Security & Defense

#INTD2607953ADecree of 30 March 2026 prohibiting the travel of AS Saint-Étienne football supporters for the match against AS Nancy-Lorraine on Saturday 4 April 2026

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French ministerial decree, issued on 30 March 2026 and effective on 4 April 2026, completely bans all travel by AS Saint-Étienne football supporters to the away match against AS Nancy-Lorraine. The prohibition applies from 00:00 to 24:00 on Saturday 4 April 2026. It covers any individual or group movement by any means of transport by persons claiming to be or behaving as Saint-Étienne supporters. The ban specifically prevents movement between the department of Loire and the communes of Nancy, Tomblaine, and Saint-Max in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The measure is a standard French public-order response to prevent potential violence and hooliganism at high-risk football fixtures.

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Key Changes

  • Complete prohibition of any travel (individual or collective, by any means) for AS Saint-Étienne supporters on 4 April 2026 from 00:00 to 24:00
  • Ban applies to persons claiming to be or behaving as Saint-Étienne supporters
  • Geographical restriction between the department of Loire and the communes of Nancy, Tomblaine, and Saint-Max (Meurthe-et-Moselle)

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Prohibit all individual or collective travel by any means of transport for persons claiming to be or behaving as AS Saint-Étienne supporters between Loire department communes and Nancy, Tomblaine, and Saint-Max communes on Saturday 4 April 2026 from 00:00 to 24:00

Law enforcement authorities, transportation operators, border/checkpoint personnel
prohibition
high

Enforce the travel ban against any individual or group identified as claiming to be Saint-Étienne supporters or behaving as such during the specified date and time window

French police and gendarmerie forces
operational
high

Prevent movement of Saint-Étienne supporters specifically between Loire department and the three named communes (Nancy, Tomblaine, Saint-Max) in Meurthe-et-Moselle

Transportation operators, security personnel at transport hubs
prohibition
high

Publish this decree in the Journal officiel de la République française

French government/ministerial administration
disclosure

Affected Parties

AS Saint-Étienne supportersfootball fans traveling to away matches+2 more…

Tags

football supporters,travel ban,public order