Overview
- Local authorities first imposed a temporary ban on all away supporters after post‑match unrest on Sunday, then after talks allowed 400 FC Groningen fans to travel in a mandatory bus combination for the Ajax–Groningen semi.
- The exemption for Groningen was announced following negotiations and was framed as an isolated, event‑specific safety judgment by the threehoek rather than a general relaxation of measures.
- Willem II supporters remain banned from the Volendam match and have organised a planned demonstration, with the club arguing the exclusion creates an unequal sporting condition and appealing to the KNVB.
- Ajax is playing its home play‑off games in Volendam because the Johan Cruijff Arena is unavailable for concerts, a venue shift that concentrated fixtures and increased policing pressure on the small municipality.
- Separately, the Ter Apel registration centre is overcapacity with more than 2,300 people, the COA is limiting intake to the most vulnerable, and aid groups and nearby towns are mobilising emergency help while national capacity questions persist.