2004–05 FC Schalke 04 season
FC Schalke 04 had a surprise title tilt at Bundesliga, in spite of a poor start to the season and the resultant dismissal of manager Jupp Heynckes. With largely unproven Ralf Rangnick taking over, Schalke went about level with title rivals Bayern Munich after a 1–0 win thanks to a goal from Lincoln. From there on, Bayern dominated, leaving Schalke a full 14 points behind, albeit good enough for runners-up, qualifying the team for the Champions League.
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Manager | Jupp Heynckes Ralf Rangnick | |||
Bundesliga | 2nd | |||
UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
DFB-Pokal | Runners-up | |||
Intertoto Cup | Winners | |||
Top goalscorer | Aílton (14) | |||
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First-team squad
- 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.
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Left club during season
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Results
Third round
17 July 2004 | Schalke 04 | 5–0 | Vardar | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
17:15 | Krstajić 19' Altıntop 40' Aílton 50' Kläsener 81' Tanevski 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Attendance: 56,054 Referee: Milan Šedivý (Czech Republic) |
24 July 2004 | Vardar | 1–2 | Schalke 04 | Gradski Stadion, Skopje |
17:00 | Wandeir 84' | Report | Pander 4' Sand 15' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
Schalke 04 won 7–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
28 July 2004 | Esbjerg | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | MCH Arena, Herning |
19:45 | Lucena 8' | Report | Aílton 40' Hanke 71' Altıntop 87' |
Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mark Halsey (England) |
3 August 2004 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Esbjerg | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
20:15 | Hanke 11' Altıntop 54' Asamoah 63' |
Report | Attendance: 56,320 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain) |
Schalke 04 won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
10 August 2004 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Slovan Liberec | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
20:15 | Aílton 25' Asamoah 41' |
Report | Zápotočný 74' | Attendance: 54,136 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
24 August 2004 | Slovan Liberec | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Stadion u Nisy, Liberec |
18:45 | Report | Aílton 87' | Attendance: 7,880 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
Schalke 04 won 3–1 on aggregate.
First round
16 September 2004 | Schalke 04 | 5–1 | Liepājas Metalurgs | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
18:15 | Sand 20', 53', 60' Kobiashvili 67' Asamoah 89' |
Report | Katasonov 34' | Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
30 September 2004 | Liepājas Metalurgs | 0–4 | Schalke 04 | Daugava Stadium, Liepāja |
16:00 | Report | Sand 45' Hanke 63', 75', 90' |
Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland) |
Schalke 04 won 9-1 on aggregate.
Group stage
21 October 2004 | Schalke | 1–1 | Basel | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
20:30 | Kobiashvili 8' | Report | Delgado 82' | Attendance: 52,900[2] Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium) |
4 November 2004 | Hearts | 0–1 | Schalke | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
20:30 | Kisnorbo 48' | Report | Lincoln 73' | Attendance: 27,272[3] Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia) |
25 November 2004 | Schalke | 2–0 | Ferencváros | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
18:15 | Gyepes 16' (og) Kobiashvili 40' |
Report | Attendance: 51,179 Referee: Claude Colombo (France) |
1 December 2004 | Feyenoord | 2–1 | Schalke | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam |
20:45 | Kalou 32', 40' | Report | Hanke 6' | Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Matt Messias (England) |
Round of 32
16 February 2005 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | RSC Olimpiyskiy, Donetsk |
18:15 (CET) | Brandão 86' | Report | Aílton 7' | Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway) |
24 February 2005 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
18:00 (CET) | Report | Aghahowa 22' | Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
28 May 2005 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
20:45 CEST | Lincoln 45' (pen.) | Report |
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Attendance: 74,349 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
References
Notes
- Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2004.
- 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.
- Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
- Azaouagh was born in Beni Sidel, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 level.