Overview
- Supporter groups Bündnis Südtribüne Dortmund and schwatzgelb.de unveiled the BVB 2029 initiative to push governance reform.
- The proposal seeks a statute change so candidates beyond the election committee’s slate, including member nominees, can stand for office.
- Backers argue multiple-candidate contests would constitute lived democracy and align BVB with practices at other large member-run clubs.
- Organizers plan workshops with members to develop wider modernization ideas with the goal of updated structures by the club’s 120th anniversary.
- The effort follows a contentious summer over the presidency and comes as Jakob Scholz is floated as a potential fourth presidium member pending a November vote.