Overview

• Members passed the statute change with 91.94% support at an extraordinary assembly on October 11 in the Saarlandhalle.
• Operational control shifts from the volunteer presidium to three paid executives responsible for sport, finance, and strategy/marketing/sales.
• The supervisory board receives expanded authority, and the presidium is reduced to two roles focused on representation.
• The amendment was submitted by the fan group Förderkreis Virage Est and backed by 97 supporter clubs.
• The plan excludes spinning off the professional team, while a spin-off previously favored by president Hartmut Ostermann would require a separate three-quarter vote.