THE damage caused to about 30 Adelaide Oval seats during the A-League Grand Final was not “deliberate vandalism’’ but caused by the exuberant behaviour of fans jumping on seats, authorities say.

The northwestern section of the oval where the damage occurred was primarily occupied by Western Sydney Wanderers fans who had travelled down from Sydney for the game, in which Adelaide United triumphed 3-1.

Advertiser.com.au was first to report the damage on Sunday night.

Stadium Management Authority general manager commercial Darren Chandler said while there was “some minor damage to seats, for us it’s not a major issue’’.

“It was a sensational day for South Australia, a great day for the stadium and the atmosphere was electric,” he said.

Mr Chandler said the damage had occurred when “enthusiastic’’ fans who had been chanting throughout the game stood on seats.

“It was not deliberate vandalism,’’ he said.

media_camera An Adelaide Oval worker with some of the seats broken during the A-League grand final. Picture: Tait Schmaal.

There were two arrests at the venue which was hosting it’s first A-League grand final, a number Mr Chandler said was “on par’’ with other events where the oval hosted 50,000 spectators.

He also said the oval was keen to host more soccer games.

A spokesman for Football Federation Australia said it would “conduct a review of the event and will consider full reports on these incidents’’.

The FFA as the hirer of the venue will also take responsibility for the damage.

“A number of flares were ignited before and during the match, involving supporters of both competing clubs, and some seats were damaged in the venue,’’ the spokesman said.

media_camera Some of the seats broken at Adelaide Oval during the A-League grand final. Picture: Tait Schmaal

Police said they were “generally pleased” with the crowd’s behaviour. There were two people arrested, two reported and several others evicted.

“Most people were well-behaved and the match was enjoyed in good spirits,” Superintendent John De Candia said.

“(Those arrested and evicted) represent a tiny fraction of the 50,000 people who were there, doing the right thing.”