Following the cup match against Rhynern, SG Wattenscheid must pay again. This prompted the appeal: “We want the Lohrheide to burn – with emotion.”

SG Wattenscheid is performing well in the Oberliga Westfalen. After eleven match days, the team is leading the table, and a return to the Regionalliga West seems possible.

What somewhat detracts from the overall impression is the next fine that the club now has to pay. Because SGW supporters set off pyrotechnics in the association cup match against Westfalia Rhynern, the club has now been asked to pay up again.

SG Wattenscheid has to pay €600. In a statement, the club emphasized: “That’s a lot of money for our club, which we could put to good use for other things: for our youth, for the team, for our volunteers, for new technology, …”

As Wattenscheid wrote, they already had to pay a mid-four-figure sum in the 2024/25 Oberliga season due to the misconduct of fans.

That is why SGW officials appealed to fans to cheer on the team “with their voices, with their hearts, with passion. But keep your hands off pyrotechnics. We want the Lohrheide to burn – with emotion. Let’s show together that genuine 09 support doesn’t need penalties, but solidarity.”

Changes in the SG Wattenscheid supervisory board

There are changes in the supervisory board at SG Wattenscheid 09. Supervisory board chairman Mano Oliveri and supervisory board members Charlotte Finger and Frank Kolberg are stepping down with immediate effect. Oliveri and Kolberg cite differing views on the future direction of the club, a lack of internal communication, and incomplete financial reporting as the reasons for their resignation.

Finger regrets that she has recently been unavailable due to professional reasons and is joining her two colleagues in resigning, as she does not want to stand in the way of a reorientation of the board.

SGW announced that members will elect a new supervisory board at the annual general meeting on November 10, as scheduled. The remaining members of the supervisory board will continue to perform their duties until then.