Green supporters banned from traveling as a precaution after the incidents in Jura Sud

No more trips until further notice for supporters of AS Saint-Étienne. The disciplinary committee of the French Football Federation met this Thursday in Paris following the incidents that interrupted the meeting between Jura Sud and ASSE at the Bram stadium for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.

Dozens of smoke bombs were cracked in the visitors’ parking lot where half a thousand Green supporters were seated. A firecracker also exploded near Jura Sud goalkeeper Cédric Mensah. The match interrupted in the 3rd minute of play due in particular to this firecracker and reduced visibility because of the smoke was able to resume after about twenty minutes and go to an end.

The commission will hear the leaders of the two clubs.

As a result, the FFF disciplinary committee decided to ban the travel of ASSE supporters as a precaution until the hearing of the leaders of the two clubs. According to the Team, “the final decision will be made on January 13 or 20 (more likely on January 20)As the daily underlines, the next three matches away from ASSE are scheduled for the end of January, against OL (January 21), Angers (January 26) and Bergerac in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (the weekend of January 28).


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