Overview

• The DFB has charged Marco Antwerpen and Frank Döpper with unsporting conduct and potential match manipulation under §33 of its Ausbildungsordnung and §6a of its Rechts- und Verfahrensordnung.
• The accusations stem from their conduct before the May 24 NFV-Pokal final, in which VfL Osnabrück lost 2:4 to TuS Blau-Weiß Lohne.
• If the allegations are upheld, the coaches face fines up to €50,000, suspensions of up to two years, or revocation of their coaching licenses.
• The DFB has not disclosed the specific evidence prompting the match manipulation suspicions.
• Antwerpen and Döpper’s unfair dismissal lawsuits against VfL Osnabrück remain pending after their abrupt exit a week following the cup final.