UEFA punished Slavia with a fine of over two million crowns for retaliating with AC Milan

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) fined Slavia a total of 87,000 euros (roughly 2.2 million crowns) for the behavior of the fans in the rematch of the round of 16 with AC Milan (1:3) in Eden.

Supporters of the Vršovice club were guilty of throwing cups at opposing players, chanting “UEFA mafia” and blocking the stairs. The captain of the team, Tomáš Holeš, will not play one of the next matches in the European Cups due to suspension.

The people of Prague were worried about the closing of some stands, which did not happen. Slavia was fined a total of 91,625 euros (about 2.23 million crowns) for the events during the autumn Europa League home match against AS Rome (2:0) in the group, which is the highest monetary penalty that the UEFA disciplinary committee has so far awarded. In addition, the people of Prague had the North stand conditionally closed, and assistant coach Zdeněk Houštecký received a one-match suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The story was repeated in the rematch with another Italian club. The disciplinary commission criticized Slavia for organizational shortcomings and the behavior of fans in the stands. The people of Prague have to pay 32,000 euros for blocking the stairs and exits, which is a traditional problem in the Sever stand. According to UEFA, the fans were also guilty of provocative and insulting slogans (20,000 euros) and throwing objects onto the playing field (35,000 euros).

Thanks to participation and results in the Europa League, Slavia earned 12.43 million euros (316 million crowns) this season.

In revenge, the Slavists unsuccessfully overcame the 2:4 defeat from Milan, and they again finished by ten. At the time of the greatest pressure from the home team, the Swedish referee Nyberg, after a long consultation with the video referee, excluded Holeš, who stepped on Calabria’s ankle. The Prague team lasted six minutes less than in the opening match, in which Diouf was sent off in the 26th minute.

The red card triggered emotions on the pitch and in the stands, from where several drinking cups flew onto the playing field. After a series of controversial fights, coach Trpišovský also received a yellow card for protesting.

Some fans later responded to the challenge of the Slavia management and admitted to throwing objects on the playing field. He will make up for it with public works for the benefit of the club. Jaroslav Tvrdík, the chairman of the board of Pražani, informed about this on the X social network, saying that other culprits face a fine of up to 50,000 crowns and a two-year ban on entering all matches at Eden.

Selection of the highest fines for Czech clubs from the European Football Union (UEFA) for the behavior of fans in cups (arranged chronologically; amounts in crowns according to the exchange rate of the time):

November 2005 – Sparta received a fine of 1.1 million crowns for repeated racist expressions of fans during the match with Thun in the basic group of the Champions League in Bern. In addition, the Letenský club was not allowed to sell tickets for the nearest away match in the competition.

October 2014 – UEFA punished Sparta for the behavior of the fans in Bratislava during the Europa League match with Slovan with a fine of 80 thousand euros (about 2.2 million crowns) and a conditional closure of the stadium for one match.

August 2018 – Due to fan riots in the 2nd preliminary round of the Europa League with Subotica, UEFA awarded Sparta two fines in the total amount of 100,000 euros (a total of over two and a half million crowns), and also closed the stadium for the next home match.

– Slavia was fined 66,000 euros (roughly 1.7 million crowns) for insulting shouts from fans at UEFA in the opening home match of the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League with Dynamo Kyiv.

November 2023 – UEFA fined Slavia for the events during the Europa League home match with AS Roma with a total fine of 91,625 euros (about 2.23 million crowns). In addition, the people of Prague had the North stand conditionally closed.

April 2024 – Sparta received a total fine of 51,500 euros (roughly 1.3 million crowns) from UEFA for using pyrotechnics, blocking passages and throwing objects onto the pitch in Europa League home matches against Galatasaray and Liverpool.

– Slavia must pay a total fine of 87,000 euros (roughly 2.2 million crowns) for the behavior of fans in the home rematch of the round of 16 of the Europa League with AC Milan. Her supporters were guilty of throwing cups, shouting insults at UEFA and blocking the stairs.