#Football violence

Five police vehicles were damaged, and officers came under sustained attack during clashes with fans outside the GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Sunday night, following Apoel’s 2–1 defeat to Aek ...

Three people were charged on Monday in connection with violence that broke out following Sunday’s Apollon v Apoel football match at Limassol’s Alphamega stadium. Two Apoel supporters, aged 23 ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last Thursday’s violent incidents outside the Apollon club in Limassol, involving clashes between AEL and Apollon fans. Police said testimony ...

The House legal committee’s discussion of a government-sponsored bill which aims to suppress violence at sports venues continued without a conclusion on Thursday, with committee chairman Nicos Tornaritis urging ...

The House legal affairs committee renewed pressure on the ministry of justice to submit a long-awaited revised bill aimed at tackling violence in sports stadiums, during a session held on ...

Nicosia district court on Thursday ordered the release of two men earlier arrested in connection with violence occurring at the Omonia fan club premises in Lakatamia last weekend. Police requested ...

The bus transporting players and coaches from Apoel was attacked by people throwing rocks as it made its way back to Nicosia on Sunday night after the side’s 2-1 ...

Two men, aged 27 years old and 19 years old, appeared in court on Monday after having been arrested for allegedly attacking a footballer in the car park of a football ground ...

A policewoman was injured on Friday night after a metal railing fell on her as police attempted to keep fans of two rival football teams apart after a match on ...

Police made two arrests after incidents of violence at the end of the football match between Apollon and Ethnikos Achnas on Wednesday. According to the police, the incidents happened while ...

Recent incidents following the football match between Apoel and Anorthosis prompted a response from Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis, who called for the expedited legal review of two bills aimed at ...

A 26-year-old man suffered a facial fracture and other injuries to his body after being involved in violent episodes while leaving a football match on Monday night. The incident occurred ...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after being seen on CCTV footage handing out smoke bombs to other football fans at Saturday’s football match between Ael and Ethnikos Achnas. The ...

Police in Limassol have identified four more individuals captured on CCTV illegally entering the Alphamega stadium on September 15 during the Apollon–AEL match, which was later abandoned. Arrest warrants have ...

Two people were arrested in for throwing flares before the Anorthosis-Omonia football match, police said on Sunday. The match, held on Saturday night, was at the Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the island’s football clubs on Friday insisted they are on the right track with regards to the policies they have undertaken to ensure ...

Incidents of violence in and around football stadiums and how to deal with them will be discussed on Friday at a meeting of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). Meanwhile, police ...

The number of arrests made in connection with the violent episodes which broke out at Sunday’s abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon rose to ten on Thursday, with ...

Three further arrests were made on on Wednesday in connection with violent episodes which broke out at the abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon on Sunday. The first two, ...

Four people arrested over violence that broke out at a football match in Limassol at the weekend were remanded for seven days on Tuesday by the Limassol district court. The ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) should take responsibility over the violence which unfolded ahead of an Ael-Apollon match and not try to hide behind ...

Clashes between Ael fans and police ahead of a highly anticipated but ‘high risk’ game with Apollon prompted authorities to call off the match. The decision was met with only ...

Police on Friday announced strict measures were in place for the upcoming Apollon – Ael match slated for Sunday at 7pm at the Alphamega stadium. The force called on all fans ...

The police sent a letter to the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), outlining stadiums’ responsibilities regarding the safety of fans, players, coaches, and other attendees during football matches, Justice Minister Marios ...