Diyarbakırspor could be declared a loser by default if it is determined that its fans caused the trouble. The Diyarbakırspor-Bursaspor match in week 24 was also called off, and Diyarbakırspor risks losing this match by default.
That would mean automatic relegation for Diyarbakırspor because the Turkish Soccer Federation (TFF) rulebook says if a team is declared a loser by default twice in a season, that team must go. Sunday’s match started in a very friendly atmosphere, and the players on the pitch were also well behaved. No player from either team was even booked by referee Hüseyin Goçek.
But when former Sivas striker Herve Tum scored in the 87th minute for İstanbul Büyükşehir, all hell broke loose. Some Diyarbakırspor fans threw stones and other projectiles onto the pitch while others actually stormed it.
Security officials intervened, manhandled the troublemakers and the referee went to his dressing room. İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor fans followed him. All eyes are now on the TFF to see what action it will take.
