FC St. Pauli is Hamburg’s distinctive football institution, founded in 1910 and rooted in the St. Pauli district. Brown and white colors, the Millerntor-Stadion and the skull-and-crossbones symbol shape an identity that reaches well beyond matchday. The club combines professional competition with a strong member-based culture and a public commitment to social responsibility. Its history across Germany’s top two divisions, intense local rivalry and international following help explain its distinctive place in European football.
FC St. Pauli Upcoming matches by league
2. Bundesliga
-
- Regular Season - 6
Energie Cottbus
FC St. Pauli
LEAG Energie Stadion -
- Regular Season - 7
FC St. PauliNo H2HKarlsruher SC
Millerntor-Stadion -
- Regular Season - 8
Hannover 96No H2HFC St. Pauli
Heinz von Heiden-Arena -
- Regular Season - 9
SV Darmstadt 98No H2HFC St. Pauli
Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
FC St. Pauli Last matches by league
2. Bundesliga
DFB Pokal
Friendlies Clubs
Bundesliga
FC St. Pauli Team Roster
The 28-player roster contains seven attackers, seven defenders, three goalkeepers and eleven midfielders. The attacking group includes B. Hrgota, M. Kaars and T. Hara, while Mathias Pereira Lage adds another named option. Defensive depth features D. Nemeth, M. Mathisen, R. Jansson and T. Ando. B. Voll, D. Mitov and S. Spari form the goalkeeper group. Midfield options include C. Metcalfe, E. Smith, J. Fujita, M. Rasmussen and G. Þórðarson alongside A. Pyrka and Samuel Klein. The roster snapshot is recorded, so squad roles and availability may change after that date.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson
David Nemeth
Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen
Tomoya Ando
Lars Ritzka
Adam Dźwigała
position Midfielder
Eric Anders Smith
Arkadiusz Pyrka
Erik Melker Ahlstrand
Joel Chima Fujita
Mathias Knutsen Rasmussen
Samuel Klein
Louis Oppie
Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson
Connor Isaac Metcalfe
Marwin Reiner Ian Schmitz
Nick Schmidt
H. Sabah
position Attacker
Y. Niang
Abdoulie Ceesay
Branimir Hrgota
Scott Brian Banks
Taichi Hara
Martijn Kaars
Ricky-Jade Jones
Mathias Pereira Lage
Last FC St. Pauli Coachs
Alexander Blessin is the latest recorded appointment in the coaching timeline and is listed as FC St. Pauli’s current head coach. The German coach began his tenure on 1 July 2024. Fabian Hürzeler preceded him from December 2022 to June 2024, following Timo Schultz’s spell from July 2020 to December 2022. Jos Luhukay and Markus Kauczinski are earlier entries, beginning in April 2019 and December 2017 respectively. The sequence places Blessin within a recent period of coaching change.
Alexander Matthias Blessin
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Matthias Blessin | Germany | 1 July 2024 | |
| Fabian Marc Hürzeler | USA | 1 December 2022 | 1 June 2024 |
| Timo Schultz | Germany | 1 July 2020 | 1 December 2022 |
| Jos Luhukay | Netherlands | 1 April 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Markus Kauczinski | Germany | 1 December 2017 | 1 April 2019 |
| 1 July 2017 | 1 December 2017 | ||
| 1 August 2016 | |||
| Roland Vrabec | Germany | 1 November 2013 | 1 September 2014 |
| Michael Frontzeck | Germany | 3 October 2012 | 4 November 2013 |
| André Schubert | Germany | 1 July 2011 | 1 September 2012 |
| Sepp Piontek | Poland | 1 July 1978 | 1 June 1979 |
FC St. Pauli Transfers
The recorded arrivals include several movement types rather than a single pattern. D. Mitov arrived from Aberdeen and R. Jansson from Kalmar FF as transfers, while Samuel Klein joined from Brisbane Roar and J. Fujita from St. Truiden in the same category. G. Þórðarson came from Lech Poznan on loan, and E. Gazdov arrived from CF Montreal on loan earlier in the year. B. Hrgota, M. Mathisen and T. Hara are listed as free-agent arrivals. S. Banks and E. Ahlstrand are recorded as returning from loans. This summary covers recent listed movements, not a complete transfer total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
1. FC Köln
|
Loan | 26 August 2026 | |
| D. Mitov |
Aberdeen
|
Transfer | 12 August 2026 |
| G. Þórðarson |
Lech Poznan
|
Loan | 6 August 2026 |
| R. Jansson |
Kalmar FF
|
Transfer | 30 July 2026 |
| B. Hrgota |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
|
Free agent | 6 July 2026 |
| Samuel Klein |
Brisbane Roar
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| M. Mathisen |
1. FC Magdeburg
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Ahlstrand |
Heracles
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| S. Banks |
Barnsley
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Hara |
Kyoto Sanga
|
Free agent | 30 January 2026 |
| S. Banks |
Blackpool
|
Return from loan | 24 January 2026 |
| M. Rasmussen |
Union St. Gilloise
|
Transfer | 23 January 2026 |
| E. Gazdov |
CF Montreal
|
Loan | 3 January 2026 |
| T. Ando |
Avispa Fukuoka
|
Free agent | 31 December 2025 |
| M. Kaars |
1. FC Magdeburg
|
Transfer | 28 August 2025 |
The recorded departures include several movement types. J. Irvine moved to Cerezo Osaka and M. Saliakas to Olympiakos Piraeus as transfers, while H. Wahl joined VfL Wolfsburg and F. Stevens Leyton Orient in the same category. K. Mets and D. Sinani are listed as free-agent departures. Romeo Aigbekaen left on loan for Fortuna Köln, while A. Hountondji, J. Sands and E. Gazdov are recorded as returns to their parent clubs after loans. Additional listed movements include loans for S. Banks and E. Ahlstrand. The summary reflects recent listed departures, not a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Robatsch |
SK Beveren
|
Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| J. Irvine |
Cerezo Osaka
|
Transfer | 4 August 2026 |
| M. Saliakas |
Olympiakos Piraeus
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| K. Mets |
VfL Bochum
|
Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| D. Sinani |
Sampdoria
|
Free agent | 9 July 2026 |
| E. Staugaard |
Roskilde
|
- | 30 June 2026 |
| Romeo Aigbekaen |
Fortuna Köln
|
Loan | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Stevens |
Leyton Orient
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Wahl |
VfL Wolfsburg
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Staugaard |
Roskilde
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
Eintracht Norderstedt
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 | |
| N. Vasilj |
Al Diriyah
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Gazdov |
CF Montreal
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Sands |
New York City FC
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| D. Sinani |
Sampdoria
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The movement record for the period presents a mixed reshaping of the first-team group. Arrivals include permanent transfers such as D. Mitov, R. Jansson, Samuel Klein, M. Rasmussen, M. Kaars, L. Oppie, S. Spari and J. Fujita alongside loans, free-agent additions and players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. The departure record likewise combines transfers, free-agent exits, loans and returns to parent clubs, with J. Irvine, M. Saliakas, H. Wahl and O. Afolayan among the listed permanent moves. Several players appear in more than one movement entry across different dates, particularly S. Banks, E. Ahlstrand, E. Gazdov and Maurides, so the entries describe transactions and status changes rather than a unique-player total. No fee figures are recorded for the listed movements. The snapshot therefore indicates varied recruitment and release mechanisms but does not establish the full period’s balance or an exhaustive count.
Leagues FC St. Pauli has participated in
FC St. Pauli’s recent competition record includes the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and club friendlies, each with a recent record through 2025. The Bundesliga entry begins in 2010, while DFB-Pokal participation begins in 2011 and friendlies are recorded from 2020. The 2. Bundesliga is a historical competition entry spanning 2011 to 2023, without a recent-active marker in the available record. These entries place the club across Germany’s top two professional tiers and the national cup, while the friendly listing reflects non-competitive fixtures.
More about FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli, officially Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., is a Hamburg football club founded in 1910 and based in the St. Pauli district. The team is widely known as St. Pauli or Die Kiezkicker, with brown and white as its defining colors. Its home is Millerntor-Stadion, near the Reeperbahn and Heiligengeistfeld, where the compact urban setting helps create an unusually close, communal matchday atmosphere. AC/DC’s Hells Bells is associated with the stadium’s entrance tradition. Its location gives the club a strong neighborhood identity, linking professional football with the surrounding district’s music, nightlife and street culture.
The club’s public identity extends well beyond its results. The skull-and-crossbones, or Totenkopf, is an unofficial emblem of its rebellious and pirate-influenced culture, while the crest draws on Hamburg’s city imagery and includes the club’s founding year. St. Pauli’s Guiding Principles place social responsibility, anti-racism and opposition to discrimination near the center of its institutional profile. That combination has helped the club build an international following disproportionate to its modest trophy profile and limited European participation.
As a registered association, or e.V., St. Pauli is member-run and operates within Germany’s 50+1 ownership framework. Its football history is closely associated with movement between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, and the local rivalry with Hamburger SV is a defining feature of Hamburg’s football landscape. The club also maintains regular involvement in the DFB-Pokal and the German professional league system. A cosmopolitan squad profile and emphasis on youth development complement the district’s activist, community-oriented character, making St. Pauli one of football’s most distinctive institutions.
Last matches statistics for FC St. Pauli
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SV Babelsberg 03
1 - 4
FC St. Pauli
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FC St. Pauli
2 - 1
HNK Gorica
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Bournemouth
4 - 1
FC St. Pauli
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FC St. Pauli
2 - 2
Deportivo La Coruna
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FC St. Pauli
1 - 1
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
|
6 / 17 |
|
86 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
|
Holstein Kiel
2 - 2
FC St. Pauli
|
6 / 13 |
|
67 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
|
Rot-Weiß Essen
2 - 0
FC St. Pauli
|
2 / 7 |
|
76 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
|
FC St. Pauli
1 - 2
1. FC Kaiserslautern
|
7 / 21 |
|
81 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld
2 - 2
FC St. Pauli
|
5 / 8 |
|
0% | 14 | 3 | 0 |
|
FC St. Pauli
1 - 0
VfL Wolfsburg
|
4 / 18 |
|
0% | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Detailed statistics FC St. Pauli
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FC St. Pauli vs VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 1576177
Arminia Bielefeld vs FC St. Pauli
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 1576161
FC St. Pauli vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 1576160
Rot-Weiß Essen vs FC St. Pauli
DFB Pokal 2026 - 1550695
Holstein Kiel vs FC St. Pauli
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 1576148
FC St. Pauli vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2. Bundesliga 2026 - 1576141
2025-2026
1st shirt
2024-2025
1st shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
4th shirt