Unfurling the codex…
An unofficial fan history of Schalke 04 — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
Founding at the Krupp Factory (1904) · The Golden Era: Five Consecutive Titles (1958–1962) · First German Championship Victory (1934) · The 70s Bundesliga Dominance · The Veltins-Arena Opening Era · Founding in 1904 · 1937 German Championship · 1933 German Championship · Gelsenkirchen-Schalke Mining Roots · 1938 German Championship · 1980s Reinders-Bonhof Era · Post-War Rebuild · 1970s Wittkamp Era · 1997 DFB-Pokal · 1990s Scholl-Kohler Era · 2002 DFB-Pokal · 2000s Golden Era · 2004-05 Bundesliga Title · 2011 Champions League Semi-Final
Andreas Möller · Klaus Fischer · Felix Magath · Uwe Rahn · Simon Rolfes · Hans-Jürgen Dörner · Klaus Fichtel · Horst Köppel · Rudi Bommer · Ailton · Norbert Eilenfeldt · Werner Roth · Kevin-Prince Boateng · Benedikt Höwedes · Klaas-Jan Huntelaar · Christian Fuchs · Raúl · Ralf Fährmann · Wesley Sneijder · Leroy Sané · Jefferson Farfan · Leon Goretzka · Sead Kolašinac · Ciprian Marius Marin · all 25 →
German Championship 1934 · German Championship 1939 · German Championship 1942 · Bundesliga Top Scorer Klaus Fischer · All-Time Top Scorer Fritz Szepan · European Cup Semi-Final 1973 · Bundesliga Runners-Up 1980 · UEFA Cup Semi-Final 2005 · 1972 DFB-Pokal · 2001 DFB-Pokal · 2001 Champions League Semi-final · 1997 Champions League Semi-final · 1938 German Cup Final · 1965-66 Bundesliga Second Place · Most Consecutive Seasons in the Top Flight
1941 German Championship Final · 1936 German Championship Final · 1972 DFB-Pokal Final · 2005 DFB-Pokal Final · 1942 German Championship Final · DFB-Pokal Semi-final vs Dortmund 2014 · Der Klassiker Title Decider 2007/08 · Schalke 1-0 Bayern Munich, 2011 Bundesliga · Schalke 2-1 Mainz 05, 2012 Bundesliga Relegation Decider · Schalke 2-1 Borussia Dortmund, 2011 Revierderby · Schalke 2-1 Bayern Munich, 1972 Bundesliga Championship Decider · 2010–11 UEFA Champions League knockout phase vs Manchester United · 2001 DFB-Pokal final · 1937 Tschammerpokal vs Fortuna Düsseldorf · 1997 UEFA Cup final
FC Bayern München · Rot-Weiss Essen · Eintracht Frankfurt · Fortuna Düsseldorf · Werder Bremen · Arminia Bielefeld · 1. FC Kaiserslautern · 1. FC Köln · Ruhr Valley Derby (Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum) · Revierderby (Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund) · Schalke 04 vs FC Bayern München
Blue Wall · Parkstadion · Revierderby · Gelsenkirchen · Westfalen-Blau · FC Schalke 04 Fanclub · Veltins-Arena · Rainer Wild · Arena AufSchalke · Veltins · Knappen · Königsblau · Ultra Köpfe · Gelsenkirchen-Schalke · Zeche · Gelsenkirchen 04 · Nordkurve