Schalke 04 tickets

About Schalke 04 Schalke 04 (also known as Schalke, Schalke 04, Die Konigsblauen or Die Knappen) is a professional German football club which plays at Germany's professional league; the Bundesliga. Schalke 04 was founded in 1904 by a group of high school students but won its first major European trophy 93 years later in 1997. Schalke 04 home matches are held at the Veltins-Arena stadium. In 1963 with the formation of the German Bundesliga, Schalke 04 was selected to be one of the sixteen teams admitted to the top flight league. The team played in the Bundesliga until relegation to the Second Division for the 1981/82 season. Schalke 04 returned to the top flight in the 1983/84 season and played there since with the only exception of the 1988 season. Schalke 04 won consecutive German Cups in 2001 and 200; achieved 2nd place finishes in the Bundesliga in 2001, 2005 and 2007. In 2005, Schalke 04 made its second appearance in the UEFA Champions League and achieved a 3rd place. In 2006, Schalke finished the bundesliga in the 4th place, in 2007, the team finished as runners-up. In the 2007/08 season, Schalke 04 advanced through the Champions League group stage to the quarter finals for the first time in the club's history. Schalke 04 News Tired Rangnick quits as Schalke coach Schalke 04 coach Ralf Rangnick on Thursday became the second German league coach this week to part company with his club after the 53-year-old cited fatigue syndrome as his reason to stand down... Trio banned from German grounds for hurling faeces German league club Cologne banned three fans on Thursday from football venues across Germany after identifying the trio who threw cups filled with either faeces or urine at a Bundesliga game last weekend... Hot-shot Raul keen to extend stay at Schalke Veteran striker Raul has said he is eager to stay at Schalke 04 with his contract set to expire in 2012 and extension talks with the Royal Blues due to be held in the winter break... Stevens replaces fatigue-hit Rangnick at Schalke Schalke 04 have appointed popular Dutchman Huub Stevens as the replacement coach for Ralf Rangnick, who quit his post last week after complaining of fatigue... Gotze, Podolski, Reus & more - the Bundesliga stars who could be leaving their clubs in January The European transfer season is set to re-open, and Goal.com works its way through the stars in Germany who could be on the move before the end of the window Schalke waiting on fitness of Peru's Farfan German Cup winners Schalke are waiting to hear how badly injured forward Jefferson Farfan is after he injured his left knee in Peru's defeat by Ecuador in a World Cup qualifier... All I want for Christmas is shampoo - what Freiburg, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund & each German club are hoping to receive from Santa this year As Father Christmas prepares to make his rounds, Goal.com lightheartedly takes a look at what each Bundesliga side hopes to receive Schalke withdraw €6m contract offer and are prepared to let Jefferson Farfan leave in January - report The Gelsenkirchen side have grown weary of negotiations with the Peruvian, and are allegedly prepared to let him leave for the right price Schalke interested in signing Obasi: report Schalke 04 are reported to be interested in signing Hoffenheim's Nigerian forward Chinedu Obasi to replace Peru's Jefferson Farfan, who suffered a serious knee injury last month... Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar denies rumours of Manchester United move The Dutch international has indicated that he's fully concentrated on performing strongly with the Bundesliga side, though he will listen to offers from other sources