# 2020–21 FC St. Pauli season

The 2020–21 FC St. Pauli season is the 110th season in the football club's history and 10th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 28th 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 58th season for FC St. Pauli in the Millerntor-Stadion, located in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 28 January 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 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Philipp Ziereis |
| 5 | MF | GER | Marvin Knoll (vice-captain) |
| 6 | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor (captain) |
| 8 | MF | URU | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Guido Burgstaller |
| 10 | MF | GER | Christopher Buchtmann |
| 11 | MF | GER | Maximilian Dittgen |
| 12 | MF | JPN | Ryo Miyaichi |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Daschner |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu |
| 15 | DF | GER | Daniel Buballa |
| 16 | FW | DEN | Simon Makienok |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | GER | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Eric Smith |
| 19 | DF | GER | Luca-Milan Zander |
| 20 | MF | GER | Finn Ole Becker |
| 21 | GK | MKD | Dejan Stojanović |
| 22 | FW | EGY | Omar Marmoush |
| 23 | DF | KOS | Leart Paqarada |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen |
| 25 | DF | POL | Adam Dźwigała |
| 26 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli |
| 29 | MF | GER | Christian Viet |
| 32 | DF | GER | Jannes Wieckhoff |
| 33 | GK | GER | Svend Brodersen |
| 34 | FW | GER | Igor Matanović |
| 36 | MF | DOM | Luis Coordes |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Dennis Smarsch (from Hertha BSC) |
| 3 | DF | WAL | James Lawrence (from Anderlecht, previously on loan) |
| 8 | MF | URU | Rodrigo Zalazar (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 9 | FW | AUT | Guido Burgstaller (from Schalke 04) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Maximilian Dittgen (from SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Lukas Daschner (from MSV Duisburg) |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Afeez Aremu (from IK Start) |
| 16 | FW | DEN | Simon Makienok (from Dynamo Dresden) |
| 17 | FW | GER | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (from SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 23 | DF | KOS | Leart Paqarada (from SV Sandhausen) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Marvin Senger (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| 29 | MF | GER | Christian Viet (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| 32 | DF | GER | Jannes Wieckhoff (from FC St. Pauli II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Leo Skiri Østigård (loan return to Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 8 | DF | GER | Marc Hornschuh (released to Hamburger SV II) |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Viktor Gyökeres (loan return to Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Matt Penney (loan return to Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 18 | FW | GRE | Dimitris Diamantakos (to Hajduk Split) |
| 20 | DF | KOR | Park Yi-young (on loan at Türkgücü München) |
| 22 | MF | GER | Maximilian Franzke (on loan at 1. FC Magdeburg) |
| 23 | MF | GER | Johannes Flum (released to SC Freiburg) |
| 25 | FW | NED | Henk Veerman (to SC Heerenveen) |
| 27 | DF | GER | Jan-Philipp Kalla (retired, later joined SC Victoria Hamburg) |
| 28 | MF | POL | Waldemar Sobota (released to Śląsk Wrocław) |
| 31 | MF | GER | Ersin Zehir (on loan at VfB Lübeck) |
| 32 | MF | GER | Christian Conteh (to Feyenoord) |
| 38 | DF | GER | Florian Carstens (on loan at SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 40 | GK | GER | Korbinian Müller (released) |
| — | DF | POL | Jakub Bednarczyk (on loan at Zagłębie Lubin) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | SWE | Eric Smith (on loan from Gent) |
| 21 | GK | MKD | Dejan Stojanović (on loan from Middlesbrough) |
| 22 | FW | EGY | Omar Marmoush (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 24 | DF | NOR | Tore Reginiussen (from Rosenborg BK) |
| 25 | DF | POL | Adam Dźwigała (from Aves) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | MF | GER | Kevin Lankford (on loan at SV Wehen Wiesbaden) |
| 24 | FW | UKR | Borys Tashchy (released to Pohang Steelers) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Marvin Senger (on loan at 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
| 30 | GK | GER | Robin Himmelmann (released to Eupen) |
| 38 | MF | USA | Leon Flach (released to Philadelphia Union) |

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 47 |
| 10 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 47 |
| 11 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 44 |
| 12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 44 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2021. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |

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

    As of 23 May 2021
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sebastian Ohlsson | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | James Lawrence | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Philipp Ziereis | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Marvin Knoll | 9+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Christopher Avevor | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Rodrigo Zalazar | 32+2 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Guido Burgstaller | 20+2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 10 | MF | Christopher Buchtmann | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Maximilian Dittgen | 12+20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 12 | MF | Ryo Miyaichi | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Lukas Daschner | 2+22 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Afeez Aremu | 4+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Daniel Buballa | 15+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | Simon Makienok | 9+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh | 33+1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 |
| 18 | MF | Eric Smith | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Luca-Milan Zander | 13+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | Finn Ole Becker | 27+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | Dejan Stojanović | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Omar Marmoush | 19+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| 23 | DF | Leart Paqarada | 28+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Tore Reginiussen | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Adam Dźwigała | 6+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Rico Benatelli | 23+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| 29 | MF | Christian Viet | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Jannes Wieckhoff | 2+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | GK | Svend Brodersen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Igor Matanović | 2+16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 36 | FW | Luis Coordes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred or loaned out during the season |||||||||
| 7 | MF | Kevin Lankford | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Borys Tashchy | 1+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Marvin Senger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Robin Himmelmann | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Leon Flach | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |