POLICE officials yesterday issued an announcement revealing the total number of arrests made during crowd trouble at football games last season.

The announcement states that during the 2004-2005 football season, police made a total of 36 arrests at various sport grounds across the island.

Nicosia, GSP Stadium

A total of 54 football games, 39 league games and 15 cup games, were played last season at the GSP Stadium and a total of 271,811 tickets were sold for those games. During those fixtures, 15 people were arrested.

Larnaca, Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium and the GSZ Stadium

A total of 52 games were played last season and around 110,000 tickets were sold at the two grounds. A total of nine people were arrested during the fixtures at the two stadiums, one of whom is currently serving a five-month jail sentence.

Nicosia, Makarios Athletic Centre

A total of 13 league games and six cup games were played last season at the Makarios Athletic Centre and a total of 20,590 tickets were sold for those games. During those fixtures, seven people were arrested.

Limassol, Tsirium Athletic Centre

A total of 47 games were played last season in front of around 100,000 spectators. During those fixtures, a total of three were arrested.

Paphos, Paphiakos Stadium

A total of 13 games took place last season and around 20,000 tickets were sold. Only two arrests were made.

Paralimni, Municipal Paralimni Stadium

A total of 13 games took place last season, with around 10,000 tickets sold. No arrests were made.