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Split police open investigation into antisemitic and Nazi chants by Hajduk fans ahead of match with Ajax

started October 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM · last changed 7d ago

Summary

Split police said they are conducting a criminal investigation into a march by home fans ahead of the Hajduk-Ajax match, during which punishable chants were recorded, while police reported no violent incidents during the day. Dutch outlet VoetbalPrimeur reported fans chanting antisemitic and Nazi slogans along the way and carrying a coffin bearing Ajax's name, which was later smashed.

This summary was written by a language model from the 161 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

NA SPLITSKOJ Rivi večeras je došlo do sukoba navijača Hajduka i nizozemskog Ajaxa. Prema pisanju Dalmatinskog portala, oko 150 pripadnika Torcide napalo je skupinu nizozemskih

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  • Municipality: Grad Split

Places mentioned in the report

Most of the listed places are mentioned only in connection with past chanting incidents involving Hajduk fans abroad, unrelated to this event in Split. Amsterdam and The Hague are noted because the report was published by a Dutch outlet and because Ajax is based in Amsterdam.

  • where it happenedSplit - site of the fan march and pre-match incident

Timeline

  1. Na splitskoj Rivi došlo je do sukoba između pripadnika Torcide i navijača nizozemskog Ajaxa koji su se nalazili pod policijskom zaštitom, uz korištenje pirotehnike. Policija je intervenirala i zatvorila sve prilaze Rivi, dok zasad nema službenih podataka o ozlijeđenima ili privedenima.

    Start

  2. New reports add that, according to Dalmatinski portal, around 150 Torcida members attacked a police-protected group of Dutch fans using pyrotechnics, and that new footage of the clash has circulated on social media.

    Rive · 4 sources

  3. New reports add an official police account: 57 people were detained, including 19 Dutch nationals given short jail terms and stadium bans, and four separate incidents were recorded with two Ajax fans slightly injured. It also emerged that Split's hospital treated two more Dutch nationals for minor injuries of unconfirmed origin.

    Split · 4 sources

  4. New reports add a Dutch national's claim that his car was damaged after being intercepted on the road near Babindub by Zadar, with an investigation into a possible link to the fan clashes, and the Split mayor's comment describing the Riva incidents as isolated cases while praising the police response.

    Babindub · 2 sources

  5. New reports add the police chief's statement that 109 people were detained in Split since Tuesday in total, and a security expert's assessment that no police failure can be established; they also report that police used force during the intervention. Additional coverage describes the pre-match fan atmosphere and Torcida's announcement of a spectacular display at Poljud.

    Split · 3 sources

  6. New reports say the situation in central Split was calm the following day, with a heavy riot police presence, and that photographers captured fans with visible head injuries; Dutch fans gathered in a fan zone on the Zapadna obala before heading to the Poljud stadium for the match.

    Split · 2 sources

  7. New reports describe Hajduk fans filling the Riva in a festive mood ahead of the match, Slobodna Dalmacija's account of antisemitic and Ustasha-era chanting during the Torcida march, and nine Bosnian national team players, including Hajduk's Dennis Hadžikadunić, featuring in European club competitions that evening.

    Split · 4 sources

  8. New reports add that Hajduk fans chanted antisemitic and Ustasha slogans such as "Gazi Zidove", "Auschwitz" and "ustaj Adolfe" during their march to Poljud, with a car towing an "Ajax"-labelled coffin leading the procession, and that a similar coffin had earlier appeared on a Split street.

    Split · 4 sources

  9. New reports add that flares set off by fans halted the Hajduk-Ajax match at Poljud in smoke, that the game resumed and Hajduk won 2:1, and that the club faces a possible new UEFA disciplinary case given an earlier suspended sanction imposed after the Raków match.

    Poljud · 4 sources

  10. New reports cite Dutch outlet VoetbalPrimeur describing antisemitic and Nazi chants (including references to Auschwitz and Hitler) by Hajduk fans before the match, and a coffin bearing Ajax's name being carried and smashed, while police said no violent incidents were recorded during the day.

    Split · 3 sources

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Signal strength68

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