2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season explained

Club:Schalke 04
Season:2020–21
Chrtitle: Chairman
Chairman:Jens Buchta
Manager:David Wagner
(until 27 September)
Manuel Baum
(from 30 September to 18 December)
Huub Stevens
(interim, from 18 to 22 December)
Christian Gross
(from 27 December to 28 February)
Dimitrios Grammozis
(from 2 March)
Stadium:Veltins-Arena
League:Bundesliga
League Result:18th (relegated)
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Matthew Hoppe (6)
Season Topscorer:
Matthew Hoppe (6)
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 FC Schalke 04 season was the 117th season in the football club's history and 30th consecutive and 53rd 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 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 20th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Schalke suffered a disastrous start to the season, becoming only the fifth Bundesliga team to go winless in their first 14 fixtures. They also became the first Bundesliga team with 5 managers in a season. Schalke's relegation was confirmed on the 20th of April, following a 1–0 defeat at Arminia Bielefeld.

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.

NameAgeContractBundesligaTotal
width=60beganwidth=60endswidth=40width=40Goalswidth=40width=40Goals
Goalkeepers
120002590
23110110
343030
Defenders
26080
3120210
512211572
138090
1710501330
20 (captain)11151415
2411111261
26594716
30131131
31300330
33231261
Midfielders
6611711
871108311
10821210719
16301341
251021211913
281121014316
376071
40170180
424040
Forwards
7485597
95065512
18151161
2118484249128
22253324
43226246

Transfers

In

width=170 Playerwidth=170 Fromwidth=90 width=70 data-sort-type=number in €
FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar AjaxTransferWinter2021[1]
FW Shkodran Mustafi ArsenalTransferWinter2021[2]
DF Sead Kolašinac ArsenalLoanWinter2021[3]
DF William VfL WolfsburgLoanWinter2021250,000[4]
FW Matthew Hoppe Schalke 04 IIPromotedWinter2023—[5]
FW Vedad Ibišević Hertha BSCEnd of contractSummer2021—[6]
FW Gonçalo Paciência Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummer20211,500,000[7]
DF Kilian Ludewig Red Bull SalzburgLoanSummer2021[8]
GK Frederik Rønnow Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummer2021[9]
DF Timo Becker Schalke 04 IIPromotedSummer2021—[10]
MF Can Bozdoğan Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2022——
MF Kerim Çalhanoğlu Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2024—[11]
MF Nick Taitague Schalke 04 IIPromotedSummer2021——
DF Malick Thiaw Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2024—[12]
MF Nabil Bentaleb Newcastle UnitedLoan returnSummer2021——
DF Jonas Carls Viktoria KölnLoan returnSummer2022——
GK Ralf Fährmann BrannLoan returnSummer2022——
DF Pablo Insua HuescaLoan returnSummer2021——
DF Hamza Mendyl DijonLoan returnSummer2023——
MF Sebastian Rudy 1899 HoffenheimLoan returnSummer2022——
FW Steven Skrzybski Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan returnSummer2021——
FW Bernard Tekpetey Fortuna DüsseldorfLoan return Summer2023——
FW Cedric Teuchert Hannover 96Loan returnSummer2021——
FW Mark Uth 1. FC KölnLoan returnSummer2022——

Out

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DF Ozan Kabak LiverpoolLoanWinter1,500,000
FW Ahmed Kutucu Heracles AlmeloLoanWinter[13]
FW Rabbi Matondo Stoke CityLoanWinter[14]
FW Vedad IbiševićFree agentContract terminatedWinter—[15]
MF Nick TaitagueRetiredContract terminatedWinter—[16]
DF Pablo Insua HuescaTransferSummer250,000[17]
FW Guido Burgstaller FC St. PauliTransferSummer[18]
FW Cedric Teuchert Union BerlinTransferSummer
MF Daniel Caligiuri FC AugsburgEnd of contractSummer—[19]
GK Alexander Nübel Bayern MunichEnd of contractSummer—[20]
MF Weston McKennie JuventusLoanSummer4,500,000[21]
FW Bernard Tekpetey Ludogorets RazgradLoanSummer400,000[22]
DF Jonas Carls Vitória GuimarãesLoanSummer90,000[23]
MF Sebastian Rudy 1899 HoffenheimLoanSummer[24]
GK Markus Schubert Eintracht FrankfurtLoanSummer
FW Michael Gregoritsch FC AugsburgEnd of loanSummer——
DF Jonjoe Kenny EvertonEnd of loanSummer——
DF Juan Miranda BarcelonaEnd of loan Summer—[25]
DF Jean-Clair Todibo BarcelonaEnd of loanSummer——

Club

Kit

Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Gazprom

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga.

Matches

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 7 August 2020.[26]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.PlayerNat.Pos.TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
Appswidth=20Appswidth=20Appswidth=20
12525020222202033000
231110000111000000000
34320003200000000
2880106601022000
3520103101021000
51817020151402033000
13980308702011010
15100001000000000
172725060242205033010
201817150171615011000
243021010272001031000
261511060141105010010
301311110131111000000
312220010201801022000
332217141191513132010
49100001000000000
41414041141404100000
62622160242116021000
82625230252413011100
101070309602011010
1613612012612010000
253127240282524032000
282112200191000022200
36331103311000000
37100001000000000
38660006600000000
4015500014500010000
41441104411000000
42440004400000000
45100001000000000
47100001000000000
13220002200000000
72119350201835011000
92715530251322022310
1816912015912010000
21972209722000000
2215502013302022000
27200002000000000
432416630221563021000
11521104101011100
14330003300000000
15800107001010000
Total373176234247023760

Goalscorers

RankPos.PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
1FW Matthew Hoppe606
2FW Benito Raman235
3FW Mark Uth303
4MF Amine Harit202
FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar202
MF Suat Serdar112
MF Alessandro Schöpf022
7MF Nassim Boujellab101
MF Florian Flick101
MF Blendi Idrizi101
DF Sead Kolašinac101
MF Omar Mascarell101
DF Shkodran Mustafi101
FW Gonçalo Paciência101
DF Malick Thiaw101
FW Vedad Ibišević011
Own goals101
Total25732

Notes and References

  1. News: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar returns to FC Schalke 04. Schalke 04. 18 January 2021.
  2. News: S04 sign Shkodran Mustafi – Ozan Kabak moves to Liverpool. Schalke 04. 1 February 2021.
  3. News: Sead Kolasinac returns to FC Schalke 04. Schalke 04. 31 December 2020.
  4. News: William joins FC Schalke 04. Schalke 04. 25 January 2021.
  5. News: Matthew Hoppe signs his first professional contract. Schalke 04. 1 February 2021.
  6. News: Vedad Ibisevic joins FC Schalke 04. Schalke 04. 3 September 2020.
  7. News: Schalke 04 sign Goncalo Paciencia. Schalke 04. 15 September 2020.
  8. News: Kilian Ludewig is a Royal Blue. Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
  9. News: Frederik Rönnow joins FC Schalke 04 on loan. Schalke 04. 30 September 2020.
  10. News: Timo Becker signs a one-year contract. Schalke 04. 31 July 2020.
  11. News: Kerim Calhanoglu signs professional contract. Schalke 04. 24 September 2020.
  12. News: Malick Thiaw signs professional contract until 2024. Schalke 04. 5 July 2020.
  13. News: Ahmed Kutucu moves to Heracles Almelo. Schalke 04. 21 January 2021.
  14. News: Rabbi Matondo moves to Stoke City. Schalke 04. 7 January 2021.
  15. News: Bentaleb and Harit to train individually until further notice – Schalke to dissolve contract with Ibisevic. Schalke 04. 24 November 2020.
  16. News: Nick Taitague leaves FC Schalke 04. Schalke 04. 2 January 2021.
  17. News: Cedric Teuchert moves to Union Berlin, Pablo Insua stays at Huesca. Schalke 04. 1 August 2020.
  18. News: Guido Burgstaller joins FC St. Pauli. Schalke 04. 30 September 2020.
  19. News: Daniel Caligiuri to move to FC Augsburg. Schalke 04. 29 June 2020.
  20. News: Alexander Nübel has signed for Bayern Munich ahead of the 2020/21 season. Schalke 04. 4 January 2020.
  21. News: Welcome Weston!. Juventus. 29 August 2020.
  22. News: Bernard Tekpetey will join Ludogorets on loan. Schalke 04. 30 July 2020.
  23. News: Jonas Carls joins Vitória Guimarães on loan. Schalke 04. 28 July 2020.
  24. News: Sebastian Rudy joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
  25. News: Juan Miranda to return to Spain early. Schalke 04. 1 July 2020.
  26. Web site: 2020/21 Schedule Release: Bundesliga fixture list overview. Bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020.

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