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Digital informed consent was obtained, and safeguards were implemented to prevent duplicate responses. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 21.Results: Participants identified several key causes of stampedes in football stadiums, including ticket overselling, inadequate physical infrastructure\u2014eg, insufficient emergency exits and locked gates\u2014fanatic and hooligan behaviors, lack of public awareness and training, excessive crowd density, and inappropriate actions by security forces, eg, tear gas use. Primary causes of fatalities and injuries were reported as trauma, eg, falls and crushing; respiratory emergencies, eg, suffocation and asphyxia; substance and alcohol use; cardiac events, eg, heart attacks; psychological distress, eg, panic and aggression; and neurological factors.Conclusion: Stampede incidents in football stadiums arise from a combination of environmental, organizational, and behavioral factors. Prevention and mitigation require a comprehensive risk management strategy integrating infrastructure improvements, effective crowd control, staff training, and public education. 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