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Line 2: {{Short description\|2023 disaster in El Salvador}} {{Infobox event \| image = ~~Monumental~~San ~~Estadio~~Salvador ~~Cuscatlan~~crowd crush.~~jpg~~png \| caption = ~~Cuscatlán Stadium, where the crush happened~~ \| date = 20 May 2023 \| location = [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] Line 19: Alianza hosted the second leg of a [[2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador\|2023 Clasura]] quarterfinal against FAS, in which they were trailing 1–0 on aggregate. Before the game began, a group of fans gathered outside the stadium to enter, while others were entering the stadium.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://us.as.com/futbol/definidos-the-quarterfinals-of-el-salvador-allianza-vs-fas-el-plato-fuerte-n/\|title=The Quarterfinals of El Salvador have been defined; Alianza vs Fas, the main course\|accessdate=21 May 2023\|date=14 May 2023\|website=Diario AS\|language=es-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/668961\|title=Alianza FC vs. CD FAS – Game Summary – May 20, 2023 – ESPN\|accessdate=21 May 2023\|website=ESPNdeportes.com\|language=Spanish}}</ref> Many of the first people who were already in the stadium watching the game were trapped as a result of the massive entry of people into the stadium, causing many moments of tension at that time.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://us.marca.com/soccer/2023/05/21/6469f7d1ca474174378b458a.html \|title=¿Cuál es la causa de la tragedia en El Salvador durante el Alianza vs FAS?\|language=es \|trans-title=What is the cause of the tragedy in El Salvador during ~~the~~ Alianza vs FAS?\|accessdate=21 May 2023\|date=21 May 2023~~\|language=Spanish~~\|archive-date=17 June 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617041922/http://www1.us/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|accessdate=21 May 2023\|language=Spanish\|work=BBC News Mundo\|title=At least 12 people die in a stampede at a stadium in El Salvador\|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65656061}}</ref> At least 12 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.<ref name=B/> ~~Of the twelve~~Nine people ~~who~~were ~~died, nine died immediately~~killed in the stadium ~~itself~~ and the ~~rest~~other victims died in hospitals.<ref>{{cite news\|accessdate=22 May 2023\|language=es\|work=Publinews.gt\|title=Se declaran 15 días de luto en Liga Nacional por la tragedia en El Salvador\|url=https://www.publinews.gt/gt/deportes/2023/05/21/se-declaran-15-dias-de-luto-en-liga-nacional-por-la-tragedia-en-el-salvador.html}}</ref> Although the reasons behind the tragedy are largely unknown, it has been confirmed that several supporters of the teams tried to force their way into the stadium to watch the football match.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/05/21/al-menos-9-muertos-y-varios-heridos-dejo-una-estampida-en-una-estadio-de-el-salvador/\|title=Tragedia en El Salvador: ascendió a 12 el número de muertos por una estampida en un estadio de fútbol\|website=[[Infobae]]\|language=es}}</ref> This caused a large crowd rush of hundreds of people making their way into the stadium despite the ongoing match.<ref>{{cite news\|date=21 May 2023\|accessdate=21 May 2023\|issn=1605-3052\|language=Spanish\|newspaper=El Comercio\|agency=EFE Agency\|title=Tragedy in El Salvador: At least 12 dead and nearly 100 injured after stampede in soccer match\|url=https://elcomercio.pe/world/centralamerica/el-salvador-nine-dead-in-stampede-at-cuscatlan-stadium-in-san-salvador-alliance-fas-accident-latest-news/}}</ref> ==Reactions== All national level football matches that were due to take place the following day were suspended.<ref name=B/> Some football clubs and teams showed support via [[Twitter]] for the people affected by the tragedy, such as [[Cádiz CF\|Cádiz]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Cádiz Club de Fútbol on Twitter \|url=https://twitter.com/Cadiz_CF/status/1660202938847969281 \|access-date=22 May 2023 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref> [[Real Madrid CF\|Real Madrid]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Real Madrid C.F. on Twitter \|url=https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1660192324436017152 \|access-date=22 May 2023 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref> [[Borussia Dortmund]],<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Borussia Dortmund on Twitter \|url=https://twitter.com/BVB/status/1660246085841895425 \|access-date=22 May 2023 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref> and [[Atlético Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Atlético de Madrid on Twitter \|url=https://twitter.com/Atleti/status/1660193871848939523 \|access-date=22 May 2023 \|website=Twitter \|language=en}}</ref> Later, [[FESFUT]] stated that Alianza fans would be [[Behind closed doors (sport)\|banned from the stadium]] for a year and that they had until July 21, 2023 to pay a $30,000 fine following the tragedy. <ref>https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2023/05/24/el-salvador-bans-fans-year-alianza-stadium-disaster/</ref> ==References== Line 32: {{Human crushes}} [[Category:2023 disasters in ~~South~~North America]] [[Category:2023 in Salvadoran sport]] [[Category:21st century in San Salvador\|Crowd crush]]