2011–12 AFC Ajax season

During the 2011–12 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. The first training took place on 27 June 2011. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day will be held on 3 August 2011, followed by a testimonial match for the retired former Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Ajax

2011–12 season
Chairman	Steven ten Have (until 22 December 2011) Hennie Henrichs
Manager	Frank de Boer
Eredivisie	1st
KNVB Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Group stage
Europa League	Round of 32
Johan Cruyff Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Siem de Jong (13 goals) All: Siem de Jong (17 goals)
Home colours Away colours
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Ajax's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2011–12 season was held on 27 June 2011. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a trainingsstage in Fürth, Germany. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 11 July 2011 to 16 July 2011. During this training stage, friendly matches were played against Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg. Further friendly matches were played against VV Buitenpost, AZSV Aalten, FC Emmen, Brøndby and Independiente.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League		KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff-schaal XVI
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Kenneth Vermeer	42	0	33	0	8	0	1	0
2	DF	NED	Gregory van der Wiel	28	3	19+1	2	6	1	1+1	0
3	DF	BEL	Toby Alderweireld	40	3	29	1	7	1	4	1
4	MF	BEL	Jan Vertonghen	42	10	31	8	8	0	3	2
5	MF	NED	Vurnon Anita	44	2	30+3	2	7+1	0	2+1	0
6	MF	CMR	Eyong Enoh	29	0	14+8	0	4+1	0	2	0
7	FW	SRB	Miralem Sulejmani	32	12	21+1	11	8	1	2	0
8	MF	DEN	Christian Eriksen	44	8	33	7	8	1	2+1	0
9	FW	ISL	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	17	7	8+6	7	2	0	1	0
10	FW	NED	Siem de Jong	40	17	30	13	6	1	4	3
11	FW	NED	Lorenzo Ebecilio	27	6	9+12	6	2+3	0	1	0
13	DF	NED	André Ooijer	12	2	4+5	2	0	0	2+1	0
15	DF	DEN	Nicolai Boilesen	7	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	1	0
16	MF	NED	Theo Janssen	38	7	29	7	6	0	3	0
17	DF	NED	Daley Blind	26	0	16+5	0	1+2	0	2	0
18	MF	URU	Nicolás Lodeiro	19	3	5+8	2	3+2	1	1	0
19	FW	RUS	Dmitry Bulykin	26	10	5+14	9	1+3	0	2+1	1
20	DF	URU	Bruno Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	NED	Derk Boerrigter	23	10	15+2	7	4	1	1+1	2
22	GK	NED	Jasper Cillessen	7	0	1+3	0	0	0	3	0
23	FW	ARM	Aras Özbiliz	16	2	10+2	1	2	1	1+1	0
24	FW	MAR	Mounir El Hamdaoui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	RSA	Thulani Serero	10	0	0+7	0	0+2	0	1	0
28	MF	MAR	Ismaïl Aissati	18	2	10+6	2	1	0	1	0
29	MF	BEL	Mats Rits	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	NED	Jeroen Verhoeven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	NED	Ruben Ligeon	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
33	MF	NED	Joeri de Kamps	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	NED	Ricardo van Rhijn	16	0	10+3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
37	FW	COD	Jody Lukoki	11	2	3+3	2	0+3	0	2	0
39	FW	NED	Davy Klaassen	7	1	1+3	1	0+3	0	0	0
41	FW	NED	Lesley de Sa	1	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	1
42	DF	NED	Dico Koppers	10	0	7+1	0	2	0	0	0
57	DF	FIN	Henri Toivomäki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
40	MF	NED	Ouasim Bouy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	FW	NED	Tom Boere	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated 22 January 2012

2011–12 Selection by Nationality

Nationality														Total Players
Current squad selection	11	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection	8	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	11
Players out on loan	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	6

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2011–12

Current standing	Matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Yellow cards	Red cards
1	34	23	7	4	76	93	36	39	4

Points by match day

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Points	3	3	1	3	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	0	1	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	76

Total points by match day

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Points	3	6	7	10	13	14	15	15	16	17	20	20	21	24	27	30	33	34	34	34	37	40	43	46	49	52	55	58	61	64	67	70	73	76	76

Standing by match day

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Standing
Standing	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	6th	6th	5th	5th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	6th	6th	6th	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

Goals by match day

Match day	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	Total
Goals	4	5	2	4	3	2	1	0	2	1	4	4	2	3	4	1	4	1	2	0	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	6	5	3	2	2	2	3	93

Statistics for the 2011–12 season

• This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2011–12 season.

	Friendlies	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Eredivisie	Total
Matches	11 of 11	1 of 1	3 of 3	6 of 6	2 of 2	34 of 34	56 of 56
Win	8 of 11	0 of 1	2 of 3	2 of 6	1 of 2	23 of 34	35 of 56
Draw	1 of 11	0 of 1	0 of 3	2 of 6	0 of 2	7 of 34	10 of 56
Loss	2 of 11	1 of 1	1 of 3	2 of 6	1 of 2	4 of 34	11 of 56
Home	3 of 3	0 of 0	1 of 1	3 of 3	1 of 1	17 of 17	25 of 25
Away	8 of 8	1 of 1	2 of 3	3 of 3	1 of 1	17 of 17	32 of 32
Yellow cards	5	2	2	3	5	40	57
Red cards	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
2 x yellow in 1 match	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Number of substitutes used	91	3	6	16	6	95	214
Goals for	29	1	9	6	2	93	142
Goals against	5	2	6	6	3	36	58
Balance	+24	-1	+3	0	-1	+57	+81
Clean sheets	7	0	0	4	0	12	23
Penalties for	2	0	0	0	0	6	8
Penalties against	0	1	0	0	0	3	4

2011–12 team records

Description	Competition	Result
Biggest win	Friendly match	AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
	Johan Cruijff Schaal	—
	KNVB Cup	Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 )
	UEFA Champions League	AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 )
	UEFA Europa League	Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
	Eredivisie	AFC Ajax – Heracles Almelo ( 6–0 )
Biggest loss	Friendly match	1. FC Nürnberg – AFC Ajax ( 2–0 )
	Johan Cruijff Schaal	FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 )
	KNVB Cup	AFC Ajax – AZ ( 2–3 )
	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid – AFC Ajax ( 3–0 )
	UEFA Europa League	AFC Ajax – Manchester United ( 0–2 )
	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 )
Most goals in a match	Friendly match	AZSV – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
	Johan Cruijff Schaal	FC Twente – AFC Ajax ( 2–1 )
	KNVB Cup	Roda JC – AFC Ajax ( 2–4 )
	UEFA Champions League	AFC Ajax – Dinamo Zagreb ( 4–0 )
	UEFA Europa League	Manchester United – AFC Ajax ( 1–2 )
	Eredivisie	FC Utrecht – AFC Ajax ( 6–4 )

Topscorers

Friendlies Nr. Name 1. Aras Özbiliz 5 2. Lorenzo Ebecilio 4 3. Geoffrey Castillion 3 Mats Rits 3 Rodney Sneijder 3 6. Theo Janssen 2 7. Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1 Derk Boerrigter 1 Thulani Serero 1 Ricardo van Rhijn 1 André Ooijer 1 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 1 Christian Eriksen 1 Vurnon Anita 1 Siem de Jong 1 Jody Lukoki 1 Tom Boere 1 Dmitri Bulykin 1 Total 32

Johan Cruijff Schaal Nr. Name 1. Toby Alderweireld 1 Total 1

Eredivisie Nr. Name 1. Siem de Jong 13 2. Miralem Sulejmani 11 3. Dmitri Bulykin 9 4. Theo Janssen 8 Jan Vertonghen 8 6. Derk Boerrigter 7 Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 7 Christian Eriksen 7 9. Lorenzo Ebecilio 6 10. Gregory van der Wiel 2 Jody Lukoki 2 André Ooijer 2 Nicolás Lodeiro 2 Vurnon Anita 2 Ismaïl Aissati 2 14. Toby Alderweireld 1 Davy Klaassen 1 Aras Özbiliz 1 Own goals Guy Ramos (RKC Waalwijk) 1 Simon Poulsen (AZ) 1 Total 93

KNVB Cup Nr. Name 1. Siem de Jong 3 2. Jan Vertonghen 2 Derk Boerrigter 2 3. Dmitri Bulykin 1 Lesley de Sa 1 Total 9

UEFA Champions League Nr. Name 1. Derk Boerrigter 1 Christian Eriksen 1 Gregory van der Wiel 1 Miralem Sulejmani 1 Siem de Jong 1 Nicolás Lodeiro 1 Total 6

UEFA Europa League Nr. Name 1. Aras Özbiliz 1 Toby Alderweireld 1 Total 2

Placements

	Friendlies	Johan Cruijff Schaal	KNVB Cup	UEFA Champions League	UEFA Europa League	Eredivisie
Status	11 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses	Runner-up Lost to: FC Twente	Round of 16 Lost to: AZ	3rd Place in Group D Placement for: UEFA Europa League	Eliminated in Round of 32 Last opponent: Manchester United	Champions 76 points in 34 matches 31st title

• Jan Vertonghen is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
• Ricardo van Rhijn is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
• Frank de Boer is nominated for the Rinus Michels Award 2012 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
• Christian Eriksen is voted Danish Football Player of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
• Nicolai Boilesen is voted Danish Football Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
• Dmitri Bulykin is voted Best Russian Football Player Abroad by the Russian Football Union.
• Theo Janssen is voted Gelders Sportsman of the Year by the Gelders Sportgala 2011.
• Jan Vertonghen wins the Golden boots award.
• Christian Eriksen wins the Bronze boots award.

Pre-season and friendlies

vv Buitenpost v Ajax

2 July 2011	vv Buitenpost	0–4	Ajax	Buitenpost, Netherlands
15:00		Report	Sneijder 44', 69' van der Heijden 46' Rits 75'	Stadium: De Swadde Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Bellinga

AZSV Aalten v Ajax

6 July 2011	AZSV Aalten	0–11	Ajax	Aalten, Netherlands
19:00		Report	Castillion 20', 22', 38' Boerrigter 24' Janssen 27' (pen.) Rits 64', 70' Sneijder 66' Özbiliz 76' Ebecilio 80' Van Rhijn 82'	Stadium: Villekamp Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Smit

FC Emmen v Ajax

9 July 2011	FC Emmen	0–1	Ajax	Emmen, Netherlands
19:00		Report	Ooijer 60'	Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 8,600 Referee: Kamphuis

Jahn Regensburg v Ajax

13 July 2011	Jahn Regensburg	0–0	Ajax	Regensburg, Germany
18:30		Report		Stadium: Jahnstadion (Regensburg) Attendance: 1,807

1. FC Nürnberg v Ajax

16 July 2011	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Ajax	Nuremberg, Germany
15:00	Mak 61' Mendler 82'	Report		Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hartmann

Brøndby v Ajax

20 July 2011	Brøndby	0–3	Ajax	Copenhagen, Denmark
18:30		Report	Sigþórsson 38' Serero 55' Ebecilio 63'	Stadium: Brøndby Stadium Referee: Johansen

Ajax v Independiente

24 July 2011	Ajax	5–1	Independiente	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Eriksen 6' Özbiliz 47', 50', 54' Ebecilio 74'	Report	Benítez 70'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 19,149 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Almere City v Ajax

9 August 2011	Almere City	0–1	Ajax	Almere, Netherlands
19:30		Report	Anita 35'	Stadium: Mitsubishi Forklift Stadion

Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles

10 November 2011	Ajax	3–1	Go Ahead Eagles	Amsterdam, Netherlands
17:30	Özbiliz 3' Ebecilio 56' Boere 75'	Report	Gerritsen 65'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v Almere City

6 January 2012	Ajax	1–0	Almere City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:30	Bulykin 88'	Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 3,000

Palmeiras v Ajax

14 January 2012	Palmeiras	1–0	Ajax	São Paulo, Brazil
17:00 (UTC-2)	Carmona 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 25,432 Referee: Marcelo Aparecido Ribeiro de Souza

Competitions

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Johan Cruyff Shield

Main article: 2011 Johan Cruyff Shield

FC Twente v Ajax

30 July 2011	FC Twente	2–1	Ajax	Amsterdam
20:00 CET	Janko 21' (pen.) Ruiz 68'	Report	Alderweireld 54'	Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Eredivisie

Main article: 2011–12 Eredivisie

De Graafschap v Ajax

7 August 2011 1	De Graafschap	1–4	Ajax	Doetinchem
14:30	Van de Pavert 15'	Report	Sulejmani 21', 62' Boerrigter 31' Janssen 65'	Stadium: De Vijverberg Attendance: 12,459 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v SC Heerenveen

14 August 2011 2	Ajax	5–1	SC Heerenveen	Amsterdam
14:30	Sigþórsson 38' Alderweireld 42' Boerrigter 51' Sulejmani 74' Van der Wiel 90'+3'	Report	Dost 39'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,820 Referee: Richard Liesveld

VVV-Venlo v Ajax

21 August 2011 3	VVV-Venlo	2–2	Ajax	Venlo
14:30	Musa 47', 60'	Report	Janssen 68' Sigþórsson 69'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Ajax v Vitesse Arnhem

26 August 2011 4	Ajax	4–1	Vitesse Arnhem	Amsterdam
20:00	Eriksen 53' Boerrigter 62' Sigþórsson 63', 71'	Report	Büttner 89'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,472 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

10 September 2011 5	Heracles Almelo	2–3	Ajax	Almelo
20:45	Overtoom 31' Plet 89'	Report	de Jong 45+2', 64' Sulejmani 81' Ebecilio  90+2'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel

PSV v Ajax

18 September 2011 6	PSV	2–2	Ajax	Eindhoven
12:30	Matavž 2' Wijnaldum 55' (pen.)	Report	Sigþórsson 45+4' Bulykin 79'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v FC Twente

24 September 2011 7	Ajax	1–1	FC Twente	Amsterdam
20:45	Sulejmani 10'	Report	De Jong 87'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,541 Referee: Pieter Vink

FC Groningen v Ajax

2 October 2011 8	FC Groningen	1–0	Ajax	Groningen
14:30	Bacuna 62' (pen.)	Report	Van der Wiel  28'  61'	Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Ajax v AZ

15 October 2011 9	Ajax	2–2	AZ	Amsterdam
18:45	Sulejmani 47' (pen.) Janssen 82'	Report	Holman 14' Beerens 22'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,585 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v Feyenoord

23 October 2011 10	Ajax	1–1	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
12:30	Vermeer  64' Vertonghen 67'	Report	De Vrij 61'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,316 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Roda JC v Ajax

29 October 2011 11	Roda JC	0–4	Ajax	Kerkrade
18:45		Report	Eriksen 7' Janssen 50' Lukoki 57' Ebecilio 85'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

FC Utrecht v Ajax

6 November 2011 12	FC Utrecht	6–4	Ajax	Utrecht
12:30	Asare 16', 55' Duplan 19' Bovenberg 49' Mulenga 52' Kali 90+6'	Report	Bulykin 8', 41' Ooijer 32' Eriksen 72'	Stadium: Galgenwaard Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Ajax v NAC Breda

19 November 2011 13	Ajax	2–2	NAC Breda	Amsterdam
20:45	Sulejmani 36' Boerrigter 84'		Kolk 85' Schilder 89'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,531 Referee: Pol van Boekel

NEC v Ajax

27 November 2011 14	NEC	0–3	Ajax	Nijmegen
14:30		Report	Sulejmani 53', 78' Klaassen 82'	Stadium: De Goffert Attendance: 12,100 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Ajax v Excelsior

3 December 2011 15	Ajax	4–1	Excelsior	Amsterdam
20:45	Vertonghen 11', 39' Sulejmani 63' (pen.) Lodeiro 67'	Report	Maatsen 45' Scheimann  37'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,497 Referee: Richard Liesveld

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

11 December 2011 16	RKC Waalwijk	0–1	Ajax	Waalwijk
14:30	Bandjar  64'	Report	Ramos 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

18 December 2011 17	Ajax	4–0	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:30	Eriksen 19' Janssen 58' Bulykin 79' Sulejmani 85'	Report	Leeuwin  10'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,854 Referee: Kevin Blom

AZ v Ajax

22 January 2012 18	AZ	1–1	Ajax	Alkmaar
14:30	Elm 37'	Report	Poulsen 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Pieter Vink

Feyenoord v Ajax

29 January 2012 19	Feyenoord	4–2	Ajax	Rotterdam
12:30	Guidetti 30' (pen.), 41', 83' Bakkal 50'	Report	Eriksen 18' Bulykin 80'	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v FC Utrecht

5 February 2012 20	Ajax	0–2	FC Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:30		Report	Duplan 40', 78'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,880 Referee: Danny Makkelie

NAC Breda v Ajax

11 February 2012 21	NAC Breda	0–2	Ajax	Breda
20:45		Report	Bulykin 68' Lodeiro 89'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v NEC

19 February 2012 22	Ajax	4–1	NEC	Amsterdam
14:30	Bulykin 5', 27' Vertonghen 8' De Jong 57'	Report	Van Eijden 69'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,611 Referee: Ruud Bossen

Excelsior v Ajax

26 February 2012 23	Excelsior	1–4	Ajax	Rotterdam
12:30	Matheij 68'	Report	Özbiliz 22' De Jong 45', 87' Vertonghen 90'	Stadium: Woudestein Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Paul van Boekel

Ajax v Roda JC

4 March 2012 24	Ajax	4–1	Roda JC	Amsterdam
14:30	Ebecilio 67', 89', 90+3' Anita 78'	Report	Malki 40'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,939 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

11 March 2012 25	Ajax	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
14:30	Vertonghen 26' De Jong 54' Ebecilio 89'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,353 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

18 March 2012 26	ADO Den Haag	0–2	Ajax	The Hague
12:30	Boussaboun  25'	Report	Lukoki 48' Vertonghen 60'	Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v PSV

25 March 2012 27	Ajax	2–0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:30	Aissati 56' De Jong 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,207 Referee: Pieter Vink

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

1 April 2012 28	Ajax	6–0	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
14:30	Janssen 25' Ebecilio 48' Eriksen 53' Anita 63' De Jong 72' Sigþórsson 88'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,395 Referee: Jack van Hulten

SC Heerenveen v Ajax

11 April 2012 29	SC Heerenveen	0–5	Ajax	Heerenveen
21:00	Vandenbussche  3'	Report	Janssen 6' (pen.) Aissati 19' De Jong 25', 45+1', 63'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Kevin Blom

Ajax v De Graafschap

15 April 2012 30	Ajax	3–1	De Graafschap	Amsterdam
14:30	Boerrigter 3', 44' Eriksen 37'	Report	De Leeuw 45'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,107 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Ajax v FC Groningen

22 April 2012 31	Ajax	2–0	FC Groningen	Amsterdam
16:30	Boerrigter 45+1' Sigþórsson 80'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,405 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

FC Twente v Ajax

29 April 2012 32	FC Twente	1–2	Ajax	Enschede
14:30	Fer 72'	Report	Janssen 30' (pen.) Van der Wiel 78'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld

Ajax v VVV-Venlo

2 May 2012 33	Ajax	2–0	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
20:00 CET (UTC+01)	De Jong 8', 58'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,960 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

Vitesse Arnhem v Ajax

6 May 2012 34	Vitesse Arnhem	1–3	Ajax	Arnhem
14:30	Hofs 29'	Report	Bulykin 41' Ooijer 74' Vertonghen 80'	Stadium: Gelredome Attendance: 23,549 Referee: Pieter Vink

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2011–12 KNVB Cup

VV Noordwijk v Ajax

21 September 2011 Second round	VV Noordwijk	1–3	Ajax	Noordwijk
18:45	Bartlema 65'	Report	De Jong 37' Bulykin 57' De Sa 62'	Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering Attendance: 5,360 Referee: Ruud Bosse

Roda JC v Ajax

26 October 2011 Third round	Roda JC	2–4	Ajax	Kerkrade
20:45	Donald 4' Junker 64'	Report	Vertonghen 5', 89' Boerrigter 63', 73'	Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 14,630 Referee: Jan Wegereef

Ajax v AZ

21 December 2011 Round of 16	Ajax	Abandoned	AZ	Amsterdam
20:45		Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Note: The match was abandoned in the 35th minute after AZ Alkmaar left the field of play in protest after AZ goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado was sent off for repeatedly kicking a pitch invader who had attacked him moments before.

Ajax v AZ

19 January 2012 Round of 16	Ajax	2–3	AZ	Amsterdam
14:30	De Jong 10', 37'	Report	Martens 24' Benschop 32' Elm 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Real Madrid	6	6	0	0	19	2	+17	18	Advance to knockout phase
2	Lyon	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	8[a]
3	Ajax	6	2	2	2	6	6	0	8[a]	Transfer to Europa League
4	Dinamo Zagreb	6	0	0	6	3	22	−19	0

Source: Soccerway
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Ajax v Lyon

14 September 2011 1	Ajax	0–0	Lyon	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45		Report	Källström  55' Lovren  66' Gomis  75'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,504 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Real Madrid v Ajax

27 September 2011 2	Real Madrid	3–0	Ajax	Madrid, Spain
20:45	Carvalho  19' Ronaldo 25' Kaká 41' Benzema 49'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax

18 October 2011 3	Dinamo Zagreb	0–2	Ajax	Zagreb, Croatia
20:45	Vida  13' Calello  26' Ibáñez  45+2' Sammir  60' Šimunić  76' Tomečak  86'	Report	Boerrigter  45+3', 49' Eriksen 90'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 25,714 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)

Ajax v Dinamo Zagreb

2 November 2011 4	Ajax	4–0	Dinamo Zagreb	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45	Anita  7' Enoh  14' Van der Wiel 20' Sulejmani 25' De Jong 65' Lodeiro 92'	Report	Calello  25' Vida  63' Ibáñez  85'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,707 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Lyon v Ajax

22 November 2011 5	Lyon	0–0	Ajax	Lyon, France
20:45	Réveillère  56' Cris  69'	Report	Enoh  32' Janssen  56'	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 35,070 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Ajax v Real Madrid

7 December 2011 6	Ajax	0–3	Real Madrid	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45	Vertonghen  37'	Report	Callejón 14', 90+2' Higuaín 41' Arbeloa  58'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,557 Referee: Manuel De Sousa (Portugal)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

Ajax v Manchester United

16 February 2012 First leg	Ajax	0–2	Manchester United	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00	De Jong  54' Alderweireld  87'	Report	Fábio  52' Young 59' Hernández 85'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Manchester United v Ajax

23 February 2012 Second leg	Manchester United	1–2 (3–2 agg.)	Ajax	Manchester, England
21:05	Hernández 6' Rafael  28' Evans  89'	Report	Özbiliz 37' De Jong  63' Alderweireld 87'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,328 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Transfers for 2011–12

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2011 to 31 August 2011) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Return from loan spell
	Ismaïl Aissati	Midfielder	30 June 2011	Vitesse	-
	Jan-Arie van der Heijden	Midfielder	30 June 2011	Willem II	-
	Transfer
	Thulani Serero	Midfielder	22 May 2011	Ajax Cape Town	€2,500,000
	Theo Janssen	Midfielder	23 May 2011	Twente	€3,300,000
	Derk Boerrigter	Forward	20 June 2011	RKC Waalwijk	€500,000
	Kolbeinn Sigþórsson	Forward	4 July 2011	AZ	€4,000,000
	Jasper Cillessen	Goalkeeper	27 August 2011	NEC	€3,300,000
	Free Transfer
	Mats Rits	Midfielder	28 June 2011	Germinal Beerschot	-
	Dmitri Bulykin	Forward	31 August 2011	Anderlecht	-

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Out on loan
	Roly Bonevacia	Midfielder	26 May 2011	NAC Breda	-
	Marco Bizot	Goalkeeper	3 June 2011	SC Cambuur	-
	Florian Jozefzoon	Forward	10 June 2011	NAC Breda	-
	Darío Cvitanich	Forward	6 July 2011	Boca Juniors	-
	Geoffrey Castillion	Forward	5 August 2011	RKC Waalwijk	-
	Rodney Sneijder	Midfielder	20 August 2011	FC Utrecht	-
	Transfer
	Sergio Padt	Goalkeeper	2 July 2011	Gent	€300,000
	Demy de Zeeuw	Midfielder	6 July 2011	Spartak Moscow	€6,000,000
	Maarten Stekelenburg	Goalkeeper	1 August 2011	Roma	€6,300,000
	Free Transfer
	Mitchell Donald	Midfielder	9 February 2011	Roda JC	-
	Rob Wielaert	Defender	16 May 2011	Roda JC	-
	Timothée Atouba	Defender	25 May 2011	Las Palmas	-
	Marvin Zeegelaar	Forward	15 June 2011	Espanyol	-
	Rasmus Lindgren	Midfielder	20 June 2011	Red Bull Salzburg	-
	Tom Overtoom	Midfielder	21 June 2011	Sparta Rotterdam	-
	Suk Hyun-jun	Forward	27 June 2011	Groningen	-
	Oleguer	Defender	1 August 2011	—	-
	Evander Sno	Midfielder	17 August 2011	RKC Waalwijk	-
	Jan-Arie van der Heijden	Midfielder	18 August 2011	Vitesse	-
	Ronald Graafland	Goalkeeper	22 August 2011	Feyenoord	-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2012 to 1 February 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2011–12.

Arrivals

• The following players moved to AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	Previous club	Fee
	Free Transfer
	Stefan Marinković	Defender	3 February 2011	Luzern	-

Departures

• The following players moved from AFC Ajax.

	Name	Position	Transfer type	New club	Fee
	Transfer
	Ouasim Bouy	Midfielder	31 January 2012	Juventus	€200,000
	Free Transfer
	Tom Boere	Forward	29 December 2011	Gent	-

External links

• Ajax Amsterdam Official Website in Nederlandse
• UEFA Website