2012–13 AFC Ajax season
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| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Hennie Henrichs | ||
| Manager | Frank de Boer | ||
| Eredivisie | 1st | ||
| KNVB Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Champions League | Group stage | ||
| Europa League | Round of 32 | ||
| Johan Cruyff Shield | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Siem de Jong (12 goals) All: Siem de Jong (16 goals) | ||
| | |||
During the 2012–13 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Tuesday 26 June 2012. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Wednesday 27 June 2012.
Pre-season[edit]
The first training for the 2012–13 season was held on 26 June 2012. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in De Lutte, Netherlands. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 2 July 2012 to 7 July 2012. During this training stage friendly matches were played against SV Huizen, VV Oldenzaal and FC Emmen. Further friendly matches were played against SC Veendam, VV Noordwijk, Celtic, Southampton and Norwich City.
Player statistics[edit]
Appearances for competitive matches only
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League | KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff-schaal XVII | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK |  NED | Kenneth Vermeer | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | NED | Ricardo van Rhijn | 43 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  BEL | Toby Alderweireld | 45 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 4 | DF |  FIN | Niklas Moisander | 41 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF |  DEN | Christian Poulsen | 37 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW |  SRB | Miralem Sulejmani | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 8 | FW | DEN | Christian Eriksen | 45 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | FW |  ISL | Kolbeinn Sigþórsson | 20 | 9 | 12+3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | NED | Siem de Jong | 47 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW |  ESP | Isaac Cuenca | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | DEN | Nicolai Boilesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | DEN | Lucas Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED | Daley Blind | 46 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | NED | Davy Klaassen | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW |  SWE | Tobias Sana | 19 | 5 | 9+4 | 4 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20 | MF | DEN | Lasse Schöne | 44 | 7 | 28+4 | 6 | 3+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | FW | NED | Derk Boerrigter | 43 | 5 | 17+13 | 4 | 5+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | NED | Jasper Cillessen | 11 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | NED | Danny Hoesen | 25 | 7 | 4+14 | 5 | 1+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | MF |  RSA | Thulani Serero | 11 | 3 | 4+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | NED | Jody Lukoki | 22 | 3 | 8+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | NED | Mickey van der Hart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | NED | Ruben Ligeon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | NED | Joël Veltman | 10 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | NED | Stefano Denswil | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 35 | DF | NED | Mitchell Dijks | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | NED | Lesley de Sa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | DEN | Viktor Fischer | 33 | 12 | 21+2 | 10 | 3+2 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | ||
| 40 | MF | NED | Fabian Sporkslede | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 42 | FW | NED | Joeri de Kamps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 43 | MF |  FRA | Ilan Boccara | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 45 | GK | NED | Chiel Kramer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | FW | NED | Ryan Babel | 22 | 5 | 9+7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Gregory van der Wiel | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | NED | Vurnon Anita | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF |  CMR | Eyong Enoh | 9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | NED | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | NED | Theo Janssen | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |  ARM | Aras Özbiliz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | NED | Dico Koppers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | BEL | Mats Rits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | NED | Roly Bonevacia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | NED | Sven Nieuwpoort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | FW |  TUR | Yener Arıca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | FW | NED | Gino van Kessel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 66 | DF | NED | Xandro Schenk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Updated 4 July 2012
2012–13 Selection by Nationality[edit]
| Nationality | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current squad selection | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 24 |
| Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| Players out on loan | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
Team statistics[edit]
Eredivisie standings 2012–13[edit]
| Current standing | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Yellow cards | Red cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 83 | 31 | 25 | 4 |
Points by match day[edit]
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
Total points by match day[edit]
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 76 |
Standing by match day[edit]
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Goals by match day[edit]
| Match day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 83 |
Statistics for the 2012–13 season[edit]
- This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2012–13 season.
| Friendlies | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 5 of 5 | 6 of 6 | 2 of 2 | 34 of 34 | 57 of 58 |
| Win | 7 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 4 of 5 | 1 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 22 of 34 | 35 of 58 |
| Draw | 2 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 5 | 1 of 6 | 0 of 2 | 10 of 34 | 13 of 58 |
| Loss | 1 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 5 | 4 of 6 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 34 | 9 of 58 |
| Home | 2 of 11 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 5 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 27 of 27 |
| Away | 8 of 11 | 0 of 1 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 17 of 17 | 33 of 34 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 51 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 x yellow in 1 match  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Number of substitutes used   | 82 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 94 | 217 |
| Goals for | 39 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 146 |
| Goals against | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 31 | 61 |
| Balance | +34 | -2 | +9 | -8 | 0 | +52 | +86 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| Penalties for | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2012–13 Team records[edit]
| Description | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | Friendly match | VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Johan Cruijff Schaal | — | |
| KNVB Cup | SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 ) | |
 UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax – Manchester City ( 3–1 ) | |
| UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 ) | |
| Eredivisie | NEC – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 ) | |
| Biggest loss |  Friendly match | Vasco da Gama – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 ) |
| Johan Cruijff Schaal | AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 ) | |
| KNVB Cup | AFC Ajax – AZ ( 0–3 ) | |
| UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 ) AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 ) | |
| UEFA Europa League | Steaua București - AFC Ajax ( 2–0 ) | |
| Eredivisie | AFC Ajax – SBV Vitesse ( 0–2 ) | |
| Most goals in a match | Friendly match | VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 ) |
| Johan Cruyff Shield | AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 ) | |
| KNVB Cup | SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 ) | |
| UEFA Champions League | AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 ) AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 ) | |
| UEFA Europa League | AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 ) | |
| Eredivisie | NEC – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 ) |
Topscorers[edit]
| Friendlies
| Johan Cruijff Schaal
| Eredivisie
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| KNVB Cup
| UEFA Champions League
| UEFA Europa League
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Placements[edit]
| Friendlies | Johan Cruijff Schaal | KNVB Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Eredivisie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status | 10 played, 7 wins, 2 draw, 1 loss | Runner-up Last opponent: PSV | Semi-finals Last opponent: AZ | 3rd Place in Group D Placement for: UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 Last opponent: Steaua București | Champions 76 points in 34 matches 32nd title |
- Daley Blind is voted Player of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Viktor Fischer is voted Talent of the year by the supporters of AFC Ajax.
- Frank de Boer is winner of the Rinus Michels Award 2013 in the category: Best Trainer/Coach in Professional Football.
- Niklas Moisander is voted Finnish Footballer of the Year: 2012 by the Football Association of Finland.
- Niklas Moisander is voted Finnish Sports' Journalists Player of the Year: 2012
- Viktor Fischer is voted Danish Talent of the Year by the Danish Football Association and TV2.
- Christian Eriksen wins the Silver boots award.
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
| 30 June 2012 | SV Huizen | 1–3 | Ajax | Huizen, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Denswil 18' (o.g.) | Report | Klaassen 51' De Jong 61'Fischer 62' | Stadium: Sportpark De Wolfskamer Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Roelof Luinge |
| 6 July 2012 | VV Oldenzaal | 0–11 | Ajax | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Report | Fischer 6', 41' Klaassen 12', 45'Özbiliz 12', 18', 43', 68'Serero 28'De Sa 54', 74' | Stadium: Sportpark De Thij Attendance: - Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 7 July 2012 | FC Emmen | 0–5 | Ajax | Emmen, Netherlands |
| 14:30 | Report | Maynard 8' (o.g.) Sigþórsson 14'De Jong 30'Klaassen 49'Mravec 90' (o.g.) | Stadium: Univé Stadion |
| 11 July 2012 | SC Veendam | 1–5 | Ajax | Buitenpost, Germany |
| 19:00 | Katschner 11' | Report | Özbiliz 13' De Jong 19'Fischer 42'Veltman 86'Lukoki 90' | Stadium: Sportpark De Swadde Attendance: 4,200 |
| 16 July 2012 | VV Noordwijk | 0–8 | Ajax | Noordwijk, Netherlands |
| 15:00 | Report | Serero 7' Schöne 17'Ligeon 41'Ebecilio 56'Klaassen 58'Janssen 72'Sigþórsson 81', 84' | Stadium: Sportpark Duinwetering |
| 21 July 2012 | Ajax | 4–0 |  Celtic | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | De Jong 13' Sigþórsson 21'Serero 27'Blind 66', pen' | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena |
| 28 July 2012 | Southampton  | 0–1 | Ajax | Southampton, England |
| 16:00 | Report | Özbiliz 64' | Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium |
| 31 July 2012 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Ajax | Norwich, England |
| 20:45 | Pilkington 7' | Report | Schöne 30' | Stadium: Carrow Road |
| 9 October 2012 | Ajax | 1–1 |  AS Trenčín | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Rits 76' | Report | Mondek 24' | Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 13 January 2013 | Vasco da Gama | 1–0 | Ajax | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Wendel 16' | Report | Stadium: São Januário |
| 25 May 2013 | Ajax | Cancelled |  Milan | Beijing, China |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Workers Stadium |
Competitions[edit]
All times are in CEST
Johan Cruyff Shield[edit]
| 5 August 2012 | PSV | 4–2 | Ajax | Amsterdam |
| 18:00 CET | Toivonen 3', 53' Lens 11'Wijnaldum 90+3' | Report | Alderweireld 44' Marcelo 53' (o.g.) | Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
Eredivisie[edit]
| 12 August 2012 1 | Ajax | 2–2 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 16:30 | Van der Wiel 9' Blind 45'Sigþórsson 83' | Report | Altidore 48', 50' Moisander 57' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,412 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 19 August 2012 2 | NEC | 1–6 | Ajax | Nijmegen |
| 16:30 | Nuytinck 63' | Report | Lukoki 13', 62' Eriksen 17'Sana 20', 83'Janssen 38'Dijks 47'De Jong 53' | Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 25 August 2012 3 | Ajax | 5–0 | NAC Breda | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | De Jong 2', 90+1' Moisander 11'Sana 40'Serero 49' | Report | De Roover 47' Botteghin 84' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,785 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 2 September 2012 4 | Heerenveen | 2–2 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 16:30 | Finnbogason 30', 45' Kruiswijk 66'Zomer 69'Đuričić 84' | Report | Serero 13', 47', 53' Van Rhijn 75' | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 15 September 2012 5 | Ajax | 2–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Amsterdam |
| 18:45 | Schöne 52' Moisander 62'Lukoki 69' | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,068 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 23 September 2012 6 | ADO Den Haag | 1–1 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 12:30 | Beugelsdijk 14' Toornstra 66' | Report | Schöne 21' Babel 62'Moisander 83' | Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 29 September 2012 7 | Ajax | 1–0 | Twente | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Eriksen 68' | Report | Tadić 45+1' Brama 86' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 7 October 2012 8 | Ajax | 1–1 | FC Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:30 | Babel 6' | Report | Sporkslede 51' (o.g.) Kali 65' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 48,836 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 20 October 2012 9 | Heracles Almelo | 3–3 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 18:45 | Te Wierik 61' Bruns 80'Pedro 90' | Report | Rienstra 10' (o.g.) Schöne 25'Sana 62' | Stadium: Polman Stadion Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 28 October 2012 10 | Feyenoord | 2–2 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 12:30 | Boëtius 23' Immers 48'De Vrij 50'Martins Indi 52'Clasie 84'Pellè 90', 90+1' | Report | Moisander 26' 75' Eriksen 12'De Jong 48', 84' | Stadium: Feyenoord Stadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 3 November 2012 11 | Ajax | 0–2 | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| 18:45 | Blind 41' Denswil 79' | Report | Bony 38', 46' Janssen 78' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,965 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 11 November 2012 12 | PEC Zwolle | 2–4 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| 12:30 | Mokhtar 66' Avdić 81'Drost 83' | Report | Alderweireld 12' Fischer 32', 48'De Jong 76' | Stadium: Ijsseldelta Stadion Attendance: 11,324 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 17 November 2012 13 | Ajax | 2–0 | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 | Boerrigter 47' Hoesen 84' | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,395 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 25 November 2012 14 | Roda JC | 1–2 | Ajax | Kerkrade |
| 12:30 | Hupperts 14' Hempte 54'Malki 58'Monteyne 67'Pereira 78' | Report | De Jong 57' Eriksen 82'Schöne 88' | Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion Attendance: 17,159 Referee: Pieter Vink |
| 1 December 2012 15 | Ajax | 3–1 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | De Jong 29' Van Rhijn 71'Hoesen 72'Fischer 87' | Report | Lens 36' Van Bommel 57'Narsingh 59'Mertens 74' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,064 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 8 December 2012 16 | Ajax | 2–0 | FC Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 | Boerrigter 42' Schöne 53' (pen.) | Report | Van Dijk 13' Kwakman 53'Bakker 57'Ajilore 90+2' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 16 December 2012 17 | Willem II | 2–4 | Ajax | Tilburg |
| 16:30 | Joachim 15' Snijders 28' | Report | De Jong 11' Hoesen 14'Moisander 72'Lukoki 87' | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 23 December 2012 18 | FC Utrecht | 0–0 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 20 January 2013 19 | Ajax | 3–0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Fischer 7', 40' De Jong 28', 62'Van Rhijn 38' 64'Alderweireld 84' | Report | Janmaat 44' Vilhena 79' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 53,052 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 27 January 2013 20 | Vitesse | 3–2 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 12:30 | Van Aanholt 41', 79' Janssen 68'Ibarra 81' | Report | Moisander 30' Kashia 33' (o.g.)Eriksen 64' | Stadium: Gelredome Attendance: 21,867 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 3 February 2013 21 | VVV-Venlo | 0–3 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 20:45 | Wildschut 31' | Report | De Jong 34' Fischer 61'Boerrigter 82' | Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 10 February 2013 22 | Ajax | 1–1 | Roda JC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Blind 54' | Report | Ramzi 39' Kurto 73'Donald 85' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Maarten Ketting |
| 17 February 2013 23 | RKC Waalwijk | 0–2 | Ajax | Waalwijk |
| 16:30 | Sneijder 14' | Report | Moisander 22' Eriksen 40'Lukoki 62'Schöne 72' | Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 24 February 2013 24 | Ajax | 1–1 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Schöne 85' | Report | Van Duinen 25' Chery 30' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,772 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 2 March 2013 25 | Twente | 0–2 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 14:30 | Report | Moisander 4', 27' Alderweireld 35' | Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 10 March 2013 26 | Ajax | 3–0 | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Sigþórsson 19' De Jong 26'Boerrigter 80' | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,650 Referee: Tom van Sichem |
| 17 March 2013 27 | AZ | 2–3 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 14:30 | Henriksen 47' Altidore 74'Viergever 83' | Report | De Jong 20', 59' Blind 22'Van Rhijn 25'Alderweireld 54' | Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 31 March 2013 28 | Ajax | 4–1 | NEC | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 | Fischer 21', 77' Van Eijden 25' (o.g.) Babel 81' | Report | Conboy 66' Van der Velden 78' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,367 Referee: Jan Wegereef |
| 7 April 2013 29 | Ajax | 4–0 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 21:00 | Schöne 13', 45' Vermeer 48' Sigþórsson 52' De Jong 63' Babel 75' Eriksen 84' | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,947 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
| 14 April 2013 30 | PSV | 2–3 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 14:30 | Lens 43', 69' | Report | Sigþórsson 33' Fischer 41' Eriksen 52' Boerrigter 77' | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 19 April 2013 31 | Ajax | 1–1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 | Fischer 26' Van Rhijn 68' Schöne 86' | Report | Finnbogason 53' Van Anholt 71' El Ghanassy 87' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,701 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 27 April 2013 32 | NAC Breda | 0–2 | Ajax | Breda |
| 14:30 | Leugers 86' | Report | Sigþórsson 47' Gilissen 52' (o.g.) | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 5 May 2013 33 | Ajax | 5–0 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Sigþórsson 12' Eriksen 25' Fischer 68' De Jong 82' Hoesen 89' | Report | Van Buuren 24' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,963 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 12 May 2013 34 | FC Groningen | 0–2 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 14:30 | Lindgren 28' Burnet 30'Magnasco 37' | Report | Sigþórsson 8' Boerrigter 37' Blind 57'Hoesen 72' | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
KNVB Cup[edit]
| 26 September 2012 Second round | FC Utrecht | 0–3 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 20:45 | Report | Sana 11' Babel 15'Eriksen 52' | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 31 October 2012 Third round | ONS Sneek | 0–2 | Ajax | Sneek |
| 20:45 | De Wagt 69' | Report | Fischer 74' Enoh 80'Denswil 88' | Stadium: Zuidersportpark Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 20 December 2012 Fourth round | FC Groningen | 0–3 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 19:00 | Burnet 74' | Report | De Jong 25' Eriksen 49'Fischer 60' | Stadium: Euroborg Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer |
| 31 January 2013 Quarter-finals | Vitesse | 0–4 | Ajax | Emmen |
| 20:15 | van Ginkel 35' | Report | Hoesen 7' Moisander 21'Schöne 59'Boerrigter 76'Sigþórsson 81', 86' | Stadium: Univé Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Richard Liesveld |
| 27 February 2013 Semi-finals | Ajax | 0–3 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 20:15 | Report | Altidore 74', 90+3' Guðmundsson 88' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 11,324 Referee: Ruud Bossen |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 |
| Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 11 |
| Ajax | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | –8 | 4 |
| Manchester City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 3 |
| 18 September 2012 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | Ajax | Dortmund, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Lewandowski 87' | Report | Sana 37' Van Rhijn 57' | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 65,829 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 3 October 2012 2 | Ajax | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST | Moisander 56' | Report | Ronaldo 42', 79', 81' Benzema 48'Essien 58' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 49,491 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 24 October 2012 3 | Ajax | 3–1 | Manchester City | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST | Blind 29' De Jong 45'Moisander 57'Eriksen 68' | Report | Nasri 22' Kolarov 75'Y. Touré 79' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 45,743 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
| 6 November 2012 4 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Ajax | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 CET | Y. Touré 22' Agüero 74' | Report | De Jong 10', 18' Blind 46'Poulsen 85' | Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,222 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) |
| 21 November 2012 5 | Ajax | 1–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CET | Enoh 19' Moisander 85'Hoesen 87' | Report | Reus 8' Götze 36', 53'Lewandowski 43', 64' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
| 4 December 2012 6 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Ajax | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Ronaldo 13', 82' Callejón 28', 88'Kaká 49'Carvalho 77' | Report | Boerrigter 59' | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 57,245 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
| 14 February 2013 First leg | Ajax | 2–0 |  Steaua București | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Alderweireld 28' Van Rhijn 49'Moisander 79' | Report | Latovlevici 34' Bourceanu 35'Pintilii 85' 89' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 51,493 Referee: Stanislav Todorov (Bulgaria) |
| 21 February 2013 Second leg | Steaua București | 2–0 (2–2 agg.) (4–2 p) | Ajax | Bucharest, Romania |
| 21:05 | Gardoș 7' Latovlevici 38'Prepeliță 41'Filip 73'Chiricheș 76' | Report | Eriksen 32' De Jong 97'Poulsen 114' | Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
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