FC Schalke 04 II are the

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FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

. Until 2005 the team played as FC Schalke 04 Amateure. The team has qualified for the first round of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

, the German Cup, on two occasions. They currently play in the tier four

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History

The team first made an appearance in the highest football league in Westphalia when it won promotion to the tier three

Verbandsliga Westfalen The Westfalenliga (''formerly the '') is the second highest amateur football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups ...

in 1964 but was relegated again in 1966. It made a return to the league in 1978 when the

Oberliga Westfalen The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. Wi ...

was established as the tier above the Verbandsliga but was once more relegated in 1980. It returned to the league for a third time in 1986 and played there until 1992 when a division championship took the team up to the Oberliga Westfalen.Historic German football league tables
Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 29 January 2015 The team played for three seasons against relegation in the Oberliga until 1995, when it dropped back to the Verbandsliga. It returned to the Oberliga again in 1997, now as a much stronger side. A league championship in the Oberliga earned the club promotion to the

Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord ( en, Regional League North) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regional ...

in 2003 but it was relegated again immediately. Four more Oberliga seasons followed until 2008 when the team qualified for the new

where it has played since. The team has played in the DFB-Pokal twice, qualifying for the first round in 1994–95 and 2001–02, going out to

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

in 1994 and

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in 2001.

Honours

The team's honours: *

** Champions: 2003, 2019 ** Runners-up: (6) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008 *

Westfalenliga The Westfalenliga (''formerly the '') is the second highest amateur football league in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the sixth tier of the German football league system. It operates in two groups ...

** Champions: 1992, 1997 *

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** Runners-up: 1994, 2001

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:Fussball.de – Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues * With the introduction of the

Regionalliga The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...

s in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. In 2000 all clubs from the disbanded

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from

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

joint the

, in 2008 these clubs left the league again to join the new

Stadium

Since the

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season FC Schalke 04 II play at the

Parkstadion Parkstadion () was a multi-purpose stadium in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that is no longer used to host any major events. The stadium was built in 1973 and hosted five matches of the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Gelsenkirchen Gelsenkirchen (, , ; wep, Gelsenkiärken) is the 25th most populous city of Germany and the 11th most populous in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with 262,528 (2016) inhabitants. On the Emscher River (a tributary of the Rhine), it lies ...

Players

Current squad

Current technical staff

Managers since 1992

Klaus Fischer Klaus Fischer (born 27 December 1949) is a German former professional footballer and coach. He was a key player on the West Germany national team that lost the 1982 World Cup final to Italy. As a forward, he was noted for his bicycle kicks, and ...

(1992–1995) *

Klaus Täuber Klaus Täuber (17 January 1958 – 1 July 2023) was a German professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward for SpVgg Erlangen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Stuttgarter Kickers, FC Schalke 04, Schalke 0 ...

(1995–2002) * Gerhard Kleppinger (2002–2005) *

Mike Büskens Michael Büskens (; born 19 March 1968) is a German former football player who played as a midfielder and a football manager. He is currently the assistant head coach of Bundesliga club Schalke 04. During a 14-year professional career, he appea ...

(2005–2008) *

Sven Kmetsch Sven Kmetsch (born 13 August 1970) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Schalke 04 II. Club career Kmetsch was born in Bautzen, Saxony. Including his youth career, he sp ...

(2008) * Markus Högner (2008–2009) * Oliver Ruhnert (2009–2010) * Michael Boris (2010–2011) *

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(2011-2012) *

Bernhard Trares Bernhard Trares (born 18 August 1965) is a German former professional footballer who played mainly as a centre-back, and manager, who last managed Würzburger Kickers. Playing career Trares was born in Bensheim, Hesse. Having played in his youth ...

(2011–2014) *

Jürgen Luginger Jürgen Luginger (born 8 December 1967) is a German former professional football player and manager. Coaching career Luginger became head coach of Schalke 04 II prior to the 2014–15 season. In April 2017 he became new manager of FC 08 Hombu ...

(2014–2017) * Onur Cinel (2017–2018) *

Torsten Fröhling Torsten Fröhling (born 24 August 1966) is a German football coach and former player. He has previously been head coach of Altona 93, Holstein Kiel II, Holstein Kiel, VfB Oldenburg, 1860 Munich II, 1860 Munich and Wehen Wiesbaden. Playing ...

(2018–)

References

External links

Official club website

FC Schalke 04 II at Weltfussball.de
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