2018–19 AFC Ajax season

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Ajax
2018–19 season
ChairmanHennie Henrichs
ManagerErik ten Hag
StadiumJohan Cruyff Arena
Eredivisie2nd
KNVB CupSecond round
Champions LeagueGroup stage

During the 2018–19 season, Ajax participates in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. It also participates in the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on 21 June 2018.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player Total Eredivisie KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Denmark DEN Rasmus Nissen 3 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF Netherlands NED Joël Veltman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Matthijs de Ligt 14 2 7 1 0 0 7 1
5 DF Austria AUT Maximilian Wöber 7 0 2+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
6 MF Netherlands NED Donny van de Beek 16 4 3+4 1 1 1 4+4 2
7 FW Brazil BRA David Neres 14 1 6+1 0 1 0 6 1
8 DF Netherlands NED Daley Sinkgraven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 15 10 6+2 6 0 0 7 4
10 MF Serbia SRB Dušan Tadić 16 8 8 5 0 0 7+1 3
12 MF Morocco MAR Noussair Mazraoui 16 1 7+1 0 0 0 8 1
15 MF Netherlands NED Carel Eiting 12 0 4+2 0 1 0 3+2 0
17 DF Netherlands NED Daley Blind 16 0 8 0 0 0 6+2 0
18 FW Burkina Faso BFA Hassane Bandé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Morocco MAR Zakaria Labyad 5 2 0+2 0 1 2 0+2 0
20 MF Denmark DEN Lasse Schöne 14 1 6 0 0 0 8 1
21 MF Netherlands NED Frenkie de Jong 13 0 5+1 0 0 0 7 0
22 MF Morocco MAR Hakim Ziyech 16 6 8 4 0 0 8 2
24 GK Cameroon CMR André Onana 16 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
25 FW Denmark DEN Kasper Dolberg 6 3 1+2 2 1 1 0+2 0
26 GK Greece GRE Kostas Lamprou 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF Netherlands NED Perr Schuurs 2 1 0+1 0 1 1 0 0
28 DF Colombia COL Luis Manuel Orejuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Netherlands NED Dani de Wit 6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
31 DF Argentina ARG Nicolás Tagliafico 14 2 7 0 0 0 7 2
32 MF Czech Republic CZE Václav Černý 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Netherlands NED Mitchel Bakker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF Netherlands NED Noa Lang 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF Netherlands NED Ryan Gravenberch 2 1 0+1 0 1 1 0 0
39 FW Netherlands NED Kaj Sierhuis 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
40 MF Netherlands NED Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0
41 FW Norway NOR Dennis Johnsen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
16 GK Netherlands NED Benjamin van Leer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Netherlands NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

As of 7 October 2018

Team statistics

2018–19 selection by nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Morocco Argentina Austria Brazil Burkina Faso Cameroon Colombia Czech Republic Greece Serbia South Africa Australia Croatia Finland Germany Norway Total Players
Current squad selection 9 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - 25
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 14 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - - 2 1 1 1 1 1 25
Players out on loan 3 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 4

Eredivisie standings 2018–19

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
 Goals against
 Yellow cards
Yellow card 		Red cards
Red card
2 8 6 1 1 19 21 4 9 0
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 by match day 1 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 19
Total points by match day 1 4 7 10 13 13 16 19 19
Standing by match day 10 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Goals by match day 1 1 5 4 3 0 2 5 21
Goals against per match day 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4
Total goal difference per match day ±0 +1 +6 +10 +13 +10 +12 +17 +17

Topscorers

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 6
2. Serbia Dušan Tadić 5
3. Morocco Hakim Ziyech 4
4. Denmark Kasper Dolberg 2
5. Netherlands Donny van de Beek 1
Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 1
Own goal Netherlands Glenn Bijl (Emmen) 1
Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn (AZ Alkmaar) 1
Total 21

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Morocco Zakaria Labyad 2
2. Netherlands Donny van de Beek 1
Denmark Kasper Dolberg 1
Netherlands Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 1
Netherlands Ryan Gravenberch 1
Netherlands Perr Schuurs 1
Total 7

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4
2. Serbia Dušan Tadić 3
3. Netherlands Donny van de Beek 2
Argentina Nicolás Tagliafico 2
Morocco Hakim Ziyech 2
6. Netherlands Matthijs de Ligt 1
Morocco Noussair Mazraoui 1
Brazil David Neres 1
Denmark Lasse Schöne 1
Total 17

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Eredivisie

Main article: 2018–19 Eredivisie

League table

Template:2018–19 Eredivisie table

Matches

11 August 2018 1 Ajax 1−1 Heracles Almelo Amsterdam
18:30 CEST De Ligt 88' Report Duarte Yellow card 65'
Peterson 84', Yellow card 90+4'
Breukers Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 51,949
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
18 August 2018 2 VVV-Venlo 0−1 Ajax Venlo
18:30 CEST Report Tadić 88' (pen.)
Onana Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: De Koel
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kevin Blom
25 August 2018 3 Ajax 5−0 Emmen Amsterdam
18:39 CEST Ziyech 8'
Huntelaar 38', 59'
Tadić 71'
Bijl 86' (o.g.)		 Report Siekman Yellow card 41' Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,885
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
2 September 2018 4 Vitesse 0−4 Ajax Arnhem
14:30 CEST Bero Yellow card 14'
Foor Yellow card 22'
Linssen Yellow card 42'
 Report Ziyech 3'
Huntelaar 7', 58'
Tadić 19'
 Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 19,231
Referee: Pol van Boekel
15 September 2018 5 Ajax 3−0 Groningen Amsterdam
20:45 CEST Huntelaar 18' (pen.), 66'
Tagliafico Yellow card 29'
Schöne Yellow card 35'
Tadić 76'		 Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,720
Referee: Dennis Higler
23 September 2018 6 PSV 3−0 Ajax Eindhoven
16:45 CEST Lozano Yellow card 20', 35'
Pereiro 21', Yellow card 27'
De Jong 24', Yellow card 62'		 Report Tadić Yellow card 19'
Ziyech Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie
29 September 2018 7 Fortuna Sittard 0−2 Ajax Sittard
20:45 CEST Smeets Yellow card 73'
Rodríguez Yellow card 80'		 Report Huntelaar Yellow card 26'
Dolberg 49'
Schöne Yellow card 73'
Ziyech 78'		 Stadium: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Attendance: 12,004
Referee: Jeroen Manschot
7 October 2018 8 Ajax 5−0 AZ Amsterdam
16:45 CEST Van de Beek 3'
Dolberg 48'
Van Rhijn 52' (o.g.)
Ziyech 61'
Huntelaar Yellow card 67'
Tagliafico Yellow card 83'
Tadić 84'		 Report Idrissi Yellow card 30'
Vejinović Yellow card 46'
Hatzidiakos Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 53,185
Referee: Dennis Higler
20 October 2017 9 Heerenveen v Ajax Heerenveen
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion
28 October 2018 10 Ajax v Feyenoord Amsterdam
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
3 November 2018 11 Ajax v Willem II Amsterdam
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
11 November 2018 12 Excelsior v Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
24 November 2018 13 NAC Breda v Ajax Breda
20:45 CET Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
2 December 2018 14 Ajax v ADO Den Haag Amsterdam
12:15 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
8 December 2018 15 PEC Zwolle v Ajax Zwolle
20:45 CET Report Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion
16 December 2018 16 Ajax v De Graafschap Amsterdam
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
23 December 2018 17 Utrecht v Ajax Utrecht
12:15 CET Report Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
20 January 2019 18 Ajax v Heerenveen Amsterdam
16:45 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
27 January 2019 19 Feyenoord v Ajax Rotterdam
14:30 CET Report Stadium: De Kuip
2 February 2019 20 Ajax v VVV-Venlo Amsterdam
19:45 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
9 February 2019 21 Heracles Almelo v Ajax Almelo
18:30 CET Report Stadium: Polman Stadion
17 February 2019 22 Ajax v NAC Breda Amsterdam
12:15 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
24 February 2019 23 ADO Den Haag v Ajax The Hague
12:15 CET Report Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion
3 March 2019 24 Ajax v PEC Zwolle Amsterdam
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
10 March 2019 25 Ajax v Fortuna Sittard Amsterdam
16:45 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
17 March 2019 26 AZ v Ajax Alkmaar
14:30 CET Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
31 March 2019 27 Ajax v PSV Amsterdam
16:45 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
3 April 2019 28 Emmen v Ajax Emmen
14:30 CEST Report Stadium: De Oude Meerdijk
6 April 2019 29 Willem II v Ajax Tilburg
19:45 CEST Report Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion
14 April 2019 30 Ajax v Excelsior Amsterdam
16:45 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
21 April 2018 31 Groningen v Ajax Groningen
14:30 CEST Report Stadium: Noordlease Stadion
24 April 2019 32 Ajax v Vitesse Amsterdam
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
28 April 2019 33 De Graafschap v Ajax Doetinchem
14:30 CEST Report Stadium: De Vijverberg
12 May 2019 34 Ajax v Utrecht Amsterdam
14:30 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

KNVB Cup

Main article: 2018–19 KNVB Cup
26 September 2018 Round 1 HVV Te Werve 0−7 Ajax Rijswijk
19:45 CEST Report Schuurs 10'
Dolberg 17'
Van de Beek 30'
Labyad 38', 59'
Ekkelenkamp 66'
Gravenberch 82'		 Stadium: Sportpark Vredenburgh
Referee: Christiaan Bax
31 October 2018 Round 2 Ajax v Go Ahead Eagles Amsterdam
19:45 CET Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Second qualifying round
25 July 2018 First leg Ajax Netherlands 2−0 Austria Sturm Graz Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST Ziyech 15'
Schöne soccer ball with red X 57', 57'		 Report Koch Yellow card 40'
Lackner Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 53,106
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
1 August 2018 Second leg Sturm Graz Austria 1−3
(1−5 agg.)		 Netherlands Ajax Graz, Austria
20:30 CEST Ferreira Yellow card 60'
Koch Yellow card 64'
Lovrić Yellow card 71'
Onana 89' (o.g.)		 Report Tagliafico Yellow card 33'
Huntelaar 39', 77'
Tadić 48'		 Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 15,172
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Third qualifying round
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) First leg Standard Liège Belgium 2−2 Netherlands Ajax Liège, Belgium
20:00 CEST Fai Yellow card 55'
Carcela-González 67'
Emond 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Huntelaar 19'
Tadić 34'
Tagliafico Yellow card 58'
Ziyech Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 20,355
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) Second leg Ajax Netherlands 3−0
(5−2 agg.)		 Belgium Standard Liège Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 CEST Huntelaar 30'
De Ligt 34'
Neres 46'		 Report M'Poku Yellow card 76' Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 51,841
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

Play-off round

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) First leg Ajax Netherlands 3−1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST Van de Beek 2'
Huntelaar Yellow card 21'
Ziyech 35'
Tadić 43'
Tagliafico Yellow card 70'		 Report Kędziora 16', Yellow card 24'
Harmash Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,706
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0−0
(1−3 agg.)		 Netherlands Ajax Kiev, Ukraine
21:00 CEST Kędziora Yellow card 14'
Sydorchuk Yellow card 54'
Shaparenko Yellow card 70'		 Report Tadić soccer ball with red X 14', Yellow card 87'
Ziyech Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 40,131
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E

Template:2018–19 UEFA Champions League group table

19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 1 Ajax Netherlands 3−0 Greece AEK Athens Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:55 CEST Tagliafico 46', 90', Yellow card 88'
De Jong Yellow card 74'
Ziyech Yellow card 74'
Van de Beek 77'		 Report Alef Yellow card 72'
Mantalos Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
Attendance: 52,258
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 2 Bayern Munich Germany 1−1 Netherlands Ajax Munich, Germany
21:00 CEST Hummels 4'
Martínez Yellow card 40'
Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
Gnabry Yellow card 88'		 Report Van de Beek Yellow card 21'
Mazraoui 22'
Blind Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 3 Ajax Netherlands v Portugal Benfica Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) 4 Benfica Portugal v Netherlands Ajax Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 5 AEK Athens Greece v Netherlands Ajax Athens, Greece
18:55 CEST Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
12 December 2018 (2018-12-12) 6 Ajax Netherlands v Germany Bayern Munich Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CEST Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena

Friendlies

23 June 2018 VVSB 0−7 Ajax Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands
15:00 CEST Report Bijleveld 16', 22'
Sierhuis 24', 43'
De Wit 26'
Huntelaar 53'
Bandé 88'		 Stadium: Sportpark De Boekhorst
26 June 2018 Preußen Münster Germany 3−1 Netherlands Ajax Harsewinkel, Germany
13:00 CEST Pires-Rodrigues 18'
Rühle 60'
Cueto 74'		 Report Kristensen 26' Stadium: Klosterpforte Sportplatz
30 June 2018 Lippstadt 08 Germany 0−9 Netherlands Ajax Harsewinkel, Germany
11:00 CEST Report Mazraoui 23', 44'
Labyad 24', 51'
Huntelaar 29', 35'
De Wit 63', 69', 73'		 Stadium: Klosterpforte Sportplatz
7 July 2018 Nordsjælland Denmark 3−1 Netherlands Ajax Putten, Netherlands
15:00 CEST Olsen 60'
Bartolec 80'
Rasmussen 88'		 Report Solomons 90+2' Stadium: Sportpark Putter Eng
7 July 2018 Steaua București Romania 1−1 Netherlands Ajax Hattem, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Tănase 6' Report Eiting 24' Stadium: Sportpark 't Achterveen
13 July 2018 Ajax Netherlands 1−3 Belgium Anderlecht Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:30 CEST Neres 20' Report Santini 17', 65'
Dimata 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
19 July 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 1−1 Netherlands Ajax Walsall, England
15:00 CEST Neves 74' (pen.) Report Van de Beek 45+1' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
19 July 2018 Walsall England 2−0 Netherlands Ajax Walsall, England
20:45 CEST Cook 27', 70' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
26 July 2018 Ajax Netherlands 0−1 Turkey Konyaspor Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
18:00 CEST Ö. Ali 41' Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
5 September 2018 Ajax 1−0 Utrecht Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
11:00 CEST Neres 9' Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
10 October 2018 Ajax 4−1 PEC Zwolle Ouder-Amstel, Netherlands
11:00 CEST Černý 11'
Huntelaar 18'
Thethani 88'
Bijleveld 90'		 Hiwat 2' Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst
Referee: Christiaan Bax

Transfers for 2018–19

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2018 to 31 August 2018) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2018.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Period Previous club Fee
Transfer
upward-facing green arrow Burkina Faso Hassane Bandé Forward Summer Belgium Mechelen €8,250,000
upward-facing green arrow Morocco Zakaria Labyad Midfielder Summer Netherlands Utrecht €7,000,000
upward-facing green arrow Serbia Dušan Tadić Midfielder Summer England Southampton €11,400,000
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Daley Blind Defender Summer England Manchester United €16,000,000
Free Transfer
Return from loan spell
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Leeroy Owusu Defender Summer Netherlands Almere City -
upward-facing green arrow Netherlands Perr Schuurs Defender Summer Netherlands Fortuna Sittard -
upward-facing green arrow Morocco Zakaria El Azzouzi Forward Summer Netherlands Excelsior -

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Period New club Fee
Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Leeroy Owusu Defender Summer Netherlands De Graafschap ?
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Darren Sidoel Defender Summer England Reading ?
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Danilho Doekhi Defender Summer Netherlands Vitesse ?
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Zian Flemming Midfielder Summer Netherlands PEC Zwolle ?
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Justin Kluivert Forward Summer Italy Roma € 22,750,000
Free Transfer
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Norbert Alblas Goalkeeper Summer Netherlands N.E.C. -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Peter Leeuwenburgh Goalkeeper Summer South Africa Cape Town City -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Léon Bergsma Defender Summer Netherlands AZ -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Mitchell Dijks Defender Summer Italy Bologna -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Danilho Doekhi Defender Summer Netherlands Vitesse -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Ki-Jana Hoever Defender Summer England Liverpool -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Terry Lartey Sanniez Defender Summer Netherlands N.E.C. -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Mauro Savastano Defender Summer Netherlands AZ -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Nick Viergever Defender Summer Netherlands PSV -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Deyovaisio Zeefuik Defender Summer Netherlands Groningen -
downward-facing red arrow Morocco Reda Boultam Midfielder Summer Italy Cremonese -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Denilho Cleonise Midfielder Summer Italy Genoa -
downward-facing red arrow Romania Ricardo Farcas Midfielder Summer Italy SPAL -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Vince Gino Dekker Forward Summer Netherlands AZ -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Mees de Wit Forward Summer Portugal Sporting CP -
downward-facing red arrow Germany Amin Younes Forward Summer Italy Napoli -
Out on loan
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Benjamin van Leer Goalkeeper Summer Netherlands NAC Breda -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Robin Schouten Defender Summer Netherlands Volendam -
downward-facing red arrow Netherlands Siem de Jong Midfielder Summer Australia Sydney FC -
downward-facing red arrow Colombia Mateo Cassierra Forward Summer Netherlands Groningen -

References

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