1999–2000 AFC Ajax season

During the 1999–2000 Dutch football season, AFC Ajax competed in the Eredivisie.

AFC Ajax
1999–2000 season
Manager Jan Wouters
StadiumAmsterdam Arena
Eredivisie5th
Amstel CupRound of 16
UEFA CupThird round
1999 Johan Cruyff ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerRichard Knopper (15)

Season summary

Another poor season saw Ajax finish in 5th, though this at least was an improvement on finishing sixth the previous season.

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
1 GK Fred Grim
3 DF Ferdi Vierklau
4 DF Jan van Halst
5 DF Frank Verlaat
6 MF Aron Winter (captain)
7 FW Wamberto
8 MF Richard Witschge
9 FW Nikos Machlas
10 FW Brian Laudrup
11 MF Jesper Grønkjær
13 MF Richard Knopper
14 FW Dani
15 DF Tim de Cler
16 DF John Nieuwenburg
17 DF Cristian Chivu
18 MF John O'Brien
No. Position Player
19 FW Tijani Babangida
21 MF Pius Ikedia
23 MF Martijn Reuser
24 FW Shota Arveladze
25 DF Christopher Kanu
26 FW Brutil Hosé
28 GK Serge van den Ban
29 FW Kevin Bobson
30 DF Mitchell Piqué
36 DF Quido Lanzaat
37 MF Aaron Mokoena
DF Ole Tobiasen
MF Rafael van der Vaart
MF Abubakari Yakubu

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
27 MF Cedric van der Gun (on loan to FC Den Bosch)
MF Peter Hoekstra (on loan to SD Compostela)
No. Position Player
MF Andy van der Meyde (on loan to FC Twente)

Jong Ajax

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

No. Position Player
GK Maarten Stekelenburg
DF Serginho Greene
DF John Heitinga
MF Nigel de Jong
No. Position Player
MF Jeffrey Sneijder
MF Wesley Sneijder
MF Daniel Cruz

Results

UEFA Cup

Second round
21 October 1999 Hapoel Haifa 0–3 AjaxKiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa
Report Machlas  3'
Knopper  12'
Laudrup  55'		 Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
4 November 1999 Ajax 0–1 Hapoel HaifaAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Report Roso  60' Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

Ajax won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round
25 November 1999 Ajax 0–1 MallorcaAmsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Report Tristán  35' Attendance: 40,123
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
9 December 1999 Mallorca 2–0 AjaxSon Moix, Palma
Soler  2'
Biagini  70'		 Report Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

Mallorca won 3–0 on aggregate.

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