DERRY CITY HAVE been fined €20,000 and handed a suspended stand closure penalty by Uefa following crowd trouble during last week’s Uefa Europa League meeting with CSKA Sofia.
The Bulgarian side were hit with two fines totalling €50,000 after they were charged with “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour – meaning Nazi salutes, throwing of objects, crowd disturbances, acts of damage to the stadium and violating the basic rules of decent conduct”.
CSKA will not be permitted to sell tickets to fans for their next away game in Europe.
In addition to their €20,000 fine, Derry have been ordered to close their north stand for the next home European game in European football, with the penalty suspended for two years. They were also charged with throwing objects, and an incident in which a Derry City fan made contact with the CSKA goalkeeper.
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Derry City have released a statement on the punishments, stating they are considering a lifetime ban for the pitch intruder.
“While Derry City FC complained to Uefa about the aggressive and intimidatory behaviour of the CSKA Sofia supporters, the club accepted that its own supporters had thrown objects onto the field of play and that one of its supporters had entered the field of play and approached the CSKA goalkeeper, before being returned to the stand by security personnel.
“Derry City FC fully accepts the decision of the Uefa Appeals Body.
“Derry City FC is committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure that home matches are played in an environment that is safe for players and supporters alike.
“An investigation is underway to identify those supporters of Derry City FC who were involved in these incidents and who ultimately caused the club to incur this fine. Once identified, the club will take appropriate steps to sanction these supporters, including the possibility of a lifetime ban from the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
“Separately, CSKA Sofia has apologised to Derry City FC for the damage caused to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium by its supporters. CSKA Sofia has agreed to cover the cost of remediating this damage and Derry City FC is liaising with CSKA Sofia on this issue.”
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Derry City fined €20k following Europa League crowd trouble
DERRY CITY HAVE been fined €20,000 and handed a suspended stand closure penalty by Uefa following crowd trouble during last week’s Uefa Europa League meeting with CSKA Sofia.
The Bulgarian side were hit with two fines totalling €50,000 after they were charged with “racist and/or discriminatory behaviour – meaning Nazi salutes, throwing of objects, crowd disturbances, acts of damage to the stadium and violating the basic rules of decent conduct”.
CSKA will not be permitted to sell tickets to fans for their next away game in Europe.
In addition to their €20,000 fine, Derry have been ordered to close their north stand for the next home European game in European football, with the penalty suspended for two years. They were also charged with throwing objects, and an incident in which a Derry City fan made contact with the CSKA goalkeeper.
Derry City have released a statement on the punishments, stating they are considering a lifetime ban for the pitch intruder.
“While Derry City FC complained to Uefa about the aggressive and intimidatory behaviour of the CSKA Sofia supporters, the club accepted that its own supporters had thrown objects onto the field of play and that one of its supporters had entered the field of play and approached the CSKA goalkeeper, before being returned to the stand by security personnel.
“Derry City FC is committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure that home matches are played in an environment that is safe for players and supporters alike.
“An investigation is underway to identify those supporters of Derry City FC who were involved in these incidents and who ultimately caused the club to incur this fine. Once identified, the club will take appropriate steps to sanction these supporters, including the possibility of a lifetime ban from the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
“Separately, CSKA Sofia has apologised to Derry City FC for the damage caused to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium by its supporters. CSKA Sofia has agreed to cover the cost of remediating this damage and Derry City FC is liaising with CSKA Sofia on this issue.”
CSKA Sofia won the tie 5-3 on aggregate.
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