DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach and League president Dr Reinhard Rauball handed over a cheque for 100,000 euros to representatives from SV Eintracht Sermuth in Colditz, Saxony. Last year, the Kreisoberliga club was one of 149 football clubs in Germany impacted by floods. The financial support for the club comes from the relief fund jointly set up by the DFB and the German Football League (DFL) in the aftermath of the floods. DFB and DFL have each donated one million euros, UEFA added a further 150,000 euros and FIFA added 50,000 euros, meaning that a total of 2.2 million euros can now be distributed to affected clubs.
DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach explained: "This small club in Saxony is an excellent example of what people have been able to do when faced with terrible floodwaters. Everyone tackled the problem together and repaired or rebuilt their clubs and football pitches. We are pleased to be able to contribute to a new beginning with this relief fund. It is a beautiful and important gesture of solidarity that top-flight football can help the amateur game in this way."
"It is natural that professional football should step in to help"
Lague president Dr Reinhard Rauball said: "In emergency situations it is important that help is granted quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy. In this respect, it is natural that professional football should step in to help. This money from the relief fund once again underlines the solidarity within the football family. SV Eintracht Sermuth is a prime example of a whole array of clubs who worked tirelessly to repair damage caused by floods, and that deserves the utmost respect."
Since last autumn, football clubs have had the opportunity to report damage to their regional football association. The money from the DFB and DFL relief fund is now being assigned proportionally between Bavaria, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thüringen. Clubs with losses totalling 60,000 euros or more were immediately given emergency aid of 10,000 euros.
Eintracht Sermuth is a prime example of the 149 clubs affected by floods nationwide. When the Mulde broke its banks at the start of June 2013, the club’s grounds and the basement of the clubhouse built in 2002 were completely submerged. In addition, both pitches were buried under several hundred tons of mud. 150 club members uncovered the grass beneath the sludge using shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows and their bare hands.
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DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach and League president Dr Reinhard Rauball handed over a cheque for 100,000 euros to representatives from SV Eintracht Sermuth in Colditz, Saxony. Last year, the Kreisoberliga club was one of 149 football clubs in Germany impacted by floods. The financial support for the club comes from the relief fund jointly set up by the DFB and the German Football League (DFL) in the aftermath of the floods. DFB and DFL have each donated one million euros, UEFA added a further 150,000 euros and FIFA added 50,000 euros, meaning that a total of 2.2 million euros can now be distributed to affected clubs.
DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach explained: "This small club in Saxony is an excellent example of what people have been able to do when faced with terrible floodwaters. Everyone tackled the problem together and repaired or rebuilt their clubs and football pitches. We are pleased to be able to contribute to a new beginning with this relief fund. It is a beautiful and important gesture of solidarity that top-flight football can help the amateur game in this way."
"It is natural that professional football should step in to help"
Lague president Dr Reinhard Rauball said: "In emergency situations it is important that help is granted quickly and without unnecessary bureaucracy. In this respect, it is natural that professional football should step in to help. This money from the relief fund once again underlines the solidarity within the football family. SV Eintracht Sermuth is a prime example of a whole array of clubs who worked tirelessly to repair damage caused by floods, and that deserves the utmost respect."
Since last autumn, football clubs have had the opportunity to report damage to their regional football association. The money from the DFB and DFL relief fund is now being assigned proportionally between Bavaria, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thüringen. Clubs with losses totalling 60,000 euros or more were immediately given emergency aid of 10,000 euros.
Eintracht Sermuth is a prime example of the 149 clubs affected by floods nationwide. When the Mulde broke its banks at the start of June 2013, the club’s grounds and the basement of the clubhouse built in 2002 were completely submerged. In addition, both pitches were buried under several hundred tons of mud. 150 club members uncovered the grass beneath the sludge using shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows and their bare hands.
