2022–23 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2022–23 FC Schalke 04 season was the 119th season in the football club's history and first consecutive and 54th overall season in the topflight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2022. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 22nd season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Schalke 04

2022–23 season
Managing board	Bernd Schröder Peter Knäbel Christina Rühl-Hamers
Head coach	Frank Kramer (until 19 October) Matthias Kreutzer (interim, from 20 to 27 October) Thomas Reis (from 27 October)
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Marius Bülter (11) All: Marius Bülter (11)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Schalke were relegated on the final matchday of the season.

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.

As of end of 2022–23 season.^[1]

No.	Player	Nat.	Pos.	Age	Contract		League		Total
					began	ends	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Ralf Fährmann		GK	34	Jul 2011	Jun 2025	218	0	279	0
13	Alexander Schwolow		GK	31	Jul 2022	Jun 2023	23	0	25	0
28	Justin Heekeren		GK	22	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	0	0	0	0
34	Michael Langer		GK	38	Aug 2017	Jun 2023	5	0	5	0
Defenders
2	Thomas Ouwejan		DF	27	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	45	3	49	3
3	Leo Greiml		DF	22	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	7	0	7	0
4	Maya Yoshida		DF	34	Jul 2022	Jun 2023	29	0	31	0
5	Sepp van den Berg		DF	21	Aug 2022	Jun 2023	9	1	9	1
15	Timothée Kolodziejczak		DF	31	Oct 2022	Jun 2023	1	0	1	0
18	Jere Uronen		DF	28	Jan 2023	Jun 2023	11	0	11	0
22	Ibrahima Cissé		DF	22	Jul 2022	Jun 2026	0	0	0	0
25	Moritz Jenz		DF	24	Jan 2023	Jun 2023	11	0	11	0
27	Cédric Brunner		DF	29	Jul 2022	Jun 2024	28	0	29	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	31	Jul 2021	Jun 2023	39	4	42	5
41	Henning Matriciani		DF	23	Sep 2021	Jun 2024	35	0	36	0
Midfielders
6	Tom Krauß		MF	22	Jul 2022	Jun 2023	32	2	33	2
8	Danny Latza (captain)		MF	33	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	38	2	40	2
10	Rodrigo Zalazar		MF	23	Aug 2021	Jun 2026	52	7	55	9
21	Niklas Tauer		MF	22	Jan 2023	Jun 2024	0	0	0	0
23	Mehmet-Can Aydın		MF	21	Jun 2021	Jun 2025	40	1	43	1
24	Dominick Drexler		MF	33	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	50	7	53	10
29	Tobias Mohr		MF	27	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	18	0	20	0
30	Alex Král		MF	25	Jul 2022	Jun 2023	29	0	31	0
33	Éder Balanta		MF	30	Jan 2023	Jun 2023	6	0	6	0
Forwards
9	Simon Terodde		FW	35	Jul 2021	Jun 2023	62	35	65	35
11	Marius Bülter		FW	30	Jul 2021	Jun 2024	65	21	69	23
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	29	Sep 2022	Jun 2025	21	1	22	1
20	Tim Skarke		FW	26	Jan 2023	Jun 2023	9	1	9	1
26	Michael Frey		FW	28	Jan 2023	Jun 2023	15	0	15	0
38	Sōichirō Kōzuki		FW	22	Jan 2023	Jun 2025	5	1	5	1
40	Sebastian Polter		FW	32	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	19	2	21	2

Transfers

In

Player	Nat.	Pos.	From	Type	Window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
Michael Frey		FW	Royal Antwerp	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	2023	—	[2]
Moritz Jenz		DF	Lorient	Loan (option to buy)[a]	Winter	2023	—	[3]
Tim Skarke		FW	Union Berlin	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	2023	—	[4]
Jere Uronen		DF	Brest	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	2023	—	[5]
Éder Balanta		FW	Club Brugge	Loan	Winter	2023	—	[6]
Niklas Tauer		MF	Mainz 05	Loan	Winter	2024	—	[7]
Sōichirō Kōzuki		MF	Schalke 04 II	Promoted	Winter	2025	—	[8]
Timothée Kolodziejczak		DF	Free agent	End of contract	Season (md 10)	2023	—	[9]
Thomas Ouwejan		DF	AZ	Transfer[b]	Summer	2024	€2,000,000	[10]
Rodrigo Zalazar		MF	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer[b]	Summer	2026	€1,800,000	[11]
Sebastian Polter		FW	VfL Bochum	Transfer	Summer	2025	€1,500,000	[12]
Tobias Mohr		MF	1. FC Heidenheim	Transfer	Summer	2025	€1,100,000	[13]
Florent Mollet		MF	Montpellier	Transfer	Summer	2025	€500,000	[14]
Marvin Pieringer		FW	SC Freiburg	Transfer[b]	Summer	2024	€500,000	[15]
Justin Heekeren		GK	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Transfer	Summer	2025	€180,000	[16]
Kenan Karaman		FW	Beşiktaş	Transfer	Summer	2025	Free	[17]
Cédric Brunner		DF	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	Summer	2024	—	[18]
Ibrahima Cissé		DF	Gent	End of contract	Summer	2026	—	[19]
Leo Greiml		DF	Rapid Wien	End of contract	Summer	2025	—	[20]
Jordan Larsson		FW	Spartak Moscow	End of contract	Summer	2025	—	[21]
Maya Yoshida		DF	Sampdoria	End of contract	Summer	2023	—	[22]
Tom Krauß		MF	RB Leipzig	Loan (option to buy)[c]	Summer	2023	—	[23]
Alex Král		MF	Spartak Moscow	Loan[d]	Summer	2023	—	[24]
Alexander Schwolow		GK	Hertha BSC	Loan	Summer	2023	—	[25]
Sepp van den Berg		DF	Liverpool	Loan	Summer	2023	—	[26]
Timo Becker		DF	Hansa Rostock	Loan return	Summer	2023	—	—
Can Bozdoğan		MF	Beşiktaş	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Amine Harit		MF	Marseille	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Ozan Kabak		DF	Norwich City	Loan return	Summer	2024	—	—
Rabbi Matondo		FW	Cercle Brugge	Loan return	Summer	2023	—	—
Hamza Mendyl		DF	Gaziantep	Loan return	Summer	2023	—	—

1. €200,000 loan fee. Obligation to buy for €4,000,000 if Schalke avoid relegation in this season.
2. Player was previously loaned, Schalke exercised an option or obligation to buy.
3. €600,000 loan fee. Obligation to buy for €3,000,000 if Schalke avoid relegation in this season.
4. Player has suspended his contract with Spartak Moscow for the 2022–23 season using FIFA's regulations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Out

Player	Nat.	Pos.	To	Type	Window	Transfer fee	Ref.
Florent Mollet		MF	Nantes	Transfer	Winter	€1,500,000	[27]
Jordan Larsson		FW	Copenhagen	Loan (option to buy)	Winter	—	[28]
Kerim Çalhanoğlu		MF	SV Sandhausen	Loan	Winter	—	[29]
Florian Flick		MF	1. FC Nürnberg	Loan	Winter	—	[30]
Malick Thiaw		DF	AC Milan	Transfer	Summer	€10,000,000	[31]
Ozan Kabak		DF	1899 Hoffenheim	Transfer	Summer	€7,000,000	[32]
Rabbi Matondo		FW	Rangers	Transfer	Summer	€3,000,000	[33]
Victor Pálsson		MF	D.C. United	Transfer	Summer	€500,000	[34]
Timo Becker		DF	Holstein Kiel	Transfer	Summer	€250,000	[35]
Levent Mercan		MF	Fatih Karagümrük	Transfer[a]	Summer	€200,000	[36]
Hamza Mendyl		DF	OH Leuven	Transfer	Summer	Free	[37]
Marius Lode		DF	Bodø/Glimt	Released	Summer	—	[38]
Martin Fraisl		GK	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	Summer	—	[39]
Marc Rzatkowski		MF	Arminia Bielefeld	End of contract	Summer	—	[39]
Salif Sané		DF	Free agent	End of contract	Summer	—	[39]
Can Bozdoğan		MF	Utrecht	Loan (option to buy)	Summer	—	[40]
Amine Harit		MF	Marseille	Loan (option to buy)	Summer	—	[41]
Reinhold Ranftl		MF	Austria Wien	Loan (option to buy)	Summer	—	[42]
Nassim Boujellab		MF	HJK	Loan[b]	Summer	—	[43]
Blendi Idrizi		MF	Jahn Regensburg	Loan	Summer	—	[44]
Marvin Pieringer		FW	SC Paderborn	Loan	Summer	—	[45]
Dong-gyeong Lee		MF	Ulsan Hyundai	End of loan (released)	Summer	—	[46]
Darko Churlinov		MF	VfB Stuttgart	End of loan	Summer	—	—
Ko Itakura		DF	Manchester City	End of loan	Summer	—	[47]
Yaroslav Mikhaylov		MF	Zenit Saint Petersburg	End of loan	Summer	—	[39]
Andreas Vindheim		DF	Sparta Prague	End of loan	Summer	—	[39]

1. Player was previously loaned to the club.
2. Player was previously loaned to Ingolstadt 04 and loaned from there to HJK.

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

VfB Hüls v Schalke 04

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29) 1	VfB Hüls	0–14	Schalke 04	Marl, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Terodde 8', 10', 22', 25' (pen.), 27', 43' Ouwejan 17' Lee 19', 38' Kurt 29' Polter 70', 74' Castelle 79' Mollet 82'	Stadium: Evonik Sportpark Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Bäger

Blau-Weiß Lohne v Schalke 04

2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) 2	Blau-Weiß Lohne	0–7	Schalke 04	Lohne, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Latza 10', 39' Polter 15', 27' Mollet 28' Terodde 34' Pieringer 54'	Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion Referee: Marius Schlüwe

Schalke 04 v SC Verl

6 July 2022 (2022-07-06) 3	Schalke 04	1–0	SC Verl	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Matriciani 48'	Report		Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Nico Fuchs

Schalke 04 v SV Meppen

9 July 2022 (2022-07-09) 4	Schalke 04	1–3	SV Meppen	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Latza  4' Drexler 32'	Report	Pourié 35' Tankulic 43' Blacha 57'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Florian Exner

Schalke 04 v Salernitana

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) 5	Schalke 04	0–0	Salernitana	Wörgl, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lee  56'	Report	Fazio  54'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Wörgl Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Andreas Heiß (Austria)

Schalke 04 v Udinese

17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)	Schalke 04	cancelled	Udinese	Mittersill, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldstadion
Note: Schalke's match against Udinese was cancelled and replaced with a match against Augsburg due to security reasons.[48]

Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg

17 July 2022 (2022-07-17) 6	Schalke 04	1–1	FC Augsburg	Mittersill, Austria
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 78'	Report	Uduokhai 54'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Arnes Talic

Twente v Schalke 04

22 July 2022 (2022-07-22) 7	Twente	3–1	Schalke 04	Enschede, Netherlands
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vlap 13' Steijn 83' Ugalde 89'	Report	Kamiński 9' Latza  45+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

FC Gütersloh v Schalke 04

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 8	FC Gütersloh	0–3	Schalke 04	Gütersloh, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Latza 25' Terodde 76', 84'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 2,753 Referee: Michael Swiers

Rapid Wien v Schalke 04

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 9	Rapid Wien	2–2	Schalke 04	Vienna, Austria
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Knasmüllner 49' Kerschbaum 65' (pen.)	Report	Kōzuki 8' Terodde 31'	Stadium: Allianz Stadion Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik

Hajduk Split v Schalke 04

16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) 10	Hajduk Split	4–3	Schalke 04	Split, Croatia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ćubelić 24' Sahiti 47' Biuk 61' Vušković 71'	Report	Polter 37' Bülter 44' (pen.) Kōzuki 73'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ante Terzic

VfL Osnabrück v Schalke 04

22 December 2022 (2022-12-22) 11	VfL Osnabrück	2–2	Schalke 04	Osnabrück, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chato 22' Simakala 47' (pen.)	Report	Kōzuki 16' Cissé 86'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 12,524 Referee: Luca Jürgensen

Schalke 04 v FC Zürich

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 12	Schalke 04	2–2	FC Zürich	Belek, Turkey
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kōzuki 52' Terodde 57'	Report	Katić 25' Okita 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Football Center Attendance: 500 Referee: Kemal Ögen

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nürnberg

10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 13	Schalke 04	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Belek, Turkey
13:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Shuranov 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Titanic Deluxe Football Center Attendance: 400 Referee: Sarper Saka

Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 14	Schalke 04	0–1	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Füllkrug 4'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 18,464 Referee: Florian Exner

Schalke 04 v VVV-Venlo

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) 15	Schalke 04	2–0	VVV-Venlo	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Terodde 16' van der Sloot 22'	Report		Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Alexander Ernst

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	7 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	17th	34	7	10	17	35	71	−36	020.59
DFB-Pokal	31 July 2022	18 October 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	050.00
Total					36	8	10	18	41	76	−35	022.22

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2022–23 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	VfL Bochum	34	10	5	19	40	72	−32	35
15	FC Augsburg	34	9	7	18	42	63	−21	34
16	VfB Stuttgart (O)	34	7	12	15	45	57	−12	33	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Schalke 04 (R)	34	7	10	17	35	71	−36	31	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Hertha BSC (R)	34	7	8	19	42	69	−27	29

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[49]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	10	17	35	71	−36	31	5	5	7	23	36	−13	2	5	10	12	35	−23

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L
Position	14	13	13	16	15	12	14	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	15	16	17	17

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1. FC Köln v Schalke 04

7 August 2022 (2022-08-07) 1	1. FC Köln	3–1	Schalke 04	Cologne
17:30 c (UTC+2)	Kilian 49' Kainz 62' Ljubičić 80'	Report	Drexler  35' Brunner  51' Bülter 76'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2	Schalke 04	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zalazar 29' Krauß  35' Ouwejan  41' Zalazar  45' Král  57' Bülter 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Koné  45+1' Hofmann 72' Thuram 78' Herrmann  90+2'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Sven Jablonski

VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 3	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bornauw  26'	Report	Latza  4' Thiaw  25' Terodde 45+3' Bülter  65'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,959 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Schalke 04 v Union Berlin

27 August 2022 4	Schalke 04	1–6	Union Berlin	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bülter 31' (pen.) Thiaw  45'	Report	Thorsby 6' Becker 36', 46' Haberer 45+3' Michel 87', 90'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Robert Hartmann

VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 5	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Schalke 04	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Führich 18' Sosa  45+4' Vagnoman  45'  67' Mavropanos  73'	Report	Terodde 21' Drexler  28' Bülter  45'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) 6	Schalke 04	3–1	VfL Bochum	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Drexler 38' Mašović 73' (o.g.) Schwolow  85' Flick  86' Polter 90+6'	Report	Zoller  9' Losilla  29' Hofmann 51' Soares  82'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,041 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 7	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Schalke 04	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Modeste  45' Moukoko 79' Adeyemi  83' Can  85'	Report	Van den Berg  20' Terodde  39'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,100 Referee: Felix Brych

Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg

2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 8	Schalke 04	2–3	FC Augsburg	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Terodde 33',  34' Bülter  34' Krauß 63'	Report	Demirović 9', 21',  73' Bauer  30' Berisha  34'  70' Niederlechner  68' Gumny  74' Hahn 77'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,328 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 9	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Schalke 04	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diaby 38' Frimpong 41', 52' Hincapié  55' Paulinho 90'	Report	Yoshida  13'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Schalke 04 v 1899 Hoffenheim

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 10	Schalke 04	0–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Greiml  10' Drexler  57'	Report	Skov 11' (pen.), 59' (pen.) Vogt  19' Prömel  38' Dabbur 45+2'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 59,811 Referee: Florian Badstubner

Hertha BSC v Schalke 04

23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) 11	Hertha BSC	2–1	Schalke 04	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tousart 49' Kanga  75', 88' Rogel  81' Lukebakio  90+1' Richter  90+3' Boetius  90+6'	Report	Mollet 85' Polter  86'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 60,165 Referee: Martin Petersen

Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg

30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) 12	Schalke 04	0–2	SC Freiburg	Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter  18' Krauß  73' Yoshida  90'	Report	Ginter  41' Grifo 45+1', 61' (pen.) Günter  88'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,115 Referee: Christian Dingert

Werder Bremen v Schalke 04

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 13	Werder Bremen	2–1	Schalke 04	Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 30' Veljković  56' Bittencourt  69' Ducksch 76' Pieper  82'	Report	Terodde  43' Karaman  82' Drexler 89'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Felix Brych

Schalke 04 v Mainz 05

9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) 14	Schalke 04	1–0	Mainz 05	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Terodde 10' Mollet  21' Yoshida  57' Karaman  69'	Report	Fernandes  67'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 58,256 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 15	Schalke 04	0–2	Bayern Munich	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Gnabry 38' Choupo-Moting 52'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 16	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0	Schalke 04	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lindstrøm 21' Borré  78', 84' Götze  88' Buta 90+1'	Report	Bülter  58' Krauß  67' Uronen  86'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 17	Schalke 04	1–6	RB Leipzig	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kōzuki 56' Frey  79'	Report	Silva 7', 44' Henrichs 15' Werner 45+2' Olmo 83' Poulsen 89' Kampl  90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,841 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) 18	Schalke 04	0–0	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brunner  35' Terodde  39' Zalazar  81'	Report	Schmitz  76' Hübers  81' Skhiri  86' Kainz  90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,571 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weigl  34' Hofmann  76'	Report	Balanta  6' Jenz  14' Kozuki  65'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg

10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) 20	Schalke 04	0–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zalazar  48'	Report	Arnold 9' Wimmer  29' Gerhardt  48' Svanberg  90+2' Guilavogui  90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,836 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Union Berlin v Schalke 04

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 21	Union Berlin	0–0	Schalke 04	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Behrens  32' Gießelmann  55'	Report	Jenz  22'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 22	Schalke 04	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Drexler 10' Bülter 40' Král  42' Greiml  90+6'	Report	Sosa 63',  70' Karazor  90+1'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

VfL Bochum v Schalke 04

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 23	VfL Bochum	0–2	Schalke 04	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osterhage  59' Förster  85'	Report	Krauß  31' Riemann 45' (o.g.) Bülter 79'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Brych

Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 24	Schalke 04	2–2	Borussia Dortmund	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bülter 50' Brunner  55' Karaman 79'	Report	Schlotterbeck 38' Guerreiro 60' Can  90'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,571 Referee: Marco Fritz

FC Augsburg v Schalke 04

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 25	FC Augsburg	1–1	Schalke 04	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Maier 51' Demirović  53' Vargas  62' Gikiewicz  78' Cardona  90+2' Gouweleeuw  90+2'	Report	Balanta  5' Král  12' Jenz  63' Frey  90+3' Bülter 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 26	Schalke 04	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Matriciani  51' Balanta  56'	Report	Palacios  39' Frimpong 50' Wirtz 61' Azmoun 90+2'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

1899 Hoffenheim v Schalke 04

9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 27	1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	Schalke 04	Sinsheim
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Baumgartner  16' Král 22' (o.g.) Geiger  40' Bebou 70' (pen.) Kabak  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) 28	Schalke 04	5–2	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Skarke 3' Bülter 13', 78' Terodde 48' Krauß  86' Jenz  87' Kamiński 90+2'	Report	Boateng  40' Jovetić 45+3' Ngankam  70' Richter 84' Uremović  90'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,981 Referee: Felix Brych

SC Freiburg v Schalke 04

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 29	SC Freiburg	4–0	Schalke 04	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregoritsch 7', 35' Höler 52' Ginter 82' Keitel  87'	Report	Uronen  45+2' Latza  90+4'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 30	Schalke 04	2–1	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Krauß  65' Yoshida  75' Van den Berg 81',  85' Drexler 90+2'	Report	Ducksch 18',  68' Stage  28' Veljković  57'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,981 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Mainz 05 v Schalke 04

5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) 31	Mainz 05	2–3	Schalke 04	Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajorque  40' Barreiro 53',  90+14' Martín 70' Caci  90+11' Kohr  90+14'	Report	Bülter 26', 90+12' (pen.) Krauß 60' Drexler  90+14'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Bayern Munich v Schalke 04

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 32	Bayern Munich	6–0	Schalke 04	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Müller 21' Kimmich 29' (pen.) Gnabry 50', 65' Tel 80' Mazraoui 90+2'	Report	Krauß  20' Brunner  28' Bülter  36'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 33	Schalke 04	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Terodde 1',  40' Krauß  39' Jenz  44' Polter 85'	Report	Sow  6' Kamada 21' Buta  32' Kolo Muani  44' Tuta 59',  90+4'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,575 Referee: Daniel Schlager

RB Leipzig v Schalke 04

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) 34	RB Leipzig	4–2	Schalke 04	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Laimer 10' Nkunku 19', 90+4',  90+5' Haidara  41' Poulsen 82'	Report	Brunner  20' Kamiński 28' Orbán 49' (o.g.) Polter  63'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Harm Osmers

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2022–23 DFB-Pokal

Bremer SV v Schalke 04

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31) 1st round	Bremer SV	0–5	Schalke 04	Oldenburg
13:01 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Zalazar 3' Drexler 12', 33' Kmiec 39' (o.g.) Kamiński 83'	Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer
Note: The match took place at the Marschweg-Stadion instead of Bremer SV's home stadium, the Stadion am Panzenberg in Bremen.[50]

1899 Hoffenheim v Schalke 04

18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) 2nd round	1899 Hoffenheim	5–1	Schalke 04	Sinsheim
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Dabbur 5', 43' Angeliño 16' Kabak 51' Kadeřábek 63'	Report	Matriciani  42' Drexler 69' Larsson  73' Flick  78'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 15,633 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season

Squad statistics

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	Total					Bundesliga					DFB-Pokal
				App	St				App	St				App	St
1	Ralf Fährmann		GK	12	12	0	0	0	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Alexander Schwolow		GK	25	24	0	1	0	23	22	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0
28	Justin Heekeren		GK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Thomas Ouwejan		DF	19	12	0	1	0	17	10	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0
3	Leo Greiml		DF	7	3	0	2	0	7	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Maya Yoshida		DF	31	30	0	4	0	29	28	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	0
5	Sepp van den Berg		DF	9	8	1	2	0	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Timothée Kolodziejczak		DF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Jere Uronen		DF	11	9	0	2	0	11	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Ibrahima Cissé		DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Moritz Jenz		DF	11	11	0	5	0	11	11	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Cédric Brunner		DF	29	29	0	5	0	28	28	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	9	8	3	0	0	8	7	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
41	Henning Matriciani		DF	23	23	0	2	0	22	22	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
33	Malick Thiaw[a]		DF	3	3	0	2	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Tom Krauß		MF	33	32	2	8	0	32	31	2	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
8	Danny Latza		MF	21	9	0	2	0	20	8	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
10	Rodrigo Zalazar		MF	23	16	2	3	0	22	15	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
21	Niklas Tauer		MF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Mehmet-Can Aydın		MF	18	3	0	0	0	16	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
24	Dominick Drexler		MF	29	17	7	3	1	27	16	4	3	1	2	1	3	0	0
29	Tobias Mohr		MF	20	10	0	0	0	18	8	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
30	Alex Král		MF	31	28	0	3	0	29	26	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0
33	Éder Balanta		MF	6	3	0	3	0	6	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Andreas Ivan[b]		MF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Florian Flick[a]		MF	10	6	0	2	0	8	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0
20	Florent Mollet[a]		MF	11	5	1	1	0	9	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
42	Kerim Çalhanoğlu[a]		MF	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Simon Terodde		FW	33	22	5	5	0	32	21	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
11	Marius Bülter		FW	35	30	11	5	0	33	30	11	5	0	2	0	0	0	0
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	22	10	1	2	0	21	10	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
20	Tim Skarke		FW	9	6	1	0	0	9	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	Michael Frey		FW	15	10	0	2	0	15	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	Sōichirō Kōzuki		FW	5	5	1	1	0	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Sebastian Polter		FW	21	6	2	3	0	19	5	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
42	Keke Topp[c]		FW	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	Sidi Sané[b]		FW	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	Jordan Larsson[a]		FW	12	6	0	1	0	11	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
Total				36		37	70	1	34		32	67	1	2		5	3	0

1. Player transferred out during the season
2. Player from Schalke 04 II
3. Player from Schalke 04 U19

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Nat	Pos	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Marius Bülter		FW	11	0	11
2	Dominick Drexler		MF	4	3	7
3	Simon Terodde		FW	5	0	5
4	Marcin Kamiński		DF	2	1	3
5	Tom Krauß		MF	2	0	2
	Sebastian Polter		FW	2	0	2
	Rodrigo Zalazar		MF	1	1	2
8	Kenan Karaman		FW	1	0	1
	Sōichirō Kōzuki		FW	1	0	1
	Florent Mollet		MF	1	0	1
	Tim Skarke		FW	1	0	1
	Sepp van den Berg		DF	1	0	1
Own goals				3	1	3
Total				35	6	41

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Nat	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Ralf Fährmann		5	0	5
2	Alexander Schwolow		2	1	3

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