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Corona crisis in the Bundesliga: who is relegated - and if so, how many?

2020-05-14T09:11:52.660Z


The Bundesliga clubs are divided on how to proceed if the season ends early: The DFL wants to hold on to two relegated teams, but eight out of ten first division teams are reluctant.


The Bundesliga clubs are divided on how to proceed if the season ends early: The DFL wants to hold on to two relegated teams, but eight out of ten first division teams are reluctant.

  • DFL plans to end the season in the Bundesliga
  • Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz 05 do not comment
  • Dynamo Dresden defends itself against insinuations

Frankfurt - The plans of the German Football League to name two relegated teams from the first and second Bundesliga in the event of a season break have led to a fierce and controversial debate. The “Kicker” journal found out from participants. Eight first division clubs then voted at a conference call against an application sent by the DFL Presidium the previous evening . Ten clubs are therefore in favor of stopping the “basic principle of a sporting promotion and relegation between the Bundesliga and the Second Bundesliga and between the Second Bundesliga and the Third League“Should be recorded. In addition, 18 clubs should remain in the two leagues in this case and the relegation games will cease, which would deprive the third in the second and third leagues of the opportunity to advance.

Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz do not comment

While Mainz 05 and Eintracht Frankfurt, on FR request, refused to speak publicly before the general meeting of all 36 licensing clubs on Thursday, Werder Bremen made his anger as current table 17. Acutely affected by the league's plans, air already on Wednesday. "The proposal did not make sense," said supervisory board chairman Marco Bode in a conference call, "and it wasn't just us who were surprised." In the past few weeks, this topic had never been discussed. "It is very unfortunate to arrive with it three days before the season starts again", judged the 50-year-old and described the application as "not very carefully". This decision is of enormous importance, especially for the teams in the relegation battle. You would then live in a double fear of relegation - on the one hand sporty, on the other hand a possible catch-up hunt could be stopped by a season break.

SV Werder is the most directly affected by the DFL plan in addition to SC Paderborn . According to the controversial draft resolution, both clubs would have to move to the second division if the season was already being canceled, for example due to further Corona cases in the division.

The #DFL will meet again on Thursday for an extraordinary general meeting of the 36 clubs of the #Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga ➡️ https://t.co/IVXZiQlVer pic.twitter.com/RWTEQYfuKL

- DFL German Football League (@DFL_Official) May 12, 2020

With its plans, the DFL apparently also wants to prevent clubs that have been knocked down from provoking a demolition - for example, by causing infections or gathering fans. So far, these clubs could have hoped that there were no relegations. Bode said angrily: "I don't think it's appropriate that we, Paderborn and maybe other clubs in the critical region, are suspected of somehow tricking and actively bringing about a demolition ." clearly the interest ”to“ qualify athletically for staying in the Bundesliga ”, emphasized Bode.

Bundesliga: Dynamo Dresden defends itself

Dynamo Dresden, the second division league, also fought back on Wednesday against wanting to push for relegation at the green table. "We clearly said that we want to end the season in terms of sport," said sports director Ralf Minge , "that is not a question for us. Dynamo had been sent into a 14-day quarantine by the health department after two positive corona cases, which messed up the whole schedule.

Peter Peters, the chairman of the supervisory board of the German Football League , had revealed on Wednesday morning, before the sub-conference of the first division: "For the absolutely unlikely event" of an early termination of the season "it is clear to me: there will be no increase - and there must be an increase - and give relegation. ”He was“ convinced that all clubs agreed to this proposal, ”said the 57-year-old long-time deputy and confidante of Boss Christian Seifert in the DFL Presidium very confidently. Peters, CFO of the starving FC Schalke 04 and already critically eyed at many clubs, apparently leaned out of the window and was whistled back at least by eight first division teams.

Be that as it may: if the statutes do not regulate it as a precautionary measure, Peters would certainly not see a “mountain of problems” for the DFL in an abort scenario. He fears long legal disputes, because in such a case there are always "negatively affected". "Then we would have to make many regulations, the consequences of which are not yet foreseeable. That would not be possible without major complications . When talking about fairness, the best thing to do is to end the season on the green lawn than to make decisions at the green table. ”

Bundesliga: What happens if you drop out?

However, the question is: what happens when the table-16 . triggers the demolition and thereby ensures relegation ? This topic could also be very interesting in the fight for the title or the international places.

On Tuesday evening, the DFL had surprised a large number of its 36 member clubs with the idea of forced relegation in the event of demolition . The draft resolution was part of an application package that had been sent to the clubs in advance of the general meeting on Thursday. The DFL Presidium , under the leadership of Christian Seifert, the Chairman of the Executive Board , prepared a corresponding proposal.

It should not go unmentioned here who the other eight members of the Presidium are. In addition to Schalke Peters, Oliver Leki (SC Freiburg), Steffen Schneekloth (Holstein Kiel), Jan-Christian Dreesen (FC Bayern), Rüdiger Fritsch (Darmstadt 98), Oke Göttlich (FC St. Pauli), Ansgar Schwenken (DFB) and Alexander Wehrle (Cologne). All of them men whose clubs are not in immediate danger of relegation . (with dpa)

By Jan Christian Müller and Björn Knips

* fr.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

All sports articles on 2020-05-14

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