2019–20 AFC Ajax season

During the 2019–20 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Ajax

2019–20 season
Owner	AFC Ajax N.V.
CEO	Edwin van der Sar
Manager	Erik ten Hag
Stadium	Johan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie	1st (no title awarded)
KNVB Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Johan Cruyff Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Quincy Promes (12) All: Quincy Promes Dušan Tadić (16 each)
Highest home attendance	54,022 (vs. Willem II, 6 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance	51,441 (vs. Lille, 17 September 2019)
Average home league attendance	53,342
Home colours Away colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that events that require a permit are forbidden until 1 September. This meant that football matches were also not allowed, resulting in the end of the 2019–20 Eredivisie season.^[1] As a result, the KNVB decided on 24 April to maintain the current league positions but not to appoint a champion. Since Ajax was in first place on 8 March (after the last completed round), it was awarded the highest 2020–21 UEFA Champions League spot without being crowned as national champion.^[2]

Squad

Squad information

As of 21 February 2020^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  POR Bruno Varela (on loan from Benfica) 2 DF  NED Perr Schuurs 3 DF  NED Joël Veltman 4 DF  MEX Edson Álvarez 5 DF  NED Kik Pierie 6 MF  NED Donny van de Beek 7 FW  BRA David Neres 8 MF  NED Carel Eiting 9 FW  NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 10 FW  SRB Dušan Tadić (captain) 11 FW  NED Quincy Promes 12 DF  MAR Noussair Mazraoui 17 DF  NED Daley Blind (vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ROU Răzvan Marin 19 MF  MAR Zakaria Labyad 21 DF  ARG Lisandro Martínez 22 MF  MAR Hakim Ziyech 23 FW  BFA Lassina Traoré 24 GK  CMR André Onana 26 MF  NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 28 DF  USA Sergiño Dest 29 MF  NED Ryan Gravenberch 31 DF  ARG Nicolás Tagliafico 33 GK  CRO Dominik Kotarski 35 GK  NED Kjell Scherpen 49 FW  NED Ryan Babel

Transfers

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2019 to 31 August 2019) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2019. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2020 to 1 February 2020) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2019–20.

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	MF	Răzvan Marin	Standard Liège	Transfer	€12,500,000	[4]
1 July 2019	DF	Lisandro Martínez	Defensa y Justicia	Transfer	€7,000,000	[5]
1 July 2019	DF	Kik Pierie	Heerenveen	Transfer	€5,000,000	[6]
1 July 2019	GK	Kjell Scherpen	Emmen	Transfer	Undisclosed	[7]
1 July 2019	FW	Quincy Promes	Sevilla	Transfer	€15,700,000[a]	[8]
1 July 2019	GK	Bruno Varela	Benfica	Loan	Undisclosed	[9]
1 July 2019	MF	Siem de Jong	Sydney FC	Loan return
1 July 2019	GK	Benjamin van Leer	NAC Breda	Loan return
19 July 2019	DF	Edson Álvarez	América	Transfer	€15,000,000	[10]
11 January 2020	FW	Ryan Babel	Galatasaray	Loan	Undisclosed	[11]

1. Fee may eventually rise to €17,200,000.

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	MF	Frenkie de Jong	Barcelona	Transfer	€75,000,000[a]	[12]
1 July 2019	DF	Maximilian Wöber	Sevilla	Transfer[b]	€10,500,000[c]	[13]
1 July 2019	DF	Daley Sinkgraven	Bayer Leverkusen	Transfer	€5,000,000	[14]
9 July 2019	FW	Václav Černý	Utrecht	Transfer	€900,000	[15]
15 July 2019	GK	Kostas Lamprou	Vitesse	Free transfer		[16]
18 July 2019	DF	Matthijs de Ligt	Juventus	Transfer	€75,000,000	[17]
19 July 2019	DF	Rasmus Nissen	Red Bull Salzburg	Transfer	€5,000,000	[18]
9 August 2019	MF	Lasse Schöne	Genoa	Transfer	€1,500,000	[19]
29 August 2019	FW	Kasper Dolberg	Nice	Transfer	€20,500,000	[20]
30 August 2019	MF	Dani de Wit	AZ	Transfer	€2,000,000	[21]
2 September 2019	FW	Mateo Cassierra	Belenenses	Transfer	€2,500,000	[22]
30 December 2019	DF	Luis Manuel Orejuela	Cruzeiro	Transfer	€1,350,000	[23]
31 January 2020	FW	Kaj Sierhuis	Reims	Transfer[d]	€4,000,000	[24]
20 February 2020	MF	Siem de Jong	FC Cincinnati	Free transfer		[25]

1. Fee may eventually rise to €86,000,000.
2. Obligated transfer, previously out on loan until 30 June 2019.
3. Fee may eventually rise to €11,000,000.
4. Was out on loan to Groningen until 30 June 2020.

On loan

Date	Position	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2019	FW	Dennis Johnsen	PEC Zwolle	Loan	Undisclosed	[26]
2 September 2019	DF	Lisandro Magallán	Alavés	Loan	Undisclosed[a]	[27]
18 January 2020	MF	Noa Lang	Twente	Loan	Undisclosed	[28]
27 January 2020	FW	Hassane Bandé	Thun	Loan	Undisclosed	[29]

1. Out on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy for an undisclosed amount.

Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

Expenditure Summer: €55,200,000 Winter: €0,000,000 Total: €55,200,000

Income Summer: €195,400,000 Winter: €5,350,000 Total: €200,750,000

Net totals Summer: €140,200,000 Winter: €5,350,000 Total: €145,550,000

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Quick '20 v Ajax

25 June 2019	Quick '20	2–11	Ajax	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Zwienenberg 12' Kemna 38'	Report	Huntelaar 2', 6' (pen.) Leenders 15' (o.g.) Černý 21', 32', 35' Lang 40' Jensen 63', 86' De Wit 68' (pen.) Brobbey 89'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde

Ajax v Aalborg BK

29 June 2019	Ajax	1–1	Aalborg BK	Oldenzaal, Netherlands
12:00 CEST	Danilo 49'	Report	Van Weert 17'	Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde

Ajax v Anderlecht

6 July 2019	Ajax	5–2	Anderlecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	De Wit 25', 27' Pierie 48' Jensen 55' Huntelaar 61'	Report	Sam 44' Mbodji 67'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v İstanbul Başakşehir

14 July 2019	Ajax	2–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Mittersill, Austria
18:00 CEST	Dolberg 28' Huntelaar 71'	Report	Frei 76'	Stadium: Waldstadion Mittersill

Ajax v Watford

18 July 2019	Ajax	2–1	Watford	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST	Van de Beek 51' Timber 89'	Report	Gray 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportplatz Bürgerau Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Ajax v OFI Crete

22 July 2019	Ajax	6–2	OFI Crete	Epe, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Huntelaar 4', 59' De Wit 25', 68' Pierie 57' Schöne 80'	Report	Semedo 7' Tsilianidis 56'	Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg

Ajax v Panathinaikos

22 July 2019	Ajax	1–2	Panathinaikos	Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST	Van de Beek 25'	Report	Macheda 10', 47'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 7,000

Ajax v Sivasspor

29 July 2019	Ajax	1–1	Sivasspor	Lisse, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Huntelaar 74'	Report	Yandaş 38'	Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke

Ajax v Utrecht

3 September 2019	Ajax	3–3	Utrecht	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST	Van Gelderen 5' Eiting 20' De Jong 50'	Report	Arweiler 27', 37', 90'	Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Heerenveen v Ajax

9 October 2019	Heerenveen	1–0	Ajax	Heerenveen, Netherlands
14:30 CEST	Bruijn 15'	Report		Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Ajax v Willem II

13 November 2019	Ajax	6–1	Willem II	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst

Ajax v KAS Eupen

9 January 2020	Ajax	2–0	KAS Eupen	Al Wakrah, Qatar
17:00 (19:00 AST)	De Jong 20' Traoré 33'	Report		Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

Ajax v Club Brugge

11 January 2020	Ajax	3–1	Club Brugge	Al Wakrah, Qatar
17:00 (19:00 AST)	Kossounou 13' (o.g.) Ziyech 15' Promes 52'	Report	Van den Keybus 83'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Eredivisie	3 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	1st (no title awarded)	34	24	5	5	102	30	+72	070.59
KNVB Cup	18 December 2019	4 March 2020	Second round	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9	075.00
Johan Cruyff Shield	27 July 2019		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Champions League	6 August 2019	10 December 2019	Third qualifying round	Group stage	10	5	3	2	19	9	+10	050.00
Europa League	20 February 2020	27 February 2020	Round of 32	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					51	34	8	9	139	47	+92	066.67

Source: Competitions

Eredivisie

Main article: 2019–20 Eredivisie

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ajax	25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	AZ	25	18	2	5	54	17	+37	56	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Feyenoord	25	14	8	3	50	35	+15	50	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4	PSV Eindhoven	26	14	7	5	54	28	+26	49	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5	Willem II	26	13	5	8	37	34	+3	44	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round

Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)^[30]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
25	18	2	5	68	23	+45	56	11	0	2	40	8	+32	7	2	3	28	15	+13

Source: Eredivisie

Results by round

Round	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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	C	W	L	L	W	C	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Position	7	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: KNVB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Cancelled

Matches

Vitesse v Ajax

3 August 2019 1	Vitesse	2–2	Ajax	Arnhem
18:30 CEST	Bero 13',  23' Bazoer 55',  82'  85'	Report	Van de Beek 30' Veltman  71' Tagliafico  73' Blind  74' Tadić 75'	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Emmen

10 August 2019 2	Ajax	5–0	Emmen	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Van de Beek 27' Ziyech 47' Tadić 66' Huntelaar 80', 88'	Report	Bakker  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,124 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

VVV-Venlo v Ajax

17 August 2019 3	VVV-Venlo	1–4	Ajax	Venlo
19:45 CEST	Van Ooijen  33' R. Janssen  48' Linthorst 89'	Report	Martínez  27' Van de Beek  42' Ziyech 44' Tadić 49' (pen.) Huntelaar 66' Neres 76'	Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Sparta Rotterdam v Ajax

1 September 2019 5	Sparta Rotterdam	1–4	Ajax	Rotterdam
14:30 CEST	Rayhi  52' Smeets  59' Dervişoğlu 75'	Report	Promes 25' Ziyech 31', 60' Tadić 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis

Ajax v Heerenveen

14 September 2019 6	Ajax	4–1	Heerenveen	Amsterdam
18:30 CEST	Tadić 14' Tagliafico  38', 45+2', 58' Schuurs 52'	Report	Odgaard 22' Kongolo  36'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,921 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

PSV v Ajax

22 September 2019 7	PSV	1–1	Ajax	Eindhoven
16:45 CEST	Sadílek  35' Malen 77'	Report	Blind  14' Álvarez  55' Promes 63'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v Fortuna Sittard

25 September 2019 4	Ajax	5–0	Fortuna Sittard	Amsterdam
20:45 CEST	Promes 50', 68', 83',  82' Neres 53' Harries 77' (o.g.)	Report	Ciss  76'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

Ajax v Groningen

28 September 2019 8	Ajax	2–0	Groningen	Amsterdam
19:45 CEST	Tagliafico  75' Martínez 76' Huntelaar 79'	Report	Te Wierik  6' Warmerdam  8'  73' Benschop  74'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,228 Referee: Björn Kuipers

ADO Den Haag v Ajax

6 October 2019 9	ADO Den Haag	0–2	Ajax	The Hague
12:15 CEST	Meijers  37' Kramer  43' Bakker  62'	Report	Huntelaar 10' Promes  35' Tagliafico  56' Neres 86'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 14,733 Referee: Kevin Blom

RKC Waalwijk v Ajax

19 October 2019 10	RKC Waalwijk	1–2	Ajax	Waalwijk
18:30 CEST	Bakari 63' Spierings  79'	Report	Tadić 46' Promes 76'	Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

Ajax v Feyenoord

27 October 2019 11	Ajax	4–0	Feyenoord	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Ziyech 2' Tagliafico 7' Neres 37' Van de Beek 40'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,968 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

PEC Zwolle v Ajax

1 November 2019 12	PEC Zwolle	2–4	Ajax	Zwolle
20:00 CET	Hamer  7', 35' Saymak  57', 62' Clement  63'	Report	Promes 6', 11' Neres 20', 88' Van de Beek  66'	Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v Utrecht

10 November 2019 13	Ajax	4–0	Utrecht	Amsterdam
12:15 CET	Van de Beek 14', 40' Tadić 24' Martínez 66'	Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Ajax v Heracles Almelo

23 November 2019 14	Ajax	4–1	Heracles Almelo	Amsterdam
19:45 CET	Promes 26', 60' Labyad 56' Huntelaar 87'	Report	Dessers 90'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

Twente v Ajax

1 December 2019 15	Twente	2–5	Ajax	Enschede
12:15 CET	Schenk  11' Nakamura 15' Aitor 19' Roemeratoe  50' Selahi  60'	Report	Lang 32', 51', 70' Tagliafico  42' Huntelaar 61', 90+6' Mazraoui  90' Marin  90+1'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v Willem II

6 December 2019 16	Ajax	0–2	Willem II	Amsterdam
20:15 CET	Dest  40'	Report	Llonch  3' Trésor 42' (pen.) Dankerlui 78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Björn Kuipers

AZ v Ajax

15 December 2019 17	AZ	1–0	Ajax	Alkmaar
16:45 CET	Svensson  59' Clasie  80' Idrissi  86' Boadu 90'	Report	Ziyech  69'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Danny Makkelie

Ajax v ADO Den Haag

22 December 2019 18	Ajax	6–1	ADO Den Haag	Amsterdam
12:15 CET	Ziyech 15' Van de Beek 23' Ekkelenkamp 37' Gravenberch 39' Tadić 48' Traoré 63' Marin  74' Hansen  84' Martínez  90+1'	Report	Bakker  43'  80' Haye  45+1' Pinas  78' Summerville  89' Goossens 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,976 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

Ajax v Sparta Rotterdam

19 January 2020 19	Ajax	2–1	Sparta Rotterdam	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Van de Beek 15' Gravenberch 60' Promes  90+3'	Report	Piroe 74' Auassar  90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,426 Referee: Allard Lindhout [nl]

Groningen v Ajax

26 January 2020 20	Groningen	2–1	Ajax	Groningen
14:30 CET	Sierhuis 16' Lundqvist 52',  56' Memišević  77'	Report	Tagliafico  38' Van de Beek 72',  90+5' Martínez  74' Traoré  90+2'	Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 22,315 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

Ajax v PSV

2 February 2020 21	Ajax	1–0	PSV	Amsterdam
16:45 CET	Promes 35' Tadić  47'	Report	Schwaab  6'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,055 Referee: Björn Kuipers

Ajax v RKC Waalwijk

16 February 2020 23	Ajax	3–0	RKC Waalwijk	Amsterdam
14:30 CET	Tadić 13' (pen.) Eiting  50' Traoré 52' Huntelaar 90'	Report	Meulensteen  76' Gaari  78'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,291 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

Heracles Almelo v Ajax

23 February 2020 24	Heracles Almelo	1–0	Ajax	Almelo
16:45 CET	Osman  41' Dessers 77' Kiomourtzoglou  82'	Report	Gravenberch  61' Babel  70'	Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Pol van Boekel

Ajax v AZ

1 March 2020 25	Ajax	0–2	AZ	Amsterdam
20:00 CET		Report	Boadu 4' Wijndal  67' Idrissi 74' Leeuwin  79'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,707 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük

Heerenveen v Ajax

7 March 2020 26	Heerenveen	1–3	Ajax	Heerenveen
20:45 CET	Van Bergen 67' Kongolo  89'	Report	Timber  12' Tadić 57', 60' Promes 63'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jeroen Manschot [nl]

Ajax v Twente

27	Ajax	Cancelled	Twente	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Feyenoord v Ajax

28	Feyenoord	Cancelled	Ajax	Rotterdam
		Report		Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Ajax v PEC Zwolle

29	Ajax	Cancelled	PEC Zwolle	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Utrecht v Ajax

22	Utrecht	Cancelled	Ajax	Utrecht
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Emmen v Ajax

30	Emmen	Cancelled	Ajax	Emmen
		Report		Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Ajax v Vitesse

31	Ajax	Cancelled	Vitesse	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Willem II v Ajax

32	Willem II	Cancelled	Ajax	Tilburg
		Report		Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Ajax v VVV-Venlo

33	Ajax	Cancelled	VVV-Venlo	Amsterdam
		Report		Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

Fortuna Sittard v Ajax

34	Fortuna Sittard	Cancelled	Ajax	Sittard
		Report		Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2019–20 KNVB Cup

Telstar v Ajax

18 December 2019 Second round	Telstar	3–4	Ajax	Velsen-Zuid
18:30 CET	Korpershoek 44' Benamar 60' Kharchouch 88'	Report	Lang 25',  67' Dest 28', 57' Ekkelenkamp 48' Huntelaar  90+2'	Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Joey Kooij [nl]

Ajax v Spakenburg

22 January 2020 Round of 16	Ajax	7–0	Spakenburg	Amsterdam
20:45 CET	De Jong 18', 42', 44' Traoré 49', 52' Tadić 55' Ünüvar 86' (pen.)	Report	Van den Houten  52'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,017 Referee: Richard Martens [nl]

Vitesse v Ajax

12 February 2020 Quarter-finals	Vitesse	0–3	Ajax	Arnhem
20:45 CET	Matavž  22'  83' Linssen  90'	Report	Babel  22', 32' Van de Beek  39' Eiting  69' Gravenberch 76' Tadić 85' (pen.)	Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,389 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Utrecht v Ajax

4 March 2020 Semi-finals	Utrecht	2–0	Ajax	Utrecht
20:45 CET	Van de Streek 33' Gustafson 65' (pen.) Klaiber  87'	Report	Huntelaar  72' Martínez  89'	Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Björn Kuipers

Johan Cruyff Shield

Main article: 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield

Ajax v PSV

27 July 2019 Final	Ajax	2–0	PSV	Amsterdam
18:00 CEST	Dolberg 1' Blind 53' Veltman  63' Dest  78'	Report	Hendrix  21' Gakpo  45+1' Luckassen  83'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,837 Referee: Dennis Higler [nl]

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round

The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2019.^[32]

PAOK v Ajax

6 August 2019 First leg	PAOK	2–2	Ajax	Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CEST	Matos  28', 39' Akpom 32'	Report	Ziyech 10' Mazraoui  37' Huntelaar 57'	Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Ajax v PAOK

13 August 2019 Second leg	Ajax	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	PAOK	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST	Martínez  26' Tadić 32', 43' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Dest  60' Tagliafico 79' Onana  90+4'	Report	Biseswar 23', 90+3',  79' Pelkas  30' El Kaddouri  50' Paschalakis  55' Giannoulis  65' Matos  85' Crespo  90+5' Limnios  90+5'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,942 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Play-off round

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2019.^[32]

APOEL v Ajax

20 August 2019 First leg	APOEL	0–0	Ajax	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:00 CEST	Gentsoglou  37' Bezjak  46'	Report	Mazraoui  16'  80' Marin  18' Veltman  22' Martínez  57' Tagliafico  75' Tadić  84'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 14,549 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Ajax v APOEL

28 August 2019 Second leg	Ajax	2–0 (2−0 agg.)	APOEL	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST	Álvarez  25', 43' Veltman  45' Tadić 80'	Report	Mihajlović  30' Merkis  34' Lucas  56' Jakoliš  62' Joãozinho  69' Bezjak  73'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Group stage

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAL	CHE	AJX	LIL
1	Valencia	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11[a]	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–2	0–3	4–1
2	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11[a]			0–1	—	4–4	2–1
3	Ajax	6	3	1	2	12	6	+6	10	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	0–1	—	3–0
4	Lille	6	0	1	5	4	14	−10	1			1–1	1–2	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.

Ajax v Lille

17 September 2019 1	Ajax	3–0	Lille	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST	Promes 18' Onana  39' Álvarez 50' Tagliafico 62'	Report	Sanches  39'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,441 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Valencia v Ajax

2 October 2019 2	Valencia	0–3	Ajax	Valencia, Spain
21:00 CEST	Parejo 25' Costa  45+1' Lee Kang-in  72' Garay  76'	Report	Ziyech 8' Veltman  12' Tagliafico  27' Promes 34',  81' Martínez  60' Onana  62' Van de Beek 67' Blind  82'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,659 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Ajax v Chelsea

23 October 2019 3	Ajax	0–1	Chelsea	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CEST	Tadić  49' Martínez  65'	Report	Zouma  84' Batshuayi 86'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,482 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Chelsea v Ajax

5 November 2019 4	Chelsea	4–4	Ajax	London, England
21:00 CET	Jorginho 5' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Tomori  42' Azpilicueta  45', 63' James 74'	Report	Abraham 2' (o.g.) Promes 20',  62' Veltman  31'  69' Blind  33'  68' Arrizabalaga 35' (o.g.) Van de Beek 55'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,132 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Lille v Ajax

27 November 2019 5	Lille	0–2	Ajax	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:00 CET	Mandava  29' Osimhen  37'	Report	Ziyech 2' Mazraoui  27' Promes 59'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,612 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Ajax v Valencia

10 December 2019 6	Ajax	0–1	Valencia	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET	Álvarez  10' Tagliafico  79' Onana  81' Van de Beek  83' Tadić  90+4'	Report	Rodrigo 24' Doménech  79' Parejo  81' Vallejo  86' Gabriel  90+3'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,931 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Round of 32

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase § Round of 32

Getafe v Ajax

20 February 2020 First leg	Getafe	2–0	Ajax	Getafe, Spain
18:55 CET	Deyverson 38' Djene  44' Nyom  55' Olivera  57' Kenedy 90+3'	Report	Álvarez  36' Tagliafico  54' Babel  55'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 14,039 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Ajax v Getafe

27 February 2020 Second leg	Ajax	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Getafe	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET	Danilo 10',  11' Olivera 63' (o.g.) Blind  66' Martínez  76' Eiting  90+3' Huntelaar  90+8'	Report	Mata 5',  45+2' Soria  11' Arambarri  28' Nyom  41'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,487 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Eredivisie		KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield		Champions League Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POR	Bruno Varela	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	NED	Perr Schuurs	17	1	7+3	1	2	0	3+2	0
3	DF	NED	Joël Veltman	30	0	19	0	1+1	0	9	0
4	DF	MEX	Edson Álvarez	23	2	6+6	0	3	0	6+2	2
5	DF	NED	Kik Pierie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Donny van de Beek	37	10	22+1	8	4	0	10	2
7	FW	BRA	David Neres	20	6	7+5	6	0	0	5+3	0
8	MF	NED	Carel Eiting	10	0	3+3	0	2+1	0	1	0
9	FW	NED	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	32	10	6+12	9	1+3	0	1+9	1
10	FW	SRB	Dušan Tadić	42	16	25	11	5	2	12	3
11	FW	NED	Quincy Promes	28	16	18+2	12	2	0	5+1	4
12	DF	MAR	Noussair Mazraoui	20	0	9+4	0	1	0	6	0
17	DF	NED	Daley Blind	34	1	19+1	0	2+1	1	11	0
18	MF	ROU	Răzvan Marin	17	0	5+5	0	2+1	0	2+2	0
19	MF	MAR	Zakaria Labyad	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0
21	DF	ARG	Lisandro Martínez	41	2	24	2	5	0	12	0
22	MF	MAR	Hakim Ziyech	35	9	21	6	1+2	0	11	3
23	FW	BFA	Lassina Traoré	12	4	3+6	2	2	2	1	0
24	GK	CMR	André Onana	39	0	24	0	4	0	11	0
26	MF	NED	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	8	2	1+3	1	2+1	1	0+1	0
28	DF	USA	Sergiño Dest	35	2	15+5	0	5	2	7+3	0
29	MF	NED	Ryan Gravenberch	12	3	5+4	2	2	1	1	0
31	DF	ARG	Nicolás Tagliafico	38	5	23+1	3	3	0	11	2
33	GK	CRO	Dominik Kotarski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	NED	Kjell Scherpen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	NED	Naci Ünüvar	1	1	0	0	0+1	1	0	0
40	FW	NED	Sontje Hansen	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
41	DF	NED	Jurriën Timber	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	BRA	Danilo	3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	1
49	FW	NED	Ryan Babel	9	1	5	0	2	1	2	0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
15	MF	NED	Siem de Jong	9	3	1+3	0	1	3	0+4	0
16	DF	ARG	Lisandro Magallán	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	MF	DEN	Lasse Schöne	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	FW	DEN	Kasper Dolberg	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
27	MF	NED	Noa Lang	9	4	2+3	3	1	1	1+2	0
30	MF	NED	Dani de Wit	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
32	FW	BFA	Hassane Bandé	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
–	FW	COL	Mateo Cassierra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield	Champions League Europa League	Total
1	10	FW		Dušan Tadić	11	2	3	16
	11	FW		Quincy Promes	12	0	4	16
3	6	MF		Donny van de Beek	8	0	2	10
	9	FW		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	9	0	1	10
5	22	MF		Hakim Ziyech	6	0	3	9
6	7	FW		David Neres	6	0	0	6
7	31	DF		Nicolás Tagliafico	3	0	2	5
8	27	MF		Noa Lang	3	1	0	4
	23	FW		Lassina Traoré	2	2	0	4
10	15	MF		Siem de Jong	0	3	0	3
	29	MF		Ryan Gravenberch	2	1	0	3
12	4	DF		Edson Álvarez	0	0	2	2
	21	DF		Lisandro Martínez	2	0	0	2
	26	MF		Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	1	1	0	2
	28	DF		Sergiño Dest	0	2	0	2
16	2	DF		Perr Schuurs	1	0	0	1
	17	DF		Daley Blind	0	1	0	1
	19	MF		Zakaria Labyad	1	0	0	1
	25	FW		Kasper Dolberg	0	1	0	1
	37	FW		Naci Ünüvar	0	1	0	1
	47	FW		Danilo	0	0	1	1
	49	FW		Ryan Babel	0	1	0	1
Own goal					1	0	3	4
Totals					68	16	21	105

Last updated: 7 March 2020

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie	KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield	Champions League Europa League	Total
1	24	GK		André Onana	8	2	5	15
2	1	GK		Bruno Varela	0	1	0	1
Totals					8	3	5	16

Last updated: 7 March 2020

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Eredivisie			KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield			Champions League Europa League			Total
3	DF		Joël Veltman	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	6	1	0
4	DF		Edson Álvarez	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0
6	MF		Donny van de Beek	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
8	MF		Carel Eiting	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	FW		Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
10	FW		Dušan Tadić	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0
11	FW		Quincy Promes	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0
12	DF		Noussair Mazraoui	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	1	0
17	DF		Daley Blind	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	5	1	0
18	MF		Răzvan Marin	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
21	DF		Lisandro Martínez	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	9	0	0
22	MF		Hakim Ziyech	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	FW		Lassina Traoré	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24	GK		André Onana	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0
27	MF		Noa Lang	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
28	DF		Sergiño Dest	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
29	MF		Ryan Gravenberch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	DF		Nicolás Tagliafico	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	10	0	0
40	FW		Sontje Hansen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
41	DF		Jurriën Timber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
47	FW		Danilo	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
49	FW		Ryan Babel	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Totals				31	0	0	9	0	0	38	3	0	78	3	0

Last updated: 7 March 2020