German amateur football has written rules for the start of a match. The youth rules of the Wuppertal-Niederberg district of the Lower Rhine football association say: Die im DFBnet hinterlegte Anstoßzeit ist verbindlich. The kickoff time recorded in DFBnet, the online system in which matches are registered, is binding. If the start is delayed, the waiting time is normally half the regular playing time. In Württemberg, the referees’ handout for the 2025/26 season says that if a team does not show up, the other club must wait 45 minutes. After that, it may refuse to play.