FC St. Pauli eyeing stadium expansion

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German Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli is looking to expand its Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg by around 20,000 seats.

The Sun said club president Oke Gottlich has some big plans for the future following his re-election at the club’s recent annual general meeting with 94 per cent of the vote.

And FC St. Pauli are determined to expand their Millerntor-Stadion to 50,000 seats. The permanently sold-out ground currently holds 29,546.

Their renovation plans would see them directly rivalling local rivals Hamburg whose Volksparkstadion currently has a capacity of up to 57,000 spectators.

FC St Pauli, commonly known as simply St. Pauli, is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, Germany. The team plays in the Bundesliga for the 2025-2026 seasons, their second consecutive season in the top-flight following promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2023-2024.

The 29,546-capacity Millerntor-Stadion is a multipurpose stadium in the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, Germany. It serves as the home stadium of the FC St. Pauli.

Gottlich said: “The stadium expansion in the next 15 years is an essential part of our further development.”

Questions over the future of the stadium have been raised because of Hamburg’s potential Olympic bid, which includes plans to use Millerntor-Stadion as a field hockey venue.

Some plans include adding facilities for other sports and an arena, while a relocation of the stadium has also been mooted.

A fan cooperative recently raised some €29 million ($33.5 million) by offering shares to become part-owners of the Millerntor Stadion.

St. Pauli Financial Chief Wilken Engelbracht said it means the club can invest using its own resources including in the expansion of the performance center.

Engelbracht said: “We set ourselves two major goals for the past season: staying in the league and successfully implementing the FCSP cooperative.

“Thanks to a great performance and support on and off the pitch, we were able to achieve both milestones and thus create the financial basis for important future investments in our club infrastructure.”

St. Pauli saw a record turnover of $118 million during the 2024/25 financial year. And the club made a profit of around $2.36 million following a successful season.

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