Season 09/10 - September

Spain: Cultural Leonesa - Compostela - 06/09/2009

Source: forum

A few troubles occured. It seems local ultra group, Orgullo Cazurro, ran away several times.

France: AS Beauvais - SC Amiens - 23/09/2009

Source: http://forum.foot-national.com/as-beauvais-oise-amiens-sc-football-t15937-30.html

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Tension during all the game. Amiens supporters threw missiles in the pitch and the game was stopped for a minute.

FC Den Bosch - MVV Maastricht - 11/09/2009

Source: dutch press

Angry about the defeat of their loved-ones, 6-0, a mob of 25-30 MVV supporters waited their players at their return.

Grasshoppers - FC Zurich - 12/09/2009

Source : 20Minutes.ch

Troubles broke out Saturday night after this derby game opposing Grasshopper to FC Zurich.
Supporters of FCZ fronted police, who tried to avoid any toe-to-toe between both sides of fans.
One policeman was slightly injured.
Following these events, several vehicles, including police ones, were damaged.
Police used flash-balls and pepper sprays.

Translation Underground Fans (c)

Spain: Lemona - Deportivo Alavès - 06/09/2009

Source: local press

A group of a thousand of Alavès supporters fronted Ertaintza (Basque police force) near the stadium, just at the end of the game.
Before these events, these supporters also caused problems inside the stadium: after 87 minutes of playing the referee stopped the game for a few minutes because alavès fans threw missiles in the pitch.

Arsenal FC - Manchester City - 12/09/2009

Source : The Sun

Adebayor’s goal sparked 'riot'

A STEWARD was left unconscious for five minutes after Emmanuel Adebayor's goal celebration caused a "horrific" mini-riot at Eastlands, it emerged today.

The Manchester City striker ran the length of the field to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans yesterday after scoring the third in City's 4-2 win over his former club.

The police slammed Adebayor for his actions and further censure from the FA is sure to follow.

A police spokeswoman said: "A player in a goal celebration caused the opposition fans to be aggravated.

"There was a crowd surge. An object has been thrown and caught a steward and knocked him out. We have not arrested anyone for that."

The steward had to be given medical attention by the pitch and was taken to hospital and has now been discharged.

While the police said they will not take any action against Adebayor and will leave it to the FA, they were heavily critical of the player.

The spokeswoman said: "It's down to the club, ground security and FA whether they want to take the incident any further.

"It must have been quite horrific for the stewards at the time.

"It was the not the player throwing the missile but the fans were reacting to him and his celebration.

"Arsenal fans were throwing the missiles but it is a Manchester City player who was doing the celebrating. Either club must decide with the FA if they want to take it any further."

There were six arrests after the match, two for drunk and disorderly, two public order offences, one section 39 assault (not in relation to steward) and one for possession of drugs.

Fans’ pictures kept by police for 10 years - 13/09/2009

Source : WalesOnline

INNOCENT football fans not convicted of any crimes are having their pictures held by police for up to 10 years, WoS can reveal.

South Wales Police have photos or video footage of 150 supporters of the nation’s two biggest clubs, Cardiff City and Swansea City, and hold them on file for up to a decade in case they later commit violence at matches.

The force believe the fans pose an “active risk” – meaning they are often spotted hanging around the scene of disorder inside and outside grounds, perhaps shouting and gesturing, but not fighting or throwing missiles.

Crucially, they have not been convicted of any football related-offences.

The force hold 210 photographs of banned fans – meaning officers policing matches can pick out hooligans breaching banning orders.

But police admitted they were also considering applying for banning orders against 57 fans separate from any criminal proceedings – suggesting the supporters have not been convicted of offences.

The figures were uncovered in a Freedom of Information request by Plaid Cymru whose prospective parliamentary candidate for Pontypridd, Bluebirds season-ticket holder Ioan Bellin, said: “I welcome the close attention the police are paying to individuals who are not real football fans, but who set out to cause trouble inside and outside grounds.”

Phil Sumbler, of Swansea City Supporters’ Trust, said if police had enough evidence of wrongdoing to justify holding fans’ pictures, they should look to charge them as soon as possible.

He added: “If they are innocent fans, then they could almost become victimised.”

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust chairman Paul Corkrey said: “Many innocent football fans are subjected to being filmed repeatedly.

“It can be alarming to fans, constantly being followed, filmed and generally treated differently from supporters of other sports.

“But, surely, if the fans are innocent, the film should then be destroyed as soon as possible.”

A South Wales Police spokeswoman said: “The high number of banning orders is a reflection of the proactive work carried out between South Wales Police and the region’s football clubs, and the positive action taken against anyone identified as causing trouble on match days.”

Dynamo Moscow - Spartak Moscow (played at the Arena-Khimki) - 13/09/2009

source: mail (thanks to the sender)

25 vs 25 in the Khimki's train station, while two groups met by chance.
Violent fight for a few seconds, until the police arrived.

Poland: Gornik Walbrzych - Chrobry Glogoew - 12/09/2009

Source : unveu.de

Cracovia Krakow - Arka Gdynia - 13/09/2009

Source: Cracovia website

Preston North End - Swansea City - 13/09/2009

Source: forum

"about 4 chavs decided to jump the mesh netting and give it a "C'mon then" to the Preston fans. I think they anticipated that the stewards would stop them, they didn't. When they got to the PNE fans they looked like rabbits stranded in headlights, got smacked and then arrested."

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Poland: Motor Lublin - KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski - 12/09/2009

Source : Radio Lubin + dziennikwschodni.pl

350 policemen were on duty for this high-risks game.
Thirteen supporters were arrested for several reasons.




Translation Underground Fans (c)

AS Monaco - PSG FC - 13/09/2009

Source : Foot01

Due to firecrackers and smobe bombs threw in the pitch, from the Paris stand, the game was stopped for 3 minutes, 20 minutes before the end of the game.
The game restarted without any problems.







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Serbian first league - 13/09/09

Source: mtsmondo.com

A bus number 53 was attacked by unknown group of people. A flare was thrown into bus and one girl was injured. As it is believed the bus was attacked because some FC Partizan fans were in, going to FC Chukarichki stadium for there away game, passing by Belgrade Fair where the attack took place

Birmingham City - Aston Villa - 13/09/2009

Source : goal.com

Birmingham City And Aston Villa Fans Arrested At Derby Clash

The Midlands derby was marred by a number of arrests that were made during the game...

West Midlands Police have confirmed that 14 supporters of Birmingham City and Aston Villa have been arrested following incidents during yesterday's derby at St Andrew's.

As reported by the Daily Mail, six Aston Villa fans were involved, with four charged for running onto the pitch and two given fixed penalty notices for public order offences.

Seven Birmingham supporters were released on police bail pending further enquiries; one a woman who was suspected of assault.

The heated second city derby has been at the centre of much controversy and incident over the years, notably in March 2003 when missles were launched at police who were attempting to separate angry groups of rival fans.

English clubs were hit with a five-year European football ban in 1985 following the Heysel Stadium Disaster in which Liverpool fans charged at Juventus supporters, causing the deaths of 39 people when a wall collapsed in the ensuing stampede.

A lot of work was subsequently done to identify and ban football hooligans from attendance and cultivate a family atmosphere around the grounds. However, following last month's League Cup game between West Ham United and Millwall - where a stabbing and numerous fights overshadowed the match itself - the spotlight has been turned back onto the issue of football hooliganism.

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Source: http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/09/14/14-fans-held-on-football-violence/

14 fans held on football violence

Fourteen people were arrested for public order offences following the derby match between Birmingham City and Aston Villa.

West Midlands Police said seven fans were arrested at the Blues ground where the home side was beaten 1-0 yesterday afternoon in the Premiership clash.

While seven others were arrested after the match for minor disorder in the vicinity and in the Digbeth area of the city.

Officers said there had been a “small number of incidents” around Blues’ St Andrews ground following the lunchtime match.

Seven Birmingham City fans were arrested. Three men were arrested on suspicion of public order, two men arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly and one man and one woman were arrested on suspicion of assault. They were bailed.

Seven Villa fans were also arrested. Four men were arrested and charged for running onto the pitch.

One man was arrested on suspicion of public order act. Two men were also arrested and given fixed penalty notices for public order.

Abusive Bristol City fan banned for three years - 15/09/2009

Source : Bristol Evening Post

A yob who hurled abuse at police during a Bristol City match at Ashton Gate has been banned from every ground in the country for three years.

Kevin Morrison was also banned from a large area around Bristol City's ground for three hours before and two hours after any home game by Bristol magistrates yesterday.

Morrison, of Creswicke Road, Knowle, was one of a group of fans who clashed with police and stewards in the Wedlock Stand at the end of City's 2-1 Championship win over Middlesbrough on August 29.

The incident occurred at the edge of the block closest to the away fans.

CCTV footage provided by the Crown Prosecution Service clearly shows 23-year-old Morrison, wearing a pink polo shirt, at the front of a group of fans, screaming and shouting abuse at police and stewards. He can be seen surging towards police and raising his arms to threaten them.

Prosecuting, Krystle Fonyonga said Morrison had tried to pull a friend who was being arrested away from the police, then shouted abuse at them before raising his fists towards an officer and saying "come on then".

Ms Fonyonga said: "His friends carried on shouting abuse and pushed towards police for five minutes.

"When he realised he was going to be arrested he pushed his way through the crowd to a different part of the stadium."

But another officer found Morrison and arrested him, she added.

Pleading guilty at Bristol Magistrates' Court to charges of using threatening, abusive of insulting words or behaviour, Morrison told the court that he was sorry, that his actions had been stupid and that he should not have done what he did.

Presiding magistrate Robert Stacey ordered him to pay £300 in fines, £85 costs and a victim's surcharge of £15.

The bench also imposed the football banning order which also stipulated that Morrison must not travel to any town or city when Bristol City are playing an away game there, and not travel by train when City are away or England are playing.

The sentence was hailed a success by Roger Thayer, Avon and Somerset Constabulary's force football officer.

Mr Thayer said: "It is good news for the community that a person who has a football-related conviction will now be kept away from football grounds for three years.

"It is a preventative measure, and now there is one less person involved in violence on match days.

"Football violence, in any way, shape or form, is completely unacceptable."

A 22-year-old man appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards police and safety marshals in the Wedlock Stand at Ashton Gate on August 29.

Michael Lewis, of Hardwicke, Yate, was bailed to reappear at the court on October 5, and is not allowed to go to Ashton Gate for a football match before then.

Preston North End - Swansea City - 12/09/2009

Source : Click Lancashire

Teens arrested for Preston disorder

Police made five arrests during Preston's game with Swansea on Saturday after supporters breached the divide between home and visiting supporters.

Lancashire Police confirmed that one 15-year-old and four 16-year-olds were arrested at Deepdale after they attempted to climb over the barricade, which prompted ugly scenes on the terraces during the Lilywhites' 2-0 win.

A spokesman said: "Following the second goal, there was a small disturbance caused by a small group of away fans who were all arrested for public order offences and dealt with.

"This incident involved five people out of a crowd of around 12,000, the majority of whom were well-behaved."

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Source : Lancashire Evening Post

Fans arrested at Preston North End match

Police have confirmed that five fans were arrested during Preston North End's 2-0 win at home to Swansea City.
The male teenagers, all away fans, attempted to clamber over the barricade which separates home and away fans.

Police arrested the group and said they were all known to each other. Four were aged 16 and one was 15-years-old.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "Following the second goal, there was a small disturbance caused by a small group of away fans who were all arrested for public order offences and dealt with.

"This incident involved five people out of a crowd of around 12,000, the majority of whom were well-behaved."

Barrow AFC fans banned - 16/09/2009

Source : NW Evening Mail

TWO youths have been banned from all football grounds in England and Wales after an incident at an AFC away game.

The two males, aged 16 and 17, from Barrow, both travelled to Wrexham on August 31. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested at around 5.45pm when there was a fight with opposing fans in the town centre following the Blue Square Premier match which finished in a 0-0 draw.

Both males, one of whom is a Barrow season ticket holder, pleaded guilty to section four public order offences at Wrexham Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning. They were each given a three year football banning order, preventing them from attending all regulated football matches in England and Wales for the next three years.

Barry Fitzgerald, security advisor to Barrow AFC, said: “Barrow AFC will not tolerate disorderly or antisocial behaviour of any kind and we fully support any football banning orders imposed by the courts.

“We are in the process of making a policy in respect of people who misbehave at Holker Street and who travel away and carry on in this manner, which will be publicised shortly.

“We want to create a family atmosphere and anybody who behaves in a disorderly way, either at Holker Street or in the name of Barrow AFC at away games, will not be welcome.

“Good riddance, we don’t want them at Holker Street or connected with the club.”

Detective Constable Craig Barrass, football intelligence officer for Barrow AFC, said: “Violence and disorder at football matches is on the increase and Cumbria Constabulary will continue to work with the football authorities, Barrow AFC and the Crown Prosecution Service to eradicate this behaviour from Barrow AFC games.

“The bans handed out to these individuals are welcomed and it shows that the courts will take this kind of behaviour seriously and will not hesitate to use their powers to ban persons convicted of such offences.”

Bulgaria (3rd div.) : Maritza Plovdiv - Neftochimik Burgas - 14/09/2009

Source : blitz.bg

Record number of hooligans arrested - 17/09/2009

Source : The Press Association

Police arrested the highest ever number of suspected football hooligans on Britain's railway network last year.

A total of 838 people were arrested during the last financial year, according to figures from the British Transport Police (BTP).

The number of football fans held was an increase of 40% on the 601 arrests recorded during the previous 12-month period.

Senior officers said a "significant minority" are responsible for wreaking havoc on trains and at railway stations.

More than 40 people were arrested in Manchester last May when Rangers supporters clashed with riot police after the Uefa Cup final. Officers came under attack after a big screen in Piccadilly Gardens failed and a Russian fan was stabbed inside the City of Manchester stadium.

Other significant incidents took place on a Cambridge to London train and outside Sydenham station in south east London, after a match between Crystal Palace and Charlton.

The force also obtained 81 football banning orders, a significant increase on its official target of 63.

Despite the rise in football-related hooliganism, BTP scored significant successes in tackling the majority of other types of crimes. Figures released in the force's annual report showed overall crime fell by 4.5% to 67,217 offences. Violent crime, sexual offences and criminal damage also fell.

But senior officers said level crossing incidents remain a growing hazard with 3,479 incidents of misuse recorded, an increase of 20%. There are three near misses every week, on average, between trains and motorists on the 7,600 crossings across the country. A total of 15 people were killed at level crossings and there were 20 collisions between trains and vehicles.

Chief Constable Andy Trotter said: "Anti-social behaviour has an adverse affect on people's journeys and the working environment for rail staff. It is unacceptable and it is one of my priorities for us to crack down on this sort of offending."

Partizan Belgrade - Toulouse FC - Europa League - 17/09/2009

Source : USA Today

3 injured in fan violence in Belgrade

Serbian police say three people have been injured in a fight between the supporters of Partizan Belgrade and French club Toulouse ahead of a Europa League match.

Drago Jovanovic, a spokesman for the Belgrade Emergency Clinic, says the injured include two French nationals and a Serb. Doctors say one of the French fans has been seriously injured.

The official Tanjug news agency says the fight erupted when some 30 Partizan fans attacked supporters of the French club who were sitting in a pub in downtown Belgrade ahead of Thursday's match.

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Source: Reuters

French fan in hospital after Belgrade violence

A French football fan is in a critical condition after rival supporters clashed ahead of a Europa League match on Thursday, Belgrade's B92 television reported.

A 28-year-old Toulouse fan was taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries before the French first division side's match with Partizan Belgrade, B92 said quoting the Emergency Centre's director.

"A French citizen was admitted to intensive care this evening with serious head and chest injuries and the Emergency Centre's entire staff is treating him," Vladimir Djukic said. "His condition has been stabilised but it is still critical."

Two other fans were taken to hospital with minor injuries after 30 Partizan fans and 15 Toulouse supporters clashed outside a bar in central Belgrade.

Toulouse won their opening incident-free Group J match 3-2 after two goals from Pantxi Sirieix and one by Antoine Devaux cancelled out strikes by Mladen Krstajic and Cleo.

Partizan were thrown out of the UEFA Cup, the Europa League's predecessor, in 2007 after their fans caused trouble at Bosnian rivals Zrinjski Mostar.

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Source: B92

Toulouse fan beaten, in critical condition

A French football supporter seriously assaulted in central Belgrade before last night’s match between Partizan and Toulouse remains in a critical condition.

The 27-year-old, who was injured during a fight yesterday between rival fans in Obilićev Venac, sustained serious head and chest injuries and is currently in the intensive care unit, said Drago Jovanović from the Clinical Center of Serbia.

According to Jovanović, the Frenchman is being treated by a whole team of neuro-surgeons, surgeons and anaesthesiologists.

He added that one other French national, as well as a Serbian, had been admitted to the neuro-surgery unit at the clinical center.

The authorities have contacted the Casualty department regarding the French supporter’s condition. Meanwhile, the French consul last night visited the French nationals to establish their identities and current condition, Tanjug was informed by the French embassy.

“The patient, born in 1981, has been seriously injured. He was admitted conscious and disoriented, upset. He was sent for tests. The scanner showed a skull fracture. His condition has since deteriorated. His vital parameters are declining and he is now on a life-support machine,” said Mirko Kerkez, the head of the team of surgeons.

The other French national and a barman working in the bar where the fight broke out also sustained minor injuries.

“The other patient, born in 1975, also a French national, sustained minor injuries. He has a head injury…He is stable and has also been sent for tests,” Kerkez explained.

Witnesses who spoke to B92 said that the fight had broken out outside the Irish Pub in Obilićev Venac at about 18:00 CET.

After a verbal exchange, a group of around 30 hooligans set upon 15 or so Toulouse fans who had been sitting outside. The violence then quickly spread to a number of neighboring bars.

FC Basel - AS Roma - 17/09/2009

Source: tdg.ch

Brawl between Basel and Roma supporters

Police have arrested 11 troublemakers.
Nine ultras were already arrested before the game and will appear in the Court, said police.
Same police source said 50 hooligans on both sides fronted themselves.

As these fans fought together, polie used flash balls, especially on italian said who was very violent, said police.

After the game, won by locals 2-0, it seems it's mainly Basel lads who tried to confront Roma supporters but this time, police restored order but bottles were threw at italian cars.
Everything remained calm half an hour after the game.

Translation Underground Fans (c)




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Source : Goal.com

Roma Fans Arrested After Violence In Basel

Nine Roma fans have been arrested after trouble flared with rival supporters, following the 2-0 loss to Basel in the Europa League last night.

According to Il Corriere Della Sera, tension was evident prior to the game with minor skirmishes taking place outside the St Jakob-Park. With the Giallorossi falling behind and then losing the game, the fans were provoked into a violent reaction and trouble broke out on the streets outside the ground.

Reports claim that up to nine Lupi Ultras were arrested by Swiss police, with four Basel fans also taken into custody. Two officers were also left needing medical treatment following the conflict.

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Source : Swissinfo.ch

Football hooligans riot in Basel

Police have reported violence between fans of football clubs FC Basel and AS Roma before and after their Europa League match in the northern Swiss city.

Local authorities said 11 people were arrested on Thursday and three police officers were slightly injured. Nine were apprehended before the game.

Police had prepared for violence outside the St Jakob stadium with a "massive" presence, they said. Officers from cantons Basel City, Basel Country, Aargau and Bern had been brought in, according to the Swiss News Agency.

Hoodlums attacked each other "suddenly", police said. Supporters of the Swiss and Italian sides also vandalised cars, threw bottles and the Italian flag was desecrated.

The amount of damage was not released. The violence calmed down 30 minutes after the game, police said.

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Source : GenevaLunch

Massive police presence in Basel not enough to prevent football fights

Violence and hooliganism marked the FC Bâle and AS Roma football match, the first as part of the new Europa League, despite a massive police presence in Basel Thursday night. Some 50 supporters for each side, say the police, caused trouble, starting with a group of Italians before the match, notable for their violence, police said in a press release issued Friday morning 18 September. Basel won the match 2-0 and it was the Basel side hooligans who then flared after the match, throwing bottles at cars with Italian license plates.

The police would not say how many officers participated in the effort to keep violence at bay, but the two Basel cantonal police departments were joined by teams from Bern and canton Aargau. It took an hour and a half for the situation to calm down after the match. Three police officers were injured and 11 people arrested.

CSKA Sofia - Fulham FC - 17/09/2009

Source: http://www.sportal.bg










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Blues' fans complain of heavy police presence at games - 18/09/2009

Source : Essex Echo

POLICE insist they are only targeting potential troublemakers, after football fans complained of an “alarming” number of officers outside recent Southend United home games at Roots Hall.

Concerns were raised after police lines were set up at the Leyton Orient and Leeds games in the past couple of weeks.

The move caused a bottleneck outside Roots Hall, which disrupted hundreds of fans as they tried to leave the ground.

However, police insist it was necessary due to concerns about “risk groups” who may have been planning to cause trouble.

Richard Tanner, who lives in Westbury Road, Southend, was at the Leeds game on September 11 when he got caught up in the crowd leaving the west stand.

“I’ve been going to Southend all my life, and I’ve never known them do anything like this with regards to stopping fans coming out of the ground,” he said.

“I took my mother, who’s 80, and it was quite alarming because it caused a lot of congestion coming out.

“If they were planning to do this, they should’ve had police further down the line letting people know what was going on.”

Leyton Orient fan Alan Harvey, 76, was caught up in the fracas when leaving the game on September 4.

He got into a dispute with an officer after making a comment about the amount of police in the area. Mr Harvey, of East Street, Rochford, said: “He got me by the collar, swung me round, and got his arm around me. I was so shocked.

“I couldn’t get into an argument with him, so I just had to say I was sorry.”

Mr Harvey said many fans were also becoming annoyed because matches were being held on Fridays to avoid weekend trouble.

Det Con Dick Spooner, football intelligence officer, said at both matches they had received information about risk groups in the area.

He added: “Before the Leeds match, we found a large Southend risk group in a pub, and decisions were made we would escort them to the ground, which we did. To prevent disorder at the end of the match, we put a police presence outside the west stand in Shakespeare Drive.

“We took out members of the Southend risk group and held them to stop disorder happening in and around the town.

“Everything was done for public safety, and public safety is always taken into consideration before we do anything.”

A man was arrested at the Leyton Orient game and charged with racial chanting at players. The man, from London, will appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court on September 23.

Potters' talks with police - 18/09/2009

Source : Stoke & Staffordshire

STOKE City Football Club is working on improving ties with Greater Manchester Police after 80 Potters fans were sent home without watching a match last season.

The group was forced to leave Manchester last November over fears of violence before Stoke's match against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Stoke City's chief executive Tony Scholes has held discussions with the police and the Football Supporters' Federation ahead of the Potters' game against Bolton Wanderers tomorrow.