St. Pauli

The Millerntor-Stadion is the iconic home of FC St. Pauli, located at Harald-Stender-Platz 1 in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The stadium holds 29,546 spectators and has been the club's home since 1963. The ground takes its name from the Millerntor, one of Hamburg's historic city gates that once stood nearby, and sits in the heart of one of Hamburg's most vibrant and culturally distinct neighbourhoods - a district associated with the Reeperbahn entertainment area, a diverse, progressive community, and a long tradition of counter-cultural politics. The stadium and its surroundings are inseparable from the club's identity.

FC St. Pauli occupy a unique and globally celebrated position in football culture. The club's leftist, anti-racist, anti-fascist and feminist values have attracted fans worldwide, particularly from alternative music and punk scenes, and the skull-and-crossbones pirate logo has become one of the most recognisable symbols in world football despite the club spending much of its history in the lower divisions of German football. The Millerntor-Stadion's south stand, the Gegengerade, is the spiritual home of the most vociferous supporter culture, while the entire ground carries the atmosphere of a community genuinely invested in the club as a social institution rather than simply a sporting one.

The stadium underwent substantial redevelopment in stages between 2006 and 2015, with new stands replacing the old terracing to create an all-modern, partially covered venue. Despite this modernisation, the Millerntor retains its community character and urban setting. St. Pauli's promotion to the Bundesliga in 2024 brought the club to the top flight for the first time since 2011 and brought some of Europe's biggest clubs to the Millerntor for the first time. The stadium's limited capacity means it sells out immediately for Bundesliga fixtures, and the atmosphere generated by St. Pauli's extraordinary fanbase makes it one of the most memorable matchday environments in German football.