The history of Schalke 04
Milestones and background from the club's history, in chronological order.
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Kreisel, championships and European football
First German championship final
Schalke reach the German championship final for the first time.
Fortuna Düsseldorf win 3-0 in Cologne.
First German championship
Late goals from Fritz Szepan and Ernst Kuzorra turn the final against Nürnberg around.
Schalke win the Viktoria trophy for the first time.
Retaining the championship
Schalke retain the German championship with a 6-4 victory over Stuttgart.
The high-scoring final takes place at the Müngersdorfer Stadion.
A third German championship
A 2-0 victory over Nürnberg brings Schalke a third German championship.
It is their first title-winning final at the Olympiastadion.
The first double in German football
Schalke beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 in the delayed 1937 cup final.
Combined with the 1937 championship, this completes the first German league-and-cup double.
Record victory in the championship final
The 9-0 win over SK Admira Wien is the biggest victory in a German championship final.
Ernst Kalwitzki scores five times.
German champions for a fifth time
A 1-0 victory over Dresdner SC settles the championship final.
Ernst Kalwitzki scores the only goal.
A sixth championship
Schalke beat First Vienna 2-0 in the final.
It is the last German championship won by the great Kreisel team.
The seventh German championship
A 3-0 victory over Hamburger SV brings Schalke their seventh German championship.
Bernhard Klodt scores twice and Manfred Kreuz once.
Bundesliga, cup triumph and the Parkstadion
Winning the cup after 34 years
Schalke beat Kaiserslautern 5-0 in the DFB-Pokal final.
Their second national cup triumph follows a runners-up finish in the league.
Eurofighters, heartbreak and a new arena
The first European final
Schalke beat Inter 1-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Cup final.
Marc Wilmots scores the decisive goal at the Parkstadion.
The Eurofighters win the UEFA Cup
A 1-0 defeat in the return leaves the aggregate score level even after extra time.
Schalke win the shoot-out 4-1 in Milan to claim their first European trophy.
Cup victory over 1. FC Union Berlin
A week after the dramatic loss of the league title, Schalke win the cup final 2-0.
Jörg Böhme scores both goals against 1. FC Union Berlin.
Retaining the DFB-Pokal
Schalke beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in the final.
The club retain the national cup for the first time.
First UEFA Intertoto Cup success
Following a 2-0 win in Pasching, a goalless return is enough for Schalke.
As one of three Intertoto winners, the club qualifies for the UEFA Cup.
Another Intertoto success
Aílton’s goal in a 1-0 win at Liberec seals a second consecutive Intertoto success.
Schalke win the final 3-1 on aggregate.
Winning the League Cup
Schalke beat Stuttgart 1-0 in the League Cup final in Leipzig.
Kevin Kurányi scores the winner against his former club.
European highlights and Ruhr derbies
A fifth DFB-Pokal triumph
A 5-0 victory over MSV Duisburg brings Schalke their fifth DFB-Pokal.
Julian Draxler opens the scoring at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.
Super Cup winners in the derby
Following a goalless derby, Schalke beat Dortmund 4-3 on penalties.
Ralf Fährmann saves two spot-kicks; no extra time is played.
