According to a media report, 13 clubs in German professional football are calling for a rethink on penalties for pyrotechnics incidents in stadiums. It is part of a position paper of the clubs.

According to a media report, 13 clubs in German professional soccer have developed a position paper criticizing the penalties for pyrotechnics offenses. As reported by “Sport Bild”, the clubs believe that penalties do not lead to fewer pyrotechnics incidents. The German Football League (DFL) did not want to comment on the position paper when asked by the German Press Agency.

The clubs are reportedly calling for a reform of the German Football Association’s (DFB) catalog of penalties. It remains to be seen whether the clubs’ proposals will be discussed at the security summit between politicians and professional football in Munich on Friday. The meeting is to address violence and security in German stadiums.

The 13 clubs are said to have formed a “working group on association penalties” two years ago. According to the information provided, the Bundesliga clubs Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen, FC St. Pauli and the second division clubs Hamburger SV, FC Schalke 04, 1. FC Köln, Hannover 96, Eintracht Braunschweig, SV Darmstadt 98, SpVgg Greuther Fürth and the third division club Hansa Rostock are among them.