Sedmicu dana prije nego što je izbilo fudbalsko nasilje, navijači košarkaškog tima Cibone sukobili su se s čuvarima u zagrebačkoj Areni, gdje je tim igrao protiv Partizana iz Beograda.
A week before the football violence broke out, supporters of the capital's Cibona basketball team clashed with security guards at Zagreb Arena where the team was playing Belgrade's Partizan.