2012–13 AFC Ajax season

Ajax
2012–13 season
Chairman Hennie Henrichs
Manager Frank de Boer
Eredivisie 1st
KNVB Cup Semi-finals
Champions League Group stage
Europa League Round of 32
Johan Cruijff Schaal Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Siem de Jong (12)

All:
Siem de Jong (16)
Home colours
Away colours

During the 2012–13 season AFC Ajax will participate in the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The first training took place on Tuesday 26 June 2012. The traditional AFC Ajax Open Day was held on Wednesday 27 June 2012.

Pre-season

The first training for the 2012–13 season was held on 26 June 2012. In preparation for the new season Ajax organized a training stage in De Lutte, Netherlands. The squad from manager Frank de Boer stayed there from 2 July 2012 to 7 July 2012. During this training stage friendly matches were played against SV Huizen, VV Oldenzaal and FC Emmen. Further friendly matches were played against SC Veendam, VV Noordwijk, Celtic, Southampton and Norwich City.

Player statistics

Appearances for competitive matches only

No. Pos Nat Player TotalEredivisieUEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
KNVB Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal XVII
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Netherlands Kenneth Vermeer 3903008010
2 DF Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 4313008150
3 DF Belgium Toby Alderweireld 4543328141
4 DF Finland Niklas Moisander 4162948240
5 MF Denmark Christian Poulsen 37021+407+103+10
7 FW Serbia Miralem Sulejmani 800+500+100+20
8 FW Denmark Christian Eriksen 45133310813+12
9 FW Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 20912+37201+22
10 FW Netherlands Siem de Jong 47163412834+11
11 FW Spain Isaac Cuenca 502+102000
15 DF Denmark Nicolai Boilesen 00000000
16 FW Denmark Lucas Andersen 100+100000
17 DF Netherlands Daley Blind 46232+228040
18 FW Netherlands Davy Klaassen 300+20000+10
19 FW Sweden Tobias Sana 1959+443+2011
20 MF Denmark Lasse Schöne 44728+463+404+11
21 FW Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 43517+1345+3150
22 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen 1104+100+1050
23 FW Netherlands Danny Hoesen 2574+1451+213+11
25 MF South Africa Thulani Serero 1134+530+1010
27 FW Netherlands Jody Lukoki 2238+831+103+10
30 GK Netherlands Mickey van der Hart 00000000
32 DF Netherlands Ruben Ligeon 20100010
33 DF Netherlands Joël Veltman 1002+50002+10
34 DF Netherlands Stefano Denswil 512+200011
35 DF Netherlands Mitchell Dijks 903+300030
37 FW Netherlands Lesley de Sa 100+100000
39 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer 331221+2103+203+22
40 MF Netherlands Fabian Sporkslede 400+200+100+10
42 FW Netherlands Joeri de Kamps 00000000
43 MF France Ilan Boccara 100+100000
45 GK Netherlands Chiel Kramer 00000000
49 FW Netherlands Ryan Babel 2259+74401+11
Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season:
2 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 31310000
5 MF Netherlands Vurnon Anita 20100010
6 MF Cameroon Eyong Enoh 901+201+301+10
11 FW Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 00000000
16 MF Netherlands Theo Janssen 311+110010
23 FW Armenia Aras Özbiliz 10000010
26 DF Netherlands Dico Koppers 1000000+10
29 MF Belgium Mats Rits 00000000
36 MF Netherlands Roly Bonevacia 00000000
38 DF Netherlands Sven Nieuwpoort 00000000
41 FW Turkey Yener Arıca 00000000
56 FW Netherlands Gino van Kessel 00000000
66 DF Netherlands Xandro Schenk 00000000

As of 4 July 2012

2012–13 Selection by Nationality

Nationality Netherlands Denmark Serbia Finland Belgium Iceland South Africa Spain Sweden France Cameroon Total Players
Current squad selection 12 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - 24
Youth/reserves squad in AFC Ajax selection 7 1 2 - - - - - - 1 - 11
Players out on loan 6 - - 1 - - - - - - 1 8

Team statistics

Eredivisie standings 2012–13

Current standing Matches played Wins Draws Losses Points Goals for
Goals against
Yellow cards
Yellow card
Red cards
Red card
1 34 22 10 2 76 83 31 25 4

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 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 0 3 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 76

Total points by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Points 1 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 17 18 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 37 40 40 43 44 47 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 67 70 73 76 76

Standing by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Standing
Standing 5 2 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Goals by match day

Match day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Total
Goals 2 6 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 4 2 2 3 2 4 0 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 4 4 3 1 2 5 2 83

Statistics for the 2012–13 season

  • This is an overview of all the statistics for played matches in the 2012–13 season.
Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie Total
Matches 10 of 111 of 15 of 56 of 62 of 234 of 3457 of 58
Win 7 of 110 of 14 of 51 of 61 of 222 of 3435 of 58
Draw 2 of 110 of 10 of 51 of 60 of 210 of 3413 of 58
Loss 1 of 111 of 11 of 54 of 61 of 22 of 349 of 58
Home 2 of 111 of 11 of 53 of 31 of 117 of 1727 of 27
Away 8 of 110 of 14 of 53 of 31 of 117 of 1733 of 34
Yellow cards Yellow card 047743351
Red cards Red card 0000022
2 x yellow in 1 match Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 0000022
Number of substitutes used 8231517694217
Goals for 392128283146
Goals against 5431623161
Balance +34-2+9-80+52+86
Clean sheets 504011525
Penalties for 1000214
Penalties against 0000404

2012–13 Team records

Description Competition Result
Biggest win Netherlands Friendly match VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal
Netherlands KNVB Cup SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax – Manchester City ( 3–1 )
Europe UEFA Europa League AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie NEC – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 )
Biggest loss Brazil Friendly match Vasco da Gama – AFC Ajax ( 1–0 )
Netherlands Johan Cruijff Schaal AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup AFC Ajax – AZ ( 0–3 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 )
AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 )
Europe UEFA Europa League Steaua București - AFC Ajax ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie AFC Ajax – SBV Vitesse ( 0–2 )
Most goals in a match Netherlands Friendly match VV Oldenzaal – AFC Ajax ( 0–11 )
Netherlands Johan Cruyff Shield AFC Ajax – PSV ( 2–4 )
Netherlands KNVB Cup SBV Vitesse - AFC Ajax ( 0–4 )
Europe UEFA Champions League AFC Ajax - Real Madrid ( 1–4 )
AFC Ajax - Borussia Dortmund ( 1–4 )
Europe UEFA Europa League AFC Ajax - Steaua București ( 2–0 )
Netherlands Eredivisie NEC – AFC Ajax ( 1–6 )

Topscorers

Friendlies

Nr. Name
1. Armenia Aras Özbiliz 6
2. Netherlands Davy Klaassen 5
3. Netherlands Siem de Jong 4
Denmark Viktor Fischer 4
Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 4
6. South Africa Thulani Serero 3
7. Netherlands Lesley de Sa 2
Denmark Lasse Schöne 2
9. Netherlands Joël Veltman 1
Netherlands Jody Lukoki 1
Netherlands Ruben Ligeon 1
Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 1
Netherlands Theo Janssen 1
Netherlands Daley Blind 1
Belgium Mats Rits 1
Own goals Suriname Kelvin Maynard (FC Emmen) 1
Slovakia Michal Mravec (FC Emmen) 1
Total 39

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Nr. Name
1. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1
Own goals Brazil Marcelo (PSV) 1
Total 2

Eredivisie

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 12
2. Denmark Christian Eriksen 10
Denmark Viktor Fischer 10
4. Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 7
5. Denmark Lasse Schöne 6
6. Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 5
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 5
8. Sweden Tobias Sana 4
Finland Niklas Moisander 4
Netherlands Ryan Babel 4
11. Netherlands Jody Lukoki 3
South Africa Thulani Serero 3
13. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 2
Netherlands Daley Blind 2
15. Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 1
Netherlands Theo Janssen 1
Own goals Netherlands Ben Rienstra (Heracles Almelo) 1
Georgia (country) Guram Kashia (Vitesse) 1
Netherlands Rens van Eijden (NEC) 1
Netherlands Tim Gilissen (NAC Breda) 1
Total 83

KNVB Cup

Nr. Name
1. Denmark Christian Eriksen 2
Denmark Viktor Fischer 2
Iceland Kolbeinn Sigþórsson 2
3. Sweden Tobias Sana 1
Netherlands Ryan Babel 1
Netherlands Stefano Denswil 1
Netherlands Siem de Jong 1
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 1
Denmark Lasse Schöne 1
Total 12

UEFA Champions League

Nr. Name
1. Netherlands Siem de Jong 3
2. Finland Niklas Moisander 2
3. Denmark Christian Eriksen 1
Netherlands Danny Hoesen 1
Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 1
Total 8

UEFA Europa League

Nr. Name
1. Belgium Toby Alderweireld 1
Netherlands Ricardo van Rhijn 1
Total 2

Placements

Friendlies Johan Cruijff Schaal KNVB Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Eredivisie
Status 10 played, 7 wins, 2 draw, 1 lossRunner-up
Last opponent: PSV
Semi-finals
Last opponent: AZ
3rd Place in Group D
Placement for: UEFA Europa League
Round of 32
Last opponent:
Steaua București
Champions
76 points in 34 matches
32nd title

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

All times are in CEST

Johan Cruijff Schaal

Eredivisie

KNVB Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Borussia Dortmund 6420115+614
Spain Real Madrid 6321159+611
Netherlands Ajax 6114816–84
England Manchester City 6033711–43

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Transfers for 2012–13

Summer transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the summer window (1 July 2012 to 31 August 2012) please see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2012.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Return from loan spell
Netherlands Roly BonevaciaMidfielder30 June 2012Netherlands NAC Breda-
Argentina Darío CvitanichForward9 July 2012Argentina Boca Juniors-
Transfer
France Ilan BoccaraMidfielder15 July 2012France Paris Saint-Germain€500,000
Sweden Tobias SanaMidfielder30 July 2012Sweden IFK Göteborg€350,000
Finland Niklas MoisanderDefender20 August 2012Netherlands AZ€3 million
Netherlands Danny HoesenForward26 August 2012England Fulham€350,000
Denmark Lucas AndersenMidfielder31 August 2012Denmark Aalborg BK€1.3 million
Free Transfer
Denmark Lasse SchöneMidfielder18 April 2012Netherlands NEC-
Netherlands Gino van KesselForward20 April 2012Netherlands AZ-
Denmark Christian PoulsenMidfielder22 August 2012France Evian-
Netherlands Ryan BabelForward31 August 2012Germany 1899 Hoffenheim-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Finland Henri ToivomäkiDefender27 June 2012Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Geoffrey CastillionForward15 July 2012Netherlands Heracles Almelo-
Transfer
Netherlands Marco BizotGoalkeeper14 June 2012Netherlands FC Groningen€150,000
Morocco Mounir El HamdaouiForward5 July 2012Italy Fiorentina€850,000
Belgium Jan VertonghenDefender7 July 2012England Tottenham Hotspur€12 million
Argentina Darío CvitanichForward25 July 2012France Nice€400,000
Armenia Aras ÖzbilizForward6 August 2012Russia Kuban Krasnodar€1 million
Netherlands Vurnon AnitaForward15 August 2012England Newcastle United€8.5 million
Netherlands Theo JanssenMidfielder24 August 2012Netherlands Vitesse€600,000
Netherlands Gregory van der WielDefender31 August 2012France Paris Saint-Germain€5 million
Free Transfer
Netherlands André OoijerDefender13 March 2012-
Uruguay Bruno SilvaDefender13 April 2012-
Netherlands Ricardo KipMidfielder5 May 2012Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Florian JozefzoonForward25 May 2012Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Uruguay Nicolás LodeiroMidfielder8 July 2012Brazil Botafogo-
Netherlands Rodney SneijderMidfielder9 July 2012Netherlands RKC Waalwijk-
Russia Dmitri BulykinForward19 July 2012Netherlands Twente-
Morocco Ismaïl AissatiMidfielder18 August 2012Turkey Antalyaspor-
Netherlands Youssef FennichMidfielder29 August 2012Netherlands Heerenveen-
Netherlands Jeroen VerhoevenGoalkeeper29 September 2012Netherlands FC Utrecht-

Winter transfer window

For a list of all Dutch football transfers in the winter window (1 January 2013 to 1 February 2013) please see List of Dutch football transfers winter 2012–13.

Arrivals

  • The following players moved to AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type Previous club Fee
Loan
Spain Isaac CuencaForward31 January 2013Spain Barcelona-
Transfer
Serbia Dejan MelegMidfielder23 January 2013Serbia FK Vojvodina€500,000
Free Transfer
Netherlands Riechedly BazoerDefender20 November 2012Netherlands PSV-
Czech Republic Václav ČernýForward22 January 2013Czech Republic 1. FK Příbram-
Greece Dimitri SilvestridisForward31 January 2013Greece Ajax Hellas Youth Academy-

Departures

  • The following players moved from AFC Ajax.
Name Position Transfer type New club Fee
Out on loan
Netherlands Roly BonevaciaMidfielder1 January 2013Netherlands Roda JC-
Netherlands Xandro SchenkDefender4 January 2013Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles-
Netherlands Sven NieuwpoortDefender5 January 2013Netherlands Almere City-
Netherlands Gino van KesselForward9 January 2013Netherlands Almere City-
Cameroon Eyong EnohMidfielder31 January 2013England Fulham-
Netherlands Dico KoppersDefender31 January 2013Netherlands ADO Den Haag-
Transfer
Netherlands Lorenzo EbecilioForward2 January 2013Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk€500,000
Belgium Mats RitsMidfielder6 January 2013Belgium KV Mechelen€100,000
Free Transfer
Turkey Yener ArıcaForward2 January 2013Turkey Kayserispor-
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