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February 19, 2015
Ahead
of
the
Europa
League
match
on
February
19,
2015
in
and
against
Rome,
Feyenoord
supporters
clashed
with
police
after
severely
damaging
the
Fontana
Della
Barcaccia
near
the
Spanish
steps.
The
hooligans
pelted
the
officers
with
bottles
and
smoke
bombs.
Some
officers
were
injured.
Scooters
and
trash cans were damaged.
This
resulted
in
injuries
and
around
thirty
Feyenoord
supporters
were
arrested
by
the
police.
Eight
Feyenoord
hooligans
were
sentenced
to
a
fine
of
€
45,000,
but
initially
the
Italian
court
sentenced
them to six months in prison.
August 22, 2009
On
August
22,
2009
the
beach
riots
in
Hoek
van
Holland
took
place.
After
the
Sunset
Grooves
dance
festival,
disturbances
arose.
In
these
disturbances,
police
officers
were
cornered
and
one
was
killed
by
a
fired
police
bullet,
this
bullet
was
fatal for 19-year-old
Robby van der Leeden
.
About
30,000
people
attended
the
party,
more
than
the
police
expected.
Among
the
audience
was
a
group
of
hooligans,
mainly
from
Feyenoord.
During
the
evening
there
were some massive fights and stabbings.
Police
were
driven
150
meters
into
the
dunes
while
being
chased
by
a
crowd
shouting
“Rotterdam
Hooligans”
at
the
police.
In
the
end,
the
police
fired
on
their
attackers.
On
this
evening,
the
police
fired no less than 76 times.
November 30, 2006
On
November
30,
2006,
violent
riots
took
place
at
the
football
match
AS
Nancy
and
Feyenoord.
This
meant
that
Feyenoord
was
no
longer
allowed
to
participate
in
the
UEFA
Cup.
It
is
known
as
the
Black
Thursday
for
Feyenoord.
The
board
of
Feyenoord
had
informed
the
board
of
Nancy
that
there
should
be
no
single
sale
of
entrance
tickets.
When
the
draw
was
announced,
the
board
was
already
afraid
that
supporters
would
come
to
Nancy
on
spec
to
buy
tickets.
(Feyenoord has already been punished before due to disturbances in the European Cup).
Feyenoord
had
decided
to
sell
the
tickets
registered
for
this
match.
In
total,
more
than
1,200
registered
tickets
were
sold
to
Feyenoord
supporters.
However,
about
3000
Feyenoord
supporters
were
present
in
Nancy.
The
rest
had
been
able
to
obtain
tickets
through
individual
sales
or
had
traveled to Nancy without a ticket.
In
the
afternoon
the
supporters
wanted
to
go
to
the
stadium
of
Nancy.
However,
the
police
stopped
the group and this caused the riots.
April 26, 1999
On
April
26,
1999
there
were
serious
riots
and
fights
between
police
units
and
hooligans
in
connection
with
the
national
champion
of
Feyenoord.
About
250,000
people
celebrated
on
the
Coolsingel.
A
group
of
100
to
150
hooligans
clashed with the police on Stadhuisplein.
Seven
officers
were
boxed
in
by
the
group
and
fired
warning
shots.
When
that
did
not
help,
the
hooligans
were
targeted.
One
hooligan
was
hit
in
the
stomach.
He
had to be operated on in the hospital.
In
total
93
shops
and
offices
had
windows
smashed.
The
damage
was
around
10
million
guilders.
The
cop
who
shot
the
hooligan
was
not
prosecuted
by
Justice.
It
took
almost
2
years
for
this
to
be
clarified.
March 23, 1997
The
battle
at
Beverwijk
was
a
violent
encounter
between
hooligans
from
Feyenoord
and
Ajax.
The
brawl
took
place
on
March
23,
1997.
Carlo
Picornie
,
an
Ajax
supporter
of
the
F-side,
died
during
this
fight.
The
goal
was
that
the
hard
cores
of
both
clubs
would
meet
again,
after
the
short
and
especially
for
the
hard
core
of
Ajax
disappointing
fight
that
had
previously
been
arranged at the A10 ring road near Amsterdam.
The
F-side
found
that
the
S.C.F.
had
not
kept
to
the
agreement,
and
wanted
to
organize
a
new
fight
between
the
hard
core
of
both
clubs.
On
that
date,
Ajax
and
Feyenoord
played
in
Waalwijk
and
Alkmaar.
Police
had
information
that
the hooligans of both clubs intended to meet, but the exact location was unknown.
December 8, 1991
Erik
Lassche
,
a
supporter
of
FC
Twente
died
on
December
8,
1991
at
the
hands
of
a
supporter
of
Feyenoord. This made him the first Dutch football dead.
As
a
tribute
to
Lassche,
a
work
of
art
was
unveiled
in
the
stadium 10 years after his death.
The
perpetrator
was
sentenced
to
4
years
in
prison
a
few
months
later
after
the
incident.
In
the
series
"
Feyenoord
Till
I Die
" (episode 2) the perpetrator has the floor.
The History
The
history
of
hooliganism
goes
back
a
long
way
and
starts
in
the
Netherlands
around
1974.
During
the
various
disturbances
that
have
taken
place
in
the
past
decades,
even
a
few
deaths
have
occurred. Below is a small selection of these events.
“No One Likes Us We Don’t Care”
September 27, 1989
The
bar
incident
was
a
serious
case
of
football
hooliganism,
which
took
place
on
September
27,
1989
in
the
old
Ajax
stadium “De Meer”.
During
a
home
game
of
Ajax
against
Austria
Wien,
Austrian
goalkeeper
Franz
Wohlfahrt
was
hit
by
an
iron
bar
that
had
been thrown onto the field from the F-side's box.
Ajax lost legally and was excluded from European football matches for a year.
The
bar
was
thrown
by
17-year-old
Gerald
M.
He
was
sentenced
to
five
months
in
prison
and
he
had
to
pay
500,000
guilders
for
damages.
The
legal
costs
of
15,000
guilders
were
also
recovered
from
him. He claimed to have acted on a whim.
October 28, 1987
During
the
qualifying
match
on
28
October
1987
for
the
European
Football
Championship
in
1988,
a
heavy
firework
bomb
exploded
in
the
early
stages
of
the
match
at
a
1-0
score
close
to
the
goalkeeper
of
Cyprus,
Andreas
Charitou.
This was slightly injured and had to be replaced.
The
Cypriot
players
left
the
field
in
protest
and
refused
to
continue
playing.
After
much
insistence
from
the
Dutch
side,
Luxembourg referee Roger Philippi decided to resume the match.
The
game
ended
8-0
partly
due
to
5
goals
from
John
Bosman.
UEFA
decided
to
declare
the
result
of
the
match
invalid.
The
bomb
was
hidden
in
an
orange
and
was
thrown
by
a
21-year-old
resident
of
Oss who was immediately arrested.
May 29, 1974
On
May
29,
1974,
major
supporter
riots
took
place
in
De
Kuip
in
Rotterdam
during
a
UEFA
Cup
match
between
Feyenoord
and
Tottenham
Hotspur.
These
were
caused
by
drunken
Spurs
supporters
and
they
were
seen
as
the
first
football
riots in the Netherlands.
On
November
2,
1983
there
were
again
riots
in
the
same
stadium
during
a
UEFA
Cup
meeting,
so
these
two
clubs.
Dozens were injured and a Tottenham Hotspur supporter was stabbed on television.
The French police come into action
Feyenoord hooligans
The battle near Beverwijk on March 23, 1997
The bar incident from 1989 during an Ajax home game.
Firework bomb explodes in the penalty area
The police clash with hooligans
Feyenoord hooligans fight in Rome.
Hooligans at the Sunset Grooves Dance Festival