‘Riot match’ cost PSNI £100,000
Policing the Northern Ireland vs Poland international and ensuing rioting cost £105,000, the police have said.
There was trouble before, during and after the match in March, which saw 11 police officers injured.
Police said the cost of policing the match was £71,031 and the cost incurred by the rioting was £34,184.
Four people have been charged in connection with the trouble and a number of others reported.
“Given the nature and extent of the disorder, which appeared to be orchestrated by a hard core of hardened football hooligans travelling to the game from outside Northern Ireland, the police operation aimed at protecting lives and property in the area was proportionate and appropriate,” police said.
The police released the costs in response to a Freedom of Information request from the BBC.
Trouble started in the city centre shortly before 1500 GMT on when Northern Ireland and Poland fans gathered in the same Wetherspoons pub on Bedford Street.
During the game play was suspended for five minutes after a linesman was hit on the head with a small object thrown from the crowd.
The Polish fans were kept inside the ground for nearly an hour after the match.
