Fun Facts
SC Paderborn were caught up in the Hoyzer
SC Paderborn were caught up in the Hoyzer scandal and had Stefan Effenberg as coach.
scandal and had Stefan Effenberg as coach. We have already described both often enough in this dossier. But there are more fun facts still:
Positional football: SC Paderborn are the only German
Positional football: SC Paderborn are the only German professional club who, over the last six years up to December 2019, finished a season in only two possible table positions: either 2nd or 18th.
professional club who, over the last six years up to December 2019, finished a season in only two possible table positions: either 2nd or 18th. In 2018/19 they finished 2nd in Bundesliga 2 and were promoted. In 2017/18 they also finished 2nd, this time in the 3. Liga.
Before that came two 18th places in a row - 2016/17 in the 3. Liga and 2015/16 in Bundesliga 2. Their first Bundesliga season, 2014/15, also ended in 18th. One year before that they had finished 2nd in Bundesliga 2 and gone up. The consequence, as Der Tagesspiegel joked on 31 July 2019: “Either relegation or the Champions League.”
The four-minute pro: four minutes in the Bundesliga
The four-minute pro: four minutes in the Bundesliga - that could one day be the title of Thomas Bertels’ autobiography.
that could one day be the title of Thomas Bertels’ autobiography. The injury-prone striker spent only four minutes on the pitch in the club’s first Bundesliga season in 2014/15. He came on for Daniel Brückner in the 0-0 against 1. FC Köln on Matchday 3. A foot injury with complications prevented any further appearances.
Record scorer with six goals: Elias Kachunga -
Record scorer with six goals: Elias Kachunga - at least up to the start of the 2019/20 season - remained SC Paderborn’s all-time Bundesliga top scorer.
at least up to the start of the 2019/20 season - remained SC Paderborn’s all-time Bundesliga top scorer. The German-Congolese striker left for FC Ingolstadt after relegation in 2015 and stayed in the top flight for another year.
Holli, the mighty mouse: Paderborn’s mascot is called
Holli, the mighty mouse: Paderborn’s mascot is called Holli, is a mouse and stands 1.83 metres tall.
Holli, is a mouse and stands 1.83 metres tall. Holli wears shirt number 7 and in 2009 became German champion among football mascots in the sprint discipline. That’s something, at least.
Last in every sense: in their first Bundesliga
Last in every sense: in their first Bundesliga season in 2014/15, the Paderborn rookies were the league’s worst home team with only four wins and 16th...
season in 2014/15, the Paderborn rookies were the league’s worst home team with only four wins and 16th in the away table with just three victories, among them the legendary 3-0 in Hamburg.
The ever-present: goalkeeper Lukas Kruse was the only
The ever-present: goalkeeper Lukas Kruse was the only SC Paderborn player to complete all 34 Bundesliga matches in 2014/15, all over the full 90 minut...
SC Paderborn player to complete all 34 Bundesliga matches in 2014/15, all over the full 90 minutes.
Record man: the club record holder in Bundesliga
Record man: the club record holder in Bundesliga 2 is former sporting director Markus Krösche with 194 appearances.
2 is former sporting director Markus Krösche with 194 appearances. He also collected the most yellow cards, 41 plus two dismissals for a second booking. Mahir Saglik scored the most goals in the second tier for the club, with 34.
From first place to relegation: Paderborn became the
From first place to relegation: Paderborn became the sixth club in Bundesliga history to lead the table at least once and still end up relegated - in ...
sixth club in Bundesliga history to lead the table at least once and still end up relegated - in 2014/15.
Straight through: in 2018/19, SC Paderborn became the
Straight through: in 2018/19, SC Paderborn became the eighth club to charge from the third tier straight into the Bundesliga.
eighth club to charge from the third tier straight into the Bundesliga. Steffen Baumgart’s side managed the feat despite losing 3-1 in Dresden on the final day. The last club to pull it off before them had been SV Darmstadt 98 in 2014/15.
SCP — Financial Stability Score
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Fun Facts — Update 2020–2026
Paderborn as a “lift club”: from the 3.
Paderborn as a “lift club”: from the 3.
Liga to the Bundesliga to the 2. Bundesliga in only three consecutive seasons (2018 promotion to the second tier, 2019 promotion to the Bundesliga, 2020 relegation back to the second tier).