Lyon ban fans from away games after Coupe de France tie at Paris FC abandoned due to crowd trouble

The
last
64
clash
at
the
Charlety
stadium
in
the
French
capital
was
suspended
in
the
second
half,
with
the
scoreline
1-1
after
goals
from
Paris
FC’s
Gaetan
Laura
and
Lyon’s
Moussa
Dembele.

Supporters
appeared
to
be
fighting
in
the
stands
and
several
flares
were
thrown
before
a
number
of
fans
made
their
way
onto
the
pitch,
stopping
the
game
from
continuing.

It
was
the
second
time
a
game
involving
Lyon
has
had
to
be
ended
prematurely
of
late,
with
their
Ligue
1
game
at
home
to
Marseille
on
November
21
also
called
off
after
a
spectator
threw
a
bottle
that
struck
Dimitri
Payet,
leading
to
Lyon
being
docked
a
point
as
punishment.

Lyon
released
a
statement
on
Saturday
explaining
their
intention
to
identify
the
individuals
responsible
and
serve
them
with
lifetime
stadium
bans,
and
explained
that
supporters
will
not
be
allowed
at
away
matches
while
the
investigation
is
taking
place.

“From
Friday
evening,
Olympique
Lyonnais
made
itself
available
to
investigators
and
authorities
so
that
light
is
shed
on
all
the
acts
committed
during
this
evening
and
that
responsibilities
are
established,
whether
[an]
agricultural
bomb
inside
the
parking
lot
at
the
start
of
half-time,
smoke
bombs,
violence
and
the
invasion
of
the
ground,”
the
club
statement
read.

“Olympique
Lyonnais
will
assume
all
of
its
responsibilities
and
is
now
showing
an
extreme
determination
to
see
the
people
involved,
whatever
their
club
membership,
be
sanctioned.
Thus,
Olympique
Lyonnais
has
decided
to
file
a
complaint
after
this
outbreak
of
violence
and
will
take
the
most
severe
measures
against
the
people
involved
after
the
identifications,
including
against
the
Lyon
supporters
who
would
be
concerned.

“Olympique
Lyonnais
security
teams
have
already
started
to
analyse
all
the
images
and
will
use
all
the
tools
at
their
disposal
to
punish
each
person
who
is
identified.
Olympique
Lyonnais
will
apply
with
force
and
determination
the
maximum
penalties,
including
the
stadium
ban
for
life.

“The
individuals
involved
have
no
place
in
a
stadium,
violence
can
no
longer
be
tolerated
in
the
stadiums.
These
must
be
the
subject
of
technological
adjustments
and
be
better
organized
to
identify
the
troublemakers.
Violence
must
be
firmly
condemned
by
all
football
players,
including
groups
of
supporters.

“More
than
ever,
we
must
eradicate
these
phenomena
of
hooliganism
and
banish
all
those
who
are
enemies,
by
their
acts,
of
football,
but
also
of
the
clubs
they
claim
to
be.
In
this
context,
until
further
notice,
and
until
light
is
shed
on
the
identification
of
the
perpetrators,
Olympique
Lyonnais
decides
to
ban
groups
of
supporters
for
away
matches.”

France
Football
Federation
(FFF)
president
Noel
Le
Graet
explained
that
the
disciplinary
committee
would
meet
to
discuss
potential
courses
of
action
to
deal
with
the
problem
in
French
football.

“We
are
waiting
to
have
all
the
elements
before
communicating,”
Le
Graet
said
to
RMC
Sport.
“Obviously,
I
deplore
these
incidents
which
are
disastrous.

“I
do
not
want
to
get
into
the
controversy.
Monday,
all
the
teams
of
the
Federation
will
be
at
work.
The
disciplinary
committee
should
meet
that
same
day,
after
discussions
with
our
legal
department.”