Corona: Wolfsburg, Hanover, Braunschweig, Osnabrück and Meppen react | NDR.de – Sport
Status: 11/24/2021 9:36 p.m.
The new Corona regulation of the state of Lower Saxony is now also restricting the number of spectators in sports. Even under 2G, the stadium and halls may only be used to capacity of 50 percent, a maximum of 25,000 spectators are permitted.
Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, second division Hannover 96 and third division Eintracht Braunschweig, VfL Osnabrück and SV Meppen responded. The Wolfsburg-based company is particularly affected, and according to its own information, they die for the top Bundesliga match on Saturday against Borussia Dortmund (3:30 p.m., NDR Livecenter) more than the 15,000 approved tickets had already sold. Therefore, all tickets sold in advance have been canceled.
All information from VfL Wolfsburg at a glance.
Seat occupancy again in the “checkerboard pattern”
The new occupation of the places will take place according to the “checkerboard pattern”, which is already practical in the corona pandemic, announced the VfL. A medical mask must also be worn again until the seats are ready for use. Wolfsburg will inform the fans concerned about the procedure for the reversal after consultation with the health department.
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Mask requirement in the arena of Hannover 96
At Hannover 96, the new regulation with a maximum of 50 percent stadium utilization under 2G conditions initially affects the two home games on December 5th against HSV and on December 19th against Werder Bremen. As the club announced on Wednesday, it will be mandatory to wear a mask in the arena. In addition, only seats may be occupied. The standing room that has already been sold for the game against the Hamburger therefore converts 96 into seats, which means that they remain valid. The standing tickets for the game against Bremen will be canceled and the ticket price will be accepted. Buyers will be informed by the club and given the opportunity to book a seat for the same price.
All information from Hannover 96 at a glance.
A maximum of 7,989 spectators in Osnabrück
Third division VfL Osnabrück can only welcome a maximum of 7,989 spectators in their stadium on Sunday against SC Freiburg II (1 p.m., in the NDR Live Center). Children and young people under the age of 18 remain exempt from the 2G rule. As the club announced, an FFP2 mask requirement applies again in the entire stadium. Due to the new hygiene seating plan, all seat tickets that have already been purchased have been canceled and the purchase price will be re-acquired. From Thursday (1 p.m.) tickets could be re-booked, VfL announced. Standing tickets, however, are not affected by the immediate cancellation.
All information from VfL Osnabrück at a glance.
“We hope that all fans will understand that we have to react to the new corona protection ordinance at short notice, which has a direct impact on ticket sales and visits to the stadium,” said Osnabrück’s managing director Dr. Michael Welling. “We are sure that, despite the short notice, we will organize and experience a smooth and atmospheric bridge day.”
Braunschweig stops advance sales – 2G gold-plated in Magdeburg
For third division club Eintracht Braunschweig there are initially two away games in Magdeburg and Würzburg. At 1. FC Magdeburg, which had previously implemented the 3G rule, the health department ordered 2G from Saturday. According to this, only spectators who are fully vaccinated or have recovered are allowed to enter the stadium against Braunschweig. Young people and children under the age of 18 are exempt from the regulation. As the association announced, it is mandatory to wear a mouth and nose cover on the traffic routes.
All information from Eintracht Braunschweig at a glance.
For its part, the “Löwen” will stop ticket sales for the home game against SV Meppen on December 4th. The club’s website said it was in close coordination with the health authorities to make the necessary adjustments to the hygiene concept.
SVM Managing Director: “Another great challenge”
SV Meppen is planning the two upcoming home games against Viktoria Berlin (December 12th) and against Halleschen FC (December 18th) with a spectator capacity of 50 percent, which corresponds to around 6,600 visitors. The 2G rule still applies, but a mask must now be worn again on the field.
All information from SV Meppen at a glance.
“The new infection situation presents us with a great challenge again,” said SVM managing director Ronald Maul. The current situation does not allow anything else. “Based on the season tickets booked so far & we will now see which ticket capacities we can offer.” From the middle of next week, the club wants to provide information on the advance booking modalities, initially for the home game on December 12th.
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