FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04: Manuel Neuer - 18 Rafinha,
5 Marcelo Bordon, 4 Benedikt Höwedes, 24 Christian Pander - 13 Jermaine Jones, 2 Heiko Westermann - 10 Ivan Rakitić,
7 Lewis Holtby - 22 Kevin Kurányi, 17 Jefferson Farfán
a disposizione: 33 Mathias Schober (35
Mohamed Amsif) - 25 Carlos Zambrano, 39
Marvin Pachan - 3 Levan Kobiashvili, 6 Albert Streit, 20 Vassilios Pliatsikas, 16 Jan Morávek, 30 Levan Kenia (15 Zé Roberto, 21 Carlos Grossmüller, 23
Emin Yalin, 26 Danny Latza, 40 Predrag Stevanović) - 19 Halil Altıntop, 27 Vicente Sánchez, 14 Gerald Asamoah (31 Marvin Pourie, 31
David Loheider)Allenatore: Felix Magath
Nuovi arrivi:Albert Streit (Hamburger SV)*
Lewis Holtby (Alemannia Aachen)
Zé Roberto (BRA) (Clube de Regatas do Flamengo)*
Jan Morávek (CZE) (Bohemians 1905)
Vassilios Pliatsikas (GRE) (AEK Athens)
Emin Yalin (TUR) (1. FC Nürnberg II)
David Loheider (FC Schalke 04 U19)
Marvin Pachan (FC Schalke 04 U19)
Predrag Stevanović (SRB) (FC Schalke 04 U19)
Marvin Pourie (TSV 1860 Munich)*
Partenze:Mladen Krstajić (SRB) (FK Partizan Belgrad)
Ralf Fährmann (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Orlando Engelaar (NED) (PSV Eindhoven)
* = rientro da un prestito
** = lo scorso anno in prestito a
*** = in prestito
Amichevoli estive:
Regional-Auswahl 3:0,
TSV Donndorf 14:1,
Victoria-Nationalelf 6:2,
Twente Enschede 0:0,
Rapid Wien 2:1,
VfB Stuttgart 0:1,
FC Bayern München 1:2,
FC Remscheid 7:0,
Union Berlin 1:2,
1. FC Saarbrücken 2:0