2012–13 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2012–13 FC Schalke 04 season was the 109th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs 22nd consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.

Schalke 04
2012–13 season
PresidentClemens Tönnies
Head coachHuub Stevens (until 16 December 2012)
Jens Keller (from 17 December 2012)
StadiumVeltins-Arena,
Gelsenkirchen, NRW
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalRound 3
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (10)
Julian Draxler (10)
All:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (16)

Review and events

The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where it reached the second round and will face 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen next.[1]

In Europe the club has qualified for the 2012–13 edition of the Champions League where it will play Olympiacos, Montpellier and Arsenal in Group B of the group stage.[2]

Huub Stevens was sacked as head coach on 16 December 2012.[3] Jens Keller replaced Stevens as head coach.[3]

Competitions

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed


Bundesliga
Main article: 2012–13 Bundesliga

League results
Match Date Time Venue City Opponent Result1 Attendance Schalke 04
goalscorers		 Source
1 26 August 2012 (2012-08-26) 17:30 AWD-Arena Hanover Hannover 96 2–2 49,000 Huntelaar  52'
Holtby  64'		 [MR 1]
2 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen FC Augsburg 3–1 60,582 Papadopoulos  33'
Jones  46'
Huntelaar  72'		 [MR 2]
3 15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) 18:30 Trolli Arena Fürth Greuther Fürth 2–0 18,000 Draxler  48'
Holtby  88'		 [MR 3]
4 22 September 2012 (2012-09-22) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Bayern Munich 0–2 61,673 — [MR 4]
5 25 September 2012 (2012-09-25) 20:00 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Mainz 05 3–0 59,116 Farfán  21' (pen.)
Holtby  81'
Pukki  89'		 [MR 5]
6 28 September 2012 (2012-09-28) 20:30 Esprit Arena Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–2 54,600 Huntelaar  13'
Matip  20'		 [MR 6]
7 6 October 2012 (2012-10-06) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 60,671 Farfán  33'
Afellay  46'
Neustädter  58'		 [MR 7]
8 20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) 15:30 Signal Iduna Park Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 2–1 80,645 Afellay  14'
Höger  48'		 [MR 8]
9 27 October 2012 (2012-10-27) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 61,673 Farfán  77' [MR 9]
10 3 November 2012 (2012-11-03) 15:30 Rhein-Neckar Arena Sinsheim 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 30,150 Neustädter  37'
Uchida  82'		 [MR 10]
11 10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Werder Bremen 2–1 61,673 Neustädter  59'
Draxler  69'		 [MR 11]
12 17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) 18:30 BayArena Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 29,808 — [MR 12]
13 24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 61,673 Huntelaar  11' [MR 13]
14 27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 20:00 Imtech-Arena Hamburg Hamburger SV 1–3 47,127 Huntelaar  80' [MR 14]
15 1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Borussia M'gladbach 1–1 61,673 Draxler  85' [MR 15]
16 8 December 2012 (2012-12-08) 15:30 Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 1–3 55,880 Marica  12' [MR 16]
17 15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) 18:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen SC Freiburg 1–3 60,620 Farfán  20' [MR 17]
18 18 January 2013 (2013-01-18) 20:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Hannover 96 5–4 60,811 Farfán  44'
Draxler  49'
Höger  64'
Marica  67'
Holtby  89'		 [MR 18]
19 26 January 2013 (2013-01-26) 15:30 SGL arena Augsburg FC Augsburg 0–0 28,553 — [MR 19]
20 2 February 2013 (2013-02-02) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Greuther Fürth 1–2 60,693 Bastos  47' [MR 20]
21 9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) 18:30 Allianz Arena Munich Bayern Munich 0–4 71,000 — [MR 21]
22 16 February 2013 (2013-02-16) 15:30 Coface Arena Mainz Mainz 05 2–2 34,000 Bastos  41', 82' [MR 22]
23 23 February 2013 (2013-02-23) 18:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 61,673 Matip  29', 82' [MR 23]
24 2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) 15:30 Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 29,326 Draxler  33', 63'
Farfán  79'
Huntelaar  86'		 [MR 24]
25 9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Borussia Dortmund 2–1 61,673 Draxler  12'
Huntelaar  35'		 [MR 25]
26 16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) 15:30 Stadion Nürnberg Nürnberg 1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 45,000 — [MR 26]
27 30 March 2013 (2013-03-30) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 60,743 Höger  71'
Raffael  79'
Pukki  83'		 [MR 27]
28 6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) 15:30 Weserstadion Bremen Werder Bremen 2–0 42,100 Draxler  51'
Marica  69'		 [MR 28]
29 13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) 18:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 61,619 Pukki  71'
Raffael  87'		 [MR 29]
30 20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) 15:30 Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 51,500 — [MR 30]
31 28 April 2013 (2013-04-28) 17:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Hamburger SV 4–1 61,673 Bastos  9'
Huntelaar  20', 58', 66'		 [MR 31]
32 3 May 2013 (2013-05-03) 20:30 Borussia Park Mönchengladbach Borussia M'gladbach 1–0 54,010 Draxler  82' [MR 32]
33 11 May 2013 (2013-05-11) 15:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen VfB Stuttgart 1–2 61,673 Niedermeier (o.g.)  92' [MR 33]
34 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) 15:30 Mage Solar Stadion Freiburg SC Freiburg 2–1 24,000 Draxler  20'
Schuster (o.g.)  58'		 [MR 34]

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 29 4 1 98 18 +80 91 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 19 9 6 81 42 +39 66
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 8 7 65 39 +26 65
4 Schalke 04 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55 2013–14 UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 SC Freiburg 34 14 9 11 45 40 +5 51 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 14 9 11 49 46 +3 51 2013–14 UEFA Europa League play-off round
7 Hamburger SV 34 14 6 14 42 53 −11 48
Source: Bundesliga.de, kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2012–13 DFB-Pokal
Round Date TimeVenue City Opponent Result1 Attendance Schalke 04
goalscorers		 Source
1 19 August 2012 (2012-08-19) 16:00 Ludwigsparkstadion Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 5–0 28,000 Papadopoulos  23'
Draxler  27', 57'
Marica  65', 72'		 [MR 35]
2 30 October 2012 (2012-10-30) 20:30 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen SV Sandhausen 3–0 52,970 Afellay  11'
Marica  62'
Huntelaar  79'		 [MR 36]
3 18 December 2012 (2012-12-18) 19:00 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen Mainz 05 1–2 54,202 Huntelaar  75' [MR 37]

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B
Match Date Time Venue City Opponent Result1 Attendance Schalke 04
goalscorers		 Source
1 18 September 2012 (2012-09-18) 20:45 Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus, Greece Olympiacos 2–1 30,922 Höwedes  41'
Huntelaar  59'		 [MR 38]
2 3 October 2012 (2012-10-03) 20:45 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany Montpellier 2–2 50,004 Draxler  26'
Huntelaar  52' (pen.)		 [MR 39]
3 24 October 2012 (2012-10-24) 20:45 Emirates Stadium London, England Arsenal 2–0 60,049 Huntelaar  76'
Afellay  86'		 [MR 40]
4 6 November 2012 (2012-11-06) 20:45 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany Arsenal 2–2 54,142 Huntelaar  45+2'
Farfán  67'		 [MR 41]
5 21 November 2012 (2012-11-21) 20:45 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen, Germany Olympiacos 1–0 52,254 Fuchs  77' [MR 42]
6 4 December 2012 (2012-12-04) 20:45 Stade de la Mosson Montpellier, France Montpellier 1–1 23,142 Höwedes  56' [MR 43]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Schalke 04 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10
3 Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9 Transfer to Europa League
4 Montpellier 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2
Source:

Knockout phase
Round of 16
20 February 2013 (2013-02-20) First leg Galatasaray1–1Schalke 04Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CET Yilmaz  12' Jones  45' Stadium: Türk Telekom Arena
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
12 March 2013 (2013-03-12) Second legSchalke 042–3
(3–4 agg.)		Galatasaray Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CET Neustädter  17'
Bastos  63'		 Altıntop  37'
Yılmaz  42'
Bulut  95'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 54,142
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Squad

Squad and statistics

As of 18 May 2013

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ralf Fährmann 00000000
3 DF Sergio Escudero 00000000
4 DF Benedikt Höwedes 4323203082
8 FW Ciprian Marica 1961333330
9 MF Michel Bastos 1651440021
10 MF Lewis Holtby 2741942060
11 MF Ibrahim Afellay 1541021141
12 MF Marco Höger 3032232060
13 MF Jermaine Jones 3322512061
14 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos 1621012140
16 FW Edu 20101000
17 FW Jefferson Farfán 3572761071
18 MF Raffael 1621620000
19 FW Chinedu Obasi 70401020
20 FW Teemu Pukki 2431732050
21 DF Christoph Metzelder 70402010
22 DF Atsuto Uchida 3012411050
23 DF Christian Fuchs 3712902061
25 FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 351626102274
27 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 3102103070
28 MF Christoph Moritz 70601000
29 MF Max Meyer 60500010
30 MF René Klingenburg 00000000
31 FW Julian Draxler 391330103261
32 DF Joël Matip 3933231060
33 MF Roman Neustädter 4143132081
34 GK Timo Hildebrand 2702103030
35 DF Sead Kolašinac 2001601030
36 GK Lars Unnerstall 1801300050

- transfers during the season. (blue) - transfers during the season (away). (red)

Transfers

In
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
9 MF Michel Bastos 29EU Lyon Loan Winter 2014 €2,000,000
18 MF Raffael 27Non-EU Dynamo Kyiv Loan Winter 2013 €1,000,000
29 MF Max Meyer 17EU Youth system Promoted Winter 2015 N/A
30 DF René Klingenburg 18EU Youth system Promoted Winter 2015 N/A
16 FW Edu 31Non-EU SpVgg Greuther Fürth Return from Loan Winter 2013 N/A
35 DF Sead Kolašinac 19EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2015 N/A [4]
29 FW Philipp Hofmann 19EU Youth system Promoted Summer 2014 N/A
33 MF Roman Neustädter 24EU Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer 2016 free
19 FW Chinedu Obasi 26Non-EU 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Summer 2015 €4,000,000
27 MF Tranquillo Barnetta 27EU Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer 2015 free
11 MF Ibrahim Afellay 26EU Barcelona Loan Summer 2013 €500,000
25 DF Carlos Zambrano 22Non-EU FC St. Pauli Return from Loan Summer N/A [5]
20 DF Vasileios Pliatsikas 24EU MSV Duisburg Return from Loan Summer 2013 N/A [5]
22 FW Mario Gavranović 22Non-EU Mainz 05 Return from Loan Summer ? N/A [5]
16 MF Jan Morávek 22EU FC Augsburg Return from Loan Summer ? N/A [5]
26 MF Ciprian Deac 26EU Rapid București Return from Loan Summer N/A [5]
40 MF Anthony Annan 25Non-EU Vitesse Arnhem Return from Loan Summer 2014 N/A [5]
16 FW Edu 30Non-EU Beşiktaş Return from Loan Summer 2013 N/A [5]

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
16 FW Edu 31Non-EU Liaoning Whowin Transfer Winter free [6]
23 MF Lewis Holtby 22EU Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Winter €1,750,000
16 DF Sergio Escudero 23EU Getafe Loan Winter €200,000
2 DF Carlos Zambrano 22Non-EU Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer €750,000
14 MF Jan Morávek 22EU FC Augsburg Transfer Summer €700,000
7 MF Ciprian Deac 26EU CFR Cluj Transfer Summer €700,000 [7]
24 MF Peer Kluge 31EU Hertha BSC Transfer Summer €250,000
7 FW Raúl 35EU Al Sadd Transfer Summer free
7 FW Mario Gavranović 22EU Zürich Transfer Summer free [7]
9 MF Alexander Baumjohann 25EU 1. FC Kaiserslautern Transfer Summer free [7]
20 MF Levan Kenia 21Non-EU Karpaty Lviv Transfer Summer free
19 FW Andreas Wiegel 21EU Erzgebirge Aue Transfer Summer free
19 MF José Manuel Jurado 26EU Spartak Moscow Loan Summer €1,500,000
11 MF Anthony Annan 26Non-EU Osasuna Loan Summer €300,000
9 FW Philipp Hofmann 19EU SC Paderborn Loan Summer €100,000
23 DF Tim Hoogland 27EU VfB Stuttgart Loan Summer €300,000
16 FW Edu 30Non-EU SpVgg Greuther Fürth Loan Summer €300,000 [7]
11 MF Vasileios Pliatsikas 24EU Youth system Promoted Summer N/A [7]
33 GK Mathias Schober 36EU End of career Summer N/A
2 DF Hans Sarpei 36EU End of career Summer N/A [7]
19 FW Chinedu Obasi 26Non-EU 1899 Hoffenheim End of loan Summer N/A [7]

Kits
Home
Home Alt.
Home Alt. 2
Away
Away Alt.
Third
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeBlueWhiteBlue
Home Alt.BlueBlueBlueFriendly, 27 July against Magdeburg
Home Alt. 2BlueBlueWhiteBundesliga, Match 14, 27 November against Hamburg
AwayWhiteWhiteWhite
Away Alt.WhiteBlueWhiteBundesliga, Match 24, 2 March against Wolfsburg
ThirdUltrabeautyNavyNavy

Sources

Match reports
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  2. "Papadopoulos steigt am höchsten". kicker (in German). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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  4. "Müller bereitet vor und legt umgehend nach". kicker (in German). 22 September 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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  8. "Höger veredelt die Traumkombination". kicker (in German). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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  10. "Babbel wechselt mit Schipplock den Sieg ein". kicker (in German). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  11. "Neustädter leitet die Wende ein, Draxler stellt sie fertig". kicker (in German). 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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  17. "Rosenthal: Zwei Tore und zweimal Gelb!". kicker (in German). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  18. "Wahnsinn auf Schalke! 5:4 gegen Hannover". kicker (in German). 18 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  19. "Mölders trifft nur den Pfosten". kicker (in German). 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  20. "Djurdjic köpft die Last-Minute-Sensation". kicker (in German). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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  23. "Matip rettet Schalker drei Zähler". kicker (in German). 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
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  25. "Draxler und Huntelaar entscheiden das 82. Revierderby". Kicker (in German). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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  27. "Höger bricht den Bann". kicker (in German). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  28. "Draxler und Marica erhöhen Schaafs Sorgen". kicker (in German). 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  29. "Dank Pukki – Schalke rettet einen Punkt". kicker (in German). 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  30. "Russ trifft, Nikolov rettet: SGE auf Europa-Kurs". kicker (in German). 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  31. "Comebacker Huntelaar sorgt für "Big Points"". kicker (in German). 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  32. "Draxler erzielt das Tor des Tages". kicker (in German). 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  33. "Ibisevic bringt die Königsklasse für Schalke in Gefahr". kicker (in German). 11 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  34. "Draxler und ein Slapstick-Tor reichen S04". kicker (in German). 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  35. "Wuchtiger Papadopoulos führt die Wende im Ludwigspark herbei". kicker (in German). 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  36. "Schalke im Achtelfinale – dank Afellay & Co". kicker (in German). 30 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  37. "Müller kegelt Schalke aus dem Wettbewerb". kicker (in German). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  38. "Huntelaar kontert Abdoun postwendend". kicker (in German). 18 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  39. "Camara sorgt für Entsetzen auf Schalke". kicker (in German). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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  41. "Der "Hunter" und Farfan treffen gegen Arsenal" (in German). 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  42. "Fuchs sorgt für Erleichterung Arsenal" (in German). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  43. "Herrera bezwingt Hildebrand nur einmal". Kicker (in German). 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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  2. Champions League 2012/2013 .:. Gruppe B (in German) UEFA Champions League 2012–13 – Group B, accessed: 13 September 2012
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