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St Pauli return to Bundesliga after 13 years

AFP, Berlin

Published: 13 May 2024, 12:41 AM

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Cult Hamburg club St Pauli have won promotion to the Bundesliga after a 13-year absence with a 3-1 home win over Osnabrueck on Sunday.
Pauli won thanks to a brace from Dapo Afolayan and a goal from the club's top scorer Marcel Hartel and return to the top division for the first time since being relegated in 2011.

The promotion continues Pauli's stunning rise under 31-year-old America-born coach Fabian Huerzler. Pauli are first with one match remaining and will be champions of the second division by matching second-placed Kiel's result next weekend.

Duesseldorf are guaranteed to finish third and will play a two-legged playoff against the third-last side in the top division, currently Union Berlin. Hamburg, a one-time Champions League winner, were relegated for the first time in 2018-19 but have failed to return to the top division in the six seasons since.

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