Overview
- Across 56 clubs, 1. FC Köln incurred the highest total with €924,355, Eintracht Frankfurt led the Bundesliga with €764,600, and Hamburger SV ranked third at €623,555.
- Third-division sanctions climbed to roughly €2.238 million, led by Dynamo Dresden at €428,460, while Viktoria Köln and Hannover 96 II received no fines.
- Most rulings stemmed from pyrotechnics despite existing bans, according to the DFB’s season-end accounting.
- Police annual statistics report a 73% year-over-year rise in pyro-related incidents, with fan groups and executives arguing current collective fines fail to deter offenses.
- Clubs may channel part of penalties into prevention, leaving just over €8 million net with the DFB, of which about €6 million was donated to football foundations.