Daims09
June 13th, 2008, 03:19 PM
http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_167182397.html
Urawa fined over crowd trouble
Urawa Reds' fans (AFP)
TOKYO: Asian champions Urawa Reds have been slapped with the biggest fine in J-League history for failing to prevent violent clashes between rival supporters at a home match last month.
The fine was 20 million yen (about 187,000 dollars), twice as much as the former all-time record. Gamba Osaka , the opponents in the May 17 match, were fined 10 million yen.
J-League chairman Kenji Onitake, announcing the penalties on Tuesday, said Urawa 's management was "gravely responsible for giving an impression to society that football stadiums are dangerous."
Gamba's 3-2 win over Urawa at the Saitama Stadium north of Tokyo sparked what was described as the worst crowd trouble since the league started 15 years ago.
Noisy rejoicing by Gamba supporters in the stands triggered a scuffle between players from the two teams on the pitch.
Riot police were called in as the commotion spread to the stands, with fans trashing safety fences and seats. A Gamba fan was injured when he fell from the stands.
Some 5,000 Urawa supporters blocked 800 Osaka fans from leaving the stadium for three and a half hours.
Urawa apologised to their fans on their website. A statement posted on their website said: “We apologise to fans of both teams and all stakeholders. We feel responsible for the fact that we couldn’t prevent this trouble and were late in dealing with it. We will review our risk management system and make our stadium more safe and comfortable than before.”
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Interesting, would not expect that over there
Urawa fined over crowd trouble
Urawa Reds' fans (AFP)
TOKYO: Asian champions Urawa Reds have been slapped with the biggest fine in J-League history for failing to prevent violent clashes between rival supporters at a home match last month.
The fine was 20 million yen (about 187,000 dollars), twice as much as the former all-time record. Gamba Osaka , the opponents in the May 17 match, were fined 10 million yen.
J-League chairman Kenji Onitake, announcing the penalties on Tuesday, said Urawa 's management was "gravely responsible for giving an impression to society that football stadiums are dangerous."
Gamba's 3-2 win over Urawa at the Saitama Stadium north of Tokyo sparked what was described as the worst crowd trouble since the league started 15 years ago.
Noisy rejoicing by Gamba supporters in the stands triggered a scuffle between players from the two teams on the pitch.
Riot police were called in as the commotion spread to the stands, with fans trashing safety fences and seats. A Gamba fan was injured when he fell from the stands.
Some 5,000 Urawa supporters blocked 800 Osaka fans from leaving the stadium for three and a half hours.
Urawa apologised to their fans on their website. A statement posted on their website said: “We apologise to fans of both teams and all stakeholders. We feel responsible for the fact that we couldn’t prevent this trouble and were late in dealing with it. We will review our risk management system and make our stadium more safe and comfortable than before.”
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Interesting, would not expect that over there