2004–05 AFC Ajax season

During the 2004–05 season AFC Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup.

AFC Ajax
2004–05 season
ChairmanJohn Jaakke
ManagerRonald Koeman (until 25 February)
Danny Blind
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupSemi-final
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupRound of 32
Johan Cruijff SchaalRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wesley Sneijder and Ryan Babel (7)

All:
Ryan Babel (9)

Pre-season

The first training session for the 2004–05 season was held on July 7, 2004. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training camp in De Lutte, Netherlands at the De Thij Sportpark. During the pre-season, the squad played friendly matches against FC Omniworld, DOS '19, Excelsior '31, HSV de Zuidvogels, Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town. They then returned to Amsterdam to play Panathinaikos and Arsenal in the annual Amsterdam Tournament.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisieUEFA C.L.KNVB Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Romania ROU Bogdan Lobonţ 906+102000
2 DF Tunisia TUN Hatem Trabelsi 3202406020
3 DF Netherlands NED John Heitinga 35123+316030
4 DF France FRA Julien Escudé 37526+254+2030
5 DF Brazil BRA Maxwell 39328+137030
6 MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Galásek 16311+223100
7 FW Argentina ARG Mauro Rosales 30620+256021
8 MF South Africa RSA Steven Pienaar 30421+34401+10
9 FW Greece GRE Angelos Charisteas 16512+14002+11
10 MF Netherlands NED Rafael van der Vaart 31720+266+1120
12 MF Ghana GHA Anthony Obodai 1906+704+1010
16 MF Netherlands NED Nigel de Jong 41626+55811+10
17 FW Greece GRE Yannis Anastasiou 1748+640+200+10
18 MF Netherlands NED Wesley Sneijder 40825+576+1031
20 FW Netherlands NED Daniël de Ridder 2032+1320+5100
21 GK Netherlands NED Maarten Stekelenburg 16010+104010
23 DF Czech Republic CZE Zdeněk Grygera 2541845020
25 DF Brazil BRA Filipe Luís 00000000
26 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro 1521220+1020
27 FW Belgium BEL Tom de Mul 71610+1000
28 MF Morocco MAR Nourdin Boukhari 30416+743+3010
29 FW Romania ROU Nicolae Mitea 29310+1124+2120
30 FW Belgium BEL Stanley Aborah 700+401+2000
31 GK South Africa RSA Hans Vonk 23018+102020
32 MF Netherlands Antilles ANT Vurnon Anita 00000000
35 MF Netherlands NED Urby Emanuelson 502+100+100+10
38 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Lindgren 503+100+1000
39 FW Argentina ARG Gastón Sangoy 00000000
45 DF Netherlands NED Michael Timisela 00000000
49 FW Netherlands NED Ryan Babel 27913+77411+21
56 MF Belgium BEL Jan Vertonghen 00000000
57 DF Netherlands NED Ruud Kras 00000000
58 MF Netherlands NED Donovan Slijngard 00000000
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
9 FW Sweden SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović 33330000
11 FW Belgium BEL Tom Soetaers 00000000
15 DF United States USA John O'Brien 10100000
19 FW Belgium BEL Wesley Sonck 1324+513+1100
65 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Rusculleda 00000000

2004–05 selection by nationality

Nationality Netherlands Belgium Brazil Czech Republic Greece Romania South Africa Argentina Ghana France Morocco Tunisia Netherlands Antilles Sweden Total Players
Current squad selection 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 5 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 1 9
Players out on loan 2 2 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings

Standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Yellow card
Red cards
Red card
2 34 24 5 5 77 50 33 41 0

Points by match day

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 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 77

Total points by match day

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 3 6 7 8 11 14 15 15 15 18 21 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 41 41 44 47 50 53 56 56 56 59 62 65 68 71 74 77 77

Standing by match day

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 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Goals by match day

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 3 6 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 5 4 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 2 50

Statistics for the 2004–05 season

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2004–05 season.
Friendlies Amsterdam
Tournament
Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie Total
Matches 10213623458
Wins 8102112437
Draws 11001058
Losses 101141513
Home 1211311726
Away 9002311732
Yellow cards Yellow card 62371454490
Red cards Red card 00010528
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow card Yellow-red card 00010203
Number of substitutes used upward-facing green arrowdownward-facing red arrow 50521023858177
Goals for 620215176610172
Goals against 72131241470
Balance +55-2+1+12+5+25+6+102
Clean sheets 7001212224
Penalties for 30000306
Penalties against 00001304

2004–05 team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)
European Union UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Maccabi Tel Aviv (2–0)
European Union UEFA Cup AFC Ajax – AJ Auxerre (1–0)
Netherlands Eredivisie FC Den Bosch – AFC Ajax (5–0)
De Graafschap – AFC Ajax (5–0)
Biggest loss Spain Friendly match FC Barcelona – AFC Ajax (2–1)
Netherlands KNVB Cup Willem II – AFC Ajax (1–0)
European Union UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)
European Union UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – PSV (0–4)
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match DOS '19 – AFC Ajax (0–15)
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – SC Heerenveen (2–0)
ADO Den Haag – AFC Ajax (0–2)
European Union UEFA Champions League Bayern München – AFC Ajax (4–0)
European Union UEFA Cup AJ Auxerre – AFC Ajax (3–1)
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – NAC Breda (6–2)

Top scorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1 Greece Yannis Anastasiou 14
2 Belgium Wesley Sonck 6
3 Romania Nicolae Mitea 5
Sweden Rasmus Lindgren 5
5 Belgium Tom de Mul 4
Brazil Maxwell 4
7 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 2
Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 2
South Africa Steven Pienaar 2
10 Belgium Tom Soetaers 1
Finland Petri Pasanen 1
Ghana Anthony Obodai 1
Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 1
Netherlands Victor Sikora 1
Greece Angelos Charisteas 1
France Julien Escudé 1
Total 51

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name
1 South Africa Steven Pienaar 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Total 2

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 7
Netherlands Ryan Babel 7
3 Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 6
4 Netherlands Nigel de Jong 5
Argentina Mauro Rosales 5
France Julien Escudé 5
7 South Africa Steven Pienaar 4
Czech Republic Zdeněk Grygera 4
Morocco Nourdin Boukhari 4
Greece Yannis Anastasiou 4
Greece Angelos Charisteas 4
12 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 3
Brazil Maxwell 3
14 Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek 2
Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 2
Romania Nicolae Mitea 2
Netherlands Hedwiges Maduro 2
18 Belgium Tom de Mul 1
Netherlands John Heitinga 1
Belgium Wesley Sonck 1
Own goals Netherlands Mike Zonneveld (NAC Breda) 1
Netherlands Dave Bus (De Graafschap) 1
Total 74

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1 Belgium Wesley Sonck 1
Netherlands Nigel de Jong 1
Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart 1
Netherlands Daniël de Ridder 1
Czech Republic Tomáš Galásek 1
Romania Nicolae Mitea 1
Total 6

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1 Greece Angelos Charisteas 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 1
Argentina Mauro Rosales 1
Total 4

UEFA Cup

Nr. Name
1 Brazil Maxwell 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Total 2

Amsterdam Tournament

Nr. Name
1 Belgium Wesley Sonck 2
2 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 1
Total 3

Placements

Friendlies Amsterdam Tournament Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Eredivisie
Status 10 played, 8 wins, 1 draw, 1 lossWinnersRunner-up
Last opponent:
FC Utrecht
Semifinals
Last opponent:
Willem II
3rd place in Group C
Placement for: UEFA Cup
Eliminated in Round of 32
Last opponent: Auxerre
2nd place
77 points in 34 matches
qualified for UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds

Results

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

8 August 2004 Ajax 2–4 Utrecht Amsterdam
18:00 CET Pienaar 51'
Sneijder 80'
Report Schut 72'
Somers 87', 90'
Douglas 95'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Dick van Egmond

Eredivisie

15 August 2004 1 Twente 2–3 Ajax Enschede
11:30 Touzani 48'
Nkufo 66'
Report De Mul 30'
Van der Vaart 40'
Ibrahimović 46'
Stadium: Arke Stadion
Attendance: 13,250
Referee: Ruud Bossen
22 August 2004 2 Ajax 6–2 NAC Breda Amsterdam
13:30 Ibrahimović 13', 76'
Zonneveld 41' (o.g.)
Heitinga 51'
Sneijder 70'
Maxwell 86'
Report Cornelisse 11'
Slot 82'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,124
Referee: Jan Wegereef
29 August 2004 3 Ajax 1–1 Utrecht Amsterdam
13:30 Pienaar 62' Report Douglas 20' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,932
Referee: Roelof Luinge
12 September 2004 4 ADO Den Haag 3–3 Ajax The Hague
11:30 Van der Gun 44'
Den Ouden 68' (pen.)
Stroeve 83'
Report Sonck 7'
Pienaar 14'
Boukhari 31'
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ben Haverkort
19 September 2004 5 Den Bosch 0–5 Ajax 's-Hertogenbosch
11:30 Report Sneijder 13'
Van der Vaart 41', 90'
Grygera 58'
De Jong 74'
Stadium: De Vliert
Attendance: 7.023
Referee: Dick van Egmond
25 September 2004 6 Ajax 1–0 Roda JC Amsterdam
19:30 Anastasiou 88' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48.370
Referee: Pieter Vink
3 October 2004 7 AZ 0–0 Ajax Alkmaar
11:30 Jaliens Red card Report Stadium: Alkmaarder Hout
Attendance: 7,687
Referee: Jack van Hulten
16 October 2004 8 Ajax 1–3 Heerenveen Amsterdam
19:15 Anastasiou 33' Report Yıldırım 53'
Väyrynen 61'
Selaković 86'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,214
Referee: Johan Verbist
24 October 2004 9 PSV 2–0 Ajax Eindhoven
11:30 Lee 39'
De Jong 49'
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dick van Egmond
31 October 2004 10 Ajax 1–0 N.E.C. Amsterdam
13:30 Van der Vaart 24' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46.345
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
7 November 2004 11 Willem II 1–3 Ajax Tilburg
11:30 Grygera 13' (o.g.) Report Rosales 36', 43'
Maxwell 62'
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 13,100
Referee: Jan Wegereef
14 November 2004 12 Ajax 1–1 Feyenoord Amsterdam
11:30 Rosales 27' Report Kuyt 44' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49.557
Referee: Pieter Vink
20 November 2004 13 De Graafschap 0–5 Ajax Doetinchem
18:30 Report Escudé 47', 65'
Bus 53' (o.g.)
Babel 66'
Galásek 71'
Stadium: De Vijverberg
Attendance: 11.000
Referee: Dick Jol
28 November 2004 14 Ajax 4–1 RBC Roosendaal Amsterdam
13:30 Anastasiou 13'
Maxwell 33'
Escudé 51'
Rosales 83'
Report De Graaf 23' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,697
Referee: Peter van Dongen
3 December 2004 15 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 Ajax Waalwijk
19:00 Fuchs 7' Report Sneijder 11'
Rosales 36'
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: René Temmink
12 December 2004 16 Ajax 1–0 Vitesse Arnhem Amsterdam
13:30 Babel 88' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,214
Referee: Tom van Sichem
19 December 2004 17 Groningen 0–4 Ajax Groningen
13:30 Report Sneijder 58'
Mitea 64'
Babel 74', 78'
Stadium: Euroborg
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
23 January 2005 18 Utrecht 0–2 Ajax Utrecht
11:30 Report Sneijder 66'
Babel 90'
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Attendance: 22.600
Referee: Roelof Luinge
15 January 2005 19 Ajax 0–0 ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
13:30 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,199
Referee: Ruud Bossen
6 February 2005 20 Ajax 1–2 Twente Amsterdam
13:30 Escudé 6' Report Nkufo 36'
Touma 67'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,868
Referee: René Temmink
13 February 2005 21 NAC Breda 1–2 Ajax Breda
11:30 Cornelisse 54' Report Boukhari 3', 88' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15,103
Referee: Pieter Vink
20 February 2005 22 Ajax 2–0 Den Bosch Amsterdam
13:30 De Ridder 90'
Boukhari 90'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,619
Referee: Jack van Hulten
27 February 2005 23 Roda JC 1–2 Ajax Kerkrade
11:30 Rosenberg 55' Report Charisteas 33'
Escudé 42'
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Ben Haverkort
6 March 2005 24 Ajax AZ Amsterdam
14:30 Match rescheduled for 10 April 2005 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: -
Referee: -
13 March 2005 25 N.E.C. 0–1 Ajax Nijmegen
11:30 Report Maduro 55' Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Joeri van de Velde
20 March 2005 26 Ajax 0–4 PSV Amsterdam
11:30 Report Cocu 24'
Van Bommel 45', 54' (pen.), 59'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,765
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
2 April 2005 27 Heerenveen 2–1 Ajax Heerenveen
18:30 Seip 63'
Samaras 87'
Report Charisteas 34' Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Dick Jol
7 April 2005 28 Ajax 2–0 Willem II Amsterdam
19:15 Mitea 20'
Babel 90'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 45,216
Referee: Kevin Blom
10 April 2005 24 Ajax 4–2 AZ Amsterdam
13:30 De Jong 19', 42'
Sneijder 51'
Pienaar 62'
Report Nelisse 38'
Sektioui 86'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,882
Referee: Dick van Egmond
17 April 2005 29 Feyenoord 2–3 Ajax Rotterdam
11:30 Kalou 48'
Kuyt 80'
Report De Jong 57'
Grygera 86'
Maduro 90'
Stadium: Feyenoordstadion
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: René Temmink
24 April 2005 30 Ajax 1–0 De Graafschap Amsterdam
13:30 Anastasiou 86' Report Kalezić Red card 34' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,707
Referee: Fred Sterk
30 April 2005 31 RBC Roosendaal 1–4 Ajax Roosendaal
17:30 Smolders 80' Report Pienaar 23'
Sneijder 38'
Charisteas 39'
Galásek 62' (pen.)
Stadium: Vast & Goed Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer
7 May 2005 32 Ajax 4–0 RKC Waalwijk Amsterdam
18:30 Babel 34'
Grygera 37'
De Jong 77'
Charisteas 89'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48,672
Referee: Ben Haverkort
15 May 2005 33 Vitesse Arnhem 0–2 Ajax Arnhem
13:30 Report Grygera 56'
Van der Vaart 80'
Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 22,631
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
22 May 2005 34 Ajax 2–1 Groningen Amsterdam
13:30 Van der Vaart 64'
De Ridder 77'
Report Nevland 44' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 49,147
Referee: Tom van Sichem

KNVB Cup

27 January 2005 Round of 16 Ajax 2–0 Heerenveen Amsterdam
20:45 Charisteas 88'
Babel 90'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ben Haverkort
2 March 2005 Quarterfinals ADO Den Haag 0–2 Ajax The Hague
21:00 Report Sneijder 54'
Rosales 90'
Stadium: Zuiderpark Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Eric Brramhaar
21 April 2005 Semifinals Willem II 1–0 Ajax Tilburg
20:45 Caluwé 38'} Report Stadium: Willem II Stadion
Attendance: 14.500
Referee: Roelof Luinge

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 651061+516
Germany Bayern München 6312125+710
Netherlands Ajax 6114610−44
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6114412−84
15 September 2004 1 Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Italy Juventus Amsterdam
19:45 Report Nedvěd 42' Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
28 September 2004 2 Bayern München Germany 4–0 Netherlands Ajax Munich, Germany
19:45 Makaay 28', 43', 50'
Zé Roberto 54'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
19 October 2004 3 Ajax Netherlands 3–0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Amsterdam
19:45 Sonck 5'
De Jong 21'
Van der Vaart 33'
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 48.161
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
3 November 2004 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Ramat Gan, Israel
19:45 Dego 49', 57' Report De Ridder 88' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák ((Slovakia))
23 November 2004 5 Juventus Italy 1–0 Netherlands Ajax Turin, Italy
19:45 Zalayeta 15' Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 6,865
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
8 December 2004 6 Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Germany Bayern München Amsterdam
19:45 Galásek 39'
Mitea 64'
Report Makaay 9'
Ballack 78'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,019
Referee: Lucílio Batista ((Portugal))

UEFA Cup

Round of 32
16 February 2005 1st leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0 France Auxerre Amsterdam
19:00 Maxwell 36' Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 42,319
Referee: Jaroslav Jára (Czech Republic)
24 February 2005 2nd leg Auxerre France 3–1
(3–2 agg.)
Netherlands Ajax Auxerre, France
19:45 Kalou 31'
Cheyrou 55'
Mathis 86'
Report Babel 36' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Olegario Benquerenca (Portugal)

Amsterdam Tournament

30 July 2004 Ajax Netherlands 3–2 Greece Panathinaikos Amsterdam
21:15 Ibrahimović 54'
Sonck 62', 64' (pen.)
Report Maxwell 76' (o.g.)
Konstantinou 82'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere
1 August 2004 Ajax Netherlands 0–0 England Arsenal Amsterdam
21:15 Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: René Temmink
Final standings of the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2004
Team Pld W D L GF Pts
Netherlands Ajax 211037
Argentina River Plate 211015
Greece Panathinaikos 200222
England Arsenal 202002

Friendlies

10 July 2004 FC Omniworld Netherlands 1–5 Netherlands Ajax Almere, Netherlands
15:00 Çakır 27' Report De Jong 10'
Soetaers 17'
Pasanen 23'
De Mul 35'
Obodai 67'
Stadium: FBK-Sportpark
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: -
13 July 2004 DOS '19 Netherlands 0–15 Netherlands Ajax Denekamp, Netherlands
18:45 Report Lindgren 13'
Anastasiou 22', 72', 78', 83', 87'
De Ridder 27', 75'
Mitea 40', 43'
Sonck 50', 85', 90'
Maxwell 66'
De Mul 70'
Stadium: Sportpark De Molendijk
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: -
15 July 2004 Excelsior '31 Netherlands 1–9 Netherlands Ajax Rijssen, Netherlands
19:30 Scheppink 57' Report De Mul 6'
De Jong 9'
Maxwell 14'
Anastasiou 19', 21', 48', 85'
Mitea 30'
Sonck 34'
Stadium: Sportpark De Koerbelt
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: -
17 July 2004 HSV de Zuidvogels Netherlands 0–9 Netherlands Ajax Huizen, Netherlands
15:00 Report Maduro 7'
Mitea 13'
De Mul 22'
Anastasiou 47', 64', 71', 76'
Sikora 58'
Pienaar 85'
Stadium: Sportpark De Wolfskamer
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: -
21 July 2004 Queens Park Rangers England 0–1 Netherlands Ajax London, England
15:00 Report Lindgren 59' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: -
23 July 2004 Luton Town England 0–4 Netherlands Ajax Luton, England
19:30 Report Pienaar 8'
Sonck 39', 71'
Maxwell 45'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: -
14 December 2004 FC Barcelona Spain 2–1 Netherlands Ajax Elche, Spain
21:30 Eto'o 1', 29' Report Lindgren 89' Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: -
Referee: -
12 January 2005 Ajax Cape Town South Africa 0–3 Netherlands Ajax Cape Town, South Africa
15:30 Report Charisteas 35'
Escudé 60'
Maxwell 85'
Stadium: Newlands Stadium
Attendance: 10.000
16 January 2005 Moroka Swallows South Africa 2–2 Netherlands Ajax Cape Town, South Africa
20:00 McNab 44'
Mukansi 78'
Report Mitea 28'
Anastasiou 69'
Stadium: Newlands Stadium
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: -
9 February 2005 Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Ghana Ghana (national team) Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Lindgren 51', 73' Report Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: -

Transfers

Summer

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2004 to 1 September 2004) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2004.

In

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Kiran BechanForward1 July 2004Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam-
upward-facing green arrowEthiopia Youssouf HersiMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands N.E.C.-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Ruud KrasDefender1 July 2004Netherlands Volendam-
upward-facing green arrowGhana Kwame QuansahMidfielder1 July 2004Sweden AIK-
upward-facing green arrowNetherlands Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands NAC Breda-
Loan
upward-facing green arrowBrazil Filipe LuísDefender1 July 2004Brazil Figueirense-
upward-facing green arrowArgentina Gastón SangoyForward1 July 2004Argentina Boca Juniors-
Transfer
upward-facing green arrowArgentina Mauro RosalesForward30 August 2004Argentina Newell's Old Boys€2.5 million
Free Transfer
upward-facing green arrowSouth Africa Hans VonkGoalkeeper2 June 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-

Out

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrowBelgium Thomas VermaelenDefender2 June 2004Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Victor SikoraMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-
downward-facing red arrowGhana Abubakari YakubuMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Cedric van der GunMidfielder28 July 2004Netherlands ADO Den Haag-
Loan return
downward-facing red arrowSweden Måns SörenssonForward1 July 2004Sweden Landskrona BoIS-
Transfer
downward-facing red arrowBelgium Jelle van DammeDefender9 June 2004England Southampton€2.9 million
downward-facing red arrowFinland Petri PasanenMidfielder20 July 2004Germany Werder Bremen€3.5 million
downward-facing red arrowSweden Zlatan IbrahimovićForward22 August 2004Italy Juventus€16 million
Free
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Jamal AkacharForward30 April 2004Netherlands Cambuur-
downward-facing red arrowDenmark Michael Krohn-DehliForward6 May 2004Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
downward-facing red arrowEthiopia Youssouf HersiMidfielder11 June 2004Netherlands Heerenveen-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Sander BoschkerGoalkeeper1 July 2004Netherlands Twente-
downward-facing red arrowAustralia Jason CulinaMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Twente-
downward-facing red arrowBosnia and Herzegovina Siniša GagulaDefender1 July 2004Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Richard KnopperMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem-
downward-facing red arrowFinland Jussi KujalaMidfielder1 July 2004Finland Tampere United-
downward-facing red arrowFinland Jari LitmanenMidfielder1 July 2004Finland Lahti-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands John NieuwenburgMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Dordrecht-
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Stefano SeedorfMidfielder1 July 2004Netherlands Groningen-
downward-facing red arrowEcuador José ValenciaMidfielder14 July 2004Netherlands N.E.C.-
downward-facing red arrowGhana Kwame QuansahMidfielder10 August 2004Netherlands Heracles Almelo-

Winter

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2005 to 1 February 2005) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2004–05.

In

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Transfer
upward-facing green arrowGreece Angelos CharisteasForward22 December 2004Germany Werder Bremen€4.5 million

Out

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrowBelgium Wesley SonckForward1 January 2005Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach-
Free
downward-facing red arrowNetherlands Kiran BechanForward19 November 2004Netherlands Groningen-
downward-facing red arrowBelgium Tom SoetaersForward4 January 2005Belgium Racing Genk-
downward-facing red arrowUnited States John O'BrienMidfielder1 February 2005Netherlands ADO Den Haag-

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