Rapid judgment according to the fan cland: sector lock plus financial sentence

Once again was Rapid the defining topic. The lawyers of the Bundesliga Should over the Fanksandal in Hartberg And judge the sanctions against the Rapidler.

On Sunday, March 9th, the game Hartberg – Rapid round 45 minutes late. The reason for this was riots of rapid supporters who traveled with us. At the admission, a disagreement between folders, supporters and the police escalated. It is said to have gone to the stadium and a fan that is said to have spit.

After a Leader of the “Lords” fan group (short -term) was arrested, there were wild rioting.

Rapid managing director Steffen Hofmann and Hartberg President Brigte Anerl tried to calm down. In the end with success.

The game, which ended for Rapid with an embarrassing ride and a 1: 2 defeat, could be carried out late and without excitement.

Points were also conceivable as a sanction for the fan scandal. Liga-Boss Ebenbauer confirmed in advance in the ORF interview that only the “new” sanction list should be used. So fines immediately, as well as block locks or ghost games on probation.

Probation penalty still applies

For Rapid, the starting point was particularly delicate due to a valid punishment for probation from the derby in autumn 2024.

At that time, the Senate 1 judged:

“SK Rapid: Home fan akle lock for three games (based on 24 months) as well as 150,000 euros in fines due to violation of security, abusive use of pyrotechnic objects and discriminatory speakers.

In the event of a revocation of the conditional custody, the respective home sector is blocked for three home games at the affected club – games are used against the following opponents: FK Austria Vienna, FC Red Bull Salzburg, SK Puntigam Sturm Graz or LASK.
In the event of a home fan sector lock, opposite sectors are also blocked for safety reasons. In this case, the guest sector must not be used for home fans and the home club must ensure that the formation of an alternative fan sector is also prevented in the other parts of the stadium. “

So it’s about that Block West and sectors on the north grandstand behind the other gate And so many thousands of places.

As far as the starting point, specifically, was judged on Tuesday afternoon as follows:

The Senate 1 of the Austrian Bundesliga took the following decision after the incidents at the SK Rapid away game at TSV Egger Glas Hartberg:

• 150,000 euros in fine and an unconditional part of the public at the next Bundesliga championship home game, which takes place either against FK Austria Vienna, FC Red Bull Salzburg, Lask or SK Puntigam Sturm Graz.
• The unconditional partial exclusion includes the sectors 15-18 (fan stands of the SK Rapid) as well as for security reasons also the sectors 4 and 5 on the opposite grandstand. No alternative home fan sector must be formed and the guest sector should not be used for home fans.

Justification of the Senate 1:

“Due to the unacceptable events before the game and their serious consequences (in particular extensive property and personal injury, massive appendix delay) as well as the relevant, numerous criminal records, the fine was re-measured again with the highest level and could not be checked out due to this nor the home sector lock.

And what about the other three games on probation?

The Senate explains: “The conditional home sector locks pronounced on September 30, 2024 were not revoked because the SK Rapid as a guest club no organizational fault could be blamed and fault-independent sanctions are not covered by the corresponding § 43 ÖFB legal care regulations. ”

Rapid requested.