SK Slavia Prague are facing the prospect of severe sanctions after chaos erupted during Saturday night’s Czech league derby against AC Sparta Prague, when home supporters invaded the pitch in stoppage time.
The disciplinary committee of the League Football Association convened an extraordinary meeting on Sunday and warned that “such behavior will not be tolerated in professional football.”
A final verdict is expected on Tuesday, with possible punishments including forfeiture of the match, stadium bans for supporters and financial penalties.
The committee also launched disciplinary proceedings against Sparta after their supporters allegedly used pyrotechnics and caused damage inside the stadium.
The disorder unfolded in the 97th minute as hundreds of Slavia fans, many carrying flares, stormed onto the pitch and reportedly assaulted several Sparta players, including Slovak goalkeeper Jakub Surovčík, defender Jakub Martinec and forward Matyáš Vojta.
At the time of the incident, Slavia were leading 3-2 and appeared set to retain the Czech league title with only minutes remaining and three matches left in the season. However, the match was ultimately abandoned.
Slavia chief executive Jaroslav Tvrdík condemned the scenes after the game, describing the conduct of the supporters as “unacceptable and deplorable.”
“The values of Slavia are not hatred and violence,” Tvrdík said. “We accept responsibility and draw consequences.“
He also issued an apology and confirmed the club would fully cooperate with football authorities and police investigators.
Sparta, meanwhile, insisted the violence was not “an isolated excess” but “the culmination of an atmosphere of hatred towards our club.”
David Trunda, head of the Czech Soccer Association, said the ugly scenes had harmed “Czech football, the clubs and the overwhelming majority of decent fans.”
In response, Tvrdík announced on Sunday that Slavia’s North Stand — home to the club’s most passionate supporters — would be shut indefinitely until those responsible are identified and prosecuted.
He added that the club is prepared to introduce further preventive measures “even if that means closing the North Stand for the entire 2026-’27 season.“
According to Tvrdík, anyone found responsible for the invasion will receive a lifetime ban from Slavia’s stadium.
The club also confirmed that the two Slavia players sent off during the derby, leading scorer Tomáš Chorý and defender David Douděra, have been suspended for the remainder of the campaign. Both players were later placed on the transfer list.
Chorý and Douděra are also members of the Czech national team, which recently qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in two decades.
