page_title: Pitch invasion
hierarchical_section_title: Pitch invasion
caption_attribution_description: English: Approximately 18,000 Stoke City fans invade the pitch at the Britannia Stadium to celebrate Stoke's promotion to the Premier League on 4 May 2008.
context_page_description: A pitch invasion occurs when an individual or a crowd of people watching a sporting event run onto the playing area to celebrate or protest an incident. Pitch invasions may involve individual people or capacity crowds. Pitch invasions can result in charges being brought, possibly resulting in fines or jail time, and sanctions against the club involved, especially if the actions cause a disruption in play.
context_section_description: A pitch invasion (known in North America as field invasion, field intrusion, rushing the field or storming the field)  occurs when an individual or a crowd of people watching a sporting event run onto the playing area to celebrate or protest an incident. Pitch invasions may involve individual people or capacity crowds. Pitch invasions can result in charges being brought, possibly resulting in fines or jail time, and sanctions against the club(s) involved, especially if the actions cause a disruption in play.
caption: Stoke City F.C. fans invade the pitch at the Britannia Stadium to celebrate promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
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