Season 00/01 - December

Soccer mayhem in Bulawayo - 12/12/2000

Source: Dispatch online

Dozens of football fans were injured at a cup match between arch rivals Highlanders and Dynamos here on Sunday, a police spokesman said.

Rival supporters clashed outside Barbourfields Stadium after the gates were closed before the kickoff with a capacity 40000 crowd inside.

Thirty-three soccer fans arrested in Sheffield - 17/12/2000

Source: CBC Sports

Police used riot gear, tear gas and batons to disperse a group of about 300 rival soccer fans in the downtown area, then arrested 33 of them.

In what police believed was prearranged violence, fans of Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday fought in the city centre Saturday, hours after the Division One teams had tied 1-1.

On Sunday, the government called for three-year bans on the fans involved in the rioting.

Trade minister Richard Caborn, the Labour lawmaker for Sheffield Central, said that the courts had not used banning orders enough in the past to avoid such violence and convicted fans should be banned from games for three years on top of whatever punishment the courts give them.

"I will be asking the courts how many banning orders have been imposed on fans found guilty of football-related offences in the last three years," he said. "People are seriously concerned that football violence has now transferred from the grounds to town centres and transport interchanges."

Soccer fans injured during Rio match - 30/12/2000

Source: CBC News

At least ninety soccer fans were injured after a fence collapsed during a championship game in Brazil, crushing spectators below.

At least three people were injured seriously during the accident, which happened at Sao Januario Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. They were taken to hospital by helicopters and ambulances.

Outside the stadium, there was chaos as worried relatives arrived to search for loved ones.

Reports said overcrowding appeared to be the problem. Officials said the number of tickets sold was below capacity but many fans arrived with children without tickets. People in lower rows were pressed against the fence, which buckled and gave way under the pressure.

The state's governor has suspended the match.

Lyon - St Etienne - 21/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

Before the game, the Saint-Etienne mob composed by 130 lads, charged 20-30 Lyon hools near the home supporters end. Police intervened rapidely. During the game, a young girl from Lyon,of 8 years of age had her head split open after she received a stone.

Paris SG - Troyes - 21/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

A Troyes player received a missile on his throat just before the half-time. Parisian supporters throw away bottles on their own PSG player, El Karkouri, after he was send off by referee at the 95 minutes.

RSC Anderlecht - FC Bruges - 01/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

SOURCE : BCF FC Brugge

Only about 50 BCF made the trip by car (the only ones who were able to obtain tickets). During & after the game several calls were made with the BCS in order to have an off. BCS agreed at a certain place near our cars.
After the game nobody from BCS was seen at the meet untill we went back to our cars and spotted about 6-7 (!) lads of the BCS close to the OB - A few punches were thrown untill they dissapeared and the OB was on top. We then went to the city centre, to a pub well-known for trouble at EURO2000, again calls were made to BCS and again they agreed to visit us. After 1 hour about 15 lads of them turned up which led off course again to a complete non-event. Then at 01.15 am BCF headed home and BCS then (!!) tried to attack a smaller group who went to their cars. Sad to see that a home-side
has so little lads turning up, but aren't we used to that with those bastards (sorry).


SOURCE : Anderlecht
1.after the game it's impossible in Anderlecht to go marching around with a
mob of 50 or more so we always trying to go to the "away sector" with
smaller group. What was not working is that we couldn't regroup in order to
attack the BCF.
2. In the city town, we regrouped the mob in a pub 100m far from the place
where the BCF mob was standing. First we were only with 15 and others lads
were on their way and when the police saw that two mobs were up for it in
the city center, they decided to lock the pub where we were standing and we
couldn't escape to the police vigilance. Brugge lads were free to do what
they wanted and we were arrested in our own city !!!!! Since the Euro 2000
and the rampage in Brussels the BCS mob had a good reputation in Brussels.
For the Brussels Police the BCFrepresent just nothing (that's what they told
us) and It's just the way it is !!!!
BCS RSCAnderlecht

KAA Gent - Standard Liege - 02/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

Gent-Standard, after Ghent scored a victory goal in the final minute of the game (2-1). Standard fans got very upset and started to rip and brake the seats of the Ghent stadium. They will say (on the news) after the game that over 300 seats have been destroyed. 2 Standard fans were injured (one at the head) by those flying seats. The game was stopped as those seats were
used as projectiles. Incidents occured also after the game when some Standard fans damaged gates while they were leaving outside the stadium. A few arrests were made.

Benfica SL - Sporting Portugal - 03/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

SOURCE : Sporting

We were about 2000 suporters belongs to Sporting (juve leo). We went by foot to the stadium and when we went inside there was no police . We start a fight with benfica suporters ,who had run. This fight lived about 15 minutes and than the police finish it.
About 15 minutes to the end of the game, the Benfica fans started to throw bottles and chairs. We fight back, but the police try to stopped and a big fight with those cops started. This fight lasted about 30 minutes , the police had to leave out this seccion of because we kick their ass. About 10 cops had been injured in the riot and 2 suporters hed been arrested.

Dinamo Zagreb - Hajduk Split - 03/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

On the day of match incidents happened in the tram near the stadium,Maximir street.Group of 20 Dinamo Zagreb hooligans attacked and stabbed 3 supporters of Hajduk Split supporters.One supporter almost died.Few supporters(not hools) of Hajduk Split were hardly beaten.Police give out a news that supporters of Hajduk Split attacked and stabbed a 40 years old men from Bosnia and Herzegowina when fight began to protect his child,but a supporter of Hajduk Split who was in tram give a statement for a newspaper 'Slobodna Dalmacija' that police is wrong about man who stabbed them.He said that were a hooligans of Dinamo Zagreb. Police give out that information because they are affraid for revenge of Hajduk Split supporters when that match must to be played in Split,on Spring.On the stadium was fight between police and Hajduk Split hooligans.
History of troubles between Torcida and Bad Blue Boys started from 1990. when one supporter of Dinamo Zagreb was hit by brick in the head and stayed invalid for whole life.

Inverness CT - Airdrie - 16/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

Trouble flairs in the Airdrie end during the match, arrests were made. Mostly in-fighting, but a small group of Inverness were said to be involved as well. Airdrie had a mob up of 75-100, not bad for the first division.

Independiente - Racing Club - 16/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

This derby game had to be stopped 11 minutes before the end of the game. Racing fans attacked police forces, who had to reply with plastic bullets and tear gas.

RC Genk - FC Bruges - 17/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

Some Bruges hools had tickets in the stands where also the Genk youth firm (25)was standing, a little
fight took place, the Bruges lads were then leaded to the visitors section of the ground.
After the game Genk hools (+-70) en Bruges hools (+-40) tried to arrange an off; when the Genk mob
almost reached the place of appointment, the OB charged them in the back and they had to run away, 17 Genk lads where arrested...

Saint Patricks Athletic - Shamrock Rovers - 17/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

The saint patricks athletic "invincibles" and the "dogs" (very quiet over the last few seasons,got together for a crack at rovers ( once the finest group of lads in the republic),all was quiet
during the match ,1-0 to rovers.untill rovers goalkeeper was struck with missile and was injured by this.this annoyed the already agitated rovers following who were provoked all through
match,st pats had a suprisingly large crew for this game and rovers were most likely shook by this ,all rovers boys had their mobiles turrrnd off and a no show it was.

Riots in Den Bosch - 19/12/2000

SOURCE : PRESS

Dutch riot police clashed on Monday with football fans for a third consecutive day in the southern city of Den Bosch.

Extra police have been called in from nearby towns to help quell the violence.

Crowd control police appealed for calm as 200 rioters smashed windows, set fire to a building and threw stones and fireworks at the police.
Police say 31 people were arrested and four policemen slightly injured. The rioters set up a barricade in the city centre.

Police killing

The trouble broke out on Saturday after the police shot dead a fan of the local football team.

The Dutch news agency, ANP, identified the victim as Pierre Boulay, a 31- year-old hardcore hooligan.

A police spokesman said a police officer had no option but to shoot him after Mr Boulay approached him with a large knife.

Dutch news reports say Boulay had been banned from Den Bosch stadium last year after he attacked
a club steward.


Police reinforcements

About 400 riot police have been called in from around the region to deal with the situation - the first time there has been such unrest in the town of Den Bosch.
The police fear the violence could spread to other towns.

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SOURCE : FC DEN BOSCH

The tragic death of a member of the FC Den Bosch hardcore, who was shot dead by police after a quarrel with his neighbor, has led to heavy riots in the city of Den Bosch. The match between FCDB and VVV later that day was therefore cancelled by the mayor.

Heavy rioting broke out saturday night and continued sunday night as well as monday night. Several cars and buildings were set afire. The media has (as usual) quickly pointed the finger at Den Bosch hooligans.
However it is clear now that rioters came from everywhere. According to some of the hardcore of FCDB present most of them were not even from Den Bosch. The victim's family and friends have now asked that the violence is stopped immediately.

Marseille - AS Monaco - 20/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

At the end of the game, Marseille stewards beaten up some of the 100 Monaco supporters, one of them had his nose broken.

RC Strasbourg - FC Metz - 21/12/2000

Source: Soccer Fans website

After that a referee (a woman!) received a firework near her ear, the game was definitively stopped at the 68 minutes. A young Strasbourg supporters of 21 years of age was arrested by police. Early, in the first half, fireworks were throw away on the pitch by Metz mob. It was the Fair Play Day!