DSV Leoben on the brink: the traditional club is threatened with insolvency proceedings!

DSV Leoben on the brink: the traditional club is threatened with insolvency proceedings!

DSV Leoben is at a crucial turning point in its history: the traditional club from the Regionalliga Mitte is facing an application for insolvency by twelve former players and supervisors. These legal actions will be filed on Tuesday, while at the same time 18 current players are demanding outstanding payments. Reports from laola1.at According to him, the club has been in default of payments for some time and now has to face the consequences.

DSV Leoben's financial difficulties are not new. A large number of players have been waiting for their salaries for months, some even for up to three months. The final deadline for payments expired on Monday, causing the situation to escalate. The responsible legal representation, lawyer Robert Palka from the Younion sports union, describes the demands as the result of generous accommodation on the part of the clients. The total amount owed to the DSV amounts to a five-figure amount, which has already been legally decided in connection with the former players the small newspaper reported.

Crisis at DSV Leoben

Meanwhile, the club's situation has become even more complicated with serious allegations of fraud. Investigations against various club officials began in December 2023 and house searches were carried out, with numerous data storage media being confiscated. Although these investigations have not yet been completed, DSV Leoben is now threatened with sporting consequences: If the GmbH that runs the fighting team is sent into bankruptcy, relegation to the Styrian regional league, the fourth highest division in Austrian football, would be the result. This dramatic step backwards would take the team miles away from the “Mission 2028” they were originally aiming for.