2007–08 FC Schalke 04 season
| 2007–08 season | |
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| Manager |  Mirko Slomka (until April 13) Mike Büskens and  Youri Mulder[notes 1] (from April 14) |
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena |
| Bundesliga | 3rd |
| DFB-Pokal | Third round |
| Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Kurányi (15) |
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]
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Left club during season
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Results
Champions League
Group stage
| 18 September 2007 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 |  Valencia | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Villa  63' |
Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
| 3 October 2007 | Rosenborg  | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Jones 62' Kurányi 89' |
Attendance: 21,361 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) |
| 24 October 2007 | Chelsea  | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 20:45 | Malouda 4' Drogba 47' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 40,910 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden) |
| 6 November 2007 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Chelsea | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| 28 November 2007 | Valencia | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 29,232 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 11 December 2007 | Schalke 04 | 3–1 | Rosenborg | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Asamoah 12' Rafinha 19'Kurányi 36' |
Report MatchCentre | Koné 23' |
Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
First knockout round
| 19 February 2008 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 |  Porto | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Kurányi 4' |
Report | Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 5 March 2008 | Porto | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Schalke 04 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
| 20:45 | López 86' |
Report | Attendance: 45,316 Referee: Howard Webb (England) | |
| Penalties | ||||
L. González  Alves  López |
Rafinha Rakitić Altıntop Jones |
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Schalke 1–1 Porto on aggregate. Schalke won 4–1 on penalties.
Quarter-finals
| 1 April 2008 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Barcelona | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report | Bojan 12' |
Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 9 April 2008 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Touré 42' |
Report | Attendance: 72,113 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.
References
Notes
- ^ Mulder was born in Brussels, Belgium, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Netherlands in November 1994.
- ^ 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, West Germany (now 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, West Germany (now 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, West Germany (now 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.