Ajax Amsterdam
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Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (ˈaːjɐks; ), also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax (after the legendary Greek hero
), is a professional football club
from Amsterdam
, Netherlands
. The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate the Dutch national football league (Eredivisie
), the others being PSV and Feyenoord.
Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world; according to the IFFHS
, Ajax were the seventh most successful European club of the 20th century. The club is one of the five teams that has earned the right
to keep the European Cup
and to wear a multiple-winner badge; they won consecutively in 1971–1973. In 1972, they completed the European treble by winning the Dutch Eredivisie
, KNVB Cup
, and the European Cup; to date, they are the only team to keep the European Cup and accomplish the European treble. Ajax's last international trophies were the 1995 Intercontinental Cup
and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan
in the final
; they lost the 1996 Champions League final on penalties to Juventus
.
They are also one of three teams to win the treble and the Intercontinental Cup
in the same season/calendar year; This was achieved in the 1971–72 season. Ajax, Juventus
and Bayern Munich
are the three clubs to have won all three major UEFA club competitions. They have also won the Intercontinental Cup
twice, the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, as well as the Karl Rappan Cup, a predecessor of the UEFA Intertoto Cup
in 1962.
Ajax plays at the Amsterdam Arena
, which opened in 1996. They previously played at De Meer Stadion
and the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium (for international matches).
, Dennis Bergkamp
, national team top scorer Patrick Kluivert
, and former national team coach Marco van Basten. Dutch national first-team players Ryan Babel
, Wesley Sneijder
, Rafael van der Vaart
, Maarten Stekelenburg, Eljero Elia
, André Ooijer
, John Heitinga
and Nigel de Jong
had also came through the ranks at Ajax and all are now playing for top-flight clubs. Ajax also regularly supplies the Dutch national youth teams with local talent. First team regulars Siem de Jong
, Urby Emanuelson
and Gregory van der Wiel
are former youth internationals who made the successful step up to the senior side.
Due to mutual agreements with foreign clubs, the youth academy has also signed foreign players as teenagers before making first team debuts, such as Belgian defensive trio Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld
and Thomas Vermaelen (now with Arsenal) and winger Tom de Mul
(now with Sevilla), all of whom are full internationals as well as Dutch youth international Javier Martina
and Vurnon Anita
of the Netherlands Antilles
.
Ajax has also expanded its talent searching program to South Africa with Ajax Cape Town. Ajax Cape Town was set up with the help of Rob Moore
. Ajax has also had a satellite club in the United States under the name Ajax America
, until it filed for bankruptcy. There are some youth players from Ajax Cape Town that have been drafted into the Eredivisie squad, such as South African international Steven Pienaar
(now with Spurs
) and Cameroonian international Eyong Enoh
.
In 1995, the year Ajax won the Champions League
, the Dutch national team
was almost entirely composed of Ajax players, with Edwin van der Sar
in goal; players such as Michael Reiziger
, Frank de Boer
, and Danny Blind
in defense; Ronald de Boer
, Edgar Davids
, and Clarence Seedorf
in midfield; and Patrick Kluivert
and Marc Overmars
in attack.
are Ajax's arch rivals. Every year both clubs play the "Klassieker
" ("The Classic"), a derby match between the teams from the two largest cities of the Netherlands. The matches are known for their tension and violence, both on and off the pitch. Over the years several violent incidents have taken place involving rival supporters, leading to the current prohibition of away-supporters in both stadiums.
PSV is also considered a rival, but in terms of tension and rivalry, these matches are not as loaded as the duels with Feyenoord. The rivalry has existed for some time with PSV and stems from various causes, such as the different interpretations of whether current national and international successes of both clubs and the supposed opposition between the Randstad
and the province.
(2007–present)
The following clubs were affiliated with AFC Ajax in the past: Germinal Beerschot Antwerp (1999–2003) Ashanti Gold SC
(1999–2003) Ajax Orlando Prospects
(2003–2007) FC Volendam
(2007–2010) HFC Haarlem
(2008–2010)
. The logo was once again changed in 1990 into an abstract version of the previous one. The new logo still sports the portrait of Ajax, but drawn with just 11 lines, symbolizing the 11 players of a football team.
. However, when, under manager Jack Kirwan, the club got promoted to the top flight of Dutch football for the first time in 1911 (then the Eerste Klasse or 'First Class', later named the Eredivisie
), Ajax were forced to change their colours because Sparta Rotterdam
already had exactly the same outfit. Special kits for away fixtures did not exist at the time and according to football association regulations the newcomers had to change their colours if two teams in the same league had identical uniforms. Ajax opted for white shorts and white shirt with a broad, vertical red stripe over chest and back, which still is Ajax's outfit.
Ajax's shirts have been sponsored by TDK
, and by ABN AMRO
from 1991 to 2008. AEGON
has replaced ABN AMRO as the new head sponsor for a period of at least seven years. On 1 April 2007, Ajax wore a different sponsor for the match against Heracles Almelo
: Florius. Florius is a banking program just launched by ABN AMRO
who wanted it to be the shirt sponsor for one match. The shirts have been manufactured by Umbro
(1989–2000) and Adidas
since 2000 (until at least 2010).
. This stadium, designed by Jan Wils
, is known as the Olympic Stadium. In 1934, Ajax moved to De Meer Stadion
in east Amsterdam, designed by architect and Ajax-member Daan Roodenburgh. The stadium could accommodate 29,500 spectators and Ajax continued to play there until 1996. For big European and national fixtures the club would often play at the Olympic Stadium, which could accommodate about twice the number of spectators.
In 1996, Ajax moved to a new home ground in the southeast of the city known as the Amsterdam ArenA
This was built by the Amsterdam city authority at a cost of $134 million. The stadium is capable of holding approximately 52,000 people. The average attendance in 2006/07 was 48,610, rising in the next season to 49,128. The ArenA has a retractable roof and set a trend for other modern stadiums built in Europe in the following years. In the Netherlands, the ArenA has earned a reputation for a terrible grass pitch caused by the removable roof that, even when open, takes away too much sunlight and fresh air. During the 2008–2009 season groundstaff introduced an artificial lighting system that has finally reduced this problem considerably.
The much-loved De Meer stadium was torn down and the land was sold to the city council. A residential neighbourhood now occupies the area. The only thing left of the old stadium are the letters AJAX, nowadays in place on the façade of the youth training grounds De Toekomst
, near the Amsterdam Arena.
Ajax is popularly seen as having "Jewish roots", although not an official Jewish club like the city's :nl: WV-HEDW Ajax has had a Jewish image since the 30s when the home stadium was located next to the Jewish neighbourhood of Amsterdam and opponents saw many supporters walking through this neighbourhood to get to the stadium. Ajax fans (few of whom are actually Jewish) responded by embracing Ajax's "Jewish" identity: calling themselves "super Jews", chanting "Jews, Jews" ("Joden, Joden") at games, and adopting Jewish symbols such as the Star of David
and the Israeli flag
. Some sources say that Ajax fans began doing this after seeing Tottenham Hotspur
fans employing similar symbolism. This Jewish imagery eventually became a central part of Ajax fans' culture. At one point ringtones of "Hava Nagila
", a Hebrew folk song, could be downloaded from the club's official website. Beginning in the 1980s, fans of Ajax's rivals escalated their antisemitic rhetoric, chanting slogans like "Hamas
, Hamas/Jews to the gas
" ("Hamas, hamas, joden aan het gas"), hissing to imitate the flow of gas, giving Nazi salutes
, etc. The eventual result was that many (genuinely) Jewish Ajax fans stopped going to games. In the 2000s the club began trying to persuade fans to drop their Jewish image.
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2010–11 and List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.
As of the 2007–08 season
, no player would wear the number 14 shirt at Ajax, since the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect for legend Johan Cruyff
. Cruyff himself laughed off the tribute saying the club had to let its best player play with number 14. Spanish midfielder Roger was the last player to wear the number.
Frans Schoevaart (1925–32) Marius Koolhaas (1932–56) Wim Volkers (1956–58) Jan Melchers (1958–64) Jaap van Praag
(1964–78)
Ton Harmsen (1978–88) Michael van Praag (1989–2003) John Jaakke (2003–2008) Uri Coronol (2008–11)
(1925–26) Stanley Castle (1926–28) Jack Reynolds (1928–40) Vilmos Halpern
(1940–41) Wim Volkers
(1941–42) Dolf van Kol
(1942–45) Jack Reynolds (1945–47) Robert Smith
(1947–48) Walter Crook
(1948–50) Robert Thomson
(1950–53) Walter Crook
(1953–54) Karl Humenberger
(1954–59) Vic Buckingham
(1959–61) Keith Spurgeon
(1961–62) Joseph Gruber
(1962–63) Jack Rowley
(1963–64)
Vic Buckingham
(1964–65) Rinus Michels
(1965–71) Ştefan Kovács
(1971–73) George Knobel
(1973–74) Bobby Haarms
(1974) Hans Kraay
(1974–75) Rinus Michels
(1975–76) Tomislav Ivić
(1976–78) Cor Brom
(1978–79) Leo Beenhakker
(1979–81) Kurt Linder (1981–82) Aad de Mos (1982–85) Johan Cruijff (1985–88) Kurt Linder (1988) Spitz Kohn, Bobby Haarms
and Barry Hulshoff
. (1988–89, interim) Leo Beenhakker
(1989–91) Louis van Gaal
(1991–97)
Morten Olsen
(1997–99) Jan Wouters (1999–00) Hans Westerhof
(2000, interim) Co Adriaanse
(2000–01) Ronald Koeman
(2001–05) Ruud Krol
(2005, interim) Danny Blind
(2005–06) Henk ten Cate
(2006–07) Adrie Koster (2007–08, interim) Marco van Basten (2008–09) John van 't Schip
(2009, interim) Martin Jol
(2009–10) Frank de Boer
(2010–)
in 1956.
Ajax (mythology)
Ajax or Aias was a mythological Greek hero, the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis. He plays an important role in Homer's Iliad and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War. To distinguish him from Ajax, son of Oileus , he is called "Telamonian Ajax," "Greater...
), is a professional football club
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
from Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate the Dutch national football league (Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
), the others being PSV and Feyenoord.
Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world; according to the IFFHS
International Federation of Football History & Statistics
The International Federation of Football History & Statistics is an organization that chronicles the history and records of Association football. It was founded on 27 March 1984 at Leipzig by Dr. Alfredo Pöge with the blessings of general secretary of the FIFA at the time, Dr. Helmut Käser...
, Ajax were the seventh most successful European club of the 20th century. The club is one of the five teams that has earned the right
European Champion Clubs' Cup
The European Champion Clubs' Cup, also known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens, or simply the European Cup, is a trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Champions League...
to keep the European Cup
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and to wear a multiple-winner badge; they won consecutively in 1971–1973. In 1972, they completed the European treble by winning the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, KNVB Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
, and the European Cup; to date, they are the only team to keep the European Cup and accomplish the European treble. Ajax's last international trophies were the 1995 Intercontinental Cup
1995 Intercontinental Cup
The 1995 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on November 28, 1995 between Ajax, winners of the 1994-95 European Cup, and Grêmio, winners of the 1995 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
in the final
1995 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1995 UEFA Champions League Final was the 40th edition and took place in Vienna between AFC Ajax and A.C. Milan. It was Milan's third European Cup final in three years and they were aiming to tie Real Madrid's record of having won the European Cup six times...
; they lost the 1996 Champions League final on penalties to Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
.
They are also one of three teams to win the treble and the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
in the same season/calendar year; This was achieved in the 1971–72 season. Ajax, Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
are the three clubs to have won all three major UEFA club competitions. They have also won the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
twice, the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, as well as the Karl Rappan Cup, a predecessor of the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
in 1962.
Ajax plays at the Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events...
, which opened in 1996. They previously played at De Meer Stadion
De Meer Stadion
De Meer is the name of the former stadium of AFC Ajax. It was opened in 1934 as a result of the club's former stadium being too small. Upon completion, it could hold 22,000 spectators, but accommodating up to 29,500 at its maximum...
and the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium (for international matches).
Youth program
The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth program that has produced many Dutch talents over the years – Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der SarEdwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
, Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...
, national team top scorer Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He...
, and former national team coach Marco van Basten. Dutch national first-team players Ryan Babel
Ryan Babel
Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad...
, Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder
Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Internazionale. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA....
, Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...
, Maarten Stekelenburg, Eljero Elia
Eljero Elia
Eljero George Rinaldo Elia is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Dutch national team. He scored on his debut for the Dutch national team in September 2009 and participated at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.-ADO Den Haag:Before excelling in the...
, André Ooijer
André Ooijer
André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...
, John Heitinga
John Heitinga
John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...
and Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team....
had also came through the ranks at Ajax and all are now playing for top-flight clubs. Ajax also regularly supplies the Dutch national youth teams with local talent. First team regulars Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong is a Dutch football midfielder who plays for Ajax.De Jong was born in Aigle, Switzerland to Dutch parents and moved back to the Netherlands at age six...
, Urby Emanuelson
Urby Emanuelson
Urby Vitorrio Diego Emanuelson is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He plays as either a left midfielder or left back. Despite playing as a defender, he is best known for attacking attributes such as pace and dribbling.- AFC Ajax :Emanuelson is a product...
and Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory van der Wiel
Gregory Kurtley van der Wiel is a Dutch international footballer who plays professionally for Ajax, as a right back.Born in Amsterdam to a father from Curaçao and a white Dutch mother, he is a product of the renowned Ajax youth system, who plays an attacking right back and is known for his speedy...
are former youth internationals who made the successful step up to the senior side.
Due to mutual agreements with foreign clubs, the youth academy has also signed foreign players as teenagers before making first team debuts, such as Belgian defensive trio Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld
Toby Alderweireld
Tobias "Toby" Albertine Maurits Alderweireld is a Belgian football defender who currently plays for Ajax.An all-round defender, Alderweireld is mostly known for his long passes and physical strength...
and Thomas Vermaelen (now with Arsenal) and winger Tom de Mul
Tom De Mul
Tom De Mul is a Belgian footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in Spain, as a right winger.-Club career:Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before...
(now with Sevilla), all of whom are full internationals as well as Dutch youth international Javier Martina
Javier Martina
Javier Sylvester Martina is a Curaçaoan-Dutch footballer who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He also plays for the Curaçao national soccer team.-Netherlands:...
and Vurnon Anita
Vurnon Anita
Vurnon San Benito Anita is a Dutch footballer of Antillean descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Ajax.- Career :...
of the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
.
Ajax has also expanded its talent searching program to South Africa with Ajax Cape Town. Ajax Cape Town was set up with the help of Rob Moore
Rob Moore (South African Entrepreneur)
Rob Moore is a South African entrepreneur, who founded Touchline Media and ExtraTime S.L. Moore currently heads the ExtraTime S.L, founded in 2003...
. Ajax has also had a satellite club in the United States under the name Ajax America
Ajax Orlando Prospects
Ajax Orlando Prospects was an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The Prospects played their...
, until it filed for bankruptcy. There are some youth players from Ajax Cape Town that have been drafted into the Eredivisie squad, such as South African international Steven Pienaar
Steven Pienaar
Steven Jerome Pienaar is a South African footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can play on either the right or left wing and is also a member of the South African national team. Pienaar has previously played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Everton...
(now with Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
) and Cameroonian international Eyong Enoh
Eyong Enoh
Eyong Tarkang Enoh is a Cameroonian football midfielder who currently plays for Ajax and the Cameroon national team.- Club career :...
.
In 1995, the year Ajax won the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, the Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
was almost entirely composed of Ajax players, with Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
in goal; players such as Michael Reiziger
Michael Reiziger
Michael John Reiziger is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right defender.After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent three teams in three different countries, namely appearing for FC Barcelona, for which he played in...
, Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer
Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:...
, and Danny Blind
Danny Blind
Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands...
in defense; Ronald de Boer
Ronald de Boer
Ronaldus "Ronald" de Boer is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the older twin brother of Frank de Boer.-Club career:...
, Edgar Davids
Edgar Davids
Edgar Steven Davids is a retired Dutch footballer and current member of the supervisory board of Ajax. After beginning his career with the Amsterdam club, he subsequently played in Italy for Milan and Juventus before a loan spell with Barcelona. He went on to play for Internazionale and Tottenham...
, and Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Seedorf
Clarence Clyde Seedorf OON is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Milan. Seedorf is the first player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs - Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid in 1998 and Milan in 2003 and 2007...
in midfield; and Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, currently head coach of the youth side of FC Twente. He played as a striker for AFC Ajax, A.C. Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia CF, PSV Eindhoven, and Lille OSC. Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. He...
and Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars
Marc Overmars is a retired Dutch footballer. He is best known as a right-footed left winger, although he is able to use both his feet with equal precision and power...
in attack.
Rivalries
Feyenoord from RotterdamRotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
are Ajax's arch rivals. Every year both clubs play the "Klassieker
Klassieker
De Klassieker is the main football rivalry of the Netherlands. It is between Ajax, of Amsterdam and Feyenoord, of Rotterdam and is highly contested. The record attendance was on 9 January 1966, when 65,562 watched in Rotterdam....
" ("The Classic"), a derby match between the teams from the two largest cities of the Netherlands. The matches are known for their tension and violence, both on and off the pitch. Over the years several violent incidents have taken place involving rival supporters, leading to the current prohibition of away-supporters in both stadiums.
PSV is also considered a rival, but in terms of tension and rivalry, these matches are not as loaded as the duels with Feyenoord. The rivalry has existed for some time with PSV and stems from various causes, such as the different interpretations of whether current national and international successes of both clubs and the supposed opposition between the Randstad
Randstad
Image:Randstad_with_scale.png|400px|thumb|right|Clickable schematic map of the Randstadcircle 528 380 26 Schipholrect 426 356 498 436 Haarlemmermeerrect 399 166 479 245 Velsencircle 250 716 32 Delftcircle 220 642 60 The Hague...
and the province.
Affiliated clubs
The following clubs are currently affiliated with AFC Ajax: Ajax Cape Town (1999–present) Almere City (2005–present) Beijing GuoanBeijing Guoan
Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club Beijing Guoan Football Club (Simplified Chinese: 北京国安 is part of CITIC Group (China International Trust and Investment Corporation). Their current home stadium is Workers Stadium and the Fengtai stadium for less popular games. The current head...
(2007–present)
The following clubs were affiliated with AFC Ajax in the past: Germinal Beerschot Antwerp (1999–2003) Ashanti Gold SC
Ashanti Gold SC
Ashanti Gold Sporting Club is a football team based it the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi, in the Ashanti region of Ghana.-Founding years:...
(1999–2003) Ajax Orlando Prospects
Ajax Orlando Prospects
Ajax Orlando Prospects was an American soccer team, founded in 2002. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.The Prospects played their...
(2003–2007) FC Volendam
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...
(2007–2010) HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
(2008–2010)
Logo
In 1900, when the club was founded, the emblem of Ajax was just a picture of an Ajax player. In 1928, the club logo was introduced with the head of the Greek hero AjaxAjax (mythology)
Ajax or Aias was a mythological Greek hero, the son of Telamon and Periboea and king of Salamis. He plays an important role in Homer's Iliad and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War. To distinguish him from Ajax, son of Oileus , he is called "Telamonian Ajax," "Greater...
. The logo was once again changed in 1990 into an abstract version of the previous one. The new logo still sports the portrait of Ajax, but drawn with just 11 lines, symbolizing the 11 players of a football team.
Colours
Ajax originally played in an all black uniform with a red sash tied around the players' waists, but that uniform was soon replaced by a red/white striped shirt and black shorts. Red, black and white are the three colours of the flag of AmsterdamFlag of Amsterdam
The flag of Amsterdam is the official flag for Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. The current design of the flag depicts three Saint Andrew's Crosses and is based on the escutcheon in the coat of arms of Amsterdam...
. However, when, under manager Jack Kirwan, the club got promoted to the top flight of Dutch football for the first time in 1911 (then the Eerste Klasse or 'First Class', later named the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
), Ajax were forced to change their colours because Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
already had exactly the same outfit. Special kits for away fixtures did not exist at the time and according to football association regulations the newcomers had to change their colours if two teams in the same league had identical uniforms. Ajax opted for white shorts and white shirt with a broad, vertical red stripe over chest and back, which still is Ajax's outfit.
TDK
, formerly , is a Japanese company which manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media, and markets them globally. Their motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity"...
, and by ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis...
from 1991 to 2008. AEGON
AEGON
Aegon N.V. is one of the world’s largest life insurance and pension groups, and a strong provider of investment products. Aegon's head office is in The Hague, Netherlands...
has replaced ABN AMRO as the new head sponsor for a period of at least seven years. On 1 April 2007, Ajax wore a different sponsor for the match against Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
: Florius. Florius is a banking program just launched by ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch state-owned bank with headquarters in Amsterdam. It was re-established, in its current form, in 2009 following the acquisition and break up of ABN AMRO Group by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander and Fortis...
who wanted it to be the shirt sponsor for one match. The shirts have been manufactured by Umbro
Umbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
(1989–2000) and Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
since 2000 (until at least 2010).
Stadium
Ajax' first stadium was built in 1911 out of wood and was simply called "The Stadium". Ajax later played in the stadium built for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
. This stadium, designed by Jan Wils
Jan Wils
Jan Wils was a Dutch architect.He was born in Alkmaar and died in Voorburg.Wils was one of the founding members of the De Stijl movement, which also included artists as Piet Mondrian, Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld.Among others, Wils designed the Olympic stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics...
, is known as the Olympic Stadium. In 1934, Ajax moved to De Meer Stadion
De Meer Stadion
De Meer is the name of the former stadium of AFC Ajax. It was opened in 1934 as a result of the club's former stadium being too small. Upon completion, it could hold 22,000 spectators, but accommodating up to 29,500 at its maximum...
in east Amsterdam, designed by architect and Ajax-member Daan Roodenburgh. The stadium could accommodate 29,500 spectators and Ajax continued to play there until 1996. For big European and national fixtures the club would often play at the Olympic Stadium, which could accommodate about twice the number of spectators.
In 1996, Ajax moved to a new home ground in the southeast of the city known as the Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam ArenA
Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events...
This was built by the Amsterdam city authority at a cost of $134 million. The stadium is capable of holding approximately 52,000 people. The average attendance in 2006/07 was 48,610, rising in the next season to 49,128. The ArenA has a retractable roof and set a trend for other modern stadiums built in Europe in the following years. In the Netherlands, the ArenA has earned a reputation for a terrible grass pitch caused by the removable roof that, even when open, takes away too much sunlight and fresh air. During the 2008–2009 season groundstaff introduced an artificial lighting system that has finally reduced this problem considerably.
The much-loved De Meer stadium was torn down and the land was sold to the city council. A residential neighbourhood now occupies the area. The only thing left of the old stadium are the letters AJAX, nowadays in place on the façade of the youth training grounds De Toekomst
Sportpark De Toekomst
Sportpark De Toekomst is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. De Toekomst , is a sporting complex located next to the Amsterdam ArenA in the municipality of Ouder-Amstel. Sportpark De Toekomst seats 5,000 people, and is the location where the second string of Ajax Amsterdam play their matches, as...
, near the Amsterdam Arena.
Ajax and Judaism
Star of David
The Star of David, known in Hebrew as the Shield of David or Magen David is a generally recognized symbol of Jewish identity and Judaism.Its shape is that of a hexagram, the compound of two equilateral triangles...
and the Israeli flag
Flag of Israel
The flag of Israel was adopted on October 28, 1948, five months after the country's establishment. It depicts a blue Star of David on a white background, between two horizontal blue stripes...
. Some sources say that Ajax fans began doing this after seeing Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
fans employing similar symbolism. This Jewish imagery eventually became a central part of Ajax fans' culture. At one point ringtones of "Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila
"Hava Nagila" is a Hebrew folk song that has become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.-History:...
", a Hebrew folk song, could be downloaded from the club's official website. Beginning in the 1980s, fans of Ajax's rivals escalated their antisemitic rhetoric, chanting slogans like "Hamas
Hamas
Hamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
, Hamas/Jews to the gas
Gas chamber
A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing humans or animals with gas, consisting of a sealed chamber into which a poisonous or asphyxiant gas is introduced. The most commonly used poisonous agent is hydrogen cyanide; carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have also been used...
" ("Hamas, hamas, joden aan het gas"), hissing to imitate the flow of gas, giving Nazi salutes
Nazi salute
The Nazi salute, or Hitler salute , was a gesture of greeting in Nazi Germany usually accompanied by saying, Heil Hitler! ["Hail Hitler!"], Heil, mein Führer ["Hail, my leader!"], or Sieg Heil! ["Hail victory!"]...
, etc. The eventual result was that many (genuinely) Jewish Ajax fans stopped going to games. In the 2000s the club began trying to persuade fans to drop their Jewish image.
Current squad
As of July 6, 2011.For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2010–11 and List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.
Retired numbers
- 14 –
Johan CruyffJohan CruyffHendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
(Forward, 1964-73, 1981-83). Number retired on April 25, 2007.
As of the 2007–08 season
Eredivisie 2007-08
The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....
, no player would wear the number 14 shirt at Ajax, since the club decided to retire the shirt out of respect for legend Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
. Cruyff himself laughed off the tribute saying the club had to let its best player play with number 14. Spanish midfielder Roger was the last player to wear the number.
Players out on loan
Youth/reserves squad
Notable former players
Main Article: List of AFC Ajax playersCurrent board
- Chairman: Uri Coronel
- General director: Rik van den Boog
- Financial director: Jeroen Slop
- Commercial director: Henri van der Aat
Current technical staff
- Manager: Frank de BoerFrank de BoerFranciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:...
- Assistant manager: Dennis BergkampDennis BergkampDennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...
- Assistant manager: Hennie Spijkerman
- Goalkeepers trainer: Carlo L'Ami
- Team manager: David Endt
List of Ajax chairmen
Floris Stempel (1900–08) Chris Holst (1908–10) Han Dade (1910–12) Christ Holst (1912–13) Willem Egeman (1913–25)Frans Schoevaart (1925–32) Marius Koolhaas (1932–56) Wim Volkers (1956–58) Jan Melchers (1958–64) Jaap van Praag
Jaap van Praag
Jacob Philip van Praag was a Dutch humanist who played a prominent role in establishing the Dutch Humanist League. He was its Chairman from 1946 to 1969. And, from 1954 to 1974, he was a member of a provincial Executive.Van Praag was one of the first professors in Humanist studies in University...
(1964–78)
Ton Harmsen (1978–88) Michael van Praag (1989–2003) John Jaakke (2003–2008) Uri Coronol (2008–11)
List of Ajax managers
Jack Kirwan (1910–15) Jack Reynolds (1915–25) Harold RoseHarold Rose
Harold Bernard Rose was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Rose, who played as a centre half, played in the Football League for Reading and Bristol Rovers. He also played for Mid Rhondda United.-Coaching career:...
(1925–26) Stanley Castle (1926–28) Jack Reynolds (1928–40) Vilmos Halpern
Vilmos Halpern
Vilmos Halpern was a Hungarian football player and manager who managed Dutch side Ajax between 1940 and 1941, before moving to Dutch amateur side NOAD....
(1940–41) Wim Volkers
Wim Volkers
Wim Frederik Volkers was a Dutch football player and coach.-Playing career:Volkers, who played as a striker, spent his entire playing career with Ajax, scoring 129 goals in 265 games between 1923 and 1936....
(1941–42) Dolf van Kol
Dolf van Kol
Dolf van Kol was a Dutch footballer who earned 33 caps for the Dutch national side between 1925 and 1931, scoring four goals. He also participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He played club football for Ajax, and would later go on to manage Ajax from 1942 to 1945.-External links:*...
(1942–45) Jack Reynolds (1945–47) Robert Smith
Robert Smith (manager)
Robert "Bob" Smith was an English association football player and manager born in Atherton, near Wigan, Lancashire. After early trials with Bolton Wanderers he played three seasons, from 1931 to 1934 with Bolton before leaving to join Huddersfield Town.-References:...
(1947–48) Walter Crook
Walter Crook
Walter Crook was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances...
(1948–50) Robert Thomson
Robert Thomson (footballer)
Robert Thomson was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...
(1950–53) Walter Crook
Walter Crook
Walter Crook was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances...
(1953–54) Karl Humenberger
Karl Humenberger
Karl Humenberger was an Austrian association football player and manager, the brother of fellow player Ferdinand Humenberger.-Club career:...
(1954–59) Vic Buckingham
Vic Buckingham
Victor Frederick Buckingham was an English footballer whose approach as a manager was a precursor of the Total Football philosophy....
(1959–61) Keith Spurgeon
Keith Spurgeon
Keith Spurgeon was an English football manager who was manager of Ajax from 1961 to 1962.-Club career:Spurgeon spent most of his career at regional outfits such as Margate, Folkestone and Herne Bay.-Managerial career:...
(1961–62) Joseph Gruber
Joseph Gruber
Joseph Gruber was an Austrian football player and manager who managed Dutch side Ajax between 1962 and 1963.He also coached Alemannia Aachen, DOS, Vitesse Pittsburgh Phantoms-References:...
(1962–63) Jack Rowley
Jack Rowley
John Frederick "Jack" Rowley was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances...
(1963–64)
Vic Buckingham
Vic Buckingham
Victor Frederick Buckingham was an English footballer whose approach as a manager was a precursor of the Total Football philosophy....
(1964–65) Rinus Michels
Rinus Michels
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels OON was a Dutch association football player and coach...
(1965–71) Ştefan Kovács
Stefan Kovacs
Ştefan Covaci was a Romanian football player and coach. By winning 15 major titles he is one of the most successful association football coaches in the history of the game...
(1971–73) George Knobel
George Knobel
George Knobel is a former Dutch football manager.He was the coach of the Netherlands national football team for 15 matches from 1974 to 1976. He also coached Dutch clubs AFC Ajax, and MVV. He had a brief stint with Seiko SA in Hong Kong. -External links:*...
(1973–74) Bobby Haarms
Bobby Haarms
Bobby Haarms was a Dutch professional football player and coach.-Playing career:Haarms joined the youth team of Ajax in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952...
(1974) Hans Kraay
Hans Kraay
Hans Kraay is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender and then in football management and television.Born in Utrecht, Kraay made his professional debut at DOS and also played for Feijenoord....
(1974–75) Rinus Michels
Rinus Michels
Marinus Jacobus Hendricus Michels OON was a Dutch association football player and coach...
(1975–76) Tomislav Ivić
Tomislav Ivic
Tomislav Ivić was a Croatian football player and manager.Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game...
(1976–78) Cor Brom
Cor Brom
Cor Brom was a Dutch football player and manager. Brom died in Amsterdam on 29 October 2008, of Parkinson's disease.-Playing career:During his playing career, Brom played with Telstar.-Coaching career:...
(1978–79) Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...
(1979–81) Kurt Linder (1981–82) Aad de Mos (1982–85) Johan Cruijff (1985–88) Kurt Linder (1988) Spitz Kohn, Bobby Haarms
Bobby Haarms
Bobby Haarms was a Dutch professional football player and coach.-Playing career:Haarms joined the youth team of Ajax in 1947 and made his professional debut in 1952...
and Barry Hulshoff
Barry Hulshoff
Bernardus "Barry" Adriaan Hulshoff is a former Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team.After his playing career, he coached a number of Belgian football...
. (1988–89, interim) Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...
(1989–91) Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal
Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...
(1991–97)
Morten Olsen
Morten Olsen
Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...
(1997–99) Jan Wouters (1999–00) Hans Westerhof
Hans Westerhof
Hans Westerhof is a Dutch football coach and currently technical director at Pachuca.As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division...
(2000, interim) Co Adriaanse
Co Adriaanse
Jacobus "Co" Adriaanse is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who is currently the head coach of Eredivisie team FC Twente.-Playing career:...
(2000–01) Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman
Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
(2001–05) Ruud Krol
Ruud Krol
Rudolf Jozef Krol is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. Playing the vast majority of his career with his home town club of Ajax before traveling the world as both a player and a coach...
(2005, interim) Danny Blind
Danny Blind
Dirk Franciscus "Danny" Blind is a football coach and former Dutch international player. He played as a defender for Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.Blind was born in Oost-Souburg, Netherlands...
(2005–06) Henk ten Cate
Henk ten Cate
Henk ten Cate is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.In the 2005–06 season, he was the assistant of Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona that guided the team to a Champions League Trophy and La Liga title...
(2006–07) Adrie Koster (2007–08, interim) Marco van Basten (2008–09) John van 't Schip
John van 't Schip
Johannes Nicolaas "John" van 't Schip is a former Dutch international footballer. He is the manager for the A-League team Melbourne Heart.- Early life :Born in Fort St...
(2009, interim) Martin Jol
Martin Jol
Maarten Cornelis "Martin" Jol is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder who currently manages Fulham in the Premier League. Jol played over 400 games during his career which included spells in the Netherlands, Germany, and England, as well as earning three caps with the Dutch national team...
(2009–10) Frank de Boer
Frank de Boer
Franciscus "Frank" de Boer is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.-Club career:...
(2010–)
National
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
(up to 1955–56 the Netherlands Football League ChampionshipNetherlands Football League ChampionshipThe Netherlands Football League Championship is a Dutch national football championship that began in 1888. The Royal Netherlands Football Association has awarded the championship since 1898. Until 1954, Dutch football was an amateur competition...
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- 1917–18, 1918–19Netherlands Football League Championship 1918–19The Netherlands Football League Championship 1918/1919 was contested by 52 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1930–31Netherlands Football League Championship 1930–31The Netherlands Football League Championship 1930/1931 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1931–32Netherlands Football League Championship 1931–32The Netherlands Football League Championship 1931/1932 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1933–34Netherlands Football League Championship 1933–34The Netherlands Football League Championship 1933/1934 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1936–37Netherlands Football League Championship 1936–37The Netherlands Football League Championship 1936/1937 was contested by 50 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1938–39Netherlands Football League Championship 1938–39The Netherlands Football League Championship 1938/1939 was contested by 51 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1946–47Netherlands Football League Championship 1946–47The Netherlands Football League Championship 1946/1947 was contested by 66 teams participating in six divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, two southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands...
, 1956–57, 1959–60Eredivisie 1959-60The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1959/1960 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship, after a decision match against Feijenoord which was won by 5-1.-League standings:Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup was held this year....
, 1965–66Eredivisie 1965-66The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1965/1966 season was contested by 16 teams. Ajax won the championship. Only one team relegated this year, because next year, the number of participants would be 18 again.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup 1965-66....
, 1966–67Eredivisie 1966-67The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1966/1967 season was contested by 18 teams. The number of participants was brought up from 16, so there were more promoted, then relegated teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:...
, 1967–68Eredivisie 1967-68The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1967/1968 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. This season, no teams relegated, due to bankruptcy of Xerxes/DHC and a merger between Fortuna '54 and Sittardia into Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie ....
, 1969–70Eredivisie 1969-70The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1969/1970 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. Feyenoord won the European Cup and therefore also qualified for that tournament as defending champions.-League standings:...
, 1971–72Eredivisie 1971-72The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1971/1972 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. FC Den Haag would participate in the Cup Winners' Cup, since Ajax would already be playing in the European Cup.-References:* *...
, 1972–73Eredivisie 1972-73The Eredivisie is a football league in the Netherlands. In the 1972/1973 season it was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1973....
, 1976–77Eredivisie 1976-77The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1976/1977 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1977.-References:* *...
, 1978–79Eredivisie 1978-79The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1978/1979 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists Twente could play in the Cup Winners' Cup.-References:* *...
, 1979–80Eredivisie 1979-80The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Clubs participating in the Intertoto Cup 1980.-References:* *...
, 1981–82Eredivisie 1981-82The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1981/1982 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards, three clubs relegated instead of two.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup.-References:* *...
, 1982–83Eredivisie 1982-83The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1982/1983 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the European Cup, so finalists NEC could play in the Cup Winners' Cup...
, 1984–85Eredivisie 1984-85The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1984/1985 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 FC Twente would play in the Intertoto Cup 1985.-References:* *...
, 1989–90Eredivisie 1989-90The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax didn't qualify for the European Cup. On September 27 1989, Austrian goalkeeper Franz Wohlfahrt was hit and injured by a bar, thrown by a home supporter at an Ajax-Austria Wien...
, 1993–94Eredivisie 1993-94The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1993/1994 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 RKC remained in the Eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs. VVV lost theirs and relegated...
, 1994–95Eredivisie 1994-95The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1994/1995 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. Starting this season, clubs qualifying for the Intertoto Cup can play for a spot in the UEFA Cup.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup....
, 1995–96Eredivisie 1995-96The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1995/1996 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards a match win was rewarded with 3 points instead of 2.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...
, 1997–98Eredivisie 1997-98The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. sc Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match,...
, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–112010–11 Eredivisie-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
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- KNVB Cup
- 1916–17, 1942–43, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71KNVB Cup 1970–71The 53rd edition of the KNVB Cup started on August 15, 1970. The final was played on May 20, 1971: Ajax beat Sparta 2–1 and won the cup for the sixth time.-Teams:* The 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1970-71...
, 1971–72, 1978–79KNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
, 1982–83KNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
, 1985–86KNVB Cup 1985-86The KNVB Cup 1985–86 started on October 9, 1985. It was held for the 68th time. The final was held on May 28, 1986 at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam, with Ajax beating RBC 3–0.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86...
, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06KNVB Cup 2005-06The KNVB Cup 2005–06 started on August 2, 2005. The tournament was held for the 88th time. The final was held on May 7, 2006: Ajax beat PSV 2–1 and won the trophy for the sixteenth time.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06...
, 2006–07KNVB Cup 2006-07The KNVB Cup 2006–07 started on August 26, 2006. It was the 89th time the tournament was held. The final was held on May 6, 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time and after extra time...
, 2009–102009–10 KNVB CupThe 2009–10 KNVB Cup was the 92nd season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The competition began on 29 August 2009 with the matches of Round 1 and culminated with a double-leg Final on 25 April and 6 May 2010 respectively...
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 7
- 1993, 19941994 Dutch SupercupThe match for the fifth Dutch Supercup was held on 21 August 1994 in the Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1993-94 Eredivisie Ajax and the winners of the 1993-94 KNVB Cup Feyenoord...
, 19951995 Dutch SupercupThe match for the sixth Dutch Supercup was held on 16 August 1995 in the De Kuip in Rotterdam. The match featured the winners of the 1994–95 Dutch first division, and of course the UEFA Champions League 1995, Ajax, and, the winners of the 1994–95 KNVB Cup, Feyenoord. This was the third...
, 2002Johan Cruijff-schaal VIIThe match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal VII was held on 11 August 2002 between Eredivisie 2001-02 champions and KNVB Cup 2001-02 winners Ajax and Eredivisie runners-up PSV. Ajax won the match 3–1.-Match details:...
, 2005Johan Cruijff-schaal XThe match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal X was held on 5 August 2005 between Eredivisie 2004-05 champions and KNVB Cup 2004-05 winners PSV and Eredivisie runners-up Ajax. Ajax won the match 2–1.-Match details:...
, 2006Johan Cruijff-schaal XIThe match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal XI was held on 13 August 2006 between Eredivisie 2005-06 champions PSV and KNVB Cup 2005-06 winners AFC Ajax. Ajax won the match 3–1.-Match details:...
, 2007Johan Cruijff-schaal XIIThe match for the Johan Cruijff-schaal XII was held on 11 August 2007 between Eredivisie 2006-07 champions PSV and KNVB Cup 2006-07 winners AFC Ajax. Ajax won the match 1–0.-Match details:...
- 1917–18, 1918–19
International
- Intercontinental CupIntercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
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- 1972Intercontinental Cup (football)The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
, 19951995 Intercontinental CupThe 1995 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on November 28, 1995 between Ajax, winners of the 1994-95 European Cup, and Grêmio, winners of the 1995 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
- European Champion Club's Cup / Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
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- European Champion Club's Cup / Champions League
- 19711971 European Cup FinalThe 1971 European Cup Final was a football match held at Wembley Stadium, London, on 2 June 1971, that saw Ajax of the Netherlands defeat Panathinaikos of Greece 2–0. An incredible comeback in the second leg of their semi-final against Red Star Belgrade meant Panathinaikos became the first Greek...
, 19721972 European Cup FinalThe 1972 European Cup Final was a football match held at De Kuip, Rotterdam, on 31 May 1972, that saw Ajax of the Netherlands defeat Internazionale of Italy 2-0. Two second-half goals from Johan Cruyff gave Ajax their second success in the competition, after their 1971 victory...
, 19731973 European Cup FinalThe 1973 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, on 30 May 1973, in which Ajax of the Netherlands defeated Juventus of Italy 1–0. A single goal from Johnny Rep four minutes into the match was enough for Ajax to claim their third consecutive European Cup...
, 19951995 UEFA Champions League FinalThe 1995 UEFA Champions League Final was the 40th edition and took place in Vienna between AFC Ajax and A.C. Milan. It was Milan's third European Cup final in three years and they were aiming to tie Real Madrid's record of having won the European Cup six times...
- European Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
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- European Cup Winners' Cup
- 1987
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
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- UEFA Cup
- 19921992 UEFA Cup FinalThe 1992 UEFA Cup Final was played on April 29, 1992 and May 13, 1992 between Ajax of the Netherlands and Torino of Italy. Ajax won on away goals after the two legs were both drawn 2–2 and 0–0.-First leg:-Second leg:-References:*...
- UEFA Super Cup: 2
- 19731973 UEFA Super CupThe 1973 UEFA Super Cup was played between Ajax and Milan, with Ajax winning 6–1 on aggregate. It is considered to be the first UEFA Super Cup, because Rangers took part in the 1972 competition despite being subject to a one-year ban by UEFA for a pitch invasion by their supporters following...
, 19951995 UEFA Super CupThe 1995 UEFA Super Cup was contested between the UEFA Champions League holders AFC Ajax and the Cup Winners' Cup holders Real Zaragoza. The cup was played later than usual, the two legs taking place in February 1996. The first leg was draw 1–1 at the La Romareda stadium in Zaragoza. The...
- 1972
Other trophies
- Rangers First Centenary 1872–19721972 European Super CupThe 1972 European Super Cup was a football match played over two legs between the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup and the winner of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup...
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- 1972
- Karl Rappan Cup: 1
- 1962
- Trofeo Santiago BernabéuTrofeo Santiago BernabéuThe Santiago Bernabéu Trophy or Santiago Bernabéu Cup is dedicated to the memory of long-time Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabéu. It is a friendly tournament organised each year by Real Madrid at the beginning of the season, somewhere around the end of August or the beginning of...
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- Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu
- 1992
- Bruges Matins TrophyBruges Matins (football)The Bruges Matins is a yearly friendly tournament organised by Belgian football club Club Brugge K.V.....
: 2
- Bruges Matins Trophy
- 1994, 1997
- Ted Bates Trophy: 1
- 2009
- Chippie Polar CupChippie Polar CupThe Chippie Polar Cup is a friendly football tournament, that is held in Curaçao since 2004.The tournament is organized by Project Support Curaçao NV and the matches are held at the Ergilio Hato Stadion , in Brievengat...
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- Chippie Polar Cup
- 2010
- 1972
Domestic Results
Below is a table with Ajax's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
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| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
1st | Champions League 2011–12 UEFA Champions League The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany... |
2010–11 | final |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
2nd | Champions League (Q2) | 2009–10 | winners |
| 2008–09 Eredivisie | 3rd | Europa League (Q4) | 2008–09 | third round |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup (after losing CL UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... -play-offs) |
2007–08 | round of 16 |
| 2006–07 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (winning CL-play-offs) (Q3) | 2006–07 KNVB Cup 2006-07 The KNVB Cup 2006–07 started on August 26, 2006. It was the 89th time the tournament was held. The final was held on May 6, 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time and after extra time... |
winners |
| 2005–06 Eredivisie | 4th | Champions League (winning CL-play-offs) (Q3) | 2005–06 KNVB Cup 2005-06 The KNVB Cup 2005–06 started on August 2, 2005. The tournament was held for the 88th time. The final was held on May 7, 2006: Ajax beat PSV 2–1 and won the trophy for the sixteenth time.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 2005-06... |
winners |
| 2004–05 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (Q3) | 2004–05 | semi-final |
| 2003–04 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2003–04 | round of 16 |
| 2002–03 Eredivisie | 2nd | Champions League (Q3) | 2002–03 | semi-final |
| 2001–02 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 2001–02 | winners |
| 2000–01 Eredivisie | 3rd | Champions League (Q3) | 2000–01 | round of 16 |
| 1999–2000 Eredivisie | 5th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 2000-01 In perhaps the most bizarre European final ever, the 2000–01 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool in a dramatic golden goal final against Deportivo Alavés for their third title in the competition. It completed a unique cup treble for the club, as they also won the FA Cup and the League Cup that season... |
1999–2000 | round of 16 |
| 1998–99 Eredivisie | 6th | UEFA Cup | 1998–99 | winners |
| 1997–98 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1997–98 | winners |
| 1996–97 Eredivisie | 4th | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1997-98 The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.... |
1996–97 | second round |
| 1995–96 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1995–96 | round of 16 |
| 1994–95 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1994–95 | quarter final |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 1st | Champions League | 1993–94 | semi-final |
| 1992–93 Eredivisie | 3rd | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1993-94 The season 1993-94 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Arsenal in the final against defending champions Parma FC.- Qualifying round :-First leg:-----------------------------------------Second leg:... |
1992–93 | winners |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1992-93 The UEFA Cup 1992–93 was won by Juventus, who beat Borussia Dortmund 6–1 in the final aggregate over, a record score for a UEFA Cup final. It was the third victory in the competition for the Italian team .... |
1991–92 | quarter final |
| 1990–91 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1991-92 The UEFA Cup 1991–92 was won by Ajax on away goals over Torino.Although this was the second season since the ban on English clubs in European competitions was lifted, only one English club was entered into the 1991–92 UEFA Cup... |
1990–91 | quarter final |
| 1989–90 Eredivisie | 1st | DSQ | 1989–90 | semi-final |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1989-90 The UEFA Cup 1989-90 was won by Juventus on aggregate over Fiorentina. This was the first final between two Italian sides in the UEFA competitions history and the third between two clubs of the same country.... |
1988–89 | quarter final |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup 1988-89 The UEFA Cup 1988-89 was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985... |
1987–88 | second round |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 2nd | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1987-88 The season 1987-88 of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by KV Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. It was their first ever European campaign and their only European title, and although they won the Belgian league the next season financial problems meant... |
1986–87 | winners |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 2nd | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1986-87 The season 1986-87 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Ajax Amsterdam in the final against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. It was their only title in the competition, and was added to a hat-trick of European Cup wins from 1971 to 1973... |
1985–86 KNVB Cup 1985-86 The KNVB Cup 1985–86 started on October 9, 1985. It was held for the 68th time. The final was held on May 28, 1986 at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam, with Ajax beating RBC 3–0.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1985-86... |
winners |
| 1984–85 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1985-86 The 1985–86 European Cup was the 31st season of UEFA's premier club football tournament, the European Cup. The European Champion Clubs' Cup was won by Steaua Bucharest on penalties in a final against Barcelona... |
1984–85 | round of 16 |
| 1983–84 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1983–84 | round of 16 |
| 1982–83 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1983-84 The season 1983–84 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for a fourth time by Liverpool in a penalty shootout in the final against Roma. The game had finished 1–1. Phil Neal had scored for Liverpool and Roberto Pruzzo for Roma... |
1982–83 | winners |
| 1981–82 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1982-83 The 1982–83 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Hamburg in the final against Juventus. It was the first time since 1976 that the trophy did not go to a club from England.... |
1981–82 | round of 16 |
| 1980–81 Eredivisie | 2nd | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1981-82 The season 1981-82 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by FC Barcelona in the final against Standard Liège at the Nou Camp. It was their second title in the competition.-Preliminary round:-First round:-Second round:-Quarter-finals:-First leg:... |
1980–81 | final |
| 1979–80 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1980-81 The 1980–81 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for a third time by Liverpool in the final against Real Madrid. In the 11 seasons up to and including this one, there were only four winners of the European Cup , but there were eleven different runners-up... |
1979–80 | final |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1979-80 The season 1979–80 of the European Cup football club tournament was won by defending champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Hamburg. The winning goal was scored by John Robertson, who drilled the ball into the corner of the Hamburg net from outside the penalty area... |
1978–79 | winners |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 2nd | UEFA Cup | 1977–78 | final |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | 1976–77 | second round |
| 1975–76 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1975–76 | quarter final |
| 1974–75 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1974–75 | round of 16 |
| 1973–74 Eredivisie | 3rd | UEFA Cup | 1973–74 KNVB Cup 1973-74 The KNVB Cup 1973–74 started on September 26, 1973. The final was held on 1 May 1974 with PSV beating NAC 6–0 and winning the cup for the second time.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1973-74, entering in the second round... |
semi-final |
| 1972–73 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1973-74 The 1973–74 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Bayern Munich, beginning their own three year period of domination, in a replayed final against Atlético Madrid... (R2) |
1972–73 KNVB Cup 1972-73 The KNVB Cup 1972–73 started on October 29, 1972. The final was held on May 31, 1973 with NAC beating NEC 2–0 and winning the cup for the first time.-Teams:* All 18 participants of the Eredivisie 1972-73, entering in the second round... |
second round |
| 1971–72 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1972-73 The 1972–73 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus at Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade... (R2) |
1971–72 | winners |
| 1970–71 Eredivisie | 2nd | European Cup | 1970–71 | winners |
| 1969–70 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1970-71 The 1970–71 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Ajax in the final against Panathinaikos. It was the first time the cup went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands... |
1969–70 | winners |
| 1968–69 Eredivisie | 2nd | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1968–69 | round of 16 |
| 1967–68 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1968-69 The 1968–69 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall... |
1967–68 | final |
| 1966–67 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1967-68 The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London... |
1966–67 | winners |
| 1965–66 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1966-67 The 1966–67 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Celtic for the first time in the final against Internazionale, who eliminated defending champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals... |
1965–66 | quarter final |
| 1964–65 Eredivisie | 13th | – | 1964–65 | first round |
| 1963–64 Eredivisie | 5th | – | 1963–64 | semi-final |
| 1962–63 Eredivisie | 2nd | – | 1962–63 | round of 16 |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie | 4th | – | 1961–62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie | 2nd | – | 1960–61 | winners |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie | 6th | – | 1958–59 | ? |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie | 3rd | – | 1957–58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie | 1st | European Cup European Cup 1957-58 The 1957–58 European Cup was the third season of the European Cup, a club football tournament for league champions. The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Milan 3–2 in the final, following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes. This was Real Madrid's third European Cup title in a row... |
1956–57 | ? |
See also
- Dutch football league teams
- Jong Ajax