FC Bayern remains among the clubs with the highest DFB fines in the 2025–26 season. In the current penalty table, the German record champion ranks tenth—though it trails far behind the leaders, Hamburger SV and 1. FC Köln.
The website fussballmafia.de, which documents all DFB rulings, has published its penalty table for the 2025/26 season. It takes into account all fines and other sanctions imposed by the DFB over the course of the season.
With a total cost of 423,750 euros, FC Bayern ranks tenth in the league-wide standings. In total, six penalties were imposed on the Munich club, covering nine penalized incidents. The statistics also record 434 pyrotechnic devices and two instances of objects being thrown.
HSV and Cologne lead the ranking by a wide margin
At the top of the table is Hamburger SV. A total of 12 penalties were imposed on the Bundesliga newcomer last season, resulting in total damages of 1.256 million euros. Behind them is 1. FC Köln with 878,500 euros, while Al Hilal—pardon me: in German soccer, Eintracht Frankfurt ranks ninth with 478,250 euros, just ahead of FC Bayern.
Behind the Munich club are, among others, SC Freiburg (408,200 euros) and Dynamo Dresden (359,640 euros). Borussia Dortmund, with 242,800 euros, ranks well behind the German record champions.
Bayern Far Behind the Leaders
The DFB’s fines are reaching increasingly absurd levels. To date, the DFB has imposed fines totaling 14.5 million euros on professional clubs from last season for pyrotechnics and related offenses! 👀
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— Fussballmafia.de (@fussballmafiade) August 5, 2026
Even though tenth place may seem high at first glance, it’s striking that there’s a significant gap between FC Bayern and the top two teams. Hamburger SV had to pay nearly three times as much as Munich, and 1. FC Köln more than twice as much.
It’s also worth noting that Bayern’s largest single fine wasn’t imposed until shortly before the end of the season. The most recent DFB ruling alone—for 260,000 euros—accounted for more than half of the record champion’s total fines.
Overall, the figures show that while FC Bayern is among the clubs with higher fines, it remains well below the top figures when compared to other traditional clubs with particularly active fan bases. While clubs such as HSV and Cologne reached the million-euro mark or nearly 900,000 euros, respectively, the German record champion, at just over 423,000 euros, falls into a significantly lower range.