Overview

• Berlin dismissed sport director Stefan Kretzschmar and head coach Jaron Siewert with immediate effect and confirmed Dane Nicolej Krickau as head coach and sporting director on a three-year deal.
• Krickau is set to lead the team on Saturday against SC Magdeburg in his first match on the Füchse sideline.
• CEO Bob Hanning cited a need for a fundamental change and called parting with Siewert the hardest decision of his two decades at the club.
• Both outgoing leaders had contracts through 2026, and Kretzschmar had already announced on Instagram that he would not extend his deal.
• Former captain Paul Drux will take a liaison role between the squad, coach and management starting next season.