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- In 1924, the football team parted ways with the gymnasts again, [why?] this time taking the club chairman along with them. 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).
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6 days ago · 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.
2 days ago · When the team was founded under the name Westphalia Schalke in 1904, its colours were red and yellow. Twenty years later, the name was changed to FC Schalke 04, and the colours blue and white were adopted.
Sep 11, 2024 · Schalke are no longer in the Bundesliga and given their indifferent form in 2.Bundesliga, seem unlikely to return soon. But they are the Konigsblauen, the Royal Blues.
Sep 11, 2024 · Heading back into footballing antiquity, Schalke won six German championships between 1934 and 1942 and their teams of that period employed a style of play known as the Kreisel, or Spinning Top, for its short passes, speed and movement. Not a nickname as such, but an identity all the same — albeit one long out of date.
1 day ago · Player: All 541 players who made at least one appearance in a competitive match for Schalke 04 since August 1963 are listed below. 469 of them played in the Bundesliga. 330 players scored at least one goal for the club. 280 of them scored in the Bundesliga. H Member of the Schalke 04 Hall of Fame ("Ehrenkabine") – 21 players.
Sep 10, 2024 · Statistics include all competitive matches from 1920 until 1963, unless a player ended his Schalke 04 career after 1963, then all of his matches are considered. GLW = Gauliga Westfalen (1933–1945) OLW = Oberliga West (1947–1963)
