# 2021–22 FC St. Pauli season

The 2021–22 FC St. Pauli season is the 111th season in the football club's history and 11th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 29th overall. In addition to the domestic league, FC St. Pauli also are participating in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. This is the 59th season for FC St. Pauli in the Millerntor-Stadion, located in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 25 July 2021
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 | SWE | Sebastian Ohlsson |
| 3 | DF | WAL | James Lawrence (vice-captain) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Philipp Ziereis (captain) |
| 6 | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Eric Smith |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Guido Burgstaller |
| 10 | MF | GER | Christopher Buchtmann |
| 11 | MF | GER | Maximilian Dittgen |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Daschner |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu |
| 15 | DF | GER | Marcel Beifus |
| 16 | FW | DEN | Simon Makienok |
| 17 | FW | GER | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | CRO | Jakov Medić |
| 19 | DF | GER | Luca-Milan Zander |
| 20 | MF | GER | Finn Ole Becker |
| 21 | DF | GER | Lars Ritzka |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Nikola Vasilj |
| 23 | DF | KOS | Leart Paqarada |
| 25 | DF | POL | Adam Dźwigała |
| 26 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli |
| 27 | FW | TOG | Etienne Amenyido |
| 28 | GK | GER | Sören Ahlers |
| 30 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| 31 | MF | GER | Franz Roggow |
| 32 | DF | GER | Jannes Wieckhoff |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Jackson Irvine (from Hibernian) |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Eric Smith (from Gent, previously on loan) |
| 15 | DF | GER | Marcel Beifus (from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 18 | DF | CRO | Jakov Medić (from SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 21 | DF | GER | Lars Ritzka (from SC Verl) |
| 22 | GK | BIH | Nikola Vasilj (from Zorya Luhansk) |
| 27 | FW | TOG | Etienne Amenyido (from VfL Osnabrück) |
| 28 | GK | GER | Sören Ahlers (from FC Schalke 04 II) |
| 30 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel (from Arminia Bielefeld) |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | GER | Kevin Lankford (to SV Wehen Wiesbaden, previously on loan) |
| 8 | MF | URU | Rodrigo Zalazar (loan return to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 12 | MF | JPN | Ryo Miyaichi (released to Yokohama F. Marinos) |
| 15 | DF | GER | Daniel Buballa (released to FC Viktoria Köln) |
| 21 | GK | MKD | Dejan Stojanović (loan return to Middlesbrough) |
| 22 | FW | EGY | Omar Marmoush (loan return to VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 22 | MF | GER | Maximilian Franzke (to 1. FC Magdeburg, previously on loan) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen (retired) |
| 29 | MF | GER | Christian Viet (on loan at Borussia Dortmund II) |
| 31 | MF | GER | Ersin Zehir (released to Antalyaspor, previously on loan at VfB Lübeck) |
| 33 | GK | GER | Svend Brodersen (released to Yokohama FC) |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović (to Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 38 | DF | GER | Florian Carstens (to SV Wehen Wiesbaden, previously on loan) |
| — | DF | POL | Jakub Bednarczyk (to FC St. Pauli II, previously on loan at Zagłębie Lubin) |
| — | DF | KOR | Park Yi-young (to FC St. Pauli II, previously on loan at Türkgücü München) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | GER | Marvin Knoll (to MSV Duisburg) |
| 36 | MF | DOM | Luis Coordes (to VfB Stuttgart II) |

## 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 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 60 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 60 | |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 57 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 52 | |
| 7 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2022. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

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

    As of 15 May 2022
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sebastian Ohlsson | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Lawrence | 10+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Philipp Ziereis | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Christopher Avevor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jackson Irvine | 23+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Eric Smith | 15+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Guido Burgstaller | 31 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 |
| 10 | MF | Christopher Buchtmann | 7+15 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | Maximilian Dittgen | 10+13 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| 13 | MF | Lukas Daschner | 2+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Afeez Aremu | 14+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Marcel Beifus | 5+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Simon Makienok | 12+15 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| 17 | FW | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | 28+1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 13 |
| 18 | DF | Jakov Medić | 29+1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Luca-Milan Zander | 21+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Finn Ole Becker | 13+8 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Lars Ritzka | 1+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Nikola Vasilj | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Leart Paqarada | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | Adam Dźwigała | 7+14 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | Rico Benatelli | 4+18 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Etienne Amenyido | 7+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 28 | GK | Sören Ahlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Marcel Hartel | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | Franz Roggow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jannes Wieckhoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Igor Matanović | 6+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season |||||||||
| 5 | DF | Marvin Knoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Christian Viet | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Luis Coordes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |