A plane carrying a Brazilian team crashed in Colombia. Main. The plane carrying the Chapecoense team crashed and other football plane crashes Disaster, the death of the Brazilian team

For almost 23 years sports world did not declare mourning due to plane crashes in which members of football teams died. Brazilian club Chapecoense, which was supposed to transport team members and journalists to the match with Atlético Nacional in the Copa Sudamericana. There were 72 passengers and 9 crew members on board the plane. Rescue operations are currently underway at the crash site. According to preliminary information, six passengers managed to survive. The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has suspended all matches under its auspices. We look back at other cases of air disasters that have affected the world of football.

1. May 4, 1949. "Torino"

In the late 40s of the last century, Torino was one of the top clubs in Italy, ahead of even its neighbors Juventus in fame and popularity. From 1946 to 1948, the Bulls won the championship three times under captaincy Valentino Mazzola, father of the legendary Sandro Mazzola.

On May 3, 1949, Torino played a match with Benfica in Lisbon, which ended in defeat - 3:4. The players' spirits were lifted by a meeting with friends from Milan in Barcelona. The Turin plane landed at the local airport to refuel, while the Milanese were transferring to a flight to Madrid. As it turned out, the Rossoneri were the last to see the Torino players alive. The team's plane entered an area of increased fog, the pilot lost orientation in space and his left wing touched the fence of a basilica built on a hill. The plane turned around and hit the ground with force. Everyone on board died. The only player left was Lauro Toma, who did not fly to the match due to injury.

2. February 6, 1958. "Manchester United"

One of the most resonant disasters in the history of world sports. The Busby Babes are forever etched in the annals. English football and left an indelible mark on the hearts of fans around the world. The tragedy that occurred on February 6, 1958 at Munich Airport became even more terrible. Despite the fact that air travel was considered a high risk at the time, Manchester United flew throughout Europe, combining performances in England on weekends and European Cup matches on weekdays. The club booked a charter flight for the match with Red Star in Belgrade. The problems began in Munich, where the plane landed for refueling. After two unsuccessful take-off attempts, the crew was ready to reschedule the flight, but in the end a third attempt was made, which ended in tragedy. The plane did not have time to take off in time and rammed a house with a hangar in which a car with fuel was parked. 21 people died instantly, including eight United players. In 1960, a clock with the date "6 February 1958" at the top and the words "Munich" at the bottom was installed in the south-east stand at Old Trafford, and remains there to this day. Every year on February 6, when their hands show the time of the plane crash - 15 hours 4 minutes, a minute of silence is announced at Old Trafford in memory of the victims of the Munich disaster.

A dark date in the history of Manchester United

51 years ago, a plane carrying football players from the English club Manchester United crashed at Munich-Riem airport.

3. July 16, 1960. Denmark national team

In the early 60s there was no professional football in Denmark as such. Players were prohibited from even playing for foreign clubs under threat of not being called up to the national team. Nevertheless, the Danes were diligently preparing to compete for entry into Olympic Games in Rome. From Copenhagen Airport to Herning for the match national team Eight players were eliminated. The plane crashed 50 meters from the coast due to bad weather conditions. Only the pilot and football player survived Sig Vindelov, which was found by fishermen near the shore. The other player was lucky too - Eric Dureborg, who was removed from the flight due to disgusting behavior at the airport. The Danish team seriously considered withdrawing from the tournament, but ultimately won silver medals in Rome.

4. April 3, 1961. "Green Cross"

A year later, another died in a plane crash football team. Green Cross, which played in the first division of the Chilean championship, took off from Santiago airport for the next round match. The players were not destined to reach the place - the entire crew and passengers died after the plane collided with the Las Lastimas mountain range in the Cordillera.

5. September 26, 1969. "Strongest"

On September 26, 1969, a military coup took place in Bolivia. However, this event also faded into the background when, on the same day, the largest plane crash in history occurred in the country. The passenger airliner collided with a mountain in the Cordillera massif. All 74 passengers, including 16 football players and coaching staff best team countries "Strongest", died. The South American Football Federation declared mourning and allocated $20 thousand to the club. Many players who previously played for Strongest returned to the club at a reduced rate. Five years later, the club again won the Bolivian championship.

6. December 31, 1970. Air Liquid

A few months later, the plane carrying the Algerian Air Liquid team to Spain for a friendly tournament did not reach its destination. All passengers and crew members were killed.

7. August 11, 1979. "Pakhtakor"

One of the most terrible things happened in the late 70s sports tragedies in history Soviet football. Tashkent Pakhtakor, flying to a match in Minsk, was involved in a plane crash, which became one of the largest in the history of the country. Two planes collided in the sky over Dneprodzerzhinsk - none of the passengers on both aircraft managed to survive. Among the 178 dead were 17 members of Pakhtakor. Due to the fact that the team was popular in the country, it was impossible to keep silent about the tragedy. All members of the football team were buried in Tashkent at the Botkin cemetery of the city, where a monument was erected to them. And Pakhtakor itself, according to the rule introduced into the regulations, retained its place in the elite division THE USSR.

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8. December 8, 1987. "Alianza Lima"

In December 1987, 43 people - football players, managers, coaches and fans of the Peruvian team Alianza Lima - died in a plane crash. Their plane, carrying passengers home after a national championship match, crashed into the sea six miles north of the country's capital, Lima.

9. June 7, 1989. Dutch football players

The football world could have lost Frank Rijkaard And Ruud Gullita at the height of their football glory. Fortunately, both stars did not travel to their historical homeland in Suriname to participate in a tournament with three local clubs. Rijkaard, Gullit, Aron Winter And Brian Roy refused the flight, citing the desire to properly prepare for the new season. This decision saved their lives. The pilots of the plane, taking off from Amsterdam, made a mistake when landing in Paramaribo and hit a tree with its wing. As a result of the crash, 11 people out of 187 survived. All 15 football players on board died.

10. April 27, 1993. Zambia national team

The Zambian Air Force organized a special flight to take their country's national team to Dakar, where they were scheduled to play a 1994 World Cup qualifying match against Senegal. During the first refueling, problems were discovered with one of the engines. However, the pilot decided to continue the flight. As a result, a few minutes after takeoff, the engine caught fire and the plane fell into the water 500 meters from the coast. All passengers died. Of the Zambian team, only the one who traveled independently from the Netherlands survived Kalusha Bwalya and an injured goalkeeper Charles Musonda.

The Brazilian soccer team died in a plane crash in Colombia.

What happened?

In Colombia, near Medellin, British Aerospace 146 crashed. There were 72 passengers and 9 crew members on board. Among the passengers were football players from a Brazilian club who were to take part in the first final match of the Copa Sudamericana against Colombia Atlético Nacional.

Currently, 25 deaths are known. Also known full list people who got on board - in addition to the football players and the plane crew, there were leaders of Chapecoense, coaching staff, technical staff, journalists and honored guests.

What team crashed?

Chapecoense is not a particularly well-known team in the CIS countries. 2 years ago, Chapecoense entered the Brazilian Serie A for the first time since the 1970s. Already this fall, the club reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which was the first such achievement in the history of the club. Let us remind you that in South America this cup is equal to the Europa League.

How did the accident happen?

According to Colombian sources, the plane disappeared from radar at 22:00 local time on Monday, November 28, when the plane flew over the cities of La Ceja and Aberhorral. Shortly after midnight, it crashed shortly before its scheduled arrival. The missing plane took off at 15:35 local time from Sao Paulo, landed in Eastern Bolivia, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The first photographs have already been received from the scene.

Why did this happen?

According to the mayor of the city of La Ceja, Elkin Ospina, the cause of the plane crash was a lack of fuel. According to another version, in the official release of the aviation authorities, the plane crashed due to a power failure. We will find out which version is more correct later.

What was the team flying on?

The Chapecoense football team flew on a charter plane CP-2933. At the beginning of the month, the Argentina national team also flew on it. An Air Force colonel insists that the plane did not explode during the fall. This gives hope of finding more survivors. At the same time, according to unconfirmed information, the plane split in half when it fell.

What do they say at the scene?

More than 90 rescuers from surrounding cities are involved in the rescue operation at Medellin airport. The situation is complicated by weather conditions - it is raining heavily. A state of emergency has been declared in the city. Air Force helicopters search for surviving passengers.

“We are working with local authorities in connection with the emergency situation that occurred with the Chapecoense plane,” the airport tweeted.

What do they write in Brazil?

Chapecoense posted a short message on its Facebook page: “Given the conflicting reports coming from different journalistic sources regarding the crash of the plane carrying Chapecoense players, we refrain from commenting and await official statements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and other members of the delegation.”

Are there any survivors?

Yes. Defender Alan Ruskel, rescued from the wreckage of the plane, has already been taken to the La Ceja hospital. It is reported that Alan has multiple broken bones, hips, and lacerations to the head. The second survivor is Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo Padilla. It’s surprising that before the flight, Ruskel posted a photo of himself on Instagram - just with Danilo. Jackson Vollmann was taken to the hospital.

Another survivor who has already been taken to the hospital is flight attendant Jimena Suarez.

Chapecoense's 23rd player was supposed to be on board, but at the last moment he was cut off from the squad. His name has not yet been announced.

Chapecoense, a round before the finish, was in 9th place in the championship and the day before yesterday lost away to the national champions Palmeiras (0:1).

CONMEBOL has suspended all activities of the organization until further notice, according to a statement on its official website. President Alejandro Dominguez flew to Medellin.

What happened?

In Colombia, not far from Medellin, a plane carrying 72 passengers crashed, including football players from the Brazilian club Chapecoense, who were to take part in the first final match of the Copa Sudamericana against the Colombian Atlético Nacional.

Right now, 25 people are known to have died. The full list of people who got on board is known - in addition to the football players and the plane crew (there were 9 crew members), there were Chapecoense executives, coaching staff, technical staff, journalists and honored guests.

What team crashed?

Chapecoense is a little-known team in Russia; people familiar to our fans do not play for it. In 2014, Chapecoense entered the Brazilian Serie A for the first time since the 1970s. This fall, for the first time in history, the club reached the final of the Copa Sudamericana, which is the equivalent of the Europa League in South America.

How did this happen?

Citing Colombian sources, Brazil's Globo writes that the plane lost contact with the ground shortly after midnight and crashed shortly before its scheduled arrival. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilots as the plane flew over the cities of La Ceja and Aberhorral. The missing plane took off at 15:35 local time from Sao Paulo and landed in Eastern Bolivia, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The first photographs have already been received from the scene.

Why did this happen?

The mayor of the city of La Ceja, Elkin Ospina, said that the cause of the plane crash was a lack of fuel. Another version, in an official release from aviation authorities, states that the plane crashed due to an electrical failure.

What was the team flying on?

Chapecoense was flying on a charter aircraft CP-2933. At the beginning of the month, the Argentina national team flew on it.

An Air Force colonel assures that the plane did not explode during the fall, which gives hope for finding more survivors. At the same time, according to unconfirmed information, the plane split in half when it fell.

What do they say at the scene?

More than 90 rescuers from the surrounding towns of La Union, Rionegro, El Carmen de Vibroal and La Ceja are working on the rescue operation at Medellin airport. Heavy rain complicates the situation. A state of emergency has been declared in the city, and Air Force helicopters are searching for surviving passengers. "It's difficult to find survivors because it's a wooded area," said Hugo Botero Lopez, the mayor of La Union.

“We are working with local authorities in connection with the emergency situation that occurred with the Chapecoense plane,” the airport tweeted.

What do they write in Brazil?

Chapecoense published a short message on official page on Facebook: “Given the conflicting reports coming from different journalistic sources regarding the crash of the plane carrying Chapecoense players, we refrain from commenting and await official statements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and other members of the delegation.”

Are there any survivors?

Yes. Defender Alan Ruskel, who was rescued from the wreckage of the plane, has already been taken to the La Ceja hospital. It is reported that Alan has multiple broken bones, hips, and lacerations to the head. The second survivor is Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo Padilla. It’s surprising that before the flight, Ruskel posted a photo of himself on Instagram - just with Danilo. Jackson Vollmann was taken to the hospital.

Another survivor who has already been taken to the hospital is flight attendant Jimena Suarez.

The 23rd Chapecoense player was supposed to be on board, but at the last moment he was cut off from the squad. His name has not yet been announced.

Information will be updated.

In total there were 81 people on board the ship. According to the latest data, six people survived. Among the survivors were the names of Chapecoense footballers Alan Ruschel, Marcos Danilo and Jackson Folman, as well as flight stewardess Jimena Suarez, aircraft technician Erwin Tumeri and Brazilian journalist Rafael Henzel.

This is not the first time that entire football teams have died in plane crashes.

The death of "Pakhtakor"

On August 11, 1979, two Tu-134A airliners collided in the sky over Dneprodzerzhinsk (Ukraine). One of them operated a flight from Chelyabinsk to Chisinau, and the second from Tashkent to Minsk. As a result of the disaster, all 178 people on both sides were killed, including 17 players of the Uzbek football team Pakhtakor. The team flew to Minsk for a game with local Dynamo.

The cause of the tragedy was called an error by air traffic controllers, who were unable to separate two planes at an altitude of 8,400 meters in very poor visibility. There were other versions. According to one of them, one of the planes could have been shot down. But this version did not receive confirmation.

After the tragedy, Pakhtakor was restored by the entire USSR. 15 teams sent their players to Tashkent. The team finished that season in ninth place in the Major League. The USSR Sports Committee decided that, regardless of the results, Pakhtakor would maintain its registration in the Major League for three years. The team took advantage of this privilege only once in 1981, when it took last place in the USSR Championship.

Death of Torino

In post-war Italy, Torino was rightly called a super club. In 1946, 1947 and 1948, the team from Turin became national champions. She also led in the 1948/1949 season and was close to winning the fourth Scudetto.

In 1949, Torino was invited to a friendly match in Portugal, where on May 3 it met Lisbon's Benfica and lost 3:4. The day after the match, the team flew home on a three-engine Fiat G.212CP aircraft. On board were 18 team players, club leaders and several journalists. A total of 31 people.

Superga plane crash on 4 May 1949, killing the Torino football team

When there was very little left to Turin, the plane entered an area of increased fog. The pilot lost his orientation and the plane's wing hit the fence built on the hill of the Basilica of Superga. The plane spun around and hit the ground at high speed. All passengers on board died.

Nine players from the Italian national team played in that Torino squad, including its captain, the famous Valentino Mazzola.

Shoes and a ball found on the Superga hill, where Torino's plane crashed in 1949, are on display at the Turin Museum

A few days later, on the ill-fated hill, the president of the Italian Football Federation raised the trophy - regardless of further results, Torino was declared the champion of Italy ahead of schedule. The remaining four rounds were played out by the youth team.

As a sign of respect, Fiorentina, Genoa, Sampdoria and Palermo also fielded their youth team for the game. Torino won all four matches and won the Italian title for the fourth time in a row. All 18 dead players posthumously became champions of Italy in 1949.

More than a million people took to the streets of Turin to bury the team. And the football players were so shocked that a year later, to the World Cup in Brazil, they chose to travel by ship rather than by plane.

Death of Manchester United

On February 6, 1958, the victims of a plane crash at Munich airport were Manchester United football players - The Busby Babes, as coach Matt Busby's players were called because of their youth.

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The team was returning from Belgrade, where in the match with Red Star they reached the semi-finals of the Cup European Champions season 1957/1958 and made a planned stop in Munich.

After refueling the Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador, the pilots made two takeoff attempts, but canceled both due to engine problems. By the time of the third attempt to take off, heavy snow had begun to fall in Munich, resulting in a large amount of slush near the end of the runway. Having got into this mess during acceleration, the plane lost speed and, breaking through the barrier of the runway, crashed into a house standing nearby.

Of the 44 people on board, 23 died (21 on the spot and two later in hospital), including eight football players and two coaches. Also, eight journalists were killed in the disaster.

With the surviving players (including the future Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton), as well as the reserves involved, Busby managed to reach the FA Cup final that season, where he lost to Bolton 0:2.

10 years after the tragedy in Munich, still with the same Charlton in the lineup and under the leadership of the same Busby, Manchester United became the first English club, who managed to win the European Champions Cup.

Death of the Zambian national team

On April 27, 1993, about half a kilometer from Libreville, the capital of Gabon, a plane carrying the Zambian national football team crashed. The team was heading to Dakar, where the 1994 World Cup qualifying match against the Senegal team was to take place.

As a result of the tragedy, 18 players of the Zambian national team were killed. Main coach and service personnel. In total there were 30 people on board.

An official investigation determined that the cause of the crash was the pilot's improper actions during an engine fire. A few minutes after taking off from Libreville, the plane's left engine caught fire and stopped. The pilot turned off the right engine, after which the plane completely lost thrust and crashed into the water.