Overview

• UEFA punished FSV Mainz 05 for incidents during the Conference League playoff against Rosenborg, citing pyrotechnics and vandalism.
• Media reports differ on the financial penalty, with figures of €20,000 or €40,000 cited and liability for stadium damage also reported.
• A conditional closure of the upper West Stand sectors P to S was imposed for the next home European match if misconduct recurs.
• A suspended ban on selling tickets to Mainz fans for one away game was also ordered during the two-year probation period.
• Club chairman Stefan Hofmann urged supporters to change behavior as three home group-stage dates this autumn fall under the new probation conditions.