After hearings at the Criminal Senate: No derby verdict against Rapid yet

The expected one Guilty verdict However, after a lengthy hearing on Monday evening, the sentence (in addition to the conditional sentence, which was likely to be a significant one) was still missing.

The verdict from the Criminal Senate will not follow until Tuesday.

Because the offenses at the derby clearly came from the Rapid sector, it is very likely that the Sentence suspended (until autumn 2026) now becomes striking.

Specifically, Rapid has to go to three after a guilty verdict Top home games (against Austria, Salzburg, Sturm or LASK) close the entire fan area (Block West plus side areas) as well as the opposite sector – so that no “alternative fan sector” can be set up there.

There was this punishment against Salzburg as early as 2025 – the 0:2 in front of only 11,000 fans was the start of the championship group.

What additional punishment is threatened for the derby scandal?

One Fine of a maximum of 150,000 euros. There can be one for this Partial closure of the stadium or a ban on the fan sector at away games.

Point deductions are an option in the ÖFB judicial regulations, but the clubs have decided League ghost games as the worst consequence to use.

No Rapid fans in away derbies

The Bundesliga welcomed the fact that Rapid itself had decided to join at least three years not allowing away fans in the derby in favorites.

Austria is threatened with one small financial penaltybecause of illegal pyrotechnics at the derby.