FC Schalke 04 (e-sports)

FC Schalke 04
Abbreviation	S04
operator	FC Schalke 04 Esports GmbH
Manager	Tim Reichert (Chief Gaming Officer)
Headquarters	Gelsenkirchen
founding year	2016
Clan color	blue White
Main sponsor	R + V insurance
Homepage	schalke04.de/esports
Teams
active: League of Legends FIFA Pro Evolution Soccer

The football club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V. , commonly known as FC Schalke 04 , is a German sports club from the Gelsenkirchen district of Schalke , whose e-sports department is currently active in League of Legends , FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer .

The basis for the establishment of this department in 2016 was the takeover of the League of Legends team Elements . This made FC Schalke 04 the first classic sports club to fully incorporate an e-sports team into its club structures. In 2018 the department was outsourced to FC Schalke 04 Esports GmbH . Since 2019 the team has been participating in the League of Legends European Championship, which replaced the League of Legends Championship Series .

League of Legends

Current lineup

The current lineup consists of:

Nat.	Surname	position	since
	Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu	Top lane	2019
	Erberk "Gilius" Demir	Jungle	2020
	Lukas "Lurox" Thoma	Jungle	2020
	Felix "Abbedagge" brown	Mid Lane	2019
	Konstantinos "Forg1ven" Tzortziou	AD carry	2020
	Nihat "Innaxe" Aliev	AD carry	2020
	Han "Dreams" Min-kook	Support	2020
	Risto "Nukes" Luuri	Support	2020
	Dylan "Dylan" Falco	Head coach	2019
	Nicolas "Atomium" Farnir	Team manager	2018

former members

Former members of the lineup are:

• Etienne "Steve" Michels (Top Lane, 2016)
• Lennart "SmittyJ" Warkus (Top Lane, 2017)
• Tamás "Vizicsacsi" Kiss (Top Lane, 2018)
• Jean-Victor "Loulex" Burgevin (Jungle, 2017)
• Jonas "Memento" Elmarghichi (Jungle, 2017 & 2019)
• Milo "Pride" Wehnes (Jungle, 2018)
• Maurice "Amazing" piece cutter (Jungle, 2018)
• Kim "Trick" Gang-yun (Jungle, 2019)
• Hampus "Fox" Myhre (Mid Lane, 2016)
• Marcin "Selfie" Wolski (Mid Lane, 2017)
• Marc Robert "Caedrel" Lamont (Mid Lane, 2017)
• Erlend "Nukeduck" Våtevik Holm (Mid Lane, 2018)
• Rasmus "MrRalleZ" Skinneholm (AD-Carry, 2016)
• Elias "Upset" Lipp (AD-Carry, 2017-2019)
• Hampus "Sprattel" Abrahamsson (Support, 2016)
• Oskar "Vander" Bogdan (Support, 2017 & 2018)
• Tore "Norskeren" Hoel Eilertsen (Support, 2017)
• Lee "IgNar" Dong-geun (Support, 2019)
• Patrick "Nyph" Funke ( Head Coach , 2016)
• Michael "Veteran" Archer ( Head Coach , 2017)
• Mitch "Boris" Voorspoels ( Head Coach , 2018)
• Jacob "Maelk" Toft-Andersen ( Team Manager , 2016)
• Christopher "Patox" Gellner ( Team Manager , 2017)

Placements

season	league	Main round	Season end
Summer 2016	LCS	8th place	Relegation to the CS
Spring 2017	CS	1st place	Defeat in the playoff final
Summer 2017	CS	2nd place	Promotion to the LCS
Spring 2018	LCS	8th place
Summer 2018	LCS	3rd place	Defeat in the playoff final
Spring 2019	LEC	7th place
Summer 2019	LEC	4th Place	Loss in the playoff semifinals
Spring 2020	LEC	8th place

FIFA

Current lineup

The current lineup consists of:

Nat.	Surname	position	since
	Tim "Tim Latka" Schwartmann	FIFA player	2016
	Michael "Deodorant" Haan	FIFA player	2018
	Julius "July" coolness	FIFA player	2019
	Christian "Chr1sK" Knoth	Trainer	2019

former members

• Cihan "Cihan" Yasarlar (FIFA player, 2016-2017)
• Mario "Mario" Viska (FIFA player, 2016-2017)
• Lukas "Idealz" Schmandt (FIFA player, 2016-2019)
• Philipp "Eisvogel" Schermer (FIFA player, 2018-2019)
• Joshua "Krone" Begehr ( Trainer , 2016-2017)

successes

• FIFA Interactive World Cup Regional Finals 2017 (Cihan "Cihan" Yasarlar)
• Virtual Bundesliga 2016/17 (Cihan "Cihan" Yasarlar)
• ESL Spring Championship 2017 (Cihan "Cihan" Yasarlar)
• NGL Championship 2018 (Tim "Tim Latka" Schwartmann)

Pro Evolution Soccer

Current lineup

The current lineup consists of:

Nat.	Surname	position	since
	Matthias "GoooL" Winkler	PES player	2018
	Mike "EL_Matador" Linden	PES player	2018
	More from "MeroMen" Esmailian	PES player	2019
	Pejam "Payamjoon" Zeinali	PES player	2020

former members

• Lennart "Lennao" Albrecht (PES player, 2017)
• Dennis "wide" Winkler (PES player, 2018–2019)

successes

• PES League National Finals 2019 (Matthias "GoooL" Winkler)

Web links

• Official website of the e-sports department of FC Schalke 04
• FC Schalke 04 on lolesports.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ The five new ones on Schalke zeit.de, May 19, 2016
2. ↑ FC Schalke 04 founds two new companies schalke04.de, May 29, 2018
3. ↑ League of Legends instead of Champions League sueddeutsche.de, November 21, 2018
4. ↑ League of Legends player schalke04.de
5. ↑ FC Schalke 04 lolesports.com
6. ↑ ^{a b} FC Schalke 04 gamepedia.com
7. ↑ FIFA player schalke04.de
8. ↑ Schalke and Leipzig confirm 'Cihan' change kicker.de, August 18, 2017
9. ↑ Mario Viska leaves Schalke kicker.de, June 28, 2017
10. ↑ FIFA: Lukas Schmandt leaves Royal Blue schalke04.de, September 27, 2019
11. ↑ Schalke 04 separates from FIFA professional 'Eisvogel' kicker.de, August 13, 2019
12. ↑ Tim Latka is a professional at Schalke 04. At the Playstation. orange.handelsblatt.com, November 17, 2017
13. ↑ FIWC regional in Paris: "Cihan" wins kicker.de, February 4, 2017
14. ↑ "Cihan" again: Schalker also wins VBL kicker.de, April 16, 2017
15. ↑ ESLM FIFA: Great feelings and hard work kicker.de, May 7, 2017
16. ↑ Tim Latka wins first big title kicker.de, April 20, 2018
17. ↑ Pro Evolution Soccer Player schalke04.de
18. ↑ Schalke sign German PES champions kicker.de, February 8, 2017
19. ↑ Schalke 04: PES professional Dennis Winkler listens to kicker.de, February 28, 2019
20. ↑ Schalke hat trick: Winkler wins German PES championship kicker.de, April 1, 2019