Melbourne Victory

(Reuters) - Football Australia said on Friday it has barred Melbourne Victory from selling tickets for their home matches until mid-January in the wake ...

Football Australia said the measures, in place until Jan. We believe these measures will achieve this." (Reuters) - Football Australia said on Friday it has barred Melbourne Victory from selling tickets for their home matches until mid-January in the wake of a violent pitch invasion during the abandoned Melbourne derby.

The Victory were put on notice after 150 spectators stormed the AAMI Park pitch in last Saturday's A-League match against Melbourne City, forcing the match ...

FA has also handed out bans preventing the pitch invaders from attending or participating in football. Only United members and fans who had bought a ticket before 11 a.m. Referee Alex King, a television cameraman and two security guards were also injured.

Football fans have hit out at the 'confusing' set of sanctions Football Australia handed out to Melbourne Victory following the incidents at AAMI Park on ...

Alternatively I’ll go to the game as a ‘neutral’ and start waving my scarf on the way out.' But several fans noted the punishment was far too harsh for Victory fans who had not taken part in the incidents and for away fans who had already purchased tickets and flights to Melbourne. Fans stormed the pitch on the 21st minute of the Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory game Victory have been criticised for failing to control their fans during the Melbourne derby Melbourne Victory have been banned from selling tickets after the incidents at AAMI Park - Around 150 Victory fans invaded the pitch during the Melbourne derby

After a pitch invasion caused last weekend's Melbourne derby to be abandoned, Football Australia has confirmed initial sanctions.

(Reuters) - Football Australia said on Friday it has barred Melbourne Victory from selling tickets for their home matches until mid-January in the wak...

Football Australia said the measures, in place until Jan. Football Australia said it is also reviewing the conduct of Melbourne City supporters during the derby. (Reuters) – Football Australia said on Friday it has barred Melbourne Victory from selling tickets for their home matches until mid-January in the wake of a violent pitch invasion during the abandoned Melbourne derby.

After a pitch invasion caused last weekend's Melbourne derby to be abandoned, Football Australia has confirmed initial sanctions.

The club won't be allowed to sell home game tickets and fans are barred from away matches until mid-January.

Supporters won't be able to attend away matches either, which includes a highly anticipated Boxing Day clash against Western United. Only valid club members will be allowed to attend Victory home games, with refunds issued to non-valid club members. In a statement released yesterday, the A-League governing body said Victory won't be allowed to sell tickets to home games and fans cannot attend away matches while the show cause process continues.

Football Australia has thrown the book at the club for the feral scenes that tarnished the sport.

“We need to ensure the safety of those that are in the stadium,” Johnson said. Tickets associated with a Victorian postcode or believed to be for Victory fans will be refunded. Only United members and fans who bought a ticket before 11am Friday can attend, with other tickets to be refunded. “We did feel that if we had a blanket ban, not only would we be specifically targeting those individuals whose behaviour is unacceptable, but we would also be targeting the many families in particular who are very good fans and who we welcome to football. “If you could combine the individual bans with these sanctions with what is coming in the next couple of weeks, I don’t think there’ll be many sanctions that have been applied at this level of strength in the history of the code.” “There will be a mixture of financial and sporting measures that would be in addition to these immediate sanctions that would come into force in the next one to two weeks,” FA chief executive James Johnson told reporters.

After a pitch invasion caused last weekend's Melbourne derby to be abandoned, Football Australia has confirmed initial sanctions.

We believe these measures will achieve this." "As the regulator of the A-Leagues, Football Australia considers these sanctions are necessary to give immediate confidence to the fans and participants in this interim period." Additionally, the "active supporter bays" at both ends of AAMI Park are to be shut, and Victory fans will be unable to attend away games unless they appear on a pre-approved FA list of individuals who can qualify for complimentary tickets, though there will only be 1,000 of those available.