2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season
Schalke 04 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season is their 121st season in football and their eighth season in the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participates in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 24th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
CEOMatthias Tillmann
Head coachKarel Geraerts
(until 21 September)
Jakob Fimpel
(interim, from 21 September
to 6 October)
Kees van Wonderen
(from 6 October to 3 May)
Jakob Fimpel
(interim, from 3 May)
(until 21 September)
Jakob Fimpel
(interim, from 21 September
to 6 October)
Kees van Wonderen
(from 6 October to 3 May)
Jakob Fimpel
(interim, from 3 May)
StadiumVeltins-Arena
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Matthias Tillmann | |||
| Head coach | Karel Geraerts (until 21 September) Jakob Fimpel (interim, from 21 September to 6 October) Kees van Wonderen (from 6 October to 3 May) Jakob Fimpel (interim, from 3 May) | |||
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 14th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Moussa Sylla (16) All: Moussa Sylla (16) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 61,639[1] | |||
| Biggest win | 5–1 v Braunschweig (H) 2. Bundesliga, 3 August 2024 | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 v Augsburg (A) DFB Pokal, 29 October 2024 0–3 v Kaiserslautern (H) 2. Bundesliga, 29 November 2024 2–5 v Magdeburg (H) 2. Bundesliga, 1 February 2025 | |||
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| All statistics correct as of end of the 2024-25 season. | ||||
Players
Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.
- As of end of 2024–25 season[2]
| No. | Player | Nat | Pos | Age | Contract | Signed from | League | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| began | ends | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 27 | Loris Karius |  | GK | 32 | Jan 2025 | Jun 2025 | Free agent | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Justin Heekeren | | GK | 24 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2026 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 32 | Luca Podlech | | GK | 20 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | Schalke 04 U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Michael Langer |  | GK | 40 | Aug 2017 | Jun 2025 |  IFK Norrköping | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| – | Ralf Fährmann | | GK | 36 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 227 | 0 | 289 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Felipe Sánchez |  | DF | 21 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | Gimnasia LP | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Derry Murkin |  | DF | 25 | Aug 2023 | Jun 2026 |  Volendam | 54 | 1 | 57 | 1 |
| 17 | Adrian Gantenbein |  | DF | 24 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | Winterthur | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 22 | Ibrahima Cissé |  | DF | 24 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2026 |  Gent | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 23 | Mehmet-Can Aydın |  | DF | 23 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | Schalke 04 II | 69 | 1 | 74 | 1 |
| 26 | Tomáš Kalas |  | DF | 32 | Aug 2023 | Jun 2027 | Bristol City | 48 | 2 | 50 | 2 |
| 30 | Anton Donkor | | DF | 27 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 | Taylan Bulut | | DF | 19 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2029 | Schalke 04 U19 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 33 | Vitalie Becker | | DF | 20 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | Schalke 04 U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marcin Kamiński |  | DF | 33 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 96 | 7 | 102 | 9 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ron Schallenberg | | MF | 26 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | SC Paderborn | 57 | 3 | 60 | 3 |
| 7 | Paul Seguin | | MF | 30 | Jul 2023 | Jun 2026 | Union Berlin | 55 | 5 | 57 | 6 |
| 14 | Janik Bachmann | | MF | 29 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2027 | Hansa Rostock | 25 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| 16 | Mauro Zalazar |  | MF | 20 | Aug 2024 | Jun 2028 |  Granada U19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Arış Bayındır | | MF | 18 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | RB Leipzig U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Aymen Barkok |  | MF | 27 | Feb 2025 | Jun 2025 | Mainz 05 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Tobias Mohr | | MF | 29 | Jul 2022 | Jun 2025 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 63 | 4 | 69 | 5 |
| 37 | Max Grüger | | MF | 20 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | Schalke 04 U19 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| – | Dominick Drexler | | MF | 35 | Jul 2021 | Jun 2025 | 1. FC Köln | 61 | 8 | 65 | 11 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 8 | Amin Younes | | FW | 31 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2026 | Free agent | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| 9 | Moussa Sylla | | FW | 25 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 |  Pau | 27 | 16 | 28 | 16 |
| 10 | Pape Meïssa Ba |  | FW | 27 | Jan 2025 | Jun 2028 | Grenoble | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 15 | Emil Højlund |  | FW | 20 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | Copenhagen | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei |  | FW | 31 | Aug 2024 | Jun 2026 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 19 | Kenan Karaman (captain) | | FW | 31 | Sep 2022 | Jun 2028 | Beşiktaş | 79 | 27 | 84 | 29 |
| 24 | Ilyes Hamache | | FW | 22 | Aug 2024 | Jun 2028 | Valenciennes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 39 | Peter Remmert | | FW | 19 | Jul 2024 | Jun 2028 | VfL Osnabrück U19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Transfers
In
| Player | Nat | Pos | From | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Sylla | |
FW | Pau |
Transfer | €2,500,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [3] |
| Adrian Gantenbein | |
DF | Winterthur |
Transfer | €300,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [4] |
| Arış Bayındır | |
MF | RB Leipzig U19 |
Transfer | €200,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [5] |
| Janik Bachmann | |
MF | Hansa Rostock |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [6] |
| Anton Donkor | |
DF | Eintracht Braunschweig |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [7] |
| Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | |
GK | Eintracht Braunschweig |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [8] |
| Peter Remmert | |
FW | VfL Osnabrück U19 |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [9] |
| Martin Wasinski | |
DF | Charleroi |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [10] |
| Amin Younes | |
FW | Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [11] |
| Vitalie Becker | |
DF | Schalke 04 U19 |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [12] |
| Taylan Bulut | |
DF | Schalke 04 U19 |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Max Grüger | |
MF | Schalke 04 U19 |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [13] |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | |
MF | Schalke 04 II |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [14] |
| Luca Podlech | |
GK | Schalke 04 U19 |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Paul Pöpperl | |
MF | Schalke 04 II |
Promoted | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [15] |
| Mehmet-Can Aydın | |
DF | Trabzonspor |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Justin Heekeren | |
GK | Patro Eisden |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Sebastian Polter | |
FW | Darmstadt 98 |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Felipe Sánchez | |
DF | Gimnasia LP |
Transfer | €1,200,000 | 9 Jul 2024 | [16] |
| Emil Højlund | |
FW | Copenhagen |
Transfer | €300,000 | 16 Jul 2024 | [17] |
| Ilyes Hamache | |
FW | Valenciennes |
Transfer | €200,000 | 20 Aug 2024 | [18] |
| Mauro Zalazar | |
MF | Granada U19 |
Transfer | €100,000 | 20 Aug 2024 | [19] |
| Steve Noode |  |
DF | A.S. International |
Transfer | Free | 20 Aug 2024 | [20] |
| Christopher Antwi-Adjei | |
FW | VfL Bochum |
End of contract | — | 23 Aug 2024 | [21] |
| Sōichirō Kōzuki |  |
FW | Górnik Zabrze |
Loan return | — | 1 Sep 2024 | [22] |
| Loris Karius | |
GK | Free agent | End of contract | — | 14 Jan 2025 | [23] |
| Pape Meïssa Ba | |
FW | Grenoble |
Transfer | €300,000 | 29 Jan 2025 | [24] |
| Aymen Barkok | |
MF | Mainz 05 |
Transfer | Free | 3 Feb 2025 | [25] |
Out
| Player | Nat | Pos | To | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assan Ouédraogo | |
MF | RB Leipzig |
Transfer | €10,000,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [26] |
| Keke Topp | |
FW | Werder Bremen |
Transfer | €2,000,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [27] |
| Marius Müller | |
GK | VfL Wolfsburg |
Transfer | €1,500,000 | 1 Jul 2024 | [28] |
| Cédric Brunner | |
DF | Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [29] |
| Blendi Idrizi |  |
MF | Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [29] |
| Danny Latza | |
MF | Free agent | End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [29] |
| Thomas Ouwejan | |
DF | NEC Nijmegen |
End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [29] |
| Simon Terodde | |
FW | Retired | End of contract | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [30] |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | |
MF | VVV-Venlo |
Loan | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [15] |
| Paul Pöpperl | |
MF | VVV-Venlo |
Loan | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [15] |
| Darko Churlinov |  |
MF | Burnley |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [31] |
| Yusuf Kabadayı | |
FW | Bayern Munich |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | [31] |
| Brandon Soppy | |
DF |  Atalanta |
Loan return | — | 1 Jul 2024 | |
| Leo Greiml | |
DF | NAC Breda |
Transfer | €300,000 | 1 Aug 2024 | [32] |
| Sebastian Polter | |
FW | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Contract dissolved | — | 22 Aug 2024 | [33] |
| Henning Matriciani | |
DF | Waldhof Mannheim |
Loan | — | 26 Aug 2024 | [34] |
| Timo Baumgartl | |
DF | Free agent | Contract dissolved | — | 29 Aug 2024 | [35] |
| Sōichirō Kōzuki | |
FW | 1860 Munich |
Transfer | €20,000 | 2 Sep 2024 | [22] |
| Paul Pöpperl | |
MF | Viktoria Köln |
Loan | — | 3 Jan 2025 | [36] |
| Lino Tempelmann | |
MF | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Loan | — | 6 Jan 2025 | [37] |
| Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | |
GK | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Loan | — | 14 Jan 2025 | [38] |
| Bryan Lasme | |
FW | Grasshopper |
Loan | — | 14 Jan 2025 | [39] |
| Martin Wasinski | |
DF | Genk |
Loan | — | 24 Jan 2025 | [40] |
| Steve Noode | |
DF | SCR Altach |
Loan | — | 30 Jan 2025 | [41] |
New contracts
| Player | Nat | Pos | Contract until | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Langer | |
GK | Jun 2025 | 12 Jun 2024 | [42] |
| Kenan Karaman | |
FW | Jun 2028 | 5 Jul 2024 | [43] |
| Tomáš Kalas | |
DF | Jun 2027 | 31 Jul 2024 | [44] |
| Justin Heekeren | |
GK | Jun 2026 | 18 Nov 2024 | [45] |
| Max Grüger | |
MF | Jun 2028 | 23 Dec 2024 | [46] |
| Luca Podlech | |
GK | Jun 2028 | 2 Jan 2025 | [47] |
| Taylan Bulut | |
DF | Jun 2029 | 17 Feb 2025 | [48] |
Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss
| 3 July 2024 1 | SSVg Velbert | 0–7 | Schalke 04 | Ratingen, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Ratingen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Martin Ulankiewicz |
| 6 July 2024 2 | Kickers Emden | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Meppen, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Maximilian Nie-Hoegen | |
| Note: The match lasted 45 minutes. | ||||
| 6 July 2024 3 | SV Meppen | 2–4 | Schalke 04 | Meppen, Germany |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Lennart Kernchen | |
| Note: The match lasted 45 minutes. | ||||
| 10 July 2024 4 | Schalke 04 | 2–4 | Midtjylland | Saalfelden, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: SaalfeldenArena Attendance: 600 Referee: Arnes Talic | |
| Note: The match ended after 82 minutes due to bad weather. | ||||
| 13 July 2024 5 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Mittersill, Austria |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Mittersill Attendance: 700 Referee: Christopher Jäger |
| 18 July 2024 6 | SC Verl | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Verl, Germany |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportclub Arena Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Yannick Rupert |
| 19 July 2024 7 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Utrecht | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Cengiz Kabalakli |
| 24 July 2024 8 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Twente | Marl, Germany |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Evonik Sportpark Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
| 27 July 2024 9 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Leeds United | Hamm, Germany |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hellmeister Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Weller |
| 4 September 2024 10 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | NAC Breda | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 12 October 2024 11 | Aarau | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Aarau, Switzerland |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 7,525 Referee: Hajrim Qovanaj |
| 14 November 2024 12 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Cengiz Kabalakli |
| 6 January 2025 13 | Schalke 04 | 3–1 | Aarau | Belek, Turkey |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Titanic Sports Center Attendance: 150 Referee: Sercan Sahan |
| 9 January 2025 14 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Zürich | Belek, Turkey |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Titanic Sports Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Hakan Yurtseven |
| 19 March 2025 15 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Groningen | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2024 | 18 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 14th | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 29.41 |
| DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2024 | 29 October 2024 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 30.56 | ||||
Last updated: 18 May 2025
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 42 | |
| 13 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 39 | |
| 14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 38 | |
| 15 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 36 | |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig (O) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 35 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
Source: Bundesliga
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.[49]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(O) Play-off winners
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.[49]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(O) Play-off winners
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 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 |
Last updated: 18 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 3 August 2024 1 | Schalke 04 | 5–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,534 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 10 August 2024 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–1 | Schalke 04 | Nuremberg |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 49,923 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
| 25 August 2024 3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 27,146 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 1 September 2024 4 | Schalke 04 | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,624 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 13 September 2024 5 | Karlsruher SC | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Karlsruhe |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 31,845 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 20 September 2024 6 | Schalke 04 | 3–5 | Darmstadt 98 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,021 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 28 September 2024 7 | Preußen Münster | 1–2 | Schalke 04 | Münster |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 12,422 Referee: Robin Braun |
| 5 October 2024 8 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Hertha BSC | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,939 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 19 October 2024 9 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Hanover |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 26 October 2024 10 | Schalke 04 | 3–4 | Greuther Fürth | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,344 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 1 November 2024 11 | SSV Ulm | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Ulm |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Felix Prigan |
| 10 November 2024 12 | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,755 Referee: Patrick Schwengers |
| 23 November 2024 13 | Hamburger SV | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Hamburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 29 November 2024 14 | Schalke 04 | 0–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,075 Referee: Robin Braun |
| 6 December 2024 15 | SC Paderborn | 2–4 | Schalke 04 | Paderborn |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,955 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 20 December 2024 17 | SV Elversberg | 1–4 | Schalke 04 | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 18 January 2025 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Braunschweig |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22,389 Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 25 January 2025 19 | Schalke 04 | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,278 Referee: Max Burda |
| 1 February 2025 20 | Schalke 04 | 2–5 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,681 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 9 February 2025 21 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Cologne |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 16 February 2025 22 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,804 Referee: Robin Braun |
| 23 February 2025 23 | Darmstadt 98 | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Darmstadt |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
| 28 February 2025 24 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Preußen Münster | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Hertha BSC | 1–2 | Schalke 04 | Berlin |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 70,159 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 14 March 2025 26 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Hannover 96 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 30 March 2025 27 | Greuther Fürth | 3–3 | Schalke 04 | Fürth |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 6 April 2025 28 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | SSV Ulm | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,922 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 13 April 2025 29 | Jahn Regensburg | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Regensburg |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 15,210 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Hamburger SV | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 27 April 2025 31 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 2 May 2025 32 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | SC Paderborn | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,094 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 10 May 2025 33 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 18 May 2025 34 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | SV Elversberg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
DFB-Pokal
| 17 August 2024 1R | VfR Aalen | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Aalen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Städtisches Waldstadion Attendance: 10,850 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 29 October 2024 2R | FC Augsburg | 3–0 | Schalke 04 | Augsburg |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,511 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
Squad statistics
A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, 
= yellow cards, 
= red cards
| No. | Player | Nat | Pos | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | S | G | | | A | S | G | | | A | S | G | | | ||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Loris Karius | | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Justin Heekeren | | GK | 29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Felipe Sánchez | | DF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Derry Murkin | | DF | 31 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Adrian Gantenbein | | DF | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Ibrahima Cissé | | DF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Mehmet-Can Aydın | | DF | 29 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Tomáš Kalas | | DF | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Anton Donkor | | DF | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Taylan Bulut | | DF | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Marcin Kamiński | | DF | 27 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Tim Schmidt U23 | | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Malik Talabidi U23 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Tidiane Touré U23 | | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Wasinski | | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ron Schallenberg | | MF | 31 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Paul Seguin | | MF | 25 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Janik Bachmann | | MF | 25 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Mauro Zalazar | | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Yassin Ben Balla U23 | | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Aymen Barkok | | MF | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Tobias Mohr | | MF | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Max Grüger | | MF | 23 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Lino Tempelmann | | MF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Amin Younes | | FW | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Moussa Sylla | | FW | 27 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Pape Meïssa Ba | | FW | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga U23 | | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Emil Højlund | | FW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei | | FW | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Kenan Karaman | | FW | 29 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 24 | Ilyes Hamache | | FW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Peter Remmert | | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Zaid Tchibara U19 |  | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Lasme | | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sebastian Polter | | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 52 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 54 | 80 | 5 | ||||||
Players in white left the club during the season.
Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Nat | Pos | 2. Liga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moussa Sylla | |
FW | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | Kenan Karaman | |
FW | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Tobias Mohr | |
MF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Janik Bachmann | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Schallenberg | |
MF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Pape Meïssa Ba | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Seguin | |
MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Amin Younes | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yassin Ben Balla | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taylan Bulut | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ibrahima Cissé | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adrian Gantenbein | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Max Grüger | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tomáš Kalas | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcin Kamiński | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 52 | 2 | 54 | |||
Assists
| Rank | Player | Nat | Pos | 2. Liga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Mohr | |
MF | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Mehmet-Can Aydın | |
DF | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Paul Seguin | |
MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Kenan Karaman | |
FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Derry Murkin | |
DF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Amin Younes | |
FW | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Christopher Antwi-Adjei | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pape Meïssa Ba | |
FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Adrian Gantenbein | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Janik Bachmann | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aymen Barkok | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Taylan Bulut | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anton Donkor | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Justin Heekeren | |
GK | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Emil Højlund | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tomáš Kalas | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcin Kamiński | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Schallenberg | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Moussa Sylla | |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 45 | |||
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Nat | 2. Liga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Heekeren | |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Loris Karius | |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | |
0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||