Season 01/02 - August

Violent argentinian soccer fans denied tickets - 31/08/2001

Source: SportBusiness

Argentine football club, Central, has unanimously rejected calls from violent supporters clubs for free tickets and payment.

The supporters, known as los barrabravas, had demanded money and tickets from the club in exchange for their support.
At a board meeting yesterday, members unanimously rejected the proposal.
In a separate move, prosecutor Cesar Franicevich has launched an investigation into claims of extortion against los barrabravas.

FK Jablonec - SK Slavia Prague - 03/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

Before the match fought 25 Jablonec hools (all with weapons) against 20 Slavia hools (without weapons) on the tramway station. This confrontation was revenge for the last fight between these rival groups. Last time Slavia hooligans fought with two axes, bars and chains against Jablonec supporters who were without weapons. This time it was victory for Jablonec.

SK Hradec Kralove - AC Sparta Prague - 04/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

Before the match a group 60 Sparta hooligans smashed one pub in the city center. Chains, glasses, tables, ashtrays and flowerpots were thrown at police. 7 policemen were injured and 7 hools arrested for this disorder. On the stadium were 350 Sparta supporters, into 100 hooligans. They destroyed bariers, thrown stones against security and burned 3 seats.

SK Slavia Prague - Panathinaikos Athens - 08/08/2001

Source: hooligans.ca

This match was visited by 20 Sparta hools. They were not far away from Slavia supporters place a provocated them. Just before the match end attacked Slavia hools. There was a short fight because police was soon at the scene in big numbers. 5 Sparta and 4 Slavia hools were arrested for public disorder.

Prague railway station - 11/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

20 Slavia + 1 Bohemians Prague + 1 KS Gornik Walbrzych hools came to the railway station before the match against Hradec Kralove. There were fans Dynamo Ceske Budejovice, which were morning on the second league match Xaverov - Budejovice. Slavia hools attacked and lynch them. Two visitors were badly injured.

SK Slavia Prague - SK Hradec Kralove - 11/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

Before half-time Slavia hools attacked visitors end. 20 hools fought against visitors and 10 Slavia supporters took the best Hradec flag "Regiment Königgratz". Than involved police, which arrested some Slavia hools and took the flag back.

FC Bohemians Prague - SK Sigma Olomouc - 12/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

Before the match two rival groups met at near by ice hockey stadium (about 2 km from stadium). 30 hools on both sides with stones, glasses, bars, metal bars fighted 5 minutes before police arrived. 10 hools were injured and 47 arrested. Fight result - draw.

SK Hradec Kralove - FC Slovan Liberec - 19/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

After the match visitors hools reaged in the neighbourhood. They waited for arrested hools, but during this time they destroyed pubs, etc. Three times interved police and arrested some more hools, but finally goes away all Liberec hools together.

SFC Opava - AC Sparta Prague - 20/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

Two hours before the match group of 50 Sparta supporters arrived to the stadium. Police (cca. 60 cops) were at the end of this group. About 500 m before the ground from the front 40 hooligans from Opava attacked them with their friends from polish Slask Wroclaw. Stones and glasses we thrown and than began really hard fight man against man. On invaders side there were only two chains, spartans had two belts. Rest was without weapons. After first contact four Opava supporters stayed on the ground and the rest ran back. After 30 m they regrouped and confrontation could start again. Now it was Sparta group who attacked and home supporters ran back again. Then the rival groups got seperated by cops. One polish hool was seriously injured (perforated skull).

FK Banik Ratiskovice - FC Viktoria Plzen - 20/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

This second league match in small Moravian village Ratiskovice was interupted after 30 min. of the first half. 47 Viktoria Pilsen lads with their friends from Brno (friendship Brno - Plzen) thrown some smoke bombs on the pitch a fighted against home supporters and security. It was revenge for two years old incident, when there were really hard fights between inhabitatns from this village + security and hooligans from Pilsen and Brno. That time many hools were injured, lost 3 big flags and one security officer had broken hand. Two years ago, it was Pilsen, who got outnumbered, this time it was different. Result for the club is - closed stadium for 3 matches and sconce CZK 300 000. Two weeks after 16 hools were accused.

AC Sparta Prague - FC Marila Pribram - 25/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

In second half 15 cops from special squad came to tribune, where they wanted to arrest one Sparta lad. 50 Sparta hools attacked them promptly and kicked those bastards outside the tribune.

FK Teplice - SK Slavia Prague - 25/08/2001

Source: hooligans.cz

A group 40 Slavia hools was in a pub in city center before the match when they got info about group of hools from northern Bohemia cities Teplice (3), Most (12), Jablonec (3) and Liberec (2) on the street. Slavia hools confronted them on the main square. Both sides thrown stones, glasses and bins at each other and fought with belts. Home hools ran away and Slavia lads hunted them. Result - victory for Slavia.

Karlsurhe SC - Waldhof Mannheim - Cup - 25/08/2001

Source: Yahoo

The DFB cup match between Karlsruhe SC and Waldhof Mannheim yesterday was followed by rioting in which 18 police officers and several Mannheim fans were injured. As police announced today, 11 Mannheim fans were arrested for property crimes and resisting arrest. Among the injured is the Karlsruhe team's fan liaison officer, Frank Ockert. This former Bundesliga player was received a blow to the head from a police billy-club as he tried to mediate between some Mannheim fans and police. Mannheim won the game 5-2.

Ajax Amsterdam - Celtic - 09/08/2001

Source: The Mirror

Celtic fans gunned down

A CELTIC fan was gunned down in a Dutch pub yesterday.
The 41-year-old man was with his son and brother when he was blasted at
point blank range just hours before his team's 3-1 win over Ajax in a
Champions League qualifier.
Police were last night hunting the gunman but do not believe the attack
is football related. The victim, who has not been named but is from
Glasgow, was seriously ill in hospital last night.

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Source : The Daily Mail

Celtic supporter shot in chest at Dutch bar; Police and fans clash in stadium after attack.

A CELTIC fan was undergoing emergency surgery last night after being shot in the chest while drinking in a Dutch bar.

The 41-year-old man, who was not named, was in Amsterdam for the team's Champions League match against local side Ajax.

The man was drinking with his son and brother in Teaser's sex bar, in the city centre, when a man entered and shot him once with a handgun.

Terrified fans and passing tourists watched as the attacker fled, chased by other supporters, before disappearing into an alley near the city's main railway station.

One Lanarkshire businessman, who asked not to be identified, was in the bar when the shooting happened around 2.30pm. He said: 'The bar was heaving with Celtic fans and everyone seemed to be in really good humour.The first sign of trouble came when I heard a glass being broken.Two guys came running past us out of the pub, followed by three of four Celtic supporters close behind. They were shouting: "Stop these guys. They've shot somebody".'

Police and paramedics, including an officer from Strathclyde Police who had been on official duty monitoring fans' behaviour, arrived within minutes.

As they attended to the victim, supporters filed out of the bar in the city's Damrak and gathered in nearby Dam Square.

Last night, the injured man, from Glasgow, was undergoing surgery in a Dutch hospital and was said to be in a stable condition.

Up to 10,000 Celtic supporters from all over the world had arrived in Holland for the match. Many packed the city's bars and restaurants and had been mingling happily with locals and rival fans.

Elly Florax, spokesman for Amsterdam Police, said: 'At 2.30pm, my colleagues were told there had been a shooting at this bar. The victim is a 41-year-old who was born in Glasgow. I have seen his passport, but I am unable by law to confirm his identity.
'He has been taken to hospital and is undergoing surgery. His condition is not thought to be life-threatening.' She added: 'What happened is still a bit unclear, but it had nothing to do with the football game.
'The man who did the shooting had a brown face, and he was not wearing any soccer colours. There has been no other trouble in the city.' Celtic chairman Brian Quinn was informed of the incident while attending a club board meeting in Amsterdam's Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Fighting broke out between rival fans at the Amsterdam Arena before the match, which Celtic won 3-1.

Riots in Bangladesh - 18/08/2001

Source: www.tribuneindia.com

DHAKA: Police fired tear gas and used batons to break up Bangladesh’s worst football violence in recent years that left scores injured and the main Bangabandhu National Stadium in tatters. Sports officials said on Sunday investigations were underway to find out what triggered the mayhem on Saturday night. Dozens of people, including players and policemen, were injured when angry fans went on the rampage after Thai referee Tinwat Nanthaninit gave a free kick to the Mohammaedan Sporting Club instead of a penalty, witnesses said.

Spain : Real Sociedad - Athletic de Bilbao - ??/08/2001

Source : Elpais

Millwall FC - Tottenham Hotspur - 04/08/2001

Source : BBC News

At 11.00am more than 100 Millwall hooligans travelled to an arranged meeting with the Tottenham "Yid Army" on Jamaica Road in Bermondsey. After vicious fighting, police reinforcements split the two groups. Police and ordinary fans again came under heavy and sustained attack from Millwall supporters near the New Den.

Hooligans from both clubs left the match ten minutes before the final whistle to continue their battle. At half past eight Tottenham hooligans returned to Bermondsey and attacked the Caulkers Pub. About 30 police officers and three police horses were injured during the day. One man was also taken to hospital with knife wounds.

Manchester United - Liverpool FC - 12/08/2001

Source : BBC News

Cardiff supporters returning from their league match against Wycombe found the Prince of Wales pub full of Manchester United fans, in town for the Charity Shield the next day.

Police kept the two groups apart with drawn batons and the hooligans fought running battles with police through the evening. 22 people were arrested, including two Cardiff youths aged just 11 and 13. One fan was slashed and a police officer suffered a broken arm.

There was further violence before the Charity Shield game the next day when eye-witnesses described how a 50-strong mob of Liverpool and Cardiff fans attacked Manchester followers in Wood Street.

Middlesborough - Arsenal FC - 18/08/2001

Source : BBC News

A group of Middlesborough supporters attacked a large number of Arsenal fans who were stranded at the station after their train back to London was cancelled. Police drew batons to part the rival fans.

Birmingham City - Millwall FC - 19/08/2001

Source : BBC News

West Midlands Police mounted a huge operation after intelligence suggested Millwall hooligans were travelling in large numbers to take on the Birmingham City "Zulus". Under massive escort the Millwall group was escorted from New Street Station to the ground.

On the way back Birmingham City fans attempted to attack Millwall at the station. There were running battles with riot police, who also had to deal with the arrival of the Wolves hooligan group returning from their away match with Coventry.

Millwall FC - Cardiff City - 21/08/2001

Source : BBC News
A potentially explosive mid-week fixture in the first round of the Worthington Cup. In the event only a few hundred Cardiff fans made the journey to London. Very few hooligans from Cardiff�s "Soul Crew" went to the Den.

However, after the game, young Millwall fans ran riot in the streets around the ground. Cars and shops were smashed and bricks and bottles were thrown at police long into the night.

Sheffield Wednesday - West Bromwich Albion - 25/08/2001

Source : BBC News

A group of West Brom fans returning to the station hurled bottles at an Asian taxi driver and his passengers.

Millwall FC - Burnley - 25/08/2001

Source : BBC News

Just four days after the Cardiff game there was a repeat performance. Around 250 Millwall fans repeatedly attacked Burnley fans as they were escorted by police back to South Bermondsey Station. The hooligans fought with police for a further hour once the Burnley fans were gone.