There is no absolute deduction of points, but three points conditionally if there is another case by March 2026. However, the barriers are clear.
Managing director Steffen Hofmann was suspended for one month (a second month conditionally), assistant coach Stefan Kulovits was suspended for two months (another conditional). Guido Burgstaller and Marco Grüll have to watch in the next three competitive games, Thorsten Schick in the next two games and Maximilian Hofmann and goalkeeper Niklas Hedl have to watch for one game. The rest of the suspensions are conditional. This means that all five players are suspended once morest Austria Klagenfurt on Sunday. The locks in detail:
Reason from Senate 1:
“The Austrian Football Bundesliga is committed to the fight once morest discrimination of all kinds. The role model effect of footballers, coaches and officials goes beyond what happens on the green pitch. The content of the videos is in no way consistent with the values that football as a whole and the Austrian Football Bundesliga in particular stand for. Both SK Rapid and the players have credibly stated that they are very sorry for the events. Senate 1 recognized this accordingly when assessing sentences by imposing partial sentences on all those involved. It should be emphasized, however, that the prescribed range of penalties for discriminatory statements or actions, on the one hand, documents the seriousness of the offense and, on the other hand, also makes clear the intention of the football legislature that such incidents must be decisively prevented. SK Rapid’s catalog of measures was assessed just as positively as the players’ willingness to actively participate in such awareness-raising workshops.”
- SK Rapid: Section 112 Paragraph 2 – Discrimination; Deduction of three points conditionally checked until March 4th, 2026.
- Steffen Hofmann (Managing Director): Section 111 Paragraph 2 – Defamation; Functional suspension of game operations (home and away games) for two months (1 month of which is conditionally checked until March 4th, 2026).
- Stefan Kulovits (Assistant trainer): Section 112 Paragraph 1 – Discrimination; Functional suspension of game operations (home and away games) for three months (1 month of which is conditionally checked until March 4th, 2026). Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Guido Burgstaller: § 112 Paragraph 1 – Discrimination; 6 competitive games suspension, of which 3 games are conditional for 24 months until March 4th, 2026. Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Marco Grüll: Section 112 Paragraph 1 – Discrimination; 6 competitive games suspension, of which 3 games are conditional for 24 months until March 4th, 2026. Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Thorsten Schick: Section 112 Paragraph 1 – Discrimination; 5 competitive games suspension, of which 3 games are conditional for 24 months until March 4th, 2026. Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Maximilian Hofmann: § 111a Paragraph 1 – Violation of the FairPlay concept; 3 competitive games suspension, of which 2 games are conditional for 24 months until March 4th, 2026. Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Niklas Hedl: § 111a Paragraph 1 – Violation of the FairPlay concept; 3 competitive games suspension, of which 2 games are conditional for 24 months until March 4th, 2026. Participation in workshops on discrimination.
- Function locks: The functional barriers include game operations – including the playing field, players’ and supervisors’ benches, players’ tunnel and changing rooms. The functional ban begins for every competitive game 30 minutes before the start of the game and ends at the end of the game.
- Workshops: The actors are instructed to take part in three workshops of one hour each in schools on the topic of discrimination within 12 months and to name the organizer of the workshops in schools within four weeks of the association’s internal legal force. Proof must be provided by confirmation from the institutions holding the workshops. The conditional leniency can be revoked if the condition is not met.
Author
Harald Bartl
Deputy Head of Sports Department
Harald Bartl
