Overview
- The club VfL Bochum and stadium owner BoSB announced a ban on communal, rhythmical jumping in Ostkurve blocks N2, O, P and Q that takes effect for Sunday’s home match against Arminia Bielefeld.
- A commissioned engineering firm reported strong dynamic vibrations from synchronized jumping that can cause unwellness in mainly 'untrained' spectators while saying the tribune’s static load-bearing capacity remains sufficient.
- The city building authority issued the instruction to avoid those loads and the club warned that failure to prevent prohibited movements could lead to a complete closure of the Osttribune, displacing as many as about 10,000 fans.
- Ultras Bochum published a sharp rebuttal calling the measure 'ridiculous' and criticizing the late communication and the absence of reported illness incidents attributed to tribune vibrations.
- The ban stems from checks carried out during planned Ruhrstadion modernisation and sets up an immediate enforcement test at the next home game that could reshape how fan choreographies are managed during reconstruction work.