Game's 30th-day procedure:
In a tense atmosphere on the 30th matchday of the Bundesliga in 2025, a high-risk situation was anticipated due to rival "fan scenes" with hostile sentiments between Borussia Dortmund and Mönchengladbach. The police were prepared for potential trouble, and their efforts paid off in preventing a violent confrontation.
According to reports, 18 criminal proceedings were initiated by the police, including attempted dangerous bodily harm, bodily harm, attacks on police officers, violations of the explosives act, insults, forgery of documents, trespassing, and the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations. However, the search results do not provide any information about the outcomes of these criminal proceedings related to the incident. Further investigation would be necessary to obtain this information.
Leading up to the game, "problem fans" from various locations, including Cologne, Gelsenkirchen, Essen, Brøndby, and Romania, among others, had traveled to Dortmund. Around 400 "problem fans" from Mönchengladbach were in Hacheney, just a few hundred meters away from the Dortmund fans, who were discovered on Phoenix-West in Hörde.
The riot police led the Mönchengladbach fans from Romberg Park to the stadium, preventing a violent confrontation. Inside the stadium, small groups of Dortmund "problem fans" repeatedly tried to switch stands and sought confrontation with Mönchengladbach fans, but police and stewards successfully prevented this.
The police seized several passive weapons from the vicinity and two controlled cars. Seized items included quartz gloves, hand bandages, masks, and head protectors. A quick escalation of a tense atmosphere into violence was demonstrated at 7:59 pm on the Krukenweg, where two men initially argued verbally, with one of them punching a 32-year-old in the face, causing him to fall unconscious. The unknown assailant fled.
After the game, riot police escorted the Mönchengladbach "problem fans" back to Hacheney, where they got into cars and left Dortmund. During the escort, police officers were pelted with raw eggs. People with guest area tickets lit flares and fireworks, and masked Schalke fans who had also traveled to support the guests tried to reach peaceful home team spectators, but were prevented by the stewards.
The new head of Police Station 1 in Dortmund, Police Director Christoph Dünwald, was responsible on that day and was satisfied with the police's handling of the situation. The encounter was classified as a "high-risk game" due to intelligence about conspiratorial travels. Despite the tense atmosphere and numerous attempts at violence, the police were able to maintain order and ensure the safety of all spectators.
In the aftermath of the tense Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Mönchengladbach, a general-news report revealed that the police initiated 18 crime-and-justice proceedings related to various offenses, such as attempted dangerous bodily harm, violations of the explosives act, attacks on police officers, and the use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations. Meanwhile, sports enthusiasts might also be interested to know that sports-betting charges were not among the allegations in this incident.
