Incidents related to sporting events “have seen a notable increase.” I League which registered an increase of 70.95% and Leagues with an exciting increase of 158.36%. According to the report published today on the analysis of violence related to sports (RAViD) in the 2022-2023 season, the National Sports Information Point (PNID) recorded a total of 6099 incidents, with football recording almost all cases (5648). ). The document also highlights the fact that futsal recorded a total of 303 incidents out of the 451 recorded incidents in the other sports.

“The increase in the number of registered incidents compared to previous sporting seasons is remarkable.
including those before the pandemic, and which is mainly explained by the sharp increase in incidents related to the use of pyrotechnics, as well as incidents recorded in matches that are part of UEFA competitions,” according to what can be read in the report, which highlights the proactiveness of inspection actions of security forces and greater maturity in the application of the legal regime as responsible for the increase in cases of non-compliance by promoters of sporting events (1480).

In football, the I League is the competition with the highest number of recorded incidents (2525), followed by UEFA competitions (819), district football (725) and youth football (539). All of them have increased compared to the 2021-2022 sporting season, with an emphasis on the I League, which registered an increase of 70.95%, and the Leagues with an exciting increase of 158.36%.

The possession and use of pyrotechnic objects dominate (1806), accounting for 71.95% of incidents recorded in the main championship, with most incidents relating to matches involving Benfica, Sporting and FC Porto, especially in derbies and classics, the result of the “rivalry between these teams”, which causes their fans, especially those who are part of Organized Supporter Groups (GOA), to “exacerbate behavior through actions, some of which are illegal”.

“It is important to highlight the sharp decline” in the number of incidents related to incitement to violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance: from 78 in the 2021-2022 season to 16 in 2022-2023. Throwing objects also decreased from 77 to 32 times.

Highest number of bans ever

RAViD highlights the “greater capacity to apply the legal regime for the security of sports glasses, the quality of information shared between the security forces and the trainings and forums held” on . In the 2022-2023 season, 473 access bans to sports venues have come into effect, representing an increase of 41.2% compared to the 2021-2022 season, in which 335 were registered, mainly due to the bans imposed by the APCVD. Of the 473 prohibition measures that have entered into force, 374 result from a decision of the APCVD (79.1%) and the remaining 99 were adopted by judicial authorities (20.9%). This is the highest number of bans ever introduced in a single sporting season in Portugal.

(being updated)