we explain to you how and why the TFC-Strasbourg meeting is classified as “at risk”
On behalf of the 12th day of Ligue 1, the TFC receives the Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace. A long trip for the Alsatian supporters but they will only be 200 at most because the meeting has been classified as “at risk” by the National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism. On you why explain.
For its 7th home game of the season, the TFC receives, Sunday, October 23, Strasbourg. A club not really known for having problem supporters. However, this meeting was classified as “at risk” by the National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism (DNLH) and the prefecture of Haute-Garonne took measures.
Since the creation of the DNLH in 2009 to fight against violence in stadiums, each football match in the French league 1 championship is classified according to a level of risk.
Depending on several criteria such as animosities between supporters, the poor classification of a club which can suggest that there will be violent reactions, the derbies which are always very tense, each match can be classified as risk O (without any risk therefore) or according to 5 levels.
According to our information, the meeting on Sunday October 23, 2022 at the Toulouse stadium is level 2. Here are the 5 levels if we except level 0 which assumes that there is no particular problem.
- Level 1: low risk of overflows but there may be an inadequate and significant flow of supporters
- Level 2: there may be a degraded context likely to degenerate but the risk remains low, which is the case for the TFC-Strasbourg match
- Level 3: risk of public unrest linked to a dispute between supporters or between clubs
- Level 4: proven risk of public unrest because during previous meetings between the 2 clubs, violence has been chronic
- Level 5: very high risk that the encounter will degenerate, which requires exceptional measures. As for example during the classico PSG-OM
For the previous match between the TFC and Angers, there were no special measures because the Angers supporters were few and the match was classified as level 0. Unlike the Occitanie derby between Toulouse and Montpellier classified as “at risk”. and which had degenerated.
The DNLH only issues recommendations and classification levels. The prefecture of the department where the match takes place decides in the last resort but it often follows the classification of the level of risk of the DNLH.
Thursday October 20, ie 4 days before the match scheduled for Sunday, the Haute-Garonne prefecture issued a prefectural decree setting the rules and the system for this match.
- activation of the Stadium security PC in the presence of the security and emergency services
- provision of a crisis room by Toulouse Métropole in the event of a major incident
- implementation of anti-intrusion and anti-projection devices on the ground by the TFC
In addition, the arrival of Alsatian supporters will be very supervised. They could not be more than 200, with tickets issued by the Strasbourg club.
Then their movement will be very constrained and they will not be able to move freely. According to the prefectural decree, “From Sunday October 23 at 8:00 a.m. to Monday October 24 at midnight, it is forbidden for anyone claiming to be a supporter of the RCS or behaving as such, to circular or park on the public road within a delimited perimeter.”
Within the same perimeter, the possession, transport and use of any firecrackers or smoke bombs are prohibited. Measures taken to avoid the excesses that occurred during the reception of Montpellier which had led to the stoppage of the match for a quarter of an hour and several arrests of supporters.
The Strasbourg, currently 17th in Ligue 1, urgently needs points after their home defeat (0-3) against Lille. The TFC intends to capitalize on its good start to the season by grabbing some valuable points to present its place in the first half of the standings.
They were more than 20,000 supporters at the stadium to enjoy the victory against Angers. The weather forecast is expected to be good for Sunday. All that’s left to do is provide all foot lovers with a great encounter, a great show for a great cause (October Rose) and above all, that the match takes place without incident.