Heysel Stadium disaster
The Heysel Stadium disaster (German pronunciation: [ˈɦɛizəl]; French pronunciation: [ɛizɛl]; Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛizəl]; German: [Katastrophe von Heysel] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); French: [Drame du Heysel] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Dutch: [Heizeldrama] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Italian: [Tragedia dell'Heysel or Strage dell'Heysel] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) was a human stampede that occurred on 25 May 1985, when Juventus fans escaping from a breach by Liverpool fans were pressed against a collapsing wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final. 39 people were killed and 600 were injured in the confrontation.[1]
| Date | 29 May 1985 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Heysel Stadium |
| Coordinates | 50°53′45″N 4°20′3″E / 50.89583°N 4.33417°E |
| Cause | Riot |
| Filmed by | European Broadcasting Union |
| Participants | Supporters of Liverpool and Juventus |
| Outcome | English clubs banned from European competition for five years; Liverpool for six years |
| Non-fatal injuries | 600 |
| Arrests | 34 |
| Convicted | Several top officials, police captain Johan Mahieu, and 14 Liverpool fans convicted of manslaughter |
The tragedy resulted in all English football clubs being banned indefinitely by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) from all European competitions (lifted in 1990–91), with Liverpool being excluded for an additional three years. The Liverpool ban would later be reduced from 3 years to 1 year.[2] 14 Liverpool fans would be found guilty of manslaughter and each sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The disaster was later described as "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions".[3]
Deaths
Of the 39 people killed, 32 were Italian (including two minors), four Belgian, two French, and one from Northern Ireland.[4][5][6]
- 23x15px Rocco Acerra, 29
- 23x15px Bruno Balli, 50
Alfons Bos, 35[7]- 23x15px Giancarlo Bruschera, 21
- 23x15px Andrea Casula, 11
- 23x15px Giovanni Casula, 44
- 23x15px Nino Cerullo, 24
- Willy Chielens, 41
- 23x15px Giuseppina Conti, 17
- Dirk Daeninckx, 38
- 23x15px Dionisio Fabbro, 51
Jacques François, 45[8]- 23x15px Eugenio Gagliano, 35
- 23x15px Francesco Galli, 24
- 23x15px Giancarlo Gonnelli, 20
- 23x15px Alberto Guarini, 21
- 23x15px Giovacchino Landini, 50
- 23x15px Roberto Lorentini, 31
- 23x15px Barbara Lusci, 58
- 23x15px Franco Martelli, 22
- 23x15px Loris Messore, 28
- 23x15px Gianni Mastroiaco, 20
- 23x15px Sergio Bastino Mazzino, 38
- 23x15px Luciano Rocco Papaluca, 38
- 23x15px Luigi Pidone, 31
- 23x15px Benito Pistolato, 50
Patrick Radcliffe, 38[9]- 23x15px Domenico Ragazzi, 44
- 23x15px Antonio Ragnanese, 49
- File:Flag of France.svg Claude Robert, 27[7]
- 23x15px Mario Ronchi, 43
- 23x15px Domenico Russo, 28
- 23x15px Tarcisio Salvi, 49
- 23x15px Gianfranco Sarto, 47
- 23x15px Amedeo Giuseppe Spolaore, 55
- 23x15px Mario Spanu, 41
- 23x15px Tarcisio Venturin, 23
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Michel Walla, 32
- 23x15px Claudio Zavaroni, 28
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Heysel Stadium Disaster Media
- Heysel (1).jpg
Commemorative plaque at the King Baudouin Stadium, formerly Heysel Stadium, in Brussels
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Graphic produced by Heynoun, 12th December 2006
- Heysel disaster memorial in Cherasco (Italy).jpg
Monument at Cherasco, Italy
- Heysel Stadium memorial, St John's Gardens.jpg
Heysel Stadium memorial, St John's Gardens
- Amicizia.jpg
The Kop creates a mosaic saying "Amicizia" ("Friendship")
References
- ↑ "Heysel: Liverpool and Juventus remember disaster that claimed 39 lives". Daily Mirror. 29 May 2012.
- ↑ "Heysel, 27 Years On – Book Extract | The Tomkins Times | News, Opinion, Statistics and Discussion about Liverpool FC Football Club". The Tomkins Times. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Quote from UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson in 2004, uefa.com
- ↑ "Heysel stadium disaster film is planned". BBC News. 17 May 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-13430935.
- ↑ The 39 victims who died at Heysel Stadium -liverpooldailypost.co.uk
- ↑ "Le 39 Vittime della Strage". associazionefamiliarivittimeheysel.it (in italiano). Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jean-Philippe Leclaire (2005-05-18). Le Heysel: Une tragédie européenne. ISBN 9782702146842. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "Il y a trente-deux ans, des Chapellois frappés par le drame du Heysel". lavoixdunord.fr (in français). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "Remembering Belfast man Patrick Radcliffe who died in Heysel tragedy". Belfast Telegraph. 29 May 2015. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/remembering-belfast-man-patrick-radcliffe-who-died-in-heysel-tragedy-31262076.html. Retrieved 26 June 2018.