Deadly Stampede at El Salvador Soccer Match Sparks Arrests, Penalties
- El Salvador domestic league season ended prematurely with no champion declared At least 12 people died and more than 90 were injured in a stampede before a quarterfinal match
- El Salvador's Public Prosecutor's Office ordered the arrest of five people allegedly responsible for the weekend stampede at the Cuscatlan stadium that left 12 fans dead during the second leg of the quarter-final playoffs between Alianza FC and Club Deportivo.
- President of soccer club Alianza and other officials arrested in El Salvador
- Arrests made in connection with stampede that killed 12 fans
- Salvadoran Soccer Federation's Disciplinary Committee decided Alianza would play without fans for one year and pay a $30,000 fine