What is German Football’s 50+1 rule?



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In German Football, a rule prevents external investors from taking majority control of clubs. But why? What impact does it have on the health of German clubs?

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45 thoughts on “What is German Football’s 50+1 rule?”

  1. Had de knvb gewoon moeten invoeren dan had je nooit de situaties zoals RBC ,Achilles,Fc Wageningen, Agovv,Fc Veendam en Vitesse
    Maar ja de knvb haat alle clubs die niet de top 3 zijn

  2. Too bad the Premier League doesn't have this rule. What's the point of Premier League being the top 1 league, they aren't even dominating UCL. Sure Man City are treble winners but Real Madrid is higher than that being the most successful in the UCL, even Barcelona who is outplayed by City is higher than City. I'd say Bundesliga should be the number 1, they have the best fanbase and have the least toxic club owners.

  3. I remember seeing a shark tank clip where a guy basically had a 50 plus one rule on his investment and if he had taken that investment he would have got less money I think. I think the shark called it something rude as well like the safety tax or something (rude in tone not description)

  4. Mfs want to call the bundesliga a less talented league but watch as their leagues are slowly becoming more and more monopolized by billionaires that only see their clubs as money makers 😂

  5. So something that I learnt from Seto Kaiba about majority ownership being anything over 50 is also being applied in German soccer, damn that fact keeps appearing in stuff and i keep relearning it

  6. And yet it is a never ending fight to protect this system and fan cultures against those greedy clubs, which are wanting to end 50+1. Luckily, it doesnt matter which fan or ultra you are, in this topic we are united!

  7. this is of course hypothetical a great system, but when you look at germany and at bayern specifically who have financial dominance over the rest of germany, you wonder why they constantly run german football

  8. It didn't have to be 50+1, but every club should have SOME fams as owners. Arsenal were the lost team in the epl to have fan ownership, & one of a few of the 92 efl teams at the time. They didn't get much say, & you still needed to be rich as shares were £15-20k a pop, but you could still go to the agm etc you had a voice, until cranky bought the other big guys out. They've done well for now, but its still prefer it the old way

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