1989 De Meer nail bombs
Ajax fans Feyenoord fans On 22 October 1989 during an association football match, two home-made nail bombs were thrown by a Feyenoord hooligan at De Meer Stadion, the home ground of AFC Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands.The rivalry between Ajax and Feyenoord football clubs, who hail from Amsterdam and Rotterdam respectively, is one of the fiercest in the continent.A Feyenoord hooligan threw the bombs, containing nails and fireworks, at a home section of the ground.An article in The Times said that "the Dutch reputation for football violence is rapidly overtaking that of the British as the worst in Europe.Feyenoord was ordered to play its next match against FC Den Haag behind closed doors.