TSV 1860 Munich Appeals Forced Relegation from 3. Liga before DFB Court

TSV 1860 München is fighting a forced drop from Germany’s 3. Liga. The club lodged a formal complaint with the German Football Association (DFB), and the case will be examined by the DFB Federal Court. The dispute centres on whether the promised funding from investor Hasan Ismaik satisfies the licensing requirements; the club missed the deadline for proving the capital injection.

Officials say the likelihood of the club remaining in the 3. Liga is low. If the appeal fails, TSV 1860 could be relegated to the Regionalliga. An upcoming members’ assembly is expected to decide the club’s next steps, while the joint operating company that includes Ismaik faces possible insolvency.

The club has not commented publicly, and the DFB has not provided an immediate response.