An Amsterdam District Court on Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in November.

A Dutch court on Tuesday found five people guilty on a series of charges stemming violent clash after a match between an Israeli and Dutch soccer team in November.

A Dutch court sentenced five men on Tuesday for charges related to violence that broke out after a soccer match in Amsterdam last month.

Sefa Ö, 32, was handed the longest sentence of six months in jail by Amsterdam district court, while another man was given 10 weeks and two others a month's detention each. A fifth defendant was given a community service order under the Netherlands' juvenile law.

An Amsterdam District Court has issued sentences of up to six month in jail against five men who were involved in violent disorder after a soccer match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi

Five men were convicted in the Netherlands on Tuesday for attacking Israeli soccer fans in last month’s Amsterdam riots that were widely considered to be antisemitic. A Dutch court found the individuals guilty of carrying out hit-and-run attacks and inciting violence in group chats,

The five defendants, who are all Dutch residents and aged between 19 and 32, were accused of public violence, theft and assault.View on euronews