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Bayern has won the German Cup a record 20 times, the most recent in 2020.
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Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich were fined 150,000 euros ($158,940) by the German football federation (DFB) on Tuesday after their supporters disrupted their German Cup win at Ulm in August.
Bayern accepted the ruling of the governing body. They won the Aug. 16 match 4-0.
“In the 46th minute of the DFB Cup match at SSV Ulm… Munich spectators ignited at least 70 flares and four firework batteries, which launched tracer elements and rockets,” DFB said in a statement.
“Some of these were directed toward the pitch, forcing a roughly three-minute interruption in the game due to heavy smoke.
“Of this amount, the club can allocate up to 50,000 euros for security or violence prevention measures, which must be verified to the DFB by June 30, 2025.”
League leaders Bayern will face holders Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the German Cup on Dec. 3.
Leverkusen won the tournament last season on its way to a domestic double – beating Kaiserslautern in the final, the team finished 18 points ahead of Bayern in the Bundesliga as it claimed its first league and cup double last season.
Bayern has won the German Cup a record 20 times, the most recent in 2020.
But, in a tale of early revenge, Bayern have gotten the better of Leverkusen in the Bundesliga so far, as the German aim to reclaim the title from Xabi Alonso’s men.
Earlier this week, Jamal Musiala took Bayern Munich five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 win at St Pauli on Saturday, as their major title rivals stumbled.
While Bayern fought hard to win in Hamburg, defending champions Bayer Leverkusen, second-placed RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund all dropped points.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Reuters)