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Name this stadium which witnessed what is regarded as "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions." Approximately an hour before the scheduled kick-off time of a Champions League final between Liverpool and juentus a group of supporters of Liverpool F.C. breached a fence separating them from rival supporters of Juventus and attacked the Italian club's supporters. The Juventus fans retreated, putting pressure on a dilapidated retaining wall, which collapsed away from them and led to the deaths of 39 (and injury of some 600 more) people, mostly fans of Juventus F.C. The tragedy resulted in all English football clubs being placed under an indefinite ban by UEFA from all European competitions (lifted in 1990-91), with Liverpool F.C. being excluded for an additional year and a number of Liverpool fans prosecuted for manslaughter

  1. St. Jakob-Park, Basel

  2. St James Park Newcastle

  3. Heysel Stadium, Brussels

  4. Luzhniki Stadium, Mosow
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The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred on May 29, 1985, before the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Approximately an hour before kick-off, Liverpool fans breached a fence separating them from Juventus supporters, leading to a wall collapse that killed 39 people, mostly Juventus fans. This tragedy resulted in a five-year ban on English clubs from European competitions.

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