With the tournament facing new high-risk games, French authorities said three people remained in serious condition in hospital in Marseille after the clashes before and during Saturday’s game.
European football’s governing body said Russian fans faced accusations of crowd disturbances, racist behaviour and setting off flares at the Stade Velodrome.
In chaotic scenes, Russian supporters appeared to charge into the English supporters’ section of the stadium after the 1-1 draw and fists were thrown.
The disturbances followed a day of pitched battles between fans in the centre of Marseille in the worst violence at an international tournament since the 1998 World Cup.
One of the seriously injured was an England supporter who had initially been fighting for his life after apparently being hit on the head with an iron bar.
More than 30 other people had minor injuries.
Fears of new violence ran high as Turkey prepared to face Croatia in Paris in a match on Sunday which organisers have also identified as high-risk.
“UEFA expresses its utter disgust for the violent clashes that occurred in the city centre of Marseille, and its serious concern for the incidents at the end of the match inside Stade Velodrome,” it said.
“This kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable and has no place in football.”
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