mandag den 20. februar 2012

Black Friday in Danish Football




This was the first sign of hooliganism in Denmark according to the media. After this day, chaos and arrests at football matches have characterized as football hooliganism.

23. September 1994

17.00

From Brondby support iniative, a march from Copenhagen central station to FCK stadium was set up for the second time. Approx. 2000 fans attended to what was supposed to have been peaceful. Many under the influence of alcohol broke in to ceveral stores and broke signs, bikes and car windows on their way, which made it difficult for the people in charge of the march.

18.30

When the fans arrive only 4 gates have opened which creates slight chaos and builds up the tension in the crowd.

19.35

A fight between two brondby fans occur during the half time and fck crew members are patient but must interrupt and try and prevent the spreading, but the bordonby fans do not appreciate the attendance of fck staff member on their stand so fights start and police officers must go in. One fans is arrested.

20.45

FCK wins the derby 2-1 and frustrated brøndby “fans” starts burning seats and are therefore being escorted out before the fck fans, which again create turbulence.

21.00

After the match, brondby fans are still very aggressive and looking for situation where they can express their feelings about the result. Whilst these fans are still around the stadium, the fck fans are let out too early and the police must therefore quickly navigate the brondby fans to a place called the Triangle not far away. Meanwhile the fck fans are getting annoyed with being hold back that small fights appear.

23.00

Of the 22 arrested, 20 were løsladt on the same evening and the last two were løsladt the next morning with too little evidence.

The medias dramatic headlines the next day was caused by the unusual seat burnings and Friday fights which the police and fck arrangører wasn’t geared for.

Damsgaard, Kenneth, “Det handler ikke om at vinde,” Forlaget Hovedland, Bo Smith-Uniths, 1997, (Print)


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