UEFA has fined Bayern Munich €50,000 and ordered a partial closure of the Allianz Arena's Südkurve for the club's next Champions League home game due to repeated pyrotechnics use. The sanction stems from incidents during the match against Sporting Lisbon on December 9, 2025. As a result, all tickets for the lower tier of the Südkurve will be cancelled and refunded ahead of the January 21, 2026, clash with Union Saint-Gilloise.
The UEFA Disciplinary Committee imposed the penalty following Bayern Munich's ultras igniting pyrotechnics in the Südkurve during their Champions League encounter with Sporting Lisbon on December 9, 2025. This violation of safety rules in UEFA competitions led to a €50,000 fine and the closure of blocks 111 to 114 in the lower tier of the Südkurve for the subsequent home fixture.
The affected match is Bayern's game against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at the Allianz Arena. Due to the stadium's ticketing system, which does not allocate seats by individual blocks in the lower Südkurve, the partial ban impacts the entire section. All 9,336 tickets valid for blocks 109 to 117 will be invalidated, with refunds issued to purchasers. The club announced that cancellations would occur on Friday, January 10, 2026, and no one will be permitted in the Südkurve for the game.
Bayern's official statement explained: "As tickets for FC Bayern’s home games in the lower tier of the Südkurve are not allocated by block and all 9,336 tickets are valid for blocks 109 to 117, it is technically impossible for the club to cancel only the 4,800 tickets for blocks 111 to 114." The measure aims to enforce UEFA's prohibitions on pyrotechnics, though observers doubt it will deter fans from similar actions in future matches.
This sanction, previously suspended, now activates, highlighting ongoing tensions between fan culture and competition regulations in European football.
