The Feyenoord vs. Ajax Dutch top-flight match scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed due to a police strike in the Netherlands.
During a crowd disturbance at a September meeting between the two teams, police officers were hurt.
At the Ajax stadium in Amsterdam, home supporters showered the field with flares and rockets after Feyenoord had a 3-0 lead and the game was called off after 56 minutes.
Three days later, the match was finally called off behind closed doors.
Police said as part of an ongoing campaign about early retirement laws that they would not be working during Sunday’s game.
‘The Klassieker’ was scheduled to take place at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam.
But the city’s mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb, said: “The safety of the players, but also of the public, cannot be sufficiently guaranteed without the use of the police.”
Away fans have been banned from attending matches between the two sides in Rotterdam for several years after previous incidents of disorder.
Feyenoord said they “understand that people have to stand up for their cause, but regret that football, not for the first time, is being used as a tool”.