Season 12/13 - July

Nîmes - Marseille - Friendly game - 22/07/2012

Source : Le Phocéen

About thirty Marseille fan threw firecrackers in the pitch just after the game begun.
They also used big detonators.

Vitesse Arnhem - Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 26/07/2012

Source : http://www.gelderlander.nl

Arnhem police stayed for all the day with the bulgarian hardcore - 30 to 40 members of "Usual Suspects".
They seated outside a pub and stayed calm because no locals tried to fight them.

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St. Gallen - FC Zürich - 28/07/2012

Source : http://www.tagblatt.ch

After the game, some troubles took place.
About a hundred Zurich fans caused damages in front of the stadium then they threw rocks, metal batons and other missiles at police which used pepper sprays and rubber bullets to calm them down.

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Belgium : Beerschot AC - KSC Lokeren - 28/07/2012

Source : http://www.rtl.be

Twenty-two people were arrested administratively in the neighbourhoods of the Kiel stadium at the end of the football game which opposed Beerschot to Lokeren, Saturday evening. Confrontations have took place between Beerschot supporters and young locals, indicates the police of Antwerp Sunday. The police was called at 0.20 for brawls between young people of the district and supporters, in the neighbourhoods of the Beerschot stadium. The situation could be controlled by the police, which carried out four arrests. The hooligans of Beerschot were however not satisfied, since they continued to seek confrontation with the police and the young people, in particular by throwing bottles in the direction of the police officers. Around 3am, the agents isolated a group from supporters to height of a coffee and carried out 18 additional arrests. Around 4am, calms it had returned in the district of Kiel. The arrested people were released as from 6.30am.

MSV Duisburg - FC Twente - Friendly game- 29/07/2012

Source : dutch press

TROUBLES WITH SUPPORTERS

FC Twente played a friendly game this Sunday in Duisburg but troubles opposed different groups of supporters, especially the coalition Twente/Schalke versus Duisburg ones.

First troubles started before the game at the station and other took place inside the stadium during the game.

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Bristol City - ??/07/2012

Source : https://www.youtube.com

20 Gas Hit Squad finest fronted about 40 local antifas.

Romania: FC Vaslui - Petrolul Ploiesti - 28/07/2012

Source : Local press + https://www.youtube.com

Three-year football banning order for Grimsby Town troublemaker - 31/02/2012

Source : http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk

Football troublemaker Joshua Heinzman has been given a three-year football banning order after being part of a series of violent disturbances at Grimsby Town matches.

He was part of a group of known hooligans who repeatedly caused problems, especially at away matches.

Heinzman, 19, of Springfield Road, Grimsby, will now have a series of restrictions on his movements at football matches.

The order was imposed at Grimsby Magistrates' Court after District Judge Daniel Curtis read about a catalogue of incidents involving Heinzman.

They included:

May 8, 2010 – part of a group of troublemakers who caused disorder on the day of Grimsby Town's away match at Burton Albion. He was not part of the most serious trouble but was part of a group that caused disorder by walking through the market and shopping centre. The group was rounded up and escorted out of the town.

July 17, 2010 – part of a group involved in a violent disorder before and after a pre-season friendly match between Grimsby and Sheffield Wednesday.

The incidents were not serious but opposing fans tried to clash and it was only because of the intervention of the police that further trouble was prevented.

January 11 last year – part of a group of supporters involved in disorder in York on the day of a match between York City and Grimsby.

January 7 this year – with others outside the Alfreton ground on the day of a Grimsby Town away match.

He was with a banned supporter and among people moved away from the ground. After the match, Heinzman met up with others and was part of a "significant disorder".

He tried to get to Alfreton supporters and had to be stopped by the police. There was a further disturbance before the police escorted them away.

April 21 this year – part of a group that was baiting and goading Telford supporters during a Grimsby away match. He was part of a group singing provocative songs and threatening to go onto the pitch. A smoke device was set off in the stand.

The order bans Heinzman from all regulated football matches in the UK and he must surrender his passport for some England away games.

He is banned from attending sports events at Blundell Park and going within a half-mile radius of the ground when Grimsby Town are playing, three hours before and three hours after.

He must not enter any town or city where Grimsby Town are playing in away matches and must not go on the rail or underground system without permission when Grimsby or England are playing.

Opportunistic hooligans new problem for Dutch football - 17/07/2012

Source : http://www.rnw.nl

The Netherlands is seeing the emergence of a new generation of football hooligans. According to research carried out by a government advisory body, these troublemakers are younger than 23 years old and act on impulse.

The Audit Team for Football and Security was asked by the government to research the serious rioting that occurred last year in the cities of Rotterdam and Utrecht. The team found that the problems were mostly caused by “opportunistic” hooligans, rather than organised gangs as has been the case in the past.

The Team say that this type of offender is usually unknown to the special police units set up to deal with football violence and that research is needed into how to deal with them. They do not have a hierarchy or group structure and it’s unclear how they communicate among themselves.

Failure to act

According to the team, the riots in Rotterdam on September 17th last year could have been prevented if riot police had been more visible. The riot police were also criticised for taking too long to intervene in the violence at a match between FC Utrecht and FC Twenthe in December.

The report says the police must focus more on prevention rather than simply restoring order, and urges officers to investigate rumours of planned violence that may be circulating amongst supporters.

Karlsruher SC - Hallescher FC - 28/07/2012

Source : http://www.focus.de

On their way to their game in Karlsruhe, about 100 Halle supporters saw 9 rivals from Hansa Rostock. After a few insluts, a severe fight erupted in the Wurzburg train station.
One Rostock fan, 26 years old, was punched and received kicks and was wounded. Another one was also slashed at his lip.
Police intervened and three Halle supporters were arrested after police watched CCTV.

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Bosnia : FK Sarajevo - HSK Zrinjski Mostar - Friendly game - 29/07/2012

Source : http://hercegovina.info

Bosnian police refused to Zrinjski supporters to follow this friendly game played in Jablanica.
They were sent back to Mostar.

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