2009–10 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke
2009–10 season
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)

The 2009–10 season was the 106th season in Schalke 04's history. The team competed in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

Season summary

Schalke's first season under Felix Magath saw a welcome return to the Champions League after a season's absence.

Players

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Manuel Neuer
2	DF	GER	Heiko Westermann (captain)
3	DF	NOR	Tore Reginiussen
4	DF	GER	Benedikt Höwedes
5	DF	BRA	Marcelo Bordon
6	MF	GER	Albert Streit[notes 1]
7	MF	CHN	Hao Junmin
8	MF	BRA	Mineiro
9	FW	BRA	Edu
10	MF	CRO	Ivan Rakitić[notes 2]
11	MF	GER	Alexander Baumjohann
12	MF	GER	Peer Kluge
13	MF	GER	Jermaine Jones[notes 3]
14	FW	GER	Gerald Asamoah[notes 4]
15	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto
16	MF	CZE	Jan Morávek
17	FW	PER	Jefferson Farfán
18	DF	BRA	Rafinha
19	FW	SUI	Mario Gavranović


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	GRE	Vasilis Pliatsikas
21	MF	GER	Lukas Schmitz
22	FW	GER	Kevin Kurányi[notes 5]
23	MF	TUR	Emin Yalın[notes 6]
24	DF	GER	Christian Pander
25	DF	PER	Carlos Zambrano
26	MF	GER	Danny Latza
27	FW	URU	Vicente Sánchez
28	MF	GER	Christoph Moritz
29	FW	GER	Bogdan Müller[notes 7]
30	MF	GEO	Levan Kenia
31	FW	GER	David Loheider
32	DF	CMR	Joël Matip[notes 8]
33	GK	GER	Mathias Schober
34	FW	MKD	Besart Ibraimi
35	GK	GER	Mohamed Amsif[notes 9]
39	DF	GER	Marvin Pachan
40	MF	SRB	Predrag Stevanović[notes 10]

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	GEO	Levan Kobiashvili (to Hertha BSC)
7	FW	GER	Lewis Holtby (on loan to Bochum)
19	MF	TUR	Halil Altıntop[notes 11] (to Eintracht Frankfurt)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	URU	Carlos Grossmüller (on loan to Danubio)
29	DF	SVK	Ľuboš Hanzel (on loan from Spartak Trnava)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player Name	Previous Club
7 July 2009	MF	Lewis Holtby	Alemannia Aachen
13 August 2009	MF	Mineiro	Chelsea
2 July 2009	MF	Jan Morávek	Bohemians 1905
2 July 2009	MF	Vasilis Pliatsikas	AEK Athens
2 July 2009	MF	Emin Yalin	1. FC Nürnberg II

Kits

Home

Home Alternate

Away

Third

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
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

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	Qualification to Champions League group stage
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	Qualification to Europa League play-off round

Source: bundesliga.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

DFB-Pokal

Matches

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	Osnatel-Arena, Osnabrück
20:30 UTC+1		Report (in German)	Kurányi 59'	Attendance: 16,130 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)

24 March 2010 Semi-finals	Schalke 04	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Bayern Munich	Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
20:30 GMT+1		Report (in German)	Robben 112'	Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

References

http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2009-2010/bundes/schalke.htm

Notes

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 (now 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 (now 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 (now 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 (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally and represented them at U-19 level.
Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now 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.

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[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2009-2010/bundes/schalke.htm

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now 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.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] Yalın was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), but also holds Turkish citizenship.

[8] Müller was born in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), but also holds German citizenship.

[9] Matip was born in Bochum, Germany, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally and made his international debut for Cameroon in March 2010.

[10] Amsif was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany (now 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.

[11] Stevanović was born in Essen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally and represented them at U-19 level.

[12] Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now 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.

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