Bundesliga scandal (1971)

As the Bundesliga scandal of the events surrounding the battle against relegation in the Bundesliga 1970/71 season are referred to, as it was on the basis of manipulated point playing the clubs of Red -Weiss Oberhausen and Arminia Bielefeld managed to remain in the first league.

  • 3.1 Hertha BSC
  • 3.2 VfB Stuttgart
  • 3.3 FC Schalke 04
  • 3.4 Arminia Bielefeld
  • 3.5 MSV Duisburg
  • 3.6 Eintracht Braunschweig

History

Revealed was the "Move" games by the club president of Kickers Offenbach, Horst- Gregorio Canellas, the guests surprised at the celebration of his 50th birthday on June 6, 1971, playing a tape recorder. The listening to recordings of various phone calls had match-fixing and bribery on the topic. Horrified left Germany coach Helmut Schön the party. Media representatives reported on the scandal in the Bundesliga. Also, the German Football Association (DFB), the tape with the voices of the players, was it that made Canellas unique bribe offers (among the national players Bernd Patzke and Manfred Manglitz ) because Kickers Offenbach was also threatened by relegation.

On the conducted by the DFB - " chief prosecutor " Hans Kindermann investigation it was found that, among other things, the Bundesliga match of FC Schalke 04 against Arminia Bielefeld ( April 17, 1971, final score 0:1 ) had been "sold" from Gelsenkirchen players. Then, in 1973 almost all players of Schalke team were sentenced to match suspensions. The most famous convicts were the national team Reinhard " Stan" Libuda ( life imprisonment, commuted after two years ), Klaus Fichtel ( life sentence, pardoned after six months ) and Klaus Fischer ( life sentence mitigated to a year ). Even Manfred Manglitz, Goalkeeper of the 1st FC Cologne, was twice banned for life ( and pardoned after two years ). These sports court decisions came in part because of advance perjury nor proceedings before ordinary courts.

A total of 52 players, two coaches ( Egon Piechaczek Arminia Bielefeld, and Günther Brocker of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen ) punished and six club officials - even Canellas because he had entered on the phone to the bill on the bribery deals. A total of 1.1 million marks had been detected in bribes. In addition, the clubs Arminia Bielefeld and Kickers Offenbach the Bundesliga license was revoked. For Bielefeld in 1972, this was connected to a demotion and a "ghost season ". With 15 players involved Hertha BSC was most affected.

The Rot -Weiss Essen, who in 1971 was the other descended because of the manipulation, no redress was granted. Nevertheless, he managed after two years the leap back to the Bundesliga.

The games affected

28th Round (17 April 1971)

FC Schalke 04 - Arminia Bielefeld 0:1. 40,000 DM flowed from Arminia Bielefeld to the Schalke team. Only goalkeeper Dieter Burdenski, who was not present at the crucial training camp was not informed. 83 minutes in Bielefeld scored the victory.

Catch-up game 24 Round (5 May 1971)

1 FC Köln - Rot- Weiss Essen 3-2. Cologne's goalkeeper Manfred Manglitz called before the game Canellas of DM 25,000, or he would "let through some things " against the Offenbacher rivals Rot-Weiss Essen.

Matchday 32 (May 22, 1971)

1 FC Köln - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2:4. Again, bribed Manglitz.

MSV Duisburg - Arminia Bielefeld 4:1. Duisburg Gerd Kentschke took 60,000 DM, but not consecrated the entire team and paid the money after the MSV - up victory on his own share back.

Matchday 33 (29 May 1971)

Arminia Bielefeld - VfB Stuttgart 1:0. Each $ 15,000 were paid to three players who came to DM 25,000 " additional costs " to the money courier. Bielefeld scored the winning goal in the 89th minute.

34th Round (5 June 1971)

Eintracht Braunschweig - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1:1. No manipulation, the Brunswickers but was promised ( to 170,000 DM later) of Arminia Bielefeld an extra prize money of 120,000 DM first. $ 100,000 were paid in advance, 40,000 DM after the game.

Hertha BSC - Arminia Bielefeld 0:1. A double manipulation: Canellas offered the Hertha players Bernd Patzke and Tasso Wild DM 120,000 for a win against Bielefeld; Arminia again commanded already initially DM 150,000 for Hertha defeat and increased to 250,000 DM.

1 FC Köln - Kickers Offenbach 4-2

The penalized player

Hertha BSC

  • Tasso Wild, Bernd Patzke: each locked July 24, 1971 to June 30, 1975, but released for abroad, pardoned on November 26, 1973
  • Jürgen Rumor, László Gergely: from January 23, 1972 lock for life, $ 15,000 fine, pardoned on January 26, 1973
  • Volkmar Groß, Peter Enders, Wolfgang Gayer, Arno Steffenhagen, Karl -Heinz Ferschl, Hans -Jurgen Sperlich, Franz Brungs, Jürgen Weber: all locked on 21 June 1972 to June 20, 1974, $ 15,000 fine, pardoned on 26 November 1973
  • Michael Kellner: lock and fine like the others. Since he paid neither legal costs still fine, he remained locked to 12 October 1981.
  • Uwe Witt: lock and fine like the others. Since he did not pay, it is locked for life.
  • Zoltán Varga: Lock on January 23, 1972 to June 30, 1974, from July 1, 1972 release for abroad, $ 15,000 fine

VfB Stuttgart

  • Hans Arnold: from October 23, 1971 lock for life, $ 15,000 fine, pardoned on 1 August 1973
  • Hartmut White, Hans Eisele: from January 22, 1972 lock for life, $ 15,000 penalty, commuted on 1 August 1973

FC Schalke 04

  • Klaus Fichtel: Lock of March 18, 1973 to March 17, 1975, from June 25, 1973 release for abroad, DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on January 24, 1974 block of January 3, 1978 to January 22, 1978, $ 10,000 fine to the cancer Help
  • Hans -Jürgen Witt Kamp, Rolf Rüssmann, Herbert Lütkebohmert: all locked on 18 March 1973 to February 28, 1974, release for abroad from 25 June 1973 DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on 24 January 1974 lock from February 21, 1976 to 24 March 1976 and 9 December 1976 to 14 January 1977 $ 10,000 fine for cancer help
  • Manfred Pohl Schmidt: from August 5, 1972 lock on lifetime, DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on January 25, 1978
  • Hans Pirkner: lock on August 5, 1972 to August 4, 1974, DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on August 15, 1973 the OFB
  • Jürgen Sobieray: lock on August 5, 1972 to September 30, 1973, February 21, 1976 to March 24, 1976 and 9 December 1976 to 14 January 1977 DM 2,300 fine and $ 10,000 to the Cancer Society, released for abroad from June 25, 1973
  • Klaus Fischer: lock from September 30 1972 to September 30, 1973, February 21, 1976 to March 24, 1976 and 9 December 1976 to 14 January 1977 DM 2,300 fine and $ 10,000 for the Cancer Aid, released for abroad
  • Reinhard Libuda: from September 30, 1972 lock on lifetime, DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on January 5, 1974
  • Dieter Burdenski: lock from February 4, 1973 to 21 May 1973 DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on May 15, 1973
  • Klaus Senger: Lock on February 21, 1976 to June 30, 1976
  • Jürgen Galbierz: lock on August 5, 1972 to August 4, 1974, DM 2,300 fine, pardoned on August 6, 1973
  • Heinz van Haaren: Block of 25 April 1973 to 24 April 1975 DM 2,300 fine

Arminia Bielefeld

  • Waldemar Slomiany: Lock on April 8, 1972 to July 31, 1974
  • Jürgen Neumann: from October 23, 1971 lock for life, $ 15,000 fine, pardoned on August 20, 1976 as Neumann did not pay him the playing license was revoked on 11 December 1978.

MSV Duisburg

  • Volker Danner: Lock on April 26, 1972 to August 25, 1972
  • Gerd Kentschke: from April 8, 1972 for ten years, DM 2,500 fine, pardoned on 1 August 1973

Eintracht Braunschweig

The coach punished

  • Egon Piechaczek ( Arminia Bielefeld ): at April 15, 1972 lock for life, pardoned on April 1, 1975
  • Günter Brocker ( Rot-Weiß Oberhausen ): Block of 11 November 1972 to November 10, 1974

The officials punished

  • Horst- Gregorio Canellas ( Offenbach): on 24 July 1971 lock for life, pardoned on 16 December 1976
  • Frederick Mann, Fritz Koch, Waldemar Klein ( all Offenbach): all locked July 24, 1971 to July 1, 1972
  • Peter Maassen ( Oberhausen ): Lock on 7 July 1972 to July 6, 1974
  • Wolfgang Holst (Hertha BSC): Lock of March 24, 1973 to March 23, 1978, pardoned on December 20, 1977

The penalized clubs

Interestingly, ( on April 15, 1972 termination, and promotion to the Regionalliga, $ 50,000 fine ) and Kickers Offenbach punished (1972 on 24 July 1971 termination, first for two years, but re- ascent) only two of the clubs concerned with Arminia Bielefeld. Critics accuse the person in charge to this day, to have judged too quickly and superficially in Germany due to the upcoming World Cup 1974.

Boodle Germany national football team manager Gerhard Kentschke Karl-Heinz Ferschl Manfred Pohlschmidt
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