DFB initiates measures - Second division team faces hammer fine.
In the recent football season, a second division club was fined a massive amount of 289,500 euros by the DFB for unnecessary displays of fan behavior during eight matches. Including this current fine, the total imposed fines by the association crosses the 517,440 euro mark.
The most notable incident occurred in the match against Kaiserslautern where fans released numerous rockets, orchestrated glittering fountains, and set off over 100 bengal fires. This pyrotechnic show resulted in a fine of 150,000 euros alone. Other incidents that attracted fines included the flummi campaign and the despicable posters targeting boss Martin Kind (80) and potential DFL investors in Hamburg, which cost 30,000 euros. At the Kiel match, chocolate was thrown onto the pitch, and 96 sharks vandalized the toilets, hence incurring a fine of 39,000 euros.
The incidents at the Elversberg, Nuremberg, Rostock, Fürth, and Osnabrück games were also subject to penalties. As of now, the DFB sports court's decisions are not final. It's possible to appeal against them before the DFB Federal Court within a week. It's important to note that last season, Hannover 96 was the heaviest taxpayer in the 2nd division with a fine of 625,820 euros. This year's sum is expected to be higher, taking into account the recent derby, which saw missiles injuring people. Hannover 96 is yet to negotiate about the situation in Braunschweig.
To make up for the losses resulting from the misdeeds of others, the club is raising ticket prices for the coming season, particularly in the curve. As stated by boss Martin Kind (80), "We will increase ticket prices. More significantly in areas where pyrotechnics were set off. We will therefore include a proportion of the DFB penalties in the new prices in the North Curve. These penalties are unplanned losses for us, and it's unacceptable, requiring appropriate reactions and measures."
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