FC St. Pauli
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Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (German pronunciation: [ɛfˌtseː zaŋkt ˈpaʊli] ⓘ), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team currently competes in the 2. Bundesliga, but will compete in the Bundesliga in 2024–25 season following promotion.
Full name | Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V. | ||
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Nickname(s) | Kiezkicker (Neighbourhood Kickers)[citation needed] Freibeuter der Liga (League Buccaneers)[citation needed] | ||
Founded | 15 May 1910; 114 years ago (1910-05-15) | ||
Ground | Millerntor-Stadion | ||
Capacity | 29,546[1] | ||
President | Oke Göttlich[citation needed] | ||
Head coach | Fabian Hürzeler | ||
League | Bundesliga | ||
2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga, 1st of 18 (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The football department is part of a larger sports club that also has departments in rugby (FC St. Pauli Rugby), baseball, bowling, boxing (FC St Pauli Boxen),[2] chess, cycling, handball, roller derby (Harbor Girls Hamburg),[3] skittles, softball, and table tennis and since 2011 Marathon.[4] Until the end of 2013, the club also had a department in American football, but it was dissolved because it lacked the youth team required in order to hold a men's team.[5] As of April 2023, FC St Pauli has 30,400 members.[6]
The men's professional football team dropped down to the Regionalliga in 2003, at that time the third highest football division in Germany and remained there for four years. In 2007, they won promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest division in Germany and in 2010, they were promoted to the Bundesliga, the highest division. After relegation, since the 2011–12 season they have played in 2. Bundesliga until the 2023-24 season when they were promoted back to the Bundesliga.
FC St Pauli has a cross-city rivalry with Hamburger SV; the matches between the two are known as the Hamburger Stadtderby or simply Derby. The club also has a more recent rivalry with Hansa Rostock.[7][8]
Although the club has been only modestly successful, it is widely recognised for its distinctive social culture and has a large popular following as one of the country's "Kult" clubs.[9][10] FC St Pauli supporters are strongly identified with their support of far left politics.[11]