4 (1–9 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Liepāja, Latvia |
| 16:00 (CEST) | Report | Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FEY | SCH | BSL | FER | HOM | |
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| 1 |  Feyenoord |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | — | — | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | ||
| 3 |  Basel |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 1–0 | — | — | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 |  Ferencváros |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | ||
| 5 |  Heart of Midlothian |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | — |
Source: RSSSF
| 21 October 2004 1 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Basel | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:30 (CEST) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 52,900[2] Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium) |
| 4 November 2004 2 | Hearts | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 20:30 (CET) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Murrayfield Attendance: 27,272[3] Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia) |
| 25 November 2004 3 | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Ferencváros | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:15 (CET) |
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Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 51,179 Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
| 1 December 2004 4 | Feyenoord | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 (CET) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Matt Messias (England) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 16 February 2005 First leg | Shakhtar Donetsk  | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| 18:15 (CET) |
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Report |
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Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway) |
| 24 February 2005 Second leg | Schalke 04 | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:00 (CET) | Report |
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Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 51,180 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |