The Czech Football Association initiated proceedings against Slavia Prague on Sunday after the club’s derby with Sparta a day earlier was abandoned in the closing minutes when home fans stormed the pitch and attacked opponents.
The association released a statement after an extraordinary meeting, saying it would also initiate proceedings against Sparta after the fans used pyrotechnics and damaged the stadium. She plans to make a decision on penalties on Tuesday before the next round of competition.
“The committee also clearly states that it will pay maximum attention to these types of events and will treat them with an emphasis appropriate to their nature,” disciplinary committee chairman Jiri Matzner said in a statement.
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Slavia chairman Jaroslav Tvrdik also announced that the club would close the North Stand, from where supporters invaded the pitch, until those who attacked Sparta players were identified and given a lifetime ban.
He also said the club had suspended striker Tomas Chory and midfielder David Dooudera for the rest of the season for their actions during the match in which both received red cards, adding that neither would play for the Czech champions again.
«Both players have been given permission to transfer in the summer. Neither will play for Slavia again,» Tvrdik told the Slavia Friends’ Association podcast.
The derby was abandoned on Saturday after hundreds of home fans stormed the pitch in the dying minutes as Slavia led 3-2 at home and were seconds away from clinching the Czech league title.
Slavia supporters broke through security barriers during stoppage time and flooded the pitch, with some carrying lit torches and running towards the visiting section. Pyrotechnics were thrown into the stands as players from both teams attempted to leave the field.
Czech police intervened to restore order and said they had launched criminal proceedings on suspicion of rioting.
Authorities confirmed that Sparta goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik was among those targeted by home fans and was hit by a flare.
Sparta vice-president Frantisek Cupr accepted the apology from Slavia’s Tvrddik, but said the rival club should also take some of the blame for the actions of its supporters.
“Football suffered a terrible shame yesterday, from which we will have to recover for some time,” Cupr said in a statement. Sport. “It doesn’t really matter what the disciplinary committee says, including the outcome of the match, yesterday we shot ourselves in the foot.”
Published on May 10, 2026
