Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster

Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster
Date17 September 1967 (1967-09-17)
Time16:20 EET (14:20 UTC)
LocationAtatürk Stadium
Kayseri, Turkey
Coordinates38°43′23″N 35°29′48″E / 38.723056°N 35.496667°E / 38.723056; 35.496667
TypeHuman crush
CauseExit gates opening inward
Deaths43
Non-fatal injuriesAt least 300 injured

The Kayseri Atatürk Stadium disaster refers to an occurrence of football hooliganism, resulting in 43 deaths and at least 300 injuries (according to newspaper Hürriyet's headline 600), during the football match held on September 17, 1967 between the clubs of Kayserispor and Sivasspor at the Atatürk Stadium of Kayseri in Turkey. It was known as the worst sports-related violence to occur in Turkey.