2019–20 AFC Ajax season
During the 2019–20 season, Ajax participated in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the Johan Cruyff Shield.
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Owner | AFC Ajax N.V. | ||
| CEO | Edwin van der Sar | ||
| Manager | Erik ten Hag | ||
| Stadium | Johan Cruyff Arena | ||
| Eredivisie | 1st (no title awarded) | ||
| KNVB Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | ||
| Johan Cruyff Shield | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Quincy Promes (12) All: Quincy Promes Dušan Tadić (16 each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 54,022 (vs. Willem II, 6 December 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 51,441 (vs. Lille, 17 September 2019) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 53,342 | ||
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 21 April, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that events that require a permit are forbidden until 1 September. This meant that football matches were also not allowed, resulting in the end of the 2019–20 Eredivisie season.[1] As a result, the KNVB decided on 24 April to maintain the current league positions but not to appoint a champion. Since Ajax was in first place on 8 March (after the last completed round), it was awarded the highest 2020–21 UEFA Champions League spot without being crowned as national champion.[2]
Squad
Squad information
- As of 21 February 2020[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2019 to 31 August 2019) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2019. For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2020 to 1 February 2020) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2019–20.
In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF |  Răzvan Marin |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Standard Liège |
Transfer | €12,500,000 | [4] |
| 1 July 2019 | DF |  Lisandro Martínez |
Defensa y Justicia |
Transfer | €7,000,000 | [5] |
| 1 July 2019 | DF |  Kik Pierie |
Heerenveen |
Transfer | €5,000,000 | [6] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Kjell Scherpen |
Emmen |
Transfer | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Quincy Promes |
 Sevilla |
Transfer | €15,700,000[lower-alpha 1] | [8] |
| 1 July 2019 | GK |  Bruno Varela |
Benfica |
Loan | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Siem de Jong |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sydney FC |
Loan return | ||
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Benjamin van Leer |
NAC Breda |
Loan return | ||
| 19 July 2019 | DF |  Edson Álvarez |
América |
Transfer | €15,000,000 | [10] |
| 11 January 2020 | FW | Ryan Babel |
 Galatasaray |
Loan | Undisclosed | [11] |
- Fee may eventually rise to €17,200,000.
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Frenkie de Jong |
Barcelona |
Transfer | €75,000,000[lower-alpha 1] | [12] |
| 1 July 2019 | DF |  Maximilian Wöber |
Sevilla |
Transfer[lower-alpha 2] | €10,500,000[lower-alpha 3] | [13] |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Daley Sinkgraven |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
Transfer | €5,000,000 | [14] |
| 9 July 2019 | FW |  Václav Černý |
Utrecht |
Transfer | €900,000 | [15] |
| 15 July 2019 | GK |  Kostas Lamprou |
Vitesse |
Free transfer | [16] | |
| 18 July 2019 | DF | Matthijs de Ligt |
 Juventus |
Transfer | €75,000,000 | [17] |
| 19 July 2019 | DF |  Rasmus Nissen |
Red Bull Salzburg |
Transfer | €5,000,000 | [18] |
| 9 August 2019 | MF | Lasse Schöne |
Genoa |
Transfer | €1,500,000 | [19] |
| 29 August 2019 | FW | Kasper Dolberg |
 Nice |
Transfer | €20,500,000 | [20] |
| 30 August 2019 | MF | Dani de Wit |
AZ |
Transfer | €2,000,000 | [21] |
| 2 September 2019 | FW |  Mateo Cassierra |
Belenenses |
Transfer | €2,500,000 | [22] |
| 30 December 2019 | DF | Luis Manuel Orejuela |
 Cruzeiro |
Transfer | €1,350,000 | [23] |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | Kaj Sierhuis |
Reims |
Transfer[lower-alpha 4] | €4,000,000 | [24] |
| 20 February 2020 | MF | Siem de Jong |
 FC Cincinnati |
Free transfer | [25] | |
- Fee may eventually rise to €86,000,000.
- Obligated transfer, previously out on loan until 30 June 2019.
- Fee may eventually rise to €11,000,000.
- Was out on loan to Groningen until 30 June 2020.
On loan
| Date | Position | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
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| 5 July 2019 | FW |  Dennis Johnsen |
PEC Zwolle |
Loan | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 2 September 2019 | DF | Lisandro Magallán |
Alavés |
Loan | Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] | [27] |
| 18 January 2020 | MF | Noa Lang |
Twente |
Loan | Undisclosed | [28] |
| 27 January 2020 | FW |  Hassane Bandé |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thun |
Loan | Undisclosed | [29] |
- Out on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy for an undisclosed amount.
Transfer summary
Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 25 June 2019 | Quick '20 | 2–11 | Ajax | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Zwienenberg  12'Kemna 38' |
Report | Huntelaar 2', 6' (pen.) Leenders 15' (o.g.)Černý 21', 32', 35'Lang 40'Jensen 63', 86'De Wit 68' (pen.)Brobbey 89' |
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde |
| 29 June 2019 | Ajax | 1–1 | Aalborg BK | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
| 12:00 CEST | Danilo 49' |
Report | Van Weert 17' |
Stadium: Sportpark Vondersweijde |
| 6 July 2019 | Ajax | 5–2 | Anderlecht | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | De Wit 25', 27' Pierie 48'Jensen 55'Huntelaar 61' |
Report | Sam 44' Mbodji 67' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 14 July 2019 | Ajax | 2–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Mittersill, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST | Dolberg 28' Huntelaar 71' |
Report | Frei 76' |
Stadium: Waldstadion Mittersill |
| 18 July 2019 | Ajax | 2–1 |  Watford | Saalfelden, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST | Van de Beek 51' Timber 89' |
Report | Gray 39' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sportplatz Bürgerau Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 22 July 2019 | Ajax | 6–2 | OFI Crete | Epe, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | Huntelaar 4', 59' De Wit 25', 68'Pierie 57'Schöne 80' |
Report | Semedo 7' Tsilianidis 56' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Wachtelenberg |
| 22 July 2019 | Ajax | 1–2 | Panathinaikos | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19:00 CEST | Van de Beek 25' |
Report | Macheda 10', 47' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
| 29 July 2019 | Ajax | 1–1 | Sivasspor | Lisse, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | Huntelaar 74' |
Report | Yandaş 38' |
Stadium: Sportpark Ter Specke |
| 3 September 2019 | Ajax | 3–3 | Utrecht | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | Van Gelderen 5' Eiting 20'De Jong 50' |
Report | Arweiler 27', 37', 90' |
Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 9 October 2019 | Heerenveen | 1–0 | Ajax | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| 14:30 CEST | Bruijn 15' |
Report | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 13 November 2019 | Ajax | 6–1 | Willem II | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst |
| 9 January 2020 | Ajax | 2–0 | KAS Eupen | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 17:00 (19:00 AST) | De Jong 20' Traoré 33' |
Report | Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium |
| 11 January 2020 | Ajax | 3−1 | Club Brugge | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 17:00 (19:00 AST) | Kossounou 13' (o.g.) Ziyech 15'Promes 52' |
Report | Van den Keybus 83' |
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Eredivisie | 3 August 2019 | 7 March 2020 | Matchday 1 | 1st (no title awarded) | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 72.00 |
| KNVB Cup | 18 December 2019 | 4 March 2020 | Second round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 75.00 |
| Johan Cruyff Shield | 27 July 2019 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Champions League | 6 August 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Third qualifying round | Group stage | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 50.00 |
| Europa League | 20 February 2020 | 27 February 2020 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 105 | 40 | +65 | 66.67 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Eredivisie
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajax | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | AZ | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 17 | +37 | 56 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 49 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Willem II | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 44 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
Source: eredivisie.nl
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[30]
Rules for classification: Season in progress: 1) Most points won; 2) Less points lost; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Alphabetical order; End of season: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off if relevant for deciding champion, relegation or participating in a European league, otherwise by draw. 8) Penalty shoot-out (only after a play-off)[30]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 15 | +13 |
Source: Eredivisie
Results by round
Matches
| 3 August 2019 1 | Vitesse | 2−2 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 18:30 CEST | Bero 13',  23'Bazoer 55', 82'  85' |
Report | Van de Beek 30' Veltman 71'Tagliafico 73'Blind 74'Tadić 75' |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Ajax | 5−0 | Emmen | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 CEST | Van de Beek 27' Ziyech 47'Tadić 66'Huntelaar 80', 88' |
Report | Bakker 90+2' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,124 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 17 August 2019 3 | VVV-Venlo | 1−4 | Ajax | Venlo |
| 19:45 CEST | Van Ooijen 33' R. Janssen 48'Linthorst 89' |
Report | Martínez 27' Van de Beek 42'Ziyech 44'Tadić 49' (pen.)Huntelaar 66'Neres 76' |
Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 1 September 2019 5 | Sparta Rotterdam | 1−4 | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| 14:30 CEST | Rayhi 52' Smeets 59'Dervişoğlu 75' |
Report | Promes 25' Ziyech 31', 60'Tadić 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: Het Kasteel Attendance: 10,599 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis |
| 14 September 2019 6 | Ajax | 4−1 | Heerenveen | Amsterdam |
| 18:30 CEST | Tadić 14' Tagliafico 38', 45+2', 58'Schuurs 52' |
Report | Odgaard 22' Kongolo 36' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,921 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 22 September 2019 7 | PSV | 1−1 | Ajax | Eindhoven |
| 16:45 CEST | Sadílek 35' Malen 77' |
Report | Blind 14' Álvarez 55'Promes 63' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 25 September 2019 4 | Ajax | 5−0 | Fortuna Sittard | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CEST | Promes 50', 68', 83', 82' Neres 53'Harries 77' (o.g.) |
Report | Ciss 76' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 28 September 2019 8 | Ajax | 2−0 | Groningen | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 CEST | Tagliafico 75' Martínez 76'Huntelaar 79' |
Report | Te Wierik 6' Warmerdam 8' 73'Benschop 74' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,228 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 6 October 2019 9 | ADO Den Haag | 0−2 | Ajax | The Hague |
| 12:15 CEST | Meijers 37' Kramer 43'Bakker 62' |
Report | Huntelaar 10' Promes 35'Tagliafico 56'Neres 86' |
Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Attendance: 14,733 Referee: Kevin Blom |
| 19 October 2019 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 1−2 | Ajax | Waalwijk |
| 18:30 CEST | Bakari 63' Spierings 79' |
Report | Tadić 46' Promes 76' |
Stadium: Mandemakers Stadion Attendance: 7,508 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 27 October 2019 11 | Ajax | 4−0 | Feyenoord | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Ziyech 2' Tagliafico 7'Neres 37'Van de Beek 40' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,968 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 1 November 2019 12 | PEC Zwolle | 2−4 | Ajax | Zwolle |
| 20:00 CET | Hamer 7', 35' Saymak 57', 62'Clement 63' |
Report | Promes 6', 11' Neres 20', 88'Van de Beek 66' |
Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 10 November 2019 13 | Ajax | 4−0 | Utrecht | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET | Van de Beek 14', 40' Tadić 24'Martínez 66' |
Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,381 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 23 November 2019 14 | Ajax | 4−1 | Heracles Almelo | Amsterdam |
| 19:45 CET | Promes 26', 60' Labyad 56'Huntelaar 87' |
Report | Dessers 90' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,226 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 1 December 2019 15 | Twente | 2−5 | Ajax | Enschede |
| 12:15 CET | Schenk 11' Nakamura 15'Aitor 19'Roemeratoe 50'Selahi 60' |
Report | Lang 32', 51', 70' Tagliafico 42'Huntelaar 61', 90+6'Mazraoui 90'Marin 90+1' |
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 6 December 2019 16 | Ajax | 0−2 | Willem II | Amsterdam |
| 20:15 CET | Dest 40' |
Report | Llonch 3' Trésor 42' (pen.)Dankerlui 78' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 15 December 2019 17 | AZ | 1−0 | Ajax | Alkmaar |
| 16:45 CET | Svensson 59' Clasie 80'Idrissi 86'Boadu 90' |
Report | Ziyech 69' |
Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 17,002 Referee: Danny Makkelie |
| 22 December 2019 18 | Ajax | 6−1 | ADO Den Haag | Amsterdam |
| 12:15 CET | Ziyech 15' Van de Beek 23'Ekkelenkamp 37'Gravenberch 39'Tadić 48'Traoré 63'Marin 74'Hansen 84'Martínez 90+1' |
Report | Bakker 43' 80' Haye 45+1'Pinas 78'Summerville 89'Goossens 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,976 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 19 January 2020 19 | Ajax | 2−1 | Sparta Rotterdam | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Van de Beek 15' Gravenberch 60'Promes 90+3' |
Report | Piroe 74' Auassar 90+2' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,426 Referee: Allard Lindhout |
| 26 January 2020 20 | Groningen | 2−1 | Ajax | Groningen |
| 14:30 CET | Sierhuis 16' Lundqvist 52', 56'Memišević 77' |
Report | Tagliafico 38' Van de Beek 72', 90+5'Martínez 74'Traoré 90+2' |
Stadium: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion Attendance: 22,315 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 2 February 2020 21 | Ajax | 1−0 | PSV | Amsterdam |
| 16:45 CET | Promes 35' Tadić 47' |
Report | Schwaab 6' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,055 Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 16 February 2020 23 | Ajax | 3–0 | RKC Waalwijk | Amsterdam |
| 14:30 CET | Tadić 13' (pen.) Eiting 50'Traoré 52'Huntelaar 90' |
Report | Meulensteen 76' Gaari 78' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,291 Referee: Dennis Higler |
| 23 February 2020 24 | Heracles Almelo | 1–0 | Ajax | Almelo |
| 16:45 CET | Osman 41' Dessers 77'Kiomourtzoglou 82' |
Report | Gravenberch 61' Babel 70' |
Stadium: Polman Stadion Attendance: 12,080 Referee: Pol van Boekel |
| 1 March 2020 25 | Ajax | 0–2 | AZ | Amsterdam |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Boadu 4' Wijndal 67'Idrissi 74'Leeuwin 79' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,707 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük |
| 7 March 2020 26 | Heerenveen | 1−3 | Ajax | Heerenveen |
| 20:45 CET | Van Bergen 67' Kongolo 89' |
Report | Timber 12' Tadić 57', 60'Promes 63' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 29,950 Referee: Jeroen Manschot |
| 27 | Ajax | Cancelled | Twente | Amsterdam |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 15 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 28 | Feyenoord | Cancelled | Ajax | Rotterdam |
| Report | Stadium: De Kuip | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 22 March 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 29 | Ajax | Cancelled | PEC Zwolle | Amsterdam |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 5 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 22 | Utrecht | Cancelled | Ajax | Utrecht |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 9 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 30 | Emmen | Cancelled | Ajax | Emmen |
| Report | Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 12 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 31 | Ajax | Cancelled | Vitesse | Amsterdam |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 23 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 32 | Willem II | Cancelled | Ajax | Tilburg |
| Report | Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 26 April 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 33 | Ajax | Cancelled | VVV-Venlo | Amsterdam |
| Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 3 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
| 34 | Fortuna Sittard | Cancelled | Ajax | Sittard |
| Report | Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion | |||
| Note: Match was initially scheduled for 10 May 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] | ||||
KNVB Cup
| 18 December 2019 Second round | Telstar | 3−4 | Ajax | Velsen-Zuid |
| 18:30 CET | Korpershoek 44' Benamar 60'Kharchouch 88' |
Report | Lang 25', 67' Dest 28', 57'Ekkelenkamp 48'Huntelaar 90+2' |
Stadium: Rabobank IJmond Stadion Attendance: 4,663 Referee: Joey Kooij |
| 22 January 2020 Round of 16 | Ajax | 7–0 | Spakenburg | Amsterdam |
| 20:45 CET | De Jong 18', 42', 44' Traoré 49', 52'Tadić 55'Ünüvar 86' (pen.) |
Report | Van den Houten 52' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,017 Referee: Richard Martens |
| 12 February 2020 Quarter-finals | Vitesse | 0–3 | Ajax | Arnhem |
| 20:45 CET | Matavž 22' 83' Linssen 90' |
Report | Babel 22', 32' Van de Beek 39'Eiting 69'Gravenberch 76'Tadić 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: GelreDome Attendance: 18,389 Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
| 4 March 2020 Semi-finals | Utrecht | 2−0 | Ajax | Utrecht |
| 20:45 CET | Van de Streek 33' Gustafson 65' (pen.)Klaiber 87' |
Report | Huntelaar 72' Martínez 89' |
Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Björn Kuipers |
Johan Cruyff Shield
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round draw was held on 22 July 2019.[32]
| 6 August 2019 First leg | PAOK | 2−2 | Ajax | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 19:00 CEST | Matos 28', 39' Akpom 32' |
Report | Ziyech 10' Mazraoui 37'Huntelaar 57' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
| 13 August 2019 Second leg | Ajax | 3–2 (5–4 agg.) | PAOK | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 20:30 CEST | Martínez 26' Tadić  32', 43' (pen.), 85' (pen.)Dest 60'Tagliafico 79'Onana 90+4' |
Report | Biseswar 23', 90+3', 79' Pelkas 30'El Kaddouri 50'Paschalakis 55'Giannoulis 65'Matos 85'Crespo 90+5'Limnios 90+5' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 53,942 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
Play-off round
The play-off round draw was held on 5 August 2019.[32]
| 20 August 2019 First leg | APOEL  | 0−0 | Ajax | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 21:00 CEST | Gentsoglou 37' Bezjak 46' |
Report | Mazraoui 16' 80' Marin 18'Veltman 22'Martínez 57'Tagliafico 75'Tadić 84' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 14,549 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
| 28 August 2019 Second leg | Ajax | 2−0 (2−0 agg.) | APOEL | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | Álvarez 25', 43' Veltman 45'Tadić 80' |
Report | Mihajlović 30' Merkis 34'Lucas 56'Jakoliš 62'Joãozinho 69'Bezjak 73' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAL | CHL | AJX | LIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Chelsea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | — | 4–4 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Ajax |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Lille |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Valencia 4, Chelsea 1.
| 17 September 2019 1 | Ajax | 3–0 | Lille | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CEST | Promes 18' Onana 39'Álvarez 50'Tagliafico 62' |
Report | Sanches 39' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,441 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 2 October 2019 2 | Valencia | 0–3 | Ajax | Valencia, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST | Parejo 25' Costa 45+1'Lee Kang-in 72'Garay 76' |
Report | Ziyech 8' Veltman 12'Tagliafico 27'Promes 34', 81'Martínez 60'Onana 62'Van de Beek 67'Blind 82' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,659 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 23 October 2019 3 | Ajax | 0–1 | Chelsea | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:55 CEST | Tadić 49' Martínez 65' |
Report | Zouma 84' Batshuayi 86' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 52,482 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 5 November 2019 4 | Chelsea | 4–4 | Ajax | London, England |
| 21:00 CET | Jorginho 5' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Tomori 42'Azpilicueta 45', 63'James 74' |
Report | Abraham 2' (o.g.) Promes 20', 62'Veltman 31' 69'Blind 33' 68'Arrizabalaga 35' (o.g.)Van de Beek 55' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,132 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
| 27 November 2019 5 | Lille | 0–2 | Ajax | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |
| 21:00 CET | Mandava 29' Osimhen 37' |
Report | Ziyech 2' Mazraoui 27'Promes 59' |
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 48,612 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 10 December 2019 6 | Ajax | 0–1 | Valencia | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET | Álvarez 10' Tagliafico 79'Onana 81'Van de Beek 83'Tadić 90+4' |
Report | Rodrigo 24' Doménech 79'Parejo 81'Vallejo 86'Gabriel  90+3' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,931 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
UEFA Europa League
Round of 32
| 20 February 2020 First leg | Getafe | 2–0 | Ajax | Getafe, Spain |
| 18:55 CET | Deyverson 38' Djene 44'Nyom 55'Olivera 57'Kenedy 90+3' |
Report | Álvarez 36' Tagliafico 54'Babel 55' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 14,039 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
| 27 February 2020 Second leg | Ajax | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Getafe | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET | Danilo 10', 11' Olivera 63' (o.g.)Blind 66'Martínez 76'Eiting 90+3'Huntelaar 90+8' |
Report | Mata 5', 45+2' Soria 11'Arambarri 28'Nyom 41' |
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 51,487 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield | Champions League Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | POR |
Bruno Varela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | NED |
Perr Schuurs | 17 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | NED |
Joël Veltman | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | MEX |
Edson Álvarez | 23 | 2 | 6+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | DF | NED |
Kik Pierie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | NED |
Donny van de Beek | 37 | 10 | 22+1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 7 | FW | BRA |
David Neres | 20 | 6 | 7+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | NED |
Carel Eiting | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NED |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 32 | 10 | 6+12 | 9 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | FW |  SRB |
Dušan Tadić | 42 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 3 | ||
| 11 | FW | NED |
Quincy Promes | 28 | 16 | 18+2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | DF |  MAR |
Noussair Mazraoui | 20 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED |
Daley Blind | 34 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ROU |
Răzvan Marin | 17 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | MAR |
Zakaria Labyad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF | ARG |
Lisandro Martínez | 41 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | MAR |
Hakim Ziyech | 35 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| 23 | FW | BFA |
Lassina Traoré | 12 | 4 | 3+6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK |  CMR |
André Onana | 39 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | NED |
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 8 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF | USA |
Sergiño Dest | 35 | 2 | 15+5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7+3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | NED |
Ryan Gravenberch | 12 | 3 | 5+4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ARG |
Nicolás Tagliafico | 38 | 5 | 23+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 33 | GK |  CRO |
Dominik Kotarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GK | NED |
Kjell Scherpen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | NED |
Naci Ünüvar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | FW | NED |
Sontje Hansen | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | DF | NED |
Jurriën Timber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | FW | BRA |
Danilo | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 49 | FW | NED |
Ryan Babel | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season: | |||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | NED |
Siem de Jong | 9 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ARG |
Lisandro Magallán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | DEN |
Lasse Schöne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | DEN |
Kasper Dolberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | NED |
Noa Lang | 9 | 4 | 2+3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | NED |
Dani de Wit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW | BFA |
Hassane Bandé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| – | FW | COL |
Mateo Cassierra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield |
Champions League Europa League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | FW | |
Dušan Tadić | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | FW | |
Quincy Promes | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3 | 6 | MF | |
Donny van de Beek | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 5 | 22 | MF | |
Hakim Ziyech | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | FW | |
David Neres | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 31 | DF | |
Nicolás Tagliafico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 27 | MF | |
Noa Lang | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | |
Lassina Traoré | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | 15 | MF | |
Siem de Jong | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | MF | |
Ryan Gravenberch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | 4 | DF | |
Edson Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | |
Lisandro Martínez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 | MF | |
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 28 | DF | |
Sergiño Dest | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | 2 | DF | |
Perr Schuurs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | |
Daley Blind | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | |
Zakaria Labyad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | FW | |
Kasper Dolberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 | FW | |
Naci Ünüvar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 47 | FW | |
Danilo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | FW | |
Ryan Babel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 68 | 16 | 21 | 105 | ||||
Last updated: 7 March 2020
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield |
Champions League Europa League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | GK | |
André Onana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | |
Bruno Varela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||||
Last updated: 7 March 2020
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup Johan Cruyff Shield |
Champions League Europa League |
Total | ||||||||
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| 3 | DF | |
Joël Veltman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Edson Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Donny van de Beek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Carel Eiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Dušan Tadić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Quincy Promes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | |
Noussair Mazraoui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Daley Blind | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Răzvan Marin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Lisandro Martínez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Hakim Ziyech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Lassina Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | |
André Onana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | |
Noa Lang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | |
Sergiño Dest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | |
Ryan Gravenberch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | |
Nicolás Tagliafico | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | |
Sontje Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | |
Jurriën Timber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | |
Danilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | |
Ryan Babel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 0 | |||
Last updated: 7 March 2020
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