DFB-Pokal

Domenico Tedesco: Find the net and leave the pitch as winners

Schalke 04 are set to play FC Köln away on Wednesday (31st October) (KO 18:30 CET), where the teams will be battling for a place in the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal. Head coach Domenico Tedesco is looking forward to the match against the Bundesliga 2 side and says that the aim of the game is to "find the net and after the 90 minutes are up, we want to leave the pitch as winners."

DFB-Pokal

10/30/2018

DFB-Pokal: Wednesday night clash in Köln for S04

The DFB have announced the timings for the sixteen DFB-Pokal second round matches with Schalke 04 travelling to 1. FC Köln on Wednesday 31st October (18:30 CET). The game will take place in the 50,000 capacity RheinEnergieSTADION.

DFB-Pokal

9/13/2018

S04 to play 1. FC Köln in the DFB-Pokal

Athlete Gina Lückenkemper has drawn FC Schalke 04 away from home in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. The Royal Blues will face 1. FC Köln on either the 30th or 31st October 2018, with the exact date yet to be confirmed.

DFB-Pokal

8/26/2018

DFB-Pokal draw on Sunday in the German Football Museum

Athlete Gina Lückenkemper will conduct the draw at 18:00 CEST on Sunday 26th August in the German Football Museum. Lückenkemper, who won a silver medal in the 100m sprint and a bronze in the 4x100m relay at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, will draw the 16 ties. The draw will be overseen by DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth.

DFB-Pokal

8/21/2018

Abdul Rahman Baba: “I’ve got my strength back”

After over three months without a competitive fixture, the anticipation for the season opener for the Royal Blues was understandably large. However, one member of the team had a greater feeling of excitement for the game against 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 than the rest, after his long period of suffering.

DFB-Pokal

8/18/2018

Domenico Tedesco: Winning the first game is always important

Domenico Tedesco, Alessandro Schöpf and Mark Uth give their reaction following Friday night’s 2-0 DFB-Pokal win over Schweinfurt.

DFB-Pokal

8/17/2018

Schalke win first competitive game of 2018/19 - beat Schweinfurt 2-0

One match, one win. That’s the record for Schalke so far this season after a successful DFB-Pokal first round match away against FC Schweinfurt 05. Goals in either half – one from Nabil Bentaleb from the spot and an own goal from a Matija Nastasic header – were enough to see off the spirited Regionalliga side 2-0 in front of 15,000 on Friday night.

DFB-Pokal

8/17/2018

Mark Uth: Finally time for competitive football

Three appearances in the DFB-Pokal, three goal involvements. If Mark Uth had it his way, this personal success story will continue on Friday (17.8) against 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. “That wouldn’t be bad, would it?” Uth joked. However for new signing Uth, not underestimating the opposition is more important than scoring a goal himself.

DFB-Pokal

8/16/2018

Domenico Tedesco: It’s going to take everything we’ve got

Two camps, six friendlies and endless training sessions, on Friday (17th August) the sweat-inducing preparation phase comes to an end. At 20:45 (CEST) die Königsblauen face off against 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. “We are excited that things are now getting going,” Domenico Tedesco gives his thoughts on the start of the competitive season.

DFB-Pokal

8/15/2018

Domenico Tedesco: Massive test in our own back yard

All Königsblauen enjoy reminiscing about the last game of last season against Eintracht Frankfurt, where players and fans alike celebrated finishing runners-up in the VELTINS-Arena. After a long 91 day break, die Knappen return to their home ground on Saturday at 16:00 (CEST) to take on Fiorentina. When the game kicks off, a player who took part in those same celebrations in May could be playing on the opposing team.

DFB-Pokal

8/10/2018

Schalke’s DFB Pokal season opener versus Schweinfurt scheduled

The DFB announced the schedule for the first round ties in the DFB-Pokal this morning. The Knappen will face 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on Friday 17th August at 20:45 in the Willy-Sachs-Stadion which holds around 15,000 fans.

DFB-Pokal

6/28/2018

S04 head to Schweinfurt for DFB-Pokal first round

The Knappen are heading to Bavaria for their first game of the 2018/19 season. In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Domenico Tedesco’s side face 1. FC Schweinfurt as drawn on Friday evening.

DFB-Pokal

6/8/2018