The 2014âÂÂ15 FC Schalke 04 season was the 111th season in the club's football history. In 2014âÂÂ15 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.
Schalke 04 finished third in the previous season, meaning that they will automatically qualify for the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League.
The transfer window started very early for Schalke 04 when they announced the signing of 23-year-old goalkeeper Fabian Giefer on a pre-contract from Fortuna Düsseldorf, who currently play in the 2. Bundesliga. This was the first signing of the new season and Giefer joined up with the squad officially on 1 July 2014.
Players in white left the club during the season.