Union Berlin pulls in front of the arbitral tribunal in the case of the lighter throw

On Friday evening, the Federal Supreme Court of the German Football Association rated the 1-1 game of Berlin against VfL Bochum with 0: 2. Union President Dirk Zingler then announced that it would then want to move to the constant arbitration court in the last instance. This is responsible for all disputes between a professional club and the DFB or German football league.

Because the judgment of the arbitral tribunal would have an impact on the current season, the arbitral tribunal would push for a quick judgment to establish security before the end of the season.

In order for the constant arbitral tribunal, Union must be actively called. Afterwards, both the Berlin and the DFB would have to name a assessor for the three -person body. The former federal constitutional judge Udo Steiner is set. Each referee must have the ability to become a judge and be impartial and independent. It is decided with a simple majority of votes.

The Berliners had sharply criticized the Federal Court judgment on Friday. “The court was asked by VfL Bochum and the control committee to send a political signal. This was only possible with incorrect application of the legal and procedural order,” said a statement after the negotiation in Frankfurt.

The DFB Federal Court had rejected an appointment of Union after the first instance judgment of the DFB sports court. The federal court had dismissed the appeals of Holstein Kiel and FC St. Pauli, who saw influence on the relegation battle.

The game was triggered by the game in December, where VfL goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter from the Berlin fan block shortly before the end. The Federal Supreme Court ruled that Bochum was damaged and Union Berlin was responsible for it.

“Today we were witness to a procedure in which the misconduct of a viewer for the first time led to a game conversion. And despite the right to end the game by the referee,” said Zingler. “In our view, the creation of this precedent was the goal of the control committee.”

In fact, Oskar Riedmeyer, the chairman of the Federal Supreme Court, said in the trial: “We hope that we will not see any other cases, we hope that it will be quieter.” He would like a deterrent effect of the judgment.

Union sees this a sports policy component and announced: “We are therefore forced to avoid political pressure and will call the constant arbitration court.” After the judgment of the sports court in January, club managing director Horst Heldt had heavily criticized the DFB.