Controversial promotion game: Mahlsdorf cries for championship!

Controversial promotion game: Mahlsdorf cries for championship!

Amateur football in Berlin and Brandenburg experienced some sporting highlights and intensive discussions in the 2024/2025 season. The focus is particularly on the controversial promotion gate between the BFC Preussen and Eintracht Mahlsdorf, which fell in the added time of a decisive championship game. The referee assistant Tim Gerstenberg decided that the ball was behind the line, which made Mahlsdorf to criticize the referee decision as a wrong decision and to feel cheated.

With a view to the upcoming challenges, Mahlsdorf plans to strengthen the squad and hire a new sporting director. In the parallel classification, SD Croatia became champion of the Berlin League and rises back to the Oberliga after 24 years. Coach Ayhan Bilek described this success as the greatest of his career, while the Northeast German Football Association (NOFV) will decide on the admission to the Oberliga until June 25th.

climb and success

RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf was able to cheer in the Brandenburg State Cup when they won the final against VfB Krieschow 1-0. Ernes Matjaz scored the decisive goal, making Eintracht secured a place in the first DFB Cup round against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Union Klosterfelde also celebrated a significant success by climbing the top division for the first time. The team of coach Kevin Hetzel dominated the association league, with the best goal scorers caner Özcin and Philipp Einsiedel, who together scored 32 goals.

Another highlight of this season was the rise of Delay Sports, an association that was founded by Influencer Elias Nehrlich. With just one defeat in 29 games and an impressive goal difference of +186, they secured the promotion to the district league. Delay Sports is planning investments in a new football center in Berlin-Mariendorf by 2028, with a joint press release with the BFC Preussen, which will be announced by September.

BFC Preussen and the regional league

BFC Preussen has secured the promotion to the Regionalliga Nordost after defeating Eintracht Mahlsdorf 1-0. President Uwe Utz, who has been in office since November 2023, emphasizes that the club has done its homework. As early as March 2024, the necessary documents were submitted to the NOFV. However, the Preussen Stadium remains a problem, which is currently not suitable for regional league. There is a lack of a tinkered guest area, a covered grandstand and floodlights. The association has time until June 15 to name an alternative stadium. The possibilities are the Lichterfelde stadium, but another poststadion is not an option.

An extensive renovation of the Prussian stadium, which is located on an 80,000 square meter property, is planned. The investment amount for the renovation amounts to around 70 million euros, with the groundbreaking for the next year. Trainer Daniel Volbert and co-trainer Thorben Marx have extended their contracts while the association wants to introduce training units in the morning to drive professionalization.

Football in the region, however, faces a challenge. A reform of the promotion regulation in the third division is discussed. The majority of the Regionalliga Northeast Associations are disadvantaged and demands a fairer solution that should enable all masters to rise directly. The right of promotion is currently rotated between the regional leader, which leads to competitive disadvantages. The aim of the initiative is to abolish the relegation and the creation of an equal ascent system.

, Kicker informed , and amateur-fussball.de offers background For these developments.