Overview
- The 14 top-flight clubs founded FBL e. V. in Frankfurt and elected Eintracht Frankfurt’s Katharina Kiel as president, with Veronica Saß and Florian Zeutschler as vice-presidents.
- A planned joint company with the DFB was not launched after a governance clash, with reports citing DFB demands for a two‑thirds decision threshold and a potential exit option.
- Eintracht executive Axel Hellmann said cooperation with the DFB is still preferable but hinges on clear club control, arguing clubs carry the operational risk and must have the final say.
- Financing discussed includes a DFB offer of €100 million over eight years, while clubs forecast several hundred million in contributions, with some estimates reaching €900 million.
- The league aims to reorganize by 2026/27 as negotiations continue, with DFB president Bernd Neuendorf’s speech drawing criticism and some clubs acknowledging a DFB‑free model is conceivable.