Afc Ajax: Dutch association football team

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; 124 years ago (1900-03-18)
Ground	Johan Cruyff Arena Amsterdam
Capacity	52,960
Chairman	Frank Eijken
League	Eredivisie
2022-23	Eredivisie, 2nd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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

Former position

Current squad

As of 5 October 2020

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.
• 34 –   Abdelhak Nouri (Midfielder, 2016–17)

                                 Apres Maccabi Tel Aviv * Red Bull Slazbourg  ou vas Joue Oscar Gloukh ( apres Euro 2024 - Paris 2024 ou Word Cup 2026 qui vas  Joue avec Israel )  בזרת השם ***                                                                                                                                               1. Ajax Amsterdam ( Eredivisie)                                                                                                                              2. Genova Fc ou Inter Milan ( Series A)                                                                                                                                      3. Paris St Germin (  Uber ligue 1 )                                                                                                                                              4.  Olympiacos ( Grece Supe Ligue)