# 2009–10 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2009–10 season was the 106th season in Schalke 04's history. The team competed in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.

## Season summary

Schalke's first season under Felix Magath saw a welcome return to the Champions League after a season's absence.

## Players
### First-team squad

Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Manuel Neuer |
| 2 | DF | GER | Heiko Westermann (captain) |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen |
| 4 | DF | GER | Benedikt Höwedes |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Marcelo Bordon |
| 6 | MF | GER | Albert Streit |
| 7 | MF | CHN | Hao Junmin |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Mineiro |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Edu |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić |
| 11 | MF | GER | Alexander Baumjohann |
| 12 | MF | GER | Peer Kluge |
| 13 | MF | GER | Jermaine Jones |
| 14 | FW | GER | Gerald Asamoah |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Zé Roberto |
| 16 | MF | CZE | Jan Morávek |
| 17 | FW | PER | Jefferson Farfán |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Rafinha |
| 19 | FW | SUI | Mario Gavranović |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | GRE | Vasilis Pliatsikas |
| 21 | MF | GER | Lukas Schmitz |
| 22 | FW | GER | Kevin Kurányi |
| 23 | MF | TUR | Emin Yalın |
| 24 | DF | GER | Christian Pander |
| 25 | DF | PER | Carlos Zambrano |
| 26 | MF | GER | Danny Latza |
| 27 | FW | URU | Vicente Sánchez |
| 28 | MF | GER | Christoph Moritz |
| 29 | FW | GER | Bogdan Müller |
| 30 | MF | GEO | Levan Kenia |
| 31 | FW | GER | David Loheider |
| 32 | DF | CMR | Joël Matip |
| 33 | GK | GER | Mathias Schober |
| 34 | FW | MKD | Besart Ibraimi |
| 35 | GK | GER | Mohamed Amsif |
| 39 | DF | GER | Marvin Pachan |
| 40 | MF | SRB | Predrag Stevanović |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Levan Kobiashvili (to Hertha BSC) |
| 7 | FW | GER | Lewis Holtby (on loan to Bochum) |
| 19 | MF | TUR | Halil Altıntop (to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | URU | Carlos Grossmüller (on loan to Danubio) |
| 29 | DF | SVK | Ľuboš Hanzel (on loan from Spartak Trnava) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Player Name | Previous Club |
| 7 July 2009 | MF | Lewis Holtby | Alemannia Aachen |
| 13 August 2009 | MF | Mineiro | Chelsea |
| 2 July 2009 | MF | Jan Morávek | Bohemians 1905 |
| 2 July 2009 | MF | Vasilis Pliatsikas | AEK Athens |
| 2 July 2009 | MF | Emin Yalin | 1. FC Nürnberg II |

## Kits

| Home | Home Alternate | Away | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Blue | Blue | Blue | |
| Home Alt. | Blue | White | Blue | Bundesliga, Match 7, September 26 in Dortmund |
| Away | Black | Black | Black | |
| Third | White | White | White | |

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 40 | +31 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway