1. FC Nürnberg has complained massively about the performance of female referees in the women’s Bundesliga.
“We are at a point where the current situation in the referee area (…) is no longer acceptable and where we also have to and want to consciously publicly point out qualitative grievances and structural deficits at the DFB,” said Osman Cankaya, Sporting director of the club women.
In a press release from the newcomer, he emphasized: “We are talking about a cross-club, league-wide problem here.”
Often complaints about benefits
All clubs are affected, regardless of the relegation or championship battle, say the people of Nuremberg. “We find both the quality and the quantity of errors alarming, which in our opinion not only affects the competition but also the attractiveness of the Bundesliga,” it continues.
There have been more complaints about the performance of referees this season. According to those responsible at FC Bayern and VfL Wolfsburg, it is also a problem that referees from the men’s professional leagues are not allowed to whistle in the women’s upper house because there are separate squads at the German Football Association. The DFB also has concerns about young women.
Male referees soon too?
“We only see a short-term, acute solution in abolishing the previous policy of having the games in the 1st and 2nd women’s Bundesliga led exclusively by female referees and focusing on quality and competence across gender in the appointments (…) 1. FC Nürnberg suggests.
Christine Beitinger, sports director of female referees at the DFB, recently described dismantling this caste system as a “more complex issue” and said: “The prerequisite must be that male referees are part of the women’s Bundesliga. Then we are fundamentally open to it. So referees should Be part of the women’s Bundesliga squad.”