AFC Ajax–PSV Eindhoven rivalry

The rivalry between Ajax and PSV, most commonly known as De Topper (sometimes Dè Topper), is one of the main football rivalries of the Netherlands. It is between Ajax, of Amsterdam and PSV, from Eindhoven and is highly contested. Although not as charged as De Klassieker, the rivalry between the two sides has increased in intensity over the past four decades.^[1][2][3]

De Topper

Location	Netherlands
Teams	Ajax PSV
First meeting	12 April 1931 Kampioenscompetitie Ajax 4–2 PSV
Latest meeting	30 March 2025 Eredivisie PSV 0–2 Ajax
Statistics
Meetings total	187
Most wins	Ajax (83)
Largest victory	Ajax 5–0 PSV 1964–65 Eredivisie (22 November 1964,[citation needed] 24 October 2021)

Statistics (since 1928)

Matches[4]
Stage		M	AJX	D	PSV	GAJX	GPSV
AJX	Dutch Championship Play-offs (top flight until 1955/1956)	8	6	0	2	27	16
PSV	Dutch Eredivisie (top flight starting 1956–57)	138	54	28	56	228	229
PSV	Dutch Premier League Play-offs	2	0	1	1	2	4
AJX	Dutch Cup	18	10	4	4	29	21
TIE	Dutch Super Cup	10	5	0	5	16	21
AJX	Friendly (as part of a tournament)	3	2	0	1	6	6
AJX	Friendly	8	6	1	1	29	13
AJX	Total	187	83	34	70	337	310
M - matches; D - draws; AJX - victories Ajax; PSV - victories PSV; GAJX - goals Ajax; GPSV - goals PSV;
Updated 30 March 2025

Results

Fixture	Season	Date	Result	Competition
Ajax v PSV	1928	2 December 1928	4−4	Friendly
Ajax v PSV	1930	26 December 1930	10−2	Friendly
Ajax v PSV	1930−31	12 April 1931	4−2	Kampioenscompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1930−31	7 June 1931	2−5	Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1931−32	10 April 1932	3−0	Kampioenscompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1931−32	16 May 1932	1−4	Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1934−35	25 December 1934	3−2	Friendly
PSV v Ajax	1934−35	26 May 1935	4−1	Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1934−35	30 May 1935	2−3	Kampioenscompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1936−37	16 August 1936	2−3	Willem II Jubileum Toernooi
PSV v Ajax	1936−37	21 March 1937	2−3	Kampioenscompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1936−37	18 April 1937	5−2	Kampioenscompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1942	8 November 1942	1−2	Friendly
Ajax v PSV	1947	15 September 1947	1−3	Friendly
Ajax v PSV	1949	6 June 1949	5−1	Friendly
Ajax v PSV	1952	30 April 1952	2−0	Friendly
PSV v Ajax	1956−57	9 December 1956	2−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1956−57	14 April 1957	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1956−57	30 April 1957	2−0	Friendly
PSV v Ajax	1957−58	8 September 1957	0−5	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1957−58	19 January 1958	1−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1958−59	5 October 1958	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1958−59	8 March 1959	1−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1959−60	30 August 1959	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1959−60	3 January 1960	6−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1959−60	29 May 1960	2−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1959−60	15 June 1960	2−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1960−61	4 September 1960	0−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1960−61	19 February 1961	1−3	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1961−62	19 November 1961	2−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1961−62	15 April 1962	4−5	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1962−63	26 December 1962	1−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1962−63	9 June 1963	5−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1963−64	3 November 1963	2−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1963−64	5 April 1964	2−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1964−65	22 November 1964	5−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1964−65	11 April 1965	3−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1965−66	5 September 1966	2−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1965−66	6 March 1966	0−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1966−67	9 October 1966	3−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1966−67	26 February 1967	2−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1967−68	15 October 1967	1−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1967−68	17 March 1968	4−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1968−69	8 December 1968	0−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1968−69	15 May 1969	1−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1969−70	5 October 1969	3−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1969−70	30 March 1970	1−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1969−70	27 May 1970	2−0	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	1970−71	30 October 1970	1−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1970−71	18 April 1971	0−3	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1971−72	25 September 1971	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1971−72	12 March 1972	4−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1972−73	2 September 1972	0−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1972−73	10 February 1973	3−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1973−74	20 October 1973	1−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1973−74	23 March 1974	3−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1973−74	3 April 1974	1−2	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1974−75	15 December 1974	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1974−75	27 April 1975	2−4	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1975−76	20 September 1975	6−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1975−76	27 March 1976	1−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1976−77	1 September 1976	1−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1976−77	29 January 1977	3−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1977−78	4 December 1977	1−4	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1977−78	23 April 1978	2−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1978−79	9 September 1978	2−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1978−79	17 March 1979	3−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1979−80	11 November 1979	4−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1979−80	12 April 1980	1−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1979−80	16 April 1980	1−2	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	1979−80	29 April 1979	1−1	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	1980−81	14 September 1980	5−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1980−81	7 March 1981	3−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1980−81	15 April 1981	2−2	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	1980−81	5 May 1981	2−1	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1981−82	24 October 1981	3−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1981−82	18 April 1982	3−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1982−83	9 October 1982	4−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1982−83	6 March 1983	3−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1982−83	30 March 1983	2−0	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1982−83	13 April 1983	3−1 (2−3 p)	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1983−84	5 November 1983	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1983−84	21 April 1984	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1984−85	16 December 1984	1−4	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1984−85	13 March 1985	1−1	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1984−85	19 March 1985	2−0	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	1984−85	2 June 1985	4−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1985−86	28 August 1985	2−4	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1985−86	16 March 1986	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1986−87	31 August 1986	3−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1986−87	29 March 1987	1−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1987−88	30 August 1987	4−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1987−88	7 February 1988	0−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1988−89	9 October 1988	2−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1988−89	19 March 1989	1−4	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1989−90	10 September 1989	2−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	1989−90	5 January 1990	2−1	Philips Cup (Friendly)
Ajax v PSV	1989−90	18 February 1990	3−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	1989−90	14 March 1990	2−2 (4−2 p)	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	1990−91	28 October 1990	3−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1990−91	7 April 1991	4−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1991−92	20 October 1991	3−2	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1991−92	19 January 1992	1−0	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1991−92	9 February 1992	2−1 (a.e.t.)	KNBV Beker
Ajax v PSV	1992−93	9 August 1992	3−0	Amsterdam 7x (Friendly)
Ajax v PSV	1992−93	5 September 1992	1−2	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1992−93	14 February 1993	2−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1993−94	5 September 1993	2−0	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1993−94	6 February 1994	4−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1994−95	23 October 1994	1−4	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1994−95	22 January 1995	1−0	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1995−96	5 November 1995	1−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1995−96	8 April 1996	1−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1996−97	18 August 1996	0−3	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	1996−97	22 December 1996	0−2	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1996−97	13 April 1997	2−0	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1997−98	21 December 1997	3−4	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1997−98	15 February 1998	1−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1997−98	17 May 1998	5−0	KNBV Beker
Ajax v PSV	1998−99	16 August 1998	0−2	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	1998−99	15 November 1998	2−2	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1998−99	4 April 1999	3−1	PTT−Telecompetitie
Ajax v PSV	1999−2000	15 December 1999	1−3	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	1999−2000	10 February 2000	4−0	PTT−Telecompetitie
PSV v Ajax	2000−01	29 October 2000	1−1	KPN Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2000−01	8 April 2001	0−1	KPN Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2001−02	25 November 2001	1−3	KPN Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2001−02	24 March 2002	1−1	KPN Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2001−02	10 April 2002	3−0	Amstel Cup
Ajax v PSV	2002−03	11 August 2002	3−1	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2002−03	15 December 2002	2−4	Holland Casino Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2002−03	23 March 2003	2−0	Holland Casino Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2003−04	26 October 2003	2−2	Holland Casino Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2003−04	8 February 2004	2−1	Holland Casino Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2004−05	24 October 2004	2−0	Holland Casino Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2004−05	20 March 2005	0−4	Holland Casino Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2005−06	5 August 2005	1−2	Johan Cruyff Shield
PSV v Ajax	2005−06	23 October 2005	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2005−06	11 March 2006	0−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2005−06	7 May 2006	2−1	Gatorade Cup
Ajax v PSV	2006−07	13 August 2006	3−1	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2006−07	12 November 2006	0−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2006−07	18 March 2007	1−5	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2007−08	11 August 2007	1−0	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2007−08	30 January 2008	0−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2007−08	19 March 2008	0−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2008−09	16 November 2008	4−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2008−09	19 April 2009	6−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2009−10	16 August 2009	4−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2009−10	14 March 2010	4−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2010−11	20 November 2010	0−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2010−11	27 February 2011	0−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2011−12	18 September 2011	2−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2011−12	25 March 2012	2−0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2012−13	5 August 2012	4−2	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2012−13	1 December 2012	3−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2012−13	14 April 2013	2−3	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2013−14	22 September 2013	4−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2013−14	19 January 2014	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2014−15	24 August 2014	1−3	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2014−15	1 March 2015	1−3	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2015−16	4 October 2015	1−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2015−16	20 March 2016	0−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2016−17	18 December 2016	1−1	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2016−17	23 April 2017	1−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2017−18	10 December 2017	3–0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2017−18	15 April 2018	3–0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2018−19	23 September 2018	3–0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2018−19	31 March 2019	3–1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2019−20	27 July 2019	2–0	Johan Cruyff Shield
PSV v Ajax	2019−20	22 September 2019	1–1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2019−20	2 February 2020	1–0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2020−21	10 January 2021	2–2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2020−21	10 February 2021	2–1	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	2020−21	28 February 2021	1–1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2021−22	7 August 2021	0−4	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2021−22	24 October 2021	5–0	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2021−22	23 January 2022	1–2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2021−22	17 April 2022	2−1	KNVB Cup
Ajax v PSV	2022−23	30 July 2022	3−5	Johan Cruyff Shield
Ajax v PSV	2022−23	6 November 2022	1−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2022−23	23 April 2023	3−0	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2022−23	30 April 2023	1−1 (a.e.t.), (2−3 p)	KNVB Cup
PSV v Ajax	2023−24	29 October 2023	5−2	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2023−24	3 February 2024	1−1	Eredivisie
Ajax v PSV	2024−25	2 November 2024	3−2	Eredivisie
PSV v Ajax	2024−25	30 March 2025	0−2	Eredivisie

Transfers

From Ajax to PSV

• Jan Hassink (1925, retired)
• Piet van der Kuil (1959, retired)
• Frits Soetekouw (1967, retired)
• Gerald Vanenburg (1986, retired)
• Ronald Koeman (1986, retired)
• Stanley Menzo (1994, retired)
• Kenneth Perez (2007, retired)
• Nick Viergever (2018)

From PSV to Ajax

(r=returning)

• Gert Bals (1965, retired)
• Peter Hoekstra (1996, retired)
• Kenneth Perez (r, January 2008, retired)
• Ismaïl Aissati (2008)
• André Ooijer (r, 2010, retired)
• Riechedly Bazoer (2012)

(Former) PSVers with an Ajax-past

• Frank Arnesen (retired)
• Jason Čulina (retired)
• Ruud Geels (retired)
• Arie Haan (retired)
• Wim Jonk (retired)
• Florian Jozefzoon
• Wim Kieft (retired)
• Patrick Kluivert (retired)
• Søren Lerby (retired)
• Andy van der Meyde (retired)
• Luciano Narsingh
• Michael Reiziger (retired)
• Marciano Vink (retired)
• Jan Wouters (retired)
• Steven Bergwijn
• Jeremain Lens
• Siem de Jong
• Pablo Rosario
• Donyell Malen
• Noa Lang
• Sergiño Dest

(Former) Ajacieden with a PSV-past

• Jürgen Colin (retired)
• Dennis Rommedahl (retired)
• Jaap Stam (retired)
• John Veldman (retired)
• Rob Wielaert (retired)
• Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (retired)
• Zakaria Labyad
• Mohamed Ihattaren
• Steven Bergwijn
• Nick Viergever

See also

• Big Three (Netherlands)
• De Klassieker