DFB sports court: fines for several clubs

The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) has imposed fines on several clubs from the federal leagues.

Second division club 1. FC Nürnberg was hit the hardest, having to pay a total of 21,600 euros in the DFB Cup match against 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn in July as a result of major pyrotechnic offenses by their supporters.

1. FC Köln have been fined a total of 16,000 euros for similar incidents, while Werder Bremen will be fined 14,000 euros after fans set off 14 pyrotechnic objects in the cup game at Energie Cottbus.

There were smaller fines for Bayer Leverkusen, Greuther Fürth, Hannover 96, Hamburger SV and the regional league team Kickers Offenbach.

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