# Canonical recap data for Heysel Stadium Disaster (1985)
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slug: heysel-stadium-disaster
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1985/heysel-stadium-disaster"
title: Heysel Stadium Disaster
subtitle: A stadium wall collapse and crowd panic at a European Cup final killed 39 fans and prompted sweeping venue reforms.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1985-05-29
datePrecision: day
year: 1985
decade: 1980
country:
name: Belgium
slug: belgium
summaryShort: The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup final. The stadium was in need of maintenance and h
summaryLong: The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were pressed against a wall in the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, before the start of the 1985 European Cup final. The stadium was in need of maintenance and had not been adequately updated. It had failed inspections prior to the disaster, and the wall collapsed under the force. 39 spectators—mostly Italians and Juventus fans—were killed in the subsequent crush, while 600 more were injured.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Heysel-1985.png/330px-Heysel-1985.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Heysel Stadium disaster"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster"
  title: Heysel Stadium disaster
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- disaster
metaDescription: "The Heysel Stadium disaster was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when Juventus fans were escaping from an attack by Liverpool fans while they were "
wikidataQid: Q323888
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260628032526/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-28
  label: Heysel Stadium disaster
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heysel_Stadium_disaster"
