Koningstad Derby

The Koningstad Derby is a competition involving Koningstad three football clubs, St. Marks Koningstad, Arabian FC and FC Kings. This derby has seen some levels of fan rioting and even examples of hooliganism.

History
The derby was started in 1957 between St. Marks and FC Kings. In 1971, Arabian joined in and it became a trio, with six games being played. With the addition of Arabian in the 1970s there were some cases of fan rowdiness, but this was magnified in the 1980s. In the 1983 Koningstad Derby, there was a matchup between St. Marks and FC Kings. This was the return leg at the Marten II Stadium (Kings’ home). When they were beaten 2-3, Kings fans began rioting and they attacked St. Marks fans. Fighting spilled on to the field where even some players were involved. Afterwards people were fighting in the streets, smashing and looting stores. The National Police was called in and even the Royal Guard was put on alert. Since then there have been a few more violent cases, but they have died down since the mid-1990s. Nowadays, only brawls tend to occur.