1967 Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster

1967 Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster
Date September 17, 1967 (1967-09-17)
Time 16:20 EET (14:20 UTC)
Location Atatürk Stadium
Kayseri, Turkey
Casualties
40 dead
at least 300 injured

1967 Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster refers to an occurrence of football hooliganism, resulting in 40 deaths and at least 300 injuries (according to newspaper Hürriyet 's headline 600), during the football match held on September 17, 1967 between the clubs of Kayserispor and Sivasspor at the Atatürk Stadium of Kayseri in Turkey. It was the worst sports-related violence to occur in Turkey.[1]

The violence started following provocation of the Kayserispor fans in the half time, whose team went to leading by a goal scored in the first half. Supporters of the two teams threw rocks to each other. Some of the hooligans were also armed with bats and knives. The fleeing crowd caused a stampede in front of the stand exits. The events in the stadium were followed by vandalism in Kayseri and many-days lasting riots in Sivas.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Türkiye'deki futbolun kara tarihi" (in Turkish). NTV MSNBC. 2008-12-01. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/467726.asp. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
    English version available at: "Blood is shed since 1959, the foundation of Turkish Football League". Umut Foundation. http://www.umut.org.tr/en/yazi.aspx?id=17493. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
  2. ^ Dilek, Hakan (2003-08-14). "Makus tarihi futbolun" (in Turkish). NTV MSNBC Spor. http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/228797.asp. Retrieved 2010-04-18.