In 2015–16 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football.

It is the club's 23rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2.

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Gazprom Adidas continues its supply of the Schalke 04 kit, a relationship dating back to the 1975–76 season.

Gazprom is the current sponsor, dating back to the middle of the 2006–07 season.

Players in white left the club during the season.