FC Schalke 04 plays in the 2. Bundesliga and has an ambitious goal: promotion to the 1. Bundesliga. The team under coach Thomas Reis qualified for the playoffs in the previous season and will fight hard for promotion again in the new season. The most important players of the team are Max Meyer, Simon Terodde and Benjamin Stambouli. The team will add some new players in the new season to increase the strength of the team. The first games of the new season will take place on August 19. FC Schalke 04 will play against FC St. Pauli.