Suche
Mein Konto
Riot in the S-Bahn: BSG fans attack LOK supporters on the return journey!
Conflict between fans in Paunsdorf on October 20th, 2025: robbery, police operation and effects on rail traffic.
Riot in the S-Bahn: BSG fans attack LOK supporters on the return journey!
On October 20, 2025, a serious incident occurred between supporters of 1. FC LOK Leipzig and BSG Chemie Leipzig during the return journey from a football match in Leipzig. Around 240 BSG supporters attacked LOK fans in an S-Bahn at the Leipzig MDR stop around 6 p.m. and stole their fan equipment. This tense situation was immediately brought under control by the Leipzig Police Department.
The S-Bahn in which the BSG supporters were was directed to Leipzig main station without stopping. The police carried out extensive checks there and identified a total of 245 identities. During a search of the train, officers found several prohibited items, including balaclavas, quartz gloves, bite guards, narcotics and pyrotechnics. A LOK fan item was also seized. The police measures lasted until 10:10 p.m.
Impact on rail traffic
The incident had a significant impact on rail traffic in the region. A total of 77 trains were delayed, 14 were diverted and 6 were even canceled completely. Due to the violent clashes, the investigating authorities initiated several criminal proceedings for robbery, breach of the peace and grievous bodily harm. The investigation into this incident remains ongoing.
The conflicts between football fans and security authorities are not new, as the current conflict situation in the Bundesliga shows. Recently, other incidents have also been documented in which there were beatings among fans and controversial police operations. For example, fans of Borussia Dortmund, VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV got involved in riots, while the Lower Saxony derby between Hannover 96 and Eintracht Braunschweig was interrupted by fireworks. As part of the discussion about fans and security, a fan support group in Bavaria is calling for a rethink in how we deal with football supporters and, among other things, criticizes the storage of fans' data in the “Violent Sport” file.
This file, which currently includes fewer than 6,000 registered fans, contributes to a tense relationship between police and fans. There are growing calls for a reform of this data storage and other measures, such as a labeling requirement for police officers and an independent complaints office for victims of police violence. The evaluation report on the file was classified as classified information, further fueling calls for transparency.