2007–08 FC Schalke 04 season

FC Schalke 04
2007–08 season
Manager	Mirko Slomka (until April 13); Mike Büskens and Youri Mulder (from April 14)
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Third round
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Kurányi (15); All: Kevin Kurányi (20)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

During the 2007–08 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Several weak performances, culminating in a 5–1 defeat to Werder Bremen, saw coach Mirko Slomka sacked in April, with former players Mike Büskens and Youri Mulder taking over for the remainder of the season. The duo recorded five wins and a draw in their six-game stint in charge - although Schalke recorded four points less than the previous season and dropped down to third as a result, the club still comfortably qualified for the Champions League, with a ten-point lead over fourth-placed Hamburg. Büskens and Mulder stood down in July, and FC Twente manager Fred Rutten took charge.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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
3	DF	GEO	Levan Kobiashvili
4	DF	GER	Mathias Abel
5	DF	BRA	Marcelo Bordon
6	MF	GER	Albert Streit^{[notes 1]}
7	MF	URU	Gustavo Varela
8	MF	GER	Fabian Ernst
9	FW	DEN	Søren Larsen
10	MF	CRO	Ivan Rakitić^{[notes 2]}
11	FW	DEN	Peter Løvenkrands
13	MF	GER	Jermaine Jones^{[notes 3]}
14	MF	GER	Gerald Asamoah^{[notes 4]}
15	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto
18	DF	BRA	Rafinha


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	TUR	Halil Altıntop^{[notes 5]}
20	DF	SRB	Mladen Krstajić^{[notes 6]}
21	MF	URU	Carlos Grossmüller
22	FW	GER	Kevin Kurányi^{[notes 7]}
23	DF	GER	Benedikt Höwedes
24	DF	GER	Christian Pander
25	MF	BIH	Zlatan Bajramović^{[notes 8]}
27	MF	URU	Vicente Sánchez
28	MF	GER	Markus Heppke
30	FW	CMR	Dominique Wassi
31	DF	PER	Carlos Zambrano
32	GK	GER	Ralf Fährmann
33	GK	GER	Mathias Schober
34	GK	GER	Toni Tapalović

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
16	DF	URU	Darío Rodríguez (to Peñarol)
17	MF	GER	Mesut Özil (to Werder Bremen)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	GER	Mimoun Azaouagh^{[notes 9]} (on loan to VfL Bochum)
31	DF	GER	Sebastian Boenisch^{[notes 10]} (to Werder Bremen)

Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	22	10	2	68	21	+47	76	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Werder Bremen	34	20	6	8	75	45	+30	66	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Schalke 04	34	18	10	6	55	32	+23	64	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Hamburger SV	34	14	12	8	47	26	+21	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	VfL Wolfsburg	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	54	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHE	SCH	ROS	VAL
1	Chelsea	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	1–1	0–0
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	8	Advance to knockout stage	0–0	—	3–1	0–1
3	Rosenborg	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup	0–4	0–2	—	2–0
4	Valencia	6	1	2	3	2	6	−4	5		1–2	0–0	0–2	—

Source: RSSSF

18 September 2007 1	Schalke 04	0–1	Valencia	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45		Report	Villa 63'	Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

3 October 2007 2	Rosenborg	0–2	Schalke 04	Trondheim, Norway
20:45		Report	Jones 62' Kurányi 89'	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 21,361 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

24 October 2007 3	Chelsea	2–0	Schalke 04	London, England
20:45	Malouda 4' Drogba 47'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,910 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

6 November 2007 4	Schalke 04	0–0	Chelsea	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45		Report		Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

28 November 2007 5	Valencia	0–0	Schalke 04	Valencia, Spain
20:45		Report		Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 29,232 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

11 December 2007 6	Schalke 04	3–1	Rosenborg	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45	Asamoah 12' Rafinha 19' Kurányi 36'	Report	Koné 23'	Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

19 February 2008 First leg	Schalke 04	1–0	Porto	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45	Kurányi 4'	Report		Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

5 March 2008 Second leg	Porto	1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (1–4 p)	Schalke 04	Porto, Portugal
20:45	López 86'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 45,316 Referee: Howard Webb (England)
	Penalties
	L. González Alves López		Rafinha Rakitić Altıntop Jones

Quarter-finals

1 April 2008 First leg	Schalke 04	0–1	Barcelona	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45		Report	Bojan 12'	Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

9 April 2008 Second leg	Barcelona	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Schalke 04	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Touré 42'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 72,113 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

References

^ "FootballSquads - FC Schalke 04 - 2007/08".

Notes

^ Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18, and B level.
^ Rakitić was born in Möhlin, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in September 2007.
^ Jones was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and would make his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
^ Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.
^ Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
^ Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
^ Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.
^ Bajramović was born in Hamburg, Germany, but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002.
^ Azaouagh was born in Beni Sidel, Morocco, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-21 level.
^ Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level. He would later change his allegiance to Poland and make his international debut for Poland in September 2010.

[1] "FootballSquads - FC Schalke 04 - 2007/08".

[2] Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18, and B level.

[3] Rakitić was born in Möhlin, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in September 2007.

[4] Jones was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and represented them at U-21 and B level, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and would make his international debut for the United States in October 2010.

[5] Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.

[6] Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.

[7] Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.

[8] Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.

[9] Bajramović was born in Hamburg, Germany, but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002.

[10] Azaouagh was born in Beni Sidel, Morocco, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-21 level.

[11] Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level. He would later change his allegiance to Poland and make his international debut for Poland in September 2010.

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2007–08 season
Manager	Mirko Slomka (until April 13) Mike Büskens and Youri Mulder (from April 14)
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Third round
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Kurányi (15) All: Kevin Kurányi (20)
← 2006–07 2008–09 →