Türkspor Dortmund, a team in the Westphalia Oberliga, is filing for bankruptcy. Following the canceled 2024/25 season, another chaotic season lies ahead.

As Türkspor Dortmund, a Westphalia Oberliga team, announced on Thursday, February 5, the 2025/26 season will not proceed as planned either. On the contrary, the club is filing for bankruptcy and is set to undergo restructuring.

This is reminiscent of the previous season. In 2024–25, Türkspor Dortmund ended the first Regionalliga season in the club’s history after 24 matchdays and withdrew from competition.

“This decision was not an easy one, but it is unavoidable. Financial difficulties, a lack of support, and our on-field situation have made it impossible to continue,” the club stated in March 2025, having played its home games first at the IMS Arena of SSVg Velbert and then at the Ischelandstadion in Hagen.

Now, the Dortmund team wants to continue playing, but faces the threat of a nine-point deduction. That would catapult Türkspor from tenth place to 17th, the relegation spot. Instead of 23 points, Türkspor Dortmund would then have only 14 to its credit.

“The club Türkspor Dortmund 2000 e.V. is to be restructured. Following the club’s filing for insolvency, the intention is now to initiate its restructuring as part of an insolvency plan proceeding,” the Dortmund club stated.

The Dortmund District Court has appointed experienced insolvency administrator Markus Birkmann from the law firm BBL as provisional insolvency administrator. According to the club, Birkmann expressed a positive outlook on the restructuring prospects in an initial discussion: “The goal of this proceeding is to get the club—which fundamentally appears to be financially sound—back on its feet. If we join forces, we should be able to succeed in this endeavor.”

Suddenly, Rot Weiss Ahlen would then be hot on Dortmund’s heels. The historic club from the Werse River sits in second-to-last place in the Oberliga Westfalen with just ten points. Behind them, with nine points, is only TuS Ennepetal.

Should Türkspor Dortmund actually be relegated to the Westfalenliga, it would mark the club’s second relegation within a year. A bitter turn of events for the club, which could still manage to avoid relegation even after a possible point deduction.