2015–16 FC St. Pauli season
FC St. Pauli 2015–16 football season
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Oke Göttlich | |||
| Manager | Ewald Lienen | |||
| Stadium | Millerntor-Stadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round 1 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lennart Thy (8) All: Lennart Thy, Marc Rzatkowski (8) | |||
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → | ||||
The 2015–16 FC St. Pauli season is the club's 105th season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football.
Background
After narrowly avoiding relegation during the 2014–15 season, FC. St Pauli started to strengthen the squad in the summer to prevent another relegation battle.
Transfers
In
| Position | Name | From | Fee | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Jeremy Dudziak | Borussia Dortmund | € 500K | [1] |
| DF | Lasse Sobiech | Hamburger SV | free | |
| FW |  Fafà Picault |  Sparta Prague | free | |
| FW |  Ryo Miyaichi |  Arsenal | free | |
| DF |  Davidson Eden |  FC Wacker Innsbruck | free | |
| DF | Marc Hornschuh | FSV Frankfurt | free | |
| FW |  Waldemar Sobota |  Club Brugge | loan |
Out
| Position | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Marcel Halstenberg | RasenBallsport Leipzig | €3.5mln |
| GK | Philipp Tschauner | Hannover 96 | free |
| MF | Tom Trybull | Greuther Fürth | free |
| MF | Dennis Daube | Union Berlin | free |
| MF | Michael Görlitz | Arminia Bielefeld | free |
| FW | Christopher Nöthe | Arminia Bielefeld | free |
| MF |  Armando Cooper | Árabe Unido | free |
| DF | Sebastian Schachten |  FC Luzern | free |
| DF | Markus Thorandt | no club | free |
| MF | Florian Kringe | end of career | |
| FW |  Ante Budimir |  F.C. Crotone | loan |
| MF | Julian Koch | FSV Mainz | end of loan |
Competitions
Preseason
Buxtehuder SV v FC St. Pauli
| 26 June 2015 1 | Buxtehuder SV | 1–9 | FC St. Pauli | Buxtehude |
| 18:30 | Ramazanoglu (17) | Report | Budimir (19, 31), Miyaichi (27), Halstenberg (29), Thy (33, 42), Stenzel (66), Verhoek (72, 73) | Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 2,032 |
MTV Barum v FC St. Pauli
| 28 June 2015 2 | MTV Barum | 0–3 | FC St. Pauli | Barum |
| 16:00 | Report | Thy (12), Rzatkowski (31), Braun (83 o.g.) | Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 1,400 |
Hetlinger MTV v FC St. Pauli
| 30 June 2015 3 | Hetlinger MTV | 0–13 | FC St. Pauli | Hetlingen |
| 18:30 | Report | Stenzel (21), Buchtmann (23, 39), Empen (38), Maier (43), Sobota (49, 71), Halstenberg (56), Litka (68), Rosin (75, 90), Rzatkowski (83), Choi (88) | Stadium: Deichstadion Attendance: 1,000 |
ETSV Weiche Flensburg v FC St. Pauli
| 3 July 2015 4 | ETSV Weiche Flensburg | 0–4 | FC St. Pauli | Flensburg |
| 19:00 | Report | Buballa (2), Budimir (47), Sobota (76), Stenzel (89) | Stadium: Manfred-Werner-Stadion Attendance: 1,589 |
BK Frem Kopenhagen v FC St. Pauli
| 5 July 2015 5 | BK Frem Kopenhagen | 2–3 | FC St. Pauli | Valby |
| 15:00 | Nielsen (16), Andersson (66) | Report | Maier (31), Ziereis (32), Thy (36) | Stadium: Valby Idrætspark Attendance: 5,510 |
Austria Lustenau v FC St. Pauli
| 9 July 2015 6 | Austria Lustenau | 0–1 | FC St. Pauli | Lustenau |
| 18:30 | Report | Halstenberg (83) | Stadium: Reichshofstadion Attendance: 2,000 |
FC Winterthur v FC St. Pauli
| 11 July 2015 7 | FC Winterthur | 0–1 | FC St. Pauli | Winterthur |
| 18:30 | Report | Choi (79) | Stadium: Stadion Schützenwiese Attendance: 4,800 |
SC Freiburg v FC St. Pauli
| 14 July 2015 8 | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | FC St. Pauli | Friedrichshafen |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Zeppelinstadion |
FC St. Pauli v Rayo Vallecano
| 18 July 2015 9 | FC St. Pauli | 4–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Maier (7), Sobiech (28), Gonther (36), Thy (49) | Report | Uche (51), Moreno (71) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 9,839 |
SV Todesfelde v FC St. Pauli
| 19 July 2015 10 | SV Todesfelde | 1–9 | FC St. Pauli | Todesfelde |
| 15:00 | Unknown (44) | Report | Sobota (11, 25), Verhoek (20, 63, 90), Ziereis (41), Budimir (49, 56, 67) | Stadium: A-Platz Todesfelde |
2. Bundesliga
Table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | RB Leipzig (P) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 67 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 65 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 53 | |
| 5 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 49 |
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted
Match results
FC St. Pauli v Arminia Bielefeld
| 25 July 2015 1 | FC St. Pauli | 0–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
Karlsruher SC v FC St. Pauli
| 2 August 2015 2 | Karlsruher SC | 1–2 | FC St. Pauli | Karlsruhe |
| 15:30 | Gordon (29) | Report | Sobiech (10), Halstenberg (40) | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 21,899 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
FC St. Pauli v SpVgg Greuther Fürth
| 16 August 2015 3 | FC St. Pauli | 3–2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Rzatkowski (20, 74), Halstenberg (34) | Report | Freis (42), Zulj (79) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,421 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
RasenBallsport Leipzig v FC St. Pauli
| 23 August 2015 4 | RasenBallsport Leipzig | 0–1 | FC St. Pauli | Leipzig |
| 13:30 | Report | Thy (44) | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,795 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
FSV Frankfurt v FC St. Pauli
| 30 August 2015 5 | FSV Frankfurt | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Frankfurt |
| 13:30 | Halimi (46) | Report | Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Sören Storks |
FC St. Pauli v MSV Duisburg
| 14 September 2015 6 | FC St. Pauli | 2–0 | MSV Duisburg | Hamburg |
| 20:15 | Sobiech (70), Maier (87) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: René Rohde |
Eintracht Braunschweig v FC St. Pauli
| 20 September 2015 7 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–0 | FC St. Pauli | Braunschweig |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 23,325 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
FC St. Pauli v 1. FC Heidenheim
| 23 September 2015 8 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Hamburg |
| 17:30 | Maier (34) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,154 Referee: Christian Dietz |
SC Paderborn 07 v FC St. Pauli
| 26 September 2015 9 | SC Paderborn 07 | 0–0 | FC St. Pauli | Paderborn |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Benteler Arena Attendance: 13,102 Referee: Harm Osmers |
FC St. Pauli v SV Sandhausen
| 3 October 2015 10 | FC St. Pauli | 1–3 | SV Sandhausen | Hamburg |
| 13:00 | Choi (75) | Report | Kosecki (5), Jovanovic (8), Bouhaddouz (77) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
1.FC Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli
| 17 October 2015 11 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 3–3 | FC St. Pauli | Berlin |
| 13:00 | Zejnullahu (42), Thiel (45), Kessel (90+3) | Report | Sobota (22), Hornschuh (54), Dudziak (72) | Stadium: Alte Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder |
FC St. Pauli v SC Freiburg
| 25 October 2015 12 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | SC Freiburg | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Rzatkowski (90+1) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Peter Sippel |
VfL Bochum v FC St. Pauli
| 30 October 2015 13 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | FC St. Pauli | Bochum |
| 18:30 | Terodde (12) | Report | Kalla (10) | Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 25,914 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
FC St. Pauli v Fortuna Düsseldorf
| 9 November 2015 14 | FC St. Pauli | 4–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 20:15 | Thy (13, 22, 70, 86) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,017 Referee: Florian Meyer |
TSV 1860 München v FC St. Pauli
| 21 November 2015 15 | TSV 1860 München | 2–0 | FC St. Pauli | Munich |
| 13:00 | Liendl (53), Okotie (56) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees |
FC St. Pauli v 1.FC Nürnberg
| 29 November 2015 16 | FC St. Pauli | 0–4 | 1.FC Nürnberg | Hamburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Füllkrug (19, 43), Leibold (53), Erras (88) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Sören Storcks |
1.FC Kaiserslautern v FC St. Pauli
| 6 December 2015 17 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | FC St. Pauli | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 | Halfar (69) | Report | Thy (3, 56) | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 29,352 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Arminia Bielefeld v FC St. Pauli
| 14 December 2015 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | FC St. Pauli | Bielefeld |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
FC St. Pauli v Karlsruher SC
| 18 December 2015 19 | FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Nehrig (24) | Report | Torres (37), Diamantakos (71) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Michael Weiner |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth v FC St. Pauli
| 7 February 2016 20 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0–2 | FC St. Pauli | Fürth |
| 13:30 | Report | Hornschuh (34), Sobota (62) | Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg Attendance: 12,055 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
FC St. Pauli v RasenBallsport Leipzig
| 12 February 2016 21 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | RasenBallsport Leipzig | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Rzatkowski (8) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Tobias Welz |
FC St. Pauli v FSV Frankfurt
| 19 February 2016 22 | FC St. Pauli | 1–3 | FSV Frankfurt | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Rzatkowski (10) | Report | Yann (11), Schahin (32), Sobiech (o.g.) (53) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,342 Referee: Aarne Arnink |
MSV Duisburg v FC St. Pauli
| 28 February 2016 23 | MSV Duisburg | 0–2 | FC St. Pauli | Duisburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Rzatkowski (64), Verhoek (90+4) | Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 20,790 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
FC St. Pauli v Eintracht Braunschweig
| 3 March 2016 24 | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Hamburg |
| 20:15 | Verhoek (82) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,271 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
1. FC Heidenheim v FC St. Pauli
| 6 March 2016 25 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–0 | FC St. Pauli | Heidenheim |
| 13:30 | Thomalla (71), Finne (81) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
FC St. Pauli v SC Paderborn 07
| 11 March 2016 26 | FC St. Pauli | 3–4 | SC Paderborn 07 | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Sobiech (pen) (51), Sobota (84), Picault (90+3) | Report | Helenius 7, 59, Hartherz (24), Bertels (81) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,815 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
SV Sandhausen v FC St. Pauli
| 19 March 2016 27 | SV Sandhausen | 0–2 | FC St. Pauli | Sandhausen |
| 13:00 | Report | Thy (8), Rzatkowski (40) | Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 7,043 Referee: Thorsten Schriever |
FC St. Pauli v 1.FC Union Berlin
| 1 April 2016 28 | FC St. Pauli | 0–0 | 1.FC Union Berlin | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
SC Freiburg v FC St. Pauli
| 10 April 2016 29 | SC Freiburg | 4–3 | FC St. Pauli | Freiburg |
| 13:30 | Kempf (3, 85), Grifo (36), Philipp (60) | Report | Nehrig (55), Alushi (75), Sobiech (pen) (90) | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
FC St. Pauli v VfL Bochum
| 16 April 2016 30 | FC St. Pauli | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Hamburg |
| 13:00 | Picault (52, 65) | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Florian Meyer |
Fortuna Düsseldorf v FC St. Pauli
| 22 April 2016 31 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | FC St. Pauli | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 | Demirbay (5) | Report | Picault (71) | Stadium: ESPRIT arena Attendance: 30,820 Referee: Robert Schröder |
FC St. Pauli v TSV 1860 München
| 29 April 2016 32 | FC St. Pauli | 0–2 | TSV 1860 München | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Claasen (8), Aycicek (88) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Knut Kircher |
1.FC Nürnberg v FC St. Pauli
| 8 May 2016 33 | 1.FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 | Füllkrug (22) | Report | Stadium: Grundig-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Marco Fritz |
FC St. Pauli v 1.FC Kaiserslautern
| 15 May 2016 34 | FC St. Pauli | 5–2 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Miyaichi (5, 57), Thy (22), Maier (72), Buchtmann (79) | Report | Görtler (4), Jenssen (76) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
DFB-Pokal
FC St. Pauli v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 10 August 2015 First Round | FC St. Pauli | 1–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg |
| 20:30 | Rzatkowski (34) | Report | Stindl (55, 67), Traoré (56), Hazard (86) | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,175 Referee: Florian Meyer |
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of 4 June 2016[update][2][3]<
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Philipp Heerwagen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | GER | Robin Himmelmann | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | Sven Brodersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Lasse Sobiech | 32 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Philipp Ziereis | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SUI | Joël Keller | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Daniel Buballa | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | GER | Marc Hornschuh | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | GHA | Davidson Eden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GER | Yannick Deichmann | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Sören Gonther | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Jan-Philipp Kalla | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | GER | Andrej Startsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Bernd Nehrig | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Jeremy Dudziak | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Christopher Buchtmann | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER | Marc Rzatkowski | 29 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Ryo Miyaichi | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  KOS | Enis Alushi | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GER | Dennis Rosin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | POL | Waldemar Sobota | 32 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | GER | Sebastian Maier | 28 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Maurice Litka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF |  TUR | Okan Adil Kurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |  KOR | Kyoung-Rok Choi | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | HAI | Fafà Picault | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  NED | John Verhoek | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GER | Lennart Thy | 31 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | GER | Nico Empen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
