Associated Press Sports
updated 12:03 p.m. ET Nov. 2, 2011
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -Dynamo Dresden faces a ban from next season's German Cup because of the unruly and dangerous behavior of its fans.
The disciplinary panel of the German Football Federation (DFB) proposed the punishment on Wednesday, one week after Dynamo fans rioted at a cup match in Dortmund. The federation will rule next week on any punishment.
Dynamo supporters lit flares and threw firecrackers at the match in Dortmund, causing several brief interruptions. They also clashed with police. Dynamo lost 2-0.
The second division club from eastern Germany said it would contest the decision and was preparing an appeal.
"We consider the punishment very much out of proportion," Dynamo managing director Volker Oppitz said. "The DFB is under pressure to make an example out of a club."
The club has already decided not to take supporters to the next away match against St. Pauli in Hamburg at the end of this month.
Dynamo has been fined a dozen times in the past two seasons for violence caused by its fans. Dortmund faces a ?10,000 ($13,809) fine because its security services failed to detect flares carried into the stadium by Dynamo fans.
Such flammable material is officially banned in German stadiums, although they are often used, especially at lower division matches.
The DFB rejected appeals by fan groups to allow flares. The supporters have argued that such pyrotechnics help to create a better atmosphere.
Several violent incidents at last week's German Cup and league matches have increased pressure on the DFB to act. A police report last week said the number of people injured at matches in the top two divisions had reached a 12-year high last season.
The DFB said it will create a task force to study the problem of violence together with police and fan groups.
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