Overview
- Germany’s DFB sports court sanctioned Lok Leipzig for racist abuse of Schalke’s Christopher Antwi-Adjei during the August cup tie, imposing a €30,000 fine and a partial spectator exclusion at the next home DFB-Pokal match.
- Specific sections to be closed include the main stand lower tier and blocks 1 to 6 of the Dammsitz at the Bruno-Plache-Stadion, with banners and flags barred in those areas.
- The ruling permits up to €10,000 of the fine to be redirected to anti-discrimination initiatives, including developing an action plan against racism.
- Officials cited the club’s public condemnation and apology as mitigating factors and noted prior discriminatory conduct by supporters as aggravating factors.
- The decision is not yet final under a 24-hour appeal window, and Lok Leipzig says it may seek to recover costs from identified perpetrators while warning of significant revenue losses from the partial closure.