AFC Ajax
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːjɑks]), an aw AFC Ajax or Ajax Amsterdam, is a Dutch profeesional fitbaw club based in Amsterdam. Historically, Ajax (namit efter the legendar Greek hero) is the maist successful club in the Netherlands, wi 33 Eredivisie titles an 18 KNVB Cups. Alang wi PSV Eindhoven an Feyenoord, it is ane o the kintra's "big three" clubs who hae dominatit Dutch fitbaw, as well as bein the anerly three clubs that hae niver been relegatit frae the top diveesion.
Full name | Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax | ||
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Nickname(s) | de Godenzonen (the sons o the Gods), Ajacieden, de Joden (the Jews), de Amsterdammers (the Amsterdammers), I Lancieri (The Lancers), Lucky Ajax | ||
Foondit | 18 Mairch 1900 | ||
Ground | Johan Cruijff Arena | ||
Capacity | 55.500[1] | ||
Awner | AFC Ajax N.V. (Euronext: AJAX) | ||
Chairman | Hennie Henrichs | ||
Manager | Alfred Schreuder | ||
League | Eredivisie | ||
2022/23 | Eredivisie, 2nd | ||
Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | ||
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Honours
eeditOffeecial trophies (recognisit bi UEFA an FIFA)
eeditNaitional
eedit- Eredivisie (up to 1955–56 the Netherlands Football League Championship): 36
- 1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1946–47, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22
- KNVB Cup: 18
Internaitional
eedit- UEFA Cup: 1
- 1974, 1995[3][4] *(Ajax wan in 1972 an aw, housomeivver, UEFA anerly sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973 so the 1972 edition was an unofficial one. Played against Rangers, winners o the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, it actually went ahead as 'a celebration o the I Centenary of Rangers F.C.' (See belaw) acause Rangers wur servin a ane-year ban at the time imposit bi UEFA for the misbehaviour o their fans. That victory meant Ajax haed wan ivery tournament (5 in total) they entered that year, a feat Celtic achievit in 1967 (wi 6 trophies) an Barcelona (6 trophies an aw) repeatit in 2009)
- 1972[4]
Ither trophies
eedit- Ajax Amsterdam Easter Tournament : 4
- 1934, 1949, 1950, 1952
- 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Blauw-Wit Amsterdam Easter Tournament: 1
- 1938
- Tiel Tournament : 1
- 1952
- HFC Tournament : 1
- 1973
- Molenbeek Tournament : 1
- 1983
- 1935
- HCS Voetbal Cup : 1
- 1990
- 1994, 1997
- 1992
- Trofeo Villa de Benidorm : 1
- 1995
- Trofeo Concepción Arenal : 1
- 1995
- Winter Algarve Cup : 1
- 2003
- Nicola Ceravalo Tournament : 1
- 1992
- Tournoi Indoor de Paris-Bercy : 1
- 1989
- VansDirect Trophy : 1
- 2008
- Ted Bates Trophy : 1
- 2009
- 1988
- 1978
- 1993
- Alfred Berg Cup : 1
- 2003
- Total Cup : 1
- 2005
- 2010
Club Awairds
eedit- 1995
- European Team o the Year : 4
- 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
- Dutch Sports Team o the Year : 5
- 1968, 1969, 1972, 1987, 1995[6]
- Sports Team o the Year : 1
- 1990
- Dick van Rijn Trophy : 1
- 1995
- 2011, 2013[7]
- ING Fair Play Award : 2
- Fair Play Cup : 1
- 1995
- FIFA Club o the Hunderyear : 7t place
- 20t Century
- Best Dutch club efter 50 years o profeesional fitbaw : 1
- 2004[10]
- VVCS Best Pitch o the Year : 1
- 2012
- Fitbaa shirt o the Year : Ajax awa shirt bi adidas
- The Fower-Fower-Twa Greatest Club Side Iver : Ajax (1965 – 1973)
- 2013[12]
References
eedit- ↑ "AFC Ajax" (PDF). Uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ a b c d Football Europe: AFC Ajax; uefa.com
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- ↑ a b UEFA sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973. In 1972 was an unofficial edition and the I Centenary of Rangers F.C. (see History of the UEFA Super Cup in uefa.com).
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- ↑ "Sportploeg van het Jaar". NOCNSF.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ellen van Dijk sportvrouw Amsterdam, Ajax sportploeg". rtvnh.nl. 17 December 2013. Archived frae the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Ajax wint ING Fair Play-prijs Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, website knvb.nl (14-05-2013)
- ↑ fair-play-prijs Ajax winnaar ING Fair Play-prijs Archived 2014-05-05 at Archive.today, website knvb.nl (05-05-2014)
- ↑ "Ajax beste club betaald voetbal". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ↑ "Football shirt of the year". Subside Sports. Archived frae the original on 11 Apryle 2014. Retrieved 17 Mey 2014.
- ↑ "The Four-Four-Two Greatest Club Side Ever List". In The Stands. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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- AFC Ajax Archived 2013-11-14 at the Wayback Machine at weltfussballarchiv
- AFC Ajax at soccerway