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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 is competing in the Bundesliga in the 2024–25 season following promotion.
This was the home ground of the St. Pauli TV, together with other workers sports associations (Arbeitersportkartells). In 1946, the club (now called FC St. Pauli) built its own stadium partially on the original site of Hamburg Observatory, built in 1802 by Johann Georg Repsold and moved to Bergedorf in 1912.
FC St Pauli Rugby was one of the founding members of the new Rugby-Bundesliga in 1971 and, in the first three seasons, was a competitive side there. An ageing team and a slacking in the youth development led to the club's relegation in 1975, temporarily even setting a negative Bundesliga record with a 3-102 defeat against TSV Victoria Linden .
The newly renovated stadium was sold out for the first time on 31 August 2013, when 21,717 spectators saw Union beat FC St. Pauli 3–2. In 2023, the Försterei hosts Union Berlin's U19s in the UEFA Youth League as the first team hosts their UEFA Champions League games at Hertha Berlin's Olympiastadion due to UEFA requirements. [5]
[citation needed] Nevertheless, FC St. Pauli won the match in the Volksparkstadion, the home ground of HSV, 2–0. [citation needed] The return match was also played in the Hamburger SV stadium, although FC St. Pauli was the home team. HSV won this match 3–2, and FC St. Pauli retired from the Bundesliga at the end of the 1977/78 season.
The 2023–24 FC St. Pauli season was the 113th season in the football club's history and 13th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 31st overall. In addition to the domestic league , FC St. Pauli also participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal .
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German coach Otto Westphal, who had coached the Togo national team and later became FC St. Pauli coach, convinced Acolatse to join the club in August 1963. [1] The club played in the Regionalliga Nord, the German second tier at the time. [2] He made his debut in a 4–1 league win against Altona 93. [2]