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Bus Carrying Israeli Supporters Attacked After Holocaust Banners at Europa Conference League Tie

Official condemnations led the Polish Football Federation to prepare a complaint to UEFA over the handling of political banners at matches

Raków Częstochowa and Maccabi Haifa contest the first leg of their UEFA Conference League qualification tie in Poland.
Newly sworn-in Polish President Karol Nawrocki speaks as he attends the ceremony of accepting the sovereignty over the Armed Forces for the five-year term, in Warsaw, Poland, August 6, 2025.
Israel National News

Overview

  • During the Conference League tie in Debrecen, Maccabi Haifa supporters displayed a banner reading “Murderers since 1939,” invoking the Holocaust against Raków Częstochowa.
  • Raków Częstochowa won the match 2-0, securing a 2-1 aggregate victory and escalating tensions after the banner dispute.
  • Eyewitnesses and video footage reported that Raków fans threw rocks at a bus carrying Maccabi supporters after the game, heavily damaging the vehicle en route to the airport.
  • Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and the Israeli Embassy in Warsaw condemned both the banner and the post-match violence as an insult to historical memory.
  • The Polish Football Federation said it will file a complaint to UEFA, intensifying scrutiny over inconsistent enforcement of political messaging rules following recent controversies.