Statutes

(1) The club was founded in 1930 and bears the name “Sportfreunde 1930 Uevekoven e.V.”.

(2) The club is a registered association (eingetragener Verein, entered under number 386 in the register of associations at Erkelenz local court) and has its registered office in Uevekoven.

(1) The purpose of the club is to foster sport (in particular football) and to promote the sporting activity of its members. The club's purpose is achieved, among other things, through:

1. participation in competitions and other sporting events,
2. the creation of training opportunities,
3. the acquisition and maintenance of sports facilities and sports equipment,
4. contributions and other services to charitable organisations in sport and youth welfare.

(2) The club exclusively, directly and selflessly pursues charitable purposes within the meaning of the section “tax-privileged purposes” of the German Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung). The club's funds may only be used for the purposes laid down in the statutes. Members receive neither shares in profits nor allocations from the club's funds. No person may be favoured by expenditure alien to the purpose of the club or by disproportionately high remuneration.

(1) The club is divided into:

1. football section,
2. youth football section.

(2) The sections run and administer themselves independently; this also applies to the use of the funds they receive. The general meetings (Mitgliederversammlungen) have the right to regulate their affairs and youth work within the framework of these statutes by means of rules of procedure and youth regulations.

(3) The youth sections consist of the young people of the section and the elected or appointed officials working in the youth area. A young person is anyone who, under the provisions of the youth match regulations (Jugendspielordnung) of the Westdeutscher Fußballverband (West German Football Association), is eligible to play for a youth team or could be eligible on account of their age.

(4) The club is a member of the Fußballverband Mittelrhein (Middle Rhine Football Association). The club and the members of the relevant sections submit to the statutes and regulations of the Fußballverband Mittelrhein, the Westdeutscher Fußballverband and the Deutscher Fußball Bund (German Football Association), insofar as generally binding provisions of these associations do not conflict, the club regulates its affairs independently.

(5) The financial year is the calendar year.

(1) All persons with legal capacity may become ordinary members of the club, regardless of their gender, nationality, religion, race, party affiliation or profession. There is no entitlement to admission to the club.

(2) The club consists of active and inactive members. Active members contribute to fulfilling the club's purpose primarily by taking part in sporting activities or by helping with the administration of the club and of the club section they have joined. For inactive members, the emphasis is on supporting the tasks laid down in the statutes for the club or for particular club sections through contributions in cash or in kind.

(3) By joining the club, members submit to the statutes and regulations of the club and of the associations to which the club belongs.

(1) The acquisition of membership requires the applicant's membership form stating the club section (in the case of minors, additionally the prior or subsequent consent of their legal representative) and the club's declaration of admission.

(2) The membership form must be submitted in writing to a member of the club board (Gesamtvorstand) or of the section board (Abteilungsvorstand), or to the head of youth, their deputy or the youth secretary (Jugendgeschäftsführer). The board members and the aforementioned members of the youth committee (Jugendausschuss) are authorised to complete admission to the club by accepting the membership form. Admission takes effect upon unconditional receipt of the membership form or upon notification of the admission decision.

(3) A membership form may only be rejected by the section board or the youth committee; no reasons need be given for the decision.

(1) Membership ends by resignation or expulsion.

(2) Resignation must be declared in writing to a member of the club board or of the section board, or to the head of youth, their deputy or the youth secretary. It is only possible with effect from 31 July (end of the season) or 31 December (end of the financial year); the notice of resignation must be sent no later than one month beforehand (by 30 June or 30 November). The section board and the youth committee reserve the right to agree to an early termination of membership in exceptional cases.

(3) Expulsion of a member is only permitted for good cause. Good cause exists, among other things, if a member is guilty of conduct damaging to the club, deliberately disregards provisions of the statutes, resolutions of the general meeting or of a governing body of the club or section, has not paid membership fees despite a reminder, the setting of a deadline and a warning of expulsion. Expulsion may only be decided by the section board or the youth committee. Before the decision, the member must be given the opportunity to state their position. Reasons must be given for the decision, and it must be sent to the member by registered post. Expulsion takes effect at the end of the third day after the registered letter has been posted.

Members have the right to use the facilities of the club section to which they belong, to take part in the events of the section and of the club as a whole, and to participate in the decision-making and self-administration of the section and the club.

(1) Members are obliged to observe the provisions of the statutes and regulations that are binding on them and to follow the instructions of the general meeting of the club board, the section board and the committee members.

(2) Members must pay the joining fees and membership fees set by the section general meeting. In exceptional cases, the section board or the youth committee may defer payment of joining fees and membership fees or waive them in whole or in part.

(3) In the event of breaches of duty, the section board or the youth committee may, after first hearing the accused, impose on them a playing ban of up to one year and a fine of up to DM 250. These penalties may also be imposed together. Reasons must be given for the decision, and it must be served on the member by registered post.

(1) On a motion by the club board, the general meeting may appoint ordinary members and non-members who have rendered outstanding services to the club as honorary chairs or honorary members.

(2) Honorary chairs and honorary members have the rights of ordinary members, even if they are non-members. Honorary chairs attend the meetings of the club board and the section boards, and honorary members attend the general meetings, in an advisory capacity. They are not obliged to pay membership fees.

The governing bodies of the club are:

1. the club general meeting (Vereinsmitgliederversammlung),
2. the club board.

Club general meeting

(1) The general meeting consists of the ordinary members of the club who have reached the age of 16 on the day of the meeting.

(2) The ordinary general meeting takes place every 2 years at a venue to be determined by the board. It is convened by the board, stating the agenda and giving two weeks' notice, by posting a notice on the club's noticeboards in Uevekoven and by publication in the local daily newspapers. Notice of the meeting may also be given in writing.

The general meeting passes the resolutions that set the direction for the development and the administration of the club. In particular, it has the following tasks:

1. the election of the board,
2. the election of the cash auditors (Kassenprüfer),
3. the approval of the budgets and the setting of the administrative cost contributions to be paid by the club sections,
4. the appointment of honorary chairs and honorary members,
5. the amendment of the statutes, the issuing of regulations, the formation of further sections,
6. the dissolution of the club.

The agenda of the ordinary general meeting must cover the following items:

1. determination of those entitled to vote and appointment of the election scrutineers,
2. report of the board,
3. report of the cash auditors,
4. approval of the budgets,
5. discharge of the board members (Entlastung),
6. elections and confirmation of elections,
7. motions.

Motions to the general meeting may only be submitted by members; they must state reasons and must reach the chair no later than one week before the day of the meeting.

(1) The general meeting is presided over by the chair or their deputy.

(2) For the duration of the discharge of the board and the election of the chair, the meeting must elect a chair of the meeting (Versammlungsleiter) from among those present, with the exception of the board members.

(3) Minutes must be taken of the proceedings of the general meeting and signed by the chair and by the minute-taker whom the chair appoints. Motions and resolutions must be recorded in full.

(1) A duly convened general meeting has a quorum regardless of the number of persons entitled to vote who are present.

(2) In votes, a simple majority of the valid votes cast is generally sufficient. An amendment to these statutes may only be resolved with a 2/3 majority, and the dissolution of the club only with a 4/5 majority of the valid votes cast. Abstentions are not counted.

(3) In elections, the person who receives the most of the valid votes cast is elected. In the event of a tie, lots are drawn.

(4) Elections are generally held by secret ballot. If only one nomination is made, or if an election already held is merely to be confirmed, voting may be by show of hands, provided there is no objection.

(1) The board may convene an extraordinary general meeting for good cause. It is obliged to convene one within four weeks if at least 30 members submit a request stating reasons.

(2) The dissolution of the club may only be resolved at an extraordinary general meeting.

Board

(1) The board consists of:

1. the club chair,
2. the deputy club chair,
3. the club secretary,
4. the club treasurer.

(2) The board members are elected by the general meeting for a term of two years from among the ordinary members who have reached the age of 18 on the day of the election and who consent to their election.

(1) The board must implement the resolutions of the general meeting, take the decisions required for club life and handle the administrative business.

(2) In votes, a simple majority of the valid votes cast by the board members present is sufficient. Abstentions are not counted. In the event of a tie, the chair has the casting vote.

(1) In legal transactions concerning the acquisition or sale of land, the conclusion of leases or the creation of obligations under the law of obligations in an amount of more than DM 2,000, the club may only be represented by the chair or the deputy chair, but in each case only together with the club secretary or the treasurer.

(2) Declarations of intent addressed to the club may be made to any board member. Each board member is also authorised, in accordance with § 5 (2) of the statutes, to accept applications for membership.

(3) In the other cases, each board member is authorised to represent the club alone, both in and out of court.

Upon dissolution of the club, its assets pass to a public-law corporation, which must use them directly and exclusively for charitable purposes for the benefit of the village youth of Uevekoven.