Training Camp

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Royal Blues to face Genk in Benidorm

Schalke have got their first opponents for their winter training camp in Benidorm. During the trip to Costa Blanca (4-12 Janaury 2019), the Royal Blues will face KRC Genk on Friday, 11th January 2019 (15:30 CET).

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Schalke 04 to hold training camp in Benidorm from 4/1/2019 – 12/1/2019

For the third time in a row, the Royal Blues are heading to Costa Blanca to kick off the new year. From Friday 4th until Saturday 12th January 2019, the FC Schalke 04 squad will hold their training camp in Benidorm, Spain. Head coach Domenico Tedesco’s team will again be staying in the Melia Villaitana hotel complex.

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Domenico Tedesco: A really great squad

With a 1-0 win over SCO Angers and a day for reflection after the game, the Royal Blue’s training camp draws to a close on Monday 6th August. Domenico Tedesco has drawn a positive conclusion after just over a week in Hohe Tauern. “The days were very intense but we can go home with a really positive outlook“, said the coach.

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Alessandro Schöpf: This mentality is hugely important

Alessandro Schöpf is happy with how the Royal Blues’ training camp has gone so far. What’s more, S04’s base in Mittersill has allowed the midfielder to spend more time in his homeland: “For an Austrian, there’s nothing more beautiful than training in the mountains,” admits the 24 year old.

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Royal Blues party with over 1,000 fans

“Everyone at Schalke will remember this evening fondly for a long time,” believes Daniel Koslowski.

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S04 travel to training camp with 28 players

The Royal Blues travelled to their training camp on Sunday (29/07). FC Schalke 04 will make a stop on their way to the holiday region of the Upper Tauern National Park and will face Domenico Tedesco’s former club FC Erzgebirge Aue at 15:00 CET. The team will then travel on to the Austrian town of Mittersill.

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Schalke to play Angers in Mittersill

Friendly against a French side in Austria: Schalke have announced a further friendly for their training camp in Mittersill (July 29th to August 6th). The Royal Blues will face Ligue 1 side SCO Angers in the Waldstadion on August 5th at 15:30CEST.

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New faces and a new kit against a former Royal Blue

54 days after the last game of the 2017/18 season which ended successfully for the Royal Blues, securing second place in the Bundesliga, Schalke are back in action on Thursday (5/7). The opponents in the first friendly of pre-season is Premier League side Southampton. Kick-off is at 14:05 CEST (20:05 local time) in the Sports Centre Stadium in Kunshan.

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FC Schalke 04 to travel to China in July for a third time

“The Spirit of Miners. The Soul of Football.”: That is the motto that the Schalke 04 first team will travel to the Middle Kingdom with between the 2nd and 12th July 2018. The club will spend the first few days of their trip in Kunshan before moving on to the country’s capital Beijing, where they will stay for the majority of their time in China.

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Schalke head back to Mittersill for pre-season

The Royal Blues are returning to Austria this summer. FC Schalke 04 will spend between July 29th and August 6th undergoing a training camp in the picturesque mountainside of Hohe Tauern prior to the beginning of the 2018/2019 season.

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Domenico Tedesco: “It's not a one man show!”

Schalke head coach Domenic Tedesco can draw a positive conclusion from his side’s training camp in Benidorm. The 32-year-old took time out to look back at the preparations in Spain, discussing topics such as the debut of Marko Pjaca, the scouting system and his starting XI preparations.

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Pjaca scores debut goal in 2-1 win over Genk

The Schalke 04 training camp in Benidorm was brought to a close with a 2-1 win over KRC Genk. In Sunday’s clash with the Belgian side, new signing Marko Pjaca made his club debut, with the Croat even marking his first appearance with a goal. Breel Embolo also got on the scoresheet.