FC St. Pauli starts with a derby highlight against HSV and Dortmund!

FC St. Pauli starts with a derby highlight against HSV and Dortmund!

Football fans in Hamburg can look forward to an exciting season! The German Football League (DFL) published the schedule for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season today and there are some great things to report. FC St. Pauli starts its journey into the new season with a home game against Borussia Dortmund, which will take place on August 23rd or 24th, 2025. Right from the start, this means a big challenge for the Kiezkickers, who can look forward to seeing their fans in the stadium. How FC St Pauli reports, sports director Andreas Bornemann is full of anticipation and sees the opening program as an attractive opportunity to prove yourself in the league.

But the first duel against arch rivals Hamburger SV won't be long in coming. The highly anticipated derby will take place on the weekend of August 29th to 31st, 2025 at the Volksparkstadion. A highlight for all fans, which St. Pauli President Oke Göttlich emphasizes as particularly important. In a statement, he emphasized the efforts to make the derby a safe event and to bring fans together. The second leg at Millerntor, which is scheduled for January 2026, will show how the teams face each other.

The first match days at a glance

The first ten matchdays for FC St. Pauli have already been determined. Here is an overview:

• 23./24. August – FC St. Pauli vs. Borussia Dortmund
• 29./31. August – Hamburger SV vs. FC St. Pauli
• 12.-14. September – FC St. Pauli vs. FC Augsburg
• 19.-21. September – VfB Stuttgart vs. FC St. Pauli
• 26.-28. September – FC St. Pauli vs. Bayer Leverkusen
• 3.-5. Oktober – SV Werder Bremen vs. FC St. Pauli
• 17.-19. Oktober – FC St. Pauli vs. TSG Hoffenheim
• 24.-26. Oktober – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FC St. Pauli
• 31. Oktober – 2. November – FC St. Pauli vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
• 7.-9. November – SC Freiburg vs. FC St. Pauli

Already in the first series of games, St. Pauli is against top-class opponents, which makes the challenges even greater. HSV, on the other hand, opens its season on the first matchday against Mönchengladbach away, before the second matchday with the derby against St. Pauli NDR reported.

A look at the league

Fans can look forward to an exciting year, as the northern derby between HSV and Werder Bremen is already scheduled for December 2025. Undisputedly, the focus will be on the derby games, with security in the stadiums being of great importance. Göttlich pointed out that good cooperation between the fans and the safety of everyone would be ensured. In addition, there is a demanding clash with top teams like FC Bayern, which St. Pauli faces on matchday 12.

In summary, the new 2025/26 Bundesliga season will be an exciting adventure not only for the Kiezkickers, but for all Hamburg fans. The anticipation and expectations are high, and with an attractive game program, spectators can look forward to exciting games. A little more planning is needed for next season in order to meet all requirements, as the DFL explained in its announcements. Good luck and success to all teams! DFL has already scheduled the first five match days, and the remaining schedules will be updated at any time.