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  5. Football, fan scenes call police violence in German stadiums alarming, archive images

Football, fan scenes call police violence in German stadiums alarming, archive images

Apr 3, 2026

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  • FOOTBALL STATE CUP HALF FINAL ERFURT JENA FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p 29 03 2026 Erfurt Soccer State Cup Thuringia Cup Semifinal Steigerwaldstadion Season 2025 2026 FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Rot Weiss Erfurt in photo police operation after the match in the stadium Germany Thuringia Erfurt Copyright SaschaxFromm Copyright: SaschaxFromm doc85741yo3ir71cuagiecr ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: SaschaxFromm

    FOOTBALL STATE CUP HALF FINAL ERFURT JENA FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p 29 03 2026 Erfurt Soccer State Cup Thuringia Cup Semifinal Steigerwaldstadion Season 2025 2026 FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Rot Weiss Erfurt in photo police operation after the match in the stadium Germany Thuringia Erfurt Copyright SaschaxFromm Copyright: SaschaxFromm doc85741yo3ir71cuagiecr ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: SaschaxFromm

  • sports, football, 3 league season 2025 2026 30 matchday MSV Duisburg TSV 1860 Munich 22 03 2026, schauinsland reisen arena police officers at Duisburg stadium schauinsland reisen arena North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

    sports, football, 3 league season 2025 2026 30 matchday MSV Duisburg TSV 1860 Munich 22 03 2026, schauinsland reisen arena police officers at Duisburg stadium schauinsland reisen arena North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

  • 21 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 27, VfL Wolfsburg SV Werder Bremen Police in front of the guest block DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Wolfsburg Lower Saxony Germany Volkswagen Arena

    21 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 27, VfL Wolfsburg SV Werder Bremen Police in front of the guest block DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Wolfsburg Lower Saxony Germany Volkswagen Arena

  • 21 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 27, VfL Wolfsburg SV Werder Bremen Police in front of the guest block DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Wolfsburg Lower Saxony Germany Volkswagen Arena

    21 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 27, VfL Wolfsburg SV Werder Bremen Police in front of the guest block DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Wolfsburg Lower Saxony Germany Volkswagen Arena

  • 08 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga, 25 Matchday, Hannover 96 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Police car in front of the stadium DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Hannover Lower Saxony Germany Heinz von Heiden Arena

    08 03 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga, 25 Matchday, Hannover 96 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Police car in front of the stadium DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO Hannover Lower Saxony Germany Heinz von Heiden Arena

  • Cottbus, Germany 07 March 2026 3 Liga 2025 2026 FC Energie Cottbus vs FC Hansa Rostock In the picture The police monitor the high-security match DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video LEAG Energie Stadion Brandenburg Copyright: xFotostandx xWeilandx

    Cottbus, Germany 07 March 2026 3 Liga 2025 2026 FC Energie Cottbus vs FC Hansa Rostock In the picture The police monitor the high-security match DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video LEAG Energie Stadion Brandenburg Copyright: xFotostandx xWeilandx

  • Banner Fans Ultras Bayer 04 Leverkusen against police violence GER, Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Football, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 17, Season 2025 2026, 04 03 2026 DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO GER, Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Football, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 17, Season 2025 2026, 04 03 2026 Hamburg Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto MarcelxvonxFehrnx EP_MFN

    Banner Fans Ultras Bayer 04 Leverkusen against police violence GER, Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Football, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 17, Season 2025 2026, 04 03 2026 DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO GER, Hamburger SV vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Football, 1 Bundesliga, Matchday 17, Season 2025 2026, 04 03 2026 Hamburg Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto MarcelxvonxFehrnx EP_MFN

  • Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, Regionalliga Nordost 20 Matchday , Hertha 03 Zehlendorf Hallescher FC, before the match fans from Halle clash with police officers, 04 03 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

    Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, Regionalliga Nordost 20 Matchday , Hertha 03 Zehlendorf Hallescher FC, before the match fans from Halle clash with police officers, 04 03 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

  • Borussia Dortmund fans banner, protest against police measures, Football 1 Bundesliga, 24 Matchday, matchday24, Borussia Dortmund DO FC Bayern Muenchen M 2 3 on 28 02 2026 in Dortmund Germany DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video Â

    Borussia Dortmund fans banner, protest against police measures, Football 1 Bundesliga, 24 Matchday, matchday24, Borussia Dortmund DO FC Bayern Muenchen M 2 3 on 28 02 2026 in Dortmund Germany DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video Â

  • Fan protest by BVB fans in the South Stand against the police 28 02 2026, Football 1 Bundesliga, Season 2025 2026, 24 Matchday, Borussia Dortmund FC Bayern Munich 2 3 DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Nordrhein Westfalen Germany Team2

    Fan protest by BVB fans in the South Stand against the police 28 02 2026, Football 1 Bundesliga, Season 2025 2026, 24 Matchday, Borussia Dortmund FC Bayern Munich 2 3 DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video Dortmund Signal Iduna Park Nordrhein Westfalen Germany Team2

  • Poster, banner of Hertha fans Hertha BSC against police violence Sport Football Soccer DFL 2 Bundesliga Men 22 Matchday Season 2025 2026 14 02 2026 Hertha BSC Berlin vs Hannover 96 DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video

    Poster, banner of Hertha fans Hertha BSC against police violence Sport Football Soccer DFL 2 Bundesliga Men 22 Matchday Season 2025 2026 14 02 2026 Hertha BSC Berlin vs Hannover 96 DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video

  • Germany Soccer DFB Cup match 2025 2026, quarterfinal Hertha BSC Berlin vs SC Freiburg Olympiastadion Berlin Two Berlin police officers on the sidelines with protection and protective clothing, back view with marking POLIZEI BE, protection of the stadium areas, empty standing room stairs in the background, red pyrotechnic lighting from the fan block on the left, increased security during high-risk match, floodlit match, evening match, DFB Cup, quarterfinal, knockout round, police, security, soccer and law enforcement, Berlin Copyright: xJOERANxSTEINSIEKx

    Germany Soccer DFB Cup match 2025 2026, quarterfinal Hertha BSC Berlin vs SC Freiburg Olympiastadion Berlin Two Berlin police officers on the sidelines with protection and protective clothing, back view with marking POLIZEI BE, protection of the stadium areas, empty standing room stairs in the background, red pyrotechnic lighting from the fan block on the left, increased security during high-risk match, floodlit match, evening match, DFB Cup, quarterfinal, knockout round, police, security, soccer and law enforcement, Berlin Copyright: xJOERANxSTEINSIEKx

  • Fans of FC Schalke 04 with banner against police violence at the match of the 2 Bundesliga season 2025 26 FC Schalke 04 1 FC Kaiserslautern Copyright Thomas Pakusch Copyright: Thomas Pakusch

    Fans of FC Schalke 04 with banner against police violence at the match of the 2 Bundesliga season 2025 26 FC Schalke 04 1 FC Kaiserslautern Copyright Thomas Pakusch Copyright: Thomas Pakusch

  • Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga 19 Matchday , 1 FC Union Berlin Borussia Dortmund, Guest block, Fans of Dortmund show solidarity with fans of Hertha BSC who were injured by police officers at the home match against Schalke 04 the previous week, Berlin remains tough, Get well soon to all injured, 24 01 2026, Copyright: xMatthiasxKochx

    Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 1 Bundesliga 19 Matchday , 1 FC Union Berlin Borussia Dortmund, Guest block, Fans of Dortmund show solidarity with fans of Hertha BSC who were injured by police officers at the home match against Schalke 04 the previous week, Berlin remains tough, Get well soon to all injured, 24 01 2026, Copyright: xMatthiasxKochx

  • 24 01 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga, 19 Matchday, Hannover 96 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fans Düsseldorf with Banner Die Kurven gehören uns Bullen raus gegen die Polizei als Solidarisierung mit Fans von Hertha BSC Berlin gegen Schalke 04 DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO

    24 01 2026 Soccer, 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga, 19 Matchday, Hannover 96 Fortuna Düsseldorf Fans Düsseldorf with Banner Die Kurven gehören uns Bullen raus gegen die Polizei als Solidarisierung mit Fans von Hertha BSC Berlin gegen Schalke 04 DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND OR QUASI VIDEO

  • Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga 18 Matchday , Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, the Ultras of Hertha left the east curve after 15 minutes and left the lettering ACAB, 17 01 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

    Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga 18 Matchday , Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, the Ultras of Hertha left the east curve after 15 minutes and left the lettering ACAB, 17 01 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

  • Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga 18 Matchday , Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, at S Bahnhof Olympiastadion police and Schalke fans clashed on the departure after the game, 17 01 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

    Soccer, Men, Season 2025 2026, 2 Bundesliga 18 Matchday , Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, at S Bahnhof Olympiastadion police and Schalke fans clashed on the departure after the game, 17 01 2026, Copyright: xSebastianxRäppold MatthiasxKochx

  • Büderich, Germany, 15 11 25 the fans of Wuppertaler SV riot during the match in the Lower Rhine Cup quarterfinal FC Büderich vs Wuppertaler SV in the stadium at Eisenbrand Büderich Stadion am Eisenbrand North Rhine Westphalia Germany Copyright: xBrauer-Fotoagenturx xAdrianxSchlx

    Büderich, Germany, 15 11 25 the fans of Wuppertaler SV riot during the match in the Lower Rhine Cup quarterfinal FC Büderich vs Wuppertaler SV in the stadium at Eisenbrand Büderich Stadion am Eisenbrand North Rhine Westphalia Germany Copyright: xBrauer-Fotoagenturx xAdrianxSchlx

  • Büderich, Germany, 15 11 25 the fans of Wuppertaler SV riot during the match in the Lower Rhine Cup quarterfinal FC Büderich vs Wuppertaler SV in the stadium at Eisenbrand Büderich Stadion am Eisenbrand North Rhine Westphalia Germany Copyright: xBrauer-Fotoagenturx xAdrianxSchlx

    Büderich, Germany, 15 11 25 the fans of Wuppertaler SV riot during the match in the Lower Rhine Cup quarterfinal FC Büderich vs Wuppertaler SV in the stadium at Eisenbrand Büderich Stadion am Eisenbrand North Rhine Westphalia Germany Copyright: xBrauer-Fotoagenturx xAdrianxSchlx

  • Germany, Freiburg, Europe, Soccer Bundesliga 2025 26, Matchday 10 SC Freiburg vs FC St Pauli, Europa Park Stadium, home curve, fan protest, banner against police violence, social criticism, solidarity, fan culture, emotion, stadium, fan scene, Bundesliga Copyright: xJOERANxSTEINSIEKx

    Germany, Freiburg, Europe, Soccer Bundesliga 2025 26, Matchday 10 SC Freiburg vs FC St Pauli, Europa Park Stadium, home curve, fan protest, banner against police violence, social criticism, solidarity, fan culture, emotion, stadium, fan scene, Bundesliga Copyright: xJOERANxSTEINSIEKx

  • High-risk game in Stuttgart, police officers are on duty in Stuttgart Feyenoord fans run from Untertürkheim towards the stadium According to the police, some people have masked themselves A water cannon has also been used Stuttgart Baden Württemberg Germany Stuttgart Copyright: x xonw-imagesx xEnriquexKaczorx

    High-risk game in Stuttgart, police officers are on duty in Stuttgart Feyenoord fans run from Untertürkheim towards the stadium According to the police, some people have masked themselves A water cannon has also been used Stuttgart Baden Württemberg Germany Stuttgart Copyright: x xonw-imagesx xEnriquexKaczorx

  • 18 10 2025, xrekx, Fußball 2 Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC 1 FC Kaiserslautern v l Krawalle, Randale,Provokation, Schlaegerei, Polizei, FCK und KSC Fans nach dem Spiel DFL DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS as IMAGE SEQUENCES and or QUASI VIDEO Karlsruhe

    18 10 2025, xrekx, Fußball 2 Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC 1 FC Kaiserslautern v l Krawalle, Randale,Provokation, Schlaegerei, Polizei, FCK und KSC Fans nach dem Spiel DFL DFB REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS as IMAGE SEQUENCES and or QUASI VIDEO Karlsruhe

  • Soccer I Men I Season 2025 2026 I Regionalliga I Matchday 7 I Hallescher FC BSG Chemie Leipzig I 12 09 2025 Riots after the final whistle, escalation inside the stadium, police officers run towards the visitors fan block Halle Saale Leuna Chemie Stadion Sachsen Anhalt Germany Copyright: xLobeca InesxHähnelx

    Soccer I Men I Season 2025 2026 I Regionalliga I Matchday 7 I Hallescher FC BSG Chemie Leipzig I 12 09 2025 Riots after the final whistle, escalation inside the stadium, police officers run towards the visitors fan block Halle Saale Leuna Chemie Stadion Sachsen Anhalt Germany Copyright: xLobeca InesxHähnelx

  • Arrest during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 Police operation and arrest during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 After fans, Ultras, hooligans, hooligans, hooligans, some of them masked, entered the interior of the Bremer Brücke stadium through an open gate and fought a brawl, the helmeted police VfL Osnabrück vfl1899, lilaweiss vs Rot Weiss Essen RWE, Rot Weiß Essen on December 15, 2024 at Stadion Bremer Brücke NIedersachsen Germany GER Football,18 Matchday of the 3 Liga Season 2024 2025 Final Score 2 0 in front of 15 158 spectators

    Arrest during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 Police operation and arrest during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 After fans, Ultras, hooligans, hooligans, hooligans, some of them masked, entered the interior of the Bremer Brücke stadium through an open gate and fought a brawl, the helmeted police VfL Osnabrück vfl1899, lilaweiss vs Rot Weiss Essen RWE, Rot Weiß Essen on December 15, 2024 at Stadion Bremer Brücke NIedersachsen Germany GER Football,18 Matchday of the 3 Liga Season 2024 2025 Final Score 2 0 in front of 15 158 spectators

  • Police operation during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 Police operation during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 After fans, Ultras, hooligans, hooligans, hooligans, some of them masked, entered the interior of the Bremer Brücke stadium through an open gate and fought a brawl, the helmeted police intervened in front of and in the guest block Police film rioters VfL Osnabrück vfl1899, lilaweiss vs Rot Weiss Essen RWE, Rot Weiß Essen on December 15, 2024 at Stadion Bremer Brücke NIedersachsen Germany GER Football,18 Matchday of the 3 Liga Season 2024 2025 Final Score 2 0 in front of 15 158 spectators

    Police operation during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 Police operation during riots, riots RWE fans in Osnabrück 15 12 2024 After fans, Ultras, hooligans, hooligans, hooligans, some of them masked, entered the interior of the Bremer Brücke stadium through an open gate and fought a brawl, the helmeted police intervened in front of and in the guest block Police film rioters VfL Osnabrück vfl1899, lilaweiss vs Rot Weiss Essen RWE, Rot Weiß Essen on December 15, 2024 at Stadion Bremer Brücke NIedersachsen Germany GER Football,18 Matchday of the 3 Liga Season 2024 2025 Final Score 2 0 in front of 15 158 spectators

  • 30 11 2024, Borussia Dortmund FC Bayern Munich, 1 Soccer Bundesliga, Matchday 12, Signal Iduna Park, Season 2024 2025 High police presence before the high-risk match DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

    30 11 2024, Borussia Dortmund FC Bayern Munich, 1 Soccer Bundesliga, Matchday 12, Signal Iduna Park, Season 2024 2025 High police presence before the high-risk match DFB regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and or quasi video North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

  • HSV fans on the north stand with banner against the police ACAB Niemals Freund Niemals Helfer Ganz Hamburg Hasst die Polizei Germany , Hamburg Volksparkstadion , Football , Bundesliga , 2 Fussball Bundesliga , Hamburger SV SV Elversberg

    HSV fans on the north stand with banner against the police ACAB Niemals Freund Niemals Helfer Ganz Hamburg Hasst die Polizei Germany , Hamburg Volksparkstadion , Football , Bundesliga , 2 Fussball Bundesliga , Hamburger SV SV Elversberg

  • 23 10 2022, football, season 2022 2023, 1 Bundesliga, 11 matchday, Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, police action after the final whistle in the guest block Photo Tim Rehbein RHR FOTO Berlin Olympiastadion Berlin Germany xRHR FOTO TRx

    23 10 2022, football, season 2022 2023, 1 Bundesliga, 11 matchday, Hertha BSC FC Schalke 04, police action after the final whistle in the guest block Photo Tim Rehbein RHR FOTO Berlin Olympiastadion Berlin Germany xRHR FOTO TRx

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