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DFB Fines Reach €11.7 Million in 2024/25 Season

The totals highlight a push to curb unsafe fan behavior, with parts of some penalties allowed for security and prevention work.

Overview

  • - A season-long tally compiled from DFB disciplinary rulings shows €11,722,885 in fines across Germany’s three professional leagues, based on data tracked by fussballmafia.de.
  • - 1. FC Köln accrued the highest total at €924,355, while Eintracht Frankfurt led Bundesliga clubs with about €709,000 in penalties.
  • - FC Augsburg paid €308,000 in fines and ranked seventh among top-flight clubs, including a large sanction tied to pyrotechnics at a German Cup quarter-final in Stuttgart.
  • - SSV Ulm 1846 was fined €78,800 in the 2. Bundesliga, with a top single penalty of €25,200, and it could earmark up to €26,200 for approved safety and violence-prevention measures.
  • - Most sanctions stemmed from pyrotechnics, thrown objects, and game disruptions, with specific cases including a delayed kickoff in Bochum and a match interruption in Mainz.