German ministers: Clubs must enforce stadium bans

German football clubs must do more to keep potential troublemakers out of stadiums, a conference of state interior ministers (IMK) has said.

An IMK statement said that "the associated criminal offences, including assault, vandalism and the unauthorised use of pyrotechnics, pose a significant threat to public safety and a peaceful fan culture”.

The IMK, bringing together the interior ministers from the 16 federal states, welcomed tough sanctions from the German Football Federation (DFB) such partial stadium closures and a reduction of and personalisation of tickets for travelling fans.

"These measures must then be consistently implemented and monitored by the clubs," it said.

The ministers also welcomed new stadium ban regulations and the creation of a central supervisory and review body for stadium bans within the DFB. They said both must be implemented for the new season and that clubs must enforce all DFB sanctions.