Guinness World Records 149 Goals football game
AS Adema 149-0 SO l’Emyrne was a football match played on October 31, 2002. It is the world record for the highest score ever made, it was recognized by Guinness World Records. Club AS Adema in Antananarivo, Madagascar, defeated arch-rival Stade Olympique de l’Emyrne (SOE) as a result of a protest of the pre-determined from SOE to arbitration decisions taken against their previous match in tournament play -off of 4 teams. The score of this match beat the previous record, a score of 36-0, set at an 1885 match between Arbroath and Bon Accord.
The match was part of a round-robin tournament, play-off of 4 teams to determine Madagascar’s national champion. The champion became Adema after SOE drew 2-2 with DSA Antananarivo in the last match of the group, during which the referee awarded a late and disputed penalty. The resulting draw meant that the SOE was eliminated from the title race. With the already decided championship, SOE has decided to protest in this way. SOE intentionally scored 149 autogoles, the spectators telling that after each ball in the game – it was placed in its own goal, with the advertised players sitting on the amusement. It was reported that the spectators had arrived at the ticket offices to demand the return of the money.
After the game, the Federation Malagasy Football suspended coach from SOE, Zaka Be, for a period of three years and four players – defender Mamisoa Razafindrakoto, captain Madagascar national football team captain SOE Manitranirina Andrianiaina of skill Nicolas Rakotoarimanana and goalkeeper Dominique Rakotonandrasana – were suspended until the end of the season and were banned from stadiums during the same period. All other players in both teams received warnings. The referee was not punished.