The full name of the club is Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e. V. The club colours are blue and black. They play their home games at the Benteler-Arena, which can also serve other purposes than football. Its capacity is 15 000 people. It is a modern stadium opened in 2008. The club's rivalry is with Arminia Bielefeld, which is based in a nearby city, and their matches are thus considered local derbies. It is thus a rivalry between fans of local origin.
The club is based in Paderborn, a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The founding dates back to 1985, following the merger of former rival clubs 1. FC Paderborn and TuS Schloß Neuhaus. The supporters of both clubs naturally took it very hard at the time, as it was something unthinkable. The club only got its current name in 1997.
The club first made its way into the Bundesliga in the 2014/15 season, but only lasted for one season, which was followed by relegation again. They are now in the Bundesliga from the 2019/20 season. Thus, they are waiting for success in this competition.
The team has spent most of the last two decades in the second highest competition, which it fought its way back into after more than twenty years in the 2004/05 season. The aforementioned first promotion to the Bundesliga, however, was followed by a turbulent period where the club dropped down to the 3rd league and stayed there for two seasons in 2016/17 and 2017/18.
It is clear from the above that the club has so far celebrated major successes only at local level. 9 times won the Westfalenpokal, a competition, or if you prefer a cup, which is designed for football teams from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Date | Home | Away | Halftime | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.2024 | FC Hansa Rostock | SC Paderborn 07 | 0 : 0 | 1 : 2 |
| 11.05.2024 | SC Paderborn 07 | Hamburger SV | : | : |
| 10.05.2024 | SC Paderborn 07 | Hamburger SV | 1 : 0 | 1 : 0 |
| 05.05.2024 | Hannover 96 | SC Paderborn 07 | 3 : 2 | 3 : 2 |
| 04.05.2024 | Hannover 96 | SC Paderborn 07 | : | : |
| 20.04.2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | SC Paderborn 07 | : | : |
| 19.04.2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | SC Paderborn 07 | 0 : 1 | 0 : 2 |
| 13.04.2024 | SC Paderborn 07 | Karlsruher SC | 1 : 1 | 1 : 1 |
| 11.04.2024 | SC Paderborn 07 | Karlsruher SC | : | : |
| 06.04.2024 | SC Paderborn 07 | Hertha BSC | : | : |