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FC St Pauli Clinches Promotion to Bundesliga After 13-Year Absence

Kiezclub Returns to the Top Flight

Get the latest news and updates about the German football club FC St Pauli, also known as the Kiezclub.

St Pauli Secures Promotion

On May 12, Reuters reported that second division club St Pauli clinched promotion to the Bundesliga. The team's victory was achieved with a more than deserved 3-1 home win over VfL. Coach Fabian Huerzeler was lifted by fans who invaded the field after the match.

A Return to the Top

This promotion marks a return to the Bundesliga for St Pauli after a gap of 13 years. The club, based in Hamburg, Germany, plays in the 2 Bundesliga, the second tier of German soccer.

Financial Challenges

Despite the wage spend of St Pauli being roughly the seventh-highest in the league, it remains only 40 percent of the wage spend of Schalke.

Stay tuned for more updates as the story unfolds.

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