Crowd 'madness' leads to Vienna derby away fan ban

There will beryllium nary distant fans astatine nan adjacent 4 Vienna derbies aft crowd problem astatine Sunday's crippled betwixt section rivals Rapid Vienna and Austria Vienna.

At slightest 13 group were injured - including 10 constabulary officers and 3 fans - astatine Rapid's Allianz Stadion, wherever location was a transportation penetration aft nan last whistle.

Police said fans of some clubs group disconnected pyrotechnics earlier Sunday's Austrian Bundesliga crippled and that location were convulsive clashes during nan match, which convention leaders Rapid won 2-1.

The determination was made astatine a gathering betwixt nan convention and nan 2 clubs connected Monday, and a associated process has begun to guarantee "atmospheric and safe Vienna derbies" successful future.

"The clubs are taking an important step," said nan Bundesliga's main executive Christian Ebenbauer.

"The Vienna derby is 1 of nan astir accepted games successful nan world and should beryllium a affirmative showcase for nan convention and nan full country."

Rapid president Alexander Wrabetz said: "There must beryllium nary spot for unit and we condemn it successful nan strongest imaginable terms.

"It is important that we now find nan champion imaginable solutions and concepts for nan early truthful that nan Vienna derbies tin erstwhile again beryllium existent shot festivals for everyone involved."

Police added that truthful acold criminal charges had been brought against 4 people.

Although location will beryllium nary distant fans astatine nan adjacent 4 derbies, nan distant conception will beryllium disposable to immoderate location fans and charitable organisations.

"This is, of course, a drastic measurement that was difficult for america to take," said Austria Vienna committee personnel Harald Zagiczek. "However, we are taking it successful nan interests of information and nan families, who should proceed to acquisition awesome derbies.

"We will not judge nan events of past Sunday and will respond pinch nan harshest sanctions possible. Throwing firecrackers aliases akin fireworks astatine group is complete madness and is strictly condemned by america arsenic a club."