Coach World Ranking · Managers

FC St. Pauli

Germany · Bundesliga 2024/25 – 2025/26 · 2. Bundesliga now · Manager: Marcel Rapp (#527 in the world) since Aug 2026
#271 World rank · club rating
1,717 Club rating
10th in 2. Bundesliga

FC St. Pauli played 2 Bundesliga seasons (2024/25 – 2025/26) and are in 2. Bundesliga now. Fabian Hurzeler (Jan 2023 – May 2024) had the best points per game of them (2.13 in 54 matches) and took the club rating from 1,711 to 1,892.

FC St. Pauli managers

13 spells since 2001 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Marcel Rapp #527 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.00 current Aug 2026 – present 12 2-6-4 1.00 1,781 → 1,731 −49 −11.1 −0.08
Alexander Blessin #599 now Aug 2024 – May 2026 · PPG 0.88 Aug 2024 – May 2026 73 15-19-39 0.88 1,839 → 1,730 −109 −8.8 −0.11
Peter Nemeth (stand-in) 22 Feb 2025 22 Feb 2025 1 0-0-1 −2.2
Fabian Hurzeler #24 now Jan 2023 – May 2024 · PPG 2.13 Jan 2023 – May 2024 54 34-13-7 2.13 1,711 → 1,892 +180 +53.7 +0.24
Peter Nemeth (stand-in) 27 Jan 2024 27 Jan 2024 1 1-0-0 +7.1
Timo Schultz #808 now Sep 2020 – Nov 2022 · PPG 1.43 Sep 2020 – Nov 2022 92 35-27-30 1.43 1,614 → 1,706 +92 +21.4 +0.14
Jos Luhukay Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 · PPG 1.07 Apr 2019 – Jun 2020 42 10-15-17 1.07 1,663 → 1,613 −50 −11.9 −0.01
Markus Kauczinski Dec 2017 – Apr 2019 · PPG 1.45 Dec 2017 – Apr 2019 47 19-11-17 1.45 1,667 → 1,641 −26 −7.8 +0.06
Olaf Janssen #793 now Jul 2017 – Dec 2017 · PPG 1.18 Jul 2017 – Dec 2017 17 5-5-7 1.18 1,695 → 1,596 −99 −20.2 −0.01
Ewald Lienen Dec 2014 – May 2017 · PPG 1.42 Dec 2014 – May 2017 88 35-20-33 1.42 1,538 → 1,812 +274 +63.7 +0.09
Before 2015/16 · 5 spells, Jul 2001 – Sep 2014
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Roland Vrabec #983 now Nov 2013 – Sep 2014 · PPG 1.38 Nov 2013 – Sep 2014 26 10-6-10 1.38 1,668 → 1,587 −81 −19.3 −0.02
Michael Frontzeck Oct 2012 – Nov 2013 · PPG 1.38 Oct 2012 – Nov 2013 40 15-10-15 1.38 1,594 → 1,660 +67 +18.5 −0.01
Andre Schubert Jul 2011 – Sep 2012 · PPG 1.65 Jul 2011 – Sep 2012 43 20-11-12 1.65 1,652 → 1,628 −24 −8.7 +0.03
Holger Stanislawski Aug 2008 – May 2011 · PPG 1.35 Aug 2008 – May 2011 106 42-17-47 1.35 1,389 → 1,605 +216 +38.4 +0.17
Dietmar Demuth Jul 2001 – May 2002 · PPG 0.65 Jul 2001 – May 2002 34 4-10-20 0.65 1,425 → 1,427 +2 −6.2 +0.04

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Holger Stanislawski is the longest-serving: 106 matches over 2 years (Aug 2008 – May 2011). Ewald Lienen added the most coach rating: +63.7 over 88 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,717Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#271World rankof 943 active clubs
#102. Bundesligaof 26 clubs
1,906Peak since 2015/16Nov 2023 · low 1,537, Nov 2016
1,4001,6001,8002,000201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Marcel Rapp1,736 club rating1,4001,6001,8002,000201620202024Nov 2026 · Marcel Rapp1,736 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (8 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

FC St. Pauli's club rating peaked at 1,906 in November 2023, under Fabian Hurzeler, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,537 in November 2016, under Ewald Lienen.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

FC St. Pauli play in 2. Bundesliga now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2025/26 34 1.65 1.76 2.00 66% 4.74 5.15 4.89
2024/25 34 1.68 2.24 2.02 74% 4.35 4.53 4.81

FC St. Pauli picked up 1.65 cards a game in 2025/26, their fewest in any season since 2024/25 and 18% below the Bundesliga's average side (2.00).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

68 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 1015% 46% 11%
HT drawHT D 46% 913% 1319%
HT lossHT L 00% 34% 2435%
3
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 27 matches
11
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 15 matches
1st half · W 15 · D 26 · L 27 GD −18
2nd half · W 15 · D 24 · L 29 GD −26

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at FC St. Pauli

4 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Felix Zwayer 7 1-1-5 0.57 1.71 1.66 +3%
Benjamin Brand 5 2-0-3 1.20 1.40 1.66 −16%
Matthias Jollenbeck 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.20 1.66 +32%
Sören Storks 5 3-1-1 2.00 1.40 1.66 −16%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (68). Cards = FC St. Pauli's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is FC St. Pauli's manager?

Marcel Rapp, #527 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 12 matches, 2 won (1.00 points per game).

How many managers has FC St. Pauli had since 2015?

8. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is FC St. Pauli's longest-serving manager?

Holger Stanislawski: 106 matches from August 2008 to May 2011.

How many cards a game do FC St. Pauli get?

1.65 a game in the Bundesliga in 2025/26, against 2.00 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.