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.
- 4 May 1904; 116 years ago as Westfalia Schalke
- Christian Gross
History 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.
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The Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as FC Schalke 04, is a successful and popular German football club. It plays in Gelsenkirchen. With more than 80.313 members (15. Dezember 2009) at present it is the second largest Sportsclub of Germany and has departments for football, basketball, table tennis, handball and athletics ...
- 1904
- Die Knappen (The Knaves), Die Königsblauen (The Royal Blues)
- Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V.
- Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Nov 06, 2007 · They took the name FC Schalke 04 and adopted the now familiar blue and white uniforms from which their second nickname would derive – "Die Königsblauen" (The Royal Blues). The following year the...
The Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as FC Schalke 04, is a successful and popular German football club. It plays in Gelsenkirchen. With more than 80.313 members (15. Dezember 2009) at present it is the second largest Sportsclub of Germany and has departments for football, basketball, table tennis, handball and athletics ...
Jan 10, 2021 · In between these matches, they did win a game – a Round of 16 DfB Pokal clash against Hertha Berlin – which ended 3-2 after extra time. Schalke’s players celebrate scoring during the DFB Pokal Round of 16 football match between FC Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin in Gelsenkirchen, Western Germany on February 4, 2020.
Jan 10, 2021 · So you thought 2020 was bad? Well, 2021 has started off even worse in many regards, and down in the Bundesliga, they are facing an absolute crisis as FC Schalke 04 have managed to win a football match. BREAKING: SCHALKE 04 FOOTBALL CLUB HAVE WON A FOOTBALL GAME. Their first league win in 359 days. …
January 17, 2020. FC Schalke 04 2-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach. Goals from Suat Serdar and Michael Gregoritsch meant that the Royal Blues opened the Bundesliga’s matchday 18 with an important victory that saw them go up to 33 points and maintain a nine-match unbeaten streak on home soil.
Schalke is one of the German teams that can be described as a never ending story of surprises. They established themselves under the top 5 in Germany, built their stadium and had the chance to win the Bundesliga, which did not happen, thanks to a ...