Tijgers of Amsterdam win the Dutch ice hockey cup final, by defeating Eaters Geleen 3–2 in overtime (2-2, 0-0, 0-0, 1–0). January 19: UEFA suspends Feyenoord from the UEFA Cup 2006-07 after hooligan riots during a tie with AS Nancy. April 15: Long-distance runner Luc Krotwaar wins his seventh Dutch marathon title, clocking 2:15:27.4 in the Rotterdam Marathon. October 8: Manager Henk ten Cate leaves Ajax to become assistant manager of Chelsea. October 29: Jaap Stam announces his retirement from football, with immediate effect. October 31: Manager Ronald Koeman announces that he will move from PSV to Valencia CF with immediate effect. November 11: Gert Aandewiel is sacked as Sparta Rotterdam manager, following the worst start to the competition in the club's history. November 12: Adri van Tiggelen is appointed manager of Sparta Rotterdam. November 14: A delegation of the Royal Dutch Football Association and the Royal Belgian Football Association meets with FIFA on the bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. November 15: Hoofdklasse clubs Kloetinge and Spakenburg are deducted 1 point for violence on the pitch during their September 29 encounter. See also 2007 in Dutch television References External links Years of the 21st century in the Netherlands 2000s in the Netherlands Netherlands