In April 2001, more than 40 people are crushed to death during a soccer match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.East Java police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they were aware of such regulations, however Indonesia's human rights commission planned to investigate security at the ground, including the use of tear gas, its commissioner told Reuters. Saturday's game is already among the world's worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where over 80 died and over 100 more were injured. Brawls were reported outside the stadium during and after the semifinal round match of the East Java Governor's Cup, which ended with Persebaya beating Arema 4-2.ĭespite Indonesia's lack of international accolades in the sport, hooliganism is rife in the soccer-obsessed country where fanaticism often ends in violence, as in the 2018 death of a Persija Jakarta supporter who was killed by a mob of hardcore fans of rival club Persib Bandung in 2018. The restriction was imposed after clashes between supporters of the two rival soccer teams in East Java's Blitar stadium in February 2020 caused a total of 250 million rupiah ($18,000) in material losses. Unfortunately, this incident has certainly injured our soccer image, Amali said.įerli Hidayat, local police chief of Malang, said there were some 42,000 spectators at the game Saturday, all of whom were Aremanias because the organizer had banned Persebaya fans from entering the stadium in an effort to avoid brawls. As the host, the country automatically qualifies for the cup. Indonesia is due to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup from May 20 to June 11, with 24 participating teams. Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali also expressed his regret that this tragedy happened when we were preparing for soccer game activities, both national and international level. He also ordered PSSI to temporarily suspend Liga 1 until it could be evaluated and security procedures improved. He ordered the Youth and Sports minister, the National Police chief and the PSSI chair to conduct a thorough evaluation of the country's soccer match and its security procedure. We must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity and a sense of brotherhood of the Indonesian nation. I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country, don't let another human tragedy like this happen in the future, Widodo said. Indonesia's president Joko Widodo expressed his deep condolences for the dead in televised remarks Sunday. Others tried to identify the bodies laid at a morgue. Grieving relatives waited for information about their loved ones at Malang's Saiful Anwar General Hospital.
Television reports showed police and rescuers evacuating the injured and carrying the dead to ambulances. Indonesia's soccer association, known as PSSI, has suspended the premier soccer league Liga 1 indefinitely in light of the tragedy and banned Arema from hosting soccer matches for the remainder of the season.
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Emil Dardak told Kompas TV in an interview Sunday the death toll has climbed to 174, while more than 100 injured people are receiving intensive treatment in eight hospitals without any charge, 11 of them in critical condition. More than 300 were rushed to nearby hospitals to treat injuries but many died on the way and during a treatment, Afinta said.Įast Java's Vice Gov. We have already done a preventive action before finally firing the tear gas as (fans) began to attack the police, acting anarchically and burning vehicles, said East Java Police chief Nico Afinta in a news conference early Sunday. In the chaos, 34 died at the stadium, including two officers, and some reports include children among the casualties. Some suffocated and others were trampled as hundreds of people ran to the exit in an effort to avoid the tear gas.
Tear gas is banned at soccer stadiums by FIFA.
Riot police responded by firing tear gas, including toward the stadium's stands, causing panic among the crowd. The rioting spread outside the stadium where at least five police vehicles were toppled and set ablaze amid the chaos.
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