Editing AFC Ajax (section)

===Rivalry with Feyenoord===
{{Main|De Klassieker}}
[[Feyenoord]] from [[Rotterdam]] is Ajax's archrival. Every year both clubs play the ''[[De Klassieker]]'' ("The Classic"), a match between the teams from the two largest cities of the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vi.nl/dossier/alles-over-de-klassieker-ajax-dompelt-feyenoord-in-rouw.htm |title=Alles over De Klassieker: Ajax dompelt Feyenoord in rouw |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=16 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916154013/http://www.vi.nl/dossier/alles-over-de-klassieker-ajax-dompelt-feyenoord-in-rouw.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Till the 1973/74-season, Ajax and Feyenoord were the only two clubs in the Netherlands who were able to clinch national titles, as well as achieve continental and even global success. From the 1974/75-season on, PSV (Eindhoven) and AZ (Alkmaar) too, competed with Ajax and Feyenoord.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elenganche.es/2013/08/de-klassieker-ajax-feyenoord-y-el-orgullo-%E2%80%98oranje%E2%80%99.html |title=De Klassieker: Ajax-Feyenoord y el orgullo 'oranje' |publisher=El Enganche |access-date=2 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902173311/http://www.elenganche.es/2013/08/de-klassieker-ajax-feyenoord-y-el-orgullo-%E2%80%98oranje%E2%80%99.html |archive-date=2 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A meeting between the two clubs became the measure for who was truly the best club in the Netherlands. The ''Klassieker'' is the most famous of all the rivalries in the Netherlands and the matches are always sold out.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hpdetijd.nl/2013-08-19/ajax-feyenoord-klassiekste-niet-klassieker-in-lange-reeks-klassiekers/ |title=Ajax – Feyenoord 'klassiekste niet-Klassieker in lange reeks Klassiekers' |date=19 August 2013 |publisher=HP.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=22 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822130351/http://www.hpdetijd.nl/2013-08-19/ajax-feyenoord-klassiekste-niet-klassieker-in-lange-reeks-klassiekers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The fixture is seen in the public eye as "the graceful and elegant football of Ajax, against the indomitable fighting spirit of Feyenoord"; the confidence of the capital city versus the blue collar mentality of Rotterdam.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/sport/772781-1308/feyenoord-en-ajax-is-haat |title=Feyenoord en Ajax is haat |publisher=BNR.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818024459/http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/sport/772781-1308/feyenoord-en-ajax-is-haat |url-status=live }}</ref> Matches are known for their tension and violence, both on and off the pitch. Over the years, several violent incidents have taken place involving rival supporters, leading to the current prohibition of away supporters in both stadiums.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7135955/Feyenoords-latest-clash-with-Ajax-peaceful-thanks-to-absent-friends.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/7135955/Feyenoords-latest-clash-with-Ajax-peaceful-thanks-to-absent-friends.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Feyenoord's latest clash with Ajax peaceful thanks to absent 'friends' |newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=2 September 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The lowest point was reached on 23 March 1997, when supporters of both clubs met on a field near [[Beverwijk]], where Ajax-supporter Carlo Picornie was fatally injured, the incident is commonly referred to as the "[[Battle of Beverwijk]]".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5619/Feyenoord/article/detail/2118764/2008/03/20/Stervend-in-de-modder.dhtml |title=Stervend in de modder |publisher=AD.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128050713/http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/5619/Feyenoord/article/detail/2118764/2008/03/20/Stervend-in-de-modder.dhtml |url-status=live }}</ref>