Algerian football chiefs were handed a bill for over 33,000 dollars on Thursday as punishment for the mayhem caused when their team's fans went on the rampage in an African Nations Cup match.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined the Algerian Football Federation 15,000 dollars for the "anti-sporting behaviour" of supporters at the quarter-final against Morocco in Sfax last Sunday.
They were also told to pay damages of 18,652 dollars to cover the cost of repairs to the stadium.
"We regret the unhappy incidents caused by Algerian fans," said CAF president Issa Hayatou.
As their team was going down to a 3-1 defeat to Morocco, Algerian supporters ripped up plastic seats at the Taieb-Mhiri stadium and threw them onto the pitch.
Some of the 2,000 security personnel employed around the ground then clashed with the fans. They spilled out onto the streets where more damage was caused to shopfronts and cars.
The authorities said that 69 people were hurt in the trouble.
Earlier in the tournament, the Algerian federation was fined 5,000 dollars after their supporters threw missiles on to the pitch in the highly-volatile match with bitter rivals Egypt.
Meanwhile CAF on Thursday announced that applications by Ivory Coast, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to host the 2008 African Nations Cup had been received after the expiry of the deadline of November 30, 2003.
South Africa, Ghana and Libya will be the three contenders for the finals with the winner due to be named in June this year.