Season 04/05 - August

FC Basel - FC Zurich - 06/08/04

Source: forums

Violent riots occured on the streets just at the end of the game.
Two policemen were injured after they were attacked by local fans.
Police forces used teargas with the aim to restore order between both sides of supporters. During this intervention, one of these policemen was wounded at his head by an iron bar. One fan was arrested.
During the game troubles started when Zurich fans threw missiles onto local fans.
At the end of the game, local hooligans tried to attack Zurich escort.

SC Bastia - RC Strasbourg - 07/08/04

Source: forums

Scuffles erupted inside the stadium, opposing RCS ultras and local stewards.

KAA Gent - Germinal Beerschot - 07/08/04

Source: local newspapers

At the end of the game, a large Beerschot mob (60-80) took the road of the local main boozer, the Falstaff, where a good group with old faces was present. A violent fight took place and locals charged their rivals who came back after a few seconds.
Finally, both sides were separated as police forces used a water-canon.

Feyenoord will receive money from police - 07/08/04

Source:Nu.nl

Feyenoord fans will receive money after they were assaulted by police forces, in October 2002, during a game played in Amsterdam, against Ajax.

Szczakowianka Jaworzno - Radomiak Radom - 03/08/04

Source: forums

Fourty Radomiak hooligans fought with police forces. Ten of them were arrested and sent to jail.

Amica Wronki - Legia Warszawa - 06/08/04

Source: forums

Some Legia fans invaded the pitch and have stolen a local flag who was burned inside the stands.

Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki - Arka Gdynia - 07/08/04

Source: forums

Legia Warszawa Teddy Boys group attacked Arka hooligans. One Arka fans was seriously injured after he was shocked by a car driven by a Legia hooligan.

SC Kriens - FC Luzern - 07/08/04

Source: forums

Minor scuffles erutped at the end of the game when Luzern fans invaded the pitch and threw some missiles on locals. Outside the stadium, a group of 25 local lads waited for some action, but they saw only scarfers.

Grazer AK - Sturm Graz - 06/08/04

Source: austrian newspapers

At the end of this derby, 200/300 rival fans fought together in the city-centre. A policeman was injured and 21 fans arrested for troubles.

Young Boys Bern - FC Basel - 15/08/04

Source: ATS

Riots erutped at the end of the journey in the Bern city centre, just at the end of the game. Eleven Basel fans were arrested by local police forces. No one was injured.
On their road back to the trein station, approx 100 Basel fans tried to entered the Reithalle (an area with many punks). Firecrackers and others missiles were exchanged.
Police forces used flash-balls to restore order between both sides. Calm was totally restored at 8pm.

St Gallen - Grasshopper Zurich - 15/08/04

Source: ATS

Grasshopper Zurich fans caused damages inside the stands and on the trein station area. They also attacked immigrates. Thirteen of them were arrested. Police forces used pepper sprays several times with the aim to restore order. Approx 40 Zurich hooligans caused these troubles.

Babelsberg - BFC Dinamo - 15/08/04

Source: german press

Troubles erutped inside the stadium when BFC fans invaded the pitch. A fan and a policeman were transfered at an hospital.
Troubles continued outside the stadium when 700 visitors left their stands. Police forces restored order after 10 minutes of troubles.

Bordeaux - OGC Nice - 14/08/04

Source: mail

FC Den Bosch - FC Den Haag - 15/08/04

Source: forums

Minor scuffles erupted inside the stadium, opposing both sides (provocations). No one was arrested as police forces and local stewards restored order.

FC Murcia - Cartagena FS - 15/08/04

Source: La Verdad Digital

Fights erutped inside a lateral stand, opposing Cartagena fans to a local city gang called City Boys who is a new SHARP group.
Some arrests were made.
Locals had weapons as baseball bats and knives.

Perugia - Ternana - cup - 15/08/04

Source: Ultras Portal

Riots occured before this derby, when rival gangs fought together. Two people were injured.

Massese - Reggiana - cup - 15/08/04

Source: local newspapers

Riots occured between rival fans. Everything started when visitors coaches made their way to the stadium. They were attacked by locals and a toe-to-toe erupted between both sides.
Lucchese ultras were also present with locals.

Guingamp - Brest - 13/08/2004

Source : french forum

For this derby, approx local 30 NSG (New School Gwengamp) and BS (Breizh Stourmer) waited their arch rivals.
A good off took place, opposing 15 locals to 30 Ultras Brestois, during 1 or 2 minutes before the police intervention, using pepper sprays.

OGC Nice - Marseille - 21/08/2004

Source : mail + photos BSN

Prior to the game, violent clashes erutped, opposing 40 locals to 100 Marseille ultras (South Winners + Commando Ultra). The fight took place for 10 minutes for a local advantage (Marseille ultras have to retreat to their coaches).
After the game, an intifada took place for half an hour, opposing locals to french CRS who used pepper sprays and flash-balls. One local fans was seriously injured by a bullet.

Lille OSC - Bordeaux - 21/08/2004

Source : french forum - local lad view

Approx 60 Lille lads present during the journey, waiting for Bordeaux ultras, without escort.
After several phone-calls we knew they were in the city-centre but they didn't give the place.
Finally, at 6pm some us saw them and we all took their road. Some policemen were with them (70/80). When they went out, a short but violent clash erutped between both first lines before the police intervention.
Three fans were arrested (2 locals and 1 visitor).

Rennes - FC Nantes - 21/08/2004

Source : AFP + french forum

About 50 french CRS have to confront 100ish angry (they were defeted in the derby) Nantes fans. The calm was restore at 11.15pm.
If a toe-to-toe took place, no real riot erutped.


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Approx 70 Nantes ultras made the trip. A good fight took place with +- 40 locals who had to retreat as each time. Only two of them stood their ground.

SK Lierse - Germinal Beerschot - 21/08/04

Source: mails - local lad view

Due to the fact that beerschot assisted lierse in the early days, referring to lokeren-lierse, this game had somewhat of a bad taste to it so we, the pcl lads dicided to stay in their local fan-home. But when the beerschot lads, about 50 of them, were walking back to their cars they spot the lierse mob and they dicided to test the young mob. they charge lierse. A large amount of scarfers start to run wich leads to the fact that only a handfull lierse lads stand post. The lierse mob resisted very good actually! "when it was clear to us that the beerschot group consisted of mostly young lads and that the old lads we're just looking we started to feel a little confident" a lierse lad said. They also forced the beerschot mob to back down a few 10 metres but then the cops mingled and the fight was over. beerschot attempted a second charge but the police reacted very heavily and aggressive and that led to a few arrests. "the little lierse mob that held ground to the large beerschot mob, admitted the old garde didn't participate in the fight, that's something to be somewhat proud of". that's the all around line of thoughts in the lierse camp. "i think we can say that the season is officially started for us!"

Visitor lad view:

During the game the young beerschot lads attempted to contact the pcl. they refused to have a fight after the game. when the game ended we stopped at their themacafe, but there was to much police to do something. we went back to cafe wimbledon where the older lads were. after a few other attempts to contact the lierse lads, the young lads were heading to their cars. suddenly when they passed by the head entrance, a group of approx 30-40 lierse lads were clapping in their hands, the 30 JGB lads saw it was pcl and they charged at them. +-20 lierse supporters ran away and a fight occured with the reamaning lierse lads. jgb charged untill they were in front of the thema cafe, at that place there were some older lads of lier and we fought with them, then te police tried to trap the young beerschot hooligans but the older hooligans who were watching the youngsters, stoud them by and helped the younger lads who were trapped. with this intervention there were +-5 older hooligans arrested. if it wasn't for them there were a lot more arrested people. it was a clean fight with no weapons and respect for the few lier lads who stoud their ground! we both agreed it was a nice action of JGB.

Crystal Palace - Sampdoria Genoa - friendly game - 08/08/04

Source : BBC News

Four Italian football fans from Genoa have been fined after fighting broke out at Stansted airport in Essex.

Elisabetta Ottino, 37, and her partner Andrea Cogorno, 34, admitted using threatening behaviour during the incident on Saturday.

Mirko Oliveri, 29, and Fabio Pallotta, 26, admitted police obstruction.

Ottino and Cogorno were fined £300 each by Harlow magistrates. Pallotta and Oliveri were each fined £150 and all four had to pay costs of £87.

The four were in a 30-strong group of football supporters who flew from Genoa to watch Sampdoria take on Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Magistrates heard the flight crew had radioed for police back-up when the group had become rowdy and some had started smoking on the Ryanair flight.

Denise Murrin, prosecuting, said that once the plane was on the ground, Ottino, whose her five-year-old son was with her, started shouting and behaving aggressively and had to be forced into her seat twice by a police officer.

"She would not be calmed and would not sit down when requested. An officer had to physically place her in her seat," Mrs Murrin said.

Trouble flared after the group was taken off the plane and kept in a cordoned-off area while other passengers disembarked.

The court heard that Cogorno tried to barge through the cordon, pushing a customer services manager into the other passengers leaving the plane.

During the ensuing struggle, Cogorno had kicked and punched those detaining him.

Fighting spread

Some of the group, including Cogorno, began smoking while they were waiting near the plane. He was arrested when he refused to put out his cigarette.

As he was being taken away, Pallotta grabbed one of the officers and tried to drag him away from Cogorno.

The situation deteriorated and fighting spread when officers drew their batons and called for back-up.

In the ensuing melee CS spray went into the eyes of Ottino's son who had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Mrs Murrin said the violence had not only disrupted the journey of other passengers but had a considerable financial impact on the airport.

Cogorno was fined an additional £50 Cogorno for smoking in a prohibited area.

Football rampage rioters jailed - 13/08/04

Source : BBC News

Six men who took part in riots in Boston during the summer have been sent to prison for a total of 11 years.
They were among dozens of people who took to the streets after England's defeat against France at Euro 2004.

On Friday, Judge John Machin told the rioters that such behaviour will not be tolerated in this country.

Lincoln Crown Court heard £500,000 worth of damage was caused by a crowd of more than 200, who smashed windows and looted shops on 13 June.

Two police cars were set on fire and it took police several hours to restore order.

Banning orders

CCTV evidence played in court showed teenagers celebrating after police cars were burnt out, with several taking photos on their mobile phones.

The longest sentence, three years, was given to Richard Duncan, 38, of Ward Crescent, Fishtoft, who admitted violent disorder, burglary, theft and criminal damage.

Jake Wallwork, 25, of Haven Bank, Boston, was jailed for two-and-a-half years; Stephen Parker, 37, of Wyberton Low Road, Boston, for two years; Paul Adams, 44, of Willoughby Road, Boston, for 18 months.

Perry Pagden, 22, of Blacksmiths Grove, Fishtoft, and Paul Brannan, 26, of Peck Avenue, Boston, were jailed for 12 months each.

All admitted violent disorder.

Sentence was adjourned on Stephen Ranshaw, 33, of Frampton Place, Boston, who admitted violent disorder, and Michelle Jones, 20, of King Street, Boston, who admitted burglary.

Judge Machin imposed eight-year football banning orders on Adams, Wallwork and Pagden.

Man banned from football matches - 17/08/04

Source : BBC News

Police have welcomed a second Football Banning Order imposed on a Leicestershire man who orchestrated violence at matches.
Justin Barrell from Oadby will not be able to attend any Leicester City home or away match for the next three years.

Barrell, 35, has been the subject of two other exclusion and banning orders.

District Judge Richard Holland said he was sure that while Barrell avoided being directly active in any confrontations, he orchestrated events.

'Clear message'

Barrell was made the subject of a previous banning order in January 2001 - but it was revoked after he had served two years of the ban.

He was also the subject of an 18 month Sporting Event Exclusion Order in 1993.

The new order prevents him from attending Leicester City matches, and excludes him from the city centre and from zones around stadia when games are to be played.

Superintendent Judith Rowden, a football match commander for Leicestershire Constabulary, said: "The result of the application sends a very clear message to others intent on causing trouble at football matches.

"Football hooliganism will not be tolerated and firm action will be taken against anyone who breaks or attempts to break the law."