Congratulations, that is your club
Welcome to Schalke 04. You are Knappen now, if you want to be.
Nothing is binding here and nobody is checking. Plenty of people follow more than one club, and plenty change their mind in the first season. Everything below is what to know as you start.
Dortmund's Revier rivals, a working-class Ruhr club with a massive arena and a painful recent stretch of relegation and rebuild.
Club facts
- League
- Bundesliga
- Founded
- 1904
- Stadium
- Veltins-Arena
- Colours
- Blue / White
- Nickname
- Die Königsblauen
When they next play
The first question most new supporters have. Kickoff times are shown as dates here; exact times shift for television.
- Sun, Aug 30Away against Augsburg
- Sat, Sep 5Home against Bayern
- Fri, Sep 11Away against Union Berlin
- Sun, Sep 20Home against Elversberg
- Fri, Oct 9Away against Freiburg
Fixture list retrieved 2026-08-04. Matches move.
What to know before you follow them
Schalke's recent years have been hard. The rivalry with Dortmund remains the emotional centre of the club.
The colours and the crowd
Supporters are known as Knappen.
- Royal blue
#004d9d - White
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What people sing
Blau und Weiß, wie lieb ich Dich
The club colours song. Veltins-Arena still sings it even when the table is ugly.
Who the rivals are
Borussia Dortmund
Revierderby. The Ruhr rivalry that defines both clubs' calendars.
Following them from America
Larger than many mid-table German clubs because of the derby profile and a long Champions League history.
Strongest in
The squad
34 players. 1 played at the 2026 World Cup.
Goalkeeper
Defender
Midfielder
Forward
What next
Identity, table and squad from football-data.org. Club description and culture notes are ours and have not been editorially verified. Terms of use.