title: 2009–10 FC Schalke 04 season
text: # 2009–10 FC Schalke 04 season
  
  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
  
  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 |
  | 7 | MF | CHN | Hao Junmin |
  | 8 | MF | BRA | Mineiro |
  | 9 | FW | BRA | Edu |
  | 10 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić |
  | 11 | MF | GER | Alexander Baumjohann |
  | 12 | MF | GER | Peer Kluge |
  | 13 | MF | GER | Jermaine Jones |
  | 14 | FW | GER | Gerald Asamoah |
  | 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 |
  | 23 | MF | TUR | Emin Yalın |
  | 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 |
  | 30 | MF | GEO | Levan Kenia |
  | 31 | FW | GER | David Loheider |
  | 32 | DF | CMR | Joël Matip |
  | 33 | GK | GER | Mathias Schober |
  | 34 | FW | MKD | Besart Ibraimi |
  | 35 | GK | GER | Mohamed Amsif |
  | 39 | DF | GER | Marvin Pachan |
  | 40 | MF | SRB | Predrag Stevanović |
  
  ### 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 (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 | Teamvte | 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 |
  