Editing AFC Ajax (section)

===Rivalries with other clubs===
{{main|Amsterdam derby}}
Aside from Feyenoord and PSV, Ajax have several other rivalries, although in most cases the sentiment is mostly felt by the opposition and is more directed towards Ajax, with one of them being [[FC Utrecht|Utrecht]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.voetbalcentraal.nl/nieuws/56261/rivaliteit-tussen-fans-ajax-en-fc-utrecht-opvallend |title=Rivaliteit tussen fans Ajax en FC Utrecht opvallend |publisher=Voetbalzone.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224542/http://www.voetbalcentraal.nl/nieuws/56261/rivaliteit-tussen-fans-ajax-en-fc-utrecht-opvallend |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the rivalry is more felt on the Utrecht side then with Ajax, matchups between the two sides are often quite intense.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/sport/988786-1209/zo-n-rivaliteit-moeilijk-te-begrijpen |title=Zulke rivaliteit moeilijk te begrijpen |publisher=BNR.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=18 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718103425/http://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/sport/988786-1209/zo-n-rivaliteit-moeilijk-te-begrijpen |url-status=live }}</ref> Both teams have fanatic supporters, and clashes off the pitch are more often the rule than the exception. The same goes for [[ADO Den Haag]], with both supporter groups often getting in conflicts, when ADO-Hooligans set fire to the supporters home of Ajax, and Ajax hooligans subsequently broke into the Supporters home of ADO tensions between the two clubs rose. In 2006, supporters from both clubs were banned from attending away matches for five years due to frequent violent outbreaks and clashes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/820449/2006/04/25/Poging-brandstichting-supportershome-Ajax.dhtml |title=Poging brandstichting supportershome Ajax |publisher=Volkskrant |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135404/http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/820449/2006/04/25/Poging-brandstichting-supportershome-Ajax.dhtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Further teams who share a rivalry with Ajax include [[FC Twente|Twente]], [[Vitesse Arnhem]], [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] and AZ, although the latter is often regarded by Ajax supporters as the club's "little brother".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=193936 |title=Ajax is de buurman, rivaliteit is groot, het betekent iets voor de mensen |date=10 August 2013 |publisher=Voetbalzone.nl |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=13 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813011425/http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=193936 |url-status=live }}</ref> With AZ being from nearby [[Alkmaar]] and therefore situated in the same province as Ajax, match-ups between the two sides are commonly known as the "De Noord-Hollandse Derby" ("[[North Holland]] Derby") and are often very competitive, intense and loaded fixtures.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/nl/match/46410/afc-ajax-vs-az/report |title=Noord-Hollandse derby makkelijke prooi Ajax |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=1 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701084715/http://www.goal.com/nl/match/46410/afc-ajax-vs-az/report |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Past rivalries include local [[Amsterdam derby|Amsterdam derbies]] between Ajax and clubs such as [[Blauw-Wit Amsterdam|Blauw-Wit]], [[AFC DWS|DWS]] and [[De Volewijckers]] (which later merged to become [[FC Amsterdam]] in 1972).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/424276/1996/03/30/Blauw-Wit-de-club-van-het-Stadion-kwam-zag-en-verdween.dhtml |title=Blauw Wit, de club van het Stadion, kwam, zag en verdween |publisher=Volkskrant |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185903/http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/424276/1996/03/30/Blauw-Wit-de-club-van-het-Stadion-kwam-zag-en-verdween.dhtml |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the tension between the local sides lessened as the division of the clubs through playing in different leagues over time became greater. Years of not competing in the same league resulted in less frequent match-ups, until tensions finally settled between the Amsterdam clubs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vi.nl/webshop/product/sporen-van-ajax.htm |title=Sporen van Ajax |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193752/http://www.vi.nl/webshop/product/sporen-van-ajax.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The last Amsterdam derby to take place in an official league match was when Ajax defeated FC Amsterdam 5–1 on 19 March 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/923-Europe/6986-dutch-derby-days |title=Dutch derby days |publisher=When Saturday Comes |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185215/http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/923-Europe/6986-dutch-derby-days |url-status=live }}</ref>