# 2013–14 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2013–14 FC Schalke 04 season was the 110th season in the club's football history. In 2013–14 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's 22nd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.

## Review and events
### June – August

Ibrahim Afellay, Raffael and Christoph Moritz left the club. Christoph Metzelder retired from football.

## Fixtures and results
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Friendly matches

| Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers and carded players | Goalscorers and carded players | Source |
| Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Source |
| Pre-season friendlies ||||||||||
| 28 June 2013 | 19:00 | Volksbank-Arena | Kleve | ERGO Nationalelf | 1–0 | 4.000 | Huntelaar 18' | — | |
| 4 July 2013 | 18:30 | emp-papst-Stadion | Villingen | FC 08 Villingen | 5–0 | 3.500 | Huntelaar 7' Höger 35' Goretzka 62' Bastos 79' Szalai 86' | — | |
| 11 July 2013 | 19:30 | Red Bull Arena | Salzburg, Austria | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–3 | 17.500 | Draxler 33' | Mané 16' Soriano 51' Hinteregger 77' | |
| 14 July 2013 | 19:00 | New Tivoli | Aachen | Alemannia Aachen | 6–1 | 6,679 | Szalai 2' Pukki 25', 32' Huntelaar 51' Clemens 52' Draxler 76' | Mazan Moslehe 87' | |
| 17 July 2013 | 19:00 | Stadion Oberwerth | Koblenz | TuS Koblenz | 4–1 | 6,941 | Szalai 8', 13' Höwedes 20' Pukki 66' | Kevin Lahn 59' | |
| 21 July 2013 | 18:00 | Stadion Lind/Villach | Villach, Austria | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | 4.000 | Draxler 56' | Franco 64' | |
| 24 July 2013 | 18:00 | Stadion Lind/Villach | Villach | Southampton | 2–0 | 3.000 | Huntelaar 58' Matip 69' | — | |
| 27 July 2013 | 17:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Al Sadd SC | 9–0 | 61.973 | Farfán 3' (pen.), 31' Szalai 8', 25' Huntelaar 56', 59' Goretzka 58' *Raúl 65', 70' (pen.) | — | |
| 29 July 2013 | 17:30 | Bruno-Plache-Stadion | Leipzig | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2–1 | 5.500 | Szalai 4', 45' | Steve Rolleder 41' (pen.) | |
| Mid-season-break friendlies ||||||||||
| 6 January 2014 | 14:15 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium | Doha | Al-Gharafa SC | 2–1 | 150 | Szalai 49', 57' | Nenê 26' | |
| 11 January 2014 | 13:00 | Al Nahyan Stadium | Abu Dhabi | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | 500 | Farfán 44', 65' Boateng 56' | Rosenthal 18' Joselu 46' | |
| 18 January 2014 | 15:30 | RheinEnergieStadion | Cologne | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 19,467 | Farfán 43' | Ujah 18' Bröker 46' | |
| 19 January 2014 | 14:00 | Niederrheinstadion | Oberhausen | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 0–1 | 4,612 | — | Jansen 50' | |
* Raúl played his Farewell game for Schalke 04. He played the first half by Al Sadd SC and the second by Schalke 04.

### Bundesliga
#### League fixtures and results

| Matchday | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Table | Table | Source |
| Matchday | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Pos. | Pts | Source |
| 1 | 11 August 2013 | 17:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Hamburger SV | 3–3 | 61,973 | Huntelaar 2', 45' Szalai 72' | Van der Vaart 12' (pen.) Beister 24' Sobiech 49' | 8 | 1 | |
| 2 | 17 August 2013 | 15:30 | Volkswagen Arena | Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–4 | 28,405 | — | Knoche 55' Vieirinha 61' Naldo 67' Kutschke 90' | 13 | 1 | |
| 3 | 24 August 2013 | 15:30 | AWD-Arena | Hanover | Hannover 96 | 1–2 | 49,000 | Szalai 55' | Huszti 15' Diouf 42' | 15 | 1 | |
| 4 | 31 August 2013 | 18:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | 61,000 | Höger 30' Farfán 83' (pen.) | — | 13 | 4 | |
| 5 | 14 September 2013 | 15:30 | Coface Arena | Mainz | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | 34,000 | Boateng 34' | — | 9 | 7 | |
| 6 | 21 September 2013 | 18:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Bayern Munich | 0–4 | 61,973 | — | Schweinsteiger 21' Mandžukić 22' Ribéry 75' Pizarro 84' | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | 28 September 2013 | 15:30 | Rhein-Neckar Arena | Sinsheim | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–3 | 29,139 | Boateng 3' Matip 13' Höger 40' | Modeste 16' Firmino 48' (pen.) Abraham 61' | 14 | 8 | |
| 8 | 5 October 2013 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | FC Augsburg | 4–1 | 60,731 | Boateng 16' (pen.) Szalai 28' Szalai 78' Meyer 86' | Mölders 10' | 8 | 11 | |
| 9 | 19 October 2013 | 15:30 | Eintracht-Stadion | Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–2 | 23,251 | Meyer 29' Goretzka 65' Neustädter 90' | Ademi 20' Bellarabi 59' | 5 | 14 | |
| 10 | 26 October 2013 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Borussia Dortmund | 1–3 | 61,973 | Meyer 62' | Aubameyang 14' Şahin 51' Błaszczykowski 74' | 7 | 14 | |
| 11 | 2 November 2013 | 15:30 | Olympic Stadium | Berlin | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | 69,277 | Szalai 26' Draxler 90' | — | 6 | 17 | |
| 12 | 9 November 2013 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | 61,973 | Boateng 64', 85' Farfán 90' | Kroos 22' | 6 | 20 | |
| 13 | 23 November 2013 | 15:30 | Commerzbank-Arena | Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–3 | 51,500 | Flum 14' (o.g.) Matip 18' Höwedes 86' | Flum 56' Joselu 61', 68' | 6 | 21 | |
| 14 | 30 November 2013 | 18:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | 61,973 | Farfán 34', 47' (pen.) Jones 79' | — | 5 | 24 | |
| 15 | 7 December 2013 | 15:30 | Borussia-Park | Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | 54,010 | Farfán 17' (pen.) | Raffael 24' Kruse 45' (pen.) | 6 | 24 | |
| 16 | 15 December 2013 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | 60,661 | Höfler 44' (o.g.) Farfán 67' (pen.) | — | 6 | 27 | |
| 17 | 21 December 2013 | 18:30 | Grundig-Stadion | Nuremberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–0 | 42,687 | — | — | 7 | 28 | |
| 18 | 26 January 2014 | 17:30 | Imtech Arena | Hamburg | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 49,457 | Huntelaar 34' Farfán 53' Meyer 56' | — | 5 | 31 | |
| 19 | 1 February 2014 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 61,142 | Santana 9' Boateng 81' | Arnold 65' | 4 | 34 | |
| 20 | 9 February 2014 | 17:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 61,307 | Farfán 39' Meyer 44' | — | 4 | 37 | |
| 21 | 15 February 2014 | 18:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | 30,210 | Goretzka 28' Huntelaar 74' | Santana 66' (o.g.) | 4 | 40 | |
| 22 | 21 February 2014 | 20:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | 60,952 | — | — | 4 | 41 | |
| 23 | 1 March 2014 | 18:30 | Allianz Arena | Munich | Bayern Munich | 1–5 | 71,000 | Rafinha 64', og' | Alaba 3' Robben 15', 28', 77', pen' Mandžukić 24' | 4 | 41 | |
| 24 | 8 March 2014 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 4–0 | 60,604 | Huntelaar 6', 28', 79' Obasi 55' | — | 4 | 44 | |
| 25 | 14 March 2014 | 20:30 | SGL arena | Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | 30,660 | Huntelaar 33' (49) | Werner 5' | 3 | 47 | |
| 26 | 22 March 2014 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–1 | 61,973 | Goretzka 17' Huntelaar 65' Szalai 90' | Kessel 82' | 3 | 50 | |
| 27 | 25 March 2014 | 20:00 | Signal Iduna Park | Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 77,600 | — | — | 3 | 51 | |
| 28 | 28 March 2014 | 20:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | 61,550 | Obasi 16' Huntelaar 46' | — | 3 | 54 | |
| 29 | 5 April 2014 | 15:30 | Weserstadion | Bremen | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 42,100 | Goretzka 33' | Di Santo 15' | 3 | 55 | |
| 30 | 11 April 2014 | 20:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | 61,973 | Meyer 59' Farfán 90' | — | 3 | 58 | |
| 31 | 20 April 2014 | 17:30 | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | 60,000 | Szalai 69' | Harnik 23', 59' Cacau 54' | 3 | 58 | |
| 32 | 27 April 2014 | 17:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | 61,973 | — | Herrmann 35' | 3 | 58 | |
| 33 | 3 May 2014 | 15:30 | Mage Solar Stadion | Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | 24,000 | Ayhan 13' Huntelaar 65' | — | 3 | 61 | |
| 34 | 10 May 2014 | 15:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4–1 | 61,973 | Matip 6' Neustädter 45' Draxler 75' Obasi 90' | Drmić 90' | 3 | 64 | |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 23 | +71 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal finalists (Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich) qualified for the UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 May 2014. Source:

### DFB–Pokal

| Round | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Source |
| Round | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Source |
| FR | 5 August 2013 | 18:30 | Wildparkstadion | Karlsruhe | FC Nöttingen | 2–0 | 12.470 | Huntelaar 30' Goretzka 90' | — | |
| SR | 25 September 2013 | 20:30 | Stadion am Böllenfalltor | Darmstadt | Darmstadt 98 | 3–1 | 17,000 | Farfán 35' (pen.) Höwedes 58' Meyer 86' | Behrens 36' | |
| TR | 3 December 2013 | 20:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | 51,078 | Farfán 67' | Herdling 21' Volland 32' Firmino 35' | |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Play–off round

| Leg | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Agg. score | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Source |
| Leg | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Agg. score | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Source |
| Play–off round ||||||||||||
| 1 | 21 August 2013 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | PAOK | 1–1 | — | 52,444 | Farfán 32' | Stoch 73' | |
| 2 | 27 August 2013 | 20:45 | Toumba Stadium | Thessaloniki | PAOK | 3–2 | 4–3 | 410 | Szalai 43', 90' Draxler 67' | Athanasiadis 53' Katsouranis 79' | |

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SCH | BSL | STE |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Basel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Steaua București | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Matchday | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Table | Table | Source |
| Matchday | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Pos. | Pts | Source |
| 1 | 18 September 2013 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Steaua București | 3–0 | 49,358 | Uchida 67' Boateng 78' Draxler 85' | — | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 October 2013 | 20:45 | St. Jakob-Park | Basel | Basel | 1–0 | 33,251 | Draxler 54' | — | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 22 October 2013 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Chelsea | 0–3 | 54,442 | — | Torres 5', 69' Hazard 87' | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 November 2013 | 20:45 | Stamford Bridge | London | Chelsea | 0–3 | 41,194 | — | Eto'o 31', 54' Ba 83' | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 26 November 2013 | 20:45 | Arena Națională | Bucharest | Steaua București | 0–0 | 20,000 | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
| 6 | 11 December 2013 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Basel | 2–0 | 52,093 | Draxler 51' Matip 57' | — | 2 | 10 | |

#### Round of 16

| Leg | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Agg. score | Attendance | Goalscorers | Goalscorers | Source |
| Leg | Date | Kickoff | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result | Agg. score | Attendance | Schalke 04 | Opponent | Source |
| Round of 16 ||||||||||||
| 1 | 26 February 2014 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Real Madrid | 1–6 | — | 54,442 | Huntelaar 90' | Benzema 13', 57' Bale 21', 69' Ronaldo 52', 89' | |
| 2 | 18 March 2014 | 20:45 | Santiago Bernabéu | Madrid | Real Madrid | 1–3 | 2–9 | 65,148 | Hoogland 31' | Ronaldo 21', 73' Morata 75' | |

## Team statistics

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Sources |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Sources |
| Bundesliga | 9 August 2013 | 10 May 2014 | Matchday 1 | 3rd Place | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 055.88 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 5 August 2013 | 3 December 2013 | Round 1 | Round 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 | |
| Champions League | 18 September 2013 | 18 March 2014 | Play–off round | Round of 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 040.00 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 053.19 | — |
| Updated: 10 May 2014 ||||||||||||||

## Player information
### Squad

Squad Season 2013–14 :
| No. | Player | Age | Birthplace | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann | 36 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 34 | Timo Hildebrand | 45 | Worms | Sporting CP |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Tim Hoogland | 39 | Marl | VfB Stuttgart |
| 4 | Benedikt Höwedes (C) | 36 | Haltern | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 5 | Felipe Santana | 38 | Rio Claro, São Paulo | Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 | Sead Kolašinac | 31 | Karlsruhe | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 14 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 32 | Katerini | Olympiacos |
| 22 | Atsuto Uchida | 36 | Kannami, Shizuoka | Kashima Antlers |
| 23 | Christian Fuchs | 38 | Neunkirchen | Mainz 05 |
| 24 | Kaan Ayhan | 30 | Gelsenkirchen | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 32 | Joël Matip | 33 | Bochum | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 3 | Jan Kirchhoff | 34 | Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
| 7 | Max Meyer | 29 | Oberhausen | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka | 29 | Bochum | VfL Bochum |
| 9 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 37 | Berlin | Milan |
| 10 | Julian Draxler | 31 | Gladbeck | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 11 | Christian Clemens | 33 | Cologne | 1. FC Köln |
| 12 | Marco Höger | 35 | Cologne | Alemannia Aachen |
| 15 | Dennis Aogo | 38 | Karlsruhe | Hamburger SV |
| 17 | Jefferson Farfán | 40 | Lima | PSV |
| 30 | René Klingenburg | 31 | Oberhausen | Schalke 04 Youth system |
| 33 | Roman Neustädter | 36 | Dnipropetrovsk | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 40 | Anthony Annan | 38 | Accra | Osasuna |
| Forwards |||||||
| 19 | Chinedu Obasi | 38 | Enugu | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 25 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 41 | Voor-Drempt | Milan |
| 28 | Ádám Szalai | 37 | Budapest | Mainz 05 |
| Last updated: 30 January 2014 |||||||

### Squad statistics
#### Appearances and goals

| Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Champions League |
| Player | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| Ralf Fährmann | 27 (0) | 0 | 22 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 |
| Timo Hildebrand | 20 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 0 |
| Lars Unnerstall | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| Tim Hoogland | 16 (6) | 1 | 15 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 31 (1) | 2 | 18 (1) | 1 | 3 (0) | 1 | 10 (0) | 0 |
| Felipe Santana | 18 (8) | 1 | 13 (7) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 |
| Sead Kolašinac | 24 (6) | 0 | 21 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Atsuto Uchida | 26 (1) | 1 | 17 (0) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 8 (0) | 1 |
| Christian Fuchs | 15 (10) | 0 | 9 (7) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 10 (5) | 1 | 9 (5) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Philipp Max | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Joël Matip | 41 (1) | 4 | 31 (0) | 3 | 3 (0) | 0 | 7 (1) | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| Jan Kirchhoff | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Max Meyer | 29 (12) | 7 | 21 (9) | 6 | 1 (1) | 1 | 7 (2) | 0 |
| Leon Goretzka | 15 (17) | 5 | 15 (10) | 4 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 (5) | 0 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 35 (0) | 7 | 28 (0) | 6 | 1 (0) | 0 | 6 (0) | 1 |
| Julian Draxler | 36 (2) | 6 | 25 (1) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 9 (1) | 4 |
| Christian Clemens | 10 (8) | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Marco Höger | 12 (2) | 2 | 6 (2) | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 |
| Leroy Sané | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Jermaine Jones | 17 (5) | 1 | 9 (5) | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 |
| Dennis Aogo | 16 (0) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 |
| Jefferson Farfán | 27 (1) | 12 | 18 (1) | 9 | 2 (0) | 2 | 7 (0) | 1 |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| René Klingenburg | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Roman Neustädter | 42 (2) | 2 | 31 (1) | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 |
| Anthony Annan | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| Gerald Asamoah | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 |
| Chinedu Obasi | 8 (11) | 3 | 7 (8) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Teemu Pukki | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 20 (1) | 14 | 17 (1) | 12 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 (0) | 1 |
| Ádám Szalai | 22 (18) | 9 | 14 (14) | 7 | 3 (0) | 0 | 5 (4) | 2 |
| Appearances = Total appearances (Substitute appearances) |||||||||
| Last updated: 10 May 2014 |||||||||
* Gerald Asamoah has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 II.
* Philipp Max has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 II.
* Leroy Sané has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 Youth system.

#### Minutes played

| Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | UCL |
| Ralf Fährmann | 2430 | 1890 | 90 | 360 |
| Tim Hoogland | 1491 | 1352 | 44 | 95 |
| Jan Kirchhoff | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Benedikt Höwedes | 2589 | 1510 | 270 | 809 |
| Felipe Santana | 1679 | 1226 | 3 | 450 |
| Sead Kolašinac | 2154 | 1853 | 0 | 301 |
| Max Meyer | 2557 | 1828 | 134 | 605 |
| Leon Goretzka | 1567 | 1485 | 21 | 59 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 3018 | 2452 | 90 | 476 |
| Julian Draxler | 3102 | 2190 | 174 | 775 |
| Christian Clemens | 884 | 506 | 177 | 201 |
| Marco Höger | 1041 | 542 | 153 | 346 |
| Leroy Sané | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Jones | 1570 | 895 | 270 | 405 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 113 | 81 | 0 | 32 |
| Dennis Aogo | 1417 | 889 | 90 | 438 |
| Jefferson Farfán | 2256 | 1521 | 179 | 556 |
| Gerald Asamoah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chinedu Obasi | 702 | 583 | 9 | 110 |
| Teemu Pukki | 30 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| Atsuto Uchida | 2313 | 1521 | 72 | 720 |
| Christian Fuchs | 1398 | 847 | 180 | 381 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 956 | 875 | 0 | 81 |
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 1685 | 1459 | 90 | 135 |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 32 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Ádám Szalai | 2228 | 1388 | 230 | 610 |
| René Klingenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philipp Max | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joël Matip | 3688 | 2790 | 261 | 637 |
| Roman Neustädter | 3559 | 2593 | 225 | 740 |
| Timo Hildebrand | 1800 | 1080 | 180 | 540 |
| Lars Unnerstall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Annan | 38 | 29 | 0 | 9 |
| Last updated: 10 May 2014 |||||
* Gerald Asamoah has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 II.
* Philipp Max has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 II.
* Leroy Sané has no professional contract, he usually play at FC Schalke 04 Youth system.

### Discipline
#### Bookings

| No. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League |
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tim Hoogland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jan Kirchhoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Benedikt Höwedes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Felipe Santana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sead Kolašinac | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Max Meyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Julian Draxler | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Marco Höger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Leroy Sané | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jermaine Jones | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Dennis Aogo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jefferson Farfán | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Gerald Asamoah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Chinedu Obasi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Teemu Pukki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Atsuto Uchida | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Christian Fuchs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kaan Ayhan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tranquillo Barnetta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Ádám Szalai | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | René Klingenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Philipp Max | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Joël Matip | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Roman Neustädter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Timo Hildebrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Lars Unnerstall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Anthony Annan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | 78 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Last updated: 4 May 2014 ||||||||||||||
* Gerald Asamoah has no professional contract, he usually play at Schalke 04 II.
* Philipp Max has no professional contract, he usually play at Schalke 04 II.
* Leroy Sané has no professional contract, he usually play at Schalke 04 Youth system.

#### Suspensions

| No. | Player | No. of matches served | Reason | Competition served in | Date served | Opponent(s) | Source |
| 13 | Jermaine Jones | 1 | Bad performances | UEFA Champions League | 1 October 2013 | Basel | |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee | Sources |
| 3 | MF | Jan Kirchhoff | 23 | Yes | Bayern Munich | Loan | Winter | 2015 | Free | |
| 9 | MF | Kevin-Prince Boateng | 26 | Yes | Milan | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €10,000,000 | |
| 15 | DF | Dennis Aogo | 26 | Yes | Hamburger SV | Loan | Summer | 2014 | €650,000 | |
| 8 | MF | Leon Goretzka | 18 | Yes | VfL Bochum | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €2,750,000 | |
| 28 | FW | Ádám Szalai | 25 | Yes | Mainz 05 | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €8,000,000 | |
| 11 | MF | Christian Clemens | 21 | Yes | 1. FC Köln | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €2,800,000 | |
| 5 | DF | Felipe Santana | 27 | No | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1,000,000 | |
| 24 | DF | Kaan Ayhan | 18 | Yes | Youth system | Promoted | Summer | 2015 | — | |
| 2 | DF | Tim Hoogland | 28 | Yes | VfB Stuttgart | End of loan | Summer | 2014 | — | — |
| 40 | MF | Anthony Annan | 26 | No | Osasuna | End of loan | Summer | 2014 | — | — |
| 3 | DF | Sergio Escudero | 23 | Yes | Getafe | End of loan | Summer | 2014 | — | — |
| 29 | FW | Philipp Hofmann | 20 | Yes | SC Paderborn | End of loan | Summer | 2014 | — | — |
| — | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 27 | Yes | Spartak Moscow | End of loan | Summer | 2014 | — | — |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Sources |
| 13 | MF | Jermaine Jones | 32 | Yes | Beşiktaş | Transfer | Winter | €200,000 | |
| 36 | GK | Lars Unnerstall | 23 | Yes | Aarau | Loan | Winter | €200,000 | |
| 27 | MF | Tranquillo Barnetta | 28 | Yes | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | Summer | Free | |
| 20 | FW | Teemu Pukki | 23 | Yes | Celtic | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | |
| 9 | MF | Michel Bastos | 29 | Yes | Lyon | End of loan | Summer | — | |
| 29 | FW | Philipp Hofmann | 20 | Yes | FC Ingolstadt | Loan | Summer | €200,000 | |
| 3 | DF | Sergio Escudero | 23 | Yes | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | €500,000 | |
| 21 | DF | Christoph Metzelder | 32 | Yes | TuS Haltern | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Ibrahim Afellay | 27 | Yes | Barcelona | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
| 18 | MF | Raffael | 28 | No | Dynamo Kyiv | End of loan | Summer | — | — |
| 28 | MF | Christoph Moritz | 23 | Yes | Mainz 05 | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 8 | FW | Ciprian Marica | 27 | Yes | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| — | MF | José Manuel Jurado | 27 | Yes | Spartak Moscow | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 | |

## Kits

| Home | Home Alt. | Away | Away Alt. | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Blue | White | Blue | |
| Home Alt. | Blue | Blue | Blue | Bundesliga, Match 2, 17 August against Wolfsburg |
| Away | White | Navy | White | |
| Away Alt. | White | White | White | Friendly, 27 July against Al Sadd SC |
| Third | Green | Black | Black | → International Kit |