Dresden face German cup ban after rioting

Published: 02 Nov 2011 - 11:47:02

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Dresden face German cup ban after rioting

Dynamo Dresden are set to be banned from next season's German Cup following last week's rioting by their fans in Dortmund, the German Football Federation (DFB) announced Wednesday.

The DFB's disciplinary committee has recommended banning the second division club from the 2012/13 cup but the federation's sports court must decide whether to uphold the decision.

The DFB launched an investigation after violence marred Dresden's 2-0 televised defeat in the second round match on October 25 at German champions Dortmund which saw 15 fans arrested and two police officers injured.

Dortmund are also set to be fined around 10,000 euros (13,771 US dollars) after their security staff failed to stop Dresden fans bringing fireworks into the hosts' Signal Iduna Park stadium.

Both Dortmund and Dresden have the chance to appeal to the court before any final decision is made.

The disciplinary committee has recommended tough sanctions against Dresden after other previous incidents have seen the club fined several times in recent seasons.