At least 125 people were killed and 323 injured in a stampede at a football match in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

The picture shows fans dissatisfied with the home team's loss, rushing into the stadium to make trouble.

(Reuters)

One of the worst disasters in the history of global sports

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] At a football match held in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, the local team lost to a rival team, sparking riots among fans, and then pushing and stamping, resulting in at least 125 deaths , three or two injured, is one of the worst disasters in the history of global sports.

The stadium seats 38,000 and oversold 4,000 tickets

Persebaya Surabaya defeated home team Arema FC 3-2 in the first division football match at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang.

This is the first time in more than 20 years that Arema has lost to rival Parsbaya.

The scene showed that after the referee blew the final whistle, fans began to rush into the stadium, from sporadic physical conflicts to large-scale riots, not only the police were attacked, but also set fire to cars around the stadium.

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When the police arrived at the scene, they used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Fans fled in all directions. Many people fell and were trampled to death while fleeing. Many people died of suffocation when the crowd rushed to the exit.

Indonesian officials once said that the death toll was as high as 174, but due to double counting of some of the victims, the number was later revised down to 125. The deceased also included two policemen and a five-year-old child. The hospital that received the remains said many suffered head injuries.

Police tear gas to disperse crowd FIFA condemns

In order to avoid violence, the Indonesian authorities once banned Parsbaya fans from buying tickets before the game, but later they not only released water, but also oversold about 4,000 tickets; the stadium can only accommodate three.

80,000 viewers, but sold four that day.

Twenty thousand tickets.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered a complete suspension of the First Division football league until an investigation is completed.

FIFA issued a statement afterwards expressing its condolences to the victims and their families and saying police should not use "crowd-suppressing gas" at the stadium.