Finances

FC Schalke 04 continue to strengthen financial position

On Tuesday (28/10), FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. published its figures for the 2024/2025 financial year (1st July 2024 – 30th June 2025), further underlining the club’s successful financial recovery over recent years. Schalke closed the financial year with a consolidated net profit of €5.5 million, meeting its forecast of achieving a profit in the low to mid-single-digit million range.

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Positive result sees Schalke meet equity capital rule

FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. published their financial figures for the first half of the 2024/25 season on Thursday (20/3). During the first half of the season (1/7 to 31/12/24), the Royal Blues recorded a consolidated profit of €6.6 million (previous year: -€2.4 million).

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S04 receive conditional 3. Liga licence

The Deutsche-Fußball-Bund (DFB) issued FC Schalke 04 with a licence for match operations in the 3. Liga on Monday evening (22nd April). As expected, this is subject to liquidity conditions that will have to be fulfilled by the beginning of June. After reviewing the documents, the S04 board are satisfied of being able to fulfil these conditions.

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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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Christina Rühl-Hamers agrees long-term extension with FC Schalke 04

The FC Schalke 04 supervisory board have agreed an early contract extension with Christina Rühl-Hamers, board member for finance, personnel and legal matters. The control committee unanimously came to a decision to continue the collaboration during their final ordinary meeting of 2022 on Thursday (15/12).

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