2015–16 FC Schalke 04 season

April 2019 Schalke 04 2015–16 André Breitenreiter Clemens Tönnies Veltins-Arena Bundesliga 5th DFB-Pokal Second round UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (12) Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16) Head coach President 62,271(21 November vs. Bayern, 24 January vs. Bremen, 18 March vs. Mönchengladbach, 23 April vs. Leverkusen, 7 May vs. Augsburg) 42,447(1 October vs. Asteras Tripolis) 2014–15 2016–17 _schalke1415h _schalke1416h _schalke1415h _adidasblue _schalke1415hl 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF _schalke1516a _schalke1517a _schalke1516a _schalke1516a _schalke1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 87CEEB FFFFFF _schalke1516t _schalke1517t _schalke1516t _schalke1516t _schalke1516t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 The 2015–16 FC Schalke 04 season was the 112th 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 23rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. Transfers In No.Pos.NameAgeNATMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer feeSources 21 MF Alessandro Schöpf 1994 02 07 2016 01 07 20px 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Winter 2019 €5,000,000 Alessandro Schöpf signs contract until 30th June 2019 http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160107_schoepf/page/2030--86-86-.html 7 January 2016 schalke04.de 7 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160110195820/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160107_schoepf/page/2030--86-86-.html 10 January 2016 dead dmy-all 11 MF Younès Belhanda 1990 02 25 2016 01 06 20px Dynamo Kyiv Loan Winter 2016 Free Younes Belhanda joins Schalke until the end of the season http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160106_belhandaconfirmed/page/2026--2026-86-.html 6 January 2016 schalke04.de 6 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194452/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160106_belhandaconfirmed/page/2026--2026-86-.html# 10 January 2016 dead 16 FW Fabian Reese 1997 11 29 2016 02 16 20px Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Winter 2019 — Fabian Reese signs professional contract until 2019 http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160216_reese/page/2095--86-86-.html 16 February 2016 schalke04.de 16 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170123114405/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160216_reese/page/2095--86-86-.html 23 January 2017 dead dmy-all 20 DF Thilo Kehrer 1996 09 21 2016 01 26 20px Schalke 04 II Promoted Winter 2019 — Thilo Kehrer signs on with the Royal Blues for another three years http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160126_kehrer/page/2066--86-86-.html 26 January 2016 schalke04.de 26 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160126194854/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160126_kehrer/page/2066--86-86-.html 26 January 2016 dead dmy-all FW Felix Schröter 1996 01 23 2016 02 01 20px 1. FC Heidenheim End of Loan Winter 2018 — Felix Schröter kehrt zum S04 zurück http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/160201_schroeter/page/7237--10-213-.html 1 February 2016 schalke04.de 1 February 2016 de 4 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160204085821/http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/160201_schroeter/page/7237--10-213-.html dead 5 MF Johannes Geis 1993 08 17 2015 07 01 20px Mainz 05 Transfer Summer 2019 €12,000,000 Johannes Geis joins Schalke 04 from Mainz http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150623_geis/page/1656--86-86-.html 23 June 2015 schalke04.de 23 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150623205522/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150623_geis/page/1656--86-86-.html 23 June 2015 dead dmy-all 31 DF Matija Nastasić 1993 03 28 2015 07 01 20px Manchester City Transfer Summer 2019 €9,500,000 Matija Nastasic staying at Schalke http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150311_nastasic/page/1467--86-86-.html 11 March 2015 schalke04.de 11 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313164049/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150311_nastasic/page/1467--86-86-.html 13 March 2015 dead dmy-all 9 FW Franco Di Santo 1989 04 07 2015 07 26 20px Werder Bremen Transfer Summer 2019 €6,000,000 FC Schalke 04 sign Franco Di Santo http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150725_fds/page/1737--1737-86-.html 26 July 2015 schalke04.de 26 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125525/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150725_fds/page/1737--1737-86-.html 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all 3 DF Júnior Caiçara 1989 04 27 2015 07 01 20px Ludogorets Razgrad Transfer Summer 2018 €4,500,000 Junior Caicara joins Schalke from Ludogorets http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150625_caicara/page/1661--86-86-.html 25 June 2015 schalke04.de 25 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121607/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150625_caicara/page/1661--86-86-.html# 26 June 2015 dead 35 GK Alexander Nübel 1996 09 30 2015 08 27 20px SC Paderborn Transfer Summer 2018 €200,000 Alexander Nübel moves to S04 from SC Paderborn http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150827_nuebel/page/1789--86-86-.html 27 August 2015 schalke04.de 23 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924125532/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150827_nuebel/page/1789--86-86-.html 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all 27 DF Sascha Riether 1983 03 23 2015 07 23 20px SC Freiburg Transfer Summer 2016 Free S04 sign Sascha Riether http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150723_riether/page/1730---86-.html 23 July 2015 schalke04.de 23 July 2015 23 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 1995 08 05 2015 08 31 20px Bayern Munich Loan Summer 2016 €1,000,000 Schalke sign Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on season loan http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150831_hojbjerg/page/1798--86-86-.html 31 August 2015 schalke04.de 31 August 2015 30 GK Michael Gspurning 1981 05 02 2015 07 01 20px Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2016 — Michael Gspurning signs professional contract http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150701_gspurning/page/1676--86-86-.html 1 July 2015 schalke04.de 1 July 2015 — FW Felix Schröter 1996 02 11 2015 08 08 20px Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2018 — Felix Schröter loaned to 1. FC Heidenheim http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150808_schroeter/page/1755--86-86-.html schalke04.de 8 August 2015 36 FW Felix Platte 1996 02 11 2015 07 01 20px Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2018 — Platte and Friedrich sign long-term contracts with S04 http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150612_duo_contracts/page/1635--86-86-.html 12 June 2014 schalke04.de 12 June 2014 19 MF Leroy Sané 1996 01 11 2015 07 01 20px Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2017 — Sane commits to Schalke http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/140321_sane/page/827--86-86-.html 21 March 2014 schalke04.de 21 March 2014 14 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos 1992 02 23 2015 07 01 20px Bayer Leverkusen End of Loan Summer 2016 — — 28 DF Felipe Santana 1986 03 17 2015 07 01 20px Olympiacos End of Loan Summer 2016 — — Out No.Pos.NameAgeNATMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources 28 DF Felipe Santana 1986 03 17 2016 01 11 20px Kuban Krasnodar Transfer Winter Free Felipe Santana transfers to Kuban Krasnodar http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150111_santana/page/2042--86-86-.html schalke04.de 11 January 2016 — MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 1987 03 06 2016 01 04 20px Milan Transfer Winter Free Boateng officially completes Milan return http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2016/01/05/18998552/boateng-officially-completes-milan-return goal.com 5 January 2016 36 FW Felix Platte 1996 02 11 2016 02 01 20px Darmstadt 98 Loan Winter Free Felix Platte loaned to Darmstadt until summer 2016 http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/160201_platte/page/2074--86-86-.html schalke04.de 1 February 2016 24 DF Kaan Ayhan 1994 11 10 2016 01 03 20px Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Winter Free Kaan Ayhan joins Eintracht Frankfurt on loan http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150103_kaanayhanloan/page/2021--86-86-.html schalke04.de 3 January 2016 10 MF Julian Draxler 1993 09 20 2015 08 31 20px VfL Wolfsburg Transfer Summer €36,000,000 Julian Draxler moves to VfL Wolfsburg http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150831_draxler/page/1800--86-86-.html schalke04.de 31 August 2015 17 MF Jefferson Farfán 1984 10 26 2015 08 14 20px Al-Jazira Transfer Summer €7,000,000 Thanks Jeff! http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150724_farfan/page/1734--86-86-.html schalke04.de 14 August 2015 14 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos 1992 02 23 2015 07 01 20px Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer €6,500,000 Papadopoulos makes Bayer Leverkusen move permanent http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150607_papadopoulos/page/1625--86-86-.html schalke04.de 7 June 2015 27 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 1985 05 22 2015 07 29 20px Philadelphia Union Transfer Summer Free Philadelphia Union Acquire Swiss International Tranquillo Barnetta http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2015/07/philadelphia-union-acquire-swiss-international-tranquillo-barnetta philadelphiaunion.com 25 June 2015 30 July 2015 31 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150731032247/http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2015/07/philadelphia-union-acquire-swiss-international-tranquillo-barnetta dead 23 DF Christian Fuchs 1986 04 07 2015 07 01 20px Leicester City Transfer Summer Free Christian Fuchs Signs For Leicester City http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/christian-fuchs-signs-for-leicester-city-2479915.aspx lcfc.com 3 June 2015 37 DF Pascal Itter 1995 04 03 2015 08 05 20px SV Grödig Transfer Summer Free Pascal Itter seals Schalke exit http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150805_itter/page/1751--86-86-.html schalke04.de 5 August 2015 20 FW Chinedu Obasi 1986 06 01 2015 07 01 20px Free agent End of contract Summer Free — FW Felix Schröter 1996 02 11 2015 08 08 20px 1. FC Heidenheim Loan Summer Free Felix Schröter loaned to 1. FC Heidenheim http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150808_schroeter/page/1755--86-86-.html schalke04.de 8 August 2015 40 GK Timon Wellenreuther 1995 12 03 2015 07 01 20px Mallorca Loan Summer Free Schalke 04 loan Timon Wellenreuther to RCD Mallorca http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150625_wellenreuther/page/1663--86-86-.html schalke04.de 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626141134/http://www.schalke04.de/en/news/150625_wellenreuther/page/1663--86-86-.html 26 June 2015 dead 28 GK Christian Wetklo 1980 01 11 2015 07 01 20px Schalke 04 II Intern Summer — Jörg Böhme und Christian Wetklo verstärken Trainerstab der U23 http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/150624_boehme_wetklo/page/5911--10-213-.html schalke04.de 24 June 2015 de 26 June 2015 24 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150626063120/http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/150624_boehme_wetklo/page/5911--10-213-.html dead 3 MF Jan Kirchhoff 1990 10 01 2015 07 01 20px Bayern Munich End of Loan Summer — — 31 DF Matija Nastasić 1993 03 28 2015 07 01 20px Manchester City End of Loan Summer — — Kit Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Gazprom _schalke1415h _schalke1416h _schalke1415h _adidasblue _SCHALKE04_1415h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home _schalke1415h _schalke1416h _schalke1415h _adidaswhite _SCHALKE04_1415h 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Home Alt. _schalke1617h _schalke1618h _schalke1617h _adidasnavy _schalke1617h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF Home 2016-17 _schalke1516a _schalke1517a _schalke1516a _schalke1516a _schalke1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Away _schalke1516a _schalke1517a _schalke1516a _adidasonwhite _schalke1516a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0090FF FFFFFF Away Alt. _schalke1516a _schalke1517a _schalke1516a _schalke1516a _schalke1516A FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0090FF 0090FF Away Alt. 2 _schalke1516t _schalke1517t _schalke1516t _schalke1516t _schalke1516t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Third _schalke1516t _schalke1517t _schalke1516t _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000000 000000 000000 018730 018730 Third Alt. Kit information Adidas continues its supply of the Schalke 04 kit, a relationship dating back to the 1975–76 season. Gazprom is the current sponsor, dating back to the middle of the 2006–07 season. Home: Previous season's blue home shirt, white shorts and blue socks confirmed as the current home kit with white three Adidas stripes due to Schalke 04's two-season home kit tradition. Home alternate: Same as home but including blue alternate shorts. Away: The away kit features a Marseille-inspired traditional home kit with light grey hoop, aqua blue three Adidas stripes, aqua blue shorts with white three Adidas stripes and white socks. Away alternate: Same as away kit but including white shorts with aqua blue three Adidas stripes and white socks. Away alternate 2: Same as away kit but including aqua blue shorts with white three Adidas stripes and aqua blue socks. Third: The third kit with white three Adidas stripes features a gradiented-hoop pattern, running from dark green to green, with black sleeve, all black back panel and all black shorts. Third alternate: Same as third kit but including green shorts with white three Adidas stripes and green socks. Kit usage Kit Description Usage Home Blue body with white shorts and blue socks. Used in all home Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Europa League, friendly matches (against Twente), away Bundesliga matches against Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Mainz 05, FC Ingolstadt and away friendly matches against Wolfsberger AC. Home alt. Blue body with blue shorts and blue socks. Used in away matches against VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg, 1. FC Köln, VfL Wolfsburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach and friendly match against Lechia Gdańsk. Away White-light grey hoop with aqua shorts and white socks. Used in away matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Europa League away match against Shakhtar Donetsk and friendly matches against VfL Osnabrück, Udinese. Away alt. I White-light grey hoop body with white shorts and socks. Used in away matches against Werder Bremen, Darmstadt 98, Hannover 96. Away alt. II White-light grey hoop with aqua shorts and aqua socks. Used in UEFA Europa League away match against Sparta Prague. Third Dark green to green gradient hoop body with black sleeve, back panel, shorts and socks. Used in away matches against Hamburger SV, 1899 Hoffenheim, friendly matches against Austria Klagenfurt, Porto, all-DFB Pokal opponent's white-blue, sky blue and yellow-blue home kit away matches and UEFA Europa League away matches against APOEL and Asteras Tripolis. Third alt. Dark green to green gradient hoop body with black sleeve and back panel, green shorts and socks. Used in away match against Hertha BSC. Kit record Type Shirt Shorts Socks RecordGWDLGFGAGD Home Blue White Blue 23 11 5 7 39 34 +5 Home Alt. Blue Blue Blue 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4 Away White Light blue White 5 0 3 2 1 7 −6 Away Alt. I White White White 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 Away Alt. II White Light blue Light blue 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 Third Green Black Black 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 Third Alt. Green Green Green 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 Home (Season 2016/2017) Blue White Blue 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 44 20 10 14 71 57 +14 Updated: 14 May 2016 Friendlies #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Friendly 2015 07 08 y 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Austria Klagenfurt AUT 1–3 Report GER Schalke 04 Rep 49 Huntelaar 12 GöcerSerkan Göcer has no professional contract; he usually plays at FC Schalke 04 II. 82 Choupo-Moting 87 Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria 2,700 Thomas Fröhlacher (Austria) W Friendly 2015 07 10 y 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wolfsberger AC AUT 3–1 Report GER Schalke 04 Drescher 5 Hellquist 11 Trdina 90 Huntelaar 57 Lavanttal-Arena Wolfsberg, Austria 3,985 Helmut Trattnig (Austria) L Friendly 2015 07 14 y 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Udinese ITA 1–1 Report GER Schalke 04 Di Natale 81 Huntelaar 38 Wörthersee Stadion Klagenfurt, Austria 2,500 Stefan Krassnitzer (Austria) D Friendly 2015 07 19 y 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) VfL Osnabrück GER 2–3 Report GER Schalke 04 Savran 11 56 Júnior Caiçara 39 Ayhan 74 Huntelaar 77 osnatel ARENA Osnabrück, Germany 12,000 Dr. Riem Hussein (Germany) W Friendly 2015 07 22 y 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lechia Gdańsk POL 0–1 Report GER Schalke 04 Sané 44 PGE Arena Gdańsk Gdańsk, Poland 7,700 Tomasz Tobiański (Poland) W Friendly 2015 07 27 y 18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 GER 0–0 Report POR Porto Heidewaldstadion Gütersloh, Germany 7,513 Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany) D Friendly 2015 08 02 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 GER 1–1 Report NED Twente Geis 28 Olaitan 86 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 33,315 Sascha Stegemann (Germany) D Friendly 2016 01 18 y 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Arminia Bielefeld GER 1–0 ReportSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes GER Schalke 04 Schuppan 17 Schüco-Arena Bielefeld, Germany 11,916 Sören Storks (Germany) L Florida Cup 2016 Round 1 2016 01 10 y 19:30 EST (UTC-05:00) Fort Lauderdale Strikers USA 0–2 Report GER Schalke 04 Di Santo 30Sané 57 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, United States 1,104 Daniel Fitzgerald (United States) W Round 2 2016 01 13 y 18:30 EST (UTC-05:00) Atlético Mineiro BRA 3–0 Report GER Schalke 04 Silva 8Patric 81Lucas Cândido 83 Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, United States 2,504 Ted Unkel (United States) L Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Bundesliga 2015–16 Bundesliga League table S04 Results summary 8 5 4 28 24 7 2 8 23 25 14 May 2016 Bundesliga May 2016 Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A Result W /D /L /W /W /W /W /L /W /L /D /L /L /D /W /L /W /L /W /W /L /D /D /W /W /L /W /L /D /L /L /W /D /W Position 3 /4 /9 /5 /4 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 /4 /5 /7 /8 /6 /8 /6 /6 /5 /4 /5 /6 /7 /6 /4 /5 /4 /7 /7 /7 /7 /6 /7 /5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Gold Green1 green1 red2 red1 14 May 2016 Bundesliga May 2016 green2 blue1 blue1 blue2 Matches 1 2015 08 15 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Werder Bremen 0–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/15/germany/bundesliga/sv-werder-bremen/fc-schalke-04/2054197/ Schalke 04 Gebre Selassie 34 o.g.Choupo-Moting 68Aogo 77Höger 80Huntelaar 85 Weserstadion Bremen 42,100 Daniel Siebert W 2 2015 08 22 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/22/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/sv-darmstadt-1898-ev/2054200/ Darmstadt 98 Draxler 47, 68 Rausch 9Sailer 52Wagner 90+4 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,565 Benjamin Brand D 3 2015 08 28 y 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/28/germany/bundesliga/vfl-wolfsburg/fc-schalke-04/2054211/ Schalke 04 Dost 17Luiz Gustavo 51R. Rodríguez 59 pen.Klose 61 Riether 52Aogo 73 Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg 30,000 Felix Brych L 4 2015 09 13 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/13/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/1-fsv-mainz-05/2054219/ Mainz 05 Matip 37, 84Huntelaar 61 Bengtsson 24Latza 40Mallı 42Bell 73 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,083 Robert Hartmann W 5 2015 09 20 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) VfB Stuttgart 0–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/20/germany/bundesliga/vfb-stuttgart-1893-ev/fc-schalke-04/2054230/ Schalke 04 Klein 20Insúa 44Šunjić 75 Di Santo 49Sané 52, 53Aogo 61 Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart 48,510 Manuel Gräfe W 6 2015 09 23 y 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 2–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/23/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/eintracht-frankfurt/2054237/ Eintracht Frankfurt Höger 12Matip 76Kolašinac 87Sané 90+1 Russ 65Abraham 79 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,104 Felix Zwayer W 7 2015 09 26 y 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hamburger SV 0–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/26/germany/bundesliga/hamburger-sv/fc-schalke-04/2054247/ Schalke 04 Djourou 83 Geis 19Sané 60Neustädter 64Fährmann 90 Volksparkstadion Hamburg 53,192 Jochen Drees W 8 2015 10 04 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 0–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/04/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/1-fc-koln/2054255/ 1. FC Köln Geis 79Meyer 90+2 Modeste 45Bittencourt 50Risse 69Gerhardt 79Zoller 84 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,723 Knut Kircher L 9 2015 10 17 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/17/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/hertha-bsc-berlin/2054263/ Hertha BSC Di Santo 17Höwedes 27, 63Geis 75Meyer 90+2 Haraguchi 16Ibišević 0 18Langkamp 60Darida 70Kalou 73Hegeler 84 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,336 Marco Fritz W 10 2015 10 25 y 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/25/germany/bundesliga/borussia-monchengladbach/fc-schalke-04/2054275/ Schalke 04 Stindl 32Wendt 52Raffael 70, 72Korb 84 Júnior Caiçara 27Christensen 44 o.g.Höwedes 72Matip 80Geis 0 80 Stadion im Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach 54,010 Wolfgang Stark L 11 2015 10 31 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/31/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/fc-ingolstadt-04/2054281/ FC Ingolstadt Höwedes 60Sané 77 Levels 39Groß 61Hinterseer 72 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,144 Florian Meyer D 12 2015 11 08 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Borussia Dortmund 3–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/08/germany/bundesliga/bv-borussia-09-dortmund/fc-schalke-04/2054291/ Schalke 04 Kagawa 30Ginter 43Aubameyang 47, 48Schmelzer 82Weigl 89 Huntelaar 33 71Goretzka 38Júnior Caiçara 46Di Santo 60Platte 90+1 Signal Iduna Park Dortmund 79,956 Felix Brych L 13 2015 11 21 y 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 1–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/21/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/fc-bayern-munchen/2054299/ Bayern Munich Meyer 17Huntelaar 61Højbjerg 82 Goretzka 9 o.g.Martínez 69Müller 90+2 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 62,271 Tobias Stieler L 14 2015 11 29 y 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/29/germany/bundesliga/bayer-04-leverkusen/fc-schalke-04/2054310/ Schalke 04 Tah 8Riether 85 o.g. Choupo-Moting 38, 50Goretzka 75 BayArena Leverkusen 30,210 Marco Fritz D 15 2015 12 04 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 3–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/04/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/hannover-96/2054317/ Hannover 96 Riether 9Geis 51 pen.Huntelaar 73Di Santo 82 Marcelo 51Saint-Maximin 81 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,229 Wolfgang Stark W 16 2015 12 13 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) FC Augsburg 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/13/germany/bundesliga/fc-augsburg/fc-schalke-04/2054330/ Schalke 04 Kohr 3Koo 27Hong 34Caiuby 90+2 Kolašinac 32, 70 WWK ARENA Augsburg 28,410 Florian Meyer L 17 2015 12 18 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 1–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/18/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ev/2054335/ 1899 Hoffenheim Choupo-Moting 28Goretzka 90+1 Strobl 57Rudy 58 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,749 Sascha Stegemann W 18 2016 01 24 y 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 1–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/24/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/sv-werder-bremen/2054344/ Werder Bremen Matip 4Kolašinac 77 Grillitsch 35Fritz 43Pizarro 53, 80Junuzović 58Ujah 89 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 62,271 Christian Dingert L 19 2016 01 30 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Darmstadt 98 0–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/30/germany/bundesliga/sv-darmstadt-1898-ev/fc-schalke-04/2054361/ Schalke 04 Rausch 55Niemeyer 66Rajković 83 Meyer 43, 59Sané 53Goretzka 84 Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Darmstadt 17,000 Daniel Siebert W 20 2016 02 06 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 3–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/06/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/vfl-wolfsburg/2054362/ VfL Wolfsburg Huntelaar 24, 26Geis 35, 49Schöpf 87 Kruse 30Bendtner 58Knoche 62 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,483 Tobias Welz W 21 2016 02 12 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mainz 05 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/12/germany/bundesliga/1-fsv-mainz-05/fc-schalke-04/2054378/ Schalke 04 Bussmann 33Latza 43Baumgartlinger 79Donati 81Balogun 90+3 Júnior Caiçara 45+1Belhanda 46 Coface Arena Mainz 32,107 Manuel Gräfe L 22 2016 02 21 y 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/21/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/vfb-stuttgart-1893-ev/2054381/ VfB Stuttgart Belhanda 14, 69Schöpf 75Sané 81 Didavi 28Harnik 74 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,262 Bastian Dankert D 23 2016 02 28 y 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/28/germany/bundesliga/eintracht-frankfurt/fc-schalke-04/2054395/ Schalke 04 Hasebe 90+1 Aogo 88Meyer 90+1 Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt 43,500 Felix Brych D 24 2016 03 02 y 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 3–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/02/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/hamburger-sv/2054399/ Hamburger SV Meyer 37Neustädter 43Júnior Caiçara 60Huntelaar 66Schöpf 77 N. Müller 4Djourou 2 40 45Kačar 90+1 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,856 Günter Perl W 25 2016 03 05 y 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) 1. FC Köln 1–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/05/germany/bundesliga/1-fc-koln/fc-schalke-04/2054414/ Schalke 04 Maroh 2Bittencourt 33 Huntelaar 2 pen.Meyer 23Di Santo 76 RheinEnergieSTADION Cologne 49,300 Wolfgang Stark W 26 2016 03 11 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hertha BSC 2–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/11/germany/bundesliga/hertha-bsc-berlin/fc-schalke-04/2054421/ Schalke 04 Ibišević 42Skjelbred 56Stark 65Ciğerci 90+1 Júnior Caiçara 26 Olympiastadion Berlin 51,424 Tobias Welz L 27 2016 03 18 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 2–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/18/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/borussia-monchengladbach/2054425/ Borussia Mönchengladbach Hinteregger 59 o.g.Kolašinac 64Goretzka 83 Christensen 79 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 62,271 Marco Fritz W 28 2016 04 02 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) FC Ingolstadt 3–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/02/germany/bundesliga/fc-ingolstadt-04/fc-schalke-04/2054441/ Schalke 04 Hartmann 29 pen.Groß 38Hinterseer 45+2Lezcano 65 Meyer 34Júnior Caiçara 35Sané 41Neustädter 80Matip 90 Audi Sportpark Ingolstadt 15,200 Daniel Siebert L 29 2016 04 10 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 2–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/10/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/bv-borussia-09-dortmund/2054443/ Borussia Dortmund Kolašinac 45Sané 51Riether 52Huntelaar 66 pen.Højbjerg 71Belhanda 81Neustädter 87 Şahin 31Kagawa 49Ginter 56Papastathopoulos 64Durm 72 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,670 Felix Zwayer D 30 2016 04 16 y 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bayern Munich 3–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/16/germany/bundesliga/fc-bayern-munchen/fc-schalke-04/2054452/ Schalke 04 Lewandowski 54 65Vidal 73 Allianz Arena Munich 75,000 Tobias Welz L 31 2016 04 23 y 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 2–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/23/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/bayer-04-leverkusen/2054461/ Bayer Leverkusen Choupo-Moting 14Júnior Caiçara 27Sané 29, 38Højbjerg 52 Toprak 5Bender 33Brandt 54Bellarabi 56Hernández 60, 90+1 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 62,271 Wolfgang Stark L 32 2016 04 30 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hannover 96 1–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/30/germany/bundesliga/hannover-96/fc-schalke-04/2054475/ Schalke 04 Sobiech 21 Choupo-Moting 11Huntelaar 45Schöpf 80 HDI-Arena Hanover 46,900 Günter Perl W 33 2016 05 07 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/07/germany/bundesliga/fc-schalke-04/fc-augsburg/2054479/ FC Augsburg Goretzka 51Huntelaar 82 Baier 52, 89Finnbogason 62Gouweleeuw 69Caiuby 80Stafylidis 85 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 62,271 Christian Dingert D 34 2016 05 14 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/14/germany/bundesliga/tsg-1899-hoffenheim-ev/fc-schalke-04/2054494/ Schalke 04 Uth 41Rudy 59 Huntelaar 7Choupo-Moting 14Sané 56Höwedes 68Schär 89 o.g. Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Sinsheim 30,150 Felix Brych W DFB-Pokal 2015–16 DFB-Pokal Round 1 2015 08 08 y 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) MSV Duisburg 0–5 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/08/08/germany/dfb-pokal/msv-duisburg/fc-schalke-04/2038921/ Schalke 04 Grote 26Bajić 2 27 31Wolze 62 Huntelaar 3Nastasić 39Geis 45+1Di Santo 62Goretzka 85 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Duisburg 30,600 Wolfgang Stark W Round 2 2015 10 28 y 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 0–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/28/germany/dfb-pokal/fc-schalke-04/borussia-monchengladbach/2139704/ Borussia Mönchengladbach Júnior Caiçara 55Højbjerg 81 Wendt 15Stindl 42Hazard 53 pen. Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 60,655 Tobias Stieler L UEFA Europa League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group K Group K SCH 1 2015 09 17 y 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) APOEL CYP 0–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/17/europe/uefa-cup/apoel-nicosia/fc-schalke-04/2147260/ GER Schalke 04 Makrides 50Vander 72De Vincenti 0 77 Geis 10Matip 28Huntelaar 35 71Di Santo 38 GSP Stadium Nicosia, Cyprus 13,512 Tony Chapron (France) W 2 2015 10 01 y 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 GER 4–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/01/europe/uefa-cup/fc-schalke-04/asteras-tripolis/2147263/ GRE Asteras Tripolis Di Santo 28 37 44 pen.Huntelaar 84 Ederson 44Goian 46 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 42,447 Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) W 3 2015 10 22 y 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Schalke 04 GER 2–2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/22/europe/uefa-cup/fc-schalke-04/ac-sparta-praha/2147264/ CZE Sparta Prague Di Santo 6Højbjerg 35Sané 73 Fatai 50Lafata 63Nhamoinesu 68Hybš 87 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 51,244 Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) D 4 2015 11 05 y 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Sparta Prague CZE 1–1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/05/europe/uefa-cup/ac-sparta-praha/fc-schalke-04/2147266/ GER Schalke 04 Lafata 6, 82Jiráček 53Matějovský 66Dočkal 70 Geis 20 pen., 78Højbjerg 66 Generali Arena Prague, Czech Republic 17,352 Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain) D 5 2015 11 26 y 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 GER 1–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/26/europe/uefa-cup/fc-schalke-04/apoel-nicosia/2147268/ CYP APOEL Neustädter 80Choupo-Moting 86 Vinícius 50Carlão 62 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 43,117 Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) W 6 2015 12 10 y 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Asteras Tripolis GRE 0–4 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/10/europe/uefa-cup/asteras-tripolis/fc-schalke-04/2147271/ GER Schalke 04 Choupo-Moting 23, 37 78Di Santo 29Højbjerg 85Meyer 86 Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium Tripoli, Greece 2,501 Liran Liany (Israel) W Knockout phase 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase Round of 32 First leg 2016 02 18 y 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Shakhtar Donetsk UKR 0–0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/18/europe/uefa-cup/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/fc-schalke-04/2176436/ GER Schalke 04 Kucher 2 79 86Gladkiy 84 Sané 77 Arena Lviv Lviv, Ukraine 23,615 Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey) D Second leg 2016 02 25 y 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Schalke 04 GER 0–3 0–3 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/25/europe/uefa-cup/fc-schalke-04/joint-stock-company-fc-shakhtar-donetsk/2176452/ UKR Shakhtar Donetsk Goretzka 35 Ismaily 2Marlos 26, 53Stepanenko 32Taison 43Ferreyra 63Kovalenko 77 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany 45,308 Matej Jug (Slovenia) L Team statistics Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Bundesliga 15 August 2015 14 May 2016 Matchday 1 5th Place 34 15 7 12 51 49 yes DFB-Pokal 8 August 2015 28 October 2015 Round 1 Round 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 yes Europa League 17 September 2015 25 February 2016 Group stage Round of 32 8 4 3 1 15 6 yes Total 44 20 10 14 71 57 yes Updated: 14 May 2016 Squad statistics Squad Season 2015–16NoNATPlayerAgeContract endsAll A Total Appearances1BL A AppearancesBL 1Cup A AppearancesCup 1EL A AppearancesEL 1 Goalkeepers120pxRalf Fährmann1988 09 27 2016 05 1530 June 201943 (0)010034 (0)01001 (0)00008 (0)00003020pxMichael Gspurning1981 05 02 2016 05 1530 June 20161 (0)00000 (0)00001 (0)00000 (0)00003420pxFabian Giefer1990 05 17 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00003520pxAlexander Nübel1996 09 30 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (1)00000 (1)00000 (0)00000 (0)0000 Defenders220pxMarvin Friedrich1995 12 13 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (3)00000 (2)00000 (0)00000 (1)0000320pxJúnior Caiçara1989 04 27 2016 05 1530 June 201831 (1)080022 (1)07002 (0)01007 (0)0000420pxBenedikt Höwedes (C)1988 02 29 2016 05 1530 June 202014 (5)140010 (5)14001 (0)00003 (0)0000620pxSead Kolašinac1993 06 20 2016 05 1530 June 201724 (6)150018 (5)15001 (0)00005 (1)00001520pxDennis Aogo1987 01 14 2016 05 1530 June 201725 (5)040020 (3)04002 (0)00003 (2)00002020pxThilo Kehrer1996 09 21 2016 05 1530 June 20190 (1)00000 (1)00000 (0)00000 (0)00002220pxAtsuto Uchida1988 03 27 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00002420pxKaan Ayhan1994 11 10 2016 05 1530 June 20172 (3)00000 (1)00000 (0)00002 (2)00002720pxSascha Riether1983 03 23 2016 05 1530 June 201616 (4)030014 (3)03001 (0)00001 (1)00002820pxFelipe Santana1986 03 17 2016 05 1530 June 20160 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00003120pxMatija Nastasić1993 03 28 2016 05 1530 June 20192 (0)10001 (0)00001 (0)10000 (0)00003220pxJoël Matip1991 08 08 2016 05 1530 June 201641 (0)420034 (0)32002 (0)00005 (0)1000 Midfielders520pxJohannes Geis1993 08 17 2016 05 1530 June 201935 (2)460127 (1)24011 (0)10007 (1)1200720pxMax Meyer1995 09 18 2016 05 1530 June 201831 (10)640027 (5)54001 (1)00003 (4)1000820pxLeon Goretzka1995 02 06 2016 05 1530 June 201832 (2)260023 (2)15002 (0)10007 (0)01001020pxJulian Draxler1993 09 20 2016 05 1530 June 20184 (0)11003 (0)11001 (0)00000 (0)00001120pxYounès Belhanda1990 02 25 2016 05 1530 June 201610 (7)22008 (7)22000 (0)00002 (0)00001220pxMarco Höger1989 09 16 2016 05 1530 June 20163 (3)02003 (2)02000 (0)00000 (1)00001820pxSidney Sam1988 01 31 2016 05 1530 June 20181 (5)00000 (2)00000 (0)00001 (3)00001920pxLeroy Sané1996 01 11 2016 05 1530 June 201929 (13)950023 (10)84000 (2)00006 (1)11002120pxAlessandro Schöpf1994 02 07 2016 05 1530 June 20196 (9)31005 (8)31000 (0)00001 (1)00002320pxPierre-Emile Højbjerg1995 08 05 2016 05 1530 June 201617 (13)070013 (10)03000 (1)01004 (2)03003320pxRoman Neustädter1988 02 18 2016 05 1530 June 201633 (5)050026 (4)04000 (1)00007 (0)0100—20pxKevin-Prince Boateng1987 03 06 2016 05 1530 June 20160 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)0000 Forwards920pxFranco Di Santo1989 04 07 2016 05 1530 June 201920 (14)840013 (12)23002 (0)10005 (2)51001320pxEric M. Choupo-Moting1989 03 23 2016 05 1530 June 201727 (9)920021 (7)61001 (1)00005 (1)31001620pxFabian Reese1997 11 29 2016 05 1530 June 20190 (1)00000 (1)00000 (0)00000 (0)00002520pxKlaas-Jan Huntelaar1983 08 12 2016 05 1530 June 201737 (3)1620029 (2)122002 (0)10006 (1)30003620pxFelix Platte1996 02 11 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (1)01000 (1)01000 (0)00000 (0)0000—20pxFelix Schröter1996 01 23 2016 05 1530 June 20180 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)00000 (0)0000Total—677701—476401—5200—151000Last updated: 29 May 2016 Players in white left the club during the season. References Category:FC Schalke 04 seasons Schalke Schalke