The two teams can't stand each other: a fight breaks out in the middle of a football match for their first meeting

On Sunday, September 29, 2024, a fight broke out between two teams of amateur football in Valencia. Against a backdrop of rivalry between the Turkish and Armenian communities, the players came to blows and several people were injured.

The atmosphere was hostile and the match quickly degenerated. On Sunday, during an amateur football match between FC Turquoise of Valence and AS Homenetmen of Bourg-lès-Valence, a fight broke out, reports France bleu.

Several injuries

It was the first time that these two teams had faced each other over the ball. The group match in D5 was organized at the Jean-Germain stadium in Valence.

A fight broke out on the pitch, with the two teams facing each other. Several players wereslightly injured, report our colleagues, but the firefighters did not have to intervene.

Underlying rivalries

The brawl broke out against a backdrop of community rivalries. According to the wishes of both parties, reports Le Dauphiné Libéré, the two clubs had never met on the field.

But following a proposal from the Drôme-Ardèche district, the associations had accepted that for this season, FC Turquoise de Valence and AS Homenetmen de Bourg-lès-Valence would be part of the same group.

The mayor of Valence, Nicolas Daragon, declared in a press release: “I strongly condemn the acts of violence that occurred today during the football match between FC Turquoise de Valence and AS Homenetmen de Bourg-lès-Valence." A complaint has been filed.