Pascual GuerreroStadium Incident
A structured summary of the crowd incident during the América de Cali v Deportivo Cali clásico at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia.
Incident Overview
What happened
During the América de Cali v Deportivo Cali clásico at Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, people moving on or near the south-stand ramp became caught in opposing flows.
Some spectators were leaving the area, reportedly to escape urine or debris thrown from an upper level, while others moved back toward the match after a late goal. The result was a crush involving falls, asphyxia, broken bones, and reports of a collapsed or failed ramp or railing area.
The strongest directly relevant sources support 22 fatalities. Injury figures conflict between around 100 and 200.
Location & Naming
Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Venue: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Specific area: South stand ramp / platform, described in Spanish sources as the tribuna sur.
Also known as: Tragedia del Pascual Guerrero or a tragic clásico vallecaucano incident.
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Conflicting Information
Several details are not settled across the available sources.
The user row and UPI-linked listings use 18 November 1982, while detailed Colombian retrospectives place the incident on the night of 17 November 1982.
UPI and Working With Crowds list or report the incident on 18 November 1982.
El País, El Telégrafo, Pulzo and Vanguardia describe the match-night incident as 17 November 1982.
Best-supported wording: the incident occurred on the night of 17 November 1982; 18 November appears tied to next-day reporting or listing.
Most directly relevant sources report 22 deaths, but some later accounts use 24.
UPI, Working With Crowds, El País and Pulzo report 22 deaths.
Pulzo notes that some accounts say 24, and some later stadium-tragedy lists repeat that higher figure.
Best-supported wording: 22 fatalities reported, with 24 appearing as a disputed later figure.
The injury total is unresolved, with sources reporting around 100 or 200 injured.
UPI / Working With Crowds report 100 injured. Pulzo gives around 100.
El País and Vanguardia report 200 injured.
No final official injury total was verified in the uploaded document.
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