List of AFC Ajax records and statistics

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Club records[edit]

Largest victories[edit]

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

Season Competition Round Date Club Score Location
1984–85 UEFA Cup First round 19 September 1984 Luxembourg Red Boys Differdange 14–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2009–10 KNVB Cup Round of 16 23 December 2009 Netherlands WHC Wezep 1–14 Mulder Singel, Wezep, Netherlands
2020–21 Eredivisie Round 6 24 October 2020 Netherlands VVV Venlo 0–13 Covebo Stadion - De Koel, Venlo, Netherlands
1971–72 Eredivisie Round 34 19 May 1972 Netherlands Vitesse 12–1 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17 Tweede Klasse West-A Round 13 31 December 1916 Netherlands ZVV Zaandijk 11–0 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1910–11 Tweede Klasse West-B Round 10 4 December 1910 Netherlands EDO 1–11 Kleverlaan, Haarlem, Netherlands
1924–25 Eerste Klasse West II Round 16 11 January 1925 Netherlands UVV Utrecht 11–1 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1917–18 Eerste Klasse West-A Round 20 20 January 1918 Netherlands HBS Craeyenhout 10–0 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1960–61 KNVB Cup Fourth round 12 February 1961 Netherlands Rapiditas 10–0 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1979–80 European Cup Round of 16 24 October 1979 Cyprus Omonia 10–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17 Tweede Klasse West-A Round 14 11 March 1917 Netherlands Alcmaria Victrix 9–0 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1959–60 Eredivisie Round 30 18 March 1960 Netherlands RKSV Volendam 9–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62 Intertoto Cup Group stage 22 July 1961 West Germany FK Pirmasens 9–0 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972–73 Eredivisie Round 12 5 November 1972 Netherlands Den Bosch 9–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1973–74 Eredivisie Round 18 6 January 1974 Netherlands Groningen 9–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1985–86 Eredivisie Round 17 8 December 1985 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 9–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1998–99 KNVB Cup Second round 29 October 1998 Netherlands UDI '19 9–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2000–01 Eredivisie Round 25 18 March 2001 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 9–0 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014–15 KNVB Cup Second round 24 September 2014 Netherlands JOS Watergraafsmeer 0–9 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021–22 Eredivisie Round 5 18 September 2021 Netherlands Cambuur 9–0 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021–22 KNVB Cup Round of 16 20 January 2022 Netherlands Excelsior Maassluis 9–0 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17 Tweede Klasse West-A Round 3 8 October 1916 Netherlands LVV 9–1 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1931–32 Kampioenscompetitie Final 3 April 1932 Netherlands Veendam 9–1 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62 Intertoto Cup Group stage 1 July 1961 Switzerland Zürich 9–1 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1961–62 Eredivisie Round 6 24 September 1961 Netherlands RKSV Volendam 9–1 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1967–68 Eredivisie Round 13 5 November 1967 Netherlands NEC 9–1 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1981–82 Eredivisie Round 24 21 March 1982 Netherlands FC Den Haag 9–1 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1997–98 UEFA Cup First round 30 September 1997 Slovenia Maribor 9–1 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1910–11 Tweede Klasse West-B Round 3 16 October 1910 Netherlands AF & HC 8–0 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1916–17 Tweede Klasse West-A Round 10 18 February 1917 Netherlands LVV 0–8 Huizumerlaan, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
1929–30 Kampioenscompetitie Round 10 3 March 1930 Netherlands Velocitas 1897 8–0 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1942–43 KNVB Cup Semi-final 20 June 1943 Netherlands Wageningen 8–0 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands
1961–62 Eredivisie Round 19 28 January 1962 Netherlands DWS/A 8–0 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1966–67 Eredivisie Round 18 26 December 1966 Netherlands USV Elinkwijk 8–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1969–70 Eredivisie Round 33 18 May 1970 Netherlands SVV 8–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972–73 Eredivisie Round 14 25 November 1972 Netherlands Excelsior 8–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1974–75 KNVB Cup Second round 24 November 1974 Netherlands Helmond Sport 8–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1975–76 UEFA Cup First round 1 October 1975 Northern Ireland Glentoran 8–0 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1994–95 Eredivisie Round 23 22 March 1995 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam 8–0 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017–18 Eredivisie Round 12 18 November 2017 Netherlands NAC 8–0 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands
2018–19 Eredivisie Round 16 16 December 2018 Netherlands De Graafschap 8–0 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Largest defeats[edit]

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

Season Competition Round Date Club Score Location
1912–13 Eerste Klasse West I Round 7 16 March 1913 Netherlands DFC 1–9 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1911–12 KNVB Cup Third round 17 September 1911 Netherlands Achilles 1894 7–0 Marsdijk, Assen, Netherlands
1912–13 Eerste Klasse West I Round 3 16 March 1913 Netherlands HVV 7–0 De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands
1926–27 KNVB Cup Third round 18 April 1927 Netherlands Enschede Boys 7–0 Volkspark Stadion, Enschede, Netherlands
1912–13 Eerste Klasse West I Round 16 23 February 1913 Netherlands DFC 6–0 Stadion Krommedijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands
1913–14 Eerste Klasse West I Round 6 30 November 1913 Netherlands HVV 6–0 De Diepput, The Hague, Netherlands
2023–24 Eredivisie Round 29 7 April 2024 Netherlands Feyenoord 6–0 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1964–65 Eredivisie Round 13 29 November 1964 Netherlands Feijenoord 9–4 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1910–11 KNVB Cup Semi-final 4 December 1910 Netherlands AFC 6–1 Goed Genoeg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1912–13 Eerste Klasse West I Round 4 20 October 1912 Netherlands VOC 1–6 Het Houten Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1913–14 Eerste Klasse West Round 2 19 October 1913 Netherlands DFC 6–1 Stadion Krommedijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands
1959–60 Eredivisie (Nacompetitie) Round 2 6 June 1960 Netherlands Feijenoord 1–6 De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2022–23 Champions League Group stage 4 October 2022 Italy Napoli 1–6 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1913–14 KNVB Cup Round of 16 21 September 1913 Netherlands VVA 5–0 Jan van Galen, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1913–14 Eerste Klasse West Round 17 22 March 1914 Netherlands Quick 1888 5–0 De Dennen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
1932–33 Eerste Klasse West II Round 8 13 November 1932 Netherlands Stormvogels 5–0 Schoonenberg Stadion, Velsen, Netherlands

Biggest European comebacks[edit]

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]

Season Competition Round Opponent First Leg Second Leg Third Match
1968–69 European Cup I Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica Ajax 1–3 Benfica Benfica 1–3 Ajax Ajax 3–0 Benfica (a.e.t.)
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Quarter-finals East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena Carl Zeiss Jena 3–1 Ajax Ajax 5–1 Carl Zeiss Jena
2018–19 Champions League Round of 16 Spain Real Madrid Ajax 1–2 Real Madrid Real Madrid 1–4 Ajax
1977–78 European Cup I First round Norway Lillestrøm Lillestrøm 2–0 Ajax Ajax 4–0 Lillestrøm
1978–79 UEFA Cup First round Spain Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Ajax Ajax 3–0 Athletic Bilbao
1973–74 UEFA Super Cup Final Italy Milan Milan 1–0 Ajax Ajax 6–0 Milan
1986–87 European Cup II Quarter-finals Sweden Malmö FF Malmö FF 1–0 Ajax Ajax 3–1 Malmö FF
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Germany Hannover 96 Hannover 96 2–1 Ajax Ajax 3–0 Hannover 96
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Third round Italy Napoli Napoli 1–0 Ajax Ajax 4–0 Napoli (a.e.t.)
1970–71 European Cup I Semi-finals Spain Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid 1–0 Ajax Ajax 3–0 Atlético Madrid
1975–76 UEFA Cup Second round Germany Hertha BSC Hertha BSC 1–0 Ajax Ajax 4–1 Hertha BSC
1993–94 European Cup II First round Croatia Hajduk Split Hajduk Split 1–0 Ajax Ajax 6–0 Hajduk Split
1995–96 Champions League Semi-finals Greece Panathinaikos Ajax 0–1 Panathinaikos Panathinaikos 0–3 Ajax

Biggest European eliminations[edit]

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

Season Competition Round Opponent First Leg Second Leg
1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup First round England Tottenham Hotspur Ajax 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Ajax
2013–14 Europa League Round of 32 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Ajax 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 Ajax
1996–97 Champions League Semi-finals Italy Juventus Ajax 1–2 Juventus Juventus 4–1 Ajax
2010–11 Europa League Round of 16 Russia Spartak Moscow Ajax 0–1 Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow 3–0 Ajax
1957–58 European Cup I Quarter-finals Hungary Vasas Ajax 2–2 Vasas Vasas 4–0 Ajax
1997–98 UEFA Cup Quarter-finals Russia Spartak Moscow Ajax 1–3 Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow 1–0 Ajax
1980–81 European Cup I Second round Germany Bayern Munich Bayern Munich 5–1 Ajax Ajax 2–1 Bayern Munich
1988–89 UEFA Cup First round Portugal Sporting CP Sporting CP 4–2 Ajax Ajax 1–2 Sporting CP
2023–24 Conference League Round of 16 England Aston Villa Ajax 0–0 Aston Villa Aston Villa 4–0 Ajax
1999–2000 UEFA Cup Third round Spain Mallorca Ajax 0–1 Mallorca Mallorca 2–0 Ajax

Individual records[edit]

All-time top scorers[edit]

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.

Ajax top scorers by season[edit]

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

Ajax top scorers by season

Season Name(s) League goals Overall goals
1911–12 Netherlands Piet van den Broeke 9 15
1912–13 Netherlands Jan Grootmeijer 7 10
1913–14 Netherlands Piet Prins 4 4
1914–17 No competition (due to World War I)
1917–18 Netherlands Theo Brokmann 20 30
1918–19 Netherlands Jan van Dort 29 29
1919–20 Netherlands Jan van Dort 7 18
1920–21 Netherlands Wim Gupffert 13 28
1921–22 Netherlands Jan van Dort 10 21
1922–23 Netherlands Wim Addicks 14 22
1923–24 Netherlands Theo Brokmann 9 16
1924–25 Netherlands Wim Volkers 13 16
1925–26 Netherlands Frans Rutte 15 17
1926–27 Netherlands Henk Hordijk 19 21
1927–28 Netherlands Ger van der Meer 15 20
1928–29 Netherlands Wim Volkers 11 18
1929–30 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 26 28
1930–31 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 23 32
1931–32 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 24 39
1932–33 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 18 23
1933–34 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 20 30
1934–35 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 24 24
1935–36 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 22 25
1936–37 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 25 30
1937–38 Netherlands Piet van Reenen 14 16
1938–39 Netherlands Rinus Bijl 22 24
1939–40 Netherlands Gerrit Fischer 11 17
1940–41 Netherlands Rinus Bijl 12 13
1941–42 Netherlands Theo Brokmann Jr. 8 13
1942–43 Netherlands Theo Brokmann Jr. 10 17
1943–44 Netherlands Theo Brokmann Jr. 17 21
1944–45 No competition (due to World War II)
1945–46 Netherlands Guus Dräger 24 30
1946–47 Netherlands Gerard Bruins 13 16
1947–48 Netherlands Gerard Bruins 14 20
1948–49 Netherlands Theo Brokmann Jr. 11 14
1949–50 Netherlands Rinus Michels 16 26
1950–51 Netherlands Gé van Dijk 7 18
1951–52 Netherlands Rinus Michels 15 19
1952–53 Netherlands Arend van der Wel 13 22
1953–54 Netherlands Rinus Michels 13 27
1954–55 Netherlands Piet Burgers 17 21
1955–56 Netherlands Piet van der Kuil 17 33
1956–57 Netherlands Wim Bleijenberg 16 33
1957–58 Netherlands Loek den Edel 16 31
1958–59 Netherlands Wim Bleijenberg * / Netherlands Piet van der Kuil ^ 15 * / ^ 30 ^
1959–60 Netherlands Henk Groot 38 42
1960–61 Netherlands Henk Groot 41 42
1961–62 Netherlands Cees Groot 23 27
1962–63 Netherlands Cees Groot 18 20
1963–64 Netherlands Cees Groot 22 26
1964–65 Netherlands Klaas Nuninga 14 29
1965–66 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 16 22
1966–67 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 33 41
1967–68 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 27 32
1968–69 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 24 33
1969–70 Netherlands Johan Cruyff ^ / Netherlands Dick van Dijk * 23 ^ / * 33 ^
1970–71 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 21 27
1971–72 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 25 33
1972–73 Netherlands Johnny Rep 17 18
1973–74 Netherlands Johan Neeskens 15 15
1974–75 Netherlands Ruud Geels 30 30
1975–76 Netherlands Ruud Geels 29 33
1976–77 Netherlands Ruud Geels 34 34
1977–78 Netherlands Ruud Geels 30 32
1978–79 England Ray Clarke 26 29
1979–80 Netherlands Dick Schoenaker 13 14
1980–81 Netherlands Wim Kieft 17 17
1981–82 Netherlands Wim Kieft 32 32
1982–83 Netherlands Wim Kieft 19 20
1983–84 Netherlands Marco van Basten 28 30
1984–85 Netherlands Marco van Basten 22 28
1985–86 Netherlands Marco van Basten 37 40
1986–87 Netherlands Marco van Basten 31 45
1987–88 Netherlands John Bosman 25 36
1988–89 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp ^ / Sweden Stefan Pettersson * 13 ^ / * 16 ^ / *
1989–90 Netherlands Aron Winter 10 10
1990–91 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 25 29
1991–92 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 24 30
1992–93 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 26 33
1993–94 Finland Jari Litmanen 26 34
1994–95 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 18 21
1995–96 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 15 21
1996–97 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert ^ / Finland Jari Litmanen * 6 ^ / * 8 ^ / *
1997–98 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 25 37
1998–99 Finland Jari Litmanen ^ / South Africa Benni McCarthy * 11 ^ / * 13 ^
1999–00 Netherlands Richard Knopper 15 18
2000–01 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 18 20
2001–02 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 14 17
2002–03 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 18 22
2003–04 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 13 15
2004–05 Netherlands Ryan Babel ^ / Netherlands Wesley Sneijder * 7 ^ / * 9 ^
2005–06 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 16 22
2006–07 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 21 35
2007–08 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 33 36
2008–09 Uruguay Luis Suárez 22 28
2009–10 Uruguay Luis Suárez 35 49
2010–11 Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui 13 19
2011–12 Netherlands Siem de Jong 13 17
2012–13 Netherlands Siem de Jong 12 16
2013–14 Netherlands Davy Klaassen ^ / Denmark Lasse Schöne ʰ / Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson * 10 ^ / * 13 ʰ
2014–15 Poland Arkadiusz Milik 11 23
2015–16 Poland Arkadiusz Milik 21 27
2016–17 Denmark Kasper Dolberg 16 22
2017–18 Brazil David Neres 14 14
2018–19 Serbia Dušan Tadić 28 38
2019–20 Netherlands Quincy Promes ^ / Serbia Dušan Tadić * 12 ^ 16 ^ / *
2020–21 Serbia Dušan Tadić 14 22
2021–22 Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller 21 34
2022–23 Netherlands Brian Brobbey ^ / Ghana Mohammed Kudus * 13 ^ 18 *
  • 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[edit]

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

Jong Ajax top scorers by Eerste Divisie season

Season Name(s) League goals
2013–14 Serbia Dejan Meleg 12
2014–15 Curaçao Richairo Živković 16
2015–16 Netherlands Sam Hendriks 14
2016–17 Czech Republic Václav Černý 15
2017–18 Colombia Mateo Cassierra 18
2018–19 Brazil Danilo 19
2019–20 Burkina Faso Lassina Traoré 13
2020–21 Netherlands Brian Brobbey 9
2021–22 Turkey Naci Ünüvar 16
2022–23 Iceland Kristian Hlynsson 10

40 goals in one season[edit]

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

40+ goals in one season

# Season Name Matches Goals
1 1960–61 Netherlands Henk Groot 46 64
2 2009–10 Uruguay Luis Suárez 48 49
3 1986–87 Netherlands Marco van Basten 43 44
4 1966–67 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 41 41

Youngest team fielded in Eredivisie history[edit]

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[edit]

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

Youngest players to debut for Ajax

# Name Age Date Opponent Final score
1 Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch 16 years, 130 days 23 September 2018 PSV 3–0 loss
2 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 16 years, 241 days 28 November 1992 Groningen 0–3 win
3 Netherlands Jorrel Hato 16 years, 335 days 5 February 2023 Cambuur 0–5 win
4 Netherlands Vurnon Anita 16 years, 349 days 19 March 2006 Groningen 3–2 loss
5 Netherlands Richard Sneekes 16 years, 362 days 27 October 1985 HFC Haarlem 5–1 win
6 Netherlands Bert Strijks 17 years, 9 days 13 May 1962 Rapid JC 2–2 draw
7 Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg 17 years, 31 days 5 April 1981 FC Den Haag 2–0 win
8 Netherlands Richard Witschge 17 years, 36 days 26 October 1986 AZ 1–6 win
9 Netherlands Ryan Babel 17 years, 44 days 1 February 2004 ADO Den Haag 4–0 win
10 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 17 years, 68 days 19 April 2000 Den Bosch 1–1 draw

Players to score on their league debut[edit]

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

Youngest to score on their debut

# Name Age Date Opponent Goals Final score
1 Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 17 years, 104 days 22 December 2013 Roda JC 2 1–2 win
2 Netherlands Marco van Basten 17 years, 154 days 3 April 1982 NEC 1 5–0 win
3 Netherlands Ronald de Boer 17 years, 190 days 21 November 1987 PEC Zwolle '82 1 6–4 win
4 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 17 years, 204 days 15 November 1964 GVAV 1 3–1 loss
5 Netherlands Bryan Roy 17 years, 206 days 6 September 1987 Twente 1 6–1 win
6 Netherlands Marciano Vink 17 years, 319 days 31 August 1988 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–1 win
7 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard 17 years, 328 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 1 2–4 win
8 Netherlands Nordin Wooter 18 years, 4 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win
9 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 18 years, 58 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win
10 Netherlands Bob Westra 18 years, 146 days 15 March 1959 VVV 1 3–0 win
11 Netherlands Edwin Bakker 18 years, 149 days 30 January 1983 HFC Haarlem 1 6–1 win
12 Netherlands Edwin Godee 18 years, 223 days 7 May 1983 Helmond Sport 1 1–4 win
13 Netherlands Siem de Jong 18 years, 252 days 7 October 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–2 draw
14 Netherlands Brian Brobbey 18 years, 272 days 31 October 2020 Fortuna Sittard 1 5–2 win
15 Netherlands Davy Klaassen 18 years, 279 days 27 November 2011 NEC 1 0–3 win
16 Netherlands John Bosman 18 years, 292 days 20 November 1983 Roda JC 1 5–2 win
17 Netherlands Donald Feldmann 18 years, 344 days 10 November 1957 NAC 1 3–1 win
18 Netherlands Aron Winter 19 years, 36 days 6 April 1986 Utrecht 1 3–0 win
19 Denmark Jan Mølby 19 years, 49 days 22 August 1982 Go Ahead Eagles 1 4–1 win
20 Netherlands Ricardo Kishna 19 years, 50 days 23 February 1982 AZ 1 4–0 win
21 Netherlands Tarik Oulida 19 years, 75 days 4 April 1993 Den Bosch 1 4–0 win
22 Suriname Clyde Wijnhard 19 years, 84 days 24 January 1993 Dordrecht '90 1 4–1 win
23 Netherlands Rob Rijnink 19 years, 172 days 23 March 1985 Fortuna Sittard 1 0–2 win
24 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 19 years, 269 days 30 August 2008 Willem II 1 2–1 loss
25 Brazil Antony 20 years, 164 days 13 September 2020 Sparta Rotterdam 1 0–1 win
26 Uruguay Luis Suárez 20 years, 207 days 19 August 2007 De Graafschap 1 1–8 win
27 Netherlands Rob de Wit 20 years, 207 days 19 August 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–5 win
28 Netherlands Edo Ophof 21 years, 123 days 18 October 1980 AZ '67 1 1–2 loss
29 Netherlands Arie Haan 21 years, 189 days 24 May 1970 ADO Den Haag 1 1–1 draw
30 Netherlands Danny Hoesen 21 years, 307 days 17 November 2012 VVV-Venlo 1 1–1 draw
31 Netherlands Arnold van Haren 22 years, 86 days 12 December 1965 Willem II 1 1–4 win
32 Denmark Ole Tobiasen 22 years, 115 days 31 August 1997 Utrecht 2 1–7 win
33 Netherlands Loek den Edel 22 years, 276 days 2 September 1956 NAC 1 1–0 win
34 Sweden Markus Rosenberg 22 years, 327 days 20 August 2005 RBC Roosendaal 1 0–2 win
35 Nigeria Sunday Oliseh 22 years, 339 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win
36 Netherlands Martin Wiggemansen 23 years, 81 days 27 August 1980 Roda JC 1 5–0 win
37 Netherlands Dick van Dijk 23 years, 176 days 10 August 1969 GVAV 1 1–3 win
38 Hungary Pál Fischer 23 years, 196 days 13 August 1989 FC Den Haag 1 0–4 win
39 Netherlands Piet Ouderland 23 years, 239 days 11 November 1956 Feijenoord 1 7–3 loss
40 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 24 years, 178 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win
41 Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 24 years, 295 days 7 August 1997 De Graafschap 1 1–4 win
42 Croatia Jakov Medić 24 years, 339 days 12 August 2023 Heracles Almelo 1 4–1 win
43 Netherlands Nick Viergever 25 years, 7 days 10 August 2014 Vitesse 1 4–1 win
44 Netherlands Jan Snoeks 25 years, 147 days 25 August 1957 MVV 1 4–0 win
45 Sweden Stefan Pettersson 25 years, 152 days 25 August 1957 Fortuna Sittard 1 2–1 loss
46 England Ray Clarke 25 years, 335 days 26 August 1978 NAC 1 1–7 win
47 Morocco Mounir El Hamdaoui 26 years, 25 days 8 August 2010 Groningen 2 2–2 draw
48 Greece Nikos Machlas 26 years, 60 days 15 August 1999 Heerenveen 1 3–2 win
49 Netherlands John van Loen 26 years, 198 days 21 August 1991 Volendam 1 3–0 win
50 Sweden Inge Danielsson 26 years, 277 days 17 March 1968 PSV 1 4–0 win
51 Sweden Kennedy Bakircioglu 26 years, 290 days 19 August 2007 De Graafschap 1 1–8 win
52 Finland Niklas Moisander 26 years, 331 days 25 August 2012 De Graafschap 1 5–0 win
53 Netherlands Willy Brokamp 28 years, 195 days 8 September 1978 NAC 1 1–4 win
54 Denmark Henning Jensen 30 years, 2 days 19 August 1979 Willem II 2 1–3 win
55 Netherlands Theo Janssen 30 years, 11 days 7 August 2011 De Graafschap 1 1–4 win
56 Denmark Brian Laudrup 30 years, 174 days 15 August 1999 Heerenveen 1 3–2 win
57 Russia Dmitri Bulykin 31 years, 302 days 18 September 2011 PSV 1 2–2 win
58 Poland Andrzej Rudy 31 years, 308 days 19 August 1997 Vitesse 1 5–0 win

Youngest players to score a league goal[edit]

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]

Youngest to score a goal

# Name Age Date Opponent Goals Final score Matches played
1 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 16 years, 361 days 28 March 1993 Vitesse 1 2–2 draw 9
2 Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg 17 years, 66 days 10 May 1981 MVV 2 6–1 win 6
3 Netherlands Jaïro Riedewald 17 years, 104 days 22 December 2013 Roda JC 2 1–2 win 1
4 Netherlands Marco van Basten 17 years, 154 days 3 April 1983 NEC 1 5–0 win 1
5 Netherlands Ronald de Boer 17 years, 190 days 21 November 1987 PEC Zwolle '82 1 6–4 win 1
6 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 17 years, 190 days 15 November 1964 GVAV 1 3–1 loss 1
7 Netherlands Bryan Roy 17 years, 206 days 6 September 1987 FC Twente 1 6–1 win 1
8 Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 17 years, 238 days 27 March 1994 Feyenoord 1 2–1 loss 2
9 Netherlands Piet Keizer 17 years, 250 days 19 February 1961 PSV 1 1–3 win 2
10 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 17 years, 252 days 20 October 2000 Roda JC 1 4–2 win 5
11 Netherlands Jorrel Hato 17 years, 264 days 26 November 2023 Vitesse 1 5–0 win 22
12 Netherlands Wim Kieft 17 years, 285 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 2 2–4 win 2
13 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 17 years, 288 days 22 February 1987 HFC Haarlem 1 6–0 win 2
14 Netherlands Marciano Vink 17 years, 319 days 31 August 1988 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–1 win 1
15 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard 17 years, 328 days 23 August 1980 Go Ahead Eagles 1 2–4 win 1
16 Netherlands Ryan Babel 17 years, 337 days 20 November 2004 De Graafschap 1 0–5 win 2
17 Netherlands Sonny Silooy 17 years, 364 days 30 August 1981 De Graafschap 1 9–1 win 2
18 Netherlands Nordin Wooter 18 years, 4 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 1
19 Netherlands Richard Witschge 18 years, 28 days 18 October 1987 FC Volendam 1 2–1 win 4
20 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 18 years, 58 days 28 August 1994 RKC Waalwijk 1 3–1 win 1
21 Denmark Søren Lerby 18 years, 78 days 19 April 1976 NAC 1 5–0 win 3
22 Netherlands Ruud Kaiser 18 years, 102 days 7 April 1979 MVV 1 6–0 win 3
23 Netherlands Bob Westra 18 years, 146 days 15 March 1959 VVV 1 3–0 win 1
24 Netherlands Edwin Bakker 18 years, 149 days 30 January 1983 HFC Haarlem 1 6–1 win 1
25 Denmark Viktor Fischer 18 years, 155 days 11 November 2012 PEC Zwolle 2 2–4 win 3
26 Belgium Tom De Mul 18 years, 164 days 15 August 2004 Twente 1 2–3 win 3
27 Romania Nicolae Mitea 18 years, 195 days 5 October 2003 Groningen 1 1–3 win 2
28 Denmark Christian Eriksen 18 years, 196 days 29 August 2010 De Graafschap 1 0–5 win 19
29 Egypt Mido 18 years, 212 days 23 September 2001 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3–0 win 4
30 Netherlands Edwin Godee 18 years, 223 days 7 May 1983 Helmond Sport 1 1–4 win 1
31 Netherlands Edgar Davids 18 years, 231 days 30 October 1991 Willem II 1 3–0 win 3
32 Netherlands Kiki Musampa 18 years, 234 days 10 March 1996 Twente 1 6–1 win 12
33 Netherlands Siem de Jong 18 years, 252 days 7 October 2007 Sparta Rotterdam 1 2–2 draw 1
34 Netherlands Brian Brobbey 18 years, 272 days 31 October 2020 Fortuna Sittard 1 5–2 win 1
35 Netherlands Davy Klaassen 18 years, 279 days 27 November 2011 NEC 1 0–3 win 1
36 Netherlands John Bosman 18 years, 292 days 20 November 1983 Roda JC 1 2–1 win 1
37 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 18 years, 308 days 13 April 2003 NAC 1 0–3 win 10
38 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 18 years, 336 days 1 November 2003 AZ 1 3–2 win 25
39 Netherlands Donald Feldmann 18 years, 344 days 10 November 1957 NAC 1 3–1 win 1
40 Netherlands Jody Lukoki 18 years, 348 days 29 October 2011 Roda JC 1 0–4 win 4
41 Netherlands Martin van Geel 19 years, 5 days 2 December 1979 FC Den Haag 1 3–0 win 5
42 Netherlands Ton Blanker 19 years, 22 days 7 October 1979 Roda JC 1 4–0 win 5
43 Netherlands Aron Winter 19 years, 36 days 6 April 1986 Roda JC 1 4–0 win 1
44 Denmark Jan Mølby 19 years, 49 days 22 August 1982 Go Ahead Eagles 1 4–1 win 1
45 Netherlands Ricardo Kishna 19 years, 50 days 23 February 2014 AZ 1 4–0 win 1
46 Netherlands Sjaak Swart 19 years, 60 days 1 September 1957 Enschede 1 0–3 win 7
47 Netherlands Tarik Oulida 19 years, 75 days 4 April 1993 Den Bosch 1 4–0 win 1
48 Suriname Clyde Wijnhard 19 years, 84 days 24 January 1993 Dordrecht '90 1 4–1 win 1
49 Netherlands Arno Splinter 19 years, 101 days 24 January 1993 AZ 1 1–1 draw 3
50 Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi 19 years, 107 days 17 August 2014 AZ 1 1–3 win 2
51 Netherlands Dennis Schulp 19 years, 109 days 7 May 1997 Groningen 1 1–1 draw 3
52 Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 19 years, 163 days 6 March 2011 AZ 1 4–0 win 9

Top 5 youngest to score a league own goal[edit]

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

Top 5 youngest to score an own goal

# Name Age Date Opponent
1 Netherlands Fabian Sporkslede 19 years, 65 days 7 October 2012 Utrecht
2 Germany Werner Schaaphok 19 years, 115 days 16 April 1961 ADO Den Haag
3 Netherlands Marciano Vink 19 years, 124 days 11 March 1989 RKC Waalwijk
4 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard 19 years, 136 days 13 February 1982 PEC Zwolle
5 Denmark Jan Mølby 19 years, 140 days 20 November 1982 Utrecht

Top 10 most assists in the Eredivisie of all time[edit]

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

Top 10 most league assists of all-time

# Overall ranking Name Assists Matches played
1 1 Serbia Dušan Tadić 112 249
2 2 Netherlands Piet Keizer 101 363
3 3 Netherlands Sjaak Swart 96 460
4 4 Morocco Hakim Ziyech 87 216
5 5 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 87 308
6 7 Denmark Kenneth Pérez 69 325
7 8 Denmark Dennis Rommedahl 68 269
8 9 Netherlands Steven Berghuis 67 264
9 10 Denmark Lasse Schöne 67 376
10 12 Uruguay Luis Suárez 60 139
  • 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[edit]

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 scored for Ajax in the KNVB Cup:

# Name Goals
1 Netherlands Johan Cruyff 35
2 Netherlands Henk Groot 19
Netherlands Sjaak Swart
4 Netherlands Siem de Jong 17
5 Netherlands John Bosman 16
Netherlands Piet Keizer
Netherlands Dick Schoenaker
8 Denmark Frank Arnesen 15
9 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 14
10 Netherlands Marco van Basten 12
Uruguay Luis Suárez
12 Netherlands Ruud Geels 11
Netherlands Cees Groot
Sweden Stefan Pettersson
15 Netherlands Wim Kieft 10
Denmark Søren Lerby
Netherlands Co Prins
18 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 9
19 Suriname Dean Gorré 8
Finland Jari Litmanen
Poland Arkadiusz Milik
22 Netherlands Ronald de Boer 7
Netherlands Theo Brokmann
Netherlands Edgar Davids
Netherlands Dick van Dijk
Denmark Viktor Fischer
Netherlands Jan-Willem Lucas
Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
Serbia Dušan Tadić
Brazil Wamberto
30 Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 6
Brazil Danilo
Morocco Zakaria Labyad
Netherlands Tschen La Ling
Netherlands Klaas Nuninga
Netherlands Gerald Vanenburg
35 Netherlands Ryan Babel 5
Netherlands Frank de Boer
England Ray Clarke
Austria Felix Gasselich
Netherlands Ronald Koeman
Netherlands Gerrie Mühren
Denmark Dan Petersen
Denmark Lasse Schöne
Netherlands Jan Seelen
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder
Netherlands Demy de Zeeuw

Most goals in a single cup match[edit]

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.

Most goals scored in a single KNVB Cup match:

# Season Name Opponent Goals
1 2014–15 Poland Arkadiusz Milik JOS Watergraafsmeer 6
2009–10 Uruguay Luis Suárez WHC
3 2021–22 Brazil Danilo Excelsior Maassluis 4
1997–98 Suriname Dean Gorré MVV
1977–78 Netherlands Ruud Geels EVV
1965–66 Netherlands Johan Cruyff Veendam
7 2019–20 Netherlands Siem de Jong Spakenburg 3
2017–18 Denmark Kasper Dolberg Scheveningen
1997–98 Finland Jari Litmanen PSV
1992–93 Netherlands Edgar Davids Feyenoord
1988–89 Netherlands Aron Winter SVV
1987–88 Netherlands John Bosman Quick Boys
1983–84 Austria Felix Gasselich HOV
1982–83 Netherlands Dick Schoenaker Roda JC
1980–81 Netherlands Wim Kieft Twente
SVV
1974–75 Netherlands Ruud Geels Helmond Sport
1960–61 Netherlands Henk Groot Cambuur
NAC
Netherlands Co Prins Zeist
Rapidistas
1958–59 Netherlands Jan Seelen JOS
1942–43 Netherlands Gerrit Fischer Wageningen
1916–17 Netherlands Theo Brokmann Tubantia
Netherlands Jan Schäfer Hengelo

KNVB Cup top scorers[edit]

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

Ajax players who finished as KNVB Cup top scorers

Season Name Goals
1986–87 Netherlands Marco van Basten 7
1993–94 Sweden Stefan Pettersson 4
2009–10 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 6
2009–10 Uruguay Luis Suárez 9
2014–15 Poland Arkadiusz Milik 8
2021–22 Brazil Danilo 6

Highest scoring in the Champions League[edit]

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.

Most goals scored for Ajax in the Champions League:

# Name Goals
1 Finland Jari Litmanen 20
2 Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller 11
3 Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 9
Serbia Dušan Tadić
5 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 6
6 Netherlands Donny van de Beek 5
Netherlands Nigel de Jong
Belgium Wesley Sonck
Morocco Hakim Ziyech
10 Netherlands Ronald de Boer 4
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Netherlands Siem de Jong
Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart

Highest scoring in Europe (all competitions)[edit]

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
Rank Goals Player Last score Tournament
1 26 Finland Jari Litmanen[19] 23 Apr 2003 2002–03 Champions League
2 25 Netherlands Johan Cruyff[20] 7 Mar 1973 1972–73 European Cup
3 19 Serbia Dušan Tadić[21] 23 Feb 2022 2021–22 Champions League
4 17 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar[22] 6 Aug 2019 2019–20 Champions League
Netherlands Sjaak Swart[23] 8 Nov 1972 1972–73 European Cup
6 16 Netherlands Davy Klaassen[24] 12 Oct 2022 2022–23 Champions League
Uruguay Luis Suárez[25] 25 Aug 2010 2010–11 Champions League
Denmark Søren Lerby[26] 15 Sep 1982 1982–83 European Cup
9 14 Netherlands Piet Keizer[27] 21 Mar 1973 1973–74 European Cup
Netherlands Ruud Geels[28] 28 Sep 1977 1977–78 European Cup
11 12 Netherlands Gerrie Mühren[29] 1 Oct 1975 1975–76 UEFA Cup
Netherlands John Bosman 9 Mar 1988 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
Sweden Stefan Pettersson[30] 3 Nov 1993 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup
14 11 Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller[31] 7 Dec 2021 2021–22 Champions League
15 10 Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp[32] 4 Nov 1992 1992–93 UEFA Cup
Morocco Hakim Ziyech[33] 27 Nov 2019 2019–20 Champions League
Denmark Lasse Schöne[34] 13 Feb 2019 2018–19 Champions League
Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze[35] 9 Nov 2000 2000–01 UEFA Cup
19 9 Netherlands Donny van de Beek[36] 5 Nov 2019 2019–20 Champions League
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert[37] 5 Mar 1997 1996–97 Champions League
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović[38] 22 Oct 2003 2003–04 Champions League

Players with most appearances[edit]

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

Most successful managers[edit]

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

Managers who have won the most national titles for Ajax

# Name Titles won Seasons
1 England Jack Reynolds 8 1917–18, 1918–19, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47
2 Netherlands Rinus Michels 4 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70
Netherlands Frank de Boer 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
4 Netherlands Louis van Gaal 3 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
Netherlands Erik ten Hag 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
6 Hungary Ștefan Kovács 2 1971–72, 1972–73
Netherlands Leo Beenhakker 1979–80, 1989–90
Netherlands Ronald Koeman 2001–02, 2003–04
9 Austria Karl Humenberger 1 1956–57
England Vic Buckingham 1959–60
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tomislav Ivić 1976–77
Netherlands Cor Brom 1978–79
Germany Kurt Linder 1981–82
Netherlands Aad de Mos 1982–83
Driemanschap* 1984–85
Denmark Morten Olsen 1997–98

Managers with consecutive titles[edit]

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

Managers who have won the most consecutive national titles for Ajax

# Name Titles won Years
1 Netherlands Frank de Boer 4 2011–2014
2 Netherlands Rinus Michels 3 1966–1968
Netherlands Louis van Gaal 1994–1996
Netherlands Erik ten Hag* 2019–2022
5 Hungary Ștefan Kovács 2 1972–1973

Top 25 most expensive transfers[edit]

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

# Player Position Age Previous club Season Transfer fee
1 Netherlands Steven Bergwijn Winger 24 England Tottenham Hotspur 2022–23 €31.25 million
2 Croatia Josip Šutalo Center back 23 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2023–24 €23.5 million
3 Ivory Coast Sébastien Haller Striker 26 England West Ham United 2020–21 €22.5 million
4 Nigeria Calvin Bassey Center back 22 Scotland Rangers 2022–23 €22 million
5 Brazil David Neres Winger 19 Brazil São Paulo 2017–18 €17.4 million
6 Netherlands Brian Brobbey Striker 20 Germany RB Leipzig 2022–23 €17 million
7 Serbia Miralem Sulejmani Winger 19 Netherlands Heerenveen 2008–09 €16.25 million
8 Netherlands Daley Blind Left back 28 England Manchester United 2018–19 €16 million
9 Georgia (country) Georges Mikautadze Striker 22 France Metz 2023–24 €16 million
10 Brazil Antony Winger 19 Brazil São Paulo 2020–21 €15.75 million
11 Netherlands Quincy Promes Winger 27 Spain Sevilla 2019–20 €15.7 million
12 Mexico Edson Álvarez Center back 21 Mexico América

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