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KNVB Condemns CambuurADO Disorder, Pledges Heavy Bans After Fireworks Halt Match

The Dutch FA outlines lengthy stadium suspensions for those responsible.

Overview

  • The Eerste Divisie match in Leeuwarden was stopped for nearly an hour late on after fireworks were thrown from the ADO away end into a Cambuur section, prompting clashes.
  • Play eventually resumed and Cambuur’s 2-0 lead stood to full time, handing ADO its first league defeat since August.
  • The KNVB called the scenes “absolutely unacceptable” and specified penalties including at least 18 months for fireworks offenses, 36–48 months for public violence, and 60 months for entering the pitch.
  • ADO chief executive Natascha van Grinsven-Admiraal condemned the behavior and said the club will investigate, identify the culprits and remove them from the club’s supporter base.
  • Regional safety services also responded to suspected heavy-fireworks explosions that damaged a car in Rotterdam-Hoogvliet, and the EOD neutralised crystallised hazardous substances found at a school in Warffum.