1995–96 AFC Ajax season

During the 1995–96 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

AFC Ajax
1995–96 season
ManagerLouis van Gaal
StadiumOlympic Stadium
Eredivisie1st
KNVB CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueRunners-up
Johan Cruijff ShieldWinners
UEFA Super CupWinners
Intercontinental CupWinners
Top goalscorerPatrick Kluivert (15)

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Fred Grim
GK Edwin van der Sar
DF Danny Blind (captain)
DF Winston Bogarde
DF Frank de Boer
DF Michael Reiziger
DF Arnold Scholten
DF Sonny Silooy
DF Márcio Santos
MF Ronald de Boer
MF Edgar Davids
MF Rob Gehring
MF Denny Landzaat
No. Position Player
MF Peter Hoekstra
MF Kiki Musampa
MF Marc Overmars
MF Martijn Reuser
MF Dennis Schulp
MF Ignacio Tuhuteru
MF Dave van den Bergh
MF Nordin Wooter
MF Finidi George
FW Patrick Kluivert
FW Jari Litmanen
FW Andriy Demchenko
FW Nwankwo Kanu

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
DF Hayden Foxe

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Eredivisie
Main article: 1995–96 Eredivisie

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajax 34 26 5 3 97 24 +73 83 Champions League
2 PSV[lower-alpha 1] 34 24 5 5 97 25 +72 77 Cup Winners' Cup
3 Feyenoord 34 18 9 7 66 36 +30 63 UEFA Cup
4 Roda JC 34 15 12 7 51 35 +16 57
5 Vitesse Arnhem 34 15 8 11 48 44 +4 53
Source:
Notes:
  1. Winners KNVB Cup.

KNVB Cup
Main article: 1995–96 KNVB Cup
24 January 1996 First RoundHeracles0 – 3Ajax
30 January 1996 Second RoundSC Cambuur2 – 0Ajax

Dutch Supercup
Main article: 1995 Dutch Supercup
16 August 1995 Ajax2–1 (a.e.t.)FeyenoordDe Kuip, Rotterdam
R. de Boer  25'
Kluivert  102' (pen.)		 Larsson  27' Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D
Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ajax 6510151+1416
Real Madrid 6312115+610
Ferencváros 6123919−105
Grasshopper 6024313−102
13 September 1995 Round 1Ajax 1 – 0 Real MadridOlympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Overmars  14' Report Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)
27 September 1995 Round 2Ferencváros 1 – 5 AjaxŰllői út, Budapest
20:30 Nyilas  59' (pen.) Report Litmanen  57', 80' (pen.), 88'
Kluivert  67'
F. de Boer  85'		 Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Vassilios Nikakis (Greece)
18 October 1995 Round 3Ajax 3 – 0 GrasshopperOlympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Kluivert  10', 68'
Finidi  87'		 Report Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Adrian Porumboiu (Romania)
1 November 1995 Round 4Grasshopper 0 – 0 AjaxHardturm, Zurich
20:30 Report Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Nikolay Levnikov (Russia)
22 November 1995 Round 5Real Madrid 0 – 2 AjaxSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
20:30 Report Litmanen  64'
Kluivert  76'		 Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)
6 December 1995 Round 6Ajax 4 – 0 FerencvárosOlympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Overmars  17'
R. de Boer  22'
Litmanen  62', 66'		 Report Attendance: 42,319
Referee: Ilkka Koho (Finland)

Knockout phase
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
6 March 1996 First LegBorussia Dortmund 0 – 2 AjaxDortmund, Germany
20:30 Report Davids  8'
Kluivert  85'		 Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 35,800
Referee: Dermot Gallagher (England)
20 March 1996 Second LegAjax 1 – 0 Borussia DortmundAmsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 Musampa  75' Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Vaclav Krondl (Czech Republic)
Semi-finals
3 April 1996 First LegAjax 0 – 1 PanathinaikosOlympic Stadium, Amsterdam
20:30 Report Warzycha  87' Attendance: 42,000
Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)
17 April 1996 Second LegPanathinaikos 0 – 3 AjaxSpyridon Louis, Athens
21:30 Report Litmanen  4', 77'
Wooter  86'		 Attendance: 74,000
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
Final
Main article: 1996 UEFA Champions League Final
22 May 1996 Ajax 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		 JuventusStadio Olimpico, Rome
20:30 Litmanen  41' Report Ravanelli  13' Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
Penalties
Davids
Litmanen
Scholten
Silooy 		Ferrara
Pessotto
Padovano
Jugović

Intercontinental Cup
Main article: 1995 Intercontinental Cup
28 November 1995 Ajax 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)		 GrêmioNational Stadium, Tokyo
18:15 Report Attendance: 47,129
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Penalties
Kluivert
R. de Boer
F. de Boer
George
Blind 		Dinho
Arce
Magno
Gélson
Adílson

UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 1995 UEFA Super Cup
6 February 1996 First LegReal Zaragoza 1 – 1 AFC AjaxLa Romareda, Zaragoza
Aguado  28' Kluivert  70' Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
28 February 1996 Second LegAFC Ajax 4 – 0 Real ZaragozaOlympic Stadium, Amsterdam
Bogarde  43'
George  54'
Blind  65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

References
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