Now, after the riots in Lucerne, the consequences for the fans of St. Gallen are coming – and they are heavy. As Sonya Luthi, head of social affairs and security for the city of St. Gallen, explained to TVO, the guest sectors in Letzigrund will be closed to GCs on Thursday. Lucerne will also have to travel to Sion without fans.

If any incidents occur in these games, the home sector will be closed for the last home game of the season. The Espen may have to do without singing from the Espen bloc on Monday against Sion.

And it gets even worse: next season, games between Lucerne and St. Gallen will take place without invited fans. This is due to the realization that “the hardcore of the two fan camps from St. Gallen and Lucerne is behaving inappropriately, especially in away games,” the KKJPD said in a statement. The decision was taken jointly by the Swiss Football League and the respective clubs.

Luthi stressed in the conversation that she did not understand the riots. “The events in Lucerne are absolutely unbearable,” she says clearly. It has nothing to do with sports anymore. Violence has no place either in the stadium or around it.

Government takes tough action

The most recent decisions in Basel and Sion show that all fans involved in such riots are being cracked down on. There the local fan curves were closed for the next game.

Playing in Lucerne could also have financial implications for the FCSG. Since fans set off firecrackers during the game and the game had to be interrupted several times, disciplinary proceedings in the SFL are still pending. In similar cases, each club was fined between CHF 10,000 and CHF 20,000.

Fans want to handle events inside

The 1879 Umbrella Organization, the FCSG’s fan organization, explains in a statement that any form of collective punishment will be rejected on principle. “Due to gross violations by the St. Gallen fan camp, the incidents are under internal processing,” writes the 1879 umbrella organization. Therefore, they will not go to the away game on Thursday and will watch the game at St. Gallen together. .Gallen Bierhof.

FCSG President Matthias Hyuppi also commented on the incident: “Last Saturday’s events no longer leave room for maneuver and the authorities and the FCSG will not tolerate any rule violations. Everyone knows what is at stake.”

The goal remains to keep aggressive people away from home and away games at all times.

Seven people were injured in the riots.

There were wild scenes that happened in Lucerne on Saturday after the game between Lucerne and St. Gallen. Among other things, FCSG supporters threw pyrotechnics towards Lucerne fans. Balance: seven injured, frustrated clubs and many political and fan disappointments. They demanded sanctions.