Official Statement

1. LIGA BBVA

Sevilla FC - Córdoba CF

-          The shouting of chants within the stadium, during the game, in minute 33 and from a group of home supporters located in the Banco de Pista Norte stand, identifiable by their dress (scarves, shirts and banners), where the group known as BIRIS NORTE are known to be found, making the following references to Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD using the entity’s official melody: “ATLETI, ATLETI, ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, MIERDA” and later, in a linked form  “PUTO ATLETI OE”. Said songs were carried out in a choral form, and coordinated exclusively by the aforementioned group, without being taken up by the rest of the spectators present in the stadium, whose behaviour was completely correct during the whole game. 

-          The shouting of chants within the stadium, during the game, in minute 56 and from a group of home supporters located in the aforementioned Banco de Pista Norte stand in the following terms: “EO EO EO EH, PUTA BETIS BALOMPIÉ, A SEGUNDA VOLVERÉIS”. Said song was carried out in a choral form, and coordinated exclusively by the aforementioned group, without being taken up by the rest of the spectators present in the stadium, whose behaviour was completely correct during the whole game. .

- The shouting of chants within the stadium, during the game, in minute 58, from the aforementioned group of supporters in the following terms: “PEPE CASTRO MARIONETA” -in reference to the President of Sevilla FC, D. José Castro Carmona- and “CRUZ CABRON VETE DE NERVIÓN” in reference to the Sevilla FC General Director D. José María Cruz Andrés. Both songs were sung in a repetitive form by the aforementioned group, without being taken up by the rest of the spectators present in the stadium, whose behaviour was completely correct during the whole game

 It must be said that the rest of the spectators present in the stadium were impeccably behaved during the whole game, and that the described actions were always coming from the Banco de Pista Norte, where the group known as BIRIS NORTE are found. In the minutes before the game started, a message was transmitted over the speaker system welcoming the fans from the visiting side, and as is published on the Sevilla FC, SAD website and on posters found in the stadium, the game was declared as a Fair Play game by the LFP, RFEF, Referee’s Technical Committee, AFE and Aficiones Unidas in accordance with the Royal Andalusian Football Federation. In this form, in the minutes leading up to kick off, both captains of each side, and the match officials, entered the field of play accompanied by children wearing “Fair Play” kits, and a message was read over the speaker system with regards to sportsmanship and respect.

FC Barcelona - Levante UD

- The shouting of chants within the stadium, during the game, in minute 65 from a group of around approximately 200 home supporters located in the lower stand behind the south goal, which the home side were attacking, identified by scarves, banners and flags of various home team fan clubs and, in particular, the group known as ALMOGAVERS, located with a banner identifying the group, started to sing the following chant: “¡ES UN BORRACHO, CRISTIANO ES UN BORRACHO!”, in reference to the Real Madrid CF player Cristiano Ronaldo, in a repetitive, choral and coordinated form exclusively by the aforementioned group, without being taken up by the rest of the spectators present in the stadium, and whose behaviour was completely correct during the whole game

Albacete Balompié - Real Betis Balompié

-          The shouting of chants within the stadium, during the game, in minute 32, exclusively by fans of the visiting side – identified by different symbols (scarves, shirts, flags and banners), in the area reserved for visiting fans, following a previous song that continued reference to Sevilla FC, SAD with repetitive chants of “PUTA SEVILLA, PUTA SEVILLA”. Said songs were chanted by the vast majority of the fans in this zone of the stadium, and were identified by one of their members, situated alongside a banner identifying the group “Supporters Gol Sur” who had a megaphone of considerable dimensions, in a repetitive and choral form, and coordinated exclusively by the vast majority of the aforementioned group of spectators.