Crisis in the Regionalliga West: Düren and Uerdingen fight for survival

Crisis in the Regionalliga West: Düren and Uerdingen fight for survival

Düren, Deutschland - The crisis in the German Regionalliga West continues to come to a head. Laola1 reports that the Türkspor Dortmund association has already withdrawn its team in March. President Dr. Akin AKA justified this step with financial and sporting difficulties to avoid greater damage and impending bankruptcy. With the withdrawal, all the results of Türkspor Dortmund were deleted, which gave the club to the end of the table.

Recently, bankruptcy proceedings have also been opened against KFC Uerdingen and 1. FC Düren. The KFC Uerdingen, a former Bundesliga club who last played in the league in 1996, sees itself due to the DFB regulations, which provide for nine points with deduction, to the penultimate place in the table. The club has to get at least six points to secure the relegation.

1. FC Düren without a team

The 1st FC Düren stands according to n-tv completely without team the first team as a result of insolvency proceedings, which was opened at the beginning of the week, have terminated their contracts with immediate effect. Sports director Adam Matuschyk and head coach Kristopher Fetz have also taken this step out of financial damage limitation. The players and the coaching staff have been waiting for salary payments since January.

The financial difficulties are serious, because Düren needs around 100,000 euros by Friday to cover the running costs in April. If this amount has not been received by April 1st, the game is threatened to fail, and the association may have to withdraw from further games. The 1. FC Düren currently occupies twelfth place with 26 points, but has to worry about relegation in view of the point deduction, since there are only four points between them and the relegation places.

The consequences of the dismissals

The terminations of the players not only have an impact on the team, but are also part of a strategy to reduce financial obligations. T-Online can retrospectively apply for insolvency fees for the partial compensation for the could enable open salaries from the past three months. This leaves a total of 26 people the club, which is considerably burdened by the personnel situation.