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Lok Leipzig Fined €4,000 Over Cup-Throw That Injured Zwickau Bus Driver

The NOFV court trimmed an initial €10,000 proposal due to the club’s immediate response, with a warning of tougher crowd sanctions for repeat offenses.

Overview

  • Officials said up to €1,600 of the sanction may be redirected to security or violence-prevention measures.
  • The December incident involved a plastic cup filled with dirt or gravel thrown from the Gegengerade, striking Zwickau bus driver Stephan Mildner and causing a bleeding head wound.
  • Lok Leipzig identified the perpetrator, handed him to police, and initiated a stadium-ban procedure, actions the court credited as mitigating.
  • The club also limited day-ticket sales for the Gegengerade at the next home match against Hertha Zehlendorf as a preventive step.
  • Lok managing director Martin Mieth said the club will seek to recover the fine and related costs from the identified offender.