Season 17/18 - August

Hansa Rostock - Hertha BSC - Cup - 14/08/2017

Source : http://www.bbc.com/ + https://web.de/

German Cup match between Hertha Berlin and Hansa Rostock almost abandoned after thugs launch flares at each other and set fires in the stands…

Players were forced to leave the pitch during Hertha Berlin's German Cup first round game at Hansa Rostock after fans let off flares and fireworks.

Third-tier Hansa said a flare was set off from the away end shortly after half-time, before the game was later suspended for 10 minutes.

Hertha Berlin added that the referee called both teams off the pitch for safety reasons in the 77th minute.

Napoli fans banned from UCL playoff - 14/08/2017

Source : https://www.supersport.com/

Napoli fans have been barred from attending their Uefa Champions League playoff second leg away to Nice for security reasons, the French club said on Monday.

French police have banned Napoli fans from Nice's Allianz Riviera stadium and its "surroundings" for the August 22 clash on the grounds of "serious risks for the safety of people and property".

Italian authorities had already banned Nice fans from Wednesday's first leg at the San Paolo stadium in Naples.

The move by French police means an extra 3 100 tickets are available for home fans in what would otherwise be the visitors' section of the ground.

In 2015, rival fans clashed outside the Allianz Riviera ahead of a friendly between Nice and Napoli.

BFC Dynamo - Schalke 04 - Cup - 14/08/2017

Source : https://www.tag24.de/

Before the game, 91 BFC hooligans were arrested.




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England : Football fans arrested following dawn raids on the Wirral - 09/08/2017

Source : http://www.itv.com/

Four football fans have been arrested following raids on the Wirral as part of an investigation into disorder following a football match.

The men, aged 20, 29, 31 and 44, have been arrested on suspicion of affray and are all currently in police custody assisting with enquiries.

The arrests relate to disorder in Chester city centre on Friday 3rd March following the Chester FC v Tranmere Rovers football match.

The warrants are the culmination of a five-month investigation.

Chief Inspector Mike Evans from Chester Local Policing Unit added: “While the majority of football fans who attended the match last season were well behaved and had an enjoyable time, unfortunately there were a small number who were intent on committing crime and disrupting the lives of those who live work and visit Chester and this will not be tolerated in our city".

He added: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the officers who have supported today’s operation, including our colleagues at Merseyside Police, without their support today’s action would not have been possible.”

Czech Republic : FC Hradec Králové - FK Pardubice - 14/08/2017

Source : mail

Fears of violence overshadowing Bundesliga restart - 16/08/2017

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

Fan trouble and the threat of violence are overshadowing Friday's start to the Bundesliga.
Defending champion Bayern Munich hosts Bayer Leverkusen to get the league underway, but unsavory scenes in the German Cup and the threat of more to come have dominated headlines in the build-up.
"I have become very concerned in the last weeks and months that there were martial marches in the context of football games, 'war declarations' and inhuman actions against teams and their fans," German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel said Wednesday. "Football can't stand for that. It has to stop."

The latest incidents occurred on Monday, when Hertha Berlin's game at Hansa Rostock was twice held up. First, Hertha fans lit flares and fireworks in their corner. Later, the match was stopped for a much longer suspension when Rostock fans taunted their rivals with a Hertha banner stolen from a previous game. They set it alight as fireworks flew in both directions. Some landed on the field, and referee Robert Hartmann led the players off as fires broke out amid unoccupied seats with riot police lined up alongside.
The police were unable to intervene because of a fence separating them from the masked fans, who continued taunting their rivals as others joined in derogatory chants. The game was not abandoned, but resumed more than a quarter of an hour later to the sound of explosions.

"That will occupy everyone in the coming days and weeks - federations, clubs, fans. It absolutely cannot go on like this," Hertha general manager Michael reetz said.

Officials were helpless to prevent the trouble despite it being labeled a high-risk game.
"When you see that there were 1,700 police and more than 300 wardens here, that sniffer dogs and high-definition cameras are in operation. Everything that can be done to keep order was done," Rostock chairman Robert Marien said. "It can only be solved by society as a whole."

Rostock police chief Michael Ebert said it was likely club officials had facilitated the stolen banner's entry into the stadium, a charge rejected by Marien.
Potential trouble was averted in Berlin earlier Monday when police detained 91 Dynamo Berlin fans before their side's game against Schalke. They had received information that rival fans had pre-arranged a fight. The police, who found balaclavas and expandable batons among the fans, released the detainees after the game.

Some ultra groups previously displayed banners calling for "war" against the German federation in response to a general clampdown on pyrotechnics at games.

Despite being banned, pyrotechnics featured prominently at many games last season, including the German Cup final between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt. Security had been heightened for that game, but still fans managed to smuggle in their flares and fireworks.

Federation general secretary Friedrich Curtius said this showed "the high criminal energy" of some fan groups.
Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann has called for clubs to distance themselves from the ultra fan groups.
"The statements that I've been made aware of from the ultra scene in the last days are really totally inacceptable," Herrmann told TV station Sat. 1.

Other politicians have echoed his call for tougher sanctions and zero-tolerance for violence, as have club officials.
"We're on the wrong path when we're taking about a war-scenario in connection with football," Preetz said. "We have to have a factual discussion. That will be hard enough in the next weeks."

Grindel called Wednesday for a change in how the federation deals with infringements, to refrain from collective punishments such as fines for clubs and partial stadium closures - these were the standard responses before.

"We have to build trust through dialogue," said Grindel, who said the federation very much welcomed talks with ultras in Dresden. "We want to find common ways to achieve transparent and fair measures to ensure a positive stadium experience."
Grindel referred to the positive sides of German soccer culture - the impressive choreographies, secondary events outside stadiums, campaigns for tolerance, low ticket prices, the great atmosphere at games - but said clear lines have to be drawn, including the "the renouncement of violence."
"It's time for a rethink," Grindel said.

England : Boro pledge 'zero tolerance' against troublemakers after fan banned - in wake of Riverside violence - 16/08/2017

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

Gary Martin, 29, was banned after a bottle he threw hit a steward :: Club say they will not tolerate trouble after violence flared on Saturday

Boro says the club takes a “zero tolerance” approach to football hooliganism after a fan was banned for launching a bottle which hit a steward.

Gary Martin was banned from football for three years after flinging the half-full Coca-Cola bottle towards Sunderland fans at the Riverside Stadium in April.

Magistrates heard how a steward suffered severe pain when the bottle hit her arm, which “felt like a metal bar”.

The 29-year-old was caught out after super-powered CCTV cameras tracked the bottle in high definition, frame-by-frame, leaving Martin’s hand.

Now Middlesbrough FC’s Chief Operating Officer Mark Ellis has condemned the act - and says the latest conviction demonstrates the club’s stance on would-be troublemakers at the Riverside.

“We have a zero tolerance approach toward any type of anti-social or unruly behaviour at the Riverside,” said Ellis.

“We installed the new system to assist us with ensuring that there is no hiding place for people who don’t wish to conform with the standards of behaviour you would expect from fans attending games.

“As we said after the weekend game against Sheffield United, there is no place for this type of behaviour at our club, and we will take every measure possible to stamp this out and prevent the minority from spoiling the enjoyment of the majority.”

Disorder after Saturday’s first home match of the season, against Sheffield United, will see the club working closely with the visitors and police to identify the culprits using this CCTV technology.

Police also handed out flyers at last night’s game against Burton Albion to gather more information on the violence, which involved 200 people outside the ground and saw a 10-year-old boy injured and a police officer hospitalised.

At Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, chairman of the bench Andreas Pallis said he was convinced the footage from the club’s Dallmeier Panomera CCTV had proved Martin’s bottle was the same missile that hit the victim.

Defending, Andrew Coleman said that Martin had never denied throwing the bottle in “a moment of madness” but was an engineer, a man of previous good character, and posed no risk of reoffending.

Martin, of Mastiles Close, Ingleby Barwick , was fined £1,375, ordered to pay costs of £630 for his trial, £150 compensation and £82.50 in charges.

Poland: Fight between supporters  - 05/08/2017

Source : http://www.newsweek.pl/

Police intervened after a fight which opposed supporters from Stalowa Wola and Gornik Zabrze, in the A1 highway.
First ones played in Stargrad and Gornik ones played in Gdansk.
One man was serioulsy wounded at his neck.
Highway was closed for several hours as 500 people were involved during these troubles.
Nobody was arrested but an inquiry is now opened.

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CSKA Sofia - Lokomotiv Plovdiv - 06/08/2017

Source : http://7dnicska.bg/

Police avoid an agreed fight between ultras from both sides, in a tank station, after the game.

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Djurgården IF - Malmö FF - 06/08/2017

Source : https://www.sydsvenskan.se/

After the game, 70 to 80 local hooligans tried to attack Malmö supporters who left the Tele2 Arena stadium but police avoid any fight.

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MFF lads

Zenit Saint Pétersburg - Spartak Moscow - 06/08/2017

Source : https://stv.tv/

Some hours before kick off, a fight have erupted in a park in front of the stadium.
Zenit hooligans have started troubles.
After their first attent was stopped by police, a second one was followed by a fight between both sides.

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Colombia : Millonarios FC - Junior - 07/08/2017

Source : http://www.pulzo.com/

Millonarios supporters have clashed together during the last minues of the game.
As their tried to intervene, police forces were the next target.
Several of them were injured.
Troubles continued outside the stadium.

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Poland : Bytovią Bytów - Lechia Gdańsk - Cup - 09/08/2017

Source : http://sport.trojmiasto.pl/

Bad night for Lechia.
They were defeated but their supporters clashed together and the bus of their players had problems caused by local fans.

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AC Milan - Real Bétis - Friendly game - 09/08/2017

Source : http://catania.gds.it/

About thirty Milan fans were assaulted last night close to the Cibali station, in Canatnia, where the game was played.
Fans were inside 3 vans when they were blocked by troublemakers.

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IFK Göteborg - AIK - 10/08/2017

Source : http://www.gp.se/

Riots broke out before and after the game.
Hooligans and ultras from both sides tried several times to confront but police made a good job.
Firecrackers, detonators and bottles were thrown from both sides.
Several people were arrested.

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AIK lads

Poland : Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Korona Kielce - Cup - 10/08/2017

Source : http://www.dziennikzachodni.pl/

Police intervened inside the stadium as Korona Kielce supporters were "hot" because a stolen banner was showed by local fans.

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Botafogo (Brazil) - Nacional (Uruguay) - Copa Libertadores - 11/08/2017

Source : http://www.diarioregistrado.com/

Eleven Uruguyan fans have been arrested after troubles which broke out inside the stadium.
220 seats were ripped off and thrown in direction of police forces.

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Austria : BW Linz - SV Ried - 11/08/2017

Source : https://www.tips.at/ + https://volksblatt.at/

At the end of the game, local fans have provoked Ried supporters and a fight erupted between both sides.

At the train station, away fans have also attacked police forces and three men were arrested.

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Georgia : Lokomotiv Tbilisi - Torpedo Kutaisi - 11/08/2017

Source : http://www.sportall.ge/

The game was stopped by the referee after 85 minutes due to firecrackers and detonators thrown into the pitch and then fights in the stands.

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Ukraine: Dynamo Kiev - FK Zirka - 11/08/2017

Source : https://ukranews.com/

After the game which opposed DYnamo Kiev to Zirka, hooligans from Dynamo and Odessa (50 on each side), have clashed in the city centre of Kiev, close to the Olympic station.
Police forces intervened after several minutes of fights.

It must be notive that, this week, Ukrainian hooligans, stop their agreement to not fight due to the civil war, since 3 years.

Dynamo hooligans, who are close to Russian hooligans, have started hostilities with Odessa rivals.

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Arminia Bielefeld - Fortuna Düsseldorf - Cup - 12/08/2017

Source : http://www.nw.de/

After the game, Dusseldorf fans cause damages in their train so they needed to change to another one to come back home.

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Czech Republic: FC Slovácko - Baník Ostrava - 12/08/2017

Source : http://slovacky.denik.cz/ + https://sport.aktualne.cz/

Police forces took place in front of Ostrava supporters' stand after their team was defeated.
Hooligans tried to invade the pitch, breaking gates.
Stewards and police forces used pepper sprays.
Twelve fans were arrested.

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Lierse SK - Beerschot - 13/08/2017

Source : http://www.hln.be/

Inside the stadium, one hooligans have invaded the pitch to attack Lierse supporters.




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Source : http://www.lesoir.be/

Some troublemakers, from Antwerp supporters, have pelted with rocks the bus of Beerschot fans.

AC Fiorentina - AC Parma - Friendly game - 13/08/2017

Source : http://www.gazzettadiparma.it/

Before entering the stadium some troubles have opposed supporters from both sides.

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Everton FC - Hajduk Split - 17/08/2017

Source : http://www.skysports.com/

Everton's Europa League qualifier with Hajduk Split stopped by invading fans

Everton and Hajduk Split players were led off the Goodison Park field midway through the first half after crowd trouble.

Away fans spilled onto the pitch shortly after Michael Keane had given Everton the lead with his first goal for the club.

Stewards clashed with Hajduk supporters as they attempted to force them back to the stands, while broken seats were seen thrown onto the pitch.

Hajduk Split players approached their travelling fans and appeared to appeal for calm as the game was brought to a halt by referee Ivan Kruzliak for several minutes.