soccer - Lautern must pay nearly 100,000 Euro in fine.
Due to the ignition of fireworks by his supporters, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, a second division football club in Germany, has been ordered to pay a fine of 99,700 Euro by the Sport Court of the German Football Association (DFB). This was decided by the DFB. The club can use up to 33,200 Euro of this fine for safety-technical or violence-preventive measures, as long as they can provide proof of this to the DFB by the end of the year. The club has agreed to the judgment, making it legally binding.
Before the kick-off of the DFB-Pokal semi-final against 1. FC Saarbrücken in April, fans of FCK reportedly ignited 30 Bengal fires and a rocket. During the game and after the final whistle, the supporters of the Red Devils allegedly set off an additional 100 Bengal fires, seven blinkers, and one flare on the pitch, and shot another rocket onto the field. Furthermore, they ignited a larger fire under the stand, which had to be extinguished by the fire department, according to the DFB.
- Despite the fine imposed by the DFB for the use of pyrotechnics during their match, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, a team from Rhineland-Palatinate, continues to show strong support from their soccer-loving fans in Germany.
- The German Football Association (DFB) announced that 1. FC Kaiserslautern, participating in the German Football Cup, would pay a hefty fine of 99,700 Euro for the misuse of fireworks during a previous game.
- The dismissal of Kaiserslautern from the upcoming German Football Cup matches is highly unlikely, as they can make use of a portion of their 99,700 Euro fine to improve fan safety and violence prevention measures, according to the DFB's ruling.
- The controversy that led to 1. FC Kaiserslautern being fined by the DFB resulted from the exuberant display of pyrotechnics during their game against 1. FC Saarbrücken in the German Football Cup, which put fans and players at risk.
- Amidst the excitement of its distinguished past as a champion club in the German Football Cup, 1. FC Kaiserslautern from Germany had to accept the censure of the German Football Association (DFB) for the use of fireworks during their games, which was regarded as a severe violation against safety regulations.