2015–16 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2015–16 FC Schalke 04 season was the 112th season in the club's football history. In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.

Schalke 04
2015–16 season
PresidentClemens Tönnies
Head coachAndré Breitenreiter
StadiumVeltins-Arena
Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (12)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16)
Highest home attendance62,271
(21 November vs. Bayern,
24 January vs. Bremen,
18 March vs. Mönchengladbach,
23 April vs. Leverkusen,
7 May vs. Augsburg)
Lowest home attendance42,447
(1 October vs. Tripoli)

Transfers

In
No.Pos.NameAgeNATMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer feeSources
21 MF Alessandro Schöpf 21 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Winter 2019 €5,000,000 [1]
11 MF Younès Belhanda 25 Dynamo Kyiv Loan Winter 2016 Free [2]
16 FW Fabian Reese 18 Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Winter 2019 — [3]
20 DF Thilo Kehrer 19 Schalke 04 II Promoted Winter 2019 — [4]
FW Felix Schröter 20 1. FC Heidenheim End of Loan Winter 2018 — [5]
5 MF Johannes Geis 21 Mainz 05 Transfer Summer 2019 €12,000,000 [6]
31 DF Matija Nastasić 22 Manchester City Transfer Summer 2019 €9,500,000 [7]
9 FW Franco Di Santo 26 Werder Bremen Transfer Summer 2019 €6,000,000 [8]
3 DF Júnior Caiçara 26 Ludogorets Razgrad Transfer Summer 2018 €4,500,000 [9]
35 GK Alexander Nübel 18 SC Paderborn Transfer Summer 2018 €200,000 [10]
27 DF Sascha Riether 32 SC Freiburg Transfer Summer 2016 Free [11]
23 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 20 Bayern Munich Loan Summer 2016 €1,000,000 [12]
30 GK Michael Gspurning 34 Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2016 — [13]
— FW Felix Schröter 19 Schalke 04 II Promoted Summer 2018 — [14]
36 FW Felix Platte 19 Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2018 — [15]
19 MF Leroy Sané 19 Schalke 04 U19 Promoted Summer 2017 — [16]
14 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos 23 Bayer Leverkusen End of Loan Summer 2016 — —
28 DF Felipe Santana 29 Olympiacos End of Loan Summer 2016 — —

Out
No.Pos.NameAgeNATMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources
28 DF Felipe Santana 29 Kuban Krasnodar Transfer Winter Free [17]
— MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 28 Milan Transfer Winter Free [18]
36 FW Felix Platte 19 Darmstadt 98 Loan Winter Free [19]
24 DF Kaan Ayhan 21 Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Winter Free [20]
10 MF Julian Draxler 21 VfL Wolfsburg Transfer Summer €36,000,000 [21]
17 MF Jefferson Farfán 30 Al-Jazira Transfer Summer €7,000,000 [22]
14 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos 23 Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer €6,500,000 [23]
27 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 30 Philadelphia Union Transfer Summer Free [24]
23 DF Christian Fuchs 29 Leicester City Transfer Summer Free [25]
37 DF Pascal Itter 20 SV Grödig Transfer Summer Free [26]
20 FW Chinedu Obasi 29 Free agent End of contract Summer Free
— FW Felix Schröter 19 1. FC Heidenheim Loan Summer Free [27]
40 GK Timon Wellenreuther 19 Mallorca Loan Summer Free [28]
28 GK Christian Wetklo 35 Schalke 04 II Intern Summer — [29]
3 MF Jan Kirchhoff 24 Bayern Munich End of Loan Summer — —
31 DF Matija Nastasić 22 Manchester City End of Loan Summer — —

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Gazprom

Home
Home Alt.
Home 2016-17
Away
Away Alt.
Away Alt. 2
Third
Third Alt.

Kit information

Adidas continues its supply of the Schalke 04 kit, a relationship dating back to the 1975–76 season. Gazprom is the current sponsor, dating back to the middle of the 2006–07 season.

  • Home: Previous season's blue home shirt, white shorts and blue socks confirmed as the current home kit with white three Adidas stripes due to Schalke 04's two-season home kit tradition.
  • Home alternate: Same as home but including blue alternate shorts.
  • Away: The away kit features a Marseille-inspired traditional home kit with light grey hoop, aqua blue three Adidas stripes, aqua blue shorts with white three Adidas stripes and white socks.
  • Away alternate: Same as away kit but including white shorts with aqua blue three Adidas stripes and white socks.
  • Away alternate 2: Same as away kit but including aqua blue shorts with white three Adidas stripes and aqua blue socks.
  • Third: The third kit with white three Adidas stripes features a gradiented-hoop pattern, running from dark green to green, with black sleeve, all black back panel and all black shorts.
  • Third alternate: Same as third kit but including green shorts with white three Adidas stripes and green socks.

Kit usage
KitDescriptionUsage
HomeBlue body with white shorts and blue socks.Used in all home Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Europa League, friendly matches (against Twente), away Bundesliga matches against Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Mainz 05, FC Ingolstadt and away friendly matches against Wolfsberger AC.
Home alt.Blue body with blue shorts and blue socks.Used in away matches against VfB Stuttgart, FC Augsburg, 1. FC Köln, VfL Wolfsburg, Borussia Mönchengladbach and friendly match against Lechia Gdańsk.
AwayWhite-light grey hoop with aqua shorts and white socks.Used in away matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt, UEFA Europa League away match against Shakhtar Donetsk and friendly matches against VfL Osnabrück, Udinese.
Away alt. IWhite-light grey hoop body with white shorts and socks.Used in away matches against Werder Bremen, Darmstadt 98, Hannover 96.
Away alt. IIWhite-light grey hoop with aqua shorts and aqua socks.Used in UEFA Europa League away match against Sparta Prague.
ThirdDark green to green gradient hoop body with black sleeve, back panel, shorts and socks.Used in away matches against Hamburger SV, 1899 Hoffenheim, friendly matches against Austria Klagenfurt, Porto, all-DFB Pokal opponent's white-blue, sky blue and yellow-blue home kit away matches and UEFA Europa League away matches against APOEL and Asteras Tripoli.
Third alt.Dark green to green gradient hoop body with black sleeve and back panel, green shorts and socks.Used in away match against Hertha BSC.

Kit record
Type Shirt Shorts Socks Record
G W D L GF GA GD
Home Blue White Blue 23 11 5 7 39 34 +5
Home Alt. Blue Blue Blue 6 2 0 4 7 11 −4
Away White Light blue White 5 0 3 2 1 7 −6
Away Alt. I White White White 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8
Away Alt. II White Light blue Light blue 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0
Third Green Black Black 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13
Third Alt. Green Green Green 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Home (Season 2016/2017) Blue White Blue 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
44 20 10 14 71 57 +14
Updated: 14 May 2016

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 July 2015 (2015-07-08) Friendly Austria Klagenfurt Austria 1–3 Germany Schalke 04 Klagenfurt, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rep 49' Report Huntelaar 12'
Göcer[30] 82'
Choupo-Moting 87'		 Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Thomas Fröhlacher (Austria)
10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 3–1 Germany Schalke 04 Wolfsberg, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Drescher 5'
Hellquist 11'
Trdina 90'		 Report Huntelaar 57' Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 3,985
Referee: Helmut Trattnig (Austria)
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Udinese Italy 1–1 Germany Schalke 04 Klagenfurt, Austria
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 81' Report Huntelaar 38' Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stefan Krassnitzer (Austria)
19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) Friendly VfL Osnabrück Germany 2–3 Germany Schalke 04 Osnabrück, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Savran 11', 56' Report Júnior Caiçara 39'
Ayhan 74'
Huntelaar 77'		 Stadium: osnatel ARENA
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dr. Riem Hussein (Germany)
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Lechia Gdańsk Poland 0–1 Germany Schalke 04 Gdańsk, Poland
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Sané 44' Stadium: PGE Arena Gdańsk
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Tomasz Tobiański (Poland)
27 July 2015 (2015-07-27) Friendly Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 Portugal Porto Gütersloh, Germany
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Heidewaldstadion
Attendance: 7,513
Referee: Dr. Martin Thomsen (Germany)
2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) Friendly Schalke 04 Germany 1–1 Netherlands Twente Gelsenkirchen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Geis 28' Report Olaitan 86' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 33,315
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
18 January 2016 (2016-01-18) Friendly Arminia Bielefeld Germany 1–0 Germany Schalke 04 Bielefeld, Germany
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Schuppan 17' Report Stadium: Schüco-Arena
Attendance: 11,916
Referee: Sören Storks (Germany)

Florida Cup 2016
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) Round 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers United States 0–2 Germany Schalke 04 Orlando, United States
19:30 EST (UTC-05:00) Report Di Santo 30'
Sané 57'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald (United States)
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) Round 2 Atlético Mineiro Brazil 3–0 Germany Schalke 04 Fort Lauderdale, United States
18:30 EST (UTC-05:00) Silva 8'
Patric 81'
Lucas Cândido 83'		 Report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Ted Unkel (United States)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga
Main article: 2015–16 Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 6 10 56 40 +16 60 Qualification to Champions League group stage
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 17 4 13 67 50 +17 55 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Schalke 04 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 52 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Mainz 05 34 14 8 12 46 42 +4 50
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 8 12 42 42 0 50 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[31]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 15 7 12 51 49  +2 52 8 5 4 28 24  +4 7 2 8 23 25  −2

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDLWWWWLWLDLLDWLWLWWLDDWWLWLDLLWDW
Position3495433333457868665456764547777675
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 1 Werder Bremen 0–3 Schalke 04 Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gebre Selassie 34' (o.g.)
Choupo-Moting 68'
Aogo Yellow card 77'
Höger Yellow card 80'
Huntelaar 85'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Daniel Siebert
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 2 Schalke 04 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Draxler 47', Yellow card 68' Report Rausch 9'
Sailer Yellow card 52'
Wagner Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,565
Referee: Benjamin Brand
28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) 3 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dost 17'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 51'
R. Rodríguez 59' (pen.)
Klose 61'		 Report Riether Yellow card 52'
Aogo Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Felix Brych
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 4 Schalke 04 2–1 Mainz 05 Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Matip 37', Yellow card 84'
Huntelaar 61'		 Report Bengtsson Yellow card 24'
Latza Yellow card 40'
Mallı 42'
Bell Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,083
Referee: Robert Hartmann
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 5 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Klein Yellow card 20'
Insúa Yellow card 44'
Šunjić Yellow card 75'		 Report Di Santo Yellow card 49'
Sané Yellow card 52', 53'
Aogo Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 48,510
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 6 Schalke 04 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Höger Yellow card 12'
Matip 76'
Kolašinac Yellow card 87'
Sané 90+1'		 Report Russ Yellow card 65'
Abraham Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,104
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Hamburger SV 0–1 Schalke 04 Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Djourou Yellow card 83' Report Geis Yellow card 19'
Sané 60'
Neustädter Yellow card 64'
Fährmann Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 53,192
Referee: Jochen Drees
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 8 Schalke 04 0–3 1. FC Köln Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Geis Yellow card 79'
Meyer Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Modeste 45'
Bittencourt Yellow card 50'
Risse Yellow card 69'
Gerhardt 79'
Zoller 84'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,723
Referee: Knut Kircher
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Santo Yellow card 17'
Höwedes 27', Yellow card 63'
Geis Yellow card 75'
Meyer 90+2'		 Report Haraguchi Yellow card 16'
Ibišević Red card 18'
Langkamp Yellow card 60'
Darida Yellow card 70'
Kalou 73'
Hegeler Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,336
Referee: Marco Fritz
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 Schalke 04 Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Stindl 32'
Wendt Yellow card 52'
Raffael 70', Yellow card 72'
Korb 84'		 Report Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 27'
Christensen 44' (o.g.)
Höwedes Yellow card 72'
Matip Yellow card 80'
Geis Red card 80'		 Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,010
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 Schalke 04 1–1 FC Ingolstadt Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Höwedes Yellow card 60'
Sané 77'		 Report Levels 39'
Groß Yellow card 61'
Hinterseer Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,144
Referee: Florian Meyer
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 12 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Schalke 04 Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kagawa 30'
Ginter 43'
Aubameyang 47', Yellow card 48'
Schmelzer Yellow card 82'
Weigl Yellow card 89'		 Report Huntelaar 33', 71'
Goretzka Yellow card 38'
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 46'
Di Santo Yellow card 60'
Platte Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 79,956
Referee: Felix Brych
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 Schalke 04 1–3 Bayern Munich Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Meyer 17'
Huntelaar Yellow card 61'
Højbjerg Yellow card 82'		 Report Goretzka 9' (o.g.)
Martínez 69'
Müller 90+2'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tah Yellow card 8'
Riether 85' (o.g.)		 Report Choupo-Moting Yellow card 38', 50'
Goretzka Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Marco Fritz
4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) 15 Schalke 04 3–1 Hannover 96 Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Riether Yellow card 9'
Geis 51' (pen.)
Huntelaar 73'
Di Santo 82'		 Report Marcelo Yellow card 51'
Saint-Maximin 81'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,229
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
13 December 2015 (2015-12-13) 16 FC Augsburg 2–1 Schalke 04 Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kohr Yellow card 3'
Koo Yellow card 27'
Hong 34'
Caiuby 90+2'		 Report Kolašinac Yellow card 32', 70' Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 28,410
Referee: Florian Meyer
18 December 2015 (2015-12-18) 17 Schalke 04 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Choupo-Moting 28'
Goretzka Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Strobl Yellow card 57'
Rudy Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,749
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
24 January 2016 (2016-01-24) 18 Schalke 04 1–3 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Matip 4'
Kolašinac Yellow card 77'		 Report Grillitsch Yellow card 35'
Fritz 43'
Pizarro 53', Yellow card 80'
Junuzović Yellow card 58'
Ujah 89'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Schalke 04 Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rausch Yellow card 55'
Niemeyer Yellow card 66'
Rajković Yellow card 83'		 Report Meyer 43', Yellow card 59'
Sané 53'
Goretzka Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 20 Schalke 04 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Huntelaar 24', Yellow card 26'
Geis 35', Yellow card 49'
Schöpf 87'		 Report Kruse Yellow card 30'
Bendtner Yellow card 58'
Knoche Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,483
Referee: Tobias Welz
12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) 21 Mainz 05 2–1 Schalke 04 Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bussmann 33'
Latza Yellow card 43'
Baumgartlinger 79'
Donati Yellow card 81'
Balogun Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 45+1'
Belhanda 46'		 Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 32,107
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 22 Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Belhanda 14', Yellow card 69'
Schöpf Yellow card 75'
Sané Yellow card 81'		 Report Didavi Yellow card 28'
Harnik 74'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,262
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 23 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 Schalke 04 Frankfurt
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hasebe Yellow card 90+1' Report Aogo Yellow card 88'
Meyer Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: Felix Brych
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Schalke 04 3–2 Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Meyer 37'
Neustädter Yellow card 43'
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 60'
Huntelaar 66'
Schöpf 77'		 Report N. Müller 4'
Djourou Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 45'
Kačar 90+1'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,856
Referee: Günter Perl
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 1. FC Köln 1–3 Schalke 04 Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Maroh Yellow card 2'
Bittencourt 33'		 Report Huntelaar 2' (pen.)
Meyer 23'
Di Santo 76'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 49,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) 26 Hertha BSC 2–0 Schalke 04 Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ibišević 42'
Skjelbred Yellow card 56'
Stark 65'
Ciğerci Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 26' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 51,424
Referee: Tobias Welz
18 March 2016 (2016-03-18) 27 Schalke 04 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hinteregger 59' (o.g.)
Kolašinac Yellow card 64'
Goretzka 83'		 Report Christensen 79' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Marco Fritz
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 28 FC Ingolstadt 3–0 Schalke 04 Ingolstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hartmann 29' (pen.)
Groß Yellow card 38'
Hinterseer 45+2'
Lezcano 65'		 Report Meyer Yellow card 34'
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 35'
Sané Yellow card 41'
Neustädter Yellow card 80'
Matip Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Daniel Siebert
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 29 Schalke 04 2–2 Borussia Dortmund Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kolašinac Yellow card 45'
Sané 51'
Riether Yellow card 52'
Huntelaar 66' (pen.)
Højbjerg Yellow card 71'
Belhanda Yellow card 81'
Neustädter Yellow card 87'		 Report Şahin Yellow card 31'
Kagawa 49'
Ginter 56'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 64'
Durm Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,670
Referee: Felix Zwayer
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 Bayern Munich 3–0 Schalke 04 Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lewandowski 54', 65'
Vidal 73'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 31 Schalke 04 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Choupo-Moting 14'
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 27'
Sané 29', Yellow card 38'
Højbjerg Yellow card 52'		 Report Toprak Yellow card 5'
Bender Yellow card 33'
Brandt 54'
Bellarabi 56'
Hernández 60', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 32 Hannover 96 1–3 Schalke 04 Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sobiech 21' Report Choupo-Moting 11'
Huntelaar 45'
Schöpf 80'		 Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 46,900
Referee: Günter Perl
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 Schalke 04 1–1 FC Augsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Goretzka Yellow card 51'
Huntelaar 82'		 Report Baier Yellow card 52', 89'
Finnbogason Yellow card 62'
Gouweleeuw Yellow card 69'
Caiuby Yellow card 80'
Stafylidis Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Christian Dingert
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 Schalke 04 Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Uth 41'
Rudy Yellow card 59'		 Report Huntelaar 7'
Choupo-Moting 14'
Sané 56'
Höwedes Yellow card 68'
Schär 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Felix Brych

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 MSV Duisburg 0–5 Schalke 04 Duisburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Grote Yellow card 26'
Bajić Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 31'
Wolze Yellow card 62'		 Report Huntelaar 3'
Nastasić 39'
Geis 45+1'
Di Santo 62'
Goretzka 85'		 Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Schalke 04 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 55'
Højbjerg Yellow card 81'		 Report Wendt Yellow card 15'
Stindl 42'
Hazard 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,655
Referee: Tobias Stieler

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 4 2 0 15 3 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12
3 Greece Asteras Tripoli 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 1 0 5 3 12 −9 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) 1 APOEL Cyprus 0–3 Germany Schalke 04 Nicosia, Cyprus
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Makrides Yellow card 50'
Vander Yellow card 72'
De Vincenti Red card 77'		 Report Geis Yellow card 10'
Matip 28'
Huntelaar 35', 71'
Di Santo Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 13,512
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 2 Schalke 04 Germany 4–0 Greece Asteras Tripoli Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Santo 28', 37', 44' (pen.)
Huntelaar 84'		 Report Ederson Yellow card 44'
Goian Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 42,447
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) 3 Schalke 04 Germany 2–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Santo 6'
Højbjerg Yellow card 35'
Sané 73'		 Report Fatai 50'
Lafata 63'
Nhamoinesu Yellow card 68'
Hybš Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 51,244
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 4 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Germany Schalke 04 Prague, Czech Republic
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Lafata 6', Yellow card 82'
Jiráček Yellow card 53'
Matějovský Yellow card 66'
Dočkal Yellow card 70'		 Report Geis 20' (pen.), Yellow card 78'
Højbjerg Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,352
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) 5 Schalke 04 Germany 1–0 Cyprus APOEL Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Neustädter Yellow card 80'
Choupo-Moting 86'		 Report Vinícius Yellow card 50'
Carlão Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 43,117
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 6 Asteras Tripoli Greece 0–4 Germany Schalke 04 Tripoli, Greece
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Choupo-Moting Yellow card 23', 37', 78'
Di Santo 29'
Højbjerg Yellow card 85'
Meyer 86'		 Stadium: Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium
Attendance: 2,501
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–0 Germany Schalke 04 Lviv, Ukraine
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Kucher Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 86'
Gladkiy Yellow card 84'		 Report Sané Yellow card 77' Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 23,615
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg Schalke 04 Germany 0–3
(0–3 agg.)		 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Goretzka Yellow card 35' Report Ismaily Yellow card 2'
Marlos 26', Yellow card 53'
Stepanenko Yellow card 32'
Taison Yellow card 43'
Ferreyra 63'
Kovalenko 77'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 45,308
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Team statistics
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 15 August 2015 14 May 2016 Matchday 1 5th Place 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 044.12
DFB-Pokal 8 August 2015 28 October 2015 Round 1 Round 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Europa League 17 September 2015 25 February 2016 Group stage Round of 32 8 4 3 1 15 6 +9 050.00
Total 44 20 10 14 71 57 +14 045.45
Updated: 14 May 2016

Squad statistics
Squad Season 2015–16
NoNATPlayerAgeContract endsAll AYellow cardYellow card Red cardRed cardBL ABL Yellow cardYellow card Red cardRed cardCup ACup Yellow cardYellow card Red cardRed cardEL AEL Yellow cardYellow card Red cardRed card
Goalkeepers
1Ralf Fährmann2730 June 2019 43 (0)0100 34 (0)0100 1 (0)0000 8 (0)0000
30Michael Gspurning3530 June 2016 1 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 1 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
34Fabian Giefer2530 June 2018 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
35Alexander Nübel1930 June 2018 0 (1)0000 0 (1)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
Defenders
2Marvin Friedrich2030 June 2018 0 (3)0000 0 (2)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (1)0000
3Júnior Caiçara2730 June 2018 31 (1)0800 22 (1)0700 2 (0)0100 7 (0)0000
4Benedikt Höwedes (C)2830 June 2020 14 (5)1400 10 (5)1400 1 (0)0000 3 (0)0000
6Sead Kolašinac2230 June 2017 24 (6)1500 18 (5)1500 1 (0)0000 5 (1)0000
15Dennis Aogo2930 June 2017 25 (5)0400 20 (3)0400 2 (0)0000 3 (2)0000
20Thilo Kehrer1930 June 2019 0 (1)0000 0 (1)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
22Atsuto Uchida2830 June 2018 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
24Kaan Ayhan2130 June 2017 2 (3)0000 0 (1)0000 0 (0)0000 2 (2)0000
27Sascha Riether3330 June 2016 16 (4)0300 14 (3)0300 1 (0)0000 1 (1)0000
28Felipe Santana3030 June 2016 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
31Matija Nastasić2330 June 2019 2 (0)1000 1 (0)0000 1 (0)1000 0 (0)0000
32Joël Matip2430 June 2016 41 (0)4200 34 (0)3200 2 (0)0000 5 (0)1000
Midfielders
5Johannes Geis2230 June 2019 35 (2)4601 27 (1)2401 1 (0)1000 7 (1)1200
7Max Meyer2030 June 2018 31 (10)6400 27 (5)5400 1 (1)0000 3 (4)1000
8Leon Goretzka2130 June 2018 32 (2)2600 23 (2)1500 2 (0)1000 7 (0)0100
10Julian Draxler2230 June 2018 4 (0)1100 3 (0)1100 1 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
11Younès Belhanda2630 June 2016 10 (7)2200 8 (7)2200 0 (0)0000 2 (0)0000
12Marco Höger2630 June 2016 3 (3)0200 3 (2)0200 0 (0)0000 0 (1)0000
18Sidney Sam2830 June 2018 1 (5)0000 0 (2)0000 0 (0)0000 1 (3)0000
19Leroy Sané2030 June 2019 29 (13)9500 23 (10)8400 0 (2)0000 6 (1)1100
21Alessandro Schöpf2230 June 2019 6 (9)3100 5 (8)3100 0 (0)0000 1 (1)0000
23Pierre-Emile Højbjerg2030 June 2016 17 (13)0700 13 (10)0300 0 (1)0100 4 (2)0300
33Roman Neustädter2830 June 2016 33 (5)0500 26 (4)0400 0 (1)0000 7 (0)0100
—Kevin-Prince Boateng2930 June 2016 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
Forwards
9Franco Di Santo2730 June 2019 20 (14)8400 13 (12)2300 2 (0)1000 5 (2)5100
13Eric M. Choupo-Moting2730 June 2017 27 (9)9200 21 (7)6100 1 (1)0000 5 (1)3100
16Fabian Reese1830 June 2019 0 (1)0000 0 (1)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
25Klaas-Jan Huntelaar3230 June 2017 37 (3)16200 29 (2)12200 2 (0)1000 6 (1)3000
36Felix Platte2030 June 2018 0 (1)0100 0 (1)0100 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
—Felix Schröter2030 June 2018 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000 0 (0)0000
Total—677701—476401—5200—151000
Last updated: 29 May 2016

Players in white left the club during the season.

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