AFC Ajax

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax) is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, which is the highest football competition in The Netherlands. Players like Johan Cruyff, Van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jari Litmanen played for this club.

AFC Ajax

Full name	Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax NV
Founded	March 18, 1900; 125 years ago (1900-03-18)
Ground	Johan Cruyff Arena Amsterdam
Capacity	52,960[1]
Chairman	Frank Eijken
League	Eredivisie
2022-23	Eredivisie, 2nd
Website	http://www.ajax.nl/
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded on March 18, 1900. The founders were Floris Stempel, Carel Reeser and Johan Dade. It was the second attempt to found Ajax. In 1894 they tried it too. Ajax is named after the mythological hero Ajax the Great.

Ajax promoted to the highest level in 1911. Their coach was Jack Kirwan. Because Sparta Rotterdam had almost the same kit (clothes), they had to change it.

Stadium

The name of the stadium is Amsterdam ArenA and has an attendance (which means the number of seats) of about 52.000. The Amsterdam ArenA was opened on 14 August 1996 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Their previous stadium was named De Meer.

League position

Season	League	Position
2000/01	Eredivisie	3rd
2001/02	Eredivisie	Champions
2002/03	Eredivisie	2nd
2003/04	Eredivisie	Champions
2004/05	Eredivisie	2nd
2005/06	Eredivisie	4th
2006/07	Eredivisie	2nd
2007/08	Eredivisie	2nd
2008/09	Eredivisie	3rd
2009/10	Eredivisie	2nd
2010/11	Eredivisie	Champions
2011/12	Eredivisie	Champions
2012/13	Eredivisie	Champions
2013/14	Eredivisie	Champions
2014/15	Eredivisie	2nd
2015/16	Eredivisie	2nd
2016/17	Eredivisie	2nd
2017/18	Eredivisie	2nd
2018/19	Eredivisie	Champions
2019/20	Eredivisie	Champions (Season Abandoned)

Former position

1956/57 : Eredivisie - Champions 1957/58 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1958/59 : Eredivisie - 6th 1959/60 : Eredivisie - Champions 1960/61 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1961/62 : Eredivisie - 4th 1962/63 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1963/64 : Eredivisie - 5th 1964/65 : Eredivisie - 13th 1965/66 : Eredivisie - Champions 1966/67 : Eredivisie - Champions 1967/68 : Eredivisie - Champions 1968/69 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1969/70 : Eredivisie - Champions 1970/71 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1971/72 : Eredivisie - Champions 1972/73 : Eredivisie - Champions 1973/74 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1974/75 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1975/76 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1976/77 : Eredivisie - Champions 1977/78 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1978/79 : Eredivisie - Champions 1979/80 : Eredivisie - Champions 1980/81 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1981/82 : Eredivisie - Champions 1982/83 : Eredivisie - Champions 1983/84 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1984/85 : Eredivisie - Champions 1985/86 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1986/87 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1987/88 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1988/89 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1989/90 : Eredivisie - Champions 1990/91 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1991/92 : Eredivisie - 2nd 1992/93 : Eredivisie - 3rd 1993/94 : Eredivisie - Champions 1994/95 : Eredivisie - Champions 1995/96 : Eredivisie - Champions 1996/97 : Eredivisie - 4th 1997/98 : Eredivisie - Champions 1998/99 : Eredivisie - 6th 1999/00 : Eredivisie - 5th

Players

Current squad

As of 5 October 2020^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  Netherlands Maarten Stekelenburg 2 DF  Netherlands Jurriën Timber 3 DF  Netherlands Perr Schuurs 4 MF  Mexico Edson Álvarez 5 DF  Netherlands Sean Klaiber 6 MF  Netherlands Davy Klaassen 7 FW  Brazil David Neres 8 MF  Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch 9 FW  Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 10 FW  Serbia Dušan Tadić (captain) 11 MF  Netherlands Quincy Promes 12 DF  Morocco Noussair Mazraoui 15 DF  Netherlands Devyne Rensch 16 GK  Netherlands Kjell Scherpen

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  Netherlands Daley Blind 18 MF  Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 19 FW  Morocco Zakaria Labyad 20 MF  Ghana Mohammed Kudus 21 MF  Argentina Lisandro Martínez 23 FW  Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré 24 GK  Cameroon André Onana 25 MF  Netherlands Kenneth Taylor 31 DF  Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico 33 GK  Croatia Dominik Kotarski 39 FW  Brazil Antony 40 FW  Netherlands Sontje Hansen — FW  Burkina Faso Hassane Bandé

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  Netherlands Carel Eiting (at Huddersfield Town until 30 June 2021) 47 FW  Brazil Danilo (at FC Twente until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  Netherlands Kik Pierie (at FC Twente until 30 June 2021) — DF  Argentina Lisandro Magallán (at FC Crotone until 30 June 2021)

Retired numbers

• 14 – Johan Cruyff (Forward, 1964–73, 1981–83). Number retired on 25 April 2007 at Cruyff's 60th birthday celebration match.^[3]
• 34 – Abdelhak Nouri (Midfielder, 2016–17)

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                                        1. Ajax Amsterdam ( Eredivisie) 
                                        
                                        
                                          2. Genova Fc ou Inter Milan ( Series A)  
                                          
                                          
                                             3. Paris St Germin (  Uber ligue 1 ) 
                                             
                                             
                                                4.  Olympiacos ( Grece Supe Ligue)