The following incidents of racism, xenophobia, extreme nationalism or homophobia have been reported to Fare during November 2013. This list is only likely to reflect a proportion of the incidents that occurred.
All reports have been brought to Fare’s attention through eye-witness or media accounts. Fare has third party reporting status with UEFA, and FIFA on international matches, and at a national level we can support incident reports made by our members.
02 November 2013 – Polish League II (Western Group): Blekitni Stargard v Odra Opole
Anti-Semitic chants from a group of Odra Opole fans targeted the former Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki, who died on 28 October 2013
03 November 2013 – Bulgarian A PFG: Levski Sofia v Pirin Gotse Delchev
Fans of Levski displayed racist banners. Levski were fined €1,570 by the Bulgarian Football Union.
03 November 2013 – Italian Serie A: Lazio v Genoa
Fans of Lazio displayed a banner in support of the Greek neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn.
06 November 2013 – UEFA Champions League: Ajax v Celtic
Display of a banner referring to religious hatred.
Details of the incident were passed to UEFA for action. Ajax were fined €25,000 for the improper conduct of their supporters.
06 November 2013 – UEFA Champions League: Atletico Madrid v Austria Vienna
Fans of Austria Vienna displayed far-right material.
Details of the incident were passed to UEFA for action.
06 November 2013 – UEFA Champions League: Olympiacos v Benfica
Fans of Olympiacos displayed far-right material.
Details of the incident were passed to UEFA for action.
15 November 2013 – FIFA World Cup qualifier: Greece v Romania
Reports of Nazi salutes performed by Greek fans during Greece’s national anthem. Details of the incident were passed to FIFA for action.
19 November 2013 – FIFA World Cup qualifier: Croatia v Iceland
Far-right chants performed by the Croatian defender Josip Šimunić and Croatian fans.
Details of the incident were passed by Fare to FIFA for action.
Croatian state prosecutors fined Šimunić €3,140 for “spreading racial hatred”.
22 November 2013 – French Liga 1: Ajacco v Olympique Marseille
Racist chants from Ajacco supporters targeted the Marseille players Mandanda, Nicolas Nkoulou and André-Pierre Gignac.
23 November 2013 – Russia: CSKA Moskva v Spartak Moskva
Fans of CSKA Moskva displayed far-right banners.
The Moscow club was fined €250 by the Russian Football Union.
23 November 2013 – Uruguay: Danubio v River Plate
Fans of Danubio racially abused River Plate’s Colombian player Flavio Córdoba.
24 November 2013 – Spain: Sevilla v Real Betis
After being booked with a red card, Real Betis central defender Paulão was racially abused by Betis fans.
Betis fans also performed Nazi salutes.
24 November 2013 – Croatia Prva HNL: Hajduk v HNK Osijek
The ultras group of Hajduk, Torcida sang homophobic and far-right chants.
24 November 2013 – Ukraine Premier League: Dynamo Kyiv v Goverla
Fans of Kyiv displayed far-right material in support of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
26 November 2013 – UEFA Champions League: FC Porto v Austria Wien
Fans of Austria Wien displayed far-right material.
Details of the incident were passed to UEFA for action.
28 November 2013 – UEFA Champions League: Legia Warsaw v Lazio Roma
Racist, homophobic and far-right stickers were found in several areas of the stadium. The club have been asked to remove them by Fare.