1996–97 FC Schalke 04 season
The 1996–97 season was the 93rd season in the history of FC Schalke 04 and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of German football.
| 1996–97 season | |||
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| Manager |  Jörg Berger[1] (until October) Huub Stevens (from October) | ||
| Bundesliga | 12th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marc Wilmots (6) All: Marc Wilmots (13) | ||
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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.
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 10 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 40 |
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 won their respective European competitions in this season, so they qualified as title holders. As a consequence, the original UEFA Cup places of Dortmund and Stuttgart, who qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as domestic cup winners, were awarded to Karlsruhe and 1860 Munich; the Intertoto Cup berths of Karlsruhe and 1860 were handed to Köln and, as Mönchengladbach did not apply for this competition, Hamburg.
DFB-Pokal
| 10 August 1996 First round | SSV Ulm 1846 | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Ulm |
| Report (in German) |
Max  4'Linke 18' |
Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Stark (Landshut) |
| 1 October 1996 Second round | Schalke 04 | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Gelsenkirchen |
| Wilmots 35' Held 47' |
Report (in German) |
Guðjónsson 1', 30' Bałuszyński 60' |
Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Michael Malbranc (Hamburg) |
UEFA Cup
| 10 September 1996 First round 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Roda | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| Wilmots 8', 73' Mulder 14' |
Report | Attendance: 50,100 |
| 24 September 1996 First round 2nd leg | Roda | 2–2 (2–5 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Gemeentelijk Sportpark Kaalheide, Kerkrade |
| Vurens 26' Dooley 76' (o.g.) |
Report | Wagner 16' Wilmots 73' |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 15 October 1996 Second round 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 1–0 |  Trabzonspor | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| Max 76' |
Report | Attendance: 51,100 |
| 29 October 1996 Second round 2nd leg | Trabzonspor | 3–3 (3–4 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon |
| Arveladze 55' Mandıralı 66', 71' |
Report | de Kock 33', 36' Max 73' |
Attendance: 23,000 |
| 19 November 1996 Third round 1st leg | Club Brugge .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| Stanić 35' Špehar 59' |
Report | Büskens 51' |
Attendance: 14,000 |
| 3 December 1996 Third round 2nd leg | Schalke 04 | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Club Brugge | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| Max 9' Mulder 90' |
Report | Attendance: 46,300 |
| 4 March 1997 Quarter-final 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 2–0 |  Valencia | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Linke 44' Wilmots 82' |
Report | Attendance: 56,800 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
| 18 March 1997 Quarter-final 2nd leg | Valencia | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Mestalla, Valencia |
| 22:00 | Poyatos 45' |
Report | Mulder 19' |
Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 8 April 1997 Semi-final 1st leg | Tenerife | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Heliodoro Rodríguez López, Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 21:00 | Felipe 6' (pen.) |
Report | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: David Elleray (England) |
| 22 April 1997 Semi-final 2nd leg | Schalke 04 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | Tenerife | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Linke 68' Wilmots 107' |
Report | Attendance: 56,800 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Final
| 7 May 1997 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 1–0 |  Inter Milan | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 CEST | Wilmots 70' |
Report | Attendance: 56,824 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
| 21 May 1997 2nd leg | Inter Milan | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Schalke 04 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan |
| 20:45 CEST | Zamorano 84' |
Report | Attendance: 81,675 Referee: José García-Aranda (Spain) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Zamorano  Djorkaeff  Winter |
Anderbrügge Thon Max Wilmots |
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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.
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Left club during season
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References
- Berger was born in Gotenhafen, Nazi Germany (now Gdynia, Poland.
- "FootballSquads - FC Schalke 04 - 1996/97".
- Dooley was born in Bechhofen, Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
- Mulder was born in Brussels, Belgium.
- Max was born in Tarnowskie Góry, Poland.
- Wagner was born in Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father.
- Ksienzyk was born in Zabrze, Poland.
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