Season 12/13 - September

Russia : FK Sibir Novossibirsk - FK Tom' Tomsk - 01/09/2012

Source : Mail

60 à 70 Novosibirsk vs 40 Tomsk near the stadium, Novosibirsk won.

Torino FC - Pescara - 01/09/2012

Source : http://torino.ogginotizie.it

The day before the game, a huge fight broke out at 2am, opposing supporters from both teams.
Supporters fought in the Vittoria Place, using chairs, tables, bottles, firecrackers and home made bombs.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Germany: One Leverkusen supporters seriously sentenced - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.express.de

One supporter, 29 years old, was sentenced to pay a fine to his own club, Bayer Leverkusen, of 2.500 € because he use a firecracker during the european game against the belgian side, KRC Genk, in December 2011.
The german team was sentenced by UEFA with 7.000 € of fine.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Argentina : Alvarado - Gimnasia y Esgrima Concepción del Uruguay - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.0223.com.ar

Fights broke out during 2nd half, opposing Alvarado barras bravas.
Several people were seriously wounded, including one man who was shooted by gun and another one who was slashed.

Translation Underground Fans

Werder Bremen - Hamburger SV - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.weser-kurier.de

After the game which opposed Werder bremen to HSV, fights broke out.
A total of about 100 people were arrested by police.
One policeman was also wounded at his hand.
Police said local hardcore was composed by 50 to 60 Category C lads, followed by 150 others.
On away side, 60 to 80 Category C ones were present with 200 followers.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Italy : Ternana - Modena - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.ilmessaggero.it

A first fight erupted Saturday night, near Deruta, in the Perugia area, in the E45 motor way, opposing Ternana fans who saw their team loose against Modena, and Perugia rivals.
Police quickly intervened to separate both sides.
Two Ternana supporters' cars were damaged and some windows smashed up.
A dozen of supporters was arrested.
Some minutes after this fight, another one erupted in another tank station , opposing Perugia and Ternana rivals.
They all disappeared when police arrived.

Translation Underground Fans

Itay : One fight, 3 teams - 01/09/2012

Source : http://torino.ogginotizie.it

One arrest and two people searched by police followed the fight which broke out Saturday night, inside a Torino night club, opposing dozens of supporters from Pescara, Juventus and Torino Calcio.
Several vehicles were damaged during these troubles and some people wounded.
Police have arrested one Pescara fan, 22 years old and two other ones, from Juventus, 17 years old, and one from Torino, 37 years old, are still search by police.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Fortuna Dusseldorf - Borussia Monchengladbach - 01/09/2012

Source : https://www.youtube.com

Football boss charged with arranging hooligan brawl - 02/09/2012

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

THE BOSS of Grays Athletic football club has been charged following a police investigation into alleged football hooligans linked to West Ham and Millwall.

Andy Swallow, 51, chief executive of the non-league side, is alleged to have been involved in a group who set up a brawl between West Ham and Millwall hooligans in January.

He has been charged with conspiracy to commit violent disorder alongside five other men.

Police stopped yobs clashing in Dagenham in January following a tip off that West Ham fans planned to ambush Millwall rivals.

An alleged affray occurred outside Dagenham East Tube Station on January 7 after the Dagenham & Redbridge v Millwall match.

The Conspiracy to commit Violent Disorder charges concern an incident outside a pub in Dagenham the same day.

Swallow, a businessman who lives in London’s Docklands, was bailed to appear at Thames Magistrates Court on October 15.

He took over at Ryman League Division One North club Grays in 2009.

The club has been groundless since 2010 when its Bridge Road ground was sold.

It currently plays at the West Ham training ground in Rush Green Road, Romford.

Serbia - First league - YFC Belgrade - FC Partizan - 02/09/2012

Source : Mail + zurnal.rs + kurir-info.rs

Partizan fans fought (Zabranjeni and Alcatraz) among themselves.

Serbia - First league - FC Spartak ZV - FC Rad - 01/09/2012

Source: zurnal.rs + mail

As story goes, alleged attempt to steal UF banner from the fence provoked UFs to invade the pitch and chase the guy from opposite side. Police intervened, no info on arrests.

FC Sion - FC St Gallen - 01/09/2012

Source: http://www.lematin.ch

Shortly before the end of the game FC Sion supporters threw a firecracker in direction of St Gallen goalkeeper.

Lokomotive Leipzig - RB Leipzig - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.kicker.de + http://www.doebelner-allgemeine.de

After this derby game, Lokomotiv supporters fronted police.
Everything started in a car park of the stadium, where stewards tried to intervened between supporters from both sides who provoked themselves.
Immediately, 300 LOK fans attacked them and police needed to intervene with water canon and pepper sprays, but also with horses.
Eleven supporters were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Colombia: Independiente Medellin - Atletico Nacional - 01/09/2012

Source : https://www.youtube.com

Argentina: Sarmiento de Ameghino - Atletico de Ameghino - 02/09/2012

Source : http://www.villegasdigital.com.ar

GAME BETWEEN SARMIENTO AND ATLETICO SUSPENDED DUE TO TROUBLES

Sunday, the game which opposed both teams from Ameghino, Sarmiento and Atletico was stopped after only 7 minutes of playing by the referre, because some supporters threw detonators at players.
As they were only a few policemen, the referee decided to stop the game.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Argentina: Tiro Federal - Juventud Antoniona - 01/09/2012

Source : http://www.lacapital.com.ar

At the end of the game, troubles broke out, opposing players, supporters and policemen and these last ones used rubber bullets to disperse supporters.

Everything started after a fight opposed players from both teams.
No one was arrested or wounded.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Liverpool FC - Arsenal FC - 01/09/2012

Source : english press

Four Arsenal football fans were arrested inside Liverpool's Anfield stadium after a man was beaten to death on a city centre street.
Stuart Smith, 33, from London, died in hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning following an alleged assault in Liverpool city centre.
The four men, two aged 39, a 33-year-old and a 27-year-old, who are also from the London area, were later arrested at Anfield during Liverpool's game against Arsenal.
The men remain in custody for questioning.
Merseyside Police said detectives do not believe the incident, which may have been recorded by a passer-by on a mobile phone, is football or gang-related or that Mr Smith was known to the suspects.
Police were called to Back Colquitt Street at about 2.45am on Sunday following reports that Mr Smith had been assaulted.
He was taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital where he died a short time later.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: 'Officers are keen to talk to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have witnessed the incident.
'They are particularly keen to trace a man who may have captured part of the assault on his camera phone.'
A post mortem examination is due to be carried out later by a Home Office pathologist to establish the cause of death.
Forensic examinations have taken place at the scene of the incident, in a busy part of the city centre and close to a number of popular bars and nightclubs.

Bradford: Violent street fight forced passers-by to flee and hide in city centre pub - 04/09/2012

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

Innocent members of the public, including mothers with babies in prams, were forced to flee after a gang of football hooligans clashed with Asian youths in Bradford city centre, a Court heard.

Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that people took refuge in a pub and the doors were locked to keep out the thugs. Security staff also locked up a shopping centre as the disorder swept through the centre.

Prosecutor Mehrban Nassiri told the court the disturbance happened on August 30 last year before Bradford City’s home game with Sheffield Wednesday and involved a large group of white males from the Underfive’s football hooligan group, who were marching into the city centre.

Trouble began when the windscreen of a Range Rover, with three Asian male occupants, was smashed. There were then violent confrontations in the street between the white youths and Asian youths.

Witnesses said both sides threw glasses and used abusive and racist language.

Mr Nassiri said the incident happened at about 5pm and there were women, children and babies in prams on the streets and people picking up relatives from work. Several people expressed their fear and sought refuge in the Commercial pub.

The scenes were captured on CCTV, which was played to the court. Among the group were Nathan Dresler, 19, of Kingswood Street, Great Horton ; James Coleman, 20, of Greenfield Avenue, Windhill , Shipley ; Daniel Farrar, 19, of Westcombe Court, Wyke ; and Joseph Ewbank, 20, of Heysham Drive, Holme Wood .

All pleaded guilty to affray, except for Ewbank, who admitted disorderly behaviour.

The court heard Farrar told a probation officer he was “proud to be a thug”.

Judge Jonathan Rose told them they were a disgrace to the proud football club of Bradford City. He gave each of them four-year Football Banning Orders.

He said: “While it may be only Farrar who has said he is proud to be a thug, the reality is that detail applies to each of you.

“I have little doubt that each of you was quite happy to be looking for the sort of trouble that was to come. Your violent, thuggish and terrifying behaviour brought fear to those going about their legitimate business.”

He sentenced Farrar, who was already subject to a Football Banning Order and had previous convictions for violence, to a total of eight months youth custody. Ewbank was sentenced to a suspended three-month sentence, with 100 hours unpaid work. Dresler and Coleman were given four-month suspended sentences, with 140 hours unpaid work.

Also before the court was 36-year-old Kadir Hussain, of Peel Square, Manningham , who admitted affray and was given a three-month suspended prison sentence.

He had been shopping for Eid, wearing traditional Asian dress, when he was racially abused and insulted and reacted by randomly throwing punches at members of the white group.

Germany : Cologne player resigns after home attack by fans - 01/09/2012

Source : AFP

Defender Kevin Pezzoni has quit second division Cologne after being attacked and threatened outside his home last week by a group of angry fans, club coach Holger Stanislawski has revealed.
Cologne granted the 23-year-old's request to cancel his contract on Friday after he was confronted outside his flat by a group of angry fans.
"A group of people ambushed him outside his private residence this week, roughed him up and really threatened him," said Cologne coach Stanislawski.
"That is just not acceptable and can't ever be so.
"They left a note on his car and made it clear they wanted to really hurt him.
"These people have crossed the line."
Having joined Cologne in 2008 from Blackburn Rovers, Pezzoni, who had his nose broken by a fan in February while celebrating in the city, told Stanislawski he no longer felt safe playing for the the club.
"He told me that every ball he played meant more to him than just not making a bad pass. That is not acceptable (for a player)," added the coach.
Pezzoni has not commented on the incident, but wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday: "I am delighted to read how much understanding there is for our decision and how much incomprehension there is for bullying and verbal abuse."
Having been relegated last season from the Bundesliga, Cologne lost 1-0 at home to Energie Cottbus on Friday, their third defeat in four games.

FC Bruges - Standard Liège- 02/09/2012

Source : http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com

Belgian hooligan attack on Turks injures four

Four German-Turks were hospitalized after they were attacked by hooligans of Belgian team FC Bruges at a rest stop near Kruibeke on the E-17 highway yesterday.

A bus carrying FC Bruges fans parked at the stop on the highway, where four German-Turks were also having dinner, at around 8:45 p.m.

Eight fans who got off the bus walked up to the group having dinner at the stop and allegedly spat at the group before swearing and attacking them. The victims, one of whom was reported to be a pregnant woman, were hospitalized after the attack.

Bystanders who witnessed the attack recorded the bus’ license plate number to the police after the vehicle left.

Police said they had identified the suspects, who reportedly live near Antwerp.

Austrian rabbi: Nazi hooligan verbally attacked me - 03/09/2012

Source : http://www.jpost.com

An extremist right-wing soccer hooligan verbally attacked a Vienna rabbi last week, giving the Nazi salute and yelling “Jews get out,” the rabbi said.

The rabbi, who asked that his name not be given, told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that he made three attempts to urge the police to intervene but that at least a dozen officers remained passive and indifferent to the anti-Jewish tirades.

Speaking to the Post from Vienna, the rabbi said that last Thursday, after a soccer match between Greece and Austria, a group of 10 to 12 youths congregated in downtown Vienna on Schweden Square and one of the extremists yelled “shitty Jew” and “Jews get out.” The hooligan then raised his hand and made the Hitler salute.

“I usually ignore that,” the rabbi said, “but with so many police around, I looked at two police officers and asked, ‘How is this allowed to happen, because it is not just an insult but a criminal offense.’” Austria’s hate-crime law bars expressions of classical anti-Semitism and giving the Nazi salute.

According to the rabbi, the police officer told him “come on, it is soccer today.” He said he then approached a second group of police officers, who told him they did not see anything. When he explained to the second contingent of officers that “at least 20 witnesses saw it,” the police responded that they could not help him, he said.

The rabbi sought the help of a third group of police officers, where an officer told him that he “should not get too excited.”

The rabbi said the overall reaction from the roughly 200 to 300 police officers present was “annoyance” with him.

“The scandal is the police not acting on it,” said the rabbi. He said he filed a complaint and “the higher ranks of the police are taking it seriously. The higher ranks do not condone this type of behavior.”

The rabbi noted that a police officer in front of the Jewish community center told him that the police “use a de-esclation strategy” at soccer matches because of the masses of spectators involved. The rabbi said he does not subscribe to the view that it was necessary to defuse the crowd, because the soccer match was over.

“I have my doubts, no mass of hooligans” was present at that time, said the rabbi. He stressed that a dozen police officers ignored his call for help.

The Vienna-based Jewish news website Die Jüdische, whose editor-in-chief, Samuel Laster, has contributed news dispatches to The Jerusalem Post, first reported in German on the story last Thursday.

Oskar Deutsch, the head of Vienna’s 7,500-member Jewish community, condemned the verbal abuse and the authorities for ignoring this outbreak of anti-Semitism.

“I see a great danger in the passivity of some officials of the executive branch toward aggressive anti-Semitism,” said Deutsch, who added that to “leave a rabbi without protection to the verbal insults of soccer fans... cannot be explained away by de-escalation and requires immediate corrective action. Anti-Semitism must not be allowed to be tolerated as a part of soccer culture.”

The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Monday slammed the neo-Nazi abuse of the Vienna rabbi in a letter to Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner.

“Police refusal to intervene is too reminiscent of the 1938 Kristallnacht Reichspogrom in Austria,” wrote Dr. Shimon Samuels, director of the center’s international affairs department. “Law enforcement that betrays the victim is accomplice to the perpetrator.”

He also noted that “for many years, the presence of the late Simon Wiesenthal in Vienna acted as a restraint against overt expressions of anti-Semitism,” adding that “this year, however, witnessed Jewish cemetery desecration and a Nazi-style cartoon by an Austrian political leader on Facebook.”

The letter stated that “now, a rabbi was this weekend assaulted in Vienna by, reportedly, neo-Nazi soccer fans in front of police officers. Indeed, our protest at fan racism in Buenos Aires led to the AFA (Argentine Football Federation) disqualification of points won by the Chacarita Juniors Football Club.”

Samuels continued that “This red flag penalty against hate is to be presented to FIFA and a European Parliament directive is to be adopted by the Parlatino [Latin American Parliament]. It should also be an example for Austrian football.”

The center shared the letter with the OFB (Austrian Football Association), “urging that – in cooperation with the Ministry – disciplinary measures be taken, including penalties to be applied to the team supported by the delinquent fans and the prosecution of the bystander policemen.”

Holland : Football hooligan arrests go up by 40%, minister gets tough - 04/09/2012

Source : http://www.dutchnews.nl

Incidents of hooliganism at football matches are increasing in number and violence, with fights breaking out at 702 of the 778 matches played last season, according to official figures.

In total, there were 739 incidents and a 40% increase in the number of arrests, compared with the 2010-2011 season, according to figures published on Tuesday by the central information agency for football vandalism.

As a result, justice minister Ivo Opstelten is to toughen up the measures against football hooligans, say press reports. The stadium ban will be increased from two years to five years and local mayors will be able to introduce special measures for virtually the whole season, rather than the three months currently allowed.

Holland : Over 200 notorious football hooligans listed in national databank - 05/09/2012

Source : http://www.expatica.com

The national databank contains the details of 213 notorious football hooligans, according to official figures released on Wednesday.

Among them are 25 PSV supporters, 14 from FC Twente, and ten each from Feyenoord and Ajax.
The databank was set up by justice minister Ivo Opstelten two years ago and police began adding hooligans' details at the start of the last football season.
On Tuesday official figures showed that violent incidences occurred at 702 of the 778 matches played last season. The number of incidences rose to 739 from 653 the previous season and the number of arrests increased by 40% to 908.

England : Violent street fight forced passers-by to flee and hide in city centre pub - 04/09/2012

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

Innocent members of the public, including mothers with babies in prams, were forced to flee after a gang of football hooligans clashed with Asian youths in Bradford city centre, a Court heard.

Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday that people took refuge in a pub and the doors were locked to keep out the thugs. Security staff also locked up a shopping centre as the disorder swept through the centre.

Prosecutor Mehrban Nassiri told the court the disturbance happened on August 30 last year before Bradford City’s home game with Sheffield Wednesday and involved a large group of white males from the Underfive’s football hooligan group, who were marching into the city centre.

Trouble began when the windscreen of a Range Rover, with three Asian male occupants, was smashed. There were then violent confrontations in the street between the white youths and Asian youths.

Witnesses said both sides threw glasses and used abusive and racist language.

Mr Nassiri said the incident happened at about 5pm and there were women, children and babies in prams on the streets and people picking up relatives from work. Several people expressed their fear and sought refuge in the Commercial pub.

The scenes were captured on CCTV, which was played to the court. Among the group were Nathan Dresler, 19, of Kingswood Street, Great Horton ; James Coleman, 20, of Greenfield Avenue, Windhill , Shipley ; Daniel Farrar, 19, of Westcombe Court, Wyke ; and Joseph Ewbank, 20, of Heysham Drive, Holme Wood .

All pleaded guilty to affray, except for Ewbank, who admitted disorderly behaviour.

The court heard Farrar told a probation officer he was “proud to be a thug”.

Judge Jonathan Rose told them they were a disgrace to the proud football club of Bradford City. He gave each of them four-year Football Banning Orders.

He said: “While it may be only Farrar who has said he is proud to be a thug, the reality is that detail applies to each of you.

“I have little doubt that each of you was quite happy to be looking for the sort of trouble that was to come. Your violent, thuggish and terrifying behaviour brought fear to those going about their legitimate business.”

He sentenced Farrar, who was already subject to a Football Banning Order and had previous convictions for violence, to a total of eight months youth custody. Ewbank was sentenced to a suspended three-month sentence, with 100 hours unpaid work. Dresler and Coleman were given four-month suspended sentences, with 140 hours unpaid work.

Also before the court was 36-year-old Kadir Hussain, of Peel Square, Manningham , who admitted affray and was given a three-month suspended prison sentence.

He had been shopping for Eid, wearing traditional Asian dress, when he was racially abused and insulted and reacted by randomly throwing punches at members of the white group.

Ukrainia: FC Tchernomorets Odessa - FC Zorya Louhansk - 01/09/2012

Source : Mail