Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen was fined €242,000 after fans ignited 140 Bengal fires and 30 smoke bombs during the DFB-Pokal quarterfinal against 1. FC Köln
• 1. FC Union Berlin received €173,000 in fines for five distinct pyrotechnic incidents, with the club’s agreement rendering the judgments legally binding
• Leverkusen and Union Berlin may each allocate €80,500 and €57,600 of their sanctions toward approved security or violence prevention measures
• Dynamo Dresden has accumulated €241,160 in DFB fines this season, including a €119,100 penalty for mass pyrotechnics in its DFB-Pokal tie with Darmstadt 98
• Sanctions have targeted clubs across Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, reflecting the DFB’s intensifying drive to curb hazardous fan behavior and bolster stadium safety