Football

Eindhoven: 230 Napoli fans arrested before Champions League match

Police say there were no clashes or disturbances. Fans were asked to leave the city centre

21 October 2025

I giocatori del Napoli in allenamento prima della partita di Champions contro il PSV Eindhoven al Phillips Stadium di Eindhoven. ANSA / CIRO FUSCO

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The 230 Napoli supporters - initially 180 - who were stopped last night in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, where tonight's Champions League match between Napoli and Psv on the third day of the Champions League championship phase is scheduled to take place, have all been expelled.

The authorities of the southern Dutch city explain that the arrested persons had allegedly 'caused disturbances by their behaviour', reports the Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (PNA) agency. Alsofour Psv fans, the PNA adds, were arrested for the same reason in different areas of Eindhoven itself.

Concerning the arrest of Napoli fans in Eindhoven last night, the local police said that there were no real riots or fights: according to a spokesman, the authorities wanted to prevent this by the arrests. This was reported by the local news agency Anp, adding that there were no reports of any clashes with Psv fans either.

The Dutch police described the Napoli fans as a 'large group' with a 'certain atmosphere': the officers asked the fans to leave the city centre, but their requests were allegedly ignored.

The fans were then arrested for violating the municipal regulations on assemblies and were taken by bus to the Mathildelaan police station. Interrogated during the night, the Napoli fans were later released after receiving a fine. The fans were then released after receiving a fine

Some of the people stopped would not have tickets for tonight's Champions League match. The mayor of Eindhoven, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, had previously established a high-risk security zone in view of the match. This allows the police to carry out preventive searches in the city centre and other places in the city.

More than 230 Napoli supporters were arrested and released in Eindhoven, Holland, on the eve of the Champions League match between Antonio Conte's Azzurri and Psv, as reported by the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, explaining that four PSV supporters were also detained. The police are unable to say how many of them had tickets for the match, but all of them will be banned from attending.

The Dutch police reported this, adding that 'they will also be banned from entering the city centre for 24 hours'. 'As a possible clash between fans of both teams could not be ruled out, the group was closely monitored,' the police explained. The blue fans were arrested for provocative behaviour, only to be released after being questioned and fined.