Overview

• The federation closed 2024 with a €30 million after-tax surplus and boosted its reserves, driving its equity ratio up to 43.09 percent.
• On June 25, the Frankfurt/Main Regional Court fined the DFB €130,000 for tax evasion linked to a €6.7 million FIFA payment around the 2006 World Cup, waiving €20,000 for procedural delays.
• The DFB has appealed the revocation of its non-profit status for 2006, 2014 and 2015 and lodged a lawsuit at the Kassel Finance Court over the 2006 decision.
• Judges have questioned the association’s prospects of reclaiming roughly €22 million in back taxes after deeming the 2006 charity status revocation likely.
• President Bernd Neundorf hailed the “impressive consolidation” of the federation’s finances as it faces ongoing legal and tax-status challenges.