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List of AFC Ajax records and statistics

List of AFC Ajax records and statistics

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Club records

Largest victories

Listed are the largest victories of AFC Ajax, with at least eight goals scored.[1]

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Largest defeats

Listed are the largest defeats of Ajax, with at least five goals conceded.[2]

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Biggest European comebacks

Listed are the biggest comebacks of Ajax, where Ajax lost the first leg of the match, but then advanced after winning the return leg.[3]

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Biggest European eliminations

Listed are the biggest eliminations of Ajax, where Ajax suffered the largest defeats on aggregate scores in European tournaments.[4]

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Individual records

All-time top scorers

This list consists of Ajax players that have scored 50 or more goals in official competitions for the first team. There are a total of 18 players that have scored 100 goals or more. Dušan Tadić was the last player to reach this landmark.[5] Piet van Reenen is first on the list with 278 goals. Between 1929 and 1938, he was the club top scorer for nine straight seasons, scoring an average of one goal per match.

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Ajax top scorers by season

The following is a list of players who have finished as the club top scorers for Ajax by season.

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  • In the 1958–59 season, Wim Bleijenberg and Piet van der Kuil tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 15 goals, whilePiet van der Kuil led the club with 30 goals scored overall.
  • In the 1969–70 season, Johan Cruyff and Dick van Dijk tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 23 goals, while Johan Cruyff led the club with 33 goals scored overall.
  • In the 1988–89 season, Dennis Bergkamp and Stefan Pettersson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 13 goals, and overall with 16 goals scored.
  • In the 1996–97 season, Patrick Kluivert and Jari Litmanen tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 6 goals, and overall with 8 goals scored.
  • In the 1998–99 season, Jari Litmanen and Benni McCarthy tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 11 goals, while Jari Litmanen led the club with 13 scored overall.
  • In the 2004–05 season, Ryan Babel and Wesley Sneijder tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 7 goals, while Ryan Babel led the club with 9 goals scored overall.
  • In the 2013–14 season, Davy Klaassen and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson tied as the club's leading scorers in league matches with 10 goals, while Lasse Schöne led the club with 13 goals scored overall.
  • In the 2019–20 season, Quincy Promes and Dušan Tadić tied as the club's leading scorers overall with 16 goals, while Quincy Promes led the club in league goals scored with 12.

Jong Ajax top scorers by season

The following is a list of players who have finished as top scorers of the reserves' team Jong Ajax by season.

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40 goals in one season

The following is a list of players who have scored 40 or more goals for Ajax in a single season.

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Youngest team fielded in Eredivisie history

On 14 May 2017, manager Peter Bosz fielded the youngest team in Eredivisie history, with an average age of 20 years and 139 days, when they played Willem II on the final match day of the 2016–17 Eredivisie season. At the age of 24, Davy Klaassen was the oldest on the pitch and was joined by two players aged 21, five aged 20, a 19-year-old, 18-year-old and a 17-year-old.[12]

The Youngest team Lineup:

Youngest players to make league debut

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to debut for the club in Eredivisie history.[13]

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Players to score on their league debut

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score on their debut in Eredivisie history.[14]

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Youngest players to score a league goal

The following is a list of the youngest Ajax players to score a goal in Eredivisie history. The list also includes how many matches were played prior to scoring.[15]

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Top 5 youngest to score a league own goal

The following is a list of the top five youngest Ajax players to score an own goal in Eredivisie history.[16]

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Top 10 most assists in the Eredivisie of all time

The following is a list of the top ten Ajax players for most assists in Eredivisie history.[17]

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  • The amount of assists are a total of all assists given in league history from all league appearances and not solely while playing for Ajax

Highest scoring in the National Cup

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the KNVB Cup, with at least five goals scored.

Most goals in a single cup match

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in a single KNVB Cup match, with at least three goals scored.

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KNVB Cup top scorers

The following is a list of players who finished as top scorers of the KNVB Cup.

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Highest scoring in the Champions League

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League (not including qualifying rounds), with at least four goals scored.

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Highest scoring in Europe (all competitions)

The following is a list of the players who have scored the most goals for Ajax in the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Super Cup.[18]

As of 10 November 2023

Players with most appearances

The following is a list of the top 10 players who have played the most matches for Ajax.

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Most successful managers

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most Eredivisie titles at the helm of Ajax.

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Managers with consecutive titles

The following is a list of the Ajax managers who have won the most consecutive Eredivisie titles at the helm of Ajax.

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Top 25 most expensive transfers

The following is a list of the top 25 most expensive transfers in the club's history for both the club acquisitions and departures.

Top 25 most expensive player acquisitions

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Top 25 most expensive players sold

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AFC Ajax prize winners

At the end of each season, Ajax has awarded their top player of the season, the top talent of the season, and the top prospect from their training ground De Toekomst (The Future) with the following awards. Since 1993, the AFC Ajax Player of the Year (Dutch: Ajacied van het Jaar) is awarded the Rinus Michels Award, the AFC Ajax Talent of the Year (Dutch: Talent van het Jaar) is awarded the Marco van Basten Award since 1994. The club's top prospect from the training ground, the Talent of the Future (Dutch: Talent van De Toekomst) has been awarded the Sjaak Swart Award since 1999.

In 2018 the Talent of the Future award was renamed the Abdelhak Nouri Award, in honour of Abdelhak Nouri in commemoration of the 'jewel of the training ground', almost a year after the player had suffered an arrhythmia attack in a pre-season friendly match against Werder Bremen.[40]

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VVCS-gala prize winners

The VVCS-gala is an annual gala which takes place at the end of each season, where the best Dutch Footballer, best keeper, topscorer of the Eredivisie, and the talent of the year are awarded. Here are a list Ajax players who have received awards at the gala in the past.

Dutch Footballer of the Year

Dutch Footballer of the Year is an award honouring the best Dutch Football player in the Eredivisie. Now the Golden boot is award to the best Footballer, when the two awards used to be presented separately in the past. The prize is nominated by De Telegraaf and Voetbal International, and is presented at the VVCS-gala.

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Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year

The Dutch Goalkeeper of the Year was a title awarded to the best Goalkeeper of the Dutch Eredivisie. The prize was awarded at the gala from 1987 to 2004. Until 1997, the prize was awarded annually, but was awarded by the season after 1998–99.

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Dutch Talent of the Year

The Dutch Talent of the Year was a title awarded to the best Talent of the Dutch Eredivisie from 1984 to 2004. It was merged with the Johan Cruijff Prijs the following season.

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Dutch Manager of the year

The Dutch professional manager of the Year is a title awarded to the best professional manager of the Dutch Eredivisie from 2003 to present. It is known as the Rinus Michels Award. (not to be confused with the AFC Ajax award by the same name)

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Eredivisie top scorers

The following is a list of Ajax players who have finished the season as top scorer of the Dutch Eredivisie.

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International prize winners

Ballon d'Or

1st place

The following players received the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

One other Ballon d'Or winner, former Ajax player and youth product was hired by AFC Ajax: Marco van Basten, winning the Ballon d'Or in 1988, 1989, 1992, whilst prying his trade at AC Milan, coached the Ajax first team for the 2008–09 season.

  • Johan Cruyff went on to win the Ballon d'Or twice more in 1973 and 1974 whilst prying his trade for FC Barcelona.
3rd-place finish

The following players finished in third place in the Ballon d'Or award whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

European Golden Shoe

The following players have won the European Golden Shoe whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

European Cup/Champions League top scorer

The following players have finished as top scorer of the European Cup/Champions League whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

UEFA Cup/Europa League top scorer

The following players have finished as top scorer of the UEFA Cup/Europa League whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

European Golden Boy

The following players have won the Golden Boy Award whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

UEFA Jubilee Golden Player

The following players were commemorated as the Golden Players for each member association at UEFA's 50th anniversary in 2004:

UEFA Euro Golden Boot

The following players were awarded the golden boot at the UEFA European Championship whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament

The following players made the Best XI at the UEFA European Championship whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

FIFA World Cup All-Star Team

The following players made the FIFA World Cup All-Star team at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award

The following players were awarded the Best Young Player Award at the FIFA World Cup whilst playing for AFC Ajax:

Ajax players on the Netherlands national team

  Players still playing for Ajax are highlighted

The following is a list of players who have played for the Netherlands national football team while playing for Ajax. The first column reflects the player's caps for the national team during their tenure at Ajax, while the second column shows the player's total appearances for the national team. The third column represents the number of goals scored in total, except when marked with an asterisk (*), which indicates goals conceded in case of a goalkeeper.[41]

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Statistics accurate as of 18 November 2020 after the match against Poland.[42]

Ajax players in international tournaments

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League Finals, CONCACAF Nations League Finals, CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa América and the Africa Cup of Nations. To this date no Ajax players have participated in the AFC Asian Cup, or the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Ajax.

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  • Medals in the table above indicate the final placement achieved at the tournament.

Ajax youth players in international youth tournaments

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in international youth tournaments, including the international youth tournaments of UEFA, but also the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), and CONCACAF (North-America). To this date no Ajax players have participated in the CONMEBOL (South America) or the OFC (Oceania) youth competitions.

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2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Ajax players at the Olympic games

The following is a list of Ajax players who have competed in the Summer Olympics while playing for Ajax.

  • Medals in the table above indicate the final placement in the medal table achieved at the specific Olympic games.

References

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  4. "Biggest European Eliminations". AFC-Ajax.info. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. "100 goals Tadic". Ajax Showtime. 19 February 2023.
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  11. "ALL TIME MOST ASSISTS IN EREDIVISIE". Be Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  12. "Last score of Jari Litmanen". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. "Last score of Johan Cruyff". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. "Last score of Dušan Tadić". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  15. "Last score of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  16. "Last score of Sjaak Swart". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  17. "Last score of Davy Klaassen". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  18. "Last score of Luis Suárez". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  19. "Last score of Søren Lerby". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. "Last score of Piet Keizer". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  21. "Last score of Ruud Geels". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  22. "Last score of Gerrie Mühren". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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  24. "Last score of Sébastien Haller". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  25. "Last score of Dennis Bergkamp". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  26. "Last score of Hakim Ziyech". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  27. "Last score of Lasse Schöne". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  28. "Last score of Shota Arveladze". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  29. "Last score of Donny van de Beek". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  30. "Last score of Patrick Kluivert". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  31. "Last score of Zlatan Ibrahimović". UEFA. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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