Official: Club Brugge supporters are not welcome on Sunday in Anderlecht by Politiebevel (Binnenland)
No visiting supporters are welcome during the crucial football match next Sunday between Anderlecht and Club Brugge. Mayor Fabrice Cumps has now also made this officially through a police warrant.
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« Given the serious incidents that took place on 4 May in the margin of the final of the Croky Cup in the outskirts of the Heysel Stadium and in certain neighborhoods of Brussels that limit Anderlecht. »
For example, Mayor Fabrice Cumps declares the decision not to allow supporters in the match between RSC Anderlecht and Club Brugge. He also « received complaints from certain residents of the municipality of Anderlecht who are concerned about their safety on May 18, 2025 ».
« Calling for revenge »
Cumps is also concerned about « calling for revenge » on social media and fears « targeted attacks in which specific locations on the routes of the Bruges buses were indicated ». He speaks of « threats supported by photos of firearms and knives » and about « planned attacks on the outputs of the Brussels Ring ».
In contrast to the cup final, clear safety measures via the « combi arrangement » apply to competition matches. Visiting supporters are only allowed to go to the stadium with an official bus. But according to Cumps, there are « attempts for coalitions between young people from the neighborhoods and hooligans from the neighborhood of RSCA ». He fears « targeted attacks outside the perimeter » and speaks of a « high probability of attacks on the physical integrity of citizens and even on their lives ».
Also an argument: « The presence and use of a large number of weapons in Anderlecht and other Brussels municipalities with the threat of using them against ‘targets’, cf. the shootings in the context of the territorial struggle for drugs ».
Integral
The decision is not to allow visiting supporters: the courses for visitors in the Lotto Park must remain empty. Cumps also says he has considered to be forbidding the competition in full or to have it taken behind closed doors.
It will be forbidden on Sunday throughout the territory of the municipality of Anderlecht to show « Appearance of membership of Club Brugge ». There is also a spacious perimeter around the stadium in which only people with a ticket are welcome. Those who do not adhere to it can be arrested administratively.
For Club Brugge, the match is crucial in the battle for the championship with Union. Lawyer Walter van Steenbrugge, who represents the Bruges fans, had announced a few days ago that he would go to the Council of State if it were effective. Now that the police report is there, he confirms it Newspaper That he will do that too.
