# Question about 50+1 rule in Bundesliga

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**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-50-1-rule-in-bundesliga/841758 "2019-10-14T18:09:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-50-1-rule-in-bundesliga/841758/1 "2019-10-14T18:09:48Z")

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My understanding of the Budesliga’s 50+1 rule is that it requires that at least a bare majority (50%+1) of a clubs ownership is held by its members, which I believe means basically its season ticket holders. This is held out as a measure to allow fans to check the power of outside investors. However, that doesn’t seem to me to offer much protection since an investor could still acquire 49% of a club’s shares, and would then only need the support of minute percentage of the remaining shareholders in order to do anything he or she wants. Is there anything I am missing here? I am only a casual follower of international soccer (i.e. football for non-Americans) so there may be some details that I am not aware of.