'Don't let another human tragedy like this happen in the future. He said: 'I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country. Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed his deep condolences for the dead in televised comments on Sunday. In April 2001, more than 40 people were crushed to death during a football match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Last night's riot is already among the world's worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where more than 80 died and some 100 others were injured. Others tried to identify the bodies laid out 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. Further riots broke out outside the stadium as tensions boiled over among supporters, with cars set on fire and bricks hurled at passing vehicles. Local reports says that hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of dead and injured being brought in. Mr Afinta said the death toll is likely to increase because many of the approximately 180 injured who are receiving intensive treatment at various hospitals are deteriorating.Īccording to the local police chief of Malang, Ferli Hidayat, there were 42,000 spectators at Saturday's game, all of whom were Aremanias because the organizer had banned Persebaya fans from entering the stadium in an effort to avoid brawls.įurther disturbing footage appears to show rows of bodies turned blue in the hallways of a nearby hospital. The match was against the country's two biggest teams, Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko The police sprayed the gas after fans started throwing objects onto the pitch and ripping out stadium seats to throw at opposing fans. More than 100 people were killed after approximately 60,000 fans entered the stadium which only had the capacity of 45,000Īccra Stadium Disaster 2001: 126 football fans died at Accra Sports Stadium in Ghana after police tear-gassed a section of the stands. Guatemala and Costa Rica Stampede 1996: During the World Cup Qualifying match in Guatemala City against Costa Rica, 84 people were killed during a stampede of fans. It is the deadliest sporting tragedy to take place in Britain The tragic incident took place during Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
The Hillsborough Disaster 1989: A total of 97 Liverpool fans were killed as a result of the deadly crush at Hillsborough. The Estadio Nacional Disaster 1964: Known as the deadliest stadium disaster in the world, 328 people died and around 500 people were injured seriously following a football match between Peru and Argentina The death toll is already higher than Guatemala and Costa Rica match in Guatemala City where more than 80 died and some 100 others were injured. The Premier League and football clubs from across the UK, including Leeds United, Manchester City and Arsenal, have all paid tribute to those who lost their lives last night. Local officials previously said the death toll was 174 but this figure was revised down with the East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak stating that 125 people had died. Harrowing footage shows fans scaling fences as they try to escape the smoke, which did not dissipate, with some falling to the ground and losing consciousness and being trampled under a stampede. The loss resulted in hundreds of Arema supporters, known as 'Aremania', invading the pitch throwing bottles and other objects at players and football officials.įans flooded the Kanjuruhan Stadium pitch in protest and demanded that Arema management explain why, after 23 years of undefeated home games, this match ended in a loss, witnesses said.Īmid the on-field violence, baton-wielding riot police immediately took to the pitch, firing tear gas both on the field and into the stands as the fans retreated.
The devastating scenes broke out after hosts Arema FC of East Java's Malang city losing to Persebaya Surabaya FC 3-2. The death toll from a riot at the end of an Indonesian football match has risen to 125, with the number expected to rise - making it one of the world's deadliest sporting events.
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