2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2017–18 season
President	Clemens Tönnies
Manager	Domenico Tedesco
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Guido Burgstaller (11); All: ; Guido Burgstaller (13)
Highest home attendance	62,271
Lowest home attendance	50,642
Average home league attendance	61,297
Biggest win	BFC Dynamo 0–2 Schalke; Schalke 2–0 Leipzig; Schalke 3–1 Stuttgart; Hertha 0–2 Schalke; Schalke 2–0 Mainz 05; Wiesbaden 1–3 Schalke; Schalke 2–0 Hamburg; Stuttgart 0–2 Schalke; Leverkusen 0–2 Schalke; Schalke 2–0 Freiburg; Schalke 2–0 Dortmund
Biggest defeat	Schalke 0–3 Bayern
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 27th consecutive and 50th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 are also participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

The season was the first since 2006-07 without Benedikt Höwedes, who departed to Juventus on a loan.

Players

Squad information

As of 29 January 2018^[1]

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 (captain)
2	MF	USA	Weston McKennie
3	DF	ESP	Pablo Insua
5	DF	SRB	Matija Nastasić
7	MF	GER	Max Meyer
8	MF	GER	Leon Goretzka (vice-captain)
9	FW	ARG	Franco Di Santo
10	MF	ALG	Nabil Bentaleb
11	MF	UKR	Yevhen Konoplyanka
14	DF	GHA	Baba Rahman (on loan from Chelsea)
17	MF	FRA	Benjamin Stambouli
18	MF	GER	Daniel Caligiuri
19	FW	AUT	Guido Burgstaller


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	GER	Thilo Kehrer
21	DF	GER	Sascha Riether
22	FW	CRO	Marko Pjaca (on loan from Juventus)
23	FW	GER	Cedric Teuchert
24	DF	GER	Bastian Oczipka
25	MF	MAR	Amine Harit
28	MF	AUT	Alessandro Schöpf
29	DF	BRA	Naldo
32	FW	GHA	Bernard Tekpetey
34	GK	AUT	Michael Langer
35	GK	GER	Alexander Nübel
36	FW	SUI	Breel Embolo

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee	Source
23	FW	Cedric Teuchert	1. FC Nürnberg	Transfer	Winter	2021	€1,000,000	^[2]
22	FW	Marko Pjaca	Juventus	Loan	Winter	2018	€800,000	^[3]
14	DF	Baba Rahman	Chelsea	Loan	Winter	2019	Free	^[4]
32	MF	Bernard Tekpetey	SCR Altach	End of Loan	Winter	2020	—	^[5]
10	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	2021	€19,000,000
11	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2020	€12,500,000
25	MF	Amine Harit	Nantes	Transfer	Summer	2021	€8,000,000	^[6]
24	DF	Bastian Oczipka	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer	2020	€4,500,000	^[7]
3	DF	Pablo Insua	Deportivo La Coruña	Transfer	Summer	2021	€3,500,000	^[8]
21	DF	Sascha Riether	Free agent	Transfer	Season (Matchday 8)	2018	—	^[9]
34	GK	Michael Langer	IFK Norrköping	Transfer	Summer	2019	Free	^[10]
30	FW	Haji Wright	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2020	—	—
2	MF	Weston McKennie	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2022	—	—
21	MF	Luke Hemmerich	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2020	—	—
16	FW	Fabian Reese	Karlsruher SC	End of loan	Summer	2019	—	—
15	FW	Felix Platte	Darmstadt 98	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—
18	MF	Sidney Sam	Darmstadt 98	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—
34	GK	Fabian Giefer	Bristol City	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—

Out

No.	Pos	Player	To	Type	Window	Fee	Source
23	DF	Coke	Levante	Loan	Winter	Free	^[11]
16	FW	Fabian Reese	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Loan	Winter	Free	^[12]
33	FW	Donis Avdijaj	Roda JC Kerkrade	Loan	Winter	Free	^[13]
15	FW	Felix Platte	Darmstadt 98	Transfer	Summer	€800,000	^[14]
34	GK	Fabian Giefer	FC Augsburg	Transfer	Summer	€750,000	^[15]
25	FW	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[16]
6	DF	Sead Kolašinac	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[17]
30	GK	Timon Wellenreuther	Willem II	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[18]
13	MF	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	Stoke City	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[19]
15	DF	Dennis Aogo	VfB Stuttgart	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[20]
22	DF	Atsuto Uchida	Union Berlin	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[21]
40	MF	Sidney Sam	VfL Bochum	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[22]
27	DF	Sascha Riether	Free agent	—	Summer	—	—
4	DF	Benedikt Höwedes	Juventus	Loan	Summer	€3,500,000	^[23]
6	MF	Johannes Geis	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	€2,000,000	^[24]
32	FW	Bernard Tekpetey	Rheindorf Altach	Loan	Summer	Free	^[25]
30	FW	Haji Wright	SV Sandhausen	Loan	Summer	Free	^[26]
21	MF	Luke Hemmerich	VfL Bochum	Loan	Summer	Free	^[27]
10	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	Tottenham Hotspur	End of loan	Summer	—	—
11	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	Sevilla	End of loan	Summer	—	—
14	DF	Baba Rahman	Chelsea	End of loan	Summer	—	—
24	DF	Holger Badstuber	Bayern Munich	End of loan	Summer	—	—

Club

Kit

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Home

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Away

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Third

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Friendly	SpVgg Erkenschwick	1–9	Schalke 04	Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sascha Drepper 78'	Report	Avdijaj 9' Konoplyanka 16', 27' Uchida 48', 52' Wright 60', 63', 66', 74'	Stadium: Stimbergstadion Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Tim Zahnhausen (Germany)

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly	SC Paderborn	0–1	Schalke 04	Paderborn, Germany
14:05 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Konoplyanka 20'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Sven Waschitzki (Germany)

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) Friendly	Beşiktaş	2–3	Schalke 04	Zhuhai, China
20:00 CST (UTC+8) 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tosun 68', 75'	Report	Harit 42' Hemmerich 57' Konoplyanka 63'	Stadium: ZhuHai Sports Center Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Li Haixin (China)

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21) Friendly	Internazionale	1–1	Schalke 04	Changzhou, China
19:30 CST (UTC+8) 13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 73'	Report	Caligiuri 60'	Stadium: Changzhou Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gu Chunhan (China)

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Friendly	Neftçi	0–1	Schalke 04	Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tekpetey 27'	Stadium: Wildkogel-Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thomas Hochstaffl (Austria)

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) Friendly	Eibar	0–1	Schalke 04	Mittersill, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	José Ángel 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) Friendly	Crystal Palace	1–1	Schalke 04	London, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benteke 61'	Report	Insua 43'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Friendly	FC Gütersloh 2000	0–9	Schalke 04	Gütersloh, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Coke 28', 30' Meyer 36', 64', 84', 86' Embolo 49', 57' Oczipka 67'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Dr. Michael Negri (Germany)

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07) Friendly	KRC Genk	1–2	Schalke 04	Benidorm, Spain
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karelis 88'		Pjaca 49' Embolo 80'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 800 Referee: Campo Hernandez (Spain)

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

Overview

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	19 August 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1	2nd	34	18	9	7	53	37	+16	052.94
DFB-Pokal	14 August 2017	18 April 2018	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	7	2	+5	080.00
Total					39	22	9	8	60	39	+21	056.41

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	27	3	4	92	28	+64	84	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Schalke 04	34	18	9	7	53	37	+16	63
3	1899 Hoffenheim	34	15	10	9	66	48	+18	55
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	15	10	9	64	47	+17	55
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	10	9	58	44	+14	55	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

Source: DFB
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.^[28]
(C) Champions

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	18	9	7	53	37	+16	63	10	5	2	27	15	+12	8	4	5	26	22	+4

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W
Position	3	8	5	4	6	7	9	6	5	5	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	5	6	6	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 1	Schalke 04	2–0	RB Leipzig	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 43' (pen.) Konoplyanka 73'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,435 Referee: Felix Zwayer

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 2	Hannover 96	1–0	Schalke 04	Hanover
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonathas 67'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 3	Schalke 04	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 4' (pen.) Naldo 47' Burgstaller 48'	Report	Akolo 40'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,098 Referee: Frank Willenborg

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4	Werder Bremen	1–2	Schalke 04	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 20'	Report	Veljković 22' (o.g.) Goretzka 83'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Benjamin Brand

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 5	Schalke 04	0–3	Bayern Munich	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lewandowski 25' (pen.) Rodríguez 29' Vidal 75'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Marco Fritz

23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 6	1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	Schalke 04	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Geiger 13' Rupp 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 7	Schalke 04	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Goretzka 34'	Report	Bailey 61'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,515 Referee: Guido Winkmann

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 8	Hertha BSC	0–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Goretzka 54' (pen.) Burgstaller 78'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 50,590 Referee: Benjamin Brand

20 October 2017 (2017-10-20) 9	Schalke 04	2–0	Mainz 05	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Goretzka 13' Burgstaller 74'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,476 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10	Schalke 04	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 43' (pen.)	Report	Origi 90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,429 Referee: Markus Schmidt

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11	SC Freiburg	0–1	Schalke 04	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caligiuri 62'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Felix Brych

19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) 12	Schalke 04	2–0	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Di Santo 17' (pen.) Burgstaller 77'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Robert Hartmann

25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13	Borussia Dortmund	4–4	Schalke 04	Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aubameyang 12' Stambouli 18' (o.g.) Götze 20' Guerreiro 25'	Report	Burgstaller 61' Harit 65' Caligiuri 86' Naldo 90+4'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,179 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14	Schalke 04	2–2	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 36' Harit 72'	Report	Guirassy 50', 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,761 Referee: Tobias Stieler

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kramer 24'	Report	Vestergaard 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,018 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16	Schalke 04	3–2	FC Augsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Di Santo 44' Burgstaller 47' Caligiuri 83' (pen.)	Report	Caiuby 64' Gregoritsch 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,215 Referee: Sven Jablonski

16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 17	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–2	Schalke 04	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Jović 2' Haller 65'	Report	Embolo 82' Naldo 90+5'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Robert Kampka

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18	RB Leipzig	3–1	Schalke 04	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Keïta 41' Werner 69' Bruma 71'	Report	Naldo 55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 19	Schalke 04	1–1	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pjaca 16'	Report	Füllkrug 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Martin Petersen

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) 20	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Schalke 04	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Naldo 14' Harit 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,096 Referee: Felix Zwayer

3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21	Schalke 04	1–2	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konoplyanka 24'	Report	Kruse 79' Junuzović 90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Guido Winkmann

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22	Bayern Munich	2–1	Schalke 04	Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 6' Müller 36'	Report	Di Santo 29'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23	Schalke 04	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kehrer 11' Embolo 28'	Report	Kramarić 78'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,741 Referee: Benjamin Brand

25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 24	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2	Schalke 04	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Burgstaller 11' Bentaleb 89' (pen.)	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25	Schalke 04	1–0	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pjaca 37'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,578 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 26	Mainz 05	0–1	Schalke 04	Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caligiuri 55'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 30,655 Referee: Felix Brych

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27	VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Knoche 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28	Schalke 04	2–0	SC Freiburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caligiuri 63' (pen.) Burgstaller 73'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,688 Referee: Tobias Stieler

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29	Hamburger SV	3–2	Schalke 04	Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kostić 17' Holtby 52' Hunt 84'	Report	Naldo 9' Burgstaller 63'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 54,137 Referee: Christian Dingert

15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) 30	Schalke 04	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Konoplyanka 50' Naldo 82'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,786 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

22 April 2018 (2018-04-22) 31	1. FC Köln	2–2	Schalke 04	Cologne
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bittencourt 26' Risse 83'	Report	Embolo 4' Konoplyanka 23'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32	Schalke 04	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caligiuri 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Raffael 32'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Harm Osmers

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33	FC Augsburg	1–2	Schalke 04	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Max 27'	Report	Kehrer 23', 34'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Robert Kampka

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34	Schalke 04	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgstaller 26'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,585 Referee: Frank Willenborg

DFB-Pokal

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14) First round	BFC Dynamo	0–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Konoplyanka 78', 90+1'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Arne Aarnink

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Second round	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–3	Schalke 04	Wiesbaden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Blacha 76'	Report	Di Santo 26' Burgstaller 30' Mintzel 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Sven Jablonski

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) Round of 16	Schalke 04	1–0	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meyer 63'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,392 Referee: Robert Hartmann

7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) Quarter-finals	Schalke 04	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 10'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 50,642 Referee: Christian Dingert

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Semi-finals	Schalke 04	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Jović 75'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Squad Season 2017–18
No	NAT	Player	Age	Contract ends	All A					BL A	BL				Cup A	Cup
Goalkeepers
1		Ralf Fährmann (C)	36	30.06.2020	39 (0)	0	1	0	0	34 (0)	0	1	0	0	5 (0)	0	0	0	0
34		Michael Langer	39	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
35		Alexander Nübel	28	30.06.2020	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Pablo Insua	31	30.06.2021	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
5		Matija Nastasić	31	30.06.2019	25 (2)	0	5	1	0	22 (2)	0	5	1	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
14		Baba Rahman	30	30.06.2019	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
20		Thilo Kehrer	28	30.06.2019	31 (1)	3	5	0	0	26 (1)	3	4	0	0	5 (0)	0	1	0	0
21		Sascha Riether	41	30.06.2018	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
23		Coke	37	30.06.2019	1 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	0
24		Bastian Oczipka	35	30.06.2020	30 (3)	0	3	0	0	26 (3)	0	2	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
29		Naldo	42	30.06.2019	38 (0)	7	5	0	0	34 (0)	7	4	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
		Joshua Bitter	27	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
2		Weston McKennie	26	30.06.2022	14 (11)	0	3	0	0	13 (10)	0	3	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
7		Max Meyer	29	30.06.2018	23 (4)	1	6	0	0	20 (3)	0	6	0	0	3 (1)	1	0	0	0
8		Leon Goretzka	29	30.06.2018	23 (6)	4	3	0	0	21 (5)	4	3	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	0
10		Nabil Bentaleb	29	30.06.2021	15 (4)	4	3	0	1	12 (4)	4	3	0	1	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
11		Yevhen Konoplyanka	35	30.06.2020	20 (10)	6	1	0	0	18 (9)	4	1	0	0	2 (1)	2	0	0	0
17		Benjamin Stambouli	34	30.06.2020	27 (5)	0	4	0	0	24 (4)	0	4	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
18		Daniel Caligiuri	36	30.06.2020	35 (2)	6	4	0	0	32 (1)	6	4	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
25		Amine Harit	27	30.06.2021	27 (8)	3	4	0	0	23 (8)	3	3	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
28		Alessandro Schöpf	30	30.06.2021	12 (7)	0	3	0	0	9 (7)	0	3	0	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
32		Bernard Tekpetey	27	30.06.2020	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9		Franco Di Santo	35	30.06.2019	24 (10)	4	4	0	0	22 (8)	3	4	0	0	2 (2)	1	0	0	0
16		Fabian Reese	26	30.06.2019	0 (7)	0	0	0	0	0 (7)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
19		Guido Burgstaller	35	30.06.2020	29 (8)	13	9	0	0	23 (8)	11	8	0	0	5 (0)	2	1	0	0
22		Marko Pjaca	29	30.06.2018	5 (4)	2	0	0	0	3 (4)	2	0	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0
23		Cedric Teuchert	27	30.06.2021	0 (6)	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0
33		Donis Avdijaj	28	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
36		Breel Embolo	27	30.06.2021	9 (14)	3	4	0	0	9 (12)	3	4	0	0	0 (2)	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
Total					—	56	67	1	1	—	50	62	1	1	—	6	5	0	0
Last updated: 13 May 2018

Players in white left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	Guido Burgstaller	11	2	13
2	DF	Naldo	7	0	7
3	MF	Daniel Caligiuri	6	0	6
3	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	4	2	6
5	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	4	0	4
5	FW	Franco Di Santo	3	1	4
5	MF	Leon Goretzka	4	0	4
8	FW	Breel Embolo	3	0	3
8	MF	Amine Harit	3	0	3
8	DF	Thilo Kehrer	3	0	3
11	FW	Marko Pjaca	2	0	2
12	MF	Max Meyer	0	1	1
Own goals	3	1	4
Total			53	7	60

Clean sheets

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Ralf Fährmann	13	3	16
2	Alexander Nübel	1	0	1
Total		13	3	16

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Total
Rank	Position	Name
1	FW	Guido Burgstaller	8	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
2	DF	Matija Nastasić	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
3	MF	Max Mayer	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	DF	Thilo Kehrer	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
4	DF	Naldo	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
6	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
7	MF	Daniel Caligiuri	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	FW	Franco Di Santo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	FW	Breel Embolo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	MF	Amine Harit	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
7	MF	Benjamin Stambouli	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	MF	Leon Goretzka	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	MF	Weston McKennie	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	DF	Bastian Oczipka	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
12	MF	Alessandro Schöpf	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	DF	Coke	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	GK	Ralf Fährmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Pablo Insua	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			62	1	1	5	0	0	67	1	1

References

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[Squad_Overview-1] "Squad Overview". FC Schalke 04.

[2] "S04 sign Germany U21 international Cedric Teuchert". schalke04.de.en. 3 January 2018.

[3] "Marko Pjaca joins on loan from Juventus". schalke04.de.en. 4 January 2018.

[4] "Baba joins until end of 2018/2019 season on loan". schalke04.de.en. 29 January 2018.

[5] "Bernard Tekpetey to accompany team to training camp". schalke04.de.en. 1 January 2018.

[6] "S04 sign Amine Harit from FC Nantes". schalke04.de.en. 10 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] "Schalke sign Oczipka from Frankfurt". schalke04.de.en. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[8] "Schalke 04 sign Pablo Insua". schalke04.de.en. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[9] "Sascha Riether erhält Vertrag bis zum 30. Juni 2018". schalke04.de. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

[10] "Michael Langer completes goalkeeping trio". schalke04.de.en. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

[11] "Coke wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Levante UD". schalke04.de. 20 December 2017.

[12] "Fabian Reese to spend the rest of season at Greuther Fürth". schalke04.de. 21 January 2018.

[13] "Donis Avdijaj to spend rest of season on loan at Roda JC Kerkrade". schalke04.de. 15 January 2018.

[14] "Felix Platte joins SV Darmstadt 98". schalke04.de.en. 26 August 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[15] "Fabian Giefer moves to Augsburg". schalke04.de.en. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[16] "Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to return to AFC Ajax". schalke04.de.en. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[17] "Sead Kolasinac to move to Arsenal". schalke04.de.en. 6 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[18] "Timon Wellenreuther voor twee seizoenen naar Willem II". willem-ii.nl. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-06-09.

[19] "Choupo-Moting Checks In". stokecityfc.com. 8 August 2017.

[20] "VfB sign Dennis Aogo". vfb.de/en. 9 August 2017.

[21] "Atsuto Uchida moves to Union Berlin". schalke04.de/en. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

[22] "Sidney Sam moves to VfL Bochum". schalke04.de/en. 31 August 2017.

[23] "Benedikt Höwedes joins Juventus for the 2017/18 season". 30 August 2017.

[24] "Johannes Geis heads to Sevilla on loan". 1 August 2017.

[25] "Bernard Tekpetey extends contract and joins Altach on loan". schalke04.de/en. 18 August 2017.

[26] "Haji Wright joins Sandhausen on loan". schalke04.de/en. 11 August 2017.

[27] "Hemmerich moves on loan to VfL Bochum". schalke04.de/en. 28 August 2017.

[28] "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.

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