Schalke earn Bundesliga promotion with 1-0 win over Duesseldorf
Miron Muslic’s side secured the club’s return after 16 home matches drew more than 60,000 fans each, officials said.
- Schalke secured promotion to the Bundesliga, returning Germany's historic club to the top flight after four years in the second division. The club boasts over 200,000 members, among the largest fan bases in the country.
- Relegated for the first time in three decades during 2021, Schalke faced severe financial hardship after Covid and the 2022 termination of a lucrative sponsorship with Russian energy giant Gazprom following the Ukraine invasion.
- CEO Matthias Tillmann and sporting head Frank Baumann joined in 2024 to lead restructuring, while January's signing of striker Edin Dzeko proved decisive. Dzeko contributed six goals and three assists in nine games.
- Head coach Miron Muslic helped the squad rebound from their "worst season ever," Baumann said. The team sat atop the table at the halfway point despite scoring just 22 goals in 17 games.
- Tillmann noted the club's infrastructure remains elite, stating, "We are not a second division club when it comes to fans, to infrastructure." Every home match this season attracted over 60,000 fans.
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