FC Bellheim is expanding a tour - drama in amateur football!

FC Bellheim is expanding a tour - drama in amateur football!

On March 16, 2025, FC Bellheim expanded the lead in the A-Class South with a clear lead of eleven points. This is a significant success for the team, especially after pursuer TSV Billigheim-Ingenheim II has lost an important game. At the same time, the SV Minfeld was able to win a clear victory against VfB Hochstadt 3-0, which further increases competitiveness in the league.

In addition, a player from Rülzheim was praised for his exemplary fair play. Such positive examples are particularly valuable today, since sporting fairness is often put to the test in many competitions.

violence and discrimination in amateur football

dfb.de ). Since the 2014/2015 season, the situation in terms of violence and discrimination has been precisely analyzed and documented in the lower leagues.

Ronny Zimmermann, the 1st DFB Vice President, emphasizes that responsibility for preventing such incidents requires collective effort. The statistics show that 961 games were canceled due to violence or discrimination incidents last season, which corresponds to the termination rate of 0.08 percent- a value that has remained constant compared to the two previous years.

alarm points and numbers

The sad record includes a total of 6224 occurrences in amateur football, of which 3907 violent and 2679 discrimination incidents are. The fact that a 15-year-old player died after an attack in connection with a youth tournament. The alleged perpetrator, a 16-year-old player of FC Metz, is the focus of the investigation.

The position of the position shows that more and more players, supervisors and spectators have been involved in violent or discriminatory incidents in recent years. In 2680 cases, referees were reported as victims of such acts. In view of these alarming numbers, the DFB was proclaimed the "Year of the Schiris" in 2023 to win more referees and appreciate their work.

The DFB plans to set up contact points for violence and discrimination incidents in all 21 state associations in order to be able to react better to such cases and to strengthen prevention measures. This also includes the qualitative analysis of the incidents to get a more complete picture of the situation.

remains to be seen how the number of games and incidents will develop during the season. FC Bellheim and other clubs are still faced with the task of not only promoting sporting success, but also fair play and respect for the square.