General |
Ajax | ||
Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax NV | |
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Nickname(s) | de Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) de Joden (The Jews) | |
Founded | 18 March 1900 | |
Ground | Johan Cruyff Arena (Capacity: 55,865) | |
Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. | |
Chairman | Frank Ejiken | |
Head Coach | John van't Schip | |
Current League | Eredivisie | |
2022–23 | Eredivisie, 3rd | |
Website | Club home page | |
Current season |
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (ˈaːjɑks), also AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam. Historically, Ajax (named after the legendary Greek hero) is the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 33 Eredivisie titles and 18 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the Eredivisie, the Dutch football top division, since its inception in 1956 and, along with Feyenoord and PSV, it is one of the country's "big three" clubs that have dominated that competition.
Retired numbers[]
- 14 – Johan Cruyff (Forward, 1964–73, 1981–83). Number retired on 25 April 2007 at Cruyff's 60th birthday celebration match. [See below]
Club alumni[]
Former players[]
Managers[]
Club honours[]
Domestic league[]
- Eredivisie
- Champions (29): 1917-18, 1918-19, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1946-47, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04
Domestic cup[]
- KNVB Cup
- Winners (18): 1916-17, 1942-43, 1960-61, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1992-93, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2009-10
- Johan Cruijff Shield
- Winners (7): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
European competition[]
- European Cup / Champions League
- Winners (4): 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1994-95
- UEFA Cup / Europa League
- Winners (1): 1991-92
- Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1): 1986-87
- Super Cup
- Winners (2): 1973, 1995
Worldwide competition[]
- Intercontinental Cup
- Winners (2): 1972, 1995
External links[]
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax NV |
Current season •
Club honours •
Coaching staff •
Players •
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Johan Cruyff Arena |
AFC Ajax current squad - 2023–24 |
1 Stekelenburg • 2 Timber • 3 Bassey • 4 Álvarez • 5 Wijndal • 6 Klaassen • 7 Bergwijn • 8 Taylor • 9 Brobbey • 10 Tadić (c) • 12 Rulli • 13 Kaplan • 15 Rensch • 16 Gorter • 18 Lucca • 19 Sánchez • 20 Kudus • 21 Grillitsch • 22 Pasveer • 23 Berghuis • 25 Baas • 26 Regeer • 28 Fitz-Jim • 35 Conceição • 37 Rasmussen • 57 Hato • Manager: John Heitinga |
AFC Ajax seasons |
AFC Ajax - Managers |
Kirwan (1910–15) · Reynolds (1915–25) · Rose (1925–26) · Castle (1927–28) · Reynolds (1928–40) · Distelbrink (a.i.) (1940) · Halpern (1940–41) · Volkers (1941–42) · Van Kol (1942–45) · Reynolds (1945–47) · Smith (1947–48) · Crook (1948–50) · Thomson (1950–53) · Stejskal (a.i.) (1953) · Crook (1953–54) · Humenberger (1954–59) · Buckingham (1959–61) · Spurgeon (1961–62) · Gruber (1962–63) · Rowley (1963–64) · Buckingham (1964–65) · Michels (1965–71) · Kovács (1971–73) · Knobel (1973–74) · Haarms (a.i.) (1974) · Kraay (1974–75) · Michels (1975–76) · Ivić (1976–78) · Brom (1978–79) · Beenhakker (1979–81) · De Mos (1981) · Linder (1981–82) · De Mos (1982–85) · Kohn, Bruins Slot & Van der Hart (1985) · Cruijff (1985–88) · Kohn (1988) · Linder (1988) · Kohn, Haarms & Hulshoff (1988–89) · Beenhakker (1989–91) · Van Gaal (1991–97) · Olsen (1997–98) · Wouters (1998–(2000) · Westerhof (2000) · Adriaanse (2000–01) · Koeman (2001–05) · Blind (2005–06) · Ten Cate (2006–07) · Koster (2007–08) · Van Basten (2008–09) · Van 't Schip (a.i.) (2009) · Jol (2009–10) · De Boer (2010–16) · Bosz (2016–17) · Keizer (2017) · Reiziger (a.i.) (2017) · Ten Hag (2017–2022) Schreuder (2022–) |
Eredivisie 2023–24 |
Ajax · Almere City · AZ · Excelsior · Feyenoord · Fortuna Sittard · Go Ahead Eagles · Heerenveen · Heracles Almelo · NEC · PEC Zwolle · PSV · RKC Waalwijk · Sparta Rotterdam · Twente · Utrecht · Vitesse · Volendam |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners |
1961: Fiorentina • 1962: Atlético Madrid • 1963: Tottenham Hotspur • 1964: Sporting CP • 1965: West Ham United • 1966: Borussia Dortmund • 1967: Bayern Munich • 1968: Milan • 1969: Slovan Bratislava • 1970: Manchester City • 1971: Chelsea • 1972: Rangers • 1973: Milan • 1974: Magdeburg • 1975: Dynamo Kyiv • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Hamburg • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Barcelona • 1980: Valencia • 1981: Dinamo Tbilisi • 1982: Barcelona • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1985: Everton • 1986: Dynamo Kyiv • 1987: Ajax • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Barcelona • 1990: Sampdoria • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Werder Bremen • 1993: Parma • 1994: Arsenal • 1995: Real Zaragoza • 1996: Paris Saint-Germain • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio |
UEFA Super Cup winners |
1972: Ajax • 1973: Ajax • 1975: Dynamo Kiev • 1976: Anderlecht • 1977: Liverpool • 1978: Anderlecht • 1979: Nottingham Forest • 1980: Valencia • 1982: Aston Villa • 1983: Aberdeen • 1984: Juventus • 1986: Steaua Bucharest • 1987: Porto • 1988: Mechelen • 1989: Milan • 1990: Milan • 1991: Manchester United • 1992: Barcelona • 1993: Parma • 1994: Milan • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Barcelona • 1998: Chelsea • 1999: Lazio • 2000: Galatasaray • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Real Madrid • 2003: Milan • 2004: Valencia • 2005: Liverpool • 2006: Sevilla • 2007: Milan • 2008: Zenit St. Petersburg • 2009: Barcelona • 2010: Atlético Madrid • 2011: Barcelona • 2012: Atlético Madrid • 2013: Bayern Munich • 2014: Real Madrid • 2015: Barcelona • 2016: Real Madrid • 2017: Real Madrid • 2018: Atlético Madrid • 2019: Liverpool • 2020: Bayern Munich • 2021: Chelsea • 2022: Real Madrid • 2023: Manchester City • 2024: TBD • |
Intercontinental Cup winners |
1960: Real Madrid • 1961: Tolima • 1962: RCD Español • 1963: Santos • 1964: Internazionale • 1965: Internazionale • 1966: Independiente • 1967: Colo Colo • 1968: Estudiantes • 1969: Wembley • 1970: Feyenoord • 1971: Nacional • 1972: Ajax • 1973: Independiente • 1974: Independiente • 1975: Nacional • 1976: Bayern Munich • 1977: Boca Juniors • 1978: Nacional CF • 1979: Olimpia • 1980: Nacional • 1981: Flamengo • 1982: Nacional • 1983: Napoles • 1984: [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia] • 1985: Juventus • 1986: Bucaresti • 1987: Porto • 1988: Philips Sport Vereniging Eidoven • 1989: Milan • 1990: Nacional • 1991: Red Star Belgrade • 1992: Bracelona • 1993: Bucaresti • 1994: Union Española • 1995: Ajax • 1996: Juventus • 1997: Borussia Dortmund • 1998: Real Madrid • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Independiente • 2001: Bayern Munich • 2002: Boca Juniors • 2003: Tolima • 2004: AS Monaco FC |
Netherlands |