2016–17 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2016–17 season
President	Clemens Tönnies
Head coach	Markus Weinzierl
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	10th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Guido Burgstaller (9); All: ; Guido Burgstaller (12)
Highest home attendance	62,271
Lowest home attendance	42,210
Average home league attendance	60,703
Biggest win	Schalke 4–0 Gladbach
Biggest defeat	Bayern 3–0 Schalke; Bremen 3–0 Schalke
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 FC Schalke 04 season was the 113th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's twenty-fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.

Players[edit]

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Ralf Fährmann
4	DF	GER	Benedikt Höwedes (captain^[1])
5	MF	GER	Johannes Geis
6	DF	BIH	Sead Kolašinac
7	MF	GER	Max Meyer
8	MF	GER	Leon Goretzka
9	FW	ARG	Franco Di Santo
10	MF	ALG	Nabil Bentaleb (on loan from Tottenham)
11	MF	UKR	Yevhen Konoplyanka (on loan from Sevilla)
13	FW	CMR	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
14	DF	GHA	Baba Rahman (on loan from Chelsea)
15	MF	GER	Dennis Aogo
17	MF	FRA	Benjamin Stambouli
18	MF	GER	Daniel Caligiuri
19	FW	AUT	Guido Burgstaller
20	DF	GER	Thilo Kehrer


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	AUT	Alessandro Schöpf
22	DF	JPN	Atsuto Uchida
23	DF	ESP	Coke
24	DF	GER	Holger Badstuber (on loan from Bayern Munich)
25	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (vice-captain^[2])
27	DF	GER	Sascha Riether
28	DF	GER	Joshua Bitter
29	DF	BRA	Naldo
30	GK	GER	Timon Wellenreuther
31	DF	SRB	Matija Nastasić
32	FW	GHA	Bernard Tekpetey
33	FW	KOS	Donis Avdijaj
35	GK	GER	Alexander Nübel
36	FW	SUI	Breel Embolo
40	DF	GER	Phil Neumann
42	FW	USA	Haji Wright

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer Window	Contract ends	Transfer fee	Sources
18	MF	Daniel Caligiuri	29	VfL Wolfsburg	Transfer	Winter	2020	€2,500,000	^[3]
19	FW	Guido Burgstaller	27	1. FC Nürnberg	Transfer	Winter	2020	€1,500,000	^[4]
24	DF	Holger Badstuber	27	Bayern Munich	Loan	Winter	2017	Free	^[5]
36	FW	Breel Embolo	19	FC Basel	Transfer	Summer	2021	€22,500,000	^[6]
17	MF	Benjamin Stambouli	26	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Summer	2020	€8,500,000	^[7]
23	DF	Coke	29	Sevilla FC	Transfer	Summer	2019	€4,000,000	^[8]
—	MF	Robert Leipertz	23	1. FC Heidenheim	Transfer	Summer	2017	€300,000	^[9]
29	DF	Naldo	33	VfL Wolfsburg	Transfer	Summer	2018	Free	^[10]
10	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	21	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	Summer	2017	€1,000,000	^[11]
14	DF	Baba Rahman	22	Chelsea	Loan	Summer	2017	€500,000	^[12]
11	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	26	Sevilla FC	Loan	Summer	2017	Free	^[13]
28	DF	Joshua Bitter	19	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2019	—	^[14]
32	FW	Bernard Tekpetey	18	FC Schalke 04 II	Promoted	Summer	2018	—	—
11	MF	Christian Clemens	24	Mainz 05	End of Loan	Summer	2017	—	—
24	DF	Kaan Ayhan	21	Eintracht Frankfurt	End of Loan	Summer	2017	—	—
30	GK	Timon Wellenreuther	20	Mallorca	End of Loan	Summer	2017	—	—
36	FW	Felix Platte	20	Darmstadt 98	End of Loan	Summer	2018	—	—
33	MF	Donis Avdijaj	19	Sturm Graz	End of Loan	Summer	2019	—	—

Out[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer Window	Transfer fee	Sources
3	DF	Júnior Caiçara	27	İstanbul Başakşehir	Transfer	Winter	€3,000,000	^[15]
16	FW	Fabian Reese	19	Karlsruher SC	Loan	Winter	Free	^[16]
34	GK	Fabian Giefer	26	Bristol City F.C.	Loan	Winter	Free	^[17]
18	MF	Sidney Sam	28	Darmstadt 98	Loan	Winter	Free	^[18]
19	MF	Leroy Sané	20	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	€50,000,000	^[19]
11	MF	Christian Clemens	24	Mainz 05	Transfer	Summer	€2,000,000	^[20]
—	MF	Robert Leipertz	23	FC Ingolstadt 04	Transfer	Summer	€1,500,000	^[21]
12	MF	Marco Höger	26	1. FC Köln	Transfer	Summer	€1,300,000	^[22]
2	DF	Marvin Friedrich	20	FC Augsburg	Transfer	Summer	€1,000,000	^[23]
24	DF	Kaan Ayhan	21	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Transfer	Summer	€500,000	^[24]
32	DF	Joël Matip	24	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[25]
33	MF	Roman Neustädter	28	Fenerbahçe S.K.	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[26]
30	GK	Michael Gspurning	35	1. FC Union	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[27]
36	FW	Felix Platte	20	Darmstadt 98	Loan	Summer	Free	^[28]
11	MF	Younès Belhanda	26	FC Dynamo	End of Loan	Summer	—	—
23	MF	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	20	Bayern Munich	End of Loan	Summer	—	—

Club[edit]

Kit[edit]

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Gazprom

Home

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Home alt. 3

Away

Away Alt.

Away 2017-18

Third

Third Alt.

Friendly matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss

5 July 2016 (2016-07-05) Friendly	Guangzhou R&F	1–6	Schalke 04	Guangzhou, China
19:30 CST (UTC+8) 13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zhizhao 41'	Report	Geis 5' Goretzka 16', 28' Huntelaar 45' Di Santo 47', 89'	Stadium: Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium Attendance: 9,830 Referee: Wang Zhe (China)

7 July 2016 (2016-07-07) Friendly	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao	0–0 (5–4 p)	Schalke 04	Foshan, China
19:35 CST (UTC+8) 13:35 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Century Lotus Stadium Referee: Hei Xiaohu (China)
	Penalties
	Dianzuo Feng Pengfei Zepeng Ruibao		Naldo Geis Di Santo Riether Sam

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	Eintracht Rheine	1–9	Schalke 04	Rheine, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Woltering 32'	Report	Aogo 15', 17' Choupo-Moting 40', 65', 84' Meyer 42' Huntelaar 57' Ademoglu 63' Sam 77'	Stadium: OBI Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lennert Brüggemann

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Luzern	4–2	Schalke 04	Lucerne, Switzerland
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Neumayr 2' (pen.) M. Schneuwly 47', 54' Oliveira 89'	Report	Huntelaar 66' Nastasić 76'	Stadium: swissporarena Attendance: 5,191 Referee: Alain Bieri

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	DSC Wanne-Eickel	0–13	Schalke 04	Herne, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Riether 18' Di Santo 37', 40' Sam 39', 42' Tekpetey 48', 65' Embolo 55', 71', 79' Huntelaar 61', 68', 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Mondpalast-Arena Attendance: 4,923 Referee: Fabian Maibaum

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22) Friendly	Holstein Kiel	1–2	Schalke 04	Kiel, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Salem 18' (pen.)	Report	Meyer 10' Huntelaar 34'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 6,663 Referee: Robert Schroder

4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) Friendly	Bologna	1–2	Schalke 04	Mittersill, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brienza 68'	Report	Di Santo 10' Tekpetey 81'	Stadium: Waldstadion Mittersill Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wolfram Aufschnaiter (Austria)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) Friendly	Fiorentina	1–3	Schalke 04	Zell am See, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kalinić 29'	Report	Choupo-Moting 5', 84' Naldo 70'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Michael Achleitner (Austria)

14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) Friendly	Schalke 04	3–2	Athletic Bilbao	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Naldo 15' Huntelaar 19' Geis 82'	Report	San José 58' Aduriz 90+1'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 42,404 Referee: Guido Winkmann

10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Friendly	Schalke 04	2–1	KV Oostende	Benidorm, Spain
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Goretzka 40' Konoplyanka 46'	Report	Pedersen 21' El Ghanassy 30'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lajara (Spain)

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) Friendly	Chemnitzer FC	2–1	Schalke 04	Chemnitz, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fink 13' Mast 23'	Report	Naldo 74'	Stadium: community4you ARENA Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Eugen Ostrin (Germany)

23 March 2017 (2017-03-23) Friendly	Hannover 96	3–1	Schalke 04	Hanover, Germany
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 13' Prib 60' Sobiech 70'	Report	Coke 56'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

Competitions[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	27 August 2016	20 May 2017	Matchday 1	10th	34	11	10	13	45	40	+5	032.35
DFB-Pokal	20 August 2016	1 March 2017	First round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	11	7	+4	075.00
Europa League	15 September 2016	20 April 2017	Group stage	Quarter-finals	12	7	3	2	19	11	+8	058.33
Total					50	21	13	16	75	58	+17	042.00

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Werder Bremen	34	13	6	15	61	64	−3	45
9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	12	9	13	45	49	−4	45
10	Schalke 04	34	11	10	13	45	40	+5	43
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	11	9	14	36	43	−7	42
12	Bayer Leverkusen	34	11	8	15	53	55	−2	41

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[29]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	11	10	13	45	40	+5	43	8	5	4	29	15	+14	3	5	9	16	25	−9

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round[edit]

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	D
Position	15	17	17	17	18	16	16	14	12	12	11	8	8	10	11	11	10	11	12	11	10	12	13	11	9	9	12	10	11	11	10	10	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Schalke 04	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Meier 13' Hector 79' Varela 87' Mascarell 88'	Report	Júnior Caiçara 67' Geis 89'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) 2	Schalke 04	0–2	Bayern Munich	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Höwedes 38' Baba 90+1'	Report	Hummels 17' Sanches 69' Vidal 71' Lewandowski 81' Thiago 90+1' Kimmich 90+2'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) 3	Hertha BSC	2–0	Schalke 04	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pekarík 63' Weiser 64' Stocker 74'	Report	Fährmann 63'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 49,251 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) 4	Schalke 04	1–3	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Huntelaar 36' Geis 68' Bentaleb 84'	Report	Jojić 33' Osako 38' Modeste 77' Zoller 83'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 60,876 Referee: Robert Hartmann

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 5	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Schalke 04	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 17' Bičakčić 26' Rupp 41'	Report	Choupo-Moting 4' Di Santo 90+6'	Stadium: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 29,288 Referee: Tobias Welz

2 October 2016 (2016-10-02) 6	Schalke 04	4–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Choupo-Moting 52' (pen.) Embolo 56', 83' Goretzka 58'	Report		Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 7	FC Augsburg	1–1	Schalke 04	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stafylidis 21' Altıntop 39' Baier 77'	Report	Geis 27' Höwedes 55' Bentaleb 65' Konoplyanka 87'	Stadium: WWK ARENA Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Tobias Stieler

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23) 8	Schalke 04	3–0	Mainz 05	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 23', 61' Meyer 48' Höwedes 72' Kolašinac 77'	Report	Balogun 21' Córdoba 41' Bell 82'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 59,357 Referee: Daniel Siebert

29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 9	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	Schalke 04	Dortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kagawa 7' Weigl 12' Dembélé 41' Papastathopoulos 64'	Report	Nastasić 34' Bentaleb 36' Kolašinac 76' Goretzka 90'	Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK Attendance: 80,179 Referee: Felix Brych

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) 10	Schalke 04	3–1	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schöpf 35', 63' Bentaleb 38', 54' Stambouli 84'	Report	Veljković 37' Gnabry 42' (pen.) Petsos 43' S. García 68'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 61,263 Referee: Günter Perl

19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 11	VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bruma 38' Seguin 69'	Report	Höwedes 77' Goretzka 82' Kolašinac 85'	Stadium: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) 12	Schalke 04	3–1	Darmstadt 98	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kolašinac 26' Choupo-Moting 60' Schöpf 90'	Report	Heller 6' Fedetskyi 39' Sirigu 50'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 58,703 Referee: Frank Willenborg

3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 13	RB Leipzig	2–1	Schalke 04	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Werner 2' (pen.) Kolašinac 47' (o.g.) Halstenberg 73'	Report	Fährmann 1' Kolašinac 31' Nastasić 39' Schöpf 49' Höwedes 51' Bentaleb 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Bastian Dankert

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) 14	Schalke 04	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Naldo 4' Meyer 13' Baba 81' Kehrer 88'	Report	Toprak 13' Baumgartlinger 38' Kießling 89' Havertz 90+3'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 60,821 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 15	Schalke 04	1–1	SC Freiburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Geis 42' Konoplyanka 74'	Report	Niederlechner 64'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 60,445 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) 16	Hamburger SV	2–1	Schalke 04	Hamburg
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Jung 41' Müller 60' Wood 82' Mathenia 90'	Report	Meyer 26' Schöpf 42' Kehrer 75' Bentaleb 78' Avdijaj 89'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 49,789 Referee: Jochen Drees

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 17	Schalke 04	1–0	FC Ingolstadt	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nastasić 79' Burgstaller 90+2'	Report		Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 58,004 Referee: Harm Osmers

27 January 2017 (2017-01-27) 18	Schalke 04	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bentaleb 77' Kolašinac 86'	Report	Meier 33' Oczipka 48'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 60,885 Referee: Robert Hartmann

4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 19	Bayern Munich	1–1	Schalke 04	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 9' Martínez 77'	Report	Naldo 13' Bentaleb 61'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 20	Schalke 04	2–0	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 41' Goretzka 62' Bentaleb 85'	Report	Haraguchi 54' Ibišević 60'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 61,981 Referee: Markus Schmidt

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) 21	1. FC Köln	1–1	Schalke 04	Cologne
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Subotić 21' Modeste 43' Sørensen 72'	Report	Schöpf 2', 81' Stambouli 51' Naldo 59'	Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) 22	Schalke 04	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schöpf 5'	Report	Süle 67' Hübner 69' Rudy 79'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 58,839 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 23	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4–2	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Johnson 28', 64' Wendt 67' Raffael 76'	Report	Nastasić 18' Bentaleb 38' (pen.) Goretzka 82' Kehrer 85' Huntelaar 88' Di Santo 90+2'	Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK Attendance: 54,014 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) 24	Schalke 04	3–0	FC Augsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 4', 29' Höwedes 31' Caligiuri 34' Bentaleb 57' Aogo 78'	Report		Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 59,481 Referee: Robert Kampka

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) 25	Mainz 05	0–1	Schalke 04	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jairo 25' Bungert 63'	Report	Burgstaller 28' Kolašinac 50' Badstuber 69' Schöpf 82' Choupo-Moting 90+4'	Stadium: OPEL ARENA Attendance: 30,847 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26	Schalke 04	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kehrer 77' Bentaleb 90+1'	Report	Aubameyang 53', 54' Papastathopoulos 90+1'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Felix Zwayer

4 April 2017 (2017-04-04) 27	Werder Bremen	3–0	Schalke 04	Bremen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gebre Selassie 24' Kruse 76' (pen.) M. Eggestein 80'	Report	Goretzka 73' Fährmann 80'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Robert Hartmann

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 28	Schalke 04	4–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgstaller 6', 77' Goretzka 23' Caligiuri 48' Nastasić 58'	Report	Arnold 2' Gómez 79' (pen.) Bazoer 86'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 61,298 Referee: Benjamin Brand

16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) 29	Darmstadt 98	2–1	Schalke 04	Darmstadt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vrančić 11' Sirigu 39' Altıntop 54' Holland 63' Banggaard 83' Esser 89' Gondorf 90+3'	Report	Kehrer 69' 81' Meyer 72' Coke 75'	Stadium: Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 30	Schalke 04	1–1	RB Leipzig	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stambouli 29' Coke 43' Huntelaar 46' Meyer 78'	Report	Werner 14' Halstenberg 40' Keïta 73'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 60,916 Referee: Günter Perl

28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 31	Bayer Leverkusen	1–4	Schalke 04	Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hilbert 25' Kampl 49' Kießling 69' Bellarabi 70'	Report	Burgstaller 6', 50' Höwedes 10' Schöpf 18'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Marco Fritz

7 May 2017 (2017-05-07) 32	SC Freiburg	2–0	Schalke 04	Freiburg im Breisgau
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Niederlechner 22', 31' (pen.)	Report	Höwedes 46' Avdijaj 63'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 33	Schalke 04	1–1	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nastasić 8' Burgstaller 25' Kolašinac 55' Bentaleb 69'	Report	Diekmeier 49' Lasogga 90+2'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Markus Schmidt

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 34	FC Ingolstadt	1–1	Schalke 04	Ingolstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Groß 41' (pen.) Lezcano 47'	Report	Avdijaj 2' Stambouli 63' Tekpetey 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Frank Willenborg

DFB-Pokal[edit]

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) First round	FC 08 Villingen	1–4	Schalke 04	Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Reho 44' Geng 49' Ketterer 90', 90'	Report	Aogo 10' Embolo 19' Geis 75' Huntelaar 86'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 14,400 Referee: Patrick Alt

26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Second round	1. FC Nürnberg	2–3	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Petrák 41' Burgstaller 49' Brečko 55' Baba 59' (o.g.) Kempe 68' (pen.) Kammerbauer 90'	Report	Konoplyanka 20', 45' Huntelaar 31' Bentaleb 43' Júnior Caiçara 67' Schöpf 85'	Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 28,281 Referee: Frank Willenborg

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08) Round of 16	SV Sandhausen	1–4	Schalke 04	Sandhausen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Höler 34' Wooten 64' Pledl 74'	Report	Stambouli 35' Schöpf 38' Caligiuri 43' Naldo 45+1' Konoplyanka 71', 78'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Benjamin Brand

1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Quarter-finals	Bayern Munich	3–0	Schalke 04	Munich
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 3', 29' Thiago 16' Ribéry 31'	Report	Badstuber 74' 77'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Schalke 04	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15	Advance to knockout phase
2	Krasnodar	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7	Advance to knockout phase
3	Red Bull Salzburg	6	2	1	3	6	6	0	7
4	Nice	6	2	0	4	5	11	−6	6

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) 1	Nice	0–1	Schalke 04	Nice, France
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Seri 72' Balotelli 90'	Report	Baba 32', 75' Stambouli 44'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,378^[30] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

29 September 2016 (2016-09-29) 2	Schalke 04	3–1	Red Bull Salzburg	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Goretzka 15' Ćaleta-Car 47' (o.g.) Höwedes 58'	Report	Laimer 25' Upamecano 33' Soriano 72', 90+1' Ćaleta-Car 76'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 48,374^[31] Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

20 October 2016 (2016-10-20) 3	Krasnodar	0–1	Schalke 04	Krasnodar, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3) 19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gazinsky 90+3'	Report	Konoplyanka 11' Naldo 70' Di Santo 85'	Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 33,550^[32] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

3 November 2016 (2016-11-03) 4	Schalke 04	2–0	Krasnodar	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Baba 18' Júnior Caiçara 25' Bentaleb 28' Höwedes 33' Nastasić 45+1'	Report	Laborde 53' Eboue 73'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 42,210^[33] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

24 November 2016 (2016-11-24) 5	Schalke 04	2–0	Nice	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Konoplyanka 14' Tekpetey 50' 90+3' Kehrer 67' Aogo 80' (pen.)	Report	Dalbert 28' Dante 47' Boscagli 62' Cardinale 90+4'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 51,504^[34] Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) 6	Red Bull Salzburg	2–0	Schalke 04	Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Schlager 22' Radosevic 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,133^[35] Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

16 February 2017 (2017-02-16) First leg	PAOK	0–3	Schalke 04	Thessaloniki, Greece
22:05 EET (UTC+2) 21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Leovac 34' Léo Matos 57' Varela 89'	Report	Schöpf 7' Burgstaller 27' Goretzka 50' Kolašinac 57' Nastasić 67' Meyer 81' Huntelaar 89'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 25,593^[36] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) Second leg	Schalke 04	1–1 (4–1 agg.)	PAOK	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schöpf 23' Goretzka 61' Geis 64' Huntelaar 77'	Report	Nastasić 25' (o.g.) Henrique 81' Biseswar 88'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 50,619^[37] Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Round of 16[edit]

9 March 2017 (2017-03-09) First leg	Schalke 04	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Kehrer 10' Geis 14' Burgstaller 25'	Report	Strobl 3' Hofmann 15' Jantschke 38'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 52,412^[38] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

16 March 2017 (2017-03-16) Second leg	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2 (3–3a agg.)	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+1)	Christensen 26' Raffael 29' Dahoud 45+2' Jantschke 53' Vestergaard 59' Wendt 90+3'	Report	Goretzka 54' Bentaleb 68' (pen.) Caligiuri 77' Choupo-Moting 89' Fährmann 90+1'	Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK Attendance: 46,283^[39] Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Quarter-finals[edit]

13 April 2017 (2017-04-13) First leg	Ajax	2–0	Schalke 04	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Klaassen 23' (pen.), 52', 49' Neres 89'	Report	Kehrer 87' Stambouli 87'	Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 52,384^[40] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

20 April 2017 (2017-04-20) Second leg	Schalke 04	3–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 agg.)	Ajax	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Goretzka 53' Burgstaller 56', 60' Kolašinac 68' Nastasić 86' Caligiuri 101'	Report	Veltman 72' 80' Viergever 90', 111' Ziyech 90+5' Younes 120'	Stadium: VELTINS-Arena Attendance: 53,701^[41] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Squad Season 2016–17
No	NAT	Player	Age	Contract ends	All A					BL A	BL				Cup A	Cup				EL A	EL
Goalkeepers
1		Ralf Fährmann	35	30.06.2019	49 (0)	0	4	0	0	34 (0)	0	3	0	0	4 (0)	0	0	0	0	11 (0)	0	1	0	0
30		Timon Wellenreuther	28	30.06.2017	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
34		Fabian Giefer	33	30.06.2018	1 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	0
35		Alexander Nübel	27	30.06.2018	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Júnior Caiçara	34	30.06.2018	7 (2)	1	2	0	0	1 (2)	0	1	0	0	2 (0)	0	1	0	0	4 (0)	1	0	0	0
4		Benedikt Höwedes (C)	36	30.06.2020	46 (0)	2	8	0	0	31 (0)	1	7	0	0	4 (0)	0	0	0	0	11 (0)	1	1	0	0
6		Sead Kolašinac	30	30.06.2017	33 (3)	3	7	0	0	24 (1)	3	5	0	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0	6 (2)	0	2	0	0
14		Baba Rahman	29	30.06.2017	14 (7)	1	4	0	0	7 (6)	0	2	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0	5 (1)	1	2	0	0
15		Dennis Aogo	37	30.06.2017	9 (5)	2	1	0	0	3 (4)	0	1	0	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	0	5 (0)	1	0	0	0
20		Thilo Kehrer	27	30.06.2019	17 (8)	1	6	0	1	12 (4)	1	3	0	1	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	5 (3)	0	3	0	0
22		Atsuto Uchida	36	30.06.2018	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0
23		Coke	36	30.06.2019	7 (1)	1	1	0	0	7 (1)	1	1	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
24		Holger Badstuber	35	30.06.2017	11 (1)	0	1	1	0	10 (0)	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0
27		Sascha Riether	41	30.06.2017	6 (3)	0	0	0	0	3 (2)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
28		Joshua Bitter	27	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
29		Naldo	41	30.06.2018	29 (0)	2	2	0	1	19 (0)	1	1	0	1	3 (0)	1	0	0	0	7 (0)	0	1	0	0
31		Matija Nastasić	31	30.06.2019	34 (1)	0	9	0	0	21 (1)	0	6	0	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0	10 (0)	0	3	0	0
Midfielders
2		Weston McKennie^[42]	25	-	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
5		Johannes Geis	30	30.06.2019	22 (2)	1	6	0	0	17 (1)	0	4	0	0	1 (0)	1	0	0	0	4 (1)	0	2	0	0
7		Max Meyer	28	30.06.2018	27 (11)	2	4	0	0	18 (10)	1	4	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	0	7 (2)	1	0	0	0
8		Leon Goretzka	29	30.06.2018	39 (2)	8	4	0	0	30 (0)	5	2	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0	7 (2)	3	2	0	0
10		Nabil Bentaleb	29	30.06.2017	38 (6)	7	12	0	0	28 (4)	5	11	0	0	3 (0)	0	1	0	0	7 (2)	2	0	0	0
11		Yevhen Konoplyanka	34	30.06.2017	10 (17)	6	2	0	0	5 (12)	1	1	0	0	1 (1)	3	1	0	0	4 (4)	2	0	0	0
17		Benjamin Stambouli	33	30.06.2020	26 (11)	0	6	0	1	15 (8)	0	3	0	1	3 (0)	0	1	0	0	8 (3)	0	2	0	0
18/2^[43]		Daniel Caligiuri	36	30.06.2020	20 (3)	4	1	0	0	14 (2)	2	0	0	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	0	5 (0)	1	1	0	0
18		Sidney Sam	36	30.06.2018	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0
21		Alessandro Schöpf	30	30.06.2019	30 (12)	8	6	0	0	22 (6)	6	4	0	0	3 (2)	1	1	0	0	6 (4)	1	1	0	0
Forwards
9		Franco Di Santo	35	30.06.2019	5 (10)	0	3	0	0	3 (9)	0	2	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1	0	0
13		Eric M. Choupo-Moting	35	30.06.2017	23 (7)	3	2	0	0	19 (4)	3	1	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	0	1	0	0
16		Fabian Reese	26	30.06.2019	2 (4)	0	0	0	0	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
19		Guido Burgstaller	34	30.06.2020	24 (1)	12	2	0	0	17 (1)	9	1	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0	5 (0)	3	1	0	0
25		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	40	30.06.2017	10 (14)	5	2	0	0	7 (9)	2	1	0	0	2 (1)	2	0	0	0	1 (4)	1	1	0	0
32		Bernard Tekpetey	26	30.06.2018	1 (2)	0	1	1	0	0 (2)	0	1	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	1	0
33		Donis Avdijaj	27	30.06.2019	3 (9)	2	1	0	0	2 (6)	2	1	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	1 (3)	0	0	0	0
36		Breel Embolo	27	30.06.2021	7 (3)	3	0	0	0	4 (3)	2	0	0	0	1 (0)	1	0	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0
—		Felix Schröter	28	30.06.2018	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Total					—	74	97	2	3	—	45	67	0	3	—	11	5	1	0	—	18	25	1	0
Last updated: 17 May 2017

Players in white left the club during the season.

References[edit]

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^ "Huntelaar: Best not to think in front of goal!". FC Schalke 04. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
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^ "Guido Burgstaller becomes a Royal Blue". schalke04.de. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
^ "Schalke agree deal for Holger Badstuber". schalke04.de. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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^ "Benjamin Stambouli joins on a four-year deal until 2020". schalke04.de. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
^ "Coke signs three year deal until June 2019". schalke04.de. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
^ "Robert Leipertz signs for FC Ingolstadt 04". Schalke04.de. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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^ "S04 agree season-long loan deal for Nabil Bentaleb". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Abdul Rahman Baba joins S04 on loan". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ "Yevhen Konoplyanka joins S04". schalke04.de. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
^ "Joshua Bitter signs professional contract to 2019". schalke04.de. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
^ "S04 agrees deal with Basaksehir FK for Caicara". schalke04.de. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ "Fabian Reese joins KSC on loan". schalke04.de. 30 January 2017.
^ "Fabian Giefer loaned to Bristol City until end of the season". schalke04.de. 19 January 2017.
^ "Sidney Sam loaned to Darmstadt 98". schalke04.de. 14 January 2017.
^ "Leroy Sane joins Manchester City". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016.
^ "Christian Clemens moving to Mainz 05". schalke04.de. 29 April 2016.
^ "Robert Leipertz signs for FC Ingolstadt 04". Schalke04.de. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
^ "Marco Höger to join Köln in summer". schalke04.de. 22 February 2016.
^ "Marvin Friedrich joins FC Augsburg". schalke04.de. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
^ "Ayhan moves to Fortuna Düsseldorf". schalke04.de. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
^ "Joel Matip to join Liverpool FC". schalke04.de. 15 February 2016.
^ "OFFICIAL: Fenerbahce seal Van der Wiel signing & confirm Neustadter talks". goal.com. 4 July 2016.
^ "1. FC Union Berlin verpflichtet Torhüter Michael Gspurning". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 3 August 2016.
^ "Felix Platte's loan at Darmstadt extended". schalke04.de. 24 June 2016.
^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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^ "Schalke 04 vs. Salzburg - 29 September 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ "Krasnodar vs. Schalke 04 - 20 October 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Schalke 04 vs. Krasnodar - 3 November 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Schalke 04 vs. Nice - 24 November 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ "Salzburg vs. Schalke 04 - 8 December 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
^ "PAOK vs. Schalke 04 - 16 February 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ "Schalke 04 vs. PAOK - 22 February 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
^ "Schalke 04 vs. Borussia M'gladbach - 9 March 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "Borussia M'gladbach vs. Schalke 04 - 16 March 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
^ "Ajax vs. Schalke 04 - 13 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ "Schalke 04 vs. Ajax - 20 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
^ Weston McKennie has no professional contract; he usually plays at Schalke 04 youth system.
^ Daniel Caligiuri wears the number 18 in league and national cup games. In the Europa League he wears the number 2 because Sidney Sam wore the number 18 in the group stage.

[Höwedes-1] "S04 have landed in London – Höwedes ruled out". FC Schalke 04. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[Huntelaar-2] "Huntelaar: Best not to think in front of goal!". FC Schalke 04. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.

[3] "S04 sign Daniel Caligiuri". schalke04.de. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[4] "Guido Burgstaller becomes a Royal Blue". schalke04.de. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

[5] "Schalke agree deal for Holger Badstuber". schalke04.de. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[6] "S04 sign Breel Embolo". schalke04.de. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[7] "Benjamin Stambouli joins on a four-year deal until 2020". schalke04.de. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[8] "Coke signs three year deal until June 2019". schalke04.de. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

[9] "Robert Leipertz signs for FC Ingolstadt 04". Schalke04.de. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[10] "Naldo joins S04 on free transfer". schalke04.de. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

[11] "S04 agree season-long loan deal for Nabil Bentaleb". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[12] "Abdul Rahman Baba joins S04 on loan". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[13] "Yevhen Konoplyanka joins S04". schalke04.de. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[14] "Joshua Bitter signs professional contract to 2019". schalke04.de. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[15] "S04 agrees deal with Basaksehir FK for Caicara". schalke04.de. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[16] "Fabian Reese joins KSC on loan". schalke04.de. 30 January 2017.

[17] "Fabian Giefer loaned to Bristol City until end of the season". schalke04.de. 19 January 2017.

[18] "Sidney Sam loaned to Darmstadt 98". schalke04.de. 14 January 2017.

[19] "Leroy Sane joins Manchester City". schalke04.de. 2 August 2016.

[20] "Christian Clemens moving to Mainz 05". schalke04.de. 29 April 2016.

[21] "Robert Leipertz signs for FC Ingolstadt 04". Schalke04.de. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.

[22] "Marco Höger to join Köln in summer". schalke04.de. 22 February 2016.

[23] "Marvin Friedrich joins FC Augsburg". schalke04.de. 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

[24] "Ayhan moves to Fortuna Düsseldorf". schalke04.de. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[25] "Joel Matip to join Liverpool FC". schalke04.de. 15 February 2016.

[26] "OFFICIAL: Fenerbahce seal Van der Wiel signing & confirm Neustadter talks". goal.com. 4 July 2016.

[27] "1. FC Union Berlin verpflichtet Torhüter Michael Gspurning". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 3 August 2016.

[28] "Felix Platte's loan at Darmstadt extended". schalke04.de. 24 June 2016.

[29] "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[30] "Nice vs. Schalke 04 - 15 September 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[31] "Schalke 04 vs. Salzburg - 29 September 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[32] "Krasnodar vs. Schalke 04 - 20 October 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[33] "Schalke 04 vs. Krasnodar - 3 November 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[34] "Schalke 04 vs. Nice - 24 November 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[35] "Salzburg vs. Schalke 04 - 8 December 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.

[36] "PAOK vs. Schalke 04 - 16 February 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[37] "Schalke 04 vs. PAOK - 22 February 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.

[38] "Schalke 04 vs. Borussia M'gladbach - 9 March 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

[39] "Borussia M'gladbach vs. Schalke 04 - 16 March 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

[40] "Ajax vs. Schalke 04 - 13 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[41] "Schalke 04 vs. Ajax - 20 April 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[mckennie-42] Weston McKennie has no professional contract; he usually plays at Schalke 04 youth system.

[Number_Caligiuri-43] Daniel Caligiuri wears the number 18 in league and national cup games. In the Europa League he wears the number 2 because Sidney Sam wore the number 18 in the group stage.

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