All Schalke games in the 2024/25 season can be seen live on TV and stream. But which station broadcasts the S04? Here you can find the overview.
Gelsenkirchen – FC Schalke 04 is back in the 2nd Bundesliga after successfully staying in the league. The Royal Blues called it a day in the second round of the DFB Cup. Fans only need a single subscription to see all S04 games live on TV and stream in the 2024/25 season.
When does Schalke 04 play? Watch S04 against Braunschweig live on TV and stream
When does Schalke 04 play? And against whom? The S04 will next play in the 2nd Bundesliga against Eintracht Braunschweig. Kick-off is on January 18th at 1 p.m. Heaven Broadcasts the party live on TV and stream. RUHR24 also reports in the S04 live ticker.
- Saturday (January 18th), 1 p.m.: Eintracht Braunschweig – FC Schalke 04 (2nd Bundesliga, 18th matchday) Live on TV and stream on Sky
- Saturday (January 25th), 1 p.m.: FC Schalke 04 – 1. FC Nuremberg (2nd Bundesliga, 19th matchday)
- Saturday (February 1st), 8.30 p.m.: FC Schalke 04 – 1. FC Magdeburg (2nd Bundesliga, 20th matchday)
Watch Schalke games live on TV and stream: 2nd Bundesliga on Sky, Sport1 and Sat.1
To be able to watch all Schalke games of the 2024/25 season live, S04 fans only need a Sky subscription. Several “Knappen” games are also shown on free TV. A DAZN subscription is not required.
With the Sky subscription, Schalke 04 fans can watch every competitive game of the new season. The pay-TV broadcaster retains the rights to all games in the 2nd Bundesliga. It doesn't matter whether it takes place on Friday evening, Saturday or Sunday.
Schalke 04 live on TV and stream: Sport1 shows the top games of the 2nd Bundesliga on free TV
Other TV broadcasters have acquired at least small rights packages for the 2nd Bundesliga. Sat.1 is allowed to show the season opening and the two relegation games on free TV. Unlike last year, Schalke 04 did not open the 2nd Bundesliga this year. This honor went to 1. FC Köln and HSV (August 2, 8:30 p.m.).
Sport1 has an even larger rights package. The sports channel shows the respective top second division game on Saturday evening (kick-off time 8.30 p.m.) live on free TV. This affected Schalke 04 on the first matchday at the start against Eintracht Braunschweig in the Veltins Arena.
If you missed a game, you have various options to watch highlights from the 2nd Bundesliga. On Friday evening, ARD shows highlights on channel One. On Saturday evening, the sports show will be shown on Erste as usual, and ZDF will also be able to show the best scenes later in the “Sportstudio”. On Sundays, Sport1 retains the rights to the highlights of the games on Friday and Saturday.
An overview of the TV rights for the 2nd Bundesliga in the 2024/25 season
Opening game: Sky and Sat.1
Games on Friday at 6:30 p.m: Heaven
Games on Saturday at 1 p.m: Heaven
Games on Saturday at 8:30 p.m: Sky and Sport1
Games on Sunday at 1:30 p.m: Heaven
Descent (ascent and relegation): Sky and Sat.1
Highlights on free TV: ARD/ZDF (Friday and Saturday evenings), Sport1 (Sunday)
Watch S04 games live on TV and stream: DFB Cup on Sky and ARD/ZDF
Even in the DFB Cup, S04 fans with a Sky subscription won't miss any of their team's games. As in the 2nd Bundesliga, the pay TV channel shows all games in the competition. Several games can also be seen on free TV on the public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
In the first round, the two major German broadcasters will show a total of four games live on free TV, and in the second round there will be two live games. In addition, three round of 16, three quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final in the Berlin Olympic Stadium will be shown live on ARD and ZDF.
On free TV, ARD and ZDF also own the rights to the highlights of the cup games. The same applies to Sport1, but the highlights are only shown there the following day from 6 a.m. On pay TV, Sky offers highlights in addition to live broadcasts, as does the streaming service DAZN.
An overview of the TV rights for the DFB Cup in the 2024/25 season
1st main round: Sky (all games), ARD/ZDF (four games)
2nd main round: Sky (all games), ARD/ZDF (two games)
Round of 16: Sky (all games), ARD/ZDF (three games)
Quarterfinals: Sky (all games), ARD/ZDF (three games)
Semifinals: Sky and ARD/ZDF
final: Sky and ARD/ZDF
Highlights on free TV: Sport1 (from 6 a.m. the following day), ARD/ZDF
Pay TV highlights: Sky, DAZN
