| Battle of Beverwijk | |||
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| Date | 23 March 1997 | ||
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| Caused by | Football hooliganism | ||
| Resulted in | Ajax hooligans chased away by Feyenoord hooligans, then both fled the police | ||
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| Lead figures | |||
Carlo Picornie † unknown | |||
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The Battle of Beverwijk (Dutch: "Slag bij Beverwijk") was a violent confrontation between two hooligan supporter groups of Dutch Association football clubs Ajax and Feyenoord, the S.C.F. Hooligans and the F-Side. The incident took place on 23 March 1997 along the A9 motorway near Beverwijk, from which its name is derived.[1]