1999 Rotterdam riots
The 1999 Rotterdam riots refers to serious riots and clashes between Dutch security forces and football
Riots
Riot police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. Officers were also forced to open fire, shooting four hooligans. Altogether 16 people were injured, whilst 80 were arrested.[2][3] It is thought hooligans fired back at police.[4]
These were some of the worst instances of hooligan violence in the country.[5]
Aftermath
The violence caused 10 million guilders in damages. Furthermore, four people were hospitalised, including a Feyenoord supporter who was shot in the stomach. It was later reported that most of the hooligans were simply opportunistic, with only loose connections to the football club.[1]
The riots were yet another troubled event in the lead up of the Netherlands co-hosting UEFA Euro 2000, coming two years after the infamous Battle of Beverwijk, as well as widescale riots and fighting in Rotterdam during the 1998 Dutch cup final between supporters of AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.[6] Furthermore, a friendly match between the Netherlands and Morocco in Arnhem on 21 April 1999, days before the riots in Rotterdam, involved a group of Moroccan fans invading the pitch and others causing trouble in the city of Rotterdam.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hoe het misging op de Coolsingel in 1999 (en nu waarschijnlijk niet)".
- ^ "Around The World: Netherlands - Riot forces Dutch rethink". 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
- ISBN 9789056294458– via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Holland's hooligan horror". the Guardian. 1 May 1999.
- ^ "BBC News - Europe - Police shoot Dutch soccer hooligans". news.bbc.co.uk.
- ISBN 9781317997863– via Google Books.