New bill ‘will give state the key’ to safer stadiums
The new stadium safety bill will “give the key to safer stadiums to the state”, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Wednesday.
Addressing the day’s House legal affairs committee ...
CFA objects to plan for CCTV at small stadiums
The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) on Wednesday expressed its opposition to the government’s plans to require all sports venues with a capacity of 500 spectators or more to install CCTV ...
One in custody, another arrested for Limassol incidents
Limassol district court on Friday issued a five-day remand order for a 22-year-old suspect arrested in connection with disturbances outside the Apollon indoor sports venue on Tuesday evening.
Meanwhile, police ...
26-year-old detained in AEK rioting case
Police arrested a 26-year-old suspected of arson, rioting and theft in connection with attacks on the AEK Larnaca fan club on Tuesday.
The young man is accused of taking part ...
Police ‘concerned’ over latest football incident
The police are “intensely concerned” for the upcoming football season after fans with flares accidentally caused a fire at a pre-season training session, spokesman Christos Andreou said on Wednesday.
Andreou ...
Limiting presence of football fans ‘an easy way out’
The football players association (Pasp) on Monday voiced strong concerns over the government’s stance on restricting the movement of fans, urging instead for the enforcement of existing laws to ...
Three football fans caught with alcohol banned from stadiums (Update)
Police in Larnaca arrested three men for “acting suspiciously” before the start of Wednesday night’s football match between Anorthosis and Apollon.
The trio, two of whom are 28 years old ...
Player injured and police patrol car damaged in latest football violence (Updated)
A firecracker thrown from the stands hit a player and resulted in the cancellation of a match, it emerged on Wednesday.
Police spokesman Christos Andreou told state media that CCTV ...
Our View: Blaming youths for hooliganism is the easy way out
In its effort to show some decisiveness in dealing with fan violence at sports grounds the ministry of justice and public order prepared a list of amendments to existing legislation. ...
Two arrests for Limassol hooligan violence
Limassol police on Wednesday arrested two more suspects, in relation to the violence by hooligans that took place last week in Limassol.
The incident involving over one hundred hooded and ...
Man remanded over widely condemned football fans’ hooliganism
A 22-year-old man, who was arrested in relation to the violent clashes among football fans in Limassol earlier this week, has been remanded for three days, police said on Sunday.
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Limassol man arrested following football match
Police arrested a man from Limassol on Sunday night for throwing a flare after the Paphos – Anorthosis match at the Stelios Kyriakides stadium in Paphos .
According to the police, the ...
Fans fined for attempting to smuggle banned items into football match
Four Maccabi football club fans have been fined on Thursday, after they were arrested a day ago trying to bring banned items into the Aek-Maccabi football math in Larnaca.
On ...
Police thwart hooligan clashes ahead of AEK vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Video)
Potential clashes between football fans were prevented on Tuesday night as the police received unconfirmed information which tipped them off.
Footage from football hooligan accounts on social media showed dozens ...
Football hooligan given five months in jail
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to five months in jail by the Nicosia district court on Tuesday after he was found guilty of violent conduct during a football match between ...
Memorandum of understanding to combat stadium violence signed
High-definition CCTV cameras to be installed at stadiums after competent stakeholders signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday aiming to tackle violence in stadiums.
The memorandum, which includes an action ...
Arrested football hooligans banned from all stadiums
Four people who were arrested on Wednesday prior to the Cypriot Cup final between Ael and Omonia at GSP Stadium appeared in front of the Nicosia district court on Thursday.
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Ael clubhouse opening reconsidered following further hooliganism
A group of around 50-60 hooligans in Limassol attacked police with rocks, Molotov cocktails and flares in another hooliganism incident following Wednesday night’s Omonia-Ael football match.
Police had already ...
More football violence, hooliganism in Limassol
Police on Monday reported that on Sunday evening an Apollon fan was punched in the face while leaving the Alphamega stadium at the end of the Apollon – Apoel football match.
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Police reject Greek request to host football cup final
Cyprus police on Wednesday rejected a request from the Greek football authority to host the cup final on the island, a few days after Greece’s media reported it was ...
Confusion over whether Cyprus will host Greek football cup final
Confusion reigned on Monday over whether the Greek football cup final will be held in Cyprus, which has been plagued by issues of sport stadium violence.
The Greek press is ...
Minor arrested for lighting torch during football match
A minor who lit up a torch during a football match this week has been arrested for violating the law on violence in sports venues, Paphos police said on Saturday.
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Eighteen-year-old taken into custody for Tsirio incidents
Police on Tuesday arrested yet another fan wanted for football hooliganism incidents that occurred on Sunday, December 4, at Tsirio Stadium, in Limassol.
The 18-year-old, whose photo was released to the ...
Limassol police make headway with hooligan arrests
Limassol police made another arrest on Monday for the violent incidents that occurred on Sunday, December 4, which led to the cancellation of the Apollon-AEK match at Tsirio Stadium.
This is ...