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(until 5 October)  Huub Stevens(from 5 October) | ||
| Bundesliga | 12th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | ||
| UEFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Martin Max (12) All: Martin Max (16) | ||
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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.
Squad
- Squad at end of season
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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 |
| 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:
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
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Roda
Roda | 10 September 1996 First round 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | Roda | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| Wilmots 8', 73' Mulder 14' | Report | Attendance: 50,100 |
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Schalke 04
Schalke 04 | 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 |
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Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor | 15 October 1996 Second round 1st leg | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Trabzonspor | Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen |
| Max 76' | Report | Attendance: 51,100 |
v Schalke 04
Schalke 04 | 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 |
v Schalke 04
Schalke 04 | 19 November 1996 Third round 1st leg | Club Brugge  | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges |
| Stanić 35' Špehar 59' | Report | Büskens 51' | Attendance: 14,000 |
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Club Brugge
Club Brugge | 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 |
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Valencia
Valencia | 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) |
v Schalke 04
Schalke 04 | 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) |
v Schalke 04
Schalke 04 | 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) |
v Tenerife
Tenerife | 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
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Inter Milan
Inter Milan | 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) |
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Schalke 04 | 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 | |||
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | UEFA Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Jens Lehmann | 48 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | GER | Mathias Schober | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GER | Thomas Linke | 43 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Yves Eigenrauch | 36 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  USA | Thomas Dooley | 15 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | GER | Olaf Thon | 46 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NED | Marco van Hoogdalem | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Michael Prus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | GER | Frank Schön | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Marco Kurz | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NED | Johan de Kock | 37 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | MF |  CZE | Radoslav Látal | 43 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Andreas Müller | 41 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Uwe Weidemann | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Ingo Anderbrügge | 38 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | GER | Uwe Scherr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GER | Oliver Held | 19 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Mike Büskens | 41 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Jiří Němec | 44 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Arnold Dybek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BEL | Marc Wilmots | 42 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Youri Mulder | 27 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | GER | Martin Max | 42 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | USA | David Wagner | 19 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | FW |  ANG | Miguel Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | GER | Ralf Regenbogen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | GER | Mike Möllensiep | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |