Eintracht Frankfurt: High penalties for pyrotechnics and fan riots!

Eintracht Frankfurt: High penalties for pyrotechnics and fan riots!

Eintracht Frankfurt is faced with new financial consequences. The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) has imposed a punishment of 91,750 euros against the association. This fine refers to several pyrotechnics offenses that have been found during the last games. Eintracht Frankfurt has agreed to the judgments, making them final. The association can use up to 30,300 euros for safety -related or violent measures to avoid such incidents in the future. Additional attention is paid to a non -profit organization on an order for a donation of 8,000 euros. This step is a reaction to a banner, which was shown on the game against FC St. Pauli on January 11th and was classified as hostile to queer and homophobic. While the games against 1. FC Heidenheim, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and in the DFB Cup against RB Leipzig were also recorded again. Also in the home game against FSV Mainz 05, at least two lighters and a plastic cup were thrown towards the field, which could result in further consequences, such as FAZ.NET reported.

The worrying tendency towards pyrotechnics offenses is not new. Eintracht Frankfurt had to deal with considerable punishments last season. A total of 976,200 euros burdened the association, which included, earlier penalties of 414,100 euros, which refer to incidents in five games. The most outstanding punishment was that of 258,100 euros, which was imposed on the misconduct of the fans in the DFB Cup final against RB Leipzig. Before and during this game, numerous fireworks rockets and gangs were ignited, which questioned the security concept of the event, how hessenschau.de reported.

Eintracht Frankfurt and the challenges of pyrotechnics

Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke was concerned about developments in dealing with pyrotechnics. He pointed out a "Pyrotechnic paradigm shift" that has been observed since corona pandemic. These changes require a rethink of both fans and the club. As part of these developments, the subordination of the west curve will remain empty during the first European Cup home game in the Conference League due to a partial exclusion of the fans. This drastic measure is a reaction to incidents that took place in the Champions League home game against Naples, in which the UEFA imposed both financial punishments and the partial exclusion.

The financial burdens from these incidents are considerable for Eintracht Frankfurt. While the association is trying to deal with these challenges, it remains to be seen which further steps are undertaken to improve fan security. Clear measures could help to avoid future violations and strengthen the security concept during the games.