This Sunday, there will once again be no Standard supporters in the area which is generally reserved for visiting supporters at Lotto Park. Following the incidents that occurred during the Belgian Cup meeting between the two teams in December 2023, the management of the two clubs decided to ban the presence of visiting fans during all Clasicos until the end of the 2024-25 season. . There are therefore at least two remaining – the clubs can also find themselves in the Belgian Cup or in the same playoffs – by the end of this financial year.
Sunday, three days after the success of Mauves San Sebastian in a match punctuated by incidents in the stands, this space placed in a corner of the stadium will remain empty, Anderlecht having decided not to open this stand to Anderlecht supporters like that had been the case in the past.
The “Mauves Army” in solidarity with Liège fans
There will therefore be some less folklore for this meeting but this remains justified after the events which occurred in the Belgian Cup ten months ago. Incidents where the blame was shared.
This situation could bring together the fiercest of the two camps. Indeed, the “Mauve Army 2003” decided to mount a support action due to the absence of Standard supporters. They decided not to make any noise during the first twelve minutes of the match – referring to the twelfth man – to show that they are against this decision taken by the clubs considering that the presence of supporters from both camps is a necessity for the spectacle is total.
