October 16, 1996 - 83 dead and several hundreds wounded before an international match between Guatemala and Costa Rica in the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores.
March 12, 1988 - Kathmandu stadium disaster - 93 people were killed and 100 more injured when fans attempted to flee from a hailstorm inside the national Dasarath Rangasala Stadium watching a football match between Bangladesh and Nepal at Kathmandu, Nepal. The crowd first fled to the main stand, where they were beaten back by police with clubs. The crowd then made for the tunnel leading to the exit gate, which was locked, yet people kept entering the tunnel, not knowing about the deadly crush ahead of them.
May 11, 1985 - Bradford City stadium fire - 56 people were killed and at least 265 were injured when a cigarette that had fallen below the stands ignited the wooden stands, causing a fire and a stampede at the Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
March 10, 1987 - 20 people were killed when panicked soccer fans fled from knife-wielding ruffians and triggered the collapse of a sports stadium in Tripoli, Libya.
April 5, 1902 - 1902 Ibrox disaster - 25 people were killed and more than 500 were injured when heavy rainfall the previous night caused part of the West Tribune Stand to collapse, causing 200 to 300 people to fall onto the concrete below at the Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland.
May 24, 1964 - Estadio Nacional disaster - 328 died and 500 injured during match between Argentina and Peru when referee disallowed a goal scored at last minute which ignited crowd protest. Police fired tear gas into the crowd, causing a panic and a rush for the exits at National Stadium, Lima, Peru.
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