Football club Trabzonspor will play the next six games as hosts in front of empty stands due to the conflicts that broke out after the match with Fenerbahçe, the Football Association of Turkey announced today.
On March 17, a large number of fans stormed the field after the game that Trabzonspor lost 3:2 at home, while Fenerbahçe players celebrated the victory. The fans of the home team attacked the players and coach of the Istanbul club.
The Disciplinary Commission of the Football Association of Turkey, in addition to closing the stadium, fined Trabzonspor around 90.000 euros.
Also, two Fenerbahçe players, Dutch defender Jaden Osterwolde and goalkeeper Irfan Dzhan Egribait, were fined. They were suspended for one game each and fined several hundred euros for participating in the fight.
Unlike the two, the Nigerian football player Bright Osei-Samuel was not punished, although he was called before the Disciplinary Committee.
The fight in Trabzon has sparked strong reactions in Turkey, three months after the president of the Ankaragucu club attacked the referee after the game.
The president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, condemned the violence as "absolutely unacceptable".
After the fight, 13 Trabzonspor supporters were arrested, five of whom are in pre-trial detention.
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