# 2022–23 FC St. Pauli season

The 2022–23 FC St. Pauli season was the 112th season in the football club's history and 12th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 30th overall. In addition to the domestic league, FC St. Pauli also were participating in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. This was the 60th season for FC St. Pauli in the Millerntor-Stadion, located in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 17 December 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Dennis Smarsch |
| 2 | DF | GRE | Manolis Saliakas |
| 3 | DF | EST | Karol Mets (on loan from FC Zürich) |
| 4 | DF | AUT | David Nemeth |
| 6 | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine (co-captain) |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Eric Smith |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides |
| 10 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| 11 | FW | GER | Johannes Eggestein |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Daschner |
| 14 | FW | TOG | Etienne Amenyido |
| 15 | DF | GER | Marcel Beifus |
| 16 | MF | GER | Carlo Boukhalfa |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dapo Afolayan |
| 18 | DF | CRO | Jakov Medić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | GER | Luca-Milan Zander |
| 20 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu |
| 21 | DF | GER | Lars Ritzka |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Nikola Vasilj |
| 23 | DF | KOS | Leart Paqarada (co-captain) |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Connor Metcalfe |
| 26 | FW | GER | Elias Saad |
| 25 | DF | POL | Adam Dźwigała |
| 27 | FW | GER | David Otto |
| 28 | GK | GER | Sören Ahlers |
| 29 | MF | GER | Niklas Jessen |
| 30 | GK | GER | Sascha Burchert |
| 31 | MF | GER | Franz Roggow |
| 32 | DF | GER | Jannes Wieckhoff |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | GRE | Manolis Saliakas (from PAS Giannina) |
| 4 | DF | AUT | David Nemeth (from 1. FSV Mainz 05) |
| 5 | DF | KOS | Betim Fazliji (from FC St. Gallen) |
| 11 | FW | GER | Johannes Eggestein (from Royal Antwerp) |
| 16 | MF | GER | Carlo Boukhalfa (from SC Freiburg) |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Connor Metcalfe (from Melbourne City) |
| 27 | FW | GER | David Otto (from SSV Jahn Regensburg) |
| 29 | MF | GER | Niklas Jessen (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| 30 | GK | GER | Sascha Burchert (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| 30 | FW | GER | Nathanael Kukanda (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Sebastian Ohlsson (released) |
| 3 | DF | WAL | James Lawrence (released to 1. FC Nürnberg) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Philipp Ziereis (released to LASK) |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Guido Burgstaller (to SK Rapid Wien) |
| 10 | MF | GER | Christopher Buchtmann (released to VfB Oldenburg) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Maximilian Dittgen (released to FC Ingolstadt 04) |
| 16 | FW | DEN | Simon Makienok (released to AC Horsens) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (to SC Freiburg) |
| 20 | MF | GER | Finn Ole Becker (to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 26 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli (released to SK Austria Klagenfurt) |
| 33 | DF | GER | Marvin Senger (to MSV Duisburg, previously on loan at 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
| — | MF | GER | Christian Viet (released to SSV Jahn Regensburg, previously on loan at Borussia Dortmund II) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | EST | Karol Mets (on loan from FC Zürich) |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides (from Radomiak Radom) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dapo Afolayan (from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 26 | FW | GER | Elias Saad (from FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 58 | |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | |
| 6 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 55 | |
| 7 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 46 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2023. Source: Kicker

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |

#### Results
### DFB-Pokal
## Squad and statistics

    As of 28 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Dennis Smarsch | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Manolis Saliakas | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Karol Mets | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | David Nemeth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Betim Fazliji | 6+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Christopher Avevor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jackson Irvine | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| 8 | MF | Eric Smith | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Maurides | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Marcel Hartel | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | Johannes Eggestein | 12+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| 13 | MF | Lukas Daschner | 30+4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 |
| 14 | FW | Etienne Amenyido | 8+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Marcel Beifus | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Carlo Boukhalfa | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Dapo Afolayan | 15+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | Jakov Medić | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 6 |
| 19 | DF | Luca-Milan Zander | 0+20 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Afeez Aremu | 9+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Lars Ritzka | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Nikola Vasilj | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Leart Paqarada | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | Connor Metcalfe | 13+17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | Adam Dźwigała | 13+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | Elias Saad | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | David Otto | 4+23 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| 28 | GK | Sören Ahlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Niklas Jessen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Sascha Burchert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Franz Roggow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jannes Wieckhoff | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Igor Matanović | 6+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season |||||||||