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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./|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 people who died, nine died immediately in the stadium itself and the rest
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>
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