Chinese football association investigates fan riot

AFP

20 08 2010

BEIJING — China’s football association said Friday it was investigating a violent clash between fans of a provincial team and police, the latest bout of unrest to hit the nation’s beautiful game.

Fans of Henan province’s Jianye football club battled riot police in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou on Wednesday night following their team’s 2-0 home defeat to Jiangsu’s Shuntian, the official Beijing Times reported.

More than 10 people were injured after fans threw stones at police outside the ground, demanding management fire those responsible. Some burned their tickets and others used fire extinguishers to fight police, the report said.

« The CFA (Chinese Football Association) is now looking into the situation, » Dong Hua, a spokesman for the body, told AFP.

« Relevant departments will take measures according to the situation. »

China has been hit by a number of violent incidents involving football fans, players and coaches after the end of the World Cup, the report said.

« Many fans are always getting into fights after matches, outside the venues, and this is related to social problems, » Liu Dianqiu, head of the professional division of the CFA, was quoted as saying.

« The clubs need to reasonably communicate with fans and pay more attention to security. »

China’s football has also been plagued by a wide-ranging graft scandal that has seen scores of football officials and referees taken into police custody this year.

In January, former CFA head Nan Yong and two of his top lieutenants were taken in for questioning and later arrested for bribery and match-fixing.

Gambling, match-fixing, crooked referees and poor performances by China’s national team have made the sport a source of chagrin for the nation’s fans and a matter of mounting state concern.

河南建业主场输球，球迷与防暴警察发生激烈冲突 足协表态“尽快研究处理”

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2010年8月20日

羊城晚报讯 记者赵宝彤、林本剑报道：本周三晚，河南建业主场输球，球迷与防暴警察发生激烈冲突（见上图），10多名球迷受伤。昨天，中国足协正式介入调查此事。

前晚，河南建业主场以0比2输给江苏舜天，球队在保级的深渊越陷越深。河南球迷赛后集体涌向建业俱乐部，要求俱乐部管理人员出面解释，清退不合格的俱乐 部管理人员。众多球迷围在球场东边大厅高喊“杨楠下课”，球迷想进入大厅内询问建业高层，并冲击大厅大门，且多次冲击防暴警察的防线，向防暴警察投掷石 块。部分球迷焚烧套票，还有球迷拿灭火器攻击警察。面对球迷的疯狂举动，防暴警察不得已进行了处理。

此事引起中国足协高度重视。昨晚，足协职业部主任刘殿秋称：“足协正在敦促郑州赛区以及当值比赛监督、裁判监督、裁判员尽快将现场的报告上报给足协，我们会尽快进行研究处理。因为是一周双赛，将在下周一会召开总结会，对此事进行进一步研究处理。”

世界杯结束后的一个多月，从中超到中甲、中乙甚至女足赛场，最先上演的是球迷、教练、球员屡次袭击裁判，之后延伸到球场外主队球迷围追堵截对方球迷、双 方球迷互殴，如今出现球迷与俱乐部冲突、与警察发生对峙冲突。对于球迷场外的事件，刘殿秋表示：“很多球迷总是在赛后、在场外发生冲突，这带有一定的社会 问题。这需要俱乐部合理地与球迷沟通，增强对安保的重视。”

谈到近期球场内外多起暴力事件，韦迪昨天表示：“是该俱乐部方面出面的时候了，仅靠足协的力量是不够的。”

河南建业俱乐部总经理杨楠则在昨天称，自己并不清楚冲突的事件，“当时我并没有在事发地点，因此对具体的情况也不是很了解。后来也是听人说发生了这样的 事情。不过，这件事应该不会对建业队主场征战中超联赛造成影响，也不会影响到国足在郑州的比赛。”杨楠也对意外受伤者表示慰问，祝愿伤者能够尽快康复，并 希望这种事件以后不要发生。

~ par Alain Bertho sur 20 août 2010.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, 暴防