沙尔克04即将在6月23日开始2010-11赛季的准备工作。季前准备包括了两次训练营以及一系列的热身赛。此外，沙尔克04还会在维尔廷斯竞技场举办一次挑战赛，参赛球队包括拜仁慕尼黑、科隆、汉堡，以及DFL超级联赛冠军球队。
赛前安排一览表：
- Wednesday 23 June: first day of training (time to be announced)
- Thursday 24 June – Friday 2 July: Borkum training camp
- Wednesday 30 June: TuS Borkum v FC Schalke 04 (6 pm, Sportplatz an der Inselschule)
- Friday 2 July: TV Bunde v FC Schalke 04 (6 pm, Sportpark Mölenland)
- Tuesday 6 July: VfB Hüls v FC Schalke 04 (6 pm, Stadion Am Badeweiher, Marl)
- Friday 9 July: Eintracht Braunschweig v FC Schalke 04 (time tba, Eintracht-Stadion)
- Saturday 10 July: ERGO Nationalelf v FC Schalke 04 (4 pm, Stadion Hohenhorst, Recklinghausen)
- Tuesday 13 July: Schwarz-Weiss Essen v FC Schalke 04 (6 pm, Stadion Uhlenkrug)
- Thursday 15 July – Friday 23 July: training camp in Irdning/Austria
- Friday 16 July: Murtal Select XI v FC Schalke 04 (7 pm, Aichfeldstadion, Zeltweg)
- Wednesday 21 July: LASK Linz v FC Schalke 04 (7 pm, Stadion der Stadt Linz)
- Friday 23 July: FC Erzgebirge Aue v FC Schalke 04 (7 pm, Stadion der Freundschaft, Gera)
- Saturday 24 July: RB Leipzig v FC Schalke 04 (5 pm, Red Bull Arena)
- Sunday, 25 July: SV Grün-Weiss Piesteritz v FC Schalke 04 (11 am, Stadion im Volkspark, Lutherstadt Wittenberg)
- Saturday 31 July: FC Schalke 04 v Hamburg (LIGA total! Cup semi-final, 4.45 pm, VELTINS Arena)
- Sunday 1 August: (LIGA total! Cup third-place play-off/final: 4.45 pm/6.35 pm, VELTINS Arena)
- Tuesday 3 August: Zaglebie Lubin v FC Schalke 04 (7 pm, Dialog Arena)
- Saturday 7 August: Bayern Munich v FC Schalke 04 (DFL Super Cup, time tba, impuls arena, Augsburg)
