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Major football stadium disasters

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List of Major football stadium disasters


  • May 1964: 318 people killed in riots during a Peru-Argentina match at the National Stadium in Lima

  • June 68: More than 70 people die in a gate stampede after a River Plate-Boca Juniors match in Buenos Aires
  • Jan 71: 66 people killed in a crush after a Rangers-Celtic derby in Glasgow, Scotland
  • Feb 74: 49 people trampled to death at a match in Cairo
  • Oct 82: More than 300 reportedly killed in a stampede on a narrow, icy staircase at a Spartak-Haarlem match in Moscow
  • May 85: 56 people die in a terrace fire during a Bradford City-Lincoln City match in Bradford, England

  • May 85: 39 people are killed when a separation wall collapses at a Liverpool-Juventus European Champions Cup final at Heysel Stadium in Brussels
  • March 88: 93 people die in a stampede after fleeing a hailstorm at the national stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Apr 89: 96 people are crushed to death at a Liverpool-Nottingham Forest cup match in Sheffield

  • Jan 91: At least 40 people die in a stampede after riots at a friendly match in Orkney, South Africa
  • Oct 96: About 80 people are killed in a stampede before a Guatemala-Costa Rica World Cup qualifying match in Guatemala City
  • Apr 01: More than 40 people killed in a crush at the overcrowded Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa


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Port Said Stadium clashes

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The Port Said Stadium clashes occurred on February 1, 2012, following a football matchbetween Al-Masry Club and Al-Ahly S.C. at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt. At least 74 people were killed after thousands of supporters stormed the field following a 3–1 victory by Al-Masry.
Seventy-three people are reported to have been killed in what has been described as ‘fan clashes’ following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said.

Reports claim the deaths happened after “hundreds” of supporters invaded the pitch following a match between top-tier clubs Masry and Ahly.
The fans chased the players and threw stones and bottles, according to a security official reported by the Associated Press.
Egypt's health ministry said at least 40 were killed while Reuters put the death toll at 50. At least another 20 people were also said to be injured in the violence.
The causes of the deaths were not immediately known.
Port Said Stadium clashes


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