Pre-season: First training session on 26th June, opening friendly in Velbert

As one season ends, another begins: FC Schalke 04 will begin preparations for the 2024/25 season on 24th June. The team will spend the first two days on the necessary physical examinations at medicos.AufSchalke before taking to the training pitch for the first time on 26th June.

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The first friendly of pre-season has also been confirmed. The Royal Blues will visit SSVg Velbert on 3rd July (18:00 CEST).

From the 8th to 14th of July, the S04 squad will be staying in Mittersill in the Hohe Tauern National Park, where two further friendly matches are planned to take place as part of their training camp. After the team return from Austria, there will be further matches before the 2. Bundesliga kicks off on the first weekend of August. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

An overview of the key dates:

24th/25th June: Physical tests at medicos.AufSchalke

26th June: First training session

3rd July: SSVg Velbert vs FC Schalke 04 (18:00 CEST)

8th-14th July: Training camp in Mittersill

All information correct as of 24/05/2024. Further details will follow as and when they become available.

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