The Königsblau—royal blue—is one of the most recognizable colors in German football, and the 2014-16 seasons coincide with one of the most European periods of modern Schalke: the era in which the Gelsenkirchen club had become a regular presence in the Champions League, with Di Matteo and later André Breitenreiter on the bench and a team that blended the working-class tradition of the Ruhr with continental aspirations. The Gazprom sponsor on the chest—a deal the club would maintain until the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and which today makes these shirts an involuntary document of an era—is a detail collectors take note of. The polo-style collar and the three white Adidas stripes on the shoulders complete a solid, classic design, without experiments: exactly what the Königsblau demands.
Official FC Schalke 04 home football shirt from the 2014/2016 seasons, manufactured by Adidas (ref. D88444), size 2XL (77 cm length · 58 cm width). Royal blue with a polo collar and three white stripes on the shoulders. Embroidered crest on the left chest, Gazprom sponsor on the front.
