1996–97 FC Schalke 04 season

FC Schalke 04
1996–97 season
Manager Germany Jörg Berger[1] (until October)
Netherlands Huub Stevens (from October)
Bundesliga 12th
DFB-Pokal Second round
UEFA Cup Winners
Home colours
Away colours
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

During the 1996–97 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the German Bundesliga.

Season summary

Schalke claimed the UEFA Cup, defeating Roy Hodgson's Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate in the final. The European triumph allowed Schalke to compete in the UEFA Cup the next season despite a 12th placed finish - a disappointing finish after finishing third the previous season.

Squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Jens Lehmann
2 Germany DF Thomas Linke
3 Czech Republic MF Radoslav Látal
4 Germany DF Yves Eigenrauch
5 United States DF Thomas Dooley[3]
6 Germany MF Andreas Müller
8 Germany MF Ingo Anderbrügge
9 Netherlands FW Youri Mulder[4]
10 Germany MF Olaf Thon
11 Germany FW Martin Max[5]
12 Netherlands DF Marco van Hoogdalem
14 United States FW David Wagner[6]
No. Position Player
15 Germany DF Michael Prus
16 Germany MF Oliver Held
18 Germany DF Thomas Kläsener
19 Germany MF Mike Büskens
20 Czech Republic MF Jiří Němec
21 Germany DF Marco Kurz
22 Germany GK Mathias Schober
23 Germany MF Arnold Dybek
24 Belgium MF Marc Wilmots
26 Netherlands DF Johan de Kock
31 Angola FW Miguel Francisco Pereira
37 Germany FW Mike Möllensiep

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
7 Germany MF Uwe Weidemann (to Hertha Berlin)
12 Germany MF Uwe Scherr (to Köln)
No. Position Player
13 Germany MF Waldemar Ksienzyk[7] (to Waldhof Mannheim)
17 Germany DF Frank Schön (to Waldhof Mannheim)

References

  1. ↑ Berger was born in Gotenhafen, Nazi Germany (now Gdynia, Poland.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/1996-1997/bundes/schalke.htm
  3. ↑ Dooley was born in Bechhofen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
  4. ↑ Mulder was born in Brussels, Belgium.
  5. ↑ Max was born in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland.
  6. ↑ Wagner was born in West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
  7. ↑ Ksienzyk was born in Zabrze, Poland.
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