West Ham have “reluctantly” accepted UEFA sanctions banning their fans from travelling to their next away game in the Europa League.
UEFA charged West Ham following their game against Genk. They accused travelling supporters of crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects during their match in Belgium on November 4.
Those charges were upheld. As a result, UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has fined the club €30,000 for the crowd disturbances and a further €4,500 for the throwing of objects.
They have also been banned from selling tickets to away fans for their next “UEFA competition match”, against Rapid Vienna on November 25.
While the club “condemn the behaviour” of the individuals responsible, they have also expressed their “disappointment” at the short notice of the measures.
A club statement read: “West Ham United can confirm that the club has reluctantly accepted sanctions from UEFA in relation to our Europa League Group H away fixture against KRC Genk on Thursday 4 November.
“This means that our supporters will, regrettably, not be permitted to travel for our next Europa League away fixture — against Rapid Vienna on Thursday 25 November.
“Despite the club’s robust processes around our own security and operations in support of our ticketed fans who travelled to Genk, evidence has been presented to confirm that a small number of ticketless individuals caused disturbances and illegally gained entrance to Genk’s stadium.
“West Ham United condemn the behaviour of this group of individuals and we are working to identify them following their actions, which have now ultimately led to our supporters — the vast majority of whom behaved impeccably in Belgium — being punished and resulting in David Moyes’ team being forced to play in Austria without the backing of the club’s fans, whose loyal and passionate support has spurred the Hammers on during an unbeaten opening four games of the Europa League adventure so far.
“While the club accepts the sanctions, we also wish to place on record our disappointment at the extremely short notice of the measures, which were received eleven days after the fixture in Genk and just over a week ahead of the match against Rapid Vienna which has limited our options significantly, and has sadly impacted supporters who have booked return travel and accommodation in Austria.”
Moyes’s side are in a strong position after four Europa League games. They have picked up 10 points and are six ahead of Genk in third. They need just a draw in Vienna to reach the knockout stages of the competition.
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