UEFA is to open disciplinary cases against the Albanian and Serbian football associations after a drone carrying a flag was flown over the stadium during a match and sparked violence.
A brawl erupted on the playing surface between players and some officials when one of the Serbian players caught the flag which featured Albanian symbols.
British referee Martin Atkinson was forced to suspend play in the Euro 2016 game in Belgrade in the 41st minute as the unrest spread.
As the fighting continued on the pitch, Serbian fans who had already clashed with riot police after burning a NATO flag, began hurling smoke bombs and other objects.
At one point, some of the players were hit by a plastic stool brought on to the pitch by a fan.
The Albanian players ended up having to retreat into the tunnel after a hail of objects rained down on them.
Earlier, the Group I tie had only been allowed to go ahead if no Albanian fans were allowed in the ground.
Relations between Albania and Serbia have been fraught since the civil war fought over the former Yugoslav region of Kosovo, which is made up mostly of ethnic Albanians but was claimed by the Serb state.
The flag flying from the drone featured an image of so-called Greater Albania, a part of the Balkans where a substantial proportion of the population are Albanian.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter tweeted: "Football should never be used for political messages. I strongly condemn what happened in Belgrade last night."
Some in Belgrade have seen Tirana's interest in Kosovo as part of a plan to create Greater Albania, which ultimately would require the uniting of Albanian communities in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and southern Serbia.
Kosovo's independence has received recognition from more than 100 countries including the UK and the US, but its status remains disputed by more than 70 states in the United Nations.
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