St. Pauli

Natxo Parra, Carles Viñas, Luke Stobart

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**Longlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021 - Football Book of the Year**

FC St. Pauli is a football club unlike any other. Encompassing music, sport and politics, its fans welcome refugees, fight fascists and take a stand against all forms of discrimination. This book goes behind the skull and crossbones emblem to tell the story of a football club rewriting the rulebook.

Since the club's beginnings in Hamburg's red-light district, the chants, banners and atmosphere of the stadium have been dictated by the politics of the streets. Promotions are celebrated and relegations commiserated alongside social struggles, workers' protests and resistance to Nazism. In recent years, people have flocked from all over the world to join the Black Bloc in the stands of the Millerntor Stadium and while in the 1980s the club had a small DIY punk following, now there are almost 30,000 in attendance at games with supporters across the world.

In a sporting landscape governed by corporate capitalism, driven by revenue and divorced from community, FC St. Pauli demonstrate that another football is possible.

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Deniz Naki

Abbreviations

Preface

PART I - INFORMAL BEGINNINGS

1. The Birth of German Football

2. Football Reaches Hamburg, Sankt Pauli is Founded

3. The Club’s Early Years

PART II - WAR AND PEACE: FROM THE THIRD REICH TO THE BUNDESLIGA

4. Sankt Pauli under the Swastika

5. Postwar Successes and the Magnificent Eleven

6. The New Millerntor Stadium

7. Creation of the German League

PART III - CULT PIRATES OF THE LEAGUE

8. From the Regional Leagues to the Second Division

9. Transition from Neighbourhood to Kult Club

10. Fußball Gegen Nazis

PART IV - STANDS WITH A CONSCIENCE

11. A Unique Mix of Football and Social Projects

12. The Rebel’s Choice of St. Pauli-Celtic

13. From Hell to Centenary

14. Social Romantics Try to Reclaim the Club

15. Stadium Ultras’ Antifascism in 2002

PART V - ST. PAULI: PASSION WITHOUT BORDERS

16. Global Expansion and the Fan Clubs in England, Scotland and Ireland

17. The Unfinished Business of Women’s Football

18. Music, Democracy and Solidarity in the District and Stadium

19. St. Pauli is the Only Option

Epilogue: Against Modern Football

Bibliography

Index

Sujets

• Soccer
• Political Advocacy
• Political Process
• Political Ideologies
• Sports
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Fútbol
• Recreation
• Association football
• Activism
• Anarchism
• Football

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 octobre 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786806727
• Langue: Catalan

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St. Pauli
St. Pauli
Another Football is Possible
Carles Vi as and Natxo Parra
Foreword by Deniz Naki
Translated from the Catalan by Luke Stobart
First published in Spanish as FC Sankt Pauli by Capit n Swing, 2017
Published in Catalan as Sankt Pauli: un altre futbol s possible by Tigre de paper, 2017
English language edition first published 2020 by Pluto Press
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This translation is published by arrangement with Oh!Books Agencia Literaria The translation of this work has been supported by the Institut Ramon Llull

Copyright Carles Vi as and Natxo Parra 2017; 2020
English language translation copyright Luke Stobart 2020
The right of Carles Vi as and Natxo Parra to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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To Laia and Ona; Quim, Arriel, Roc and Aina; Guillem, sia and Frid; Roc and Ol via; Otger, Aniol and Arlet; Laia, Berta, Ona and Bru; Aina and Valeria.
May one day you see our ideal made real: that another football (and society) is possible.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Deniz Naki
Abbreviations
Preface
PART I INFORMAL BEGINNINGS
1. The Birth of German Football
2. Football Reaches Hamburg, Sankt Pauli is Founded
3. The Club s Early Years
PART II WAR AND PEACE: FROM THE THIRD REICH TO THE BUNDESLIGA
4. Sankt Pauli under the Swastika
5. Postwar Successes and the Magnificent Eleven
6. The New Millerntor Stadium
7. Creation of the German League
PART III CULT PIRATES OF THE LEAGUE
8. From the Regional Leagues to the Second Division
9. Transition from Neighbourhood to Kult Club
10. Fu ball Gegen Nazis
PART IV STANDS WITH A CONSCIENCE
11. A Unique Mix of Football and Social Projects
12. The Rebel s Choice of St. Pauli-Celtic
13. From Hell to Centenary
14. Social Romantics Try to Reclaim the Club
15. Stadium Ultras Antifascism in 2002
PART V ST. PAULI: PASSION WITHOUT BORDERS
16. Global Expansion and the Fan Clubs in England, Scotland and Ireland
17. The Unfinished Business of Women s Football
18. Music, Democracy and Solidarity in the District and Stadium
19. St. Pauli is the Only Option
Epilogue: Against Modern Football
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
This book would have been impossible without the generous cooperation of many FC St. Pauli fans, experts, and even players. Without that, the book would have had notable shortcomings. In this regard, we are especially grateful to Guida Maym and Deniz Naki for their willingness to help the project from the beginning; as well as for their goals on the pitch, work and commitment. These all have been a continuing source of inspiration.
We also have been fortunate to have benefited from the collaboration of Romina Garcia Hinsch, like Maym , a member of the St. Pauli women s football squad. Both players have provided testimonies that have enabled us to know deeply and first hand the club s secrets and the experiences in the club of its main figures. FC St. Pauli itself has facilitated all that we needed to do our investigation, always very kindly heeding our requests. We therefore wish to acknowledge the courteous treatment we were given by Sven Brux, S nke Goldbeck, Hendrik Luettmer, and FC St. Pauli Frauen. A gratitude that we would like to extend to Heiko Schlesselmann, whom we met years ago when he was organising club-related anti-racist projects; and also to Hagar Groeteke, ex-footballer and today coach of FC Lampedusa St. Pauli, who provided us with new information regarding the creation of the club s women s team.
Nor do we want to leave out those fans - the Pirates very soul - that we have interviewed or who have provided information. These include Volker Gajewski (thanks also for your hospitality each time we visited), Karl Heinz Pio Piotrowski, and the indefatigable Hern n Pirate of the South Garc a. Likewise, a mention must be given to the great Stefan Groenveld, the photographer that has captured best St. Pauli s aesthetic essence.
Lastly we would like to thank Ercan Ayboga for arranging the participation of Deniz Naki from distant Amed (Kurdistan); B tel, for his invaluable collaboration as translator; Toni Padilla and Frederic Porta, our first stealthy readers; and Aitor Lagunas, Roger Xuriach, and all of the fine people at Panenka magazine for putting their trust in us.
Our final regards go to Esteve Martorell and Francesc Poblet, who made up the managing core of the project and have always followed its development with interest. And other very special greetings go to the fan clubs in England, Scotland, Ireland and Catalonia, groups who, by their passion, commitment and solidarity, dignify love of football.
Foreword
Often I have been asked what is it that drives me to run after a ball for 90 minutes and what I hope to achieve by doing so. Having been born the son of some simple Kurdish economic migrants in the heart of Germany made me aware from very early on about what class society means. From an early age I wanted to be something . I could only dream of obtaining the fruits of wealth through the seed of football - a truly simple pastime.
Over time, I became a focus of people s attention. I am more aware now than ever that true wealth does not lie in football or the benefits or gifts provided by professional status, nor are they anything material. I have lived and learned, particularly in the period that I played at St. Pauli, that fraternity and solidarity among teammates but also with rivals can be an incredible strength. I saw that when we stand our ground backing each other up, nothing could beat us.
This team - the pride of true Hamburgers 1 - taught me that borders only exist in our minds. It taught me what it means for people to support each other and to play for our teammates, coach, fans, and particularly the ticket sellers in the stadium. It taught me to be able to provide a positive experience for each of them. I no longer played just for me but for everyone. And everyone - from car-park attendants to team captain - makes the same contribution to achieving success.
Since my time at St. Pauli, I have continued to extend my motivation beyond the playing field. I try to use my platform in the media so that kids watching have a positive role model to identify with, and to draw people s attention to crimes against humanity that are taking place. My aim is to bring a smile back to the faces of those suffering. Since playing for Amedspor, 2 I have been keener than ever to fight for these aims. I went with great enthusiasm to Amed, a city with a long history and walls as marvellous as its inhabitants. Both its walls and people have stood firm since eternity and form symbols of the fraternity between the different cultures that co-exist there. Yet in Amed children are dying and adults are butchered and imprisoned. And all of this is painful, really painful.
I wish to oppose and resist any form of oppression. With all of the resources I have at my disposal. Despite the repression suffered, I shall continue rebelling and not give in. The last thing they can take from me is my soul and my longing for freedom. St. Pauli taught me that the better I play with the team on the field, the more I can achieve. In Amed, I came across a lot of solidarity among its warm and affectionate people. I met proud people who resist out of dignity. I have learned a great deal from Amedspor, maybe the Kurdish St. Pauli, and will continue to do so.
Deniz Naki
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1. [Translator s note]: inhabitants of Hamburg
2. [Translator s note]: a team associated with the Kurdish people
Abbreviations
AFA/NO
Anti-Fascist Action/National Organisation
AfD
Alternative f r Deutschland (Alternative for Germany)
AFM
Abteilung F rdernde Mitglieder (Active Support Members Department)
AGIM
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Interessierter Mitglieder (Interested Members Group)
ANS/NA
Aktionsfront Nationaler Sozialisten / Nationale Aktivisten (Action Front of National Socialists/National Activists)
APO
Au erparlamentarische Opposition (Extra-Parliamentary Opposition)
ATSB
Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund (Workers Gymnastics and Sport Association)
BAFF
B ndnis Aktiver Fu ball-Fans (Active Football Supporters Association)
CDU
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany)
DA
Deutsche Alternative (German Alternative)
DFB
Deutscher Fu ball-Bund (German Football Association)
DFL
Deutsche Fu ball Liga (German Football League)
DVU
Deutsche Volksunion (German People s Union)
FAP
Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (Free German Workers Party)
FARE
Football Against Racism in Europe
FCSP
Fu ball Club Sankt Pauli (St. Pauli Football Club)
FP
Freiheitliche Partei sterreichs (Freedom Party of Austria)
FRG
Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
GDR
German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
HoGeSa
Hooligans gegen Salafisten (Hooligans against Salafists)
HSV
Hamburger Sport-Verein (SV Hamburg, football club)
KPD
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Communist Party of Germany)
MR!
Millerntor Roar!
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NFV
Norddeutscher Fu ball-Verband (Northern German Football Association)
NKSS
Nationales Konzept Sport und Sicherheit (National Conc