The mayor said Maccabi Tel Aviv fans had been "attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks" around the city, and that riot police intervened to protect them and escort them to hotels. At least five people were treated in hospital.

On the social media platform Telegram, “there is talk of people going on a Jew hunt,” Halsema said. “That is so shocking and so despicable that I still cannot fathom it.”

Videos on social media showed riot police in action, with some attackers shouting anti-Israeli slurs. Footage also showed Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters chanting anti-Arab slogans before Thursday evening's match.

"Antisemitism has absolutely no place in Europe, and we are determined to fight it and to fight all forms of hatred," said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shocked by the violence in Amsterdam, a UN spokesperson said.