Season 13/14 - April

Bulgaria : Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Botev Plovdiv - 19/04/2014

Source : http://www.insideworldfootball.com + local press

Violent protests force abandonment of Bulgarian top tier match

Ferocious scenes terminated Bulgarian derby between Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Botev Plovdiv. The match, which in Bulgaria has become known as the Battle of Plovdiv, was stopped in the 41st minute after the home crowd started to throw missiles, stones and flares towards the ground in protest against club owner Konstantin Dinev.

Dinev has become increasingly unpopular amongst fans who want him to leave the club.

One of the projectiles ignited near Botev's Srdjan Lukin. He fell to the ground, but luckily he was not hurt.

At the beginning, the match was held up for four minutes before resuming. At the end of the first half, however, the violence from the home crowd escalated to the point where referee Georgi Kabakov pulled players off the pitch.

After nearly 20 minutes consultation between the referee and the match officials, Kabakov announced that the match was abandoned because it was not possible to guarantee the players' safety.

Lokomotiv fan favorite Martin Kamburov try to calm the fans by talking to them in the stands, but they were adamant that the game would not be allowed to finish, and that they would continue with their protests.

"They said they would not allow the game to come to an end. I told this to the referee. I tried to talk to them, but they said that the match will not finish. It is not the way to protest against the president or anyone else. Now Lokomotiv will be punished as club. For us it was the most important game. I do not know where the police were and how the fans were able to bring in the bombs. We tried to play, but the bombs were many and dangerous for the players of both teams . It is a festive period and nobody wants to go home with broken head," said Kamburov.

Lokomotiv now face a heavy punishment from the Bulgarian Football Union. The club has already been sanctioned three times this season for the behaviour of its fans. Lokomotiv supporters were adamant that they would continue their actions until Dinev quits the club.

Dinev said: "I do not want to take hasty decisions. Let's take some time and see what we will do. Nobody can tell me that he loves Lokomotiv more than me. I do not want to bend to 20-30 hooligans. Such a thing until now has not happened to me. These actions motivate me more. We and the police had information that something like that might happen.

"We pay for security and expect everything to be fine. I guess we'll be punished seriously. I am urging all the true fans of Lokomotiv to not allow bullies to conquer our team. I hope people who love Lokomotiv stand behind me. Normal people now can not come to the stadium because of the hooligans."

Loko





Botev

Celtic Glasgow - Glasgow Rangers - U17 Glasgow Cup Final - 28/04/2014

Source : http://www.scotsman.com + http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Fans arrested after Rangers v Celtic under-17 game

THREE fans have been arrested as trouble broke out at a youth cup final between rivals Celtic and Rangers for the second year in a row.

Last night’s Glasgow Cup under-17s fixture at Celtic Park was attended by a crowd of about 8,000 and with the senior teams playing in different leagues, it was the highest-profile meeting between the Old Firm this year.

Groups of fans were escorted to the stadium in the east end of Glasgow by police and the match, which Celtic won 1-0, was disrupted by flares and smoke bombs.

Arrests were made by officers for possession of a bottle, which is not permitted inside stadiums, a fireworks offence and an alleged breach of the peace.

A police spokeswoman said: “There were three arrests in total, one within the ground for possession of a controlled container, one before the game for contravention of the Fireworks Act and one after the game for an alleged breach of the peace.

“Several pyrotechnics were let off during the game and inquiries are continuing to trace those responsible.”

It follows similar scenes at the same match last April when the under-17s sides played at Firhill, the home of Partick Thistle.

At that game, the kick-off was delayed as supporters set off flares and smoke bombs, and damaged seats in the stands.

Two fans were arrested for invading the pitch and further arrests were made in the weeks after the match over the trouble.

Rangers

Atromitos - Panathinaïkos - 30/04/2014

Source : www.a-sports.gr

At the end of the game, one child entered the pitch to have a player's shirt but one man from security punched him to local supporters became angry and entered the pitch.
Several of them were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans

Athletic Bilbao - FC Sevilla - 27/04/2014

Source : http://elcorreoweb.es

The Sevilla bus' players was pelted with missiles.

Hansa Rostock - RB Leipzig - 26/04/2014

Source : http://www.spox.com

This 3rd division game was marred by troubles.
Rostock supporters damaged toilets and then thrown missiles at policemen.
Several people were wounded on both sides.

Translation Underground Fans

FC Nantes - O.Marseille - 25/04/2014

Source : Mail

Yankee (Marseille) coach was pelted with missiles at the end of the game.

France : Dijon - Nîmes Olympique - 25/04/2014

Source : http://www.midilibre.fr

At the end of the game, Nîmes supporters were angry about their players and sent back their shirts.

France : Chateauroux - RC Lens - 21/04/2014

Source : Mail

Troubles opposed Lens stewards to Lens Red Tigers who used firecrackers.

Real Madrid - Osasuna - 27/04/2014

Source : http://www.elmundo.es

About one hundred supporters from Ultras Sur - Real Madrid - and Indar Gorri - Osasuna - fronted close to the Santiago Bernabau stadium, on the Peronque Avenue.
During these troubles some cars' windows were smashed up and at least four people were wounded.
About one hundred people were checked by police.

Translation Underground Fans

Evian TG - AS Saint-Etienne - 26/04/2014

Source : http://www.butfootballclub.fr + http://www.furania-photos.fr + mail

600 St Etienne ultras without tickets stayed in front of the entrace gate of the stadium so tension was high with police who used pepper sprays.

Rot-Weiss Oberhausen - Alemannia Aachen - 26/04/2014

Source : http://www.derwesten.de

Immediately troubles occured in the stands.
Locals ran in direction of away fans when these last ones set fire to RWO banners and used firecrackers.
Three RWO fan were sent out of the stadium.
During second half, Aachen supporters thrown missiles in direction of the pitch and the game was stopped for 9 minutes and police intervened.
It must be also notice than 60 Roda friends were with Aachen fans.

Translation Underground Fans

Carlisle - Oldham Athletic - 26/04/2014

Source : Instagram

Oldham mob

Belgium : Charleroi Fleurus - La Louvière - 13/04/2014

Source : http://www.rtl.be

Trouble errupted after the game. One Charleroi fan was arrested. In the police station, he started complaining about pain in his anus after a policeman had introduced a truncheon!!
The policeman in question denied anything ever happened. The football fan is still in hospital.

AC Fiorentina - AS Roma - 20/04/2014

Source : http://www.lanazione.it

Some troubles between fans errupted before, during and after the game. Three policemen were injured and six ultras were arrested.

Translation Underground Fans

PAOK - Panathinaikos - Greek Cup final - 26/04/2014

Source : http://www.sofokleousin.gr + http://www.sport.net

Panathinaikos Greek Cup win over PAOK marred by crowd trouble as both sets of fans throw flares at each other and clash with riot police

Panathinaikos Greek Cup triumph over PAOK was marred by crowd trouble as both sets of fans threw flares at each other and clashed with riot police inside the Athens Olympic Stadium. However, at least 34 people were arrested before the game for possession of fireworks, wooden and metal poles, and drugs. Most were arrested around the stadium.
Fear of violence prompted extraordinary security precautions. About 4,000 police patrolled the streets of Athens, and fans were forbidden to congregate in large areas of the Greek capital. Also, fears of an ambush against the more than 300 buses carrying PAOK supporters from their home city of Thessaloniki, 310 miles north of Athens, led the police to recommend the buses space their arrivals. The first vehicles left Thessaloniki before midnight on Friday. Police stopped all buses at the toll station closest to Athens, some 21 miles from the capital, where all PAOK supporters had to show their tickets and identification.
Buses were allowed to proceed in groups of 20 and some PAOK fans were already seated in the Olympic Stadium more than five hours before the 8pm kick-off. Although the teams' fans were separated by a wide neutral zone, they started throwing flares at each other inside the stadium, after supposedly having passed through three control cordons outside the venue. The incidents subsided quickly, however. Two couples wearing PAOK's black-and-white colors were attacked and slightly injured at a central Athens cafe on Saturday afternoon.

PAOK fan bus


Pana




PAOK