DFB cracks down: HSV hit with over €500,000 fine

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·3 February 2026

DFB cracks down: HSV hit with over €500,000 fine

HSV invested in their squad again on Deadline Day. However, a significant amount is also going towards fines imposed by the DFB.

Yesterday, the association announced on its homepage that the DFB sports court sentenced Hamburger SV in a single judge procedure to a total fine of 503,400 euros due to eight cases of unsportsmanlike conduct by its supporters. The club can use nearly a third of this amount for its own safety or violence prevention measures, which must be proven to the DFB by 30.09.2026.

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The majority of the fine stems from the northern derby against Werder Bremen (3:2), which was praised nationwide not only for its spectacular course but also for its extraordinary atmosphere. According to the DFB, HSV supporters on the North Stand used "at least 78 Bengal lights, 51 flashers, and five smoke pots." Additionally, shortly before the start of the second half, "four batteries with at least 80 smoke rockets" were used, significantly delaying the restart.

Pyro displays prove costly for HSV

For these incidents, the DFB, once again acting very meticulously, imposed a fine of 300,000 euros. Another 113,400 euros arose from the away game at 1. FC Köln. The Hamburg supporters also put on an extensive pyro display there, burning "at least 24 Bengal lights, eleven flashers, ten smoke pots, and twelve rockets." The start of the game was thus delayed by almost four minutes.

Pyrotechnic items were also used in the games at Union Berlin, 1. FC Heidenheim, FC Augsburg, and in the Volkspark against Borussia Dortmund and Holstein Kiel. Additionally, the throwing of five large paper balls onto the field in the home game against Heidenheim had consequences. The DFB imposed a fine of 6,000 euros. This pushed HSV over the half-million-euro mark.

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Even last year, over 100,000 euros had to be paid for the use of fireworks in the city derby against FC St. Pauli. In total, this results in a sum that is quite painful for those responsible. Because the money flowing to the DFB could instead be spent on the professional team, the youth, or infrastructure.

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