The 2009–10 season was the 106th season in Schalke 04's history. The team competed in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| President | Josef Schnusenberg | |||
| Head coach | Felix Magath | |||
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 2nd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Kurányi (18) All: Kevin Kurányi (20) | |||
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Season summary edit
Schalke's first season under Felix Magath saw a welcome return to the Champions League after a season's absence.
Players edit
First-team squad edit
Squad at end of season[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Position | Player Name | Previous Club |
| 7 July 2009 | MF |  Lewis Holtby
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Alemannia Aachen
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| 13 August 2009 | MF |  Mineiro
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 Chelsea
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| 2 July 2009 | MF |  Jan Morávek
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Bohemians 1905
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| 2 July 2009 | MF |  Vasilis Pliatsikas
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AEK Athens
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| 2 July 2009 | MF |  Emin Yalin
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1. FC Nürnberg II
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Kits edit
          Home
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 Home Alternate
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     Away
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     Third
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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| Home | Blue | Blue | Blue | |
| Home Alt. | Blue | White | Blue | Bundesliga, Match 7, September 26 in Dortmund |
| Away | Black | Black | Black | |
| Third | White | White | White |
Competitions edit
Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 65 | |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 57 |
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
DFB-Pokal edit
Matches edit
| 1 August 2009 First round | Germania Windeck | 0–4 | Schalke 04 | Cologne |
| 19:30 UTC+2 | Report (in German) | Zambrano  10'Kurányi 43'Kenia 68'Höwedes 85' |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
| 22 September 2009 Second round | VfL Bochum | 0–3 | Schalke 04 | Bochum |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report (in German) | Westermann 10' Altıntop 56'Fuchs 76' (o.g.) |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 29,592 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
| 28 October 2009 Round of 16 | 1860 München | 0–3 | Schalke 04 | Munich |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report (in German) | Rafinha 41' Höwedes 48', 81' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart) |
| 10 February 2010 Quarter-finals | VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Osnabrück |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Report (in German) | Kurányi 59' |
Stadium: Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 16,130 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
| 24 March 2010 Semi-finals | Schalke 04 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 GMT+1 | Report (in German) | Robben 112' |
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) |
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18, and B level.
- ^ Rakitić was born in Möhlin, Switzerland, and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in September 2007.
- ^ Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and represented them at U-20, U-21 and B level and made his international debut for Germany in 2008, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
- ^ Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.
- ^ Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.
- ^ Yalın was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, but also holds Turkish citizenship.
- ^ Müller was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), but also holds German citizenship.
- ^ Matip was born in Bochum, Germany, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in March 2010.
- ^ Amsif was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany, and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in 2011.
- ^ Stevanović was born in Essen, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
- ^ Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.