#Football violence

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 ...

Football’s governing body in Cyprus unveiled on Tuesday tougher sanctions on clubs found guilty of fan disturbance or violence for the 2024-2025 season, when supporters will again be allowed ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) board of directors on Monday unanimously decided not to amend the championship regulations for the 2024/2025 season, therefore allowing visiting team fans to attend away games. ...

The Nicosia district court on Monday imposed a fine and a ban from sports venues on an 18-year-old man, who was arrested on Sunday for illegal possession of a dangerous ...

In recent months, concerns have arisen over the safety and security of football matches in Cyprus, following a string of violent incidents at stadiums across the country, which highlighted the ...

By Tom Cleaver and Jonathan Shkurko The Footballers’ Association (Pasp)’s executive president Spyros Neofytides on Wednesday called for Cyprus to ratify the Saint-Denis convention to enhance the safety of ...

Police in Limassol announced on Friday that a case had been registered at Limassol District Court against four football hooligans, with their trials set to start in May. The four, ...

The draft law prepared by the government, to deal with crowd violence, and sent to the legislature marked ‘urgent’ is unlikely to progress. Parties at the House legal affairs committee ...

Limassol police arrested a 26-year-old man in relation to the incidents that took place at during the Ael-Apollon match last Wednesday. The latest bout of hooliganism saw flares thrown into ...

Reactions to the suggestion of holding closed-door football matches may have been due to the particular wording of the proposal which will certainly undergo legal examination, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis ...

Three men arrested under suspicion of rioting during the Ael-Apollon match last earlier this week, were remanded for four days by the Limassol District Court on Sunday. According to police, ...

WEDNESDAY’S trouble at a Limassol football match came as a Godsend to the government, offering it an easy way to show some toughness and decisiveness that have been lacking ...

The batch of measures announced last week by the police to tackle organised crime and football violence either don’t go far enough or will fall flat, an ex-cop tells ...

Political parties expressed concern on Saturday over the government’s decision to introduce a bill to parliament, granting them the power to hold football matches without fans. Disy, Akel, and ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Tom Cleaver The government will legislate to give itself the power to order football matches be played behind closed doors, Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Friday, ...

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou said he would not resign over the incidents that took place at Alphamega Stadium in Limassol on Wednesday night, which led to the cancellation of the ...

The Cyprus Cup football derby between Apollon and Ael, scheduled to begin at 7pm at Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, was cancelled due to incidents involving both sets of fans. Following ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed an application to annul an arrest warrant in a case involving violence during a football match. According to the decision, the case pertains to ...

The 500 “new” police officers joining the force this year announced by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis are actually just planned hires to fill vacancies, a ministry spokesman clarified on Wednesday. “This ...

Police on Monday announced eight measures aimed at tackling organised crime and football violence, including increasing the number of front-line officers, more patrols and inspections on all sports fans attending ...