2012–13 FC Schalke 04 season
The 2012–13 FC Schalke 04 season was the 109th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs 22nd consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991.
Review and events
The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where it reached the second round and will face 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen next.In Europe the club has qualified for the 2012–13 edition of the Champions League where it will play Olympiacos, Montpellier and Arsenal in Group B of the group stage.
Huub Stevens was sacked as head coach on 16 December 2012. Jens Keller replaced Stevens as head coach.
Competitions
Legend
Bundesliga
League results
Final league table
DFB-Pokal
| Round | Date | Time | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 goalscorers | Source |
| 1 | 16:00 | Ludwigsparkstadion | Saarbrücken | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 5–0 | 28,000 | Papadopoulos Draxler Marica | ||
| 2 | 20:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | SV Sandhausen | 3–0 | 52,970 | Afellay Marica Huntelaar | ||
| 3 | 19:00 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Mainz 05 | 1–2 | 54,202 | Huntelaar |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Match | Date | Time | Venue | City | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Schalke 04 goalscorers | Source |
| 1 | 20:45 | Karaiskakis Stadium | Piraeus, Greece | Olympiacos | 2–1 | 30,922 | Höwedes Huntelaar | ||
| 2 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Montpellier | 2–2 | 50,004 | Draxler Huntelaar | ||
| 3 | 20:45 | Emirates Stadium | London, England | Arsenal | 2–0 | 60,049 | Huntelaar Afellay | ||
| 4 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Arsenal | 2–2 | 54,142 | Huntelaar Farfán | ||
| 5 | 20:45 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Olympiacos | 1–0 | 52,254 | Fuchs | ||
| 6 | 20:45 | Stade de la Mosson | Montpellier, France | Montpellier | 1–1 | 23,142 | Höwedes |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Squad
Squad and statistics
Transfers
In
Out
Kits
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Blue | White | Blue | |
| Home Alt. | Blue | Blue | Blue | Friendly, 27 July against Magdeburg |
| Home Alt. 2 | Blue | Blue | White | Bundesliga, Match 14, 27 November against Hamburg |
| Away | White | White | White | |
| Away Alt. | White | Blue | White | Bundesliga, Match 24, 2 March against Wolfsburg |
| Third | Ultrabeauty | Navy | Navy |