Insolvency chaos in the Regionalliga West: Düren and Uerdingen on the abyss!

Insolvency chaos in the Regionalliga West: Düren and Uerdingen on the abyss!

Dornbirn, Österreich - in the Regionalliga West it goes haywire. On June 3, 2025, the final decision was due, which placed some clubs into the crisis. As krone.at , Kufstein and Kitzbühel have secured their participation in the western league next season. Dornbirn, on the other hand, has to live with a painful descent due to insolvency proceedings. The decision as to which clubs remain in the league fell before the last round on a zoom meeting of the regional association president.

Dornbirn is classified in the last place due to the bankruptcy. The TFV President Sepp Geisler and his Salzburg colleague Wolfgang Zingerle voted for the relegation, while Vorarlberg's Alfons Kirchmann was against it. It was decided that a club with a pending bankruptcy proceedings had to relegate at the end of the season. For Dornbirn, which initiated a renovation procedure in self -administration in July 2024, this means the end of a changeable season.

protests and uncertain future

The association now plans to submit a protest to the ÖFB legal aid senate, in order to possibly still get a rescue. In contrast to the serious situation of Dornbirn, Kufstein President Simon Einwaller relieved and takes the opportunity to hope for a sporting relegation.

Another decision was made with regard to the Union Innsbruck, which had to delay their voluntary withdrawal from the Tyrolean league. The association failed a deadline and could face the challenge of having to start again in the 2nd class. A final decision on this topic can be expected until June 12th.

Financial turbulence in the regional league

Not only Dornbirn fights with financial difficulties. The Regionalliga West heads for chaos because other clubs are also in a precarious location. As n-tv.de 1. FC Düren applied for insolvency proceedings and is therefore practically without a team. The players already have the opportunity to terminate their contracts with immediate effect. This happens to limit possible financial damage and to maintain the chance of maintaining the game.

currently lacks around 100,000 euros to close the numerical gaps. The association still has six outstanding games that could be decisive for sporting relegation. After a point deduction of nine points, Düren has only 26 points and is therefore in the midfield of the league, while Türkspor Dortmund was the first relegation.

the KFC Uerdingen before the end?

the KFC Uerdingen also threatens financial. The association also applied for bankruptcy and is therefore in the last place in the Regionalliga West with only 15 points. Here, too, hope for a turn in the last phase of the season is resting. In the past, the 1st FC Düren was also involved in a scandal that is connected to smuggling, which also complicates the situation.

The Regionalliga West will have to assert itself in the coming weeks. Players and clubs are under pressure, decisions have to be made quickly to keep the season in the solder. We keep you up to date with the developments.