Over 100 Cottbus fans arrested without tickets on the train to Munich!

Over 100 Cottbus fans arrested without tickets on the train to Munich!

On November 2, 2025, an incident at the main train station in Munich caused a stir: over a hundred football fans from Energie Cottbus traveled on a train to Munich without tickets to attend their team's game against TSV 1860 Munich. The federal police took action and set up a processing line at the train station to clarify the situation. Around 250 people were checked, underlining the number of fans checked, and there was a significant number of around 100 emergency services on site to manage the situation. Antenna.de reported that the train was rerouted to another track due to the missing tickets. This led to damage to two seats on the ICE train as the seat surfaces were torn from their anchorage.

The control of the Cottbus fans was just the beginning of a day that did not go as planned for some. After the check, the fans were escorted by the police to the Wettersteinstrasse subway station to prevent another incident. Such situations always raise exciting questions about responsibility and cost distribution, especially in light of recent legal developments.

Who pays the bills?

One issue that should not go unnoticed in connection with such incidents is the increasing cost of police operations at football matches. Sports lawyer Martin Nolte explained in an interview that the Federal Constitutional Court is currently examining who bears the financial burden in the event of an increased security risk. Bremen already introduced a regulation in 2014 that charges the German Football League (DFL) part of the costs for police operations. How rbb24.de reports, Bremen argues that taxpayers should not pay for the security costs of risk games.

The DFL, however, sees maintaining security as one of the core political tasks that should be financed through public funds. An upcoming ruling will decide whether the DFL has to pay additional police costs for high-risk games. This could have far-reaching consequences for the organization of future football games, as the costs of police operations have also increased exorbitantly, as past experience with a high-risk game between Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV shows.

F Consequences of the court decisions

A ruling scheduled for January 14, 2025 could significantly impact the financial obligations of the DFL and affiliated clubs. These changes could result in clubs having to pass on additional costs to ticket prices, although no specific announcements have been made on this yet. Loud fachanwalt.de Such a ruling could also prompt other federal states to pursue similar cost regulations for police operations.

The issue of police costs is complex and raises questions that affect both fan culture and the financing models in German professional football. The face of the football scene in Germany could change permanently, particularly given the increasing number of police deployment hours and the potential restrictions on fan activities.