Third League - Hansa will ensure more security in Ostseestadion
Football-Third league team Hansa Rostock will take more measures for security in their home stadium Ostseestadion. "We will do everything within our capabilities as organizers to ensure maximum safety at the games," said Interim-Chairman Jürgen Wehlend to the "Ostsee-Zeitung".
A special focus is on the burning of Pyrotechnics and the use of firecrackers. "When pyrotechnics and firecrackers are ignited, it's not a trivial matter. If you use them against spectators, it's a criminal offense," said Wehlend. The newspaper reports that for better identification of offenders, 60 camera systems will monitor the area.
The new security concept should be finished by the end of the year
The new security concept should be finished by the end of the year. This concept should minimize the opportunities to smuggle pyrotechnics, as well as controversial transparencies, into the stadium. Key points are material control and fan accreditations.
Third league relegated Hansa Rostock had to pay nearly 600,000 Euro fine to the German Football Association (DFB) last season. Alone at the beginning of July, 300,000 Euro were due. Both Sport Minister Stefanie Drese and Interior Minister Christian Pegel (both SPD) have already dealt with the matters surrounding FC Hansa.
The first test will be for the club on Saturday (3 p.m.), when there is a test game against the Italian first league team Lazio Rome on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Ostseestadion. On the first day of the 3. Liga, Mecklenburgers receive the second team of VfB Stuttgart on August 3.
- The Baltic Sea Newspaper reported that the Third League team, FC Hansa Rostock, based in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, will enhance security measures, particularly focusing on the prohibition of Pyrotechnics and firecrackers, in their home stadium Ostseestadion.
- Focusing on the new security concept, Interim-Chairman Jürgen Wehlend of Rostock's soccer club, FC Hansa Rostock, emphasized the importance of material control and fan accreditations to minimize smuggling of pyrotechnics and controversial transparencies into the stadium.
- In the aftermath of a 600,000 Euro fine imposed last season by the German Football Association (DFB), the new security measures are expected to strengthen FC Hansa Rostock's stance against the use of Pyrotechnics and ensure a safe environment for spectators in Ostseestadion.
- To curb incidences of Pyrotechnics and firecrackers, the Ostseestadion will benefit from 60 camera systems installed for better identification of offenders, as part of the comprehensive security strategy of Hansa Rostock.
- As part of their efforts to comply with security guidelines and demonstrate organizational responsibility, FC Hansa Rostock, located in Rostock, prepares for substantial changes, setting a high benchmark for other soccer clubs situated by the Baltic Sea.
