The team was established on May 4th. 1904. Because Gelsenkirchen, located in Ruhr-gebiet (Ruhr), was once a European coal mining center, this team was nicknamed "Coal Miners" and also known as "Royal Blue". The home court is the proud Schalke Stadium, which has 55,000 seats and created 129 decibels. Now it is named "Fielding Arena". Now Germany's first-class football league is participating.
Team Schalke 04 was founded on May 4th, 1904. The club is located in Schalke, a suburb of Gelsinkirchen, so it was named Schalke 04 Team. Team Schalke 04 originated from the original Schalke Gymnastics Club built by 1877.
1904 after the establishment of schalke football club, 19 19 two clubs were merged into one and named as "schalke Westphalia Sports Club".
1924, the club disintegrated and Schalke 04 Football Club became an independent sports organization.
1927, Schalke 04 won the football championship in Ruhr, but lost to Munich with 1860 in the final round of the national league. Lose the right to the league. The figures that Schalke 04 team was proud of at that time were; Ernst Cuzzola, the only member of Schalke 04' s national team.
In 1930s, Schalke 04 team ushered in the first spring in history. After seven years of hard work, Schalke 04 finally beat Nuremberg 2- 1 at the last second of the national league final at 1934, and won the first national championship in history.
During the ten years from 1933 to 1942, Schalke 04 reached the 14 finals of 20 leagues or cups, that is, it advanced to at least one final every year and won six leagues and one cup. It was the best team in Germany at that time. From then on 1958, Schalke 04 won the German championship seven times.
The Bundesliga was formally established in 1963, and Schalke 04 was one of the founding members. Schalke 04 is a founding member of 1963 in the Bundesliga, but due to limited strength, Schalke 04 has not won the Bundesliga championship for many years. 1972 The German Cup was the only trophy of Schalke 04 at that time.
Since 1963 implemented the first-class professional league, Schalke 04 team not only defeated Kaiserslautern with 1972 5-0 and won the FA Cup, but also missed the league championship several times and was relegated to the second-class team three times, losing its former glory.
From 198 1 to 199 1, Schalke 04 was downgraded three times. 1988, the struggling Schalke 04 team can't escape relegation. After two seasons of life-and-death struggle, Schalke 04 team finally returned to the ranks of the first team as the champion of the second team of 199 1.
In the 1990s, Schalke 04 was the most frequent team in and out of first-class teams. From 1985 to 1988, it has been ranked behind the first team 10.
In the 1990 s, German football came together, and the big clubs with deep pockets showed no mercy to the newly promoted horses. Often after some indiscriminate bombing, the ugly squad was expelled from the first class.
1992 ~ 1993 season, in the most crucial game, Schalke drew Bayern Munich 3-3, which not only made Bayern Munich lose the upcoming league championship, but also kept its qualification for the first-class team. However, the club owner sold his private hospital because of this relegation qualification, which is enough to show that the financial resources of Schalke 04 team have reached the point of being stretched. Finally, he had to resign as the chairman of the club and become a new person. However, the financial difficulties of Schalke 04 club have not changed because of the change of owners. [ 1]
After experiencing the financial crisis of 1994- 1995 season, team schalke 04 finally won the third place in the first division in 1995- 1996 season and won the right to participate in the UEFA Cup. Faced with two fronts at home and abroad, the club leadership decided to attack the UEFA Cup on the premise of relegation. Under the leadership of Dutch coach Stevens, they successfully advanced to the finals with excellent defensive counterattack. In the quarter-finals, they eliminated Valencia 2-0 and 1 ratio 1; In the semi-final, Tenerife lost to Inter Milan 2-0 in overtime at home, and finally encountered defensive counterattack tactics. With the score of home and away 1 ratio 1, the team finally defeated Inter Milan with a penalty of 4- 1, and won the UEFA Cup for the first time in the history of team building, which is undoubtedly the most brilliant page of Schalke 04 team since its establishment 93 years ago.
1998, Schalke 04 only reached the quarterfinals in the defending UEFA Cup, and lost to the old rival Inter Milan with a total score of 1-2. However, in the domestic league, it rose from 12 last season to the fifth place, and once again qualified for the UEFA Cup.
From 2000 to 2001season, the schalke 04 team was completely transformed, which made the opponents sit up and take notice. It not only won the Cup title, but also led the league all the way, always ranking first in the standings, only to be caught up by Bayern Munich in the final round, and finally fell short, ranking second in the league, failing to realize its desire to win both the League and the Cup.
200 1 By 2002, after Schalke 04 introduced Algali, Wilmotz, Vermant and Matlin, the competition in each position became more intense. The defense is still flawed, and captain Vadokh did not perform well in the warm-up match. Argentine defender Martelin joined the team late, and it will take time for him to integrate into the team. The first few games of the league are particularly important, first against Bayern Munich and M? nchengladbach, then against Dortmund in the new football field, and then against Leverkusen. It is natural for Schalke to enter the top four.
After 2003, Schalke 04 attracted a good reputation in the Bundesliga, especially when Elton was recruited from Bremen. However, without the support of Werder Bremen's offensive combination, it is still a question whether Schalke 04 can still sit at home. Schalke has been looking forward to competing with Bayern and other teams for the league title again, but if they can't adapt, their status may not change much.