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Schalke 04 receive licence for the 2023/24 season

The German Football League (DFL) informed clubs about their licencing decisions for the 2023/24 season on Thursday (20/4). FC Schalke 04 have received a licence for both the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga without any special liquidity or other conditions. The DFL have therefore confirmed that the club is fully financed for next season in both divisions.

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Marius Bülter wins Player of the Month for March

The fans have voted Marius Bülter as March’s Player of the Month, presented by Hagedorn. The attacker received 69% of the votes, ahead of Henning Matriciani (28%) and Rodrigo Zalazar (3%).

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S04 mourn the death of a fan

Saturday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen was overshadowed by a medical emergency in the south stand. Both sets of fans remained quiet out of respect after emergency services treated the fan in question.

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S04 expect to be profitable in 2023, regardless of which division the club is in

FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V ended the financial year 2022 with a low double-digit million loss, just as predicted. The main reasons for this were spending last season in the 2. Bundesliga and the final phase of the squad rebuild following relegation in 2021. This should hopefully be the final statement in the coming years with a negative result.

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Ralf Fährmann is Schalke’s Player of the Month for February

Schalke’s goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann played four matches in February and conceded just one goal. As a result, 52% of fans voted for him as Player of the Month, presented by Hagedorn. Moritz Jenz and Maya Yoshida came second and third in the vote respectively.

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Soichiro Kozuki named Player of the Month for January

The past few weeks have been extremely eventful for winger Soichiro Kozuki. After signing his first professional contract, he went on to make his Bundesliga debut and then scored his first goal in the top flight too. Now, the Japanese youngster has been named as Schalke’s Player of the Month for January with 71% of the votes. Tom Krauß (26%) came second ahead of Cedric Brunner in third (3%).

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#STEHTAUF: Special shirts for Friday’s game

The club’s main sponsor MeinAuto.de and training top sponsor HRS have agreed to not have their logos on FC Schalke 04’s shirts for Friday’s home game against VfL Wolfsburg (10/2).

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Christmas Greetings from the members of the board

Christina Rühl-Hamers, Peter Knäbel and Bernd Schröder finished up their first year together as the board. They are looking back on to the past year and would like to wish every fan, member, partner and sponsor a Merry Christmas.

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Orange Day: FC Schalke 04 take part in the International Day against Violence against Women

With the campaign “Orange The World”, the United Nations has been drawing attention to the theme of violence against women since 1991 with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women takes place today on the 25th November. This year, UN Women Germany, are using the slogan “Stop Violence against Women”, and the Royal Blues are taking part in the campaign with their own video.

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Schalke’s position on the World Cup in Qatar

In a few days the World Cup will begin in Qatar – a fact which leads many fans and neutral observers to shake their heads in disbelief. FC Schalke 04 has a clear position: Qatar being awarded the biggest sporting event in the world in 2010 remains an historic mistake in the history of football.

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Tom Krauß wins Bundesliga “Rookie of the Month” for September

It’s another award for Tom Krauß: The Royal Blue’s midfielder, who has started every game this season and who recently got his first Bundesliga goal against FC Augsburg, has been voted the Bundesliga’s “Rookie of the Month” for September. The U21 international came out on top against Bartol Franjic (VfL Wolfsburg) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (Bayer Leverkusen). The DFL (German Football League) nominated the trio based on the value of their performances.

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Tom Krauß nominated for Bundesliga Rookie of the Month in September

This season, the Bundesliga is once again shining a spotlight on the league’s best young talents, as part of the Rookie of the Month Award. S04’s Tom Krauß is part of September’s nominees, alongside Bartol Franjic (VfL Wolfsburg) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).

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