Heysel Stadium disaster
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The Heysel Stadium disaster was a 1985 football tragedy in Brussels, where crowd violence and a stadium wall collapse before the European Cup final led to 39 deaths and prompted a long ban on English clubs from European competitions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heysel Stadium disaster canonical | 7 |
| 1985 Heysel disaster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Heysel Stadium disaster Context triple: [Liverpool F.C., hasDisaster, Heysel Stadium disaster]
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A.
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster was a 1958 plane crash involving Manchester United’s “Busby Babes” that killed 23 people and became one of the most tragic and defining events in football history.
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B.
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a 1989 human crush tragedy at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield that killed 97 Liverpool supporters and led to major reforms in English football stadium safety and policing.
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C.
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
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D.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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E.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Heysel Stadium disaster Target entity description: The Heysel Stadium disaster was a 1985 football tragedy in Brussels, where crowd violence and a stadium wall collapse before the European Cup final led to 39 deaths and prompted a long ban on English clubs from European competitions.
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A.
Munich air disaster
The Munich air disaster was a 1958 plane crash involving Manchester United’s “Busby Babes” that killed 23 people and became one of the most tragic and defining events in football history.
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B.
Hillsborough disaster
The Hillsborough disaster was a 1989 human crush tragedy at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield that killed 97 Liverpool supporters and led to major reforms in English football stadium safety and policing.
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C.
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Olympic Games in which members of the Palestinian group Black September took Israeli athletes hostage, resulting in the deaths of eleven Israeli team members and a German police officer.
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D.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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E.
Hamburg massacre
The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crowd disaster
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football-related disaster ⓘ human stampede ⓘ stadium disaster ⓘ |
| aftermath | ban on English clubs from European competitions ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Liverpool F.C. ⓘ |
| banDurationApproximate | 5 years ⓘ |
| banDurationForLiverpool | 6 years ⓘ |
| cause |
crowd crush
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crowd violence ⓘ wall collapse ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual anniversaries on 29 May ⓘ |
| competition | 1985 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| date | 1985-05-29 ⓘ |
| eventBefore | 1985 European Cup Final ⓘ |
| governingBodyImposingBan | UEFA ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Juventus FC
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surface form:
Juventus F.C.
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| ledTo |
increased stadium safety regulations in Europe
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renovation and later demolition of Heysel Stadium stands ⓘ review of ticketing and crowd control practices ⓘ stricter segregation of rival fans ⓘ |
| legalConsequences |
convictions for involuntary manslaughter
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criminal charges against Liverpool fans ⓘ sentences for hooliganism ⓘ |
| location |
Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Heysel Stadium ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Liverpool F.C. ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | live television broadcast across Europe ⓘ |
| memorial | monument at Heysel site ⓘ |
| notableFact | match was played despite the deaths ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 39 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 600+ ⓘ |
| partOf | history of football hooliganism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bradford City stadium fire
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Hillsborough disaster ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of retaining wall
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international outrage ⓘ mass panic ⓘ |
| sanctionTarget | English football clubs ⓘ |
| section | Block Z ⓘ |
| spectatorCategory |
Juventus FC
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surface form:
Juventus supporters
Liverpool supporters ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| teamsInvolved |
Juventus FC
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surface form:
Juventus F.C.
Liverpool F.C. ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | charge by Liverpool fans towards Juventus fans ⓘ |
| winningTeam |
Juventus FC
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surface form:
Juventus F.C.
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| year | 1985 ⓘ |
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Subject: Heysel Stadium disaster Description of subject: The Heysel Stadium disaster was a 1985 football tragedy in Brussels, where crowd violence and a stadium wall collapse before the European Cup final led to 39 deaths and prompted a long ban on English clubs from European competitions.
Referenced by (8)
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