DFB penalty catalog: 12.5 million euros for pyro incidents!

In the 2023/24 season, the German Football Association (DFB) imposed fines of around 12.5 million euros against a total of 56 clubs from the highest three leagues. The majority of almost 11 million euros in the 36 professional clubs of the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. The punishments refer to both championship and cup games and mainly result from pyrotechnic incidents.

The highest punishments were pronounced at the clubs Eintracht Frankfurt, 1. FC Köln and 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Eintracht Frankfurt received the highest individual penalty with 918,950 euros, followed by 1. FC Köln with 725,750 euros and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, which was punished with 673,100 euros. Other clubs also received high fines, including Hannover 96 (609,940 euros), Hamburger SV (520,800 euros) and Hansa Rostock (519,280 euros). In the 3rd league, the 1. FC Saarbrücken leads with 213,800 euros, followed by Waldhof Mannheim with 205,610 euros.

Use of the penalty money

The associations concerned may use part of the punishments for violence prevention measures. In fact, however, just under 8 million euros actually flowed to the DFB. Eintracht Frankfurt transferred 614,250 euros, the 1. FC Köln paid 489,180 euros and the 1. FC Kaiserslautern 455,600 euros.

The DFB uses most of the punitive money for non -profit purposes. In 2024, a total of 6 million euros flowed to foundations close to football, which is more than a million euros more than in the previous year.

In addition, the DFB sports court became active in a separate incident and imposed a fine of 69,600 euros against Hamburger SV. This punishment results from pyrotechnic incidents in the HSV block during the DFB Cup round game against SV Meppen on August 18. Further punishments were imposed against Halleschen FC (30,000 euros due to incidents in the game against FC St. Pauli) and against TuS Koblenz (4,000 euros due to pyro incidents in the game against VfL Wolfsburg). These affected clubs can also use parts of the penalties for safety or violence prevention measures, such as the Westfalen Blatt reported.

The extensive collection of punishments shows that the DFB continues to actively act against pyrotechnic incidents in football and tries to act in the non -profit area through these measures.