In the Bundesliga, football clubs have run out of patience and are going to the courts. One team has already succeeded and can increase stadium attendance!

Football clubs in the German Bundesliga have run out of patience and are starting to struggle with stadium restrictions. Some clubs are even taking their rights to court.

After a short break, league matches will start again at the weekends. The clubs are eager to get many more fans into the stadiums than before. But while in the Czech Republic the 1,000 spectator limit is still in place and voices calling for change are not being heard, in neighbouring Germany one team has already partially succeeded.

In Germany, different rules apply in each federal state. RB Leipzig, a team from Saxony, has already taken legal action and the court has partially upheld it. It can use its arena at 25 percent capacity. But the club is not satisfied with that, it is demanding 50 and intends to fight on.

“Expanding the capacity from 1,000 spectators to 25 percent of capacity is an improvement, but given that we are currently even below the so-called expected threshold in Saxony in the crucial indicator, i.e. hospital bed occupancy, we are not satisfied with the decision. Neither the intensive care units nor the regular ones are currently under critical load,” Leipzig said.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, Borussia Dortmund, Bielefeld and Cologne have joined forces. All three teams have announced that they will try to have the supporters’ entry restrictions reviewed in court in a summary procedure.

While in Germany clubs are fighting for their rights, in the Czech Republic it seems that mainly clubs and owners don’t care. Only the fans and their groups are heard. For example, the Friends of Slavia have come up with an appeal.

“The decision is up to the Ministry of Health,” explained Petr Fousek, head of the FAČR. “Negotiations are ongoing permanently. A thousand people, it’s a tristic sight. I want the stands to be as full as in the Premier League.”

The association’s vice-president Jiri Šidliák pointed out: ” There may be a chance that there will be a division into sectors and we will talk about the percentage of the stadium’s capacity. We are striving for at least that.”

On Tuesday evening, information appeared on Jaroslav Tvrdík’s Twitter account that all 32 professional clubs unanimously adopted a resolution at their meeting calling on the Czech government to allow fans to return to the stadiums.

Source: Deník Sport, Jaroslav Tvrdík