AFC Ajax (amateurs)

AFC Ajax Amateurs or Ajax Zaterdag (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːjɑk(s) ˈsaːtərdɑx]; English: "Ajax Saturday") is a Dutch amateur football club and the amateur team of the professional club Ajax from Amsterdam. They compete in the Vierde Divisie, playing their home matches at the Sportpark De Toekomst training grounds.

Ajax Amateurs

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax Amateurs[1]
Nickname(s)	Joden (Jews), Godenzonen (Sons of the Gods) De Ajacieden Lucky Ajax
Founded	18 March 1900
Ground	De Toekomst, Amsterdam (Ouder-Amstel)
Capacity	5,000[2]
Chairman	Hennie Henrichs[3]
Manager	Richard Middelkoop
League	Vierde Divisie
2024–25	Derde Divisie A, 16th of 18 (relegated via play-offs)
Website	https://ajaxzaterdag.nl/
Home colours Away colours

Club history

AFC Ajax Amateurs, better known as Ajax Zaterdag is a Dutch amateur football club founded 18 March 1900. It is the amateur team of the professional club AFC Ajax from Amsterdam, who play their home matches at the Sportpark De Toekomst training grounds to a capacity of 5,000. The team was promoted from the Eerste Klasse to the Hoofdklasse ahead of the 2011–12 season. The team has won the Eerste Klasse title twice, as well as the *KNVB District Cup West I on two occasions as well.^[4]

Following the 2013–14 Hoofdklasse season, the team was promoted to the Topklasse leading to the top tiered teams of the Amsterdam club to compete in the top three tiers of professional football in the Netherlands, AFC Ajax (Eredivisie), Jong Ajax (Eerste Divisie) and Ajax Zaterdag (Topklasse). After one season the team finished 14th and relegated back to the Hoofdklasse.

Players

As of 1 January 2025^[5]

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 — GK  NED Abdessalam Ouboumalne — GK  NED Jesper van der Mark — DF  CUW Darryl Lachman — DF  NED Roy Deken — DF  NED Ruben Ligeon — DF  NED Nino van den Heuvel — DF  NED Bram van Dongen — DF  NED Tim Brinkman — DF  NED Younes El Morabet — MF  NED Guiliano With — MF  SUR Fabian Sporkslede

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NED Darren Rosheuvel — MF  NED Tim Correia — MF  NED Daniël van Son — MF  NED Adil Amghar El Yettefti — FW  NED Jordi Bitter — FW  NED Jip Bartels — FW  NED Daoud Bousbiba — FW  NED Kenneth Misa Danso — FW  NED Danilio Ruperti — FW  NED Mitchi Huijsman — FW  GUY Terell Ondaan

Current staff

Technical staff
Position	Name
Manager	Bart Logchies
Assistant manager	Dennis van der Wal
Assistant manager	Detlef Le Grand
Medical staff
Position	Name
Physiotherapist	Mohamed Oumouh
	Thomas Hamersma
	Frank van Deursen
Fitness coach / Recovery trainer	Björn Rekelhof
Accompanying staff
Position	Name
Team manager	Jan Fleijsman
Players supervisor	Dick Goossens
Materials manager	Rob Versluis
Assistant referee	Stephan Tulleners
Secretary	Marjon van Nielen

Honours

Main article: List of AFC Ajax honours

Club

• Vierde Divisie A (1): 2023–24^[6]
• Eerste Klasse A (2): 2003, 2012
• Tweede Klasse C (1): 1993
• Derde Klasse B (1): 1992
• Vierde Klasse C (1): 1990
• Hoofdklasse AVB Zaterdag (1): 1989
• Eerste Klasse A AVB Zaterdag (1): 1988
• Eerste Klasse D AVB Zaterdag (1): 1987
• Eerste Klasse C AVB Zaterdag (1): 1990
• KNVB District Cup West I (2): 2005, 2008
• Promotion to Topklasse: 2014
• Promotion to Eerste Klasse: 1995
• Placement for KNVB Cup: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2021
• Promotion to Derde Divisie: 2018

Source: ^[7]