Eintracht Frankfurt have qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League, but now they can celebrate a legal success as well.
In early December, UEFA fined Eintracht €30,000 and partially closed the stadium for the next UEFA competition match after rioting in the group match against Royal Antwerp (2-2).
Eintracht appealed against the fine – and were partially successful. As the Hessians announced, the verdict of the UEFA disciplinary chamber was adjusted in connection with the firecracker throws against Antwerp.
The block ban imposed in the first instance in the lower tier of the home area is now a thing of the past, as the Appeals Chamber suspended it for a period of two years. The original fine of 30,000 euros was also halved, so that the SGE only has to pay 15,000 euros.
The sentence was imposed because on 25 November 2021, a firecracker was thrown from a block at the back of the home ground in the 66th and 89th minutes – in the 66th minute, the match even had to be briefly interrupted as a result of the first firecracker being thrown.
The fact that the penalty has now been adjusted is, according to Eintracht, “essentially” due to the fact that the investigation into who was responsible for the offence was successful.
The Europa League round of 16 will take place on 10 and 17 March.
