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  1. bundesliga. Welcome back, Schalke! The Royal Blues return to the Bundesliga. 10.05.2022. Schalke will make a Bundesliga comeback for the 2022/23 season after securing promotion to rubberstamp a ...

  2. They took the name FC Schalke 04 and adopted the now familiar blue and white kit from which their second nickname would derive, Die Königsblauen (English: The Royal Blues). The following year, the club became the dominant local side, based on a style of play that used short, sharp, man-to-man passing to move the ball.

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  4. After twenty years of existence and a couple of failed mergers and name changes, the club took the name Schalke 04 in 1924, with the "04" in the title standing for the year of their foundation. Along with the name change came the new blue-and-white jerseys, which were the basis for the club's most famous nickname: the Royal Blues.

  5. Our Apps. A total of 57 clubs have had the honour of competing in the Bundesliga over its 60-year history – and no team has played in more campaigns without winning a title than Schalke.

  6. Milestones. 1904: The club is founded under the name Westfalia Schalke. 1912: The club gains entry to the league. 1924: The club changes its name to FC Schalke 04. 1926: Schalke are promoted to the highest regional league, the Gauliga Ruhr. 1928: The club builds its first stadium, the Glückauf-Kampfbahn.

  7. As their name suggests, Schalke were founded in 1904, as Westfalia Schalke, changing their colours to royal blue after World War I. Adopting a tactic of short passing and fluid movement, the so-called ‘Schalker Kreisel’, a team starring in-laws Fritz Szepan and Ernst Kuzorra made nine national finals between 1933 and 1942, winning six of them.

  8. Straight back up: FC Schalke 04 return to the Bundesliga after one season in the second tier. After a bumpy start to the season and mixed phase at the turn of the year, the Royal Blues produced an impressive finish to their league campaign – winning eight of the last nine games of the season. Schal…

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