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The Top 5 Worst Stadium Disasters in Football
| Location | Date | Deaths | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estadio Nacional: Lima, Peru | May 24th, 1964 | 328 | Police intervention, stampede, gate crush (gates closed). |
| 2 | Accra Sports Stadium: Accra, Ghana | May 9th, 2001 | 127 | Police intervention, stampede, gate crush (some gates closed). |
| 3 | Hillsborough Stadium: Sheffield, England | Apr 15th, 1989 | 96 | Poor crowd managment, gate crush. |
| 4 | Port Said Stadium, Port Said, Egypt | Feb 1st, 2012 | 72 | Fan riot, gates closed. |
| 5 | 1. Central Lenin Stadium: Moscow, Soviet Union 2. Ibrox Park Stadium: Glasgow, Scotland |
1. Oct 20th, 1982 2. Jan 2nd,1971 |
66 | Human crush. |
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Sports Statistics, Top 5 Worst, The United Kingdom, The Middle East
Sources: Top 5 of anything Research 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 worst football (soccer) stadium disasters in history ranked by the number of deaths. List last updated February 2015.
Sources: Top 5 of anything Research 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 worst football (soccer) stadium disasters in history ranked by the number of deaths. List last updated February 2015.
