title: 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season
text: # 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season
  
  The 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 27th consecutive and 50th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 are also participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
  
  The season was the first since 2006-07 without Benedikt Höwedes, who departed to Juventus on a loan.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
      As of 29 January 2018
  
  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 | Ralf Fährmann (captain) |
  | 2 | MF | USA | Weston McKennie |
  | 3 | DF | ESP | Pablo Insua |
  | 5 | DF | SRB | Matija Nastasić |
  | 7 | MF | GER | Max Meyer |
  | 8 | MF | GER | Leon Goretzka (vice-captain) |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Franco Di Santo |
  | 10 | MF | ALG | Nabil Bentaleb |
  | 11 | MF | UKR | Yevhen Konoplyanka |
  | 14 | DF | GHA | Baba Rahman (on loan from Chelsea) |
  | 17 | MF | FRA | Benjamin Stambouli |
  | 18 | MF | GER | Daniel Caligiuri |
  | 19 | FW | AUT | Guido Burgstaller |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 20 | DF | GER | Thilo Kehrer |
  | 21 | DF | GER | Sascha Riether |
  | 22 | FW | CRO | Marko Pjaca (on loan from Juventus) |
  | 23 | FW | GER | Cedric Teuchert |
  | 24 | DF | GER | Bastian Oczipka |
  | 25 | MF | MAR | Amine Harit |
  | 28 | MF | AUT | Alessandro Schöpf |
  | 29 | DF | BRA | Naldo |
  | 32 | FW | GHA | Bernard Tekpetey |
  | 34 | GK | AUT | Michael Langer |
  | 35 | GK | GER | Alexander Nübel |
  | 36 | FW | SUI | Breel Embolo |
  
  ### Transfers
  
  **In**
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 | FW | Cedric Teuchert | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | €1,000,000 | |
  | 22 | FW | Marko Pjaca | Juventus | Loan | Winter | 2018 | €800,000 | |
  | 14 | DF | Baba Rahman | Chelsea | Loan | Winter | 2019 | Free | |
  | 32 | MF | Bernard Tekpetey | SCR Altach | End of Loan | Winter | 2020 | — | |
  | 10 | MF | Nabil Bentaleb | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €19,000,000 | |
  | 11 | MF | Yevhen Konoplyanka | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €12,500,000 | |
  | 25 | MF | Amine Harit | Nantes | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €8,000,000 | |
  | 24 | DF | Bastian Oczipka | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €4,500,000 | |
  | 3 | DF | Pablo Insua | Deportivo La Coruña | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €3,500,000 | |
  | 21 | DF | Sascha Riether | Free agent | Transfer | Season (Matchday 8) | 2018 | — | |
  | 34 | GK | Michael Langer | IFK Norrköping | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
  | 30 | FW | Haji Wright | Schalke 04 U19 | Promoted | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
  | 2 | MF | Weston McKennie | Schalke 04 U19 | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | — | — |
  | 21 | MF | Luke Hemmerich | Schalke 04 U19 | Promoted | Summer | 2020 | — | — |
  | 16 | FW | Fabian Reese | Karlsruher SC | End of loan | Summer | 2019 | — | — |
  | 15 | FW | Felix Platte | Darmstadt 98 | End of loan | Summer | 2018 | — | — |
  | 18 | MF | Sidney Sam | Darmstadt 98 | End of loan | Summer | 2018 | — | — |
  | 34 | GK | Fabian Giefer | Bristol City | End of loan | Summer | 2018 | — | — |
  
  **Out**
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 | DF | Coke | Levante | Loan | Winter | Free | |
  | 16 | FW | Fabian Reese | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Loan | Winter | Free | |
  | 33 | FW | Donis Avdijaj | Roda JC Kerkrade | Loan | Winter | Free | |
  | 15 | FW | Felix Platte | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | €800,000 | |
  | 34 | GK | Fabian Giefer | FC Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | €750,000 | |
  | 25 | FW | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Ajax | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 6 | DF | Sead Kolašinac | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 30 | GK | Timon Wellenreuther | Willem II | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 13 | MF | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 15 | DF | Dennis Aogo | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 22 | DF | Atsuto Uchida | Union Berlin | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 40 | MF | Sidney Sam | VfL Bochum | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
  | 27 | DF | Sascha Riether | Free agent | — | Summer | — | — |
  | 4 | DF | Benedikt Höwedes | Juventus | Loan | Summer | €3,500,000 | |
  | 6 | MF | Johannes Geis | Sevilla | Loan | Summer | €2,000,000 | |
  | 32 | FW | Bernard Tekpetey | Rheindorf Altach | Loan | Summer | Free | |
  | 30 | FW | Haji Wright | SV Sandhausen | Loan | Summer | Free | |
  | 21 | MF | Luke Hemmerich | VfL Bochum | Loan | Summer | Free | |
  | 10 | MF | Nabil Bentaleb | Tottenham Hotspur | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
  | 11 | MF | Yevhen Konoplyanka | Sevilla | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
  | 14 | DF | Baba Rahman | Chelsea | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
  | 24 | DF | Holger Badstuber | Bayern Munich | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
  
  ## Club
  
  ### Kit
  
  Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Gazprom
  
  | Home | Home alt. | Home alt. 2 | Home alt. 3 | Away | Away alt. | Third | Third |
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  ## Friendly matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Competitions
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
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  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Bundesliga | 19 August 2017 | 12 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 052.94 |
  | DFB-Pokal | 14 August 2017 | 18 April 2018 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 080.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 056.41 |
  
  Last updated: 21 May 2018 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Bundesliga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 28 | +64 | 84 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
  | 2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
  | 3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
  | 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
  | 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for Europa League group stage |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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  Last updated: 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W |
  | Position | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  Squad Season 2017–18 :
  
  | No | NAT | Player | Age | Contract ends | All A | | | | | BL A | BL | | | | Cup A | Cup | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 1 | | Ralf Fährmann (C) | 34 | 30.06.2020 | 39 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 34 | | Michael Langer | 38 | 30.06.2019 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 35 | | Alexander Nübel | 26 | 30.06.2020 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 3 | | Pablo Insua | 29 | 30.06.2021 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | | Matija Nastasić | 30 | 30.06.2019 | 25 (2) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 (2) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | | Baba Rahman | 29 | 30.06.2019 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | | Thilo Kehrer | 26 | 30.06.2019 | 31 (1) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 (1) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | | Sascha Riether | 40 | 30.06.2018 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | | Coke | 36 | 30.06.2019 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | | Bastian Oczipka | 34 | 30.06.2020 | 30 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | | Naldo | 40 | 30.06.2019 | 38 (0) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 (0) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | Joshua Bitter | 26 | 30.06.2019 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 2 | | Weston McKennie | 24 | 30.06.2022 | 14 (11) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 (10) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | | Max Meyer | 27 | 30.06.2018 | 23 (4) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | | Leon Goretzka | 28 | 30.06.2018 | 23 (6) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 (5) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | | Nabil Bentaleb | 28 | 30.06.2021 | 15 (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 (4) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 33 | 30.06.2020 | 20 (10) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 (9) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | | Benjamin Stambouli | 32 | 30.06.2020 | 27 (5) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 (4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | | Daniel Caligiuri | 35 | 30.06.2020 | 35 (2) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 (1) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | | Amine Harit | 26 | 30.06.2021 | 27 (8) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 (8) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | | Alessandro Schöpf | 29 | 30.06.2021 | 12 (7) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 (7) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 32 | | Bernard Tekpetey | 25 | 30.06.2020 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | 9 | | Franco Di Santo | 34 | 30.06.2019 | 24 (10) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 (8) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | | Fabian Reese | 25 | 30.06.2019 | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | | Guido Burgstaller | 34 | 30.06.2020 | 29 (8) | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 (8) | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | | Marko Pjaca | 28 | 30.06.2018 | 5 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | | Cedric Teuchert | 26 | 30.06.2021 | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | | Donis Avdijaj | 26 | 30.06.2019 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 36 | | Breel Embolo | 26 | 30.06.2021 | 9 (14) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 (12) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | Felix Schröter | 27 | 30.06.2018 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | — | 56 | 67 | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 62 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | Last updated: 13 May 2018 |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
  Players in white left the club during the season.
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
      As of 13 May 2018
  
  | Rank | Position | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | Guido Burgstaller | 11 | 2 | 13 |
  | 2 | DF | Naldo | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | 3 | MF | Daniel Caligiuri | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 3 | MF | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | 5 | MF | Nabil Bentaleb | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | FW | Franco Di Santo | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | MF | Leon Goretzka | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 8 | FW | Breel Embolo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | Amine Harit | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 11 | FW | Marko Pjaca | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | MF | Max Meyer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Own goals | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 53 | 7 | 60 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
      As of 13 May 2018
  
  | Rank | Name | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ralf Fährmann | 13 | 3 | 16 |
  | 2 | Alexander Nübel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 13 | 3 | 16 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of 13 May 2018
  
  | Rank | Position | Name | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | Guido Burgstaller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | Matija Nastasić | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 3 | MF | Max Mayer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Thilo Kehrer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Naldo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | Nabil Bentaleb | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | Daniel Caligiuri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | Franco Di Santo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | FW | Breel Embolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Amine Harit | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Benjamin Stambouli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Leon Goretzka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Weston McKennie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | DF | Bastian Oczipka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Alessandro Schöpf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | Coke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | GK | Ralf Fährmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | Pablo Insua | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | Yevhen Konoplyanka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
  