# 2023–24 FC St. Pauli 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. This was the 61st season for FC St. Pauli in the Millerntor-Stadion, located in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2024
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 |
| 2 | DF | GRE | Manolis Saliakas |
| 3 | DF | EST | Karol Mets |
| 4 | DF | AUT | David Nemeth |
| 5 | DF | GER | Hauke Wahl |
| 6 | FW | GER | Simon Zoller |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine (captain) |
| 8 | DF | SWE | Eric Smith |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Maurides |
| 10 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| 11 | FW | GER | Johannes Eggestein |
| 14 | FW | TOG | Etienne Amenyido |
| 15 | FW | LUX | Danel Sinani |
| 16 | MF | GER | Carlo Boukhalfa |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dapo Afolayan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Scott Banks (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Andreas Albers |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Erik Ahlstrand |
| 21 | DF | GER | Lars Ritzka |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Nikola Vasilj |
| 23 | DF | GER | Philipp Treu |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Connor Metcalfe |
| 25 | DF | POL | Adam Dźwigała |
| 26 | FW | TUN | Elias Saad |
| 28 | GK | GER | Sören Ahlers |
| 29 | DF | GER | Luca Günther |
| 30 | GK | GER | Sascha Burchert |
| 36 | MF | GER | Aljoscha Kemlein (on loan from 1. FC Union Berlin) |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | EST | Karol Mets (from FC Zürich, previously on loan) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Hauke Wahl (from Holstein Kiel) |
| 6 | FW | GER | Simon Zoller (from VfL Bochum) |
| 15 | FW | LUX | Danel Sinani (from Norwich City) |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Scott Banks (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 19 | FW | DEN | Andreas Albers (from SSV Jahn Regensburg) |
| 23 | DF | GER | Philipp Treu (from SC Freiburg II) |
| 29 | DF | GER | Luca Günther (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Dennis Smarsch (to MSV Duisburg) |
| 5 | DF | KOS | Betim Fazliji (to FC St. Gallen) |
| 6 | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor (released) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Daschner (to VfL Bochum) |
| 15 | DF | GER | Marcel Beifus (to Karlsruher SC) |
| 18 | DF | CRO | Jakov Medić (to Ajax Amsterdam) |
| 19 | DF | GER | Luca-Milan Zander (to SV Sandhausen) |
| 20 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
| 23 | DF | KOS | Leart Paqarada (to 1. FC Köln) |
| 27 | FW | GER | David Otto (to SV Sandhausen) |
| 29 | MF | GER | Niklas Jessen (to FC St. Pauli II) |
| 31 | MF | GER | Franz Roggow (to Borussia Dortmund II) |
| 32 | DF | GER | Jannes Wieckhoff (to Heracles Almelo) |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović (to Eintracht Frankfurt, previously on loan) |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Erik Ahlstrand (from Halmstads BK) |
| 36 | MF | GER | Aljoscha Kemlein (on loan from 1. FC Union Berlin) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| 2. Bundesliga | 28 July 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 058.82 |
| DFB-Pokal | 12 August 2023 | 30 January 2024 | First round | Quarterfinal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 060.53 |
Last updated: 19 May 2024 Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC St. Pauli (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 69 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 68 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 63 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 58 | |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 55 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 19 May 2024. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.

### DFB-Pokal
## Squad and statistics

    As of 19 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | Manolis Saliakas | 31 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Karol Mets | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | David Nemeth | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Hauke Wahl | 32+1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | Simon Zoller | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jackson Irvine | 26+1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| 8 | DF | Eric Smith | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Maurides | 0+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Marcel Hartel | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 |
| 11 | FW | Johannes Eggestein | 27+2 | 9 | 2+2 | 2 | 33 | 11 |
| 14 | FW | Etienne Amenyido | 0+18 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Danel Sinani | 0+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Carlo Boukhalfa | 0+17 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Dapo Afolayan | 27+4 | 9 | 1+2 | 1 | 34 | 10 |
| 18 | FW | Scott Banks | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Andreas Albers | 3+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Erik Ahlstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Lars Ritzka | 15+12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 22 | GK | Nikola Vasilj | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Philipp Treu | 17+9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Connor Metcalfe | 21+9 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | Adam Dźwigała | 7+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Elias Saad | 25+4 | 7 | 2+2 | 2 | 33 | 9 |
| 28 | GK | Sören Ahlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Luca Günther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Sascha Burchert | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Tjark Lasse Scheller | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Eric da Silva Moreira | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Aljoscha Kemlein | 12+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season |||||||||
| 18 | DF | Jakov Medić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |