iots: Arrests at football are back on the rise

Football hooliganism is back on the rise with 2,456 matchday arrests for the 2012/3 season, the Mirror has revealed.
However, while figures rose from the record low of 2011/2, they're still down hugely from the total for 2009/10, which was 3,391.
Our leagues of shame showed teams with the most fans banned from games by the courts and those arrested.
While some clubs with reputations for football violence featured prominently, there were also some surprises among the Home Office figures too.
We've combed the full report - available online here - to find some of the more unusual stats.

TEN SURPRISING FACTS FROM THE REPORT

1 Three arrests were made at the women's football tournament at the London 2012 Olympics.
2 Sixth most arrests is Nuneaton Town - with more fans held than the likes of Millwall and West Ham (The Conference National high-flyers said all arrests took place on one day a mile away from the ground)
3 Newcastle United had the most fans arrested at home while Manchester United the most at away games
4 Just two clubs in the Football League - AFC Wimbledon and Burton Albion - have no fans banned from games
5 The best behaved Premier League fans are Fulham, with only 9 arrests last year and 4 fans with banning orders
6 One fan of each of Fredrikstad (Norway), Lyon (France), Schalke 04 (Germany), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Utrecht (Netherlands) and Zenit St Petersburg (Russia) are banned from games in England
7 West Ham topped the list of fans arrested over racist chanting, with Leeds United and Sunderland behind them
8 Football-related arrests in the Premier League fell - but in the four divisions below the top division, the numbers rose
9 In the Championship, League One and League Two, more away fans were arrested than home supporters
10 The biggest increase was in the Conference National, where arrests doubled

ARRESTS LEAGUE TABLE

Football arrests by club supported 2013/13

• Newcastle United 175
• Manchester United 145
• Leeds United 101
• Manchester City 95
• Chelsea 92
• Nuneaton Town 87
• Sunderland 71
• Millwall 67
• West Ham United 67
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 56
• Birmingham City 55
• Bristol City 54
• Arsenal 53
• Aston Villa 51
• Bolton Wanderers 46
• Everton 44
• Middlesbrough 44
• Walsall 42
• Oxford United 39
• Nottingham Forest 38
• Scunthorpe United 38
• Liverpool 36
• Sheffield Wednesday 35
• Stoke City 32
• Tottenham Hotspur 32
• Blackburn Rovers 31
• Burnley 31
• Crystal Palace 31
• Coventry City 29
• Derby County 29
• Peterborough United 29
• Sheffield United 29
• Barnsley 28
• Cardiff City 26
• Shrewsbury Town 26
• Bristol Rovers 25
• Hull City 25
• Brighton & Hove Albion 24
• Southampton 23
• Leicester City 22
• Bradford City 21
• Watford 21
• Lincoln City 20
• Oldham Athletic 20
• Queens Park Rangers 20
• Huddersfield Town 19
• Port Vale 19
• Rotherham United 19
• Wigan Athletic 18
• Chesterfield 17
• Portsmouth 17
• Grimsby Town 16
• Luton Town 16
• Preston North End 16
• Doncaster Rovers 15
• Bury 14
• Charlton Athletic 14
• Gillingham 14
• Wrexham 14
• Carlisle United 13
• Swansea City 13
• Mansfield Town 12
• Norwich 12
• Tranmere Rovers 12
• Blackpool 11
• York City 11
• Newport County 10
• Swindon Town 10
• West Bromwich Albion 10
• Crewe Alexandra 9
• Fulham 9
• Hartlepool United 9
• Morecambe 9
• Northampton Town 9
• Reading 9
• Stockport County 9
• AFC Wimbledon 8
• Hereford United 8
• Barnet 7
• Bournemouth 7
• Macclesfield Town 7
• Exeter City 6
• Southend United 6
• Aldershot Town 5
• Plymouth Argyle 5
• Brentford 4
• Burton Albion 4
• Ipswich Town 4
• Cheltenham Town 3
• Woking 3
• Yeovil Town 3
• Barrow 2
• Crawley Town 2
• Leyton Orient 2
• Notts County 2
• Rochdale 2
• Stevenage 2
• Colchester United 1
• Kidderminster Harriers 1
• MK Dons 1
• Torquay United 1
• Alfreton Town 1
• Accrington Stanley 0
• AFC Telford United 0
• Braintree Town 0
• Cambridge United 0
• Dagenham and Redbridge 0
• Dartford 0
• Ebbsfleet United 0
• Fleetwood Town 0
• Forest Green Rovers 0
• Gateshead 0
• Hyde 0
• Southport 0
• Tamworth 0
• Wycombe Wanderers 0

BANNING ORDERS  LEAGUE TABLE

Total number of banning orders against risk supporters of each club

• Cardiff City, 121
• Chelsea, 110
• Manchester United, 91
• Leeds United, 72
• Millwall, 65
• West Ham United, 65
• Bradford City, 62
• Arsenal, 59
• Newcastle United, 58
• Birmingham City, 57
• Bristol City, 56
• Tottenham Hotspur, 56
• Middlesbrough, 52
• Manchester City, 48
• Hull City, 47
• Huddersfield Town, 47
• Leicester City, 46
• Aston Villa, 44
• Swansea City, 44
• Grimsby Town, 41
• Southampton, 41
• Liverpool, 39
• Sunderland, 38
• Scunthorpe United, 38
• Swindon Town, 37
• Oxford United, 35
• Sheffield Wednesday, 34
• Sheffield United, 33
• Derby County, 32
• Wolverhampton Wanderers, 32
• Crystal Palace, 31
• Coventry City, 30
• Nottingham Forest, 30
• Burnley, 29
• Everton, 27
• Stoke City, 26
• West Bromwich Albion, 25
• Chesterfield, 23
• Exeter City, 23
• Luton Town, 21
• Blackburn Rovers, 20
• Bolton Wanderers, 20
• Lincoln City, 19
• Queens Park Rangers, 19
• Portsmouth, 17
• Torquay United, 17
• Bristol Rovers, 16
• Brighton & Hove Albion, 16
• Plymouth Argyle, 16
• Crewe Alexandra, 15
• York City, 15
• Stockport County, 15
• Brentford, 14
• Rangers (Scotland), 14
• Hartlepool United,13
• Port Vale, 12
• Barnsley, 11
• Charlton Athletic, 11
• Doncaster Rovers, 11
• Mansfield Town, 11
• Newport County, 11
• Wigan Athletic, 11
• Hereford United, 10
• Norwich City, 10
• Preston North End, 10
• Rotherham United, 9
• Rochdale, 9
• Wrexham, 9
• Aldershot Town, 8
• Bury, 8
• Darlington, 8
• Dagenham & Redbridge, 8
• Oldham Athletic, 8
• Walsall, 8
• Alfreton Town, 7
• Carlisle United, 7
• Bournemouth, 7
• Chester City, 7
• Gillingham, 7
• Leyton Orient, 7
• Halifax Town, 7
• Shrewsbury Town, 7
• Tranmere Rovers, 7
• AFC Telford United, 6
• Ipswich Town, 6
• Peterborough United, 6
• Blackpool, 5
• Crawley Town, 5
• Northampton Town, 5
• Reading, 5
• Southend United, 5
• Fulham, 4
• Kidderminster Harriers, 4
• Nuneaton Town, 4
• Watford, 4
• Macclesfield Town, 3
• Accrington Stanley, 2
• Barnet, 2
• Colchester United, 2
• Barrow, 2
• Fleetwood Town, 2
• Notts County, 2
• Kettering Town, 2
• Cheltenham Town, 1
• FC United of Manchester, 1
• Fredrikstad (Norway), 1
• Milton Keynes Dons, 1
• Morecambe, 1
• Lyon (France), 1
• Stevenage, 1
• Rushden & Diamonds, 1
• Salisbury City, 1
• Wycombe Wanderers, 1
• Schalke 04 (Germany), 1
• Yeovil Town, 1
• Sparta Prague (Czech R.), 1
• Staines Town 1
• Utrecht (Netherlands), 1
• Zenit St Petersberg (Russia), 1
• AFC Wimbledon, 0
• Burton Albion, 0

 

 

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Wat wordt verstaan onder voetbalvandalisme?

Voetbalvandalisme is geen juridisch gedefinieerd begrip en staat ook niet als strafbaar feit in het Wetboek van strafrecht. Bij voetbalvandalisme gaat het om verstoring van de openbare orde en/of het plegen van strafbare feiten rondom voetbalwedstrijden, door individuen of groepen personen. Typische voorbeelden daarvan zijn:

• discriminerende spreekkoren;
• vernielingen van tribunes, treinen en winkels; en
• vechtpartijen in en buiten stadions.

In de Aanwijzing bestrijding voetbalvandalisme en -geweld (2010) geeft het Openbaar Ministerie aan in hoeverre een strafbaar feit, gepleegd buiten het stadion, nog voetbalgerelateerd is.

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Wie plegen er voetbalvandalisme en -geweld?

Voetbalvandalen komen uit alle lagen van de bevolking en hebben diverse achtergronden. Voetbalvandalisme wordt vaak beïnvloed door overmatig alcohol- en drugsgebruik, frustraties over de uitslag van de wedstrijd of over beslissingen van de scheidsrechter en provocaties door de tegenstander. Het zijn vooral jonge mannen die zich aangetrokken voelen tot grensoverschrijdend groepsgedrag. De sensatie, het geweld en een gevoel van autonomie levert een kick op. Er wordt vaak onderscheid gemaakt tussen zogeheten ‘harde kernleden’ (degenen die het geweld op gang brengen) en ‘meelopers’, die dit voorbeeld volgen.

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Wie is als eerste verantwoordelijk voor voetbalveiligheid?

De voetbalclub is verantwoordelijk voor de veiligheid en ordehandhaving in het stadion, terwijl de burgemeester de regie voert over de openbare orde. Maar ook andere personen en instanties zijn actief rondom de aanpak van voetbalvandalisme, zoals het openbaar ministerie, de Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB) en de Federatie van Betaald Voetbal Organisaties.

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Wat doet de politie?

De politie is verantwoordelijk voor de handhaving van de openbare orde in de publieke ruimte en treedt op bij problemen die groter zijn dan de club aankan. Hieruit voort komen de volgende algemene politietaken bij het betaald voetbal:

• tijdig signaleren en optreden in situaties die de veiligheid van mensen in direct gevaar brengen;
• handhaven van de openbare orde en rust buiten het stadion;
• meereizen met supportersgroepen naar uitwedstrijden;
• zorgen voor een goede begeleiding en doorstroming van het verkeer;
• opsporen van strafbare feiten.

Elke wedstrijd uit het betaald voetbal in Nederland wordt door de politie vooraf ingeschat op mogelijke risico’s voor de openbare orde en veiligheid. Deze risico-inschatting vindt altijd plaats aan de hand van gegevens uit het zogeheten Voetbal Volg Systeem (VVS), waarna zo mogelijk maatregelen worden getroffen.

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Hooligans in Beeld. Wie zijn ze?

De politie registreert veiligheidsgegevens rond wedstrijden in een centrale databank, het Voetbal Volg Systeem (VVS). Hierin staan ook de dossiers die de politie maakt in het kader van ‘Hooligans in Beeld’. Dit zijn dossiers over de leidende figuren binnen supportersgroepen die in staat zijn grootschalige rellen te organiseren. Diverse partijen, waaronder de politie en de Betaald Voetbal Organisatie, kunnen (delen van) informatie uit VVS gebruiken. Zo kan justitie een justitieel onderzoek tegen een relschopper instellen.

De politie spreekt van hooliganisme wanneer geweldpleging niet toevallig en juist structureel van aard is. Het gaat om het geweld omwille van het geweld. Zo spreken hooligans bijvoorbeeld buiten de wedstrijd af om met elkaar op de vuist te gaan.

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Welke maatregelen worden tegen voetbalvandalen of hooligans genomen?

• De KNVB en de rechter kunnen aan voetbalsupporters een stadionverbod opleggen. Dit is een verbod om in het stadion een voetbalwedstrijd te bekijken.
• De burgemeester kan aan een veelvuldig overlastgever een tijdelijk verbod opleggen om in de buurt van een stadion te komen. Bijvoorbeeld vanaf drie uur vóór en drie uur ná de wedstrijd. Ook kan de burgemeester een meldingsplicht opleggen tegen voetbalvandalen. Dan moeten zij zich verplicht melden als ze een wedstrijd bezoeken.
• De officier van justitie kan straffen eisen tegen voetbalvandalen, en kan hooligans verplichten om therapie tegen agressie te volgen.
• Ook bezoeken wijkagenten ouders van jonge hooligans om ze te vertellen wat hun kind in het station uitvoert.

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10 MEEST GEVREESDE HOOLIGAN TEAMS

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Flamengo Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Flamengo is the most popular soccer team in Brazil with about 40 million fans all over the country. Their matches against their biggest rival Fluminense are huge events for the fans. In 1963, their match was watched by an incredible 195 000 spectators – the greatest number in soccer history. Flamengo´s most famous hooligan gang is called Torcida Jovem-Fla.

9

Besiktas Istanbul, Turkey

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Another Istanbul team that is known for their rough and thuggish fan base. Their rivalry matches against Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are among the most brutal hooligan clashes.

8

Red Star Belgrade, Serbia

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Supporters of this team have one of the most fearsome reputations in Europe. There are several hooligan firms within the Red Star including Belgrade Boys and Zulu Warriors.

7

West Ham United, England

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One of the team where hooliganism actually originated. The Inter City Firm is widely regarded as the first properly organized hooligan group ever. Their fights with Millwall supporters became notorious.

6

St. Petersburg, Russia

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Along with the fans of the Moscow teams CSKA and Spartak, the most violent soccer fans in Russia. The main hooligan group of St. Petersburg has seemingly innocent name Music Hall but their members are enormous brawlers.

5

FC Zurich, Switzerland

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Even Switzerland, the little elegant country has some hooligan issues. There are two irreconcilable rivals in the capital city – FC Zurich and Grasshoppers Zurich , whose matches are the so called “high risk games” requiring increased police presence in and around the stadium.

4

Universitario Lima, Peru

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This team´s hooligans are the most violent in Peru and some of the most fearsome in whole South America. During Universitario´s matches, several away fans have been killed.

3

Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine

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Ukraine´s soccer clubs have been also facing significant hooliganism-related problems. Shakhtar is one of the most popular Ukraine´s team but its rowdies are no less famous. Firms like Weekend Team, The Club or Ultras 18 are feared by all other teams´ fans.

2

Juventus Torino, Italy

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One of the most successful Italian soccer team has many fan, ultra and hooligan groups. A fan group called Drughi, for example, used to have over 10 000 members. As for the hooligan firms of Juventus, the Vikings are one of the most active.

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Ferencvaros, Hungary

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This soccer hooligan gang is among the most violent in Eastern Europe. Their most hated enemies are the supporters of the rival city club Ujpest. Massive clashes of soccer thugs armed with baseball bats, chains or tasers are quite common before and after, sometimes even during these rivalry matches.

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5 facts about Brazil’s soccer hooligans

 

1. Problems typically unfold outside the stadiums.

There were two things out of the ordinary in the clashes between the organizadas of Atlético Paranaense and Vasco. The first is that people were imprisoned. The second is that the violence happened inside the stadiums. That’s rare. Clashes between fans are regularly scheduled on the internet and consummated in the streets.
Twenty-year-old Atlético Mineiro fan Lucas Batista Marcelino was shot and killed by two Cruzeiro fans, on a motorbike, in the east zone of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. It happened in 2009, about 10km from where the clubs were playing.
Three years later, about a thousand fans from Palmeiras e Corinthians turned São Paulo’s north zone into their own Colosseum. The conflict took place at Inajar de Souza Avenue, 10km away from Pacaembu Stadium. Two men were shot.

2. Different sets of hooligans can team up.

There’s no cooperation between fans of local rivals, such as Corinthians and Palmeiras. But organizadas from different states make alliances that are pretty valuable in away games.
Palmeiras’ Mancha Verde, for instance, is friends with Vasco’s Força Jovem. São Paulo’s Independente has an alliance with Flamengo’s Jovem. There are also cases of discrepancies between two organizadas that have led to broken relations. Corinthians’ Gaviões da Fiel and Atlético Mineiro’s Galoucura used to be friends, but now can’t stand each other.
It sometimes ensures peace, but can also make some circumstances worse. Palmeiras’ organizada is even more of an enemy in the eyes of Flamengos because of their friendship with Vascos. The result of this can be seen in the Brazilian episode of “Football Factories,” a series of films about hooliganism. A bus bringing Palmeiras fans back to São Paulo is shot at on the road.

3. Players aren’t immune.

Palmeiras’ former midfielder João Vítor was shopping at the club’s store, on Turiassu street, near the team’s stadium, when he became involved in a fight with Mancha Verde members.
Vagner Love, one of Palmeira’s best strikers in the last ten years, was getting money out of an ATM, also in the vicinity of the club’s stadium, when he was beaten by organizados.
In Brazilian football, players are no safer than the fans in the stands. When the hooligans decide a footballer is not playing well, they forget about swearing and things get real.
This year, a group of criminals invaded Corinthian’s training field, and there were reports of aggression against employees. Mário Gobbi, the club’s president and a police delegate, said striker Guerrero was held by the neck by one of the hooligans.

4. It’s a super homophobic scene.

The squads of European hooligans have an inclination towards ultranationalism and neo-fascist ideologies, and discrimination typically runs rampant against black people and immigrants. There’s prejudice in Brazil as well, and the most common is homophobia.
There was a derby between Corinthians and São Paulo this year, where thousands of corintianos called goalkeeper Rogério Ceni a “fag.” São Paulo is often mocked as “a homosexual team” — as if this were some kind of offense.
Last year, Emerson, Corinthians’ Libertadores hero, with two goals in the final match against Boca Juniors, published a picture on Instagram where he was kissing a male friend. What in the beginning was an exceptional action against homophobia turned out to be a lamentable episode. After pressure from various members of Gaviões da Fiel, he retracted, said he hadn’t meant to offend, and publicly stated that he really prefers women.
Corinthians fans are not the only homophobes in Brazilian football, of course. Atlético Mineiros believe that a good way to offend Cruzeiros is by calling them “Mary.” São Paulo fans stopped singing player Rycharlison’s name because he was seen as gay. The player finally came out as homosexual in 2013.

5. They really like Carnaval.

São Paulo organizadas are also into carnival parades. The headquarters are usually located in the same place where drummers and sambistas rehearse for Carnaval every year. And they are very relevant. The Corinthians-related Gaviões da Fiel, for instance, won the city “special group” four times.
Palmeiras’ Mancha Verde never won a title, but is always on the first tier. As for São Paulo’s Dragões da Real, they have held a place in the Carnival parade “special group” for the past three years.
In 2012, a member of Império da Casa Verde broke into the jury’s space and tore apart some of the votes. Soon after, Gaviões da Field did the same. Corintianos continued the violence by kicking and moving the grids that separated the Sambódromo do Anhembi from the streets.
In 2012 and 2013, the three groups were in the same run — a cause of deep concern for police and authorities.