Feyenoord bans its own fans for two away games after fireworks chaos

In Leeuwarden on 23 August, a fireworks flare‑up during Feyenoord’s Eredivisie clash with Cambuur forced a twenty‑minute stoppage and left seven supporters injured, prompting the Róterdam club to ban its own fans from the next two away fixtures in the Netherlands (Países Bajos).

Ban covers upcoming away fixtures

Reuters reported that the internal sanction will bar Feyenoord supporters from the visiting sections in the upcoming Eredivisie matches against NEC Nijmegen and PEC Zwolle, both scheduled for the following month.

Ticket holders who had purchased travel tickets for the Nijmegen and Zwolle trips will be reimbursed, the NL Times said, while the club examines stadium footage together with police and the KNVB.

The ban arrives at the start of the Eredivisie campaign; it does not alter the fixture list but removes the usual travelling fan atmosphere from the two away games.

Feyenoord, founded in 1908, is one of the three historic powerhouses of Dutch football alongside Ajax and PSV, and its supporters – known as Het Legioen – form one of the largest fan bases in the country, the Dutch (la Neerlandesa) passion evident in every away journey.

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Fireworks incident left seven injured

The disturbance erupted on Sunday in Leeuwarden when supporters of the visiting side ignited red flares and hurled pyrotechnics into areas occupied by local fans, prompting officials to halt play in the first half.

Medical reports confirmed burns, eye injuries and hearing damage among the injured, bringing the total number of casualties to seven.

In a club communiqué, Feyenoord described the episode as “very talked about and completely unacceptable”, underscoring its zero‑tolerance stance.

Authorities are probing how a large cache of pyrotechnics entered the Cambuur stadium, and the club now faces the prospect of a substantial fine, while individual sanctions remain under consideration.