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Football hooliganism has had a long history in Indonesia, with at least 95 football-related deaths between 2005 and 2018. [14] [15] [16] Several teams' fan clubs have so-called "commanders", and riot police units are present at many matches, with flares often being used to disperse rioting crowds invading the pitch. [17]
Indonesia’s soccer association, known as PSSI, suspended the premier soccer league Liga 1 indefinitely in light of the tragedy and banned Arema from hosting soccer matches for the remainder of ...
STORY: A team of investigators in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in the country's recent soccer stampede. That's according to the country's security minister on ...
Soccer has a troubled history in Indonesia, due to bitter inter-club rivalries and what some say is questionable policing As the Kanjuruhan Tragedy Shows, Indonesia Has Not Resolved Its Long ...
A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed 125 people and injured more than 320 after police used tear gas to quell a pitch invasion, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the world's ...
Kanjuruhan Stadium was built in 1997 with an estimated construction cost of Rp 35 billion. On 9 June 2004, the stadium was inaugurated for use by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, marked by a trial match in the middle of the 2004 Indonesian First League Division between Arema and PSS Sleman.
Despite having a reputation as one of the most passionate fans, Indonesia also has a reputation for violent hooliganism. Aside from the 135 that died in the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster, there have been at least 95 football-related deaths between 2005 and 2018. [21] [22] [23] On the world stage, Indonesia also has an intense rivalry with Malaysia.
Delays in unlocking the gates at an Indonesian soccer stadium after violence broke out at the end of a match contributed to a disaster in which at least 131 people died, the national soccer ...